| The Green Agenda
| With golf courses under pressure from environmentalists and legislators, European golf is getting its green credentials in order
| | Golfdom Europe | Deep in the heartland of Scottish links golf, within an hour's drive of the Old Course at St. Andrews, a battle royal that just about sums up the collision course between the game of golf and its environs is reaching its end-game. |
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| BIGGA Impresses
| An American superintendent in England reports on his first experience of 'Harrogate Week'
| | Golfdom Europe | | For the past 10 years, I've attended the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America's (GCSAA) annual conference, now called the Golf Industry Show (GIS), and have been rather comfortable with the ways things operate, both on the trade-show floor and with the overall atmosphere. That said, I really wasn't sure what to expect when I attended the British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association's (BIGGA) British Turf Management Exhibition (BTME) show in Harrogate, England, in January. What I found, however, was both surprising and refreshing. |
| | Renaissance Man
| Switzerland offers the chance for one man to do everything from agronomy to design
| | Golfdom Europe | | JON WIGGETT'S GOLFING LIFE began in England as a player at the age of five. But his current golf ventures have taken him away from the British Isles more than 30 years later. Wiggett plies multiple golf trades in Switzerland, where he has lived for the past 12 years. |
| | Fiery and Nice
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New European courses create conditions for a true links experience
| | Golfdom Europe | | At the Castle Course, the sand layer of the USGA-style greens was extended well out into the approach to create firm and fast conditions. |
| | Calm, Cool, Collected
| John Zimmers Jr. oversees demanding Oakmont Country Club in Pittsburgh, Pa., with a level head
| | Golfdom Europe | | They are a fussy bunch, the members of Oakmont Country Club. They expect nothing but premium playing conditions on their exalted 104-year-old golf course, the site of the 2007 U.S. Open. And even though the golf course maintenance staff provides an outstanding setting, the members still find things to fret about. |
| | Rolling with the Punches
| | Golfdom Europe | | Greenkeepers feel the stress that modern golf course maintenance issues bring. How are you responding? |
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| BIGGA Impresses
| An American superintendent in England reports on his first experience of 'Harrogate Week'
| | Golfdom Europe | | For the past 10 years, I've attended the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America's (GCSAA) annual conference, now called the Golf Industry Show (GIS), and have been rather comfortable with the ways things operate, both on the trade-show floor and with the overall atmosphere. That said, I really wasn't sure what to expect when I attended the British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association's (BIGGA) British Turf Management Exhibition (BTME) show in Harrogate, England, in January. What I found, however, was both surprising and refreshing. |
| | Organization Proves 'Perfect' Business Partner
| | Golfdom Europe | | Members of Orwell Mencap Genesis, which provides training for adults with a wide range of learning disabilities, produced a selection of wooden safety tools for Ransomes Jacobsen. |
| | A New Player in Golf Irrigation
| | Golfdom Europe | | John Deere has announced the expansion of John Deere Golf Irrigation into Europe. The company has been providing water management products and solutions in the United States since 2006. |
| | Portuguese Greenkeepers Visit Ransomes Jacobsen
| | Golfdom Europe | | Six Portuguese greenkeepers visited the Ransomes Jacobsen UK manufacturing facility recently in Ipswich, England, organised by Associação Portuguesa de Greenkeepers, the Portuguese greenkeepers association. The three-day trip took the greenkeepers and representatives from Ransomes Jacobsen's Portuguese distributors to golf courses and educational establishments in England and Scotland. |
| | Combest Receives Budding Award
| | Golfdom Europe | | Ed Combest, retired professor at Lake City (Fla.) Community College, is recipient of the first Edwin Budding Award presented by the International Golf Course Equipment Managers Association. The award is sponsored by Ransomes Jacobsen. |
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