Golf Course and Sports Turf

1. Golf Course Superintendents Association of America  (site info) Golf course management information, member areas, and a research section which covers requests for grant proposals, scientific database, and research reports on turfgrass cultivars, growing in putting greens, wildlife research, and physiology of bermudagrass, bentgrass, and ryegrass. http://www.gcsaa.org/ 2. Construction and Care of Croquet Lawns  (site info) Oxford University Croquet Club specifications on substrate layers, soil porosity, drainage pipes, and grass types, including contracting and materials cost and maintenance. With links to rules, ball mechanics, and rankings. http://www.oxfordcroquet.com/care/turf.asp 3. Golf Putting Green Construction Manual for Backyard Golf  (site info) How-to manual for building a real bent grass putting green in the back yard. Based on the author's personal experience building a 1000 square foot green using only hand tools, and inexpensive materials. http://www.putting-greens.com/ 4. The Sports Turf Research Institute  (site info) STRI is the independent market leader in turfgrass research and agronomy. It is the UK's National Centre for consultancy in Sports & Amenity Turf and is recognised as a world centre for research. http://www.stri.co.uk 5. TurfGrass Trends  (site info) A practical research journal of articles on pest control, disease control, weed control, turfgrass cultivars and maintenance strategies for fine turf and golf courses. http://www.turfgrasstrends.com 1-5 of 6. Next »