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Although large patch and its hosts have been around a long time, little is understood about this blight disease that affects warm-season turfgrasses.
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The 1964 U.S. Open champion, who pioneered golf telecasts, died two days after his 82nd birthday and less than two weeks after his induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame.
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