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CHAMPIONSHIP TREBLE FOR DEALER SUPPORT
A John Deere 7500AE hybrid electric fairway mower working on the 10th hole ( Championship 13th ) at The Renaissance Club .
Scottish John Deere dealers Thomas Sherriff & Co and Double A will complete a unique treble this summer as they provide vital tournament support for the abrdn Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club in July , the Trust Golf Women ’ s Scottish Open at Dumbarnie Links and the AIG Women ’ s Open at Carnoustie Golf Links , both in August .
This is The Renaissance Club ’ s third consecutive Scottish Open , with the course running an extensive John Deere equipment fleet including the new satellite guided GPS PrecisionSprayer and 2550E PrecisionCut hybrid electric greens mowers .
Sherriff Haddington turf sales manager Dougie Archibald arranged for the supply of additional 8000AE PrecisionCut hybrid electric fairway mowers , Gator utility vehicles and other support equipment to deputy head superintendent Jamie Aitken , who headed up the course maintenance team for the abrdn Scottish Open .
The dealership ’ s senior technician John Blair also spent two days before the tournament setting up the mower fleet to ensure all the machines achieved a consistently high quality finish .
Head superintendent Paul Seago says : “ We are indebted to John Deere , local dealer Thomas Sherriff & Co and their respective staff for once again providing the tournament support fleet for the 2021 abrdn Scottish Open , without which we could not produce our course to the exacting standards required for hosting such a prestigious event .
“ As an end user , particularly during these globally challenging times , it is reassuring to know that customer support remains a high priority at John Deere . As The Renaissance Club motto says , ‘ Rare Indeed ’.”
Dumbarnie Links is a new venue for the Women ’ s Scottish Open , and this will be the first major golf tournament hosted by Scotland ’ s newest golf course , which only opened for play officially at the end of May last year . The course also operates a number of E-Cut hybrid electric mowers as part of its equally extensive John Deere fleet , supplied by Double A from its main Cupar outlet in Fife .
The dealership was involved with the Dumbarnie Links project from the very beginning , and since the initial supply of John Deere equipment on loan Double A group
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