Architecture
Design
Architects & Builders
USGA Greens
California Greens
Sand Greens
Backyard Greens
Green Surrounds
Construction
Renovation
Drainage
Sands & Gravel
- American
Society of Golf Course Architects
- ASGCA
Developer's Handbook
- ASGCA
Project Feasability
- ASGCA
Choosing a Golf Course Architect
- ASGCA
Site Selection
- ASGCA
Land Planning
- ASGCA
Land Entitlements
- ASGCA
Financing Golf Course Projects
- ASGCA
Construction Documents
- ASGCA
Golf Course Construction
- ASGCA
Golf Course Maintenance
- ASGCA
Ownership and Operation
- ASGCA
Resource Directory
Contemporary
Golf Course Architecture - Saga or Satire? first published in the Green
Section RECORD, March/April 1989 by Frank Hannigan, Former Senior Executive
Director, United States Golf Association
Ed
Seay Interview - Palmer DesignGo
Things
To Do Before Contacting A Golf Course Architect by Newell 0. Pinch Chief
Executive Officer, Southern California Golf Association
Turfgrass
Tips Online vol1(10) - Golf Course Architect Selection
AutoGOLF
Golf Course Design Software for Architecture
Golf
Course Design Maps - Golf Course Aerial Mapping
Aussie
Golf Design - software
Links
Magazine Online
TLGolf.com:
Home of T&L Golf Magazine
Graves
& Cornish, Golf Course Design (John Wiley & Sns, 1998)
Hurdzan,
Golf Course Architecture in America: Design, Construction and Restoration
(Ann Arbor Press, 1996)
Doak
& Crenshaw, The Anatomy of a Golf Course (1992)
Strawn,
Driving the Green : The Making of a Golf Course (Burford Books, reprint
1997)
Dye
et al., Bury Me in a Pot Bunker : Golf Through the Eyes of the Game's
Most Challenging Course Designer (McGraw-Hill, rev. ed. 1999)
Thomas,
Golf Architecture in America: Its Strategy and Construction (Sleeping
Bear Press, reprint 1997)
Shackelford,
Masters of the Links (Sleeping Bear Press, 1997)
Shackelford,
The Golden Age of Golf Design (Ann Arbor Press, 1999)
Tillinghast,
ed., The Course Beautiful: A Collection of Original Articles and Photographs
on Golf Course Design (Treewolf Productions 1996)
Tillinghast,
Riminiscences of the Links (Treewolf Productions, 1998)
Doak
et al., The Life and Work of Dr. Alister MacKenzie (Sleeping Bear Press,
2001)
Klein,
Discovering Donald Ross: The Architect and His Golf Courses (Sleeping
Bear Press, rev. ed., 2001)
Dunn
& Dunn, Great Donald Ross Golf Courses You Can Play (Derrydale, 2001)
Fay
et al., Golf as it was Meant to be Played: A Clebration of Donald Ross'
Vision of the Game (Universe Publications, 2000)
Ross,
Golf Has Never Failed Me : The Lost Commentaries of Legendary Golf Architect
Donald J. Ross (Sleeping Bear Press, 1996)
Fazio,
Golf Course Designs (Harry N. Abrams, 2000)
Wexler,
The Missing Links : America's Greatest Lost Golf Courses & Holes (Ann
Arbor Press, 2000)
Hunter,
The Links (Sleeping Bear Press, 1999)
Shackelford,
Alister MacKenzie's Cypress Point Club (Sleeping Bear Press, 2000)
Cornish
& Whitten, The Architects of Golf : A Survey of Golf Course Design from
Its Beginnings to the Present, With an Encyclopedic Listing of Golf
Architects and Their (OOP)
Jones
et al., Golf's Magnificent Challenge (OOP)
Klein,
Rough Meditations (Sleeping Bear Press, 1997)
Jarrett,
Golf Course and Grounds : Irrigation and Drainage (OOP)
Hawtree,
The Golf Course : Planning, Design, Construction, and Maintenance (OOP)
Hawtree,
Colt & co. : golf course architects : a biographical study of Henry
Shapland Colt, 1869-1951, with his partners C.H. Alison, J.S.F. Morrison,
and Dr. A. Mackenzie (OOP)
Meetings
& Conventions:
Personal Bests.(golf course design) Author/s: Chris Duthie Issue: July,
2001 Three prolific golf-course architects share their favorite resort
layouts to date (Fazio, Dye, Weiskopf)
Golf
Digest: The one-legged Scottish banker.(designer of the Southern Hills
golf course in Tulsa, Oklahoma)(Brief Article) Author/s: Ron Whitten
Issue: June, 2001
Golf
Digest: Laboring to fulfill a dream.(William Powell labored fifty years
to complete only golf course designed, built, and owned by an African-American)(Interview)
Author/s: Dave Kindred Issue: July, 2001
Golf
Digest: Leader of the club: Tom Fazio creates great golf courses and
great programs for children.(Interview) Author/s: Nick Seitz Issue:
May, 2001
Golf
Digest: Now Playing ... : Mike Strantz's Tot Hill: A real teeter-totter.(Tot
Hill Farm Golf Club)(Brief Article) Author/s: Ron Whitten Issue: Jan,
2001
Golf
Digest: America's best new courses : The year 2000 brought beauty in
seclusion.(golf courses) Author/s: Ron Whitten Issue: Jan, 2001
Golf
Digest: Ultimate backyards -- It's golf's biggest fantasy: A course
of one's owns.(Brief Article) Author/s: Ron Whitten Issue: Oct, 2000
Golf
Digest: Stiff upper lips.(Ben Crenshaw and designer Bill Coore got carried
away with the high, inward-slanting vertical lips on the bunckers at
the South Course of Talking Stick Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona)
Author/s: Ron Whitten Issue: August,
Golf
Digest: Tribute: Robert Trent Jones' ace of a story.(Brief Article)(Obituary)
Author/s: Ron Whitten Issue: Sept, 2000 Golf design's ace showman
California
Fairways: GC Design Taught at Remodeling University. Issue: Jan, 2000
Golf
Digest: Planet golf.(golf history) Issue: June, 1999
Golf
Digest: 10 keys to greatness.(golf courses)(Brief Article)
Author/s:
Ron Whitten Issue: May, 1999 What's so special about America's 100 Greatest?
Here are the essential ingredients
Golf
Digest: Best New Canadian: Thomas McBroom's Bell Bay leads way. Issue:
Dec, 1998
Golf
Digest: Man of mystery.(Donald J. Ross ) Issue: June, 1999
CNNSI.com
- Golf Plus - This Old Course Archive - Bobby Weed and the Renovation
of the UFL Golf Course in Gainesville
Turfgrass
Trends, Golf Course Design articles
Nugent
- Why has golf course design changed? History, Great Britain, USA.
Veron
- So you want to rebuild your greens: a step-by-step survival guide
Golfdom,
Geoff Shackelford, Designs on Golf: The Sad Death of Interesting Greens
Construction
and Management of Putting Greens
Baston
- A panel discussion: A critical look at contemporary golf course architecture
Graves
- Some recent and unusual experiences in golf course design.
Wadsworth
- Building greens today.
Moore
- Building greens the wrong way is not right.
Latham
- Putting green construction: interpreting physical soil test data
McCarty
- Putting green construction for Florida courses.
Neal
- Building greens the right way--it's easier than you think!
Vermeulen
- The best choice may not always be your favorite.
Kennedy
- Washed sod: viable alternative in greens construction.
Engineering
Characteristics of Putting Greens
Computer
Imaging for Changes
Breakfast
Hill Golf Club - Course Construction
2001
Turfgrass and Environmental Research - Environmental Impact of Golf
Green
Design for Golf Fun
Design
for Speed of Play
Design
for Affordability
Building
And Maintaining The Truly Affordable Golf Course by James Francis Moore,
Director, Construction Education Program The do's and don'ts of affordable
golf.
Design
for California Heat
LINKS / LISTS
ASGCA
Full Membership List
European
Institute Of Golf Course Architects
Society
of Australian Golf Course Architects
GCBAA
Charter Members
GCBAA
Certified Builders
GCBAA
Builders
GCBAA
Associate Builders
GCBAA
Associates
GCBAA
International
Architects
- golfcourse.com
Builders
- golfcourse.com
GolfClubAtlas
- Courses by Architect
Yahoo!
Golf Course Designers
GCM
- Links - Course Construction & Management
Golf
Course News: Management Co. List
Florida
Golf Magazine Golf Links: Golf Cour Designers
Asiagolf.com
- Golf Course Designers Links
Architects
at GolfProHelp.com
Golf
Property Directory - Golf Course Design
Construction
at GolfProHelp.com
Golf
Bytes Golf Links - Construction & Design
GOLFonline
-- Architect Profiles
WEBSITES
ACAGOLF.COM!
Agronomic
Systems Design Group, Inc.
Allen
Build NW
Gary
Alliss Course Design
William
W. Amick Golf Course Architect
Scott
Antes Golf Course Design
Armstrong
Golf Architects, LLC - Marvin Armstrong
Atlantic
Golf Group
BARBARON
INC, Golf Course Construction
Reed
H. Berlinsky, Inc.
Bill
Barnett Golf Architect and Designer
Cary
Bickler Inc. GOLF COURSE DESIGN
BHR,
Inc. - Engineers, Planners, Landscape Architects
BMR
Golf
Booth
Golf Design - William Bradley Booth
Braemar
Golf Developments
Bruce
Company of Wisconsin, Inc.
Bruce
Devlin Golf Course Designer
Burns
Golf Design
Camarata
Consulting
Carr
Golf Services - Course Design & Management - Joe Carr, Ron
Tim
N. Cate Designs, Inc.
Club
Development Properties
Coore
& Crenshaw
Cornish,
Silva and Mungeam
Couples
Bates Golf Design
Course
Crafters - Golf Course Renovation Specialists
Course
Doctors
Crenshaw
Golf
Cypress
Ridge
Daylen
Inc. Golf Course Construction
DeVries
Designs, Inc.
Dragon
Golf
Duininck
Brothers Golf
Dye
Designs - Golf Course Architects
Eagle
Golf
Earth
Force
Eastern
Golf Corporation
Eco
Systems Design Inc. Golf Course Design
Edsall
Golf Group
eGroup
Inc.
EMK
Consultants of Florida - Golf Course Design
Empire
Golf USA
James
J. Engh Golf Design Group, Inc.
Environmental
Golf
European
Golf Design
European
Institute Of Golf Course Architects
Evans
Golf Course Construction
Faldo
Design
FAZIO
FINGER
DYE SPANN, INC.
Flatt
Golf Services, Inc.
RayFloyd.com
Home
Fore
Inc.
Formost
Construction- Golf Course Construction
Fream
& Dale GolfPlan - Golf Course Architecture
Gaunt
& Marnoch Golf Course Architects and Designers
George
Golf Design, Inc - Lester George
David
Gill/Steven Halberg Limited
Golf
Development
Golf
Course reDesign
Golf
Course Capital Partners
Golf
Course Consultants, Inc.
Golf
Investment Advisors
Golf
Management, Inc.
Golf
Research Group - International Golf Consultants
Golfotels
Design Services
GolfScapers'
design services
William
H. Gordon Associates
Graham
Marsh Golf Design
Grantham
Golf Contruction
Great
White Shark Enterprises
Greens,Tees
and Things
Greenscape
Design
Gregori
International
David
Griffith Golf: Golf Course Architect
R.J.
Griffin and Company - General Contractors
Hamilton-Smith
Design & Construction
Hall-Irwin
Raymond
Hearn Golf Designs
David
Hemstock Associates - Golf Course Design
Arthur
Hills - Steve Forrest
David
Hemstock Associates - Golf Course Design
Heritage
Links, LLC
Hollembeak
Construction Inc
Holmes
& Company
Horizon
Golf Ð Water Feature and Specialty Co
Jeff
Howes Golf Design
HNTB,
Architects, Engineers
Hunter
Golf
Hurdzan-Fry
IMG
Areas of Business - Golf Course Design
Instangreen
Corporation Berhad - Golf Course Design
Hale
Irwin Design (coming soon)
Jackson
Golf Inc.
Jacobsen
Hardy Golf Course Design
JC
Golf
JMP
Golf DesignGroup
Tom
Johnson Design
Clyde
Johnston Designs, Inc.
Mike
Jones' golf course design
Rees
Jones, Inc. - Golf Course Design
Robert
Trent Jones II
Kelly
Blake Moran Golf Course Architect
Gary
Kern
Ron
Kern Golf Design Group
KeyTurf.com
Knott
Brooks & Linn
LA
Links
Lancaster
Sands
LANCO
Slit Drainage, sportsturf and golf course construction
LANDSCAPESUNLIMITED.com.
Robert
Laycock - Turf Consultant. Golf agronomist
Robert
LeBlanc & Associates Golf Architects
LESCO
George
E. Ley Co.; golf course irrigation
Lighthouse
Golf Group
Lim
Golf Design
Lohmann
Golf Designs
MacCurrach
Golf Construction
Richard
Mandell Golf Architecture
Dan
Maples Design
Martin
Design Partnership
Matthews
& Nelhiebel: Architects of Land & Golf Courses
Maxwell
Golf
Golf
Course Architect Thomas McBroom
McCumber
Golf
McCubbin
Construction
Jeff
McDowell - Five Step Golf Course Design Process
Medallion
Golf Management
Johnny
Miller Design, Ltd. - Golf Course Design
Moeckel
Carbonell Associates Inc.
Jay
Morrish & Associates, LTD.
Desmond
Muirhead - Golf Course Design
Greg
Nash Design
Larry
Nelson
Nelson
and Haworth Golf Course Architects
Newgent
Golf Inc.
John
Nicholson Associates Golf Services
Nicklaus.Com
(Golden Bear)
Niebur
Golf, Inc. Golf Course Construction
Greg
Norman Interactive
Medallist
Golf Developments - Greg Norman Golf Course Design
Northeast
Golf Company
Northern
Clearing
Northern
Golf Development
OlazabalGolf.com
- Course Design
OldCourse
Design
Olson
Beatty Hnatiuk: OBH Golf Design & Construction
Palmer
Course Design Co.
Gary
Panks - golf course design
Jerry
Pate Turf Supply
Peacock
& Lewis AIA
Pearson
Golf Design
Pennick-Arrimour
Golf
Jeremy
Pern, Architect
Persimmon
Golf; Project and Construction Management
PGA
Golf Management
Pinnacle
Design
Pittman
Poe
Kyle
Phillips Golf Course Design
Gary
Player.com
J.
Michael Poellot Design Group - JMP
Quality
Golf
Quality
Grassing and Services, Inc.
Ranger
Golf Course Construction
Randall
& Blake, Inc.
RBA
Group - Golf Course Design & Development
Tony
S. Ristola
Steve
Ritson Golf Course Architect
Robbins
and Associates - Golf Course Design
Larry
Rodgers Design Group
Chi
Chi Rodriguez - Golf Course Design
Ryan
Incorporated Central
SAJO
Golf - Golf Course Construction
Sandy
Lyle / Strategic Golf Design
Sanford
Golf Design
Craig
Schreiner Golf Course Architects
Scratch
Golf
Serafin
Golf Course Design, Inc.
Shapemasters
Bob
Shearer Golf Course Design
Shearon
Environmental Design
Shearon
Golf
Rick
Smith Golf Course Design
S.O.L.
Golf Course Construction Ltd.
Jim
Spencer Golf Course Shaping & Construction
David
Stansfield Ltd
Sunshine
Design
Swan
Golf Design
Tanner
Consulting Group
Target
Products Ltd.
TDI
INTERNATIONAL
Teague
Nall & Perkins, Inc. - Golf Course Design
Dave
Thomas Golf Course Design
Thompson
Golf Planning
Thomson,
Wolveridge & Perrett: Golf Course Design
The
Tillinghast Association
Total
Golf Construction
Troon
Golf
T.A.
Turner Construction Services, Inc.
von
Hagge, Smelek and Baril
Yuhas
Land Design
Wadsworth
Golf Course Construction
Weed
Golf Course Design
D.A.
Weibring Design
Weiskopf
& Morrish Design
Weitz
Golf
DW
Golf Course Design - David White
Whitnell
Contracts and Plant
James
Wilcher's golfbydesign
Williams,
Gill & Associates Golf Course Architects
Wingfield
Springs Golf
Wolverine
Golf Contractors
Ken
W. Zitz & Associates - Golf Course Design
William
Zmistowski Assocs. - Club Interiors
Fuzzy
Zoeller Golf Course Design
USGA
Recommendations For A Method Of Putting Green Construction by the USGA
Green Section Staff
USGA
History of USGA Greens
USGA
GR: Revising the USGA's Recommendations for a Method of Putting Green
Construction (May 2004)
USGA
GR (Mar 1993): USGA Recommendations for a Method of Putting Green Construction
USGA
GR (Mar 1993): Snow - The Whys and Hows of Revising the USGA Green Construction
Recommendations
USGA
GR (Mar 1993): Hummel - Rationale for the Revisions of the USGA Green
Construction Specifications
USGA
GR (Nov 1993): Gaines - Investigating the Options in the New USGA Green
Construction Recommendations
Golfdom,
USGA Updates Putting Green Construction Recommendations (Apr 2004)
USGA
GR: Agronomic and Engineering Properties of USGA Putting Greens (Mar 2004)
USGA
Quality Control Sampling of Sand and Rootzone Mixture Stockpiles
USGA
Guidelines for Establishing Quality Control Tolerances
USGA
Physical Soil Testing Laboratories
USGA
Quality Control Guidelines: A Quality Control Checklist for Successful
Greens Reconstruction
USGA
Determining the Need for Reconstruction
USGA
Helping Your Greens Make the Grade - A Report Card
USGA
ASTM Procedures Required for Testing Putting Green Materials
USGA
Troubleshooting Checklist for new USGA Greens
USGA
Research Summaries For: The Construction and Maintenance of Greens
Building
a USGA Green (video)
USGA
Construction Education Program
Construction
Education Program - USGA Greens
USGA
- Refining the Green Section specifications for putting green construction.
(1973)
USGA
Greens Failures
USGA
Greens Stand Up
USGA
green construction options
USGA
GR (May 2003): Superintendents' New and Critical Role in Putting Green
Construction
USGA
GR (Jan 2001): Unlocking the Mysteries: Interpreting a Soil Nutrient Test
for Sand-Based Greens
A
Troubleshooting Checklist for New USGA Greens by JAMES FRANCIS MOORE
Director, Mid-Continent Region, USGA Green Section
2001
Turfgrass and Environmental Research - Bacterial Populations and Diversity
within New USGA Putting Greens University of Florida, Clemson University,
and Auburn University
The
Whys and Hows of Revising the USGA Green Construction Recommendations
by JAMES T. SNOW, National Director, USGA Green Section
Hummel
- Rationale for the revisions of the USGA green construction specifications.
Bloodworth
- A new look at the Texas-USGA specifications for root-zone modification.
Snow
- USGA explains its new greens specifications.
Brown
- Phosphorus retention in United States Golf Association greens.
Brown
- Physical requirements for golf green construction by USGA specifications.
Zontek
- When is a USGA spec green not a USGA spec green?.
Gaines
- Investigating the options in the new USGA green construction recommendations.
The
History of USGA Greens Thirty Years of Green Section Greens by JAMES M.
LATHAM USGA Green Section (ret.)
McLean
- USGA greens--on a limited budget.
Hummel
- News and views on the USGA specifications.
TurfComms
- California vs USGA Greens
USGA
vs California Greens
Harivandi
- Golf green construction a review of the UC method.
California
Fairways - May/Jun 99 - Greens Construction California Style by Bob
Costa
California
Greens
California
Greens
Hurdzan
on California Greens
Davis
- The sand putting green: construction and management. (U Cal CES Pub
21448 - California Sand Greens)
Snow
- All things considered: Why not pure sand greens?
Q&A
about Sand Greens
Australian
Desert Sand Green
Leo
Melanson's Backyard Putting Green Construction Manual
Denneberger
- Back yard putting greens: dreams or nightmares?
Backyard
Putting Green
Purdue:
Building a Backyard Putting Green
Golf
Digest: Ultimate backyards -- It's golf's biggest fantasy: A course
of one's owns.(Brief Article) Author/s: Ron Whitten Issue: Oct, 2000
Renovating
Green Surrounds
USGA
GR (Mar 1995) Surround your greens with quality
Oatis
- Choosing the best approach: don't bump the "bump and run."
Witt
- One solution for second-rate surrounds.
Golf
Course Builders Association of America
GCBAA
Members Links
Golf
Construction News
Earth
Shaping News Archives - GCBAA Newsletter
ASGCA
Handbook - Remodeling Your Golf Course
ASGCA
Handbook - Tips for Municipalities
ASGCA
Handbook - Tips for Real Estate Development
ASGCA
Handbook - New Development Steps
ASGCA
Handbook - Forbes.com: Welcome To Club Me
ASGCA
Remodeling University
USGA
Construction Education Program - Resource Books
1999
USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research Program - Research summaries
- Course Construction Practices
2001
USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research Program - Research summaries
- Course Construction Practices
Building
And Maintaining The Truly Affordable Golf Course by James Francis Moore,
Director, Construction Education Program The do's and don'ts of affordable
golf.
Contemporary
Golf Course Architecture - Saga or Satire? first published in the Green
Section RECORD, March/April 1989 by Frank Hannigan, Former Senior Executive
Director, United States Golf Association
USGA
Where Does Peat Come From Anyway?
USGA
GR (May 2003): Superintendents' New and Critical Role in Putting Green
Construction
USGA
GR (Nov 2003): The Birth of a Putting Green: A Turf Manager's Guide for
Establishing a New Putting Green
USGA
GR (Jul 1993): A Quality Control Checklist for Successful Greens Construction
MSU
Green Construction & Maintenance
2001
Turfgrass and Environmental Research - Engineering Characteristics and
Maintenance of Golf Putting Greens Michigan State University
2001
Turfgrass and Environmental Research - Evaluation of New Technologies
in Construction and Maintenance of Golf Course Greens North Carolina
State University
White,
Turf Manager's Handbook for Golf Course Construction, Renovation and Grow-in
(Ann Arbor Press, 2000)
California
Fairways - Nov/Dec 97 - Saving Construction Costs without Cutting Quality
By Michael J. Hurdzan
California
Fairways - May/Jun 2000 - Starting From Scratch Construction of a New
Course: The PGA of Southern Calif. GC By Vanessa Rangel
California
Fairways - May/Jun 2000 - Greens Construction: The Next Generation By
Sam Stimmel
McCarty
- Putting green construction for Florida courses.
Turf
Manager's Handbook for Golf Course Construction, Renovation and Grow-in
Rebuilding
the Muni at Downey CA
Adding
Nine, Cheap
Gilhuly
- Getting your green back without greenbacks.
Getting
Your Green Back Without Greenbacks
GCSAA
- GCM x 2001 -- Golf returns to Vietnam
Cal
Poly Golf Course: FAQ
Remodel,
Renovate, Restore
USGA
Green Record, Rebuild or Resurface (Jan 2006)
ASGCA
Remodeling University
USGA
GR: Making a Change: The Why, When, and How to's of Regrassing Bermudagrass
Greens (Jan 2003)
USGA
GR (Mar 2003): Putting Green Regrassing and So Much More
Nelson
- Sew it seams: old parts can become useful tools for sodding putting
greens.
Golfdom,
Time to kill that turf -- regrassing old greens
USGA
GR: Renovation at Rolling Hills (Sep 2005)
USGA
GR: Complete Reconstruction or Partial Renovation: How Should You Invest
Your Money? (May 2004)
USGA
GR (Mar 2003): Now You See It, Now You Don't: Golf Courses Change Imperceptibly
Over Time. Many Subtle Changes Directly Impact Play
USGA
GR (Jul 2003): Donate Your Greens: Use Your Golf Course as a Research
Test Plot Prior to Renovation
USGA
GR (Sep 2003): Recontouring a Golf Green Without Total Reconstruction:
Two Case Studies on How to Change Severely Sloped Greens
USGA
GR (Nov 2003): Great Expectations: Face-Lift or Letdown: Help Golfers
Develop Fair Expectations for Successful Golf Course Renovations
USGA
GR (Sep 1997): So, You Want to Renovate Your Golf Course?
Rebuild
or Resurface: Greens Must Be Rebuilt Every 15 to 20 Years, Even Those
of USGA Method Construction - Or Do They? (Jan/Feb 2006)
USGA
GR (Jul 1993): Biting the Bullet: Greens Complex Reconstruction at the
Country Club of Virginia
Green
Renovation Case Study #1 by Paul Campbell, Superintendent - Cottonwood
Creek Golf Course and James Francis Moore, USGA Green Section, Construction
Education Program Submitted February 13, 1998
Quality
Control Guidelines A Quality Control Checklist for Successful Greens Reconstruction
by JAMES FRANCIS MOORE Director, Construction Education Program, USGA
Green Section
USGA
Avoiding the Hazards of Golf Course Renovation
Determining
the Need for Reconstruction Do the greens need to be rebuilt? by James
Francis Moore, Director Construction Education Program Section
USGA
So, You Want to Renovate Your Golf Course?
Avoiding
the Hazards of Golf Course Renovation by George B. Manuel, Superintendent,
Pine Forest Country Club, Houston, Texas
Remodeling
Your Golf Course Shoddy
Green Construction
Greens
Renovation
California
Fairways - May/Jun 99 -The Best of Both Worlds for David Davies - Rebuilding
the Palo Alto, CA, Muni
California
Fairways - May/Jun 96 - Sharing the Magic of Almaden, by Jim Williams
White,
Turf Manager's Handbook for Golf Course Construction, Renovation and
Grow-in (Ann Arbor Press, 2000)
Shoulders
- Historical prospective [sic] on modified greens.
Robinson
- Prescriptions for the old green syndrome.
Radko
- Pitfalls of renovation.
Jarrett
- Rebuilding a municipal golf course--is it worth it?
Skorulski
- Restoring the past. A look at green restoration techniques.
Oatis
- So, you want to renovate your golf course?
USGA
GR (Jan 1993): Veron - So you want to rebuild your greens': a step-by-step
survival guide.
Moore
- A quality control checklist for successful greens reconstruction.
Hess
- Biting the bullet: greens complex reconstruction at the Country Club
of Virginia.
The
Rebirth of Firestone Country Club
See also Irrigation
ASIC:
American Society of Irrigation Consultants
Florida
Irrigation Society
Irrigation
Association
Charles
Ankrom Interview - Drainage
Irrigation
Association
Irrigation
& Green Industry
Guide
to Golf Course Irrigation System Design and Drainage
Greens
Irrigation Design
Turgeon
- Sprinkler Systems
Turfgrass
Tips Online vol 1(7) - Designing a Subsoil Drainage System
Irrigation
System A Unique Irrigation Project in New York Delivers Water to 4 Golf
Courses By Gary Caparelli, CIC CLIA Project Supervisor
Armour
Golf course irrigation sprinkler system design
Practical
Drainage: Golf, Sportsturf and Horticulture
GCSAA
Green Drainage InfoPack
Criteria
for sportsturf drainage aggregates
Hurdzan
on Green Flatpipe Drainage
Hurdzan
Flatpipe Drains at Whispering Pines
ADS
Flatpipe Drainage
Turfnotes
- AdvanEDGE has twice the drainage
O'Brien
- A supplemental irrigation system for putting greens.
Huck
- Irrigation design, rocket science, and the SPACE program.
Subsurface
Green Drainage
Drainage
Installation
Brame
- The coarse sand layer--a look at installation.
Sand
-- the building block
SandFinder
- search for sand, gravel, peat,
Root
Zone Sand Survey
ASTM
Procedures Required for Testing Putting Green Materials by James Francis
Moore, Director Construction Education Program
Guidelines
for Establishing Quality Control Tolerances A critical component of
putting green construction is the production of the rootzone material.
Physical
Soil Testing Laboratories
2001
Turfgrass and Environmental Research - Chemical and Physical Stability
of Calcareous Sands Used for Putting Green Construction Washington State
University
2001
Turfgrass and Environmental Research - Using Cubical Triaxial Testing
for Determining the Bulk Mechanical Behavior of Sand for Rootzone Mixtures
Penn State University
White
- Sand--the building block Soil compaction, turfgrass, golf course.
Brown
- The necessity of the two-inch sand layer in greens construction.
Brown
- The influence of the sand layer on available water retention in a golf
green.
Ansett
- Green construction: the right materials mixed right Soil mixtures used
for golf greens.
U
California Sand Specs
M
Collins & Sons
Criteria
for sportsturf drainage aggregates
Murdoch
- Physical properties of Hawaiian golf course sands.
Defining
Sportsturf Sands
Geotextile
Layer in USGA Greens
Santa
Cruz Golf Course Sand
The
agronomics of sand in green construction
Hurdzan
- Do away with the gravel blanket.
Spomer
- Principles of soil preparation for drained golf greens.
|