Golf Course Turf Management Tools and Techniques

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Edition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2003-11-11
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Education
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Summary

Inspired by the author's long-running seminar "Golf Course Maintenance for the Club Manager," this reference offers a wealth of common sense, practical solutions and tips to golf course superintendents and other turf management professionals. Incorporating life experiences from a career spanning over three decades, this easily-understood resource: * Is packed with charts, tables, photographs, and line illustrations * Addresses specific areas such as greens, tees, fairways, cart paths, and water hazards--and the maintenance they require * Covers pest control and irrigation * Discusses construction methods * Fully explains the essential topic of turf establishment and what it takes to keep it beautiful * Examines "non-green" issues such as labor, budgets, and communications * Is of value to everyone in the field--including superintendents, grounds personnel, athletic field managers, landscape architects, and students

Author Biography

Danny H. Quast, CGCS, is the owner of DHD Tree Products in Juneau, Wisconsin, and established one of the foremost tree programs for golf courses in the United States. He worked as Grounds Manager for the 1999 PGA Championship and the 1990 US Open, was Superintendent at the 1989 United States Golf Association Mid-Amateur.

Wayne Otto, CGCS, has been a golf course superintendent for 42 years. A resident of Grafton, Wisconsin, he was the first CGSAA-certified golf course superintendent in Wisconsin. A graduate of the Turf Management program at Penn State, he is also a fully certified member of the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses.

Table of Contents

The Putting Green
1(16)
Wayne Otto
Danny Quast
The Art and Science of Turfgrass Management
1(6)
Science
2(5)
About Green Speed
7(1)
Cultural Practices and Circumstances That Influence Green Speed
7(8)
Mowing
7(2)
Rolling
9(2)
Soil Moisture
11(1)
Nutrition
11(3)
Plant Growth Regulators
14(1)
Winter Play?
15(2)
The Teeing Ground
17(10)
Wayne Otto
Danny Quast
The Teeing Ground Surface
17(1)
Maintenance and Cultural Practices
17(6)
Mowing
18(1)
Irrigation
19(1)
Nutrition
19(1)
Cultivation and Topdressing
20(2)
Pest Control
22(1)
Practice Tee
23(4)
Fairways
27(26)
Wayne Otto
Danny Quast
The Importance of Fairways
27(1)
Fairway Conversion
28(8)
Reasons for Fairway Conversion
29(1)
Benefits of Fairway Conversion
29(2)
Equipment and Supplies
31(1)
Table Steps
32(4)
Maintenance
36(17)
Bentgrass Fairway Care
37(1)
Bluegrass Fairways
38(1)
Maintenance of Poa Annua Fairways at 1/2 inch
39(1)
Winter Damage
39(7)
Damage to Poa Annua
46(7)
The Rough
53(8)
Wayne Otto
Danny Quast
Definition
53(1)
Different Rough Areas
54(3)
Construction and Establishment
57(1)
Fertilizer
57(1)
Turfgrass Selection
58(1)
Mulching and Erosion Control
58(1)
Establishment
59(1)
Maintenance
59(2)
Trees on the Golf Course
61(28)
Wayne Otto
Danny Quast
Preserving the Natural Setting
61(2)
Tree Planting and Removal-Do's and Don'ts
63(10)
Tree Removal
65(3)
Sun and Shade
68(1)
Proper Tree Placement
69(1)
Planting Methods
69(1)
Winter Planting
70(2)
Spacing
72(1)
Finding the Right Trees
73(1)
Tree Nurseries on the Golf Course
73(2)
Trimming
75(1)
Fertilization
76(1)
Disease and Pests
77(7)
Dutch Elm Disease
77(3)
Oak Wilt
80(4)
Gypsy Moth
84(2)
Hiring an Arborist
86(2)
Tree Program Funding
88(1)
Bunkers
89(14)
Wayne Otto
Danny Quast
Definition of a Bunker
89(1)
Sand
89(2)
Sand Color
91(1)
Bunker Design
91(1)
What Constitutes a Bad Bunker?
92(2)
Bad Drainage
94(3)
Bunker Maintenance
97(1)
Bunker Rakes Used by Golfers and Caddies:
98(5)
Marking the Golf Course
103(6)
Wayne Otto
Danny Quast
Out-of-Bounds
104(1)
Water Hazards
104(1)
Ground-Under-Repair
105(2)
Distance Markers
107(2)
Car Paths and Roads
109(8)
Wayne Otto
Danny Quast
Service Roads
109(2)
Golf Car Paths
111(6)
Golf Car Path Construction and Materials
112(5)
Irrigation and Drainage
117(22)
Wayne Otto
Danny Quast
Regulation Is the Key
117(1)
Irrigation
117(9)
Irrigation Regimen
121(3)
Factors in Irrigating Fairways
124(2)
``Green Is Not Great''
126(1)
``Drainage, Drainage, Drainage''
126(10)
Surface Drainage
127(1)
Sub-Surface Drainage
128(8)
The Bottom Line
136(3)
Soil and Water Testing
139(14)
Wayne Otto
Danny Quast
Soil
139(3)
Soil as a Source of Plant Food
140(1)
Soil Sampling
141(1)
Irrigation Water Quality
142(8)
Salt-Related Problems
145(5)
Ion Toxicity in Water
150(1)
Long-Term Effects of Irrigation Water on Soils
150(3)
Fertilizer and Nutrition
153(30)
Wayne Otto
Danny Quast
Introduction
153(1)
Efficiency
153(3)
Nitrogen
156(3)
Quick Release Carriers-Urea and Methylene Urea Types
158(1)
Salt Index
159(1)
Phosphorous
159(2)
Potassium
161(1)
Calcium
161(1)
Iron
162(1)
Sulfur
163(2)
Liquid Fertilizers
165(1)
Granular Fertilizer
166(3)
Gravity Fertilizer Spreader
166(1)
Centrifugal Spreader
167(1)
Calibration of Spreaders
167(1)
Keep the Spreader Level
168(1)
Liquid Application
169(1)
Fertigation
169(1)
Bio-Stimulants
170(13)
Cultivation
183(12)
Wayne Otto
Danny Quast
Introduction
183(1)
Aerification
183(12)
Methods of Aerification and Types of Tines
185(2)
Benefits of Cultivation
187(8)
Weeds Found in Turf and Landscapes
195(80)
Matthew Fagerness
Weed Life Cycles: Annuals, Biennials, and Perennials
198(20)
Weed Biology: Broadleaf Weeds, Grasses, and Sedges
218(3)
Broadleaf Weeds Commonly Found in Turf and Landscapes
221(22)
Grassy Weeds and Sedges Commonly Found in Turf and Landscapes
243(32)
Topdressing
275(10)
Wayne Otto
Danny Quast
Introduction
275(2)
Effective Sand Topdressing Programs
277(1)
Benefits of Topdressing Putting Green Surfaces
278(3)
Incorporating Sand into the Turf Canopy
281(4)
Best Management Practices (BMP)
285(12)
Wayne Otto
Danny Quast
Definition
285(1)
Making Cultivar Selection
286(1)
Cultural Practices
287(5)
Mowing
287(1)
Irrigation
288(2)
Fertilizer Treatment
290(1)
Cultivation/Topdressing
290(2)
Scouting and Monitoring
292(2)
Determining the Acceptable Threshold Level of Turf Injury
293(1)
Discretionary Use of Chemicals and/or Pesticides
293(1)
Steps in Devising Best Management Practices
294(3)
Best Management Practices and Integrated Pest Management
297(26)
Matthew Fagerness
Reduced Pesticide and Chemical Use Through Strategic Plantings
297(8)
Turfgrass and Landscape Design Influences on Pesticide Use
302(3)
Integrated Pest Management Principles
305(2)
Interpreting Pesticide Risk
307(5)
Developing an Integrated Pest Management Plan for Turfgrass and Landscapes
312(10)
Concluding Remarks
322(1)
Plant Growth Regulators
323(6)
Wayne Otto
Danny Quast
Early Development of Plant Growth Regulators
323(2)
Effective Plant Growth Regulators
325(1)
PGR Classification
325(2)
Recommendations for Most Beneficial PGR's
327(2)
Insect Problems and Insecticides Used in Turf
329(56)
Matthew Fagerness
Insect Problems in Turf
330(44)
Ground Pearls
334(2)
Mealybugs
336(2)
Leafhoppers
338(2)
Spittlebugs
340(2)
Chinch Bugs
342(2)
Mole Crickets
344(4)
White Grubs
348(3)
Sod Webworms
351(4)
Armyworms
355(4)
Cutworms
359(3)
Frit Flies
362(2)
Crane Flies
364(2)
Wireworms
366(1)
Billbugs
366(4)
Fire Ants
370(3)
Mites
373(1)
Insecticides
374(4)
Control Strategies for Herbivorous Insects
378(7)
Basic Chemical and Pesticide Principles
385(62)
Matthew Fagerness
Pesticide Formulations
388(26)
Chemical and Pesticide Safety Information---Using an MSDS Form
414(12)
Understanding the Chemical/Pesticide Label
426(5)
Environmental Impact of Chemicals and Pesticides
431(16)
Alternative Fates of a Pesticide
433(3)
Pesticide Mobility
436(2)
Economic and Aesthetic Pest Thresholds
438(9)
Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary
447(10)
Wayne Otto
Danny Quast
The Importance of Conservation Practices
447(2)
Getting Started
449(1)
Getting Certified
449(1)
Certification Categories
450(2)
Getting Started
452(5)
Maintaining Water Quality
453(4)
Communication
457(10)
Wayne Otto
Danny Quast
Establishing Good Communication as a Young Professional
457(2)
The Interview
459(1)
General Manager
460(1)
Golf Professional
461(1)
Green Committee
462(1)
Board of Directors
463(1)
General Membership
464(1)
Lady Members
464(1)
Employee Communication
465(1)
Communications at Home
466(1)
Golf Course Budget
467(18)
Wayne Otto
Danny Quast
Introduction
467(1)
The Physical Inventory
468(1)
High Maintenance Areas
468(1)
Standard Maintenance Report
469(4)
Zero Basis Budgeting
473(1)
Schedule of Accounts
473(1)
A Sample Budget
474(8)
Budget Item Descriptions and Examples
475(5)
Budget Comparisons
480(2)
Capital Budget
482(3)
The Turf Care Center
485(26)
Wayne Otto
Danny Quast
A Difficult Capital Project
485(1)
Project Development
486(1)
Planning
487(1)
Budget
488(2)
Local Approval
490(1)
Space Planning
490(2)
Design Considerations
492(19)
Prefabricated Metal Structures
492(1)
Custom Construction
493(1)
Design of Structural Building Components and Utilities
493(4)
Security Issues
497(1)
Service Area
497(4)
Offices and Administrative Areas
501(1)
Staffing Areas
501(2)
Fuel Pad and Storage
503(1)
Waste Disposal
503(1)
Other Specialized Areas
503(1)
Parking Lot
504(1)
Chemical Storage and Handling
504(2)
Containment and Handling Rinsate
506(1)
Pesticide Facility Structural Choices and Designs
506(5)
References 511(4)
Index 515

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