NEWS FOREIGN SECRETARY OUR READER REPLY VISITS RANSOMES SIMS PAID CARDS SERVICE & JEFFERIES reenkeepers . . . ANSOMES Sims & Jef- feries' managing director G RMr Eric McCoy took the why not let Green- opportunity of a visit by keeping Management Foreign Secretary Mr Douglas do the hard work when it Hurd to thank the Government comes to putting you in touch for the support given to com- with the trade. panies exporting abroad. Our reader reply paid card Ipswich-based Ransomes is service is the simple way to a world leader in the grass bring you the customer and machinery market and last Greenkeeping Management's year continued its overseas ex- advertisers together. pansion with the acquisition of Simply fill in our attached the Cushman Group in North reader reply card with the ap- America. propriate flag number which corresponds to the particular "The Foreign Office works company you are interested in. very hard to assist exports in- Send, free of charge, back to other countries, although to us and we will forward it on they do not get much credit for to the companies you have this," said Mr McCoy. "There indicated. is good Government support Foreign Secretary Mr Douglas Hurd with Ipswich MP Mr Michael Ir- It's as easy as that and you for foreign trade." vine, centre, and Mr Eric McCoy, managing director of Ransomes Sims can put up to 12 numbers on In 1989, the Ransomes and Jefferies, right, during a visit to the grass machinery manufacturers' factory in Suffolk. one card. Group succeeded in increas- So don't delay - do it today! ing domestic and overseas sales by 37%. dustry in the region was well Mr Hurd's visit to Ransomes to ACADEMY FOR Mr Hurd, who was visiting placed to exploit opportunities include in a profile of the GOLFING BEGINNERS Ransomes for a reception presented by the 1992 Euro- Foreign Secretary which isex- golfing academy area is organised by the Ipswich Con- pean single market. pected to be broadcast in the to be established at servative Association, said in- Channel 4 News recorded near future. A Hellidon Lakes Golf Club, on the Northampton- shire/Warwickshire border, to instruct beginners on the rules and etiquette of golf as well as the swing. LorHE PGA dEuropea Derbn Tour y stands down The 35-acre practice area, has been rocked by the recently granted planning per- Tannouncement that its mission by Daventry District President, the Rt Hon The Earl Council, will allow new golfers of Derby MC, has resigned. from PGA to learn the basics of the sport The decision follows in the - including correct manners wake of the recent meeting to - without disturbing more ex- decide the venue for the 1993 perienced players out on the Ryder Cup in which the Earl's European tour main course. casting vote was used to The three-hole nursery secure the decision in favour of course is based on similar the Belfry. schemes at golf clubs on the There had been a lot of ten- Presidency Continent, and is part of the sion prior to the meeting with Dear Neil, quickly find somebody accep- Hellidon Lakes policy of the pro-Belfry fraction being found myself in a very dif- table to both sides to take my welcoming and encouraging opposed by a strong lobby for ficult position at the last place. complete beginners in addition Spain, backed by the not in- I Ryder Cup Meeting. I felt on Yours to skilled, low-handicap considerable weight of such all that had been said and on Lord Derby golfers. stars as Seve Ballesteros and all known facts that I had no Hellidon Lakes golf director Jose Maria Olazabal. alternative but to make the And the reply... David Snell compared learning More fuel was added to the decision I did. Dear Lord Derby, to play golf with learning to fire when the recently ap- However, as your President HANK you for your letter drive a car. "You need to know pointed Britain and Europe I realised that I had placed of June 1 confirming your the rules of the road," he said. Ryder Cup captain, Bernard myself in direct opposition to Tresignation which, in the "New golfers need to learn not Gallacher, threw his hat into the the policies and aspirations of circumstances, the Tour simply how to hold a club and ring in favour of the Spanish the Tour. Immediately after the accepts. hit a ball but also to assemble claim. The Press was full of the meeting therefore, I We respect your decision knowledge on the etiquette controversy but the outcome of unreservedly placed my but obviously remain disap- and traditions of going around the meeting held behind clos- resignation in your hands. I pointed that no effective alter- a golf course." ed doors was a 4:3 vote in was very sorry to do this as I native solution was considered "Some people find it in- favour of the status quo. have thoroughly enjoyed my at the Ryder Cup meeting. timidating playing golf to begin PGA Chairman Neil Coles association with you and been We have been privileged to with because they are afraid received the Earl's letter of proud to have been your have had you as our President they may be doing the wrong resignation which was dated President. from the very outset of the thing. On our academy area June 1st. Both the Earl's letter I also propose to resign as Tour's European ideals and we can help new members to and Neil Coles' reply are Chairman of the Ryder Cup will remain very sorry that enjoy their game by allaying published below. The move is Committee, as I appreciate that events have turned out this their fears and preparing them bound to fuel speculation as to I can no longer be thought of way. We do thank you for all for the 18-hole course." the amount of in-fighting which as impartial. your past support. may have taken place within For the sake of the Ryder Yours very sincerely, the PGA prior to the meeting. Cup I do hope that you will Neil Coles Continued on page 23

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ISEKI CLEANS UP AT post and moving top soil FLYING DIVOTS CASTLE HOWARD around the estate and in their HEN your stately home thriving plant centre as well as ALL-TICKET BUSH'S NEW WEAPON has over 200,000 tidying up after the visitors us- WALKER CUP S President George Wvisitors a year and ing a trailed sweeper collector. HE 1991 Walker Cup Bush and Vice Presi- such diverse areas of ground Whilst the smaller TU 320 is match, which will be Udent Dan Quayle have as woodland, lakes, a walled fitted with Iseki's stylish safety Tplayed in Ireland for the shown an interest in a new, ap- garden and an arboretum cab and has both a rotary first time, will also be the first parently devastating, weapon covering just under 100 acres mower for scrub cutting match of the series on this side by ordering two of them. The and very rare species of plants, around the woodland areas, of the Atlantic to be all-ticket. lethal device apparently fires trees and shrubs from all over and a Huxley 3 gang cylinder When the British and Irish straight, long and true, if you the world, keeping it all neat mower for more manicured amateurs face the Americans ask Jack Nicklaus, Ray Floyd and tidy is no small areas of lawn around Castle at Portmarnock on September or Jumbo Ozaki, who all used undertaking. Howard. 5-6 next year, the daily atten- one at this year's US Masters. Such is the task alloted to In addition the newly stock- dance will be limited to 12,000 The new Bridgestone J's Brian Deighton, Grounds ed lakes and banks will be cut spectators. handground metal woods with Supervisor at magnificent Cas- using Iseki's adaptable The tickets, priced £10 per graphite shafts have become tle Howard in North Yorkshire, Hedgecutter which acts as day for adults and £5 for the hottest golfing property in who has recently taken both flail mower and juveniles, will be distributed America since Augusta's last delivery of two Iseki Tractors. hedgetrimmer, another adap- mainly through the Golfing craze, Jack Nicklaus' big- The two new units, a 33 table machine for the estate Union of Ireland and 80 per headed putter in '87. President horsepower TA 530 with its environment. cent of the allocation will go to Bush and Vice President unique shuttle gearbox and a Castle Howard is certainly Irish Golf Clubs. Quayle have placed their 22 horsepower TU 320 have a one of North Yorkshire's big- SHAW BET HANDICAP orders through the Congres- large part to play in Castle gest tourist attractions and a sional Golf Club in the hope of HEN golf-crazy Dave beating the rush. Howard's Groundcare opera- thriving estate. The estate Shaw tried to gain a tions, and adaptability to a lot enterprises also host many handicap he was of different tasks. This was one W conferences and events in its stymied. When he attempted to CHARITY CHALLENGE of Mr Deighton's main criteria magnificent grounds. With join a golf club in his home celebrity challenge for choosing Iseki. these latest additions to their town of Harrogate, Yorkshire, match featuring double The two tractors purchased fleet, Castle Howard's grounds he was out of bounds. They A Masters' champion Nick from Iseki dealer F.G. Adam- could not be in better hands, were all full and refused to ac- Faldo raised nearly £20,000 for son and Son have been alloted dedicated grounds staff and cept him. two Hertfordshire-based many different tasks, for the TA adaptable tractors from Iseki So in his desperation charities. 530 this includes loading com- will see to that. 42-year-old Dave splashed out Over 550 spectators attend- £650 on a 420-mile round trip ed the fun matchplay event at to Islay in the Western Isles of East Herts Golf Club, Ware, to Scotland and returned with his watch Faldo and comedian prize. Jimmy Tarbuck lose 2 and 1 to Dave, an aerial photo- Walker Cup star Peter McEvoy grapher, hired a four-seater and Ted Dexter, chairman of Cessna and flew north with his the England cricket selectors. clubs to join the Machrie Golf The money raised will be split Club which has no waiting list between the St Albans Church and where the combined join- Urban fund and the East Herts ing fee and annual subscrip- McMillan hospice, which is tion adds up to £100. based in Welwyn Garden City, Faldo's home town. Dave took with him golfing pal John Warner, an PGA official David Wright 11-handicap member of Har- refereed the match, Faldo rogate, to mark his card and played off plus four handicap, after three rounds achieved a McEvoy plus two, Dexter three 16 handicap. and Tarbuck six. McEVOY STEPS DOWN ROSEMARY'S RECORD ETER McEvoy, arguably HEN Rosemary Reed Britain's greatest ever (Willesley Park) beat Pamateur, has decided WJennifer Perkins of the not to compete in any more host club 5 and 4 at Rothley Castle Howard in North Yorkshire has recently taken delivery of two major events this year and may Park to win the Leicestershire Iseki Tractors. Brian Deighton, Grounds Supervisor, collects the keys even consider retiring from county championship for the from Iseki dealer, John Adam son and Iseki's Territory Manager, Tony competitive golf. Snaith. sixth time, she created a The 37-year-old, who played record. CAR COMPANY SIGNS girls in the Baume Mercier a key role in Great Britain and Mrs Reed has now won at UP TOUR team. Ireland winning the Walker least one county title in each of PROFESSIONALS Now they have agreed to do Cup in Atlanta last August, the past five decades. She won the same for England's competed in the recent interna- the Lincolnshire championship major car leasing com- Caroline Griffiths, Claire Waite tional against France and that three years in a row from 1959 pany is making a and Sarah Duhig, Ireland's may prove to be his swansong. before her marriage, while her Awelcome return to spon- Maureen Garner, American This shock move comes as previous successes in the sorship on the WPG European Meredith Marshall and McEvoy is struggling to find the Leicestershire event came in Tour with a deal to supply cars Australia's Anne Jones. time to compete at the top of 1967 and '68, in 1978, '81 and to six top women Mr Joe Flanagan, the Tour's the amateur game with his '83. professionals. Executive Director, said: "The sports marketing company Next year Mrs Reed, who is Cowie Interleasing use of a car is vital to a touring flourishing. He also wants to in her mid-fifties, will have been (Midlands) first sponsored pro- professional and will make life spend more time with his playing county golf for 40 fessionals on the Tour in 1985 a great deal easier for these family. years. when they supplied cars to girls.