January 2013 – Issue 82

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Major features in this issue:
How a club with one greenkeeper relayed its greens – and the debt of gratitude it owes to neighbouring golf clubs • Tips on achieving consistent moisture and air levels trhroughout the root zone • CourseTracker: The new benchmarking service for greenkeepers introduced by The R&A • Review of some of the companies and organisations exhibiting at BTME 2013 • Could an app improve the marketing of your golf course? • Products used to keep layers of thatch down • How Basingstoke Golf Club dealt with an attack of black layer disease

Regular features:
Industry News • Seeds, Turf and Fertilisers Buyer’s Guide • Profile: Jim Birkett • A Day in the Life: Alec Davies

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December 2012 – Issue 81

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Major features in this issue:
How to ensure turf is good enough to play golf on over the winter period • Introduction to BTME 2013 • Review of some of the companies and organisations exhibiting at BTME 2013 – and the learning experience opportunities • Noel Mackenzie: What golf courses can do to ensure their surfaces drain better during periods of heavy rainfall

Regular features:
Industry News • Seeds, Turf and Fertilisers Buyer’s Guide • Profile: Derek Robson • Water Management Buyer’s Guide • A Day in the Life: Matt Short

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November 2012 – Issue 80

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Major features in this issue:
Troon Golf’s director of agronomy, Simon Doyle, on course management in tough geographical locations • Course designer Jonathan Gaunt explains how modified golf courses can appeal to women and children• How a German chef became a greenkeeper at one of Scotland’s most prestigious courses • Can fuel efficient mowers save money and cut grass sufficiently? • A look at course renovation ahead of a major tournament coming to a golf club?

Regular features:
Industry News • Seeds, Turf and Fertilisers Buyer’s Guide • Profile: James Wilkinson • Course Machinery Buyer’s Guide • A Day in the Life: David Bevan

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