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Chief Executive – John Pemberton An excellent three part report in ’s Herald Email – [email protected] Machinery newspaper, written by Douglas Lowe, highlights a Sales Manager – Rosie McGilvray growing problem in Scottish golf clubs, which is just [email protected] Email – as pertinent to the rest of the country. Head of Learning & Development – Sami Collins Headlined “Time bomb” the piece examines the Email – [email protected] long established culture of 65 and overs receiving

Head of Membership Department – Tracey Maddison subsidised golf, or free, golf. Email – [email protected] Douglas admitted that until recently it was a set- up that worked reasonably well with few objecting to Contact Us supporting the poor pensioners, but that the dynamics Post – BIGGA House, Aldwark, Alne, York, YO61 1UF Email – [email protected] were changing fast. Website – www.bigga.org.uk “The baby-boomers, the ones born in immediate Tel – 01347 833800 | Fax – 01347 833801 post World War II, are due to hit 65 in unprecedented numbers. Anecdotally it is reckoned that this tsunami of seniors could form as much as a third of golf club membership in five years time. It is a

The official monthly magazine of the British demographic time bomb.” & International Golf Greenkeepers Association Douglas goes on. Irrigation “The trouble is that the system is self-perpetuating. At annual or extraordinary general Editorial Communications Manager / Editor – Scott MacCallum meetings, where subscriptions and membership policies can be altered, seniors aren’t likely Tel – 01347 833800 Fax – 01347 833801 to vote to increase their own subscriptions. Moreover, they are the ones with time of their Email – [email protected] hands to turn up at such meetings en masse to preserve the status quo. Assistant Editor – Melissa Jones “Beleaguered committees will find it increasingly difficult to balance the books and the Tel – 01347 833800 first casualties will be the course and the clubhouse – the very assets that need to be in tip- Fax – 01347 833801 Email – [email protected] top order to attract new members.” Douglas added that seniors justified their right for subsidised golf because they have supported the club by paying full subscriptions while they were working and unable to play golf much more than once a week and view subsidies as “payback time”. Design However, from the perspective of the younger working man or woman “the idea of playing Design and Production Editor - Tom Campbell an entry fee and a full subscription to subsidise the ‘Last of the Summer Wine’ brigade is Tel – 01347 833800 abhorrent. The sums don’t make sense to them especially when the seniors are the ones Fax – 01347 833801 Email – [email protected] who are playing the most golf by far.” Those of you at members’ clubs will probably recognise the above and have similar fears,

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ISSN: 0961– 6977 Scott MacCallum © 2008 British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association Editor TORO Commercial, Irrigation and Consumer Products are distributed by Lely (UK) Limited St Neots, Cambridgeshire PE19 1QH. Tel: 01480 226800 Email: [email protected] TORO Commercial and Irrigation Products are distributed by Lely Ireland Limited, Kilboggin Nurney, Co. Kildare. Tel: 00 353 (0)45 526170 Email: [email protected] www.lely.com www.toro.com Greenkeeper International 3 24-25 European Tour Golden Key Supporters 20-22 Zero-Turn Mowers: Are They All The Same? 27-29 Harrogate Week: A Behind The Scenes Look Contents International 4 Greenkeeper 6-10 News 70 As I See It… monthly Mackay’s Kenny Chairman National column 56-63 Around the Green 56 News from the Chief Executive Human Resources Tip Tip Resources Human 55 53 What’s Your Number 50-51 New Products 49 The Open Support Team 2009 Application form 47 In the Shed Greenkeeper International’s Puzzle Page 15 Education and Learning on us updates Collins Sami Development matters 14 Membership An update us on Membership matters 12-13 Industry Update 11 GTC 6-10 News REGULARS

CONTENTS CONTENTS 32 The Delegation Greenkeeper International 5 International Greenkeeper January 2009 39 Managing A Golf Course 40-42 BIGGA Lifetime Achievement Award

FEATURE Greenkeeper International 17 “It was basically me sitting in the clubhouse Around 200 members attended and Peter “I make a point of coming into the clubhouse “We do monthly reports for the members “We’ve removed the ‘Not beyond this point’ white visible to the membershipinitiatives and another was to have aof “Meet the the Greenkeeper” early session. - with my kilt on - cameanswering up.” whatever questions tackled all issues whether they be agronomic or, more specifically, what he had under his kilt! on a Saturday afternoon to chat with members and explain what we are trying to do. The best thing we get though is when one of our memberscalls us over and points out some fescue that they’ve found. It’s obvious thenthrough tothat them. we are getting we’ve but points bullet with out started and moved on to bullet points plus a bit added on for those who wish to know more. It’s a great club for passion. lines for trolleys and the members comply while the juniors are great at repairingPeter, who also has pitchmarks,”24 artisans to assist him. said As part of preparations for the Amateur the Hesketh will host two days of The Amateur came “Padraig Harrington along and was “At the moment we have a field with a green Peter is very keen to be approachable and Championship in 2011, while the club also also club the while 2011, in Championship hosted The Junior Open in the week of at Royal Birkdale last year. lot a spending kids the with great absolutely for publicity superb It was them. with of time the club.” club has plans to improve its practice facilities, which will be of long term benefit to the club. and a bunker but, in three phases over the nextthree years, we will build aand raised half tee turf half with Astroturf some targets is better bunkering to withhit another to. chipping Phase green Two while Phase Three will involved putting up some fences and fine tuning what we’ve done.” then cut it, then top dressed it, overseeded it overseeded it, dressed top then it, cut then and rolled it again, all in the space of 10 minutesand that sold it to the committee. We got the Cyclone spreader, from Tycrop, and we can do all 18 greens in an hour and a half, whichsave means a lot of wetime.” 16-18 Course Feature: Hesketh Golf Club Peter involves his team – Deputy, Ken Critchley; “We talk a lot at regular team meetings and Having made an immediate impression Peter more some introducing of aim the With “Previously it used to take a day to top dress Since then the greens have all been hand and approaches. David Weir; David Williams, Phil Alvey and Alex Mason – in the decision making processes that have resulted in moving the course on. have a lot of brain storming sessions in which everyone has an equal say.” and the team moved on to some medium and long term goals. quality grasses to the course Peter and his team did a few demos of top dressers for the benefit of the committee. 18 greens with a Cushman, shovels and a little drop We spreader. brushed the putting green, I think it’s worth it. The golfers appreciate it it appreciate golfers The it. worth it’s think I because it shows that we’re putting in the effort and working with dedication and passion,” said Peter, whose first request to the club was forhand new mowers. cut and this has since been extended to the tees e nd nd R A He was greatly impressed with the team he “They had had a great time and they asked The job clinched, and having “Talked the Talk”, “We started with the general untidiness of He also picked up a tip from architect, David “David suggested that I cross cut at Machrihanish y Peter set about “Walking the Walk”. inherited describing them as “awesome”,the with skills all required, but perhapsin the past to show not just howthe talented opportunity they were. the course then worked on the shaping of the fairways. I don’t like fairways that are straight andup down. I like to get a bit of definition in. McLay Kidd, who was a near neighbour of his in Machrihanish and which he introduced at the earliest opportunity. as it lets youI’ve brought thatsee in here and while itevery addsholes 18 all about for time cutting to half and hour an undulation of the fairway. played Machrihanish the previous summer. me why wanted to come from HeavenI told them thatto IHesketh? thought I’d taken Machrihanish as far as I could and that I wanted a challenge. I told them that I felt I could return Hesketh to its former glory.” Photograph by Alan Birch R isto Fate was actually working in Peter’s favour “I spotted the advert for Hesketh in Greenkeeper Granted an interview, Peter arrived on the “I got stuck in the car park on the Monday It could have been taken as a bad omen but, “The interview was at 10am but I got here at h holes around the clubhouse. They are amazing an make definitely I could that I thought and impression at Hesketh.” when he learned that some Hesketh members had been Course Manager at the renowned Scottish links of Machrihanish. International and looked the club up on the net. I also spoke to some people who had played the course and, having discussed it with my family, decided to apply.” Monday evening for a Tuesday appointment and decided to take a quick look around the course at the earliest opportunity. evening because the barrier came down and I couldn’t get out,” recalled Peter with a smile. meant wasn’t he perhaps hand, other the on to leave. 5.30am, went out onto the course, chatted with the boys at work and had a proper look at the and his team are working hard to return the course to former glories. ptimistic Futu o

Scott MacCallum visited Hesketh Golf Club where the recently appointed Course Manager While the history of Hesketh is on a with Course new of shape the in arrived That Arnold won a rare golfing Olympic Gold Gold Olympic golfing rare a won Arnold A fir tree, presented to Arnold at the time, and

A Rich 16 Greenkeeper International Hesketh clubhouse whereoverdoses it still of a sits, certain despiteapplied naturally by members inregular its early yearsproduced chemical, any club in the country, in recent years, the coursegolf itself had slipped slightly fromit had the reached heights and was in need of a boost. Manager, Peter McVicar, who tookJuly 2007 over and who the has sincereins made ain big impact. Prior to his arrival in the North West Peter had Medal at the Berlin Olympics in 1936 in front of Adolf Hitler. known as Hitler’s Tree, was planted outside the Hesketh Golf Club, in , has a has Southport, in Club, Golf Hesketh birth the as regarded is It history. rich the Union, Golf English the of place Club Hesketh a from coming initiative the become to on went who Captain Bentley the while President, first EGU’s among were Arnold, and Harry brothers, ever brothers of pair illustrious most the to play the amateur game.

FEATURE By David Mears 52 Is My Diesel Safe? 44-45 French Students Help with English Diploma Scott MacCallum speaks to this year’s recipient, George Brown BIGGA Lifetime Achievement Award Award Achievement Lifetime BIGGA 40-42 By Ronnie Bunting 39 Managing A Golf Course year’s GCSAA Golf Industry Show Melissa Jones reveals the lucky candidates picked to attend this 32 The Delegation Storing Oils – Are You Up To Date With The Latest Regulations? 30 A Quick Guide To… a look at the hard work that goes into organising this prestigious annual event. Melissa Jones makes the most of her ‘access all areas’ pass and takes and pass areas’ all ‘access her of most the makes Jones Melissa 27-29 Harrogate Week: A Behind The Scenes Look 24-25 European Tour Profile By James de Havilland Zero-Turn Mowers: Are They All The Same? 20-22 Zero-Turn Mowers: Are They By Scott MacCallum Course Feature: Hesketh Golf Club 16-18 Course Feature: Hesketh Golf FEATURES

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THE DISTURBANCE THEORY & MEASURING SUCCESS SOUTH EAST REGION SEMINAR BIGGA South West Region invited a team from STRI to deliver a seminar day entitled ‘The Disturbance Theory & Measuring Success’. The day was held at Cannington College on 20 November The South East Regional Seminar was hosted 2008. Attendance was very high with 187 delegates down to attend, with approximately 170 attending

NEWS by the Section recently at the Sandy on the day. This was the most attended seminar in the South West so far. Lodge Golf Club. Henry Bechelet introduced the day and Richard Windows delivered ‘The Thrill of Real Golf’, which Section Chairman, Rob Phillips, introduced described the history of golf and greenkeeping over the past century and how influence from America the excellent speakers who covered a varied changed the character and golfing strategy of our courses. Henry then gave ‘The Fundamentals of range of subjects on what proved an interesting the Disturbance Theory’ in which the science of plant growth strategies was described and how this and informative day, with some wide ranging and understanding can be used to favour the development of the finer grasses. valid points being made during question time at The morning session then concluded with Henry and Richard delivering ‘Greenkeeping Through the end of the day’s proceedings. the Phases’, which described how the Disturbance Theory can be used in a practical way to favour John Pemberton and Tracey Maddison started the development of the finer grasses without compromising on playing quality. There was plenty to the day with their presentation on current BIGGA ponder over lunch. affairs and the recent proposals, for consultation, Peter Hickling the General Manager of High Post Golf Club then started proceedings in the on changes to the Constitution. afternoon with a presentation on the economic, environmental and playing quality benefits of going Andy Wight’s subject, Pathway leader for through a sward species transition. John Lockyer followed with a presentation on ‘Managing Organic Greenkeeping and Horticulture at Oaklands Matter’, which centred on the need to implement regular laboratory testing to accurately monitor College, was Current Funding for Greenkeeper organic matter accumulations. Andy Cole then delivered the progressive and exciting ‘Measuring Training and the proposed changes to education Success’, which described the use of objective tools to measure the improvement in performance that are planned for the next few years. and quality of the greens. The day finished off with a Case Study on Eastwell Manor ,by Steve Gingell, Courageously battling with a slight technical where the Disturbance Theory was used to establish a dominance of the finer grasses in new sand hitch with the projector, Tom Malehorn, from based constructions. Aquatrols, then discussed with us the role of The feedback was overwhelmingly positive with the delegates finding the day very enjoyable and “Surfactants in Turf Management”. interesting. The Four Phases of greenkeeping received the most praise. To find our more on this subject, Ian McMillan, Course Manager at Walton check out the article Pride & Joy on www.stri.co.uk. Heath Golf Club, guided the delegates through The STRI are staging a workshop at Harrogate Week on the subject of Measuring Success on some of the many challenges he has encountered, Sunday, January 18, 2009. with great success, in his career in Golf Course Management. http://www.harrogateweek.org.uk/education/seminars/60/measuring-success.html After lunch Nigel Church, from Ransomes Jacobsen, described the background and research Due to the positive feedback and the ongoing demand for these presentations, STRI hope to that goes into the development of machinery for organise more events in conjunction with BIGGA through 2009. If you would like one in your area his subject of “Health and Safety Built In”. please contact Richard, Henry or Andy at [email protected] The last speaker for the afternoon session was Peter Jones, from PJ Associates Ltd, who talked about Bunker Renovation. It was demonstrated that with good planning and work practices, bunkers could be greatly improved during the renovation process. In conclusion, after question time, the Chairman thanked all the Speakers for their presentations. He also thanked members of the Trade who had supported this and many other events in the Region and Sections, and the Sandy Lodge Golf Club for looking after us so well on the day.

Clive Osgood South East Regional Administrator

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