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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: | Pathways |
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| Section: | Enquiries and replies
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| Source: | Journal of the Sports Turf Research Institute. Vol. 63, 1987, p. 166-167. |
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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: | "In common with many other courses, we have a problem with excessive compaction and wear on well used pathways on certain parts of our course. At times, conditions can become quite difficult, particularly in wet weather, where well-trodden paths become wet and muddy. Have you any useful suggestions?" |
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| Answer/Response: | "The problem which you describe is becoming increasingly common on many courses as a result of the increase in the number of people actively playing golf. In some situations, it is possible to define alternative routes from greens to tees over which wear can spread, but unfortunately this is seldom possible at every hole. Alternative routes should, however, be laid out wherever possible. If it does prove necessary to construct a definite, hard pathway over sections of the course, then choice of surfacing material is important. Concrete and tarmac are generally not suitable because they do not blend in well with the environment and do not provide sufficient traction for spiked golf shoes. Looser material should therefore be used - gravel is generally unsuitable as it inevitably scatters and can damage cutting equipment. Hoggin and crushed stone, well compacted, are much better and be obtained at reasonable cost. In the South of England, seashells are quite commonly used which form an attractive path and quite stable surface, although this material is very noisy until it is well trodden down. Shredded tree bark and wood chips have also been used with some success. It is also worth mentioning that, if any redesigning of a course is being contemplated, the traffic question should be borne in mind. For example, the current fashion when enlarging tees is to build one large tee, which incorporates back, day and ladies' markers. Large tees of this kind do have a number of advantages but they tend to aggravate traffic problems at a particular hole. A selection of alternative tees tends to spread wear. In designing golf courses, obvious bottlenecks such as narrow, well-bunkered areas of fairway should be minimised and green approaches should also be as open as possible so that restricted entries are avoided. With careful planning and course management, the problem of traffic can be minimised but there are not many courses on heavy and relatively water retentive soils where the problem can be eliminated altogether." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Compaction; Evaluations; Golf course maintenance; Golf green surface; Recommendations; Traffic control; Wear resistance
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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. 1987. Pathways. J. Turfgrass Sports Surf. Sci. 63:p. 166-167. |
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