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Top greenkeeper at The Belfry urges other women to get involved

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Attracting more women to the game overall has been on the agenda after the sport faced criticism for being out of step by being too white, male, elderly and expensive.

Trying to open the eyes of young women into picking greenkeeping as a career is something Ms Nilsson, backed by the Sutton Coldfield golf club, takes seriously.

“I’m all for glamor and everything like that and I think a lot of women think that you’re dirty and scruffy, but absolutely not – I’ve got my nails on.

“It is so, so funny because I mean, I don’t look like the the standard greenkeeper, I keep getting told that.”

To inspire young minds, the club brings in children to see the course and grounds and runs workshops, while Ms Nilsson also visits schools to give talks about her work.

She said jobs were out there and not only in golf – pointing out that there were careers available in football and tennis.


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