GOLF What’s in the shed
Jacobson Eclipse 322 Toro Greenmaster 1000 x 3 Toro Groundsmaster 3000D x 3 Jacobsen TR3 Jacobsen Tri-King 1900D Jacobsen LF3800 Baroness GM2810 Trimax Snake
Massey Ferguson 350 tractor New Holland 45 tractor Wiedenmann Terra Spike Toro ProCore 660 Jacobsen Cushman x 2 Hardy tractor mounted sprayer Smithco Tournament X-Press turf iron
aforementioned Toro Procore 660 and a Toro Groundsmaster 300D to cut the rough, both second-hand, and two years ago we purchased a Trimax Snake.”
Tony’s hobby is racing a track car, which I can tell you is impressive as it stored in the greenkeepers’ shed. This beast has helped him develop his mechanical skills which, in turn, has helped the club save money with servicing costs and keeping the ageing fleet of machinery up and running.
The course naturally supports a variety of wildlife with large areas of dedicated long rough. “In July, these areas look lovely, the members don’t like it, but it’s a way off the fairway, so if you end up there it’s tough luck! We do have some owl boxes, and we are looking to build some bug hotels with some of the pallets we have lying around but, like with everything else, it’s getting the time. There are areas on the course I have never even walked through, where I see the deer emerging from and making their way across the golf course and occasionally running across the greens. Tony believes the golf industry is struggling as there are too many courses
in the UK and not enough demand. “In the seventies, golf boomed and every five minutes there was a golf club being built - it was a licence to print money. Now, the demand has dropped and I don’t believe prices have gone up. If anything, they have come down as everyone tries to outbid each other. This leads to golf clubs not being able to cover their costs and, in the end, having to close down. I am not saying it is a good thing courses closing down as people will lose their jobs. Luckily, we are quite stable and have the extra income through the hotel, chalets and the camping events to help boost the golf course’s finances.”
The agreement is that anything above ground the members pay for, so that’s feed, flags, seed
etc. Anything underground, for example the irrigation, the owner pays for
Tony’s track car 26 PC August/September 2020
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