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Inside issue Insidethis this issue News..........................................................4-23 News .........................................................4-15 Tea Break Teaser.......................................14 Pitch to Win........................................16-17 SALTEX review...................................24-27 Mowing .................................19-22, 24-27 Hertfordshire GCC...........................30-37 Tea Break Teaser ......................................29 Aeration.................................................38-44 Gleneagles..........................................30-35 Irrigation...............................................46-48 BTME review ......................................36-41 Durham School.................................50-57 Diary of a Golfing Nobody.................42 Sub Air....................................................60-63 As seen on Twitter..................................43 Buyers’ Guide.....................................64-66 Golfingout Nobody’s Blog..........................67 Check our website: Check out our website: www.turfmatters.co.uk
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