Thomas FischerPotsdam6. May 2011

EIGCA 2011 Conference

As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.

Ben Hogan

GVD East

Vita - Thomas Fischerrepresenting German Greenkeeper Association

• 50 years old• Secretary GVD district East • Chairman GVD Education-Service-Section-Board

• Teacher at the greenkeeper-education in Kempen

• Golf-Operation-Manager IST/GMVD since 2003

• Consultant for golf-courses, sport-fields and landscaping - area EMEA

• Web-Site www.golf-infos.de

DannenbergGC an der Göhrde

Board from the GVD East

Max Jessen• Chairman• Märkischer GC Potsdam

Bodo Bredow• Vice Chairman• Berliner GCC Motzener See

Georg Stiegeler• Treasurer• GC Leipzig-Seehausen

Jake McEwan• Board-Member• aRosa Scharmützelsee

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Why education?

Education-trends I - PAR 4 - 380 m

Introduction in Germany Harris Soil-samples

- Also before seeding Tissue-testing Water-sampling

TREND 1 - Analysis-concept

Education-trends II - PAR 4 - 380 m

• Disease-resistance• Dollar Spot

• Drought-adaption• Agrostis capillaris• Primo Maxx

TREND 2 - Seed-selection

Education-trends II - PAR 4 - 380 m

N-amountIrrigation

High

N-amountIrrigation

Low

Festuca Agrostis85 % - 15 %

Education-trends III - PAR 4 - 380 m

• Berlin area• Most modern courses• HQ-standard

• Close to 20 years old!!

TREND 3 - Course-aging

PAR 4 - 380 m

• How many shots?• Correct…a birdie

A huge amount of greenkeeper play golf!!

Certification Germany 2010

352 certificates

Hopeto see you

on our coursesin Germany!

Thanks for your attendance!