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January 2011   February 2011
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3 Welcome from the Editor: Déjà Vu, All Over Again
4 Table of Contents
6 Newsdesk
7 -Upgrade for Royal Jersey
11 -UK & Ireland Golf Market Shrinks
12 Chairman's Word: A Momentous Year Comes to a Close
14 Greenkeepers Training Committee: [How Does the GTC Intend to Engage More Employers in Staff Investment and Development?]
15 Learning & Development: [January Harrogate Week]
16 Industry Update
17 What's Your Number?: [David Golding, Education Director, GTC]
18 Turfgrass Management in Southeast Asia
23 The Architecture of Grass and Green Speed
24 Bunker Work: On the Beach
29 Early Southern Summer Scorcher Left a Dry Taste for Turf
34 Golf Environment Awards: Every One a Winner
38 Harrogate Week: Behind the Scenes at an Exhibition
43 Alliance Feature: The MD of the Golf Club
44 The Anatomy of...Graden Contour Sand Injection
50 Around the Green
53 Assistant Profile: [Will Barnes, Apprentice, Remedy Oak GC]
55 John Pemberton: Chief Executive: Signing Off for the Last Time
56 Membership
57 Diary of Events
59 In the Shed
60 Buyers' Guide
64 Recruitment
66 On the Soapbox: Keep It Independent
 
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3 Welcome from the Editor: Harrogate Delivers Once Again
4 Table of Contents
6 Newsdesk
6 -New Partnership
13 Chairman's Word: The Start of a Busy Year Ahead
14 Greenkeepers Training Committee: [GTC's Pilgimage in Educational Events Since 1989]
15 Learning & Development: [Continue to Learn Education Programme's [Program] 2011 Success]
16 Industry Update
17 What's Your Number?: [Fiona Gebbett, Director, Pan Publicity Limited]
18 Lifetime Achievement: Living Life to the Full
22 Focus on Fusarium: The Foremost Disease of UK Turf
28 New Chairman: Hitting the Ground Running
33 Harrogate Week 2011: The Ultimate Turf Management Exhibition in Europe
42 New Products
46 Technology: GIS for You
50 The Anatomy of...Battery Powered Kit
54 Getting on Top of Your Drainage Problems
57 A Quick Guide to...Easing Traffic Areas
58 Dealer of the Month: The Double A Trading Company Ltd
59 Alliance Feature: Three Kings: The 'Golf Club Management Partnership' Recently Celebrated Its First Anniversary
60 Around the Green
63 Assistant Profile: [Luke Cordery, Green Staff, Bearwood Lakes Golf Club]
65 Diary of Events
66 Membership
67 In the Shed
68 Buyers' Guide
72 Recruitment
74 On the Soapbox: Nematodes and Common Toads: [What is Required of the Modern Days Course Director]
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March 2011   April 2011
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3 Welcome from the Editor: Ten Reasons to be Cheerful
4 Table of Contents
6 Newsdesk
13 Chairman's Word: A Productive First Month
14 Greenkeepers Training Committee: [Committee Members Must be Properly Trained in Order to have the Most Success; Communication is Key]
15 Learning & Development: [Golf Industry Show; Continue to Learn at Harrogate Week]
16 Industry Update
16 -Carbon Capturing Turf
17 What's Your Number?: [Tim Merrell, Managing Director, The Grass Group]
18 Yorkshire's True Links
26 Post Ryder Cup: Going that Extra Mile: In the Aftermath of the Ryder Cup, Celtic Manor Bore the Scars from Thousands of Rain-Soaked People Conveying Around Roped-Off Sections During Those Tense Final Days
31 Delegation Trip: A Trip Worth the Wait
36 A Quick Guide to...Making the Most of Machinery
38 Hedge Boundaries: Hedging Your Bets
43 Basis Feature: Moss in Turf and on Hard Surfaces
46 A for Anthracnose
51 The Anatomy of...Heavy Duty Utility Vehicles
54 Dealer of the Month: Turney Ground-Force
56 Around the Green
63 Diary of Events
63 Assistant Profile: [Jamie Park, Assistant Greenkeeper, the Luffenham Health Golf Club]
64 Membership
67 In the Shed
68 Buyers' Guide
72 Recruitment
74 On the Soapbox: The Case for Natural Grass Over Synthetics
 
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3 Welcome from the Editor: The World Caved in on Them...
4 Table of Contents
6 Newsdesk
7 -Souters Complete Swedish Project
13 Chairman's Word: A Wonderful Support Network
14 Greenkeepers Training Committee: [GTC Sustainability Workshops]
15 Learning & Development: [2011 Sponsors; Re-Development of the Continuing Professional Development Scheme; Safety Management System; BIGGA Higher Education Scholarships]
16 Industry Update
17 What's Your Number?: [Adrian Handbury]
18 Not So Common: That It is Called Hankley Common Golf Club is a Bit of a Misnomer
25 Gather No Moss: Mosses are Primitive Chlorophyll-Containing Green Plants One Rung Up the Evolutionary Ladder from the Algae and One Down from Ferns and Bracken (Pteridophytes)
30 Candid in Camera: [Speak with Confidence, Without Consequence; Properly Communicating Course Concersn]
33 Picture Perfection
41 The Anatomy of...Utility Vehicle Sprayers
44 New Products
46 Talking Heads: Irrigation
49 Around the Green
51 Assistant Profile: [Kevin Morre, Assistant, Garforth Golf Club]
55 Diary of Events
56 Membership
59 In the Shed
60 Buyers' Guide
64 Recruitment
66 On the Soapbox: Be Part of BIGGA's Time Team
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May 2011   June 2011
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3 Welcome from the Editor: A Greenkeeping Giant
4 Table of Contents
6 Newsdesk
6 -John Taylor MacDiarmid McMillan (Known as Ian from the Day He was Born)
7 -Life After Redundancy
10 New Products
13 Chairman's Word: Come Rain or Shine
14 Greenkeepers Training Committee : [The Future of Apprenticeship and Training]
15 Learning & Development: [Learning and Development Fun; Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year Award 2011; Harrogate Week 2012; BIGGA Higher Education Scholarships]
16 Industry Update
17 What's Your Number?: [David Cole, JSM Limited/JSM Distribution]
18 A Continental Approach
24 A Fistful of Five Injurious Weeds
28 Dealer of the Month: JSM Ltd: [Sheffield Park, Mid-Sussex]
30 Energy Corps: Money can Grow on Trees
35 Legislation: Do I Comply?
41 The Anatomy of...Kubota Grand L5240 GST Tractors
44 Around the Green
47 Assistant Profile: [Gary Fraser, Qualified Assistant, Rockcliffe Hall]
49 Diary of Events
50 Membership
51 In the Shed
52 Buyers' Guide
56 Recruitment
58 On the Soapbox: On a Roll - The Growth of Synthetic Surfaces for Golf
 
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3 Welcome from the Editor: The Fist Pumping Hero of '84
4 Table of Contents
6 Newsdesk
6 -BIGGA Appoints New CEO
9 -Groundsman of the Year Awards Announced by Football League
11 Chairman's Word: Moving Forward
12 Greenkeepers Training Committee: [W.N.S. Bisset]
13 Learning & Development: [Nick Bisset; Continuing Professional Development, Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year Award 2011; Safety Management System; Harrogate Week 2012; BIGGA Higher Education Scholarships; Master Greenkeeper Certificate]
14 Industry Update
15 What's Your Number?: [Chairman Robinson, Press and Public Relations Consultant, ABR Publicity]
16 New Products
18 A Rising Star
25 Alien Invasive Weeds
30 Time to Keep a Weather Eye on Your Irrigation
34 US Open: Dreams can Come True
41 Chemical Saviours: The Discovery and Development of Selective Herbicides for Turf
44 The Anatomy of...Vredo Super Compact Overseeders
50 Around the Green
53 Assistant Profile: [Martyn Lumb, Assistant Greenkeeper, Elsham]
56 Membership
57 Diary of Events
58 A Quick Guide to...Working Abroad
59 In the Shed
60 Buyers' Guide
64 Recruitment
66 On a Soapbox: Be SunSmart. Enjoy the Sun Safely
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July 2011   August 2011
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1 Cover
3 Welcome from the Editor: Credit Where Credit is Due
4 Table of Contents
6 Newsdesk
6 -Partnership Looks to the Future
7 -MBE for Jim McKenzie
8 -BMW Support Team at Wentworth
10 -Essex Victorious in Toro Challenge Match
10 -Sprayer Testing Achieves Target
11 -Allett Mowers Set to Grow
13 Chairman's Word: Another Busy Month
14 Greenkeepers Training Committee: [GTC's Quality Assured Scheme: Support Centres and Training Providers]
15 Learning & Development: [Bursaries from City and Guilds; The BIGGA Championship Support Team; Field Guide Updates; CPD; Higher Education Scholarships]
16 Industry Update
17 What's Your Number?
18 Southern Belle
24 Ghost Grass
26 Chief Executive: A Man Steeped in the Game
30 Gold Key Profile: The Ransomes' Way
32 Back in Time to This Month in...1961
34 What do Your Members Want?: (Aligning Golf Course Performance with the Requirements of the Golf Club Members)
40 The Anatomy of...Electric Mowers
44 Dealer of the Month: [Devon Garden Machinery, Torquay, Devon]
46 Around the Green
49 Assistant Profile: [Robert Bemment, First Assistant, Immingham Club]
52 Membership
53 Diary of Events
55 In the Shed
57 Greenkeeper Training
60 Buyers' Guide
64 Recruitment
66 On the Soapbox: Convenience - but Who are We Kidding?
 
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3 Welcome from the Editor: A Special Month for Greenkeeping
4 Table of Contents
6 Newsdesk
6 -An Extraordinary Tournament
9 -Backing for New Initiative
11 Chairman's Word: A Huge Effort
12 Greenkeepers Training Committee: [Why "Sustainability" is Nothing New]
13 Learning & Development
14 New Products
16 Industry Update
17 What's Your Number?: [Paul Moreton, British Seed Houses]
18 A Week to Remember: This Year's Open was a Huge Success, in No Small Part, Due to the Great Work of the Home Greenkeeping Team and the BIGGA Open Support Team
26 Toro Student Finalists
28 Student of the Year: Having a Blast!
30 National Championship 2011: Come and Test Yourselves: As a Golf Club, West Lancs Golf Club has All the Weapons to Ensure that It will be BIGGA's Best Golfer Who Emerges as the Winner of the Forthcoming National Championship, Sponsored by Charterhouse and Kubota
34 Pretentious Poa annua
38 High Point
44 Back in Time to This Month in...1989
46 In Search of the Perfect Bunker Sand
50 Gold Key Profile: Firmly Established
52 The Anatomy of...Toro ProCore 648
56 Don't Miss Harrogate Week 2012: 24-26 January 2012
58 Around the Green
61 Assistant Profile: [Lewis Pattinson, De Vere Oulton Hall]
63 Jim Croxton: Chief Executive: [A Thanks to All Supporters]
64 Membership
65 Diary of Events
67 In the Shed
68 Buyers' Guide
72 Recruitment
74 On the Soapbox: Convenience - but Who are We Kidding? (Part Two)
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September 2011   October 2011
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3 Welcome from the Editor: It's Never Time Wasted
4 Table of Contents
6 Newsdesk
6 -Trade Show Resolution
8 -Turf Science Brought to Life at The Belfry
8 -IGCEMA Support
13 Chairman's Word: Planning Ahead for a New Term
14 Greenkeepers Training Committee: [Greenkeeper Apprenticeship Schemes]
15 Learning & Development
16 Harrogate Week: The Place to be
20 Industry Update
21 What's Your Number?: [Bruce Jamieson, Managing Director, B. Jamieson Golf Advisors Ltd.]
22 New Products
24 Lone Greenkeeping: One Man Bands
30 What's at Stake for Newly Planted Trees?
36 John Deere: History in the Making
38 Smart Management
44 Membership: Oh Carolina!
46 Tank-Mixing
48 A Quick Guide to...Successful Overseeding
50 Back in Time to This Month in...1972
52 The Anatomy of...Top Dressers
56 Dealer of the Month: Godfreys
57 BIGGA Delegation: Don't Miss Out on the Chance of a Lifetime...
58 Around the Green
61 Assistant Profile: [Sam Evans, Assistant, Heythrop Park Resort]
63 Jim Croxton: Chief Executive: [BIGGA Values]
64 Membership
65 Diary of Events
66 Letters
66 -Many Thanks
67 In the Shed
68 Buyers' Guide
72 Recruitment
74 On the Soapbox: [Harrogate Week]
 
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3 Welcome from the Editor: Hard Work Pays Off
4 Table of Contents
6 Newsdesk
13 Chairman's Word: Working Together for a Better Future
14 Greenkeepers Training Committee: [Improving Communication Within the Golf Club]
15 Learning & Development
16 Industry Update
17 What's Your Number?: [Andy Russell, Sales & Marketing Director, Headland Amenity Ltd]
18 New Products
22 Student of the Year: Perks of the Job
26 L&D Feature: Greenkeepers in Clover
30 Treading the Boards
34 Course Feature: Continental Shift
40 A French Revolution: Thanks to the Continuing Strength of the Euro, French Clubs are Taking Advantage of British Specialist Turfcare Companies to Make Improvements to Their Courses
42 STRI Article: Dollar Spot and Integrated Pest Management
44 The Anatomy of... Second Hand Machinery
48 Back in Time to This Month in... 1982
50 Around the Green
53 Assistant Profile: [Miles Todd, Deputy Course Manager, Rhuddlan GC]
55 Jim Croxton: Chief Executive
57 Diary of Events
58 Membership
59 In the Shed
60 Buyers' Guide
63 Dealer of the Month: Lister Wilder
64 Recruitment
66 On the Soapbox: [Tim Merrell Contemplates Post Harrogate]
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November 2011   December 2011
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3 Welcome from the Editor: North of Scotland is Where It's at
4 Table of Contents
6 Newsdesk
11 Chairman's Word: Changing Seasons
12 Greenkeepers Training Committee
13 Learning & Development
14 Industry Update
15 What's Your Number?: [Gary Mumby, Managing Director, BLEC Global Ltd]
16 New Products
18 Harrogate Week 2012: Make It Happen
20 Industry Trade Shows: The Debate
22 Course Feature: Coming Up Trumps
28 L&D Feature: Avoid the Yarrow March
32 Potash Mining: Down Down, Deeper and Down
34 STRI Golf Environment Awards: 2011 Winners
40 Survival of the Fittest: Jason Hunt Coped with the Exacting Conditions Best of All to Become BIGGA's 2011 Champion Golfer
44 The Anatomy of... Cylinder Grinders
48 Back in Time to This Month in... 1975
50 Around the Green
55 Jim Croxton: Chief Executive
57 In the Shed
58 Membership
59 Diary of Events
60 Buyers' Guide
63 Dealer of the Month: Farol Ltd
64 Recruitment
66 On the Soapbox: [Recalling Harrogate Weeks of Past]
 
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3 Welcome from the Editor: Talent in Abundance as We Approach a Big Year
4 Table of Contents
6 Newsdesk
7 -St Andrews Certified for Sustainability
7 -Injured Golfer Verdict
11 Chairman's Word: An Interesting and Challenging Year
12 Industry Update
13 What's Your Number?: [Ian Marshall, Managing Director, Crocodile Golf Products]
14 Greenkeepers Training Committee: [Harrogate Week Exhibition and Continue to Learn Program; BIGGA 25-Year Anniversary; GTC Workshops]
15 Learning & Development
16 New Products
18 Course Feature: Best of Both Worlds
24 Harrogate Week: The Ultimate Turf Management Exhibition in Europe
24 -BIGGA's Quarter Century is a Reason to Celebrate
26 -Celebrating 25 Years of BIGGA
27 -Workshops
27 -Seminars
28 -Where to Eat, Sleep and Socialise in Harrogate...
29 -How to get to Harrogate
30 Tap into the R&A: There is Great Support Out There for You if You Only Know Where to Look. The R&A Scholarship Programme is Well Worth Considering
32 A Degree of Success
34 All I Want for Christmas
38 Hope and Glory: Paul Hope, of High Post Golf Club, Takes the Crown in the Sixth BIGGA Photographic Competition
42 Health & Safety: Golfer Loses an Eye... Was this Avoidable?
44 Volunteers Wanted to Work at The Open: The Open Championship, Lytham and St Anne's, July 19-22, 2012
46 L&D Feature: Truly Tropical Turf Weeds
52 Home from the Hills: Some of the Hardiest of All Grass Varieties are Finding Their Way into New Turfgrass Mixtures that can Create the Perfect Fairway Playing Surface
54 Around the Green
59 Assistant Profile: [Simon Connah, Deputy Course Manager, Old Course, St. Andrews Links Trust]
61 Jim Croxton: Chief Executive: [South East Region and South West and South Wales Region Conferences; Golf Club Managers Association's Biennial Conference]
62 Membership
63 Diary of Events
64 In the Shed
65 Greenkeeper Training: A Guide to the Range of Training Provided Throughout the UK
68 Buyers' Guide
71 Dealer of the Month: John Osman Groundcare Ltd
72 Recruitment
74 On the Soapbox: [Harrogate Week Over the Years]
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