Entries by Karl Hansell

BIGGA to host Women & Girls Golf Week

BIGGA to host Women & Girls Golf Week: Women & Girls’ Golf Week returns this month and Monday 16th will see attention turn to those ladies who have built a successful career in the golf industry. To mark the occasion the British & International Golf Greenkeepers Association (BIGGA) will welcome Emma Ballard, editor of Women […]

Training Committee releases revised learning materials

Training Committee releases revised learning materials: The Advanced Golf Greenkeeper Learning Materials, developed for the Level 3 Apprenticeship, are now available for golf clubs and individuals to purchase from the Greenkeepers Training Committee (GTC). These best practice learning materials, compiled by industry specialists, are based upon principles and practices for advanced golf course maintenance and […]

BIGGA and ICL launch Continue to Learn Scholarship

BIGGA and ICL launch Continue to Learn Scholarship: With the return of in-person learning at Continue to Learn in January 2022, the British & International Golf Greenkeepers Association (BIGGA) and plant nutrition specialists ICL have launched applications for their influential education scholarship. The ICL Continue to Learn Scholarship invites five BIGGA members to Harrogate, North […]

Student Greenkeeper of the Year finalists

Student Greenkeeper of the Year finalists: After a year’s hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year Awards are returning for 2021, with the search on to find the country’s best up-and-coming greenkeepers. Each year the awards enable BIGGA, the UK’s only membership association for golf greenkeepers, to work alongside […]

Start of a “strong new chapter”

Start of a “strong new chapter”: The turfcare industry reunited for the first time in over 18 months at the Warwickshire Event Centre as the inaugural Festival of Turf took place beneath clear blue skies. With live music playing on a grand stage and ample opportunities for networking, the exhibition brought a celebratory festival feel, […]