February 2011 (Page 1)

Neil Stubley has been appointed the next head groundsman at Wimbledon.

The All England Club says the 41-year-old Stubley will continue as an understudy to Eddie Seaward until he assumes the position of head groundsman following...

in Tennis - on 28/2/11

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LYMM Golf Club course manager Stuart Yarwood is now officially one of the top Greenkeepers in the world!

in Golf - on 28/2/11

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I want to be one of the only people I believe to mow every single one of the 20 English Premier League Football Clubs this season.

in Industry News - on 28/2/11

RBS RugbyForce can help improve your club

Does your rugby club need a lick of paint? Do your grounds need a tidy? RBS RugbyForce is here to help you and your club, read on to find out how...

in Rugby - on 28/2/11

Landmark trials may open new markets for anaerobic digestate in landscaping

Work is underway in England and Scotland on a series of landmark trials examining the potential for using anaerobic digestate as an alternative to commercial...

in Industry News - on 28/2/11

World's Best Young Golfers Return for Championship in Scotland

Hundreds of the world's best junior golfers are returning to Scotland this summer for the U.S. Kids Golf European Championship - a four-day competition...

in Golf - on 27/2/11

Tough winter - but going should be good at Goodwood this season

Goodwood's clerk of the course is confident there will be a perfect racing surface when the course holds its first meeting of 2011, despite a harsh winter...

in Equestrian - on 27/2/11

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Turf War

Throughout the turf based leisure industry, a new war is breaking out - and the enemy is the invasive and destructive parasitic root-nematode, which threatens...

in Consultancy - on 27/2/11

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Mid-Herts Golf Club has recently renewed its three-year exclusivity agreement with Toro distributor Lely UK.

in Golf - on 26/2/11

Repairs aim to put end to flooding at Whitehaven RL's Recreation Ground

Whitehaven hope floods that have plagued the Recreation Ground for years have been consigned to history after a major repair project this week.

in Rugby - on 26/2/11

This Old Course: The Resurrection of Old Tom Morris's Ghost Course - Golf.com

This Old Course: The Resurrection of Old Tom Morris's Ghost Course Golf.com We'll meet the club's larger-than-life chairman in a later installment,...

in Golf - on 26/2/11

Cricket Scotland ODI Awards

ODI Groundsmen recognised

in Cricket - on 25/2/11

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Polaris has announced the appointments of Ben Murray and Steve Canner as District Sales Managers.

in Industry News - on 25/2/11

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Jacobsen, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company and one of the leading manufacturers of golf course maintenance equipment worldwide, introduced two new fairway...

in Golf - on 25/2/11

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Naturalist, David Walker, explains how Druids Heath Golf Club in the West Midlands has encouraged wildlife since its formation thirty six years ago

in Golf - on 25/2/11

Snow Clearance (1)

The harsh winter is continuing to take its toll on synthetic sports surfaces across the country. Mistakenly labelled as ‘all-weather’, many facilities...

in Synthetics - on 24/2/11

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Ransomes Jacobsen, the Ipswich-based turf maintenance equipment manufacturer, has expanded its management territory within the Jacobsen group with the...

in Industry News - on 24/2/11

Parents' anger as rugby pitch is still not completed

Cathkin High School's wait for a new rugby pitch is set to continue ... a full year after it was supposed to open.

in Rugby - on 24/2/11

Market Rasen Racecourse

Winners of the 2010 Neil Wyatt Groundstaff of the Year Award for Best Jumps Racecourse receive their plaque and trophy from Pitchcare Operations Director,...

in Equestrian - on 23/2/11

The Belfry

Toro distributor Lely UK has further strengthened its industry-leading operator training programme with the launch of a new ‘Train the Trainer’ scheme,...

in Industry News - on 23/2/11