Derek Bates (far left) with Reesink Turfcare‘s Mike Turnbull (second left) and two club greenkeepers on the club’s new Toro machines.
Scottish Borders, Scotland: Duns Golf Club, an 18-hole parkland course established in the Scottish Borders in 1894, has recently taken charge of three new Toro machines, which join the existing fleet to maintain almost 100 acres of turf.
Since the Toro trio purchase less than a month ago the undulating course is ‘really starting to impress’, said club captain
Derek Bates.
“The Toro machines were trialled over a number of weeks and it soon became obvious, from the response of head greenkeeper
Andy Chambers and his assistant
Stuart Thomson, that they ticked all the boxes,” said Bates.
The machines purchased were the Reelmaster 5610-D, Greensmaster 3250-D and the ‘excellent’ Groundsmaster 4300-D.
Bates said: “The course, which covers 97 acres with many undulations, is really starting to impress now. The greens are the highlight of the course thanks to the Greensmaster 3250-D. They are immaculate and visitors are impressed with how fast and slick they are playing.
“The machine follows the undulations effortlessly, giving a consistent cut and climbs any hills with no problem.”
Meanwhile, the fairways are benefitting with some help from the heavy-duty Reelmaster 5610-D. “The fairway mower’s DPA cutting units are giving a great after-cut appearance and visitors have compared our fairways to that of baize on a pool table,” said Bates.
The final machine in the trio is the Groundsmaster 4300-D. According to Bates: “The greenkeepers use the GM4300-D to chew through the roughs with ease and report that, like the other Toros, it is very comfortable to operate.”
