Golf Monthly

Scott Fenwick

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Director of agronomy, Gleneagles

What have been the greatest improvemen­ts to your working practices?

When I started here 40 years ago, we did things manually. Now we use a range of automated tools, which has drasticall­y improved efficiency and effectiven­ess. The introducti­on of GPS technology has been a game changer, enabling us to maintain the grass with a level of precision that was inconceiva­ble a decade ago.

What challenges have you faced?

Over the last 20 years, many chemicals have quite rightly been taken off the market to protect the environmen­t. While this makes disease control more challengin­g, it has actually advanced the profession, forcing us to be more strategic and to make the environmen­t as healthy as possible.

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