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| Author(s): | Gilhuly, Larry |
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| Author Affiliation: | United States Golf Association Turfgrass Advisory Service, Northwest Region, Green Section |
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| Title: | Green speed: Trick or treat?: a combination of research and common sense can provide exactly what is needed for golfers and your greens - healthy surfaces with smoothness and a desirable speed |
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| Source: | USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 44, No. 4, July/August 2006, p. 17-19. |
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| Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 3 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Golf green speed; Mowing height; Turfgrass quality; Golf greens; Golf green maintenance; Trade secrets; Rolling; Golfer perceptions; Maintenance intensity
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| Abstract/Contents: | Discusses the effect of rolling and mowing height on the health and speed of golf greens. States that "since the introduction of the Stimpmeter in the late '70s, the quest for ever-increasing green speed has resulted in a three- to four-foot increase that can be traced primarily to lowering the mowing heights...to achieve regular green speeds in excess of 11 feet. The negative effect of this 'need for speed' has resulted in the following: needless green reconstruction of interesting, older contoured greens; fewer usable hole locations; slower rounds due to more putts; excessive difficulty not suited for most players; slower recovery of ball marks and old hole plugs; [and] increased turf stress caued by heat, summer moisture stress, disease, moss, insects, weeds, etc." Presents research that may offer a solution "to the green speed issue." States that Research at Rutgers University "shows that mowing heights can be raised approximately 0.030" and, with double mowing or single mowing in conjunction with rolling, will produce a green speed similar to that of a lower mowing height." Also cites research conducted at Michigan State University and the University of Connecticut "that came to the same conclusion - golfers are not very good at determining green speed, and they become even more challenged as green speed increases." States that "research has shown the following: 1) putting green rolling is a very important tool in smoothing greens while increasing green speed; 2) putting green rolling should not be conducted more than three times weekly; 3) double mowing or mowing plus rolling allows mowing heights to be raised approximately 0.03 inch with the same green speed; 4) golfers are poor judges of green speed, especially as greens increase in speed; [and] 5) higher mowing heights allow greens to survive better during the summer and tolerate many common stresses." Suggests the use of "target" rolling to "provide a common-sense approach to this entire issue." Concludes that "the idea of 'target' rolling offers the perfect combination of rolling without causing excess stress, creating smooth surfaces at whatever speed...membership desires (stay in the 9'6" to 10'6" range, if possible), and, most important, the opportunity for mowing heights to be raised to a more practical level." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 4 |
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| See Also: | Other items relating to: Golf Green Speed
Other items relating to: Maintenance Intensity - Golf |
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| Note: | Includes sidebar "Can this work at your golf course?" p. 19
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Gilhuly, L. 2006. Green speed: Trick or treat?: a combination of research and common sense can provide exactly what is needed for golfers and your greens - healthy surfaces with smoothness and a desirable speed. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 44(4):p. 17-19. |
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