Breakfast session - The Story of the 150th Open

Richard has been an Agronomist for 20 years and has been Championship Agronomist to the R&A for several Open Championships, The AIG Women's Open, The Amateur Championship and The Walker Cup.

He has a passion for links golf and delivering sustainable turf surfaces to the highest standard for championship golf. He is a member of Royal Troon Golf Club playing off a handicap of 10.

Four years as Director of Greenkeeping at St Andrews Links Trust
21 years at Carnoustie Golf Links - six as Links Superintendent

Adam has been a Turfgrass Agronomist for 13 years and joined The R&A in 2019. He has worked at 9 Open Championships, 7 AIG Women’s Opens and numerous R&A  Amateur Championships and matches. Adam holds a first class honours degree in Turfgrass Science along with BASIS and FACTS qualifications and is a proud R&A Scholar.

As Championship Agronomy Manager at The R&A, he is responsible for providing agronomic support to R&A Championship Venues to help deliver sustainable playing surfaces to the highest of standards for R&A Championships.

Adam has a great passion for golf and is a member of Ganton Golf Club with a handicap of 2.