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Most courses want firm greens, but that's not always easy to accomplish with all the variables involved. USGA senior director of championship agronomy Darin Bevard explains the key factors, how they interact, and how to improve putting green firmness in the short & long term 👇

The greens at Oakmont are the stuff of legend. They are also almost entirely Poa annua – aka annual bluegrass. As our USGA Green Section explains, Poa can be one of the best putting surfaces in the world.


Our USGA Green Section moisture meter arrived today. We continue to get better as we add different data points to our agronomy thought process. The salinity component is big for someone who deals with poor water quality as the rains begin to dry up.








“The ability for us to stay consistent from a green speed standpoint has really just gone almost off the charts. We can really just do it every single day and repeat it over and over.” USGA Green Section #TurfGvX asianturfgrass.com/post/any-kind-…


