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A day in the life: John Edge
John Edge, the head greenkeeper at Leyland Golf Club in Lancashire, takes us through his average day.
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Club raises £70,000 in one week from coronavirus appeal
A Scottish golf club that feared it was about to close down due to the coronavirus lockdown has said a series of initiatives it launched to raise money has brought in a life-saving total of £70,000 in one week.
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Club given immediate COVID-19 lifeline of £25,000 as more is being made available; Club gives free membership to NHS staff; Footballer ‘to pay golf club’s staff wages’; COVID-19 latest
A golf club has already received £25,000 of coronavirus funding from the Scottish government – money that has ‘secured its future’.
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Here’s some amazing stories emanating from golf clubs during COVID-19
From a golf club that’s inspiring the industry to raise money for the NHS to ones that have been distributing food, the coronavirus has brought out the best in many golf clubs.
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A day in the life: Andy Copeland
The course manager at Mill Green Golf Club in Hertfordshire, an 18-hole course designed by both Peter Alliss and Clive Clark, takes us through his average day.
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Otterbine service resumed at Northamptonshire County Golf Club
Otterbine has been chosen again by Northamptonshire County Golf Club to maintain its irrigation reservoir.
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Q&A with Stuart Taylor, course manager at Glasgow Killermont Golf Club
The greenkeeper answers questions on the club’s recent purchase of its second Tru-Turf greens’ roller.
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Efficient Groundsmaster 5900-D headlines first Toro fleet for Cotswold Hills Golf Club
When it comes to course machinery, time is money, and as such efficient machines are a must have. Which is exactly the reason Cotswold Hills opted for the Groundsmaster 5900-D in its first Toro fleet deal.
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Reliable Dennis G860 is essential at Colliers Park
The Dennis G860 cylinder mower is the most reliable cylinder mower on the market according to Dylan Thompson, grounds maintenance manager, at the all-new Colliers Park in Gresford, Wales.
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Greenkeepers can mow greens a maximum of three times per week
The R&A and greenkeeping association BIGGA have issued guidance to golf clubs about what their greenkeepers should do during the COVID-19 lockdown.
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‘All UK golf courses must now close’
England Golf, Scottish Golf and Wales Golf have all issued statements saying that their affiliated clubs must close with immediate effect and that golfers should stay at home.
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Student Greenkeeper of the Year Awards postponed until 2021
The 2020 Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year Awards has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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England Golf and Scottish Golf: Greenkeepers can still attend work
England Golf and Scottish Golf have both issued guidance stating that golf course greenkeepers can still attend work during the UK lockdown due to coronavirus.
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SALTEX received more than 9,100 visitors in 2019
Findings from the SALTEX 2019 post-show survey have revealed another year of record-breaking attendance.
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Jill Hewitt returns as CEO of the NAAC
Jill Hewitt has been appointed to CEO of the National Association of Agricultural Contractors (NAAC), following the retirement of Duncan Russell.
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Prestigious preparatory school invests in a GKB Rotobrush
Home to full sized AstroTurf, grass cricket wicket, a nine-hole golf course and an all-weather wicket, there was no better match than the GKB Rotobrush for Witham Hall Preparatory School.