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| Author(s): | Hankley, Tildon |
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| Author Affiliation: | Golf Course Superintendent, Salisbury Country Club, Richmond, Va. |
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| Title: | Symposium: Putting Green Management for Quality and Speed [IV] |
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| Meeting Info.: | January 18-20, 1983, Omni International Hotel, Norfolk, VA |
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| Source: | Proceedings of the 23rd Virginia Turfgrass Conference. November 1984, p. 20-21. |
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| Publishing Information: | Richmond, Va. |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Golf greens; Membership relations; Golf green renovation; Putting quality; Golf green speed; Cultural methods; Stimpmeter; Golf green maintenance
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| Abstract/Contents: | Briefly describes annual golf green renovation and management practices used at Salisbury Country Club, Richmond, Va. for maintaining a quality putting surface. Management is geared towards keeping members happy. Renovation program is: 1)aerify, 2)vertical mow the plugs, 3)use steel mats to drag in the plugs, 4)blow the debris off the greens, 5)mow, and 6)move a cup. Cultural methods described are mowing, topdressing, spiking, watering, fertilization, and pesticide program. Summarizes that regular renovation, mechanical brushing when weather permits, light but frequent topdressing, adequate but careful fertilization programs, complete pesticide programs, and good watering habits using both automatic irrigation and hand watering and good mower maintenance are essential in the maintenance of quality putting surfaces. |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| See Also: | Other items relating to: Golf Green Speed |
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| Note: | Symposium: 4 of 5 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Hankley, T. 1984. Symposium: Putting Green Management for Quality and Speed [IV]. p. 20-21. In Proceedings of the 23rd Virginia Turfgrass Conference. January 18-20, 1983, Omni International Hotel, Norfolk, VA. Richmond, Va. |
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