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After 40 years in greenkeeping, Graham Ives, Course Manager at Waltham Windmill Golf Club, explains why experience, adaptability and getting the course right matter more than ever. As golf courses across the UK contend with rising temperatures, changing weather patterns, increasing member expectations and rapid advances in technology, the role of the modern course manager has never been more…
In the first of the Grounds Apart series, Flynn Good skilled Sports Turf Operative at Leicester City Football Club interviews Gary Barwell Head of Sports Turf at Edgbaston Stadium. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Alex Earle, Head Groundsperson at Weissenhof in Stuttgart, on how his career took him from Sydney to Germany. Having never left Australia, Alex's first international flight was to take on a role at the All England Tennis Club. Now, his role sees him assisting to oversee two additional tournaments in Berlin and Bad Homburg. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
TBTV spoke with Shaun Ilten, Senior Director of Turf & Grounds at Dignity Health Sports Park in California. Ilten is responsible not only for the stadium pitch itself but for the wider training environment used by LA Galaxy. In the first part of this two part series Ilten discusses the preparations that are going on in the run up to the FIFA world cup, where the LA Galaxy are a site-specific…
Turf Business TV sat down with Richard Hayden, principal Consultant at Hayden TurfCare Ltd to talk about his career so far and the often overlooked detail of equestrian surfaces. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Paul Chaloner has been at Wrexham AFC for nearly two decades, a tenure that has seen him evolve from a part time helper at the raining ground to the Head Groundsman responsible for both the stadium and academy facilities. Today, the team falls under the Hollywood spotlight, with owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Turf Business TV sits down with Head of Grounds Stadia at Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Phil Fifield. From academy football to preparing pitches on the world stage, Fifield tells the journey of his career that has led him to his current role. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
TBTV sits down with The Grove's Golf Course Manager Sam Reid. Sam discusses how a passion for farming turned a summer placement in turfcare into a career at The Grove spanning over 13 years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Working behind the scenes at Lord's Cricket Ground is a reality few young grounds professionals ever experience, but for Tushal Nath, Sports Turf Apprentice, it's part of every day life. TBTV sat down with Tushal Nathan to gain an insight on his journey from volunteering at club level to working on some of the most famous cricket pitches in the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for…
TBTV sits down with Head of Grounds at FC Copenhagen, Oliver Deeming. Oliver discusses his journey from Suffolk rugby pitches to one of Scandinavia's most prestigious football arenas, with a CV boasting Northampton Saints and Tottenham Hotspurs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.