Chemical and fertilizer costs per acre? Cancel The title field is required!

1. Taylor J Benjamin

   
   4/14/2012 9:04 AM

   I know that discussing costs is generally taboo on this site, but I'm curious if anyone is willing to share some numbers for myself and other supers to see if their $/A are in line. While on this topic, is there anywhere within GCSAA or USGA (links to articles or posts maybe) where one might find these number$.
   
   For my purposes I'm mostly interested in cool season grass guys' numbers in these three categories:
   
   Chemical and Fertilizer cost per acre only- not labor, not aeration, fuel, syringing, water....etc. Just chemicals and fertilizers:
   
   (my proposed numbers for this season)
   Greens- ($5500/A)
   Tees/Fwys- ($460/A)
   Rough- ($185/A)
   
   Mid to high end links-style public course with a high tolerance for disease- anywhere but greens that is.
   
   Thanks for any who choose to respond!

   
   
   
   
2. Dustin Riley

   

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   4/14/2012 9:04 AM

   $2500/A - Greens
   $1500/A - Tees
   $1100/A - Fwys
   $150/A - Roughs
   
   I do spend a good amount of this $$ on Velocity and PGRs.

   
   
   
   
3. Christopher Sorrell

   

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   4/14/2012 7:04 PM

   North Central PA golf course.
   Bentgrass greens, bluegrass/ryegrass tees, collars, approaches and fairways.
   Greens: $3277.25 per acre
   Tees, Collars and Approaches: $944.59 per acre
   Fairways: $262.29 per acre
   
   I have looked for this sort of information before and have had no success in finding it. GCSAA does not keep any sort of records in this area. The closest I have found is last months issue of GCI magazine and it was not to the level of detail I would have liked.
   
   Chris Sorrell
   Eagles Ridge Golf Club