Meet the team, Jerry Spencer

Why did you join the industry?

After I graduated wanted to emigrate to Australia so ended up working at STRI to get enough points

What’s the best thing you’ve learned during your career?

Not everyone has commonsense

What’s the most difficult challenge you’ve had to face?

Dealing death of my father when I was young

Best career achievement?

Starting my own business from nothing

What keeps you in the industry?

Bills to pay and in all honesty being able to work outside and not in an office

What inspiring words would you say to young greenkeepers?

Keep an open mind and always try and learn

What are your future goals?

More research-based product development and choosing who I deal with and what I do

Favourite sport?

Football

Favourite sportsperson?

Stuart McCall

What’s your dream job?

Barfly

What’s your ultimate retirement goal?

See above