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PROBLEM A: As the assistant superintendent approached this tee in the early morning, he saw this white cottony material on the turf and thought a disease was running rampant on one of the tees. As it turns out, the superintendent had seen this event take place before, and it always occurs in the same place every year at about the same time. In the early morning dew, it does look like the cottony fungal growth of Pythium blight, but with no turf damage. But in golf course management, it always pays to look around your surrounding areas. Once the superintendent pointed out the willow trees with the seed pods in full bloom in the background, the assistant felt much more at ease. Photo courtesy of Todd Draffen, superintendent at The Old Collier Golf Club in Naples, Fla., and a nine-year GCSAA member. |
PROBLEM B: As many of us already know, dead turf or ground cover plants never naturally die in a straight line. The dead ivy was caused by foot traffic. The clubhouse at Ole Miss Golf Club, located at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, has many university students as its golfers. To students, the closest way to the clubhouse from the parking lot is always a straight line. Even though the straight line might be impeded by a plant bed or other obstacle, they are bound to find the shortest route possible. The repeated trampling of students taking this shortcut is what caused the ivy to die in this straight line. Photo courtesy of Gary Morris, superintendent at Ole Miss Golf Club in Oxford, Miss., and a 15-year GCSAA member. |
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