Tournament Management
A Superintendent's Guide to Preparing a Golf Course for Competition
1st Edition
Published on 6. February 2009
Book
Hardback
216 pages
978-0-470-19228-3 (ISBN)
Description
Every year thousands of golf tournaments are held across the globe, from high profile majors like the PGA Championship and British Open to smaller regional, amateur, and member-guest events. Superintendents are responsible for preparing the course in anticipation of a tournament and maintaining the course during the event. This book offers superintendents and allied professionals all the tools they need to prepare and maintain golf courses for tournaments. It offers practical guidelines for a successful tournament, from how to prepare greens, tees, fairways, bunkers and rough through cup-cutting, pest management, and fertilization prior to and during the tournament to tips on managing professional events.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paper over boards
Illustrations
Charts: 5 B&W, 0 Color; Photos: 61 B&W, 0 Color; Drawings: 0 B&W, 0 Color
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
495 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-19228-3 (9780470192283)
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Person
John C. Miller, CGCS, is the Tour Agronomist for the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA). He assists the LPGA tournament operations staff in developing consistent course conditions, primarily in the areas of greens speed, fairway widths, and the height of cut for roughs and fairways, and serves as a liaison between the LPGA and the host facility's golf course management team. Previously he was at The Golf Club at Yankee Trace in Ohio where he was the host superintendent for five consecutive PGA Nationwide Tour Dayton Opens. Mr. Miller is a frequent lecturer at industry conferences, including national, international and regional meetings. He is a member of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America and the Miami Valley of Ohio Golf Course Superintendents Association.
Content
Foreword. Chapter 1: Planning and Communication.
Chapter 2: Back to the Basics.
Chapter 3: Greens Management.
Chapter 4: Tee, Fairways and Roughs.
Chapter 5: Bunkers.
Chapter 6: The Little Things That Matter.
Chapter 7: Pretournament Checklist.
Chapter 2: Back to the Basics.
Chapter 3: Greens Management.
Chapter 4: Tee, Fairways and Roughs.
Chapter 5: Bunkers.
Chapter 6: The Little Things That Matter.
Chapter 7: Pretournament Checklist.