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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Nelson, Matt |
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| Author Affiliation: | Agronomist, USGA Green Section Northwest Region |
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| Title: | Collar ID: Identification of the proper maintenance strategies will improve this area of the golf course |
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| Source: | USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 40, No. 4, July/August 2002, p. 9-11. |
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| Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 3 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Golf courses; Collar; Golf greens; Golf green construction; Wicking barriers; Mowing; Mowers; Wear; Irrigation practices; Traffic control; Golf carts; Bag carts; Choice of species; Green creep; Renovation; Problem-solving
USGA Green Section Keywords: Architecture - Golf Course Design and Construction; Golf Greens: Management
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| Abstract/Contents: | Discusses the collar, or fringe, that surrounds the putting green. States that "although the width and height of cut vary among golf courses, all collars serve the important role of providing the golfer an intermediate surface between the putting green and surrounding rough." Gives advice on maintaining the collar, including avoiding built-in problems, treating collars like putting greens, mowing, irrigation, traffic control, choosing the right species of turfgrass, and watching for slow topological changes. States that "among the most common construction problems facing collars is the feathering of rootzone mix at the perimeter of the green, which commonly results in shallow rootzone mix below the collar turf...Another construction oversight is the failure to install a wicking barrier in arid or stressful climates." Concludes that "this small, distinct portion of the golf course is subject to concentrated traffic and management criteria that pose stressful conditions for turfgrass. Monitoring quality control throuhout construction, incorporating the putting green management program, utilizing the lightest mowers feasible, controlling traffic, and systematically troubleshooting any problems that may occur should help with your collar ID." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 3 |
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| See Also: | Other items relating to: Golf cart damage |
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| Note: | Reprint appears in Golfdom, January 2003, p. 33-34, 36, with variant title "Collar management: Treat collars like greens for best performance"
Partial reprint appears in Kentucky Turfgrass Council: The State of Grass, May/June 2003, p. 8-9
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Nelson, M. 2002. Collar ID: Identification of the proper maintenance strategies will improve this area of the golf course. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 40(4):p. 9-11. |
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