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| Publication Type:
| Newsletter |
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| Author(s): | Hoos, Donald D. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Former Director, Western Region, United States Golf Association Green Section |
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| Title: | The Green Section's Stimpmeter: Most think friend - some think enemy |
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| Source: | Green is Beautiful. November 1984, p. 7-9. |
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| Publishing Information: | Islington, Ont., Ontario Golf Superintendents Association |
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| # of Pages: | 3 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: United States Golf Association; Stimpmeter; Golf green speed; Hand tools; Golf greens; Vertical mowing; Mowing height; Fertilization; Topdressing; Weather; Temperatures; Cool season turfgrasses
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| Abstract/Contents: | Profiles the United States Golf Association (USGA) Green Section's stimpmeter, a tool which measures green speed and "has a precisely milled ball-released notch 30 inches from the tapered end (the end that rests on the ground)." Explains that "it was invented in the 1930's by Edward S. Stimpson and refined by the USGA Green Section to give the golf course superintendent a way to measure the consistency in putting greens on [the] course." Provides steps for stimpmeter usage, recommending that "once every month, re-test all greens to determine whether the average speed continues to be uniformly consistent. Variations in speed can do more to negate a player's skill than perhaps any other factor on the golf course." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | "Credit: USGA Golf Handbook
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Hoos, D. D. 1984. The Green Section's Stimpmeter: Most think friend - some think enemy. Green is Beautiful. p. 7-9. |
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