tournament is required on centre court from the groundstaff, other than maybe giving the court a wash and setting up the net.
One of the major challenges Nick has faced is being able to compare the grounds at Kooyong with other tennis clubs, as he was new on the tennis court scene. The only other comparable venue in Melbourne is Royal South Yarra Tennis Club. This is where Nick met their grounds manager, Bill Turner, who Nick says “has been very helpful throughout my integration into Kooyong”.
“It has been quite a steep learning
curve, coming from a golf course background to here where things are totally different. It’s been good though, because I’ve worked on golf courses for so long. It’s been very interesting to take on new challenges and to learn new procedures and to do something different”.
Nick came to Kooyong Lawns Tennis Club with a fresh outlook and a new way of thinking, which has already started to reap benefits for the club and the playing surfaces.
His attention to detail, modern
approach and the high standards he demands have set the tone for his
Minimum Surface Disturbance Maximum Subsurface Aeration Eighteen Greens in Under Four Hours
groundstaff.
This has enabled Nick and his team, in just a very short time, to improve the quality of the playing surfaces for its members. “It’s not like a golf course where you can come in, redesign things and make drastic changes” he says. “If I can produce a playing surface to the best of my ability and, at the same time, keep the players and members happy, I would feel that I have achieved my main goal at the eventual conclusion of my time here at Kooyong - whenever that may be!”
“It’s a lot like arthroscopic surgery, the machine makes a small hole on top but a larger one underneath to work within. The churning motion of the knife within the subsurface pocket shatters the soil profile to extend the effect beyond the immediate area. The only visible result on the green surface are rows of small incisions that look like stitches from a sewing machine.”
Kensett Sports Tel: +44 (0)1883 342632 Email:
info@kensettsports.com www.kensettsports.com
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R&K Kensett Ltd., The Officers’ Mess, Coldstream Road, Caterham Barracks, Caterham, Surrey CR3 5QX
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