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| Author(s): | O'Brien, Patrick |
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| Author Affiliation: | Director, USGA Green Section Southest Region |
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| Title: | Fair fairways: Going, going, gone? Maintenance technology may produce conditions too good for golfers |
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| Source: | USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 40, No. 6, November/December 2002, p. 13-15. |
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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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| Related Web URL: | http://edepot.wur.nl/161875
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Golf courses; Golf fairways; Mowing height; Playability; Growth regulators; Mowers; Gang mowers; Reel mowers; Five-plex mowers; Scalping; Equipment; Choice of species; Golfer expectations; Golfer perceptions; Golf industry trends
USGA Green Section Keywords: Fairways; Fertilization; Golf Course Management and Budgets: Equipment and Buildings; Golf Course Management and Budgets: Maintenance Philosophy
Dutch Turfgrass Research Foundation Keywords: 302-C; 502-E-2; Golf courses; Maintenance; Mowing; History; Mechanization; Article
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| Abstract/Contents: | Explains that "turfgrass managers and course officials are being pummeled by cries of 'there's no grass on the fairways.'" States that "the most typical fairway height of cut today is 1/2 inch." Describes the effects of tight fairway lies on golfers, explaining that "many higher-handicap golfers believe a low height of cut on fairways or the use of plant growth regulators can cause them not to play well" and that "low-handicap players prefer tighter lies because they have greater control of ball flight." States that "as technology has developed and budgets have increased, turfgrass managers have the ability to maintain fairways shorter and tighter than ever before." Discusses the improvements made in mowing technology over the past 40 years, including the development of "the 9 gang self-contained unit," "hydraulically driven reels" in the early 1980s, and the "the first self-contained 5-plex units" developed in the late 1980s, and their effect on mowing heights. Explains that "growth regulators have significantly improved fairway quality since the early 1990s" by "reducing vertical growth without affecting lateral growth." States that "growth regulators reduce clipping production, which improves the quality of cut and reduces difficulties associated with mowing damp fairways." Describes how improvements in cultivation equipment "to battle soil compaction, drainage, and thatch problems" have resulted in "healthier, smoother, firmer and more dense" turf. Explains that most of the species of turf used on golf courses today "can be mowed well below 1/2 inch and can provide incredibly smooth and tight surfaces." Lists 4 steps "that should be followed to establish reasonable fairway conditions," including "be careful what you ask for," "remember 'The Law of Unintended Consequences,'" "create a standard at the course" and "stay with the standards." Concludes that "technology and the skill of today's turfgrass professionals have made a lasting impact on course conditioning." |
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Dutch Turfgrass
Research Foundation
Abstract
(Thanks to DTRF) | "Onderhoudstechnologie kan leiden tot té goede condities voor golfers. De maaitechnieken zijn enorm verbeterd sinds de door paarden getrokken maaieenheden van het eerste deel van de 20e eeuw. Baancommissies en greenkeepers worden regelmatig geplaagd met opmerkingen als het gras op de fairways zou niet goed zijn. Verdwijnt het gras op de fairways in deze tijd van globale opwarming en grote onderhoudsbudgetten? Ik dacht van niet. Deze opmerkingen komen juist door de resultaten die de golfers zelf door de jaren heen hebben gewild: "de best mogelijke condities" of "Championshipkwaliteit, en dat iedere dag". Dit mag dan in het clubhuis allemaal mooi klinken, maar het is niet voor iedereen weggelegd om een bal vanaf een erg korte grasmat met precisie te kunnen slaan. Wat zijn de invloeden van de verbeteringen in technologie en onderhoud op het verkrijgen van de beste fairwaycondities ooit? En wat is de beste strategie om de fairways echt fair te krijgen voor een grote groep golfers?" |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| See Also: | Other items relating to: Golfer expectation management |
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| Note: | Translated reprint appears in Greenkeeper [The Netherlands] 15(4) 2004, p. 30-31, with translated title, "Fairways: zijn ze ook Fair voor iedereen", Lang: Dutch
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
O'Brien, P. 2002. Fair fairways: Going, going, gone? Maintenance technology may produce conditions too good for golfers. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 40(6):p. 13-15. |
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