Yesterday I talked with several other local superintendents and sales reps in the area and everyone is having problems with the Pythium disease this year. What is interesting is that the guy's that started early (in mid to late September) are really worried because they have less time to get it repaired before they open then the guy's that started later (mid October). When you are limited on time like that, you better hope you have already sprayed to take out the Bermuda because you don't dare take out any Bermuda grass that came back now, because you need it to help hold in the moisture to germinate the seed you have re-thrown. This is because once you open, you can no longer water all day long to keep the seed damp because of play. That could cause even more problems should we have an early frost this year. Which is another huge concern everyone is having because of the cold snap that is hitting the Denver area. (It's suppose to be something like 28 degrees with snow.) Does that mean that we could have an early and heavy frost like we had in 2006. That was by far the worst year for local grass growers and farmers. If that happens this year after the Pythium has thinned out the Rye and you don't have the time (or budgets) to repair it correctly, it will cause some headaches for a lot of superintendents. Fortunately, we sprayed to take out the Bermuda in the fairways which might make us look a little thin and off color early, but should really help us come December and January.