Formby Hall Golf Resort & Spa has invested around £750,000 in course equipment over the past year, including robotic mowers, automated ball collectors and a new fleet of Toro machinery, to improve maintenance and playing conditions on its two courses.

Basingstoke Golf Club’s course manager Jake Field discusses climate change, water management, creeping bentgrass, technology, sustainability and his ambition to establish the Hampshire club among England’s top 100 courses.

Radley College’s head of grounds, Adam King, says buying a Redexim Overseeder 3D 1575 has let his team spread renovations across the spring and autumn and work around unpredictable weather, instead of relying on contractors each March.

Forest Green Rovers’ grounds team uses Kress battery-powered blowers to lift and separate frost sheets, which head groundsman Nick Johnstone says has halved the time it takes to cover the pitches when temperatures drop.

The course manager at The Bristol Golf Club, Dave Taylor, takes us through his average day.

Scottish turf dealer Double A began in 1996 by demonstrating a single aerator to golf and bowling clubs. As it marks 30 years in business, it is taking over John Deere’s turf territory across the Highlands and Islands, and has already invested in new vehicles to support it.

As autumn progresses, declining light changes what turf can achieve. Good management is less about pushing growth and more about helping the plant make the best use of increasingly limited resources.

Tróia Golf, Robert Trent Jones Sr.’s 1980 course an hour from Lisbon, is nearing the end of a 12-month restoration by his grandson’s firm, with rebuilt greens, dune-integrated bunkers, a new clubhouse and a reopening date of spring 2027.

The end of the season is when the volunteer jobs list gets longer. Rob Barlow sets out an eight-step winter checklist for the outdoor spaces around a club, from checking benches and paths to securing the site and budgeting for spring.

Reesink UK and Toro will return to BTME in January 2027, showing electric and robotic machines, the Intelli360 connected fleet platform, GeoLink precision spraying and a wide range of irrigation products.

To measure green speed on a windswept links, The R&A uses this clear plastic tunnel to shield the stimpmeter from the wind. At Royal Troon in 2024, readings of 10.7 to 10.9 were almost a foot slower than a typical PGA Tour event.

Global dealers gathered at GKB’s Dutch headquarters to celebrate 80 years of the group and 40 years of GKB Machines, reflecting on the company’s heritage and exploring the latest innovations in turf maintenance.

GroundsFest Academy’s free, CPD-accredited Optimising Turf Performance event at Leigh Sports Village brought grounds professionals together to explore how grow lighting, nutrition and recovery programmes can help maintain quality natural turf.

The official launch of the new Kress Voyager 60 robotic mower attracted significant attention at GroundsFest 2026, with visitors gathering to try it for themselves.

Harborne Golf Club in Birmingham has seen a significant improvement in the finish of its fairways since taking delivery of a Baroness LM551 mower, with course manager Jim Gilchrist saying both staff and members noticed the difference straight away.

After leading agronomy teams at Emirates Golf Club and Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club, Craig Haldane has rejoined the Viya group as golf course superintendent at Jumeirah Golf Estates, taking charge of the Earth and Fire courses. He talks about championship preparation, building teams and why sustainability starts with precision.

An RTV-X1110 fleet, supplied by Hamilton Ross, joins Kubota mowers and excavators for Glasgow City Council’s year-round maintenance operation.

From Wiltshire to Scotland, clubs say GripClad’s anti-slip cleats have given them a quick, affordable fix for slippery tee steps, sleepers and walkways, and have cut the risk of slip claims.

More than 90% of John Deere apprentices successfully complete their training, with 74% achieving a merit or distinction and every apprentice passing their End Point Assessment for a fourth consecutive year.

The Howardson Group will showcase the latest developments from its three specialist turfcare brands – Dennis, SISIS and Hunter Grinders – at SALTEX 2026, with a focus on battery-powered mowing, turf maintenance and precision grinding. The group will occupy stands E123 and E124 at the NEC Birmingham on 11–12 November, with its teams available to…

The head greenkeeper at The Vale Resort in South Wales, Mike Bevan, takes us through his average day.