“When we had a tournament, before we redid the bunkers, our biggest fear was rain in the days before the event,” says Kyle Swart, superintendent at the semi-private Oakwing course in Louisiana.

Two of Europe’s leading golf courses have undergone major upgrades, including the introduction of drought tolerant grasses and the installation of 23 miles of irrigation pipes, to help combat a changing climate.

The outgoing course manager at Falkirk Tryst Golf Club sits down with Liam Armit of Double A to discuss his course and the Grillo FD 2200TS.

Cylinder mowers are precision machines and require precision engineered parts to achieve a pristine finish, as Michael Hampton, parts manager at Reesink Turfcare, explains.

A group of golf course architects has said it welcomes an R&A and USGA proposal to allow an optional requirement to only use golf balls that have been tested under modified launch conditions.

Graham talks about the changes to the courses he is now overseeing, including creating a new signature hole, and working for a club that has more than 5,000 members.

The owner of Casterton, Peter Makinson, is also its head greenkeeper. Here he details how his feeding programme was used to retain moisture and nutrients in the profile during last summer’s hot, dry weather.

Opened in late 2019, Stoneham Lane Football Complex comprises 64sq/km of artificial and natural sports pitches – supporting grass roots football for players of all ages and abilities.

Summer may be several weeks away but irrigation expert John Kidson recommends starting your system as early as possible, as this should help detect issues that can be resolved in a timely manner.

The course manager at Montrose Golf Links talks about the threat of coastal erosion and how the club rolls its greens.

Kings Hill Golf Club in Kent had a problem with people slipping on wooden surfaces around the golf course and clubhouse.

The owner and head greenkeeper of Casterton Golf Club in Cumbria, a venue that offers golf, footgolf and rugbygolf, takes us through his average day.

Proper planning and preparation now by restocking Toro genuine parts will see machines putting in their best performance throughout the busy season and avoiding costly downtime.

Surrounded by the rolling green countryside of Cheshire, T-T Pumps has come a long way since its humble beginnings as engineering company Vanroy – founded in 1959 in the back streets of Burslem, Soke-on-Trent.

This is a role for a commercially astute industry professional with in-depth knowledge of amenity seeds and turf products.

With the end of the football season soon upon us and pitch renovations starting, Reesink Hydro-Scapes has just the ticket for uncomplicated, effective and responsible irrigation for the UK’s football pitches.

The greenkeeping team at Royal Dornoch Golf Club has spent the winter carrying out a major renovation to the 8th hole of its Championship Course, and it should be back in play for the new season.

From Arbroath Golf Links in Scotland, Ally talks about his career, managing a golf course with a team of three people and the equipment he uses to keep his greens looking pristine.

Here’s a testimonial from Gavin Ballantyne, course manager at Turnhouse Golf Club.

From Bungay & Waveney Valley Golf Club, located on the Norfolk / Suffolk border, Tony takes us through his average day.

In the year the irrigation division was rebranded to Reesink Hydro-Scapes, golf clubs the length and breadth of the country made the red choice when it came to their irrigation.