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The Montgomerie GC, Dubai, chooses a new Club Car �eet

Some of the new Club Car �eet, lined up on the Montgomerie

18th par 5 fairway to spell out

“THE MONTY”

The �rst of the UAE new breed of real estate driven golf course projects, The Montgomerie has used a Flowtronex Pumping Station, TORO irrigation, TORO turf machinery a nd Club Car �eet all supplied by HYDROTURF, since it opened in 2002.

Meeting with DJ Flanders (Director of Operations at Troon Golf MEAA) third from left and Chris Brown (GM) �rst right at the Els GC.

A HYDROTURF packaged pumpset being prepared in Dubai for delivery to a local landscape contractor.

HYDROTURF visits FLOWTRONEXPumps factory in Dallas, USA

YAS LINKS Golf Irrigation Seminar4 - 5 February, 2015

Left to Right : Shaju Lonappan (GM-Pumps) and Colin Baxter (Group MD) of Hydroturf.Steve Pope (Director, Sales & Service - Asia Flowtronex), Bradley Perrier (Director of Operations, AWS/ Dallas) and Simon Keggen (Controller of Xylem Flowtronex).

Over 40 landscape contractors, customers and consultants attended our 2-day TORO golf irrigation seminar. Managed by Ken Lovelady and his Hydroturf team, along with

Andreas Feichtinger and Marco Cappelli of the TORO Company.

Mike Clarke of Yas won the golf tournament.

Rick Olsen (Group VP of The TORO Company) addresses the delegates.

Ken Lovelady (GM-Golf Irrigation, Hydroturf).

Date : Jan 21 – Jan 24Venue : Doha Golf Club, Qatar

Branden Grace clinched his second title of the 2015 season, with a blistering late charge to claim his �rst win in the Middle East, at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters. The Doha course opened in 1996 and was designed by Peter Harradine.

LEFT : A shell-shocked Martin Kaymer is consoled by runner-up Rory Mcilroy.RIGHT : Even Gary Stal could barely believe that his 65 had won him the Falcon Trophy.

Martin Kaymer’s failure to convert a 10-shot lead with 14 holes to play in Abu Dhabi, opened the door to Gary Stal. This was Stal’s

maiden European title. The Abu Dhabi National Course designed by Peter Harradine opened in 1998.

Time to shake o� the winter rust with the

European Tour’s 2015 Desert Swing to

Abu Dhabi, Doha and Dubai.

Date : Jan 29 - Feb 01, Venue : Emirates GC, Dubai, UAE

Rory’s Classic delightRory clinched his second career win at the Omega Dubai

Desert Classic. He started with an immaculate opening

round 64 and eventually won by three strokes.

The Karl Litten designed Emirates Course was the

�rst grass course in the Middle East and opened in 1988.

Jan 15 - 18

Marc Dufour, President & CEO, CLUB CAR visits HYDROTURF, in June 2015to meet customers, employees and discuss future market strategies.

Meeting with DJ Flanders (Director of Operations at Troon Golf MEAA) third from left and Chris Brown (GM) �rst right at the Els GC.

Meeting with Chris May (CEO, Dubai Golf) third from right and Andrew Whitelaw (GM) �rst right at the Emirates GC

Bob Curtis (Director Hydroturf) �rst right, received a commemorative gift celebrating Liverpool versus AC Milan Champions League Final on behalf of Mishal Kanoo (Chairman, Hydroturf) who is a keen Liverpool FC Supporter.Meeting with Tim Wise (Senior VP Finance) fourth from left and Stuart Dudley (VP Procurement & Supply Chain)

second from right at the Atlantis, The Palm.

Marc Dufour (centre) with some of the Hydroturf Team

The Ian Baker-Finch designed Arabian Ranches GC opened in 2004 and uses a Flowtronex pump station, TORO turf machinery and a Club Car Fleet, all supplied by HYDROTURF.

New Club Car �eet arrives at the Ranches!From Left to right:Brian Goudie, Hydroturf UAE, GM Club Car & TORO Machinery,Elliott Gray, GM , Arabian Ranches GC, Francois Wolfaardt, Director of Golf Arabian Ranches GC andCharlie Simpson, Hydroturf UAE, Club Car Sales Manager.

Trojan battery seminar held on 3rd February, 2015

PO Box : 27643, Dubai, UAE, Tel : +9714 8861515 Fax : +9714 8862420, o�ce@hydrotur�nternational.com www.hydrotur�nternational.com

DISCLAIMER : Individuals and images in this Newsletter are not necessarily included to suggest a business or �nancial connection to HYDROTURF. The contents of the Newsletter are intended to celebrate the golf course, tourism and landscape business that HYDROTURF is part of.

TROJAN and HYDROTURF held a battery training day in Dubai in February 2015.

Organised by Mohammed Hashique (see right) of Hydroturf and Alain Perez of Trojan (see above).

This training continues previous sessions to help customers improve their knowledge of battery technologies.