Ransomes Jacobsens Cutting Technology.
Industry News -
By Editor (04 Dec 08 22:35)
Over 40 City & Guilds NPTC assessors recently visited Ransomes Jacobsens, the Ipswich-based turf maintenance equipment manufacturer, for a one-day seminar looking at the latest developments in mowing technology. - Read Article
New Course for Malaysia
Golf -
By Editor (04 Dec 08 6:00)
The RM350 million golf course in Batu Kawan will be jointly developed by DK Enc Co Ltd of South Korea and local company Ideal Group. - Read Article
Greenacres Golf Club's Pennies from Heaven
Golf -
By Editor (03 Dec 08 14:00)
In New Zealand's Nelson a unseasonably wet spring has meant utter frustration for most casual club golfers. But for Greenacres Golf Club course superintendent Craig Westley it has been like liquid gold. - Read Article
Kennedy Bay Golf Course
Golf -
By Editor (02 Dec 08 6:00)
Golfers have teed off at The Links Kennedy Bay Golf Course for the first time in five months, with the course officially reopening to the public following an extensive program to get it back in top shape. - Read Article
MCG to host Internationals for next Decade
Cricket -
By Editor (29 Nov 08 6:00)
The MCG will host every international match scheduled in Melbourne until 2019 under the terms of a new agreement between Cricket Victoria and the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC). - Read Article
Les Burdett prepares for the 2nd Test
Cricket -
By Editor (28 Nov 08 6:00)
As Adelaide Oval prepares for the Second Test between Australia and New Zealand, Les Burdett speaks about the River Murray, his front lawn, his 40th season at the oval and his love of a heritage roller. - Read Article
Cranbourne's New Training Centre Postponed.
Racing -
By Editor (26 Nov 08 6:10)
Installation of a synthetic track at the Cranbourne training centre has been postponed indefinitely. - Read Article
Phuong Hoang G.C in Vietnam Upsetting Community.
Golf -
By Editor (25 Nov 08 18:45)
Some 1,000 residents in the northern province of Hoa Binh have lost jobs, land and even access to roads, following the early 2007 opening of the Phuong Hoang (Phoenix) Golf course in Luong Son District’s Lam Son Commune. - Read Article
Curator Kevin Mitchell and First Test at the GABBA
Cricket -
By Editor (20 Nov 08 12:10)
Curator Kevin Mitchell has worked through the night to try to make the ground playable. The covers came off on Wednesday to show a green, but better than expected pitch. Part of a Gabba grandstand roof was damaged by a fierce storm on Wednesday night and the section was closed to the public for the start of the match. - Read Article
2009 NZ Golf Open Confirmed
Golf -
By Editor (20 Nov 08 11:00)
New Zealand Golf has announced today that the Michael Hill New Zealand Open has been confirmed for 2009. - Read Article
Leon Goldsmith Course Architect
Golf -
By Editor (18 Nov 08 6:00)
Leon Goldsmith discovered a good way to relax from his university studies. He built a golf course. Mr Goldsmith, 33, a keen golfer, has developed a nine-hole course on Hare Hill, near Deborah Bay, above Otago Harbour. - Read Article
Bruce Cousins and Orange’s Wade Park.
General News -
By Editor (15 Nov 08 6:00)
The site of Wade Park has significance to the sporting history of Orange. The site was marked “Reserved for Cricket” on the 1866 plan of Orange. The site has been used for a variety of sports ever since, including cricket, rugby union, rugby league, greyhound racing, tennis and cycling. - Read Article
Bits Bowls New Green
Bowls -
By Editor (14 Nov 08 6:00)
The Bits Bowls Club's 90 members have a new green to play on after their club under went more than $40,000 worth of renovations. - Read Article
Heidelberg Golf Club’s finances below Par
Golf -
By Editor (13 Nov 08 6:00)
Heidelberg Golf Club is haemorrhaging cash and could soon be forced to start selling off its land. - Read Article
New Recycled Water Treatment Plant for Sunshine G.C
Golf -
By Editor (12 Nov 08 6:00)
Don't feel guilty when you tee off at the Sunshine Golf Club: its lush and leafy grounds are not the result of clandestine watering. The club last week launched its new recycled water treatment plant, following a successful trial this month. - Read Article
Back to the Future!
Industry News -
By Editor (11 Nov 08 22:50)
Look into the future with these glasses designed by NASA! The PSD lens may not look like anything special, but it is! Millions of research dollars went into the PSD lens/filter. It allows you to see plant stress long before you can see it with the naked eye. - Read Article
The Future is Just Around the Corner
Industry News - 1 comment -
By Editor (11 Nov 08 19:55)
The Precise Path RG3 mows putting greens without the need for an operator to guide it. Lines are always straight. Turns are always gentle and smooth. Effective height of cut is always uniform. Every green is mowed to the same specifications every time. - Read Article
Tru-Turf's Flagship
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By Editor (11 Nov 08 6:00)
The flagship RS48-11C Roll ‘n’ Spike Golf Greens Roller by Tru-Turf is the culmination of 60 years design and development in the art of turf rolling. - Read Article
Sports Turf Association News & Update
Industry News -
By Editor (10 Nov 08 19:50)
A well patronised annual Sports Turf Seminar and Trade Show was held recently at the highly rated Hunter Valley TAFE Campus at Kurri Kurri. Mixtures of students as well of industry delegates were rugged up and keen to listen to the day’s presenters. - Read Article
Scrum over Glenferrie Oval
Rugby -
By Editor (09 Nov 08 6:00)
Four sporting clubs want to roost at the former Hawks Nest Glenferrie Oval. - Read Article