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Critique of USGA Reco mmendations for A Method of Putting Green Construction

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  • Philip J Brown
  • Lambert B McCarty
  • Virgil L Quisenberry
  • L Ray Hubbard Jr
  • Bill R Smith

    (Department of Plant and Environmental Science, Clemson University, USA)

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The United States Golf Association (USGA) originally published specifications for greens construction in a 1960 five-page publication. The document was designed as a guide to golf course builders to ensure greens would provide good playing conditions for many years, and is based on research from the Green Section, UCLA, and Texas A & M College. Reco mmendations from this document were designed to provide a green with sufficient drainage and resistance to compaction, a combination difficult to achieve without a degree of compromise. Since this release, the original reco mmendations have been updated four times, most recently in 2018. The document gives guidance on a range of soil physical properties including bulk density, porosity, saturated hydraulic conductivity, grain size distribution, bridging factors, and amendments. The most recent version of the specifications builds on previous versions; however, some reco mmendations warrant further examination such as the statement that addition of small amounts of soil to a rootzone mix will likely reduce the infiltration rate without a significant increase in water retention.

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  • Philip J Brown & Lambert B McCarty & Virgil L Quisenberry & L Ray Hubbard Jr & Bill R Smith, 2020. "Critique of USGA Reco mmendations for A Method of Putting Green Construction," Agricultural Research & Technology: Open Access Journal, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 24(2), pages 63-68, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:artoaj:v:24:y:2020:i:2:p:63-68
    DOI: 10.19080/ARTOAJ.2020.24.556263
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