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Club Pro

Gary Butler

email: info@formbygolf.co.uk

What advice would you give someone playing Formby Ladies for the first time?
It's not a long course - I often hear people saying that they're going to burn it up, and they come back saying 'wow, that was hard'! - so you have to keep your ball on the fairways. They're lined with heather, which looks absolutely beautiful, lots of mauves and pinks, but you don't want to put your ball in it. If you find it - and sometimes you won't - you'll be lucky to get it more than a few yards up the fairway.

What's the best part of your job?
I love meeting all the people who come to be challenged by this course. I'm also a rules official for the European Tour and the European Womens Tour, so I'm quite often involved in tournaments with them, too.

Gary is also the Professional at Formby Golf Club