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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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Rigby Taylor products help put renewed life into Lees Hall Golf Club
Ian Whitehead knew that simply by applying common sense greenkeeping practices – coupled with the right amenity products – he would be able to make a difference when he joined 18-hole Lees Hall Golf Club in 2016.
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The Leicestershire GC delighted with GripClad
“We have 60 sleeper steps around the course which become a slip hazard, particularly during winter. The club decided to research a non-slip material that would solve the problem and make the steps less hazardous.”
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A day in the life: Antony Kirwan
Antony is the course manager at Romford GC in Essex. The Open qualifying venue was designed by James Braid and lies just 18 miles from the centre of London.
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A product to prevent people slipping on your golf course
Wrapping chicken wire around a sleeper to prevent someone from slipping on hazardous elevated stepped access, or tripping or falling from steep sided tees, just doesn’t solve the problem, it contributes to it.
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How do you control earthworms without chemicals?
With chemical control of earthworms consigned to history, agronomist Emma Beggs looks at ways to reduce the problem of casts on sports surfaces.
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This is how Gullane GC prepared its course for two major tournaments this summer
Shortly before Oliver Fisher carded the first round of 59 in European Tour history at the Portugal Masters in Vilamoura, South Africa’s Brandon Stone missed a putt to get the same score at the Scottish Open at Gullane GC.
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You do not need to store petrol underground
Above ground diesel tanks are a common site at almost every greenkeeping yard up and down the country. In most cases the small machinery is petrol powered, so why not have an above ground petrol tank also?
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INFINICUT® fleet installed at Real Madrid
A fleet of 22 Cub Cadet INFINICUT®mowers have recently been installed at Ciudad Real Madrid, to maintain all of the natural pitches at the club’s prestigious training facility.
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Eagle launches website design service for golf clubs
In line with its mission to help golf clubs make a better impression on-course and online, Eagle has added website design to its portfolio of services to help your golf club make a better impression to prospective members and visitors.
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SALTEX preview: Bayer
Visitors to this year’s SALTEX event will have the chance to preview a new pre-emergence total herbicide that has been submitted to HSE-CRD for formal approval and is expected to be ready for the 2019 season.
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SALTEX preview: BLEC
It has been a busy year for BLEC, appointing dealers, streamlining manufacture and product ranges. Continuing at full steam, BLEC will be returning to SALTEX on stand M080, with two popular seeders on show.
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SALTEX preview: Charterhouse Turf Machinery (CTM)
A stop by the Charterhouse Turf Machinery (CTM) stand at SALTEX is a great port of call to see a vast array of equipment for the care of both natural and artificial surfaces.
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Do greenkeepers just simply ‘cut grass’?
As most people are experienced in mowing a lawn, there’s an assumption from many that all greenkeepers do is ‘cut grass’. This attitude displays deep ignorance of the know-how of the average greenkeeper, writes John Dempsey PhD.
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World’s first supplementary lighting rig for golf courses is launched
Bernhard and Company announced earlier this year its partnership with MLR Sports, provider of lighting solutions for sports stadiums since 1998. It is now launching a golf rig specifically designed for golf courses.
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SALTEX preview: DLF
Following a year of extreme weather conditions, a stop by the DLF stand, J100 at SALTEX, will be a must for turf managers preparing for autumn and winter overseeding operations.