WINSTONuniversity Seminars

WINSTONuniversity Seminars

45-hole parkland and links courses

International championship course

100% pure fescue (WINSTONlinks)

Top training facilities

Best new German course‘11

2nd overall Germany 2012

More than 200 ha, privately owned

WINSTONgolf

An owner’s solution for owners

Full-Time Executive Program

Turfgrass Management

Understanding turfgrasses

Understanding the turfgrass environment

Implementing sustainable turf management

practices

Finding solutions through turfgrass case

studies

Management

Optimizing financial planning and reporting

Managing the golf experience profitably

Developing communication and team

leadership skills

Finding solutions through management case

studies

Technical Competence

Improving golf course operations

Maximizing irrigation efficiency

Designing, constructing and refurbishing golf

course features

Selecting, managing and maintaining

machinery

Extra Curricula

Improving English for golf

Planning and executing events and projects

Learning to use IT and social media

Playing and honoring the game

Curriculum

International Structure of Studies

A-Level

Pre-study

internship

First term

Greenkeeping

Internship

International

golf courses

Second term

Management

Professional life/

studies/

further education

Seminars: Six Weeks (€ 4.900)

One Week (€ 890)

One Day (€ 290)

Week 1: Renovation,

Breathing New Life into Your Golf Course

Renovation requires:

Planning

Team selection

Project management skills

The seminar will provide:

Clear, practical guidance

How to create a master plan that serves you

Date: October 15th -18th 2013

Speakers: David Krause, EIGCA, STERF

Day Seminar:

Preventive Strategies to Minimise Winter Stress

Highlights:

Focus on solutions and strategies employed at a specific golf club

Research and trials conducted through STERF

Improved winter hardiness and early spring surfaces

Date: October 17th 2013

Week 2: How to Shape for Success

The seminar focuses on:

The impact of new European regulations

Stretched golf budgets

Reducing operational costs

Turf grass species: red fescue

Date: October 22nd – 25th 2013

Speakers: David Krause, David Cole, STERF

Highlights:

Introducing festuca rubra into existing poa/agrostis turf (success stories)

Benefits and challenges associates with this species

Open debate

Day Seminar: Evaluating Red Fescue as an

Option for Your Golf Course

Date: October 24th 2013

Week 3: Installing Drainage and

Irrigation Systems

The seminar focuses on:

Practical means of installation

Water management issues

Root systems

Date: October 29th – November 1st 2013

Speakers: Prof. Al Turgeon, STERF, Rainbird, David Cole

Highlights:

Environmental, atmospheric and soil profile management

Most effective way of generating root development

Successful examples

Day Seminar: Understanding Roots and

Root Development Date: October 31st 2013

Week 4: Growing In – The Key

Steps to Success

The seminar focuses on:

Proper maintenance procedures

“Grow In” step-by-step procedure

Nutrition

Date: November 5th – 8th 2013

Speakers: GEO, STERF, Prof. Al Turgeon, UK & European SI

Highlights:

Challenges in seasonal growth patterns

Environmental stress: achieving uniform, consistent surfaces

Day Seminar: The Key Steps to Developing

Nutrition Strategies on the Golf Course Date: November 7th 2013

Week 5: An IPM Approach to Disease Prevention

The seminar focuses on:

Proactive approach

IPM approach

Diseases common in Europe

Disease management

Date: November 19th – 22nd 2013

Speakers: STERF, US Superintendent, Syngenta

Highlights:

Michrodichium nivale

Disease management process

Date: November 21st 2013

Day Seminar: Improving Your Strategy for

Prevention and Control of Microdochium Nivale

Two Day Workshop – Jacobsen:

Ensuring Your Golf Course is Equipped for Peak

Performance

Highlights:

Equipment management challenges

Assessing equipment needs

Assessing procedures

Date: November 28th – 29th 2013

Speakers: John Moore

Leading Teams in the Golf Facility

The seminar focuses on:

The nature of leadership

Identifying leadership goals

Exploring situational leadership

Optimizing the human resource

Date: March 18th – 21st 2014

Speakers: Baltic College, CMAE Member, Palmer Group Manager

Day Seminar: Multifunctional Golf

Course Development – A New

Revenue Stream Date: March 20th 2014

Speakers: Maria Strandberg, STERF, European Club Manager

Highlights:

Research conducted by STERF

Diversifying value offering of Golf Clubs

Who!

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Where!

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Wisdom &

Experience

Solution &

Application

Innovation &

Efficiency

Reality &

Inspiration

We look forward to working with you! Hubertus von Treuenfels Ian Butcher CEO WINSTONuniversity Director WINSTONuniversity Tel.: +49 (0)40 27880841 Tel.: +49 (0)40 27880841 Email: hvt@winstonuniversity.de Email: ian@winstonuniversity.de