Toro irrigation and machinery for the complete care of the courses
In the highlands of Scotland Royal Dornoch Golf Club is celebrating the handover of a £1.5 million Toro irrigation system for the Struie Course and the arrival of a fleet of all-electric ride-on Toro Greensmaster mowers and Workman utility vehicles.
From left: Reesink’s Jon Cole, Toro’s John Mooney and Simon Squires, Royal Dornoch’s Eoin Riddle, Neil Hampton (seated) and Scott Aitchison, Reesink’s Rob Jackson and Mike Turnbull.
Replacing the irrigation on the Struie Course with a future-proof solution had been in discussion for many years. The club had acquired 50 acres of land with plans to build additional holes, including a new par-3, and needed an irrigation infrastructure capable of supporting an expanded layout.
For this purpose, the club specified Lynx Smart Control System, Infinity 35 Multi Trajectory sprinklers, Infinity 55 Dual and Multi Trajectory sprinklers and 590G sprinklers with Precision Rotating Nozzles for the 18-hole course.
The new system provides a robust and flexible backbone for current maintenance and new turf in future course development. It will be much better on the sustainability front: we won’t be using more water; the system will allow us to target where water is needed and control application from mobile phones and laptops.
With the system operational since the beginning of 2025, Course Manager Eoin Riddell can confirm: “It’s saving our greenkeepers a huge amount of time and effort; it makes watering so efficient. The benefits are significant all round – it’s good ecologically, financially and from an agronomy perspective, too.”
Course Manager, Eoin Riddell, says having the irrigation system up and running on the Struie Course has made a huge difference to the productivity of the team and the presentation of the course.
Robert Jackson, Division Manager at Reesink Hydro-Scapes, says, “So many people came together to ensure the smooth installation for Royal Dornoch: Adrian Mortram Associates, the installation team from Ocmis, Simon Squires from Toro and us as distributor.”
It’s credit to all involved that the project was completed on time and on budget.
Meanwhile, the continuing choice of Toro machinery is down to its reliability, consistency and quality, says Neil: “Toro performs all day, every day for us. It takes a lot of stress away knowing you do not have to worry about that aspect of the business.”
The most recent machinery delivery includes four of the Toro Greensmaster eTriFlex 3370 mowers and eight Workman GTX Lithium-ion utility vehicles. Eoin says, “The electric Greensmaster eTriFlex proves year after year to be able to do the job we require with the benefit of being the sustainable option. Same with the utility vehicles. These machines are now a staple in our fleet.
“The back up from Reesink is also a big factor in our continuing loyalty, as is the interest that Toro shows in how we use the equipment,” concludes Eoin.
Course Manager, Eoin Riddell, says being a Toro Total Solutions club brings benefits all round.