Golf
the kit has come from Toro as I think they are I have kept an eye on the second hand
the capital required through the club.
place for several years. The purchase of the Procore saw us able to aerate the greens regularly, without having to take tractors around the greens, which was paramount during the winter months. Over the ten years that I have been in the industry, I tractor mounted aerators. Compared to the (maybe I’m not a very good tractor operator) surfaces. Working on tees has become extremely easy with the Procore, therefore the task is completed regularly which playing surfaces.
A set of Sisis Vee mows which I think would help us transform our fairways and approaches
topdress fairways would be a game changer for me, as we could then begin to maintain the fairways to the same standards as the other playing surfaces. I have looked into it and it certainly doesn’t look feasible for the foreseeable future.
How do you undertake pest and
place on tees, approaches and fairways using fringes are removed by hand. This season, I have planned to extend the spraying for weeds into the semi-roughs and roughs to help improve these playing surfaces.
The most prominent disease is Microdochium nivale. One of the reasons, away from the increased performance of the greens for certainly believe that one of the reasons we course, we have greens. I don’t believe that is the best grass species for golf greens, but I do however believe that it is manageable. I have already spoken about plans to overseed the greens with bent grass, but why? surface, certainly through the summer months, it does however have drawbacks. It goes through seeding periods at the start and end of the playing season, which can cause some unevenness on the greens. The plant is and, most notoriously, high disease risk. As a sustainable turf manager, I do not rule out the use of fungicides completely, although I hope there is a day when I will the playing surfaces as clear as possible of disease. The progress we have made on the of disease outbreaks. I certainly believe that the disease now than when I began, with most outbreaks showing on greens in micro- climates. As we begin to increase the number
I am very grateful for the effort the team make to help maintain the course to a high standard, often staying late to ensure tasks are completed with no complaining (at least I don’t hear any)
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that our fungicide usage will decrease. Ideally, I would like to complete this goal as soon as possible, however, the end user at Cosby wish to play golf for twelve months of the year, and I’m guessing that they don’t really mind long as they are reasonable fast and certainly smooth, which is why my aim is to replace the
I think the industry is going from strength around the globe to get involved in varying aspects of managing or working on a golf techniques; most notably the 2mm debate. as, if we all followed the same ideas and beliefs, we would learn nothing new. I’m sure most readers will know where my thoughts and beliefs lie as a turf manager, but who be considered the most sustainable grasses within the industry?
No, I don’t think we are undervalued, although possibly if we only consider what we receive in our pay packets which, of course, is important to us. The people that play our golf course value what we do, in preparing the course for them to enjoy their rather than being undervalued.
are passionate about and research them. many as I would like. I will plan in advance if interested in.
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