This is an F-1 Hybrid released in 1960 by Georgia Coastal Plain Experiment Station and the Plant Science Research Division of ARS. It has darker green color, greater frost resistance, earlier spring growth and greater sod webworm resistance, better herbicide tolerance and stiffer leaf blades than Tiffine or Tifgreen. Tifway is well suited for fine lawns, fairways and golf tee areas. Tifway 419 is the standard turfgrass used for athletic fields and golf course tees and fairways across the southern half of the United States.