Greenkeeping and Sports Turf
Sustainable Driving
In November 2018, Elmwood was assessed for the Golf Environment Organisation (GEO) Eco Mark, the gold standard for sustainable golf courses globally. Elmwood has passed the assessment with flying colours. GEO...
Welcome to new students 2018
Our Principal, Wayne Powell, records a welcome video to all our students each year. You can watch this online here: Link to the video on Vimeo
Why are you doing this?
We asked our current students what motivated them to study their course…. here are the full results: There are some variations by subject area – those studying subjects related to animals are...
International students at Carnoustie Links
Two of our international students, Victor Wood and Pablo Lizano, both from Spain, who study Golf Course Management at SRUC Elmwood, have been working at Carnoustie Golf Links in preparation...
Alumni Golf Day 2018
Elmwood Golf Course in Cupar recently hosted its second alumni golf day which brought together more than 70 current and former professional golf students. The event took the form of...
Peteris Sadovskis – Golf Course Management
Peteris Sadovskis from Latvia joined SRUC Elmwood Campus in 2014 when he enrolled on the NC Greenkeeping course. Peteris and his young family came over to Scotland from Latvia in...
Elmwood receives Course Managers from finest golf courses
SRUC Elmwood recently presented to a group of Course Managers from five of Scotland’s finest courses to discuss Best Practices on the golf course. It was also a chance to...
Golfers visit John Deere
John Deere and The Double A Trading Company recently hosted a group of SRUC Golf Course Management scholars in their HQ in Cupar Fife. As part of their program the...
Alistair Morrison – BIGGA Young Greenkeeper of the year
Alastair Morrison, the Head Greenkeeper of Durness Golf Club in Caithness, Scotland, recently won the prestigious BIGGA Young Greenkeeper of the Year Award 2018, which recognises up and coming talent...
Mattias Kolborg – HNC Golf Course Management
Mattias Kolborg, from Gothenburg, Sweden enrolled on the SRUC Elmwood Campus HNC Golf Course Management after recommendations from friends who work as greenkeepers. Mattias who now lives in Edinburgh, has...
