What’s in the shed?
Toro Greensmaster 3250D greensmower - 11 blade units with groomers
Toro Greensmaster 3100 greensmower - 11 blade units with groomers
Toro Groundsmaster 320D 3wd tees and aprons mowers x 2 - both 9 blade
Toro Reelmaster 6700 fairway mower
Toro Reelmaster 6500 fairway mower
Toro Groundsmaster 4700 semi-rough mower
Ransomes 3520 Commander rough mower
Toro Sidewinder for tee surrounds, bunker faces and green surrounds
Toro 2000 for tee surrounds, bunker faces and green surrounds
Toro Greensmaster 1000 pedestrian greensmowers x 5
Toro Greensmaster 1600 pedestrian tees mowers x 3
John Deere 495 tractor for plantation work John Deere ProGator with sprayer John Deere HPX Gator Toro Workman diesel 4wd Toro 2100 Workman
Toro bunker rakes x 2 - 1 with pump and grader New Holland TD90 tractor with loader Iseki TK38 tractor Kubota 2150 tractor
Charterhouse Verti-drain - 2 metre for fairways
Charterhouse Verti-drain - 1.5 metre for tees and greens John Deere Aercore - 1.5metre Sarrel roller
The crew work together as a team enabling the green to be cleared of thatch in approximately 30 minutes
We were able to get out on average three quarters of a tonne of thatch per green - this is what thatch looks like
TWENTYQuestions
Marcus Oakey - Speed cameras aren’t his favourite, but Kate Winslet is - good shout!
Who are you? Marcus Oakey, Head Greenkeeper Moor Allerton Golf Club.
Family status? Married to Pauline. Children Lauren 15, Bradley 11. German Shepherds - Mariah 4, Fagin 3.
Who’s your hero? Bob Geldof ... need I say more?
What is your dream holiday? It would have to involve a visit to NASCAR in the USA.
What annoys you the most? Call centres, speed cameras and traffic jams.
What would you change about yourself? My age !!!
Who wouldn’t you like to be? Obama having to clean up after George Bush.
Favourite record and why? Bank Robber by the Clash, it brings back memories of my teenage years.
Who would you choose to spend a romantic evening with? Kate Winslet if Pauline wasn’t available.
If you won the lottery what is the first thing you would do? Look for a worthy cause on which to spend my time and money.
If you were to describe yourself as a musical instrument, what would you be and why? A saxophone as it adds a touch of class to everything.
What is the best advice you have ever been given? Life is what you make it.
What is your favourite smell? Tar.
What do you do in your spare time? Watch motor sport and rugby, and walk the dogs.
What’s the daftest work related question you have ever been asked? At the height of the 2008 floods when the paths were rivers, the bunkers were ponds and the greens were lakes. “Why is the course closed?”
What is your favourite piece of kit? Graden, used correctly at the right time of year can give phenomenal results.
What three words would you use to describe yourself? Fussy, straightforward, perfectionist
What talent would you like to have? To be multilingual.
What makes you angry? Politicians that don’t listen.
What law/legislation would you like to see introduced? All money raised from speed cameras should be donated to charity not to government.
First green after approximately one tonne of thatch was removed and then prepared as communicated above
Marcus calibrating the machine
Marcus as he starts the operation on the 6th green
Thirty minutes later the green now has all the thatch on the surface
Moor Allerton
Weekly update as sent to members by David Goldstone Greens:
As communicated last week, we have now started the process of aggressively attacking the thatch in our greens. After several trial runs on the bowling green we decided to attack the thatch at a depth of one inch rather than the half inch as previous planned. Thereafter we decided to attack the front nine first. Marcus operated the Graden one green in front of everyone else. The crew behind firstly lifted the thatch that had come to surface, then operated diesel powered blowers to remove the “bits” still left on the green. After that topdressing was applied and brushed in. In total we applied around twenty tonnes of top dressing. As we
went down further than we originally anticipated we were able to get out on average three quarters of a tonne of thatch per green. The greenstaff were thoroughly professional
throughout the day and we managed to Graden the holes 1 through to 9 as well as the putting green in front of the Waterhole. Our previous thoughts were that recovery may take about three weeks. Subject to weather, we may actually be able to open holes 1 through to 9 this weekend due to the hard work and correct manner in which this operation was carried out. Thereafter we shall start on the next nine holes. Kind regards David Goldstone - Chair MAGC Greens
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