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Sven Nilsen

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Cotton Seed Hull Greens
« on: November 23, 2012, 01:32:41 PM »
At some point during the 1920's, many courses started using a Cotton Seed Hull surfaces for their greens.

Has anyone played a course with this kind of putting surface?  What are/were they like?

Was this an "improvement" that was marketed by a particular company?  Were they easier to maintain than Grass or Sand greens?

Were they suited for particular environments (drier climates), and as agronomy and irrigation techniques advanced did these greens go by the wayside?
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RJ_Daley

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Re: Cotton Seed Hull Greens
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2012, 01:58:20 PM »
Have you googled it to find this?

http://golfsoftware.com/blog/?p=460

http://gsr.lib.msu.edu/1920s/1924/240377.pdf

Interesting that it was apparently spread at about 4 inches depth, then rolled and rolled, along with a form of solid tine rolling to get it into the form of a mat-like layer, somthing akin to pressboard or cork-like. 

Good luck finding someone on GCA that is old enough to remember cotton hull greens!  Maybe Wild Bill McBride....?  ;D



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