Reviews"This type of practical, common-sense information is just not available in many other technical books - fun to read - like being in a classroom"---Golf Course News "Witteveen and Bavier set out to create a practical, real-world guide to maintaining a golf course, a book that would allow them to pass on their knowledge to a whole new crop of superintendents - and that's exactly what they've done"---Golf Course Management
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal796.352/068
Table Of ContentChapter 1. Cutting Greens.Chapter 2. Cutting Tees.Chapter 3. Fairways.Chapter 4. The Rough.Chapter 5. Sand Bunkers and Their Maintenance.Chapter 6. Water.Chapter 7. Fertilizer.Chapter 8. Topdressing.Chapter 9. Aerating.Chapter 10. Spraying.Chapter 11. Flagsticks and Tee Markets.Chapter 12. Drainage.Chapter 13. Seeding and Sodding.Chapter 14. Golfer Traffic and Paths.Chapter 15. Rules of Golf that Affect Maintenance.Chapter 16. Trees.Chapter 17. Landscaping.Chapter 18. Managing People.Chapter 19. The Tools.Chapter 20. The Turf Care Center.Chapter 21. The Seven Deadly Sins Against Greenkeeping.Appendix 1. Job Descriptions.Appendix 2. Inverness Golf Club Maintenance Program.Appendix 3. Toronto Board of Trade Maintenance Program.Appendix 4. General Information for All Employees.Index.
SynopsisPractical Golf Course Maintenance has hundreds of helpful tips that you can use every day Practical information, presented in a step-by-step format, includes critical advice on maintaining consistent bunkers, sand topdressing and aerifying, using chemicals and fertilizers safely and effectively, irrigation principles and techniques, mowing techniques for greens, fairways and tees, and much more. The authors have given seminars all over the world, and now they pass on their considerable expertise to you., Practical Golf Course Maintenance has hundreds of helpful tips that you can use every day! Practical information, presented in a step-by-step format, includes critical advice on maintaining consistent bunkers, sand topdressing and aerifying, using chemicals and fertilizers safely and effectively, irrigation principles and techniques, mowing techniques for greens, fairways and tees, and much more. The authors have given seminars all over the world, and now they pass on their considerable expertise to you.
LC Classification NumberGV975.W58 1998