PRELIMINARY DATA - NOT FOR PUBLICATION TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN ON A FAIRWAY OR TEE AT FOURTTEEN LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME AR1 IL1 KY1 MA1 MD1 MN1 NJ1 PA1 QE1 RI1 UT1 VA5 WA3 WI1 007 7.4 6.8 7.0 7.1 6.7 5.8 6.0 8.0 5.6 5.9 6.8 6.6 6.1 6.3 A08-EBM 7.4 5.5 6.8 5.8 5.2 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.9 3.6 5.5 6.3 6.7 A08-FT12 7.3 6.2 7.3 5.7 5.5 6.4 6.2 6.3 6.3 5.8 2.9 5.1 6.1 7.1 A08-TDN2 7.2 6.1 7.0 6.4 6.3 6.3 7.2 7.1 5.7 6.5 6.3 6.1 5.4 6.7 AUTHORITY 7.4 6.7 7.3 6.5 6.5 6.4 6.7 7.4 5.6 5.7 6.3 6.4 5.9 6.8 BCD 7.5 6.3 7.4 6.1 5.5 6.1 5.6 6.5 6.2 5.3 2.4 4.0 5.7 5.7 BENCHMARK DSR 7.4 6.2 7.2 6.6 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.4 5.3 6.5 6.3 5.7 5.1 6.7 CRYSTAL BLUELINKS 7.4 6.4 7.0 6.8 6.2 6.3 6.1 6.9 5.2 6.1 6.7 5.6 5.7 6.9 CY-2 7.4 6.4 7.0 6.6 6.0 6.1 6.0 6.8 5.4 6.7 6.2 6.0 5.9 6.7 DECLARATION 7.2 6.2 7.1 5.9 6.4 6.6 6.5 7.7 5.6 6.4 5.8 5.9 6.0 6.3 GREENTIME 7.2 6.1 7.0 5.9 5.6 6.7 5.3 6.4 6.2 5.6 2.7 4.6 5.8 6.5 HTM 7.4 6.4 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.4 5.5 6.3 5.9 6.3 5.7 6.4 L-93 7.2 6.6 7.2 6.1 5.9 5.7 4.5 6.5 5.3 5.5 5.6 6.2 5.4 6.1 LTP-FEC 7.3 6.1 7.1 6.5 6.9 6.3 6.9 7.4 5.7 6.1 6.7 6.0 5.8 6.9 MEMORIAL 7.2 5.9 7.1 6.1 6.2 5.8 5.0 6.0 5.4 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.8 6.8 MVS-AP-101 7.3 6.6 7.0 6.9 6.8 6.9 7.1 7.5 5.6 6.4 6.4 5.9 6.2 6.7 PENNCROSS 7.0 5.2 6.4 5.8 5.0 4.8 3.9 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.6 4.9 5.3 7.1 PRINCEVILLE 6.7 5.2 6.1 5.3 5.0 3.4 3.4 4.9 5.1 5.4 4.9 5.7 5.4 6.5 PST-OJD 7.3 6.7 7.1 7.2 6.5 6.0 7.1 7.6 5.4 6.1 6.8 5.5 5.4 6.7 PST-R9D7 7.0 5.3 6.8 5.5 4.9 5.6 3.2 5.4 5.6 4.1 2.6 3.9 4.6 5.3 SRP-1WM 7.4 6.4 7.3 6.8 6.8 6.5 6.4 7.4 5.5 6.5 6.2 6.6 5.3 6.5 T-1 7.8 6.7 7.1 6.7 6.3 7.4 6.0 7.4 5.6 6.2 6.9 6.2 5.4 6.9 TIGER II 7.6 6.3 7.2 6.1 5.3 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.2 6.0 2.9 4.5 5.6 6.0 LSD VALUE 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.5 1.4 C.V. (%) 4.1 7.4 4.6 5.0 5.9 6.6 8.8 4.1 6.6 8.8 12.4 10.6 5.6 13.5 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.