At the end of September, the top golfers from Europe and the United States will commence play at the Le Golf National in Paris to compete for the Ryder Cup 2018. On the world's strongest grass.
The world's greatest golfing event, with teams of the best golfers, will be played on exceptional grass: a mixture of perennial ryegrass with unique horizontal stolons. This guarantees a perfect and fair playing surface for optimal ball control during the swing and bounce and roll.
Ambitious greenkeeper convinced
Alejandro Reyes, head greenkeeper at Le Golf National, discovered Barenbrug's regenerating grass (RPR) a few years ago during a visit to golf course The Dutch in the Netherlands. The unique, fine-leaved structure of the turf he saw was exactly what he wanted on his forgreens, tees, fairways and semi-roughs. After an initial trial that involved overseeding RPR on one fairway, he had all the holes at the Le Golf National overseeded with the same mixture.
“The speed of recovery of RPR is quite amazing”, says Alejandro. “We repair the divots just by sanding to level the surface. And after ten days there's nothing more to be seen. It recovers and regenerates completely."
Watch Alejandro's full story at Le Golf National on video ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pne3a2IptWo&t=2s ).
Global expertise for our local customer
“Grass for optimal golf performances under a wide range of conditions in different climate zones! That is one of the goals of our global R&D programme” says Bastiaan Barenbrug, Chairman of the Board.
Ryder Cup 2018
This prestigious team contest is taking place from 28 to 30 September 2018. Every day 62,000 spectators will watch how the top twelve European players battle it out against a team of the top twelve players from the United States. During the Ryder Cup, Barenbrug will be sponsoring the team of greenkeepers at Le Golf National.
Barenbrug, Great in Grass
For 115 years, Royal Barenbrug Group has been breaking new ground in the field of seed breeding, production, marketing and sales of grass seed. Our grass seed mixtures can be found in renowned golf courses all over the world, but also in sports venues including the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship stadiums. From subsidiaries in 18 countries on six continents, our team of more than 700 employees dedicate their efforts every day to upholding our reputation.
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For more information, please contact Olaf Bos, product manager Barenbrug Holland, M. + 31 +31622491439, E. obos@barenbrug.nl or visit our website https://www.barenbrug.biz/rpr .