Golf Course Incorporating Golf Greenkeeping

JULY 1989 Looking ahead Jim Arthur looks at the growth of golf in Europe and finds a big shortage of greenkeepers Construction A report from St Andrews on the reconstruction of the Jubilee links On the Course How Royal Troon has been prepared for the Open Championship Management A British greenkeeper talks about the problems of managing a course in the Swiss Alps Specialist Golf Course Constructors NEW COURSES - ALTERATIONS - BUNKER CONSTRUCTION

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Managing Editor A view of the "Postage Stanley Ellison Stamp" at Royal Troon - venue for the Open Championship Executive Editor John Lelean JULY 1989 Contributing Editors John Campbell 14 Ian Greenfield Big shortage of good course managers Jim Arthur Jim Arthur looks ahead at the demand for qualified greenkeepers and finds a big shortage Machinery Editor Michael Williams 16 New Jubilee course opens at St Andrews Originally regarded as a ladies course the new reconstructed course marks Group Advertisement Executive a further stage in its development to attract all golfers Marion Risbridger 21 Classified Sales Royal Troon prepares for the Open Chris Slaughter How these famous links have been prepared for the most prestigious event in the golfing calendar

Advertising Production 26 Linda Baker How to manage a course in the Swiss Alps Ian Tomlinson, a British greenkeeper working in Europe talks about the problems of running a golf course in the Alps The Golf Course, incorporating Golf Greenkeeping is published monthly by Park View Publications Ltd. It is the official magazine of the International Greenkeepers Association. Departments Chairman Michael Coffey

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L'augmentation remarquable du nombre El gran aumento de la cantidad de Die große Zunahme in der Anzahl Golf- de terrains de golf à travers toute l'Europe campos de golf en toda Europa está bahnen in ganz Europa setzt den Nach- entraîne une forte demande en causando una gran escasez de wuchs von guten, qualifizierten Platzwar- entreteneurs de parcours et en directeurs cuidadores y encargados de campos, ten und Bahnleitern unter starken Druck. de terrain qualifiés et expérimentés. Et on buenos y calificados. Debido al Angesichts der für die Zukunft erwarteten s'attend à ce que la croissance des dix crecimiento futuro que se espera duplique Verdoppelung in der Anzahl dieser Fach- prochaines années fasse encore doubler los números necesarios en la próxima kräfte, die im Laufe des nächsten Jahr- le nombre de personnel requis; la década, la demanda de personal zehnts benötigt werden, wird sich die demande sera donc effarante. Dans ce calificado será enorme. Nachfrage nach qualifiziertem Personal numéro (en page 7) Jim Arthur, En esta edición (página 7) Jim Arthur, scharf zuspitzen. In dieser Ausgabe (Seite consultant auprès du Royal and Ancient asesor de la Royal and Ancient en lo 7) befaßt sich Jim Arthur, Golfbahn-Bera- se penche sur les problèmes actuels et relativo a campos de golf, examina el ter des Royal & Ancient, mit dem heutigen suggère des moyens qui permettraient à problema actual y propone algunas Problem und erwägt mögliche Lösungen, l'industrie de faire face à la pénurie à maneras en quie la industria podría um einen zukünftigen Mangel vorzubeu- venir. Dans un pronostic fort prudent, M. superar tal escasez en el futuro. Arthur gen. Einer vorsichtigen Schätzung nach Arthur envisage que nous devront faire prevé, siendo optimista, que meint Herr Arthur, daß man ohne Berück- appel au bas mot à 500 nouveaux necesitaremos 500 cuidadores más de los sichtigung der Anzahl, die in den nächsten responsables de l'entretien des terrains, que tenemos en la actualidad sin contar Jahren in den Ruhestand treten, in der et cela sans tenir compte des départs à la los que puedan jubilarse de aquéllos que unmittelbaren Zukunft 500 mehr Platz- retraite des employés actuels. aún trabajan. wärte als heute benötigen wird. Les problèmes de financement et También se discuten los problemas de Die damit zusammenhängenden Pro- d'éducation sont également abordés. finanzas y educación. John Melean bleme der Finanzierung und Schulung John Melean commente le programme de informa sobre el programa de werden außerdem erörtert. gestion pour la préparation du terrain de administración para la preparación del Auf Seite 21 berichtet John Melean über golf de Royal Troon à l'occasion du campo de golf Royal Troon para el das Verwaltungsprogramm, mit dem man Championnat International (page 21). Campeonato Abierto (página 21). die Royal Troon Golfbahn auf die Ama- Dans cet article, le responsable en chef En su entrevista, el Cuidador Jefe, teurmeisterschaften vorbereitet. In sei- de l'entretien du parcours, Norman Norman Ferguson, habla sobre los nem Interview spricht der leitende Platz- Ferguson, évoque les conséquences de efectos del invierno benigno, sobre los wart, Norman Ferguson, von den Auswir- la douceur hivernale, les problèmes liés à problemas del agua para irrigación y kungen des milden Winters, den Proble- l'irrigation et le nouvel équipement acheté sobre el nuevo equipo adquirido para men mit dem Berieselungswasser und pour aérer le terrain. Vous apprendez oxigenar los greenes. den neu erworbenen Ausrüstungen, um pourquoi il a été nésessaire d'installer un Se explica detalladamente cómo la das Grün zu belüften. nouveau système d'égout en prévision preparación para recibir 600 miembros de Er schildert außerdem, wie man als Vor- des 600 membres de l'équipe de equipos de televisión hizo necesaria la bereitung für die zuströmenden Massen télévision, et vous lirez tout sur la construcción de un nuevo sistema de und 600 Fernsehleute ein neues Abwas- restructuration de la banquette et les saneamiento. También se da información sersystem bauen mußte, und erzählt über méthodes de fumure en surface. sobre como abonar los greenes y die Kopfdüngung der Grünflächen und En page 26, lan Tomlinson, ayant passé reestructurar los bunkers. den Neubau der Bunker, six ans à Lausanne, vous révèle ses En la página 26, lan Tomlinson que pasó lan Tomlinson, der sech Jahre in Lau- secrets en matière de gestion de terrain. seis años en Lausana, revela algunos de sanne verbrachte, verrät einige Geheim- Celui de Lausanne n'est pas seulement sus secretos sobre administración de nisse aus der Golfbahn-Verwaltung auf handicapé du fait qu'il doive fermer ses campos de golf. Seite 26. Die Golfbahn in Lausanne leidet portes trois mois de l'année parce qu'il est El campo de Lausana no sólo tiene el nicht nur unter der Tatsache, daß sie situé au-dessus du niveau des chutes de problema de permanecer cerrado durante wegen ihrer Höhenlage oberhalb der neige, mais ses arbres sont en outre les tres meses por año por encontrarse en Schneegrenze während drei Monaten im victimes de la pollution aérienne. Quelque zona de nieves perpetuas sino que Jahr geschlossen ist, sondern erfährt 250 arbres y ont été plantés au cours des además sus árboles están afectados por zusätzliche Schwierigkeit aufgrund des trois dernières années. contaminación ambiental. Se plantaron Baumsterbens durch Luftverschmutzung. Autre article intéressant dans ce numéro: 250 árboles durante los últimos tres años. Im Laufe der vergangenen drei Jahre wur- en direct de Saint Andrews, vous pourrez Otro articulo interesante de esta edición den hier daher 250 Bäume gepflanzt. découvrir comment le parcours Jubilee a es un informe de St. Andrews sobre cómo Ein weiterer interessanter Artikel in dieser été restructuré. Dessiné en 1897, ce se reestructuró el campo Jubilee. Este Ausgabe ist der Bericht aus St. Andrews terrain a depuis été modifié à plusieurs campo fue instalado en 1897 y ha sido über den Neubau der Jubilee-Bahn. Diese reprises. Signé cette fois par Donald modificado varias veces. Remodelado Spielbahn wurde 1897 errichtet und inzwi- Steel, le Jubilee comporte une immense esta vez por Donald Steel, el campo schen mehrere Male abgeändert. Die heu- dune de sable; celie-ci, ainsi qui les Jubilee tiene como característica una gran tige Neukonzipierung von Donald Steel autres changements effectués, ont duna. Para formar esta duna y realizar umfaßt eine riesige Sanddüne und andere nécessité de charroyer d'énormes otros cambios se removieron grandes Neumerkmale, die umfassende Erd- und quantités de terre et de sable (voir p. 16). cantidades de tierra y arena (pagina 16). Sandarbeiten erforderten (Seite 16).

THE GOLF COURSE JULY 1989 CLIPPINGS By The Mower

"Foxy" stalks his pride and joy Moortown golf course was in truly magnificent condition for the visit of over 60 northern greenkeepers to support Bill Mountain's sponsored tournament event. New holes have recently been opened, cut through the birch woods, after injunctions were threatened by local residents as a result of golfers peppering their houses from one of the par threes. They have unwittingly done the club a favour as the two new holes at six and seven, a par 4 followed by a par 5 are both excellent. The first is a dog leg right uphill, the next requires a well drawn tee shot left, to line up for the raised green through two mature oaks. Head Greenkeeper Bill Fox, suffering from back problems, decided to dispense with his clubs for the day, leaving the competing to staff greenkeeper, Mick Hannam, but he walked his course with justified pride, encouraging colleagues and receiving their unstinted praise.

Yorkshire Tournament moves to Cornwall Whilst in Yorkshire it is worth mentioning that Benson & Hedges have done golf supporters no favours by giving way to BBC television pressure to take the event to St Mellion next year. The Fulford event in August has always attracted a huge attendance to a well presented course. The transfer of the tournament now leaves Yorkshire without any maj or European Tour fixture, though we hear something is in the pipeline for 1991 if a suitable sponsor emerges. Open Championship There could be two greenkeepers competing in the Open Championship at Troon this month. If Trevor Foster, Accrington's Head Greenkeeper can qualify again he is likely to be j oined by Alan Tait, a member at Bogside. Alan will be able to claim far more than course advantage if he makes the line-up at Royal Troon as he has been employed here as a part time member of Norman Fergusson's staff for the past eight months. As one of the twelve greenkeepers involved in grooming, greens, tees and fairways for Troon's staging of their sixth Championship, Alan will know intimately, every blade of grass on the course. A full Scottish international he spent two years at the Paris Junior College on a golf scholarship where he did a degree in journalism. He has one further advantage over the army of hopefuls competing for a coveted spot. His qualifying round will be played at his home club, Bogside.

"Wizz Kid" Nottingham based Henton & Chattell, pride themselves on a "quick parts service" at least that is the sign painted on the side of their van. One of their drivers was more than trying to keep up the firm's reputation when he was seen, weaving in and out of the busy traffic on the A38 heading towards Derby at over 80mph, just before 5.00 pm on Friday 9th June. He nearly clipped the "Mower" as he overtook on the inside lane of the dual carriageway. Our advice to this keen young driver is to keep a wary eye open for the motorway patrol, otherwise he might find himself working in the warehouse for a few months.

Ganning plans to "one-up" rivals The Belfry Course Manager, Derek Ganning has a singular objective this year, the presentation of the Brabazon course to perfection for the staging of the Ryder Cup in September. He has put in two lakes, rebuilt tournament tees and has "secret" plans to create certain visual effects, which he says will have Jimmy Kidd at Gleneagles, "green with envy". We understand there is a degree of friendly rivalry between the managers of the leading championship courses, which all who know Derek, realise is combined with a degree of "leg- pulling". From what we hear there is to be no free admission for greenkeepers to the Ryder Cup, they will have to pay the going rate of £15 a day or £45 for the whole event. CASE IH 200 SERIES COMPACT TRACTORS Whether it's a golf course, a park, a designed for long life, high efficiency task,whether it be mowing, towing, lifting, loading, pushing or pulling. garden or a farm, it's hard to beat the all and frugal fuel consumption. And with round versatility of the high performance smooth shifting transmission, full Your Case IH 200 Series dealer is Case IH 200 Series compacts. Tough, instrumentation and an extra large waiting to give you a demonstration now. reliable and durable, they come with the suspension seat, they're a pleasure As part of one of the largest and most kind of big tractor benefits you won't find to drive. experienced dealer networks in the on many similar sized models. The beefy, Each model in the 200 Series is country, he has a lot to offer. Why not call liquid-cooled three-cylinder engines are designed to make light work of any in today and see for yourself. CASE INTERNATIONAL 235 CASE INTERNATIONAL 255 CASE INTERNATIONAL 275

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Meath Chelmsford CM3 5XJ Tel: 08893 2197 Tel: 0001 259175 Tel: 0245 322733 Elanco starts new business unit Included in the project will be a new 150- Iseki UK expands to bedroomed luxury hotel, set admist some Cambridgeshire The Plant Science Division of Elanco of the most beautiful gardens in the coun- Products Limited has announced the try and complete with three restaurants, a Iseki UK has opened the doors of Britain's appointment of Mr. Steven Frost to the swimming pool, sauna, squash, tennis, first specialist compacttractor centre based new position of Business Manager, Pro- snooker, jogging facilities and trout pool. in Cambridgeshire. fessional and Environmental Speciality The 18-hole championship course cur- The move to the new three and half acra Products. rently under construction by the Brian site at Bourn, adjacent to the A45 Cam- Previously Steve was manager of New Pierson organisation has been designed bridge - Bedford road, comes just two and Product Planning and Licensing, Europe, by Donald Steel. a half years after the companies formation before which he was manager of Agricul- Although work on the course is expected in Great Britain and mirrors Iseki's growth tural Science and Product Registration for to be completed this autumn, it is unlikely in the market place to offer some of the Europe based atthe Lilly Research Centre to be open for play until the summer of best facilities in the business. Speaking at in Windlesham, Surrey. 1991. "Our aim is to allow the course to the opening of these spacious new prem- In his new position Steve will be respon- mature and really become established long ises, Iseki's managing director John sible for developing a new business unit before people play on it," says John Lilley. Hawkins said, "since our formation we which will concentrate on the UK opportu- The entire playing area has been treated have consistently wanted to increase the nities for Elanco's extensive range of with round-up and is to be reseeded to a facilities offered to our dealers and profes- speciality products in non-agricultural high specification. Fairways and tees will sional turf users. The move to Bourn pro- markets. This follows the company's suc- be sown with a mixture based on Hunters vides us with more room forour increasing cess in these business sectors in the US of Chester's Sports Supreme mixture and parts and service area and for training, where sales approaching $50million per containing Agram, Wintergreen and Lustre whilst outside we hope to establish the annum are being achieved from the wide chewings fescues, Baron smooth stalked best in demonstration areas too." range of products in turf, ornamentals, meadow grass and Highland Brown Top. The new Iseki premises comprise some aquatic and horticultural markets. Com- Roughs will be sown with Hunter's Sports 20,000 sq.ft under cover, a new modern menting on his new position Steve Frost Sovereign-Lustre/Wintergreen chewings office and adminsitration block, an assem- said: "Elanco already has several prod- fescues, Boreal creeping red fescue, B'aron bly hall and containerised storage for prod- ucts which are currently being sold into SSMG and Highland Browntop - while ucts recently arrived from Iseki's parent non-agricultural markets in Europe. The greens are to be turfed. company in Japan. new business unit will develop and expand The course will be open to everyone on a Iseki's approach to the compact tractor these markets in the UK and enter new pay-as-you-play basis and the new club- and professional market is to supply a total markets with the launch of unique new house will cater exclusively for golfers. A package for the end user. The range of products." second course is already being planned products distributed now includes not only and, when completed, it is likely that the Iseki range of tractors, but also the membership will be considered. Greencare range of Coremasters, British dairy farmer turns to golf It is estimated that more than 50 per cent Turf blazer out front mowers and the Mura- of Britain's dairy farmers are looking for tori, Sitrex and associated brands of load- A £15 million, 180-acre golf and leisure alternative uses for their land and in John ers/backhoes and attachments. complex to rival the best in Europe is being Lilley's case he believes his solution is The opening of Britain's first compact trac- constructed at Portal, Tarporley, in the ideal, through his newly installed embryo tor centre is an important milestone for heart of the Cheshire plain by entrepre- transplant unit and turning over land to Iseki UK. "We now have the facilities to leisure and sports facilities. neur farmer and developer John Lilley. match our growing share in the market."

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Always ahead of the game said Mr Hawkins, "We can offer the deal- awarded five 'A' ratings for compactness, tures for fine turf and they are including it ers and users we serve the opportunity to freedom from red thread, freedom from as a key cultivar in their mixtures for areas view, test drive and evaluate the products dollar spot, greeness in summer and such as cricket squares, golf greens, ten- we sell as well as training and supporting greeness in winter. The new cultivar re- nis courts and bowling greens. them with a wide range of educational ceived 'B' ratings for 5mm mowing and Such is the versatility of the cultivar, how- courses for the user, salesmen and fitters. short growth. ever, that mixtures are also being mar- Trials carried out by Johnsons between keted for golf fairways, cricket outfields, 1983 and 1987, in which Jupiter was shaded areas, embankments and general Johnsons launch Jupiterto replace compared with leading cultivars of slender purpose applications. Imports of creeping red fescue creeping red fescue, plus the widely-used The source material for Jupiter was se- commercial stong creeping fescue Boreal, lected from a natural turf area in the south "The best new cultivarto have reached the showed the new cultivar to be well in of England. Parental clones have been sports and amenity grass sector for many advance of other varieties. retained to ensure that Jupiter will remain years" - that is the description applied by Assessments were made covering colour, uniform and stable for commercial produc- Johnsons Seeds to Jupiter, an outstand- texture, density and disease-resistance tion. ing fine-leaved cultivar of the slender creep- on a 0-9 basis. Jupiter merged as the top Derek Whelbourn, director of Johnsons' ing red fescue group, which was intro- cultivar with an overall score of 7.17. wholesale division, commented: "There duced by the company towards the end of Disease-resistance was rated on an A-D can be no doubt that Jupiter adds a new June.Thefirst product of Johnsons'amen- scale with only two varieties achieving a dimension to the options which are avail- ity grass breeding programme and pair of 'A's for red thread and dollar spot, able to anybody with an interest in sports launched after 15 years of assessment, Jupiter being one of them. and amenity turf. It is a truly outstanding commercial development and trials, Jupi- Plant breeders rights were granted to new cultivar - we have called it Jupiter ter offers all the attributes which sports Johnsons for the UK/EEC and North because we believe it is out of this world - people and amenity turf managers look for America in 1985 and it is now Johnsons' and we are very proud to have produced in a cultivar, notably: Bright emerald green declared aim to build up seed production such a fine cultivar from our amenity grass and distinctive strong winter colours; uni- in the UK, avoiding the scarcities which breeding programme." form and compact low growth for low main- are experienced with some contemporar- The current value of the UK amenities tenance and fewer heads; compactness - ies of Jupiter. seed market is placed at between £15 Jupiter has higher shoot numbers per unit The company have pledged that, by in- million - £20 million with a demand for than many other Chewings fescues, thus creasing the number of growers and the some 5000 tons a year. The domestic giving extra density and resistance to wear acreage of Jupiter, supply will keep pace market is about 1/2 of this again, giving a and weeds; tolerance to drought in sum- with demand and there will be enough total UK seed market of 7500 tons. mer and cold in winter; disease resistance, seed available to satisfy current and future Johnsons share of this is claimed to be 25 particularly to red thread and dollar spot, needs. per cent and with the launch of Jupiter the where it has proved to be more resistant In fact, the acreage of Jupiter this year will company forecasts this share will rise than other leading cultivars, bred and pro- exceed the total UK acreage of creeping rapidly as domestic production begins to duced in Britain. red fescues in 1986, while in 1990 produc- replace import of creeping red fescue. Entered into trials by the Sports Turf tion will be triple that amount. Material grown on British farms is esti- Research Institute in 1984, Jupiter is cur- Johnsons are recommending that Jupiter mated to be 200 tons, about 10% of the rently the only cultivar to have been should be a component of the major mix- total imports of this variety.

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The total annual cost of maintaining Brit- Wales which record a meagre £2,400 a This is a considerable increase of some 38 ain's golf courses is currently running at year. A national average however indi- per cent. The region spending the most on £38 million. This is a massive increase of cates that £16.4 million, a rise of 15 per fertilizers is the South East followed by the nearly 25 per cent compared with the £30 cent, is spent on new machinery by clubs North. Clubs in East Anglia use the lowest million spent in 1986. The total excludes annually. amount of the whole country with only labour costs at £66 million which also The most popular manufacturer suppply- £835 spent annually. compared to 1986 shows an increase of ing equipment to the golf course industry is Copies of the market survey are available nearly 25 per cent. Ransomes although a majority of clubs at a price of £155. All enquiries should be The expenditure by clubs now on main- indicated they used equipment from more sent to TURF MANAGEMENT, 201-205 taining the golf course indicates a big than three suppliers. Kingston Road, Leatherhead, Surrey. KT22 swing towards the improvement of playing John Deere and Iseki were two companies 7PB conditions to the attitude just three years that featured in this analysis while Toro ago. holds an estimated national share of 18.4 The total acreage of land utilised in 1989 per cent, other firms showing a significant Golf Course Europe as golf courses in Britain is estimated at market share were Sisis 14.8 per cent, 287,130 acres (114,852 hectares) and of Cushman 11.4 per cent and Jacobsen Interest has been considerable, especially this area nearly 66 per cent is maintained with 10.2 per cent. The Jacobsen share of from continental clubs after the announce- and mown regularly. The South East ac- the market shows a significant increase ment that Expoconsult are organising a counts for the most land used for golf with and is nearly double the figure reported in conference and trade show in Weisbaden 28 per cent of the total followed predictably the 1986 survey. 4-6 October. The event is for golf course by Scotland with 23 per cent, and Northern Another company who has seemingly managers and greenkeepers together with England with 18.5 per cent. made impact on the British golf course others from the golf course construction The figures have just been released from market is Kubota. This company now holds and maintenance industry. the UK Golf Course survey 1989 which an estimated 6 per cent share of the The conference programme will cover such shows the average wage of a head machinery and equipment sector com- diverse topics as Irrigation, Golf Course greenkeeper has risen by £1,500 since pared with 1986 when it featured only in Maintenance principles, Public Courses, 1986. The national average annual pay for the 'others' category. While Kubota claim Financing of new course, Club House a head greenkeeper is now £8,630 - a to be the largest supplier of compact trac- Architecture and infastructure .All lectures figure however that falls well below the tors in Britan the dominant market position will be delivered in the English language recommended scales of pay just issued by for golf is held by Massey Ferguson and with a simultaneous translation into French the British and International Golf Ford. and German. 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t is not only in golf greenkeeping clubs especially must accept that they worse, regard themselves as having a that concern is being expressed are very, very vulnerable since there is God given right to fire good men, just Iabout the effects of'traffic' on sports a desperate shortage of experienced because a long serving experienced turf. One sees comments in the tennis trained and skilled head men and this head man reckons he knows rather world from such a respected head situation will get worse. This is more than the Captain about groundsman as Jim Thorn at the All exacerbated by many factors. greenkeeping, is illuminating! England Club that management tech- First and foremost, any sensible At a conservative guess we are going niques have not kept abreast of the employers (in whatever idustry, and to need some 500 head men in the effects of stress and pressures from golf today is certainly an industry!) next decade (or less), if current play and that unqualified, unskilled make sure (or should do) that their estimates of new course projects are people are put in charge of court indispensable key men are so well even half accurate. On top of this we maintenance at many Clubs, merely looked after - not just financially and need back-up trained staff replace- because they had been club profes- with pension schemes but in the ment of retirees. sionals. The same applies to cricket - esteem in which they are held, - that When labour* is in short supply wages where criticisms are made of wickets they are almost 'unpoachable'. There- escalate - and this has been true ever not standing up to increased traffic, fore there is a reduced availability of since the Black Death. If 'member again because techniques have not senior men looking for better pros- clubs' whose parrot cry to any attempt kept pace with the effect of extra pects. Secondly, by the historical to lead them into the twentieth traffic. accident that so many Greenkeepers century is to vote down any increase in However, it would be neither appro- came back after the War from the subscriptions and who claim to own priate nor wise to venture into such Forces, equally many will be retiring at as well as have the right to run their areas in a golf greenkeeping Magazine! the same time. Parallel with this, of club - whereas in truth they are merely We have enough problems of our own. course, is the decline in numbers of temporary custodians for future In generalising about trends, it must school leavers making it imperative generations, - fail to respond to this always be taken into account that the that greenkeeping sells itself as a financial pressure, they will soon find excellent condition of the relatively respected, well paid profession with they have only second class greenkeep- few courses in improving condition excellent opportunities to Careers ers, trainees, or those stalwarts which not only have withstood all the officers and others responsible for motivated by loyalty, love of their effects of misguided policies of the guiding our BEST school leavers into course or reluctance to move, to look past two decades but also the effect of greenkeeping - instead of, as in earlier after their courses. increased play and wear caused by decades, regarding it as a last option The problem of finance has induced two relatively mild and certainly open for those "wanting an outdoor life" - Treasurers to increasingly encourage winters, may make a dispassionate often synomymous sadly with the de- and rely on societies - not all of whom assessment difficult. Equally the ap- scription "strong in the arm and thick are proficient players. Whilst this palling condition of our worst courses in the head". revenue, which sometimes exceeds the -1 will not venture into assessing what The main threat comes, of course, total of members' subscriptions, may proportion of the total they constitute from the new courses being built as balance the books it is not free! In fact, and certainly not to identify them! - part of hotel and leisure complexes, or wear is disproportionately higher and nor to mention the number of courses by developers both in Britain and an appreciable proportion of this where greens are shut for weeks on Europe. Such bodies know they have revenue ought, but rarely is, diverted end in winter, or even, as in some, to poach and are more than willing to back to course maintenance. A recent members being condemned to tempo- do so, having long experience in survey of a number of south county rary greens and playing off mats ALL paying the going rate and more, and in clubs showed that eliminating all winter, may induce too pessimistic an treating their managers as managers! societies (NOT green fees) would have approach! The relief of those excellent men who to be balanced by increasing the How many times have I stressed that have moved from members" clubs, subscriptions by varying amounts, there is no more important person on where every upstart or novice member generally£50-£100p.a. YetinEVERY any golf course than its head man. feels qualified to criticize them and club, members voted the proposal Those in long term charge of member where Captains playing off 20 and down, often overwhelmingly. Too mean to pay an extra £1 a week to enjoy two satisfactory 5 day courses, once a up their courses, be this for a major more fully their own club's facilities! It year and always over-subscribed. The Tournament or their own Captain's defies belief! money is there as never before but day - not understanding, or worse not So much for the problem - what of there are too many debates about how caring, that this way lies thatch, annual solutions? Obviously the first priority it is to be used and too much dilution meadow grass, temporary greens and must be to see that GOOD men are of resources. Frankly, greenkeeping course deterioration. I have no proportionately rewarded - and education has by and large stagnated, patience with those who say we have provided with pensions and other since those optimistic days when we to learn to live with annual meadow perquisites but also to see that they thought we could standardise grass - even though I accept that past are treated as skilled professional curricula and concentrate education bad greenkeeping has often left an managers-if they are! Failure by their at a few controllable centres. impossible legacy and control will employers to regard school teachers The situation is I am assured no necessarily be slow. So many of those as being a respected and worthwhile better in the States, where a far smaller who regard their awful meadow grass profession is far more behind their proportion of clubs take advantage of greens as inevitable have excellent present discontent than mere salary the USGA Green Section's advisory bent approaches and fairways! levels. service than do clubs herewith S.T.R.I. Finally, everyone from those in charge Secondly we need better and more Furthermore I am told that an even of clubs to those in charge of courses intensive education. Whilst there are smaller proportion of U.S. superinten- should note the avowed intention of VERY few colleges teaching good dents are member of the GCSAA than the PGA to gain more control of the greenkeeping, we are in general the proportion in the U.K., who joined game. Whilst I rate many club profes- training no more GOLF greenkeepers B.I.G.G.A. though their vast numbers sionals as my personal friends, there in a year, than we were a decade at their annual jamborees makes this is no doubt that the interests of too earlier. What is worse is that in many difficult to believe! many professionals in either group cases they are not being trained in any Respected golf writers such as are opposed to those of members and way differently than 20 years ago - it is Michael Williams and Donald Steel players. This in no way implies that only the skill and devotion of a mere plead for better courses, better able to the interest of any club's professional handful of dedicated college lecturers stand up to the vagaries of our weather in his Club's course should be interpreting and re-thinking an (we do not have a climate!) and to discouraged, but he must not outmoded and often totally wrong produce not only first class conditions interfere with course management, any syllabus in order to meet today's prob- for major events but the same stan- more than Greenkeepers should lems, which prevents the whole edu- dards all the year round. Who is more interfere with the way he runs HIS cation scheme being a fiasco. This is important? A handful of talented and business. In far too many cases, why it is so depressing for a meeting of overpaid young men who care only malcontent members find their college lecturers convened to dis- that it is right on the day, or the all professional a willing focus for their cuss standardising, modernising or year round golfer, who should surely grumbles - and once this happens, interpreting the City and Guilds expect his course to be at the very least disaster and deterioration follow. syllabus to dismiss my pleas with the playable, whenever he wants to play it. Whilst undoubtedly the best way to words "you are not going to do a Baker There are pleas for an end to the run anything is through an amiable on us". divisions that seem to beset the dictator there are two main problems Seminars do not address themselves greenkeeping world, which are often - how to keep him amiable and how to to current problems, the chief of which less basic than it would appear. There stop him giving up - because it really is the effect of traffic, but waste time are suggestions for a ruling authority is one of the most thankless tasks in and money inviting speakers from the to lay down standards for course the world to try to meet the opposed other side of the Atlantic. Many of management and presentation. Surely desires of the average membership - them have ideas which (however this is there already in the Royal and half of which are totally incompatible relevent they are, and this is Ancient, working through its appointed with the other. sometimes debatable, to their own body, the Golf Section of the Sports The message is - especially to mem- special conditions) are totally irrele- Turf Research Institute. ber 'controlled' clubs - to look after vant not only to Northern European What we must eliminate are bad your good men, remembering that conditions but are (as one of the USGA greenkeepers, and there are still many skilled staff are impossible to find and Green Section's Agronomists told me relying on fertilisers and water to tart even bad ones are scarce. when he stayed with me this year), equally irrelevent to most of the States also. 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Originally regarded as a ladies course when it opened in 1887, the new Jubilee reconstructed course marks a further stage in the development of these famous links

Last month saw the opening of the 'new' Jubilee course at St Andrews. The original course was opened in 1887 on the day when Queen Victo- ria's Jubilee was celebrated, but it was regarded then as the ladies' course, an alternative to the gentler challenge on the ladies' putting green. In 1912, the course was extended from 12 to 18 holes and, in 1939, Willie Auchterlonie, then club professional to the R & A, with a few men began its construction. vBy 1946, they had made a pleasing course on the bayside of the dunes, not over-demanding, but ideal for beginners and high-handicap players! so wrote Pat Ward-Thomas in his book The Royal & Ancient". The central dune looking down the proposed 15th (the Golf Course May 1987)

Walter Woods admires the bunkering

he Jubilee course has been into play on four of the new holes. As Woods the St. Andrews Links Supervi- redesigned by Donald Steel our illustrations show work by con- sor has worked closely with the con- Twith the main feature being the structors Brian D. Pierson (Contrac- tractors and is particularly pleased use of the huge main sand dune that tors) has required considerable earth with the quality of the greens which used to be an unused spine down the moving and contouring to maximise will be every bit as demanding as those centre of the course. This now comes the links qualities of the terrain. Walter of the Old Course. The Links Manage- The 15th ment Trust are committed to provid- ing even better facilities for visitors to the 'Home of Golf and they together with Messrs Steel, Puerson and Woods are to be congratulated on producing an exciting course that will appeal to the visitor and take some of the strain from the old course. Steel has also been given the task by the Links Management Trust of redesigning the Eden course. Not only to make it a more valued test of golf ,but by using some of the land recently acquired at the far end of the course.

Autumn 1987 Spring 1989 An exciting The 16th new course that appeals to all golfers

Steel's design allows the vast flat area that formed the 1st, 17th and 18th holes to be drained and provide a permanent site for the Open Cham- pionship tented village. With poor weather at three consecutive Open Championships the tented village area turned into a mudbath how with easy access next to the Old course, 16th green and the Old Course Hotel, this well drained area will provide an Autumn 1988 ideal site. Staff constructed a lake that guards the entrance to the 8th green that has to be played over to the short 9th. A lake may seem a strange addition to the St. Andrews scene but it is an effective feature. A reproduction of the 'Principal's nose' is also incorpo- rated in the design of the 16th hole. Next year on the land bought from the Strathstiyrum Estate between the Eden and the road into the town, a further 18 hole layout is to be built, again designed by Donald Steel and built for the Links Management Trust by Brian Pierson. Material is being collected from the other courses to form the sand dunes to the flat pastureland site for the Strathstryrum course, into a links in keeping with the St. Andrews Autumn 1987 Spring 1989 tradition. CHAPEL WORKS WALDRINGFIELD WOODBRIDGE SUFFOLK IP12 4PT TEL 0473 36 791 FAX 0473 36 370

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John Lelean, looks at the course preparation for Royal Troon's sixth staging of the most prestigious event in the golfing calendar. t has been quite a year for Norman army of broadcasters appeared to be around the course. Fergusson, Royal Troon's Head quite a problem at Royal Lytham last Add to that the TV towers, positioned IGreenkeeper. He was awarded the year as they were missing for up to to home in on every shot over 7,094 British Empire Medal in the New Years three quarters of an hour queueing at yards and greenkeepers at least will Honour's list and now seven months the public conveniences! realise Norman and his crew were later, will be taking the stage once Greenkeeping at Troon is a family working under more than a degree of more as the presenter of the golf course profession, Norman has been in charge difficulty. destined to be seen through the me- for 30 years, succeeding his father, The mild winter enjoyed by all golf dium of television, by the largest who held the top job for 40 years. courses in the UK did enable the staff audience since the Olympic Games. Brother William is first assistant. He to progress a great deal of work on the Providing the facilities for world wide was born in the greenkeepers bunga- course, including revetting 60 of the television is just a part of Norman's low on the edge of the course, where 80 plus bunkers. They have also put vast programme ofwork at Royal Troon. his well tended garden is a constant in a new sand trap on the left of the Their commentary positions extend conversation opener with guests at fairway up the eighteenth and built a almost half the length of the 16th the adjacent hotel. championship tee some 27 yards fur- fairway, all to be linked into British oyal Troon in the middle of ther back to give the finish a bit of bite. Telecom international cables. June, with barely six weeks The finsil hole now measures 452yards, The latest request is for separate toilet Rto bring the course to perfection, which will require at least a 5 iron for facilities for the estimated 600 crew resembled a cross between a building the second shot for even the big hit- which have to be connected to the site and a full scale army manoevre. ters. main sewerage system. This will mean Whilst the twelve greenkeepers were If there is a north westerly gale blow- yet another section of the fairway to be battling to nurture the grass on greens, ing down the fairway from the club- dug up for pipes to be laid, though he tees and fairways, yellow British Tele- house, then many will find it difficult might well incorporate this excavation com vans were everywhere, tent frame- to get up with a much longer iron. with a public crossing point to over- work was under construction and a Wind, the feature of all links courses come the problem of relaying the turf. virtual battalion of scaffolders were can be particularly punishing at Royal Answering the call of nature for the erecting stands at every vantage point Troon. Those who can remember the The 7th green with the Postage Stamp in the background last time the Open was played here in It also washed away part of the outer he finds they are so sensitive, the 1982 will recall that Nick Price, run- edges of the opening holes, but the slightest malfunction will switch off ner up last year at Royal Lytham was problem was solved by bringing in the whole system. in a commanding position, three shots sand from further down the coast, Despite all the digging and cable lay- clear of the field as he stood on the banking it up and pegging down plas- ing around the course, to date there 13 th tee. By the time he sunk his final tic netting. This has provided a secure has only been one hiccup and that was putt on the 18th he had dropped four base for the vegetation to grow through up in front of the club house when a shots and handed the Open Champi- giving the fringe area greater strength. scaffolder, anchoring down a seating onship to Tom Watson. Though according to Norman, once structure severed the main pipe. It Who will eventually be proclaimed the local press had the glimmer of a was not long before Norman had a "Champion" was far from Norman's story that there had been a sea inva- telephone call to his bungalow asking mind in June, his thoughts were how sion it was not long before they were if course alterations were to include a to ensure the course met with the re- predicting that the Open Champion- lake. quirements of the members and the R ship course was floating off into the A new piece of equipment, acquired & A Championship Committee. Al- Irish Sea. this year on a recommendation from though his ultimate goal is a superb Water is the one commodity that is the consultant agronomist from the course without blemish for eight days needed prior to the beginning of July. STRI has been the Australian manu- at the end of July, it is after all a This part of the Ayrshire coast has factured Multi-core. This versatile members course for their playing pleas- suffered in common with others from machine has sets of hollow tines of ure. a pre-longed period of drought. Fair- various sizes, including some as slim Not only does he have to maintain ways need cutting barely once a week as a pencil. Royal Troon, given majesterial status and the rough is little longer than the Royal Troon has been using the ma- following the 1973 Open Champion- cut grass. chine with the smallest tines in a close ship, but also the 18 hole Portland There is however plenty of water for pattern to remove cores over some course and the nine hole "childrens the irrigation system, mainly Water- hard packed areas that despite the course", though both these courses mation, changed over some years ago use of wetting agents will not take in will be submerged under tents and car from Toro. A 22,000 gallon storage water. Norman told me that it is as if parks for the duration. But leading up tank is fed from the Gyaws Burn, the section of the greens affected had to the closure for play two weeks be- which conveniently runs through a acquired a waterproof layer, probably fore the main event they have to be pipe under the soil and machinery caused by a one time fungal infection. kept playable for the members. shed. The close pattern of small holes made he private clubs of Royal Troon Under a wooden trap, some fifteen feet by the machine hardly disturbs the and Portland are under the same below runs pure Scottish water, "Quite surface and putting is not affected. Tcommittee management, but good enough to drink", says Norman, After a top dressing of sand the green have separate clubhouses. To further though he agrees he has not tried it. surface quickly returns to normal. complicate the arrangements, the A submersible pump switches in when His most useful equipment item is a ladies play the Portland course, but on the storage tank drops by a third. large soil riddler that will load top Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, "Even in the longest period of drought dressing on a conveyor belt into the they are allowed to play Royal Troon, there has always been running water Cushman. There were problems ini- though it must be said they find it a bit through the burn", he added. tially from fumes in the extensive soil tough. His irrigation will need updating with shed, but this was overcome by feed- Last winter an exceptionally high tide the latest computerised system at ing pipes out through the wall. swept up the Firth of Clyde, over the some time in the future, but for the His soil shed would be the envy of dunes on the sea side of the course, time being it handles the two courses most greenkeepers, spacious, good leaving a dreadful mess of debris that adequately. Two new safety cut outs light and easy access from either end. took weeks to clear. have been incorporated recently, but An ideal place to prepare compost on a wet day. rounding properties to their founda- conducted tour but a golf buggy and Another good buy in recent years has tions. set of clubs were put at his disposal. been a small Kubota compact tractor, There is always a warm welcome at It was only after his return that he offered initially by a local caravan site Royal Troon for visiting greenkeepers discovered Charlie Yates lived in the owner in financial difficulties, who and course managers, a welcome that same town where he was staying and had used the machine with rotary Norman thought might be extended to he passed by his house almost every cutters. The club thought at the price him on a recent trip to the USA. He day! it would be ideal for rough cutting, but mentioned to the Committee that he "I may have another go sometime in they have discovered the compact is would like to visit Augusta and as the future", said Norman, "but this multi-functional and is in constant Charlie Yates, winner of the Amateur time we will make prior arrangements". demand for all manner of jobs around Championship in 1938, had an official We are sure this warm and friendly the course. position at America's most exclusive Scot, will be given the red carpet treat- Norman added that they never thought club it was suggested he should be ment. they had need for a small compact contacted to make the necessary ut to return to the Open Cham tractor, though since it arrived it has arrangements. pionship. Just who will emerge never stop working. Norman, not wanting any special treat- Bas the 1989 winner. Will it ne hazard for golfers playing ment, decided it was not necessary, so be a repeat for Seve Ballesteros, can the links over which he has he drove the 100 miles from his holi- Nick Faldo, the US Masters Olittle control is the nearby Prest- day home to the course and arrived Champion add another crown, will wick Airport. Jumbos taking off for unannounced. Curtis Strange make it an Open the USA and Canada, fly directly up He explained to the gate keeper, who double? Norman Fergusson has a the length of the course, with ear he was, where he had come from and sneaking regard for Nick Price. He shattering noise. During the Open was somewhat "miffed" to be told to would have won at Lytham had not Championship, air traffic control have turn his car round and go. "I don't Ballesteros produced a final round of agreed that if conditions are right they care where you've come from, nobody, 65, a score only achieved once previ- will endeavour to change the flight but nobody comes past these gates". ously on the last day of an Open path to direct aircraft away from the So he had no option but to drive a Championship. event, but if the prevailing wind is not hundred miles back without seeing a Although it is said a competitor in their favour then there is nothing to blade of grass. only has one chance, Price has be done. Later however he was introduced to been there twice, perhaps it It is to be hoped Concorde will not be other golf courses in the USA, where could be third time lucky. I am going making an appearance as a spell of he said the welcome was quite out- to take Norman's tip with a small recent training flights shook the sur- standing. Not only was he given a wager.

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t is more than six years since I left England to work in the Romand I(French) part of Switzerland, at Lausanne Golf Club. Without hoping to seem too unpatri- otic, I cannot see myself returning to the home country in the conceivable future because, to be frank there is so much opportunity on the Continent to enjoy such a high standard of living. Though hand in hand with the "good life" goes the necessity to earn it. That means hard work, long hours, ac- countability and all the responsibility required to manage one of the best golf courses in Switzerland. The golf boom has hit Europe, includ- ing Switzerland, small as it is, in a big way. Our problem is finding suitable land for a course in a country where two thirds of the terrain consists of mountains and lakes, which raises Complete new drainage system of green 12 the cost of an adaptable hundred plus an accolade guaranteed to increase hatch is fairly prevalent on all acres to astronomical prices. our fair share of visitors. Add to that the greens, which we are over To give you an example of the money the 1,130 members of the club, who Tcoming by hollow tining four involved, the land around Lausanne also want to play the course and it is times a year, followed by the applica- Golf Club is currently fetching £105 not difficult to imagine the pressure tion of a sandy top dressing. per square metre, so with a calculator we are under throughout the playing The obvious solution to such badly you will be able to work out for yourself season. constructed greens would be to re- the purchase cost to lay down a new Unfortunately our greens were never build them all, but then one is faced 18 hole construction. constructed to take this volume of with the difficulty of convincing the (Editor's note: For those without a traffic so it was inevitable that prob- members, who only seeing the playing conversion table there are 4,047 sq. lems had to arise. The first of these surface are perfectly content as they metres to the acre). was drainage and you will see why are. Golf is still a sport for the rich in from the photographs by the packed The course is at an altitude of 3,000 Switzerland and for that reason is not clay in the pipes. feet above sea level, closed by snow for popular with the media. Because it is Further investigation on a work three months of the year, so the pros- of necessity a pastime of minority in- plan to install a new drainage system pects of shortening the playing season terest to the bulk of the population, on six of the greens, revealed what even further by having the greenstaff planning permission for new courses must be to a greenkeeper a "horror re-building the greens is certain to be has become difficult to obtain even if nightmare". a most controversial issue. someone is prepared to put up the Within three to four inches of the Since last year the club are now more capital. green surface we found a layer of aware of the problems we have with One or two new courses have been yellow and blue clay. Digging deeper to the greens as Jeff Perris from the STRI built, but when this is equated with a couple of feet below the surface we at Bingley was invited to survey the membership joining fees of £15,000 to discovered the original natural turf course and submitted a detailed re- £25,000, you can see why it is re- which had not seen the Swiss sun- port on its condition. Jeffs recom- garded as only a sport for the ultra shine for nearly 70 years. Below this mendation was a reconstruction of all wealthy. was a foot or so of quality soil. Words 18 greens over a two or three year So we find ourselves in a position not failed us, though one or two did pass period, so it is now up to the member- unfamiliar to the UK, where not enough our lips, but they are not repeatable ship to decide. new courses are under construction even though I have learned to swear in Last year a new Chairman of the Green to cater for demand and those that are at least two languages. Committee was appointed, who mis- in existence, like ours at Lausanne are On three of the greens investigated no understood his role from day one of getting heavier play. drains existed even worn out ones and taking office. He would decide a work Last year in a Golf World survey Lau- this obviously promotes poa annua programme and set down how and sanne was rated in Europe's top 14, and resultant thatch. when it should take place. This was naturally a receipt for disas- control cables with millions of volts, fairway drains in the near future, the ter, so after five months of disagree- blasting the electronic decoders to bits, price was equated against the £40,000 ments he finally resigned. The out- stopping at the T.W.I, controller which purchase of the JCB which has al- come has been every greenkeeper's had to be replaced. ready more than paid for itself. dream! The general committee decided Watermation were called in to study We needed to replace a 35 year old to dissolve the green committee, not the problem and this season we have Dexta with its front loading bucket appoint a new green chairman and had fitted 30 new lightning protection and the JCB used by our own staff has pass to me, the total responsibility for devices to the electric cables so if we replaced a collapsed drain, shaped running the golf course. It is a pity more golf clubs in the UK do not adopt a similar policy and allow the man in charge of the course to maintain it as he thinks fit and be accountable for its condition and play- ability. The course suffers from the damage that has been caused to the trees from aerial pollution carried on the winds for hundred of miles from the indus- trial regions of other countries. It is a problem which is showing little sign of improvement despite the now growing acceptance and concern expressed in the European Parliament. I have just marked another ten trees that need felling and the thought has occured to me that if destruction continues at this incredible rate, how long will it be before the grass suc- Top 10" of green 4. Note no top soil just pure clay cumbs to environmental pollution. To are hit again it will take the sting out new bunkers in hours and built new give an idea how devastating is the of the charge before it arrives at the tees. After just one season in use this problem, we have had to plant over central control box. Only time will tell has proved to be a most intelligent in- 250 new trees in the last three years. if it works. Meanwhile every thunder- vestment. Thankfully we have had little turf disease for the past two years, per- haps a sign that our management programme is moving the course in the right direction. Despite all the work that needs doing on the course I have taken on the job of organising the first Swiss Romande Greenkeepers Golf Championship, which will include staff from six clubs over the border in France. One of the missing ingredients to working abroad is the lack of regular contact with one's colleagues, unlike in England where one can almost lean over the hedge to discuss a predica- ment. If this event can become an annual affair it will bring us all to- gether at least once a year to exchange views. Old drain of green 4 Here we have only 32 clubs through- About four years ago we had a new storm will be viewed with some fore- out all Switzerland, necessitating a irrigation system installed by Water- boding. rucksack, climbing boots, ropes and mation, which apart from odd teeth- As far as purchase of maintenance crampons for an expedition over the ing problems has been fantastic, that equipment is concerned the club have mountains just for a chat! is until last year when we had a major been most supportive. We bought our One of those who has given me great catastrophe - lightning! own Verti-drain to loosen up the heavy help since I arrived in Switzerland is Because of the altitude and the sur- clay in the sub soil which has made an Leslie Beetham at the Club de rounding mountains, the course is immense improvement to the root Bonmont, opened in 1983, between exposed to a number of violent electri- growth. Lausanne and Geneva. 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Tel: 009716 356446 Les Milles, France Tel: (010 33 42) 244461 IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT 6 Kaffir Road, Edgerton, Huddersfield HD2 Provisional Sports Ground Irrigation Co., Votex Hereford Ltd., 2AN Tel: 0484 28777 ("Tufturf" - Synthetic Simon Gidman, Peter Bedchambers, 21 Paget Road, Lubenham, Market Har- Friar Street, Hereford, Tel: Hereford Grass Backed Rubber-Porous) Steven McFarlane, Hawtree & Son, borough, Leicestershire. Tel: (0858) 63153 (0432) 274361 Telex: 35302 TOP DRESSING 5 Oxford Street, Woodstock, Oxon. Sports Turf Services, IRRIGATION PUMPS Rufford Top Dress Supplies Ltd., OX7 1TQ Tel: 0993 811976 Newbridge Ind. Est., Newbridge. Midlothian, Grundfos Pumps Ltd, Nucks Wood Sand Quarry, Rufford, Nr. Alistair Rae, EH28 8LE Tel: (031333) 2345 Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, Ormskirk, Lanes, Deliveries to any part of UK. 26 Tannoch Road, Uplawmoor, T & G Turf Irrigation Services, Bedfordshire. LU7 8TL Tel: 0525 850000 Tel: 061 747 4333 Glasgow, G78 4AD Tel: 050 585 371 8 Whitcliffe Grove, Ripon, N. Yorkshire. Telex: 825544 Fax: 0525 850011 Graded TOP SOIL and Sterilised Loam Stefen QuenouiUe, c/o Tom McAuley, HG4 2JW Tel: (0765) 2941 LIME FREE SANDS Suitable for the construction of bowling 38 Moira Drive, Bangor, C.Down, N.Ireland Toro Irrigation Ltd, Buck!and Sand & Silica Co. Ltd, greens/golf greens and fine turf areas. BT20 4RW Tel: 0247 465953 Unit 7, Millstream Trading Estate, Reigate Heath, Reigaie. Surrey. Deliveries throughout central Scotland. Cameron Sinclair, Christchurch Rd., Ringwood, Hampshire. Tel: 07372 40151 Rembrand Ltd, Longtown St, Dundee. Tel: Marsh Watson PTY. Ltd, P.O.Box 136, BH24 3SD Tel: (0425) 476261 Abo Toro UTTER BASKETS 0382 504088 Nerang. Q.4211, Australia Tel: 075 58 4733 International Sales Co. - address as above Wire Products (Wales) Ltd., TREE GUARDS Overseas full Turf Irrigation Services Ltd, Treforest Ind. Est., Pontypridd, Lenvale Products Ltd., Eddie Hackett, Betchton.Sandbach, Cheshire. CW11 OTS Glam. Tel: Treforest 044 385 2501 Chart Mill, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, 28 Ailesbury Drive, Dublin 4, Eire. Tel: Dublin Tel: (04775) 255/6 LIQUID ORGANIC FERTILIZER & Kent. Tel: 0622 890909 691592 Watermation Ltd., Monument Way East, •QUID IRON TREES & SHRUBS Joan Dudok Van Heel, Beukenlaan 4, B- Woking, Surrey. GU21 5LY Tel: (04862) Farmura Environmental Products Ltd., Notcutts Nurseries Ltd., 1640, St. Genesius-Rode, Nr. Brussels, 70303/21009 Stone Hill, Egerton, Nr. Ashford, Woodbridge, Suffolk. IP12 4AF Tel: 03943 Belgium Tel: 02-3583387 Watermation (Scotland) Ltd.. Kent. Tel: (023376)241 3344 (Incorporating Walerers Nurseries, Pier Mancinelli, 21 Via Achille Papa 30 Bannockburn Road, St. Ninians, Stirling, Agriland Organic Fertilizer Limited, Bagshot, Surrey) 00195, Rome, Italy. Tel: 06-36036-35 FK7 6BP. Tel: (0786) 70252 Blue Roof Farm, Throop Road, Eastcote Nurseries (Solihull) Ltd., Jan Sederholm, S 252 34 Helsingborg. Philip York and Associates, Throop, Bournemouth, BH8 ODW Wood Lane, Barston, Solihull.West Midlands. K. Kristoffersg 3A, Sweden. Tel: 042-371-84 P.O.Box 294,Christchurch, Dorset. BH23 8EY LOAM B92 0JL Tel: 06755 2033/4 Overseas (provisional) Tel: (0425) 472900 C.H.pinder Ltd., Contact: Michael Fisher Kurt Robknecht, Dennenmoos 5a, 8990 Prime Watermen Ltd., Embleys Farm Moreton, Ongar, TREE TIES Lindau-Bad, Schachen, Germany Wangford, Becdes, Suffolk. NR34 8AX. Essex. CM5 OHY Tel: Moreton 246-320 Toms Tree Ties, Tel:08382-230-05 Tel: (050278) 481 Rufford Top Dress Supplies Ltd., Wheeler Street. Headcorn, Ashford, R. Berthet, 57-59 Rue Lhomond, 75005, For further inquiries please contact: Nucks Wood Sand Quarry, Rufford, Nr. Kent. TN27 9SH Tel: 0622 891111 Paris, France. Tel: (1) 336-77-50 John Shildrick, Secretary, 3 Ferrands Park Ormskirk, Lanes. Deliveries to any part of the TRENCHERS Honorary members Way, Harden. Bingley, West Yorkshire. BD16 UK Tel: 061 747 4333 LD. Bourgein Oxford Ltd., G.S. Cornish, Fiddlers Green, Amherst, 1 HZ Tel: 0535 273188 PEAT Freepost, South Hinksey, Oxford, OX1 5BR Mass. 01002 USA. COMPOST Bord na Mona, Tel: 0865 735420 Telex: 83147. Sales, parts, BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF GOLF Rufford Top Dress Supplies Ltd, 36 King Street, Bristol. BS1 4DP mobile trenching service. COURSE CONSTRUCTORS Nucks Wood Sand Quarry, Rufford, Nr. Tel: 0272 211666 TRENCHING MACHINES Golf Landscapes Ltd., Ormskirk, Lanes. Deliveries to any part of UK PEAT IN BULK A.F.Trenchers Ltd., Ashwells Road, Bentley, Brentwood, Tel: 061 747 4333 Bord na Mona, Gosbecks Road, Colchester, Essex. Essex. CM 15 9SR Tel: 0277 73720 FERTILISER & TOP DRESSING 36 King Street, Bristol. BS1 4DP C02 9LS Tel: 0206 44411 Contact: Land Unit Construction Ltd., D.O.Hunt Ltd., Tel: 0272 211666 W.D.Baker Folly Farm, Hanslope, Milton Keynes, 14 Fairfax Road, Heathfield, Newton Abbot, PEST CONTROL VERT1-DRAIN HIRE Bucks, MK19 7BX Tel: 0908 510414 Devon TQ12 6UD Tel: 0626 834499 Kilmol Mole bait (GC), Aeration & Drainage Services, Brian D. Pierson (Contractors) Ltd., GOLF COURSE ACCESSORIES Callisto, Lapley, Stafford, ST19 9JP 20 Westminster Close, Eastbourne, Homestead Farm, Ringwood Road, H. Pattisson & Co. LtdJnc. Bridges Tel: 0785 840 366 East Sussex. Tel: 0323 506725 Three Legged Cross, Wimbourne, Pennants. 342 Selbourne Road, Luton, RANSOMES DISTRIBUTORS Brian D. Pierson (Contractors) Ltd., Dorset. BH21 6QY Tel: 0202 822372 Beds, LU4 8NU Tel: 0582 597262 Wilcocks, Homestead Farm, Ringwood Road, Southern Golf & Landscapes Ltd., Telex: 887916 Contact: Peter Dell Walker Street, Preston, Lanes. Three Legged Cross, Wimbourne, Dorset. 9 Old Square, Warwick, Warwickshire, Tacit, Tel: Preston 53068 BH12 6QY Tel: 0926 492898 Unit 3, 3 Millers Lane. Monks Kirby. Rugby. RECONDITIONED GRASS CUTTING Tel: 0202 822372/824906 Blakedown Landscape and Civil CV23 ORJ Tel: 0788 832166 The very best EQUIPMENT E & S Sports Ground Contractors Engineering Contractors, for less in golf course equipment. Greensward Professional Turf 23 Knox Green, Binfield, Bracknell, Berks. Waresley Green, Hartlebury, Worcs. Tel: GOLF COURSE CONTRACTOR Machinery, RG12 5NZ Tel: 0344 424081 (Richard VeKch) 0299 251600 Landscape Maintenance Ltd., Dealers. Harold Terrace, Headingley, Heronfield Hire (Solihull) Landform, Beechfield Farm, 42 Moor Lane, 167 Station Road, West Moors, Leeds. LS61PG Tel: 05645 2597 Moore Sportsfield Wilmslow, Cheshire. SK9 6AP Tel: 0625 Dorset. Tel: 0202 872549 Tel: 0532 751627 lor free list' over-seeder, Toro and Greensaire aerators. 533996/7 GRASS CUTTING EQUIPMENT SAND S.C.C. Lands Maintenance Ltd, Sportworks Ltd., Allett Mowers Ltd., Wettem Brothers Limited, 37 Roman Way, Turpins Ride, Haverhill, Wardhouse Road, Montrose, DD10 9ES Tel: Unit 60, Burkitt Road, Earlstrees Ind.Est.. Rochester Road, Aylesford, Kent. ME20 7DX Suffolk. CB90NG 0674 73900 Corby, Northants. NN17 2DT Tel: 0622 62361 Contact: Chris Perkins Tel: 0440 62369 BRITISH TURF IRRIGATION Tel: 0536 68950 Contact: David Allett SANDS - HORTICULTURAL & LAWN Worth Draining ASSOCIATION Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies PLC, Buckland Sand & Silica Co. Ltd., Peter Bloodworth, Cornbecks, Irnham, Full members Nacton Works, Nacton Road, Ipswich. Suffolk. Reigate Heath, Reigate, Surrey. Grantham, Lines. NG33 4JQ FuH Members IP3 9QG Tel: 0473 270000 Fax: 0473 270030 Tel: 07372 40151 Tel: 0476 84266 Introducing the all-new Jacobsen LF-100, the so your tender turf thrives with less compaction. 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