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Author(s):Beggs, Alistair
Author Affiliation:Area Manager, STRI
Title:Measuring success - the story of the 2011 Open Championship
Section:Golf
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Source:Bulletin for Sports Surface Management. Vol. 255, October 2011, p. 17-20.
Publishing Information:Bingley, England: Sports Turf Research Institute
# of Pages:4
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Course profile; Firmness; Golf green speed; Playability; Quality evaluation; Smoothness; Soil moisture; Tournament preparation; Trueness Meter
Facility Names:Royal St George's Golf Club, in Sandwich, Kent, England
Abstract/Contents:Discusses the 2011 Open Championship, focusing on the Sport Turf Research Institute's (STRI's) involvement with tournament preparations. States that "STRI's involvement...intensified dramatically in the year before [the tournament] as data on agronomic and playing performance began to be gathered." Details maintenance priorities, as well as measurements taken for determining the course's playability. Overviews smoothness and trueness, green speed, surface firmness, and soil moisture levels.
Language:English
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Beggs, A. 2011. Measuring success - the story of the 2011 Open Championship. Bulletin for Sports Surface Management. 255:p. 17-20.
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