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Publication Type:
| Professional |
Author(s): | Kowalewski, Alexander R.;
Rogers, John N. III |
Author Affiliation: | Kowalewski: Doctoral Student; Rogers: Professor, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan |
Title: | Effects of ball mark repair tools on an annual bluegrass green: When used correctly, all the golf course tools tested adequately repaired ball marks, but only a few could produce acceptable injury levels when they were used incorrectly |
Section: | Research Other records with the "Research" Section
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Source: | Golf Course Management. Vol. 76, No. 9, September 2008, p. 95-98. |
Publishing Information: | Lawrence, KS: Golf Course Superintendents Association of America |
# of Pages: | 4 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Ball marks; Poa annua; Golf green maintenance; Product evaluation; Ball mark repair tools; Injuries
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Abstract/Contents: | Discusses various ball mark repair tools, including restricted-entry and single-pronged tools, and their potential effects on an annual bluegrass green. Suggests that "[if] restricted-entry repair tools are used improperly, they will produce less damage than the traditional repair tools." Also suggests that "a single prong decreases the amount of surface area and underlying soil affected." Details a study which evaluates "the effectiveness of a variety of ball mark repair tools with a number of different physical characteristics when...used both correctly and incorrectly on an annual bluegrass...putting green." Describes the materials and methods used in the study. Reports the results of the study, stating that "there were still significant differences between the correct and incorrect usage of a number of repair tools 21 days after ball marks were created." Conludes that "if golfers are properly trained to use ball mark repair tools, it makes no difference which tool is used." |
Language: | English |
References: | 9 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Kowalewski, A. R., and J. N. III Rogers. 2008. Effects of ball mark repair tools on an annual bluegrass green: When used correctly, all the golf course tools tested adequately repaired ball marks, but only a few could produce acceptable injury levels when they were used incorrectly. Golf Course Manage. 76(9):p. 95-98. |
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