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Tournament Operations
Golf Course Management Workshop
by James Graham Prusa
James Graham Prusa
Tournament Operations
24. Tournament Operations – From Club Events to International Tour
Events
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Tour events and standards cannot be kept perpetually• It takes 1 to 3 years to ‘ramp up’ to the peak
of Tour conditions that are intended to only last for 1 week!
• At the majors and other top events we exert serious stresses on the golf course
• On the turfgrass• On the club• On the staff• On finances
• Top tier tournament conditions should only be approached for the briefest moment in time
Tournament Operations
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Applying what the tour standards have taught us to routine management
Tournament Operations
Good turfgrass health management practices help to balance high-quality conditions and their usually higher costs.
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How do they achieve those ‘Tour Conditions?’
• ‘Preparation’ is just as key for the kitchen and for the golf course
• The key is planning and taking time to ‘ramp up’ for peaking conditions ‘just-in-time’ for the event
Tournament Operations
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Ball roll – not speed!
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PREPARING 2 COURSES CONCURRENTLY FOR TOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF HANUL AND OCEAN COURSES TOUR CONDITIONING:
Objective Criteria:
KLPGA - Hanul: LPGA - Ocean:
Current Mower Bench Height of Cut (BHOC) 3.9 mm 3.0 mm
Current True Height of Cut (THOC) 4.2 mm 4.0 mm
PHOTO Current
True Height of Cut (THOC)
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Putting Surface Density
EXCELLENT Good
(But noticeably less than Hanul)
PREPARING 2 COURSES CONCURRENTLY FOR TOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF HANUL AND OCEAN COURSES TOUR CONDITIONING:
Putting Surface Density
3.9 mm
2.9 mm
Hanul: Ocean:
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PREPARING 2 COURSES CONCURRENTLY FOR TOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF HANUL AND OCEAN COURSES TOUR CONDITIONING:
Objective Criteria:
Hanul: Ocean:
Turfgrass Color Deep, dark green in appearance Good, but yellowish, light green
StimpmeterTM Reading 3.2 m (HOC 3.9mm) 3.0 m (HOC 2.9mm)
Rooting Depth
9.0 cm
7.5 cm
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•Play levels are the same – 90,000 rounds per year•They are located only 1 kilometer apart – climate and other course factors the same
What was the only real difference between the maintenance on these two courses?
• The superintendents used different fertilizer regimes
• Hanul applied virtually no Phosphorus (P) all season
• Hanul applied an average of 3-4 grams of N / m2 per month
• Ocean applied considerable P and only 1.5 – 2 grams of N / m2 per month
PREPARING 2 COURSES CONCURRENTLY FOR TOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF HANUL AND OCEAN COURSES TOUR CONDITIONING:
James Graham Prusa
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2013 LPGA KEB HanaBank Championship -- TRADITION
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Tournament Operations
Golf Course Management Workshop
by James Graham Prusa
James Graham Prusa