News

  • Four young greenkeepers from around Europe are coming to the end of a unique six-month work experience placement at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome, the host of this year’s Ryder Cup.

  • Golf Club Limpachtal, Switzerland, recently became the latest European venue to complete a full bunker renovation using Durabunker’s patented synthetic bunker edge product.

  • The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) is to run a two and a half day ‘Women’s Leadership Academy’ event later this year, in order to help women pursue careers in greenkeeping.

  • Ventrac launches new attachment

    Ventrac has launched a new attachment for its 4520 all-terrain compact tractor to help turf managers with numerous tasks across their properties.

  • Pitched against Toro distributors from across the globe, Reesink has been awarded by Toro the International Outstanding Sales Achievement award for 2022 – high praise indeed for the company.

  • Having been machinery partners to Hertfordshire’s Centurion Club for a number of years, George Browns recently played a pivotal role in the successful delivery of the LIV Golf League London event in early July.

  • To support continued growth, INFINICUT® is pleased to announce the appointment of two new territory sales managers in the form of Mark Clifford-Kennedy and Gareth Rogers.

  • A golf resort in Renfrewshire has fallen into administration and will be put up for sale.

  • Kubota (UK) has appointed Will Barker as agricultural and groundcare dealer manager for the east Midlands and Eastern Counties.

  • Origin Amenity Solutions (OAS) will be exhibiting at the first ever GroundsFest with two stands.

  • Paul Armour has been appointed as Gullane’s new course manager after earning widespread praise for his work in the same role at Dunbar over the last seven years.

  • Tributes have poured in for the course manager at Kings Golf Club in Inverness, Stevie McIntosh, who tragically collapsed and died while competing in an event at Carrbridge Golf Club.  

  • Innovator of turfcare maintenance machinery, Redexim UK is delighted to announce the appointment of Allen Whellans as its new area sales manager for the north.

  • John Deere has launched a resettlement programme for military service personnel, offering new career opportunities working on some of the world’s most advanced professional groundscare machinery.  

  • The Dyke Golf Club in Brighton recently completed the renovation of a multi-phase bunker renovation project using bunker specialist Durabunker.

  • Toro, Reesink UK and greenkeeping association BIGGA have revealed the finalists of the Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year and Toro Young Student Greenkeeper of the Year.

  • SRUC students visit golf course

    A group of students recently visited a greenkeeping team to understand the work needed to transform a parkland course into a US-style layout with white sand bunkers, smaller greens and surrounding rough.

  • Peter Varlow, the course manager at ‘The Club at Cams Hall Estate’ in Hampshire, has been named ‘employee of the month’ by The Golf Business magazine.

  • John Deere and the Ladies European Tour (LET) have extended their longstanding relationship with an upgraded three-year partner agreement.

  • Proving that multi-purpose certainly doesn’t have to mean compromise, a CombiTool from GKB Machines has been delivering on every front since its delivery at Rookery Park Golf Club in May 2023.

  • James Wright has joined Origin Amenity Solutions (OAS) as its technical sales representative for the south Yorkshire region, following the retirement of widely respected and long-standing predecessor, Mike Brear.