\n The 73-year-old died earlier this month, just weeks after he officially retired from his role at the club.\n<\/p>\n
\n Prior to this, Peter had spent 45 years dedicated the club – though his connection with Ravenspark spanned far longer.\n<\/p>\n
\n For the past 60 years, the course was always the one which he called home.\n<\/p>\n
\n First picking up the game of golf in his early teenage years, his skill saw him qualify as a PGA professional just four years later.\n<\/p>\n
\n He went on to play various European and Scottish Tour events in the 1970s and 1980s before retiring from competitive golf in 1994.\n<\/p>\n
\n It was at this point, having already started working at the club, that Peter dedicated all of his time to Ravenspark.\n<\/p>\n
\n He went on to inspire countless members over the decades and made headlines in 2016 when he combined his love for golf with a passion for poetry.\n<\/p>\n
\n Peter penned a book dubbed ‘Ayrshire Golf Chapter and Verse’, providing a poetic guide to course management, covering some of the most memorable holes and courses in Ayrshire.\n<\/p>\n
\n (Image: Archive)\n<\/p>\n
\n He announced his retirement as club professional at Ravenspark in March this year with members saying their official farewells at a ceremony at the beginning of this month.\n<\/p>\n
\n His former course was the first to pay tribute following the tragic news of his passing.\n<\/p>\n
\n A spokesperson said: “We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Peter Bond.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Peter gave an incredible 45 years of service as club professional, and had only retired a few weeks ago, marking the end of a remarkable lifetime of dedication.\n<\/p>\n
\n “In truth, his connection with the club stretched back over 60 years, and throughout that time he became part of the very fabric of the club itself.\n<\/p>\n
\n “His commitment, loyalty, and presence touched generations of players, members, supporters, and friends.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Peter\u2019s contribution both on and off the course will never be forgotten, and his legacy will live on through the countless memories and friendships he helped create over the decades.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Everyone at the club sends their heartfelt condolences to Peter\u2019s family and loved ones at this very difficult time.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Rest in peace, Peter. You will be greatly missed.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 73-year-old died earlier this month, just weeks after he officially retired from his role at the club.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":610274,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[5904,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-610273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-golf","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/610273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=610273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/610273\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/610274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=610273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=610273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=610273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}