Golf Course 2030 Survey

Poa/Bent Greens on a Parkland Golf Course

Please complete if you manage Poa/Agrostis Greens on a Parkland Golf Course to support the R&A GC2030 Project.

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* 1. What region are you located in?

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* 2. What is the total area of your putting surface?

5,000m2 or smaller

5-10,000m2

10-15,000m2

15-20,000m2

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* 3. When using an Integrated Turf Management (ITM) strategy, please rank the following in order of importance (1 most - 6 least important)

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* 4. Please indicate total number of Synthetic Plant Protection Products (SPPP) applied over the last 12 months, including spot treatments, and why. (Greens only)

	Total number of SPPP applied	Target disease, pest or weed
January	January Total number of SPPP applied menu	January Target disease, pest or weed menu
February	February Total number of SPPP applied menu	February Target disease, pest or weed menu
March	March Total number of SPPP applied menu	March Target disease, pest or weed menu
April	April Total number of SPPP applied menu	April Target disease, pest or weed menu
May	May Total number of SPPP applied menu	May Target disease, pest or weed menu
June	June Total number of SPPP applied menu	June Target disease, pest or weed menu
July	July Total number of SPPP applied menu	July Target disease, pest or weed menu
August	August Total number of SPPP applied menu	August Target disease, pest or weed menu
September	September Total number of SPPP applied menu	September Target disease, pest or weed menu
October	October Total number of SPPP applied menu	October Target disease, pest or weed menu
November	November Total number of SPPP applied menu	November Target disease, pest or weed menu
December	December Total number of SPPP applied menu	December Target disease, pest or weed menu

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* 5. Please rank the below in order of concern

	Most concerned about							Least concerned about
Microdochium patch	Microdochium patch Most concerned about	Microdochium patch	Microdochium patch	Microdochium patch	Microdochium patch	Microdochium patch	Microdochium patch	Microdochium patch Least concerned about
Anthracnose	Anthracnose Most concerned about	Anthracnose	Anthracnose	Anthracnose	Anthracnose	Anthracnose	Anthracnose	Anthracnose Least concerned about
Take-all patch	Take-all patch Most concerned about	Take-all patch	Take-all patch	Take-all patch	Take-all patch	Take-all patch	Take-all patch	Take-all patch Least concerned about
Fairy rings	Fairy rings Most concerned about	Fairy rings	Fairy rings	Fairy rings	Fairy rings	Fairy rings	Fairy rings	Fairy rings Least concerned about
Dollar spot	Dollar spot Most concerned about	Dollar spot	Dollar spot	Dollar spot	Dollar spot	Dollar spot	Dollar spot	Dollar spot Least concerned about
Insects	Insects Most concerned about	Insects	Insects	Insects	Insects	Insects	Insects	Insects Least concerned about
Weeds	Weeds Most concerned about	Weeds	Weeds	Weeds	Weeds	Weeds	Weeds	Weeds Least concerned about
Moss	Moss Most concerned about	Moss	Moss	Moss	Moss	Moss	Moss	Moss Least concerned about

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* 6. How would you describe your putting surfaces during intensive rainfall?

	Will routinely pond on the surface	Water is slow to drain away (days)	Water drains relatively quickly (hours)	Water rarely ponds on the surface
Most severely affected green	Most severely affected green Will routinely pond on the surface	Most severely affected green Water is slow to drain away (days)	Most severely affected green Water drains relatively quickly (hours)	Most severely affected green Water rarely ponds on the surface
Least severely affected green	Least severely affected green Will routinely pond on the surface	Least severely affected green Water is slow to drain away (days)	Least severely affected green Water drains relatively quickly (hours)	Least severely affected green Water rarely ponds on the surface

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* 7. How would you describe air movement/sunshine on your putting surfaces?

	Unrestricted air movement and sunshine	Blocked from prevailing wind but open other sides	Limited airflow and sunshine	Open on one side	Completely surrounded
Most severely affected green	Most severely affected green Unrestricted air movement and sunshine	Most severely affected green Blocked from prevailing wind but open other sides	Most severely affected green Limited airflow and sunshine	Most severely affected green Open on one side	Most severely affected green Completely surrounded
Least severely affected green	Least severely affected green Unrestricted air movement and sunshine	Least severely affected green Blocked from prevailing wind but open other sides	Least severely affected green Limited airflow and sunshine	Least severely affected green Open on one side	Least severely affected green Completely surrounded

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* 8. How would you describe the entry and exit points on your putting surfaces?

	At least 4 visable points to spread wear	3 visable points	Only 2 points, others may require roping	Only one visable point, others may require extensive roping	Only one with no other available points
Most severely affected green	Most severely affected green At least 4 visable points to spread wear	Most severely affected green 3 visable points	Most severely affected green Only 2 points, others may require roping	Most severely affected green Only one visable point, others may require extensive roping	Most severely affected green Only one with no other available points
Least severely affected green	Least severely affected green At least 4 visable points to spread wear	Least severely affected green 3 visable points	Least severely affected green Only 2 points, others may require roping	Least severely affected green Only one visable point, others may require extensive roping	Least severely affected green Only one with no other available points

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* 9. How would you describe the pinnable area on your putting surfaces?

	> 50% of the putting surface	40-50% of the putting surface	30-40% of the putting surface	20-30% of the putting surface	< 20% of the putting surface
Most severely affected green	Most severely affected green > 50% of the putting surface	Most severely affected green 40-50% of the putting surface	Most severely affected green 30-40% of the putting surface	Most severely affected green 20-30% of the putting surface	Most severely affected green < 20% of the putting surface
Least severely affected green	Least severely affected green > 50% of the putting surface	Least severely affected green 40-50% of the putting surface	Least severely affected green 30-40% of the putting surface	Least severely affected green 20-30% of the putting surface	Least severely affected green < 20% of the putting surface

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* 10. How would you describe the botanical composition of your putting surfaces?

	100% AMG	75% AMG & 25% bent	50% AMG & bent	25% AMG & 75% bent	100% bent
Most severely affected green	Most severely affected green 100% AMG	Most severely affected green 75% AMG & 25% bent	Most severely affected green 50% AMG & bent	Most severely affected green 25% AMG & 75% bent	Most severely affected green 100% bent
Least severely affected green	Least severely affected green 100% AMG	Least severely affected green 75% AMG & 25% bent	Least severely affected green 50% AMG & bent	Least severely affected green 25% AMG & 75% bent	Least severely affected green 100% bent

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* 11. Please answer the below questions to the best of your ability for greens only (total per annum)

Total Nitrogen (kg/ha)

Total Phosphorus (kg/ha)

Total Potassium (kg/ha)

Total Rainfall (mm)

Total top dressing applied (tonne/ha)

Number of SPPP applications

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* 12. In the last 12 months how many days play have been disrupted due to significant hole closures?

<10 days

10-30 days

30-60 days

60-90 days

90 days +

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* 13. In the last 24 months have you had to limit water to areas of the course due to water shortages?

Yes

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* 14. What is the age of your irrigation system?

	<5 years	5-10 years	10-20 years	20-30 years	30 years +
Pump	Pump <5 years	Pump 5-10 years	Pump 10-20 years	Pump 20-30 years	Pump 30 years +
Mainline	Mainline <5 years	Mainline 5-10 years	Mainline 10-20 years	Mainline 20-30 years	Mainline 30 years +
Storage tank	Storage tank <5 years	Storage tank 5-10 years	Storage tank 10-20 years	Storage tank 20-30 years	Storage tank 30 years +
Sprinkler heads	Sprinkler heads <5 years	Sprinkler heads 5-10 years	Sprinkler heads 10-20 years	Sprinkler heads 20-30 years	Sprinkler heads 30 years +
Control panel	Control panel <5 years	Control panel 5-10 years	Control panel 10-20 years	Control panel 20-30 years	Control panel 30 years +
Other	Other <5 years	Other 5-10 years	Other 10-20 years	Other 20-30 years	Other 30 years +

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* 15. Where is your water supply from?

Mains

Bore hole

Streams

Reservoir

Recapture rainwater

Pond

Other (please specify)