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Material Type: | Chapter |
Author(s): | Graves, Robert Muir;
Cornish, Geoffrey |
Title: | Constructing the golf course |
Section: | Construction and grow-in |
Volume Editors: | Graves, Robert Muir and Cornish, Geoffrey S. |
Monographic Source: | Golf Course Design, 1998, p. 185-206. |
Publishing Information: | New York: John Wiley & Sons |
# of Pages: | 22 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Golf course construction; Erosion control; Sediment control; Site preparation; Contouring; Ponds; Construction; Irrigation systems; Drainage systems; Installation; Topsoil; Paths; Landscape design; Maintenance facilities; Golf course superintendents
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Abstract/Contents: | Outlines the process of golf course construction. Topics discussed include erosion and sediment control, staking and clearing, earth moving, pond construction, irrigation and drainage installation, topsoiling, and the creation of golf course structures including paths, bridges, stream banks, steps and storage facilities. Also includes a brief discussion of the role of golf course superintendents in construction. |
ISBN: | 0-471-13784-7 |
Language: | English |
References: | 4 |
See Also: | For more information about the book this record is from, R=56405 |
Note: | Pictures, b/w Figures |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Graves, R. M., and G. Cornish. 1998. Constructing the golf course. In Graves, Robert Muir and Cornish, Geoffrey S. (eds.) Golf Course Design. New York: John Wiley & Sons. |
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