8/13/2012 7:08 PM
Heath,
I had Champions at Shiloh Falls in Pickwick Dam TN, which is just a few miles north of you. Tifeagle I feel is more suited to warmer climates. Due to financial restraints my hardest time with the Champions was in the fall when the greens started getting to much shade. I had a pythium outbreak in October on 4 greens in areas that had no direct sunlight during the day. The other greens were fine till the next year when I had a couple suffer from rhizoctonia that washed in from slopes behind the greens, again due to lack of moneys for fungicide and fertilizer. Being in an area that your greens will go dormant, putting them to bed healthy and under no stress is the best bet. And by all means paint in the fall, don't even consider over-seeding, Mine held up great through the winter with only a few coverings of the tarps. In-fact you can hit them earlier in the fall with a pre-emerge for poa and add some revolver with your paint after dormant to take out any break through. But also, with all of the ultra-dwarfs, lots of verticutting,topdressing and a healthy dose of fertilizer and you should be good.
Best of luck next year when you convert.