The Interview: Alistair Cook

Fulford’s General Manager cut his teeth in the explosive world of Parliamentary politics. He explains how it proved the perfect preparation to becoming a successful golf club leader

As we sit the markets are in chaos. There’s a run on the pound. Interest rates are climbing. Westminster is in panic. The Langer Room at Fulford, where I am meeting the club’s General Manager Alistair Cook, seems a haven away from the frenetic pace of politics. And yet Alistair can see how the chaos in the financial markets may trickle down to golf clubs and he’s already planning. He has spent his career looking ahead.

Politics and golf are his two passions and there are so many parallels....