CONNECTICUT
ASSOCIATION OF 
GOLF COURSE 
SUPERINTENDENTSJ

Volume 30, No. 2

President's
Message

Philip Neaton 

CAGCS President

I hope everyone who attended the 
GCSAA Conference & Show in 
Orlando had a good time and a safe trip 
home. It was a little depressing to 
leave Florida when it was sunny and 
70° and return home to 18° in a snow 
storm. It sure is great to see that 
Spring is around the comer.

The National elections went well. 
Mike Wallace, CGCS, got enough 
votes to be reappointed to the GCSAA 
Board for another year, and all the by­
laws changes were approved. This 
means that CAGCS will have to make 
some bylaws changes as well before 
we can become an affiliated chapter. 
Our changes should be minor and only 
affect our membership classifications.
At our last Board meeting, CAGCS 
agreed to join the Rhode Island Golf 
Course Superintendents Association to 
begin organizing a regional Turf Con­
ference. It is our hope to unite all the 
New England Associations for one big 
regional show. Currently, Maine, 
Massachusetts, New Hampshire and 
Rhode Island are hosting their own 
shows and competing against each 
other for a limited amount of 

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CLIPPINGS

April, 1996

CAGCS honors Thomas Watroba 
1995 Superintendent of the Year

John F. Streeter, CGCS, Editor

Tom Watroba, superintendent/ 
manager of the Suffield Country Club 
and past president of CAGCS was pre­
sented the coveted award of Superinten­
dent of the Year at our Winter Seminar 
on March 19th.

Since this award 
is bestowed upon 
the recipient by a 
vote of his peers, 
it has become our 
organization's 
most prestigious 
honor. The award 
is given annually 
to an active Class 
A or Life member 
who has held that 
classification for a 
minimum of five 
years. The award 
is presented to an 
individual who
has shown exemplary skills in main­
taining a golf facility and one who has 
devoted his or her time and effort to 
help benefit fellow superintendents 
along with local and national golf 
associations.

Tom Watroba certainly meets this 
criteria. When Tom was elected 
CAGCS President in 1990, he was a 
catalyst of new energy of our ever­
growing association and was instru­
mental in paving the way for us into 
the 1990s. For 
those of us who 
have been around, 
we can look back 
to 1990 and see 
how the building 
blocks from 
Tom’s adminis­
tration have 
vaulted us into 
the efficient, 
organized and 
professional asso­
ciation which we 
have now 
become. Tom 
was responsible
for strengthening the organization by 
encouraging better relations amongst 
our large and diverse membership.

Tom believed that comradery 
amongst members, along with staying 
current and progressive, were very 

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3)

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be done all over again for March.

A lot of time went into the 
rescheduling of the speakers, tele­
phoning all pre-registered members 
the day before our original January 
date and notifying them of the cancel­
lation, and negotiating with the DEP 
and GCSAA for recertification credits 
for this seminar.

Congratulations to Tom Watroba 
(Suffield CC) on his election as 1995 
Superintendent of the Year. Tom has 
been a member and supporter of 
CAGCS for 15+ years, and we would 
like to thank him for his years of 
membership and contributions to our 
association.

Also, Dr. Bill Dest from U-Conn is 
looking for golf courses willing to 
participate in research regarding:

1.  Stimp meter research for per- 
cieved green speed vs. actual green 
speed, and

2.  Can use of composted fertilizers 
(Sustane) reduce fungicide rates on 
putting greens.

If you would like to participate in 
the these research topics, please call 
Dr. Dest at (800) 486-0189.

T@m

Watroba

important goals of his administration.
Under Tom’s administration, our 
association jumped into the new age 
of the computer and helped establish a
permanent CAGCS home office. 
Under Tom’s administration we saw 
the business matters of our associa­
tion become more efficient, the atten­
dance at our membership meetings 
and special events increased twofold, 
and comradery in the association 
began a new era.

A special highlight of Tom's 
administration was the organization of 
the first Golf Summit. As many of 
you know, this event was greatly 
received in its infancy. It was Tom’s 
thought that an event of this type 
could only help improve and promote 
the relationship between the club pro­
fessionals, superintendents, managers 
and club board committee chair-

CAGCS President, Philip Neaton

President’s Message
(continued from page 1)
suppport. Last year, the Boston and 
Providence shows were both success­
ful; but, if they were combined in one 
location, it could be a great 
conference.

I would like to thank Brian Skelly 
for all of his work and efforts in 
organizing our Winter Seminar which 
was rescheduled to March 19th 
because of the January Blizzard.

After all of the organization the 
Seminar originally required, it had to

CAGCS Board of Directors

President 

PHILIP NEATON

Black Hall Club

Vice President 

JOHN NAPIER, CGCS 
Stanley Golf Course

Secretary 

ANTHONY GROSSO 
Pautipaug Country Club

Treasurer 

HEATHER L. GARVIN 
Canton Golf Course

Immediate Past 

President & EIC Rep. 

PETER R. PIERSON
Pequabuck Golf Club

Education 
BRIAN SKELLY 

Old Lyme Country Club

Golf

JOHN MOTYCKA 

Skungamaug River Golf Club

Membership

SCOTT D. GENNINGS, CGCS 

Wallingford Country Club

Public Relations 
Gregory Bradley 

Farmington Woods Country Club

S & R

GREG STENT 

Wampanoag Country Club

Social & Welfare 

JUD W. SMITH 

Orange Hills Country Club

Commercial Rep. to Board
ARTHUR deATIENZA 
P.I.E. Supply Company

CAGCS Office
P. O. Box 3678 

Woodbridge, CT 06525 
Telephone & Fax Nos.

(203) 387-0810

Connecticut Clippings 
is an official publication 

of the Connecticut 
Association of Golf 

Course Superintendents.

Newsletter Editor
John F. Streeter, CGCS

Committee
Anthony Grosso 

Pautipaug Country Club 

~and~

Thomas Watroba 
Suffield Country Club

Photos

David Basconi

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Superintendent of the Year

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people.

Tom joined CAGCS in 1980 and 
became a member of the Board of Gov­
ernors in 1983. He served as member­
ship chairman, secretary, long-range 
planning chairman, vice president and 
eventually served as President for the 
years 1990 and 1991.

Tom became the golf course superin­
tendent at Suffield CC in September of 
1979, a club at which he still resides.

After

graduating 
from the 
Unviersity 
of Massa­
chusetts,
Tom’s first 
job out of 
school was 
that of the 
assistant 
superinten­
dent at Win­
chendon 
Golf Club 
in Winchen­
don, MA.
After a brief 
stay there,
Tom moved 
in to become 
the superin­
tendent at the
Forest Park Country Club in 1977.

Tom became interested in the game 
of golf while he was learning to caddy 
and play the game in his home in the 
Berkshires.

Although Tom’s father was a scratch 
golfer, Tom soon realized that he 
would never be able to make a living 
at playing the game, so he decided that 
golf course management was the 
avenue for him.

As many of you may know, Tom 
and I have been friends and colleages

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Tom Watroba (left) receiving the Superintendent of the 

Year Award from Art deAtienza (right), 

Commercial Rep. to the Board

for quite some time. Tom’s no non­
sense approach to turf management is 
always a refreshing conversation that I 
look forward to... and we do a lot of 
it.... turf talk, that is!!!

Tom’s management qualities have 
paid off for his employer, Suffield 
Country Club. Two years ago, Tom 
was asked by his club to take on the 
duties of clubhouse manager, along 
with his present duties of golf course 
superinten­
dent.  As
we 
all
know, man­
aging a golf 
course, 
whether it 
be 9 or 18 
holes, is a 
challenging 
endeavor in 
itself. Hats 
off to Tom 
for wearing 
two hats 
every day.

The Suf­
field Coun­
try Club is 
a private, 
very scenic 
9-hole layout 
located in
Suffield, CT, where Tom resides with 
his wife, Bonnie, and two children, 
Travis and Tim.

Word has it that the next generation 
of Watrobas, through his son Travis, 
will enter the golf management field as 
he is attending the University of 
Massachusetts.

I would like to conclude with a per­
sonal note to my long-time friend and 
colleague ... ’’Congratulations. It was 
overdue!"
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'Just in Time' addresses 

pesticide storage/liability issues

The significance of 'just in time' is that the EPA's 
pesticide storage regulations apply only to users 
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Superintendents are applying this 

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Prior to ’’Just in Time’’, some su­
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By utilizing ’just in time' superin­
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The significance of ’just in time’ is 
that the EPA’s pesticide storage regu­
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•  Encourages more environ- 
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CONNECTICUT
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SUPERINTENDENTS^

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receives top honor

Mark Loper, Vice President of Turf 
Products Corporation: Irrigation Divi­
sion, has received Toro’s top honor at 
the recently held Toro University and 
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support and after sales satisfaction.

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given out every three years or so when 
Toro feels that someone has met the 
high standard required to receive the 
award. In addition to receiving the top 
honor, the good people at Toro had 
Mark’s wife Nanette secretly flown 
out to Phoenix to be there to watch 
him receive the award! It is truly a 
crowning achievement for Mark and 
his family.

Please join us in wishing Mark a 

hearty congratulations!

Congratulations to John 
Kotoski, golf course superintendent 
at the Pine Ridge CC in North

Oxford, MA, for winning the net prize 
in the 5th flight (hdcp. index 10.5- 
12.3) at the 1996 GCSAA Golf Tour­
nament

U-Mass Turf grass 
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June 5, 1996

UMass Extension and the Dept. of 
Plant and Soil Sciences will host a 
Field Day for turf professionals and 
associated grounds management pro­
fessionals on Wednesday, June 5th, at 
the UMass Turf Research Facility on 
River Road in South Deerfield, MA.
This year's field day will include 
vendor displays and demonstrations.

Pesticide recertification contact 

hours and credits have been requested 
from all six New England states as 
well as New York.

Pre-registration deadline is Friday, 
May 25th. On-site registration is al­
lowed, but will not include lunch.

For fees, registration, exhibitor and 
other information, contact Thom Grif­
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at (413) 545-3066, or Mary Owen, 
Extension Educator, at (508) 892- 
0382.

The 1996 Membership Directory 

(Green Book) will be going to print at 
the end of April.

Any member whose dues remain 

unpaid will be removed from the 
membership roster.

Requests for CAGCS

Scholarship Applications
Deadline * May 15, 1996

The deadline for requests for CAGCS 
scholarship applications is May 15th. 
Applications must be requested in 
writing from the S & R Committee, 
CAGCS Office, P. O. Box 3678, 
Woodbridge, CT, 06525.

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to ESPN in 1996. Twenty-five original 
half-hour episodes will air weekly on 
Sunday mornings at 7:30 eastern time.

GCSAA has announced that the 

Scotts Company has signed on to be 
the sponsor of the television show.

Some of the features on "Par for the 

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GCSAA promotes repairing bail marks, 

Calendar of Events

replacing divots and the 

raking of bunkers

GCSAA has developed a new piece of "clip art" that superinten­
dents can use to encourage golfers to repair ball marks, replace divots 
and rake bunkers. "It's every player's responsibility" is a black-and- 
white, camera-ready ad slick that any GCSAA member can reproduce 
in club/course newsletters, local golf publications or even on score- 
cards.
To obtain a copy, contact the GCSAA Public Affairs Department at 
913/832-4490.

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It’s every player’s responsibility...

Repair ball marks 
Replace or fill divots 
Rake bunkers

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A message from your golf course superintendent and GCSAA

Pesticide storage/liability issues
(continued from page 4)

April 22nd 

Monthly Meeting 

Norwich CC 

Bruce Morse, Supt.

May 13th 

Monthly Meeting 
New London CC 

John A. Creevy, Supt.

(Note: Date changed to May 13th. 

This meeting was originally 

published as May 16)

June 18th 

Monthly Meeting 
The Farms CC 

Paul A. Sabino, Supt.

July 16th 

Monthly Meeting 

Madison CC

Michael Chrzanowski, Supt.

September 10th 
Annual Invitational
Woodbridge CC 

John F. Streeter, CGCS, Supt.

September 19th 
Monthly Meeting
Pautipaug CC 

Anthony Grosso, Supt.

October 7th 

Monthly Meeting 

Clinton CC 

Michael Decker, Supt.

facilities.

•  Eases recordkeeping.
•  Allows comparative shopping, 
bidding and flexibility to purchase 
from a variety of suppliers.

It is important to note that 'just in 
time' does not eliminate the necessity 
of a pesticide storage facility. In fact, 
a well-designed and constructed pesti­
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owners.

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Black Hall Club 

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November 5th 
Annual Meeting 

Suffield CC 

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Source: Phillip A. Anderson, Old West­
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NY. & January/February issue of the 
GCSAA LEADER BOARD.

Remember - Call the CAGCS office 
(203/387-0810) when you know your 
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Page 8

Members’ f o

rum

How is your recordkeeping?

Dan Rackliffe, CGCS

The question that comes to my 
mind is how many of us really have a 
handle on what it costs to keep a par­
ticular piece of equipment in running 
condition, and when it should be 
replaced? Now that you’ve made the 
decision, can you prove it’s the right 
one?

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employers are increasingly looking for 
ways to shave operations cost, a solid 
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you with cost analysis, length of 
down time, over-all reliability and 
perhaps the most important reason of 
all, the tool necessary to convince 
your greens committee that a particu­
lar piece of equipment needs to be 
replaced.

You should be able to prove that 
your club needs to make a 10%-15% 
of budget, capital expenditure every 
year. You will find that if this figure

is not maintained, over time you will 
be looking at a maintenance facility 
full of costly, unreliable and probably 
out-dated equipment

I have personally found that a com­
bination of written records kept as a 
mechanic works on piece of equip­
ment and later transferred to a 
computer file works best for me. 
Because my mechanic is responsilbe 
for all the equipment at not only the 
golf course, but throughout the Parks 
and Recreation Department, I am 
better able to maintain a feel for the 
condition of the equipment in both 
departments and at the same time, 
release the mechanic from the time 
necessary to load information. This 
takes just a few minutes a day to 
accomplish and in the end, is much 
more organized and detailed than a ser­
ies of notebooks for each piece of 
equipment. Information on any 
machine in my care with any notable 
value is available within moments 
with a complete maintenance history.
Whatever your choice of recordkeep­
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equipment maintenance history is the 
only sure way to prove that keeping a 
piece of equipment another year is not 
fiscally prudent. Done correctly, you 
will present yourself, through your 
records, as a solid, knowledgeable pro­
fessional with the know-how to get 
the job done given the proper tools.

Take the time now to set up a pro­
gram of some sort. It will take time, 
particualarly if it’s computer 
generated, but it’s merit can not be 
denied.

Dan Rackliffe, CGCS, was presented 
with the 1996 Leo Feser Award at the 

Opening Session of GCSAA's 

Conference & Show in Orlando, FL.

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Summer Patch! Anthracnose! 

Pythium Root Rot!

What's next?

Mutant earthworms that eat bentgrass? 

Greg Stent, Scholarship & Research Chairperson

Who knows what evil lurks in our 
precious turf? The science of growing 
grass is evolving all the time, and we 
had better make good use of the 
research available to us.

Competent, thorough research 
requires funding. Through participation 
in the Tri State Research Foundation, 
we have a unique opportunity to give 
support and direction to research that 
will benefit our region specifically.

Any aspect of our job could be 
addressed—diseases, dormant fertiliz­
ing, greens rolling, oriental beetles, 
aerification timing, seeding recommen­
dations, etc.

Please make an effort to convince 
your club to participate in the Tri 
State Research Foundation. Any

course that contributes is entitled to a 
free turf sample analysis by Dr. Noel 
Jackson of the University of Rhode 
Island.

K is up to us to 
recognize and 
communicate our 

problems or questions 

to those who can 

find answers!

For further information, feel free to 
contact our CAGCS office (203/387- 
0810) or call me directly (I’m in the 
Green Book ("860/233-5737’’).

From the editor

John F. Streeter, CGCS

The "Members' Forum” will be a place for any and all CAGCS members to 

communicate their concerns and share ideas and experiences with fellow members. 
I urge all members to participate.

Hopefully, I will not have to solicit people to come forward; but, if I do, I 

know where to find you! Even though you may not be a Hemingway, we urge 
you to get an idea on paper, and our Clippings staff will do the editing.

Anyone out there who has anything to say can submit your material to the 

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Life's battles don't always go to 
the stronger or faster man;
But soon or late the man who 
wins is the one who thinks he 
can.

—Walter D. Wintle

April, 1996

Connecticut Clippings

Page 10

GCSAA bylaws 

amendments approved

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WINTERGREEN

The members of GCSAA approved one Article of Incorpo­
ration change and all 12 bylaws changes on the ballot at their 
annual meeting in Orlando, FL.

Each ballot issue was passed by a substantial margin. A 
two-thirds majority vote is required for adoption of bylaws 
changes. The ballot issues voted in are:

•  Ballot Issue No. 1, modified the articles of incorporation 
allowing chapter delegates and proxy voting for modification 
in annual dues for Classes AA, A, B and C members;

•  Ballot Issue No. 2, beginning July 1,1997, each new 

Class A and B member residing in the United States, except 
Alaska, must also be a member of an affiliated chapter,

•  Ballot Issue No. 3, removing voting rights from Class C 

members and adding a section to the bylaws delineating the 
rights of membership;

•  Ballot Issue No. 4, all chapters must have an Affiliation 
Agreement with GCSAA and establish disciplinary action for 
violation of the agreement and Code of Ethics;

•  Ballot Issue No. 5, allow the Standards/Bylaws Commit­
tee to reject proposed amendments and provide a means for an 
individual to submit a proposed amendment to membership 
vote;

•  Ballot Issue No. 6, allow chapter delegates and proxy 

holders to vote on modification of annual dues, allowing the 
board of Directors to remove or discipline a board member, 
allowing for the board to hold special meetings by phone, 
allowing a Director to waive the right to meeting notice, 
indemnifying Directors for simple negligence in accordanced 
with state laws and providing for dissolution of the Associa­
tion and distribution of the assets in accordance with state and 
federal laws.

A ballot for reduction of Class C member dues to $105, 

one-half of Class A and B dues, was also approved.

What this means to CAGCS

Fortunately, CAGCS has very little to change to comply 
with the amended By- Laws or the Chapter Affliation Agree­
ment. One area we will have to revamp is our membership 
class requirments. Class A will now pertain to superinten­
dents who have at least three years experience. Class B will 
be superintendents with less than three years and all assist­
ants will be classified as C members.

Our Class C members will be reclassified as Affiliate 

members.

Effective July 1,1997 any Class A or B member who is a 
member of CAGCS must also be a member of GCSAA and 
vice versa.

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CAGCS thanks these patrons for their continued support of our Association!

A-OK Turf Equipment

Articulator Dealer 

Coventry, RI 02816 
Michael D. Comicelli

(401) 826-2584

AgrEvo USA Company

2711 Centerville Road 
Wilmington, DE 19808 

David J. Sylvester 
(860) 828-8905
Agriturf, Inc.

59 Dwight St., Hatfield, MA 01038 

Chris Cowan (800/346-5048)
Jim Wierzbicki (800/346-5048)
Kyle Kordas (800/346-5048)

ALPINE, the CARE of TREES

Excellence in Tree Care 
Ridgefield (431-4100)

Westport (222-5595) Norwalk (847-1855) 
Greenwich (661-8014) Darien (655-8008)
Anderson Turf Irrigation, Inc.

5 Cronk Rd., P. O. Box 7036 

Plainville, CT 06062 
Jesse J. Anderson, Jr.

(860) 747-9911

Bruedan Corp, of Connecticut

E-Z-GO & YAMAHA 

GOLF, TURF & UTILITY VEHICLES 

Scott O. Lowe - Frank Savakis 

(800) 773-6740

The Cardinals, Inc.

166 River Road 

Unionville, CT 06085 

John Callahan 
(860) 673-3699

The Chas. C. Hart Seed Co. 

P.O. Box 9169, 304 Main Street 
Wethersfield, CT 06129-0169 

R. Sibley - R. Holcomb - P. Bednarczyk 

(860)529-2537 & (800)326-HART

C. R. I. S.

923 Woodtick Road 
Wolcott, CT 06716

Chris Carney
(203) 879-2362

D & S

Floratine Products, Nova Tee 

Flymo, Douglas Rollers, Trion Lifts

Dave Basconi
(203) 250-TURF

Doering Equipment Co.

162 Grove St., Franklin, MA 02038 

Rod Cooper, Don Doering, Mark Doering 

(508) 520-3629 & (860) 276-8188
John Deere Agrimeatal & Others

Earth Works, Inc.

Custom Deep Aerification Service 

Old Greenwich, CT 06870

Patrick Lucas, CGCS - Eric Azars 

(800) 815-1113 FAX (203) 698-1920

Eastern Land Management, Inc.

Golf Course Construction Services 

Stamford, CT 06902 

Bruce T. Moore, Sr., CCLP 

(800) 926-GREEN

Fairway Landscapers, Inc.

Golf Course Construction 
So. Glastonbury, CT 06073 

Walter C. Vami 
(860) 633-1273

Glenmore Landscape Service

98 Hack Green Road 

Pound Ridge, NY 10576 

Glenn S. Moore 
(914) 764-4348

Greenacres Company

Dave Pijnenburg 

Irrigation Contractor 

75 Codfish HUI Rd.3ethel, CT 06801 

(203) 748-0558

James Carriere & Sons, Inc.
7 Cottage St., Port Chester, NY 10573 

Trap Sand - Partac Topdressing-Drainage Stone 

Bill Carriere 
(914) 937-2136
LESCO, Inc.
20005 Lake Road 

Rocky River, OH 44116 

Mike Donahue

(800) 321-5325 FAX (800) 673-3030

Lofts Seed Company

68 White Cedar Drive 
Madison, CT 06443 

(203) 421-4641 
(800) 708-8873

Metro Milorganite, Inc.

365 Adams Street 

Bedford HiUs, NY 10507 

Joe Stahl

(203) 321-0678 or (860) 663-8048
Millane Nurseries, Inc.

604 Main Street 

Cromwell, CT 06416 

Jim Goodrich

(860) 635-5500 & (860) 526-3991

NORTHERN Professional Turf Products 

Wholesale Nursery 

West Suffield, CT 06093 

Jeff Rogers 

(860) 668-5225

Partac Golf Couise Top-Dressing 

Great Meadows, NJ 07838 

(800) 247-2326 (908) 637-4191 

Bill Carriere (914) 937-2136 
Joe Bidwell (203) 651-8555
Pro-Lawn Products

102 Conklin Road 

Stafford Springs, CT 06076 

Mike Dukette 
(203) 684-6242

R. F. Morse & Son, Inc. 

West Wareham, MA 02576 
ParEx - KPower - Vertidrain

Carl Wallace 
(508) 295-1553

Sawtelle Brothers, Inc.

21 E. Dudley Town Road 
Bloomfield, CT 06002 

Peter Moran-Dave Brownell-Frank Bava 

(800) 999-TURF

The Scotts Company

26 Waite Avenue 

South Hadley, MA 01075 

Rick Fomi 

(413) 534-8896

Shawnmark Industries, Inc.

Specialty Products & Service 

Warwick, RI 02888 

Matt Howland (24 hours a day)

(401) 295-1673

Tee & Green Sod 

P. O. Box 418 

Exeter, RI 02822 

Owen Regan - Dave Wallace 

(401) 789-8177

Terre Company of NJ, Inc.
206 Delawanna Ave., P. O. Box 1000 

Clifton, NJ 07014 
Byron Johnson, Jr.

(203) 748-5069

Toelles Road Sand & Gravel Co.

Wallingford, CT 06492 

Golf Course Sands & Topdressing 

Hal Kraus 

(203) 284-8552

Turf Products Corporation
157 Moody Rd., P. O. Box 1200 

Enfield, CT 06082 

John Ferry - Mark Loper 

(203) 763-3581

Turf Specialty, Inc.
15 Londonderry Road, Unit 3

Londonderry, NH 03053-6604 

Dave Schermerhom 

(603) 437-0008

Westchester Turf Supply, Inc.

P. O. Box 198 

Lincolndale, NY 10540

Bob Lippman

(914) 248-7476 FAX (914) 248-6862

White Contractors

Golf Course Construction & Renovation 

Old Greenwich, CT 06870-0484

James E. Morris, Jr.

(203) 869-8808