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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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Greenkeeper Bill Mitchell retires – after 58 years at the same golf club
A 58-year career is not in itself remarkable, what is remarkable, as in the case of Bill Mitchell, is a 58-year career at the same club. Not to mention the 25-year relationship with Toro and Reesink Turfcare. After almost 60 years at Perranporth Golf Club, on the north coast of Cornwall, the club he joined…
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EcoBunker moves into Mexico at Rancho San Lucas
The new Greg Norman-designed Rancho San Lucas course in Los Cabos, Mexico, centrepiece of an 834 acre masterplanned development, is the venue for synthetic bunker face specialist EcoBunker’s debut in the country. EcoBunker CEO Richard Allen, who recently travelled to the project site to advise on the construction of the bunkers, said: “The Norman firm…
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Bayer launches new total herbicide in Ireland
A new pre and early post-emergence total herbicide, for the control of annual and perennial weeds, has been launched into the Irish market by Bayer, and is now available to purchase. Pistol® Flex brings a new active ingredient, to the market for broad spectrum control over a wide range of uses including treatments applied to…
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Germinal launches new wildflower mixture
A new wildflower mixture produces fast-to-establish, reliable and attractive meadow habitat. The mixture, specifically designed to produce a fast-establishing sward of UK-native wildflowers and meadow grasses, has been launched by Germinal Amenity. Formulated to produce the kind of quick and easy to establish meadow-type habitats required by modern, commercial landscaping projects, Germinal’s Everyday Meadow seed…
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Mower profile: 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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What are the benefits of fairway irrigation and how do you avoid the pitfalls?
Agronomist Stella Rixon looks at both issues here Given the challenging dry spring and early summer weather in the south-east last year, many course fairways showed drought stress early. This always instigates conversations regarding installation of irrigation. However, there are always justified concerns on how the addition of irrigation might reduce the fairway playing quality.…
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Pioneering saltmarsh project for Royal Dornoch GC’s battle against coastal erosion
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…
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GreenKeeping launches major recruitment site
GreenKeeping has launched what is set to be the biggest recruitment portal in the golf industry, featuring hundreds of jobs such as club managers and secretaries, PGA professionals, food and beverage managers and greenkeepers. Partnering with the country’s leading golf management magazine, The Golf Business, jobs.thegolfbusiness.co.uk will list jobs from clubs, associations and a number of leading…
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Liberty Stadium Swansea happy with Johnsons Sports Seed
Liberty Stadium Swansea, the premier sports venue in south west Wales, is home to Swansea City Football Club and the Ospreys regional rugby team. Although being sceptical, head groundsman Dan Kirton, made the switch to Johnsons Sports Seed in 2015 and now admits that it would take “something seriously special” to make them use anything…
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The latest golf course machinery
New or improved products are set to attract much interest from the nation’s greenkeepers as the new golf season gets underway, writes Andy Waple The RG3 from Cub Cadet, the well-known MTD subsidiary, is the only autonomous greens’ mower in the world. By placing four beacons around the perimeter of the green, the machine can…
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Toro now on the roll call at St Enodoc
St Enodoc Golf Club has an impressive roll call. It is the number one golf club in Cornwall, sixth in the country according to Golf World, and rated 99th in the world by Golf Digest. Adding to that, is the fact that it is now a new Toro customer. Based on that roll call it’s…
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Dennis and SISIS: Key turf management seminar dates
Dennis and SISIS have announced key dates and locations for their 2018 bowling green maintenance seminars. Committed to educating greenkeepers and raising the standards of bowling greens, Dennis and SISIS have long supported the sport of bowls. Their bowling green maintenance seminars continue to go from strength to strength with delegates praising them for helping…
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Sandy Lodge GC builds new chipping green
A new chipping green at Sandy Lodge Golf Club in Northwood is the latest attraction for north west London’s golfers, drawing visitors from across the area. Featuring a classic links-style revetted bunker and an additional sleeper-style bunker which echoes the monster hazard on Sandy Lodge’s renowned second hole, the chipping green forms a new frontage…
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Charles Darwin’s school uses the Javelin Aer-Aid
Andy Richards, grounds manager at Shrewsbury School, is a firm believer that aeration is one of the most important practices carried out by groundsmen, and this is exactly why he has recently purchased a new SISIS Javelin Aer-Aid. Shrewsbury School is one of the country’s leading co-educational independent schools for 13 to 18-year-olds and attracts…
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Which fertilisers should I use on my golf course?
As we come out of what seems to be the longest winter in years, top fertiliser producers offer all-round advice to greenkeepers to help them battle the effects of adverse conditions and get courses back to tip-top shape, reports Andy Waple As the number and scope of efficacious fungicides continues to dwindle, turf professionals must…