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| Web URL(s): | https://gsr.lib.msu.edu/2010s/2010/1003BC.pdf
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| Publication Type:
| Professional |
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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: | [Frequency vs. height of cut in rough] |
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| Source: | USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 48, No. 2, March/April 2010, p. Back cover. |
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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: | "At times during the spring, our rough presents very challenging playing conditions. If it rains, it seems that the grass grows faster than we can mow it. The Green Committee wants me to lower the heigh of cut (currently 2.5 inches), but I don't want to predispose the turf to damage later in the season. How can this issue be addressed without causing a problem?" |
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| Source of Question: | Pennsylvania |
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| Answer/Response: | "Although many of the golfers want mowing height reductions, it may be more of a mowing frequency issue. Mowing is a variable that can be controlled, but if the turf is mowed too low, uncontrollable variables such as weather may deal the final blow and turf loss can occur. Consider mowing the most frequently played areas of rough more frequently during the spring. For example, this may involve mowing the rough on one particular side of a sloping fairway, or the rough around the greens one additional time during the week. Depending upon the grass species in the rough, there may be some flexibility regarding the height of cut. However, for a short period of time, try reducing the interval between mowings rather than the height of the cut." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Golf rough maintenance; Mowing frequency; Mowing height; 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. 2010. [Frequency vs. height of cut in rough]. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 48(2):p. Back cover. |
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