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Publication Type:
| Trade |
Author(s): | Anonymous |
Title: | Arabian Gulf: Growing Golf Greens in the Desert Sun |
Source: | Parks, Golf Courses & Sports Grounds. Vol. 52, No. 7, April 1987, p. 12. |
Publishing Information: | London, England: Clarke and Hunter Ltd. |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Desert soils; Golf greens; Irrigation; Ponds; Cynodon
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Geographic Terms: | Arabia |
Abstract/Contents: | "Masterminded by His Highness, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum and designed and constructed by Karl Litten (Oversease) LTD., the very first all-grass golf course in the Arabian Gulf is scheduled to open just outside Dubai, United Arab Emirates, at the end of this year. Work is now virtually complete on a multi-million pound project which is transforming 173 acres of desert into a lush green 18-hole golfing oasis." Brief description of irrigation system utilizing 2 man-made lakes and over 740 sprinklers on the Tifton bermudagrass course. |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
See Also: | Other items relating to: POND |
Note: | Pictures |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Anonymous. 1987. Arabian Gulf: Growing Golf Greens in the Desert Sun. Parks Golf Courses Sports Grounds. 52(7):p. 12. |
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