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| Web URL(s): | https://gsrpdf.lib.msu.edu/?file=/2000s/2003/031128.pdf
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| Publication Type:
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| Content Type: | Editorial |
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| Author(s): | Vermeulen, Paul H. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Director, USGA Green Section, Mid-Continent Region |
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| Title: | Maybe it's time for a change: Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet |
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| Column Name: | All things considered
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| Source: | USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 41, No. 6, November/December 2003, p. 28. |
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| Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Golf greens; Golfer expectations; Mowing height; Golf green speed; Stimpmeter; Golf course superintendents; Golf green renovation; Choice of cultivar
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| Abstract/Contents: | Addresses the problem that "with each passing year, a growing number of golf course superintendents are finding it increasingly difficult to manage greens established with older turfgrasses." Emphasizes that "cutting height plays a pivotal role in putting green management...Since green tissue contains the photosynthetic machinery that turns water and carbon dioxide into life-sustaining carbohydrates, however, lowering the cutting height can literally cause the turf to slowly starve to death." Lists problems which occur when turf is mowed too low, including "weak fungal pathogens, such as anthracnose [becoming] unusually difficult to control and...moss [becoming] a permanent resident of the putting surface." States that "agronomically, the best course of action is to raise the cutting height, give the turf a pinch of extra fertilizer, and turn a deaf ear to golfers when they comment about slow greens." Suggests that "golfers may not be completely out of line when they ask for better year-round putting conditions." Recommends that "one way to improve putting conditions is to fumigate and replant with a turf-grass variety or varieties specifically bred to be maintained at a lower cutting height." Concludes that "if golfers truly want better putting conditions and they are willing to foot the bill and give up the course for a season, change can really be a worthwhile endeavor." |
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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: | Pictures, color |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Vermeulen, P. H. 2003. Maybe it's time for a change: Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 41(6):p. 28. |
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