Since March, Valent Professional Products (VPP) has distributed more than 1,200 jugs of Tourney Fungicide to superintendents for disease control and turf quality trials as part of its Tourney Fungicide Demo Program.
On a scale of 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent), more than 90 percent of golf superintendents have rated the performance of Tourney as either "excellent" or "very good" on both disease control and turf quality, with superintendents reporting an application interval ranging from 14-32 days.
"We are a Poa-heavy course, so we always have a consistent problem with anthracnose all the way through fall," said Nick Burchard, superintendent at Crestwood Country Club in Rehoboth, Mass. "I put Tourney as our first shot right out of the gate at the 16-ounce rate in mid-April and it is still clean as a whistle seven weeks later. Everyone at the club is asking what we did differently this year and, really, the only thing different I can point to is Tourney."
Scott Todd, VPP national business manager, said the Tourney Fungicide Demo Program is further establishing Tourney as one of the most active fungicides on the market.
"Superintendents looking for fast, effective control of the diseases that plague their turf are seeing that Tourney provides superior performance," Todd said. "The vast majority of those who have taken part in the Tourney Demo Program are now believers."
