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Meet the golf course manager: Basingstoke’s Jake Field
Basingstoke Golf Club’s course manager Jake Field discusses climate change, water management, creeping bentgrass, technology, sustainability and his ambition to establish the Hampshire club among England’s top 100 courses.
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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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Pudu Robotics opens European headquarters in Germany
Chinese autonomous mower manufacturer Pudu Robotics has opened its European headquarters in Germany, bringing sales, demonstrations, training, warehousing and after-sales service under one roof as its business in the region expands.
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Double A marks 30 years with major expansion
Scottish turf dealer Double A began in 1996 by demonstrating a single aerator to golf and bowling clubs. As it marks 30 years in business, it is taking over John Deere’s turf territory across the Highlands and Islands, and has already invested in new vehicles to support it.
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John Deere launches entry-level G5e display for turf professionals
John Deere has launched the G5e Display, a lower-cost entry-level touchscreen that lets turf professionals, including golf courses, sports turf managers and municipalities, connect their equipment, capture data and manage jobs more efficiently.
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Reesink UK acquires Ventrac distributor Price Turfcare
Reesink UK has acquired Price Turfcare, the distributor of Ventrac compact tractors in the UK and Ireland, with further rights in Switzerland and Iceland. Founder Rupert Price will join Reesink UK as commercial director.
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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.