P and approaches were causing mower damage and affecting play at Tewkesbury Park Golf Club , but the Campey RootPruner provided a clean and easy solution .
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Tewkesbury Park get the Break they need with Campey RootPruner
rotruding roots on fairways
P and approaches were causing mower damage and affecting play at Tewkesbury Park Golf Club , but the Campey RootPruner provided a clean and easy solution .
Removing roots meant excavating around the area , which would cause disruption and look unsightly . For Course Manager Paul Hathaway this was unacceptable because it was at odds with his standards .
The golf resort was recently described by National Club Golfer as ‘ a mini Gleneagles ’ and is placed in the Golf World and National Clubs Golfer top 100 golf resorts in GB & Ireland . Keeping these standards on the 6554 yard , par 72 Deerpark course meant finding a solu-tion , and Paul found it in the RootPruner .
“ We noticed the roots protruding through the surface of a few approaches and fairways , and these kept being caught by the mower , damaging the blades and putting the mower ‘ off-cut ’,” Paul explained .
“ This was more noticeable during the drought we had last year . We tried to dig and cut them out , but the mess looked unsightly and didn ’ t stop the roots from
10 GroundskeepingJournal . co . uk | July / August 2023