Golf Industry Central celebrates 2nd Birthday
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By Mike Orloff (07 Jul 10 8:00)
It has now been two years to the day since Golf Industry Central went online providing industry news, jobs, and operational advice to Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia. - Read Article
Hill's Vision Key to Open
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By Editor (06 Jul 10 9:00)
Dunedin businessman Ian Taylor has made an impassioned plea for the New Zealand Open to stay at a course he rates among the best in the world. - Read Article
Plans for Redevelopment of Geelong G.C
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By Editor (04 Jul 10 12:20)
Councillors have called a public meeting to fight plans for redevelopment of Geelong Golf Club. - Read Article
Trump Finally Wins Approval for Scottish Course
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By Editor (04 Jul 10 6:00)
Celebrity real estate developer and avid golfer Donald Trump has been given the go-ahead to build what he says will be "the world's greatest golf course" in Scotland as part of a $US1.5 billion development. - Read Article
Sanctuary Cove Golf Course Maintenance Blog
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By Press Release (03 Jul 10 6:00)
All new blog from the Golf Course Maintenance Department at Sanctuary Cove. Sign up to become a follower and you will be kept up to date with all the goings on in our department. - Read Article
Hollow Coring
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By Simon Watson (02 Jul 10 12:15)
It seems that thatchy greens are a perennial problem at a significant number of clubs. This may come as no surprise when often many greens are managed as if thatch were not a problem at all with limited hollow coring and/or scarification regimes employed. - Read Article
E-Z-GO Golf Car Package for Prestigious Troon Costa Navarino Resort.
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By Peter Driver (02 Jul 10 9:00)
Automotive Solutions, E-Z-GO’s distributor for Greece and Cyprus, has delivered a significant package of golf cars, people shuttles and utility vehicles to the prestigious Costa Navarino resort in the Messinia region of the southwest Peloponnese. E-Z-GO is a Textron Inc. - Read Article
Troon Golf to Manage Golf Operations at The Dunes Porth Hughes in Australia
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By Brett Brooks (02 Jul 10 6:00)
Troon Golf, the leader in upscale golf course management, development and marketing is pleased to announce it has partnered with The Dunes Port Hughes resort and residential development on South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula to oversee the ongoing construction and operation of the project’s 18-hole championship golf course.
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Bingara Gorge development begins work on golf course
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By Editor (01 Jul 10 11:10)
Work on the championship golf course and centrepiece of Bingara Gorge’s residential community at Wilton started earlier this month. - Read Article
Hill asks public to Keep NZ Open at Arrowtown
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By Editor (30 Jun 10 13:00)
Businessman Michael Hill wants the public's help to keep this year's New Zealand Golf Open at his private Arrowtown course. - Read Article
International Interest in Canterbury Resort
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By Editor (30 Jun 10 11:00)
Canterbury’s top three championship golf courses have joined forces to promote the best of golf in the region to international visitors, with a unique opportunity to play and experience three 18-hole resort courses for a fantastic price. - Read Article
On a Roll
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By Press Release (28 Jun 10 16:00)
More superintendents than ever are rolling their courses’ greensto keep them fastand healthy. Only fifteen years ago, golf course superintendents were much more apprehensive about rolling their course’s greens than they are now. Read on to see whats changed. - Read Article
New Zealand Golf Update
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By Parkland Press (28 Jun 10 11:00)
Issue Two of the New Zealand Golf Update can now be viewed now - Read Article
East to Dominate Golf, says Norman
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By Mike Orloff (28 Jun 10 9:00)
If someone told you golf in the east would take over the west you would probably call the men in white coats. - Read Article
Life’s a Beach!
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By Laurence Gale MSc (26 Jun 10 12:00)
Former Super from Lismore Golf Club Marcus Hastrup is now the Director of Agronomy at the Saadiyat Beach Golf Club in Abu Dhabi. In a Q&A session, he talks about the challenges of working in a desert environment - Read Article
Redcliffe G.C Takes Lead in Environmental & Safety Management
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By Editor (25 Jun 10 14:00)
Redcliffe Golf Club is set to take the lead in environmental & safety management for the golfing industry with the construction of new, purpose built maintenance facilities at the course. - Read Article
Crowd Condemns Changes to Park
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By Editor (25 Jun 10 8:00)
Battle for control of Moore Park has intensified with a public meeting of angry locals condemning government plans to transfer trusteeship for the park to the Sydney Cricket Ground Trust. - Read Article
The John Deere Excellence Award - NZ
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By Press Release (23 Jun 10 6:00)
New Zealand Golf Course Superintendents Association and John Deere Australasia are excited to bring you a re-launch of the Fellowship award to the newly named The John Deere Excellence Award. - Read Article
Chirnside Park fighting for Open Space
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By Editor (19 Jun 10 6:00)
Chirnside Park residents are fighting to maintain the area’s open spaces. - Read Article
Greenkeeper gets Payout
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By Editor (17 Jun 10 21:40)
Queenstown Golf Club has been ordered to chip in about $10,000 in unpaid wages and costs to a former assistant greenkeeper. - Read Article