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Meet the course manager: Shaun Embleton
Course manager Shaun Embleton is spearheading a massive redevelopment at one of the north east’s premier resorts. He discusses moving away from committee-led structures, reimagining championship holes for a modern audience, and why Ramside Hall is the “sleeping giant” finally finding its voice.
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Charterhouse sales manager gets married at golf club
Charterhouse Turf Machinery’s Sales Manager Nick Darking had a rather urgent appointment at Old Thorns Golf Club in July – but not to drop in the latest piece of kit, instead to get married to his fiancée Helen! They were joined by 60 of their closest family and friends for the ceremony, before further guests…
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First Iseki TLE4490 tractor sold in Europe
East Grinstead Rugby Football Club (EGRFC) located in West Sussex has taken delivery of the first Iseki TLE4490 tractor sold in Europe. The tractor was delivered by local Iseki dealer, Yeowart Agricultural. The new tractor will be used to manage and maintain three full-size pitches covering a total of 14 acres. The pitches at EGRFC…
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This is how Harpenden Common GC deals with leaf fall
The 18-hole parkland course on Harpenden Common in Hertfordshire features a mixture of mature woodland and gorse. The club has used a Trilo SG400 vacuum sweeper to deal with the substantial leaf fall for many years now, but the introduction of a scarifying unit has changed the dynamics, says head greenkeeper Sean Brocklehurst. Golf has…
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Major 1930s restoration project at French links course
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…
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This is Royal Ashdown Forest GC’s woodland management plan
Set in the heart of East Sussex is the Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Club. Woodland management plays a key part in their maintenance regime, as does the new GreenMech Eco 150 TMP they have recently purchased. Maintained by Chris Mitchell and his team of 10 greens staff, this 1888 established, two 18-hole heathland course, has…
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Kubota launches new four-seater utility vehicle
Kubota UK is setting the standard in power and versatility with the launch of its new four-seater utility vehicle, the RTV-X1140. The new model, from the market-leader in diesel powered utility vehicles, builds on the popular predecessor (the RTV1140), demonstrating its ongoing commitment to developing exceptional machinery which not only supports professionals in their day-to-day…
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Ipswich council maintains synthetic surfaces in-house
Ipswich Borough Council – via three teams at Chantry Park, Holywells Park and Christchurch Park – maintain all natural surfaces of sports grounds, open spaces, schools and play areas in the borough. When the decision was taken to pull the synthetic surface maintenance in-house, the council decided that a Verti-Top and Verti-Comb from Charterhouse Turf…
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Dibden greenkeeper ‘fighting for life in hospital’
A greenkeeper at a Southampton golf course is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after a 40 foot tree fell on him during high winds. The man, aged in his 40s, was sitting on a ride-on mower while working at the time. Dibden Golf Centre, where the incident happened, has been closed until further notice. The…
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Meet the Dennis Razor Ultra 560
The Dennis Razor Ultra 560’s development was fine-tuned using feedback from greenkeepers following ‘out in the field tests’ and was the first product which utilised the company’s CAD system back in 2009. The mower has been designed for a high quality cut on greens and tees with its eleven-blade dedicated cutting cylinder offering a 560mm…
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Cosby Golf Club prepares its course for a 50 / 50 bent – poa split
Cosby Golf Club head greenkeeper, Thomas Flavelle, is in the process of preparing the course for a sward conversion programme. To help him get the course best prepared for the change he has been working closely with Andy Lane of Headland Amenity. Previously called the Narborough Golf Club, it was founded in 1895 and today…
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Germinal updates its Grade A perennial ryegrass seed mixture for golf tees
Germinal has updated its Grade A perennial ryegrass seed mixture for golf tees by upping the percentage of Cabrio Ultra Fine Ryegrass to give even greater fineness of leaf. The revised ‘A5 Cricket, Tennis and Tees’ mixture has moved from a blend of three perennial ryegrasses (45 percent Escapade, 35 percent Cabrio, 20 percent EuroCordus)…
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Work starts on £4.5m new golf course development
Royal Norwich Golf Club has started work on the £4.5 million redevelopment of land nearly eight miles away in Lenwade, where it will relocate. The site is being redeveloped into what it claims will be one of the region’s outstanding golf venues featuring an 18-hole championship course, an academy course and work on a new…
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Polo club explains its grounds maintenance programme
Beaufort Polo Club in Tetbury is the foremost centre for the development of polo in the Cotswolds. With 90 acres of fields and grassed areas and just a small team around him, head groundsman Wlodek Sterkowicz needs a maintenance regime that’s simple but that can cope with the demanding conditions that polo brings. It all…
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Wells Park School launches new farm
Pupils at Wells Park School, a residential primary school for five to 11 year olds with social, emotional and mental health difficulties, are transforming an area of land into a brand new farm with the help of a compact tractor donated by machinery giant Kubota UK. This exciting new initiative is part of the school’s…
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Hartfield Golf Club members happy with course improvements
Hartfield Golf Club, located in Australia, has seen drastic improvements on the course after purchasing a range of machinery from Jacobsen. Delivery was made by local Jacobsen dealer McIntosh & Son. Nick Kinley is the course superintendent at Hartfield Golf Club having joined three and a half years ago from Mount Lawley Golf Club in…