Entries by Admin

11 Days Left To Nominate Your Groundsman Of The Year

Following on from the success of last Season, nominations for the FA’s Groundsman of the Year Award are now underway.  This annual Award provides a great opportunity to recognise and reward Groundsmen at Steps 7 and below.  To make your nomination, just complete the Nomination Form (below) and return either by email to kate.foote@wiltshirefa.com or […]

Updating Events Get Off To A Flying Start

The first of this season’s free Updating Events took place at Bourne in Lincolnshire at the offices of Boothman Agriculture and hosted by Progreen. There was a good attendance and they were updated on a range of topical issues with presentations including those of Nigel Chadwick from the Health and Safety Executive’s Chemicals Regulation Division, […]

St Ives GC Renews With Toro

St Ives Golf Club has renewed its exclusivity agreement with Toro for another five years, sealing the deal with an order of 15 machines, which have seen the team’s cutting time more than halved and saved hours on aeration. Having reviewed the market, course manager Rob Duff decided to invest in Toro again because it […]

Help and advice from Headland goes a long way at Redditch GC

Redditch Golf Club greens are now delivering consistent play thanks to advice, and a nutritional programme, from Headland Amenity. Their 18 hole parkland course, and 6 hole short-course with driving range, is currently home to 600+ members. The club celebrated its centenary in 2013 and features USGA spec greens installed some 20 years ago. Although […]

Rhuddlan GC Reinvests In Toro For Reliability

Rhuddlan Golf Club, set in the Vale of Clwyd in North Wales, has recently renewed its fleet of Toro machines, bringing on course a Greensmaster 3250-D, Reelmaster 3100-D, and a Reelmaster 5610-D to join a Toro fleet including three other Greensmasters, two Groundsmasters, a GreensPro 1200 turf iron and a ProCore 648 pedestrian aerator. The […]