The Sports Turf Research Institute, STRI, is an independent market leader in turfgrass research and agronomy. Located in Bingley, West Yorkshire, STRI is the UK’s National Centre for Sports & Amenity Turf.

Established in 1929 by the Home Golf Unions and the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, STRI undertook research and provided advisory services for golf clubs. By the 1950’s the work of the STRI had expanded to include sports turf and amenity grass areas.

Today STRI is a recognized world centre for research and its nationwide network of advisers visits over 2000 turf facilities a year throughout the UK, Ireland and many other countries. Advisory services include agronomy; sports facility design and construction; irrigation; golf course development; ecology and land management; laboratory testing; pest, disease and weed I.D. and training. In addition to the Bulletin, STRI also publishes a scientific journal, The Journal of Turfgrass and Sports Surface Science, plus a wide range of books, all available on-line via the Turfgrass Titles of the World bookshop.

Research is carried out for governing bodies of sports, commercial companies under contract and the grass seed trade, which includes the national testing system for amenity grass cultivars, the results of which are published annually in Turfgrass Seed. Details of STRI’s current research projects including a golf research database. Research in progress can be viewed here.

This archive offering features all Bulletins, and its predecessor the Sports Turf Bulletin, content from 1951 - Present less 4 issues. An ongoing cooperative project of the Sports Turf Research Institute and the Michigan State University Libraries will scan subsequent materials on an annual basis, up to 1 year from the current date.