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.

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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
    like?
    

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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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