• Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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• v.35 no.1 s.120
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• pp.88-93
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• 2007

Since the 1990s, the application of Kentucky bluegrass cultivars has increased in newly-constructed Korean golf courses as opposed to the previously-used zoysiagrass. However, there have been few reports studying the selection and characterization of these Kentucky bluegrass cultivars under Korean weather conditions. A total of 12 Kentucky bluegrass cultivars were tested for their adaptability in environmental stresses during summer conditions in Korea in order to select the best Kentucky bluegrass cultivars for use in Korean golf courses. This study found that two Kentucky bluegrass cultivars ('Midnight' and 'Bluestone') maintained their green throughout the summer season and had a high degree of root density, as compared to the other cultivars tested. These two cultivars also had a good rate of coverage in the early growth period. These characteristics make them suitable for application on sports fields and golf courses, which receive many divots and the frequent replacement of turfgrass sod caused by both biotic and abiotic stress. Two other cultivars, the 'Ginney' and 'Nuglade', also displayed good visual quality and high rate of coverage under summer conditions. In conclusion, the 'Midnight' and 'Bluestone' cultivars performed well in areas including the maintenance of their green color, the number of roots and the rate of coverage during the summer months. These characteristics are necessary for golf courses sports fields, which receive many divots and requirethe frequent replacement of turfgrass. further research on a range of Kentucky bluegrass cultivars, including a sensitivity test for many pathogens and recovery rates from a variety of stresses, is required in the near future.

• Asian Journal of Turfgrass Science
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.179-184
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• 2008

Host plants of Ectinohoplia rufipes (Mitschulsky) were investigated in golf courses in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi. Ten plant species in 7 families were observed to be fed on from golf courses. Thus, total number of host plants of Ectinohoplia rufipes were 94 species in 30 families. Rhododendron indicum and Rhododendron japonicum for. flavum in Ericaceae, Euonymus alata for. ciliato-dentatus in Celastraceae, Ulmus davidiana for. suberosa in Ulmaceae, Malus pumila var. dulcissima and Malus baccata in Rosaceae, Weigela florida for. subricdor in Caprifoliaceae, Betula platyphylla var. japonica in Betulaceae, Salix purpurea var. japonica in Salicaceae, and Quercus palustris in Fagaceae were newly listed host plants of Ectinohoplia rufipes in golf courses. Betula platyphylla var. japonica, Malus pumila var. dulcissima and Quercus palustris were heavily damaged host plants of Ectinohoplia rufipes.

• Asian Journal of Turfgrass Science
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.61-76
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• 2009

The purpose of this study are to investigate the reasonable maintenance expense of golf course according to the size and management system of each golf course. The maintenance cost per hole per golfer of 29 golf courses and the maintenance cost for items and locations of 8 golf courses were analyzed. 1. As golfers per hole increased, maintenance cost per hole per golfer decreased. 2. The decisive cost factors for maintenance cost of golf course are the number of annual golfers, the total course size, the management system, and automation of course facilities. 3. Maintenance cost of golf courses contained the landscaping areas except for building and parking lots is $869^{\}/_{m^2}$ Korean won. 4. Average maintenance cost of 8 golf courses is $44,325,000^{\}/_{hole}$. 5. Labor cost marked the largest portion in the total cost. Among the items of labor cost, repair cost for green ball mark was the highest with the ratio of 26%(\4,163,000). 6. Material cost for Fairways which reaches 30% of the total area was composed of $22%{\sim}44%$ of the total cost of materials. Cost of imported fertilizers, pestcides for insects and diseases, and sands for top dressing was the highest. 7. Material cost for Green which reaches 2% of the total area was composed of $28%{\sim}36%$ of the total cost. Cost of imported products such as particle-shaped fertilizers, micro mineral fertilizers, and soil conditioners was the highest. 8. There is no difference in cost between chemical fertilizers and the environmentally friendly fertilizers even if environmentally friendly fertilizers using microorganism or chitosan materials are also expensive.

• Asian Journal of Turfgrass Science
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• v.7 no.2_3
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• pp.67-80
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• 1993

About 154 weed species composed of 31 annuals, 33 biennials, and 90 perennials belonging to 38 families were identified from golf courses in Dongrae, Joongmoon and Ora country clubs on June and September, 1992. Compositae was the most widely occurring family covering 30 species, followed by 28 species in Graminae, 12 species in Leguminasae and Rosaceae, respectively, and 7 species in Caryopbyllacese etc. The bighest number of weed species occurred in the out of bounds in three golf courses, The dominant weed species based on importance value and frequency were Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides, Poa annua, Cyperus rotundus, Oxalis corniculata, Digitaria sanguinalis and Artemisia prinseps.

• Asian Journal of Turfgrass Science
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.181-190
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• 1999

This study was carried out to survey green system, area, green slope, green turfgrass variety, green section, and particle size of green construction materials, and to investigate and evaluate the characteristics of Design and Construction in Korean golf course green for improving the quality of Korean golf course into that of the international golf course held international tournament. The results were as follows. 1. The greens of 129 Korean golf courses consisted of 2(two) green system and 1(one) green system. 2(two) green system was 50.8%, 1(one) green system was 40.7%, and 1+2 green system was 8.5% of them. 2. In 48 Korean golf courses, the green area of 2(two) green system was mostly 400~$600\m^2$(56.5%) and the green area of 1(one) green system was mostly 600~$800\m^2$(47.8%). In 48 Korean golf courses, 1.5~3% green slope appeared the highest frequency(50.0%) and the next was 3~5%(29.4%). 3. Penncross variety was the highest frequency(71.2%). The next was mixed variety (Penncross+Crenshaw, Penn A-1, Pennlinks, or Penneagle/SR 1020+SR 1019) and the frequency of mixed variety was 7.6%. 4. In 48 Korean golf courses, 70~80cm total thickness of green appeared the highest frequency(36.1%), 10~20cm thickness of green mixed sandy layer appeared the highest frequency(43.6%), and 10~20cm thickness of green coarse sandy layer appeared the highest frequency(55.6%). 0~10cm thickness of green gravel layer appeared the highest frequency(67.6%), 20~30cm thickness of green drain layer appeared the highest frequency(52.8%), and 20~30cm width of green drain layer appeared the highest frequency(44.4%). Below 1mm sand diameter used in green mixed sandy layer appeared the highest frequency(46.2%), below 2mm or over 2mm sand diameter used in green coarse sandy layer appeared the highest frequency(31.4%). 20~40mm coarse gravel diameter used in green gravel layer appeared the highest frequency(43.2%) and 0~20mm fine gravel diameter used in green gravel layer appeared the highest frequency(65.8%). 20~40mm gravel diameter used in green drain layer appeared the highest frequency(64.1%).

• Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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• v.27 no.6
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• pp.784-793
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• 2011

Activities on golf courses are believed to contribute to the degradation of water quality in receiving waters due to the excessive use of farm chemicals including fertilizers and pesticides. The objective of this study was to collect basic data that could explain the characteristics of non-point source (NPS) pollution discharged from a golf course. Twenty seven water quality monitoring was conducted at a golf course during the rainy season of 2008 and 2009. The results indicated that the ranges of the Event Mean Concentration (EMC) at the golf course were $BOD_5$ 1.8~11.3 (ave. 5.6) mg/L, $COD_{Mn}$ 19.2~51.4 (ave. 39.6) mg/L, TOC 11.0~31.0 (ave. 16.8) mg/L, TN 1.545~16.098 (ave. 5.623) mg/L, TP 0.230~4.528 (ave. 1.525) mg/L, and SS 2.2~57.3 (ave. 10.1) mg/L. The unit loads of the golf course estimated were $BOD_5$ $3.35kg/km^2/day$, SS $6.43kg/km^2/day$, $COD_{Mn}$ $30.00kg/km^2/day$, TN $4.04kg/km^2/day$, TP $1.14kg/km^2/day$, and TOC $12.16kg/km^2/day$. Golf courses are currently classified as a grass field in which the unit loads are different from golf courses. Therefore, it was recommended that golf courses need to be separated from the grass field when the surveys and modelings for Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) development and the evaluation of TMDL implementation were performed.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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• v.33 no.6 s.113
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• pp.51-77
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• 2006

Pond management is a critical part of overall golf course management, both during growth and maintenance modes of turf care. This study investigated 48 ponds in nine 18- or 27-hole golf courses to analyze the environmental characteristics of ponds. The research process had three phases: (1) inventory and analysis of grading plans and drainage plans, (2) field verification and interviews with greenskeepers, and (3) analyses of water quality and statistics. All data were collected from May to August in 2004. The results of this study can be summarized as follows: 1. It is desirable to site a golf course in a small watershed with high watershed eccentricity to control storm water runoff efficiently and to minimize soil erosion during construction. 2. The siting and size of a pond should be determined through a land-use analysis of the watershed for the purpose of ecological management. The bigger the forest-to-golf course ratio, the better the water quality will be. 3. The size and capacity of each individual ponds varied and there were many somewhat longish rather than round ponds. 4. There were many differences among golf courses in naturalness of the ponds, and the correlation between naturalness and area of aquatic plants was very high. 5. Analyses of pond water quality indicated that the degrees of Dissolved Oxygen, Chemical Oxygen Demanded and Suspended Solids were relatively low values but Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen were too high. Therefore a systematic approach is needed to solve e problem. Pesticide residues were not detected in all ponds. 6. Water depth and area of hydrophyte should be considered when designing an ecological pond. 7. All ponds used storm water as a main source of water supply and added underground water. Aquatic plants and physical methods such as water aeration and spray fountains were the main choices for maintaining a healthy aquatic environment.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.109-119
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• 2016

In South Korea the need of sustainably managing development on forest lands has required to develop a new approach to estimating environmental impacts on forest surrounding development sites in a scientific manner. As for forest-related development, two types of development were selected: golf courses and industrial complexes. Using Fragstats 4.2, the fragmentation effects and patterns of each type by forest area within project sites and buffer zones ranging from the outside of project sites up to 2,000 meters were analyzed. As a result, golf courses were strongly related to a group of fragmentation indexes: CA, NP, PD, TE, LSI, TCA, NDCA and CONNECT, whereas industrial complexes were associated with CA, NP, PD, TE, LSI and CONNECT. Among them, NP, LSI, TCA and NDCA of golf courses were considered as representative indexes reflecting the average impact ranges of each sub-group by forest area, and focussing on the size of core areas. In the case of industrial complexes, PD, TE and LSI were the representatives, vulnerable to the composition of given landscape. For two case studies, one for golf courses and the other for industrial complexes, they showed there existed a difference between the average of a group and the individual results. Therefore, to minimize the variations in impact range within a group, it is needed to analyze more individual cases. This study proved there was a distinction between project types in terms of the range of environmental impact. To effectively and comprehensively manage forest development, further research on analyzing other development types related to forests with more cases is needed.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.620-627
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• 2010

This study for construction of golf courses is to present basic information and pattern of change of construction cost by looking at the capacity of construction, requiring time and other aspects. The propose of this study is to develop the model of brief cost expected by using cost index and analyzing the actual work cost data gathered in golf course construction industry in Korea. The equation used for the cost-capacity index in other to deliver the expected construction cost is followed next. The results of this study, by regression analysis for the information of 7 golf courses, it could be found the cost-capacity index n, such as 0.72 for whole construction, 0.67 for net construction.

• Asian Journal of Turfgrass Science
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.97-106
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• 2002

The oriental beetle, Exomala orientalis, Is the most important insect pest of turfgrass in Korean golf courses. The study was carried out to get practical information on the sampling of E. orientalis in golf courses. Real numbers of E. orientalis larvae were compared with and observed numbers depending on sampling size (5$\times$5 cm, l0$\times$10 cm, 20$\times$20 cm, 30$\times$30 cm, and 40$\times$40 cm) and times (3 to 15 replicates) in Dongrae Benest Golf Club. Over 95% accuracy was obtained between real data and estimated data at the density of over 303 larvae/m$^2$ when the 20$\times$20 cm was sampled with 4 replications. Larval density of E. orientalis was different depending on year and course sites (tee, fairway, rough, green).