Yes – because it leads to a reduction in the use of water, fertilisers, fuel use and top-dressing, increases the lives of the mowers while reducing engine wear and the need for replacement parts, and, above all, results in better turf quality.
A major course management makeover at one of Scotland’s oldest golf clubs is celebrating a milestone in a two-year project.
Kubota, which supplies greenkeeping machinery to several golf clubs in the UK, has appointed David Hart as its new managing director.
Kent’s St Augustine’s GC’s pop-up greens, on original clay soil, used to cause a headache when it came to top-dressing and drainage. Then the club discovered the unit, which has helped to improve water dispersal and green speed.
After Richard Ayling, grounds manager at Merchant Taylors’ School, drew up a shortlist of new potential machinery to purchase, the Dennis Razor fine turf mower received a unanimous vote from his team.
The SISIS Javelin Aer-Aid 1500 machine greatly increases the speed of the aeration process by directly injection air into the rootzone at a fast working rate, creating thousands of fissures.
When it comes to nutrition, Lee Sayers, The London Golf Clubs’ Golf Courses & Estate Manager, looks to Headland Amenity for advice on applying short-term foliars.
Sports administrators are closely watching a revolutionary greenkeeping project in Yorkshire which, if it takes off, has the potential to be rolled out country wide.
Lee is the golf courses & estate manager at London Golf Club in Kent. The European Tour venue features two highly-acclaimed golf courses.
The Dennis FT510 and SISIS Dart have been helping Mark Audin prepare the green at the Waterloo Hotel, Blackpool, for the biggest national tournament in the crown green bowling calendar.
Stuart Hogg, course manager at The West Lancashire GC, explains what happened when he found himself back in the market for an overseeder just as the Terra Float Air was re-engineered and relaunched.
The best peace of mind just got better – Capillary Concrete Insured Financial Guarantee, for bunker refurbishment projects, now covers you for 10 years.
Getting a golf club’s greenkeeping team to carry out construction jobs in-house can and does save money, but, as two case studies reveal, this is not always the case – professional golf designers can save you thousands.
Two greenkeepers have become the 73rd and 74th recipients of the British & International Golf Greenkeepers Association’s (BIGGA) Master Greenkeeper certificate.
There are many machines available to greenkeepers to help them with their work, but picking the right one is crucial. We explore the differences between some leading brands.
Jacobsen® turf equipment is an official supplier of the 2018 Ryder Cup at Le Golf National, and is providing tournament support to the greenkeeping team during the competition as well as the HNA Open de France tournament.
Aquatrols – the world’s largest manufacturer of cutting-edge soil surfactants and related technologies – has named Lee Schaber as Agronomic Services Manager.
Mowing is fundamental in maintaining perfect playing qualities, however, controlling the rate of grass growth and recovery is dependent on the surface. The STRI’s Paul Woodham investigates this for golf greens.
With England flying in the FIFA 2018 World Cup, Bernhard and Company has been explaining how groundsmen in Russia have been using their sharpening equipment to achieve the best of their machinery.
Since SALTEX 2017 took place at the NEC, Birmingham in November last year, a number of exhibitors are still generating business as a direct result of the show – re-affirming that the exhibition is the must-attend event for any company
Sport plays an integral part of the school day to pupils at Hazlegrove Preparatory School in Somerset, with the indoor complex and outdoor grounds capable of hosting most sports imaginable. Working with head of grounds Graham Kitley to maintain nearly
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