Volume 49, No 3		

				

	

September 2015

Best Wishes Bob on Your Retirement!
After more than 40 years in the turf
business Bob Chalifour retired in
August.
The former longtime editor of
Connecticut Clippings had spent the
last 17 years as a representative for
Slater Farms/Holliston Sand Co.,
based in Slatersville, R.I. Prior to that
Chalifour was the superintendent at
Shennecossett Golf Club in Groton for
29 years.
Throughout his career Chalifour, a
certified golf course superintendent,
was active in the Connecticut and Rhode
Island golf course superintendents’
associations and was elected president
of both. He was also the S&R and Social
& Welfare Chairman of the CAGCS and
is the unofficial record holder for most
board meeting attended.

Chalifour was also involved with the
GCSAA, GCSANE, CRPA, NESTMA,
Groton Lodge of Elks, Saranac Lake
Moose Lodge, Flanders Bowling League
and the SNESGA Golf League.
To the delight of the dozens who
participated,
Chalifour
organized
annual trips to the Fishers Island Club.
His career in turf began while a junior
high school student in Cranston, R.I. He
started a lawn care business that grew
to 50 customers by the time he sold it to
pay for his college education.
Chalifour received an associate’s
degree in Turf Management from the
Stockbridge School of Agriculture
in 1964 and a Bachelor of Science in
Agronomy from the University of
Rhode Island in 1967.

While attending Stockbridge, he met his
future wife Pat. They have been married
51 years and have two sons, Richard
and Ryan.
While in college, Chalifour’s placement
training was at Tam O’Shanter Country
Club on Long Island. After graduation
he spent two years as the East Greenwich
(R.I.) Country Club superintendent
before taking the Shennecossett
position.
Chalifour’s retirement plans include
fishing, golfing, home repairs and
restoring his 1960 MGA.
All your friends wish you and Pat the
very best in your retirement years.

In This Issue...

President’s Message..............................2
2016 NERTF Conference.......................3
Kevin’s Corner....................................4-5
June Results............................................6
UMASS Winter School..........................7
Grasscatcher......................................8-9
July Results...........................................10
CAGCS Member Guest Results..........11
CAGCS Family Day Photos.................12
CAGCS Member Guest Photos...........13
Old Timers Get Together Photos.........14
Schedule of Events...............................15

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Moving Forward:
Turfgrass Conference
& Show 2016

CAGCS board members, or Mary Jo Kennedy for more
information on how you can become involved.

Donald Beck
Where does the time go? It doesn’t seem all that
long ago that I was sitting at this same computer
nervously writing my first President’s Message for
the CAGCS Clippings and here I am two years later
writing my last. I can’t say that the messages have
gotten any easier to write but I can assure you that
my time serving as your chapter president has been
the most rewarding experience of my professional
career. Looking back I have to thank Jud Smith for
inviting me to become more involved with CAGCS.
Without his encouragement I most likely would
never have become involved with board service. In
the years since I have made countless contacts and
many friendships that otherwise would have never
occurred. I would like to take this opportunity to
encourage anyone who has ever thought about
chapter leadership to reach out to myself, any

Connecticut Clippings is an
official publication of the
Connecticut Association of Golf Course
Superintendents
Newsletter Editor
Heather Garvin
Newsletter Committee
Bob Chalifour, CGCS (ret.)
Steve Curry, Ron Holcomb,
Paul Bednarczyk
The Clippings is open to all commentary.
Please send your comments to:
Heather Garvin, Newsletter Editor
heather.hartseed@gmail.com
or
CAGCS
P.O. Box 3678
Woodbridge, CT 06525
203/387-0810

With another season soon coming to a close I would
like to thank all of our host Superintendent’s and
their facilities for holding monthly meetings this year.
Allen Semprebon and Ellington Ridge Country Club,
Jason Booth, CGCS and New Haven Country Club,
Alexander Adaskaveg and Rockledge Golf Course,
Matthew Gomes and Manchester Country Club,
Peter Bly and Brooklawn Country Club, Jonathan
Charpinsky and Golf Club Of Avon, Christopher
Konow and Black Hall Club, and finally Rod Lewis
and Suffield Country Club. I would also like to thank
all of our commercial members for their continued
support of our a ssociation. Without their support
it would be impossible for us to hold our monthly
meetings as well as continue to fund university turf
grass research. Please support all the commercial
vendors who support us.
I wish everyone a wonderful fall season. I hope the
weather cooperates so we can all finish any remaining
projects and get a chance to spend some quality time
with friends and family before winter sets in.
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that story and how we limped home afterward.
But, time moves on and as we prepare the way for
our 19th consecutive conference and show we look
forward to greater success. Over the past 18 years
our show has generated enough funds to support
nearly $2 million in research funding here in New
England helping to grow our industry, secure
research & educational programs, and fulfill some
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Our first slogan back in 1998 as we prepared for
our first show was “Building Together” and the
combined interest of all of New England seemed
to fuel the effort at that time. In 2016, with that
same excitement we announce that we are still in it
together and continue to move forward!
Our 2016 show dates will be February 29th
-March 3rd. Yes, a leap year! As we leap past the
disappointment of 2015, we would like to announce
a few important marketing messages! First, to all of
our 2015 exhibitors, from our Board of Directors, it
has been decided to offer each exhibitor up to 50%
of the value of your 2015 booth space to be used
towards booth purchases for our 2016 show. This
offer can be used to purchase up to 50% of each booth
for 2016. The board has also agreed to discount

any expanded booth space beyond 2015 totals by
25%. This would mean if you purchased 2 booths
in 2015 and wish to maintain the same amount of
booth space, then the price of each booth for 2016
will be reduced by 50%. If you want to expand your
booth space, as an example, from 2 to 4 booths, then
you would receive two booths discounted 50% and
two booths discounted 25%. We will be happy to
answer any questions concerning this policy. We
greatly appreciate your support of our show and
the industry. Let’s look forward to a great event in
2016 together!
We also extend a similar opportunity for attendees
who were registered for 2015. Each 2015 registered
attendee’s company will receive a discount of
up to 50% of any conference and show attendee
registration fees that can be used towards preregistration for 2016 not to exceed 50% of the
amount paid in 2015. This will be handled by our
very capable registration company when you preregister for 2016 through the online registration
process. Sorry, but this does not include seminar
registration in 2015 or for 2016. We hope that you
will take advantage of your discount and preregister early for 2016!
You may be wondering how the foundation can
afford to do this and not be “scalped” financially.
The board had decided early on that hosting a show
in January could be risky and so it decided to take
out an insurance policy that would cover event
cancellation due to inclement weather among other
reasons. This policy was designed to cover any
revenue loss caused by unforeseen reasons during
the show. Though we have been in negotiations
with our 2015 show insurance provider since

February, we were finally offered a settlement that
would cover the discounts in full for exhibitors
and attendees that we felt would be fair. The
settlement would recuperate all revenue loss and
2016 discounts. This is all we were hoping for and
are excited to share with everyone who tried to be
with us back in January. If you have any questions,
please call my office at 401-841-5490.
Another important announcement we would like to
make are some schedule changes to our 4-day event.
In 2016, we will no longer offer early morning
seminars on the Monday of the show week.
Seminars will begin at 1pm Monday afternoon and
we will also offer 2 and 4-hour seminars on Tuesday
Morning that will conclude at 12noon followed by
the USGA Session and the trade show opening.
Some have expressed that the event is too long
when you come in on Sunday night and leave on
Thursday. We hope by condensing the schedule
a little attendees will be more likely to participate
on Thursday morning. Another small change is
the trade show floor will also close 1 hour earlier
on Thursday morning at 12 noon. This should
help exhibitors and attendees get out on the road
earlier, but not reduce trade show time. To make
this work, education on Thursday will begin at
8am. We will continue to tweak things as we
go along to try to make the conference and show
schedule more attractive for all our attendees and
exhibitors. Please stay tuned for more information
as we prepare our program and schedule for our
2016 show. The show goes on! And our plans, with
your help, are to continue to be the best conference
and show on Turf! I hope to see you in Providence.
Gary J. Sykes, Executive Director

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Kevin’s Corner

around my first home and what a great trip
down memory lane.

With GCM’s July issue featuring a
tremendous article regarding mentorship
in golf course management; it gave me
a bit of nostalgia for when I started in
the industry. I have written about that
mentor relationship, and asked you, the
reader, to consider reaching out to your
mentor to express your gratitude on
occasion. There is a lot to be said for the
special relationship and the GCM article
stated those facts very eloquently. While
superlatives to those who influence our
career may be documented very well,
what about the course itself? While it is
hard to say that an inanimate object can
really teach us anything, does it? Did that
first golf course you worked at, the actual
golf course, contribute to your future?

I had the fortune of working as an assistant
for six years at a 39-hole daily fee facility
where change was the norm. Today, that
is still the case. There are trees that are no
longer there, rebuilt holes and greens, and
nearly every staff member was unknown
to me, but that was not at all what caught
my eye. Nearly every view I had on our
ride was of work I had done when I was
an assistant there from 1995-2001. Small
items like retaining walls and irrigation
controllers that I installed are still there;
it made me smile. I had argued then for
large areas being mowed regularly to be
naturalized, to no avail. Now those areas
and additional are unmaintained. Bigger
picture areas – like the five holes on my
course that were rebuilt when I was there –
really got my blood flowing. What is now a
walk down memory lane brought back the
visions of misery lane. Now I see all that
went right, but memories only flooded back
of what went wrong! Isn’t this another
highlight of what it means to be a golf
course superintendent? Even 20 years later
the perfectionist in us still rears its head!

The people are often credited for making
a house a home, not the structure itself.
“Home is where the heart is,” and all that
jazz. But managing that structure can help
the inhabitants create an identity, can’t it?
With all the hours, sweat and frustration
helping to manage a golf facility for the
first time, doesn’t that course fall into that
first “home” category as well? I took time
recently to visit my mentor, and we drove

I enjoy hearing about the history of GCSAA
members’ careers when I attend events,
meetings, or conduct site visits.
The

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passion superintendents develop from day
one of their career is usually still there and
continuing to rise. I feel blessed to be able
to take my own career history – my first
mentor and first “home” – and tie them
into a nice bow. The first golf course I
worked at is also where my mentor (Andy
McHugh) works. I continue to learn from
McHugh and lean on him for insights
and, of course, laughs. Looking at the golf
course still floods me with why’s and whatifs. I don’t think those will ever leave me.
Maybe that is another trait of a golf course
superintendent?
When is the last time you visited the first
golf course you worked on, your first
“home”? Did you feel differently? Let me
know when we meet again!
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GCSAA Waters Of The US (WOTUS)
Resources
The WOTUS rule went into effect on
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2015 Environmental Leaders in Golf
Award (ELGA) applications now open
You can’t win if you don’t apply! Take
time to submit your GCSAA/Golf Digest
Environmental Leaders in Golf Awards
(ELGA) application before Oct. 1, 2015.
Presented in partnership with Syngenta
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superintendents and golf courses for their
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Upcoming FREE webcasts:
Sept. 23: Equipment Issues and the
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Sept. 24: Cool-Season Turf Winter PreConditioning & Snow Mold Control
Oct. 1: Optimizing Your Annual Bluegrass
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Oct. 8: Turfgrass Literacy
Oct. 21: Review Your Bentgrass Greens
Management Plan
Oct. 22: It’s Your Career - What are you
going to say about it?
Oct. 28: Going for Greatness: Join Forces
with Your Superintendent to Produce an
Outstanding Golf Course - Equipment
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Oct. 29: How to Read Your Soils Report
Again, if I can be of any assistance, please
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June Meeting Results
Rockledge Country Club
June 8, 2015
Flight A		
1st Place Gross:	
2nd Place Gross:
1st Place Net:
2nd Place Net:

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1st Place Gross: 	 Tim Nadeau, Rockledge CC – 83
2nd Place Gross: 	Tyler Kwalek Rolling Hills CC – 88
1st Place Net:	
Mike McDermott, Twin Hills CC – 73
2nd Place Net: 	 Peter Gorman, Pine Orchard Yacht & CC – 79 mc
Flight C	
1st Place Gross: 	 Brain Pope, Turf Products Corp. – 85
2nd Place Gross: 	Ed Downing, NE Specialty Soils – 88
1st Place Net: 	 Bruce Morse, Norwich GC – 70
2nd Place Net: 	 Bob Chalifour, Slater Farms – 73
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Closest To Pin #13 - 11’7”: Mike Turner, Country Club Enterprises
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July Golf Results
Manchester Country Club
CAGCS Benevolent Fundraiser
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
1st Place Gross: Bob Pagani, Manchester Country Club/Mark Chant, Turf
Science of CT 67
2nd Place Gross: Steve George, Copper Hill GC/Jason Dowgiewicz, Plant
Food Company 73 m/c
3rd Place Gross: John Kaminski, PENN State/Eric Destefano, Twin Hills CC
73 m/c
1st Place Net: Michael McDermott, Twin Hills CC/
Walt Czapla, Manchester CC 60 m/c
2nd Place Net: Mark Barzottini, Manchester CC/Les
Kennedy Jr., The Blind Brook Club 60 m/c
3rd Place Net: Bruce Morse, Norwich GC/David Van
Leeuwen, SePro 60 m/c
Closest to Line #2: Jason Booth, New Haven CC
Long Drive #14: Andrew Hannah, Shuttle Meadow CC
Long Putt #18: Les Kennedy Jr., The Blind Brook
Club
Long Putt #5: Bruce McHugh, Manchester CC
Closest to Pin #5: Ray Hetherington, Sleeping Giant GC
Closest to Pin #8: Eric Morrison, Shennecossett GC
Closest to Pin #12: Al La Prise, Allens Seed Store, Inc.
Closest to Pin #18: Bruce McHugh, Manchester CC

2015 CAGCS
Championship Results
Manchester Country Club
July 8, 2015
A Flight: 0-12
Gross: Eric DeStefano. Twin Hills CC - 151
Net:	 Todd Olovson, Sleeping Giant GC - 138
B Flight: 13-19
Gross: Rob Giampietro, Bull’s Bridge GC 194
C Flight 20+
Gross: Bruce Morse, Norwich GC - 185
Net: Al Adakaveg, Rockledge GC - 145
Senior Flight:
Gross: Mike McDermott, Twin Hills CC - 170
Net: Phil Neaton, Black Hall Club - 154
Commercial Flight:
Gross: Brian Pope, Turf Products Corp. - 170
Net: Ed Downing, New England Specialty Soils - 152

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CAGCS Member/Guest Results
Brooklawn Country Club
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
1st Place Gross:
Kevin Collins, Tradition GC at Wallingford/Nick Rykoski, Guest 67
2nd Place Gross:
Eric Morrison, CGCS, Shennecossett CC/Casey Roan, Guest 68
3rd Place Gross:
Eric DeStefano Twin Hills CC/Frank McDermott, Guest 69
1st Place Net:
Justin Gabrenas, Birchwood CC/Mike Brown, Guest 56
2nd Place Net:
Michael Golden, Longshore CC/Rocco Greco, Guest 58
3rd Place Net:
Benjamin Newfang, Wethersfield CC/John Baretta, Guest 61

CAGCS Christmas Party
Thursday December 3, 2015
4:00 - 8:00
J. Timothy’s Taverne
Come and enjoy an evening!

Closest to flagstick:
#2 - Ryan Segrue, Shorehaven CC – 5’5”
#5 - John Burke, The Hartford Club – 2’
#10 - Casey Roan – Guest – 1’1”
#15 - Mike Brown – Guest – 1’8”
Longest Drive #17 – John Carlone, Guest

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CAGCS Family Day - Lake Compounce - August 23, 2015

CAGCS Member/Guest - Brooklawn CC - September 22, 2015

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2015 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
October 8	
Thursday	
	
	
	

COUNTRY CLUB OF AVON	
Jonathan Charpinsky
	
  
2 Person Best Ball	
Host Superintendent
Superintendent/Assistant Tournament		
President’s Cup & McLaughlin Trophy
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October 13	N.E. SUPERINTENDENT CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT	
Tuesday	
The Misquamicut Club, Westerly, RI	

	
  

William Morton, CGCS
Host Superintendent

			
October 20	
MET AREA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT	
Thomas Ashfield
Tuesday	
Quaker Ridge Golf Club	
Host Superintendent
October 20	
Tuesday	
	

Old Timers Get Together - Tunxis Plantation - Sept. 2015

In attendance: Ron Holcomb, Bob Chalifour, Al Adaskaveg, John Motycka, Mike Kravontka, John Ferry, Fred Zeytoonzian, Dick Cook,
John Callahan, Mike Reeb, Larry DellaBianca, Phil Neaton, Mike Wallace, Dave Vibber, Al Semperbon, Bob Silva, Hank Suchinski, Dave
Stimson, Fred Bachand, Karnig Ovian, Mike Streckfus, Charlie Babcock, Heather Garvin, Walter Lowell, Doug Stachura, Jack Pluta, Ed
Consolati, Kevin D’Amico, Scott Jennings, Eric Johnson, Brian Skelly, Brian Pope, Jim MacDonald, Ed Zenisky, Toby Berry, Al Hawkins,
Al LaPrise, Lyle Mitchell, Mike McDermott, and Stanley Sablak

BLACK HALL CLUB	
CAGCS Class C Tournament	
PREMIER SPONSOR

Christopher Konow
Host Assistant Superintendent

November 3	
SUFFIELD COUNTRY CLUB	
Rod Lewis		
Thursday	
9-Hole Scramble ABCD, CAGCS Annual Meeting	
Host Superintendent
	
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December 3	
Thursday	
	

J. TIMOTHY’S TAVERNE
CAGCS Christmas Party
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January 12	MYSTIC MARRIOTT
Tuesday	
CAGCS Winter Seminar
	
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February 6-11	
GCSAA GOLF INDUSTRY SHOW
	
  
	
San Diego, CA
March 1-3	NERTF CONFERENCE & SHOW
	
RI Convention Center
April 25	NORWICH GOLF COURSE	
Monday		
May 23 	
Monday 	

Clinton Country Club
CAGCS S & R Tournament

Bruce Morse
Host Superintendent
	

	Michael Decker
Host Superintendent

June 8	
ORANGE HILLS COUNTRY CLUB	
Wednesday		

Jud Smith
Host Superintendent

July 14	
TORRINGTON COUNTRY CLUB	
Thursday		

Stephen Curry
Host Superintendent

October 3	
HOP MEADOW COUNTRY CLUB	
Monday		

Erik Holm, CGCS
Host Superintendent

August 21 	

Lake Compounce
	 CAGCS Family Day

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CAGCS thanks these patrons for their continued support of our association.
A-OK Turf Equipment
Lastec, Wiedenmann, Graden, Baroness, Lely,
Pronovost, Stec, Sweep & Fill, Turf Pride, Maredo,
Classen, Salsco, Terrien –.aokturfequipment.com
Michael Cornicelli (401)826-284 Fax (401)826-3746
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)
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
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
Core and Deep Tine Aerification
Linear Decompaction
Michael Flowers, CSFM (800) 562-5860

The Chas C. Hart Seed Co.
Quality Since 1892 – turf@hartseed.com
860-529-2537 • 1-800-326-HART
Paul Bednarczyk (203) 430-4087
Heather Garvin (860) 836-7337

Steven Willand, Inc.
4 Production Dr. (203)775-5757
Brookfield, CT 06804
Mark Osborn cell: (203) 470-1178
Bob Barrow cell: (203) 751-3474

James Carriere & Son, Inc.
Bill Carriere (914) 937-2136
Trap Sand Partac Top Dressing
Const Mixes
Decorative Stone

Syngenta Professional Products
Fairfield County - Brian Goudey
(518)-859-2953 - brian.goudey@syngenta.com
All other CT Counties - Melissa Gugliotti
(860) 221-5712 melissa.gugliotti@syngenta.com

LaCorte Equipment/John Deere Golf
Jim Calladio – Dan Paradis
522 Edwards Ave., Calverton, NY 11933
(800) 560-3373 x 33 - www.
lacorteequipment.com
golfparts@lacorteequipment.com

Terre Co.
206 Delawanne Ave. Clifton NJ
(973) 473-3393 FAX (973) 473-4402
Byron Johnson - Home (203) 748-5069
Scott Ferguson - Cell (201) 956-4511

Leggette, Brashears & Graham, Inc.
Professional Ground Water &
Environmental Engineering Services
Rob Good
(860) 678-0404 email: rgood@lbgct.com
Metro Turf Specialists
Customers, OUR TOP Priority
Todd Apgar (203) 948-4941
Jake Green (203) 984-7501
(203) 748-4653 - metroturfspecialists.com
MGC Developers, LLC
Netting Safety Barrier
Steve LaMesa (860) 290-8552
www.mgcdevelopers.com
email: info@mgcdevelopers.com

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
Tuckahoe Turf Farms, Inc.
A1 – A4 Bentgrass
Low Cut Bluegrass
High Fine Fescue Blend
Joe Farina (774) 260-0093
Turf Products Corporation
157 Moody Rd., P.O. Box 1200
Enfield, CT 06083
John Ferry - Bill Conley
(800) 243-4355 – www.turfproductscorp.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

Westchester Turf Supply, Inc.
Serving the CAGCS for “39” years
Bob Lippman (914) 447-6257
Dave Lippman (914) 447-5192
Email: Info@westchesterturf.com

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

Winding Brook Turf
240 Griswold Rd., Wethersfield, CT 06119
Michael Krudwig
(860) 883-0475
For all your golf course grassing needs

Grigg Brothers
John Wiblishauser
Email: john@griggbros.com
Website: www.grggbros.com
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Plant Food Company, Inc.
The Liquid Fertilizer Experts
www.plantfoodco.com
Jason Dowgiewicz (860) 508-5419
David Conrad (914) 263-3244

WinField
Using Industry leading insights to provide
You with the products that help you win.
Jim Favreau (978) 815-9810
www.winfieldpro.com

Harrell’s
Jim Wierzbicki (860) 424-7250
Mike Dukette (860) 930-8888
Customer Service (800) 228-6656
www.harrells.com

Sodco, Inc.
P.O. Box 2, Slocum, RI 02877
Sean Moran (401) 569-1108
Alicia Pearson (401)215-8698
(800) 341-6900 Sodco.net

Winterberry Irrigation
Matt Faherty (860) 681-8982
www.winterberry irrigation.com
Complete Irrigation/Pump installation
and service and repair.

DryJect N.E./TurfPounders
Dryject, Core & Deeptine Aeration
Kevin Collins (914) 525-3681
Home Office (914) 672-6029
Servicing CT & NY since 2004
Executive Turf Products
Huma Gro “Micro Carbon Technology”
Stanford, CT
(203) 496-0891
Executiveturfproducts@gmail.com

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