BIGGA's First Chairman Approaches His Fourth - and Final-Open Championship Perfect Turf
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READ THE LABEL BEFORE YOU BUY: USE PESTICIDES SAFELY. MAFF 07342 Spearhead. The ultimate all rounder on turf. "Trade m< President The Rt. Hon. Viscount Whitelaw K.T., C.H., M.C., D.L. BIGGA BOARD OF MANAGEMENT Chairman: Barry Heaney Vice-Chairman: Dean Cleaver International BOARD MEMBERS Richard Barker Patrick Murphy JUNE 1995 FREE READER Gordon Moir Robin Greaves REPLY SERVICE George Barr Chris Mardon Gordon Child Harry Diamond Use the post-paid EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Reader Reply Neil Thomas B.A. Contents Card facing Page 50 for ADMINISTRATION MANAGER further John Pemberton information on SALES AND MARKETING MANAGER Fourth and final the products and Bill Lynch services advertised in this EDUCATION OFFICER Championship Ken Richardson issue. Just state f^sSs®**""" Walter Woods says he's as the companies' Ad MEMBERSHIP SERVICES OFFICER Ref numbers, post the card to us Sami Collins nervous about this, his and we'll arrange for further information to be sent to you Where to contact BIGGA fourth Open as he was direct. Aldwark Manor, Aldwark, Alne, about his first in 1978. ADVERTISERS' INDEX York, North Yorkshire Y06 2NF Scott MacCallum talks Tel: 01347 838581 a quick reference guide Fax: 01347 838864 with BIGGA's first Chairman, who retires later this year, on the Ad Ref Page hallowed St Andrews links Pages 14-15 All Seasons 375 32 Atterton & Ellis 7 28 Bob Andrews 381 36 Blec 98 30 Tackling theft and vandalism on the course Charterhouse 130 24,25 Closed circuit television, secure sheds, burglar alarms... Hugh D&E Turf 323 26 Dixon & Holliday 214 16 HBKRm Earth Anchors 486 8 International Tilley examines a myriad of ways to keep the criminal is the official monthly magazine Eric Hunter 73 12 of the British & International fraternity at bay Pages 8-10 Grass Roots 479 35 Golf Greenkeepers Association Hawtree 47 16 Hayters 90 51 EDITORIAL How a green committee should be run Jonathan Gaunt 480 31 Editor: Scott MacCallum Today's golf club membership is more active than ever before JD Greasley 461 32 ADVERTISING LE Lubricants 481 12 Sales and Marketing Manager: Bill Lynch in its pursuit of even higher standards. John Hacker reports on Lely 61 40,41 Senior Advertising Sales Executive: Lewis Equipment 10 30 Carol Dutton the true role of the people who matter Pages 27-30 Lindum 38 50 Exhibition and Marketing Executive: Meetens 151 37 Louise Lunn Outdoor Power Products Telephone: 01347 838581 Next stop Tunisia 413 16 PRODUCTION Pattissons 35 16 Design and Production Editor: Vastly differing environments, extremes of climate, not to Panelite 487 10 Tim Moat, telephone 01904 610611 Prime Watermen 283 29 PRINTING mention what's happening underfoot, makes the architect's job Ransomes 9 52 Hi-Tec Print, Unit 7, Universal Crescent, a real challenge. We look at what's involved ....Pages 31-32 RCS 488 8 North Anston Trading Estate, Rhone Poulenc 59 2 North Anston, Sheffield S31 7NZ Rolawn 34 33 Tel: 01909 568533, fax: 01909 568206 Rufford 5 35 Greenkeeper International: winner Sisis 176 11 of Certificate of Merit in Magazine Regular features Standard Golf 421 18 of the Year category, Editing for Terra lift 483 35 Industry Awards 1994 and 1995 Times Mirror 462 13 Contents may not be reprinted or otherwise BIGGA in focus Neil Thomas welcomes key personnel to the Association reproduced without written permission. Return Colleges • 38,39 postage must accompany all materials submitted whilst bidding a fond farewell to a staunch supporter Page 4 Buyer's Guide • 42-46 if return is requested. No responsibility can be Classified • assumed for unsolicited materials. The right is News A greenkeeper's local paper embarrassment... new appointments... new 47 reserved to edit submissions before publication. Recruitment • 47-49 Although every care will be taken, no kit... and BIGGA's bid for National Lottery Fund cash Pages 5-7, 13 responsibility is accepted for loss of manuscripts, photographs or artwork. Opinions expressed are Education The Association's library is about to open its doors to members. not necessarily those of the Association and no responsibility is accepted by the Association for Check out the impressive tomes available Pages 40-41 such content, advertising or product information that may appear. Circulation is by subscription. Subscription rate: UK £34 per year, Europe and Eire £44. The magazine is also distributed to BIGGA members, golf clubs, local authorities, the turf industry, libraries and central government. £50 CASH IN OUR ISSN 0961 - 6977 Cover BUYER'S GUIDE © 1995 British & International COMPETITION: Golf Greenkeepers Association The 14th hole at St Andrews Old Course. Picture by Keith Hailey TURN TO PAGE 42 ADVERTISING WORKS IN GREENKEEPER INTERNATIONAL: Greenkeeper Education and Development Fund ^^ We were so impressed The Fund provides the key to the future for greenkeeper, golf club ^ with the results from and game. Individuals and companies can join the Golden Key Circle ^ V^ our advertising and Silver Key Circle. For details, contact BIGGA on 01347 838581 campaign in '94 that we'll be GOLDEN KEY CIRCLE COMPANY MEMBERS: doing a lot more in '95 • Amenity Technology • ET Breakwell Ltd • Hardi Ltd - ROGER MOSSOP, • Hayters PLC • Jacobsens • Kubota UK Ltd • Lely UK Ltd Marketing Manager, • Massey Ferguson • Ransomes • Rhone Poulenc • Rigby Taylor BIGGA Zeneca Professional 99 • Toro Irrigation • Zeneca Professional Products GOLDEN KEY Products SILVER KEY CIRCLE COMPANY MEMBERS: and SILVER KEY FOR MORE DETAILS CALL: • Avoncrop Amenity Products • Fenchurch • Risboro Turf • Sisis Bill Lynch, Carol Dutton or CIRCLES Louise Lunn at BIGGA HQ on Want to exhibit at next year's BTME? Call Louise Lunn on 01347 838581 for a comprehensive information pack 01347 838581. WE SAY Comings and goings t is a pleasure this month to will enable us to influence a 1987 at the STRI offices in Bing- Iwelcome Geoff Hills as our first wider audience through both ley. It was Peter who welcomed employee Regional Administra- general golfing magazines, press us there and provided us with our tor. Geoff comes from a green- and TV. This is not an easy task first 'home'. For the 18 months keeping/secretarial background as the greenkeeping side of golf is we were based there, Peter and I within golf and is looking for- usually far from media minds shared adjoining offices and it ward to the tasks which lie ahead other than in a crisis - the inces- was in early conversations with with enthusiasm and an eager- sant rain of 1988 during the him and such as Jeff Perris and ness to get involved. His appoint- Open at Lytham comes to mind Mike Canaway that I was first ment has resulted directly from as does the condition of the golf imbued with the doctrines of an initiative by the South East course for the 1991 Open at Birk- greenkeeping and the vagaries of Regional Board who felt that the dale. Crisis coverage is one thing, greenkeepers. How fitting there- time had come when the Associa- educating the golfing public in fore that as Peter leaves the STRI, tion could no longer place the BIGGA in focus the importance of greenkeeping the relationship of our two bodies demands of regional administra- BY NEIL THOMAS and greenkeepers is quite has never been closer. We are tion upon working greenkeepers. another. It is the latter which we currently nearing production of 'A To signify their commitment to need to tackle with increasing Practical Guide to Ecological the new appointment, the South vigour as the vast majority of the Management of the Golf Course', East Region together with its con- golfing public are quite oblivious detailed below, which has been stituent sections ie Kent, Surrey, to the realities of golf course jointly commissioned by BIGGA London, Sussex and East Anglia maintenance, to the technical and the STRI with the aim being have agreed to forgo their annual expertise necessary to present golf to provide a practical source of subscription refunds in order to courses in pristine condition and information to the practising golf part fund the post. Initially Head- indeed to the fact that the golf greenkeeper. This will be fol- quarters will supply any supple- club's most valuable employees lowed by a booklet dealing with mentary finance that may be are its greenkeeping staff. Part of grass identification whilst we are necessary although I know that Scott's brief therefore is to work also cooperating on the produc- the Region hopes to indepen- in this area and he will be looking tion of a training video on the dently finance the post in total in Geoff Hills: BIGGA's first employee to members to provide practical reconstruction of a green.