In our new episode we chat with Richard Forsyth, director of golf courses at Royal Melbourne, about the unique way they manage organic matter in their bentgrass greens, and much more!
Volume 62, Issue 15
Volume 62, Issue 15
The Royal Melbourne Method: How They Manage Organic Matter, Deliver Famously Firm Greens and More!
August 16, 2024
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Richard Forsyth took the helm as director of golf courses at Royal Melbourne in 2009 and has hosted two Presidents Cups and numerous professional and amateur championships at the historic Australian golf club. Shown above, periodically stripping the bentgrass sod from the surface of the greens and removing the accumulated organic matter layer below has been the club's traditional way of managing organic matter.
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