Golf Information Newsletter Vol 6, No 5, July 2009 EIGCA Website You will all have had the opportunity to look at the Institute’s new website and seen the exciting developments it has to offer. The search facility on the Library pages is especially useful: it searches the complete record for each book –title, author, description and the keywords I use for indexing. One particular use of this is to find books on courses designed by a particular architect. You may remember we have a large collection of golf club histories and all are indexed with the name of their first designer and those involved in significant remodellings. This will work equally well to find books on subjects such as wetlands, habitats or driving ranges. Members can also search the journal database that I have been building up over the years. This now contains nearly 3000 records taken from the journals received by the Library, detailed contents of books and many online sources. Again, just type in a keyword for your subject of interest, for example pesticides or bunkers and you will be given a list of articles which include that word. To access the Members Area, click on ‘Forgotten Password’ and one will be sent to you. If you have any problems –do contact me and I will help you out. Golf Course Architecture This journal, which has several of our members on the editorial panel, has recently launched its new website, and now includes all past articles which you can access by section or date or through the search facility. It also includes their new Green Pages which is a directory of suppliers of products and services to the golf industry. Subscribers will have received their copy with the last issue of GCA, but you can also search it online at www.golfcoursearchitecture.net/ GEO Website goes Live With the launch of its new website - www.golfenvironment.org - the Golf Environment Organisation has stepped forward as one of golf’s leading global non-profit authorities on sustainability. Bringing together knowledge, guidance and a pioneering certification programme for golf facilities, GEO has cemented its reputation for combining a strong and unifying vision for sustainable golf, with a logical approach to addressing priority issues in golf facility development, management and the staging of golf events. Golf Business Development magazine has lift off! Golf Business Development magazine (GBD) –a brand new trade journal for the entire European golf industry –has enjoyed a positive launch to the market. With the slogan “Joined-up thinking for the European golf business”, GBD covers the whole golf trade in its editorial scope, and has a mandate to shake-up the industry and to play a key role in helping to develop the sport in the time to come. The second edition of the six-issues-per-year journal is out now, and is bursting with news, analysis, opinion, features and interviews. Those who don’t receive a hard copy can read it on line by going to www.golfbusinessdevelopment.com/currentissue.html and clicking on the front cover. For copies of any of the articles listed here and for a search of the Golf Information Database please contact: Sue Stranger, Librarian Tel:+44 1483 891831 European Institute of Golf Course Fax: +44 1483 891846 Architects Email: [email protected] Meadow View House Website: www.eigca.org Tannery Lane Bramley Surrey, GU5 0AJ, UK Current Contents (Contact details for the journals included here can be found on the last page.) Architects The Arnold Palmer interview. As part of the recent KPMG Golf Business Forum at the Celtic manor Resort, a select number of journalists wree able to meet and question Arnold Palmer on a variety of subjects from his outstanding and diverse career. Golf Range News, May 2009. Pages: 4-10 Architecture A world far from flat... Author: William Swan The author's view on differing perspectives on best green design. Golf Business Development, Issue 2, June 2009. Page: 48 Old, new or restored... Author: Ken Kearney What is the impact of modern golf course architecture... how will it be regarded in the future? It remains to be seen whether modern courses built in the last 15 years will have the same impact as those designed by the genius of the Golden Age. Greenside, June 2009. Pages: 50-52 When everything works: a putting green special by GBD magazine. In this two-part focus on putting, Golf Business Development recognises that for golfers to leave the course happy and eager to return to the club they must enjoy their day on the putting greens. GBD features some of the vital components needed. Golf Business Development, Issue 1, Feb/Mar 2009. Pages: 42-44 http://content.yudu.com/Library/A14u44/GBDFEBMAR/resources/index.htm?referrerUrl=http% Courses Castles in the air Castle Stuart). Author: Mark Alexander Castle Stuart is Mark Parsinen's follow-up to Kingsbarns. Work on the pay-and-play course began in 2006 and it is due to open this summer. Golf Management Europe, Issue 66, May 2009. Pages: 27-28 www.castlestuartgolf.com Match made in heaven. Author: Alistair Beggs A look at the preparations for Turnberry which will host The Open this year. Golf Business Development, Issue 2, June 2009. Pages: 52-53 www.turnberry.co.uk Portuna has class. Author: Alan Mahon Portuna Golf Club has been rated in the top 100 golf courses in Ireland. Greenside, June 2009. Pages: 32-37 Pretty as a picture (Meon Valley Golf Club). Author: Scott MacCallum A profile of the Marriott Meon Valley Golf & Country Club in Southampton. Greenkeeper International, June 2009. Pages: 16-20 www.bigga.org.uk/magazine/2829/pretty-as-a-picture.html Treacy's dream (Lough Erne Golf Resort). Author: Michael Lenihan Millionaire retailer, Jim Treacy, is soon to open a new golf resort at Lough Erne in Co Fermanagh, designed by Nick Faldo. Golf Management Europe, Issue 66, May 2009. Pages:15-17 www.loughernegolfresort.com Golf Information News July 2009 2 Environment Feature: what does golf want to stand for? Envisage a future where golf is internationally recognised for enhancing environmental quality and human wellbeing. Every golf facility, both new and existing –unequivocally valued as social, economic and environmental assets. Golf Environment Organisation, No 1, June 2009. www.golfenvironment.org/about/news/view/what-does-golf-want-to-stand-for Golf course environmental profile: Vol II: Water use and conservation Volume II covers the second of five planned surveys and focuses on the water use and conservation survey. To view the full report of the first two surveys of GCSAA’s Golf Course Environmental Profile, visit www.eifg.org. Golf Course Management, June 2009. www.eifg.org/programs/EIFG_GCEP_Summary_Vol_2.pdf Green funds these days are hard to find... Author: Jonathan Smith An interview with Jonathan Smith, CEO of the Golf Environment Organisation (GEO) on environmental certification, which has traditionally been viewed as an expensive ornament for the sector's financial elite. Greenside, June 2009. Pages: 54-56 Ipswich golf course could lose 80% of its gorse. A golf course in Ipswich could lose 80% of the gorse on its course after trustees of a local common that the club lies on announced that they wanted to embark on a clearance programme that will allow heathland and grassland to expand in the area. Greenkeeping, June 2009. Page: 2 Multifunctional golf course with unique natural and cultural values. In addition to serving as important recreation areas for golfers and outdoor leisure activities, many golf courses possess high natural and cultural values. Sterf Newsletter, No 6, June 2009. http://sterf.golf.se/extra/pod/?action=pod_show&id=100&module_instance=1 Pond management: more than just eye candy. Author: Joe Lara Not only do superintendents need to be up to speed on horticultural innovations, they also need a holistic understanding of water and how water bodies play a larger and larger role in the overall golf course experience and golf course economics. Golf Course Management, June 2009. www.gcsaa.org/GCM/2009/june/water.asp Surface water-quality monitoring on golf courses in the Pacific Northwest. Author: Eric Miltner; Mike Hindahl Golf course management practices in the Pacific Northwest do not pose a hazard to water quality in golf course streams. Golf Course Management, June 2009. www.gcsaa.org/GCM/2009/june/pdfs/surface.pdf Swedish golf clubs lead GEO Certification Charge. The Golf Environment Organisation (GEO) is delighted to recognise Forsgårdens Golfklubb and Ljunghusens Golfklubb, both of Sweden, as the first two golf facilities anywhere in the world to achieve GEO Certified status. Golf Environment Organisation, No 1, June 2009. www.golfenvironment.org/about/news/view/geo-certification-sweden-leads-industry-charge Water works revisited. Author: Terry Ostmeyer A year after the results of the Golf Course Environmental Profile water-use and conservation survey were first revealed, superintendents around the country have begun to use the data to their advantage. Golf Course Management, June 2009. www.gcsaa.org/GCM/2009/june/feature3.asp Golf Information News July 2009 3 Golf - the Game A licence to kill. Author: Peter Simm The English Golf Union may have the best intentions when it comes to driving the game forward, but not everyone shares their vision. Golf Management Europe, Issue 66, May 2009. Pages:18-19 Ready, steady, go! Author: Geoff Russell The International Golf Federation is about to make its final presentation to the International Olympic Committee which will, in October, decide on the host city for the 2016 Games and which two new sports will be included. Golf Business Development, Issue 2, June 2009.