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| Web URL(s): | https://gsr.lib.msu.edu/2010s/2010/1001BC.pdf
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| Publication Type:
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| Content Type: | Turftwister Q & A; Q & A |
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| Corporate Author(s): | USGA Green Section |
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| Title: | [Tee markers, length and handicap rating] |
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| Source: | USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 48, No. 1, January/February 2010, p. 38. |
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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: | "We have added several new tees to our golf course and are due to have the entire course re-rated for handicap purposes In the past, we have placed our permanent markers at the very back of our championship tees for rating. Is this the best placement for these markers?" |
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| Source of Question: | Pennsylvania |
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| Answer/Response: | "The placement of tee markers at the very back of the championship tees is done for one reason to Q: I received a directive to cut my budget by 15% for 2010. We already cut the budget by 15% last year by reducing fertilizer and chemical inputs, recycling topdressing sand, and switching to triplex mowers on tees and greens. Where else do I cut while providing the same quality product? (Nevada) A: Signifi cant budget reductions are an unfortunate reality at many golf courses in the region. The next step is to lower the golf maintenance standard during the off-peak season. Altering the maintenance standard allows freedom to cut the labor force while focusing the existing staff on priority areas such as tees, fairways, and greens. Reduce mowing frequencies on fairways and roughs, rake bunkers twice a week, and simly touch up in between. Promote playability rather than lush and green, and focus maintenance practices down the middle, where golfers are supposed to be. Lessintensive maintenance does not always equate to a reduction in playing quality. Interestingly, clubs that employed such a program last year did not report a reduction in golfer satisfaction. infl ate the total length of the golf course. The better option may be to place the markers at least three yards forward from the back of the tee to get a true measure of the length that the golf course will play from the champion ship tees. There should be at least two club lengths between the permanent marker and the back of the tee so that the rating is accurate when tee markers are placed." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Golf tees; Tee markers; Yardage
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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. 2010. [Tee markers, length and handicap rating]. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 48(1):p. 38. |
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