15 Weeks to BTME 2013 GREENKEEPER GI INTERNATIONAL Celebrating 25 years of BIGGA OCTOBER 2012 Inside... CLIMATE CONTROL Coping with our unpredictable climate A BRUSH WITH FAME Karl Parry’s new product Featured TORO BOY Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year 2012 is Thomas Flavelle ALSO INSIDE... DRAINAGE : BASIS POINTS : HORSE CHESTNUT WELCOME FROM BIGGA BIGGA BIGGA President THE MOWER Sir Michael Bonallack, OBE BIGGA Board of Management Chairman Tony Smith THEY DON’T WANT Vice Chairman Chris Sealey BIGGA Past Chairman Andrew Mellon BIGGA Board Members Paul Worster, Gary Cunningham, Stuart Greenwood, Arnold Phipps-Jones, Jeremy YOU TO SEE. Hughes, Kenny MacKay, George Barr BIGGA Chief Executive Officer Jim Croxton BIGGA General Manager Tracey Maddison [email protected] BIGGA Learning & Development Manager Sami Collins [email protected] Contact Us BIGGA House, Aldwark, Alne, York, YO61 1UF [email protected] www.bigga.org.uk Tel – 01347 833800 | Fax – 01347 833801 The Toro final three GrEEnkEEPEr InTErnationAL The official monthly magazine of the Toro youngsters shine British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association Limited. Production Congratulations to our cover star Thomas programme. The brochure, to be found within Design & Brand Flavelle of Lingdale Golf Club who this magazine, contains full details of the Turf Executive Managers Conference, the one and two day Tom Campbell triumphed over a very impressive field of fellow student greenkeepers to take the Workshops, our new ‘Focus On’ sessions and Tel – 01347 833800 ext 513 coveted Toro title last month. the free Seminar programme. [email protected] As ever it was incredibly inspiring to spend The programme has been put together taking Editorial time with the six finalists who are all clearly in to account delegate feedback from previous Communications going to have very successful careers in course years so I expect it to be very popular, don’t delay Executive management. in returning your booking form! Steve Castle Tel – 01347 833800 I would like to take this opportunity to formally ext 510 steve.castle thank the Toro company for their continued long You cannot fail to be impressed by the @bigga.co.uk term support of the Student Greenkeeper of the innovative means that BIGGA members Advertising Year award. Thomas is the 24th recipient of the find to effectively manage their facilities Business award and joins an illustrious Roll of Honour. and to provide better, more consistent Development There is no doubt that all of the greenkeepers playing surfaces for their customers Executive Jill Rodham that entered the process have made a key con- within budgets that are constantly under Tel – 01347 833800 Fax – 01347 833802 scious decision to make course management pressure. [email protected] their career rather than it being just a job. This edition contains a prime example in Karl ext 519 This decision is undoubtedly the first step on Parry from Denbigh Golf Club (page 28) who has Printing the road to success but unfortunately choosing not only found an innovative solution to green Warners Midlands Plc, The Maltings, Manor Lane, Bourne, Lincolnshire PE10 9PH the next one is not always easy. consistency, he is turning that in to a thriving Tel – 01778 391000 | Fax – 01778 394269 I’m delighted therefore that within these pages business opportunity. Contents may not be reprinted or otherwise are details of a series of seminars which will be We are very keen to feature other examples The competition doesn’t want you to see the Jacobsen ECLIPSE® 322 riding greens reproduced without written permission. Return postage must accompany all held around the Regions entitled ‘So You Want of innovative or unusual practices that our mower. They can’t match its ZERO leak points. They can’t provide individual reel materials submitted if return is requested. No to be Promoted – Essential Skills for your Career members are successfully implementing, please responsibility can be assumed for unsolicited control to vary cut patterns. They can’t offer programmable frequency-of-clip from materials. The right is reserved to edit Development’ which aim to provide aspiring let us know if you have stories that will be of submissions before publication. greenkeepers with advice and assistance in interest. an LED screen. And they can’t get anywhere near the true hybrid fuel savings or Although every care will be taken, no legendary quality-of-cut. When it comes to the ECLIPSE® 322, the competition can’t responsibility is accepted for loss of developing their careers. manuscripts, photographs or artwork. Opinions The seminars are being led by a number of do anything except hope you don’t see it. I guess we just ruined that for them, too. expressed are not necessarily those of the Association, and no responsibility is accepted successful Course Managers who have all made for such content, advertising or product information that may appear. Circulation is by the journey from novice to expert and I am sure subscription. Subscription rate: UK £50 per they will be hugely beneficial to all who attend. year, Europe and Eire £65, Rest of the World £95. The magazine is also distributed to BIGGA members, golf clubs, local authorities, the turf The recent Saltex exhibition in Windsor industry, libraries and central government. provided many BIGGA members with the opportunity to attend seminars put on by FOR A LEGENDARY PERFORMANCE the Association. ON YOUR COURSE, CALL 01473 270000 We are grateful to the Institute of Grounds- manship for facilitating this opportunity to put on quality education during their event. www.ransomesjacobsen.com Attention now turns to BTME in Harrogate and Jim Croxton ISSn: 0961– 6977 © 2012 British and International Golf the associated Continue to Learn education Chief Executive GKI/E322/10/2012 Greenkeepers Association Limited OCTOBER 2012 GI 3 ECLIPSE 322 DWYTS.indd 1 04/09/2012 16:25 WELCOME FROM BIGGA BIGGA BIGGA President THE MOWER Sir Michael Bonallack, OBE BIGGA Board of Management Chairman Tony Smith THEY DON’T WANT Vice Chairman Chris Sealey BIGGA Past Chairman Andrew Mellon BIGGA Board Members Paul Worster, Gary Cunningham, Stuart Greenwood, Arnold Phipps-Jones, Jeremy YOU TO SEE. Hughes, Kenny MacKay, George Barr BIGGA Chief Executive Officer Jim Croxton BIGGA General Manager Tracey Maddison [email protected] BIGGA Learning & Development Manager Sami Collins [email protected] Contact Us BIGGA House, Aldwark, Alne, York, YO61 1UF [email protected] www.bigga.org.uk Tel – 01347 833800 | Fax – 01347 833801 The Toro final three GrEEnkEEPEr InTErnationAL The official monthly magazine of the Toro youngsters shine British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association Limited. Production Congratulations to our cover star Thomas programme. The brochure, to be found within Design & Brand Flavelle of Lingdale Golf Club who this magazine, contains full details of the Turf Executive Managers Conference, the one and two day Tom Campbell triumphed over a very impressive field of fellow student greenkeepers to take the Workshops, our new ‘Focus On’ sessions and Tel – 01347 833800 ext 513 coveted Toro title last month. the free Seminar programme. [email protected] As ever it was incredibly inspiring to spend The programme has been put together taking Editorial time with the six finalists who are all clearly in to account delegate feedback from previous Communications going to have very successful careers in course years so I expect it to be very popular, don’t delay Executive management. in returning your booking form! Steve Castle Tel – 01347 833800 I would like to take this opportunity to formally ext 510 steve.castle thank the Toro company for their continued long You cannot fail to be impressed by the @bigga.co.uk term support of the Student Greenkeeper of the innovative means that BIGGA members Advertising Year award. Thomas is the 24th recipient of the find to effectively manage their facilities Business award and joins an illustrious Roll of Honour. and to provide better, more consistent Development There is no doubt that all of the greenkeepers playing surfaces for their customers Executive Jill Rodham that entered the process have made a key con- within budgets that are constantly under Tel – 01347 833800 Fax – 01347 833802 scious decision to make course management pressure. [email protected] their career rather than it being just a job. This edition contains a prime example in Karl ext 519 This decision is undoubtedly the first step on Parry from Denbigh Golf Club (page 28) who has Printing the road to success but unfortunately choosing not only found an innovative solution to green Warners Midlands Plc, The Maltings, Manor Lane, Bourne, Lincolnshire PE10 9PH the next one is not always easy. consistency, he is turning that in to a thriving Tel – 01778 391000 | Fax – 01778 394269 I’m delighted therefore that within these pages business opportunity. Contents may not be reprinted or otherwise are details of a series of seminars which will be We are very keen to feature other examples The competition doesn’t want you to see the Jacobsen ECLIPSE® 322 riding greens reproduced without written permission. Return postage must accompany all held around the Regions entitled ‘So You Want of innovative or unusual practices that our mower. They can’t match its ZERO leak points. They can’t provide individual reel materials submitted if return is requested. No to be Promoted – Essential Skills for your Career members are successfully implementing, please responsibility can be assumed for unsolicited control to vary cut patterns. They can’t offer programmable frequency-of-clip from materials. The right is reserved to edit Development’ which aim to provide aspiring let us know if you have stories that will be of submissions before publication. greenkeepers with advice and assistance in interest. an LED screen.