Golf “ The Wiedenmann XF at work Seasonal Renovations


Sand Injection is usually carried out in August. However, this year Lee is hollow coring, due to rising sand costs, which fell outside of his budget set by the board of directors and the general manager. This means Lee will first double scarify with Turf Works cassettes at 5mm-7mm on a John Deere 2500B, then hollow core at 50mm-75mm with a 19mm tine, topdress


For excellent secondary drainage. Fast, easy installation of sand slits from 25mm to 40mm (1" to 1.5") to a depth of 250mm (10").


There are a lot of young course managers out there now which is testament to the clubs giving them a chance and also to the course managers for taking the chance


with kiln dried sand, brush in, seed with browntop bent, then apply the final dressing to top up the holes. Lee is hopeful he will get forty tonnes of kiln dried sand on and into the holes, followed with twenty tonnes of moist sand to top the holes up.


With quite an array of equipment in the shed, I was surprised when Lee told me they lend and borrow machinery with other clubs in the area, which works really well for all concerned. In the past, they have hired in trenchers for drainage work, a telehandler for lifting tonne bags of dressing, a stump grinder, overseeders and a sand injection scarifier.


For the second time, all the John Deere equipment is on a five year lease, as well as the blower, turf iron, Allett scarifier and Dakota topdresser which started this January and the Hunter grinders are on a separate lease. Lee commented; “This


works well for us as we know our outgoing payments are constant for five years and it greatly helps cash flow. All the other kit we own and replace when needed from our local dealer, Farols.”


Lee was keen to boast that, in 2008, the club were the first in the south to have a


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