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| Publication Type:
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| Content Type: | Q & A |
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| Corporate Author(s): | Sports Turf Research Institute |
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| Title: | Golf green standards |
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| Section: | Enquiries and replies
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| Source: | Journal of the Sports Turf Research Institute. Vol. 70, 1994, p. 144-145. |
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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 recently saw two officers from STRI work on our greens with some rather hi-tech equipment. All our secretary could tell us was that they were looking into the standard of our golf greens. As the majority of our members are always complaining about the quality of our greens, we would be interested to know more about this project." |
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| Answer/Response: | "The two officers the enquirer saw were working on what is known as the Golf Standards project. Permission to carry out the work was kindly provided by the Club. Funded by the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, the golf standards project is a survey of the types of golf greens to be found in the UK. Clubs representing parkland, heathland and moorland, links and mountain courses are selected from regions throughout the country. Both long-established and new courses are included, the emphasis in selection being on obtaining as wide a range of ages, construction and soil types and environments as possible. Two greens are chosen at each of the clubs visited. These represent the best and most troublesome greens in the opinion of the head greenkeeper. This again ensures that a wide variety of green types are examined. Each green is then subjected to a wide range of objective tests and measurements. The tests include examination of the botanical composition of the greens, depth of thatch, drainage rate and hardness and evenness of the surface. Soil samples are taken back to the laboratory for analysis of soil texture (percentage of sand, silt and clay) and water-holding capacity. The samples are also analysed for pH, phosphate and potassium content. Playing quality aspects of the greens are examined by measuring speed and by noting the behaviour of golf balls projected downwards onto the surface and with the simulated flight characteristics of professional standard 5 and 9-iron shots. A detailed questionnaire is completed by the greenkeeper. This provides information about the age and management of the greens, how often they are fertilised, mown, spiked, top dressed etc. and what types of green construction are involved. Another questionnaire is completed by the golfers playing the greens on the day of the tests. This establishes what they actually think of the appearance and playing quality of the greens. One aim of the research is to establish a set of performance standards for greens. This will relate the results of the objective measurements with the opinions of golfers and greenkeepers, as expressed in the questionnaires. The range of the results of each objective test will be categorised into unacceptable, acceptable or optimum values (or some similar classification) and these ranges used to define the standards. To date over 60 greens have been examined. It is hoped that data from around 300 may ultimately be obtained. As more and more greens are listed trends should become apparent, linking particular characteristics of greens with certain easily measured features. For example, poor drainage may be associated with particular soil textural qualities. The vast quantity of data which 300 greens will generate should enable many such associations to be identified. By reducing the total set of greens into a smaller set of green types (some greens will generally be similar to others), the problems and characteristics associated with each particular type of green may be listed and summarised. Other greens not included in the survey may then be identified as belonging to a green type on the basis of one or two tests. Having identified the type of green, statements about that green regarding its playing quality, visual appearance, likely management difficulties etc. may then be made on the basis of the initial survey. This should be of some value to both agronomists and greenkeepers alike." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Botanical composition; Drainage rate; Golf greens; Sports Turf Research Institute; Surface quality; Thatch accumulation
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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. 1994. Golf green standards. J. Turfgrass Sports Surf. Sci. 70:p. 144-145. |
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