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| Content Type: | Turftwister Q & A |
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| Corporate Author(s): | USGA Green Section |
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| Title: | [Negatives associated with ultra-fast greens] |
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| Source: | USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 43, No. 2, March/April 2005, p. . |
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| Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section |
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| Question: | "We keep hearing about how low mowing heights are bad for growing grass on greens, but are there any other negatives associated with ultra-fast greens?" |
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| Source of Question: | Washington |
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| Answer/Response: | "Very low mowing does make it more difficult to grow healthy grass. However, several other compelling reasons to raise mowing heights or slow greens down to a moderate level (9' - 9'6'' range) include: Speeding up slow play. It takes less time to hit two or three putts than four or five. Faster ball mark and old hole plug recovery. This problem is not just players who don't fix ball marks or fix them improperly. Damage to very low mowed turf simply takes longer to recover, and old hole plugs are more susceptible to scalping injury. More interesting and less ridiculous hole locations. Based on current information, any slope 3% or more at a 10' Stimpmeter reading is too steep for hole use. This results in many older greens with hole locations always in the same areas, resulting in more wear on the turf. At the same time, those responsible for hole locations must avoid any steep areas to prevent the inevitable criticism. Isn't it interesting that the players who complain about slow greens are generally those who complain when a hole is placed on a slope that is too steep for the location and green speed! Average players do not prefer fast greens! With the average handicap for players in the U.S. standing at 16.1 for men and 28.4 for women, green speeds in excess of 10' greatly favor the playing ability of low-digit players (a small minority) while causing damage to putting surfaces. Don't believe for a minute that today's average players prefer to play putting surfaces that are 1' or 2' faster than those found at national championships only 20 years ago." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Golf greens; Mowing height; Golf green speed; Slow play; Ball marks; Plant recovery; Pin placement; Golfers; Golfer expectations
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| See Also: | Other items relating to: Golfer expectation management
Other items relating to: Golf Green Speed |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
USGA Green Section. 2005. [Negatives associated with ultra-fast greens]. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 43(2) |
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