South
Staffordshire Golf Club, has signed up to a five-year lease deal with Jacobsen.
The
new machinery will join existing Jacobsen mowers already in use at the club.
The
delivery was made by Jacobsen UK Direct, the company’s only direct
distribution channel in the UK, covering Staffordshire and Shropshire.
The
lease deal machinery includes an HR500 wide-area rotary mower, an LF577 fairway
mower, three PGM pedestrian greens mowers and an E-Z-GO RXV golf car. The
existing machinery includes an Eclipse 322 greens mower, an AR-3 contour rotary
mower and an LF550 fairway mower.
Craig
Parry has been the head greenkeeper at South Staffordshire Golf Club for five
years after spending four years at the Dukes, St. Andrews in Scotland.
Commenting on the new lease deal, Craig said: “I am delighted with the deal we
have got with Jacobsen.
"All
of the machinery will make a huge difference on the course. The HR500 with
contour decks, for example, saves us so much time; it used to take 4.5 days,
but now it only takes 2.5 days.
"We
are a lot more productive, which means that we can spend more time on the
smaller details around the course, which is what all golf clubs would like to
do, but just don’t have the time or the staff. The HR500 is like having an
extra staff member available to us!
“Due
to the time we’re saving cutting the rough, we have also got some PGM
pedestrian greens mowers. We’re able to hand cut rather than triple mow now, so
the presentation of our greens has also dramatically improved. The PGM mowers
are so light as well; the stress on the grass is minimal which is another huge
bonus. I’m also really pleased with the LF577 fairway mower. It gives a
fantastic finish, and it stays on cut throughout the week and requires less
adjustments which, again, saves us time and resources.
“Bruce
Alexander and Harvey Doughty from Jacobsen UK Direct have been brilliant.
They are always popping in to check on us and making sure we’re happy with
everything. I think it’s great that we’re able to have a direct relationship
with Jacobsen and the factory; we’re certainly benefiting from the knowledge
and efficiency it brings.”
South
Staffordshire Golf Club is considered one the finest golf courses in the
Midlands. Originally designed in 1908 by Harry Vardon, the course, during the
years, has been ‘tweaked’ by such golfing luminaries as Harry Colt, James Braid
and, more recently, Donald Steel.
Set
in 160 acres, the 6587 yard 18-hole course has a championship status. It has
hosted the ladies’ senior amateur championship and the Lotus Financial
Invitational in recent years.
