Stan Zontek director, Mid-Atlantic Region. The summer of and what superintendents and golfers can learn from it. In this podcast Darin discusses some of the major issues that challenged bentgrass greens and other course areas this past year. Depending on the speed of your connection, you might have to allow a little time for the audio file to load.
Listen to this podcast. The goal of the USGA in introducing the Stimpmeter was to give golf course superintendents a tool that would assist them in creating consistent putting conditions across the entire golf course. Overwhelmingly, green speed research to date has focused primarily on creeping bentgrass. The objective of this research study was to investigate the effects of various mowing and rolling regimes on annual bluegrass Poa annua putting green speeds.
This is just one of the tables that provide valuable management information. Be sure to read the rest of this update. Read the rest of the research update. Every now and then a unique idea is found while visiting golf courses. The results at this course and at many other courses were very positive.
It was an effective, quick-control method to annoy migratory geese under different conditions dawn, dusk and cloudy days from distances even greater than yards. The birds are not harmed, but they are easily spooked by the laser's green light. However, permanent or nesting birds, especially Canada geese, couldn't care less about ' seeing the light ' and simply do not react to harassment efforts, regardless of daylight.
Although other techniques are advised for these damaging and persistent birds, how is it that this effective method of bird intimidation has worked for crows and American widgeon? Find out by reading the rest of this update. Covers do make a difference. The red line shows the temperature of a green covered with thin, black plastic sheeting.
The green line shows the temperature of an uncovered green. Input from golf course superintendents, USGA agronomists and turfgrass researchers assisted the committee members' decision making process. Trial sites are located on golf courses near a land grant university with a turfgrass research program or in a major metropolitan area which is readily accessible to a university turfgrass scientist. Sixteen 16 regional evaluation trial sites have been established.
Trials are located in: a northern locations for bentgrasses, b southern locations for bermudagrass, and c transition zone locations for both species. Host clubs provide daily maintenance of the putting green site at their own expense. The NTEP functions as the coordinating agent for the cultivar trials. Scottsdale , AZ. May 18, Naples Beach Hotel. Naples , FL.
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Each agronomist visits more than courses annually. Their experience helps golf course staff and officials produce the best possible golf turf for the dollars that can be spent.
The TAS's purpose is not to tell anyone how to run a golf course or what products to buy. Rather, it seeks to bring a wealth of information and an impartial yet concerned perspective regarding turfgrass growth requirements, how these requirements might best be managed for golf, and ideas that other golf courses have found to be beneficial. The Turf Advisory Service is used by the biggest and smallest golf courses.
Golf keeps America beautiful, and day after day, year after year, the Green Section helps golf courses produce better turf for better golf. Your golf course should be a TAS subscriber. Turf Advisory Service Brochure. Sample TAS Report.
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