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Rituals, surrogate markers, and turf performance outcomes
A couple months ago I was struck by this post—“Problems with surrogate markers”—on Andrew Gelman’s blog. “Wow”, I thought, “this seems related to turfgrass management in a lot of ways.”
Micah Woods
2018-09-16
2 min read
A pleasant day, with an unpleasant termination
Last week I spent a few days in Fukuoka. I was there for the 103rd Japan Amateur Golf Championship. On the the morning of July 5, I recorded a short iron shot landing on the 16th green at the host venue, Keya Golf Club.
Micah Woods
2018-07-10
2 min read
If the greens are too hard, how to make them soft?
This question arrived recently to my inbox. I paraphrase: “Sir my greens are hard, the ball bounces and goes beyond the hole. Please give me recommendations on the steps taken to keep green soft.
Micah Woods
2018-02-05
2 min read
My frustration in not being able to increase our green speed
A correspondent wrote to ask about the ever popular topic of Si and green speed: Pretty sure I already know the answer to this, but I had a conversation with our rep from […] fertilizer company about my frustration in not being able to increase our green speed […].
Micah Woods
2017-07-14
2 min read
Zoysia on putting greens? Why?
Korai green on the 18th at Keya GC during the 2014 KBC Augusta tournament. Why would one deliberately use manilagrass (Zoysia matrella, or korai in Japan) on golf course putting greens?
Micah Woods
Last updated on 2021-04-15
3 min read
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