Golf Course Turf Management: Tools and Techniques / Edition 1

by Wayne Otto, Danny H. Quast

Overview

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Inspired by the author's long-running seminar "Golf Course Maintenance for the Club Manager," this reference offers a wealth of common sense, practical solutions and tips to golf course superintendents and other turf management professionals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071410076
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	10/21/2003
Series:	Turf and Grounds Keeping
Pages:	520
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 2.00(d)

About the Author

Wayne Otto, CGCS, (Grafton, Wisconsin). A Pennsylvania State University Graduate in Turf Management. Golf Course Superintendent for 42 years becoming the first GCSAA Certified Golf Course Superintendent in Wisconsin. A fully certified member with the ACSP (Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program) for Golf Courses

Danny H. Quast, CGCS, is the owner of DHD Tree Products in Juneau, Wisconsin, and established one of the foremost tree programs for golf courses in the United States. He worked as Grounds Manager for the 1999 PGA Championship and the 1990 US Open, was Superintendent at the 1989 United States Golf Association Mid-Amateur.

Wayne Otto, CGCS, has been a golf course superintendent for 42 years. A resident of Grafton, Wisconsin, he was the first CGSAA-certified golf course superintendent in Wisconsin. A graduate of the Turf Management program at Penn State, he is also a fully certified member of the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Putting Green

Chapter 2: The Teeing Ground

Chapter 3: Fairways

Chapter 4: The Rough

Chapter 5: Trees on the Golf Course

Chapter 6: Bunkers

Chapter 7: Marking the Golf Course

Chapter 8: Paths and Roads

Chapter 9: Irrigation and Drainage

Chapter 10: Soil and Water Testing

Chapter 11: Fertilizer and Nutrition

Chapter 12: Cultivation

Chapter 13: Weeds Found in Turf and Landscapes

Chapter 14: Topdressing

Chapter 15: Best Management Practices (BMP)

Chapter 16: Best Management Practices and Integrated Pest Management

Chapter 17: Plant Growth Regulators

Chapter 18: Insect Problems and Insecticides Used in Turf

Chapter 19: Basic Chemical and Pesticide Principles

Chapter 20: Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary

Chapter 21: Communication

Chapter 22: Golf Course Budget

Chapter 23: The Turf Care Center
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