This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XV Personal Experiences Among the golfers of the country are many who have devoted much of their time and energy to a study of the problems involved in growing good turf. The experience of every one of these men contains much of interest and value to all who are concerned with similar work. ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XV Personal Experiences Among the golfers of the country are many who have devoted much of their time and energy to a study of the problems involved in growing good turf. The experience of every one of these men contains much of interest and value to all who are concerned with similar work. Some golf clubs have been so remarkably successful in securing and maintaining good turf that they have attracted visits from many greenkeepers and others confronted with a like task. It is usually good economy for a club to send its greenkeeper or the committee in charge of the course to make such visits, as much valuable information is thus secured and many costly errors may be avoided. The experiences of three ardent golfers who have had much success in growing turf are presented here in their own words. It will be noted that in some details these gentlemen reach variant conclusions, but in the main their results are in close concord with the body of this book. PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN GROWING TURF ON GOLF COURSES NEAR PHILADELPHIA Hugh I. Wilson The Merion Cricket Club, of Philadelphia, played golf on leased property for nearly twenty years and, as is usual in this country, the land became so valuable that the club was forced to move. This experience showed the advantage of permanency, so early in 1911 the Club appointed a committee consisting of Messrs. Lloyd, Griscom, Francis, Toulmin, and Wilson to construct a new course on the 125 acres of land which had been purchased. The members of the committee had played golf for many years, but the experience of each in construction and greenkeeping was only that of the average club member. Looking back on the work, I feel certain that we would never have attempted to carry it out, if we had...
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