Ever had that feeling of peace and tranquillity in natural surroundings, or longed for it when you brave the hectic city streets? That’s the ‘biophilia effect’.

Rigby Taylor has announced a major sponsorship with BIGGA to tee off the company’s 100th anniversary campaign this year - a two-year sponsorship deal as a Golf Partner.

This year’s group of British and Irish greenkeepers are preparing for the experience of a lifetime as part of the John Deere TPC Sawgrass Volunteer Programme.

Capillary Concrete has launched a new Hydroponic Turf System and is currently looking for golf clubs to participate in a pilot programme.

With advice from course consultant Gordon Irvine, the club has undergone a transformation in recent years, with a push towards increasing fescue cultivars into the greens and fairways.

Ribble Valley Borough Council has invested in their own Imants ShockWave to help alleviate compaction and gets games on.

Course manager, Stuart Hogg, says the product has provided his course with improved rooting.

Head groundsman Dave Edwards says to ensure the turf stands up to the rigours of winter sports he uses Sherriff Amenity’s Marathon Sport extended release fertilisers.