Turfgrass Case Library

Welcome to the Turfgrass Management Case Library. These stories were gathered to help students and professionals learn about real-world problems encountered in turf management and the solutions used to solve those problems. The stories have been provided by members of the USGA Greens Section and represent actual problems encountered in the field.

To access the stories make a selection from the pull-down menus below. The first menu represents the turf species at the problem area. The second menu represent the turf type (for example, a golf course green). The third menu represent the problem that was encountered.

After you have made your selections click on the "Access the Case Library" button and you will be given a list of cases that correspond to the choices you have made.

Choose a turf species:
All cool-season grasses All warm-season grasses Annual bluegrass Annual ryegrass Bahiagrass Bermudagrass Buffalograss Centipedegrass Chewings fescue Colonial bentgrass Creeping bentgrass Creeping red fescue Hard fescue Kentucky bluegrass Perennial ryegrass Rough bluegrass Seashore paspalum St. Augustinegrass Tall fescue There is no turf at the problem site Velvet bentgrass Zoysiagrass

Choose a turf type:
Fairway Golf Course, General Green Rough Sand Bunker Tee

Choose a problem you would like to look at:
compaction cultivation cores disease drainage establishment ice damage layering moss mowing damage perimeter quality putting quality salinity scalping seed storage shade sod spring transition traffic washouts winter growth winter kill renovation insects heat stress vandalism Vandalism algae tree competition sodium hydraulic leak playability

Do you have a story you would like to share?