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Web URL(s): | http://grounds-mag.com/golf_courses/grounds_maintenance_lowdown_greens_height/index.html Last checked: 06/13/2008 |
Publication Type:
| Trade |
Author(s): | Burchfield, Gary |
Author Affiliation: | Freelance Writer, Lincoln, Nebraska |
Title: | The low-down on greens height: Golfers are still campaigning for faster greens, adding stress to turf and superintendents |
Section: | Golf Other records with the "Golf" Section
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Source: | Grounds Maintenance. Vol. 39, No. 2, February 2004, p. G2-G3, G6-G8. |
Publishing Information: | Overland Park, KS: Intertec Publishing Corporation |
# of Pages: | 5 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Mowing height; Golf green speed; Golf green maintenance; Stimpmeter; Playability; Golf course renovation; Golf green design; Golfer expectations; Golfer satisfaction; Golf course superintendents
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Abstract/Contents: | States that "the fastest way to increase [green] speed is lower cutting height...But that presents a whole new range of problems, increasing the stress level on grass and increasing likelihood of algae and moss invading greens." Mentions that "the demand for greater green speed is changing how some courses are laid out, as well...the demand for faster and faster greens will mean flatter and often more boring greens in the future." Suggests that "lowering cutting height is one of the last things superintendents need to do to increase speed. [They] can roll it, vertical mow to thin the canopy, keep the greens dry and even use a growth regulator." States that "new courses have the advantage of being able to plant newer bentgrass varieties, which can take more aggressive management to enhance speeds." |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
Note: | Includes sidebar, "The Stimpmeter", p. G7 Pictures, color |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Burchfield, G. 2004. The low-down on greens height: Golfers are still campaigning for faster greens, adding stress to turf and superintendents. Grounds Maint. 39(2):p. G2-G3, G6-G8. |
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