CONNECTICUT CONNECTICUT •SSOCIHlOMOF^r' COIF COURSE » 4L SUPEmNTENDENTSaM CLIPPINGS MAY 1984 How Big Is Your Ego? President’s Message Volume 17, Number 2 Are you a job-aholic? Can you see the forest for the trees? Are you in trouble? I’ve been a member of the Connecti­ cut Association of Golf Course Super­ intendents for nearly ten years. I must admit that when I joined as an assistant I held many members in awe. People ! ,uch as Harry Meusel of Yale, Fred Bachand of Wethersfield and Charles Baskin of Waterbury, seemed like legends. Time progressed and I became Superintendent at my own course. As with all young Superintendents, I had my share of problems. The point I would like to make is we all have our share of problems from time to time. One of the most effective ways to solve these problems is to be able to go to a neighboring Superintendent and seek his help and expertise. I know this may sound simplistic, but just recognizing you have a problem is often 90 percent of the solution. Don’t let your pride stand in your way. Go and seek help. No job has been saved by a man too proud to admit he has a problem. I can honestly say I’ve never had any Super­ intendent refuse to help me. How do you start the process? One way is to attend monthly meetings and introduce yourself to fellow Superin- I undents. Get out and meet your fellow members. As established Superintend­ ents, you should make an effort to meet and welcome the new fellow on the block. Show him he is welcome, and assure him when he seeks help that you Spring is upon us and everyone is busily preparing their courses for play. It seem that there are never enough hours in the day or enough people to complete the hundreds of tasks that face us each spring. A note on the Dick Parsons Tour­ nament; it will be held on May 22 at the Farmington Woods C.C. I hope to see many of you there to support this occasion. The Board of Directors is actively reviewing the recommendations from the survey sent to each member over the winter. One suggestion was for more luncheon meetings, which we have included on our schedule. Also, interest was shown for a summer picnic. We are reviewing this function as we need more partici­ pation because previous picnics have been poorly attended. If any member has a problem, suggestion, or recommendation please contact me or a member of the board. With your input we will continue to grow strong and united as an association. David Stimson C.G.C.S. President CAGCS will make a sincere effort to under­ stand his situation and offer assistance where possible. Remember the solution lies in seeing the problem and then acting. Don’t be too proud to act. As the words of a song once said “He’s not heavy, he’s my brother.” Michael Wallace C.G.C.S. Life Members were guests of our associ­ ation at our annual March meeting. (Left to right) Ed Fanfesti (Tumble Brook C.C.) member since 1947. Bill Somers (Somers Turf Supply) member since 1937. Lloyd Russel (Magovern Co. re­ tired) member since 1947. GCSAA Highlights Several members of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of Amer­ ica (GCSAA) will be traveling to Eng­ land and Scotland to participate in “Golf Course ’84” sponsored by the British Association of Golf Course Architects and the English and Inter­ national Greenkeeper’s Association, April 12-15. Golf course superintendents from six states will represent GCSAA at the British Conference in Cambridge, Eng­ land, and will have the opportunity to play on some of the most famous courses in the world. In England the group will play the Royal Birkdale and the Royal Liverpool at Hoylake and in Scotland they will play the “old course” at St, (con’t. on page 2) Connecticut Association Of Golf Course Superintendents President David Stimson, CGCS Tumblebrook C.C. Office 203-243-0150 Home 203-289-6979 Vice President Peter Pierson Edgewood Golf Course Office 203-635-2211 Home 203-635-5413 Sec.-Treasurer Ronald Holcomb Cliffside C.C. Office 203-658-5796 Home 203-658-2547 Board of Directors Greg Wojick Richard Mareks James Medeiros, CGCS Steve Divito Ted Maddocks Eric Johnson Armand LeSage Mike Wallace, CGCS Imm. Past President Carl Wallace Associate Director The object of this association is to en­ courage increased knowledge of golf course management and greater professionalism through education, research, exchange of practical experience and the well being of each individual member. The CONN. CLIPPINGS is an official publication of the Connecticut Association of Golf Course Superintendents, Inc. Greg Wojick, Editor 1347 Newfield Avenue Stamford, CT 06905 Meet Your Class “C” Members LESCO, Inc., Rocky River, OH, has named Les Guedel to a management position. Les Guedel has been named manager for LESCO’s East Coast region. Guedel, who worked as a LESCO Truck Salesman for four years, first in Ohio and then in New Jersey, is a former golf course superintendent. Before joining LESCO in 1979, Guedel was superin­ tendent at Union Country Club, New Philadelphia, OH. A native of Dover, OH, Guedel graduated from the Stock- bridge Winter School at the University of Massachusetts and attended Akron (OH) State University. Guedel, his wife Kay, and their three children live in Bordentown, NJ. He is a member of the Metropolitan Golf Course Superintendents Association and the New Jersey GCSA and the Connecticut GCSA. 2 (con’t. from page 1) Andrews, the birthplace of golf, and the championship course at Carnoustie. Participating as speakers on the program at Cambridge will be James G. Prusa, CGCS, Associate Executive Director, GCSAA; Stanley J. Zontek, Regional Director, United States Golf Association, USGA Greens Section; Bruce Williams, superintendent, Bob O’Link Golf Course, Highland Park, Hl.; and Dr. James Watson, The Toro Co. All are members of GCSAA. “This is our second trip over to exchange ideas and to develop com­ munication lines between GCSAA and our colleagues in Great Britain,” Prusa said. “The more we talk, the more we find we have in common, and that we can definitely help each other.” ****** Lawrence, Kan.—A comprehensive, nationwide survey of golf course main­ tenance activity will be conducted this season as a joint project of the National Golf Foundation and the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. Superintendents of every golf course in the nation will be asked to share information on turfgrass maintenance practices, operating and capital budgets, equipment use and needs, and other matters related to the care and feeding of America’s 12,197 golf facilities. More than $1.5 billion is spent an­ nually to maintain some 1.5 million acres of turfgrass for 17 million golfers. The survey will result in a major publication, “1984 Golf Course Main­ tenance Cost Profile.” It will be avail­ able through GCSAA to its membership and through NGF to the golf industry. The project is the outgrowth of dis­ cussions between David B. Hueber, president of NGF, and James G. Prusa, Associate Executive Director of GCSAA. It is a pilot program in a long range cooperative arrangement between the two organizations. * * * * * * The Golf Course Superintendents As­ sociation of America (GCSAA) is mak­ ing plans to send representatives to cover the U.S. OPEN to be played at the WINGED FOOT Golf Club, Ma­ maroneck, N.Y., June 14-17. GCSAA reporters will follow the golf course superintendent, Sherwood Moore, and his staff as they prepare and maintain the course for play each day. News releases will be prepared each morning and given to the many sports writers covering the action. The Association’s magazine, GOLF, COURSE MANAGEMENT, will have its June issue devoted almost entirely to the U.S. OPEN. The cover will be a fold-out cover featuring a photo of Winged Foot. The feature article will be on the course itself with other articles on the history of the U.S. OPEN and the golf course superintendent, Sher­ wood Moore, CGCS. Moore is a mem­ ber of GCSAA. Future Happenings May 17 CAGCS and MGCSA Joint Meeting Greenwich Country Club Greenwich, CT Host Superintendent—Paul Caswell May 22 Richard Parsons Memorial Tournament Farmington Woods Country Club Farmington, CT Host Superintendent—Tim Michaud June 4-10 Westchester Classic Westchester Country Club Rye, New York Superintendent—Ted Horton CGCS June 12 CAGCS Invitational Tournament Aspetuck Valley Country Club Weston, CT Host Superintendent— Frank Lamphier June 11-17 United States Open Winged Foot Golf Club Mamaroneck, New York Superintendent— Sherwood Moore CGCS June 21 CAGCS Monthly Meeting Rolling Hills Country Club Wilton, CT Host Superintendent— Terry Mulligan June 28 MGCSA Invitational Tournament Mount Kisco Country Club Mount Kisco, New York Host Superintendent— Fred Scheyhing 3 Robert Osterman thanking CAGCS members for their support of him through­ out his terms as director and officer of GCSAA. Photo taken at March CAGCS meeting. ****** Clay Loyd, GCSAA’s Director of Communications, has announced the addition of two new staff persons in the department; Bill Shelton as Public Relations Specialist, and Tuula Mills as Special Projects Coordinator. * * * * * * When you as a CAGCS member attend a monthly meeting and play golf, you are not required to pay the golfing fee. The fee is only required if you wish to compete for prizes in that day’s event. Feel ‘free’ to just tee it up and enjoy ‘a day in the country’ if you like. This is one way to keep down the cost of attending our meetings. Of course, if you use a golf cart, that fee is separate from the tournament fee and must be paid for in the Golf Shop. * * * * * *t There have been many new members join our association this year. Please make an effort to greet and introduce yourself to these new individuals. I’ve heard it said that attending one of our meetings for the first time and not knowing anyone is like being lost in space. Greg Wojick, Editor Jim Medieros congratulates Pete Dun­ can (Stephen B. Church Co.) on a fine presentation at our March meeting. Pete s talk was about construction and main­ tenance of irrigation well systems. Grass Catcher Have you read the 1984 March issue of Golf Course Management? If you haven’t, you missed an excellent article on the GCSAA Golf Tournament held in Phoenix, Arizona. Last year’s cover­ age of the tourney was poor and many of our members expected better maga­ zine coverage this year. Mary-Justine Lanyon provided that better coverage, donating her time and expertise to luthor the article entitled—GCSAA’s 1984 Tournaments: Hard fought by a full field. Mary-Justine is the wife of Race Brook Country Club’s GCS Armand LeSage. ****** Golfing Events sponsored by the USGA, PGA and LPGA will allow ad­ mittance to GCSAA members if a cur­ rent GCSAA gold membership card is presented. * * * *> * * In the 1983 selection of the top 100 golf courses in the United States by Golf Digest, three Connecticut Courses were listed. They are: Yale Golf Club (New Haven), Woodway Country Club (Darien), and Black Hall Club (Old Lyme). New members to CAGCS this year. Left to right; Victoria A. Wallace (Loft’s Seed), Garry B. Riendeau (Bacher Corp.), Cindy C. Johnson (Tumblebrook C.C.), Larry D. Pakkala (Woodway C.C.) Classifieds For Sale: Toro GM111, 1974, 12 h.p. Excellent Condition $4,500 Call Doug Cooper at 263-3688 (home) For Sale: Maxi-Locke 11,1979 $2,500 or swap Call Steve Rackcliffe Willimantic Country Club 423-4711 For Sale: Three inch Homelite Trash Pump $850.00 or swap Call Greg Wojick Sterling Farms Golf Club 322-9316 For Sale: 20" Jac semi-pneumatic wheels for F-10 15 sets Wanted: 22" Jac Greensmower Contact Stan Sablak The Farms Country Club 269-7512 For Sale: 1980 Jac Turf-King 84" Ex. Cond. Best Offer Jim Fabiani 583-3080 For Sale: Jac Turf-King 84" Ex. Cond. $1,000 or swap Jac Turf-King 76" Good Cond. $500 or swap Call Herb Watson Indian Hill Country Club 667-0729 Do You Have An Outlet? We all need an outlet for the pressure during the season. It could be golf, fishing, exercise, tennis or just getting away with your family for the afternoon, but you have to do something to relax and take your mind off your job. The Following Companies Are Contributing To The Support Of The Conn. Clippings ALLEN LAWNMOWER, INC. Ransomes Turf Products 197 Main Street Agawam, MA 01001 Al McLean, CAGCS member (413) 786-8111 ALPINE TREE CARE, INC. 745 Post Road Darien, CT 06820 Rolf Brandt, CAGCS member (203) 655-8008 ANDERSON TURF IRRIGATION, INC. Turf Irrigation 164 Nod Road Avon, CT 06001 Jesse Anderson, CAGCS member (203) 677-0225 ANDREW WILSON, INC. 15 Brown Avenue Springfield, NJ 07081 Drew Morrison (201)467-1400 Office (201) 273-8555 Home AQUA-LAWN, INC. Irrigation Contractors 328 Figlar Ave. Fairfield, CT 06430 Louis Toth, CAGCS member (203) 255-3075 (203) 255-2774 JOHN P. CALLAHAN Golf Course & Turf Supplies 24 Hour Service 7 Days/Wk 90 Coppermine Road Farmington, CT 06032 Tom Irwin, Representative (203) 677-7054 JAMES CARRIERE & SONS, INC. Trap Sand & Partac Topdressing 7 Cottage St. Port Chester, NY 10573 Bill Carriere, CAGCS member (914) 937-5479 (914) 937-2136 CHAS. C. HART COMPANY 304 Main St. Wethersfield, CT 06109 Robert Kennedy, CAGCS member Roy Sibley, CAGCS member (203) 529-2537 CLORO-SPRAY Div. of Henry E. Sanson & Sons, Inc. 775 Louis Drive, P.O. Box 2809 Warminster, PA 18974-0357 E.J. Sanson, CAGCS member Frank Paladino (212) 338-2153 COUNTRY CLUB CARS OF NEW ENGLAND Warehouse Point, CT 06088 E-Z-Go Golf Car Sales & Service Richard Mather (203) 623-3871 EGYPT FARMS, INC. Sterilized Greens Topdressing White Marsh, MD 21162 (301) 355-3700 John Wistrand, CAGCS member (914) 769-7600 GLENMORE LANDSCAPE SERVICE Hackgreen Road RR#3, P.O. Box 199 Pound Ridge, New York 10576 Glenn S. Moore, CAGCS member (914) 764-4348 I & E SUPPLY, INC. 66 Erna Ave., P;O. Box 9 Milford, CT 06460 Richard Smith, CAGCS member Stephen Smith, CAGCS member (203) 878-0658 IMPERIAL NURSERIES 90 Salmon Brook St. Granby, CT 06035 John Perrotti, Jr., CAGCS member (203) 653-4541 J.A. JACKSON CORPORATION 430 Center Avenue Mamaroneck, NY 10543 Dan Cancelleri, CAGCS member (914) 698-4150 (914) 667-3737 LAKESHORE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY CO. “Home of Lesco Products” 300 S. Abbe Rd. Elyria, OH 44035 (800) 321-5325 Frank Downey, CAGCS member Mike Oleykowski LARCHMONT ENGINEERING & IRRIGATION, Larchmount Lane Lexington, MA 02173 Stephen P. Butler, CAGCS member (617) 862-2550 THE MAGOVERN CO. Windsor Locks, CT 06096 Carl Wallace, CAGCS member (203) 623-2508 Windsor Locks (203) 348-8211 Stamford INC. METRO MILORGANITE P.O. Box 267 Hawthorne, NY 10532 John Wistrand, CAGCS member (914) 769-7600 OLD FOX CHEMICAL CO. Hazardville, CT 06082 John Grant, CAGCS member Henry Lesinski, CAGCS member P.O. Box 62 Pleasant Valley, CT 06063 (203) 379-3579 O.M. SCOTT & SONS Proturf Division Marysville, OH 43041 Al Arison, CAGCS member (203) 336-9890 PRO-LAWN PRODUCTS, INC. Quality Turf Products Stephen M. Kotowicz, CAGCS member 30 Nashville Rd. Bethel, CT 06801 (203) 792-3032 PURPLE KINGS FARM Custom Greens Dressing Northwest Hill Rd. Williamstown, MA 01267 Ralph Mason, CAGCS member (413) 458-4646 THE REICHERT COMPANY Oilzum, Texas Refinery Motor Oil & Lubricants Fram & Wix Filters Automotive Supplies, & Batteries P.O. Box 273, Riverside, CT. 06878 Frank X. Reichert (203) 637-2958 SOMERS TURF SUPPLIES P.O. Box 294 Devon, CT 06460 Bill Somers, CAGCS member (203) 878-2108 TUCO DIVISION OF UPJOHN CO. 331 Carriage Drive Kensington, CT 06037 David Sylvester, CAGCS member (203) 828-8905 THE TERRE COMPANY 206 Delawanna Avenue Clifton, NJ 07014 Byron Johnson, CAGCS member (201) 473-3393 SHEMIN NURSERIES, INC. 1081 King St. P.O. Box 64, Glenville Station Greenwich, CT 06830 Phil Gallo (203) 531-7352 TURF PRODUCTS CORPORATION 1496 John Fitch Blvd. South Windsor, CT 06074 Mark Loper, CAGCS member John Ferry, CAGCS member (203) 528-9508 Roger Morhardt, CAGCS member (203) 748-4445 VALLEY FARMS NURSERY & SUPPLY, INC. Par-Ex (IBDU) Fertilizers Sod & Turf Care Products 133 Hopmeadow St. (Route 10) Simsbury, CT 06070 Joe Bidwell, CAGCS member (203) 651-8555 WESTCHESTER TURF SUPPLY, INC. P.O. Box 198 Lincolndale, NY 10540 Bob Lippman, CAGCS member (914) 277-3755 Office (914) 248-5790 Home WINDING BROOK TURF FARM, INC. 240 Griswold Rd. Wethersfield, CT 06109 Doug Morgan, CAGCS member (203) 529-6869 AL ZIKORUS Golf Course Architect Member ASGCA P.O. Box 187, Canaan, ME 04924 (207) 474-8868 Please Support These Companies