Podcasts by The Green Room Golf Course Podcast
Bringing you the latest news and discussions from the golf greenkeeping industry in the UK and around the world.
Hosted by Karl Hansell with the assistance of BIGGA staff and members of the association.
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55: Four course managers offer advice on how to progress your career. from 2020-10-23T10:30:03
During this podcast we discuss ways in which you can progress your career, not only through your BIGGA membership, but also through industry networking opportunities.
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54: Talking ecology with the RSPB from 2020-10-09T12:40:12
BIGGA's Ecology and Sustainability guy, James Hutchinson and Dr Marie Athorn, Business Conservation Advisor (R&A) from the RSPB (Royal Society for the Pro...
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53: Delivering the European Tour's UK Swing from 2020-09-18T08:49:45
Join us for a behind the scenes discussion about delivering the European Tour UK Swing tournaments at The Belfry and Celtic Manor. Chatting with Eddie Adams, Angus Macleod and Jim McKenzie MBE...
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52: Stuart Griffiths: The greenkeeper who survived from 2020-09-11T07:51:47
The golf course can be a dangerous place and the equipment used by greenkeepers can cause serious harm.
Despite the best intentions and the most stringent safety procedur...
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51: Golf Course 2030 update with Steve Isaac and Paul Miller from 2020-08-07T14:30:25
How will greenkeeping be affected over coming decades by the impacts of climate change, resource constraints and regulation?
Golf Course 2030 is The R&A driven industry initiativ... Listen
Golf Course 2030 is The R&A driven industry initiativ... Listen
50: Water and its effect on golf operations from 2020-07-31T15:38:29
This week’s edition of the podcast was recorded at BTME 2020, where Curtis Tyrrell CGCS MG spoke to Tony Hanson and Addison Barden about water usage on golf courses and the challenges turf man...
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49: Craig Tracey MP, co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Golf from 2020-07-24T09:55:59
Craig Tracey MP is the co-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Golf.
All-Party Groups comprise Members of both Houses and all political partie...
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48: Hosting The Open with Paul Larsen and Craig Boath from 2020-07-16T23:00
47: Turfgrass and weed identification with Andy Wight from 2020-07-10T11:11:14
This webinar will examine how to use the morphological features to help in the identification of turf grasses and weeds. It will examine the most common weeds found on UK Golf Courses and the ...
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46: Preventative overseeding with bentgrasses from 2020-07-02T23:00
Presenter: Richard Brown, Amenity Sales Manager, Germinal GB
Microdochium patch affects many cool season turf grass species including annual meadow grass and perenni... Listen
Microdochium patch affects many cool season turf grass species including annual meadow grass and perenni... Listen
45: The R&A's Agronomy Team from 2020-06-26T08:45:50
They're responsible for making sure the golf courses are ready for some of the biggest championships in the world and we sat down for a chat with them for our webinar series Listen
44: Green Room Podcast Live: Automated Machinery in Greenkeeping from 2020-06-19T15:14:36
Curtis Tyrrell was course superintendent for the 2012 Ryder Cup at Medinah. He’s now director of agronomy at Desert Highlands...
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43: Continue to Learn Extra: Surviving coronavirus from 2020-06-12T23:00
We've heard so much about COVID-19 over the past few months and in this webinar we'll hear what it's like to be struck down by the virus, by the BIGGA members and supporters who have survived ...
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42: Seaweed applications: the science and the marketing from 2020-06-11T23:00
Recorded as part of our Continue to Learn Extra webinar series, this podcast provides an overview on the use of se...
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41: World Environment Day: Coronavirus and Conservation from 2020-06-04T23:00
Continue to Learn Extra: Conservation in a post-COVID world
Presented by Karl Hansell, Greenkeeper International editor
With reduced staff on go...
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40: Continue to Learn Extra: Nematodes and their role in pest control from 2020-05-29T15:46:06
This presentation will explain what entomopathogenic nematodes are, and how you can use them to control turf pests. The talk will also cover how to store and handle nematodes, how to identify ...
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39: Continue to Learn Extra: Discussing the reopening of golf from 2020-05-22T12:48:07
This episode of the podcast was recorded as part of our Continue to Learn Extra webinar series, which provides mem...
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38: Continue to Learn Extra: Architects' Panel from 2020-05-15T12:59:25
37:"It was like I had been hit with a shovel"- Les Howkins on surviving coronavirus from 2020-05-07T23:00
Hi everyone and welcome to this week’s edition of the podcast.
What an episode I’ve got for you this week. It’s VE Day and that means the country is off work, celebrating...
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36: Continue to Learn Extra: How is COVID-19 impacting these four course managers? from 2020-04-30T23:00
This Continue to Learn Extra webinar brought together a panel of four experienced course managers from both large and small, member and proprietary clubs, to discuss the effects of the COVID-1...
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35: Continue to Learn Extra: Plant Growth Regulators from 2020-04-24T12:30:39
Glenn Kirby is the Technical Manager for Syngenta Turf and Landscape for UK and Ireland.
In this episode of the podcast, taken from the Listen
In this episode of the podcast, taken from the Listen
34: Royal St George's Paul Larsen discusses the postponement of the 149th Open from 2020-04-17T14:36:37
Welcome to this week’s edition of the podcast. I hope you had a decent Easter.
It’s quickly been back to business for the association as this week Listen
33: Personal resilience from 2020-04-10T05:00
Liggy Webb is an award winning and bestselling author, presenter and international consultant. She is also the foundin...
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32: HR in the Coronavirus Crisis from 2020-04-03T15:03:30
Today’s podcast is going to revisit the webinar that we produced yesterday, with Natalie Hunter from Listen
31: 'I would look at a tree and wonder if it would hold my weight' from 2020-02-28T12:15:25
Mental health issues have really hit the news recently, with some quite tragic consequences. And it’s not just celebrities that are affected, with suicide being the Listen
30: What happens when your golf course floods? from 2020-02-21T12:26:28
Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s edition of the podcast.
With the horrendous storms we’ve had over the past few weeks, I thought we’d take a look at how it’s ...
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29: Changing tracks at Whittington Heath from 2020-02-13T17:06
Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of the Green Room Golf Course Podcast.
This week we’re taking a look at one of the largest redevelopments of a golf course tak...
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28: BIGGA President Colin Webber of Portmore and Vice President Gordon Moir from 2020-02-05T15:39:42
We’re kicking off this week with a conversation that Curtis Tyrrell hosted on the Green Room Podcast Live stage. Curtis is director of agronomy a...
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27: The Green Room Podcast LIVE with Curtis Tyrrell CGCS MG from 2020-01-20T17:05:24
Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of the Green Room golf course Podcast, I’m your host, Karl Hansell.
I’m delighted to say that I’m coming to you today from the ...
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26: How microbial life impacts the health of your golf course from 2019-11-22T00:00
Francesca Bayliss and Tamsin Williams are postgraduate students at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Both are looking at biological ways of improving plant health and the potenti... Listen
Both are looking at biological ways of improving plant health and the potenti... Listen
25: James Bledge at Royal Cinque Ports from 2019-11-08T00:00
This week the pod heads to Royal Cinque Ports, on the Kent coast and just down the road from Royal St Ge...
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24: Visiting the greenkeeping team on Saddleworth Moor from 2019-10-24T23:00
Welcome to this week’s edition of the podcast, where myself and BIGGA’s membership services manager for the Northern region, Listen
23: What makes Camberley Heath so picture perfect? from 2019-10-18T14:50:12
This week we’re taking a trip to Camberley Heath in Surrey, where Ross Jones is the course ...
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22: Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year 2019 from 2019-09-13T15:25:58
In this week's episode of the podcast, Karl spoke to Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year ...
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21: How your golf course can become a 'living landscape' from 2019-09-09T10:00
Did you know that as the golfing season comes to a close, we’re already putting together the next edition of Your Course magaz...
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20: Is rolling your greens ever a bad idea? from 2019-09-03T15:14:59
Here at BIGGA, we’re gearing up to the launch of the Continue to Learn brochure for January 2020. The education programme is going to be brilliant o...
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19: Building better relationships in the clubhouse with the GCMA's Bob Williams from 2019-08-16T15:20:21
How many BIGGA members have had a run in with their club manager at one point or another?
It’s almost inevitable, when two people are so passionate about the product th...
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18: Visiting Caroline Munro in the Scottish Highlands for Women and Girls' Golf Week from 2019-08-01T13:58:36
This week is Women and Girls' Golf Week. It’s an initiative launched by England Golf and supported by all the other home unions, the R&a...
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17: Back from the dead: Why your golf course NEEDS a defibrillator from 2019-07-15T15:01:43
The issue of the availability of portable defibrillators on golf courses is one that has received a large amount of publicity in recent years, ever since Bernard Gallagher Listen
16: Phil Helmn MG and the Festival of Speed at Goodwood from 2019-07-05T12:00:46
In this week's podcast Karl Hansell heads to the south coast to visit Phil Helm MG at Goodwood.
Karl spoke to Phil at the halfway...
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15: Graeme Beatt and The Open at Royal Portrush from 2019-06-19T14:48:33
Episode 15 of the Green Room Golf Course Podcast crosses the Irish Sea a month ahead of schedule to chat with Graeme Beatt, who is preparing for the biggest four days of his career.
14: Alwoodley Golf Club and the hosting of the Brabazon Trophy from 2019-06-06T10:27:24
Hosted from 30 May to 2 June 2019, the Brabazon Trophy took place at Alwoodley Golf Club in Leeds.
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13: Ecology at Sherborne and 'acting' your way to success from 2019-05-21T14:25:27
Welcome to this week’s edition of The Green Room podcast.
This week’s show kicks off with a conversation I recorded back at Continue to Learn in January with Mark Doyle, an actor who no...
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12: Why a microscope may be one of the most important tools in greenkeeping from 2019-05-01T14:01:12
This week’s episode is a double header, starting with a quick conversation I had with last year’s winner of the Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year Award. Dan Ashelby is a greenkeeper at The Me...
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11: 'Other course managers ask what it's like working with a female-only membership' - visiting Formby and Formby Ladies from 2019-04-18T15:19:24
In 2019 the BIGGA National Championship sponsored by official golf partner Rigby Taylor will be hosted by both Formby and Formby Ladies.
The courses have a very unusual set up, with the...
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10: An American perspective on greenkeeping with the USGA's Elliott Dowling from 2019-04-01T10:56:10
The United States Golf Association (USGA) is the governing body for golf in the United States and Mexico. They work alongside The R&A to administer golf, including producing and interpreting...
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9: ‘We had three weeks to save the club before the gates were locked’ - Gloucester Golf Club from 2019-03-15T00:00
In September 2018 the owners of Maywood Golf Club in Derbyshire announced the course would close its doors on 31 March of this year due to issues such as falling membership an increase in pay an...
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8: Wentworth's Kenny Mackay discusses the BMW PGA Championship from 2019-03-01T07:11:56
The course we’re visiting this week needs no introduction. Wentworth is home to the European Tour and each year hosts the BMW PGA Championship.
The courses and estate are under the stew...
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7: 'We don't try and sell this place as all singing and dancing' - Kevin Moore at Whitwood Golf Club from 2019-02-15T06:00
This week's podcast features a conversation with Kevin Moore, club manager at Whitwood Golf Club in West Yorkshire.
Whitwood is a nine-hole course constructed on the site of a former c...
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6: In conversation with... Steve Isaac of The R&A from 2019-02-01T06:00
This week's podcast features a conversation with The R&A's director of sustainability Steve Isaac.
Recorded at BTME 2019, Steve discusses the Golf Course 2030 project and how the c...
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5: In conversation with... BIGGA President Chris Sheehan of West Derby and an introduction to BTME 2019 from 2019-01-18T09:00
In the podcast this week, Karl visited Chris Sheehan at West Derby Golf Club in Liverpool, ahead of his becoming BIGGA President for 2019. Chris has been at the club for almost four decades and ...
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4: 'What happens when a Yorkshire farmer opens a golf course?' - Phil Rowbottom of Woolley Park Golf Club from 2019-01-04T07:00
In the podcast this week, Karl and BIGGA Member Services Manager Sandra Raper pay a visit to Phil Rowbottom, BIGGA member and owner of Woolley Park. Phil's a lifelong farmer who has been operati...
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3: 'I was at a meeting and a little old lady called me a dendrophile' - BIGGA's James Hutchinson from 2018-12-20T10:30:12
The third episode of the Green Room Sports Turf Podcast introduces James Hutchinson, BIGGA's Membership Services Manager (Ecology and Sustainability). James is a Gold Badge R&A Scholar and i...
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2: 'We achieved some things that we didn't think were possible' - Peter Todd of Royal Norwich Golf Club from 2018-12-07T07:00
In the second edition of The Green Room Sports Turf Podcast from BIGGA, Royal Norwich Estates Manager Peter Todd discusses the club's brand new Turfcare Centre of Excellence and how a quality gr...
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1: 'I wasn't ready for that kind of role, I just couldn't handle it' - Scott Reeves of Leyland Golf Club from 2018-11-23T07:00
In the first episode of the Green Room Sports Turf Podcast from BIGGA, Leyland Golf Club Course Manager Scott Reeves talks about the journey he has taken in his career, which will lead to his ap...
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