Delamere Forest Golf Club in Cheshire is celebrating the culmination of a six-year programme to revert its heathland championship course back to its original 1910 design.

Oxford Golf Club has praised an agronomy plan implemented by master greenkeeper Greg Evans, who has headed a two-year programme of turf maintenance, for improving the golf course.

Some of the 20 greenkeepers sponsored by Capillary Concrete to work on the grounds crew at this year’s Ryder Cup reflect on the experience.

Sports administrators are closely watching a revolutionary greenkeeping project in Yorkshire which, if it takes off, has the potential to be rolled out country wide.

Effingham Golf Club has used a trip back in time as the inspiration for its new-look championship course after completing a major renovation and upgrade of its classic course and club facilities. The prestigious Surrey club has invested a significant six-figure sum over the last five years to return all 73 bunkers on its historic…

The world-renowned Royal Dornoch Golf Club in Scotland is supporting a pioneering project that should help prevent part of its course succumbing to coastal erosion. A number of gaps in the saltmarsh habitat in the Dornoch Firth means part of Royal Dornoch’s Struie Course is vulnerable to flooding and being lost to the power of…

The British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association (BIGGA) has unveiled the volunteers who have been selected to join the ‘Support Team’ for the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. The greenkeepers will be on hand to assist director of golf courses and estates, Kenny Mackay, and his team, throughout the European Tour’s flagship event in late…

An internationally-renowned golf course’s commitment to its community and natural environment has earned it a coveted global sustainability accolade. Royal Dornoch Golf Club has been awarded the GEO Certified® ecolabel, an international symbol of ‘great golf environments’. This recognises clubs that have met high standards for performance in nature conservation, water and energy efficiency, ethical…

With BTME 2018 imminent, organiser BIGGA has announced major changes that reveal how the leading turf management exhibition in Europe will look in coming years. The 30th annual BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition, taking place from 23-25 January at the Harrogate Convention Centre, will be the final one in its current incarnation. Instead, a restructure will see…

Wellingborough Golf Club has completed a comprehensive bunker renovation project under the supervision of Swan Golf Designs (SGD). The project, designed and overseen by William Swan, saw the construction of 40 bunkers to add to the two that were built as part of a trial project in 2015. The single-phase construction, carried out by FJ…

Prince’s Golf Club, in Sandwich Bay, Kent and host of the 1932 Open Championship, has announced extensive and ambitious plans to redevelop the Himalayas nine. The Himalayas will remain open with minimal disruption throughout the process. Rob McGuirk, general manager of Prince’s Golf Club, commented: “The entire club is very excited by this project. “We’re…

Visitors can now register to attend SALTEX 2017 for free. The show takes place at the NEC, Birmingham, on November 1 and 2, and has so far attracted over 250 exhibitors – a number that’s set to grow further in the weeks leading up to the event. Confirmed to return are a number of leading…

Wentworth Club, home of the BMW PGA Championship, has been awarded an international sustainability certification in recognition its commitments to the environment and local community. The ‘GEO Certified’ accreditation by the Golf Environment Organisation (GEO) is the international standard in course sustainability and reflects that Wentworth has met the ISEAL member certification standard. Verified by…

France’s top links course, La Mer at Le Touquet Golf Resort, has undergone a major restoration project as part of long-term plans to restore the course to its 1930s glory. The Harry Colt classic opened in 1931 when Le Touquet was the most fashionable resort in Europe. But fortification and bombardment during World War II…

The fairways are divoted, the greens double cut and the bunkers will be raked to perfection. This week Royal Birkdale will host the Open for the 10th time, taking it to joint second in the list of most used venues on the current Open rota. As the world’s most prestigious golf tournament arrives in Lancashire,…

An American course superintendent responsible for maintaining a remote course high in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina is celebrating after becoming BIGGA’s 72nd master greenkeeper. Brian Stiehler, 38 (pictured centre), of Highlands Country Club in Highlands, North Carolina, has become one of the youngest to ever achieve the qualification in its 26-year history. Four…

One of Scotland’s most respected heritage golf clubs has unveiled a comprehensive renovation project that has reinstated many original features of the famous links and heathlands layout. Scotscraig Golf Club, the 13th oldest golf club in the world, features a championship course in a traditional loop that has undergone an extensive development programme which has…

This image taken on a smartphone has won first prize for a greenkeeper in a competition. The spectacular dawn image of a greenkeeper preparing his course at a Welsh golf club claimed first prize in the annual ‘BIGGA Photographic Competition’. The judge’s favourite 12 images have been selected for inclusion in the greenkeeping association’s calendar…

Macdonald Hotels & Resorts, the UK’s largest independently owned hotel group, is investing £550,000 to enhance the playing conditions of its golf courses. Highlighting the group’s on-going commitment to ensuring the courses remain in prime condition throughout the year, a number of enhancements, including bunker renovation, greens’ project works and pathway redevelopment, will be completed…

The managing partner of one of the UK’s most prestigious venues, Castle Stuart Golf Links, has said golf courses have to become easier to play in order to boost participation levels. Mark Parsinen, who also designed the 2016 Scottish Open venue, said that more difficult courses increase the amount of time it takes for golfers…

Ransomes Jacobsen’s three-hole golf course, The RJ National, located at its European headquarters on the outskirts of Ipswich, has been re-certified by the Golf Environment Organisation (GEO). With this latest accolade, the RJ National becomes the first golf course in the UK to be awarded GEO Certified® status for commitment to sustainable development for a…