{"id":228869,"date":"2020-01-12T17:21:19","date_gmt":"2020-01-12T17:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/interview-with-andrew-johnston-general-manager-sentosa-golf-club\/"},"modified":"2022-12-05T11:38:27","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T11:38:27","slug":"interview-with-andrew-johnston-general-manager-sentosa-golf-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/interview-with-andrew-johnston-general-manager-sentosa-golf-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Andrew Johnston"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Sentosa Golf Club provides an oasis from daily life in Singapore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Backgrounder —<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With over 100 projects and 36\nyears of golf course design, construction, agronomy and club management, Andrew\nJohnston is one of the most accomplished and respected professionals in the\ngolf industry. Having spent the last 10 years at one of Asia\u2019s pre-eminent\ngolfing destinations and one of the most recognizable global international\nproperties, Sentosa Golf Club, Johnston’s role has covered a wide service\nspectrum during his tenure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Johnston Story —<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What propelled me into the\nindustry was quite simple.  My father was a keen golfer and club champion\nat his club. But more importantly, he was a member at The Broadmoor Golf Club\nin Colorado Springs.  It was grand and historic; I just had such an energy\nwhenever I was on the property.  The smell of the grass, trees and just\nbeing in nature, but in such a beautiful setting, empowered me.  And if\nthat was not enough my grandfather, John Sonzini, an Italian born\n5-star chef, was the head chef at one point.  I just loved being\nthere and could not wait to go with my father to the club and be on the course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

I also always think about a story\nfrom a former mentor of mine and Arnold Palmer’s golf design partner, Ed\nSeay.  Early on in my career, he said: \u201cSon, if you want to be any good at\nthis, you better understand the B\u2019s.\u201d  I said, \u201cB\u2019s, what do you\nmean?\u201d  He responded, \u201cBe the first one here, be the last one to\nleave.  If you practice this every day, you will become the best there\nis.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You wake up in the morning– what\u2019s the driving passion?\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The shear will to strive for excellence, the need to see the faces of the team each day and help them grow as people, as professionals and as an organization.<\/a>\u00a0 But, most importantly, to see my children wake up — I have always referred to the greens as my children — knowing every day is different, every day brings a new set of challenges or opportunities, but if you miss seeing the kids wake up, you miss seeing the necessary little things that are needed to help them improve.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are proud to announce that we have secured six accolades including
\u2018Best Championship Course in Asia Pacific\u2019, \u2018Best Maintained Course in Asia Pacific\u2019 and \u2018Best Managed Golf Club in Asia Pacific\u2019 at the 20th
@AsiaPacGolfGrp<\/a> Golf Awards ceremony in New Dehli🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 pic.twitter.com\/LigBh6pE1N<\/a><\/p>— Sentosa Golf Club (@SentosaGolfClub) November 6, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>