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Volume 15, Number 5

O CTOBER - N O V E M B E R 1982

President’s M essage
Novem ber will soon be here and with it
the holiday season. In an effort to ease the
social pressure felt by our members during
this season the social committee has taken
note o f the fact that many wives now work
and as such also have functions to attend
during this period.
T o try and avoid
conflicts the Social Committee has changed
the format of our Christmas Party. It will
now become a fall dinner dance. Every
effort has been made to fulfill the desires
expressed in our spring survey on social
events. The location is central, cost is
slightly lower, there will be a good band,
and there will be plenty of good food. All
that is needed is for you, the member to
come and enjoy.
Place: Wonderbar on the Berlin
Turnpike
Tim e: 6:30 p.m.
Date: Novem ber 6, 1982
I hope to see you all there. I would also
like to take a brief moment to thank all
those who hosted a meeting during the
1982 year. It was a great year and your help
and efforts are appreciated. I know I have
enjoyed playing at many of your clubs and
have learned a great deal in the past year.
Again thank you for your help.
M ike Wallace, CGCS

This Logo was initiated by GCSAA head­
quarters. You will be seeing more of it as time
goes on. It is a public relations effort to dispel
the fact that G olf Courses are the uillians of
excess water use in society.

The Superintendent’s
Tour

Share The Excitement
At G C S A A

The long delayed Pro-Sup’t-PresidentGreen Chairman tournament for 1982 was
finally held in September at the Oronoque
Country Club in Stratford. Eric Johnson
was the host Superintendent and he had
the Desmond Muirhead designed course in
super shape. The narrow fairways and extra
slick greens kept most scores higher than
expected. The out of bounds stakes on both
sides of most fairways can be intimidating.
A fter graduation from U M A S S in 1970,
Eric worked first as an Assistant at W ood ­
way CC in Darien before taking over at
Oronoque in 1974. The course was only 3
years old at that time, having been built by
Mr. Chris Bargus, the developer of the
entire Oronoque Village Condominium com­
plex. Mr. Bargus still owns the course today
and continues to operate it as a private
country club for around 250 members.
Eric has had a couple of rather unique
problems at Oronoque, one solved, the
other he’s working on: Firstly, the original
Scottish bunker designed traps had many
narrow fingers, often narrower than even a

The purpose of the first annual Chapter
Newsletter Editor’s Seminar was to help
bridge the communications gap between
“ what’s happening” at G C SA A headquar­
ters and the membership of GCSAA. The
participants of the seminar (newsletter
editors as well as the candidates for G CSAA’s
executive board) were enlightened on the
exciting work that the G C S A A staff is doing
to better serve the needs of the G C SAA
membership. In the short time available,
the staff briefly outlined the goals and
objectives of their work. H ere’s some of
what I learned:

Cont. on page 3

G olf Course Management
Zahid Iqbal-Editor
Melanie McKee-Assoc. Editor
I ’m sure you all have noticed the improve­
ment of this magazine within the last couple
of years. It is certainly no accident. Zahid is
well-qualified and enthusiastic about the
publication which is the main communica­
tions tool of the association. With a full­
time staff of five, Zahid’s publication rivals
other magazines with staffs of 14 or more.
Back to a “ one theme” format, future
topics include: contract management, win­
ter activities, Atlanta conference, G C SAA
President, The Masters, pool/tennis, labor
negotiations, and military situations. Always
on the lookout for new stories and ideas,
Zahid welcomes input from the membership.
Zahid realistically envisions the magazine
to be the number one publication in golf
with timely topics for managers, greens
committees, boards of directors, golf pros
as well as the golf course superintendent. A
“ National Geographic-quality” publication
is just over the horizon. Watch it develop!
Cont. on page 2

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Connecticut Association
O f G o lf Course
Superintendents
President

Michael Wallace, CGCS
Rockledge Country Club
Office 203-233-3594
Home 203-673-4608

Vice President Peter Pierson
Edgewood Golf Course
Office 203-635-2211
Home 203-635-5413
Sec.-Treasurer David Simson, CGCS
Tumblebrook C.C.
Office 203-243-0150
Home 203-289-6979
B o ard of D irectors
Greg W ojick
Mike Reeb
James Medeiros
Steve Divito
Thomas Fletcher
T e d Maddocks
Ron Holcomb
Steve Cadenelli, CGCS Imm. Past President
John Ferry
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. C L IP P IN G S is an official
publication o f the Connecticut Association
of Golf Course Superintendents, Inc.
G reg W o jic k , E d ito r
1347 N e w fie ld A ven u e
S tam ford , C T 06905

Job Openings
Woodway Country Club— Darien, C T
Stanwich Golf Club— Greenwich, C T
Framingham Country Club—
Framingham, M A
Contact Mike Wallace for further details.
GCSA (cont. from pg. 1)
Education
Jim Prusa-Education Director
The development of a Master Long Range
G C S A A Educational Program is in the
works. Jim presented a draft of this program
to the attendees of the seminar— the details
of which are too enormous to present here.
The program has been created to address
the needs of two major groups of our
membership and industry. These two groups
are the experience-educated Superinten­
dent who may or may not have had the time
or opportunity to pursue a full-time college
degree; and the college-educated Superin­
tendent who is now faced with needs college
did not provide for.

Delivery of the educational programs
will, along with the existing seminar format,
be expanded to include home video tape,
tele-conferencing and audio-visual. In the
not-so-distant future our organization will
have the capability to instantly communicate
with every member on an individual basis
through the use of a computer network that
G C S A A will develop.
Conference & Show
John Schilling
Did you know that the size of the G C S A A
conference and show currently ranks 150
out of 9,000 annual trade shows nationwide?
This year in Atlanta, the show will increase
not only in size, but in quality as well.
Look for an increase in the number of
speakers, shorter talks held more than once
throughout the week so you are sure not to
miss the speakers that are of particular
interest to you. There will be a greatly
improved spouse program and an expansion
of Showtime. Look for the lowest flight
rates available on Delta and reasonable
hotel rates. There will be an expanded
seminar program and Arnold Palm er will be
there to accept the newly established Old
Tom Morris award. Be sure not to miss the
group Up W ith People who will be perform ­
ing for your entertainment pleasure.
John Schilling pointed out that there is
power in numbers. Be sure to use the Delta
1-800 number if you intend to fly to Atlanta
and stay in one of the G C S A A listed hotels.
When booking the flights and hotels offered
through G C SA A , negotiating power is
strengthened when booking future sites for
the conference. The result— lower costs for
all of us.
Greg Wojick, E ditor

Nominating
Committee Report
The 1982 Nominating Committee is
pleased to announce the following nom­
inations for Officers and Directors of the
Connecticut Association of Golf Course
Superintendents for the year 1983. The
nominations are as follows:
President:
Michael Wallace,
CGCS
Vice President: Peter Pierson
Sec.-Treas.
David Stimson,
CGCS
D irectorTw o Years:

D irectorOne Year

Steve D eVito
T ed Maddox
James Medeiros,
CGCS

Third Annual Team
Championship
Results
Ridgewood C.C.

September 30, 1982

1st Connecticut 322
Bob Witowski
Peter Pierson
Peter Bly
Dave Roule
Mike Chrzanowski
Barry Petrasko

79
81
80
82
86
83

2nd Philadelphia 327
Joe Felus
Mark Monahan
Dave Linde
Bob Bishop
Mike Smith
Dave K roll

77
84
79
89
87
89

3rd Metropolitan 328
Chuck Fatum
Mark M illet
Scott Niven
Tony Savone
Jim Fulwider
Dan Cancellari

80
79
81
88
93
95

4th N ew Jersey 329
Angelo Petraglia
Vic Gerard
Tim M cA voy
Larry Dodge
Dick VanZandt
E d Walsh

82
79
82
86
90
88

5th Hudson Valley 337
Jerry Kane
Ernie Steinhoffer
M at Ceplo
Sam D ’Auria
Fran Berdine
Bill Luthin

83
93
85
84
85
89

6th Long Island 365
Sid Brown
Lyn O’N eil
Richie Struss
Bob Kamp
Nick Benvenuto
Steve Matuza
Low Individual
2nd

85
90
96
94
100
97
Joe Felus
Mark M illet

77
79

Ronald Holcomb

O f course, nominations can be made
from the floor at the Annual Meeting.

Note: second place was decided on a match
of cards.
Peter Pierson

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So Long, Farewell,
It’s Been Nice
To Know You . . .
W ords from an old familiar song, and if
John Grant could carry a tune, he’d be
singing these very same words to the agri­
cultural community! After 30 years of cumu­
lative selling service (15 years with Hub­
bard Hall/Kerr M aGee and 15 years with
Old Fox Chemical) John is retiring Septem ­
ber 30, 1982.
John and his wife of 37 years, Rose
Marks Grant, have raised two grown sons—
Jack, a contractor from Connecticut’s Litch­
fie ld County and M ik e, a resp iratory
specialist serving the Boston area. Over the
years in the Barkhamsted Community John
has belonged to the Lions Club; has served
on Jury Selection Committees and the
Planning and Zoning Commission; and has
helped with Civil Defense projects.
Looking forward to some well-deserved
leisure time at home in Pleasant Valley,
John will be refinishing furniture, tag sale
bartering and entertaining his two grand­
sons from Jack (Brian 4 and Kevin 2). Also,
both he and Rose will be eagerly awaiting
the arrival of their third grandchild from
son Mike sometime in March of 1983.
Officially John will be retired. But John
sincerely hopes that his many friends made
through the years and miles will keep in
touch.

Met A re a Team
Championship
Results
On Septem ber 30, 1982 at the R idge­
wood Country Club in Ridgewood, N ew
Jersey, the C AG C S team won first place
honors in the Metropolitan Area Team
Championship. Host superintendent E d
Walsh, CGCS, had Ridgewood in fine con­
dition and all the participants were im­
pressed with the extensive tree maintenance
program that E d is implementing.
The format o f the tourney is the best four
of six gross scores. Other teams that were
represented were the M etropolitan GCSA,
the Long Island GCSA, the Hudson Valley
GCSA, the N ew Jersey G CSA and compet­
ing for the first time was a team representing
the Philadelphia GCSA.

Meet Your
Class “ C ” Mem bers
Mark Loper, Irrigation Division Manager
of T u rf Products Corporation in South
Windsor, Connecticut is our featured class
“ C ” member for this issue o f Connecticut
Clippings. M ark’s territory includes all of

Connecticut, Central Massachusetts and
Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess coun­
ties in N ew York. M ark’s background in­
cludes superintendent stints at Portland
Golf Club and Neipsic Golf Club and a sales
position at the Hart Seed company. He
holds an associate degree in business from
Manchester Community College as well as a
Turfgrass Management associate degree
from the Stockbridge School at U M ASS.
Mark, his wife, Nanette, and their 20month old son, Val, reside in Portland,
Connecticut. T o “ escape” Mark enjoys
motorcycling on the weekends.
M ike Reeb

Grass Catcher
Congratulations to Doug and Suzanne
Cooper on the arrival of their new daughter.
Erica Elizabeth Cooper, weighing in at
seven pounds two ounces, was bom on
August 31.
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The newsletter editor’s seminar which I
attended in Lawrence, Kansas was truly an
eye-opener for me. A new chapter in the
history of G C S A A is unfolding with execu­
tive director Jim McGloughlin and his staff.
Th ey are determined to advance G C S A A
to a level envied by all other golf organiza­
tions including the U SG A, N G F and the
PG A. T h at’s right— the best and mostrespected organization in the world o f golf.
All the attendees o f the seminar were
impressed with the quality, professional­
ism and enthusiasm of the entire staff at
G CSAA.
I thank the CAGCS for allowing me the
opportunity to meet, face-to-face, the people
who before this time I only read or heard
about. It was a pleasure and an honor to
visit the G C S A A headquarters. I had often
heard CAG CS members Bob Osterman,
S teve C adenelli, Frank Lam p h ier and
Charlie Baskin talk enthusiastically about
their involvement with G CSAA. N ow I
more accurately know where they get that
enthusiasm.

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Congratulations to Charlie Baskin and,
the always-lucky, Bob Osterman. Charlie
won the reservation card drawing at the
October CAGCS monthly meeting and Bob
won the drawing at the September meeting
held at the Aspetuck Valley Country Club.
Don’t forget to send in your reservation
card for the annual meeting at Oaklane. It’s
your last chance of the year to win a bundle.
Greg Wojick, Editor

Supt. Tou r (cont. from page 1)

hand trap rake. A recently completed pro­
gram that saw 50 traps reshaped has elim­
inated that situation and made possible the
use of a trap machine.
The unsolved problem has to do with the
sometimes difficult task of communicating
over a course where the holes are layed out
in two large loops, winding quite distant
from the clubhouse. Only the opening and
finishing holes of each nine are really in
sight of the clubhouse, a situation that is
probably somewhat different than most of
us face.
O ff the job, Eric enjoys participating in
other sports in addition to golf, having
played both softball and basketball in re­
cent years. He has been a member of the
Connecticut Association since 1975, serving
on the Scholarship and Research Commit­
tee. He has a sincere interest in the Associa­
tion and some definite ideas as to what kind
of programs the Association might have
that would be of most value to its members.
The Superintendent’s next tour stop is a
return to Ed Zenisky’s Oak Lane Country
Club in Woodbridge. The tour’s last stop at
Oak Lane was in 1979, E d ’s first year there.
The Oak Lane course was designed by
Jeff Cornish and built in 1961. An automatic
irrigation system was added about 12 years
ago, but water shortage makes regular fairway
watering a problem during the summer
months. The course is around 7000 yds long,
has 87 traps and greens of 6 to 7000 sq ft
each. For my golf game, those three things
mean added strokes, I hope its not too cold,
as a warm ball travels further.
In addition to the golf course, the 300 plus
members at Oak Lane have access to 8
tennis courts and three swimming pools.
Tw o of the tennis courts are covered with a
bubble and heated in the winter permitting
year round play. George Esterbrook is the
golf pro, and Alex Satmary is the General
Manager.
E d came to Oak Lane from Chippannee,
where he had been Sup’t for 11 years. He
graduated from U M ASS in 1962, worked
first as an ass’t at Mill River, and then moved
on to become sup’t at Newtown and Shaker
Farms CC in Mass before going to Chippan­
nee. He has been married for 18 years. He
and wife, Marie, have two boys 15 and 17. In
his spare time, E d is restoring a 1924 model
T Ford, this to go along with an already
restored 1930 M odel A Ford. Although
inactive now, Ed previously spent 10 years
heavily involved in the local volunteer fire
department. He has been a member of the
Supt’s ass’n since 1964 and the National
Ass’n since 1971.
Sincere condolences to H opm eadow
Country Club superintendent Dewey Stan­
hope, whose wife, Phyllis, died recently
after a long illness.

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S & R Tourney
Nets $1200
The annual scholarship and research
benefit tournament keeps getting better
and better. On October 5, 89 golfers par­
ticipated in this fund raising event which
was held at the Edge wood Golf Club in
Cromwell. As many of you know, Edgewood will be the site for the 1984 Greater
Hartford Open.

Over 40 chapters were represented at the First Annual Chapter Newsletter E d ito r’s Seminar
held at GCSAA headquarters in Lawrence, Kansas.

Aspetuck Valley
September’s Supt’s Tour stop was the
Aspetuck Valley Country Club in Weston,
host superintendent Frank Lamphier.
Aspetuck Valley was first opened 14
years ago having been designed by Hal
Purdy. Frank was the construction super­
intendent on that job and remained as the
golf course superintendent after the course
was completed. Prior to that, Frank had
been the construction superintendent for
Jeff Cornish at M t Snow, remaining there
as golf course supt in the summer and ski
school and racing coordinator in the winter.
He was involved in the construction of a
total of seven courses before settling in at
Aspetuck Valley. The fact that his two sons
were just coming o f school age at that time
probably had a lot to do with the decision to
remain at Aspetuck Valley and forego the
life of the travelling construction superin­
tendent.
The Course at Aspetuck Valley is a
demanding 6900 yards. There is a total
elevation differential of around 150 to 200
ft over the whole course. This elevation
differential makes for some beautiful views
as well as some tough holes. About 240
families play close to 25000 rounds per
year on the course.
Ledge was encountered during construc­
tion and some blasting was required. As a
result drainage has been a mild but contin­
uous problem over the years. T o correct the
problem, Frank has been installing 1000 to
1500 feet of drainage per year. Some traps,
limited in depth by the presence o f ledge
underneath, have had to be built up on the
outside. Other than that, the course remains
pretty much as it was built. I guess Frank
did a good job.
Frank has long been active in both the
state and national Superintendent’s Asso­
ciations. On the state level, he was President
in 1973 and 1974, while on the national
level he has been the director o f the annual
golf tournament for the past 12 years. This
event has been increasingly successful over
the years to the point where 296 men and

38 women participated this past year. Frank
is currently a 5 handicapper himself, up
slightly from what he has been. He plays
annually in his own national tournament
and tied for first one year, losing in a
playoff. His success at playing in this tour­
nament has twice resulted in his represent­
ing the National Assn in international com­
petition, once in Scotland, once here in the
U.S. playing against a team from Scotland.
Frank has been invited to address the
National Convention on four separate oc­
casions. He is high on the success of our
State Association and on the accomplish­
ments of those Conn. Assn, members who
have elected to work with the National. He
believes that Connecticut’s Association has
earned a reputation for leadership among
Superintendent’s organizations and that it
is important that we continue to work in
that direction.
Perhaps an even greater tribute to Frank’s
success, is the recent completion of the
W inter Course at U M A S S by one o f his
sons, and his landing of a job in San Diego
as Assistant Superintendent. His other
son, a 1982 high school graduate, is currently
working at Aspetuck Valley with his father.
Peter Bly

Future Happenings
Nov. 9, 1982

Dec. 6-9

Annual C AG CS M eeting
Oaklane Country Club
Woodbridge, C T
Host Superintendent— E d
Zenisky
N ew Jersey Turfgrass Expo
Resorts International
Atlantic City, N ew Jersey

The team from the host club, Edgewood,
won the low gross prize with a 64. The team
members included Dick Cronin, Ken Hus­
sey, Bob Briggs and host superintendent
Peter Pierson. Low net honors went to the
H. Smith Richardson team. Their team
members included Rich Shephard, Terry
Calgreen, Frank Costanzo and John Rooney.
Special thanks go out to: Peter and Drew
Pierson, owners of Edgewood, who gra­
tuitously and for the third consecutive year
donated the use o f their golf course for this
worthy event;
Richard Crow, host professional, who
did his usual fantastic job of running the
tournament;
Lois Swanson, who put on the great steak
barbeque following the tournament;
Our associate members, who donated
advertising space on the tees during the
tournament;
And of course to the 89 golfers who took
the time out to participate in the event.
Observing the intriguing renovation work
going on at Edgewood in preparation for
the 1984 GHO was a special treat for the
golfers of the tournament. W ith bulldozers,
loaders and heavy trucks working through­
out the course, play was amazingly un­
interrupted on the original 18 holes! If
you’re in the Cromwell area, stop at Edgewood and watch the genius o f worldfamous golf course architect Peter Dye at
work.
Peter Pierson

Golf Results From
Superintendent
Invitational Oronoque
Low Gross
2nd Gross
3rd Gross

Aspetuck Valley C.C.
Watertown G.C.
Hartford G.C.

68
69
70

Low N et
2nd N et
3rd N et

Cliffside C.C.
Race Brook C.C.
M ill R iver C.C.

57
62
63

M ike Chrzanowski (Madison C. C.) winds up
to hit his tee shot on the par 3 12th hole at
Oronoque Village Country Club— site o f the
1982 Superintendent Invitational

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The M aze Theory
A noted psychologist interviewed and
measured 100 successful businessmen and
how they “ moved up the ladder” to success.
Dr. Jennings found seven reasons these
people “ made it” through the Maze.
1. T R U S T S E N SE . This is the first and
most important. This means that the
M A Z E B R IG H T man takes the trouble
to make himself available to his organ­
izational superiors. His boss trusts him,
knows that he is working and most
important, that the boss can find him if
he needs him. The boss feels sure that
he can depend on the M A Z E B R IG H T
person should he need to make a tricky
decision or just talk.
2. P O W E R SENSE. The M A Z E B R IG H T
individual knows who are the really key
people in any organization. He knows
that a man’ s position on an organiza­
tional chart is not the true indicator of
the man’ s ability to get things done or to
make changes in the structure of the
organization. H e knows that out of a
group of executives in a firm, all at the
same level on the organizational chart,
some will enjoy more power and influence
than others. He also knows that if he is to
be successful, he must associate himself
with the truly powerful people or those
that have a direct line to the top decision
makers.
3. P R IO R IT Y S E N SE . Knowing what is
im portant to the im portan t people.
Priority sense is the matter of determin­
ing on your own, the really important
things you should be doing with your
tim e. T h e M A Z E B R IG H T person
realizes that he is evaluated on only 10%
of his output and exactly when that
evaluation is taking place.
4. R U L E S E N SE . Rule sense is the ability
to look behind the reason that a given
rule exists. A shrewd executive will
never write down a rule unless it is
absolu tely necessary. H ow ever, the
shrewder employee will look at the rule
and examine why it was created. Why
the writer wrote it and what he had in
mind. The M A Z E B R IG H T employee
will determine if that rule applies to him,
how it applies to him and interpret the
rule accordingly.

Classifieds
Service:

Par-Aide Ballwashers stripped
to bare metal
$5.00 per ball washer and cover.
Other services available
Contact Ron Holcomb after 6
p.m. 1-203-2547

5. FAC E SEN SE. The M A Z E B R IG H T
person will never attack a man’s face or
ego. This makes enemies and this is the
last thing a M A Z E B R IG H T individual
has in mind. For example: A t a meeting,
a suggestion is put out. You don’t agree
with the idea. The M A Z E D U L L person
will come out and say “ that’s a stupid
idea.” This an attack on the man’s face
and it makes the man look badly. The
M A Z E B R IG H T individu al w ill say
something like “ That’ s a good idea,
Fred, however, have you considered
th is... ” then go on to bring out his
critique of the man’s idea in such a way
as not to attack the man’s face or ego.
6. S E N SE OF P R O P E R . Everyone has a
sense of proper. Some words, actions, or
activities offend us. The M A Z E B R IG H T
individual will not offend someone else’s
sense of proper by swearing or engaging
in activities that may be offensive to any
individual in the room or given environ­
ment.
7. CUE SE N SE . This is the ability of a
M A Z E B R IG H T person to interpret
visual or verbal cues from a superior
that may change his priorities or the
project currently in the works. This is
done without the boss coming out and
saying it directly. In other words, the
M A Z E B R IG H T em ployee has the
knowledge to watch his superior, inter­
pret what they say and do and determine
his own direction without actually being
told what to do or how to do it.

Position Referral
Service
Date: 10/4/82
Title of Position: Assistant Superintendent
C ourse N am e
and
Description: Brooklawn Country Club
18 Holes
Responsibilities: T o aid and assist the
superintendent in all
aspects o f grounds
maintenence
Annual B a se Salary: $16,000 and up,
depending on ex­
perience
F rin ge Benefits: M ajor Medical
Blue Cross
Qualifications: Associates Degree in Turf
Management Golfing
background
One year of full time golf
course work
Send resum es to: P eter Bly, Supt.
Brooklawn C.C.
500 Algonquin Rd.
Fairfield, Ct. 06430
Position available: February 1, 1983
Application Deadline: December 15,1982

Brooklawn
The Brooklawn Country Club in Fairfield
hosted the Conn Supt’s in October, and
almost 70 golfers tried to conquer the A.W.
Tillinghast design course. A Club laden
with tradition, Brooklawn was originally
founded in 1895 before it was redesigned
by Tillinghast in 1929. Brooklawn has been
the site of many special tournaments through­
out the years, most recently the 1979
U SG A W om en’s Open, and prior to that
the 1974 U SG A Junior’s Championship.
Host Superintendent, Peter Bly, says that
the course is currently vying for selection as
the site of the 1986 Senior M en’s Open.
Gene Sarazen got his start at Brooklawn,
and Julios Boros is an honorary member
there. I hope none of you played with a
Range Ball or even a Club Special.
In keeping with the Club’s traditions,
Pete Bly says that he is only the fifth man to
serve as Superintendent in the Club’s H is­
tory— that’s over twenty years per man.
Peter has been at Brooklawn for seven
years now, coming originally as Assistant
before becoming Superintendent three years
ago. Prior to that, Peter was at the Concord
Country Club in Concord, N.H. for a total of
nine years. He received his degree from
U M A S S in 1976 just prior to going to
Brooklawn. He and his wife Sharon have a 6
year old daughter, Katy.
Although I ’m not sure how he played his
own course at the October meeting, Peter
plays to a six handicap, and plays as often
as he can, usually a couple of times a week.
When not golfing, Peter enjoys downhill
skiing, hiking, and bicycling. A native of
New Hampshire, he enjoys the north country.
* * * * * * *

Wanted:
One good set of left-handed clubs.
Contact: N C G A , 111 Cherry St., N ew
Canaan, C T 06840. (203) 972-1755

W H E R E T H E H E C K D ID T H A T O N E
GO? Bob Tosh at Aspetuck Valley C.C.

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The Following Companies A re Contributing To The Support O f The Conn. Clippings:
A LP IN E TREE CARE, INC.
745 Post Road
Darien, CT 06820
R olf Brandt, CAGCS member

(203) 655-8008
ANDERSON TURF IR R IG ATIO N ,
INC.
Turf Irrigation
164 Nod Road
Avon, CT 06001

CLO RO -SPRAY
Div. o f Henry E. Sanson & Sons, Inc.
475 Beaver Street
Bristol, PA 19007
E.J. Sanson, CAGCS member
Frank Paladino

(212) 338-2153

Jesse Anderson, CAGCS member

E G YPT FARM S, INC.
Sterilized Greens Topdressing
White Marsh, MD 21162
(301) 355-3700

(203) 677-0225

John Wistrand, CAGCS member

ANDREW W ILSON, INC.
15 Brown Avenue
Springfield, NJ 07081
Drew Morrison

(201)467-1400 Office
(201) 273-8555 Home

(914) 769-7600
EDM D ISTRIB U TO RS, INC.
Bobcat, Ransomes, Tu rf Prod.
P.O. Box 551
Agawam, Mass. 01001
Tel. (413) 786-6977
Walter Borek, CAGCS member

AQUA-LAWN, INC.
Irrigation Contractors
328 Figlar Ave.
Fairfield, C T 06430

I & E SU PPLY, INC.
66 Erna Ave., P.O. Box 9
Milford, CT 06460

Louis Toth, CAGCS member

Richard Smith, CAGCS member

(203) 255-3075
(203) 255-2774

(203) 878-0658

BLUE RIDGE P E A T FARMS, INC
Blended Top Dressing
RD 1, Box 292-A
White Haven, PA 18661
Gene Evans

(714) 443-9596
JAMES CARRIERE & SONS, INC.
Trap Sand & Partac Topdressing
7 Cottage St.
Port Chester, N Y 10573
Bill Carriere, CA GCS member

(914) 937-5479
(914) 937-2136
C.B. DOLGE CO M PANY
Westport, CT 06880
Raymond G. M iller, CAGCS member

(203) 227-9591
CHAS. C. H AR T C O M PANY
304 Main St.
Wethersfield, CT 06109

IM P E R IA L NU RSERIES
4 Griffin Rd. North
Windsor, CT 06095
John Perrotti, CAGCS member

(203) 688-5293
J.A. JACKSO N CO R PO R ATIO N
430 Center Avenue
Mamaroneck, N Y 10543
Dan Cancelleri, CAGCS member

(914) 698-4150
(914) 667-3737
LAKESHO RE E Q U IPM E N T &
S U P PL Y CO.
“ Home o f Lesco Products”
300 S. Abbe Rd.
Elyria, OH 44035
(800) 321-5325
Frank downey, CAGCS member
Les Guedel

Robert Kennedy, CAGCS member
Roy Sibley, CAGCS member

LAR CH M O NT E N G INE ER ING &
IR R IG A T IO N , INC.
Larchmount Lane
Lexington, M A 02173

(203) 529-2537

Stephen P. Butler, CAGCS member

(617) 862-2550

THE M AGOVERN CO.
Windsor Locks, CT 06096
Carl Wallace, CAGCS member

(203) 623-2508 Windsor Locks
(203) 348-8211 Stamford
METRO M ILO R G A N ITE
P.O. Box 267
Hawthorne, N Y 10532

Dennis DeSanctis, CAGCS member

(201) 473-3393
(201) 521-3173 home

John Wistrand, CAGCS member

TOM IR W IN, INC.
11 B A Street
Burlington, M A 01803

(914) 769-7600

John Callahan, CAGCS member

OLD FOX CH E M IC AL CO.
Hazardville, C T 06082
John Grant, CAGCS member

P.O. Box 62
Pleasant Valley, CT 06063
(203) 379-3579
O. M. SCOTT & SONS
Proturf Division
Marysville, OH 43041
A l Arison, CAGCS member

(203) 336-9890
PRO-LAW N PRODUCTS, INC.
Stephen M. Kotowicz, CAGCS member

30 Nashville Rd.
Bethel, CT 06801
(203) 792-3032
PURPLE KING S FARM
Custom Greens Dressing
Northwest Hill Rd.
Williamstown, M A 01267
Ralph Mason, CAGCS member

(413) 458-4646
THE R E IC H E R T C O M PA N Y
Oilzum, Texas Refinery
M otor Oil & Lubricants
Fram & Wix Filters
Automotive Supplies, & Batteries
P. O. Box 273,
Riverside, CT. 06878
Frank X. Reichert

(203) 637-2958
S ^ # R S TU R F S U P PLIE S
P.O- Box 294
Design, CT 06460

(203) 677-7054
(617) 273-0143
SH EM IN NU RSERIES, INC.
1081 King St.
P.O. Box 64, Glenville Station
Greenwich, C T 06830
Phil Gallo

(203) 531-7352
TU R F PRODUCTS C O R PO R ATIO N
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
V A LLE Y FARM S N U RSE RY &
S U PPLY, INC.
Sod & Turf Products
133 Hopmeadow St. (Route 10)
Simsbury, CT 06070
Joe Bidwell, CAGCS member

(203) 651-8555
W ESTCHESTER TURF SUPPLY, INC.
P.O. Box 198
Lincolndale, NY 10540
Bob Lippman, CAGCS member

(914) 277-3755
W IN D IN G BROOK TU R F FARM, INC.
240 Griswold Rd.
Wethersfield, C T 06109
Doug Morgan, CAGCS member

(203) 529-6869

BilLSomers, CAGCS member

A L ZIKORUS
G olf Course Architect

(203) 878-2108

Member ASGCA

TUCO D IV IS IO N OF UPJO H N CO.
47 Main St.
East Berlin, CT 06203
David Sylvester, CAGCS member

(203) 828-3790

Conn. Clippings

THE TER RE C O M PA N Y
206 Delawanna Avenue
Clifton, NJ 07014

First Class

Greg Wojick, Editor
Sterling Farms Golf Course
1347 Newfield Ave.
Stamford, CT 06905

JIM SNOW
U ,S , GOLF ASSOC
GOLF HOUSE
FAR HILLS NJ

P.O. Box 187, Canaan, ME 04924
(207) 474-8868

Please Support
These Companies