Smithco: Fairway rolling
Although the study is preliminary and far from complete, there are significant indications for the following:
“What is most exciting is the data indicates longer ball roll will result from fairway rolling which will make golfers happy… and that rolling fairways can lead to less fairway mowing which costs more than rolling.”
– Thomas A. Nikolai, Ph.D., College of Agriculture Michigan State University
Smithco has been working with the College of Agriculture at Michigan State University and Stockbridge School of Agriculture at the University of Massachusetts to better understand the benefits of rolling fairways. We think rolling fairways could become as normal as rolling greens.