O ver the past four seasons, Brora Golf Club has used its ISEKI TG 6495, supplied by ISEKI UK & Ireland through local dealer Fairways, as a platform for sustained growth. As play has increased and infrastructure has expanded, the tractor has become central to scaling operations, maintaining standards and strengthening the club’ s long-term development plans.
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ISEKI TG 6495 Versatility Drives Year-Round Growth at Brora Golf Club
O ver the past four seasons, Brora Golf Club has used its ISEKI TG 6495, supplied by ISEKI UK & Ireland through local dealer Fairways, as a platform for sustained growth. As play has increased and infrastructure has expanded, the tractor has become central to scaling operations, maintaining standards and strengthening the club’ s long-term development plans.
Set against the dramatic coastline of the north of Scotland, Brora is widely regarded as one of the country’ s most distinctive links courses. With increasing numbers of golfers travelling to the Highlands, pressure on key playing surfaces has intensified, particularly on hightraffic tees.
“ As we get busier, we’ re having to make our tees bigger to accommodate so much more golf,” explains Course Manager James MacBeth.“ We needed to get more machinery, and the Iseki was a big part of that.”
For James, a tractor is a long-term operational investment expected to deliver 10 to 15 years of continuous work. That expectation has been met through versatility and yearround capability. During the main season, the TG 6495 supports spraying operations and fills top dressers, helping the team maintain presentation standards as demand rises. In winter, it becomes central to renovation and improvement works.
“ The versatility is the main reason we got the TG 6495, and the power and front lift capacity are really important in that.
“ We use it for spraying and filling up top dressers. But in the winter, it’ s used for bunker work, moving bridges and whatever else we need it for. It’ s very busy in the winter, so it’ s a piece of kit that’ s used all year round.
“ That size and power were exactly
38 GroundskeepingJournal. co. uk | May / June 2026