Turf Diseases

Our recent weather pattern has set up the perfect conditions for turf diseases to develop. The most damaging turf disease is Pythium Blight Pythium graminicola .  Pythium blight typically occurs on flooded or saturated turf areas in midsummer after 1 or 2 days of intense rain, plus daytime temperatures above 95 F and evening temperatures not dropping below 70 F.  Over the last few days we have observed many areas that have been infected with Pythium. We immediately treated the greens and tees to stop the advancement of the disease, fairways were spot treated in areas where the disease is most likely to appear.