
Practical Golf Course Maintenance
The Magic of Greenkeeping
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
The revised, bestselling resource of practical, nontechnical advice for maintaining and operating a golf course
Practical Golf Course Maintenance, Third Edition presents the latest information and techniques for providing first-rate upkeep and management operations for any golf course. This book's, clear, step-by-step coverage, unencumbered by technical language, includes critical advice on maintaining consistent bunkers, sand top-dressing and aerifying, pesticide storage, and other emerging technologies, as well as mowing techniques for greens, fairways, and tees—and much more!
This updated Third Edition offers reliable, state-of-the-art guidance and hundreds of helpful tips with:
- Major revisions throughout to address the latest information on computer- operated irrigation systems, new equipment for all aspects of course maintenance, water quality and conservation issues, and managing people
- A clear approach that avoids technical language and scientific citations while delivering practical advice that can be immediately applied on the course
- Coverage of all aspects of course maintenance from tee to green, along with guidance on managing the course for the rules of the game and managing the business aspects of course management and maintenance
Practical Golf Course Maintenance, Third Edition is a valuable tool for golf course owners, architects, builders, golfers, golf professionals, club managers, and superintendents, as well as greens committee members, irrigation specialists, field managers, turfgrass specialists, real estate developers, and landscape architects.
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Table of contents
- Practical Golf Course Maintenance
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Greens
- 2 Tees
- 3 Fairways
- 4 The Rough
- 5 Bunkers and Their Maintenance
- 6 Water
- 7 Fertilizer
- 8 Topdressing
- 9 Aerating, Spiking, and Verticutting
- 10 Spraying
- 11 Seeding, Sodding, and Sprigging
- 12 Drainage
- 13 Trees
- 14 Landscaping
- 15 Traffic and Paths
- 16 Changing Cups, Flagsticks,and Tee Markers
- 17 Rules of Golf That Affect Maintenance
- 18 Budgeting for Machinery and Tools
- 19 The Grounds Maintenance Facility
- 20 Managing People
- 21 Greenkeeping Common Sense
- 22 Job Descriptions
- Index
- About the Authors