Golf


Some of the most idyllic views in Northern Ireland


4-5.5mm with a Jacobsen GP400. They are all aerated once per month with a Toro ProCore. The tees are cut at 8-13mm with a John


Deere 220A and are aerated once a month with a Wiedenmann GX18 Terra Spike. Fairways are cut to 10-15mm with a


Baroness 2700 and are aerated three to four times per year using a John Deere 5100M and Wiedenmann GX18 Terra Spike. Approaches are cut to 85mm with a John Deere 2653B. Roughs are maintained at 50mm and also aerated three to four times a year with a John Deere 8800A. The topdressing of greens and tees is


carried out lightly every one or two weeks with a John Deere 4720 and Dakota topdressing machine. The topdressing of fairways and roughs is carried out using a John Deere 5100M and the Dakota. Sean added: “We try and keep weed and pest control to a bare minimum as we have


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strict guidelines and regulations on site here. We are basically surrounded by water on three sides of the site, so buffer zones, weather patterns, machinery and sprayer calibrations are all key aspects to our site management.” “We generally like all our staff to be able


to carry out most tasks, so we would start staff out with learning the basic principles, before moving them onto bigger equipment or different tasks. It’s great to be able to rely on any staff member to carry out any task whether it is bunker maintenance or spraying. It also gives them great satisfaction with job rotation.” “Presentation is very high on our agenda,


as we get a lot of high end guests and visitors to the resort, so the site has to be presentable all year round.” Communication between Sean's team and the members and owners of the resort is of vital importance. “I have a daily brief with


the golf operations team and weekly meetings with our director of golf. We also have course walks with the owners of the resort when they are on site.” “Then we always receive constant


feedback from club members who play on a regular basis. They always like to add their personal touch.” On top of managing the work on the


courses, Sean has also areas of woodland and wetlands to manage, which present their own set of challenges. “We have a lot of woodland and wetland areas to maintain. The woodland areas are starting to get more attention, as we are trying to increase more indigenous tree species, make more daylight for the course and try and increase woodland flowering like bluebells, woodland sedge and also maintain habitats for our wildlife,” said Sean. “We have a lot of red squirrels, Pine


martens, otters, foxes, deer, badgers, native


We try and keep weed and pest control to a bare minimum as we have strict guidelines and regulations on site here


Parts of the course are tree lined


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