Andrew Redington - Interview by Sean Harrison.

Getty Images’ sports photographer, Andrew Redington, has had a life-long passion for golf. He’s played since the age of 13 and plays off 7 on a good day. Having graduated from Reading University in 1991, he landed his dream job managing the golf department of Allsport.

At the time Allsport (subsequently bought by Getty) was the world’s leading sports photography agency. The job involved editing roll after roll of film, agreeing fees with clients and pulling pictures from the archives but it gave Andrew another passion, and that was for photography.

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Greg Norman interview by Sean Harrison.

Have you been fascinated with aviation since childhood?

Yes. My love of aviation goes back to my childhood in Australia, when jets and the thought of becoming a pilot obsessed me. I assembled dozens of model airplanes and had them tethered all over my room, and at night I’d lie in my bed and imagine my future as a fighter pilot. I tried collecting stamps and had a few other hobbies, but it was flight, especially fighter jets, that really fascinated me.

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Peter Alliss interview by Sean Harrison.

Being the son of a professional golfer, did you always want to follow in your Father’s footsteps? What age did you start to play golf?

My informative years were during World War II. We lived at Ferndown, just north of Bournemouth, and although it wasn’t a heavily bombed area life was full of restrictions. My father was one of the top professionals of the day and I was swinging a club from the age of two, at thirteen I had a handicap of scratch, so no other profession entered into the equation.

Peter Alliss

Did you embrace the challenge from playing golf to becoming a broadcaster or is there always a part of you down there on the course when you are commentating?

I have had the most wonderful life and in all honesty have never planned for anything. It was in 1960 I was approached by Ray Lakeland, BBC Producer from Manchester, enquiring if I would be interested in doing some commentary at the Open championship at Birkdale in 1961. I played professionally at the highest level for a further ten years and combined the two professions.
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Gary Player interview by Sean Harrison.

Gary Player has logged more than 15 million miles in travel, probably more than any other athlete. With his nine major championship victories, as well as his nine major victories on the Champions Tour, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of golf.

Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Gary is renowned for his dedication to the principles of excellence as well as his golfing accomplishments. He is recognized worldwide as an uncompromising perfectionist who settles for nothing but the best. His impeccable set of values, stringent regime for health and fitness and insistence on quality have earned him admiration the world over.

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