The demand for the latest in education for turfgrass managers is not limited to this side of the Big Pond.
Attendance at this year's BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition attracted 4,460 attendees who soaked up 6,096 total hours of turf education. The number of attendees was up 10 percent and available education was up 22 percent from last year when 4,046 attendees took in 5,000 hours of education at the 2015 edition of the British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association annual show.
The Continue to Learn program alone included 83 seminars delivered by 75 speakers.
"Attendance was up and the feedback for the entire programme has been extremely positive," said Sami Strutt, BIGGA's head of member development. "The Learning and Development team worked hard to deliver a smooth running event for members and visitors, and Im glad to say we achieved just that."
The event also featured 145 vendors spanning four halls in the Harrogate International Centre that included the GolfBIC, the Golf Business & Industry Convention, and BIGGA's Continue to Learn education programs.
BIGGA also handed out a couple of awards at the show. David Stewart, deputy greenkeeper at Walmley Golf Club, was named the BIGGA Young Greenkeeper of the Year. Master Greenkeeper David Langheim and Wimbledon Park Golf Club received the BIGGA Greenkeeping Achievement of the Year award.