UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash., April 19, 2012 – It takes a lot of equipment and fuel to mow and maintain a 250-acre golf course like Chambers Bay. But on Earth Day (April 22), not an ounce of gas will be used to maintain the course.
Chambers Bay Superintendent David Wienecke has arranged for Jacobsen, an equipment manufacturer, and RMT Equipment, a golf supply company, to provide electric mowers, greens rollers, bunker rakes and utility vehicles for the day.
Wienecke has invited golf course superintendents from throughout the region to test the equipment on the course, which is preparing to host the 2015 U.S. Open.
“It’s been a dream of mine to build awareness in the golf community that we can be stewards of the environment while providing conditions worthy of a U.S. Open,” Wienecke said. “Chambers Bay already uses much less water and fertilizer than most golf courses, and we’re proud of our success as a reclaimed gravel mine. Jacobsen and RMT will show that the technology exists for the industry to take conservation efforts to the next level.”
More information about the partners is available at www.chambersbaygolf.com, www.jacobsen.com and www.rmtequipment.com.
About Chambers Bay
Chambers Bay, site of the 2015 U.S. Open, features breathtaking panoramic views of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains. The layout, designed by Robert Trent Jones II, encourages inventive shot-making which epitomizes links-style golf. The golf course, managed by Northbrook, Ill.-based KemperSports, was recently named no. 2 on LINKS’ Most Eco-Friendly golf courses in America list. Chambers Bay was also recently certified as a Silver Signature Sanctuary in the state of Washington and in the Pacific Northwest.
Contact:
Jamie Fay, Chambers Bay
(253) 552-4864
jfay@kempersports.com
Brandon Bonham, RMT Equipment
(801) 633-2590
Brandon@RMTequipment.com
