at Moor Allerton.
One of his first tasks, on taking over the chairmanship, was to survey the membership. He wanted to find out exactly what they thought about the club, how well it was being run, the off course facilities - clubhouse, pro shop and changing rooms - and, of course, the presentation of the course. Whilst the results of the survey were positive, he is not resting on his laurels. The club are blessed with having a very committed and vocal Greens Chairman in David Goldstone, whom many of you will know as the Managing Director of Tower Sport (Europe) Ltd. David has been a member for many years and it was his knowledge of sportsturf that, Henry saw, would make him ideal for the position. David works closely with Course Manager, Marcus Oakey, who has been at the club for eight years, the last five as course manager. The partnership between them has seen steady
improvement in presentation and playability. Between them, they have set a number of objectives:
• the course remains playable, if possible, 365 days of the year
• the quality of the playing surfaces continues to improve (encouragement of finer species)
• continue to invest in both the course and the greenkeeping staff
• improve the aesthetics of the course
• complete the fairway drainage programme
• improve greenkeeping facilities including new shed, messroom and workshop
• improve the ranking of the club with the aim of staging an Open regional qualifying event
• open up lines of communication to the membership, this is done by weekly e-mails regarding course updates to all members
Taking on the role of Greens Chairman has given David the opportunity to put into practice many years of industry knowledge, especially of supplementary products to maintain turf health. David acknowledges the strength of the partnership with Marcus.
The one area both Marcus and David honed in on was programmes. They both agreed that programmes only worked if the weather was with you. Therefore all products are purchased to enhance the course when the weather dictates and not to make a salesman’s target achievable. They have, initially, targeted the
greens ensuring they receive detailed attention using new and tried and tested products such as tonics, growth regulators and wetting agents, along with a very comprehensive and structured aeration and topdressing programme, complimenting this with a new, safe acid that reduces bi-carbonate
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