Littlehampton Golf Club enlarges bunkers
Due to a significant redevelopment of the golf course, Littlehampton GC has used Durabunker to enlarge its bunkers, which weren’t proportionate in size to the new topography.
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Scotscraig GC future proofs with a Wiedenmann Mega Blower
A golf club with a 205-year-old history has bought a powerful Wiedenmann blower to save significantly on time and be ready for any adverse weather conditions.
Trilo S4 delivers multi-purpose performance for Richmond Golf Club
A Trilo S4 has proven its credentials as a multi-functional machine without compromise for the team at Richmond Golf Club.
Kubota best in all events
East of England Arena and Events Centre has chosen a Kubota M5112 tractor, RTV-X1110 utility vehicle and ZD1211 zero turn mower to update its fleet.
Centennial nine at Huntingdon Valley gets Capillary Bunkers
Huntingdon Valley Country Club in Philadelphia has installed the Capillary Bunkers liner on its Centennial nine.
Whittington Heath opens HS2 course
A golf club that had to be significantly redesigned because the HS2 railway line was planned to cut through it, has reopened.
It’s Headland C-Complex® all season long for Gog Magog Golf Club
The C-Complex® range from Headland Amenity is helping Gog Magog Golf Club ward off lush, leafy growth in favour of firm and fast surfaces – in keeping with the course’s downland surroundings.
Johnsons J Tee helps Wenvoe Castle GC overcome challenge of high wear
The unique blend of cultivars in Johnsons Sports Seeds J Tee mixture is delivering the combination of rapid establishment and high wear tolerance required at Wenvoe Castle Golf Club.
Sussex venue hopes to convert par three course into housing
A golf venue has submitted plans to convert its par three course into housing.
Yorkshire venue to embark on £21 million expansion project
A golf club in Yorkshire has applied for planning permission to undertake a mammoth £21 million improvement project.
Norfolk golf club acquired by Formula One’s chef
Middleton Hall Golf Club has been acquired by a famous chef who worked with Formula One, and he will rename each hole on the course after an F1 champion.
Call for an investment in greenkeepers
The chief executive of the UK’s main greenkeepers’ association has issued a rallying cry for the game to reinvest in golf club staff who make the game possible.
Grass seed: ‘A stronger future’
As new diseases emerge in the UK, greater emphasis must be given to developing cultivars with improved all round disease tolerance and environmental stress recovery.
Golf club rejects plan to erect 5G mast on its course
A golf club in Grimsby has opted to not go ahead with a proposal to build a 5G phone mast on its course.
STRI appoints consultant agronomist
STRI Group has appointed Ben Morgan as consultant agronomist regionally based in York, also working out of the STRI’s Bingley headquarters.
Family golf club acquires nearby venue
A family golf venue in Cambridgeshire has taken over a nearby golf course.
St Andrews set for a new world-class golf course
The company behind the Fairmont Hotel in St Andrews has applied for permission to Fife Council to convert its two golf courses into one world-class facility.
Golfers are ‘unaware’ of greenkeepers’ eco work
A new survey on golf sustainability has found that while many golf clubs carry out environmental best-practice measures, they could do better at communicating this to golfers.
Meet the course manager: James Bonfield
From The Hertfordshire, James talks about the course improvements that have stemmed from a new owner investing in the facility and upgrading while keeping the course open.
Welsh golf club launches plan to fight coastal erosion
A 19th century links venue is to construct a ‘coastal defence project’ featuring ‘mattresses’ made of steel frames and filled with stone to protect the course from erosion.
Closed course ‘being used as a football pitch’
A golf course that has temporarily closed due to its council’s budgeting crisis is now being used as a football pitch, threatening its future, according to reports.
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