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Green Speed is More Than a Number
Micah Woods
22 January 2018
Chief Scientist
Asian Turfgrass Center
www.asianturfgrass.com
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creeping bentgrass, Japan
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Today’s topics
1. Green speed described, compared to what we actually report
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Today’s topics
1. Green speed described, compared to what we actually report
2. Measurements I’ve made of green speed
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Today’s topics
1. Green speed described, compared to what we actually report
2. Measurements I’ve made of green speed
3. Measurements under tournament conditions
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Today’s topics
1. Green speed described, compared to what we actually report
2. Measurements I’ve made of green speed
3. Measurements under tournament conditions
4. Measurements of ball dispersion
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Today’s topics
1. Green speed described, compared to what we actually report
2. Measurements I’ve made of green speed
3. Measurements under tournament conditions
4. Measurements of ball dispersion
5. Case study: 2016 Ryder Cup at Hazeltine
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Green speed described, compared to
what we actually report
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First sentence: “One of the most significant aspects of a golf
course is the uniformity of its putting greens.”
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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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Measurements I’ve made of green
speed
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creeping bentgrass, Japan
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Novotek bermudagrass, Thailand
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Variation between greens
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korai, Japan
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What does a standard deviation of
0.3 feet look like?
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Measurements under tournament
conditions
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Keya GC, Fukuoka, Japan, greenkeeper Andrew McDaniel, on Twitter as @drumcturf
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Keya GC, Fukuoka, Japan
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Keya GC, Fukuoka, Japan
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Measurements of ball dispersion
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korai, Thailand, project of Dr. Eric Reasor, on Twitter as @TurfBlade
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korai, Thailand
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bermudagrass, Thailand
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bermudagrass, Thailand
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Case study: 2016 Ryder Cup at
Hazeltine
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Hazeltine National GC, superintendent Chris Tritabaugh, on Twitter as @ct_turf
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creeping bentgrass, Minnesota
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creeping bentgrass, Minnesota
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For more, please see www.asianturfgrass.com or
@asianturfgrass on Twitter.