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Knebworth Golf Club reaps the benefits of Headland’s Enhanced Plant Health programme

Knebworth Golf Club reaps the benefits of Headland’s Enhanced Plant Health programme Updated

🕔07:45, 14.Jul 2021

An enhanced plant health programme consisting of Headland Amenity’s 20-20-30 tank-mix, Mantle® and PPT114 has been key to reducing fungicide applications at Knebworth Golf Club.

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Q&A with Gavin Ballantyne, course manager, Turnhouse Golf Club

Q&A with Gavin Ballantyne, course manager, Turnhouse Golf Club Updated

🕔07:58, 13.Jul 2021

Gavin talks about the challenges of working throughout the pandemic to maintain the course.

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Wiedenmann UK dealers introduce the STrac 700

Wiedenmann UK dealers introduce the STrac 700 Updated

🕔07:31, 9.Jul 2021

The Maredo STrac 700 is a pedestrian power unit which supports four different groundscare operations – scarifying, aeration, seeding and fraise mowing, with more to come.

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A day in the life: Stuart Bowman

A day in the life: Stuart Bowman Updated

🕔08:53, 8.Jul 2021

The deputy course manager at New Zealand Golf Club, a Surrey venue that regularly features in top 100 lists of golf courses in England, takes us through his average day.

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What will it take to win the 2021 Open Championship?

What will it take to win the 2021 Open Championship?

🕔10:03, 7.Jul 2021

The Open Championship returns to Royal St. George’s Golf Club this month, a full decade after Darren Clarke lifted the Claret Jug on the famous course in Sandwich, Kent following a six-shot victory in 2011.

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New fleet gives The Blackwood a boost

New fleet gives The Blackwood a boost Updated

🕔07:07, 7.Jul 2021

A switch in management policies at one of Northern Ireland’s leading golf clubs has resulted in a major £160,000 investment in new John Deere course maintenance equipment.

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Toro’s Reels+ helps with cylinder mower maintenance

Toro’s Reels+ helps with cylinder mower maintenance Updated

🕔07:59, 6.Jul 2021

Cylinder mower maintenance doesn’t have to be a chore and with Toro’s Reels+ there’s less time and labour needed on maintenance which means more time and labour for the mower.

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How we’re preparing for the Open Championship

How we’re preparing for the Open Championship

🕔08:25, 4.Jul 2021

With just a few days to go until the 149th Open at Royal St George’s takes place, we speak to their course manager Paul Larsen about how they’re preparing for the tournament.

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Toro Irrigation helps Royal St George’s through drought

Toro Irrigation helps Royal St George’s through drought

🕔07:22, 30.Jun 2021

Royal St George’s Golf Club has continued to trust Toro by becoming a Toro Total Solutions customer with the installation of new irrigation in 2018 and leasing further machinery in 2019.

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Understanding plant respiration and heat stress

Understanding plant respiration and heat stress

🕔10:52, 28.Jun 2021

Providing the plant with optimum levels of potassium is critical at this time of year.

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Meet the golf course manager: Chris Barnard

Meet the golf course manager: Chris Barnard Updated

🕔10:27, 28.Jun 2021

The course manager at Scotscraig Golf Club in Fife talks about ensuring the course is maintained as best as possible – even during a pandemic.

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Irrigation control is made easy with the SRC Grower

Irrigation control is made easy with the SRC Grower Updated

🕔07:51, 25.Jun 2021

At the end of last year Reesink Turfcare introduced a cost-effective and uncomplicated irrigation solution to its range from SRC – the Grower 6000 D.

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New Otterbine restores fountain to former glory at Newquay Boating lake

New Otterbine restores fountain to former glory at Newquay Boating lake Updated

🕔07:37, 24.Jun 2021

After the installation of a new Otterbine, the fountain at the centre of Newquay’s Boating Lake has been restored to its former glory.

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DLF Colour Boost brings conservation closer to home for Wildheart Animal Sanctuary

DLF Colour Boost brings conservation closer to home for Wildheart Animal Sanctuary Updated

🕔07:19, 23.Jun 2021

Providing a new home for rescued animals from across the globe, the Wildheart Animal Sanctuary has been working on a project to support species much closer to home.

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EVO 165D proves to be a great investment for PWG Tree Surgery

EVO 165D proves to be a great investment for PWG Tree Surgery Updated

🕔07:39, 22.Jun 2021

A year on from taking delivery, Peter Greathead of PWG Tree Surgery is still being surprised by the seemingly ‘unstoppable’ performance of his GreenMech EVO 165D woodchipper.

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Meet the former Toro Student Greenkeeper of The Year

Meet the former Toro Student Greenkeeper of The Year

🕔10:30, 21.Jun 2021

Jason Norwood, the course manager at Reay Golf Club in the Highlands, and former Toro Student Greenkeeper of The Year, details how he maintains the venue.

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This is a bunker you have to see to believe

This is a bunker you have to see to believe Updated

🕔08:46, 19.Jun 2021

One of the world’s tallest revetted bunker walls has risen up at the Pulpit Club, originally built in 1990 by architects Dr Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry.

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Capillary Bunkers is a cost effective, long term solution for your bunker issues

Capillary Bunkers is a cost effective, long term solution for your bunker issues Updated

🕔07:41, 18.Jun 2021

First opened in 1992 as a nine hole course, Mount Pleasant GC in Bedfordshire has been building up its reputation.

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Switch to TriCure™ AD Granular delivers strength at Stourbridge GC

Switch to TriCure™ AD Granular delivers strength at Stourbridge GC Updated

🕔07:32, 17.Jun 2021

A fateful combination of high footfall, hot weather and a failing irrigation system has seen the tees at Stourbridge Golf Club struggling to retain all-important grass coverage in recent years.

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Bowls greens transformed with organic feeding programme from Suståne

Bowls greens transformed with organic feeding programme from Suståne Updated

🕔07:13, 16.Jun 2021

Sixteen bowling greens across Hampshire and Dorset have undergone a huge transformation thanks to new maintenance contractor Paul Wright and his organic approach to turf nutrition.

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Toro stands the test of time at Westridge GC

Toro stands the test of time at Westridge GC Updated

🕔07:04, 15.Jun 2021

Toro is well known in the industry for its durability and reliability, and nowhere has Toro’s longevity been put to the test quite like the machines at Westridge Golf Centre in the Isle of Wight.

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