The British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association, Toro and Reesink Turfcare have revealed the 12 finalists who will contest this year’s Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year Awards.

In the build-up to the Ryder Cup, Jacobsen spoke with the team preparing the course for the tournament – as the tension builds.

The course manager at St Enodoc Golf Club in Cornwall takes us through a typical day at the club.

The golf courses and estate manager at Le Golf National in France, venue of the 2018 Ryder Cup, talks to us about how the preparations are going.

The mower has been designed for a high quality cut on greens and tees with its eleven-blade dedicated cutting cylinder offering a 560mm (22in) cut width.

Whiteleaf GC is a Colt-designed venue maintained by just three greenkeepers – one of whom is a part-time volunteer. We speak to course manager Mike Ginger to find out how they achieve their projects.

From Cornwall to Scotland, and North Wales to the North Downs, we round-up the latest from Toro and Reesink Turfcare from all corners of the country.

The Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA) has announced that it has grant funding available from the Department for International Trade (DIT) for the Golf Industry Show (GIS) 2019, in San Diego, California, for SME companies.

Event organisers have announced that visitor registration for SALTEX 2018 is now officially open at www.iogsaltex.com.

Bernhard and Company has become the latest turf industry organisation to formalise its support of members of the British & International Golf Greenkeepers Association by becoming an official BIGGA partner. Bernhard and Company began working alongside BIGGA in 1998 and since 2002 has sponsored the annual BIGGA delegation to the USA. Each year 10 members…

The groundsman at Kirkstall Educational Cricket Club in Leeds believes that a lot more local cricket clubs would see significant improvements if they used a SISIS Rotorake TM1000 tractor mounted scarifier.

Dennis and SISIS have announced the date for their popular cricket renovation day for 2018. The event will be held at Cheltenham College on 7 August and those wishing to attend are encouraged to register soon.

A large number of golf clubs still collect petrol in jerry cans, often invalidating vehicle insurance.

Greenkeepers in Ireland can now access the latest in turf fungicide technology, to tackle both Microdochium Patch and Dollar Spot on their greens this coming disease season.

Its director of greenkeeping, Gordon Moir, tells us that a key part of the jigsaw lies in wetting agents – as this preserves resources such as water.