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A lot has changed in terms of the machinery and the chemicals Gillis and his team, including son Charlie, use today in comparison to his early days at the club and he's seen plenty of change about the area. "One of my first jobs was planting trees, largely Scots Pine," Gillis said, "and now I'm cutting some of them down. It is a funny feeling seeing the trees you put in the ground as saplings now being felled as mature trees. "But we try not to interfere with [MacKenzie's] design if we can help it. It is a cherished piece of land and really natural. I guess we do not value it as much when we spend so long around the area as do the visitors we talk to around the course. But it's a very natural area and with the limestone quarry as part of it every hole differs." With Gillis outlasting a few of the mature trees he put on the course, there's nothing to imply he will not be around Cork Golf Club for another 50 years but he said: "I don't know if I'll be around that long but I think to keep going as long as I can help out. "I love getting up early each day and heading off to work and there's not a lot of fellas that can say that, but I do." Clearly something has to pay the price for Gillis's undivided focus towards Cork Golf Club and it becomes clear when he's asked about the health of his own back garden not half a mile in the clubhouse. "Would you consider myself've had no grass for a short time. Myself put a patio in, I do n't wish to get home and look at a lawnmower." Clarke feels right at home with rocking chair as neighbour For a year Darren Clarke(pictured) has signified Shropshire golf course The Astbury as its touring pro and now the 2011 Open winner is putting down some roots there in the English midlands. 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The 'Walk in My Shoes' campaign, run by St Patrick's Mental Health Foundation, raises funds to provide mental health services, support and information to vulnerable young adults through the state --- with Ireland having the unenviable status of one of the highest suicide rates in the 14-24 age group in the EU. It was inspired by a 16-year old in St Patrick's University Hospital who wished his friends could 'walk in his shoes' to understand what he was going through. Royal Dublin professional and tournament ambassador Niall Kearney, who concluded in a tie for 22nd place, said: "It was amazing to be playing so close to home and supporting such a great cause." To become involved with the campaign or make a donation, visit www.walkinmyshoes.ie Murray turns up heat on way house Massereene helper master Noel Murray took the honours at the Delgany Pro-Am on Sunday thanks to a great four-under-par back nine 31. 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