Golf course mower efficiency: An overview of leading products
Three of the industry’s main suppliers of course machinery to golf clubs have been adapting their products so they are more efficient for greenkeepers.
Golf courses in England can reopen from Wednesday, May 13
Golf courses and tennis courts in England can reopen from Wednesday, May 13, following Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s address to the nation.
Ireland issues five-phase plan for the reopening of golf clubs
The governing golfing unions of Ireland have issued a five-phase plan for the resumption of golf which could see clubhouse restaurants and changing rooms reopening next month.
Profile of a golf club during the lockdown: Longniddry
Longniddry in East Lothian has furloughed staff, cancelled events, negotiated payment holidays for services and, thanks to course maintenance prioritising, is looking forward to the resumption of golf with some optimism.
Meet the golf course manager: Gary Rowe
With all but two of the greenkeeping team furloughed during April, Gary Rowe, course manager at Banstead Downs Golf Club, details how the club has adapted to life against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic, plus how the course drastically improved irrigation efficiency.
‘Golf club of the decade’ manager is now a lockdown greenkeeper
The manager of the club Wales Golf has named ‘Golf Club of the Decade’ has revealed that he is working as a greenkeeper at his club during the lockdown, because it has furloughed staff.
Woodhall Spa chooses Toro again
It’s a relationship over two decades strong, therefore it’s no surprise that when it came to renewing its machinery fleet as it concluded what is widely recognised as the biggest in-house golf renovation project in the UK, that Woodhall Spa chose Toro again.
Ventrac – It’s the greenkeeper’s Swiss army knife
The course manager who owns a Ventrac 4500 compact tractor really does possess the industry’s equivalent of the Swiss army knife as this robust and deceptively powerful 24.9hp machine is so versatile.
New Nutri-Link nutritional and bio-stimulant systems launched
Rigby Taylor has announced the new Nutri-Link nutritional and bio-stimulant system for a wide range of turf surfaces, including sand-based constructions.
A day in the life: John Cunningham
The head greenkeeper at Isle of Skye Golf Club, the seaside nine-hole venue that’s the only one in the world to have its holes named in Gaelic, takes us through his average day.
Here’s some brilliant stories about what the golf industry has been doing during the pandemic
Here’s a round-up of some heartening stories involving golf clubs, their members and their suppliers, and how they have gone the extra mile in the last month, and in doing so have ensured we can look to this industry with pride.
A day in the life: James Williams
The course manager at Oake Manor Golf Club in Somerset, a venue that offers an 18-hole course, a nine-hole course and a practice area, takes us through his average day.
Htn Contracting had a busy start to 2020 before the Covid-19 lockdown
David Houghton, managing director of Htn Contracting, gives his update of what the company was up to in the first three months of 2020.
UK golf courses could be given ‘just a few hours notice’ about reopening
UK golf courses are set to find out this weekend when they can reopen following the Covid-19 lockdown, with some warning the notice period could be less than 24 hours.
Golf could return in the UK on May 7 (or May 11 or May 18)
The Daily Telegraph has revealed that golf courses in the UK could reopen on May 7, while the BBC is reporting that it could be May 11, as golf clubs in Guernsey and Jersey will reopen this week.
Dumbarnie Links still hopes to open on May 16
As many UK golf courses hope to reopen in May, one hopes to open for the first time during that month.
‘Golf can and should return quickly’
The chairman of the UK Parliament’s All-Party Group for Golf has given the strongest indication yet that golf courses could reopen shortly.
How do PGRs work?
Plant Growth Regulators (PGRs) are a longstanding programme component for those maintaining all types of amenity grassland and managed amenity turf.
Royal Liverpool’s course changes ‘nearly complete’
Royal Liverpool GC, which has hosted the Open Championship twice in the last 15 years, is nearing completion of the first phase of major course changes designed to retain it as a regular host of the Open.
Muir-Of-Ord Golf Club chooses Toro for the first time
Muir-Of-Ord Golf Club, located a few miles north of Inverness in Scotland, has chosen to invest in Toro for the first time, purchasing a ProCore 648 pedestrian aerator to enable quality aeration across the whole course.
Meet the golf course estate manager: David Fraser
The head greenkeeper – and now estate manager of Mortonhall Golf Club takes us through the challenges involved in maintaining one of Scotland’s premier golfing venues, located hundreds of feet above sea level.
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