Category: Turf Care

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Augusta looking awesome

It may be wet and miserable outside here, but Augusta has been looking magical for the Masters this week. It’s a great sight, for what we hope will be an epic battle if Rory can get back at Patrick Reed. What has been really great to see is the credit given to the greenkeeeping team…

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Join me at Le Golf National for the Ryder Cup experience

Great news that FEGGA – the European confederation of greenkeepers’ associations – has secured 10 places for greenkeepers to work at Le Golf National in France, when it hosts the Ryder Cup. I am so looking forward to my chance to be there as part of the greenkeeping support team, and would urge anyone to…

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Rewarding Times

The ICL team has put together some brilliant new Ultimate Packages for the 2018 season. The great think is that they are agronomically really sound that will deliver excellent results for reliable turf quality, and they offer really good value for money. You’ll also find the packages carry Turf Reward points, so you not only…

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ASOY congratulations

What a great BTME we have had. It’s been fantastic to catch up with so many friends, and as always a reminder of why greenkeeping is the best job in the world – when it’s going well. One of the highlights was the BIGGA Awards evening on Tuesday, when we were able to include the…

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Great days at STRI Research

The STRI site in Bingley has got to be one of the most fascinating places to visit at any time, with so many things going on and inspirational people to talk to looking at new and better ways to manage turf more effectively. And when you add in several hundred progressive turf mangers from golf,…

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Communication is key

I am lucky I get to see meet many golf course managers. There are so many good guys out there with so much passion and great knowledge. From my point of view the one thing which set many of the very best ones apart is not the agronomy knowledge, machinery skills or irrigation or the…

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See the action of Turf Science Live

Turf Science Live once again proved to be a fantastic opportunity to meet up with so many great people. It’s always exciting to share what we have been doing in the field of trials and research – especially when we have something new and exciting with the launch of Instrata Elite. And it’s really rewarding…

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Play Fantasy Football League – And Win

Most of you that know me know I’m passionate about my football, and the joys (and frustrations) that the beloved West Ham United bring me week in, week out. It’s one of the reasons I love visiting football grounds and talking to the incredible teams that manage them.But do you think you’ve got what it…

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Rescue

Well I thought id better get this blog up and running, I have been putting this off for so long and no better way to start than Rescue. This week I have had so many questions about Rescue, I have got lots to talk about and we are at the time of the year when…

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