Newslines Spring 2020

Irrigation Solutions

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excess of wet areas on the course comments Bruce: “We were advised to go with Toro by Callum Oliphant from Applied Irrigation. He vouched for Toro as the best system on the market and as far as we’re concerned, he’s right!” Not only was the process completed smoothly, but the new system also proved vital for keeping the greens to a high standard during the heatwave last summer, its performance during which can only certify the club’s first investment in Toro as a success. The Toro Lynx controller and Infinity sprinklers have taken updating to another level – they’re years ahead of the competition in terms of the technology and quality they offer. From start to finish, this process has been a joy to see carried out.” undulating land to the northwest of the existing site and benefits from a new layout. The greens and tees are built on 92 percent sand and 8 percent soil, plus it’s in an open, exposed, breezy location, which gives it characteristics more in line with a links course than going to benefit from a new home from the Highland Council who owns the land, and in the summer of 2019, the course, designed by Scottish golf architect Stuart Rennie, opened to great acclaim. Stevie McIntosh, course manager (pictured), says: “The new course is a real accomplishment. Throughout construction, which involved creating 16 new holes and completely renovating two from the existing course, we had to ensure there were always 18 holes open for play and timing was tight in accordance to the deadline of phase two of the road construction.” The new site is located on

inland like it is. That will always be a challenge when it comes to irrigation, but having given the Toro Lynx central control system and Infinity sprinklers everywhere but the tees, which benefit from the Flex 800 sprinklers, a good run since it was switched on in the summer, it’s one which Toro has sailed through. Stevie continues: “I’m really impressed, using it is a real pleasure. An irrigation system is the lifeblood of a course and it’s so important to get it right, you only get one shot! We put our trust in Stuart as well as Declan O’Malley from contractors European Golf Services, and they couldn’t have chosen better. It’s delivered all I would expect and want from a system; it’s easy to use, accurate and we’re getting uniform coverage.” With Toro on board, the next phase of the club’s life is off to a good start. We would have really struggled without Toro irrigation. The incredible results we’ve seen really are a testament to the quality of the product.

Toro fit for Kings

When the West Link bypass around Inverness was routed straight through the existing course, Kings Golf Club, then known as Torvean Golf Club and renamed in 2019, knew it was

Kings Golf Club in Inverness has relocated with a brand new 18- hole, 6,600-yard, par 70 layout and a new Toro Lynx central control system and sprinklers to take the club into the next phase of its life.

Recommendation for Toro brings improvement for Hamilton

and Infinity sprinklers for being “years ahead of the competition” and delivering an improvement to the course which has helped increase membership. Installer Applied Irrigation recommended Toro as the best system to solve the problem of

Based on a recommendation, Hamilton Golf Club in Lanarkshire, Scotland, opted for Toro for its irrigation refit. And based on its subsequent performance course manager Bruce Cruickshank credited the Lynx central control system

Bruce Cruickshank Course manager, above right with Reesink’s Peter Newton

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