From the archives: putting green firmness
October 31, 2025
I've been immersed in an analysis of firmness measurements from putting greens, and one of the documents I reviewed this week was a classic from our archives here:
PACE Insights Vol. 12 No. 1: Getting a grip on greens firmness
This report covers soil water content, hand watering, N rates, rolling, sand topdressing and aerification, and measuring firmness.
These shorter reads are also useful:
- Surface hardness and bermudagrass greens - Cultural practices for maintaining greens firmness - Greens firmness…