Read the new article about the successful full-scale experiments on three golf courses over three winters (2011-2014) in Finland, Sweden and Norway.
The project concluded that plastic covers prevented water intrusion and protected the greens from damages in winters with a high risk of ice encasement.
STERF is a research foundation that supports existing and future R&D efforts and delivers ‘ready-to-use research results’ that benefit the Nordic golf sector. STERF was set up in 2006 by the golf federations in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland and the Nordic Greenkeepers’ Associations.