This has really improved the general quality of turf out there. There continues to be problems with newly seeded turf areas. With warm temperatures and high winds, the soil surface will dry out very quickly. It is necessary to keep the seed bed moist to get good germination and establishment and this has been very difficult. Cool night temperatures mean that the soils may lose a lot of the accumulated heat at night.
Cool soils slow down the germination and establishment process.
Golf courses have been mostly trouble free. As with all other turf managers, keeping up with irrigation has been their major concern. There have been reports of take-all patch and anthracnose basal rot. The anthracnose has been on greens that were recently topdressed. Localized dry spots continue to plague golf course superintendents.