Mach 1 Ultradwarf Bermuda, a premium greens-grade grass that delivers golf’s purest, fastest bermudagrass putting greens most comparable to bentgrass, now has a new home on the internet. Mach1greens.com was launched in late August. It is the grasses’ official website for comparative research data, an interactive map, a list of golf courses planted with Mach 1, and agronomic guidelines for ultradwarf greens management.
“We all know how difficult it is to select the right greens grass for golf course construction and renovations. We are thrilled to offer this new resource to golf course superintendents, architects, builders, and others who are looking for science-based data on ultradwarf bermudagrasses,” said Hank Kerfoot, president of Modern Turf, exclusive producers of Mach 1 Ultradwarf Bermuda in the United States with a foundation farm in Rembert, South Carolina. Mach 1 is represented outside of the U.S. by Atlas Turf International.
Some of the world’s most elite clubs have selected Mach 1 to differentiate themselves and deliver the highest quality greens possible for their members and guests. The list includes Streamsong, recently named by Forbes as one of the 10 Best Golf Resorts in Florida. Click here for a full list of Mach 1 golf courses.
Benefits of Mach 1 Ultradwarf Bermudagrass include:
- Premium Putting Surface: Extremely dense, smooth, highest quality for golfers of all levels. Comparable to bentgrass for ball roll and trueness.
- Faster Grow-In: Faster than TifEagle, among others, for quick turnaround on golf course renovations.
- Low Height of Cut: H.O.C. bench height as low as 0.070-inches for tournament-ready greens. Effective H.O.C. in the field as low as 0.040-inch.
- Less Fertilizer: Uses 10 to 25% Less Nitrogen fertilizer than other bermudagrasses tested.
- Lower Inputs: Efficient uptake of PGRs and fertilizers at lower rates.
- Tolerates Drought: Heat and drought tolerant.
- Early Spring Green-Up: Earlier spring green-up than TifEagle, which up until now had been the standard. Recent testing at the University of Tennessee shows Mach 1 to green up before TifEagle with Champion two weeks behind TifEagle.
- Shade Tolerance: Better than TifEagle, similar to Champion and MiniVerde.
Mach 1 may be planted on golf greens, golf course tees, croquet lawns, grass tennis courts, and lawn bowling greens.
Mach 1 Ultradwarf Bermuda was developed by Rod Lingle, CGCS, a golf course superintendent for more than 40 years, and originator of The Lingle System of ultradwarf bermudagrass management. Lingle, widely recognized for his expertise, has been honored by the Tennessee Turfgrass Association and is a frequent lecturer on ultradwarf issues for the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, among others.
Mach 1 is a bermudagrass hybrid cultivar, (Cynodon dactylonxCynodon transvaalensis). It is taxonomically identified as Cynodonxmagennis ii.
Mach1Greens.com was developed by the turfgrass marketing experts at What’s Your Avocado? Marketing and Public Relations, based in Mount Vernon, WA.
ABOUT MACH 1 ULTRADWARF BERMUDA
Mach 1 Ultradwarf is a premium greens-grade grass that delivers golf’s purest, fastest bermudagrass putting greens, most comparable to bentgrass. Mach 1’s finer leaf blades, shorter leaf length, and closer internodes create exceptionally dense putting surfaces that putt true with no swirling grain. It also may be used on golf course tees, grass tennis courts, croquet lawns, and lawn bowling greens. Some of the world’s most elite clubs have selected Mach 1 to differentiate themselves and deliver the highest quality greens possible for their members and guests. Mach 1 is produced exclusively in the United States by Modern Turf, with a foundation farm in Rembert, South Carolina, and is represented outside of the U.S. by Atlas Turf International. To learn more, follow us @mach1_greens or visit mach1greens.com