Small team delivers big improvements at Caldwell Golf Club
With a team of just three greenkeeping staff, Barry McCulloch has instigated a series of cultural changes to the way the course at Caldwell Golf Club in East Renfrewshire is managed.
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Why do you aerate your greens?
Simon Doyle is the director of agronomy at Troon Europe. Here he offers advice on managing venues amid the pandemic and says now is a good time to challenge some of the practices greenkeepers might always do.
Q&A with Ben Burrill, course manager at Rotherham Golf Club
Ben is a Master Greenkeeper who’s worked at several golf clubs in the last 20 years, and at major tournaments such as the 2012 Ryder Cup and 2013 US Open. He’s been at Rotherham since 2014.
Golf course renovations in 2020
A number of golf clubs, which were due to carry out major renovations to their courses in 2020, have done so in spite of the pandemic – in fact in some cases the lack of golf due to the lockdown helped establish the turf.
Here’s how King Edward’s School keeps its grass areas in top condition
Head groundsman Garry Watson and his deputy John Holmes have praised the Dennis PRO 34R rotary mower for keeping several grass areas in fantastic condition at the King Edward’s School in Birmingham.
Grim’s Dyke Golf Club benefits from GripClad
Here’s a testimonial from Paul Doran at Grim’s Dyke Golf Club.
Winter maintenance with Ventrac
The versatile Ventrac all-terrain multi-purpose tractor is available with over 30 attachments and can be used for a multitude of turf maintenance operations.
Brush-Pro keeps it clean at Worksop Town FC
After a new synthetic pitch quickly turned fortunes around for Worksop Town Football Club, the club’s attentions soon turned to the maintenance of their new pitch. The club chose the SISIS Brush-Pro.
Bespoke PRG mix from DLF significantly improves the form for Billingbear Polo Club
Having been down for over 25 years and showing the signs of significant thatch build-up, the fields at Billingbear Polo Club were fully renovated for the first time in the autumn of 2019.
Clubs with Capillary Concrete bunkers enjoyed minimal rain issues in November
The recent wet weather has yet again highlighted the benefits of lining bunkers with a quality and proven product such as Capillary Concrete.
Bromborough Golf Club upgrades its bunkers
Bromborough Golf Club is almost half-way through an ambitious multi-year upgrade of its bunkers. And the parkland club is using the EcoBunker edging system to recapture the original shape of its traps.
Machinery profile: TYM’s T393 tractor
Your fleet needs to be ready to pull its weight as conditions and work gets tough. This is when TYM’s T393 tractor really deserves its shed status.
A look at Dumbarnie Links, six months after opening
Scotland’s newest golf course, Dumbarnie Links on the south coast of Fife, officially opened for play at the end of May.
Phased irrigation installation delivers results for Leighton Buzzard GC
Over the last four years Leighton Buzzard Golf Club has been phasing in a new Toro irrigation system and each time there’s a new installation the improvements are clear to see, says course manager, Paul Harris.
Golf Le Touquet invests in consistency through quality of cut
The greenkeeping team at Le Touquet Golf Club in France has opted to invest in being in control of their sharpening and have purchased the Express Dual 4250 coupled with the Anglemaster 4100.
A day in the life: Richard Ponsford
The course manager at Clevedon Golf Club, a Somerset venue that celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2016, takes us through his average day.
Happy retirement Gordon!
Gordon Brammah, course manager at Hallamshire Golf Club, is retiring after an incredible 38 years at the venue. John Murphy reports.
Advice and support secures the switch to Johnsons Sports Seed for Clevedon GC
Backed with advice from two trusted industry contacts Richard Ponsford, course manager at Clevedon Golf Club, has been delighted with his switch to Johnsons Sports Seed.
Meet the course manager: Ian Beech
Ian works at Newcastle-under-Lyme Golf Club. Here he talks about his career, the challenge of managing a course during Covid-19 and why he is investing in all-electric course machinery.
‘Dismiss your greenkeepers at your peril’
Agronomist Noel MacKenzie says that the venues that continue to invest in senior staff, particularly general managers and head greenkeepers, are the ones best placed to thrive in 2021 and beyond.
Meet the head greenkeeper: Kevan Glass
The head greenkeeper at Brokenhurst Manor GC talks about course maintenance.
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