Turf management for golf courses / by James B. Beard ; with illustrations by Steven M. Batten.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Beard, James B, 1935- (Author)
Corporate Author: United States Golf Association (sponsoring body.)
Other Authors: Batten, Steven Michael, 1946- (Illustrator)
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Burgess Publishing Company, [1982]
Subjects:
Golf courses > Maintenance > United States.
Turf management > United States.
Turfgrasses.
Terrains de golf > États-Unis.
Pelouses > Entretien.
Golf courses > Maintenance.
Turf management.
United States.
Local Note:
MSU: Copy 2 gift to James B Beard Turfgrass Library Collection.
MSU: Copy 2 inscribed to Al Turgeon by the author.
Physical Description:xii, 642 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Golf and the golf course
  • Building a golf course
  • The putting green
  • The tee
  • The fairway
  • The rough
  • The bunker
  • Equipment
  • The irrigation system
  • Pests and stresses
  • Management
  • Other aspects of golf course operation
  • Appendix A: species characterization and identification
  • Appendix B: seeding and planting guidelines
  • Appendix C: fertilizer characteristics
  • Appendix D: conversion tables ; Glossary ; Information sources ; Index.