STRI’s chief executive, Dr Gordon McKillop, is to retire next Easter after what will be nearly 16 years as head of the world-leading sports turf research consultancy. Gordon joined STRI from what was then the Central Science Laboratory (CSL), a
South Essex Golf Centre has its customers in a buzz with the club’s own brand of honey. Course manager Peter Dawson has been beekeeping on the golf course for several years, and golfers can now sample limited quantities of South
Ian Mitchell, the former operator training specialist with Ransomes Jacobsen, has formed High Five Training, a new training business providing support for the groundscare industry. Operating from Ipswich in Suffolk, High Five offers a nationwide training service specialising in high
Tewkesbury Park Hotel in Gloucestershire has strengthened its golf team with the appointment of a new head greenkeeper: Chris Bromley. Chris brings a wealth of experience to his new role having previously worked at The Belfry and most recently as
The Celtic Manor Resort, in Newport, South Wales, has boosted the aesthetic of its golf clubhouse front with the addition of a new Otterbine water feature. Installed in the resort’s two-tiered ornamental pond in front of the clubhouse, where two
The greenkeeping team at the Old Course, St Andrews Links, were helped by Michelin star chef Tom Kitchin, as they prepared and worked on July’s 144th Open Championship. Tom, who is owner and head chef at award-winning The Kitchin, surprised
A fundraising campaign has been set up for Mike Mosse, a very popular 51-year-old golf course manager, who is now receiving critical care for oesophageal cancer. Mike was the course manager at Dale Hill Hotel and Golf Club in East
Peter Driver, Ransomes Jacobsen’s long-serving public relations manager, has won an international writing award from the Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association (TOCA), a US-based professional body composed of editors, writers and publishers involved in ‘green industry’ communications. From the 27
Highspeed Group has launched its new website, CourseCare.net. As part of its ongoing development programme review, the company recognised the need for an easy online purchase option. The new web store, created and maintained by Highspeed’s business development manager, Ryan
Everris has demonstrated its commitment to education by supporting the ‘Student Greenkeeper of the Year’ award in Ireland. The award is part of the Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board’s (LWETB) ‘Greenkeeping Training Course’ run at Naas Golf Club
The director of an organisation that markets golf clubs to potential buyers has said that the worst of the financial problems that has beset the industry has come to an end. Golf clubs have struggled since the financial crash in
The European Institute of Golf Course Architects (EIGCA) has presented its Harry Colt Award to the Golf Environment Organisation (GEO). The trophy, which is awarded to an organisation or individual for their outstanding contribution to golf and golf development, was
The sand in the bunkers of Beauchief Golf Course in Sheffield is now made of recycled glass. The environmentally friendly initiative, which began in April, has seen the club become one of the first in the country to take the
Bayer CropScience has received a formal notification from the Chemicals Regulation Directorate (CRD) that its granular insecticide Merit® Turf (MAPP No 12415), which many greenkeepers use, is to be withdrawn from the market. Formal notification of the revocation has been
West Essex GC has been using a contractor for its golf course maintenance since 2010. What are the differences or advantages to this approach? Tania Longmire takes a look The company engaged with the maintenance contract for West Essex GC
Roland McPhearson, equipment manager at Azalea City Golf Course in Mobile, Alabama, is the 2014 winner of the International Golf Course Equipment Managers Association (IGCEMA) Edwin Budding Award. The award is sponsored by Ransomes Jacobsen and was presented to him
Calverley Golf and Country Club in Yorkshire has been left with a £100,000 bill after several loose horses ran over the course. The extraordinary incident has happened so many times that local newspaper the Telegraph & Argus has reported
Scottish golf courses have been exposed for taking more water than they are allowed to by a major government agency that has the power to take legal action against them. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has condemned the performance
A greenkeeper is suing his golf club for a five-figure sum of money after slicing his foot with a chainsaw. According to Dundee’s Evening Telegraph, James Gowans, 47, has lodged court action against Downfield Golf Club after claiming that a
A 20-year-old man has died at Celtic Manor Resort in Wales after the spraying vehicle he was in rolled into one of the club’s lakes. Ollie Floyd, who was an operator for Complete Weed Control and also a member of
Experienced golf course architect Howard Swan was unanimously re-elected chairman of the Golf Consultants Association (GCA) at its recent annual general meeting. The senior consultant at the family owned Swan Golf Designs, Swan – GCA chairman since 2013 – will
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