Course Construction


The USGA Green Section's Construction Education Program is provided as a service to everyone concerned with the proper construction and renovation of golf courses. The program's main goal is to provide high quality, agronomically sound construction information in a variety of formats. This information is valuable to golf course architects, builders, superintendents, owners and players in their efforts to build and maintain golf courses.

  General  
  Building and Maintaining the Truly Affordable Golf Course 
  Where Does Peat Come From Anyway? 
  Avoiding the Hazards of Golf Course Renovation 
  Contemporary Golf Course Architecture - Saga or Satire? 
  So, You Want to Renovate Your Golf Course? 

  Greens  
  Building The USGA Green: Tips For Success 
  USGA Green Construction Guidelines 
  Quality Control Sampling of Sand and Rootzone Mixture Stockpiles 
  Confidence Intervals 
  Physical Soil Testing Laboratories 
  History of USGA Greens 
  Quality Control Guidelines 
  Determining the Need for Reconstruction 
  Helping Your Greens Make the Grade - A Report Card 
  ASTM Procedures Required for Testing Putting Green Materials 
  Troubleshooting Checklist 
  Research Summaries 
  Revising the USGA's Recommendations for a Method of Putting Green Construction 

  Tees  
  Tee Construction With Laser Technology 

  Bunkers  
  A Useful Technique in Sand Bunker Renovation  
  Remodeling Sand Bunkers 
  How To Rebuild Eroding Bunker Faces 
  How to Select the Best Sand for Your Bunkers