Best Golf Course Management Practices - Hardcover

McCarty, L. B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 013088359X ISBN 13: 9780130883599

Publisher: Pearson College Div, 2000

Synopsis

/8835J-2, 0-13-088359-X, McCarty, L.B., Best Golf Course Management Practices//--> This book provides up-to-date basic and applied information on new products, grasses, and techniques used to develop best management practices for golf courses. It covers grasses available, their selection and use, soils and soil amendments, pest management and IBM practices, and environmental concerns and strategies. A reference guide for golf course superintendents, assistants, club manager's green's committee members, students, and regulatory agencies—in their efforts to grow and maintain some of the most prestigious courses in the world.

About this title

From the Inside Flap

PREFACE

Golf courses are continually increasing in number and sophistication in terms of design and management. They are also under increased scrutiny from the general public and regulatory agencies. Golf course management quality and intensity range from very low maintained facilities to exquisite, highly maintained touring courses. Many resort courses rely on the tourist industry. On other courses, membership and daily fees are major sources of play; therefore, the year-round conditions become very important.

This book is intended for students taking a course in golf course management and as a reference guide for golf course superintendents, assistants, club managers, greens committee members, and regulatory agencies in their efforts to grow and maintain some of the most prestigious courses in the world. Authors who have expertise in specific areas of turfgrass and environmental science have contributed to this book. The information is as complete and up-to-date as possible. However, management and pesticide recommendations are. constantly being updated. New products, grasses, and management techniques continue evolving, while older ones often disappear. Contact your state university turf specialist or your county cooperative extension service office, and attend the various turfgrass field days and Turfgrass Association's Annual Conference and Trade Show for the latest recommendations.

The use of trade names in this publication is solely for the purpose of providing specific information. It is not a guarantee or warranty of the products named, and does not signify they are approved to the exclusion of others of suitable composition.

The pesticide recommendations presented in this publication were current with state and federal regulations at the time of publication. The user is responsible for determining that the intended pesticide use is consistent with the directions on the label of the product being used. Use pesticides safely. Read and follow label directions. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Any project of such magnitude is definitely the result of the efforts of many competent, dedicated professionals. The authors wish to express their gratitude to the following reviewers: Ed Freeman, Professor emeritus, University of Florida; and golf course superintendents Fred Biggers, Don Garrett, Chuck Green, Will Holroyd, and David Lowe. Lori Dalberg and the rest of the production team at Carlisle Publishers Services and Charles Stewart and Eileen O'Sullivan at Prentice Hall, Inc., were invaluable as editors, compositors, and illustrators. We hope no one has been omitted, but if they have, we apologize for our oversight.

From the Back Cover

Within these covers, the author and twenty-seven acclaimed contributors share their expertise in areas ranging from turfgrass to environmental science. The most current and comprehensive publication on the market, Best Golf Course Management Practices provides the following need-to-know information that leads to successful golf course construction and maintenance:

• Turfgrass plants, their adaptation, physiology and growth and development characteristics are described in laymen's terms, including environmental and management practices which most influence growth and development, as well as survival. Current available varieties, their characteristics and possible alternatives are listed, providing an excellent "study guide" of explanations and limitations of various grasses.

• The interaction of agronomic practices, pest occurrence, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies and techniques, and control options are listed and discussed. Included are the major insects, diseases, nematodes and weeds affecting golf courses. Additionally, the text provides pesticide management and handling practices. Many courses are required to develop environmental strategies, and this book will prove a valuable resource.
• In-depth discussions on the various means of designing and constructing golf courses, including greens, according to available supplies, player demands and budgets. A general sequence of construction events outline those steps necessary to plan, permit and actually construct a golf course.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson College Div
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 013088359X
• ISBN 13: 9780130883599
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 672