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Adam Newton
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Jul 15, 2026
Preparing Royal Birkdale for the Open Championship | EP. 72
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4:26John PetrovskiHOST
So could you briefly describe, Adam, the structure of the R&A and sort of where sustainable agronomy, which I believe is the t- the name of your department, where that fits into the organization?

Adam NewtonGUEST
Prior to, prior to that there was a sustainability department and then, um, around seven and a half years ago, um, agronomy was brought in-house at the R&A.

Adam NewtonGUEST
And so the sustainability and agronomy, um, departments merged into sustainable golf really.

Adam NewtonGUEST
And so we, um, you know, we look after, you know, uh, have a, a strong focus on helping golf clubs across the world, um, improve and develop themselves from an agronomic perspective.
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29:06John PetrovskiHOST
Adam, Shaun mentioned the data collection there as far as the, uh, moisture content, and w- what other metrics will you collect leading up to The Open and then during The Open that will help you kind of make decisions on course setup?
Remembering Ann Widdecombe
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Adam NewtonGUEST
I mean, I suspect if you'd had Anne Whittakin 30 years ago, 20 years ago, on the TV, you'd have found a very similar set of views.

Adam NewtonGUEST
She was robustly and unwaveringly in favour of certain things and against others.

Adam NewtonGUEST
And remarkably, in a way, that led to an appeal, which was actually beyond the traditional constituency of people who you would say were traditionalist, sort of right wing conservatives.
Mark DolanHOST
What about the Anne Widdicombe that you knew, Adam? Anne Widdicombe, the human being?