STRENGTHS:
• Truly elite turf performance
• Resistant to many troublesome diseases
• A beautiful dark green color
• Northern and Southern adaptation
AGRONOMIC
CHARACTERISTICS:
ATTRACTIVE APPEARANCE:
Caddieshack is a medium-fine textured variety
with high density and a beautiful dark green
color.
SUPERIOR DISEASE RESISTANCE:
In the final stages of development we concentrated
on increasing Caddieshack’s resistance
to leaf spot disease. In National Tests, Caddieshack
demonstrated improved resistance to leaf spot,
pink snow mold, and dollar spot diseases.
REDUCED WINTER INJURY:
Caddieshack exhibits reduced winter injury
and maintains excellent living ground cover
year-round.
PROVEN PERFORMANCE:
Caddieshack has consistently been an elite
“page one” performer since it
was first entered into National Testing.
INSECT RESISTANCE:
Caddieshack is enhanced with Neotyphodium
endophyte to provide excellent resistance
to several common turfgrass surface-feeding
insects, including:
• Sod webworm - Crambus spp.
• Chinchbug - Blissus spp.
• Billbug - Sphenophorus parvulus
• Weevil - Hyperodes and Listronotus
spp.
• Aphid - Aphis spp.
• Fall armyworm - Spodoptera frugiperda
DISEASE RESISTANCE:
Leaf spot - Excellent resistance
Dollar spot - Excellent resistance
Red thread - Very good resistance
Rhizoctonia brown patch - Good resistance
Pythium blight - Good resistance
Pink snow mold - Good resistance
Leaf rust - Good resistance
DEVELOPMENT:
Caddieshack was developed by Susan Samudio
at Jacklin and Medalist America Seed Company,
Post Falls, Idaho. Caddieshack was accepted
by the National Grass Variety Review Board,
March, 1996.
