Rob Groves, Course Manager at Letchworth Golf Club, Hertfordshire, says his team has found an easy rhythm when it comes to aeration. “We don’t let it cause any fuss,” he explains. Rob joined Letchworth GC in 2022, having previously been…
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Hamilton Golf Club enters its ‘summer Wiedenmann phase’
Fleet of precision turf care machinery keeps course sharp, healthy, and tournament-ready Hamilton Golf Club has entered what Course Manager Neil Hogg calls its “summer Wiedenmann phase” — when its fleet of specialist turf care machines is fine-tuned for summer…
Wiedenmann Terra Rake makes half term debut for Pitch Prep NW
Father and son Mark and Ellis Bolton from Chorley, Lancashire, launched Pitch Prep NW two years ago when Ellis turned 17 and passed his driving test. Formalising their partnership made sense. Mark, a respected volunteer groundsman and head coach, for…
Super quick Wiedenmann Terra Spike frees up time and fuel for 28-hole Muckhart GC
Muckhart Golf Club, just outside Dollar, has welcomed a new Wiedenmann Terra Spike GXi8 HD to its 28-hole site from Scottish Wiedenmann UK dealer, Fairways GM. Head greenkeeper, Paul Wilkie, looks after three nine-hole parkland courses and an extra 10th,…
Wiedenmann XF6 helps STS York with their cricket wicket aeration marathon
Unusually moderate conditions since October have meant sports contractor, Sports Turf Services York has hardly called off a day’s work, excepting Christmas, these past few months. Director, Simon Race and experienced colleague, Nick Hatfield, operate together and separately across the…
York Racecourse goes for Terra Spike XD8 double
Head Groundsman at York Racecourse, Adrian Kay has just purchased a second Wiedenmann Terra Spike XD8 after eight years great service from his first. Opting to retain his original model, and not trade in in, Adrian commented: “Our XD8 is…
Rough maintenance combo switch to heather regeneration for Ladybank GC
In a corner of the UK where there are many remarkable golf courses, Fife’s Ladybank Golf Club, sets the bar high. Designed by Old Tom Morris in 1879, and venue for final qualifying for The Senior Open in 2018, Ladybank,…
Training day for Worsley GC as GXi8 HD arrives
The team at Worsley GC, a parkland course just west of Manchester, took delivery of a new Terra Spike GXi8 HD in October. Course Manager, Tim Johnson, was grateful to Wiedenmann UK’s Andy Kerr for providing a thorough induction and…
First Wiedenmann welcomed by contractor Avonmore Associates
South Warwickshire contractor, Avonmore Associates Ltd is a long- established family business providing ground care for clubs, councils, universities and schools. Based at Stratford-upon-Avon, excellent motorway links means they cover a huge part of the south, working across many sports…
Wiedenmann UK says ‘little & often’ still a favourite aeration approach
With aeration happening differently for everyone this season, Wiedenmann UK and its dealers are ready to help as and when they can. Having come through one of the wettest starts to the year and then only benefiting from a short…