What's going on with bentgrass in the northeast?

We received these useful insights from turf scientist Steve McDonald, of Turf Disease Solutions, about the problems that northeastern U.S. turf managers are experiencing this spring with slow bentgrass growth.

I have visited over 50 golf courses since April 1, and have made the following observations:

1. Slow recovery from aerifications performed before May 1 2. Inconsistent green speeds due to variable green up of different clones (patches of segregating bentgrass), particularly on southern exposed areas 3. Slow recovery from…