Water is essential for maintaining a golf course but our changing human consumption, agriculture, industry and, of course, climate, means water is likely to become more scarce in the next decade. Dr Christian Spring looks at what can be done now in preparation.
This autumn there was a demonstration day at Exeter City Football Club’s St James Park stadium pitch with a Selvatici Aeroking Vertical Drainage Aerator.
Paul Humphreys at Concord College, Shrewsbury and Taunton Schools’ Mark Jolliffe have been announced as the winners of the DLF / Johnsons Sports Seed ForthRoots competition at SALTEX 2019.
At the pinnacle of St George’s Hill Golf Club sits its iconic clubhouse, casting an eye over its three nine-hole courses widely regarded as Harry Colt’s crowning glory, and now in the hands of Toro to uphold.
November definitely brought some challenging working conditions for the golf course management community and during this wet period Htn has been busy supporting course managers across the UK.
Tom Bailey, area sales manager at RT Machinery, has won Price Turfcare’s Dealer Sales Achievement award and has been presented with £300 worth of store vouchers in appreciation of his efforts.
Ufford Park Woodbridge Hotel, Golf and Spa in Suffolk has seen a nearly 25 per cent rise in bird species that live at the venue in just eight years, according to a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) survey.
Europe’s largest provider of grounds maintenance and landscape construction services, id verde, has signed a contract with The Toro Company.
Autumn Green BiO fertiliser – a new 3-0-12+8Fe+6CaO+2MgO micro granular formulation – ‘improved disease resistance, rapid green-up and extended (two-three months) colour’.
Aeration is a key process to improve drainage, reduce turf compaction and thatch build up. With three models in the SISIS range, the Multislit, Maxislit and Megaslit are deep slitters which offer deep, clean penetration with minimal surface disturbance.
Robin Hood Golf Club in Solihull has come on board as a Toro fleet customer for the first time as course manager Luke Dennis attests to Toro outperforming other brands across the UK and beyond.
Founded as a members’ club in 1787, Glasgow Golf Club is proud of its heritage as the ninth oldest golf club in the world.
Autumn Green BiO is a new (3-0-12+8Fe+6CaO+2MgO) micro granular formulation with the addition of a BiO Pack and Zeolite.
A charity that supports people in horticulture is offering struggling greenkeepers up to £100-worth of supermarket vouchers to help with Christmas this year.
Germinal has gained exclusive European distribution rights for new browntop bentgrass cultivar, Musket, and the new variety will be included in the company’s range of seed mixtures in 2020.
The course manager at Canons Brook Golf Club in Essex takes us through his average day.
Bunker renovation can be costly and the design life of a bunker is usually five to seven years. However, according to Richard Allen, the life expectancy can be considerably, and affordably, extended if just a few principles in the design stage are adhered to.
Many golf clubs across the UK have irrigation systems that are just not working to their optimal abilities. This doesn’t necessarily mean the irrigation systems are inadequate; in many instances they may just need some fine-tuning.
Another three golf clubs, one in Scotland, one in Yorkshire and one in Norfolk, have announced they will close down by the end of this year.
Constructed around one of the highest points in the area, Cornwall’s Looe Golf Club enjoys panoramic views across the peaks of Dartmoor and the English Channel.
Versatility is a long-cited reason for many Toro machinery purchases, and that’s certainly the reason for The Mere Golf Resort’s decision to opt for the ProLine H800 in its latest Toro fleet deal which sees the brand’s relationship with the club reach 30 years.
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