Volume 46, No 3 September 2012
In This Issue...
President’s Message.......................2
Sentinels on Patrol..........................3
A Tribute to Morrison.......................4
June Meeting Results.....................5
Grasscatcher.................................6-7
Environmental Institute for Golf...8
CAGCS Annual Scholorships........9
2012 Met Team Championship.....10
Calendar Of Events......................11
July/August Meeting Results......11
Andy Drohen Makes History.......13
2013 UMASS Winter School..........15
GCSAA Annual Meeting..............15
A Successful Winter Begins Now
applications of potassium are historically popular
for promoting winter hardiness. Potassium does
play a role in winter acclimation and many other
important plant functions. However, loading up
on late season potassium is probably not necessary
or helpful if sufficiency levels are maintained in
the soil. Maintaining a sound season long fertilizer
program to meet potassium needs is a more
effective option. A spoon-feeding approach with
potassium in fall should then be effective to keep
enough of the nutrient available to meet the plant’s
fall needs.
Late summer cultivation and topdressing practices
provide both immediate and long term benefits
for the soils and plant rooting. Completing core
aerification practices in August or late September
will optimize growing conditions for the turf in
the fall season. Deep aerification can be completed
later in fall to break up compacted sub soils and
create channels that will provide late season
drainage. Light topdressing should be continued
through fall to help keep the plants dry and
protect the crowns from desiccation. Heavier
applications of sand in late fall is also popular with
many superintendents in hope of providing extra
protection to the plant crowns in winter. The late
season heavy topdressing is not used everywhere
and is probably not necessary where adequate
snow cover is expected through winter.
Perhaps the most important practice that has not
yet been discussed is the removal of trees. The
importance of sunlight during this critical growth
period is well documented. Turf that is growing in
full sun will not only be healthier but will produce
thicker cell walls and less succulent tissue which
improves its ability to resist snow mold disease
and to survive colder winter temperatures. Trees
should be removed to provide a minimum of
8-10 hours of full sun to the turf daily. Monitor
shade patterns, use sun tracking applications, or
a compass to determine which trees need to be
removed to achieve the sunlight objectives and
don’t be shy with the chainsaws. It is never too
late to remove a tree that negatively impacts a
green in fall!
The final factor that impacts winter turf survival is
tissue moisture content. We have the least control
over this factor except to provide good drainage
and growing environments, and irrigate sparingly
and avoid heavier nitrogen applications in the fall
season. Ultimately, the moisture content of the
plant is going to depend on the weather conditions
in late fall or as the turf is exposed to the colder
temperatures. Turf that enters dormancy “lean
and mean” is in my opinion better able to survive
difficult winter weather. Let us hope the weather
this fall is cooperative in that regard.
The other primary fall activities include the
application of snow mold fungicides and installation
of winter covers. Both are obviously important but
too detailed to discuss in this article format. A
successful late season management campaign does
not guarantee winter turf survival. I wish it were
that easy. However, shifting maintenance priorities
and following several tried and true practices will
provide good growing conditions that will help
the turfgrass better acclimate to winter weather
and offer a greater opportunity for success.
Fortunately, playing conditions usually take care of
themselves with the return of cooler temperatures
and shorter days.
Jim Skorulski, Senior Agronomist, USGA
USGA Green Section
The mild 2011 winter weather was a welcomed
break for superintendents and golf operations
across the state. The balmy temperatures and dry
conditions though nice for managing golf courses,
are not the norm. Even a mild winter will usually
produce some challenging weather conditions that
can create problems. It is therefore important not to
overlook basic late season management practices
that will prepare the turf for winter. Part of the late
season preparation requires a shift in maintenance
objectives where the focus once again becomes the
health of the turf! Playing conditions though still
important should be less of focus as we begin to
prepare the golf course for winter.
One key factor for the survival of a turfgrass
plant in winter is its carbohydrate reserves.
Carbohydrate accumulation is one of primary
winter acclimation processes in the plant. Turfgrass
begins to accumulate and store carbohydrates with
the onset of cooler temperatures and shorter days
in late summer and fall. Management practices
at that point should create growing conditions
that maximize that process. Those should be
Implemented beginning in early September to take
full advantage of the optimal late season growing
conditions.
One of the best steps that can be taken in late
summer is to raise the height of cut. Any additional
leaf tissue will improve the plant’s ability to absorb
sunlight and maximize photosynthesis. This will
allow the plants to produce more carbohydrates
that will be utilized for fall growth and storage.
The height adjustments can be made slowly at first
but ultimately, the turf should be maintained at
.135 and higher as we enter mid fall.
Late summer fertility is also important. The
fertilizer applied with core aerification in August
or early September provides a good base for late
season growth. A spoon-feeding approach can
then be used through the fall to meet the growing
needs of the turf without stimulating too much
shoot growth. Higher rates of nitrogen applied
in mid-late October or early November run the
risk of producing succulent growth and may
impact the winter acclimation process. Late season
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in a vulnerable mental state. While this
vulnerability fortifies that bond between
fellow superintendents to network and
commiserate with one another, as well as
exchange ideas and solutions, there are
times, when we all suffer from a lack of
common sense.
A lesser known author named Calvin
Ellis Stowe, who also happened to be the
husband of author, Harriet Beecher Stowe,
once wrote, “Common sense is the knack
of seeing things as they are, and doing
things as they ought to be done.” The Code
of Ethics for GCSAA membership reminds
us that “a member should always contact a
fellow superintendent before visiting.” Our
CAGCS Membership Directory reiterates
that very obligation as well. Now some of
you may be asking, “Why are you writing
this Mark?” The fact is, I really shouldn’t
have to be writing any of this.
When we visit area golf courses, we
are often invited by others to play golf,
have lunch, conduct a business meeting,
etc. However, it is also a reminder that
we are sometimes visiting while the
Anybody else think that managing
turf this year feels like one giant kick
between the legs? (My apologies to our
association’s female members) However,
I can’t remember a more challenging year
than 2012. Sure we’ve had golf seasons
with drought like conditions. We also had
so much rain last year, I couldn’t keep
a pair of shoes dry for more than two
days straight. And then there was that
20 inches of snow we had to shovel last
Halloween! Unfortunately, this summers’
weather with various combinations of
lengthy heat, drought, and intense wet
conditions, was one more set of challenges
that seemed to put area Superintendents
superintendent is unaware that we are on
the property. This is where that common
sense bell should be ringing loud and clear.
When we have all this technology literally
in our hands; a cell phone that gives us the
ability to call, text or email, it is so freaking
easy to conduct what I call common sense. I
have talked about this at length with many
people inside and outside of our industry and
there seems to be a resounding explanation of
why some don’t make that courtesy call… its
called laziness. After spending over 20 years
in this business, I know that superintendents
are the furthest thing away from being lazy.
So again, I shouldn’t have to write any of this.
A courtesy call is so easy to do before you
make that visit.
As GCSAA and CAGCS members, we have
a code of ethics that guides us “to promote
and maintain the highest professional service
and conduct”. As fellow superintendents, we
have a “code of ethics” that helps shape us to
maintain the highest professional respect for
one another.
All the best,
Mark
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Mark Mansur
Sentinels on patrol
at Orange Hills
Published: Wednesday, April 25, 2012
By Bridget Albert Special to the Bulletin
ORANGE – If you know Jud Smith; you know his
canine companions are important to him.
They mean so much to him that when he was having
some trees removed from his family’s golf course he
commissioned a woodcarver to create statues of his
three best friends. Smith is the course Superintendent
for his family’s Orange Hills Country Club on
Racebrook Road. To honor the canines in his life,
who spent their lives next to Smith perfecting the golf
course, he got a woodcarver to create their likeness
on the first green.
Smith said the idea came to him while he was having
some trees removed. “There were four ash trees in
various stages of decline that had to be removed,”
Smith said. “My dogs come with me every day to
work and I thought it would be pretty neat to have
them watching the course,” Smith said.
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likeness on the first green.
Smith said the idea came to him while he was having some trees removed.
“There were four ash trees in various stages of decline that had to be removed,” Smith said.
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Published: Wednesday, April 25, 2012
By Bridget Albert
Special to the Bulletin
ORANGE – If you know Jud Smith; you know his canine companions are important to him.
They mean so much to him that when he was having some trees removed from his familyʼs golf course he commissioned a
woodcarver to create statues of his three best friends.
Smith is the course Superintendent for his familyʼs Orange Hills Country Club on Racebrook Road.
To honor the canines in his life, who spent their lives next to Smith perfecting the golf course, he got a woodcarver to create likeness on the first green.
Smith said the idea came to him while he was having some trees removed.
“There were four ash trees in various stages of decline that had to be removed,” Smith said.
“My dogs come with me every day to work and I thought it would be pretty neat to have them watching the course,” Smith said.
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Sentinels on patrol at Orange Hills
Published: Wednesday, April 25, 2012
By Bridget Albert
Special to the Bulletin
ORANGE – If you know Jud Smith; you know his canine companions are important to him.
They mean so much to him that when he was having some trees removed from his familyʼs golf course he commissioned a
woodcarver to create statues of his three best friends.
Smith is the course Superintendent for his familyʼs Orange Hills Country Club on Racebrook Road.
To honor the canines in his life, who spent their lives next to Smith perfecting the golf course, he got a woodcarver to create their
likeness on the first green.
Smith said the idea came to him while he was having some trees removed.
“There were four ash trees in various stages of decline that had to be removed,” Smith said.
“My dogs come with me every day to work and I thought it would be pretty neat to have them watching the course,” Smith said.
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June Meeting Results
Wethersfield Country Club
June 12, 2012
“A” Flight
1st Place Gross – 73 - Todd Olovson, Sleeping Giant GC
2nd Place Gross – 75 – Mike Johnson, guest
1st Place Net – 68 – John Parmelee, Indian Springs GC
2nd Place Net – 70 – Walter Wozniak, Mill River CC
“B” Flight
1st Place Gross – 79- Chris Mauro, Highfield CC
2nd Place Grosss – 80 – Timothy O’Neill, CGCS, CC of Darien
1st Place Net – 67 – Kevin Collins, Tradition GC Wallingford
2nd Place Net – 71 – Heather Garvin, Hart Seed Co.
“C” Flight
1st Place Gross – 88 – Scott Ramsay, CGCS, Course at Yale
2nd Place Gross – 91- Brian Pope, Turf Products
1st Place Net – 74 – Stu Graham, Bobcat
2nd Place Net – 75 – John Garcia, Atlantic Golf & Turf
“D” Flight
1st Place Gross – 95 - Bob Chalifour, CGCS, Slater Farms
2nd Place Gross – 97 - Steve George, Copper Hill GC
1st Place Net – 67 – Shane Cornicelli, A-OK Turf Equpt.
2nd Place Net – 70 – Allen Woodward, Wethersfield CC
Skins
#2 John Parmelee, Indian Springs GC
#4 Eric DeStefano, Twin Hills CC
# 9 Bob Chalifour, CGCS, Slater Farms
#10 Anthony Nardella, Sr., Nardella’s Turf Care
September 2012 Connecticut Clippings Page 4
to sundown. The effort is worth it, Morrison
said. “It’s fun to have something to shoot
for,” Morrison said. “We do a lot of extra
work to get the course in the best shape that
we can. My staff does an unbelievable job.
They go above and beyond their normal
scope of work to get this place together.
They do everything I ask for. I can’t thank
them enough. They deserve a lot of credit.”
Golfers are rewarded with spectacular
playing conditions. And the weather last
week couldn’t have been better for the twoday
tournament. “It’s a great golf course,”
Senior Open champion Jim Becker told the
Connecticut PGA. “Everyone, even guys
who are older, can roll the ball on the green,
and I just hope they never change it. “It’s a
hell of a venue and everyone gets excited
to play it. Shenny is awesome.” Course pro
Todd Goodhue also played a major role
in pulling off another successful Senior
Open. “You don’t go for the rewards or
anything,” Morrison said. “Having all the
players to want the tournament to remain
here, they enjoy the course, that’s the most
satisfying.” Morrison will get some time to
rest and recover from his hectic summer
schedule. He’s going on vacation for two
weeks, making his annual family camping
trip to Cape Cod. Chances are he’ll have
the best groomed site on the campground.
Shenny’s unique feel:
a tribute to Morrison
By Gavin Keefe
Publication: The Day
Published 07/18/2012 12:00 AM
Working as a golf course superintendent
is often a thankless job. It’s your fault if
the greens are too fast. It’s your fault if the
rough is too thick. It’s even your fault if
the course is too dry. At least it must seem
that way at times. So it was refreshing -
and well deserved - to see Shennecossett
Golf Course superintendent Eric Morrison
honored last week during the awards
ceremony for the 30th Connecticut Senior
Open. The Connecticut Section PGA
created a new award called the Morrison
Medal, which will go to the person “who
truly emulates the spirit of the Connecticut
Senior Open and works tirelessly to make it
happen.” Appropriately, Morrison was the
first winner. “I had no idea,” Morrison said.
“That was quite the surprise. … It’s pretty
amazing.” He certainly earned it. Every
July for the past 12 years, Morrison and his
staff meticulously prepare the course for the
tournament. They often work from sun up
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Skill Prizes
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Longest Putt 43’6” – Peter Lund, Allens Seed
Longest Putt 28’1” – Mike McDermott, Twin Hills CC
Closest to the Line – John Kaminski, Penn State
Closest to Pin
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New Members
William Abbe; Class C
Wintonbury Hills Golf Course
Paul Cormier; Commercial
John Deere Landscapes
Shane Cornicelli; Commercial
A-OK Turf Equipment, Inc.
Scott Coviello; Commercial
Bobcat of Connecticut
Scott Ferguson; Commercial
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Donald Hoenig; Class A
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Anthony Nardella; Commercial
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Congratulations
Glenn Dube, CGCS at Centennial Golf Club on
his recertification with GCSAA.
Scott Gennings, CGCS at Wallingford Country
Club on his recertification with GCSAA.
Jason & Stacy St.Louis on the birth of their son
Thomas Jason, born June 6, 2012.
Geoffrey “Scott” Vose on his new position as
Research Turfgrass Technician at the UCONN
Research and Education Farm. Scott is a
graduate of the College of Agriculture and
Natural Resources 4 year program.
Condolences
Our condolences are extended to Ineke Pier-point
and family on the passing of Ineke’s mother,
Catharina (Tini) Jansen, at the age of 96. Ineke is
the Executive Secretary for the MetGCSA.
Our condolences to Todd and Denise Olovosn
on the passing of Todd’s father, Carl, who passed
away on July 18, 2012
Our condolences go out to the Zontek family.
Stanley J. Zontek, director of the USGA Green
Section’s Mid-Atlantic Region, passed away on
Aug. 28th after suffering a heart attack. He was
63. Stan was the longest tenured employee at
the USGA and served in the Northeast Region
for many years before becoming Director of the
Mid-Atlantic Region. Stan was known as much
for his passion for golf course superintendents
as he was for his knowledge of turf. He will be
missed by all.
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CAGCS Board of Directors
President – Mark B. Mansur
Vice President – Donald Beck
Secretary – Eric Morrison, CGCS
Treasurer – Paul Bonini, CGCS
Past President – John Garcia
Committee Chairpersons
Education – Marc Weston, CGCS
Golf – Jason Booth, CGCS
Membership – Bryan Barrington
Scholarship & Research –
Peter Gorman
Social & Welfare – Stephen Curry
Government Relations –
Scott Ramsay, CGCS
Commercial Rep to Board –
Heather Garvin
Class C Rep to the Board
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EIFG. This organization is the charitable
arm of GCSAA and works hard to provide
you the member programs and services
that directly impact your profession. With
EIFG spearheading a new Chapter based
fundraising initiative, Rounds for Research,
I wanted to refresh you on the Institute and
what it does for YOU the members.
The mission of EIFG states:
“The Environmental Institute for Golf
fosters sustainability through research,
awareness, education, programs and
scholarships for the benefit of golf course
management professionals, golf facilities
and the game.”
What benefits do you the member receive
directly? EIFG is funding research to help
you battle turf issues that you face every
day. It also funds research that provides
information on how environmentally
sustainable practices will keep the game
of golf, and therefore your profession,
viable long into the future. What good is
research if no one knows about it? That
is where EIFG continues to add value to
you the member. Communicating and
advocating with information on your
behalf, to ensure the tools you need to
do your job are kept readily available.
By broadcasting information about
the benefits of golf facilities as wildlife
Environmental
Institute for Golf
First, I would like to thank both Mark
Mansur and Scott Ramsay for their
hospitality in hosting the latest CAGCS
events. I was fortunate to be paired with
Michael Dugan of Capitol Consulting at
the Yale event. I have become well versed
in the government relations and legislative
work of the CAGCS in recent years. For
those who are not aware, Mike Dugan, in
collaboration with many members of your
association, has been an integral part of
those initiatives. His efforts on behalf of
your association have been instrumental in
keeping the tools you use on a daily basis
available to you. The next time Mike is at
an association event say “hello”, and let
him know that you, and all that golf at your
facility, appreciate his efforts.
As GCSAA dues renewal cycle continues,
I wish to thank you all for your continued
support of the industry, the profession, and
your association. I hope you are all taking
advantage of the resources your association
brings to you. One such resource has
recently undergone a facelift. I am referring
to the Environmental Institute For Golf, or
habitats, hosts of charitable events, and
employers, those outside the industry can
understand the vital economic as well as
environmental role the game of golf plays
in society. EIFG also funds scholarships
as a direct benefit to members, as well
as those targeting the future golf course
management professionals. If you have
college bound children or grandchildren,
interns or employees studying to enter the
profession, this is a benefit to you. In 2011
alone, the EIFG awarded 53 scholarships
totaling more than $130,000.
EIFG is driven by donations. Your dues
renewal will offer you the opportunity to
make a donation, or you may be asked
to give at another time. Visit GCSAA.
org and EIFG.org to educate yourself
further on the benefits of membership,
and the involvement EIFG plays in your
membership. Hopefully, if your means
allow, you will consider donating.
Rounds for Research information available
at: (http://www.rounds4research.com/)
Remember; please do not hesitate to contact
me if I can be of any service!
Kevin Doyle
GCSAA Field Staff-Northeast Region
816-807-310 | kdoyle@gcsaa.org
September 2012 Connecticut Clippings Page 9
• Alexandra Mish, daughter of Terrance
Mish, she is attending Springfield College
• Heather Niven, daughter of Scott Niven,
CGCS, she is attending University of
Delaware
• Kristen O’Neill, daughter of Timothy
O’Neill, CGCS, she is attending Connecticut
College
• Randi Schock, she is the daughter of
Richard Schock, she is attending Southern
CT State University
CAGCS Awards Annual
Scholarships
The following are recipients of the 2012
CAGCS scholarships.
Dr. Richard Skogley Scholarship recipient:
Edward Dukette, son of Michael Dukette, he
will be attending University of Hartford.
CAGCS Scholarships were awarded to:
• Miles DeGrandi, son of Thomas
DeGrandi, he is attending University of
Hartford
• Tyler DeVaux, son of Gary DeVaux, he is
attending Lyndon State College
• Alexandra Flowers, daughter of Michael
Flowers, she will be attending Fashion
Institute of Technology
• Patrick Gallagher, son of John Gallagher,
III, he is attending Central CT State
University
• Sean Gallagher, son of John Gallagher,
III, he is attending West Virginia
University
• Meghan Gennings, daughter of Scott
Gennings, CGCS, she is attending
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
• Spencer H. Hull, son of Peter Hull, he
will be attending Massachusetts Maritime
Academy
• Breana Staszowski, daughter of James
Staszowski, she is attending Endicott
College
• Victoria Werner, daughter of Peter
Werner, she is attending University of
New Haven
The Board of Directors and members of
the Connecticut Association of Golf Course
Superintendents want to congratulate all
recipients, and wish them the best in their
scholastic endeavors.
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The 2012 MET Team
Championship Comes to
Connecticut
The 2012 MET Team Championship will be
hosted this year at The Stanwich Club in
Greenwich, CT. on October 18th. This marks the
second time the club has hosted the prestigious
tournament where 13 golf course superintendent
association’s golf teams will compete for the
honor as the “Best of The East”. Previously The
Stanwich Club hosted the event back in 1985
where the victory was determined by a sudden
death finish. Defending their victory last year at
Galloway National Country Club near Atlantic
City will be the Philadelphia Golf Course
Superintendent Association’s team. The team
fielded by CAGCS finished a close second.
This year’s tournament marks the 32nd time
the event has been held. The first one was held
in 1980 at Blue Hill GC in Pearl River, NY with
just the METGCSA, CAGCS, LIGCSA, Hudson
Valley GCSA and NJGCSA. Later as the field of
teams expanded, other notable venues included
Winged Foot CC, Fisher’s Island GC, Ridgewood
CC, Aronomink GC, The Bridge and Beth Page
GC among others.
Host superintendent Scott Niven, CGCS, and
his greens staff plan to provide this year’s
tournament with challenging and competitive
conditions making for a spirited event. They
should know, they recently hosted the 2011
Palmer Cup, 2002 US Mid Amateur Open
and 1996 MET Open. Scott’s tenure as golf
superintendent at The Stanwich Club has been
a long one going all the way back to 1983.
Since then he has embarked on several key
projects including an aggressive and successful
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October 4 RE DDING COUNTRY CLUB Brett Chapin
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President’s Cup & McLaughlin Trophy
October 9 BLUE HILL COUNTRY CLUB
Tuesday 9TH Annual Joseph Troll Turf Classic
October TBA C lass C Tournament
November 1 PINE ORCHARD YACHT & CC			Peter Gorman
Thursday 9-Hole Scramble ABCD, CAGCS Annual Meeting Host Superintendent
December 6 J. TIMOTHY’S TAVERNE			Thursday CAGCS Christmas Party
January 15, 2013 C AGCS Winter Seminar
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July Meeting Results
Wintonbur y Hills Country
Club, July 10, 2012
GROSS
1st – John Callahan, The Cardinals
Matt Stack, Guest
2nd – John Bresnahan, BASF
James Staszowski, Turf Products
3rd – Scott Coviello, Bobcat of CT
John Ruzsbatzky, Farmington CC
NET
1st – Michael McDermott, Twin Hills CC
John Garcia, Atlantic Golf & Turf
2nd – Rob Giampietro, Bull’s Bridge GC
Steve LaRose, guest
3rd – Jack Fitzgibbon, guest
Bruce Morse, Norwich GC
Skins
#2 John Parmelee, Indian Springs GC
#4 Eric DeStefano, Twin Hills CC
# 9 Bob Chalifour, CGCS, Slater Farms
#10 Anthony Nardella, Sr., Nardella’s Turf Care
#14 Jason Dowgiewicz, Plant Food Co.
#15 Les Kennedy, Blind Brook Club
#16 Walt Wozniak, Mill River CC
Skill Prizes
Longest Putt
#11 – Bill Abbe, Wintonbury Hills CC
# 4 – Larry Pakkala, Plant Food Company
Longest Dirve #8
1st – Jason Dowgiewicz, Plant Food Company
2nd – Heather Garvin, Hart Seed
Closest to the Line - #18
Rob Giampietro, Bull’s Bridge GC
Closest to Pin
#3 Todd Olovson, Sleeping Giant GC
#7 Bill Goewey, Sharon Country Club
#12 Jay Smith, Wintonbury Hills CC
#17 John Parmelee, Indian Springs GC
2012 Member/Guest Golf Results
The Course at Yale
August 14, 2012
1st Gross – 64 – Kevin Collins, The Tradition GC at Wallingford
Nick Rykoski
2nd Gross – 66 – Andy Drohen, Agrium Advanced Technologies
Tom Ashfield
3rd Gross – 68 – Frank Savakis, E-Z-GO Textron
John Parmelee, Indian Springs GC
1st Net – 54 – Bill Flick Leggette, Brashears & Graham, Inc.
Peter Shea, Leggette, Brashears & Graham, Inc.
2nd Net – 57 – Jeff Houde, Tom Irwin Company
Garth Townley, New Haven CC
3rd Net – 59 – Lindsey Munger, Candlewood Lake Club
Norm Schwedell
Closest to pin #5 – 3’ – Eric Whitmore, New Haven CC
Closest to pin #9 – 5’4” – Jud Smith, Orange Hills CC
Closest to pin #13 – 3’5’ – Kevin Collins, The Tradition GC at Wallingford
Closest to pin #15 – 1’10” – Jason Booth, New Haven CC
Long Drive #16 – Jason Meersman, The Patterson Club
Poa annua reduction management program,
greens drainage and a complete resodding of
greens in 2009. Scott was the proud and well
deserved recipient of the Sherwood A. Moore
Award in 2010 presented by The Metropolitan
Golf Course Superintendents Association for
his professional dedication in “advancing the
professional image, status and reputation of the
golf course superintendent.” Scott’s dedication
to his profession includes generously giving
his time and energy serving in the capacities of
president of the METGCSA, president of Tri-
State Turf Research Foundation and chairing
the GCSAA Research Committee. Besides being
a long time member of the METGCSA he is 31
year member of GCSAA and a 20 year member
of The Connecticut Golf Course Superintendents
Association.
The Stanwich Club, designed by William Gordon
and his son David opened for play in July, 1964.
Gordon had built golf courses for architects such
as Donald Ross, Devereux Emmet and Willie
Park, Jr.. The Stanwich Club’s web site describes
the course as “long, tight, and relatively flat, with
trees lining all 18 fairways, the Stanwich course
is truly an imposing test of golf.” In 2005, The
Stanwich Club underwent a Fazio Golf Course
Design Group renovation project where senior
design associate Tom Marzolf analyzed each hole
and provided a comprehensive improvement
plan including tree removal, recontouring 7
greens and regrading 2 fairways that were
severely side sloped. In addition 23 bunkers
were added along with 10 new forward and
10 back tees. The club now provides a playing
distance of 7455 yds. from the championship
tees with a par round score of 72. The club was
awarded Golf Digest Magazine’s “The Best New
Renovation” in 2006.
With this great and challenging venue at The
Stanwich Club, the 2012 MET team championship
provides a true test of golf skill and spirited
competition.
by Mike Donahue
Scott Niven, CGCS
September 2012 Connecticut Clippings Page 13
Andy Drohen makes MGA histor y, wins
Massachusetts Amateur Public Links
Golf Championship
Published: Wednesday, August 01, 2012, 4:23 PM
Updated: Wednesday, August 01, 2012, 8:33 PM
By Russ Held, The Republican
Call it the Andy Slam.
Andy Drohen of Granville made Massachusetts Golf Association
history Wednesday, a tough task considering the organization has
been around since 1903. Drohen won the MGA’s Amateur Public
Links Championship, becoming the first golfer to win all four
major non-senior amateur MGA Championships. Drohen held the
overnight lead after opening with a 5-under-par 65, and he closed
with a 67 to post a three-stroke win over a 120-payer field at George
Wright Golf Club in Hyde Park. His 8-under-par 132 topped runnerup
Chris Collopy (68-135) of Hyannis Golf Club and Ryan Riley (67-
136) of Pine Oaks GC. Chris Podkowka of Crumpin-Fox shared fifth
place after making five birdies to card his second straight 69. Drohen,
43, made birdie at the fifth and 11th holes, and key par saves at Nos.
12 and 13 helped push the lead to three. He all but sealed it when he
holed out from 60 yards to make an eagle at the 510-yard par-5 15th
hole. “I was a little too far out to take a gamble with the 3 wood, so
I decided to lay up and try to make birdie that way and I got lucky,”
Drohen told the MGA. Drohen won the state amateur in 2003, and in
2004 won the Massachusetts Four-Ball Championship with brother
Billy Drohen and claimed the state’s mid-amateur championship.
Since then, shoulder and elbow injuries forced surgery and a major
swing overhaul had made for a long comeback road. And it all came
together this week, when he birdied five of his first nine holes to start
on Tuesday. Other top finishers from Western Massachusetts included
Todd Ezold (74) of
Tekoa CC and Kevin
Wheeler (75) of St.
Anne CC each tied for
16th at 146. Drohen
joined Alistair Catto
(1991), Josh Hillman
{2000) and Ezold (2008)
as the only Western
Mass. golfers to win
the championship since
its inception in 1982.
Drohen is a member at
Crestview Country Club
in Agawam.
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THE 2013 UMASS WINTER
SCHOOL FOR TURF
MANAGERS
The perennial goal of the UMass Winter School
for Turf Managers is to furnish turf managers
with concepts essential to the maintenance
of high quality turf, while instilling a sense
of environmental stewardship and fiscal
responsibility. This highly acclaimed certificate
program immerses students in a full-time, seven
week course of study focused solely on the
management of fine turf and taught by UMass
faculty, staff and distinguished guests.
Winter School 2013 is scheduled for January 2 -
February 15 at the UMass campus in Amherst.
The program is especially suited for those who
desire to take their career in turf management to
the next level, but are unable to schedule a two
or four-year degree program. Winter School is
an excellent choice for professionals who seek
to expand their knowledge and practical skills.
The program is also uniquely suited for those
who want to advance in their career, but cannot
schedule a two- or four-year program, as well as
career changers who want to enter the field of
turf management.
The UMass Winter School for Turf Managers has
been offered since 1927 and was the first program
of its kind. The course provides 32 hours of
intensive, expert instruction each week, covering
general turf management, physiology, pest
management (insects, diseases, and weeds), soils,
fertilizers, irrigation, personnel management,
and much more. Enrollment is limited, and
close-knit classes offer the opportunity to form
lasting relationships with peers and memories
that will last a lifetime.
Applications are reviewed as they arrive, and
since seating is limited earlier applications
have a higher probability of acceptance. The
application deadline for international students is
September 21, 2012 to allow enough time for J-1
Visa processing.
For more information about Winter School and
application materials, refer to:
http://extension.umass.edu/turf/education/
turf-winter-school
Alternatively, call (413) 545-5202, or email
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Resources and
information related
to GCSAA’s upcoming
Annual Meeting
The 2013 Annual Meeting of the Golf Course
Superintendents Association of America will be
held Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, in San Diego, Calif.,
as part of the 2013 GCSAA Education Conference
and Golf Industry Show. For complete details
about the slate of candidates, please read the
Official Affidavit of Nominations. The following
members have been nominated for the GCSAA
Board of Directors and will appear on the ballot:
Officer positions
For president: Patrick R. Finlen, CGCS
For vice president: Keith A. Ihms, CGCS
For secretary/treasurer:
• Peter J. Grass, CGCS
• John J. O’Keefe, CGCS
Director positions
Four members are on the slate to fill three open
director positions:
• Darren J. Davis
• John R. Fulling Jr., CGCS
• Mark F. Jordan, CGCS
• John Walker
Bill H. Maynard, CGCS, and Rafael Barajas,
CGCS, remain on the board with one year
remaining in their two-year director terms.
Sandy G. Queen, CGCS, will serve on the board
for one year as immediate past president. Robert
M. Randquist, CGCS, retires from the board
after serving the last year as immediate past
president. Both Peter J. Grass, CGCS, and John J.
O’Keefe, CGCS, are at the end of their two-year
director terms, so the unsuccessful candidate for
secretary/treasurer will be required to accept
a nomination for director from the floor at the
annual meeting in order to remain on the board.
2012 UCONN Field Day - July 17
2012 UCONN Field Day - July 17
2012 CAGCS Member/Guest - Course at Yale - August 14
2012 CAGCS Member/Guest - Course at Yale - August 14
2012 CAGCS Family Day - Lake Compounce - August 26
2012 CAGCS Family Day - Lake Compounce - August 26
September 2012 Connecticut Clippings Page 16
Egypt Farms, Inc.
Sterilized Topdressing, Greensmix
Bagged Topdressing & Divot Mix
Dean Snyder
(800) 899-7645 FAX (410) 335-0164
Executive Turf Products
Earthgreen.com
Rhizogen.com
Nutrientsplus.com
Ken Gentile (203) 496-0891
Grigg Brothers
Gordon Kauffman III, Ph.D.
Email: gordon@griggbros. Com
Website: www.griggbros.com
Become a Fan @ facebook.com/griggbros
Harrell’s
Jim Wierzbicki (860) 424-7250
Mike Dukette (860) 930-8888
Customer Service (800) 228-6656
www.harrells.com
James Carriere & Son, Inc.
Bill Carriere (914) 937-2136
Trap Sand Partac Top Dressing
Const Mixes
Decorative Stone
Leggette, Brashears & Graham, Inc.
Professional Ground Water & Environmental
Engineering Services
Rob Good (860) 678-0404
rgood@lbgct.com
Matrix Turf Solutions
Providing the finest turf care products
and accessories.
Jim Favreau – (978) 815-9810 - Steve
Puvogel - (518) 669-9494
Greg Moran – (845) 849-8640
www.matrixturf.com
Metro Turf Specialists
Customers, OUR TOP Priority
Dave Conrad (914) 490-3698
Rob Steinman (914) 588-6593
(203) 748-4653 – metroturfspecialists.com
MGC Developers, LLC
Netting Safety Barrier
Steve LaMesa (860) 290-8552
www.mgcdevelopers.com
email: info@mgcdevelopers.com
New England Specialty Soils
1mm + 2mm Top Dressing Sand, HD
Bunker Sand, Divot Blends, 5221 Mix,
Root Zone Blends. ed@nesoils.com
Ed Downing (978) 230-2300
A-OK Turf Equipment
Lastec Articulator, Graden, Wiedenmann,
Pequea, Agrimetal, Baroness, Therrien, Sweep
& Fill, Blec. Michael Cornicelli (401) 826-2584
Fax (401) 826-3749 – aokturfequipment.com
Allens Seed
Seed, Fertilizer, Turf Supplies
Exeter, RI 02822
Al LaPrise
(401) 741-4444 - (800) 527-3898
Aquatrols Corp. of America
Innovative Products for Effective
Resource Management
Kevin P. Collins, N.E. Territory Mgr.
(609) 841-2077 (cell)
BASF
47 Falmouth Road
Longmeddow, MA 01106
John Bresnahan
(413) 565-5340
Bayer Environmental Science
Fairfield, Litchfield, New Haven Counties:
Dave Sylvester (860) 841-3173. Hartford, New
Haven, New London, Middlesex, Tolland,
Windham: Brian Giblin (508) 439-9809
BISCO
Irrigation Supplies featuring Rain Bird
60 Stergis Way, Dedham MA 02026
(800) 225-8006 - MA / (888) 522-9182 - CT
J. Anderson III cell: (203) 494-5217
C.R.I.S., LLC
Golf Course Irrigation
P.O. Box 6194
Wolcott, CT 06716
Troy Carney – (203) 879-2362
The Cardinals, Inc.
Complete Distributor of Golf Course
Accessories & Turf Maintenance Supplies
John Callahan cell – (860) 673-3699
cardinalsinc@att.net – (800) 861-6256
Championship Turf Services
Precision Laser Leveling
Custom Aerification - Overseeding
Sisis Turf Equipment
Michael Flowers (800) 562-5860
D & S
Floratine – JRM
TURBODROP NOZZLES
Jerry Marin (203) 380-9503
Dave Basconi (860) 349-1291
DryJect N.E./TurfPounders
Dryject, Core & Deeptine Aeration
Kevin Collins (914) 525-3681
Home Office (914) 672-6029
Servicing CT & NY since 2004
Partac Golf Course Top-Dressing
(800) 247-2326 Fax (908) 637-8421
Bill Carriere (914) 937-2136
Joe Bidwell (860) 651-8555
Jim Wierzbicki (860) 424-7250
Plant Food Company, Inc.
The Liquid Fertilizer Experts
www.plantfoodco.com
Jason Dowgiewicz (860) 508-5419
Larry Pakkala, CGCS (203) 505-3750
Sodco, Inc.
P.O. Box 2
Slocum, RI 02877
Sean Moran
(800) 341-6900 - sodco.net
Steven Willand, Inc.
Jacobsen – Club Car – Smithco – Redexim
Parts/Service (203) 775-5757
Mark Osborn-Eric Euell
www.stevenwillandinc.com
Syngenta Professional Products
Fairfield County – Fred Montgomery
(518) 424-0760 – fred.montgomery@syngenta.com
All other CT Counties - Melissa Gugliotti
(860) 221-5712 melissa.gugliotti@syngenta.com
Terre Co.
206 Delawanne Ave. Clifton NJ
(973) 473-3393 FAX (973) 473-4402
Byron Johnson
Home (203) 748-5069
Tom Irwin, Inc.
Turf Management Products
With Tom Irwin, You are not alone.
Rob Larson (508) 789-0059
Jeff Houde (203) 731-1776 Main (800) 582-5959
Turf Products Corporation
157 Moody Rd., P.O. Box 1200
Enfield, CT 06083
John Ferry - Mark Loper
(800) 243-4355
Westchester Turf Supply, Inc.
Serving the CAGCS for 36 years
Bob Lippman (914) 447-6257
Dave Lippman (914) 447-5192
Info@westchesterturf.com
Winding Brook Turf
240 Griswold Rd., Wethersfield, CT 06119
Michael Krudwig
(860) 883-0475
Windingbrookturf.net
CAGCS thanks these patrons for their continued support of our association.