Magazine - Issue 27 - October / November 2009

Conservation at Kings Hill
21 Jan 2010 - Golf - Duncan Kelso - Issue 27 - Oct / Nov 2009
Duncan Kelso, Course Manager at Kings Hill Golf Club, explains the conservation policy in place at his club and says that there is still a long way to go to achieve their goals

Kings Hill on trial!
4 Jan 2010 - Golf - Duncan Kelso - Issue 27 - Oct / Nov 2009 - 1 comment
It’s not often in one’s greenkeeping career that opportunities come along to be at the forefront of new technical innovations within our industry. Duncan Kelso, Course Manager at Kings Hill Golf Club, enjoyed the experience of trialing Syngenta's 'Rescue', as he explains

Perfectly True!
31 Dec 2009 - Golf - Henry Bechelet - Issue 27 - Oct / Nov 2009
The STRI’s ‘Dynamic Duo’, Richard Windows and Henry Bechelet, are back again, and this time it’s all on the level!

Bowl'dly Going ...
29 Dec 2009 - Cricket - Tom James - Issue 27 - Oct / Nov 2009 - 1 comment
In twenty years with Hampshire CCC, Nigel Gray has seen the club develop facilities that are set to place it in the premier league of international cricket. But there’s even more to come, as Tom James discovers

Yorkshire's hidden gem ...
27 Dec 2009 - Golf - Editor - Issue 27 - Oct / Nov 2009
Matt Houseman, Head Greenkeeper at Scarcroft Golf Club, talks to Laurence Gale MSc about the changes taking place at Yorkshire’s ‘hidden gem’

Anti Social Behaviour
24 Dec 2009 - Best of the Rest - Andy Bedoes - Issue 27 - Oct / Nov 2009
Probably the most annoying insect on the planet, wasps have the ability to ruin any outside event just by their sheer persistence. Considered to be ‘social’ they must be the most unsociable critters known to man and, in rare cases, life threatening!

Hoppy Days
23 Dec 2009 - Cricket - Laurence Gale MSc - Issue 27 - Oct / Nov 2009
Jimmy Lea, Groundsman at Bollington Cricket Club, won this year’s Pitchcare/Cricket World Groundsman of the Year award in the Local Authority category. Laurence Gale MSc finds that he has a real passion for his facility

Wuthering Heights
21 Dec 2009 - Golf - Greg Evans - Issue 27 - Oct / Nov 2009 - 5 comments
Over the past eight years, Greg Evans (Course Manager at Ealing Golf Club and Chief Agronomist for the advisory company, Complete Golf Solutions) has devised course maintenance plans for different golf courses that allow greens to be cut as low as 2mm, yet remain sustainable.

Learning and training - where did it all begin?
19 Dec 2009 - Consultancy - Richard Murray - Issue 27 - Oct / Nov 2009 - 1 comment
Along the way, if you are lucky, there will be people who want to train you or help you learn, because that’s what they are good at. All you have to do is want them to do that for all the right reasons.

A touch of Glass!
18 Dec 2009 - Cricket - Tom James - Issue 27 - Oct / Nov 2009 - 1 comment
Nestled in the medieval village of Midhurst, and bordering Cowdray Park polo club, is one of the gems of Britain’s local cricket tradition. Tom James reports on the Head Groundsman of Midhurst Cricket Club who is providing ' a touch of Glass'

Setting Standards
16 Dec 2009 - Golf - David Howard & David Ormsby, NZSTI Agronomists - Issue 27 - Oct / Nov 2009
The present recession and its impact on disposable income will, undoubtedly, be yet another factor contributing to the financial pressures faced by many golf clubs. Generally, the largest area of expenditure for a golf club is the preparation of the golf course, and the key driver for this expenditure is the expectations or playing standards that are demanded by members.

Be Wise, Economise
15 Dec 2009 - Golf - Mary Purcell - Issue 27 - Oct / Nov 2009
The golf industry has to deal with the economic recession just like any other business and, in order to come out the right side of this unfortunate slump, it may be wise to economise. Mary Purcell suggests that working to improve the local ecology can also help to save money.

Working Magic
14 Dec 2009 - Football - Dave Saltman - Issue 27 - Oct / Nov 2009 - 1 comment
During a recent trip to Germany, Pitchcare’s Dave Saltman and Laurence Gale had the opportunity to look around the new stadium of Bayer Leverkusen with Head Groundsman, Dieter Prahl

Spending Cuts
10 Dec 2009 - Football - Editor - Issue 27 - Oct / Nov 2009 - 3 comments
Due to the current recession spending, especially of public money, is being increasingly scrutinised with strict justification requirements being put in place so that increases can be capped or managed accordingly. Consequently, long-term plans are being reviewed, in particular operating budgets with, in some cases, reductions being made

Frosty The Groundsman
8 Dec 2009 - Cricket - Bob Hall - Issue 27 - Oct / Nov 2009
"It’s complicated - more difficult than people think. It’s not just sitting on a mower and making the ground look good. ” Tony Frost retires from professional cricket and takes up a position on the Edgbaston groundstaff.

Irrigation Auditing
6 Dec 2009 - Consultancy - Keith McAuliffe, NZSTI - Issue 27 - Oct / Nov 2009
Keith McAuliffe looks at the importance of understanding the efficiency of your irrigation system, regardless of what type of facility you manage

Leeds Castle
5 Dec 2009 - Best of the Rest - Tom James - Issue 27 - Oct / Nov 2009
Tom James meets Estates Grounds Manager, James McConkie, who works and lives at one of Britain’s most beautiful historic settings, the imposing Leeds Castle, now a private charitable trust. He finds a man very content in his surroundings