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| Web URL(s): | https://gsr.lib.msu.edu/1930s/1932/320225.pdf
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Jones, Robert T. Jr. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Atlanta Athletic Club |
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| Title: | Why keep putting greens soft? |
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| Source: | The Bulletin of the United States Golf Association Green Section. Vol. 12, No. 2, February 1932, p. 25-26. |
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| Publishing Information: | Washington, DC: USGA Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 2 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Golf greens; Waterlogging; Water uptake; USGA Green Section; Golf course maintenance
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| Abstract/Contents: | The author discusses the merits and the disadvantages of soft putting greens. Soft putting greens make play easier and are one of the reasons that tournament scores are lower in the United States than in Britain. However, the author also believes that because of this softness the American golf courses lack the subtlety of the British links. Also it lessens the demand for a strategy and intelligent planning. The author states, "It seems to me that the ideal green would be sufficiently soft to hold only a properly-placed pitch..." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| See Also: | Reprinted in Masters of the Links with editor's note, "Bobby Jones and soft greens", R=43170 R=43170 |
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| Note: | Pictures, b/w |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Jones, R. T. Jr. 1932. Why keep putting greens soft?. Bull. U.S. Golf Assoc. Green Sec. 12(2):p. 25-26. |
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