The 2019 Queensland Golf Course Superintendents Association day was held at the stunning Jack Nicklaus designed Lakelands Golf Club on the Gold Coast.
The annual day saw many surrounding club greenskeeping staff get to have a friendly round of golf with an opportunity to win some excellent prizes for their Clubs.
Our Phantom Tines were in Action at the third Green creating very little disruption leaving a tiny footprint @ 7mm.
Many players refreshed with the Turf Tines coolers sporting a cold beer on there way around the course.
Phantom (Ninja) tining gained popularity in the USA during 2017/18 when the concept of removing (less than 1%) of organic matter without disrupting play provided an ideal solution.
Phantom coring has been discovered by many across the globe since Covid19 and golfs revival it offers a perfect solution to the Superintendents dilemma.
As player traffic increased, greens suffered heavier compaction along with a smaller window for renovations due to member number pressures.
Phantom tines make short work of aerating a green within about 15 minutes coupled with Toro’s Pro-Core 648 pedestrian walk behind aerator
Blow off the tiny 4mm cores, mow and roll and the green is back in play and breathing easy for another 4 to 6 weeks.