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Author(s):Stoddard, Gardner E.
Author Affiliation:Retired golf course superintendent, Escondido, Calif.
Title:How to handle brown spots
Section:Innovative superintendent sessions: Part II
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Meeting Info.:Las Vegas, February 6-12, 1997
Source:Conference Proceedings: 68th International Golf Course Conference and Show. 1997, p. 117.
Publishing Information:Lawrence, KS: Golf Course Superintendents Association of America
# of Pages:1
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Membership relations; Disease identification; Education
Abstract/Contents:[Entire text] Brown spots happen. What you do about them is an important part of your job description. You must know more about the cause than your crew, your members and your boss. As a young superintendent, I ran into a winter kill problem that I had never experienced before. The damage was done during a dry open winter while I was away. This was because financial restraints didn't allow a full-time turf guard on the course. When the problem was diagnosed, we solved the problem and explained the cause and result to the crew, the members, and the city manager. We told the truth and got the membership to help. The cup changer is a key man on your crew. Have that person - and any other crew member - report any unusual discoloration to you as soon as possible. Then you put a name to the problem. The members need to know what you are dealing with. Use your best method to communicate with them. Even if you have some fault, tell the truth. The key to my brown spot experince is the education of the staff - who will be asked what happened more than you will. The golf shop crew is continually asked about your problems. Educate them on how to answer the questions properly. If you don't do a good job here, the rumor is out you are losing the greens. Here are my brown spot rules: know what the spot is, know the problem first, educate your staff not to draw attention to the spot, [and] let the golf shop staff have the proper information."
Language:English
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Stoddard, G. E. 1997. How to handle brown spots. p. 117. In Conference Proceedings: 68th International Golf Course Conference and Show. Las Vegas, February 6-12, 1997. Lawrence, KS: Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.
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