THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPTO REAP BENEFITS OF GROUNDBREAKING TECHNOLOGY: STRI'S NEWTRUENESS METER AIDS ST ANDREWS' PREPARATIONS

摘要

As the world's top golfers head for St Andrews they can look forward to facing perfect playing surfaces when they tackle the world famous course thanks to STRI's groundbreakingTrueness Meter. The revolutionary new technology, part of the wider STRI Programme, has played a pivotal role in ensuring all 18 greens will be consistent and of an optimal trueness when the likes of Tiger Woods and Stewart Cink take to the course. The Trueness Meter, developed in conjunction with Sheffield Hallam University following funding from the R&A, is used as an integral part of the STRI Programme which accurately and objectively measures speed, smoothness, firmness, consistency and year round performance. The technology is being hailed as one of the biggest steps forward in the agronomy industry in 30 years and the only accurate, effective and efficient method of measuring smoothness and trueness of a green.