L-r: Paul Joslin, Phil Gates, Gareth Morgan, Craig Marshall, Mark Campbell, Stuart Robinson and Robert Duff
approaches, tees and fairways. “We have unrestricted access to draw water from a 4,000,000 cubic metre man-made reservoir. The course has been designed to recycle as much water as it can cope with - strategically constructed wetland areas have been made to collect run-off water, and a pumping system can then pump water back into the main reservoir, thereby allowing the water to be re-used again.” “It takes between nine and twelve hours to complete a full irrigation cycle for greens, tees and fairways. During the recent dry spell, we have had the system on most nights to try and keep up with evaporation rates. However, all areas of the course are exposed to strong winds which affect how the pop ups perform,
therefore leaving some dry areas that need to be hand watered.”
The club has invested over £300,000
on Toro machinery to help keep the course in prime condition, including a large selection of mowers, from their popular pedestrian GM1000 cylinder mowers through to triple mowers for greens, tees and fairways. Other Toro equipment included in the package are Workman utility vehicles and ProCore aerators. Further investments were made on two John Deere tractors, a Dakota spreader, a SISIS Aer-aid, along with a Bernhard’s Express Dual and Anglemaster grinding system. A five year rolling plan for the replacement, renewal and addition of machinery has been put into place,
“It takes between nine and twelve hours to complete a full irrigation cycle for greens, tees and fairways”
which will be reviewed annually. All the machinery is kept in a purpose- built garage/workshop with mess room facilities. There are plans to increase the size of the workshop over the next couple of years.
One of their latest acquisitions has been a Hydroscape wash down recycle plant, which filters all contaminants and recycles the water for re-use. Phil has a total of seven staff to help him maintain the course; three of these are from the old course, including Head Greenkeeper, Mark Campbell, who retained his position working under Phil. The other members of staff include mechanic Paul Joslin, Gareth Morgan, Craig Marshall, Stuart Robinson and Rob Duff.
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