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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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Golf club finds two people having sex in a bunker
The disrespect some members of the public have shown towards both golf courses and guidance to stay at home during the lockdown has plummeted to a new level as one venue has revealed it found two people in a bunker having sex with each other.
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These golf course mowers are aimed at maximising plant health
Ever-tightening controls on pesticides and chemical usage means mowing now has to be much more than simply cutting the grass – it has to be effective in turf conditioning itself. Here leading manufacturers highlight the equipment that’s aimed at maximising plant health.
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You can save money to purchase new mowers by not repairing old ones
After five years of mower usage, repair costs soar while the value of the machines slump. So don’t repair machinery after five years; the money saved can fund the leasing of brand new mowers, explains Ian Henderson.
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Meet the course manager: Royal Dornoch’s Eoin Riddell
He has one of the greatest jobs in greenkeeping and talks about recent projects at the club, how the venue recovered after the 2018 drought and the benefits of being a green greenkeeper.
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‘The golf course won’t be ready as soon as lockdown restrictions are lifted’
A golf club manager has warned that his venue will have to introduce a phased return of tee times when the course reopens because it won’t be ready for heavy golfing traffic.
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‘I am gathering evidence on whether golf courses can reopen first’
The UK’s culture secretary, Oliver Dowden, has responded to a question specifically about golf and said he is looking at data on whether golf courses can reopen in the first wave of the easing of lockdown restrictions.
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Foldable rake launched to keep golfers safe
A light, foldable rake that can be carried in every golfer’s bag has been produced to ensure that bunkers can be raked by golfers, without the risk of spreading coronavirus, when golf resumes.
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Sheep are taking over golf courses due to the lack of greenkeepers
At least two closed and empty English golf clubs have been taken over by sheep during the coronavirus lockdown – where the ruminants have been taking on the grass cutting duties normally reserved for the currently furloughed greenkeepers.
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Golf courses are now reopening even in the world’s worst-hit Covid-19 areas
Golf courses around the world, including now even in New York – the city with the highest coronavirus death toll so far – are reopening in a sign that golf is globally being seen as an allowable activity if any pandemic lockdown restrictions are lifted.
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What happens if we have another summer like 2018?
Almost every golf course in the UK was severely affected by the drought of 2018. Stella Rixon looks at why some courses – even those with drought-resistant species – suffered more grass cover loss than others.
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East Kilbride buzzing with new ProFlex
The Proflex is a popular mower for so many due to the independent floating decks.
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Royal Portrush signs new agreement with Toro
Fresh off the success of the 2019 Open Championship it hosted, Royal Portrush has signed another five-year agreement with Toro, bringing the relationship between the historic club and the brand to 30 years.
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Machinery profile: the GKB Sandfiller
Described as reliable, robust and efficient, the GKB Sandfiller exceeds expectations for Marc Kerr Limited.
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22” INFINICUT® ticks every box for Isle of Skye Golf Club
As the only golf course on the island, head greenkeeper John Cunningham works hard to keep the surfaces at the Isle of Skye Golf Club in first-class condition.
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Scottish golf club will donate 50% of its bookings to the NHS
A Scottish golf club has stated that, in spite of the financial troubles the golf industry faces due to the coronavirus pandemic, it will donate a staggering 50 per cent of its online bookings for 2021 to the NHS to show its gratitude for its staff’s care throughout the crisis.