The West Sussex-based, luxury country house hotel and spa, Park House, has appointed Jonathan Day as its new head greenkeeper. With over 23 years greenkeeping experience, Jonathan was most recently the course manager at Woking Golf Club in Surrey, a position he had held for the last 14 years. During his time at Woking, he…

Grass seed and turf care specialist, Germinal, will be showcasing Cabrio, its latest ultra-fine perennial ryegrass cultivar for cricket pitches and tennis lawns, at this year’s SALTEX show. Cabrio Ultra Fine Ryegrass is the most recent addition to Germinal’s portfolio of perennial ryegrass cultivars for use on cricket squares, tennis lawns and golf tees. Formally…

SALTEX 2017 has attracted some of the sector’s biggest names, ensuring that visitors can expect to see an impressive line-up of world-class innovation for use by greenkeepers when the event opens its doors at the NEC, Birmingham on 1 and 2 November. John Deere, Toro, Ransomes Jacobsen and Kubota have all confirmed that they will…

With 20 years’ greenkeeping experience at major Scottish golf courses, Dean Muir was “looking for something a little bit different” three years ago when he upped sticks for The Machrie Links. And he’s certainly succeeded in his ambition. As one of the most picturesque golf courses in the UK, set in the dunes on Laggan…

MTD Specialty Turf Products, manufacturer of the ATT TMSystem™ and the Cub Cadet Infinicut™, have announced the appointment of Dougie Archibald as territory sales manager. Dougie is an established name within the industry, gaining a wealth of experience having worked in the turfcare sector since leaving school. His career began at Murrayfield Stadium, the home…

Bayer Environmental Science has appointed a new national account manager for its turf and amenity products. Lewis Blois brings over 10 years of experience in the amenity sector to the Bayer Turf Solutions Team. He started his career with Bayer distributor, Sherriff Amenity, before spending seven years at ICL, working with distribution, end users and…

A councillor in Yorkshire has written to his local golf clubs asking them to plant more trees in a bid to boost woodland. Matthew Robinson, from Harewood Parish Council in Leeds, wrote to every golf club across his ward, along with farmers and landowners, to ask if they have land for planting. It follows a…

BIGGA (the British & International Golf Greenkeepers Association) and ICL have disclosed the five successful recipients of the second ICL Continue to Learn scholarship. The ICL Continue to Learn scholarship offers five BIGGA members the opportunity to attend the Continue to Learn at BTME education programme. The scholarship, worth approximately £500, comprises three nights’ hotel…

Drill n Fill is a smart choice for slow-draining golf greens this autumn, as clubs look to minimise closures during the winter. The legendary aerator is perfect for greens which suffer with puddling, compaction, thatch, black layer and poor grass growth. Older greens pushed up out of clay are the prime culprits with nowhere for…

With flexibility at the core of them all, Toro Triple Finance and the Buy Now Pay Later scheme offer customers four ways to finance their Toro machinery. Toro Triple Finance is a firm favourite for Reesink Turfcare customers, offering three different payment options to suit individual budgets and circumstances. Option one involves an interest-free payment…

Downside School, attached to Downside Abbey in Somerset, has had particular problems with the banks on the site causing issues with drainage on some of the site’s key sports areas. Headland Amenity’s Xpedite has helped Steve Eade, head of grounds and gardens, to alleviate the problem. Downside, a co-educational Catholic boarding school, has been on…

Opened for play in 1992, The Manor House is a golf course like no other. The mature oak and beech trees that line the magnificent fairways together with the immaculate greens and the River Bybrook meandering through the middle bring both drama and beauty to this championship course. The staff at The Manor House began…

Head greenkeeper, John Neilly, and his team at Letterkenny GC, are the first recipients of a Wiedenmann Super 500 in Donegal. The hugely versatile 3-1 collector, scarifier and verticutter was an easy choice for those who maintain the testing parkland course, with its spectacular vistas across the Swilly Estuary. “Even after just a few weeks,…

What do slip accidents on your course actually cost? Cost to a golfer or staff member: Loss of income Pain from injury Reduced quality of life Worry and stress Cost to your club: Insured costs (injury, ill health, damage) Loss of expertise and experience Investigation time and clerical effort Fines, effect of accident and loss…

Two teenage employees at Castle Stuart Golf Links in Scotland are not letting the grass grow under their feet after completing the first part of a greenkeeping qualification. Reece Haspell and Kerr Edgar, both 17 and apprentice greenkeepers at the Moray Firth links, are studying for an SVQ in greenkeeping and sports turf. The three-year…