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  • Graham Ives and the changing face of greenkeeping

    Graham Ives and the changing face of greenkeeping
    2026/07/15

    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 demanding.

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    43 分
  • Grounds Apart: Different sports, same standards. Leicester City FC to Edgbaston Stadium

    Grounds Apart: Different sports, same standards. Leicester City FC to Edgbaston Stadium
    2026/06/23
    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.

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    38 分
  • Alex Earle: Three tournaments, three cities, one short grass court season

    Alex Earle: Three tournaments, three cities, one short grass court season
    2026/06/15

    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.

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    51 分
  • Shaun Ilten from preparing LA Galaxy's stage for the FIFA World Cup to building a tournament in the desert

    Shaun Ilten from preparing LA Galaxy's stage for the FIFA World Cup to building a tournament in the desert
    2026/06/08
    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 training ground for SoFi Stadium. Meaning all the teams playing there during the World Cup will train on their stadium field.

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    25 分
  • Richard Hayden and the science of equestrian surfaces

    Richard Hayden and the science of equestrian surfaces
    2026/05/21
    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.

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    46 分
  • Hands on the turf, eyes on the Premier League. Paul Chaloner's journey with Wrexham AFC

    Hands on the turf, eyes on the Premier League. Paul Chaloner's journey with Wrexham AFC
    2026/05/05

    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.

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    32 分
  • Phil Fifield innovates playing surfaces at Brighton & Hove Albion's AMEX Stadium

    Phil Fifield innovates playing surfaces at Brighton & Hove Albion's AMEX Stadium
    2026/04/16
    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.

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    44 分
  • The Grove's Sam Reid on excellence in greenkeeping

    The Grove's Sam Reid on excellence in greenkeeping
    2026/04/01
    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.

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    55 分