The keys to better tees

摘要

Great strides have been made over the last twenty years improving the general quality of golf courses throughout the UK. Quite rightly most of the emphasis has been placed on putting greens. Here, the average height of cut has halved in this period and the average frequency of cut has quadrupled or more. Nutritional programmes receive great attention, irrigation systems are usually all encompassing and aeration is carried out in a myriad of forms. Unfortunately the same progress has not been made ontees. Little has changed with the way we manage tees, apart from mowing units being better and more efficient than they were. We still mow twice per week at most, we don't scarify enough, we don't top dress enough, we don't aerate enough and we don't divot enough. Furthermore, some clubs expect the same tees to deliver high standards all year round when for four or five months there is no turf growth at all.