Sherriff Amenity GoGreen at SALTEX 2017

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Sherriff Amenity GoGreen at SALTEX 2017: At SALTEX 2017 Sherriff Amenity will be showcasing two new products in the renowned GoGreen complexed iron range. Visitors to the stand (E060) will also be offered the opportunity to sign-up free of charge to the online Sherriff Academy and find out more about Agrovista’s latest Scottish acquisition – Terra Firma.

Over recent years, professionals in the groundscare and amenity industry have turned to Sherriff Amenity’s GoGreen complexed iron range. Already well known for delivering outstanding results, the GoGreen range boasts the long-lasting iron granules (GoGreen Granules) and in liquid form (GoGreen Plus).

GoGreen Energy and GoGreen Select are the latest products to be added to the unique range of products.

Sherriff Amenity GoGreen at SALTEX 2017

GoGreen Energy is a concentrated bio-stimulant, formulated to assist plant health and relieve stress symptoms in a wide variety of amenity turf situations. It contains seaweed, plant sugars, simple carbohydrates and trace elements that have been specially selected to give optimum results when grass is stressed. The low NPK analysis, complemented by suitable wetting and spreading agents, makes this an ideal component of any turf maintenance programme.

It uses a natural plant-based source of sugars and other carbohydrates that does not require a destructive sterilisation process, such as is mandatory with products containing hydrocarbons derived from animal materials. It can be used all year round and is ideal for large amenity areas or as a pre-game stadia application.

GoGreen Select is a unique complex iron sulphate that may be used as a stand-alone product for rapid greening of turf or more flexibly, as a tank-mix partner with fertiliser and herbicide. Unlike ferrous sulphate and chelated iron, that can react forming precipitate and rendering the spray solution unusable, GoGreen Select is stable and provides a range of spraying options not normally associated with the use of iron.

Visitors to the Sherriff stand will also have the chance to trial the online Sherriff Amenity Academy in which they can sign-up for free. The online Academy has been set up to help improve the UK turf amenity sector stewardship of pesticide and products – keeping the industry up to date with legislation and product information and promoting best practise for all products.

It provides a unique platform for education not only on Sherriff’s products but also on a wide range of areas in turf management. Recognised as the Knowledge Courses, these modules focus on developing skills and understanding of how to manage a sports turf surface.

Throughout the Knowledge Courses, users will gain a greater insight into the methods and operations of certain subjects such as Turf Disease, Product Application, Seed and Turf Pests.

It was recently announced that Sherriff Amenity have joined forces with Terra Firma (Scotland) Ltd – one of Scotland’s largest specialist suppliers to the amenity and local authority markets. The purchase allows the two businesses to combine existing technical expertise and broad product ranges to provide land managers, local authorities, contractors, groundsmen and greenkeepers in Scotland with a full agronomy service, research driven advice, new product innovation and access to an extensive local distribution network.

A number of representatives from Terra Firma will be on the Sherriff Amenity stand to explain how this partnership will benefit those based in Scotland. For any queries or technical advice, members of the Sherriff Amenity team will also be on hand throughout the two day event.

For further information, please contact Sherriff Amenity on 01638 721 888 or visit www.sherriffamenity.com

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From Greenkeeper To Masters Bid

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From Greenkeeper To Masters Bid: Not many people can call Royal Wellington Golf Club their backyard. Daniel Hillier has more right than most, especially as he mows the greens there, too.

New Zealand’s second-ranked amateur golfer has added the title assistant greenkeeper to his CV, at the very golf course he and nine compatriots will chase a golden ticket into both The Masters and Open Championship this month.

In recent weeks Hillier worked part-time for Royal Wellington’s head greenkeeper John Spraggs and his ever-expanding team, preparing it for the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship from October 26-29. He’s lost count of the number of rounds he’s played there, a short drive from the family home in Whitby.

From Greenkeeper To Masters Bid

“It’s quite nice to know where to put the ball well before the event actually starts so I can concentrate on the finer details. They’ve been very helpful and very understanding of what I’m trying to do with my golf.”

That understanding extends to granting Hillier leave for his final APAC leadup, the Harewood Open in Christchurch starting on Thursday.

Hillier likes the venue for his final shakedown, on the undulating Greg Turner-designed greens which are similar to Royal Wellington’s. Turner was a key figure in re-designing Heretaunga to championship standard, which saw it become the first New Zealand course awarded the APAC.

Clearly, few will be better prepared than Hillier, who beat Danny Lee’s record as the youngest NZ amateur champion at age 17 in 2015 and made an encouraging APAC debut a year ago when 15th equal at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club in South Korea.

“Last year was a great experience being in a new place and such a big event it was quite an eye opener for me. It brought out parts of my game I knew I could work on this year.

“I’m feeling really comfortable being on my home track, but it will play completely different to how it usually does: a little bit firmer, the greens will be faster and the pins will be tougher.”

Talking about fast greens, tough pins and blustery winds, Hillier handled it like a pro when he won his first 72-hole Wellington Strokeplay title by a mammoth 12 shots at Shandon last month. He closed with rounds of 65 and 67 for a 10-under total of 270.

Among those in his wake were fellow APAC hopefuls Kerry Mountcastle, his Wellington team-mate, and Ryan Chisnall, who toured with Hillier to some of the big US amateur tournaments this year. Picking his moments to attack the pin on the unforgiving US layouts was Hillier’s biggest lesson.

“I managed to leave them in the right spot for most of the round and it was one of those days where I had a couple of extra putts drop in,” he said of his dominant strokeplay victory.

Hillier, Chisnall, Mountcastle, Luke Brown and Mark Hutson joined the leading Australian players for a weekend camp at Royal Wellington last month and all five Kiwis will tackle Harewood this week too, along with James Anstiss who’s the first US-based New Zealand golfer to arrive.

Australians Travis Smyth (13) and Harrison Endycott (19) are ranked inside the world’s top-20 and are the ones to beat in the APAC. Four Aussies are ranked in the world’s top-40 while US-based Nick Voke (44) is New Zealand’s top-ranked ahead of Hillier (79) and Chisnall (84).

For the first time, the APAC winner in a field of around 120 of the best from Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan, Korea and Thailand earns an exemption to the big ones: next year’s Masters at Augusta and Open Championship at Carnoustie.

Said Hillier: “We’ve got 10 guys and there’s some great golfers who’ve played here before. They all know the course and the home conditions. It’s a really good opportunity for the New Zealand blokes to try and get one over the rest of the world.”

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Jacobsen Chosen to Maintain Vietnam’s Newest Golf Course

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Jacobsen Equipment Chosen to Maintain Vietnam’s Newest Golf Course: Textron Specialized Vehicles, a Textron Inc.. company, announced that its Jacobsen equipment has been chosen to maintain Yen Dung Resort and Golf Club, a newly constructed golf course in the Bac Giang province located just 50km North-East of Hanoi in Vietnam.

The course has been designed by Albanese & Lutzke Inc. and the first 18-holes opened on the 20th August 2017. The golf course will expand to 36-holes during the next phase of construction due to take place in 2020. As the only golf course in the province, it is expected to receive heavy traffic particularly from professionals working at the nearby industrial parks.

Jacobsen Equipment Chosen to Maintain Vietnam’s Newest Golf Course

The Club has invested heavily in course maintenance equipment and has purchased nine Eclipse 2 greens mowers, nine Greens King 526 mowers, three GP400 ride-on mowers, five Greens King 526 mowers, three LF570 fairway mowers, two AR522 contour rotary mowers, one AR-3, two Groom Master II bunker rakes, eight HoverKing speciality mowers and two Jacobsen Truckster XD utility vehicles.

Nguyen Nhu Ngoc is the golf course superintendent at the new golf course. Commenting on the construction of the course and the machinery chosen to maintain it, he said:

“We are on the side of a mountain here, so we have had to construct the course as well as infrastructure such as roads and bridges. It has all come together well, and it will be spectacular to play for golfers visiting the area; we are the only golf course in the province.

“I chose Jacobsen equipment because I have used the machinery on my previous course, and I have always been blown away with the results. The quality is good, and the support from our dealer, Shriro Vietnam, is also fantastic. I am confident that all of our needs will be taken care of, and we will be able to provide an exceptional golfing experience here in Bac Giang.”

There are 60 staff members in the maintenance team at Yen Dung Resort and Golf Club who manage an area of ​​190 hectares. There are 138 villas surrounding the golf course for sale, and a hotel on-site.

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