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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