Best Golf Course Management Practices

By L B McCarty, a professor of horticulture specializing in turfgrass science and management at Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina.. Third edition, 2010, published by Prentice Hall. Another new book, which we have only just received. It is a massive volume – nearly 800 pages, but provides up-to-date basic and applied information on all aspects of golf course management.

Best Golf Course Management Practices is an invaluable guidebook and reference for those studying turfgrass management or golf course management, as well as for golf course superintendents, managers and assistants, and individuals considering buying or constructing golf courses.

It provides up-to-date basic and applied information on grasses available, their selection and use; soils and soil amendments; critical management decisions; pest management and IPM practices; environmental concerns and strategies to develop best management practices for golf courses; and personnel and financial considerations when developing and implementing annual budgets, leasing vs. buying equipment, and managing inventory.