Rebuilt a few years ago by architect and former European Tour player David J. Russell, the famous Machrie links on the Scottish island of Islay has now finished the construction of the bunkers on the new-look course.
Green Circle Leisure is bringing in more Toro to keep standards high as it embarks on the next stage of development across two of its clubs in the north west.
Glamorgan CCC are the latest in a growing list of cricket clubs to discover the benefits of the UltraGroomer™ cassette from the renowned TMSystem™ collection.
The Perthshire-based business have been using GreenMech machines for 10 years, with the newest model proving to be a real ‘pocket rocket’.
Impressed with the versatility it offered, sports ground contractors Bothams Prestige purchased a BLEC Multi-Seeder 2100 almost two years ago, but it was busier than ever in 2020.
A study of 135 golf courses has found that they offer major benefits to their local environment, particularly surrounding temperatures, pollinating, retaining stormwater nutrients and biodiversity.
Stephen Shaw has been announced as the new territory sales manager for the INFINICUT® and TMSystem™ product ranges.
Jim Portas, head groundsman at Boston United FC, has explained how a new Dennis G860 is helping him to deliver the best pitch he possibly can at the club’s new stadium.
Tynemouth GC, opened in 1913 and designed by Willie Park Jr, is reaping the benefits of an innovative bunker renovation programme, carried out with the help of synthetic bunker edging solutions provider EcoBunker.
Having exhausted all mechanical methods of improving surface drainage, Manor of Groves course manager Lee Brinkley went into last winter facing the challenge of managing saturated greens again. Or so he thought!
There will be ‘no limitations’ placed on maintenance activities able to be undertaken by the greenkeeping teams at golf facilities during the current lockdowns.
The course manager at Woodbridge Golf Club, which has an 18 hole and a nine-hole course set in classic heathland in Suffolk, takes us through his average day.
The Grounds Management Association (GMA) has revealed its feedback from both the recent visitor and exhibitor surveys that influenced the decision to move SALTEX to this November.
Nematodes get a bad press in the turf world. However, the majority are fantastic creatures and are integral to healthy soil and plants.
From Wenvoe Castle GC, Lucy talks about maintenance during lockdowns, an irrigation project and being in possibly the only golf greenkeeping team in the UK that includes a husband and wife as full-time members.
The last 12 months have been a challenge for us all, and perhaps that’s putting it mildly!
With a team of just three greenkeeping staff, Barry McCulloch has instigated a series of cultural changes to the way the course at Caldwell Golf Club in East Renfrewshire is managed.
Simon Doyle is the director of agronomy at Troon Europe. Here he offers advice on managing venues amid the pandemic and says now is a good time to challenge some of the practices greenkeepers might always do.
Three golf courses, one as old as 155 years old, have become the latest venues to be targeted by vandals.
Following a successful career as a professional golfer, Suzann Pettersen has established a new collaboration with the GEO Foundation, to help the mission of accelerating sustainability through golf.
Ben is a Master Greenkeeper who’s worked at several golf clubs in the last 20 years, and at major tournaments such as the 2012 Ryder Cup and 2013 US Open. He’s been at Rotherham since 2014.
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