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Overseas member wins court case against Sunningdale

Overseas member wins court case against Sunningdale Updated

🕔19:05, 24.Dec 2019

A golfer who took legal action against Sunningdale Golf Club because it revoked his cheaper international membership because he was playing more than 30 rounds a year has won his court case.

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GRP composite grating used to keep golf clubs safe

GRP composite grating used to keep golf clubs safe Updated

🕔16:33, 24.Dec 2019

In addition to the already well established anti-slip safety treads that GripClad ® supplies, golf clubs are fostering innovation and steadily increasing their use in GRP composite grating.

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Club to build ‘community academy’ in its 150th year

Club to build ‘community academy’ in its 150th year Updated

🕔12:33, 23.Dec 2019

Stirling Golf Club is to celebrate its 150th anniversary by constructing a new six-figure community academy.

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Spate of vandalism on UK golf courses towards the end of 2019

Spate of vandalism on UK golf courses towards the end of 2019 Updated

🕔13:45, 22.Dec 2019

At least five golf courses have reported cases of extreme vandalism towards the end of 2019.

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Bespoke seed mixture provides ‘the perfect blend’

Bespoke seed mixture provides ‘the perfect blend’ Updated

🕔12:00, 21.Dec 2019

The creation of a bespoke overseeding mixture has enabled the greenkeeping team at Dunblane New Golf Club to improve the uniformity and aesthetics of the club’s fairways and tees.

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The need for limits in the pursuit of green speed

The need for limits in the pursuit of green speed Updated

🕔09:56, 20.Dec 2019

Agronomist Conor Nolan highlights some of the challenges facing turf managers.

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OxyShot successfully shatters compaction at Ipswich Town FC

OxyShot successfully shatters compaction at Ipswich Town FC Updated

🕔08:45, 19.Dec 2019

The OxyShot, from Charterhouse Turf Machinery, recently came to the rescue of waterlogged surfaces at Ipswich Town Football Club’s training ground.

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Dennis G34D picture perfect at Durham CCC

Dennis G34D picture perfect at Durham CCC Updated

🕔06:41, 18.Dec 2019

The Dennis G34D cylinder mower is helping to provide a fantastic finish on the pitch at the Emirates Riverside Stadium according to Durham CCC head groundsman Vic Demain.

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BLEC makes up the fleet for Talbot Farm Landscapes

BLEC makes up the fleet for Talbot Farm Landscapes Updated

🕔20:46, 17.Dec 2019

Equipped with a fleet of BLEC machinery, Talbot Farm Landscapes and Talbot Sports Turf can tackle landscape and groundcare projects of all shapes and sizes.

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Fewer than 1 in 5 greenkeepers are under 30

Fewer than 1 in 5 greenkeepers are under 30

🕔11:19, 16.Dec 2019

The number of young people embarking on a career in groundsmanship is in decline, according to new research by the Institute of Groundsmanship (IOG).

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Preparing your golf course for reduced irrigation water

Preparing your golf course for reduced irrigation water Updated

🕔08:50, 15.Dec 2019

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.

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Successful demo day at Exeter City FC with Selvatici Aeroking Vertical Drainage Aerator

Successful demo day at Exeter City FC with Selvatici Aeroking Vertical Drainage Aerator Updated

🕔16:21, 14.Dec 2019

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.

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DLF & Johnsons Sports Seed announce competition winners

DLF & Johnsons Sports Seed announce competition winners Updated

🕔09:24, 13.Dec 2019

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.

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St George’s Hill signs first five-year agreement plan

St George’s Hill signs first five-year agreement plan Updated

🕔07:43, 12.Dec 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.

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City of Newcastle Golf Club upgrades its steps with Htn Contracting

City of Newcastle Golf Club upgrades its steps with Htn Contracting Updated

🕔09:06, 11.Dec 2019

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.

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Price Turfcare sales achievement award for Tom Bailey

Price Turfcare sales achievement award for Tom Bailey Updated

🕔21:55, 10.Dec 2019

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.

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Suffolk golf club sees 25% increase in bird species

Suffolk golf club sees 25% increase in bird species Updated

🕔11:16, 9.Dec 2019

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.

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id verde Signs Contract With The Toro Company

id verde Signs Contract With The Toro Company Updated

🕔11:40, 8.Dec 2019

Europe’s largest provider of grounds maintenance and landscape construction services, id verde, has signed a contract with The Toro Company.

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Rigby Taylor’s Autumn Green BiO fertiliser ‘improves disease resistance’

Rigby Taylor’s Autumn Green BiO fertiliser ‘improves disease resistance’ Updated

🕔13:53, 7.Dec 2019

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’.

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Product profiles: SISIS tractor mounted deep slitters

Product profiles: SISIS tractor mounted deep slitters Updated

🕔08:56, 6.Dec 2019

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.

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Robin Hood Golf Club becomes a Toro fleet customer

Robin Hood Golf Club becomes a Toro fleet customer Updated

🕔10:08, 5.Dec 2019

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.

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