Research into turf management systems for golf courses.

It seems to be that turf management on a golf course is consisted of retarding of growth. This research intends to examine the turf management from the perspective of seasonal changes based on turf management data collected from 53 golf courses in Hyogo Prefecture over the five-years from 1982 to 1986 and to identify the management characteristics and their relationship to climatic conditions. Turf management can be said to have two sides; promoting growth with fertilizer and retarding growth by mowing. A good balance between these two sides will result in the maintenance of a fresh, uniform turf. This research makes clear that climatic conditions have a large effect on turf growth. Therefore, it is very important to analyze local climatic conditions in order to forecast and deal with outbreaks of disease, hurmful insects, and weeds.