Bermudagrass Green Up Across the Midwest

Following an extremely harsh 2013-14 winter season, bermudagrass is beginning to green up across the region.  There has been an interesting aspect of green up this spring.  The bermudagrass in the swales are greening quicker than the rest of the field.  Why?  To be honest, I have not been able to figure that one out to date.

Below are 2 sites.

#1 - Patriot bermudagrass that has not been overseeding.  The bermudagrass is over 5 years old:

#2 - Rivera bermudagrass that has not been overseeded.  The playing surface was seeded in the late July 2014:

We will keep an eye on both surfaces.

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Play on!
--Jamie
@JamieMehringer