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Peak performance from putting greens and the role of
organic matter
Micah Woods
November 20, 2018
Chief Scientist
Asian Turfgrass Center
www.asianturfgrass.com
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What do we want?
• 100% grass cover
• some expectation of that continuing
• ball roll
• ball bounce
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Management of organic matter
Increase growth & OM
• fertilizer (N)
• irrigation
Reduce OM
• sand topdressing
• core aerification
• solid tine aerification
• verticutting
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Too much surface organic matter
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Recommended approach
Check surface zone (0 to 20 mm) organic matter once a year
Then, compare the OM change to:
• annual N rate
• annual sand topdressing amount
• annual aerification impact
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Next level: annual audit
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For more, please see www.asianturfgrass.com.