Groundskeeping Journal Issue 2 2020 | Page 13

LATEST NEWS The Greenkeeper Pro Revolutionising Ballmark Repairs The Greenkeeper Pro features Pitchfix’s patented RepairTec pin technology, designed for the Fusion 2.5 divot repair tool and was deemed top product of the year in 2017, 2018 and 2019, winning Golf Digest’s Editors’ Choice award. The Greenkeeper Pro is 33” long (No More bending down) and constructed with an ergonomic rubberised handle, a carbon fiber shaft and a spring-loaded CNC aluminium head with 4 stainless steel RepairTec pins. With a single push and pull action into the ball mark, the stainless-steel pins in the head pull up, creating a level finish and a perfectly repaired and aerated ball mark. With a dry-firm and wet-soft choice in a Greenkeeper Pro set, Pitchfix has ensured that any green condition can be repaired with ease. T “We’re very excited to introduce the new Greenkeeper-Pro to green keeping teams around the world,” said Bart Fokke, the CEO of Pitchfix. “This is the first tool of its kind and it will make life much easier for superintendents and their teams. We look forward to sharing the capabilities of the Greenkeeper- Pro with superintendents, golf course owners, club managers and buyers. GroundskeepingJournal.co.uk | Sept/Oct 2019 It will revolutionise the process of repairing ball marks whilst not damaging the greens and it’s already in use at many well-known resorts”. About Pitchfix: Founded in 2005, Pitchfix is the market leader for switchblade divot tools and other golf green related products in Europe and Asia, renowned for high standards in design and product quality. and is on its way to be the market leader in divot tools and other golf related products in the United States by designing, manufacturing and distributing an ever-growing line of high quality and innovative European designed products. “I like to fix several ball marks when I walk up to a green,” said Pitchfix Ambassador Chip Beck, a three-time U.S. Ryder Cup Team member, former Vardon Trophy winner and the second player to shoot a 59 in a PGA Tour event. “The Greenkeeper-Pro is an outstanding tool that makes it very easy to repair multiple ball marks quickly and make it look as if the marks were never there.” Chip demonstrates the Greenkeeper Pro at Torrey Pines in a video at https:// youtu.be/9OI4cRArhDg Pitchfix has operational and manufacturing facilities in the Netherlands, Hong Kong, China, and the U.S. Pitchfix promises a customer service, second to none, with orders being fulfilled within three days. For further information go to www.pitchfix. com. Better greens with Pitchfix! Come and visit us at the BTME in January on stand 150! 13