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I had never been involved in a new build and saw it as a great opportunity to learn
new skills and be involved in an exciting new project
Ben was not directly involved in the construction of the course. “Alan has been involved from the beginning, then I got involved when the North nine opened in September 2017. I have not had a hand in the construction, but I am involved with the growing in. Our owners have a construction team, irrigation team and consultants on board. The construction team overseed the fairways, then we take over from there, overseeding the tees and greens.”
“Our relationship has grown over the years with other teams, and I have been a bit more involved in the fi nal fi nishing. I have been able to put my experience across on how it works for the greenkeeper when it comes to maintenance. There has also been an improving rapport with the architect and, therefore, we are seeing the benefi ts in the fi nal construction.”
The large site covers three-hundred and eighty acres; this contains the Mini-Links and
driving range which cover thirty-fi ve acres. Each nine-hole course covers approximately eighty acres and there’s a massive irrigation lake that takes up ten acres. Additional to this is a bowling green, clubhouse and health and fi tness centre. “There is still potential to expand on this, and we have been looking at putting a running track through the site to incorporate it into the health and fi tness side of the business.” Ben believes they have one of the longest
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