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| Publication Type:
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| Content Type: | Turftwister Q & A |
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| Corporate Author(s): | USGA Green Section |
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| Title: | [Rough maintenance cost reductions] |
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| Source: | USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 47, No. 4, July/August 2009, p. 30. |
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| Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Question: | "Can you share some ideas on cutting costs to maintain rough? We are a public facility with a moderate budget." |
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| Source of Question: | Iowa |
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| Answer/Response: | "Desperate times call for desperate measures, but there are several cost-saving ideas that should not impact playability or the desired level of course conditioning. Some of those ideas include: 1) limit the amount of nitrogen applied to rough that is largely shaded, as it needs only about half that required by areas in full sunlight; 2) thin trees to provide adequate sunlight and air movement for healthier turf that is less expensive to maintain; 3) reduce the costs of water and electricity by limiting the use of outer rows of triple-row irrigation systems so that fairway edges and rough are irrigated only as is necessary, i.e. to avoid turf loss; 4) go without intermediate cuts or courtesy walks; 5) evaluate the grade of fertilizer and application program for the rough, as inexpensive options may fulfill basic turfgrass nutritional needs; 6) transition out-of-play areas to naturalized or minimal maintenance areas that are infrequently mowed; and 7) review the herbicide application program (particularly preemergent) for weeds in the rough, as some may not be as problematic as they once were - especially in out-of-play areas, in between tree lines, or along course boundaries or property lines." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Golf rough maintenance; Maintenance costs; Golf rough; Nitrogen; Air movement; Tree pruning; Irrigation systems; Herbicide application; Maintenance intensity
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| See Also: | Other items relating to: Maintenance Intensity - Golf |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
USGA Green Section. 2009. [Rough maintenance cost reductions]. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 47(4):p. 30. |
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