草坪总监(SUPERINTENDENT)最早被称为绿地管理者(GREENKEEPER),名称的变化反映了时代变化对于草坪总监要求的提高。高尔夫运动早期,最初的林克斯球场是牧羊的草地演化而来,基本上没有养护。后来随着打球人员的增加,开始有了被称为GREENKEEPER的草地管理人员,其作用仅仅是粗放地管理草地和增加球洞。这类人员需要有一定的植物和农艺知识,还需要体力和观察力。 The lawn director (SUPERINTENDENT) was first called GREENKEEPER, and the change of name reflects the change of the times for the improvement of lawn director’s requirements. In the early days of golf, the initial Links course was evolved from shepherd’s grasses and was largely unprofessional. Later, as the number of golfers increased, managers of grasslands, known as GREENKEEPER, began to function as merely managing the grasslands extensively and adding holes. Such people need some knowledge of plants and agronomy, and they also need physical and observational skills.