News In Brief...
John Deere partner the PGA
JOHN DEERE has been named the Official Golf Course Turf Equipment Provider to the PGA of America.
The wide-ranging five-year agreement includes support of the PGA Championship, KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship and the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. John Deere will offer equipment programmes to PGA-owned facilities and Championship sites over the term of the agreement.
In addition, John Deere will provide discounts on home lawn maintenance equipment for PGA Professionals to access through their golf dealerships.
QPR to build new stadium?
CHAMPIONSHIP side Queens Park Rangers have held informal discussions with their local council about the possibility of building a new stadium on the site of the Linford Christie athletics track in west London.
QPR have been looking for a site for a new ground for a number of years, having decided their 18,439-capacity Loftus Road stadium is not big enough for their needs.
The club had hoped to build at Old Oak Common, but those plans have stalled.
Now they have spoken to Hammersmith and Fulham council, who operate the Linford Christie Stadium, named after the most famous member of the Thames Valley Harriers athletics club, who currently use it.
Trump man to speak at BIGGA conference
Top man at Trump Turnberry to take centre stage at BIGGA Scottish Conference in Perth
Allan Patterson, Estates and Courses Manager at Trump Turnberry, will be among the speakers at the BIGGA Scotland Golf Industry Conference 2017.
Taking place at Perth Concert Hall on Tuesday 7 March, the conference is the flagship event of the 2017 calendar for the British & International Golf Greenkeepers Association’s Scottish Region and brings together professionals from around the country and from all sectors of the golf industry.
Also speaking at the Scottish conference will be Dr Steve Otto, director of research and testing at The R&A, and course designer Martin Ebert, of MacKenzie and Ebert.
There will also be talks on ecology and sustainability from the Sports Turf Research Institute’s Bob Taylor, alongside Guy Redford of Loch Lomond Golf Club and
Amanda Dorans of 2017 Scottish Open venue Dundonald Links.
A talk on volunteering at TPC Sawgrass will be given by Murrayfield’s Graeme Davidson and Paul Miller of the Scottish Rural College, while Kingsbarn’s Alan Hogg will also be speaking.
Given the world-class standard of speakers and the new, larger venue, the BIGGA Scottish Conference is expected to be one of the largest ever gatherings of Scottish greenkeepers and turf management professionals.
BIGGA Scotland Chairman Stuart Ferguson MG said: “I am really looking forward to hosting the conference and I believe the line- up of presenters we have is exceptional and sure to appeal to
many. I am particularly pleased that we have secured the spectacular new venue of Perth Concert Hall for our event.”
“The conference will conclude with a presentation from Allan Patterson on the redesign of Trump Turnberry, and I know fellow greenkeepers will be excited to hear what he has to say.”
“It is my hope that the conference continues to grow in strength and by relocating to Perth with its excellent transportation links, I believe we are making it more accessible to everyone working in this great industry.”
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