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Phil A Helmn, MG
Phil Helmn is a Master Greenkeeper and the author of ‘The Power of People’ turf managers manual. He has risen through the greenkeeping ranks from trainee to sports turf General Manager. Since leaving college in 1987, where he gained his diploma in sports turf science with honours, he’s lived and breathed golf and greenkeeping all his life.
Phil’s early years growing up in his hometown Morecambe, Lancashire was greatly influenced by his father holding the post of club pro for twenty-two years and his mother being the junior co-ordinator for over a decade, both of which earned them honorary membership on their retirement for commitment to service. Like many others in the turf industry he initially got the greenkeeping bug by working on his home course at weekends and during school holidays. Phil knew from those early days that greenkeeping was to be his lifelong vocation and, as a result, has always worked in the golf course world. Phil has gained over thirty-five years valuable experience working with plentiful as well as tight budgets, large and small teams and has mastered the need to get the best out of all resources available. Phil has managed full golf course construction projects, grow-in’s, re-builds and regular maintenance operations with teams on a wide range of soil types in the U.K., Europe and America and has used these experiences to fine tune his mentoring and common-sense management style. Phil has also spent time college lecturing when his busy timetable has allowed and became an industry assessor to help support more work based practical forms of learning. Phil enjoys speaking at regional, national and international conferences on turf leadership and has been successful in applying these into more workshop style formats enabling a more ‘hands on’ learning experience. Phil’s a natural born communicator and his infectious passion for supporting and sharing his experiences and knowledge in a no nonsense, easy to understand way shines through at every level. Phil is the proud father of four children Emily (eighteen) and triplets Florrie, Harry and Artie (ten).
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