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Meet the course manager: Shaun Embleton
Course manager Shaun Embleton is spearheading a massive redevelopment at one of the north east’s premier resorts. He discusses moving away from committee-led structures, reimagining championship holes for a modern audience, and why Ramside Hall is the “sleeping giant” finally finding its voice.
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Several golf courses in Wales have already reopened
Some golf clubs in Wales have already reopened and allowed golf to be played on them provided it is with only a maximum of one other golfer who they live with, according to reports.
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Six Scottish golf clubs could close ‘in the next two weeks’
Six golf clubs in South Lanarkshire are in danger of not reopening when golf in Scotland resumes as it is claimed that no greenkeepers have been working on them during the lockdown.
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Sustainability award for bunker-free golf club
Berkhamsted Golf Club has been recognised as one of the UK’s most sustainable and environmentally-responsible golf clubs by achieving GEO Certified® status.
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Product profile: The EVO 165D from GreenMech
An EVO 165D from GreenMech has become the dominant machine on the arb fleet of Swansea-based Rooted Tree & Landscapes.
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‘The Notts County pitch has never been so clean’
Since using the Dennis PRO 34R rotary mower, the pitch at Notts County FC’s Meadow Lane has never been so clean according to head groundsman Matthew Hallam.
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Why we took delivery of two INFINICUT® 34” FX mowers
The Loughborough University Stadium is the jewel in the crown of the dedicated ‘football hub’ at the site’s Holywell Sports Complex.
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GreenMech strengthen dealer coverage in South Wales with Phoenix appointment
Strengthening its representation in Wales, GreenMech has announced the appointment of leading plant and tool dealer, Phoenix Hire & Sales.
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Selby Golf Club delighted with its new Charterhouse Verti-Drain® 7416
Course manager at Selby Golf Club, Chris Goodall, says the arrival of their new Charterhouse Verti-Drain® 7416 in November 2019 couldn’t have come at a better time.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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‘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.
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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.