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| Web URL(s): | https://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/grnma/article/2004jun30.pdf
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | McFadden, Bert |
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| Author Affiliation: | Superintendent, Georgian Bay Club, Thornbury, Ontario, Canada |
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| Title: | A superintendent's tale of excellence: Creating the Georgian Bay Club |
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| Source: | GreenMaster. Vol. 39, No. 3, June 2004, p. 30-33, 36, 38. |
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| Publishing Information: | Richmond Hill, Ontario: Kenilworth Publishing Inc. |
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| # of Pages: | 6 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Golf course superintendents; Course profile; Golf course management; Golf course design; Golf course construction; Design factors; Bunker maintenance
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| Facility Names: | Georgian Bay Club, in Thornbury, Ontario, Canada |
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| Abstract/Contents: | Profiles the Georgian Bay Club in Thornbury, Ontario. Details superintendent responsibilities, including "balancing...between holding the contractor to construction specifications, and still allowing some design freedom for the architect." Explains that the superintendent "must closely co-ordinate with the contractor everything from access road creation to designating equipment storage areas." Lists "certain aspects of design...[to be discussed] with the architects [which] include (but are not limited to): irrigation needs and watering practices; proposed turf varieties, as related to course style, irrigation, budget, climate and environmental impact; proposed maintenance practices, as related to mowing and labour resources; golfer and maintenance traffic patterns; surface/subsurface drainage patters; bunker style as it relates to maintenance; and general landscaping." Also lists "superintendent responsibilities throughout the course development process." States that "bunkers make the bigger visual impact and ultimately require more labour to maintain design integrity." Also states that "California greens were chosen based on numerous factors- HF [Hurdzan/Fry] specification, past experience with straight sand greens, turf variety (penn A4) and phone calls to superintendents who recently completed similar projects." States that "drainage, runoff and springs were key ecological concerns, due to the course's proximity to Georgian Bay." States that "grow-in on straight sand greens is a crucial time to limit the amount of nutrients required to avoid leaching." Concludes that "it is important to note how much of the superintendent's work is done long before the greens are, well... green." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Pictures, color |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
McFadden, B. 2004. A superintendent's tale of excellence: Creating the Georgian Bay Club. GreenMaster. 39(3):p. 30-33, 36, 38. |
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