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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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‘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.
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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.
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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.
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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. Â
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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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Software profile: TurfKeeper.com
Did you know that there is software, designed specifically for greenkeepers, that converts data on a range of topics from machinery maintenance to budget control, so that all sorts of job functions, including daily task planning, is made far easier, that you can sign up to?