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| Author(s): | Brame, Bob |
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| Author Affiliation: | Director, North-Central Region, USGA Green Section |
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| Title: | The economy and golf course maintenance |
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| Source: | USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 42, No. 2, March/April 2004, p. 1-5. |
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| Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 5 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Economic impacts; Budgets; Golf course maintenance equipment; Labor; Hiring practices; Irrigation systems; Golf course drainage; Golf course irrigation; Golf course design; Mowing; Out-of-play areas; Filter strips; Ornamental plants; Bunker maintenance; Golf cart paths
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| Abstract/Contents: | Presents "a realistic and practical approach to managing quality golf turf relative to available funding. When budget cuts are needed, the following sequence will allow adjustments to be made without compromising the product or value ratio." Emphasizes the importance of prioritization, a process which should involve not only the superintendent but also "the owner, board, committee, advisory group, or to whomever the superintendent answers." Explains that "the maintenance infrastructure includes, in no specific order and equally weighted, the irrigation system, drainage network, equipment inventory, maintenance complex, architecture, operating budget, and staffing," discussing each of these in detail. Recommends guarding the agronomic building blocks, which include fertilization, mowing, growing environment, and water management. Explains that "limitations in one or more of these equally weighted foundation building blocks cannot be corrected by any combination of secondary...strategies available." Lists "the progression: (1) develop a prioritized list of what makes up the maintenance focus, with desired and agreed-upon subcomponents, (2) make sure the infrastructure is in good order, and that it properly supports the listed objectives and then (3) invest to guard foundational agronomics." Presents examples "which apply to most courses, of where cuts can be made without compromising the product or value ratio," including adding or expanding buffer strips, reducing bunker maintenance, and paving cart paths. |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Reprint appears in Golf Business Canada, 11(2) Summer 2007, p. 42-46, with variant pictures
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Brame, B. 2004. The economy and golf course maintenance. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 42(2):p. 1-5. |
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