Our tees and fairways are Zoysia grass. There are pros and cons to any turfgrass variety in the transition zone climate that we have in Kansas City. Zoysia is an excellent playing surface due to the aggressive canopy that the plant naturally provides for a superb playing surface both in season and while dormant. Zoysia performs well in the hot dry summers and recovers well from flooding. The poor qualities that Zoysia possesses is the transition into and out of dormancy. This time of year the Zoysia is waking up but it is very slow to break into full growth and color. We also battle fungal disease during this transition process. Zoysia patch is a large irregular yellow patch of infected turf that we treat with a very expensive fungicide to protect the Zoysia from extensive damage. These areas will completely heal once the growing conditions favor rapid growth and recovery.
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