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“This is a wonderful place to play a round of golf”
The course manager at Ross on Wye Golf Club in Herefordshire, Dylan Stokes, talks about maintaining the course and how and why his team undertook a complete bunker renovation project.
Aphrodite Hills is testing bunker renovations
A new six-hole par three academy course at Aphrodite Hills in Cyprus is serving as a test site for a proposed bunker renovation on the resort’s main course.
“This machine is the course stalwart”
Ian Brawn, course manager at Worsley Park G&CC, part of Delta Hotels by Marriott, has been with Marriott for 18 years – but the club’s trusty Toro Groundsmaster 3500-D has been there even longer.
Pitch perfect
After struggling to keep coverage on the shaded area of the pitch, Morecambe Football Club embarked on the ‘Grow-In Renovation Programme’ from Origin Amenity Solutions and hasn’t looked back since.
Rolling immediately produces a smoother, truer surface
The effect of rolling will last on the green for up to 48 hours after the roll, leaving a residual effect and higher than ‘normal’ speeds, improving the standards of the playing surface, without requiring daily use of the roller.
Greensmaster eFlex 1021 is in stock
Toro’s popular all-electric Greensmaster eFlex 1021, seen in action at The Open 2023, is back in stock and available for immediate delivery.
How to prepare your irrigation system for winter
As you won’t be irrigating the course over winter, you don’t need to worry about the irrigation system until next spring, right? Wrong, says irrigation expert John Kidson.
Orsett Golf Club opts for Reesink’s lease hire model
A near 125-year history isn’t stopping Orsett Golf Club from eagerly looking towards the future.
How Royal West Norfolk Golf Club maintains its course
Maintaining the 18-holes for the last 37 years is Gavin Playford, who is supported by a team of five.
Praise for the Progressive TDR-X contour mower
Less than a month after its delivery, the head groundsman at Framlingham College claimed the Progressive TDR-X contour mower exceeded the expectations of him and his team.
West Lancashire Council uses OAS to brighten up area
West Lancashire Council wanted to provide pollinators with natural habitat. It decided to trial Euroflor flower seed from Origin Amenity Solutions (OAS) on one of the major routes into the town of Skelmersdale.
“We both still get a big satisfaction from the job”
Paul McCanny, director of golf, and Fintan Brennan, superintendent at Portmarnock Resort in Ireland, discuss how they maintain one of the best golf venues in the country and how they’ve made it more sustainable.
The Club Company carries out renovations with John Greasley
The Club Company, which owns 15 country clubs in the UK, has carried out major renovation works at nine of them recently, with contractor John Greasley playing a major role in each one.
How technology is revolutionizing greenkeeping in Europe
There is an ongoing technological revolution quietly transforming Europe’s golf courses and green spaces.
Marco Simone’s course lined with Capillary Bunkers
Last month’s Ryder Cup at the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club outside the Italian capital, Rome, was again played on a course whose bunkers had been lined with the Capillary Bunkers system.
Wellow Golf Club uses Suståne
A year-round programme from Suståne® Natural Fertilizers has been effectively managing moisture and turf stresses to keep the 27-hole course at Wellow Golf Club disease-free.
“Are you digging for gold?”
Chris Browett from The Richmond Golf Club talks to irrigation expert John Kidson about his work, maintaining the irrigation system at the club and what golfers often ask what he’s really doing.
A day in the life: Lee Payne
The course manager at Wellow Golf Club in Hampshire, a course that is set in parkland surrounding the former home of Florence Nightingale, takes us through his average day.
A look at the SP300 Sandspreader from GKB Machines
Productivity and efficiency from topdressing operations has more than doubled for the team at Cutting Edge Grounds Maintenance following their purchase of a SP300 Sandspreader from GKB Machines.
Saltex preview: Kubota
Visitors to SALTEX 2023 will be the first to see the latest in the electric offering from Kubota UK, as stand C070 provides the European launch platform for the next addition to the eco-friendly line-up.
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