Series B Investment Proposal

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SOLUTIONS CENTER SUPPORT FOR RENOVATION
JUSTIFICATION
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Industry Issue

• Factors considered when deciding to rebuild
  greens

• What is the performance of the original
  construction method (push-up, USGA, etc.) and how
  is performance measured?

• Are the current playing conditions acceptable to
  membership or to the players. Could the
  conditions be improved and at what cost?

• Has an excess of Organic matter been allowed to
  build up which will increase moisture retention
  and reduce downward air movement with in the soil?

• What were the topdressing and cultivation
  practices performed over the life of the greens.
  Were any layers of differing soil texture
  introduced that would impede downward movement of
  moisture (drainage) air into the rootzone?

The Ultimate Greens Committee Dilemma How to
quantify the factors that justify reconstruction?
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Customer ProblemCase Study Scioto Country Club

• Scioto CC The greens were re-built in 1961 were
  becoming more difficult to manage at acceptable
  playing conditions for membership
• Subsurface conditions A combination of native
  clay, rock, and silty loam which prohibited
  proper drainage on greens which had been designed
  for championship play and were the common
  practice of the day.
• Situation Years of hot, humid, and rainy summers
  combined with harsh Ohio winters had made poor
  drainage even more difficult to manage and attain
  green firmness acceptable for membership.
• Membership Has strong appreciation for their
  1916 Donald Ross design which has hosted US
  Opens, PGA Championships, US Amateurs, and Ryder
  Cups
• Understandably, they were hesitant to approve
  major renovations!

No one wants to be the guy to put a moustache on
the Mona Lisa!
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RZ-Wireless SolutionCase Study Scioto Country
Club
Key Question Add drainage, sand trenching, or
consider completely rebuilding the greens on this
historic facility?

• Customer and AST distributor worked to create a
  sensor-based monitoring solution
• Customer installed sensors to compare different
  methods for modifying existing greens
• Sensors installed
• At 2 inches on the native greens
• At 2 inches in the sand mix on greens trenched
  for drainage

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Customer Results Case Study Scioto Country Club
10-Heavy Clay-based Push Up Greens Consistently
high moisture levels between 30-40
16-USGA Sand Mix with XGD drainage system
Consistent moisture ranges between 10-20
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Customer Results Case Study Scioto Country Club

• Comparative data collected on old push up
  greens vs. sand channels gave customer the
  information in black white that tech savvy
  business guys understand.
• Bob Becker, Scioto CC Golf Course
  Superintendent
• Data used in presentation as an example of how to
  justify greens reconstruction to committee and
  how high moisture effect green firmness.
• Moisture graphs from 16 (previous slide) from
  native soil and sand trenches actually used in
  presentation

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Additional Insights From RZ-Wireless Soil Sensors

• NCR Country Club (OH)
• In purchase of RZ-Wireless sensors, NCR CC
  specifically cited a desire to collect data to
  justify the rebuilding of 1954 vintage push up
  greens
• Bear Lakes Golf Club (FL)
• Bear Lakes GC used sensors to help prevent over
  irrigation fertilization, minimizing organic
  build up
• Magnificent for new construction