How this tennis club achieves low cutting heights
As a sole groundsman, Robin Wilcox has his work cut out looking after the 19 courts and five croquet lawns that make up East Dorset Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (EDLTCC).
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Scottish golf clubs are experiencing a membership surge
Several Scottish golf clubs are experiencing a surge in members after it became the last country in the UK to reopen its golf courses, with one saying 12 people joined just because they enjoyed walking around it during the lockdown.
‘We’ll have no choice but to cease trading until next April’
A number of golf clubs that rely on overseas visitors, particularly in Scotland and Ireland, fear that they will have to close down unless government action is taken before the end of this month.
Toro’s EdgeMax bedknives deliver edge retention that lasts up to three times longer
The hardened tool steel of Toro’s EdgeMax bedknives delivers edge retention that lasts up to three times longer for a sharper, cleaner cut, all season long.
How Arbroath Golf Links improved topdressing results
A Rink DS800 from Charterhouse Turf Machinery has dramatically improved the efficiency and results of topdressing the 18 greens at Arbroath Golf Links.
Here’s how the speed and accuracy of overseeding at Kelso Golf Club was improved
A BLEC Multi-Seeder has improved both the speed and accuracy of overseeding at Scotland’s Kelso Golf Club.
John Deere makes several updates to its compact tractor range for 2020
John Deere has announced a number of updates to the company’s comprehensive compact tractor range for 2020, which includes 13 models in six Series from 25 to 66hp.
Vandals tore up greens at Scottish golf club just before it reopened
Yobs tore up several greens at a Scottish golf course just before it reopened after more than two months of lockdown, and an English venue says it is offering a reward as its course has also been vandalised.
‘Thank you to the greenkeepers for their work during the lockdown’
A Durham golf club has said it is considering permanently keeping the two-ball format as the pace of play is so fast, as it has also showcased the gratitude of a young girl to the greenkeepers for their work during the lockdown.
‘We are in a better place than we were before the lockdown’
The captain of a Lincolnshire golf club has said his venue is set to be financially healthier than it was before the two month lockdown started.
‘Golf courses are so busy they might have to close for maintenance’
The owner of a London golf club has detected a consequence of the resumption of golf in the UK: some golf venues might have to close for several days for maintenance because they are so busy.
England Golf to use Tacit Lifter and Covid-19 Clip for elite competitions
England Golf will be using the Tacit Lifter with the Covid-19 Clip on its flags for elite competitions and championships later this year, to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.
How to increase the speed of aeration
Compaction related problems are common place on golf courses. Dry patch, black layer and excessive thatch all lead to an inconsistent course surface.
Which woodchipper should I invest in?
After making the switch from graphic design to tree surgery in his mid-twenties, Tim Hill then went on to found Twentyeight Trees… when he turned 28!
How this bowls club aerates and verti-cuts the green
Having played the sport from the age of 10, in 2012 Dean Gibbons combined his passion for bowls with his interest in turf maintenance, becoming greenkeeper at Wantage Bowling Club.
Optimising plant health at Dauntsey’s School
The 14 hectares of natural sports surfaces at Dauntsey’s School in Devizes are a tale of two halves. The main playing fields are located on a natural greensand belt, creating an acidic soil profile with a pH level below six.
How Ffos Las Racecourse’s track is kept fit for the year
The dual-purpose track at Ffos Las Racecourse in Carmarthenshire stages flat meetings throughout the summer months and national hunt meetings for the rest of the year. The challenge of keeping the track fit falls to clerk of the course, Dai Jones.
SALTEX moved from this autumn to March 2021
SALTEX is now scheduled to take place in March 2021, and not this autumn, as was originally planned, due to Covid-19.
Golf clubs have seen 100+ membership applications in the last week
The membership ‘surge’ since the reopening of golf courses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland appears to have gotten even stronger in the last few days – and many of the new members are aged 30 to 50.
Golf clubs ‘delighted’ that the pace of play has been so quick
Several golf clubs in England have reported that the length of time it’s taken for post-lockdown rounds to be completed has been so fast that they are considering making permanent changes based on the last week of golf activity.
‘The versatile Dennis G860 cylinder mower has been a saving grace’
Matthew Hallam, head groundsman at Notts County FC, claims that the versatile Dennis G860 cylinder mower has been a saving grace after they were unable to carry out end of season renovations.
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