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It’s all about stress management of the turf; introducing more tolerant grass species, harder- wearing cultivars. Our


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greens aren’t the biggest and we enjoy more than 30,000 rounds on the main course, so traffic is heavy


apply helps us hold them in the rootzone for as long as possible.” Last year, Dan introduced Sea Nymph seaweed-based liquid fertiliser into the mix. “I’m really impressed with the product,” he says, “and has proved highly responsive. The difference is soon seen and, being environmentally friendly, it fits with the green policy we pursue whenever possible.” Where absolutely necessary, chemicals such as fungicides are applied, but


sparingly, Dan stresses. Two large lakes, the upper and lower, come into service for irrigation, with several ponds scattered across the golf course, fostering wildlife diversity. Though, if water grows really scarce, Dan can draw up to 7,000m3


annually from their borehole. Dan himself began the transition to Slinfold’s green maintenance culture. “There’s loads of wildlife out there - kites, buzzards, herons, owls, bats and a pair of


swans that visit us every season - and we need to protect as much of it as we can,” he states. Accordingly, the team leaves plenty of areas to grow free for most of the year. “We rough cut twice annually, letting the grass grow through summer,” Dan continues. “Presentationally, I like what we’ve created.”


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