I EDUCATION SPOTLIGHT • WATER HAZARDS • FACTS BEHIND THE NEW CARNEGIE COURSE PUNE 1994 • £3.00 International eil Kinnock with BIGGA's Bill Lynch at an awards ceremony where reenkeeper International picked up a coveted prize - see inside! Award-winning journal of the British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association For further information contact us today on Reading (0734) 510033 or call your local distribute Aitken Sportsturf 0977 681155 Collier Turf Care 0603 870944 Richard Aitken Ltd 041 440 0033 Driving Force Leisure 0734 393700 Amenity Land Services 0952 641949 Irish Turf Care 045 75120 Avoncrop Amenity Products 0934 820868 RPK Supplies 0734 510251 J Coburn & Son Ltd 0820 662207 AMENITY TECHNOLOGY AMENITY TECHNOLOGY LTD. Clock House, 286 Kings Road, LTD Reading, Berks RG1 4HP Tel: 0734 510033 Fax: 0734 510044 Becker-Underwood, IF President The Rt. Hon. Viscount Whitelaw K.T., C.H., M.C., D.L. BIGGA BOARD OF MANAGEMENT Chairman: John Millen International Vice-Chairman: Barry Heaney BOARD MEMBERS Richard Barker George Malcolm JUNE 1994 FREE READER Gordon Moir John Crawford REPLY SERVICE Huw Parry Dean Cleaver Jeffrey Mills George Barr Use the post- paid Reader EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Reply Card Neil Thomas B.A. Contents facing Page 50 EDUCATION OFFICER for further Ken Richardson information on the products ADMINISTRATION MANAGER Tlirnberry on and services John Pemberton advertised in this course for Open issue. Just state Course manager George the companies' Ad Ref numbers, post the card to us and Brown has made a few we'll arrange for further informa- tion to be sent to you direct. minor modifications to his mmInternational course in preparation for ADVERTISERS' INDEX is the official monthly magazine of a quick reference guide the British & International Golf this year's Open. "Golfers Greenkeepers Association. Ad Ref Page Contact us at Aldwark Manor, are so good now, you have to keep making a few changes to Amazone 116 19 Aldwark, Aine, York Y06 2NF keep up with them," he tells Chris Boiling Pages 14-17 Amenity Technology 431 2, 22 Atterton & Ellis 7 EDITOR Banks Horticulture 168 Chris Boiling Tel: 0347 838581 • Fax: 0347 838864 Blec 98 Education and training: the future Bob Andrews 381 DESIGN/PRODUCTION EDITOR BIGGA's new education officer Ken Richardson examines the Brian D Pierson 40 Tim Moat Dixon & Holliday 214 Tel: 0904 610611 • Fax: 0904 643074 impact of NVQs, explains what they mean and presents the Echo 446 SALES AND MARKETING agenda for this year's management courses Pages 8-9 Fairway Landscapes 460 MANAGER Fisons 102 Bill Lynch Golf Maintenance 440 Tel/Fax: 091 413 7218 John Crawford's end of term report Grundon 437 SENIOR ADVERTISING SALES Hayters 90 EXECUTIVE John Crawford's year as chairman of BIGGA came to a close at Inturf 31 Carol Dutton the National Education Conference. He told Greenkeeper Irish Greenkeepers Association Tel: 0347 838581 • Fax: 0347 838864 458 12 SALES AND MARKETING International what kind of a year it's been Page 13 JD Greasley 461 ASSISTANT Major Equipment 419 Louise Lunn MJ Abbott 296 Tel: 0347 838581 • Fax: 0347 838864 Andrew Carnegie would have approved Mommersteeg 171 Pattissons 35 PRINTING The philanthropist's Highlands castle is now in the hands of Hi-Tec Print, Unit 7, Universal Crescent, Sisis 176 North Anston Trading Estate, the de Savary family - and the opening of Britain's first links Standard Golf 421 North Anston, Sheffield S31 7NZ course in 40 years is now only weeks away Pages 31-37 Supaturf 164 Tel: 0909 568533 • Fax: 0909 568206 Times Mirror 462 Watermation 33 Please send all editorial contributions, advertising copy, subscriptions and Wessex Farm Machinery address changes to BIGGA at Aldwark 210 40 Manor, Aldwark, Aine, York Y06 2NF Regular features Colleges • 38-39 Buyer's Guide • 42-46 Contents may not be reprinted or otherwise reproduced without written permission. 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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, ADVERTISING WORKS libraries and central government. Cover £50 CASH IN OUR IN GREENKEEPER ISSN 0961 - 6977 Turnberry, venue for this year's BUYER'S GUIDE INTERNATIONAL: © 1994 British & International COMPETITION: Golf Greenkeepers Association Open Championship, plus our TURN TO PAGE 42 ^^ Every business needs man Lynch and a special VIP... BB to be careful where and ^^ how it spends its promotional budget, particularly Greenkeeper Education and Development Fund in the current climate. We know The Fund provides the key to the future for when we use Greenkeeper greenkeeper, golf club and game. Individuals and International we are companies can join the Golden Key Circle and Silver buying value for Key Circle. For details, contact BIGGA on 0347 838581. money - because it produces results. GOLDEN KEY CIRCLE COMPANY MEMBERS: • ET Breakwell Ltd • Hardi Ltd • Hayters PLC - ROGER MOSSOP, • ICI Professional Products • Jacobsens • Kubota UK Ltd BIGGA Marketing Manager, • Lely UK Ltd • Rigby Taylor Ltd • Toro Irrigation GOLDEN KEY ICI Professional Products FOR MORE DETAILS CALL: and SILVER KEY SILVER KEY CIRCLE COMPANY MEMBERS: Bill Lynch on 091 413 7218, or • Ransomes • Risboro' Turf CIRCLES Carol Dutton or Louise Lunn at For an information pack on BTME '95 call Louise Lunn on 0347 838581 BIGGA HQ on 0347 838581. WE SAY BIGGA's training programmes forge ahead s I write, our new Education niques. The second will be inde- Conference venue AOfficer, Ken Richardson, is pendently produced and settling in, making contacts and financed by the Education and There has been much debate in hopefully beginning to see the Development Fund and will fea- recent months on the future tim- wood from the trees in terms of ture golf course preparation. ing and location of our National greenkeeper education and train- Our new library at Headquarters Education Conference. The ing. I am sure that with his train- will become accessible for these recent conference at the Univer- ing background he will have and future training videos as well sity of Warwick more than main- much to contribute to both our as books and will represent a tained the standards of previous own training programmes and to valuable training medium. conferences and the enthusiasm the development of education of delegates continues to be most generally within the profession. Ecology debate marked. Over the last year or so Indeed much is happening on the your Board of Management education front. You will read BIGGA in focus Discussions are ongoing with members have been made aware elsewhere in the pages of this BY NEIL THOMAS regard to the production of a of pressures from within the issue of the re-structuring of our practical guide to the ecological membership to hold the Confer- annual management courses. management of the golf course ence during the BTME in Harro- This is an exciting development vision. Whilst the detail remains and a decision will shortly be gate. providing members with the to be finalised this local training taken on the direction in which I am equally aware of the opportunity whilst pursuing a is likely to be both college or cen- this will proceed. Again financ- views of many regular confer- course at Aldwark Manor to tre based and incorporate a trav- ing will be provided through the ence attendees who would prefer move towards a nationally recog- elling roadshow. There is much Education and Development the conference to continue to be nised qualification. As part of our administrative work to be under- Fund. Ecological management is held separately in a university review this year we will be look- taken and there will need to be very much a current topic and location. Having given in depth ing at the Master Greenkeeper substantial financial provision by concern and as an Association we consideration to this matter your Certificate to see if any amend- the GTC. However I am opti- must be at the forefront in lead- Education Sub-Committee has ments are necessary to the certifi- mistic that this initiative will ing the debate on behalf of the recommended that the 1995 cation scheme after four years of commence in September 1995. profession. Conference be held during the operation. The status of the cer- BTME replacing the Workshop tificate continues to be enhanced Field Guide Needs analysis programme over the Monday and I remain impressed by the and Tuesday. This will be on a determination of members to Members will have recently There is concern at the lack of trial basis for 1995 and the situa- obtain the certificate. As in any received an on course field guide knowledge at Headquarters of tion will be reviewed thereafter. examination procedure there are for the major diseases and pests educational developments at The Conference will be held in referrals but a referral only seems of fine turf which can be incorpo- Region and Section level and the Majestic Hotel adjacent to to reinforce the determination of rated within their Training Manu- here I see a key role in future for the Exhibition Halls and this a member to reach his goal and als.