Rob celebrates 25 years with tee

ROB Bradley has celebrated working at Curlewis Golf Club for a quarter of a century.

The Superintendent said his biggest achievement during those 25 years was having the club recognised for what it was – a good golf course, in the top 100 for both Golf Digest and Golf Australia and becoming a destination to go and play.

“I started here in 1993 with a list of things I wanted to achieve,” Mr Bradley said.

“Increasing our rare vegetation – we now have grass trees flowering from tube stock – rosellas breeding in tree hollows, and playing surfaces improving to a point that the only complaint would be mowing heights (too short or too long).

“I’ve achieved those three at least.” Mr Bradley said there was no better job than watching the sun come up, the views and the mowing process to achieve a good product.

“But most of all I enjoy driving people around this course and showing them how good we are,” he said.

“I know a number of sales reps who have lost most of their day when trapped in my ute on a tour.” Mr Bradley said Curlewis Golf Club had been a big part of his career and life.

“My kids grew up with Curlewis and maybe resented it a little bit with the time it consumed over summer with watering,” he said.

“Most of the people I have met aren’t bad people and most would not recognise me outside of work, which is not a bad thing.

“A few have become friends and still offer advice that I do listen to believe it or not.”

Mr Bradley said he enjoyed having work  experience kids from local schools coming to work and leaving seeing green keeping as more than a grass cutter.

“Also, having some former employees go onto work at some of the biggest golf courses going around in Australia and some overseas.”

Mr Bradley said he had been on golf courses since the age of two, as his Dad worked in the in the industry in New Zealand