The city of Murcia hosts the celebration of the Annual Congress of the Spanish Association of Greenkeepers (AEdG), which reaches its 46th edition with the purpose of spreading the importance of their activity in Spanish golf courses as true guardians of sustainability.

With this objective, the AEdG has organized a Congress that has been attended by 400 greenkeepers from all over Spain, aware of being at the forefront in all those issues related to the maximum use in the maintenance of golf courses, applying for this purpose all the possible technology that is currently offered to turn golf courses into sustainable ecosystems from the environmental, economic and social point of view.

With these guidelines, the leaders of the Spanish Greenkeepers Association have developed a comprehensive program of presentations, given by the best specialists in the sector, with the aim of increasing and disseminating knowledge within this fundamental sector of Spanish golf.

The presentations, in the opinion of the attendees, constitute a broad and interesting training proposal with several seminars and presentations that deal with technical topics for sports surfaces -golf and also football- with the presence of national and international experts of recognized world prestige. 

At the same time, at the Murcia Congress Centre, where the 46th edition of the Congress of the Spanish Greenkeepers Association is being held, you can visit a trade show with almost 30 companies present and enjoy meeting with colleagues, with the aim of sharing knowledge and experiences with the rest of the members of this important sector of Spanish golf.

Among the new features of this 46th edition of the Congress of the Spanish Greenkeepers Association, the seminar focused on the training of mechanics and grass cutting units stands out, as well as the presentations related to the biodiversity of Spanish golf courses, with special mention for the intervention of Cristina Fiol and José Luís Anguita, the latter author of the bird guide at the Real Club Sevilla Golf, as well as the issues related to R&D in water studies, by its author, Juan Antonio López, from the University of Cádiz, and of the dollar, by Celia Borrero, from the University of Seville.

Prestigious national and international speakers such as Edward Nangle, who gave the presentation “Biostimulants and PGRs, a niche product”; Mario Arzola, “Green renovation with the 'no till' method‘; Remi Lardin, ’The dark side of the game within the turf“; Cristina Fiol, ”Biodiversity – fighting the pine processionary caterpillar, an ornithological project at the Alcanada Golf Club“; José Luis Anguita, “Notes on biodiversity in golf courses“; Edward Nangle, “Dollar Spot / Light and shade management”; and Raúl Bragado, “FIFA certified trials for natural turf” were part of the first day.

Wendell Hutchens, “Principles of turfgrass disease control in a world with limited fungicide options“; Celia Borrero, ”Dollar spot study“; Alejandro Reyes, ”Trends in continental Europe“; and Juan Antonio López, ”Water study presentation” are part of the second day of this Annual Congress of the Spanish Association of Greenkeepers, which recognizes their daily work as true guardians of sustainability.