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DRAINAGE 45
Cost effective drainage quick and neat trenching work with minimal disruption to play.
Golf
Living the good life in Tuscany...
AFT Trenchers
Tel: 01787 311811
info@trenchers.co.uk www.trenchers.co.uk
DRAINAGE SPECIALISTS
DESIGN & INSTALLATION PRIMARY SYSTEMS SAND SLITTING & GRAVEL BANDING
Tel.01722 716361
www.mjabbott.co.uk
TERRAIN Turf and Trees
10” drill aeration 1m air injection 1m soil coring Air excavation
www.terrainaeration.com terrainaeration@aol.com
DRAINING LTD 25 years in
WORTH sports turf maintenance
Overseeding - Sanding Top Dressing Hollow Coring
Self-drive machinery hire Tel/Fax 01476 550266 Mobile: 07855 431119/20
email:
worthdraining@talktalk.net www.worthdraining.co.uk
CYLINDER GRINDERS
Verti-draining - Koro Blec Groundbreaker
Draining and Gravel Banding
also Vertidraining, Hollow Coring, Overseeding, Field Top Maker, Deep Scarifying
Mobile: 07860 259692
Tel: 01284 735105 Email:
peter@buryturfcare.com www.buryturfcare.com
Philip Dixon Contractors Ltd Established 1978
Sportsturf Drainage Specialist Drainage Construction Renovation Tel: 01449 673783
Gianni Casini offers an insight into
Greenkeeping Italiano
IN Italy, there are over 180 golf clubs ranging from 9 hole to 36 hole facilities, plus an additional fifty-nine driving ranges. This year, the number of golfers who signed up to the Italian Golf Federation, (FIG) has increased thanks to the success of top professional golfers such as the Molinari Brothers and the young Matteo Manassero, who are receiving accolades and awards internationally.
However, the number of golfers could be even higher if there was an infrastructure in place designed to promote the sport in a more accessible way, especially in the current economic climate, to open up the world of golf to both juniors and all of those who wish to play, but cannot afford paying the exorbitant sums.
I have been in greenkeeping for about seven years, ever since I graduated from the University of Pisa in Urban Area
Management and Landscaping. My degree thesis was on the comparison between Richmond Public Golf Course (UK) and Versilia Golf Club (ITA).
After graduating, I specialised in oliviculture and, recently, graduated from the Italian Golf Federation programme as a superintendent.
Slitting Banding Maintenance
Tel: 01462 683031 email:
admin@huntergrinders.com
www.huntergrinders.com 142 PC APRIL/MAY 2013
Tel 01772 877289 (Preston, Lancs) Email:
info@dixondrainage.co.uk www.dixondrainage.co.uk
www.pitchcare.com
As far as job experience, I have been a seasonal greenkeeper at Richmond Public Golf Course (UK), Versilia Golf Club (IT) and The Grove Golf Club (UK). The latter turned into a full time greenkeeping position once the season was over. I returned to Italy in 2009 to be part of the construction of Golf Club Toscana Resort Castelfalfi as Assistant Project Manager.
Currently, I am Assistant Head Greenkeeper here at Castelfalfi. In 2011, I was also a volunteer at Killen Castle Golf Club (IR) for the Solheim Cup.
Castelfalfi Golf Club construction phase
Castelfalfi used to be an 18- hole golf facility. After its complete restoration and expansion, Castelfalfi is the only 27-hole golf course in Tuscany, covering 360 acres within a 2,710-acre estate. Wilfried Moroder and Rainer Preissman were the course architects.
We began construction in May 2009, opening the first 18 holes to the public in August 2010. Construction of the last 9 holes was concluded that same autumn, with the opening set for autumn 2011. The courses are very undulating and blend perfectly into the typical Tuscan landscape.
The soil profile of the greens follows the FLL system, therefore, being built without gravel layer. We placed pipes of 80mm diameter, according to the fishbone draining system. The same method was used for tees. Topsoil on the fairways is native and is mainly clay. We installed a decoder irrigation system managed by Nimbus II software.
Castelfalfi Golf Club is a membership course, with about
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