Business Profile: Peter Rigby - Who'd Be in His Golf Shoes? ; but Peter Proves Why He's a Master Hotelier; Fraser Thomson Discovers That It's All in a Day's Work for One Man When the World Spotlight Turns On His Golf Course

Birmingham Post › May 07, 2005

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For a man who presides over one of Britain's greatest golf courses Peter Rigby does not play enough golf.

Of course, one could say that no-one plays enough golf, with the exception possibly of Tiger Woods or Vijay Singh - both renowned for their indefatigable ability to practise their art.

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Business Profile: Peter Rigby - Who'd Be in His Golf Shoes? ; but Peter Proves Why He's a Master Hotelier; Fraser Thomson Discovers That It's All in a Day's Work for One Man When the World Spotlight Turns On His Golf Course

But Rigby's mind is firmly fixed on golfing matters. As general manager at The Marriott Forest of Arden, Rigby is focused on ensuring that The Dunlop British Masters, which starts next Thursday, runs as smoothly as possible.

It is beholden upon Rigby to ensure that at least 155 golfers, their families and associates, the European Tour and tens of thousands of spectators enjoy the whole experience of championship golf. Hence, it occupies his mind for one week every year. For the other 51 weeks in the year . . . well, it occupies his mind.

'There is really no let up from the golf which is a si...

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