Staff at North Staffs Irrigation will have more than a sporting interest in this summer’s coverage of the Open Golf Championship.
The irrigation and drainage specialists have been carrying out alterations to the irrigation system at Royal Liverpool Golf Club for more than five years in preparation for the event.
In a project requested by the R&A, they’ve installed a new standalone system on the practice ground which has been designed to allow single head control, as the area will house a tented village during the Championship. Its Logic 2100 controller can shut off any one of the 360˚ Hunter G90 sprinklers if an obstruction is in its path while continuing to irrigate the remainder of the area.
They’ve also provided irrigation to the grassed areas alongside a new pathway linking the clubhouse and the first tee using Hunter ProSprays.
Just prior to the main event at Hoylake, many of the World’s finest young golfers will take part in the Junior Open Championship at nearby Heswall Golf Club. Whilst the biennial tournament will take place on the original 18-holes at the parkland course, it’s currently being remodelled to include five additional holes designed by Tom Mackenzie, which are being built by constructor John Greasley on newly acquired land. Under the guidance of irrigation consultants 2ic, North Staffs will then install an independent system, providing irrigation to the greens, tees and approaches on the five new holes and one hole of the existing course.
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