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Greenkeeper Tasks in August: 7 Key Jobs
August tests both the turf and the team: heat, peak evapotranspiration, holidays and heavy play. These are the seven tasks worth prioritising to reach September with a healthy course and operations under control.
Pesticide Applicator Licence: 5 Steps to Get It
Applying pesticides on a golf course requires accredited training. We explain in five steps how to approach the pesticide applicator licence for your team: level, training, renewal, roles and the record of each treatment.
Golf Fairways: 6 Keys to Quality Maintenance
Fairways create the first impression of the course and affect every second shot. These six keys help you organise mowing, nutrition, irrigation, aeration and weed control to achieve a uniform surface that is easy to maintain.
Reclaimed Water for Irrigation: 6 Keys for Your Course
Reclaimed water can be the most sensible answer to scarcity, but it demands knowing its quality, adjusting soil management and keeping clear records. We review six practical keys to make it work on your course without surprises.
Carbon Footprint in Golf: 6 Steps to Measure It
Measuring your golf course carbon footprint is the first step to reducing it. Six practical steps to calculate it at a club: scope, energy and fuel data, emission factors, results, improvement plan and follow-up.
Greenkeeper Tasks in July: 7 Key Jobs
July is the month for holding on. Seven jobs to get through the peak of the heat: water management, green protection, night-time moisture control, prudent nutrition, monitoring, machinery and looking after the team.
NDVI for Turf: 5 Uses to Detect Stress
The NDVI index measures vegetation vigour from the light it reflects. We explain five uses of NDVI for golf turf, its real limits and how to combine it with on-the-ground inspection to decide better.
Preventive Equipment Maintenance: 7 Key Tasks
A breakdown in the middle of the season costs more than any service. Seven preventive equipment maintenance tasks for golf courses: daily checks, sharpening, greasing, fluids, records, spare parts and team training.
Bunker Sand: 5 Criteria for Choosing the Right One
Choosing bunker sand is not a question of colour. Particle shape, particle size distribution, firmness, drainage and maintenance cost determine how the bunker plays and how much work it creates. Five criteria for a well-judged decision.
Greenkeeper Tasks in June: 7 Key Jobs
June opens the stress season for turf. We review seven jobs worth prioritising: deep irrigation, cutting heights, surface moisture control, nutrition, health monitoring, machinery and shift organisation.
Pesticide Application Records: 6 Key Data Points
Good pesticide application records protect the club in inspections, improve future decisions and give management peace of mind. We detail six data points that must not be missing and how to keep them up to date without bureaucracy.
USGA Green Construction: 6 Keys to the Layered Profile
The layered green built to the USGA method remains a worldwide reference. We explain the six keys of the profile, from subgrade to surface, and the mistakes that are paid for most later in maintenance and drainage.