The Headland C-Complex® range from Origin Amenity Solutions is helping the team at Gog Magog ward off lush, leafy growth in favour of firm and fast surfaces – in keeping with the course’s downland surroundings.
Everybody’s talking about GripClad for a reason.
With economic uncertainty, it’s never been more important to consider more than just the equipment’s purchase price. Now, with Toro’s myTurf Pro, working out the cost component of a club’s assets is easy.
The course manager at Western Gailes Golf Club in Ayrshire, Stewart Brown, discusses managing a Site of Special Scientific Interest and why leaving an office job to take up greenkeeping was a great decision.
Since Toro started filling its machines with its new PX Extended Life Hydraulic Fluid, customers have been enjoying a reduction in downtime and an increased time between services.
Turfco overseeding equipment is perfect for amenity areas including parks, recreation areas, estate grounds, golf courses and sports facilities.
Playing ‘catch up’ is a necessary evil for many turf professionals. Whether juggling weather windows, staff availability or extended playing schedules, quite often something falls behind.
Jayne Leyland from Origin Amenity Solutions explains how the company’s customers are enjoying significant environmental benefits and cost savings as a result of ‘Urban Greening’ schemes.
The RTV 520 is particularly well suited to the golf market with an easy-access, heavy-duty cargo bed and lightweight overall footprint.
“When we had a tournament, before we redid the bunkers, our biggest fear was rain in the days before the event,” says Kyle Swart, superintendent at the semi-private Oakwing course in Louisiana.
Two of Europe’s leading golf courses have undergone major upgrades, including the introduction of drought tolerant grasses and the installation of 23 miles of irrigation pipes, to help combat a changing climate.
The outgoing course manager at Falkirk Tryst Golf Club sits down with Liam Armit of Double A to discuss his course and the Grillo FD 2200TS.
Cylinder mowers are precision machines and require precision engineered parts to achieve a pristine finish, as Michael Hampton, parts manager at Reesink Turfcare, explains.
A group of golf course architects has said it welcomes an R&A and USGA proposal to allow an optional requirement to only use golf balls that have been tested under modified launch conditions.
Graham talks about the changes to the courses he is now overseeing, including creating a new signature hole, and working for a club that has more than 5,000 members.
The owner of Casterton, Peter Makinson, is also its head greenkeeper. Here he details how his feeding programme was used to retain moisture and nutrients in the profile during last summer’s hot, dry weather.
Opened in late 2019, Stoneham Lane Football Complex comprises 64sq/km of artificial and natural sports pitches – supporting grass roots football for players of all ages and abilities.
Summer may be several weeks away but irrigation expert John Kidson recommends starting your system as early as possible, as this should help detect issues that can be resolved in a timely manner.
The course manager at Montrose Golf Links talks about the threat of coastal erosion and how the club rolls its greens.
Kings Hill Golf Club in Kent had a problem with people slipping on wooden surfaces around the golf course and clubhouse.
The owner and head greenkeeper of Casterton Golf Club in Cumbria, a venue that offers golf, footgolf and rugbygolf, takes us through his average day.
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