Professional Golf

Above Par

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Anouska Curzon

Professional Golf student Michaela Patzeltova was introduced to the game as a child in Slovakia when the junior tour was introduced in 2006. More than a decade later, the 20-year-old...

Categories: College, Elmwood, Golf & Greenkeeping, HN Level, Professional Golf, Student Life and Student Successes Tags: Elmwood, Fife, Golf, Professional Golf, scotland, sport and SRUC

Professional Golf: Peter Arnott

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Hannah D'Mellow

Peter Arnott, originally a project manager in IT, completed the HND in Professional Golf in 2009 at the Elmwood campus before embarking on a degree in Performance Golf at the...

Categories: Campus, Change your path, Elmwood, Golf & Greenkeeping, Professional Golf, SRUC Subjects and Student Successes Tags: Golf, pga and professional

Sustainable Driving

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Hannah D'Mellow

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...

Categories: Elmwood, Elmwood events, Golf & Greenkeeping, Golf Management, Greenkeeping and Sports Turf, Professional Golf and Student Life
Chinchilas

Out of the Blue (Monday)

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Anouska Curzon

The third Monday of January has been awarded the gloomy name Blue Monday due to a combination of post-Christmas blues, cold dark nights and financial woes. As SRUC offers courses...

Categories: Advice, Animal Care, Countryside Management, Degree, Environment and Countryside, Garden Design, HN Level, Horticulture, Hospitality, Professional Golf, SRUC Subjects, Student Life, Study level and Uncategorized Tags: AYR, blue monay, Countryside, Edinburgh, Elmwood, environment, Garden Design, Golf, Horticulture, hospitality, management, SRUC and Study

Welcome to new students 2018

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Hannah D'Mellow

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    

Categories: Aberdeen, Agricultural & Landbased, Agricultural Technology, Agriculture, Animal & Biological, Animal Care, Animal Science, Ayr, Barony, Biological Sciences, Business, Campus, College, Countryside Management, Degree, Distance Learning, Edinburgh, Elmwood, Environment and Countryside, Environmental Management, Equine and Horse Care, Forestry and Arboriculture, Garden Design, Gardening Scotland, Golf & Greenkeeping, Greenkeeping and Sports Turf, HN Level, Horticulture, Hospitality, Land-Based and Rural Skills, Land-based Engineering, Landscaping, Oatridge, Organic Farming, Postgraduate, Poultry, Professional Certification, Professional Golf, Renewables, SRUC Subjects, Study level, Sustainability and Veterinary Nursing

Why are you doing this?

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Hannah D'Mellow

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...

Categories: Aberdeen, Advice, Agricultural & Landbased, Agricultural Technology, Agriculture, Animal & Biological, Animal Care, Animal Science, Ayr, Barony, Biological Sciences, Business, Countryside Management, Edinburgh, Elmwood, Environment and Countryside, Environmental Management, Equine and Horse Care, Forestry and Arboriculture, Garden Design, Golf & Greenkeeping, Greenkeeping and Sports Turf, Horticulture, Hospitality, Land-Based and Rural Skills, Land-based Engineering, Landscaping, Oatridge, Poultry, Professional Golf, Renewables, SRUC Subjects, Student Life, Student Successes, Sustainability and Veterinary Nursing
Pablo Lizano, Victor Wood and Ian Butcher pose with the Open Claret jug at Carnoustie Golf Links

International students at Carnoustie Links

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Hannah D'Mellow

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...

Categories: Elmwood, Greenkeeping and Sports Turf, HN Level, Professional Golf, Student Life, Student opportunities and Student Successes Tags: Carnoustie Golf Links, Golf, Golf Course Management, international students, SRUC Elmwood, SRUCcess and The Open
All the golfers together

Alumni Golf Day 2018

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Hannah D'Mellow

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...

Categories: Campus, Elmwood, Golf & Greenkeeping, Greenkeeping and Sports Turf and Professional Golf Tags: Alumni Golf, Alumni Golf 2018, Elmwood Golf, Professional Golf and SRUC Alumni
Peteris Sadovskis, HND Golf Management (Course) student

Peteris Sadovskis – Golf Course Management

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Hannah D'Mellow

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...

Categories: Change your path, Elmwood, Greenkeeping and Sports Turf, HN Level, Professional Certification, Professional Golf, SRUC Subjects and Student Successes Tags: Change your path, Elmwood Golf, Golf, Golf Course Management, Greenkeeping, John Deere and SRUC Elmwood
From Left to Right , Jon Wood, Castle GC, St Andrews Links; George Patterson, Fortrose & Rosemarkie GC; James Macbeath, Brora GC; Alastair Matheson, Cruden Bay GC; David Gray, Ladybank GC.

Elmwood receives Course Managers from finest golf courses

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Hannah D'Mellow

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...

Categories: Campus, Elmwood, Greenkeeping and Sports Turf and Professional Golf Tags: Elmwood Golf, Golf, Golf COurse, Greenkeeping and SRUC Elmwood