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| Content Type: | Q & A |
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| Corporate Author(s): | Sports Turf Research Institute |
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| Title: | Green construction |
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| Section: | Enquiries and replies
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| Source: | Journal of the Sports Turf Research Institute. Vol. 38, 1962, p. 451-452. |
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| Publishing Information: | Bingley, West Yorkshire, UK: The Sports Turf Research Institute |
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| # of Pages: | 2 |
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| Question: | "We would like your help as we are about to commence construction of a new green and wonder if you could give us some details on the construction, i.e. by this we mean the type of soils to use and whether we need to use ashes, sand, etc. Would you also inform us who we should engage to advise regarding the actual construction so that we get the right elevations and features." |
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| Answer/Response: | "The method you should adopt in constructing your new green depends upon its situation and elevation in relation to the surrounding land. The following points should prove of some value. Elevation and features. A Golf Course Architect should ideally guide you on these points. Alternatively, we suggest your Committee study the existing greens and decide which one would suit the new situation, may be with some slight modification, and then you should reproduce its features on the new site. You should avoid unnecessary building up and the green's surface should be gently contoured making sure to leave adequate pin space. It is desirable if the surface can be made so that it naturally sheds excessive moisture off the front or sides and low lying water-holding regions should be avoided. Drainage. Tile drains are not usually introduced into golf greens in the first instance unless there is an obvious need, e.g. at the foot of a bank formed by cutting into sloping ground. Formation. This is usually built up using sub-soil off the green's site but material has to be introduced if the green's surface is to be raised above the normal land levels. Surplus sub-soil from some building site, ash or rubble could be used, but if the bottoming is of a porous nature, i.e. ash or rubble, this surface which should form the basic features of the greens, should be blinded with a 6 to 9 in. layer of sub-soil to prevent excessive moisture loss. The top soil is replaced above this. Top soil. Unless quite light to medium loam top soil can be purchased at a reasonable price the existing top soil off the green's site should be used. Where fairly extensive alterations to levels are required the existing top soil should be removed to one side until the formation level is built up and then the top soil is replaced to form the finished surface. The existing top soil might require amelioration with sand, dried sewage and possible peat and a cover of at least 9 in. firmed top soil should be the aim. If you care to send us samples of the top soil you propose to use we would advise you on the need for the amelioration and also on suitable fertilizer treatment." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Golf course architects; Golf green construction; Golf green design; Recommendations
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Sports Turf Research Institute. 1962. Green construction. J. Turfgrass Sports Surf. Sci. 38:p. 451-452. |
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