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Stimp Stats

Micah Woods
December 02, 2019

Stimp Stats

I had a discussion with greenkeepers in Denmark about the stimpmeter as a tool to measure green speed, and as a tool to assess the uniformity of green speed within and between greens.

Micah Woods

December 02, 2019
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  1. Stimp Stats
    Micah Woods
    Chief Scientist
    Asian Turfgrass Center
    www.asianturfgrass.com
    2 December 2019

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  2. creeping bentgrass, Japan

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  3. 4 points
    1. Green speed described, compared to what we actually report
    2. Measurements I’ve made of green speed
    3. Measurements under tournament conditions
    4. Case study: 2016 Ryder Cup at Hazeltine

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  4. Green speed described, compared to what we
    actually report

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  6. First sentence: “One of the most significant aspects of a golf course
    is the uniformity of its putting greens.”

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  7. Second sentence: “Variations in speed, whether from one green to
    the next or on different parts of the same green, can do more to
    negate a player’s skill than can ragged fairways or unkempt
    bunkers.”

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  11. Measurements I’ve made of green speed

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  12. creeping bentgrass, Japan

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  14. Novotek bermudagrass, Thailand

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  16. Variation between greens

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  17. korai, Japan

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  19. What does a standard deviation of 0.3 feet look
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  21. Measurements under tournament conditions

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  22. Keya GC, Fukuoka, Japan, greenkeeper Andrew McDaniel, on Twitter as @drumcturf

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  23. Keya GC, Fukuoka, Japan

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  24. Keya GC, Fukuoka, Japan

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  29. Case study: 2016 Ryder Cup at Hazeltine

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  30. Hazeltine National GC, superintendent Chris Tritabaugh, on Twitter as @ct_turf

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  31. creeping bentgrass, Minnesota

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  32. creeping bentgrass, Minnesota

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  37. www.asianturfgrass.com

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