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January 2013   February 2013
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3 Welcome from BIGGA: BTME Brings New Year Cheer
4 Table of Contents
6 Newsdesk
6 -Jersey Blog
7 -George Pitts becomes Latest MG
8 -Get Active Under the Snow Blanket
8 -What is Phosphite and What can it do for Turfgrasses?
9 -Holland in Australia
11 -Join the Turf Club
12 Chairman's Word: BTME Will Kick-Start 2013
14 Learning & Development
15 BIGGA Membership
16 BTME 2013: The BIGGA Turf Management Exhibit: [BTME 2013 - New Products Special]
16 -BTME 2013
18 -New Products
22 -BTME: Key Info
26 BIGGA Delegation: Destination San Diego
28 Woburn GC: Water Idea
32 Q&A: Winter Course Management Q&A
34 It's Snow Joke as Winter Bites
36 Future Shock?
40 Turf Weeds: Naming and Shaming Turf Weeds
44 Open Support Team Volunteers 2013
 
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3 Welcome from BIGGA: Reflecting on a Successful BTME 2013
4 Table of Contents
6 Newsdesk
6 -BIGGA Board Member Awarded Club Captaincy
7 -Dreaded Dandelions Now in Demand
7 -MG Scoops GCSAA Award
8 -From Paris with Love...
9 -The Long and the Short of It
9 -It's a Wrap
10 Chairman's Word: A Memorable Week at BTME 2013
12 Learning & Development: [Continue to Learn Education Programme]
13 BIGGA Membership: @BIGGALtd #BTME2013 #Success
14 Industry Update
16 BTME 2013: The Review
17 -The BIGGA Continue to Learn Education Programme: Sunday 20 to Wednesday 23 January 2013: Harrogate Diary
21 -A Ryder Cup Flavour
22 -Third BIGGA Turf Managers' Conference a Huge Success
24 -Newsdesk: [BIGGA AGM]
26 -Exhibitors' Viewpoint
30 -New Products
34 Seed Booklet: A Generation Devoted to Turfgrass Testing
36 Bunker Renovation: The Sands of Time
40 Temperate Turf
44 Chalara 'Genie' Out of the Bottle so What Comes Next?
46 Seeing the Light
50 Around the Green
53 Assistant Profile: [Rich Morris, Brickhampton Court Golf Club]
56 Greenkeepers Training Committee
57 In the Shed: [BTMW 2013's Educational Success]
58 Diary of Events
60 Buyers' Guide
64 Recruitment
66 The Back Nine: [The Annual BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition]
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March 2013   April 2013
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3 Welcome from BIGGA: The Huge Economic Impact of Golf
4 Table of Contents
6 Newsdesk
6 -Billy's Half Century of Service Recognised at BTME 2013
7 -Greenkeeping Legends Awarded Life Membership
7 -Mervin Downing
8 -Golf's Billion Pound Impact Revealed
9 -Shockwave Heralds a Breakthrough at Lancaster Golf Club
10 -Bob's Blog
11 Chairman's Word: A Frantic and Fruitful February
12 Learning & Development
13 BIGGA Membership: [Membership Benefits]
14 Industry Update
16 -Moor Hall GC Rolls Out the Red Iron
18 Mar Hall: It's Bonnie by the Clyde: How have Gordon Kerr and His Team Brought PGA EuroPro Tour Events to a Course Which Only Opened Less Than Three Years Ago? And What are the Technical Challenges Associated with Such a Young Course?
24 Beetles, Bacteria and Acute Oak Decline
30 BIGGA Delegation: The Trip of a Lifetime
32 Machrie Bay: From the Ashes
36 TPC Scottsdale: American Dream
42 Think Before You Prune
46 Survey: Question Time
52 Around the Green
55 Assistant Profile: [Calvin Baldwin, Assistant, Gerrards Cross Golf Club]
57 Diary of Events
58 Greenkeepers Training Committee: [How a Call to GTC Quality Assured Centre can Free Up Funding for Training]
59 In the Shed
60 Buyers' Guide
64 Recruitment
66 The Back Nine: [The Enormous Potential Behind the Relationship Between Greenkeeper and Turf Supplier]
 
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3 Welcome from BIGGA: Mastering the UK Climate
4 Table of Contents
6 Chairman's Word: On the Road with BIGGA
8 Newsdesk
8 -Future Turf Managers - Delegates Announced
9 -Keeping Up with the Joneses at Woodside
9 -Full House at BIGGA Scottish Conference
10 -BTME to be Even BIGGA for 2014
11 -Blogging with Royal Approval
11 -Rogue Trades Cash in on Chalara Confusion
12 -RJ National Three-Hole Course Breaks New Ground
14 Learning & Development
15 BIGGA Membership
16 Industry Update
16 -Pesticide Application Update
18 New Products
20 Four Seasons in One Day: There's No Getting Away from It - the West of Scotland is Beautiful, but Extremely Wet. How do the Team at The Carrick on Loch Lomond, Lead by Jim Brown and Paul McClearn, Cater for Thousands of Corporate Clients While Battling Two Metres of Rain Annually?
26 Royal Ashdown Forest: Course Management in a Natural Environment
30 Toro Student of the Year: Thomas's Travels
32 Open Support Team Q&A
34 Photographic Competition
36 Vacuum Sweeper Collectors: Suck It and See
40 OPM to be Targeted by Aerial Spraying: How Aerial Spraying in the South of the UK is Bidding to Halt the March of Oak Processionary Moth
44 It's a Wrap
46 Selective Weed Control
50 Around the Green
53 Assistant Profile: [Simon Reardon, Assistant, Kingsthorpe Golf Club, Northampton]
55 Diary of Events
56 Greenkeepers Training Committee: [Online and Continuous Training Resources]
57 Puzzle Page
58 Buyers' Guide
63 How You can Influence Committee Meetings
64 Recruitment
66 The Back Nine: [Augusta Perceptions and Golfer Expectations]
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May 2013   June 2013
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3 Welcome from BIGGA: Great Scott Triggers Open Countdown
4 Table of Contents
6 Chairman's Word: A Glimpse of the Future
8 Newsdesk
8 -Shining Beacon Bill Retires
9 -Government Arranges Ash Grants (but Not for Golf Courses)
11 -Sandy's Blog at Grange-Over-Sands
12 Membership News
12 -Open Q & A
13 -Assistant Profile: [Jamie Robertson, Assistant Greenkeeper, Meldrum House Golf Club]
14 L&D News: Future Turf Managers Take the Initiative
16 What is CPD?
18 Industry Update
19 -Qualibra Battles the Elements
20 Open Preview: Double Take at Muirfield
26 Golfers' Survey: Getting to Know ...What Your Members Want
30 18 Steps to becoming a Golf Course Manager: Part One - The Front Nine
34 Golf Environment Awards: Conservation goes European
40 Where are You Going with Irrigation?
44 Chemical Pesticides: Spray Application...to the Manor Born
50 Around the Green
55 Diary of Events
56 Photographic Competition
58 Greenkeepers Training Committee: [Augusta and Us]
59 Puzzle Page
60 Buyers' Guide
64 Recruitment
66 The Back Nine: [Redundancy]
 
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3 Welcome from BIGGA: A Thirst for Innovation
4 Table of Contents
6 Chairman's Word: Support at Wentworth, and a Sad Farewell
8 Newsdesk
8 -Billy McMillan Launches Course Consultancy
9 -Historic Change at Brora
9 -100-Hole Charity Challenge
10 -Aerial Spraying ...on Time (if Not on Target)
11 -St Annes Old Links Soars Thanks to Drone
12 Membership News
12 -[Members at Wentworth for the BMW PGA Championship]
13 -Assistant Profile: [Steven Morris, Assistant Greenkeeper, Royal Dornoch Golf Club]
14 L&D News
15 CPD - Part Two: Make Yourself Valuable, Not Vulnerable
20 Machinery: Is In-House Care Key to Equipment Longevity?
25 USGA Spec: Blinded by Science?
30 The Top Ten Reasons to Lightweight Roll
34 New Zealand: Managing with Less in the Land of the Kiwi
38 An Introduction to Aeration
42 A Family Affair at Woolley Park
46 Bernhard Delegates ...Where are They Now?
49 The 2012 BIGGA Delegation
50 18 Steps to becoming a Golf Course Manager: Part Two - The Back Nine
52 Photographic Competition
54 Around the Green
59 Greenkeepers Training Committee: [Quality Assured Scheme]
60 Buyers' Guide
64 Puzzle Page
65 Recruitment
66 The Back Nine: Social Media is becoming Ever More Vital and the Greenkeeping Industry is No Exception with BIGGA Members Strating Hugely Popular Blogs, Facebook Pages and Twitter Accounts
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July 2013   August 2013
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3 Welcome from BIGAA: Rose Blooms as The Open Looms
4 Table of Contents
6 Chairman's Word: All Roads Lead to Muirfield
8 Newsdesk
8 -BIGGA Seminars at SALTEX
8 -Chris Roars Off into Retirement
9 -Toro Mower at the Heart of Wedding
10 -An Island Blog
10 -Jimmy Read Retires
10 -By George! BIGGA Life Member's Double Ace
11 -Sweet Chestnut Blight is the One to Watch
12 Membership News
12 -BIGGA Support at the BMW PGA Championship
13 -Assistant Profile: [Michael Llong, Greenkeeper, Littlestone Golf Club]
14 L&D News
14 -A New Dawn for BIGGA CPD
15 -Taking Stock
16 Industry Update
16 -New Initiative to Support and Promote Sustainability
18 National Championship: Fril Your Boots!
24 A Day in the Life: Six Months After His First Greenkeeping Crash Course in Cheshire, Steve Castle Joined the Team at Immingham Golf Club the Day Before a Major Event with Hundreds Due to Attend. What could Possibly Go Wrong?
28 Turning Japanese: How Lethal Injection is the Best Way to Tackle Japanese Knotweed - One of the Most Invasive Weeds You Will Come Across
32 Golf Club Politics
34 UAE Courses: Managing Golf Courses in the Arabian Heat
40 BASIS: Bracken Ruin?
44 At the Grindstone
46 GIS: A Helping Hand
50 Around the Green
55 Greekeeper Training
58 Greenkeepers Training Committee: [Education and Advocacy]
59 Puzzle Page
60 Buyers' Guide
64 Photographic Competition
66 The Back Nine: [Twitter and Facebook]
 
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3 Welcome from BIGGA: A Classic Summer Links Test
4 Table of Contents
6 Chairman's Word: Muirfield Signals a Year to Cheer
8 Newsdesk
8 -Neil Salutes 25 Years
9 -Route 66 Wins Scottish National
10 -Innovation Corner!
11 -Chalara Ash Latest
11 -Blogging at Trentham Park
12 Membership News: BIGGA Teams Up with Arco for Discount Workwear
14 L&D News
14 -BIGGA Announce Open-Panel Debates at SALTEX 2013
15 -Assistant Profile: [Steven Morris, Assistant Greenkeeper, Royal Dornoch Golf Club]
16 Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year 2013: The Final Eight
18 New Products
20 Behind the Scenes at The Open 2013
26 Bernhard Trip: Visit the Sunshine Stae
28 Wetting Agents: A Double Edged Sword for Soil Moisture Management: How Duncan Kelso at Kings Hill Deals with His Course's Unique Soil Moisture Management Challenges
34 Bunker Renovation: A Rich Reward
40 L&D: You've Got the Power!
42 Brushing-In Top Dressing - the Options
46 ATT INFiNiSystem: Double the Power?
48 Around the Green
51 Puzzle Page
56 Greenstester: How Well do You Know Your Greens?
58 Merion to Muirfield, Who would be a Greenkeeper?
60 Buyers' Guide
64 Recruitment
66 The Back Nine: [From Montana to The Open Support Team]
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September 2013   October 2013
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3 Welcome from BIGGA: A Supreme Sporting Summer
4 Table of Contents
6 Chairman’s Word: Retirement Reality Hitting Home
8 Newsdesk
10 -Beetle Mania
12 Membership News: Support Autumn Events in Your Section
14 L&D News
14 -New Scottish Centre Given Full Approval
14 -SLIC More by Training Provider
16 Industry Update
18 New Products
22 Carnoustie: What Happened Next?
28 Playing a Dual Role: Huw Morgan is Both Club and Course Manager at Ashburnham Golf Club in South Wales
34 From Belarus with Love
40 Burghill Thinking Bang Up to Date: James de Haviland Finds a Blend of Traditional and Contemporary Thinking at Burghill Valley Golf Club
44 A Royal Course Where Nature is King
48 Q&A: Robert Jack, Area Sales Manager from Dennis Mowers, Answers Questions on Setting Up Your Mower and Explains the Basics
50 Sprayer Test to Pinpoint Accurate Application
52 Around the Green
58 Greenkeepers Training Committee: [The Main Areas Where Healthy Soil Allows Management Practices to Improve]
59 Puzzle Page
60 Buyers' Guide
64 Recruitment
66 The Back Nine: [Scottish Adventure]
 
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3 Welcome from BIGGA: Industry Future in Safe Hands
4 Table of Contents
6 Chairman's Word: Students Shine in Toro Final
8 Newsdesk
8 -Keith Kensett
9 -Sweet Chestnut Blight Uncensored
10 -More Buzz Over Operation Pollinator
10 -CGCS: Salary Increase
11 -Look Hughes Head Greenkeeper at Wickham
11 -Flying High at East Berkshire
12 Membership News: Conference Presenters Unveiled
13 L&D News
13 -Continue to Learn at BTME 2014
13 -Trio Awarded Ransomes Jacobsen Scholarships
14 Industry Update: Countrywide T&A Team Invests in Experience
15 New Products
16 Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year: The Turner Prize
20 Bowood: Aussie Rules
24 Greens Maintenance: A Better Environment ...The Key to Better Greens
28 Changing Face of Anthracnose
36 Fusarium ...Better the Devil You Know
40 The (Not So) Elusive Butterfly Bush
44 Machinery: Are You Ready for Winter?
46 FEGGA: What does FEGGA Mean to You?
48 Around the Green
54 Ryder Cup Starts Sample EnviroBunker
56 Greenkeepers Training Committee: [Apprenticeships]
58 Buyers' Guide
62 Puzzle Page
64 Recruitment
66 The Back Nine: [Toms Locker]
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November 2013   December 2013
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3 Welcome from BIGGA: Orlando Looms for Delegates
4 Table of Contents
6 Chairman's Word: A Grand National for BIGGA
8 Newsdeck
9 -How You can Help the Mad Mower Men
10 -Chippenham Work Nearing Completion
12 -BIGGA Members Come Together at Rockliffe: A News Special on the Call to Arms for the Recent PGA English Seniors Open, Held at Rockliffe Hall
11 Industry Update
14 Membership News: Simon Says: Use the Legal Helpline!
15 L&D News: BIGGA CPD Goes Online
16 BIGGA National Championship: National Double for Gordon
20 Burghley Park: Hurly Burghley
24 Pigments and Photoprotectants in Turfgrass
28 Askernish: Lost and Found
32 My R&A Scholarship at Askernish
34 Manor House: To the Manor Born
42 BIGGA Delegation: February in Florida
44 Tractor Choice: Think Ahead for Best Tractor Choice
48 Health & Safety: A Pain in the Neck?
52 Around the Green
58 Greenkeepers Training Committee: [Health and Safety Responsibilities]
60 Buyers' Guide
63 Recruitment
66 The Back Nine: [Greenkeeping, Health and Longevity]
 
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3 Welcome from BIGGA: Flexibility Key for Golf Clubs
4 Table of Contents
6 Chairman's Word: Looking Forward to 2014
8 Newsdesk
14 L&D News
14 -BIGGA Announce New Partnership with Baroness
15 -Apply for FTMI 2014
16 Membership News
16 -We're Putting You in the Picture at BTME!
16 -BIGGA AGM at BTME
18 BTME Preview
28 Royal St David's: Twin Peaks
32 Open Support Team: We Need You
34 Photo Comp: Go West
38 BIGGA MG: Master Greenkeeper Unmasked: What is the BIGGA Master Greenkeeper Award, How do You Achieve It and Why should I apply for It? All These Questions and More Answered
40 Operation Pollinator: Bringing Back the Bees
44 Researching Endophytes in UK Sports Turf
49 Greenkeeper Training
52 Around the Green
58 Greenkeepers Training Committee: [What Makes a Great Head Greenkeeper?]
60 Buyers' Guide
64 Recruitment
66 The Back Nine: [Golfing Etiquette]
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