Practical Golf Course Maintenance: The Magic of Greenkeeping [Hardcover]

Gordon Witteveen (Author), Michael Bavier (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1575040476 | ISBN-13: 978-1575040479 | Publication Date: August 1, 1998 | Edition: 1

Practical Golf Course Maintenance has hundreds of helpful tips that you can use every day! Practical information, presented in a step-by-step format, includes critical advice on maintaining consistent bunkers, sand topdressing and aerifying, using chemicals and fertilizers safely and effectively, irrigation principles and techniques, mowing techniques for greens, fairways and tees, and much more. The authors have given seminars all over the world, and now they pass on their considerable expertise to you.

Editorial Reviews

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"This type of practical, common-sense information is just not available in many other technical books - fun to read - like being in a classroom"---Golf Course News

"Witteveen and Bavier set out to create a practical, real-world guide to maintaining a golf course, a book that would allow them to pass on their knowledge to a whole new crop of superintendents - and that's exactly what they've done"---Golf Course Management

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"...this type of practical, common-sense, information is just not available in many other technical books—fun to read—like being in a classroom..." —Golf Course News

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 262 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (August 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575040476
• ISBN-13: 978-1575040479
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,727,676 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars No Magic Here, August 5, 2000

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Len Parmenter (Olathe, Kansas United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Practical Golf Course Maintenance: The Magic of Greenkeeping (Hardcover)

This book is best suited for the first-time greenskeeper or a greens committee member. It contains basic processes such as top-dressing and stays away from specifics like optimal mower height settings for greens. In addition, this book stays away from prescribing remidies for such things as excessive thatch buildup or constant fungus problems. If all you want are the very basics in management practices then buy this book. If you are searching for innovative and detailed turf management applications then you will need to supplement this book with other references.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good. VERY Good., December 27, 2002

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J. William Goodwine (South Bend, Indiana USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Practical Golf Course Maintenance: The Magic of Greenkeeping (Hardcover)

While perhaps limited to the basics, Witteveen's text is well organized and comprehensive enough to assure that I'll achieve my professional goal of being promoted from Assistant Greenskeeper to Head Greenskeeper within 6 years. In fact, in my opinion, it's on par with Chuck Shick's seminal treatise on the subject. One nitpicky point is that the treatment of cinch bugs, manganese, nitrogen and gophers (and other varmint menaces to the golfing industry) is far too brief. Also, more advanced topics such as the theory and practice of inventing your own type of grass would be welcome. Overall, though, it is top notch!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for the Beginning Greenskeeper, February 25, 2005

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Timothy A. Aiken "Golf Tech" (California, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Practical Golf Course Maintenance: The Magic of Greenkeeping (Hardcover)

A couple of years ago, I purchased a small golf course in California. I knew nothing about how to keep a golf course in good shape much less improve it. When my superintendent quit, I was up the proverbial creek. I turned to this book for help. It is a great book for those who have had minimal or no exposure to how to keep up the various parts (green, tee boxes, fairways, rough, bunkers, etc.) of a golf course. While I probably won't act as superintendent for very long, I feel armed now with basic greenkeeping knowledge, and it is recommended (and soon to be required) reading for all of my course and clubhouse workers.