Spring Dead Spot

Spring Dead Spot is a turf disease that affects bermudagrass starting in the fall.  When the turf goes dormant everything seems to be fine.  In the spring, when the dormant bermudagrass starts to green up, the patches of turf that were affected by the pathogen cannot take up water or nutrients and causes these small to large circles.  There are several fungicides that can be used in the fall, but none are very cost effective and reliable.  Research on Calcium Nitrate use as fertilizer has shown some success, but it can be hit and miss as well.  Most of the golf course has minimal Spring Dead Spot, but the worst holes are #12-#18, with #18 being the worst.  We will be spreading our summer fertilizer this week which will help with these spots as well as applying more in these areas to get the grass to grow over.  Below is #18 between the tee and the fairway.



Spring Dead Spot #18

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