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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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Frilford Heath’s diffuser means its reservoir irrigates the course
Frilford Heath GC near Oxford had an Otterbine Air Flo 3 diffuser installed in its 6m, 10-million-gallon reservoir to aerate the water two years ago. And course manager Sid Arrowsmith is a big fan of it.
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Facebook ‘lawn care’ group to come to SALTEX
A Facebook group with over 3,000 active members – mostly landscapers and gardeners – is to appear at SALTEX 2018, at the NEC, Birmingham on October 31 and November 1.
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Significant investment In Ventrac equipment At Wrotham Heath GC
Wrotham Heath Golf Club in Kent has taken delivery of a Ventrac 4500 compact tractor with two alternative mowing decks and a stump grinder attachment, from local dealer MAB Groundcare.
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SISIS Auto Rotorake ‘needs to be seen to be believed’
Andy Richards, grounds manager at Shrewsbury School, has claimed that he is amazed at the amount of material the SISIS Auto Rotorake MK5 removes from the school’s cricket wickets.
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Petrol storage in hot temperatures
With an uncharacteristically hot UK summer this year, temperatures have reached consistent highs but does this temperature pose a potential problem for petrol storage?
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Modern creeping bentgrasses offer complementary traits for modern greens
The latest generation of creeping varieties are becoming more popular, particularly where conditions require the use of a combination of grass species which can offer disease, stress and drought tolerance.
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A Redexim Verti-Top 1200 helps South Wales Sports Grounds improve efficiency
The latest addition to its vast fleet of machinery at South Wales Sports Grounds (SWSG) is a Redexim Verti-Top 1200 from Charterhouse Turf Machinery.
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Largs BC opts for 22” Cub Cadet INFINICUT®
Largs Bowling Club has purchased a Cub Cadet 22” INFINICUT® from MTD Specialty Turf Products, making it one of the first bowls clubs in Scotland to have one.
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2018 Dennis and SISIS bowling green maintenance seminars finish in style
The 2018 Dennis and SISIS bowling green maintenance seminars finished in style with over 350 people in attendance across the eight venues.
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Honour for farmer who built his own golf course
A fifth-generation farmer, who built a successful golf club from scratch, has accepted the role of vice president of the British & International Golf Greenkeepers Association (BIGGA).
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EcoBunker building bunkers at new Dumbarnie Links
The new Dumbarnie Links course in Scotland is under construction and EcoBunkerʼs project team has moved onto site to begin the installation of its synthetic edging product in all of the courseʼs formal bunkers.
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Dutch stadium De Adelaarshorst praise the results of using INFINICUT® 34” mowers
A renovation of stands at Holland’s De Adelaarshorst in 2015 saw the start of new opportunities for Go Ahead Eagles FC and its head of operations, Ronnie Janssen.
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How amino acids help drought stress on golf courses
There are 20 amino acids considered essential for healthy turf grass development and its ability to function.
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Bernhard and Company invests in knowledge
Bernhard and Company has invested in turf experts such as Jonathan Pendry, director of agronomy, and Renata Mundim Ribeiro, turf science graduate at Ohio State University, to share deeper knowledge on turf technologies.
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Ryegrass mixture offers improved fineness of leaf for golf tees
Germinal’s A5 Cricket, Tennis and Tees’ seed mixture offers excellent fineness of leaf thanks to the inclusion of Cabrio Ultra Fine Ryegrass – the highest rated summer sports perennial ryegrass variety.



