TifSport Turfgrass

If you're involved with the installation or the day-to-day care and maintenance of athletic fields, golf courses or high-end commercial and residential lawns, you'll really like how TifSport compares to Tifway, Midiron, and the popular common bermudagrass varieties in use today.

Closer Mowing Height

After three-times-per-week mowing at 1/4", research conducted in Tifton, GA shows that TifSport can tolerate closer mowing heights than Tifway and Midiron. Sod density was excellent.

Upright Leaf Blade Orientation

TifSport's leaf blade orientation and stiffness is being touted by many golf course superintendents. They feel TifSport gives a better ball lie in low cut fairways and roughs.

Impressive Leaf Texture

TifSport has a similar leaf texture to Tifway, and a finer leaf texture than most other grasses used on fairways and tees. This also helps promote good footing on athletic fields.

Superior Turf Density

TifSport has a greater density than Tifway -- about a 1 point difference on a 10 point scale during the peak growing season. When compared to Midiron, Quickstand, Vamont and the common Bermudas, there's about a 3 point difference.

Good Lateral Growth

TifSport is more aggressive than genetically pure Tifway, especially during the cool weather months. This also accounts for TifSport's rapid grow-in and repair time.

Superior Sod Strength

TifSport has superior sod strength. This translates into improved playing conditions and improved resistance to divot injury in golf, football and baseball.

Root System

TifSport has an impressive root, stolon and rhizome system. Noted are its lateral stolon growth and deep, complex vertical root structure.