TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN ON A FAIRWAY OR TEE AT TWENTY-ONE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1/ 2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IA1 IL1 IN1 KS1 KY1 MA1 MI1 MN1 MO1 MT1 NJ1 NY1 PA1 QE1 RI1 SD1 UT1 VA1 WA1 WA3 WI1 MEAN * L-93 6.6 5.1 5.5 5.6 6.9 6.3 7.1 6.5 4.8 6.0 6.9 5.9 7.8 5.4 7.4 5.9 5.0 6.4 7.2 6.2 4.3 6.1 PST-0VN 6.3 5.9 4.7 5.4 7.1 6.5 7.2 6.7 5.5 5.9 6.0 5.1 7.2 5.7 7.5 5.8 5.4 5.6 7.0 5.9 4.2 6.0 * PENN G-6 6.2 5.4 6.1 5.2 6.6 6.2 6.7 6.3 5.5 5.6 5.9 5.4 7.6 5.4 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.6 6.1 4.1 5.9 * GRAND PRIX 7.1 4.7 5.6 4.8 6.1 6.5 6.6 6.9 5.1 6.0 4.9 5.5 7.4 5.2 7.3 6.2 5.1 5.7 7.1 6.3 4.3 5.9 SRX 1BPAA 5.8 5.2 4.7 5.5 7.2 5.6 6.5 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.9 5.9 7.9 5.5 7.1 5.4 4.9 6.0 7.1 5.8 4.3 5.9 * SEASIDE II 6.9 4.9 5.7 5.8 6.5 6.1 6.7 6.0 5.1 5.7 5.4 5.3 7.8 5.3 7.6 5.0 4.4 6.0 7.0 5.6 4.2 5.9 * SR 1119 6.4 5.4 4.5 4.8 6.5 6.4 6.5 6.4 5.4 5.9 4.7 5.7 7.7 5.3 7.3 5.6 4.7 6.2 7.1 6.2 4.2 5.8 * TRUELINE 6.2 5.1 5.6 5.3 7.0 6.3 6.5 6.3 5.2 5.8 5.0 5.5 7.3 5.5 7.2 5.6 4.1 5.9 7.0 6.1 3.9 5.8 ISI AT-5 4.4 5.8 3.6 4.7 7.0 5.8 6.6 6.9 4.9 5.6 7.0 5.6 7.8 5.8 7.5 7.1 4.4 5.3 6.0 6.4 4.2 5.8 * IMPERIAL 6.9 4.4 5.3 4.6 6.5 6.8 6.5 6.4 4.6 6.2 4.9 5.3 7.6 5.4 6.7 5.4 4.4 5.9 7.0 6.5 4.0 5.8 * PRINCEVILLE 5.4 5.0 5.3 5.2 6.9 6.0 6.7 6.2 5.1 5.5 5.0 5.6 6.8 5.5 6.8 5.6 5.9 5.7 6.5 5.9 4.2 5.8 * BACKSPIN 6.9 4.6 5.9 5.0 6.3 6.5 6.4 6.7 5.2 6.1 4.0 5.7 7.1 5.2 7.0 5.2 4.2 5.7 6.8 6.0 4.1 5.7 * BRIGHTON (SRX 1120) 6.4 5.1 4.1 4.8 6.5 6.3 6.7 6.5 5.6 5.8 5.3 5.7 7.2 5.5 6.3 5.8 5.3 5.6 6.6 5.6 4.0 5.7 * PROVIDENCE 6.7 4.4 5.6 4.6 6.5 5.9 6.5 6.5 5.3 5.9 4.4 5.3 7.6 5.3 6.8 5.2 5.3 5.0 6.5 5.8 3.9 5.7 * CENTURY 6.8 4.6 6.1 4.8 6.3 6.2 6.5 6.0 4.7 6.1 3.8 5.6 6.6 5.6 6.2 5.1 5.1 5.4 6.8 6.5 3.6 5.6 * PENNCROSS 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.4 6.2 6.5 5.7 5.7 5.6 4.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.9 6.3 5.8 5.6 6.5 5.9 3.8 5.6 * RADIANCE (PST-9HG) 4.7 5.4 3.7 4.9 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.9 5.3 5.3 5.8 4.8 7.3 6.0 7.5 7.1 5.0 5.0 5.5 6.1 4.4 5.6 SRX 7MODD 4.1 5.1 3.5 4.4 6.8 5.7 6.4 6.1 4.8 5.3 7.0 5.4 7.2 6.0 7.0 6.6 4.2 5.5 6.4 6.1 4.1 5.6 * PENNEAGLE 5.7 5.3 4.6 5.6 6.5 5.9 6.6 5.8 4.9 5.3 4.5 5.0 5.9 5.1 6.2 6.0 5.0 5.9 6.1 5.4 3.9 5.5 SRX 7MOBB 4.3 4.9 2.9 4.2 6.6 5.8 6.3 5.9 4.9 5.2 6.3 5.4 6.9 5.9 7.9 6.8 3.9 5.3 5.5 6.1 3.9 5.5 PST-9PM 4.3 5.2 3.4 4.7 6.3 5.5 6.5 6.1 4.7 4.6 5.3 4.8 6.1 5.7 8.4 7.0 4.5 4.6 5.6 5.7 3.8 5.4 * SR 7100 4.4 5.0 3.8 3.6 5.9 5.8 6.3 6.6 4.8 5.8 5.8 4.8 6.9 5.9 5.2 7.3 3.6 5.3 5.1 6.0 3.9 5.3 * TIGER 4.6 5.3 3.4 4.4 6.4 5.7 6.3 6.1 4.7 4.7 5.9 4.8 6.4 5.6 6.5 7.0 4.1 4.7 5.4 5.8 3.8 5.3 * GOLFSTAR 4.2 5.4 3.0 3.8 6.0 5.6 6.2 5.1 5.2 4.8 4.9 5.0 6.2 6.1 6.0 7.1 4.0 4.0 5.6 4.9 3.1 5.0 * SEASIDE 4.1 3.5 3.7 4.9 5.4 5.7 6.1 4.6 4.5 4.4 2.3 4.2 3.6 4.7 4.9 5.7 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.5 3.2 4.4 LSD VALUE 0.7 0.6 1.6 1.0 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.4 1.0 0.6 1.0 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.2 C.V. (%) 7.7 6.9 21.0 12.4 4.3 6.8 4.0 6.2 7.3 6.3 9.8 7.2 6.9 4.9 9.0 6.1 13.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 7.4 8.1 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2001. 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.