Golf Course Maintenance Books

     The following are a list of books related to golf course maintenance. Just click on the book cover or the title to find out more, and to order online from Amazon.com.

Practical Golf Course Maintenance : The Magic of Greenkeeping
Written by Gordon Witteveen, Michael Bavier

     A practical guide for golf course workers and superintendents. Early material covers cutting and cultivating operations, with chapters on cutting tees, sand bunkers, fertilizer, spraying, seeding and sodding, and golfer traffic. Later chapters consider management operations, tools, and turf care. Appendices offer job descriptions, case example maintenance programs, and general information for golf employees. Includes b&w photos.

Golf Course Management & Construction : Environmental Issues
Written by James C. Balogh, William J. Walker (Editor)

     A summary and assessment of the technical and scientific research on the environmental effects of construction and management of turfgrass systems, for turfgrass scientists and specialists, landscape and golf course architects, developers of turfgrass systems and golf courses, golf course superintendents, environmental scientists, and land use regulators. Includes 50 pages of references.

Controlling Turfgrass Pests
Written by Thomas W. Fermanian (Editor), Malcolm C. Shurtleff (Contributor), Roscoe Randell (Contributor)

     This book is an up-to-date account of the current state of the art and science of turfgrass pest management. It is designed to serve as either a basic text for college students or a comprehensive reference for the professional turfgrass manager, including golf course superintendents, lawn care company personnel, park and cemetery officials, those responsible for maintaining turf on sports fields, airports, and along highways, seed and sod growers, and landscapers.

Turfgrass Management
Written by Alfred J. Turgeon

     A basic text for beginning students in turfgrass management. Covers turf quality and the concept of management; the turfgrass plant and how it develops; climate and adaptation; the atmospheric, edaphic, and biotic environment in which turfgrass must grow; the array of cultural operations for sustaining turf at desired levels; pest management, with an emphasis on prevention; propagation; and an integrated system of culture. Also includes a glossary, conversion tables, a discussion of calibration, and the common and chemical names of turfgrass pesticides.

Diseases of Turfgrasses
Written by Houston B. Couch

     This comprehensive, practical text-reference on turfgrass pathology is specifically directed to plant pathologists and agronomists. Some 250 photographs, including 180 in color, illustrate the full range of symptoms for all major diseases. The new format gives a step-by-step understanding of the nature and control of senectopathic disorders, anaerobiosis, and root dysfunctions. It also contains a profile of each fungicide currently available for use in turfgrass disease control programs.

Turf Weeds and Their Control
Written by Alfred J. Turgeon, David M. Kral, Marian K. Viney (Editor)

     A volume presenting the foundation of an integrated turf weed control program in eight chapters. Because of the role that herbicides often play in turf weed control, several chapters emphasize herbicide action and metabolism, formulations, application methods, and practical uses. Since some herbicides may cause injury, reduced growth, or loss of competitive capacity of selected turf, a chapter is devoted to this subject. A chapter on the environmental fate of herbicides is also included.

Grass Varieties in the United States
Written by James Alderson, W. Curtis Sharp (Contributor)

     Previously published as Agriculture Handbook, no. 170 (revised 1994), Soil Conservation Service, US Department of Agriculture. This handbook is a working guide to the status of named and experimental grasses available for use in the US. No attempt has been made to appraise the relative merits of included varieties, nor to verify the adaptation information provided by the preparer. Descriptions, with some exceptions are those reported by developers.

Destructive Turfgrass Insects : Biology, Diagnosis, and Control
Written by Daniel A. Potter

     A practical reference book for professionals who work with turfgrass. Integrates diagnostic and biological information with guidelines for pest management. Covers both common and uncommon insects and pests found in the US and southern Canada. For each pest, describes characteristics, symptoms of damage, life cycle, and habits. Also discusses biorational insecticides, cultural and biological control tactics, and environmental protection. Lists of sources of information and supplies. Includes numerous color photos of pests.

A Guide to Golf Course Irrigation System Design and Drainage (Turfgrass Science and Practice)
Written by E. S. Pira

     A highly practical guide to selecting, installing, and maintaining golf course irrigation systems emphasizing the unique qualities of each particular landscape. Pira (food engineering, U. of Massachusetts) diagrams for superintendents and students the requisite knowledge needed to oversee an irrigation system, covering topics in design, greens, pipe layout and size, pump selection, automatic controllers, and guidelines for surveying tile drainage systems. The ten appendices provide additional information in system symbols, conversion, sprinklers, resistance method of sizing wire, automatic controllers, and computer programming systems. Contains numerous illustrations and diagrams.

IPM Handbook for Golf Courses
Written by Gail L. Schumann (Editor), Patricia J. Vittum, Monica L. Elliott

     Generated from a seminar for golf course superintendents on integrated pest management as part of the authors' university extension responsibilities. Covers site assessment; scouting and monitoring; cultural control, biological, and chemical strategies; managing insects, disease, nematodes, and weeds; developing technologies; and getting started. Also surveys programs in different parts of the US, lists common and scientific names of turfgrasses and pests, and includes a glossary without pronunciation. Also includes several color plates, most identifying pests.