Golf Business News – Newmachar Golf Club turns to Toro for complete turfcare solution for multiple courses

North East Scotland's premier golf destination, Newmachar Golf Club has turned to Toro to upgrade its two historic – but very different – courses.

As Newmachar's Course Manager, Christopher Lamb, notes, this diversity requires a strategic and flexible conservation approach: “What's exciting about our Hawkshill and Swailend courses is that, although they are close to each other, they are completely different – both in terms of their topography and their likes What are you playing with?

“For us as conservationists, this represents a unique challenge,” he adds. “We have to be as efficient as possible, which is why we brought in a large array of 24 Toro machines to ensure we meet the unique maintenance needs of each course.”

Recently ranked as one of the Top 100 Scottish golf clubs by For today GolferNewmachar's Hawkshill Championship Course and Swailend Course were designed by renowned architect Dave Thomas and were built in the 1990s.

One of the toughest courses in the area, Hawkshill is a rare heatland course with USGA specified greens; while Swailend, a birch- and pine-heavy parkland course built on farmland, is more forgiving – yet still challenging.

Newmachar's new fleet includes the ever-popular Toro Greensmaster Triflex Hybrid 3420 and Toro Groundsmaster 4000-D, along with lightweight fairway mowers, utility vehicles, maintenance equipment, and a Toro Sand Pro 3040 bunker rake. In short, everything the club needs to maintain and improve its two historic courses.

“Toro is renowned for its quality – the way the machines are built and the standard of cut they deliver,” comments Christopher, who joined Newmachar as a student in 2014 and has worked his way up to course manager.

“But perhaps most importantly for us, they are also powerful in their use, which makes them as successful in the parkland course as in the tropical region. That's something the team really likes – and, for that matter, especially the Groundsmaster 4000-D.

“We've all seen a huge improvement in cut quality, especially tee-side, and with Toro, you know you're investing in a reliable, trustworthy company. Without a doubt, these new machines will contribute to not only maintaining the standard of play our members have come to expect, but also to improving both courses year on year, as we look to raise our profile further.”

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