Profile: Matthew Towler, course manager at Letchworth Golf Club
Letchworth Golf Club’s main course was originally constructed over nine holes in 1905 and was extended to 18 in 1911 more…
Thursday, May 10th, 2012 2 Comments »The Golf Course
An introduction to grass species for golf courses
At its simplest, the choice of grasses for golf greens is bentgrass, red fescue or a mixture of bentgrass and more…
Thursday, May 10th, 2012 1 Comment »Two new diseases that have been found on British courses
Two newly emerging turf diseases have recently been confirmed in samples received from golf courses in the UK and Ireland more…
Thursday, May 10th, 2012 3 Comments »What fertilisers should we use?
One of the first choices facing the amenity turf greenkeeper is whether to use a granular or liquid product. Granular more…
Sunday, April 22nd, 2012 No Comments »How a golf club can survive the drought
With drought orders and hosepipe bans already in force in many parts of the UK, there has never been more more…
Sunday, April 22nd, 2012 1 Comment »Profile: John Watts, group course manager for two golf courses
Just a 15 minute drive from Leeds city centre lies Cookridge Hall Golf Club and its 18-hole course. The course, more…
Saturday, April 21st, 2012 No Comments »Factual data is the key to improving a golf course
For golf clubs to survive and thrive in this tough economic climate, it is a basic requirement for the course more…
Saturday, April 21st, 2012 No Comments »‘History of golf’ art to be auctioned
The world’s leading art business is to auction what it says is the most important collection of golf art in more…
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012 1 Comment »The drainage solutions being used at Gleneagles
It was in a crowded exhibition hall at Harrogate earlier this year when I ran into Steve Eaves, associate publisher more…
Sunday, March 18th, 2012 2 Comments »Profile: scratch golfer, football coach and Caddington’s course manager, Dale Housden
Caddington Golf Club, located in the Chiltern Hills, is officially designated as an ‘area of outstanding natural beauty’ on either more…
Sunday, March 18th, 2012 1 Comment »