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| Publication Type:
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| Content Type: | Turftwister Q & A |
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| Corporate Author(s): | USGA Green Section |
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| Title: | [Creating a maintenance budget] |
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| Source: | USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 41, No. 3, May/June 2003, p. . |
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| Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section |
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| Question: | "My maintenance budget was reduced significantly from last year. What practices should we reduce or cut to decrease our operating expenses and still provide acceptable playing conditions?" |
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| Source of Question: | Florida |
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| Answer/Response: | "The long-term health of the turfgrass should not be jeopardized by reducing necessary practices like core aeration or fertilization; however, other practices like raking bunkers or maintaining out-of-play areas can certainly be reduced. Maintaining primary playing surfaces (greens, tees, fairways)is of highest importance, and once these are taken care of, golfers can decide where the reduced maintenance should occur. Examples include decreasing bunker raking and edging, cart path edging, annual flower bed maintenance, or providing natural buffers in out-of-play roughs or lake banks by allowing the turf to grow taller. Time studies are valuable tools that golfers can use to see exactly how many man-hours can be saved by reducing these tasks. For additional ideas, read "Raising the Bar: How High Can You Go?" in the January/February 2003 Green Section Record." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Golf courses; Golf course superintendents; Budgets; Costs; Low maintenance; Golf course maintenance
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Pictures, color |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
USGA Green Section. 2003. [Creating a maintenance budget]. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 41(3) |
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