Jacobsen, with the assistance of local dealer, Fairways GM, provided tournament support to Castle Stuart Golf Links as it hosted the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open (7-10 July) for the fourth time in six years.
A Jacobsen Eclipse 2 mower on the 1st green, with a spectacular view across the Moray Firth
The event is part of the PGA European Tour and attracted more than 40,000 spectators during the competition and reached a mass global television audience.
Jacobsen provided three SLF super-lightweight fairway mowers, four Eclipse 2 walking greens mowers and three utility vehicles, in addition to the course’s current range of Jacobsen products. The tournament support equipment was delivered a week ahead of the competition to help with final preparations and representatives from Fairways GM and Ransomes Jacobsen’s European manufacturing plant in Ipswich were on hand to provide technical assistance and additional maintenance support.
Jacobsen fairway mowers on the 3rd holeForty volunteers from all corners of the globe, including, Australia, Croatia, Ireland, Germany, Denmark, New Zealand and the United States, joined the Castle Stuart greenkeeping team and helped prepare and maintain the course for the duration of the competition.
Chris Haspell helped to construct the links course, which opened in 2009, and has been the Course Manager ever since. Commenting after this prestigious competition, he said,
“The entire team was ready for another Scottish Open at Castle Stuart, and I was particularly delighted that we had so many volunteers from different countries coming over to help us during the competition. This was a fantastic experience for them, as well as my team at Castle Stuart, that was managing the various groups of volunteers as they went about their respective tasks.
The Jacobsen SLF 1880 fairway mower following the contours of the surround at the 2nd holeCommenting on the tournament support from Jacobsen and Fairways GM, he added, “Jacobsen is part of the fabric of Castle Stuart; it has become part of the business. Whilst there was pressure on us to make sure the course was well prepared for the event, we knew that the machinery would do its job, so it was just up to us to do ours.
“Jacobsen understand our needs, and every piece of equipment that we operate has been finely tuned to suit the design of the course. For example, the course features many swales and undulations, and the SLF fairway mowers maintain these areas with ease, hugging the contours to produce an exceptional finish."
