REQUIREMENTS OF PUTTING GREENS I5I 



hand the bents and the fescues — ^without 

 clover — answer admirably. 



As to the soil preparation: here again the 

 requirements are quite distinct from those 

 indicated for an ornamental lawn. To help 

 the fine, short growth, a poor, sandy seed 

 bed and an abundantly drained sub-soil (pref- 

 erably of gravel) is necessary. For a lawn 

 make the soil rich and deep; for a putting 

 green make it shallow, and dry. If the 

 course lies on a clay or loam, import sand — 

 sea sand if possible. Seeding should be 

 much thicker than for lawns — say twice the 

 quantities recommended earlier. 



Mr. Walter J. Travis, the well known 

 world's golf champion, writes thus: 



" How many players appreciate how impor- 

 tant a part putting plays in the game of golf ? 

 In a general way, every one realises the value 

 of good putting. A good putt covers a 

 multitude of shortcomings through the green. 



"Considering, then, how very important 

 a feature in the game putting really is it 

 becomes highly desirable that the greens 

 should be the subject of the most intelligent 

 care and attention. Putting is, practically, 

 the heart and soul — ^the quintessence of golf. 



