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Volume 13, No. 4

AUGUST 1980

McLoughlin
Appointed GCSAA
Executive Director
LAW RENCE, KAN.—James E. Mc­
Loughlin has been named Executive Director
of the Golf Course Superintendents Associa­
tion of America. The announcement was
made by GCSAA President Melvin B. Lucas
Jr., CGCS. McLoughlin is well known in the
national golf community, having served as
Executive Director of the prestigious Metro­
politan Golf Association since 1966. He will
begin his duties with GCSAA this September.
In making the announcement, Lucas stated,
“ GCSAA recognizes there are many new
challenges facing the golf club industry in the
1980’s and the Association’s continued goal
is to be a responsible contributor within this
forum. The future welfare of the golf, club,
and turf industries will require greater com­
munications among all golf related organiza­
tions in the years ahead, and, often, a common
effort. Jim McLoughlin’s diversified back­
ground will facilitate GCSA A ’s support of
this concept.”
The Metropolitan Golf Association is the
nation’s oldest and largest district golf asso­
ciation and serves more than 225 private and
public clubs within the tri-state metropolitan
New York area providing programs and
services to member clubs and the local golf
community. These services include a com­
puterized handicapping service, a course
rating and measuring program, an active
tournament program, rules service and tour­
nament counseling, junior golf program, and
numerous programs designed to help indi­
vidual clubs in areas of taxation, finance,
management and liaison among club officials.
McLoughlin is a graduate of Holy Cross
College. He holds a law degree from Fordham
University and a Master’s in physics from
Syracuse University. He was a high school
physics teacher and coach for six years
before taking over as Executive Director for
the Metropolitan Golf Association in 1966.
The club industry has benefited from Mc(continued on next page)

GCSAA Highlights

President’s Message

G CSAA’s Insect Identification Seminar,
formerly Pesticide III, has been scheduled
for November 17 & 18 at the Marriott Hotel
in Springfield, MA. Dr. Harry Niemczyk of
Ohio State University will be the instructor.
This seminar has been very popular in the
past as insect problems increase yearly. Be
sure to return your reservations early once
these forms are received. GCSAA seminars
are open to non-members at an increased
rate.

“ Gypsy moth pesticide may pose harm to
pregnant women, panel warns EPA ”; “ Ad­
ditional information from manufacturers on
2,4-D has been requested by the EPA” ;
“ The National Club Association is urging
rejection of a proposal that would limit
pesticide use on golf courses.”
For many years those of us in the green
industry have been hearing of the threat to
our industry by the loss of needed chemicals.
Headlines, such as those above, have become
commonplace to the point where the “what
can we do about it” attitude now dominates.
It is apparent that this attitude must change.
The needed tools that are required in the
green industry must not be removed on the
emotional whim of government bureaucrats
who succumb to the pressures of environ­
mentalist groups. It is imperative that the
positive uses of chemicals be made known to
those in decision making positions, as well as
to the public. Such evidence should come
from groups other than chemical manufac­
turers for obvious reasons. Sound, judicious
use of chemicals is necessary to insure the
quality of life as we know it. There is no doubt
that some chemicals create greater risk than
the benefits they provide. Eliminate them.
But let’s be sure that thorough scientific
studies are completed and all evidence is in
before any chemical is banned.
Professional groups such as CAGCS need
to take an active role in combating the
tendency to ban chemicals on emotional
criteria rather than scientific research. Affil­
iated groups within the green industry must
become active at every level of government
to offset the growing tide against the use of
chemicals. If we continue to remain dormant
the standards of our profession and indeed,
our lifestyles, will be but a fraction of what
they once were.
Steve Cadenelli

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G CSAA’s Management Manual entitled
“ Managing Human Resources—Getting
Things Done Through People,” written by
Ronald C. Frame, is now available. The
manual provides a concise, practical expla­
nation of modem personnel management
techniques and organizational dynamics, spe­
cifically adapted to golf course management.
The manual is available through head­
quarters at $3.25 for members and $5.25
for non-members.
(continued on next page)

TOURNAMENT
B en efit for CAGCS
S ch olarsh ip & R esearch
Tuesday, S ep tem b er 3 0 ,1 9 8 0
E d gew ood G o lf Club
C rom w ell CT
op en to all in tere ste d
in b e tte r turf
8 2 5 /p e r so n — $ 1 0 0 / team
incl. golf, carts, p rizes, dinner
P lan n ow to attend!!!!!

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Connecticut Association
Of Golf Course
Superintendents
Officers
Stephen Cadenelli, CGCS
Country Club
of New Canaan
Office 203-966-2145
Home 203-966-0223
Vice-President Michael Wallace
Rockledge C.C.
Office 203-233-3594
Home 203-673-4608
Sec-Treasurer David Stimson, CGCS
Tumble Brook C.C.
Office 203-243-0150
Home 203-289-6979

President

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Fred Bachand
Ken Kelliher
Fran Rogers

Bruce Cadenelli
Peter Pierson
Peter Lund
Dick Parsons
Mark Loper, Associate Director
Robert Osterman, Immediate Past President
The object o f this association is to en­
courage increased knowledge o f g o lf course
management and greater professionalism
through education, research, exchange o f
practical experience and the well being o f
each individual member.
The CO NN CLIPPINGS is an official
publication o f the Connecticut Association
o f G olf Course Superintendents, Inc.
Stephen G. Cadenelli, Editor
127 Country Club Road
New Canaan, C T 06840

Grass Catcher
Fifteen teams competed in the first Superintendent/Green Chairman Tournament held
at Wethersfield C.C. This is an excellent
beginning to what, hopefully, will be a yearly
event. The thrust behind this event is aimed
at allowing the green chairman the opportunity
to experience a regular monthly meeting. In
so doing the real strengths of the association
will be viewed by him resulting in greater
support and understanding of the superin­
tendent’s profession.
Mike and Kamey Ovian hosted the first
Tallwood Invitational at their Tallwood
Country Club on July 17 celebrating ten
years of operation there. These two brothers,
who have served the association well in the
past, are to be congratulated for their success
at Tallwood. The appreciation demonstrated
to them by members of the Men’s Club there
should serve as a real source of pride to Mike
and Kamey. CAGCS thanks the two of you
for your continued support and wishes you
the best of luck during the next ten years!
**********

Judging from those in attendance at Silver
Spring C.C. for the June meeting, many
superintendents never knew much about this
fine club. Superintendent Peter Rappoccio
had the course in super shape for the first
round of the championship. Club officials
were generous in their hospitality making for
a great day. Mel Lucas, GCSAA President,
capped off the day with a somewhat different
talk aimed at awakening the interests of
superintendents toward affiliated groups such
as the National Golf Foundation, National
Club Association, as well as the USGA. Mel
hit on many points that most of us would not
be aware of. He certainly made a good case
for joining or at least supporting these associ­
ations.
**********

McLoughlin
(continued from front page)

Loughlin’s active involvement. He has served
on the board of governors and is currently a
member of the National Club Association’s
long range planning committee. He is a past
president of the International Association of
Golf Administrators and is chairman of its
national liaison planning committee. He co­
founded and served on the faculty of the
Manhattanville College Club Management
Program, a continuing education program
designed specifically for the golf club com­
munity, which has been attended by many
golf course superintendents. He is an honorary
member of the Metropolitan Golf Course
Superintendents Association and also serves
on the handicap procedure committee of the
United States Golf Association. He is an
active member of the Whippoorwill Club in
Armonk, N.Y.

So many superlatives could be used to
describe the job that Fred Bachand does at
Wethersfield C.C. that one should simply
say that Fred is one of the finest Golf Course
Superintendents in the country. Year in and
year out, Fred provides the touring pros with
one of the best maintained layouts on the
tour. Given weather conditions prior to the
1980 GHO (several 100+degree days plus
very little rainfall) Fred’s performance is just
that much more impressive. This year Fred
hosted the July meeting of CAGCS just prior
to the GHO and admitted to those in attend­
ance that he found having his fellow super­
intendents coming for a day was more stimu­
lating than preparing for the GHO. Certainly,
the course couldn’t have been in better
condition. Speaker for the evening was John
LaPoint of the National Golf Foundation.
John presented an overview of just what
N G F sets out to accomplish and also pre­
sented a fairly optimistic view of golf for the
future. No doubt, he states, there will be
changes and some clubs will not survive but

by and large, golf should enjoy a sound
tomorrow.
**********

Ted Horton, superintendent at Westchester
C.C. has made arrangements for CAGCS
members and wives to attend the Westchester }
Classic. Simply present your cards at the
Will Call Booth for daily passes. Thanks
Ted!!!
**********

Francis Vituoso, Green Chairman at Silver |
Spring C. C. addressing those in attendance ,
at the June meeting. Others seated at the I
head table, l to r, Mel Lucas, Peter Rappoccio,
Stephen Cadenelli, and John Tower, Presi- l
dent o f Silver Spring.

GCSAA
Highlights
(continued from front page)
Plans are well underway for GCSAA’s
52nd International Conference and Show to
be held January 24 - 30 in Anaheim, CA.
Themed “ Meeting G olfs Challenges Efficiently” the 1981 Conference promises those
in attendance a week of varied doings. From
the pre-conference seminars to the popular
golf course tour on closing day, attendees will
have numerous choices of educational programs.
Besides the usual social functions GCSAA
has arranged for a Special Fun Day at
Disneyland and a Special Ticket Offer for
the Harlem Globe Trotters game.
The 1981 Tournament will also be in
conjunction with this year’s conference. This
annual 36 hole event will once again be a pre­
conference affair being scheduled for Thursday and Friday January 22 & 23 at the
Industry Hills Golf Course located twenty
minutes outside of Anaheim. The Industry
Hills complex is itself unique in that the
entire 60 acre complex was constructed on a
reclaimed landfill at a cost of some 60 million
dollars.
Again, for those interested, plans should
be made early once registration forms are
received.

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GCSAA is seeking logo design ideas for
the Scholarship & Research Fund, Inc. The
winning design carries a $ 100 prize. Members
should submit proposed designs to Head­
quarters for judging by the Executive Com- |
mittee by October 1.
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Meet Your Hosts

Tournament Results

The August meeting will see members
returning to the H.B. Brownson club after a
three year hiatus. Host Superintendent Jim
Medeiros obviously enjoys inviting his fellow
superintendents to the club for a monthly
meeting. Since the last meeting at Brownson,
much has changed. A devestating fire in
February of ’79 destroyed the clubhouse
there. Jim reports the new facility is just
about complete and is proving very pleasing
to the membership.
Since our visit in ’77 Jim has also completed
the automation of the irrigation system having
installed a double row system on the back
nine. He reports a considerable difference
between the single row on the front side and
the double row on the back. Better water
distribution and greater efficiency of the
double row are most noted.
Jim has also become one of the dozen or so
Certified Golf Course Superintendents in the
state having passed the certification exam in
1979. He feels that certification is another
step in developing oneself as a professional
as well as a step in upgrading the superin­
tendent profession. Jim states, “ Certification
allows a superintendent to become a better
manager and in so doing makes himself more
valuable to the club where he is employed.”
**********

June — Silver Spring C.C.
Low Gross — D. Roule.....................................80
M. M ille t.................................80
Low Net — P. Rappoccio.............................68
E. Johnson................................. 69
J. Tower
Seniors
R C o o k ....................................83
Kickers
R Tosh
B. Johnson
C. Baskin
D. Cancelled
D. Flynn
K. Kelliher
**********
July — Wethersfield C.C.
Superintendent/Chairman Tournament
Low Gross — D. Roule/Mr. Connor —
Hartford Golf Club
Low Net — F. Bachand/Mr. Withey —
Wethersfield C.C.
Individuals (all groups combined)
Gross — D. Roule..................................... 69
P. Pierson................................... 75
B. Cadenelli............................... 79
B. B arnes................................... 79
D u n c a n ................................. 79
N. C arlo...................................79
Net — D. C o o p e r................................. 70
S. Kristoff................................... 70
W ithey................................... 70
R o ss.......................................71
F. Downey................................. 71
E n g le r................................... 72
R H olcom b............................... 72
R V ie ra ..................................... 72
T. W a tro b a ............................... 72
D. C o o k ..................................... 72

Shennecossett Golf Club will be the site of
the September meeting hosted by everyone’s
good friend Bob Chalifour. Shenny, as the
course is referred to by those in the area, is
one of the oldest courses in the state. This
Donald Ross layout, constructed in 1898, was
purchased by the Town of Groton in the late
sixties. Bob has been at the course since just
after the purchase by the town. During that
time he has guided its neglected state to a
facility that will handle some 35,000 rounds
of golf in 1980. His many accomplishments
include a new maintenance facility, an auto­
matic system for tees and greens, several new
tees, and a complete upgrading of the equip­
ment.
Bob is a graduate of Stockbridge and holds
a Bachelor’s Degree in Agronomy from the
University of Rhode Island.

Fred Bachand chatting with Fran Rogers
and M ike Wallace at the July Meeting at
Wethersfield.

John L a P o int addressing the group at
Wethersfield.

Conn. Ag
Station News
The gypsy moth defoliated 372,216 acres
in Connecticut during 1980, John F. Ander­
son, chief entomologist at The Connecticut
Agricultural Experiment Station announced
today.
The total is considerably more than the
8,600 acres defoliated last year, but about
half the amount experienced in 1971, when a
record of 654,000 acres were defoliated by
the gypsy moth and elm spanworm.
There were more acres in the most heavily
defoliated category (75-100%) in 1980 than
in any previous year.
The figures are based on an aerial survey
of the state conducted by George Scheussler,
Robert Moore and Peter Trenchard of the
Experiment Station staff.
Dr. Anderson said that many caterpillars
blew into Connecticut in 1979 from a heavy
infestation in New York State, but these
caterpillars did not cause noticeable defolia­
tion last year. The eggs they produced, which
hatched this spring, set the stage for the large
amount of defoliation experienced this year.
Anderson said, however, that gypsy moth
populations were already increasing in some
areas of Connecticut before the caterpillars
blew in.
In parts of New Haven and Fairfield
counties another insect, the fall cankerworm,
caused some defoliation. Anderson said,
however, the majority of the defoliation, even
in these areas, was caused by the gypsy moth.
Dr. Anderson said there is no indication
that disease, lack of food or other natural
factors will reduce the populations dramatic­
ally next year.
“ We seem to be facing more defoliation, or
at least an equal amount, next year, unless
some natural control intervenes,” Dr. Ander­
son said. Natural controls will eventually end
the infestations, but they generally take two
to three years to become effective, he said.
A recently released study by the Experi­
ment Station shows that over a 20-year
period defoliation caused by the gypsy moth
and other insects had no significant impact
on the average amount of mortality of trees in
the forest.
**********

Future Happenings
AUG. 7-10

PGA CHAM PIONSHIP
Oak Hills Country Club
Rochester, NY
AUG. 12
CAGCS MONTHLY
M EETING
H.B. Brownson C.C.
Shelton, CT
James Medeioros CGCS,
Host Superintendent
AUG. 14-17 W ESTCHESTER
CLASSIC
Westchester Country Club
Rye, NY
AUG. 20
URI FIELD DAY
Turf Plots
Kingston, R I.
SEPT. 9
CAGCS MONTHLY
M EETING
Shennecossett Golf Club
Groton, CT
Robert Chalifour,
Host Superintendent
SEPT. 30
CAGCS ANNUAL
SCHOLARSHIP &
RESEARCH
TOURNAM ENT
Edgewood Golf Club
Cromwell, CT
Peter Pierson,
Host Superintendent

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The Following Companies Are Contributing To The Support O f The Conn. Clippings:
ALPINE TREE CARE, INC.
745 Post Road
Darien, CT 06820
R olf Brandt
(203) 655-8008
ANDERSON-WARNER
ENGINEERING CO., INC.
Turf Irrigation
164 Nod Road
Avon, CT 06001
Jesse Anderson, CAGCS member
(203) 677-0225
ANDREW WILSON, INC.
1170 Route 22
Mountainside, NJ 07092
Brian Makar, CAGCS member
(201) 654-5800 Office
(914) 969-5932 Home
AQUA-LAWN, INC.
Irrigation Contractors
328 Figlar Ave.
Fairfield, CT 06430
Louis Toth, CAGCS member
(203) 255-3075
(203) 255-2774
BLUE RIDGE PEAT FARMS, INC.
Blended Top Dressing
RD 1, Box 292-A
White Haven, PA 18661
Gene Evans
(717) 443-9596
JAMES CARRIERE & SONS, INC.
Trap Sand & Partac Topdressing
7 Cottage St.
Port Chester, NY 10573
(914) 937-5479
(914) 937-2136
C.B. DOLGE COMPANY
Westport, CT 06880
Raymond G. Miller, CAGCS member
(203) 227-9591
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.
475 Beaver Street
Bristol, PA 19007
E.J. Sanson, CAGCS member
Frank Paladino
(212) 338-2153
EGYPT FARMS, INC.
Sterilized Greens Topdressing
White Marsh, MD 21162
(301) 335-3700
John Wistrand, CAGCS member
(914) 769-7600

THE MAGOVERN CO.
Windsor Locks, CT 06096
Curtis Stimson, CAGCS member
Carl Wallace, CAGCS member
(203) 623-2508 Windsor Locks
(203) 348-8211 Stamford

THE TERRE COMPANY
206 Delawanna Avenue
Clifton, NJ 07014
Dennis DeSanctis
(201) 473-3393 office
(201) 521-3173 home

METO MILORGRANITE, INC.
P.O. Box 267
Hawthorne, NY 10532
John Wistrand, CAGCS member
(914) 769-7600

TOM IRWIN, INC.
11 B A Street
Burlington, MA 01803
John Callahan, CAGCS member
(203) 677-7054
(617) 273-0143

OLD FOX CHEMICAL CO.
Hazardville, CT 06082
John Grant, CAGCS member
P.O. Box 62
Pleasant Valley, CT 06063
(203) 379-3579

GOLF CAR RENTAL SERVICE
Route 85 (West Road)
Bolton, CT 06040
Nick Carlo
(203) 647-9371

O. M. SCOTT & SONS
Proturf Division
Marysville, OH 43040
Al Arison, CAGCS member
(203) 336-9890

I&E SUPPLY, INC.
66 Erna Ave., P.O. Box 9
Milford, CT 06460
Richard Smith, CAGCS member
(203) 878-0658

PRO-LAWN PRODUCTS, INC.
Stephen M. Kotowicz, CAGCS member
30 Nashville Rd.
Bethel, CT 06801
(203) 792-3032

IMPERIAL NURSERIES
4 Griffin Rd. North
Windsor, CT 06095
John Perrotti, CAGCS member
(203) 688-5293

PURPLE KINGS FARM
Custom Greens Dressing
Northwest Hill Rd.
Williamstown, MA 01267
Ralph Mason, CAGCS member
(413) 458-4646

J.A. JACKSON CORPORATION
430 Center Avenue
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
Dan Cancelleri, CAGCS member
(914) 698-4150
(914) 667-3737

THE REICHERT COMPANY
Oilzum Motor Oils & Lubricants
P. O. Box 273
Riverside, CT 06878
Frank Reichert
(203) 661-1816

LAKESHORE EQUIPMENT &
SUPPLY CO.
“Home of Lesco Products”
300 S. Abbe Rd.
Elyria, OH 44035
(800) 321-5325
Frank Downey, CAGCS member
Cliff Beiden

SOMERS TURF SUPPLIES
P.O. Box 294
Devon, CT 06460
Bill Somers, CAGCS member
(205) 878-2108

LARCHMONT ENGINEERING &
IRRIGATION, INC.
Larchmont Lane
Lexington, MA 02173
Stephen P. Butler, CAGCS member
(617) 862-2550

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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
(203) 289-3471
Roger Morhardt
(203) 748-4445
VALLEY FARMS NURSERY &
SUPPLY, INC.
Putting Green Sod
133 Hopmeadow St. (Route 10)
Simsbury, CT 06070
Joe Bidwell, CAGCS member
(203) 651-8555
WESTCHESTER TURF SUPPLY, INC.
P.O. Box 68
Port Chester, NY 10573
Bob Lippman, CAGCS member
(914) 937-6523 office
(914) 248-5790 home
WINDING BROOK TURF FARM, INC.
240 Griswold Rd.
Wethersfield, CT 06109
Doug Morgan
(203) 529-6869
ALBERT ZIKORUS
Golf Course Architect
Member ASCGA
Do Little Drive
Bethany, CT 06525
(203) 393-2635

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Stephen G. Cadenelli. Editor
127 Country Club Road
New Canaan, CT 06840

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