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Golf course: Playing fields, wildlife sanctuaries or both
Biology /
Dec 03, 2008 |
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"FORE"...Though they may not help improve a person's golf game, stream salamanders might change the way golfers think about the local country club in the near future, following a new University of Missouri study.
The new wildlife refuge -- Golf courses?
Biology /
Jul 11, 2007 |
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Golf courses are known as centers for human recreation, but if managed properly, they also could be important wildlife sanctuaries, a University of Missouri-Columbia researcher has found.
Screens replace greens for South Korean golfers
Jul 13, 2009 |
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Park Joong-Soon raised his putter triumphantly after sinking a five-metre birdie on the final hole and pocketed his winnings from friends -- all without leaving the comfort of his local cafe.
Golfers and golf courses benefit from the use of native grasses in roughs
Jun 12, 2008 |
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Some golfers may prefer a well-manicured golf course, highly-maintained with very green, very short grass that's easy to play off of. But, according to two recent studies at the University of Illinois, a naturalized landscape ...
UGA licenses new Bermuda grass that thrives in sun and shade
May 27, 2009 |
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An internationally recognized turfgrass researcher from the University of Georgia has developed a new Bermudagrass that thrives in sun, but also produces healthy turf in areas with less than half the light normally required ...
Golf course putting greens show their age
Sep 04, 2009 |
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Just like the rest of us, golf courses show their age -- especially on putting greens, which experience more foot traffic than anywhere else on golf courses. Putting greens, which comprise only about 1.6% of the total area ...
Which Is King Of Clubs In The Noise Stakes?
Sep 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New generation thin-faced titanium golf clubs can produce sound levels nearly twice as loud as traditional steel clubs when they hit a ball, according to new research.
Golf prolongs life
May 30, 2008 |
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Golf can be a good investment for the health, according to a new study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet. The death rate for golfers is 40 per cent lower than for other people of the same sex, age ...
The Physics of a golf swing
Nov 06, 2007 |
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Ever wondered about the science behind your golf swing? Or what the perfect swing 'sounds' like? Last week an expert in the physics of golf has visited the home of golf to talk about technology aimed at developing 'the perfect ...
Hi-tech golfwear to jump in sales
Feb 16, 2006 |
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Hi-tech golfwear will drive golf equipment sales to $6.7 billion by 2010, according to a new market research report.
Fore! ISS crew to shag a golf ball
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 17, 2006 |
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A Russian cosmonaut and his U.S counterpart won't worry about someone playing through when they tee up a golf ball at the International Space Station.
Fujitsu Develops Golf-Swing Analyzer Featuring Latest Sensing Technology
Sep 29, 2009 |
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Fujitsu today announced that it has codeveloped a sensing technology that accurately measures the body movements of a person carrying a sensor-equipped mobile phone. The technology was developed in collaboration ...
This grass is still greener
Biology /
Feb 26, 2009 |
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In areas of the U.S. where golfers can enjoy the game year-round, winter temperatures, foot and equipment traffic, and frost can wreak havoc on healthy greens and present challenges for course managers and owners.
Golf in space event is postponed
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 31, 2006 |
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The golf shot to be heard around the world has been indefinitely postponed by Russian space agency officials.
Thinner, stronger and more flexible research
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 10, 2008 |
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You wouldn't normally associate golf balls with condoms but for University of Queensland researcher Dr Darren Martin, it is all about covering things.
