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MGCSA Member-Driven Research profile: Turfgrass for wet and shaded Par 3 tee boxes
The University of Minnesota Turfgrass Science Team has partnered with the Minnesota Golf Course Superintendents Association (MGCSA) to perform on-site research determined by the members themselves. As part of this project, we conducted a study at the Stillwater Country Club in 2017. We examined the following research question: How well would turfgrass species other than creeping bentgrass work under wet and shaded condition on a Par 3 tee box?
Turfgrass species for wet and shaded Par 3 tee boxes
Creeping bentgrass (Agrostis palustris) is a stolon-forming cool season grass commonly used on golf courses. It has good shade tolerance, but if shaded, it will also need good drainage to thrive. One of our MGCSA-member partners recently experienced what can happen when creeping bentgrass grows in shady and poor drainage conditions.