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unwanted greenkeeping paraphernalia is removed, the squeegees are installed ready to go at the drop of a hat. Fuel is checked and topped- up (mustn’t run out in front of the whole world). In view of the weather forecast meal breaks are rearranged and an alternative meal-time rota, previously planned, is pinned up for all to see. Those greenkeepers not on meal break will be dispatched in the crew bus to various strategic points around the course to take up standby duty.


As the afternoon golf draws to a close the people are in place to make the earliest start on the evening cut. Trim, fairway, tees and greens mowers are all set to go as soon as they get the word that the golf has passed a certain point for that area, i.e. out of sight and out of earshot.


Once the evening cut is completed, and the operators make their way back to the maintenance complex, they will be


met by the three technicians, anxiously waiting so they to can go to work and get away as soon as possible. They go into their well rehearsed routine after the machines have been washed. One removes boxes and transport wheels and lines up the Toro Flex 21s in the workshop, another gives them a quick touch-up grind and, as they come off the grinder, the one who removed the boxes gives the bedknives a light Rapid Face, adjusts the set and checks the height of cut. They will then be refueled and


loaded back on the correct Carryall ready for the morning. The third technician is busy with the adjustments of the Toro 1600s and trim mowers. Any machine that has cutting issues will be taken to the shop for grinding last, so only one stop adjustment is needed on the Express Dual. At Celtic Manor Resort we transport pedestrian mowers using Club Car Carryalls, which are all labelled for the tournament. The label is laminated and taped to the front cowling and contains the operator’s name, the number of the machine being carried, such as Flex 21”/ CMR/3, the order of cut such as ‘Greens #1, 15 & 7’. There is very little room left for the operators to make mistakes as most of the thinking has been done for them. Preparation!


The last machines to come in after the evening cut are the fairway mowers, and


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