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There are many factors which can influence the speed of a golf green, each having a varying degree of influence.

• Canaway, P.M. & Baker, S.W. (1992) ‘Ball roll characteristics of five turfgrasses used for golf and bowling greens’ The Journal of the Sports Turf Research Institute, Vol. 68, pp88-94,
• Nikolai, T.A. (2005) ‘The superintendent’s guide to controlling putting green speed’, John Wiley & Sons,
• Rixon, S. (2018) ‘The Need for Green Speed’
• Waters, G. (2020),
‘The Truth About Green Speeds’