Dakota 410 Changes Maintenance at Minthis Golf Club, Cyprus
The introduction of the Dakota 410 Turf Tender has revolutionised the top-dressing practic-es at Minthis Golf Club, enabling the team to achieve both fine and heavy sand spreads with unprecedented accuracy and efficiency.
Located in a stunning valley with the Troodos Mountains providing a dramatic backdrop, Minthis Golf Club boasts an 18-hole championship course, a three-hole academy course and two expansive practice greens. The club’s location in western Cyprus presents unique challenges, including extreme temperature fluctuations, which range from blistering summer highs of 45°C to chilly winter lows of -1°C. These conditions necessitate precise turf man-agement to maintain optimal playing surfaces throughout the year.
Before acquiring the Dakota 410, Golf Course Superintendent Chris Furneaux and his team faced limitations with their previous top-dressing equipment, which lacked the ability to ad-just the thickness of sand applications. This lack of control made it difficult to balance the course’s environmental needs with the desired turf conditions. However, the Dakota 410’s customisable spread settings now allow them to tailor their applications to suit both the sea-son and the turf’s specific requirements.
Minthis Golf Club is proud to be the first GEO-certified course in Cyprus, a reflection of their commitment to sustainable management practices. This certification underscores the im-portance of resource efficiency, and the Dakota 410 plays a key role in helping Chris and his team optimise their use of top-dressing materials. The ability to apply sand with precision allows the team to conserve materials while still achieving excellent results, aligning perfect-ly with the club’s environmentally conscious approach.
“We’re working hard to reduce the thatch layer in the greens, and the Dakota 410 has been a game-changer for us,” Chris explained. “Its versatility allows us to apply sand exactly as needed, whether we’re doing a heavy top-dressing or a light dusting.”
The ability to perform up to ten light topdressings per year, in addition to two heavier appli-cations, has been transformative for Minthis Golf Club. This more frequent, controlled appli-cation has not only improved the firmness and playability of the greens but has also en-hanced overall course efficiency. With the Dakota 410, the team can now top-dress all 23 greens in just four hours, maximising both productivity and course quality.
“The 410 has streamlined our operations,” Chris continued. “It’s the most useful machine I’ve invested in this year, and it’s allowing us to keep our course in top condition because it’s easy to manoeuvre around the course, simple to use and very accurate.”
This new capability to fine-tune sand applications ensures that Minthis Golf Club continues to deliver an exceptional playing experience while remaining at the forefront of sustainable golf course management.
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