Artificial Putting Green Grass and Golf Courses Dai Thanh Cà Mau

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Turfgrass takes up about 40 million acres in the United States. The recommended cutting height to maintain a healthy lawn with the least amount of inputs* is 3 inches. What if a homeowner impulsively wanted to develop their own putting green? Let’s assume they start by mowing a 4000 sq. ft. area down to a ½ inch height! This would stall their rotary mower and result in an area covered with excessive grass clippings. Even after raking away the clippings, a sparse bumpy landscape that would be just as much soil as vegetation would be the hard-earned result! It would be a very poor putting surface; in fact, it would not even be a good site to play croquet. Creating and maintaining a golf course – even just a putting area – is best left to the professionals!

Putting green irrigation
Frequent, measured, irrigation, mowing and topdressing with sand help the putting greens to be smooth. Credit: CSSA files
So how do golf courses make the grass surface so smooth? Here’s what I believe are the five most important steps in the correct order of importance.

Choose the best grass for the site. The average person does not think about grass very often, and most would struggle to name three different species. But, there are a variety of turfgrass species, each with their own attributes. And, just like roses and fruit trees thrive in various weather zones, the same is true for turfgrasses. It’s also necessary to choose a turfgrass species and variety that performs best at a low cutting height to make and maintain a smooth turfgrass surface.
The cutting height and mowing frequency are the two most important maintenance practices in creating a smooth surface on a turfgrass stand. On a golf course putting green, the cutting height should be no greater than 0.189-inch! In all truth, that is rather tall to maintain a firm smooth surface. Additionally, on a golf course, grass is mowed almost every day and sometimes more than once a day with a reel mower. The original labor for mowing golf course greens actually came from sheep and rabbits feeding daily on the course. No kidding – before lawn mowers were invented, these animals were part of the original greenskeeping team! The truth is, those surfaces were probably not very smooth.