TABLE 9.        MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE                                           
                                                2014 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY) TEST AT COLLEGE PARK, MD  1/                                             
                                                                         2015 DATA                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                     TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/                                                  
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                        BROWN
                                                           DOLLAR       PATCH                    QUALITY RATINGS                                          
                          NAME                              SPOT      WARM TEMP.  JUN     JUL    AUG    SEP    OCT    NOV    MEAN 
                                                                                                                                                           
                          H10G-OP                            9.0         9.0      8.0     7.0    7.7    8.0    8.0    7.7     7.7                          
                          007                                7.7         9.0      7.7     7.0    8.0    7.7    7.7    7.3     7.6                          
                          L-93XD                             8.7         9.0      8.0     7.3    8.0    7.3    8.0    7.0     7.6                          
                          DC-1                               8.7         9.0      7.7     6.7    7.7    7.7    8.0    7.3     7.5                          
                          NIGHTLIFE                          6.7         9.0      7.0     7.0    7.3    7.7    8.0    6.7     7.3                          
                          BARRACUDA                          7.7         8.7      7.3     6.7    7.3    7.3    7.7    7.0     7.2                          
                          KINGDOM                            6.0         9.0      7.0     6.7    7.3    7.7    7.7    6.0     7.1                          
                          SHARK                              6.3         9.0      7.0     6.3    7.0    7.3    7.7    6.7     7.0                          
                          V-8                                7.7         9.0      7.0     6.3    7.0    7.0    7.7    7.0     7.0                          
                          CRYSTAL BLUE LINKS                 7.0         8.3      6.3     6.7    7.0    7.0    7.0    6.3     6.7                          
                          PST-DCV6                           3.7         8.7      7.0     6.7    7.0    7.0    7.0    4.7     6.6                          
                          ARMOR                              3.0         9.0      6.7     6.7    7.3    7.7    6.7    4.0     6.5                          
                          PST-ORBS                           4.7         9.0      6.0     6.3    6.7    7.0    7.0    5.0     6.3                          
                          PPG-AT 104                         7.0         6.7      6.0     6.0    6.7    6.3    6.3    5.7     6.2                          
                          DLFPS-AT/3026                      8.7         6.7      6.0     5.7    7.0    6.0    6.3    5.7     6.1                          
                          GREENTIME                          7.0         5.7      5.0     4.3    5.3    6.0    5.7    4.3     5.1                          
                          PENNCROSS                          6.0         8.7      5.3     4.7    5.7    6.0    5.0    3.7     5.1                          

                          LSD VALUE                          0.9         0.9      0.5     1.2    0.8    0.8    0.7    0.8     0.5                          
                          C.V. (%)                           8.5         6.7      4.7    10.6    6.7    6.5    5.9    8.2     4.8                          
                                                                                                                                                           
                          1/  TO DETERMINE STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES AMONG ENTRIES, SUBTRACT ONE ENTRY'S MEAN FROM ANOTHER ENTRY'S MEAN.
                              STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES OCCUR WHEN THIS VALUE IS LARGER THAN THE CORRESPONDING LSD VALUE (LSD 0.05).

                          2/  C.V. (COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION) INDICATES THE PERCENT VARIATION OF THE MEAN IN EACH COLUMN.

                                                                                                                                                          
           TABLE A.                            2015 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN                                              
                                                      THE 2014 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (FAIRWAY/TEE) TEST                                                      
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                         SOIL          SOIL                           SUN      MOWING                               
                             SOIL            SOIL     PHOSPHOROUS   POTASSIUM        NITROGEN          OR      HEIGHT    IRRIGATION                 
           LOCATION         TEXTURE           PH      (LBS/ACRE)    (LBS/ACRE)   (LBS/1000 SQ FT)    SHADE     (IN)      PRACTICED                  

             MD1      SILT LOAM AND SILT    6.1-6.5      61-150      151-240         2.1-3.0        FULL SUN   0.0-0.5   TO PREVENT STRESS