Newslines Spring 2020

Total Solution for Stratford-On-Avon

are top accessible making maintenance simple, plus changing the arcs, nozzles and trajectory is all quick and easy. Lynx has everything on one screen and with the click of a button you can set the irrigation for the whole course and control watering to the second which has had a big effect on water savings.” Thorough research was undertaken on which brand and system to go with: “We visited Reesink on stand at SALTEX and BTME as well as going along to Toro roadshows and visiting other golf clubs to see it in action. The club was investing a large amount, so it had to be absolutely right.” Since the quick and seamless installation by Full Circle Irrigation completed in May last year, it seems Toro has more than proved itself to be the right system for the club. “The installation and service from both Full Circle Irrigation and Reesink have been very good and the course has massively improved,” concludes Chris.

Otterbine has been impressing Northamptonshire County Golf Club with its ability to keep 3.5 million gallons of water in its irrigation reservoir clean, clear and heathy for 15 years, so when the club’s high volume 5hp surface spray aerator reached the end of its life, it was replaced like-for-like. Rob Hay, course manager of the club in the Midlands, says: “The reservoir was built after a couple of hot summers to take us off the mains for irrigation. The reservoir doesn’t have a large surface area, but is very deep, and the greenkeeping team soon noticed water quality fast degrading and a build-up of algae forming. “Otterbine was recommended by the club’s irrigation contractor, Stuart Sanders of SJS Irrigation, and since installation, it’s delivered on its promise to manage the reservoir’s severe aquatic environment. The contractor advised never turning the aerator off, so it wasn’t, and it has performed consistently for 15 non-stop years!” Peter Newton from Reesink says Otterbine is the perfect choice for customers looking for a degree of water self- sufficiency: “Otterbine’s high volume range is outstanding at keeping large bodies of water healthy and we’re seeing excellent results from golf clubs wanting to come off the mains and recycle water. “Holding good quality water on site for irrigation is something Northamptonshire County Golf Club has been doing for years with no issues, in fact it’s seen huge benefits in cost savings and the club’s sustainability.” OTTERBINE DELIVERS ON ITS PROMISE

Course manager Chris Bromley, left, with Reesink’s Peter Newton in front of the club’s new Toro irrigation.

investing in the brand: “We’ve had Infinity sprinklers installed across the course on the fairways, greens, surrounds, approaches and the larger tees, as well as T5 sprinklers for the smaller tees and the Lynx control system with weather station to top it off,” he says. “Toro irrigation provides everything we need. The sprinklers

Stratford-On-Avon Golf Club in Warwickshire has chosen Toro for its new irrigation system, adding to its full fleet of Toro machinery and becoming a Total Solutions customer. Having spent years building up a complete Toro fleet to maintain the parkland course, course manager Chris Bromley knows the value of

Three phase installation for Cruden Bay irrigation

After having completed the second of three phases of a

complete irrigation installation and renovation, Cruden Bay Golf Club near Peterhead is now benefitting from cost and time effective irrigation from Toro. Course manager Alister Matherson explains: “Splitting the work into phases meant we could spread out the cost and minimise the amount of time work had the potential to disturb customers, plus it gave us time to make informed decisions about the irrigation system we wanted. “We’re now two thirds of the way through the installation, with the first phase completed in 2014. This involved installing a new transfer pump, holding tank and replacing the old pump set.” And in 2019 came the cherry on the cake, with the addition of new pipework, cabling, irrigation

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more efficient and is the biggest plus. The quality of coverage as well has made a big difference to the course.” Up next for the club is phase three in the irrigation installation, to cover the fairways. “We won’t change from Toro now that we’ve seen what their irrigation can do. Although a few years off yet, we’re looking forward to slotting in that last piece of the jigsaw, which will give us a completely modern, functional system across the course,” concludes Alister.

alongside the Lynx central control system.

“We had a demonstration of Toro sprinklers and used them on the course alongside competitor brands. Throughout extensive trials, we saw quite clearly that Toro performed better,” says Alister. “Added to that is Toro Lynx control, which is a great bit of kit. My favourite feature is the

mobile app which allows us to control the irrigation from anywhere, which is superb!

valves and brand new Toro sprinklers across the greens, approaches and walkways,

“Having a clearer plan for our

irrigation means we can be

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