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Author(s):Radko, Alexander M.
Author Affiliation:National Director, USGA Green Section
Title:Green is not great: Golf is played on grass, not on color
Source:Golf Journal. Vol. 30, No. 7, August 1977, p. 34-37.
Publishing Information:Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association
# of Pages:4
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Zoysia; Color; Quality; Golfer perceptions; Poa annua; Aesthetic values; Membership relations; Growth; Root depth; Dormancy; Irrigation practices; Overwatering; Nitrogen fertilization; Mowing height
Abstract/Contents:Discusses golfer expectations for healthy turf. States that "many people...have the mistaken notion that the greener th grass, the healthier the turf. Unfortunately this notion is especially strong among golfers." Also discusses turfgrass lifecycles, and explains that "nature has provided grasses with much genetic diversity. This includes wide differences in color, ranging from dark blue-green to light yellow-gree and every intermediate shade." Suggests that "golfers like to brag about the color of their course; they equate dark green with health." States that "turfgrass, as any plant, has varied cycles of growth. Warm-season grasses begin growth in the spring and show their strongest growth in the summer. When cold weather comes they go into a period of semi- to total dormancy, depending upon the degree of cold experienced in any specific locaction." Details cultural practices that may have an effect on turfgrass health, including irrigation rate, fertilizer application, and mowing height. Concludes that "it's time to get away from the manufactured look. Let's go back to emphasizing natural turf growth, to growing tougher grasses. Let's go back to playing golf on grass, and not on color."
Language:English
References:0
See Also:See also response letter "Food for thought" Tee to Green [New York], 7(9) October 1977, p. 6-8, R=283745. R=283745

See also response letter "Rebuttal - 'Green is not great'" The Grass Roots, 4(1) March 1978, p. [1-2], R=137387. R=137387

See also interpretive summary "[Summary of 'Green is not great'] The Newsletter [New England], August 1978, p. 3, R=285411. R=285411

Updated version appears in Proceedings of the Fourth British Turfgrass Symposium, 1979, p. [27-29], [31-32], R= 257380. R=257380

See also related monograph book chapter "Green is not great" All Year Round Golf: Principles and methods required to achieve the ultimate goal, 1993, p. 73-76 R=30010. R=30010
Note:Translated reprint appears in TGM: Latinoamérica, Vol. 101 Agosto 2012, p. 26-30, with translated title, "El verde no es todo: El golf se juega sobre césped, no sobre color", Lang: Spanish
Reprint appears in Green is Beautiful, January 1978, p. [5-7]
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ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Radko, A. M. 1977. Green is not great: Golf is played on grass, not on color. Golf J. 30(7):p. 34-37.
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