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Content Type:Turftwister Q & A
Corporate Author(s):USGA Green Section
Title:[The fine old course vs. the brand-new course]
Source:USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 47, No. 6, November/December 2009, p. [38].
Publishing Information:Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section
# of Pages:1
Question:"I play at a fine old course that dates from the 1920s. A brand-new course was recently built in our area, and although I have always been pleased with my old course, the greens are much firmer, faster and more consistently good on the new course. I never thought I would tire of my old course, but it just doesnt seem to play as well anymore."
Source of Question:Massachusetts
Answer/Response:"I understand your complaint, but comparing the playability of a course built in the 1920s to a brand-new course built with modern techniques and planted with improved grasses is simply not a fair comparison. It is much like comparing the first personal computer with a top-notch new PC available today. They both may work well, but they have infinitely different capabilities. The old course in your example likely has soil-based greens that have been topdressed with sand. They may drain reasonably well, but their drainage would be inferior when compared to a green properly built to USGA putting green construction guidelines. Similarly, great progress has been made in turf breeding, and the grasses currently available are superior to what was available just a few years ago with respect to wear, heat and drought tolerance, and disease resistance. Your old greens can play well, but they will not play as consistently as properly built and managed modern greens."
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Golf greens; Golfer perceptions; Golfer satisfaction; Playability
Language:English
References:0
ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
USGA Green Section. 2009. [The fine old course vs. the brand-new course]. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 47(6):p. [38].
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