Nelson Caron, Director of Golf Course, The Ford Plantation Golf Club, Georgia
Erik Ervin, Ph.D., Professor, Virginia Tech University
Troy Fink, CGCS, Country Club of Virginia

 (591-01-12) To optimize the health and playing performance of your putting greens, proper organic matter dilution in surface rootzones is crucial. Reviewing research data and USGA Green Section recommendations for both cool- and warm-season putting greens, emphasis will be placed on cultivation and topdressing practices, specifically the "numbers" (surface area removal and sand volume calculations). In this applied seminar, you will:

• Understand how to monitor percent organic matter status
• Determine, by mathematical estimation, a time frame for achieving a percent organic matter goal
• Learn how to use an Excel spreadsheet to do organic matter dilution math
• Examine how to measure moisture gain and loss in putting greens and how this affects irrigation scheduling

Seminar details:

• Date: Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012
• Time: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Location: Las Vegas, Riviera Hotel, Grand Ballroom B
• Education points: 0.7 education points
• Cost: $150 member, $225 nonmember

This seminar is offered as part of the 2012 GCSAA Education Conference.