Golf's cause and effect : a history of greenkeeping / Melvin B. Lucas Jr.

"This book represents the first book solely dedicated to those Greenkeepers from Scotland during the1800's that started to enhance golfing grounds; coming to all parts of the world as the growth of this game travelled; many landing on the shores of North America; advancing all aspects of the game; m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lucas, Melvin B., Jr (Author)
Language:English
Published: [South Dartmouth, Mass.] : Melvin B. Lucas Jr., [2020]
Subjects:
Greenkeepers > History.
Golf course managers > History.
Golf courses > Management > History.
Golf courses > Maintenance > History.
Turf management > History.
Golf > History.
Ownership and Custodial History:
Author's presentation inscription on front flyleaf.
Local Note:
MSU: Gift to James B Beard Turfgrass Library Collection.
Physical Description:420 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 24 cm
Variant Title:
History of greenkeeping
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Dedication
  • Poetry from a greenkeeper
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1. A history of greenkeeping
  • Chapter 2. Profiles of notable greenkeepers
  • Chapter 3. Green making by greenkeepers
  • Chapter 4. The science of greenkeeping
  • Chapter 5. The earning power of the greenkeeper
  • Chapter 6. Mechanization: the new era of greenkeeping
  • Chapter 7. What has the mowers wrought
  • Chapter 8. Greenkeeping between two wars
  • Chapter 9. Social impact of game and greenkeeping
  • Chapter 10. The shape of our lives or who shapes us
  • Epilogue.