PRELIMINARY DATA - NOT FOR PUBLICATION
                                                                                                                                                           
                                  TABLE 1.    MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN ON                                               
                                                      A FAIRWAY OR TEE AT NINE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S.  1/                                                   
                                                                         2021 DATA                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                        TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF  2/                                                    
                                                                                                                                                           
                                   NAME                     CO1    IA1    IL1    IN1    MD1    NJ1    QE1    VA1    WI1                                    
                                                                                                                                                           
                                   007XL                    3.9    6.4    7.9    6.9    6.9    7.5    7.8    7.0    6.6                                    
                                   BARRACUDA                3.9    6.5    7.7    6.3    6.6    5.7    7.4    6.3    6.2                                    
                                   CHINOOK (H10G-OP)        3.9    6.9    7.9    6.6    6.6    6.0    7.1    6.1    5.7                                    
                                   DLF-AP-3084              3.5    6.5    7.8    6.6    6.6    7.3    7.4    6.0    5.7                                    
                                   LNS 19                   3.7    6.6    8.0    6.9    7.4    7.8    7.1    6.6    6.1                                    
                                   MATCH PLAY               3.9    6.5    7.9    6.7    7.0    7.2    7.9    6.6    6.6                                    
                                   MUSKET                   3.7    5.8    6.5    6.0    6.8    6.0    7.4    7.2    5.1                                    
                                   OAKLEY (PPG-AP-MTV1)     4.1    6.5    7.9    6.8    7.5    8.0    7.8    6.8    6.6                                    
                                   PENNCROSS                3.6    7.2    5.2    5.7    3.8    3.0    7.6    5.4    5.7                                    
                                   PIPER (PPG-AP-MTV2)      3.7    6.3    7.9    6.8    6.9    7.5    7.7    6.8    6.3                                    
                                   PIRANHA                  3.6    6.6    8.3    6.6    6.7    6.0    7.3    6.3    6.1                                    
                                   PST-0MRN                 4.1    7.0    7.9    6.7    6.0    6.9    7.2    5.3    6.7                                    
                                   PST-0R2O                 3.8    6.6    7.7    6.8    6.0    6.4    7.1    6.0    6.2                                    
                                   PST-R0DS                 3.8    6.7    8.1    6.5    5.7    5.3    6.9    6.1    5.7                                    
                                   PVF-PV-1                 3.7    6.4    7.7    6.5    6.9    7.4    7.7    6.8    5.9                                    
                                   PVF-PV-2                 3.9    6.3    7.9    6.8    7.0    7.3    7.2    6.2    6.1                                    
                                   S1                       4.1    6.6    7.9    6.5    6.8    6.0    7.7    6.7    6.6                                    
                                   SHARK                    4.0    6.6    7.9    6.5    6.2    5.8    7.6    6.0    6.6                                    
                                   TOURPRO                  3.9    6.6    8.0    6.4    6.7    6.6    7.4    6.4    6.7                                    
 
 
                                   LSD VALUE                0.7    0.3    0.4    0.5    0.5    0.7    0.6    0.8    0.6                                    
                                   C.V. (%)                10.8    2.5    3.4    4.8    4.6    6.9    5.1    7.7    6.3                                    
 
                      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.