Rapid blight goes Euro?

We have recently learned that our British colleagues in the turf industry may be sharing our pain with regards to the cool-season turf disease, rapid blight (Labyrinthula terrestris). Dr. Kate Entwistle of The Turf Disease Centre in Hampshire, U.K. has reportedly identified rapid blight from several greens at one English golf course. If confirmed, this report would be the first showing that rapid blight occurs in more northern locations. To date, the northernmost case of rapid blight has occurred in…