Kevin Munt Golf Consultant

Listed Protection for Golf Courses?

In the latest edition of Greenkeeper International its Editor, Scott MacCallum, poses the question of whether golf courses in the UK should have a system of national protection, the equivalent of a Listed Building status. Good question Scott.

True Greens - Smooth talk is not cheap

They are off and trundling again. Yes Messers Windows and Bechelet of the STRI are once again promoting their Trueness meter. I reviewed this machine during Harrogate Week at the start of this year, and I hate to be smug, but I was right. It is far too expensive for the regular members golf club to purchase.

I quote from an article in, this industry’s most informed magazine, Pitchcare. “At present, it (Trueness Metre) does have its limitations because it only measures the smoothness/trueness of the greens at a single point in time and, at present, it is beyond the resources of most clubs to purchase one. Maybe in ten years it will be a standard assessment tool available to everyone”.