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Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Pioppi, Anthony |
Author Affiliation: | Editor at Large, Golfdom Europe |
Title: | The making of Machrihanish Dunes: Course's architect, head greenkeeper jump environmental hurdles to help create a natural gem |
Source: | Golfdom Europe. Vol. 1, No. 3, July 2008, p. 14-18. |
Publishing Information: | Cleveland, OH: Questex Media |
# of Pages: | 5 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Golf course construction; Course profile; Golf courses in the environment; Golf course design; Nature conservation; Sites of Special Scientific Interest; Environmentally sensitive golf course design; Golf course development; Golf course maintenance; Golf course superintendents; Out-of-play areas; Wildlife
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Facility Names: | Machrihanish Dunes Golf Club, in Machrihanish, Scotland |
Abstract/Contents: | Profiles the Machrihanish Dunes Golf Club on the Mull of Kintyre in southwestern Scotland. Suggests that "never has the creation of a golf course even been attempted on land that came with so many environmental restrictions, and quite possibly no other architect or grow-in superintendent has had to work under such taut constraints and David McLay Kidd and Euan Grant." Explains that "there is no artificial drainage anywhere on the course. Irrigation is only for greens and tees...No topdressing of fairways is allowed. Overseeding of fairways can only be done with grass varieties that fit the exact natural turf types on the property." States that "there are also environmental concerns about the out-of-play areas. For decades, cattle grazed the land, allowing the rare species to thrive while keeping out the 'rank grasses.'" Also mentions that Scottish National Heritage (SNH) "allowed the removal of tens of thousands of rabbits that were on site and responsible for much of the turf destruction, another benefit the course will bring." |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
Note: | Partial reprint appears in Turfgrass Trends, 65(5) May 2009, p. 41-42, 44 Pictures, color |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Pioppi, A. 2008. The making of Machrihanish Dunes: Course's architect, head greenkeeper jump environmental hurdles to help create a natural gem. Golfdom Europe. 1(3):p. 14-18. |
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