Here comes the sun… and Golf- Paul Kimberley

Most of us think of The FA Cup final as the moment when spring turns to summer, and the sporting events calendar swings into operation.  For all here at PPL it heralds the start of our busiest time of year when we support many events, but we are especially busy in the world of golf.

We begin up in beautiful Nairn where Great Britain and Ireland golfers will be taking on the Americans for the Curtis Cup. Described as one of the finest courses in the UK, it hosts the 37th Curtis Cup. We’ll support this event and many others providing a range of scoreboards, signage and print services.

The biggest golf event of the year is The Open, and after a winter of refurbishing signage and scoreboards, we start in March with a site visit to mark out the course. Any changes to the course need noting from previous events played there, particularly to see how sight lines have changed. 

From May we have an office at Royal Lytham & St Annes and the build begins. One piece of work we are particularly proud of is the 18th leader-board, which was a bespoke design and build project. The R&A wanted something that was in keeping with the event, but also updated the look and feel for their iconic scoreboard.

Seeing it in the warehouse it is a bit like looking at a giant Meccano set. It has to withstand any weather condition the British summer can throw at it, so our calculations have to be perfect.

This and all the other scoreboards are transported to the venue and gradually it moves from being a great golf course to ‘The Open’ venue.  This year the British Open is played at Royal Lytham & St Annes golf course between Thursday 19th and Sunday 22nd July 2012.

About Paul Kimberley:

Paul Kimberley is Sales and Marketing Director at the PPL Group who provide publishing and signage solutions to major events such as the Six Nations, Wimbledon Tennis Championships and The Open. 

Before joining PPL Group, Paul served as the Commercial Director of the Rugby Football League.

With around 20 years of experience in the sports industry, Paul specialises in the fields of Marketing, Sponsorship, Commercial, Broadcasting and People Management.

Prior to his 8 year stint at the RFL, Paul served as Sponsorship Manager at Leeds United Football Club (2003-2004). Prior to that, he served as the Commercial Director of Rotherham Titans (2202-2003). Paul has also held positions as Manager at PGA European Tour Courses (1996-2001) and as Marketing Manager at the Broadgate Club (1992-1996).

He studied Business at Manchester Metropolitan University.

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