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Publication Type:
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Trade
Author(s):Bird, Michael
Title:Greenkeeping's first lady
Source:TURF Management. April 1994, p. 26-27, 29.
Publishing Information:Teddington, Middlesex, [England]: Haymarket Trade and Leisure Publications
# of Pages:3
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Golf course superintendents; Personal profile; Women in turf; Career growth; Stereotypes; Golf course development
Subjects' Names:Ruane, Tracy
Abstract/Contents:"Britain's first female head greenkeeper, Tracy Ruane, loves a challenge. Not content with looking after just one 18 hole municipal golf course, she has responsibility for further nine hole course and a driving range at Oulton Park Golf Club, Leeds." Details the transition of a 16-year-old girl studying typing and office practice into a woman who has reached the top of the male-dominated profession of greenkeeping.
Language:English
References:0
Note:Pictures, color & b/w
ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Bird, M. 1994. Greenkeeping's first lady. Turf Amenity Manage. p. 26-27, 29.
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