Why do golf courses use Poa annua greens?
Why do golf courses use Poa annua greens? Poa annua is more tolerant of low-light environments and is more traffic tolerant than creeping bentgrass. For many facilities, Poa annua is the dominant turf species present on the putting surfaces because this is how the putting greens have evolved over time. What kind of grass is planted on golf courses? The operators of most modern-day courses prefer bentgrass or Bermuda grass on the greens. Bentgrass does well in northern climates, and Bermuda grass grows well in southern climates. You can cut both extremely low without stressing the plant, and create a...