Golf Tees Divoting 
Regular divoting whilst tees are in use is essential, and often grass seed is mixed in with a divot mix to aid recovery, especially during the growing season and when seed can germinate in a reasonable time period.
Tees for par 3 holes might be divoted on a daily basis, whilst those for par 4 and 5 holes might typically be divoted from twice a week to fortnightly, depending on the size of the tees, the amount and type of usage and the available resources.
A divot mixture will typically be consistent with the type of soil in the existing tee but would typically be a minimum of a sandy lo
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Golf Tees Fertiliser Applications
Fertiliser requirements will relate to species composition, usage, soil type, and if clippings are regularly removed, or let fly.
Tees dominated with perennial ryegrass will typically need higher nutrient inputs than those dominated by fescue and bents.
Soil based tees will require less inputs than specially constructed high sand specification tees.
As a general guide soil-based tees might require 80 – 160 kg/N/ha per year, whilst for mainly sand based rootzones this might be 200-240 kg/N/ha per year, (Lawson, D.M (1996) ‘Fertilisers for Turf’, STRI, p.35). The quantity of N applie
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Golf Tees Grass Species
Grass species composition can be quite varied. The traditional species of red fescues and common browntop bents are often seen as the ideal species mixture for golf tees in many situations, especially for links type courses and from a ‘purist’ greenkeeper perspective.
The inclusion of dwarf perennial ryegrass, as well as smooth stalked meadow grass, has often been resisted by many greenkeepers and agronomists for use in tees, with the argument that the more traditional species, where managed correctly, produce a superior surface. (Arthur, J. (2003) 2nd Edn, ‘Practical Greenkeeping’, pp153-
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Golf Tees Irrigation
A drier leaf is more resilient to wear, so avoid overwatering a tee because a leaf well supplied with water will be more easily worn away by golfers. Trying to produce a well-developed, deep, root system will require relatively low irrigation inputs, as this will also encourage grass roots to explore into the rootzone in search of available moisture to extract.
A higher height of cut, when compared with a green, will produce less stress on the sward and this in turn will enable it to better resist drier conditions. The actual amount and frequency of irrigation will depend on the sward compo
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Golf Tees Leaf Removal
Leaf removal can be a significant task during the autumn on courses with high numbers of trees, especially where tees are enclosed within tree surrounds.
Sweeping, raking or vacuuming will be needed to prevent a sward from being smothered and disease encouraged.
Golfers will also be expecting to play off a grass sward (unless winter tee mats are in use) rather than a tee covered in fallen tree leaves.
Daily work will typically be needed during October to into December, but the extent of that work can vary significantly.
Golf Tees Mowing
Mowing will have the height of cut typically from 6mm to 13mm and usually all clippings are boxed off.
With root growth having a direct relationship with the amount of top growth, mowing heights should be as high as possible to encourage not just a resilience sward with good root depth but also good stability for golfers when teeing off.
There is a constraint on the upper most setting for a height of cut on tees as golfers will want to strike the ball from the tee peg without grass interfering with the interaction of the golf face hitting the ball. A maximum height of cut of about 18mm
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Golf Tees Scarification and Verticutting
Scarification and verticutting will be required on a regular basis to remove thatch content from beneath the surface and to prevent thatch build-up on the surface, but also to ensure that a clean, healthy sward is maintained with the removal of dead and decaying basal sheaths and leaves.
Lateral leaf growth will be discouraged for a more upright plant, whilst trailing or small compact weeds such as white clover or pearlwort will be weakened by such regular work. Golfers want a firm surface on which to tee off, so these activities must not be neglected, even though the focus of attention is
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Golf Tees Tee Markers
Tee markers are traditionally colour coded as follows:
• White: full length distance for each hole, being used for competitions.
• Yellow: a daily position, which is for general play and is used for men’s teeing off locations.
• Red: used for ladies teeing off locations.
Moving tee markers on a daily basis will help to spread wear more uniformly across the entire teeing area and will also allow divoted areas to be more readily re-established. The actual frequency of moving tee markers will be influenced by the amount of usage taking place and the extent of damage or divo
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Golf Tees Weeds Pests and Disease Control
Earthworm casting on some, especially less sandy, tees can be a problem at certain times of the year when earthworms are typically active near the surface.
Dispersal by drag brushing, or similar action, will be required, especially prior to mowing.
If a sandy surface layer is gradually built up, then it will be much easier to disperse casts as these will dry quicker than soils with relatively high silt and clay contents present. The provision of shoe scrapers / brushes at the sides of tees will help golfers in removing accumulated soil from their soles.
Grubs might occasionally be
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