Meet The Admin Team

General Manager: Roger Hyder

Roger Hyder has been involved in golf all his working life, initially as a playing professional before being appointed head club professional at East Sussex National Golf Club.

After three years, he took up a similar position at Chart Hills and within a year was promoted to director of golf and then to general manager. While at Chart Hills, the club was selected to host both European Tour and Ladies' European Tour events and won numerous awards, the most notable being Golf Venue of the Year for 1998.

In August 2002, Roger moved to Old Thorns Golf, Hotel and Spa resort as director of golf and, two years later, was appointed head of golf operations at the prestigious Foxhills Golf and Spa Resort.

After eight years at Foxhills, Roger decided to move into golf consultancy, working with a number of companies and clubs before becoming consultant to Canterbury Golf Club in November 2013. He initiated a marked improvement in profit margins and helped create the financial stability that was needed to meet the mortgage requirements after the club purchased the land on which the course stands. In April 2016, Roger was appointed the club's general manager.

A fellow of the PGA, he is also a qualified tournament referee and officiated at the 2000 Solheim Cup at Loch Lomond.

Roger is married with two grown-up sons and lives in Hastings.

Golf Operations Manager: Max Rutherford

Ten years of hard work and gaining valuable experience reaped reward for Max in July 2024 when he was appointed Canterbury's first Golf Services Manager, a role that gives him responsibility for managing the shop, the driving range, club competitions and the WHS.

Kettering-born Max was brought up and educated in Canterbury and was encouraged to try golf at the age of six or seven, by his nan, who was a keen and accomplished player.

But it wasn't until he was 16 that he became more serious about the sport and, as a Canterbury member, began working on getting his handicap down as low as he could at Canterbury. At the same time, his sights became focused on a career in golf management .

Max enrolled on a BSc Hons course in Applied Golf Management at the University of Birmingham and achieved his degree, which earned him a position with hospitality company GetGolfing, first at Sherfield Oaks, Basingstoke, and then Redlibbets. He also caddied for good friend and former Canterbury junior Dan Smith on the Clutch Pro Tour and Challenge Tours.

Restructuring at Canterbury halfway through 2024 created a golden opportunity for Max to put into practice the organisational and management skills he has developed and he has relished the challenge that has come with the role.

Office Manager: Jo Hulme

London-born Jo decided on a complete career change midway through 2018 when she ended more than 30 years in retail to join the club's admin staff.

Born and raised in Camberwell, Jo went straight from school into retail work, eventually embarking on a 20-year career with Sainsburys.

In 2006, she and husband Paul moved away from the capital to be by the sea and they, along with their children, Daniel and Keeley, moved to Whitstable.

Jo continued to work for Sainsburys as departmental manager until June 2018 when she opted for something completely different, becoming the golf clubs full-time office assistant before being appointed office manager.

Office Administrator: Liz Brazier

Liz, who grew up in the countryside around Canterbury before moving to Faversham in 2012, joined the golf club in 2023, prior to which she had spent 20 years working within the property industry.

She specialised in sales, consultancy and rental/holiday rental but with the Covid pandemic having a major affect on the property market, she decided to take a break before switching career path and taking up her present post at the golf club.

Liz has a teenage son, Theo, and two daschunds that she enjoys walking along the coast and in the countryside. Other hobbies include cooking, gardening and visiting her grandparents in Cornwall.