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I really do empathise with this viewpoint. I’ve played golf since the age of three and grown up in and around the game, so understand the sentiment entirely
material is now carried out using customised machinery and quality of materials have improved dramatically as a result. Over time, more and more courses from many different countries and continents have begun to grasp the multiple benefits the method offers. The product has now reached as far afield as Australia and has recently appeared at the LPGA Tour Championships, the ladies version of the FedEx Cup and also on the PGA Tour at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida. “The journey our company and the
product itself has made is nothing short of remarkable. There have been bumps along
the way, none more so than the break-up of the original company that brought the product to market, but we’ve managed to come out the other side and continue to grow the product under our new brand name, into new markets, all the while continually refining and improving it.” The maintenance and cost savings the
product brings have had a positive impact on their clients, many of whom were sceptical about the idea. The significant point to make, according to Rhydian, is that the synthetic material does not form any part of the playing surface and nor will it ever do so. Furthermore, he argues that, almost to a
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man, nobody has ever suspected that the synthetic bunker edges are anything but natural. “One of our primary barriers to sale is the
preconceived idea held by many industry professionals; that synthetic grass just does not belong on a golf course. I really do empathise with this viewpoint. I’ve played golf since the age of three and grown up in and around the game, so understand the sentiment entirely. I would go as far as saying I would probably have stood in the same camp had you tried to sell me this product ten years ago. However, I know just how natural it looks, I know how much time,
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