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CONTENTS First Word Page 4 Precision Management – Introducing the STRI Turf Management Programme Page 5-9 Issue 264 – January 2014 ISSN 2046-7451 STRI St Ives Estate Bingley West Yorkshire BD16 1AU UK T. [phone] F. [phone] E. [email protected] www.stri.co.uk EDITORIAL Jeff Perris, Ann Bentley & Helen Waite ADVERTISING Sales & Marketing T. [phone] ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES UK Corporate £70; Individuals £45; Students £35. The Bulletin is sent to all STRI subscribers. Back issues are available, for details contact STRI on [phone] BULLETIN Published four times a year by STRI. All material in the Bulletin is copyright and may not be reproduced in any form without written permission from STRI. The publishers do not accept any responsibility for any advertisement appearing in the Bulletin and cannot be held liable for editorial omissions or errors. Opinions expressed in the Bulletin are not necessarily those of STRI. Products/ services advertised in the Bulletin are represented independently of STRI and any of STRI’s services. Turfgrass Seed – The Science Behind the Numbers Page 10-12 FIFA U-17 World Cup UAE 2013 – Page 13-16 Tournament Preparation Every Drop Counts – Practical Application Page 17-20 of the STRI Turf Management Programme The Golf Environment Awards 2013 The 2013 Top Pest & Disease Queries Page 21-23 Page 24-25 Eyes Wide Open – Optimising Consistency across greens through the STRI Programme Page 26-29 Controlling Resistance – BASIS Points Article Page 30-33 Golf: Life-long Learning – R&A Perspective Page 34-35 Overview of the Graham Solley Sports Development – Sheffield Hallam University Page 36-39 Cultivating Excellence – USGA Perspective Page 40-41 STRI In Focus – Operation Pollinator Award Winner 2013 Page 42-43 © Copyright STRI Ltd 2014 Introducing the STRI Turf Management Programme using Toro Precision Sense Technology – read full story on page 5 Bulletin January 2014 Issue 264 3