O ver the last five years, The Drift in Surrey has invested over £ 2 million to bring in new facilities and improve the course in preparation for its 50th anniversary in 2025 and a key element of that process was the signing of a fleet lease deal with Toro and Reesink Turfcare.
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The Drift Renews with Toro in Dual Deal with Sister Club
O ver the last five years, The Drift in Surrey has invested over £ 2 million to bring in new facilities and improve the course in preparation for its 50th anniversary in 2025 and a key element of that process was the signing of a fleet lease deal with Toro and Reesink Turfcare.
Tom Parrish, General Manager at The Drift, provides an update on the works and what’ s next for the impressive 18-hole championship course, as the club signs for another five years, in a dual deal with its sister club, Badgemore Park in Oxfordshire,
“ The Drift and Badgemore Park have been in very similar situations in the last five years,” explains Tom.“ We’ ve both had 50th anniversaries that have been commemorated with extensive improvement and investment plans to the course. While the focus of the work has been different, the requirements for executing them to the best of our ability have been largely down to having the right turfcare equipment.”
When The Drift renewed with Toro last time, the success and results were so immediate and noticeable that its sister club Badgemore
Park followed quickly into its own similar deal with Reesink. When renewal time came and with neither club wanting to change the set-up, a dual deal was brokered by Paul Bell at Reesink Turfcare.
“ Working with partners who would ensure we had the best possible resources to do the work and complete the projects on time was vital and that’ s why we chose Toro and Reesink as our preferred turfcare partners,” confirms Tom.
“ It was the right decision. The course presentation continues to improve year on year, and we
38 GroundskeepingJournal. co. uk | January / February 2026