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Gavin Kelly International Manager EMEA

• World’s largest hydraulic erosion control product

supplier

• #1 specified rootzone amendment by golf course

architects and sports field consultants worldwide.

• Corporate office in Chicago, with 5 manufacturing

plants, located in NC, MS, TN, CA & OH

• 250+ employees
• Profile Team made up of Engineers, Agronomists

and Industry Experts

• Lead industry testing and standardization efforts
• Industry partner to ASGCA, EIGCA, GCBAA &

BAGCC, STMA.

Profile Products LLC

Hydraulic Mulch Fibers

Hydraulic Mulch Fibers

• Forms an intimate bond with the soil surface
• Cure time < 1 hour
• >99% erosion control effective
• 1700% water holding capacity
• 800% germination improvement versus bare ground
• Forms a protective blanket that protects the seed from erosion,

temperature fluctuations in the soil and desiccation.

Hydraulic Mulch Fibers

• Thermally refined wood fibers made from re-cycled

wood chips.

• 100% biodegradable and non-toxic to aquatic life

Hydraulic Mulch Fibers

Bernardus Golf Club

October 2016

Profile Porous Ceramic

• Profile owns a clay mine in Tennessee.
• When kiln fired at high temperatures, the clay turns

into a true porous ceramic

PEAT ADDED TO SAND

Peat provides nutrient and moisture retention, but you sacrifice air pore space and slow down drainage. Peat Changes over time – it is an organic.

Peat – Agronomics?

PROFILE ADDED TO SAND

PROFILE Porous Ceramic displaces sand and increases pore space while providing nutrient and moisture retention. PROFILE increases drainage and air porosity without changing over time.

• Illite clay (clay has CEC to hold nutrients)
• Opal CT (provides air and water pore space)
• Quartz (provides durable, stable, long lasting particle)
• High structural strength.
• Internal air and water pore space.
• Negative charged particle providing nutrient exchange sites (CEC).
• Processed, stabilized, and sized to conform to desired

specifications.

• Bulk Density 593kg/ cub. Meter
• Porosity: 74-76%
• CEC: 33 meq/100g
• pH: 4.5-5.0

(water demo)

Profile Porous Ceramic

Video demonstration of how Profile Porous Ceramic holds its weight in water but releases when saturated

Sand is 2.7 times heavier than Profile per given volume

15% Profile 100% Sand 15% Peat 1 Year 11 Months Old A1 & A4 Bentgrass Seeded Greens

Sand/Porous Ceramic Root Zone Mixes Physical Analysis

Pore Space %

Root Zone Mix

Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity Inches/Hour Non- Capillary O2 Capillary H2O Total Bulk Density Gms/cm3 Moisture Retention At Field Capacity % By Wgt.

Kelly Plantation 100% Sand

19.5 27.1 14.6 41.7 1.54 9.5

85/15 Sand/PC

23.4 29.6 17.0 46.6 1.4 12.1

Regatta Bay 100% Sand

19.5 25.6 16.8 42.4 1.53 11.0

85/15 Sand/PC

25.1 28.2 19.0 47.2 1.39 13.7

Porous Ceramic: Increases Drainage, Non-Capillary & Capillary Pore Space

Sand/Peat Over 2 Years

Physical Analysis

Root Zone Mix

Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity Inches/Hour

Pore Space %

Moisture Retention At Field Capacity % By Weight Non Capillary O2 Capillary H2O Total Porosity

Conventional Mix-Sand/Peat

Sand/Peat Original Mix

22.7 22.0 21.1 43.1 10.0

Sand/Peat 2 Years Old

7.7 16.7 23.3 40.0 14.8

Sand/PPC

90/10 PPC Original Mix

28.7 29.5 16.6 46.1 11.8

90/10 PPC 2 Years Old

16.3 27.4 21.4 48.8 16.0

Data provided by Tifton Physical Soil Testing Laboratories, Inc.

1/3 of Orig.

Still in accel.

range

Sand/Peat Over 2 Years

Physical Analysis

Root Zone Mix

Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity Inches/Hour

Pore Space %

Moisture Retention At Field Capacity % By Weight Non Capillary O2 Capillary H2O Total Porosity

Conventional Mix-Sand/Peat

Sand/Peat Original Mix

22.7 22.0 21.1 43.1 10.0

Sand/Peat 2 Years Old

7.7 16.7 23.3 40.0 14.8

Sand/PPC

90/10 PPC Original Mix

28.7 29.5 16.6 46.1 11.8

90/10 PPC 2 Years Old

16.3 27.4 21.4 48.8 16.0

Data provided by Tifton Physical Soil Testing Laboratories, Inc.

Air/Water Imbalance

Ample air and water

24% loss in Aeration porosity Only 7%loss in Aeration porosity

Sand/Peat Over 2 Years

Physical Analysis

Root Zone Mix

Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity Inches/Hour

Pore Space %

Moisture Retention At Field Capacity % By Weight Non Capillary O2 Capillary H2O Total Porosity

Conventional Mix-Sand/Peat

Sand/Peat Original Mix

22.7 22.0 21.1 43.1 10.0

Sand/Peat 2 Years Old

7.7 16.7 23.3 40.0 14.8

Sand/PPC

90/10 PPC Original Mix

28.7 29.5 16.6 46.1 11.8

90/10 PPC 2 Years Old

16.3 27.4 21.4 48.8 16.0

Data provided by Tifton Physical Soil Testing Laboratories, Inc.

Decreased total pore space Increased total Pore space

Sand/Peat Over 5 Years

Physical Analysis

Root Zone Mix

Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity Inches/Hour

Pore Space %

Moisture Retention At Field Capacity % By Weight Non Capillary O2 Capillary H2O Total Porosity

Conventional Mix-Sand/Peat

85/15 Sand/Peat Original Mix

28.7 29.5 16.6 46.1 14.2

Sand/Peat 5 Years Old

0.3 8.1 36.1 44.2 27.2

Sand/PPC

85/15 PPC Original Mix

28.8 32.1 14.9 47.0 12.4

PPC 5 Years Old

11.2 26.5 25.2 51.7 27.1

Data provided by Tifton Physical Soil Testing Laboratories, Inc.

Text Book Ideal Balances Serious Anaerobic Conditions

Parameter Species Richness Diversity Modified Non Modifed Aerobic 2.7 2.5 Anaerobic 1.3 1.8 Yeasts & Molds 1.5 0.0 Actinomycetes 0.9 0.5 Pseudomonades 2.2 1.4 Nitrogen Fixing 1.6 0.6 SRDT 9.4 6.8

Richness Diversity Counts

By improving the physical and chemistry of the rootzone, you create the environment for the Biology to improve too. Nearly 40% more beneficial microbes in the PPC rootzone

Bernardus GC rootzone

2014 – met Niall Richardson at GIS, Orlando 2015 - Profile provides some PPC to The Dutch GC 2016 – Niall reveals the result of the trials……

Bernardus rootzone

2016 – contd. Visit to Heicom quarry. Trial at The Dutch with Heicom 420 sand + PPC (90:10) over Cromvoirt native / white sand. White, elastic roots… ‘Ripping’ sound as we pulled the cup cutter from the test green. 2017 Green light for Bernardus Golf Cub rootzone!

– Permanent improvement to the rootzone – Increase Oxygen levels at the rootzone – Lengthen root depth – Delay the onset of drought stress – Reduce the need for hand watering – Reduce nutrient leaching – Increase potassium retention – Remove unwanted salts – Reduced requirement for fertilizer and pesticides

Summary of Porous Ceramic benefits:

Existing Greens Renovate or remodel? A practical approach

The ASGCA (American Society of Golf Course Architects) recently published guidelines to assist golf course owners and manager in the decision- making process regarding renovations. In these guidelines they identified that the life span of a normal golf green to be 15 to 30 years.

Greens renovations

Renovation:

To restore to a former or better state – The repairing, re-building, and general improvement of the golf green from a technical standpoint

Remodeling:

To alter the structure of - Altering the design to update the golf green for the modern game and/or the modern trends in design.

Definition of Renovation and Remodeling

• 1. The accumulation of layers on the surface or in the profile of

the original construction.

• 2. The desire to convert to new grasses and improve playing

conditions.

• 3. Response to changes in the game from an architectural

standpoint (like the interaction between green speed and hole locations).

• 4. To reduce maintenance cost.
• 5. You have fundamental weaknesses in construction
• 6. Pride in membership, which generates the desire to have

the best possible golf greens.

POSSIBLE REASONS FOR THE RENOVATION OF YOUR GOLF GREENS

Excessive Thatch

Improper Topdressing

Black Layer

More Black Layer!

Compaction Layers

Sod Layer

Soil Layering

Investigation - Undisturbed Soil Testing

Conducting an undisturbed soil test will determine the overall viability of the root zone mix at various depths, dictating which layers of the green are functioning properly and which are not.

Three Main Programs For Remodeling Golf Greens

• 1. Modify through concentrated maintenance
• 2. Strip renovation
• 3. Full Core Remodeling

Concentrated Maintenance

• 1. Cost

Low

• 2. Resources

Moderate

• 3. Materials

Low

• 4. Disruption of Play

Low to Moderate

• 5. Outside Contractor

None

Strip Renovation

• 1. Cost

Moderate

• 2. Resources

High

• 3. Materials

Moderate

• 4. Disruption of Play

Manageable

• 5. Outside Contractor

Beneficial not necessary

Full Core Remodeling

• 1. Cost

High

• 2. Resource Use

High

• 3. Materials

High

• 4. Disruption of Play

High

• 5. Outside Contractor

Yes

Important note*

• In order to renovate with either high

maintenance or a strip renovation, the golf course must insure that the draining system is functioning properly.

Belgium Team Green, Lyon, France

• Mr. Dolf Keller

Export Manager Europe d.keller@teamgreen.fr Tel : +33 (0)6.34.59.51.36 Netherlands “In negotiation”.

Porous Ceramic Distribution:

Thank you! Any questions?

Adare Manor GC, Ireland 2026 Ryder Cup Candidate. Porous Ceramic greens

DISTRIBUTION Belgium – Team Green – Dolf Keller Netherlands – ‘In negotiation’