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STRI, formerly the Sports Turf Research Institute researches, advises, constructs and maintains turf and artificial sports surfaces.
It is headquartered at a 10 hectares (25 acres) research site[2] on the St Ives Estate near Bingley, UK and has research and design hubs in Qatar, and at the Redlands Research Station in Queensland, Australia.[3][4] In 2019, STRI opened an office in Hong Kong.[5]
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History
STRI was established in 1929 with financial support from The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews.[2] It rented rooms in the mansion at St Ives, before moving into new buildings on the estate.[8]
In June 1961, Prince Philip became patron of the Institute.[9]
From 2014 to 2018, STRI assisted the Commonwealth War Graves Commission on turf related matters for the First World War centenary.[3]
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