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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: | [Reducing sand use to save money] |
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| Section: | Turf twisters
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| Source: | USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 47, No. 5, September/October 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: | "The cost of sand in Hawaii is astronomical since all of the sand used on greens, approaches, and tees must be imported. With costs well over $100 per ton and up to nearly $200 per ton for dried sand, should we reduce sand use to save money, or is there any other way we can keep the greens from deteriorating?" |
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| Source of Question: | Hawaii |
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| Answer/Response: | "The answer is the same as the products we send back from our homes for reuse-recycle! Greens, tees, and some approaches and fairways are typically composed of 90% sand. Rather than taking off all of this sand when you core aerate, simply let the cores dry longer and demolish them to remove as much sand as possible. Some of the organic debris that is left will go back into the holes and the rest can be swept or blown off. This procedure will save up to 50% of the amount of sand normally used to fi ll the holes. While not for the long term, this process can be done for a year or two without compromising agronomic conditions while addressing cost. Golf courses in the Pacifi c Northwest have been successful for decades when fi ve to six inches of sand has been added on the fairways and on sandbased tees with no excess organic problems." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Costs; Golf fairway maintenance; Golf green maintenance; Golf tee maintenance; Recycling; Sand
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| Geographic Terms: | Hawaii |
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| Abstract/Contents: | Suggests that "with increasing pressure on local and national governments [in the United Kingdom] to be more environmentally responsible, sportsfield managers are investigating ways to improve the sustainability of their facilities." Highlights mowing frequency; machinery selection; machinery maintenance; creation of managed grassland; growth regulators; and synthetic fertilizer inputs as potential areas "where improvements in the environmental sustainability of sportsfield and amenity turf areas can be made." Focuses on pesticide use; minimizing water use; reducing product miles; and waste disposal. Concludes that "many of these changes have zero financial cost, but can create significant environmental benefits." |
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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):
USGA Green Section. 2009. [Reducing sand use to save money]. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 47(5):p. [30]. |
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