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| Author(s): | Gross, Patrick J. |
| Author Affiliation: | Director, Southwest Region, United States Golf Association Green Section |
| Title: | Golf course maintenance and the ADA: Maintaining a golf course for golfers with disabilities |
| Source: | USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 45, No. 2, March/April 2007, p. cover, 1-8. |
| # of Pages: | 9 |
| Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section |
| Keywords: | Americans with Disabilities Act; Golfers with disabilities; Federal legislation; Golf course renovation; Traffic damage; Wheel induced compaction; Accessibility; Golf cart paths; Public relations; Injurious factors |
| Abstract: | Discusses the Americans with Disabilites Act (ADA), signed into law in 1990. Also discusses the ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) and their impact on golf courses. Discusses superintendents' concerns about mobility devices on turfgrass. States that "the concerns about traffic and turf damage are not unique to mobility devices and can occur with any type of traffic that is applied to turf." Provides suggestions to develop a program that will enable golf courses to meet the ADA Accessibility Guidelines. Recommends that superintendents "consider making a map of accessible routes and alternate cart passageways for [their] course. The map could also provide information about accessible tees, bunkers that may be difficult to access and areas of the course to be avoided." Concludes that "the potential turf damage caused by various adaptive devices is negligible, and there should be
very little concern on the part of golf course superintendents as long as common sense and good turf management programs are applied." |
| Language: | English |
| References: | 8 |
| Note: | Pictures, color |
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| | ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Gross, P. J. 2007. Golf course maintenance and the ADA: Maintaining a golf course for golfers with disabilities. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 45(2):p. cover, 1-8. |
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