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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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DLF & Johnsons Sports Seed announce competition winners
Paul Humphreys at Concord College, Shrewsbury and Taunton Schools’ Mark Jolliffe have been announced as the winners of the DLF / Johnsons Sports Seed ForthRoots competition at SALTEX 2019.
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St George’s Hill signs first five-year agreement plan
At the pinnacle of St George’s Hill Golf Club sits its iconic clubhouse, casting an eye over its three nine-hole courses widely regarded as Harry Colt’s crowning glory, and now in the hands of Toro to uphold.
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City of Newcastle Golf Club upgrades its steps with Htn Contracting
November definitely brought some challenging working conditions for the golf course management community and during this wet period Htn has been busy supporting course managers across the UK.
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Price Turfcare sales achievement award for Tom Bailey
Tom Bailey, area sales manager at RT Machinery, has won Price Turfcare’s Dealer Sales Achievement award and has been presented with £300 worth of store vouchers in appreciation of his efforts.
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Suffolk golf club sees 25% increase in bird species
Ufford Park Woodbridge Hotel, Golf and Spa in Suffolk has seen a nearly 25 per cent rise in bird species that live at the venue in just eight years, according to a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) survey.
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id verde Signs Contract With The Toro Company
Europe’s largest provider of grounds maintenance and landscape construction services, id verde, has signed a contract with The Toro Company.
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Rigby Taylor’s Autumn Green BiO fertiliser ‘improves disease resistance’
Autumn Green BiO fertiliser – a new 3-0-12+8Fe+6CaO+2MgO micro granular formulation – ‘improved disease resistance, rapid green-up and extended (two-three months) colour’.
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Product profiles: SISIS tractor mounted deep slitters
Aeration is a key process to improve drainage, reduce turf compaction and thatch build up. With three models in the SISIS range, the Multislit, Maxislit and Megaslit are deep slitters which offer deep, clean penetration with minimal surface disturbance.
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Robin Hood Golf Club becomes a Toro fleet customer
Robin Hood Golf Club in Solihull has come on board as a Toro fleet customer for the first time as course manager Luke Dennis attests to Toro outperforming other brands across the UK and beyond.
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New course machinery fleet for Glasgow Golf Club
Founded as a members’ club in 1787, Glasgow Golf Club is proud of its heritage as the ninth oldest golf club in the world.
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New micro granular formulation launched
Autumn Green BiO is a new (3-0-12+8Fe+6CaO+2MgO) micro granular formulation with the addition of a BiO Pack and Zeolite.
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Charity offers financial support to greenkeepers this Christmas
A charity that supports people in horticulture is offering struggling greenkeepers up to £100-worth of supermarket vouchers to help with Christmas this year.
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Germinal gains exclusive distribution rights for new browntop bentgrass cultivar
Germinal has gained exclusive European distribution rights for new browntop bentgrass cultivar, Musket, and the new variety will be included in the company’s range of seed mixtures in 2020.
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A day in the life: Damien Bowe
The course manager at Canons Brook Golf Club in Essex takes us through his average day.
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How to increase the life expectancy of a bunker
Bunker renovation can be costly and the design life of a bunker is usually five to seven years. However, according to Richard Allen, the life expectancy can be considerably, and affordably, extended if just a few principles in the design stage are adhered to.



