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| Web URL(s): | https://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/groot/article/2007nov26.pdf
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Vavrek, Bob |
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| Author Affiliation: | Senior Agronomist, North Central Region, United States Golf Association Green Section |
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| Title: | Mr. Sandman... Is new technology lulling us to sleep? |
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| Column Name: | Green Section
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| Source: | The Grass Roots. Vol. 36, No. 6, November/December 2007, p. 26-27, 29. |
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| Publishing Information: | Madison, WI: Wisconsin Golf Course Superintendents Association. |
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| # of Pages: | 3 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Putting quality; Golf course maintenance equipment; Technology; Topdressing; Golf green maintenance; Aerification; Organic matter; Thatch accumulation; Golf greens; Rolling; Surface smoothness; Sand topdressings; Topdressing program
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| Abstract/Contents: | Suggests that golf "is played to the greens and on the greens. Needless to say, the quality of the putting surfaces defines a golf course." Discusses techniques that may increase green speeds, including rolling, mowing heights, and topdressing. Mentions advances in topdressing technology, stating that "more sophisticated equipment is less costly than labor. Golfers have one less thing to complain about when standard coring operations are suspended and when the sand is applied so lightly that they can't see it, it doesn't need to be brushed into the turf and it doesn't affect a putt." Explains that "topdressing and standard coring operations are necessary to manage organic matter (OM) accumulation in greens and rolling won't keep greens free from excess thatch accumulation." Concludes that "it's never easy to make changes in course management that require more time and labor or changes that many inconvenience golfers. In the long run, providing firmer, smoother, more consistent greens capable of tolerating the extremes in weather patterns that have become common...cannot help but benefit the golfers and the course." |
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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):
Vavrek, B. 2007. Mr. Sandman... Is new technology lulling us to sleep?. Grass Roots. 36(6):p. 26-27, 29. |
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