Algae attacked by a virus

We always keep a watch out for unusual field symptoms. Last week, Meng Jianzhong and Wan Bin sent in photos from a course located 350 km (218 mi) from Shanghai, China. The course has a low number of golf rounds during the peak heat of the summer, when the bentgrass struggles. The sample in the photos to the right comes from a green with poor air movement and the A4 is thin and stressed resulting in a heavy surface algae…