of our members, but also for the maintenance and disease pressures we are under.
Hand watering the fairways has a major impact on how firm and fast they are, but we were only watering where needed, by keeping low or known wet areas moisture free. In addition, we saved on water usage by reducing night-time watering. This is ideal when you have large numbers of labour at your disposal but, when numbers are reduced, it becomes a completely different situation. The night-time watering would still take place, but would take precision and constant monitoring of the weather and course conditions. It’s a dangerous game to play but, with strong management and confidence, we kept the course in the condition that Scott expects. The management programme we have for the greens is a strict ‘hand-watering
only’ regime, that has a major impact on keeping the greens as dry and as hard as possible.
It’s not only the watering that we are strict with, but also mowing and rolling. Over the last couple of years, we have been increasing the pressure we put on the surfaces of the greens. Mowing is a daily practice and, with few exceptions, we will wait until rain or frost has passed each day, whether that be mid morning or the afternoon. We feel that daily mowing keeps our speeds more consistent. In the past we would roll the greens during tournament build up and for weekend play, but now that is also a daily practice. Without fail we roll the greens behind the mowers. This may sound very extreme and damaging, but we are very mindful to reduce any wear. Rolling the whole green once, then
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Designed to fit Jacobson, Toro, John Deere and Baroness Greensmowers. The system includes: • GT200 Scarifier • GT210 Vibe-Spiker • GT220 Vibe Drum-Corer • GT230 Vibe Recip-Corer
• GT250 Collecting Topdressing Brush
• GT300 Vibe-Turf Iron • GT410 Vibe-Seeder
rolling the hole pin location, is the ideal scenario but, sometimes, not realistic. If damage is noticed, or stressful temperatures are forecast, we reduce the area we roll. Any ridges or high traffic areas will be skipped, and only the flats and pin location will be rolled. We feel this keeps the pressure on the green speeds without damaging our surfaces. The last thing we need is damaged turf in the middle of the summer, as recovery is next to nothing in this time. The end product is what we are all judged on so, no matter what our resources, we are always trying new and innovative things. We continue to move forward in these tough times. It has been, and will continue to be, difficult but we feel that working within our resources has made us all better turf managers.
We also offer a range of pedestrian units including: PuT-23
Reciprocating Corer which can be equipped with hollow tines up to a core size of
10mm; standard 6mm or with 5mm solid
needle tines. The maximum working depth is 50mm.
PuT-20 Scarifier utilises 0.8mm (.03”) thick hardened steel blades and is perfect for fine turf areas.
Also: Edge Mower, Edge Cutter, Vibe-Spiker, Vibe- Seeder, Vibe-Turf Iron, Sod Cutter, Scarifier and Brush
The tractor mounted turfcare system is also available
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Tel: +44 (0)1462 683031
www.lloydsandco.com email:
sales@lloydsandco.com
Lloyds & Co Letchworth Ltd., Birds Hill, Letchworth, Hertfordshire SG6 1JE UK 35
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