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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 course sands |
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| Section: | Enquiries and replies
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| Source: | Journal of the Sports Turf Research Institute. Vol. 61, 1985, p. 150. |
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| Publishing Information: | Bingley, West Yorkshire, UK: The Sports Turf Research Institute |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Question: | "Could you please advise us as to the most suitable types of sand for use both on our golf greens and in bunkers." |
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| Answer/Response: | "To consider sands for use in golf green top dressing first, these should be lime free except in the case of those used on seaside link courses. It is usual to apply sand in top dressing mixtures, usually in the proportion of about 50:50 with compost or suitable topsoil. For this purpose the sand should have an even particle size range within the limits 0.25-1.0mm. Such a sand would be suitable for most purposes and would be particularly useful where thatch is a problem as it would also open up the immediate surface and allow for better aeration. Although useful in most circumstances, a slightly different sand than the one mentioned above might be advised in the case of a relatively new golf green where the topsoil layer had been artificially produced using a sand/soil/peat mix. In such cases it is best if the top dressing sand subsequently used matches the sand used in the original construction. For the construction of new golf greens sands with a 0.2-0.17 mm size range are advised and if such a sand has been used initially then the greenkeeper should continue using similar product during maintenance work. Turning to bunkers, sand should be selected for this purpose with the knowledge that some will enevitably [inevitably] be chipped on to the greens. Excessively coarse sands or lime rich sands should therefore be avoided. Very fine sands can clog and hold water in west weather and then blow away under dry conditions. The ideal sands for use in bunkers have particles of 0.25-1.0mm, i.e. the same as those sands normally advised for use in green top dressing. Small amounts of material up to 2.0mm particle size would, however, be acceptable for a bunker sand so long as the coarser fraction was not too dominant." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Bunker construction; Bunker sand; Golf green construction; Recommendations; Sand golf greens
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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. 1985. Golf course sands. J. Turfgrass Sports Surf. Sci. 61:p. 150. |
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