Hampton Court chooses Toro GDC irrigation system

publication date: Jun 19, 2008

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author/source: David Harris

Hampton Court Palace Golf Club has become the latest club to invest in the new Toro Golf Decoder Controller (GDC) irrigation system.

General Manager Guy Riggot turned to irrigation specialist, Irritech, to manage the project and source the ideal system. The company’s Roger Davey explains: “I selected a Toro greens, tees and approaches system because the company has an extensive range of sprinklers and its new GDC controller is the most flexible and simple ever to be developed. It’s a low-cost decoder system, which uses a single two-core wire path. This makes design and configuration very flexible, significantly reduces installation and cable costs, and ensures efficient use of water.”

Toro 834 and 835 sprinklers were used on the greens, tees and approaches and 2001s and 720s on tees. The PC-based SitePro controller operating the entire system enables the course manager to programme a precise watering plan and view the course layout on screen from the comfort of his office. He can also use a hand-held remote control to start the irrigation system when he is out on the course.