GOLF


with the maintenance of a links course, one of your duties should be to promote fi ner grasses such as fescue. “On a site like this, putting on loads of fertiliser and lots of water is sacrilege.”


The fescue dominated greens were constructed naturally and the profi le is described as sandy soil.


“Since the 1980s, Billy had religiously been topdressing with Ruff ord 1742 (a 70/30 mix), which has built up and provided a beautiful


free draining profi le, able to hold on to nutrients.”


The fully automatic irrigation system was installed in 1990, which Rob describes as ‘on its knees’. It’s something the club have been looking to upgrade for the last few years, but money is the stumbling block. “We make the best of what we have and we do a lot of hosing, as we struggle with pressure. We only really water the greens to preserve the current system. There are


sprinklers on the tees, but we only water the par threes; the more we use the system, the more it fails. Just over three years ago, the club upgraded the pumphouse and tank which was great, however we have had to reduce the pressure because if we used it to its full capacity, the pipes and joints would burst. When we fi re the system back up in early spring, we usually have around fi ve or six leaks, in fact, most of lockdown was spent fi xing leaks - it can be soul destroying.”


MORE TORQUE, MORE BITE, MORE THROUGHPUT


● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Wide infeed chute Twin horizontal feed rollers


37hp B & S Vanguard petrol engine All steel bonnet


Disc Blade longer life chipping technology Easy to maintain


3 year parts and labour warranty Tailored finance packages available


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