Dr. Ned Tisserat and Tamla Blunt from the Plant Diagnostic Clinic at Colorado State University in Ft. Collins continue their research with snowmold on golf courses. Vail Golf Club is one of the courses used for their research due to our high disease pressure. This widespread wintertime disease due to the duration of snow cover in the north can severely damage turfgrass if not treated correctly. Vail Golf Club has a long standing relationship with the University and for numerous years has committed turfgrass plots on the 14th fairway for research. This year, for the first time, Dr. Tisserat and Ms. Blunt are using the 3 year old nursery green located on the 14 th hole. They will continue to use fairway turf on the 14th hole to continue with their years of research.
There are many different formulas and treatments applied within the given areas. Various chemical companies donate their products to be used for these trials. Vail Golf Club benefits from the information gathered each year to determine the best approach to combat snowmold.
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