Tour Leader is a high-performance bentgrass mixture for golf greens, blending 50% 007 DSB and 50% Tour Pro (GDE). It offers excellent seasonal adaptability, disease resistance, and vibrant color retention.

Tour Pro (GDE), Germinal's latest creeping bentgrass, ranks among the top five in all categories of the National Turfgrass Evaluation Program (NTEP) and achieved the highest mean score (6.8) for creeping bentgrasses on the 2021 BSPB list, with top ratings for shoot density (6.6) and visual merit (7.0).

Key features and benefits

  • Superb Dollar Spot, Anthracnose, Fusarium and Brown Patch resistance

  • Adaptable to all UK climates

  • Tolerant of close mowing regimes (as low as 3mm)

  • Low seedling mortality rates compared to browntops and fescues: resulting in faster species conversion away from Poa annua

  • Very tolerant of drought and cold conditions

Mixture

30.0%

PIPER Creeping Bentgrass

(Agrostis stolonifera)

35.0%

TOUR PRO (GDE) Creeping Bentgrass

(Agrostis stolonifera)

25.0%

007 DSB Creeping Bentgrass

(Agrostis stolonifera)

10.0%

777 Creeping Bentgrass

(Agrostis stolonifera)

Usage guide

Sowing Rate

8-12 g/m2 (80 - 120 kg/ha)

Sowing Time

March - October

Sowing Depth

4 mm

Sowing Instructions

For full details on how to get the best from overseeding with bentgrass please refer to our guide on over seeding bent grasses here

Cutting Height

Down to 2.5 mm

Minimum cuts per year

N/A

Overseeding Rate

5-8 g/m2 (50 - 80 kg/ha)

Fertiliser Recommendation

Vitanica RZ