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Corporate Author(s):USGA Green Section
Title:USGA recommendations for a method of putting green construction
Source:USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 31, No. 2, March/April 1993, p. 1-3.
Publishing Information:Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section
# of Pages:3
Related Web URL:http://ecoumenegolf.org/BConstruction/Recom.%20USGA%20const.%20green%2031.pdf
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    Notes: French language version
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Golf green construction; USGA recommendations; Drainage; Sterilization; Fertilization
Abstract/Contents:Presents United States Golf Association (USGA) 1993 revisions in its recommendations for construction of a putting green. Discusses requirements for the subgrade; drainage; gravel and intermediate layers; the rootzone mixture; top mix covering, placement, smoothing, and firming; seed bed preparation; and fertilization restrictions, requirements, and maintenance practices.
Language:English
References:0
See Also:See also 1960 edition, "Specifications for a Method of Putting Green Construction", USGA Journal and Turf Management, 13(5) September 1960, p. 24-28, R=18443. R=18443

See also 1973 edition, "Refining the Green Section Specifications for Putting Green Construction", USGA Green Section Record, 11(3) May 1973, p. 1-8, R=17586. R=17586

See also 1980 edition, Refining the Green Section Specifications for Putting Green Construction, R=122762. R=122762

See also 1989 edition, Specifications for a Method of Putting Green Construction, R=14838. R=14838

See also 1989 video, Building a USGA Putting Green, R=14837. R=14837

See also 1993 edition, "USGA Recommendations for a Method of Putting Green Construction", USGA Green Section Record, 31(2) March/April 1993, p. 1-3, R=26681. R=26681

See also 2004 edition, USGA Recommendations for a Method of Putting Green Construction, R=94463. R=94463

See also 2018 edition, USGA Recommendations for a Method of Putting Green Construction, R=295101. R=295101

See also related article "Revising the USGA's recommendations for a method of putting green construction: A true team effort" USGA Green Section Record, 42(3) May/June 2004, p. 26-28, R=95040. R=95040

See also related article "Building a better green: USGA's changes to 'Recommendations for a Method of Putting Green Construction' make agronomic, economic sense" Golfdom, 61(8) August 2005, p. 86, 88, 90, R=106837. R=106837

See also revision process discussion, "The whys and hows of revising the USGA green construction recommendations" USGA Green Section Record, 31(2) March/April 1993, p. 4-6, R=26680. R=26680

See also revision discussion, "Rationale for the revisions of the USGA green construction specifications" USGA Green Section Record, 31(2) March/April 1993, p. 7-21, R=26679. R=26679

See also related article "The 1993 revised USGA recommendations for a method of putting green construction" ATRI Turf Notes, 12(3) Spring 1993, p. 2-3, R=30132. R=30132

See also related article "Greens core aeration" Glen Echo Country Club Golf Course Management, April 7 2010, p. [1-3], R=166714. R=166714
See Also:Other items relating to: GRECON
Note:Reprint appears in North Carolina Turfgrass, 11(4) Winter 1993/1994
Translated partial reprint appears in Kenkyuusho Dayori [Half Annual Report of HNGRI], Vol. 38 1994, p. 3-8, with translated title, "USGA no guriin zoosei shiyoo no kankoku", Lang: Japanese
Translated partial reprint appears in Green Keeper, 1995, p. [1-4], with translated title, "Recommandations de l'U.S.G.A. pour la construction d'un green", Lang: French
"These recommendations are based on a review of the scientific literature prepared by Dr. Norman W. Hummel, Jr., and advice from the Advisory Committee and Review Panel."
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USGA Green Section. 1993. USGA recommendations for a method of putting green construction. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 31(2):p. 1-3.
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