TABLE 1B. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF CREEPING BENTGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN ON A FAIRWAY OR TEE AT FIVE LOCATIONS 1/ IN THE NORTHEAST REGION 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME MA1 NJ1 NY1 PA1 QE1 MEAN SHARK (23R) 4.3 6.5 7.3 7.1 5.3 6.1 LS-44 4.7 6.1 7.3 6.7 5.6 6.1 AUTHORITY (235050) 4.5 6.7 6.6 6.9 5.3 6.0 13-M 4.9 6.3 6.6 6.8 5.3 6.0 KINGPIN (9200) 4.9 6.1 6.8 6.8 5.2 6.0 MACKENZIE (SRX 1GPD) 4.8 6.4 6.9 6.5 5.2 6.0 CRYSTAL BLUELINKS (PST-OEB) 4.7 5.7 7.3 6.4 5.4 5.9 SR 1150 (SRX 1PDH) 4.4 5.5 7.3 7.0 5.1 5.9 PENNEAGLE II 4.6 6.0 6.9 6.4 5.4 5.9 DECLARATION 4.7 5.5 6.5 7.1 5.3 5.8 T-1 4.6 5.2 7.0 6.7 5.4 5.8 IS-AP 14 4.6 5.7 6.9 6.4 5.2 5.7 ALPHA 4.4 5.4 6.8 6.3 5.5 5.7 INDEPENDENCE 4.1 4.9 6.9 6.5 5.4 5.6 L-93 4.8 5.3 6.8 5.6 5.4 5.6 BENGAL 4.7 5.0 6.7 5.6 5.4 5.5 PENNLINKS II 4.7 4.7 7.2 5.1 5.7 5.5 SR 1119 4.1 4.6 6.9 5.5 5.4 5.3 PRINCEVILLE 4.4 4.0 7.0 4.6 5.6 5.1 PENNCROSS 4.1 3.3 7.0 4.1 5.6 4.9 SEASIDE 4.0 1.2 6.9 2.5 4.3 3.8 LSD VALUE 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.8 0.3 0.3 C.V. (%) 7.7 9.0 3.9 8.6 3.7 6.8