Canada - Turf Care/Vesey's Field Days July 2010

Le Memorial in Quebec Province, site of the third and last field day for Turf Care.

One of the Turf Care 18 Wheelers used to move the field day equipment.

And you thought that there was only one Amen Corner in golf. This is for holes 11, 12 and 13 and "Say your Prayers".

Louis-Phiilipe Boucher explaining the use of the True-Surface Trekker Vibe V greens roller and the True-Surface Greens Care Collection in French to the participants at second field day in Quebec province at the Club de golf - St. Jerome.

That is one old as hell mower that is still used daily at the Club de golf - St. Jerome!

Great turnout for the Turf Care field day at the eQuinelle Golf Club in rural Ottawa.

True-Surface TREKKER units and Triplex roller units ready for field day with Turf Care Products Canada.

Using True-Surface TREKKER vacu-groomer on large green.

Randy Smith of Vesey's outside Halifax.

Memorial to the 229 persons that died when Swiss Air flight 111 crashed into the sea off of Halifax September 2, 1998.

Entrance to Fox Harbr in Wallace, Nova Scotia.

More of the entrance to Fox Harbr.

Home of the owner of Fox Harbr.

Tee box at Fox Harbr along the Atlantic.

Vesey's Home Office on PEI, Prince Edwards Island.

Taiwan August 2010

Fresh Market close to neighborhood temple that sells everything you would need to eat, dress and comfort yourself with.

Lungshan Temple built in 1738 in Taipei.

Yummy! Frog Eggs with Crabmeat or in Tomato Cup.

Time for another demo on some of the tough bermuda greens in Taiwan.

The John Deere 220E-Cut greensmower with the True-Surface Vibe V roller attached and ready to true up a green.

A totally twisted tree on golf course. Do not know the species though, but there were a lot in the area.

Artistic work on roof of Buddhist Temple.

Korea May 2010

One of the great markets in Downtown Seoul, Korea.

Korean women carry food from one stall to the tables or to businesses on their heads with no hands and never spill a drop.

Every variety of dried fish and sea creature that you could think about is for sale here.

Great place to buy all varieties of fruits and vegetables.

How many different types and sizes of garlic can you purchase here?

The best ginseng in the world is rumored to be Korean Red Ginseng which is sold here in its raw form by size and grade.

The entrance to the Golden Tree "Seowon" Company Home Office and manufacturing facility.

The main entrance to the Golden Tree Home Office.

Something that you do not see in the US is tree trunks wrapped with small rope or twine. Helps keep insects from infesting the trees, but very time consuming.

Part of the manufacturing facilities where irrigation products are produced.

Some of the various different sized pipe products produced in the shipping yard.

Vietnam August 2010

Signing of Distribution Agreement with Tran Minh Tri, Director of Mekong Machinery Company.

Statue of Ho Chi Minh in front of City Hall.

Golf Course Maintenance Manager Nguyen Thi Kim Thoa along with Hong Tuyen and Thuy Duong from Mekong Machinery at Vietnam Golf Club.

Crew working on a pile of sod making sprigs to plug manually.

Photo of the VC tank crashing through the gate of the Presidential Palace in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) in the War Remnants Museum.

The actual tank used to crash the Presidential Palace gates down at the end of the Vietnam War.

Dinner with Mekong Machinerys' Hong Tuyen, Nhat Duong, Quang Minh and Thuy Duong.

Temple built on the grounds of Long Thanh Golf Club.

A large dragon shrub sculpture at Long Thanh Golf Club.

Thuy Duong of Mekong Machinery standing on tee box of very elevated par 3 at Long Thanh Golf Club.

Huge Plant sculptures at Long Thanh Golf Club, Ho Chi Minh City. Dragons, water vessels and tea pots.

Entrance to Vietnam Golf and Country Club.

Enjoying discussions on golf course conditions in Vietnam and general maintenance with Vo Hong Tuyen of Mekong Machinery, Le Truong Quang Truong/Palm-Song Be Golf Course Superintendent, and Director of Palm-Song Bobby Chua.

Entrance to Song Be Golf Course just outside of Ho Chi Minh City.

That is what I call efficient transportation usage! Very Green!

Taiwan II May 2010

Standing in front of a traditional Taiwanese home that was converted to a restaurant by the family.

Time to hunker down and take a break after a hard day of work on the golf course.

Motorized caddie cart with sun protected caddie driving.

Standing on the largest golf green in Taiwan

Removing more material from green complex. Note the material being thrown into the baskets!

Material removed from just one warm season green in Taiwan using the True-Surface Greens Care Collection vacu-cutter.