The Hotchkin course at The National Golf Centre at Woodhall Spa is renowned for being one of the best golf courses in the world, with much of the credit going to the re-design by legendary course designer Tom Doak between 2016 and 2020. With the focus on returning the Hotchkin to its authentic heathland roots, Doak added 43 bunkers alongside a huge tree clearance programme and the re-building of three greens, but while the new layout quickly gained accolades some of the maintenance challenges, particularly around the bunkers, became difficult to address. “From my first day 3 years ago, stone ingress into the bunkers and the erosion of hazard walls and...
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With time being an evermore precious commodity to grounds managers, GKB will be putting the focus firmly on efficiency with their product line-up at SALTEX 2026. ...
An exciting year for Advanced Turf Technology (ATT) - which has seen the company’s re-acquisition to its original ownership and recent expansion of the UK sales force -...