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| Publication Type:
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| Corporate Author(s): | USGA Green Section |
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| Title: | [Constructing green in-house with limited staff] |
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| Section: | Turf twisters
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| Source: | USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 44, No. 4, July/August 2006, p. 38. |
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| Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Question: | "Our course is constructing a new 11,000 sq. ft. practice putting green. Unfortunately, the money earmarked for this new construction is less than the lowest bid we received from building contractors. Our manager suggested that we build the green in-house to keep costs down, but we do not have a large enough staff or enough construction experience to build this large green. Any thoughts on this situation?" |
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| Source of Question: | Maryland |
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| Answer/Response: | "Frankly, it sounds as if you have answered your own question. If you have concerns about your ability to successfully complete this project, they are probably valid. Golf course builders generally have better equipment and more experienced employees to complete these projects. Additionally, undertaking a project of this magnitude will put extra strain on your maintenance staff to perform normal course maintenance. Thus, daily course conditions may suffer as your staff is forced to focus on construction. This is not to say you cannot complete this project in-house. Unfortunately, short-term savings are often considered ahead of long-term costs if you cannot complete the new green properly." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Budgets; Golf course management; Golf green construction; Inhouse versus outside; Practice greens
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Reprint appears in Greens Talk, 10(2) March/April 2007, p. 3
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
USGA Green Section. 2006. [Constructing green in-house with limited staff]. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 44(4):p. 38. |
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