FEGGA Celebrates 30 Years with a New Anniversary Logo

This year marks the 30th Anniversary of the European Federation of Golf Greenkeepers Associations (FEGGA)—three decades dedicated to supporting golf course management professionals across Europe and promoting excellence in greenkeeping.

Since its founding in 1996, FEGGA has played a vital role in strengthening collaboration between national associations, advancing professional education, and raising the standards of sustainable golf course maintenance throughout the continent. Over the past 30 years, the federation has grown into a respected network representing thousands of greenkeepers and course managers.

To commemorate this important milestone, FEGGA has introduced a special 30th Anniversary logo. The new emblem celebrates the federation’s heritage while reflecting its continued commitment to innovation, professionalism, and environmental stewardship in the golf industry.

The anniversary logo will be used throughout the year in FEGGA’s communications, events, and initiatives, symbolising both the federation’s achievements over the past three decades and its vision for the future.

As FEGGA celebrates this landmark year, it also looks ahead to continuing its mission to support greenkeeping professionals, strengthen international cooperation, and ensure the sustainability of golf courses for generations to come.

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Golf Club Almeerderhout is looking for an Assistant Head Greenkeeper!

Golf Club Almeerderhout is a beautiful and challenging 27-hole golf course plus par 3, with rich nature, water features in the bubbly greater Amsterdam area. We offer our members and guests a top-quality golf experience every day. Do you want to be a part of our professional, dynamic and fun team?

Assistant Head Greenkeeper

Who, together with our team, will ensure the course remains in top condition and the working environment stays enjoyable. You will be the right-hand person to our Head Greenkeeper, Maikel. You will share responsibility for the maintenance, quality, and appearance of our golf course. Additionally, you will lead the team of greenkeepers and oversee the progress of their work. In short, you will ensure that everything on and around the course looks perfect and contribute to an optimal golf experience for our members and visitors.

For more information, please click the link below:

Head-Greenkeeper-2026

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Bridges on a golf course are more than functional structures; they are vital components of safety, course flow and long-term maintenance strategy. CoLi GmbH now offers FiberCore composite golf bridges engineered with patented InfraCore® technology for exceptional strength, durability and virtually maintenance-free performance. InfraCore® bridges are manufactured with a continuous internal fiberstructure that prevents delamination and ensures long-lasting structural integrity.
FiberCore Europe’s golf bridges stand out because they are:

✔️Extremely lightweight and easy to install

✔️Designed for demanding outdoor environments

✔️Virtually maintenance-free thanks to corrosion-resistant composite materials

✔️Configurable in span, width and colour to match your course design

✔️Built for a service life well beyond 100 years relative to traditional materials such aswood, steel or concrete — with minimal long-term upkeep.

These bridges are already installed on golf courses throughout Europe and around theworld, proving their performance in real course conditions. For greenkeepers and course managers, that means predictable infrastructure, lower lifecycle costs and more time to focus on what truly matters: turf quality and playability.

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⛳Dear Members & Patrons,

We are delighted to announce that registration for the 2026 FEGGA Congress is now open! 💥

💎Exciting news this year: FEGGA will be offering a special gift to the first registrants. Will you miss out?

Please register using the following links:

👉🏻Members HERE

👉🏻Patrons HERE 

🤝Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you next March for another fantastic Congress, full of networking opportunities and unforgettable moments!🚀

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It is with great pleasure that we announce the addition of a new Patron to the FEGGA family: Sports Metal.

Please find the contact details for Richard Japes available in the Patron Area.

We are confident that this new partnership will bring valuable connections and foster strong collaborations across the golf industry.

Welcome to the FEGGA family!

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Job Title: European Account Manager

Reports To: Director of European Business
Location: TBD

About the Role: Due to continued growth and ambitious expansion plans, Aquatrols is seeking an experienced European Account Manager to strengthen our network with distribution partners across mainland Europe.
We are looking for a proactive, self-motivated professional with a strong agronomic background and proven commercial acumen. The successful applicant will work closely with our distributors and turf managers to drive account and revenue growth, provide technical support, and represent Aquatrols as the market leader in innovative turf management solutions.
This role offers extensive travel, a competitive salary and bonus scheme, a company vehicle, and excellent opportunities for career development.

Key Responsibilities
•Promote and represent the Aquatrols brand across the European turf market.
•Provide technical support, training, and product expertise to distributors and turf managers.
•Develop and execute account plans for key distribution partners, demonstrating a deep understanding of their market and business goals.
•Build and maintain strong, long-term partnerships with regional accounts.
•Create and implement growth strategies in collaboration with distributors.
•Prepare, monitor, and manage accurate sales forecasts and budgets.
•Collaborate with internal technical, marketing, and product teams to identify new opportunities.
•Deliver exceptional customer service to drive loyalty and repeat business.
•Represent Aquatrols at industry events, trade shows, and sales meetings.
Skills & Qualifications
•Minimum 2 years’ experience in a technical or sales role within the turf industry (preferred).
•Strong agronomic knowledge of sports turf and related sectors.
•Excellent communication and presentation skills.
•Proven organisational and analytical abilities, with confidence in interpreting reports and data.
•Eligible and willing to travel extensively across Europe.
•A self-starter with a collaborative mindset and commitment to excellence.

To Apply: Please send forwarding letter and a copy of your CV to hello@redmill-group.com

Full document here: JD – European Account Manager – Dec 2025

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Job Title: Golf & Turf Customer Support Specialist ׀ UAE

Reports to: Head of Sales & Aftersales ׀ Machinery

Job Description
Orient Irrigation Services have an exciting opportunity for a motivated Golf & Turf Customer Support Specialist in the UAE. We are looking for an individual to support our growing Golf & Turf machinery sales across UAE, supporting market leading brands including John Deere, Campey, Tru-Turf, Dennis/SISIS, Trimax Mowing Systems and Wiedenmann. The successful candidate should be a forward-thinking individual preferably with knowledge of modern Golf & Turf machinery. Good IT skills are essential so you can use all of the technical support tools we have available. The successful candidate would also benefit from knowing the local area. We offer a competitive salary for the successful applicant with bonus, medical insurance and company car.

Responsibilities
• Represent the Dealership in the technical support of machinery and training to customers in the UAE.
• Maintains current product knowledge on features and benefits of all equipment, services potentially saleable by the dealership and attends relevant service training events.
• Monitors competitor activity and products and communicates to the sales management accordingly.
• Respond to basic issue escalations promptly and appropriately; provide managerial approvals as required.
• Conduct field demonstrations.
• Execute product handover and product optimisation training.
• Builds strong and loyal relationships with all customers.
• Monitors trends in customers’ business activities and communicates timely to management.
• Provide exceptional service to customers to encourage continued use of the organisation’s products/services.

Skills & Qualifications
• Preferably 3+ years in a technical support role. Ideally within a Golf & Turf dealer business.
• Strong knowledge of Golf & Turf machinery, and golf course operational practices.
• Ability to use standard computer applications, internet functions & sales tools.
• Familiar with John Deere and competitive products, with the ability to deliver training to groups of customers.
• Ability to analyse and interpret internal reports.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to work extended hours.

P.O.Box 10581, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Tel: +971 (0)4 2691985 Fax: +971 (0)4 2693655 Email: info@orientirrigation.com
www.orientirrigation.com

Full document: Golf & Turf Customer Support Specialist Role 2

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The seven students this year were –

Tino Lastra  – Spain

Luca Nardari – South Africa

Bartek Maciejkiewicz – Poland

Nova Rilheim – Sweden

Elin Foyle – Germany

Jon Åge Ruud – Norway

Oliver Sigurdsson – Sweden

What a great group. They have both excelled on the Scholarship, and on the golf courses. Each student started with us on the 7^th April. The scholarship kicked of with a welcome dinner at our hotel in Åhus. For the next 26 weeks they were showered with education from the biggest and best names in turf management. Trips were also arranged and these covered everything from a newly constructed golf course to a study trip to Malmö Football Club, and environmental management to grass seed specialists.

As with previous scholarships, the students are given projects to complete. These are carried out over their 26-week term and are designed to be beneficial to the students, the golf club, and the future of sports turf management. This year’s projects were –

Robotics, together with our partner KRESS. This project was managed by Jon Åge and Luca and with the use of 7 robots they tested on different areas of the courses, using different heights of cut on different grass types. Weekly reporting was shared with KRESS.

Water Management was managed by Elin and Bartek. The students had the opportunity of testing different technologies which included satellite imagery supplied by SKIM TURF. Their aim was to save water and use water in a smart way.

Clipping volume was managed by Tino. His goal was to assess our nitrogen inputs together with studying effectiveness of our existing fertilizer and PGR programmes.

Sweden’s fastest green was repeated again this year and managed by Nova and Oliver. There are several aims for this project – Assess thatch reduction, Poa Annua reduction, rootmass, sward density, all whilst trying to get to the record of 16.8 on the stimp meter.

This year’s graduation day was spent presenting their projects to a room full of representatives from FEGGA, BIGGA, Kristianstads Golkklubb, and special invited VIP’s (all presentations can be found on www.fegga.org). The graduation concluded with dinner and each student receiving their certificates.

2026 has been a fantastic season and all the students have excelled. Thanks must go to FEGGA for their continued commitment, STMC and Alan Lindsey, without whom there would be no scholarship. And all the scholarships training partners and suppliers.

2026 partners –

Workshop – Åke Nilsson

Social Media – Amanda Björk

Health & Safety – Niklas Johansson

Irrigation – Ghia Arvidsson

KRESS – Stefan Nilsen

Smithco – John Moore

Limonta sport – David Gabrielson

Sustaine – Russell Ryley

Barenbrug – Olof Bos

Golf Operations – Lina Largergren

Aquatrols – Michael Fance

Malmö Football Club

John Deere – Eric Svensson

Indigrow – Tom Morrison

Royal Copenhagen Golf Club – Martin Nilson

DLF – Anne Mette Dahl Jensen

Areslöv Golf Club – Mattias Bengtsson

Swedish Greenkeepers Association – Stig Persson

ICL – Tomas Sattlin

Falsterbo Golf Club – Jan Ekblom

FEGGA & SGA – Göran Tyrsing

Capillary Flow – Kneale Diamond

Crownwood Golf Club – Steve Richardson

Swedish Golf Federation – Fredrik Seeger

Rainbird – Jimmy Sandison

KSAB – Anders Stålberg

Foley Company – Arjen Spec

Syngenta – Alex Cawley

Jordelit – Henrik Schuler

Design By Caspar – Caspar Grauballe

GEO – Robbie Fitzpatrik

Guest Speaker – Ben Kebby

SKIMturf – Frederic Paczkowski

STMC – Alan Lindsey

FEGGA – Duncan Bruce

Thanks to all!

Text by

Bevan Tattersall

Golf Courses Director

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About Oslo Golf Club
Founded in 1924, Oslo Golf Club is located in the beautiful surroundings of Bogstad, featuring an 18-hole course considered among the best in the country. The club has an active environment with over 2,300 members and a strong focus on quality, sustainability, and development. There are over 2,500 people on the waiting list. The course is a classic parkland layout with a unique location by Bogstad Lake, approximately 15 minutes from downtown Oslo. The club has a long tradition of hosting both national and international tournaments and has hosted the Ladies European Tour twice. We have also been approached about hosting the DP World Tour in 2027.
Our members have high expectations for course conditions. In 2007/08, the course was upgraded to a technical standard that few courses in Europe can match, including USGA specifications for greens, tees, fairways, and semi-rough. Greens, tees, and fairways are seeded with Creeping Bentgrass. Advanced drainage systems have been installed throughout the course. Additionally, permanent Sub-Air systems have been installed under all greens, along with a valve-in-head back-to-back irrigation system.
In 2026, the course department will consist of the Course Manager and 17–20 staff members dedicated to maintenance and continuous improvement to meet increasing demands for quality and environmental standards. The course has been GEO certified since 2013. The department’s budget, machinery, and staff facilities are aligned with the club’s ambitions. A new clubhouse was completed in 2020, along with a modern operations building featuring excellent workshop and staff facilities.

Desired Qualifications
•Certified Course Manager with extensive and documented experience from top-level golf facilities (national and international).
•Strong leadership and communication skills.
•Solid knowledge and experience with Nordic climate conditions (snow/ice).
•Ability to build an inclusive and positive work environment, share knowledge, and serve as a role model and ambassador for the club.
•High work capacity.
•Proficiency in Scandinavian and/or English, both written and spoken.
•Residence in the Oslo area is a requirement.
•Experience in organizing top-level tournaments, both nationally and internationally.
•Experience with course upgrade projects is a significant advantage.
•Playing and understanding the game of golf is a prerequisite.

Responsibilities and Authority

As Course Manager, you will have:
•Overall responsibility for OGK’s golf course.
•Budget and personnel responsibility.
•Responsibility for all HSE-related matters.
•Authority to make all decisions within your area of responsibility, in accordance with approved plans and budgets.
•Responsibility for course operations, maintenance, and upgrades based on strategic and operational plans.
•Responsibility for procurement of machinery, equipment, fertilizers, sand, etc.
•Responsibility for communicating course-related information to members, both written and verbal, including via social media (e.g., Facebook).
•Responsibility for preparing short- and long-term goals, plans, and budgets for direct presentation to the board.
•Regular participation in board meetings as needed.
•Reporting to the strategic/general manager in daily operations.
•Contribution to the revision of the club’s periodic operational plans.
•Contribution to the adjustment of strategic documents in line with revised operational plans.

Main Areas of Responsibility
•Present proposals for operational/action plans, investment plans, and budgets.
•Perform budget control and financial follow-up.
•Daily maintenance of the course, machinery, and equipment.
•Further development of the course in collaboration with the administration and course committee.
•Hiring, dismissal, training, development, and supervision of course staff in line with OGK’s strategy.
•Full HR responsibility for course department staff, including compliance with labour regulations and workplace safety.
•Daily and periodic planning of course work.
•Prepare tender documents for upgrade projects and coordinate and supervise work performed by external contractors.
•Responsibility for the use and storage of pesticides in accordance with current regulations.
•Internal meetings and professional coordination.

We Offer
•An exciting leadership role in a club with long traditions and high ambitions.
•The opportunity to influence and develop one of Norway’s best golf courses.
•A positive working environment with skilled colleagues and engaged members.
•Market-leading compensation for the right candidate, including:

Company phone
Pension scheme
Housing (by agreement)
Company car scheme (by agreement)
Covered travel expenses (by agreement)
Covered relevant continuing education

Application Deadline: 01.12.2025

Start Date: By agreement Questions about the position: Bjørn Knappskog, General Manager, +479136 0063, bk@oslogk.no. John Riiber, Head Greenkeeper, +4791303125, riiber@oslogk.no

Send your application and CV to: bk@oslogk.no

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