Evaluating Best Management Practices for
Bermudagrass Fairways to Protect
Surface Water Quality
The potential for runoff of pesticides and nutrients from turf, especially on
golf courses, into surface water is the subject of increasing environmental concern. Approximately
one-third of the total area of a typical golf course is compromised of fairway. Adjacent water resources,
such as estuaries, lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams have an increased risk of recieving pesticides and fertilizers
from surface runoff.
The objective of this research is to evaluate management strategies that are both practical and effective in reducing pesticide and nutrient
runoff from golf courses and other turf areas.
Sponsored by the United States Golf Association
