Over the last couple weeks you may have noticed a few smaller areas in fairways that are struggling a little bit. Most of these areas are low lying areas that drain poorly. The following video was created by Joe Rimelspach, PHD of plant pathology at The Ohio State University. This video is in response to many inquires by superintendents who thought they may have had some disease in fairways. Rimelspach explains that rather than disease being the issue, it is simply turf decline and/or collapse because these turf areas simply aren't adapting to the environmental conditions that they are experiencing. The first two minutes of this video are a must watch to all those who are interested.
