Irish club rebounds following Covid losses
A major Irish golf club that was hit by large losses in the first year of the pandemic has seen a surge in income in the last 12 months.
Two more golf clubs report damage by vandals
Another two golf clubs have revealed they’ve been targeted by antisocial yobs in recent days.
Is there a crisis in golf greenkeeping?
BIGGA has launched an industry-wide survey that will quantify information relating to a perceived recruitment ‘crisis’ within the greenkeeping and wider golfing sector.
Three Edinburgh courses vandalised by motorcyclists
Three golf courses in Edinburgh have experienced balaclava-wearing motorbike riding youths tearing up the courses and threatening golfers who try to challenge them in recent days.
Scottish venue closes for four weeks due to pressure on new greens
The world’s ‘best new golf course’, Dumbarnie Links, has closed for four weeks due to extreme pressure on the young fescue grasses on its greens.
Forever flexible with Toro Irrigation
An irrigation system is the life-blood of your course: it’s complex, far reaching and its value cannot be underestimated; without it your course simply will not survive, let alone, thrive.
Water Management Turf Action Plan – planning for adaptability
Aquatrols’ technical support and European account manager, Michael Fance, shares his thoughts on how to work with the weather with a well thought out turf action plan.
Meet the head greenkeeper: Alex Lowes
The head greenkeeper at North Manchester Golf Club talks about his career and the machinery he uses on an undulating course with a vast amount of semi-rough.
Golf at Goodwood recognised for sustainability work
GEO certification has been awarded to Golf at Goodwood after the greenkeeping team successfully demonstrated its commitment to making sustainability a priority.
A day in the life: Jason Sarna
The course manager at Brighton & Hove Golf Club, the oldest golf club in Sussex, takes us through his average day.
Jack Fairhead wins John Deere X127 mower
When Jack Fairhead heard he’d won a brand new John Deere X127 ride-on mower worth £3,500, he couldn’t believe his luck.
“GripClad performs brilliantly in the hardest of frosts”
“At Boston West Golf and Appletree Country Park we are proud to endorse GripClad.”
Longevity key to bunker renovation at CC of Columbus
The longevity of Capillary Bunkers was the key reason the golf course superintendent at the Country Club of Columbus in Georgia chose to install the product recently.
SISIS Veemo hits the spot at Stourbridge
After trialling various tractor mounted scarifiers, Steven Harvey, head greenkeeper at Stourbridge Golf Course, concluded that the SISIS Veemo MK 2 was by far the most suitable for his fairways.
All 10 of BGL’s golf clubs receive GEO certification
Burhill Group Limited’s (BGL) entire portfolio of golf clubs has been successfully reaccredited as GEO Certified®.
Presenting a picture-perfect course at Killarney
At Killarney Golf and Fishing Club, presentation is everything.
Pandemic visitors to spectacular Durness Golf Club hasten arrival of Wiedenmann Terra Spike
Lone head greenkeeper, Alistair Morrison, at Britain’s most north westerly golf club, Durness GC, has taken ownership of a Wiedenmann Terra Spike GXi8 HD.
Murrayshall invests in Ventrac
Purchase of the Ventrac system is part of a wide ranging package of golfing enhancements to the two parkland courses at the historic estate at Scone on the outskirts of Perth.
Quick compaction relief at Phoenix Golf Club thanks to Redexim Verti-Quake®
Tackling compaction on previous untouched ground, a Redexim Verti-Quake® 2516 has dramatically improved the downward movement of moisture at Phoenix Golf Club.
Ravens rave about the Dennis G860
Sean Kauffman, head groundskeeper for National Football League (NFL) side Baltimore Ravens, has said that two Dennis G860 cylinder mowers have significantly helped the grounds crew.
The Grove is awarded GEO certification status
The Grove in Hertfordshire has been awarded GEO Certified® status, for commitment and efforts to achieve the international standard for sustainable golf course operation.
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