A selection of the best student greenkeepers in the country are taking part in the finals at BIGGA House, near York, with the winners being announced tomorrow afternoon.
Report in the national press last week says that Mick Hunt will retire as Lord's head groundsman next summer, one year shy of his 50th year working for MCC.
A series of bunker refurbishments and course remodelling works will start this winter, with additional tee boxes on some of its par 3 holes a priority.