Rotherham Golf Club Invests in a New Fleet of John Deere Machinery with Ripon Ground Care

Founded in 1903, Rotherham Golf Club is a friendly members’ club offering a welcoming environment for both golfers and visitors. Set amongst tranquil surroundings, the club combines a varied golf course with a beautiful Neo-Gothic clubhouse.

Behind the scenes, maintaining the course to a high standard requires dependable machinery — and, after joining the club seven months ago, Course Manager Ashley Rycroft was tasked with reviewing the club’s machinery fleet and identifying opportunities for upgrades.

A new fleet for the golf course

As part of the machinery upgrade, Ash began speaking with local sales representative Scott at Ripon Ground Care about the club’s requirements and the options available.

The result was a new fleet of John Deere machinery, purchased through Ripon Ground Care, including:

• 2 x John Deere HPX815E Gators
• 1 x John Deere Pro Gator
• 1 x John Deere 7700A Fairway Mower

Having not previously used John Deere machinery at the club, the decision was not simply based on the equipment itself. For Ash, the aftercare and customer support offered by Ripon Ground Care played a major role in choosing the brand and dealership.

“Aftercare is second to none, and whenever you need them, they’re there.”

Support from start to finish

For Ash, working with Ripon Ground Care the upgrade was a straightforward process.

From the initial conversations, the Ripon Ground Care team was on hand to answer questions, discuss the club’s requirements and help Ash make the right decisions for the course. The team also supported the club with trade-ins, helping to make the transition to the new fleet as seamless as possible.

“From the get-go, Ripon Ground Care have been there to support us,” says Ash. “They’ve answered any questions we’ve had and were more than happy to help with the trade-ins. It’s made the whole process easy and seamless.”

Reliable machinery for everyday tasks

The new John Deere Gators have quickly become an important part of day-to-day operations at Rotherham Golf Club.

For Ash, their versatility is a key advantage. The utility vehicles can be used across the course for a wide range of jobs, from transporting equipment and getting around the course to loading and unloading.

The Gators are now helping the team tackle the everyday demands of maintaining the golf course, providing a practical and dependable addition to the club’s machinery fleet.

A partnership built on service

For Rotherham Golf Club, investing in new machinery was about more than simply upgrading equipment. With a new fleet comes the importance of having a dealership that can provide ongoing support when it is needed.

With the John Deere fleet now in place, Rotherham Golf Club has reliable machinery to support its course maintenance team — backed by the local knowledge, expertise and aftercare of Ripon Ground Care.

As Ash puts it:

“Aftercare is second to none, and whenever you need them, they’re there.”