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Golf
What’s in the shed?
Rough Mowers
2 x Toro Groundsmaster 3500-D
1 x Toro Groundsmaster 4500-D
1 x Toro Reelmaster Gangs
Fairways
2 x Toro Reelmaster 5410 Crosstrax
AWD
Greens
1 x Jacobsen Eclipse 322 Electric
2 x Toro GM Triflex 3300
1 x Toro Flex 21
Tees/Approaches
4 x Toro GM 3150
1 x Toro 1600
Intermediate
1 x Toro Sidewinder
Sprayer/Topdresser
1 x Toro Workman 4300-D with 200
Gallon Sprayer
1 x Toro Workman 4300-D with
ProPass 180
Transport Vehicles
1 x Jacobsen Cushman Turf Truckster
2
Augusta
x Toro Workman
National
4200- 4WD
1 x Toro Workman 3200-2WD
4 x John Deere Gator 6x4 Gas
1 x John Deere Gator 4 x 2 w/cab
1 x Toro Electric Workman 2050
1 x Yamaha Golf Buggy
3 x Yamaha UMAX
Bunkers
2 x Smithco Super Star 48 Electric
1 x John Deere BR 1200A
Tractors
1 x Kubota M4700
1 x Kubota L4630 w/ Loader
1 x Kubota L4200
1 x Kubota L4310
1 x M5700
Miscellaneous
Tycrop MH400 Fairway Topdresser
Bobcat 5 tonne Excavator
Bobcat A300K Skid Steer
1 x Planer Air Aerator HD50
1 x Smithco Greens Roller
1 x Ryan Sodcutter
2 x Supertilt Trailers
1 x Tycrop Dirtcub Trailer
1 x Redexim Charterhouse
Overseeder 1575
2 x Toro Procore 648 Aerator
2 x Toro ProForce Towed Blowers
1 x Buffalo Tractor mounted Blower
2 x John Deere BR1200A with
Problow
1 x Vicon Fertiliser Spreader
1 x GreensGroomer Brush
3 x Jacobsen Core Harvester with
Toro adaptors
1 x Express Dual D3000 DX Reel
Grinder
1 x Express Dual Anglemaster 3000
DX Bedknife Grinder
1 x Express Dual Blade Rite 175 Relief
Grinder
16 PC FEBRUARY/MARCH 2012
seven holes, tee improvements, levelling
and reshaping of fairways and rough on
several holes, drainage on most holes,
installation of culverts and covering open
ditches, the redesign of the short game
practice area and an irrigation system
upgrade.
Grass species around the golf course
consist of Poa/Agrostis greens, Poa tees and
fairways and Poa/Perennial ryegrass roughs.
When the front nine was renovated in
2004, these greens were sodded with turf
that had been grown from aeration cores
that had been taken from the previous
greens. This was to ensure continuity
between the old surface and the new
surface, and this poa had adapted to
growing in the climate of North Vancouver.
Greens and collars are kept on a
fourteen day foliar fertiliser programme,
following aeration in spring until the end
of October. This programme includes
approximately 5kg of nitrogen/Ha, plus
various seaweed and biostimulant packages
every fortnight. PrimoMaxx is also
included at the manufacturer’s
recommended rate.
Throughout the growing season,
fungicides are applied on a preventative
basis. All greens and collars receive a
monthly application of the wetting agent,
Fabulous location
Revolution, which has substantially reduced
our need to hand water greens through hot
periods. Because greens were constructed
with an 80/20 rootzone mix, and the collars
were constructed of pure sand, we do run
into issues of hot spots as the collars dry
out quicker than the greens. Other inputs
on greens include applications of lime,
Epsom salts to control moss development,
and potassium.
Throughout the growing season,
verticutting and topdressing is carried out
to ensure firm, smooth surfaces for our
members. We also utilise the Planet-Air
system to introduce air into the rootzone
on a bi-weekly basis.
Generally, the pests and diseases we see
here are the same that one would see in
the UK and Ireland. Microdochium Patch
and Anthracnose are the two most common
on greens, with red thread and dollar spot
common on tees and fairways in
midsummer.
Greens are maintained at a height of
2.8mm throughout the summer months
using a mixture of petrol and electric
triplexes. The club is bound by the by-laws
of North Vancouver, one of which states we
cannot operate machinery close to homes
before 7.00am on Monday to Saturday, and
9.00am on Sundays. This is the main
Irrigation on the 6th