First appearing on our golf courses more than a decade ago, the sight of a grass mower quietly and independently going about its business was initially a real eye-opener. Nowadays, you see them regularly and barely blink an eye. As the number of mowers increases and their capabilities improve, so the impact on the way courses are presented is being seen. But what is really going on behind the scenes and is their increased presence good or bad for the game?
To help find some of the answers, we spoke to Andrew Lees at Husqvarna, a major manufacturer of professional robotic mowers. Somewhere in the region of 150 golf clubs in the UK and Ireland are currently using the company’s mowers as part of their course maintenance operations. Here, he talks through why the sight of robot mowers is increasingly common and how they help greenkeepers improve the conditions golfers are enjoying.
