CONNECTICUT CONNECTICUT aSSOCIMION OF GOLF COURSE * SUPEDIHTEIiOENTSb CLIPPINGS NOVEMBER 1984 S&R Tourney at TPC On October 1, 1984, 120 CAGCS members and their guests gathered at the Tournament Players Club of Con­ necticut to participate in the annual Scholarship and Research Invitational. With threatening weather, the par­ ticipants started, only to have the tour­ nament shortened to nine holes due to wet and cool conditions. Most all the superintendents agreed that we needed the rain, but to hold off for a few more hours would have been nice. Some of the hardy participants went the full eighteen holes to see and play what Pete Dye had helped to create at the former Edgewood Golf Club. On behalf of all CAGCS members, thanks go along to Dr ew Pierson, Direc­ tor of Golf, Richard Crowe, Head Pro­ fessional, Frank Prestwood, Food and Beverage Manager and Peter Pierson, Golf Course Superintendent whose combined efforts lead to a very suc­ cessful tournament for the Scholarship and Research Fund. Associate members of CAGCS again supported this fund-raising effort by purchasing advertising space during the tournament. We should thank the following associate members for their support; Hart Seed Co., Wethersfield, CT, I&E Supply Co., Milford, CT, Fer- mel Corp., Wethersfield, CT, Somers Turf Supply, Devon, CT, Golf Car Rent­ al, Bolton, CT, Allen Lawnmower, Agawam, MA, Old Fox Chemical Co., Hazzardville, CT, Pro-Lawn Products, (con’t. on page 2) President’s Message November is here and with it should come serious thought about putting our courses to sleep for their winter naps. The past season has been a different on for many of us. Hope­ fully in the coming months we can evaluate our programs and search out new and better solutions to our problems. I would like to thank all of our members and their guests who sup­ ported our annual S&R tournament at the new TPC golf course in Crom­ well. Also, a special thanks to the associate members who donated to the S&R fund. This year’s tourna­ ment netted almost $3,000. Thanks to Peter Pierson and the staff at TPC for a fine tournament. I would like to take a moment to thank all the Superintendents who hosted a meeting during 1984. We played many fine courses and your efforts are greatly appreciated. Also, Class A members—return those ballets for the “Superinten­ dent of the Year Award.” This award will be presented at the Annual meeting. Hopefully, I will see everyone November 9th at our fall dinner dance. A great night has been planned and all we need is for you, the mem­ ber, to come and enjoy it. David Stimson CGCS Volume 18, Number 5 Winter Seminar Set To Go!! An exciting array of speakers are set for the 1985 Winter Seminar to be held January 8th at the Plainville Holiday Inn. Drs. Houston Corech of UPI Uni­ versity and Richard Hurley of Lofts’ Seed Co. are but two of a cast of six prom­ inent individuals who will speak. Topics include Selecting Grasses for Golf Course Use, The Art of Supervi­ sion, A New Look at Fungicides, Tree Selection, Alternative Spraying Tech­ niques, and a look at the experimental growth inhibitor “Gutless.” Watch the mail for further seminar information and be sure to take advantage of the savings by registering early. Nothing but compliments could be heard at the C. C. of Fairfield where host super­ intendent Ted Maddocks immaculately conditioned his course for our October CAGCS meeting. 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 Connecticut PGA Argonomy Scholarship Eligibility requirements: Worker at a golf course that employs a PGA Professional in the Connecticut area or the Connecticut PGA section. Worker must be taking a turf pro­ gram, winter turf program, two-year or four-year turf program. Applications may be obtained from Walter Lowell, Canton Public Golf Club, Box 305, Canton, CT 06019 or Dr. Joseph Troll, University of Mas­ sachusetts. Deadline for applications: December 1, 1984. 2 Grass Catcher I always feel somewhat embarrassed when I read a President’s message or editorial in a Superintendent’s associa­ tion newsletter which addresses the is­ sue of professional conduct and dress at Superintendent’s meetings. Proper dress and proper conduct at our meet­ ings should be the unspoken rule. Don’t we as a professional association have enough adversity to overcome without self-inflicting ourselves with adoles­ cent behavior and barnyard dress? I look forward to the day when messages of this type are a thing of the distant past. PLEASE DO YOUR PART. ******* At our November 30th CAGCS board meeting the following individuals who have attended their two required meet­ ings in 1984 were voted in as new mem­ bers of our association. Congratulations and welcome to CAGCS. Heather C. Lowell Canton Public Golf Course Class B Harry D. Ward H. B. Bronson Country Club Class A Robert E. Devan Oronoque Country Club Class A Garry Reindeau Bacher Corp. Class C Michael Oleykowski Lesco Inc. Class C ******* On October 2 I attended the annual meeting of the Connecticut State Golf Association representing our associa­ tion. Ridgewood Country Club was host for this meeting and Superintendent Mike Reeb had the course in super shape for the day’s golfing activities. The business part of the meeting saw the election of new officers with Ridge­ wood Country Club’s President, Jock McLean, voted in as the New President of CSGA. By a unanimous vote of the delegates, the association decided to become a non-profit corporation. The move to the non-profit corporate status was initiated for business purposes and will not affect how the association car­ ries on its normal operations and duties. CSGA will now be known as CSGA Inc. The Met area Superintendent’s Associ­ ation team championship was held on October 23 at the Wilmington Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware. Our As­ sociation was represented by the team of Peter Pierson, FrankLamphier, Steve Cadenelli, Mike Chrzanowski, Armand LeSage and Greg Wojick. Although we finished fourth out of seven teams, we all played fairly well on the demanding 7,000 yard, 72.7 rated South course. The Philadelphia association team took the first place honors. Low gross hon­ ors went to a trio of players with a score of 78. Peter Pierson Frank Lamphier Mike Chrzanowski Armand LeSage Greg Wojick Steve Cadenelli 81 85 86 87 90 91 Greg Wojick, Editor (con’t. from page 1) Lesco, Inc., Brue Dan Corp., Chester, NY, Turf Products Corp., South Wind­ sor, CT, The Cardinals — John Callahan, Farmington, CT, Magovern Co., Wind­ sor Locks, CT, Larchmont Irrigation, Lexington, MA, and the Board of Di­ rectors of CAGCS. The results of the rain-shortened tour­ nament were: Low Gross (3-way tie at 2 over par for nine holes) Tom Watroba Frydell Frank Lamphier Fred Hyman Peter Pierson Pat Mazzarella Low Net Carl Wallace Doug Cooper Mark Fuller Bill Somers Al Arison Paul Grover Fred Bachand Bob Schempp —5 Curt Cooper —4 Pat Lewis —3 Charlie Buck —2 Alan Arison —2 Bill Brand —2 Elmer Dakin —2 New Disease Identified in Virginia 3 GCSAA Highlights A new disease has recently been identified and seems to be sweeping across most parts of the state. It has been labeled “assistant superintend­ ent burn-out.” The symptoms are easy to spot and include some things that many superintendents should be able to identify with. The disease is common where budg­ ets are fertile enough to afford assist­ ant superintendents and is proportional to the assistant superintendent pop­ ulation. At first, the disease was little known, but as more pressure was put on the assistant, the disease became more evident. It has now reached epi­ demic proportions. Most of the symptoms are easy to spot. They include bloodshot eyes, stiff upper lip, a craving for beer and hard liquor, yellow-looking big toe, coming in to work in a suit and tie, and a new­ found love for weedeaters. Assistants who claim to see snow mold in the mid­ dle of the summer or who particularly enjoy watching worms do the disco duck on a recently sprayed green, may be affected. Another symptom may be con­ tinually asking for raises. When an assistant becomes “burn­ out,” it is very easy to bring him back up to the 100% level of participation and decision-making he or she was once at. Some methods used to accomplish this task might be for the superintend­ ent to pat him on the back and say, “Job well done, have the day off,” or “Let’s go watch the worms do the disco duck together,” or “That does kind of look like snow mold; here, have some Visine for your eyes.” Last, but not least, “Have a pay raise on me.” Have you hugged your assistant today? by Albert Myers Asst. Supt., Salisbury, C.C. Credit: Heart Beat Be on the lookout for 1985 Con­ ference brochures any day now. Just a brief glance at this soon to arrive infor­ mation is sure to arouse interest and enthusiasm in the WashingtonD.C. con­ ference. Highlights include: • Twenty-one pre-conference seminars • Annual Golf Tournament at Hilton Head, S.C. • Awarding of the Old Tom Morris Award to Former President Gerald R. Ford at the annual banquet with previous recipients Arnold Palmer and Bob Hope likely to assist in the presentation. • Over 250 companies exhibiting the latest in golf course management materials and equipment. • Speakers, speakers, and more speakers covering numerous topics over three days of educational ses­ sions. • ABC-TV sports announcer Jack Whitaker as the featured speaker during the Opening Session • A special International Golf Course Management session featuring speakers from Sweden, Scotland, England and Canada. • Country western singer Tanya Tuck­ er performing at the annual ban­ quet. While planning to attend the D.C. Conference, be sure to schedule a few extra days if at all possible to visit the many government and his­ torical sites. A great opportunity exists to see first hand how the fed­ eral government works as well as to refresh one’s interest in U.S. history. For sure, GCSAA’s 56th Conference & Show should be one to remember. Classifieds For Sale: 1979 Toro Pro 84 Good Condition $8,000 Call Jim Medieros Country Club of Avon 673-3570 GCSAA’s 56th INTERNATIONAL GOLF COURSE CONFERENCE & SHOW February 5-13, 1985 Washington Convention Center Washington, D.C. If you haven’t already done so, fill out and return the Attitude Audit ques­ tionnaire that was mailed several weeks ago. This is a great chance to assist those administering GCSAA in devel­ oping plans for the future. The slate of candidates for officers and directors is as follows: President— Eugene D. Boston, CGCS Vice President— Donald E. Hearn, CGCS Riley L. Stattem, CGCS Director— Gerald L. Faubel Dennis Lyon, CGCS William Roberts, CGCS John Sequi, CGCS Let your voting Delegates (Frank Lamphier and Steve Cadenelli) know what you think of these candidates. 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. 48 Commerce Street P.O, Box 35 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 BRUEDAN CORP. OF CT Authorized Distributor for Club Car & Yamaha Golf Cars 1701 Milldale Road Cheshire, CT 06410 Scott Lowe, CAGCS member (203) 271-0036 1-800-535-1500 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 Cancelled, CAGCS member (914) 698-4150 (914) 667-3737 LESCO INC. 2005 Lake Rd. Rocky River, OH 44116 (800) 321-5325 Frank Downey, CAGCS member Mike Oleykowski Les Guedel, CAGCS member 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 r 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