Work to install 1500 new sprinklers across the historic Old Course in St Andrews has been unveiled as part of a £10.5m irrigation project.
St Andrews Links Trust will break ground this winter as it optimises water usage by more than doubling the current 800 sprinklers on the course.
The change will offer a more targeted approach to course management at the Home of Golf allowing for more efficient use of water and will also feature ‘hidden’ pop-up sprinklers to provide better irrigation for the vast greens without compromising the playing surfaces.
Hundreds of sprinklers will be added across the remaining courses in a staged process over the next five years, and the trust’s increased collection of rainwater and use of bore holes means that the water is derived entirely from sustainable sources.
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