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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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The addition of Roundup® means Bayer can provide ‘the complete package’ for weed control
The recent addition of Roundup® to Bayer’s amenity portfolio complements its new residual herbicide Valdor® Flex and provides contractors with the complete package when it comes to weed control.
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Gloucester Rugby overcome challenge of fast-leaching hybrid pitch with help from Headland Amenity
When head groundsman Stuart Lambert joined Gloucester Rugby in the summer of 2018, a brand-new hybrid pitch installation had just been completed at the clubs Kingsholm Stadium.
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Exeter Chiefs get by with a little help from their friends – and Johnsons Sports Seed!
A change in career is a daunting prospect, but it can often be made easier with training and support from new industry peers.
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Football clubs order the Vixen sprayer
Manchester United, Liverpool and Everton have all recently purchased the pedestrian self-propelled Vixen sprayer from British-based manufacturer Team Sprayers through dealer Cheshire Turf Machinery.
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Winter improvement work for Bedfordshire club
Essex-based Swan Golf Designs (SGD) is to create a schedule of autumn and winter improvement work at Aspley Guise & Woburn Sands GC, in Bedfordshire.
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Outstanding US students rewarded
An American student has won approximately £4,800 in the 2019 Scholars Competition offered through the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA).
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Upminster Golf Club opts for Toro irrigation
It was word of mouth and recommendations from nearby customers that saw Upminster Golf Club opt for Toro irrigation.
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The four-phase drainage project at Sundridge Park Golf Club
The golf club started draining all of its 36 holes in 2015, as part of a four-phase project involving the unique Hydraway Sportsdrain, which will be completed next year. The results, so far, have been remarkable.
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Chigwell Golf Club takes delivery of second Toro fleet
Chigwell Golf Club in Essex has taken delivery of its second Toro fleet as it proves itself a winner in the eyes of its membership.
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Dumbarnie Links to open in 2020
May 2020 is eagerly awaited as the official opening date of Scotland’s newest links course at Dumbarnie, Fife, but a few lucky souls are gaining sneak previews.
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Blackpool North Shore Golf Club installs Toro Lynx system
Stage one of the irrigation refit at Blackpool North Shore Golf Club is complete with the successful – and quick – installation of a Toro Lynx central control system.
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David Carpenter is new chair of IOG
David Carpenter has taken over as chair of the Institute of Groundsmanship (IOG) for the next three years.
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‘Some traffic on the golf course is better than none’
Recent research has found that rolling suppresses dollar spot and fusarium patch incidence. And this means, explains the STRI, that some traffic on the golf course – rather than none – makes for more difficult disease entry.
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Manor of Groves is now exclusively Toro
Following the arrival of its second Toro fleet, Hertfordshire’s Manor of Groves Golf Club is now exclusively Toro, achieving its all-red status ahead of its deadline of 2020.
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A day in the life: Joe Curtis
The course manager at Gloucester Golf Club takes us through his average day.