PRESS RELEASE

R and A RAISES THE PROFILE OF ITS
COURSE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

The R and A has promoted Steve Isaac to the position of Director - Golf Course Management to reflect the importance placed by The R and A on environmental issues and sustainable course development and maintenance. The promotion also highlights the increasing reach and scale of The R and A Golf Course Committee’s work.
Isaac has been instrumental in delivering The R and A’s golf course management policy, which reflects the organisation’s belief that golf courses throughout the world should present themselves in the best possible condition and work to the highest ecological and environmental standards.
Since his appointment in 2003, his work has centred around developing management strategy guidance for sustainable golf courses, with particular focus on the use of water, fertilisers and chemicals, climate change, appropriate turfgrass selection and the planning of new courses.
Steve Isaac, 46, gained a BSc (Hons) in applied biology from Liverpool Polytechnic in 1983. Before joining The R and A, he worked as an agronomist for 17 years at the Sports Turf Research Institute (STRI).