Landscape and Urban Design Issue 45 2020 | Page 66

TOOLS, PLANT & EQUIPMENT
EDUCATION CITY &
JOHN DEERE
DELIVER QUALITY EXPERIENCE
The 2020 Commercial Bank Qatar
Masters in March moved across
the Qatari capital for the first time
in its 23-year history to Education
City Golf Club. As a partner and
equipment supplier, John Deere
brought key customers to this
prestigious event in order to review
course maintenance solutions and
performance under unique climatic
and championship conditions.
Designed by two-time Masters
Champion José María Olazábal, the
venue comprises 33 holes split into
three courses of 18, nine and six
holes. The golf club also sits in the
noticeable shadow of Education City
Stadium, one of the host venues for
the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Education
City also includes a state-of-the-art
learning and practice facility housed
in the venue’s Centre of Excellence
and is at the heart of Qatar’s vision
to grow the game in the Middle
Eastern country.
John Deere was initially chosen
as the club’s preferred equipment
supplier when it opened in 2018
and became the Official Golf Course
and Turf Maintenance Machinery
partner. The John Deere brand has
a long association with professional
golf and is an official PGA Tour and
Ladies European Tour supplier.
The Education City course is fully
equipped with a comprehensive
range of John Deere machinery,
including the latest E-Cut hybrid
electric greens and fairway mower
technology. The local John Deere
dealer, Progressive Trading,
has supported the golf course
throughout the partnership with
machine selection and set-up, to
ensure that the entire fleet delivers
a first-class, quality finish to the
playing surfaces.
During the 2020 Commercial Bank
Qatar Masters, John Deere and
Progressive Trading were able to
invite key customers from diverse
countries to visit the venue and
meet the greenkeeping team to
exchange information about local
challenges.
“Such an event is a great opportunity
for customers to experience
turf management from a new
perspective, in a different part of
the world with different challenges
such as high temperatures,” said
Carlos Aragones, John Deere’s
Manager Sales & Marketing, Golf &
Turf Europe, North Africa, Near &
Middle East and CIS.
“All this was represented at
Education City Golf Club’s stateof-the-art
venue. My sincere
congratulations go to the event
management and greenkeeping
team for the outstanding quality of
presentation and the tournament’s
success.”
Education City General Manager
Michael Braidwood added: “Our
guests were particularly impressed
by the facilities and extremely high
standards of course maintenance.
They also appreciated how
Education City Golf Club organised
and delivered a very successful
championship tournament, while
supporting the continued growth of
the game of golf in the Middle East.”
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