CELEBRATING THE EFFORTS OF AUSTRALIA’S TURF MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS
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Horsham Golf Club was left in ruins following a devastating bushfire which ripped through the course on Saturday 7 February. With extreme temperatures volume 11.2 mar-apr and gale force winds from the north, the course erupted into flames around midday destroying course vegetation, the clubhouse and a machinery shed
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7 February 2009
the destructive bushfires which raged throughout Victoria in early February brought a nation to a standstill. as this edition of
australian turfgrass Management was going to print, the death
Australian turf industry rallies mes and livelihoods destroyed. a umber of australian turf industry around bushfire mbers were caught up in the lifevictims toll stood at 200 with over 7000
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ople displaced and thousands of
anging events of black saturday,
s it has now become known, and in this edition atM looks at how
ese individuals and organisations
have managed to get through this country’s worst natural disaster. to begin this edition’s extensive
Horsham’s ‘hell on earth’ a
s Tim Warren will attest, they breed golfers pretty tough up in Victoria’s
Warren knew it was going to be a scorcher that day – the official temperature would
talks with Horsham Golf club
Wimmera district. Even with the mercury tipping the mid-40s on 7 February and a
eventually reach an incredible 47.4oC (see page 18 for more on the record temperatures
ourse superintendent tim Warren
fierce northerly wind blasting the course, the Saturday comp at Horsham Golf Club was in
which hit Victoria in February - Ed) – and he knew he would need to come back later in the
coverage, editor brett robinson
who together with his dedicated
full swing and the field was good. Dropping his wife Kate off at the impressive
afternoon to do a bit of syringing. Leaving the course he convinced himself that all was good
rew and club is slowly beginning
eight-year-old clubhouse, the club’s pride and joy, Warren then did what he has done most
and was confident that the bentgrass greens would make it through until he came back a
the painstaking task of rebuilding
Saturdays in the four years he has been course superintendent of the western Victorian
few hours later. Leaving the course he headed home,
of australia’s renowned country
course. Heading down to the maintenance compound he set the irrigation system for
had a shower, bundled the kids into the car and went down to the local plaza to do some
courses. Photos: John Neylan
that night before going on a quick tour of the course to check everything was in order.
shopping. Coming out of a toy shop Warren’s three-year-old son James grabbed him by
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