As the superintendent of Sentosa Golf Club, long-time Jacobsen user and friend Gregg Swanson, CGCS, decided that he needed new equipment to get his course ready for the caliber of championship play necessary for such a prestigious event. Swanson ordered six new Eclipse 122F walking greens mowers to compliment his current fleet, comprised in part of additional Jacobsen machines.

The units were delivered in October, three weeks prior to the start of the event, under the watchful eye of Glenn Wright, a technical training manager with Jacobsen Asia Pacific. Wright spent long hours at the course from the day the mowers arrived until the final round of the tournament to make sure they were cutting at their absolute best.

"I got to the golf course at 6 a.m. each morning," Wright said. "Long days indeed but I was determined to make sure that the Eclipse units worked well, and the course was in amazing shape for the entire tournament."

Cutting at 2.8 mm for two weeks, the Eclipse 122Fs got the greens ready for international media coverage and some of the best players from Asia, Europe, Africa and North America.

The height-of-cut was dropped down to 2.5 mm and the frequency-of-clip was necessarily adjusted as well during the week prior to the start of the tournament, as Swanson had Sentosa's greens reading over 11 feet on the Stimpmeter with Wright's help despite 14 inches of rain in the 10 days leading up to the start of the tournament.

Thanks in part to the incredible performance of the Eclipse 122Fs at Sentosa Golf Club and the persistent support of Glenn Wright, the Barclays Singapore Open was played under pristine course conditions and featured some of the most exciting professional golf played anywhere in the world this year.

For more information on Jacobsen and the company's expansive international dealer network, visit www.jacobsen.com or call 1-888-922-TURF.

About Jacobsen
Jacobsen manufactures a full range of turf maintenance equipment and utility vehicles to meet the needs of today’s customers who manage and maintain golf courses, sports fields and municipal grounds. Jacobsen ensures every product performs to the standards of these top-level professionals by asking for and listening to their feedback throughout the product lifecycle, providing dedicated support and service training and conducting thorough testing for quality and reliability. The company markets Jacobsen brand products in the U.S. and internationally through an extensive independent distribution network and the Ransomes brand through independent distribution in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North America, Oceania and South America. Jacobsen, headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is a Textron company. Additional information about the company, its products and commitment to customer support is available at www.Jacobsen.com.

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Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) is a $12.6 billion multi-industry company operating in 28 countries with approximately 42,000 employees. The company leverages its global network of aircraft, defense and intelligence, industrial and finance businesses to provide customers with innovative solutions and services. Textron is known around the world for its powerful brands such as Bell Helicopter, Cessna Aircraft Company, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO, Greenlee, Textron Systems and Textron Financial Corporation. More information is available at www.textron.com.