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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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West Cornwall invests in efficient Toro machinery
West Cornwall Golf Club, the oldest club in its county, has invested in Toro machinery to ensure maximum efficiency, in a move spearheaded by the club’s new course manager.
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Wheatley Golf Club benefits from R9 perennial fine ryegrass mixture
Martin Haywood, course manager at Wheatley Golf Club in Doncaster is a big fan of Rigby Taylor’s R9 perennial fine ryegrass mixture.
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Hermitage Golf Club renovates all its bunkers
Hermitage Golf Club, Dublin, rich in history, is regarded as one of Ireland’s finest parkland courses, and now even more so following a recent bunker renovation.
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Headland EPH programme reduces costly fungicide applications for Stratford Oaks GC
The transition from the main growing season into the cooler, wetter autumn and winter months brings many changes to a turf maintenance programme.
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Case study: The Dennis Razor Ultra
After Ian Fraser, head greenkeeper at Pitmedden Bowls Club in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, trialled the Dennis Razor Ultra 560 for just a weekend – he quickly decided he couldn’t be without it.
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Saltex is postponed by another eight months
The grounds management exhibition Saltex has been postponed until November 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Q&A with Ben Lowery
The course manager at Market Rasen Golf Club talks about the maintenance of the greens.
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A day in the life: James Cleaver
The course manager at Stratford Oaks Golf Club in Warwickshire, a parkland venue that was designed by Howard Swan, takes us through his average day.
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GA Plant take delivery of the first GreenMech EVO 165P SUB-750
GA Plant and Tool Hire in Swindon has become the first company to take delivery of a brand-new EVO 165P SUB-750 woodchipper from GreenMech.
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Profile: SISIS tractor mounted deep slitters
With three models in the SISIS range – the Multislit, Maxislit and Megaslit are tractor mounted deep slitters which offer deep, clean penetration with minimal surface disturbance.Â
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A new deal for Newquay Golf Club
Dan Kendle, head greenkeeper at Newquay GC, says it is great being back at work after lockdown on a busy golf course, with the added bonus of using several new John Deere course maintenance machines.
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P Tuckwell to acquire Burden Bros Agri dealership
The owners of P Tuckwell have reached an agreement to acquire the Burden Bros Agri John Deere dealership business, with completion set to go through in the next few days.
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Meet the golf course superintendent: Jeff Miller
Jeff, from The Santaluz Club, talks about the soil condition of a course in a mountainous area, why he’s a fan of lithium batteries for some course machinery and how the club recycles water for irrigation purposes.
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How Notts Golf Club improved its heathland offering
Ten years ago the club embarked on a major change to conservation greenkeeping with a reduction in chemical inputs and a regeneration of fine turf, giving firm, fast-running heathland surfaces.
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BLEC PBR150 makes the grade for landscape contractor Chemquad
With two major soft-landscaping projects in the diary, the decision to purchase a Power Box Rake 150 (PBR150) from BLEC was a timely one for Worcester based contractor, Chemquad.