Is It Time To Rebuild Your Greens?

By USGA

| Dec 7, 2018

This USGA Green Section Collection — assembled to supplement the October 2, 2015 issue of the Green Section Record (vol. 53 issue 19) — provides useful resources to help decision makers at golf courses evaluate the need for putting green renovation or reconstruction projects. The materials contained in this collection are not all-inclusive but offer helpful information.

Articles Included In This Collection:

Rootzone Compatibility Testing For Putting Green Resurfacing, Expansion And Recontouring

How to select a compatible rootzone material when resurfacing, modifying or enargling putting greens.
Time to Rebuild the Putting Greens... Or Is It?

Many factors must be considered before undertaking a putting green reconstruction project.
Trust But Verify

Don't just assume—test putting green drainage characteristics.
Making A Change

The why, when, and how to's of regrassing bermudagrass greens.
Four Steps to Help Ensure a Successful Green Reconstruction Project

By proceeding step by step, this complex process can be made manageable.
So, You Want To Renovate Your Golf Course?

There are hundreds of ways for course renovation programs to go awry. Here are a few tips to make your project a success.
Perils and Pluses of "In-House" Renovations

Some jobs are appropriate as in-house projects, but some are better left to outside contractors.
The Evolution of a Putting Green

Learn more about what happens as a putting green ages.
Rebuild or Resurface

Greens must be rebuilt every 15 to 20 years, even those of USGA method construction—or do they?
Complete Reconstruction or Partial Renovation

How should you invest your money?

What Are Green Section Collections?

A new feature to the USGA Green Section Record in 2015 now includes an interactive digital collection of supporting materials. In addition to the monthly major article, each digital collection includes supporting articles, a photo gallery and videos that provide additional, relevant information on the subject. The collections can be viewed online in a user-friendly digital magazine format, saved as a PDF or printed. We hope you find this new feature to be an extremely useful resource.

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Is It Time To Rebuild Your Greens?

Rootzone Compatibility Testing For Putting Green Resurfacing, Expansion And Recontouring

Time to Rebuild the Putting Greens... Or Is It?

Trust But Verify

Making A Change

Four Steps to Help Ensure a Successful Green Reconstruction Project

So, You Want To Renovate Your Golf Course?

Perils and Pluses of "In-House" Renovations

The Evolution of a Putting Green

Rebuild or Resurface

Complete Reconstruction or Partial Renovation