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| Web URL(s): | https://gsr.lib.msu.edu/2010s/2010/1003BC.pdf
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| Publication Type:
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| Content Type: | Q & A |
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| Corporate Author(s): | USGA Green Section |
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| Title: | [Bermudagrass vs. perennial ryegrass on practice tees] |
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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: | "We are an older golf course with a small practice tee. Recently, another course in a similar situation converted its practice tee to bermudagrass, even though their fairways are perennial ryegrass. Why would anyone want a practice tee grass that is different from their fairway?" |
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| Source of Question: | Maryland |
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| Answer/Response: | "When you have a small tee, it is difficult to recover from divots, especially during the summer months. Bermudagrass grows aggressively, while creeping bentgrass and perennial ryegrass do not. The tee can be overseeded with perennial ryegrass in early fall to provide a better winter and spring surface, although traffic levels need to be regulated during late fall and winter. Although bermudagrass may not match your fairway, it is better than practicing from artificial mats or dirt because your cool-season grass does not recover well during the summer months. Prominent courses as far north as Philadelphia have used bermudagrass with success on their practice tees." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Conversion; Cynodon dactylon; Divot recovery; Golf tees; Lolium perenne; Transitional overseeding
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Pictures, color |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
USGA Green Section. 2010. [Bermudagrass vs. perennial ryegrass on practice tees]. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 48(2):p. Back cover. |
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