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Meet the course manager: Dave Taylor
The course manager at The Bristol Golf Club, Dave Taylor, takes us through his average day.
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How to manage turf as autumn light levels fall
As autumn progresses, declining light changes what turf can achieve. Good management is less about pushing growth and more about helping the plant make the best use of increasingly limited resources.
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Six greenkeepers selected to help prepare TPC Sawgrass for 2027 Players Championship
Six greenkeepers from clubs including Fulford, Hayling and Royal Aberdeen will join the agronomy team at TPC Sawgrass in Florida for the 2027 Players Championship, through the John Deere TPC Sawgrass Volunteer Programme.
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Aquatrols launches autumn recovery package for drought-stressed turf across Europe
Aquatrols has made its VerdeLNX Tough Turf Pro package, a three-product autumn nutrition programme for sports turf, available across Europe, after another summer of drought and high temperatures.
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Storm Boelo submerges Dumbarton Golf Club as storms close courses across Scotland and England
Dumbarton Golf Club’s course has been completely submerged after an embankment collapsed during Storm Boelo, while the storm and its predecessor, Austen, have closed or damaged courses in Aberdeen, Nairn and Cornwall.
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Tróia Golf to reopen in spring 2027 after Trent Jones family restoration
Tróia Golf, Robert Trent Jones Sr.’s 1980 course an hour from Lisbon, is nearing the end of a 12-month restoration by his grandson’s firm, with rebuilt greens, dune-integrated bunkers, a new clubhouse and a reopening date of spring 2027.
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An off-season checklist for club volunteers: eight jobs to do before spring
The end of the season is when the volunteer jobs list gets longer. Rob Barlow sets out an eight-step winter checklist for the outdoor spaces around a club, from checking benches and paths to securing the site and budgeting for spring.
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Reesink and Toro to show electric, robotic and connected turfcare at BTME
Reesink UK and Toro will return to BTME in January 2027, showing electric and robotic machines, the Intelli360 connected fleet platform, GeoLink precision spraying and a wide range of irrigation products.
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Five greenkeepers selected for 2027 ICL Continue to Learn Scholarship
Greenkeepers from Mawgan Porth, Hogs Haven, Crow Nest Park, Royal Wimbledon and Milngavie have won places on BIGGA’s 2027 ICL Continue to Learn Scholarship, which funds their attendance at the BTME education programme in Harrogate.
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Fereneze Golf Club goes public after repeated damage to greens
Fereneze Golf Club in Barrhead says greenkeepers found damage to its first green and others, this was not for the first time, and has reported the incident to police and will review its CCTV.
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The R&A’s wind tunnel for measuring green speeds
To measure green speed on a windswept links, The R&A uses this clear plastic tunnel to shield the stimpmeter from the wind. At Royal Troon in 2024, readings of 10.7 to 10.9 were almost a foot slower than a typical PGA Tour event.
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Rockliffe renews Toro partnership with 50-machine fleet
Rockliffe in County Durham has agreed another five-year partnership with Toro, Reesink Turfcare and Lloyd, increasing its greenkeeping fleet from 42 to 50 machines as its Hawtree-designed course undergoes a major overhaul.
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GKB Group celebrates 80 years of engineering excellence
Global dealers gathered at GKB’s Dutch headquarters to celebrate 80 years of the group and 40 years of GKB Machines, reflecting on the company’s heritage and exploring the latest innovations in turf maintenance.
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GroundsFest Academy event at Leigh Sports Village tackles turf performance under pressure
GroundsFest Academy’s free, CPD-accredited Optimising Turf Performance event at Leigh Sports Village brought grounds professionals together to explore how grow lighting, nutrition and recovery programmes can help maintain quality natural turf.
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Kress Voyager 60 launch proved a major attraction at GroundsFest 2026
The official launch of the new Kress Voyager 60 robotic mower attracted significant attention at GroundsFest 2026, with visitors gathering to try it for themselves.
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Palmares completes course upgrade as Algarve resort targets 20% cut in irrigated area
Palmares Ocean Living & Golf in Portugal has renovated all 27 holes, added a new short game area and replaced its greenkeeping machinery, as part of a plan to cut the area it needs to water by 20%.