IDM Bunker Rake
A bunker rake built to make raking quick and clean, for players and maintenance crews alike.
- Made in Spain, high-quality materials
- Very light
- Available in green and yellow
End-to-end golf course management
The partner your course needs.
From construction to commercial operation, we work alongside you at every stage of your course's life: design, build, grow-in, maintenance and business operation.
75+Years of combined experience
31Courses and stadiums on our record
3Countries: Spain, Portugal and the USA
Approach
A golf course is a living ecosystem.
Conceived with vision, built with precision, maintained with knowledge.
What ultimately determines a golf course's success is the quality, consistency and appeal of its playing surfaces — and, just as much, its ability to work as a profitable business and a memorable experience.
IDM Golf brings together some of the most experienced and widely respected greenkeepers in Spain — professionals with international careers and a shared purpose: keeping every course in the best possible condition to be enjoyed, and turning that enjoyment into value for the club and its members.
Striking that balance takes both science and sensitivity: agronomic rigour, responsible use of resources and deep respect for the natural setting.
That is why we act as a strategic partner across the entire life cycle of the course. We help owners and developers create courses that not only play well, but perform well as a business: places that inspire golfers, respect their surroundings, keep members loyal and stand the test of time.
Services
One point of contact, from the first routing line to the last green fee.
You can bring us in for a single phase or for all of them. Each service hands over cleanly to the next, so nothing gets lost between teams.
Course life cycle
PHASE 01 · BEFORE BUILDING
Project review
We assess the construction or remodelling project before it is built, so that design and materials support efficient maintenance. Catching a problem on the plan costs far less than fixing it in the ground.
PHASE 02 · CONSTRUCTION
Project management
Technical direction from initial planning through on-site supervision, so every phase is delivered to the most demanding standards in design, agronomy and operational performance.
PHASE 03 · OPENING
Grow-in
We coordinate the handover from construction to day-to-day maintenance. Grow-in is the critical window: it decides whether the turf reaches its full playing potential and durability from day one.
PHASE 04 · IN PLAY
Maintenance
Two levels of involvement, depending on what your club needs: technical direction over your own crew, or full maintenance under our responsibility.
PHASE 05 · BUSINESS
Operations & commercial
Full club direction beyond the course itself: people, daily operations, member and visitor experience, and the commercial strategy behind green fees, memberships and sponsorship.
Phase 04 · Level 1
Maintenance direction
We build the maintenance strategy around your real conditions — climate, turf species, water resources and budget — and work with your crew to plan tasks and optimise inputs. The team stays yours; the strategy we build together.
Phase 04 · Level 2
Full-service maintenance
We take on the full technical, operational and administrative management of maintenance, from the annual plan to daily execution. You focus on running the club; we answer for playing conditions.
Cross-cutting services
Available at any point in the cycle, on their own.
Training
Tailored theory-and-practice programmes for maintenance crews, management and member-facing staff: modern greenkeeping, sustainable management and cross-team coordination.
Technical analysis
With the Fitosoil laboratory, data-driven agronomic diagnosis:
- Physico-chemical, microbiological and pesticide-residue analysis.
- Agronomic water quality, on greens and fairways.
- Soil and sand quality on greens, tees and bunkers.
- Leaf-tissue analysis to fine-tune fertilisation programmes.
Custom equipment
Design and manufacture in Spain of bunker rakes, hole rings and complete course signage, by an engineering team working alongside practising greenkeepers.
Track record
Where we have worked.
More than 75 years of combined experience across some of the finest golf courses and football stadiums in Spain, Portugal and the United States. Every line on this card is a surface we have built, opened or maintained.
N.º
Facility
Location
01
Club de Golf Valderrama
Sotogrande, Cádiz · ES
02
Club de Golf Guadalhorce
Málaga · ES
03
Santana Golf & Country Club
Mijas Costa, Málaga · ES
04
Mosa Golf Club
Baños y Mendigo, Murcia · ES
05
Arcos Gardens
Arcos de la Frontera, Cádiz · ES
06
La Quinta Golf & Country Club
Nueva Andalucía, Málaga · ES
07
Club de Golf La Siesta
Mijas Costa, Málaga · ES
08
Torrequebrada Golf
Benalmádena, Málaga · ES
09
La Cala Golf Resort
Mijas Costa, Málaga · ES
10
Hacienda del Álamo Golf Resort
Fuente Álamo, Murcia · ES
11
Golf Las Américas
Arona, Tenerife · ES
12
Desert Springs Golf Club
Cuevas del Almanzora, Almería · ES
13
La Resina Golf & Country Club
Estepona, Málaga · ES
14
El Castillo
Fuerteventura · ES
15
Cabopino Golf
Marbella, Málaga · ES
16
Son Muntaner
Mallorca · ES
17
Son Vida
Mallorca · ES
18
Quinta do Lago
Algarve · PT
19
Hualalai Resort
Hawaii · US
20
Hideout Golf Club
Florida · US
21
Bel-Air Country Club
Los Angeles, California · US
22
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid · ES
23
Estadio Vicente Calderón
Madrid · ES
24
Camp Nou
Barcelona · ES
25
Estadio San Mamés
Bilbao · ES
26
Estadio de Mestalla
Valencia · ES
27
Estadio de Son Moix
Palma de Mallorca · ES
28
Estadio José Zorrilla
Valladolid · ES
29
Estadio de Balaídos
Vigo · ES
30
Estadio Carlos Belmonte
Albacete · ES
31
Marbella Paradise of Football & Sports
Marbella, Málaga · ES
The team
Knowledge, experience and passion.
Proven greenkeepers, most of them trained at US universities, with over 75 combined years on the best courses in Spain and the United States.
1940 — 2024
Our reference
Dr. Joseph Vargas (1940–2024)
Our team was led and inspired by Dr. Joseph Vargas, one of the most influential figures in turfgrass science worldwide and a full professor at Michigan State University. His scientific and human legacy still shapes how we work every day.
- GradoBSc, University of Rhode Island
- MásterMSc in Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University
- DoctoradoPhD in Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota
- ChairFull professor, Michigan State University
Reference works
- Management of Turfgrass Diseases
- Poa annua: Physiology, Culture, and Control of Annual Bluegrass
- The Turf Problem Solver
Consulting work at
Inverness Club · OH
Baltusrol Golf Club · NJ
Crooked Stick · IN
Club de Golf Valderrama · ES
Terre Blanche Golf Club · FR
Centro Nacional de Golf, RFEG · ES
Santana Golf · ES
Antequera Golf · ES
Course design
Krause Golf Design — IDM Partnership
A partnership created to conceive courses that are more enjoyable, more sustainable and more profitable, combining creativity, technical judgement and agronomic understanding.
Every course has to balance playability, aesthetics and operational efficiency. Our design approach sharpens strategy and player enjoyment, lowers maintenance costs and respects the natural character of the site.
The result is courses that evolve with the game: places that encourage sporting excellence and hold their profitability over the long term.
Equipment
Designed by greenkeepers, made in Spain.
Our engineering team designs and manufactures custom equipment for whatever the course needs. The whole process happens in Spain: maximum flexibility and short lead times, as complete sets or individual pieces.
Golf Hole Ring
Present the hole on your greens as if it were tournament week, without repainting it every day.
- Made in Spain, high-quality materials
- Consistent finish throughout the day
Course signage
If you can picture it, we can make it. Any kind of signage in metal, wood or plastic, as full sets or individual pieces to complete what you already have.
- Designed and produced entirely in Spain
- Fully customisable, short lead times
Contact
Tell us what stage your course is at.
Offices
Málaga office
Cerrado de las PiedrasSingle Home — Nagüeles
29660 Marbella, Málaga
Talk directly to
Félix Melgar
Technical director
Daniel Basco
Project coordinator