Create a Roller Guide to Reduce Wear Injury
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- Category: Inside Golf
- Published: 2019-06-25
By DAVE OATIS, Regional Director, Northeast Region, USGA
Wear problems on putting greens are common and can be caused by traffic from golfers and traffic from maintenance practices such as mowing and rolling. Greens vary significantly in their susceptibility to wear based on a host of variables. Severely contoured putting greens can be especially susceptible, particularly when they are small, shaded or intensively maintained. Having the ability to adjust management practices on a green-to-green basis is important and can improve the performance of individual greens tremendously.