Dear Industry Colleague

As we celebrate our 18th year of this magazine in one format or another, I think it is important that we acknowledge how much fun we’ve had over the years. I am very interested in all aspects of the golf business and have had the chance to look behind the scenes of some of the most beautiful courses, ranges and golf manufacturing plants in the world. We have also met some quite remarkable people - our late and great president, John Jacobs OBE is sorely missed and there are many more besides him whose company we can no longer enjoy. 

Our lead feature this week is on the remarkable pair of courses at Praia D’El Rey, an hour north of Lisbon on the Atlantic coast. Both courses are magnificent and it comes as no surprise that West Cliffs has just won an award for being the best links course in Portugal. If you like links golf, you will love these two. 

Finally, below is a direct invitation from Jim Croxton, Chief Executive of BIGGA, to attend the excellent BTME Show in Harrogate next week. It is a great opportunity to find out more about this wonderful industry and all of the services, materials and machinery that help us to best prepare our various facilities. It is fascinating and a great chance to catch up with great people.

Best wishes,

Colin Jenkins