Magazine - Articles in July 2008 (Page 4)

Gearying up at Charlton
5 Jul 2008 - Football - Laurence Gale MSc - Issue 19 - Jun / Jul 2008
Paul Geary has been Head Groundsman at the Charlton Athletic’s training ground since 1994 and, in recent years, has played an important role in the development and upgrading of the playing surfaces at the facility. Paul is responsible for overseeing all the works carried out, which includes end of season renovations, drainage works and ground improvements, together with the normal, ongoing maintenance schedules.

Keeping the peninsula sharp... A Gingerbread man on the Wirral
4 Jul 2008 - Golf - Laurence Gale MSc - Issue 19 - Jun / Jul 2008
When Carl Crocher joined Caldy Golf Club as Course Manager in 2003, he brought over twenty years experience to the club, having previously worked on new builds in Germany, the construction of a new course in Yorkshire and the restoration of a heathland course in Essex. Laurence Gale MSc caught up with him recently on this Links and Heathland course to find out about this Gingerbread Man’s maintenance regimes.

Stateside Success for Writtle College Students
3 Jul 2008 - Training - Emily Kent
Ohio State University, in the USA, has become home to Daniel Weston an ex-Writtle College student. After completing his NVQ level 2 in Sports Turf ahead of the majority in his group, Daniel progressed onto his NVQ Level 3 at the College.

BUNKERS: A hazard lost in the sands of time?
3 Jul 2008 - Golf - Tim Lobb - Issue 19 - Jun / Jul 2008
Tim Lobb, principal and golf course architect in Thomson, Perrett and Lobb, a leading international golf course design business, explains why bunkers are the forgotten hazard of golf course design.

Bad news for golf? Compare & contrast
2 Jul 2008 - Golf - Tim Lodge - 3 comments
Paul Lowe at Bromborough Golf Club considers himself fortunate to have the support of the STRI, the EGU and the R&A. Also that he enjoys being involved with the ‘Gingerbread Men’, a small group of greenkeepers who are ‘striving for the more sustainable golf course’. I’m sorry, but I see all this as bad news for golf in the UK and this is why.

Rubber Crumb migration in sports surfaces
1 Jul 2008 - Consultancy - Steve Prinn & Daniel Prest - Issue 19 - Jun / Jul 2008
Rubber crumb top dressing has been used for many years on a wide variety of sports surfaces. The crumb has been found to have some benefits in improving turf resiliency and wear tolerance, but the main function of the crumb is for protection.

Quadraplay - the Swiss army knife!
1 Jul 2008 - General News - Lynn Hilton - 1 comment
The popular SISIS Quadraplay began life in the late 1970s as the Truplay. Lynn Hilton charts the machine’s progress into one of today’s most useful pieces of kit in the groundsman’s armoury