Golfdom, February 2017

BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR 2017 HERB GRAFFIS AWARD Continued from page 23 Consulting Inc has been consulting with Shadow Creek for 15 years He says the system that was in place for irrigating the trees a traditional above ground rotor system was not ideal Trees were getting a lot of overspray and being watered on a It took a crew of three about two years to install all the drip irrigation at Shadow Creek but for every 1 invested it has paid back 3 in water savings schedule that was good for whatever was under the tree Vinchesi says instead of what was good for the tree Cloninger Vinchesi and the arborist put their heads together and came up with a plan install drip irrigation on all 7000 trees do the entire project in house and save the trees while saving a bunch of water and money along the way In April of 2016 after chipping away at the project for two years they installed the final drip irrigation line And while the course invested significant money in the project it paid for itself and then some For every 1 invested in the project the course saved more than 3 in water costs Plus fewer trees are dying fewer than 150 trees lost in 2016 with the number continuing to trending down MGM International has gone green everything we do now they have us saving water reducing our garbage using less paper says Montgomery We know the water costs in this town are only going up So what can we do Tim and his team came up with this plan and did every tree themselves When you work with someone like this and you get these results It makes my job so much easier Continued on page 26 CHECK OUT THE WIDESPIN 1550 24 Golfdom February 2017 Golfdom com PHOTOS BY SETH JONES JACOB KEPLER INSET FIND OUT WHY THIS IS THE 1 BRAND IN TOPDRESSING With the new WideSpin 1550 youre in complete control of your topdressing program NEW PATENT PENDING CONTROLLER calculates your rates and saves your preferred applications NEW HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND SPINNER DESIGN gives you the greatest range and most even and consistent spread in the industry 20 greater hopper capacity and 33 larger hopper opening for easier loading faster refill and less spillage Whether you use a tow behind or truck mount see why the WideSpin 1550 is the new standard in topdressing SEE IT IN ACTION Call 1 800 679 8201 or visit WWW TURFCO COM