CONNECTICUT
CLIPPINGS
Volume

32No. 5

December, 1998
Anthony Grosso re-elected
CAGCS president

AGCS held its annual meet­
ing on November 4th at the
Rock Ridge Country Club
in Newtown, CT. Anthony Grosso
was unanimously elected to serve a
second term as president. Pictured
above are the officers elected to serve a
one-year term (1-r) Les Kennedy, Jr.,

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What's inside?
President's annual report............... 3
Scholarship & Research..................6
Grass catcher...................................8
Golf results..................................... 10
Why putting greens appear red or
purblish in winter and spring...........12
Stockbridge School bequest..........13

C G CS,
CC
of
Waterbury, Treasurer;
Jud Smith, Orange
Hills CC, Secretary;
A nthony G rosso,
Pautipaug CC, Presi­
dent; Brian Skelly,
Old Lyme CC, Vice
President.
John Napier,CGCS,
Stanley GC, w ill
stay on the board as immediate past

president
Pictured below (1-r) are Dennis
Houle, Redding CC; John Motycka,
Skungamaug River GC; and Peter
Pierson, Pequabuck GC who were
elected to serve a two-year term on the
Board of Directors.
The commercial membership unani­
mously voted to re-elect Owen Regan,
Tee & Green Sod, Inc., to serve as
their commercial representative to the
board.
Remaining on the board
serving the second o f a
two-year term are Wayne
U rban, Farm ingbury
Hills CC, and Dan Rackliffe, CGCS, Longshore
Club Park.
It was reported to the
membership that there
w ill be an increase in
annual dues of $20 (from
$150 to $170) for the
1999 year to balance the
budget. It was reported
that the board has worked
diligently in trying to
keep expenses down with­
out sa c r ific in g any
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Annual meeting highlights...continued

services to the membership.
President Grosso reported that the board is continuing to run CAGCS
as a professional organization, and they will continue to be progressive
in our field while at the same time keeping expenses in line as much as
possible.
Winners o f CAGCS g o lf championship were announced, along with
winners o f the two-man, season-long competition.
CAGCS President’s Cup was award to Kevin Kennedy, Club Car, and
the McLaughlin Trophy to Paul Sabino, The Farms CC.
Wayne Urban, membership chairperson awarded 10-year membership
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pins to Skip Deubel and Bruce Morse; 15year pins to Charles Babcock, Philip Neaton, Jack
Pluta, Bob Szymanski, Jr. and Bob Welch; 20year pins to Ray Beaudry, Paul Christ, CGCS,
Kevin D'Amico, CGCS, Peter Pierson, and Mike
Reeb, CGCS; 25-year pins to Ed Consolati and
Mike Wallace, CGCS.
Our host superintendent, Robert W elch,
(pictured left) provided great playing conditions.
Bob, a native o f Lennox, MA, has been the super­
intendent at Rock Ridge since 1988. This is a
spikeless, private, 9-hole course which was built
in 1950 and has a par of 35. They are in their sec­
ond year o f expanding the greens back to the origi­
nal shape, with their signature hole being number
2, a short par 4. Bob's assistant is Chris Warner.
Bob attended the UMass Winter School and began his work at the Cranwell
Inn. He went on to be the assistant/mechanic at Longshore, then he went on to
be the assistant at Patterson. His w ife, Debbie, is a Registered Nurse for the
State o f Connecticut. They have three children. Bob’s hobbies are golf and
antique shopping.
CAGCS Board of Directors
President

Anthony Grosso

Vice President
Secretary

Brian Skelly
Jud W. Smith
Les Kennedy, Jr.,CGCS

Treasurer
Past President
Education
Golf
Membership

John Napier, CGCS
Dennis Houle
John Motycka
Wayne C. Urban
Scholarship & Research Dan Rackliffe, CGCS
John LaBrie
Social & Welfare
Newsletter & Historian Jud W. Smith
Peter R. Pierson
Government Relations
Owen Regan
Com. Rep to Board
Connecticut Clippings is an official
publication of the Connecticut Association
of Golf Course Superintendents.

Newsletter Editor - Bob Chalifour, CGCS (Ret)
Newsletter Committee - David Basconi,
Heather Garvin, Ron Holcomb, Jud W. Smith
Photos - David Basconi

(L-R) Wayne Urban, Owen Regan &
Dan Rackliffe, CGCS

President's annual report
This past year was a very productive
and busy year for CAGCS as we con­
tinue to grow both regionally and na­
tionally. CAGCS is well represented
in other turf organizations within our
industry with Peter Pierson and John
Streeter, CGCS, serving as presidents
of the Environmental Industry Council
and Tri State Turf Research Founda­
tion, respectively, and with Michael
Wallace, CGCS, holding a director’s
position on the board o f GCSAA.
In February, 1999, Mike W allace
will be running for the position o f
Secretary/Treasurer o f GCSAA and
member, Timothy O ’N eill, CGCS,
from the Country Club o f Darien, will
be running for the position o f Director
o f GCSAA. All CAGCS members
wish both o f our members success in
their endeavors.
CAGCS was one o f the main forces
in the creation o f the Annual New
England Regional Turfgrass Confer­
ence and Show and will remain very
active in the decision making o f the
conference in the future. Be sure to
mark your calendars for the Second
Annual New England Regional Show
scheduled for March 2-4, 1999, in
Providence, RI.
CAGCS is a very well run organiza­
tion, and I would like to thank our
staff, Pauline Streeter and Mary Jo
Kennedy, for all the work they do in
h elp in g keep C AG CS running
smoothly. I would also like to thank

all o f the officers and directors for the
many hours o f volunteering to help
make our organization better.
The CAGCS Employment Referral
Committee is chaired by our immedi­
ate past president, John Napier,
CGCS, who determines if a prospec­
tive employer meets our standards to
advertise a job opening. Aside from
this responsibility, John has also
worked on our proposed web site
working with the Met GCSA, and or­
ganized the Second Annual Connecti­
cut Golf Scramble.
Our a sso cia tio n m em bership
directory was produced this past year
by Brian Skelly, our Vice President,
who must be commended for seeking
partial sponsorship for its production.
He presently is working on seeking
total sponsorship for our entire
directory costs. Brian also acts as the
liaison between the office staff and the
board. You have to understand that our
office staff works for all board mem­
bers (12 bosses— all of us asking for
work done sometimes at the same
tim e). When our staff becom es
inundated with requests, Brian has to
step in and smoothly coordinate every­
body’s efforts.
Our out-going Treasurer, Peter Pier­
son took great pains in making sure
that our assets were well protected, as
well as keeping track o f all expenses.
Aside from this duty, Peter also
acted as President of EIC, served as

Anthony Grosso
1999 CAGCS President

one of our representatives on the Tri
State Board, and chaired our annual
Invitational Tournament Committee.
Dan Rackliffe, CGCS, Scholarship
& Research Chairperson and his com­
mittee have done an excellent job with
fundraising through raffles, software
sales and an outstanding S & R Tour­
nament. Be sure to take a minute and
read Dan’s reports on the S & R tour­
nament and the newly established “Dr.
C. Richard S kogley” Scholarship
Award.
Our Governmental Chairperson has
had to wear many hats over the past
few years. Our industry has become re­
sponsible for not only furnishing the
best golf conditions possible, but also
becoming environmentally conscious.
Les Kennedy, Jr., CGCS, has just
finished serving two years as our
Governmental Chairperson attending
EIC meetings and working closely
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helping them achieve certification stat­
us with the Audubon Sanctuary Pro­
gram. We used to call this position
“Public Relations”; however, it has
become a much more involved posi­
tion. Les attended the Chapter Rela­
tions Committee meeting in Law­
rence, KS, on behalf o f the associa­
tion, represented CAGCS serving on
the Tri State Turf Research Commit­
tee, and also stayed on top of letting
the local media know of our events.
Our Education Chairperson, Dennis
Houle, put together a very successful
January Seminar for 1998 and is pres­
ently active in completing arrange­
ments for our 1999 January Seminar
which, by the way, includes obtaining
certification credits from GCSAA for
certified golf course superintendents
and educational credits from the CT
Department of Environmental Protec­
tion for pesticide applicators. In order
to keep our expenses at a minimum,
Dennis will again be working with our
commercial membership for sponsor­
ship o f our winter seminar by
organizing booth space.
Unless you have served on the Golf
Committee, there is no way you can
understand what John Motycka goes
through for our monthly g o lf meet­
ings. Aside from establishing our
m onthly g o lf tournaments, John
organizes all foursomes and tee assign­
ments and works with the office staff
to make our monthly meetings run
smoothly. Oh, let us not forget those
who make a last-minute reservation or
cancel at the last minute— or, even not
show for the day. There are partial
groups that need to be filled or an over
abundance of attendees. John Motycka
cannot be frazzled. He takes control
and gets the job done.
Aside from all o f this, John also
coordinated the Met, New England and
the two-man best ball tournaments. In
addition, he administers the GHIN
numbers for our membership.
As all of you know, we lost the ser­

vices o f Peter Cure, CGCS, who was
serving as our Social & Welfare Chair­
person. Peter took a new position in
the Albany, N Y, area. We were very
lucky to get John LaBrie to take his
place. John came on board with little
direction, and took the ball and ran
with it. His commitment to the board
and his newly appointed position was
exem plified with a record-breaking
attendance at our Family Day at Lake
Compounce.
I would be remiss not to mention all
board members. Wayne Urban has
been an outstanding Membership
Chairperson working closely with our
CAGCS staff. Keeping track o f 300+
members is not easy.
Our Secretay, Jud Smith, attends to
minutes of all board and membership
meetings and has worked on various
committees. Jud always rises to any
occasion when there is work that needs
to get done.
Owen Regan, our Commercial repre­
sentative, is owed our thanks for secur­
ing the support from the commercial
membership to provide monthly skill
prizes and to help with commercial
sponsorships which help make our
programs cost effective and successful.
Bob Chalifour stepped in as our
newsletter editor this past year taking
over for John Streeter who had done
this job for ten years. Bob put on this
new hat in his “retirement” mode and
is finding out that it is much more
work than he had originally thought.
He has brought somewhat o f a new
look to our newsletter and has more
ideas for the future. Bob also manned
CAGCS’ booth at both the New Eng­
land Regional Turfgrass Conference
and the U-Mass Job Fair.
CAGCS business could not be con­
ducted without the total commitment
of each and every board member and all
o f the committee members who work
behind the scenes to help make our
organization successful and to the
entire membership for their support
during this past year.

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CAGCS Scholarship & Research
enjoys profitable year
by Dan Rackliffee, CGCS
S & R Chairperson

he Scholarship & Research
T ournam ent w as h eld
October 19,1998 at the Torrington Country Club, hosted by
superintendent Ed Goodhouse. This
tournament, as you know, is our
major fundraiser for scholarships for
our children and employees, as well as
turfgrass research at our regional
institutions.
The staff at Torrington Country
Club including George Catoline, Gen­
eral Manager, and John Renaud the
golf pro, all excelled in their respective
areas. Much o f a function’s success
relies on the club’s staff and these
gentlemen really came through for us,
along with exceptional playing condi­
tions provided by Ed Goodhouse, our
host superintendent
I believe all who participated had a
good time and generally found the day
to be quite enjoyable. As the S & R
chairperson, I wish to thank all o f our
commercial members who sponsored
tees (gold and basic sponsors) and all
the pros and interested people who
donated gifts for the raffle helping to
make this a success. This year’s tour-

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nament was a huge success netting a
profit o f over $12,000.
It is impossible for any one individ­
ual to pull o ff a fundraiser o f this
magnitude. I would like to acknowl­
edge the efforts o f my committee, A1
Adaskaveg, Paul Bednarczyk, Mike
D u k ette, H eather G arvin, L es
Kennedy, Jr. and Mike McDermott.
These folks were tireless in their com­
mitment to S & R and are the primary
reason for this year’s successful tour­
nament. This was a team effort and
these six people are to be congratulated
for their efforts.
Beyond the committee, our office
staff was a tremendous help and I wish
to thank them for their efforts. Most
importantly, thank you very much to
those members and guests that sup­
ported and/or played in the tournament.
Your support is the main reason that
the S & R tournament is successful
each year.
The S & R Committee has also
been busy meeting its other obliga­
tions this year. We awarded research
money to Dr. Gail Schumann at the
University of Massachusetts for her
turfgrass research programs, and award­
ed 15 CAGCS scholarships to mem­
bers’ children and employees meeting
CAGCS established guidelines to aid
with some o f their expenses.

— Golf results —
1st low gross - Ken Modzelesky,
Shaun Fleming, Paul Strycharz &
Corey Fisher
2nd low gross - Jim Staszowski, A1
Adaskaveg, Peter Bacon & Peter Cure
1st net - Steve Smith, Greg
DeMichael, Tom Farrely & Matt
Faherty
2nd net - Sean Moran, Bob Chalifour, Darin Krohle, Phil Neaton
3rd net - Matt Howland, Mark

Richard, Mike Tanner & Mike
Varkonyi
Closest to the pin - #3 - Gary
Hinnberry - 5’; #6 - Greg DeMichael 2 ’ 11”; #11 - Ken Lindeland - 7 ’ 3”;
#17 - Marv Armstrong - 1 3 ’ 1”
Longest Drive #4 - Mono Strycharz;
#15 - Greg Stent
Our S & R host superintendent, Ed
G oodhouse, (pictured below ) is a
native o f Goshen. Torrington CC is a
private, 18-hole course with 30,000
rounds per year and designed by Orin
Smith. It sits up in the western hills,

S & R - continued
and the fall foliage view from this
beautiful golf course was breathtaking
as the day was warm and sunny.
Ed began working at Torrington CC
in 1968 for Steve Bonner, then B ill
Bianowicz. Ed worked his way through
The College o f the Holy Cross receiv­
ing a degree in History in 1971.
Enjoying the work at Torrington CC,
Ed returned and became superintendent
in 1977. His assistant/mechanic, Steve
Fiedorowicz, has been at Torrington
since 1972.
Since we were last at Torrington,
there is a new clubhouse and a new
8,500 sq. ft. maintenance facility.
Torrington is a spikeless golf course.
Ed and his w ife Kathryn, an x-ray
technician at Sharon Hospital, have
two children. He enjoys playing golf
with his son, fly fishing and ice
hockey in a Simsbury league.

CAGCS establishes the
"Dr. C. Richard Skogley
Scholarship Award"
This year, the Scholarship &
Research Committee established the
“Dr. C. Richard Skogley Scholarship
Award”. This scholarship, in memory
o f D ick Skogley, w ill be awarded
annually to the student who the S & R
Committee feels best exem plifies the
ideals that D ick Skogley practiced
throughout his career. This student
will be chosen based on demonstration
o f a strong com m itm ent to com ­
munity, career and academics.
This year, I am pleased to announce,
that Peter Rappoccio (pictured right)
was chosen as the recipient o f our
most prestigious scholarship award.
Peter is the son o f Peter Rappoccio,
CG C S, superintendent at Silver
Spring Country Club in Ridgefield.
Our young Mr. Rappoccio has been
active in many community programs
including coaching little league and
youth wrestling in Ridgefield. He has
volunteered his time at the Pope John
Paul II Center for the Elderly and is ac­
tive in community affairs through his

Request for donations
by Ed Goodhouse
During our reception at the S & R
Tournament, I told all in attendance
about a very unfortunate situation
involving a person who had worked at
Torrington CC for many years.
Kathy Miasek worked her way
through college by lugging golf bags,
washing carts and picking range balls.
She learned to do all the jobs that have
to be done to keep a pro shop
operation running smoothly.
A ft» graduating from college, Kathy
was promoted to the position o f pro
shop manager. She handled all the dayto-day operations of the shop as well
as any pro or assistant pro. Kathy set
up some of the most creative merchan­
dise displays imaginable.
But, the important thing about Ka­
thy was that every member of our club
and every worker came to admire and
respect her for the wonderful person
that she was. She was charming, warm
and friendly at all times. We watched
her grow up and we came to love her.
Kathy was married two years ago and
her happiness seemed complete when
she became pregnant early this year.
The whole club eagerly anticipated the

birth o f her child as the golf season
progressed. She delivered a healthy
baby girl, Emilie, on October 13.
We were shocked and heartbroken
when we learned that Kathy had died
on October 18 from childbirth compli­
cations.
Kathy’s passing has showed me that
the people we work with are not just
our associates. They are not just peo­
ple filling jobs in an organization. The
people we work with over many years
become more like family members. It
may seem trite, but at times like this,
it is obvious that a golf club is indeed
a large family.
The club has set up a fund for
Kathy's daughter’s education through
the Connecticut Higher Education
Trust (CHET).
Any CAGCS member wishing to
contribute to this Trust may send their
donations (payable to "CAGCS") to
Anthony Grosso at Pautipaug Country
Club, Box 694, Dows Lane, Baltic,
CT, 06330. Please send your dona­
tions by December 30th.
To date, over $1,000 has been
donated for Emile's education.

school fraternity, Alpha Tau Omega,
at Virginia Tech. Peter is a Turfgrass
Management major at Virginia Tech
and is active in that
school’s Turf Club help­
ing to promote the turf
program at through indus­
try contacts. Peter has
been employed at W est­
chester Country Club as
w ell as Silver Spring and
performed a two-week in­
ternship at Winged Foot
G olf Club during the PGA
championship. He is a
member of both the G olf
Course Superintendents Association of
America and the Met GCSA.
Peter has secured an internship at the
Woodway Country Club for next sea­
son. He hopes that during that time he

will be able to attend a CAGCS meet­
ing to personally thank the member­
ship for this honor.
This has been very
rewarding year for me.
S & R made some impor­
tant changes in scholarship
eligibility and how scholar­
ships w ill be awarded.
Although we feel it impor­
tant to aid our children and
employees, we also realize
the importance o f recogniz­
ing students on their merits
as well. I believe the addi­
tion o f the Dr. C. Richard
Skogley Scholarship Award, as well as
the modifications we have made in eli­
gibility, can only strengthen S & R’s
m ission and our association as a
whole.

Upcoming Events
D ec.

11 CAGCS Christmas Party
Hawthorne Inn, Berlin, CT

Jan. 5th CAGCS Winter Seminar
Hawthorne Inn, Berlin, CT
Jan. 15th Superintendents
Leadership Series Seminar - Bobbie Gee
Foxwoods Resort & Casino
Mashantucket, CT

Welcome new members
Peter Bacon, CGCS - Class A

Wyantenuck Country Club
Mark Fuller - Class A

The Connecticut Golf Club

Brandon Schick at the Golf Club of
Avon.
Fairview GC, now under construc­
tion in Harwington, CT, will be built
undo1the watchful eye o f Brandon
Schick, former superintendent at the
GC o f Avon.

Peter D. Grace - Class C

Brooklawn Country Club
Christopher Mikita - Class C

Oak Lane Country Club

Congratulations to Mike
Chrzanowski for winning the Club
Championship at the Madison Coun­
try Club this year. The championship
is a match play event held over Labor
Day weekend with the final match
being a 36-hole competition. Mike
won on the 32nd hole.
Mike has had a membership since
his arrival in 1980 and has played
most years. He has been runner-up
four times.

Ballots for 1998 Superin­
tendent of the Year have been
sent out to all CAGCS voting mem­
bers. Ballots will be accepted until
Dec. 18th. Take pride in your associa­
tion— your vote counts.

Tom Rodden is the new superinten­
dent at Glastonbury Hills CC. Tom
previously served as the assistant to

Our annual CAGCS Winter
Seminar will be held on January 5th
at the Hawthorne Inn in Berlin, CT.
Speakers will include:
Dr. James Baird
Michigan State University

Feb. 8th - 14th GCSAA’s 70th
International G olf Course
Conference &. Show - Orlando, FL.
Feb.

9th Job Fair - Stockbridge
School o f Agriculture

M arch 2-4 Second Annual New
England Regional Turf grass
Conference & Show
Providence, RI

are looking for a site for our annual
Invitational Tournament, preferably in
July.
If you are interested please contact
Dennis Houle at 203/938-9640.

Dr. Stanley Swier
University of New Hampshire
Prof. Bill Walter, Chairman of the
Communication Dept, at Western
Conn. State University
Mr. Tom Hoogheem, Field
Environmental Operations Director
of the Monsanto Co.
Robert Maxon, Meteorologist
Channel 30 News
The 1998 Superintendent of the Year
Award will be presented at the conclu­
sion o f the day.
We will again be offering our com­
mercial members the opportunity to
solicit their product lines and services
by purchasing a display table.

Our 1999 monthly meeting
schedule is just about complete. We

— Twenty years ago —
UCONN expressed its appreciation
to CAGCS members who participated
in the 1977-1978 academic year in
their Plant Science program. Charley
York demonstrated and spoke on the
use and objectives of topdressing and
aerification equipment
Fred Bachand demonstrated tech­
niques used in turfgrass renovation.
Gary Bryant lectured on and demon­
strated the use o f mowing equipment
Dick Hoskings from I & E Supply,
Inc. lectured on irrigation emphasizing
new advances that have been made in
recent years.
Harry Meusel lectured on the role of
the golf course in an urban environ­
ment.

Connecticut Scramble raises
$1,100 for benevolent fund
John Napier, CGCS, was pleased to
report that the Second Annual Connec­
ticut Scramble was a success for
CAGCS, the Connecticut Recreation
& Parks Association (CRPA) and jun­
ior golfers. Sawtelle Bros., Inc. spon­
sored a 4-day/3-night trip to Myrtle
Beach for the winners.
The team o f Dick Cook, Phil Neaton, Brian Skelly and Bob Chalifour
gave a strong effort, but were edged
out by one stroke by the team o f
Joseph Costelli, Guy Guraino,
Anthony Pepe and Gary Chizzick o f
the Wallingford Country Club.
The DeVaux team o f Gary, Kevin,
Tom and their father, Bob, placed
third. A total o f 156 players competed.
In addition to the monies raised for the
benevolent fund, the Scramble raised
$3,000 for junior golf.

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The TDW G olf Course Design com­
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design-renovation projects around the
state.
The firm will manage the design and
construction o f nine new golf holes
and renovate existing holes at the Har­
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design two new greens and manage the
construction phase at Sleeping Giant
G olf Course in Hamden.
The firm will also design, renovate
and construct bunkers at the Tashua
Knolls G olf Course in Trumbull.

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Dogs of summer

The Board of
In previous issues, w e asked our
members to send along pictures o f
their dogs— especially those who
spend most o f their days on the golf
course.

With our days beginning at the crack
o f dawn and and not ending until some­
time into the evening, it seems that
our dogs are the only ones to talk to.
We have had some responses and will
feature them in up­
coming issues.
With the holiday
season upon us, it
just seemed so
appropriate that we
begin with "Augie",
the best friend of Jud
Smith, superinten­
dent at Orange Hills
CC.
Augie is a 6-year
old Golden Retriever
and has spent most
o f that time by Jud's
side.

Directors of CAGCS

would like to
wish all members
and their families
a happy, healthy
and safe
holiday season!

CAGCS Golf Results
DePaola wins CAGCS Championship at Orange Hills CC
Gary DePaola, assistant superintendent at Hunter Golf Course, was both happy
and surprised that he was able to triumph over the highly skilled golfers in his
division. Orange Hills CC was the focal point o f several pivotal matches along
with the CAGCS Championship round.
Other winners o f major championships and trophies were:
CAGCS Champions
A Flight (0 - 12)
B Flight (13-19)
C Flight (20-36)
Seniors
Commercial

Gross
Gary DePaola
Paul Sabino
Bob Chalifour
Dick Cook
Kevin Kennedy

Net
Jud Smith
John Streeter
Anthony Grosso/Joe Malay
Mike McDermott
Joe Stahl

CAGCS President's Cup (low gross) was won by Kevin Kennedy with the
McLaughlin Trophy (low net) being taken home by Paul Sabino.
Our annual superintendent/assistant tournament was held in October at Tashua
Knolls CC and was captured by Mike Chrzanowski/Tom DeVaux with the gross
prize and John Napier/Kevin DeVaux winning the net prize.
The 1998 season-long, two-man team competition fielded 20 teams. The winning
team o f Mike Chrzanowski and Brian Pope defeated the team of Peter Pierson and

GCSAA announces
“Associate” membership
classification
As o f July 1, 1998, the Associate
membership classification w ill be
open to golf course employees who are
working toward a career as a golf
course superintendent
Any g o lf course em ployee w ho
meets the requirements listed below
may be classified as an A ssociate
member instead o f an Affiliate mem­
ber.
Associate membership requirements
1. Applicant must be on a career
track within the g o lf course superin­
tendent profession.
2. Applicant must hold a degree
from an accredited university/college
that may include one o f the following
types o f degrees: 4-year turf or “other”
bachelor’s degree; or, 2-year associate
turf/plant science degree; or 2-year turf

certificate
3. Applicant must be a former
GCSAA student member This require­
ment will take effect July 1, 1999.
Individuals not student members before
this date are grandfathered with regards
to this requirement
4. Associate class member applicant
will be required to provide an applica­
tion attested by a Class A or B super­
intendent member of GCSAA.

John Motycka in a close match that
ended on the 18th green at the Woodbridge Country Club.
The 4th Annual New England
Superintendents Championship Tour­
nament was held at The Country Club,
Brookline, MA. Our team o f Jim
Staszowski, Sean Moran, Paul
Sabino, Brian Pope Mike McDermott,
John Motycka, Anthony Grosso and
Joe Malay finished second.
The Met Area Team Championship
was held at The Connecticut Golf
Club and the CAGCS team o f Kevin
Kennedy, Sean Moran, Gary DePaola,
Peter Pierson, John Gallagher, John
Callahan, Mike Dukette and Jud Smith
brought home the trophy.
All members would like to thank
John Motycka, chairperson o f the Golf
Committee comprising o f Brian Pope,
Peter Pierson, Steve DiVito and Matt
Faherty for all o f their work and orga­
nizing a full year o f competitive golf
tournaments.

Once you have completed the applica­
tion and enclosed your dues payment
o f $125, please mail it to GCSAA.
Associate Membership Benefits

How to apply

• $125 annual membership dues
• Green membership card
• All o f the privileges of member­
ship, except that o f voting and holding
office
• One personal subscription to
Golf Course Management

If you are currently a member o f
GCSAA, you will need to fill out a
reclassification form and have it
attested by a superintendent member.
Please note that reclassification o f
your membership may result in an in­
crease in your membership dues. In
this instance, a statement will be
forwarded to you.
If you are not a member of GCSAA,
you will need to fill out an Associate
membership application and have it at­
tested by a superintendent member.

W e hope that you or your g o lf
course employees will take advantage
o f this new membership classification.
Reclassification forms and Associate
membership applications may be
obtained by calling the CAGCS office
(203/387-0810) or GCSAA directly
(800/472-7878).
If you have any questions regarding
the Associate membership classifica­
tion or your eligibility, please call the
GCSAA Service Center at 800/4727878.

Stockbridge School Job
Fair
February 9th
by Bob Chalifour
A job fair w ill be held at the Stockbridge School o f Agriculture on Tues­
day, February 9 ,1 9 9 9 . Last year, 126
potential employers competed for both
fu ll-tim e and intern p o sitio n s.
Employers with whom I spoke all felt
the day spent was w ell worth their
time and effort to talk with students
about job opportunities in their
industry.
Inspite o f the fact that the students
had to work around their class sched­
ules to participate, there was a good
turnout throughout most o f the day.

Last year, I was impressed with the
students and they were impressed with
the number o f job opportunities that
were available through members o f
CAGCS. There were two high school
students from C onnecticut who
stopped by to find out about our indus­
try. They both got summer jobs at a
course near their homes.
Yes, there are interested and qualified
workers out there. The Stockbridge
School has many students in turf, land­
scape and floriculture that could fill
positions at your golf course. If you
would like to participate, please fill
out the enclosed form and mail or fax
it to the CAGCS office. Jud Smith and
I w ill return to the Stockbridge Job
Fair with your requests.
Please return the enclosed form by
January 30, 1999.

Les Kennedy, Sr. inducated into the
New England PGA Hall of Fame
Les Kennedy, Sr. along with Bill Flynn, and the late Tom Mahan— the original
Frequent Fliers— the top 20 or so players on the PGA Tour just after World War
II, were inducted into the NEPGA Hall o f Fame on Oct. 27 during the associa­
tion's third awards ceremony.
The Senior Kennedy (pictured here
with his son, Les) is the first Rhode
Island professional to be inducted.
He was a legend in his days as a
player and course superintendent at
his beloved Pawtucket CC where he
was employed from 1952-84.
Kennedy, who was named PGA
Tour rookie o f the year began his
career in 1947. He went on to win
the NEPGA Championship a record
five times between 1944 and 1952.
He also won the Vermont Open
(1948,1963), the Maine Open (1948), and the New Hampshire Open (1955); but,
perhaps his most notable achievement was leading the 1949 US Open at Medinah
after the first round.
There is a picture o f this elite group on the wall at Pawtucket CC, and a
duplicate w ill be hung in the New England PGA's Hall o f Fame at Cyprian
Keyes. Ben Hogan is in the photo — so is Les Kennedy.
Les Kennedy, Jr., CGCS, is the superintendent at the Country Club o f Waterbury and was elected CAGCS Treasurer at our annual meeting.

Annual New England
Regional Turfgrass
Conference and Show
Planned for 1999
The Second Annual New England
Regional Turfgrass Conference and
Show (NERTCS) w ill take place
March 2-4, 1999. Due to the over­
whelming success o f 1998, the show
will remain at the Rhode Island Con­
vention Center in Providence, Rhode
Island.
The three-day trade show will feature
over 300 industry exhibitors from
throughout the United States including
professionals in the many phases o f
turfgrass management and the latest in
equipment, turf care products, and
supplies.
All turfgrass professionals should
plan on attending. A ll interested
exhibitors should call (401) 848-0004
to reserve their space. Exhibit space is
already 3/4 sold out!
The education/conference portion
will offer industry seminars geared for
turf professionals and recertification
credits can be earned at these programs.
Turf is our focus and seminars will
feature sessions on golf course man­
agement, lawn and landscape care,
sports turf, athletic field and municipal
turf management, as well as machinery
and shop maintenance.
The conference and show is presented
by the New England Regional Turf­
grass Foundation in cooperation with
the University o f Rhode Island and the
U niversity o f M assachuetts and
welcomes additional exhibitors and all
interested attendees. Proceeds are dedi­
cated to the support and development
of turf research and education.
For additional information on the
New England R egional Turfgrass
Conference and Show, please call the
Show O ffice at (401)848-0004 or
ch eck ou t th eir w e b site at
www.nertf.org.

Why putting greens appear red or purplish in winter and spring
By Peter H. Demoeden, Ph.D., Dept, o f Natural Resource Sciences and Landscape Architecture
The University of Maryland at College Park

The first frosty nights in October
bring about some pronounced physio­
logical changes in plants. In bentgrasses, especially on lower cut put­
ting greens, leaves may develop a red­
dish-brown, purple or blue-gray color.
The discoloration may be uniform,
but frequently the various shades o f
purple, red or blue appear in circular
patches. These patches constitute dif­
ferent clones within the bentgrass
sward. The colors are most prevalent
on older greens, especially those seeded
to Seaside or “Old South German”
bents.
These varieties were genetically
variable and as a result all plants
emerging from seed were not true to
type. Hence, individual plants would
grow and the more aggressive types

Southshoie, Providence and all o f the
newer seeded bentgrass varieties. The
same purple-color also can occur in
annual bluegrass, but seem s to be
more commonly associated with creep­
ing bentgrass.
Why do putting greens turn red, blue
or purple? The cool and cold tempera­
tures trigger the color responses.
During mid-to-late October, many re­
gions experience relatively warm days
(65° - 75°F), but cool nights (32° 55°F). The sunny, bright and warm
days stimulate plants to produce large
amounts o f sugars (through photosyn­
thesis) in leaves and leaf sheaths. At
night, the sugars must be translocated
out o f leaves to crowns for storage or
use in other physiological processes.

would dominate to produce a circular
patch. These patches are not unlike the
circular areas of blighted turf associated
with some diseases. The purplish dis­
coloration is often misdiagnosed as red
leaf spot by some golf course superin­
tendents.
Helminthosporium diseases that
cause leaf spot and melting-out are not
commonplace on creeping bentgrass,
but leaf lesioning can cause a reddishbrown discoloration and subsequent
severe thinning in Kentucky bluegrass
and perennial ryegrass turfs. The
purpling from frosts is often promi­
nent in Penncross greens. Since Penncross has three parents, at least three
different types o f color patches or
clones can appear on greens. Similar
color changes can appear in Pennlinks,

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$260,000 Gift from goundskeeper’s estate will
benefit students at Stockbridge School at UMass
A gift o f $260,000 from the estate
o f a former New Jersey groundskeeper
and his wife will establish a scholar­
ship fund for students studying turfgrass management at the two-year
Stockbridge School at the University
of Massachusetts.
Charles Osterman was the ch ief
groundskeeper and superintendent o f an
estate in Demarest, NJ, owned by the
late state Sen. Edmund Wakelee. As a
bonus for his work, he was occasion­
ally given blue-chip stock in oil, com­
munication, and utilities companies.
He and his w ife, Frances, eventually
retired to Florida where Charles died in
1985 at the age o f 72.
Follow ing his death, Osterman’s
nephew, Robert W. Osterman, took on
the management o f his aunt’s port­
folio, which grew considerably until
Mrs. Osterman’s death in 1997. Before

her death, Frances Osterman indicated
that it was her and her husband’s wish
that one-third o f their estate be given
to educational institutions with
courses in soils, grasses, and landscape
technology, equipment, and manage­
m ent
Robert Osterman carried out their
wish and beginning next year, the
Charles E. and Francis M. Osterman
Scholarships will be awarded annually
to six students at Stockbridge School.
More than $10,000 in scholarship aid
will be awarded each year to students
majoring in turfgrass management or a
related curriculum.
Osterman’s ties with Stockbridge
were established when he attended the
Winter Turfgrass School in 1968. Like
his uncle, he too spent much o f his
professional life in the turfgrass field
as golf course superintendent and gen­

CAGCS trivia contest

superintendent members? Name the
town and the supers.

The question for this issue is:
Match the follow ing courses and
their former superintendents:
Charlie Baskin
Bel Compo
CC o f Waterbury
Paul Caswell
Ken KelUher
Farms Country Club
John Lynch
Greenwich CC
Tim Michaud
Hop Meadow CC
Manchester CC
Lyle Mitchell
Kamig Ovian
Neipsic GC
Shorehaven
C. Robert Phipps
Stanley Sablak
Woodbridge CC
Les Scheiber
Sorry, but out o f the entries received
for the September issue, there was no
winner.
September trivia question:

Which Connecticut municipality is
currently "home" to the most current

Answer: Simsbury — Bob Silva,
Scott Ramsay, Greg Stent, Brandon

eral manager o f the Connecticut Golf
Club. He served as board member o f
CAGCS and went on to serve on the
board and elected President of GCSAA.
Two o f Robert’s sons also attended
Stockbridge: Kurt received an asso­
ciate degree from Stockbridge in 1993,
and Keith attended the winter turfgrass
program in 1994.
“W e’re honored that Robert Oster­
man has chosen the Stockbridge
School to receive this bequest from his
aunt and uncle,” says Nancy Garrabrants, Stockbridge director. Robert
Helgesen, Dean of the College o f Food
and Natural Resources, notes that
Osterman’s choice o f Stockbridge to
receive the gift “reflects the quality of
the Stockbridge program and accords it
tremendous recognition.”
The other tw o institutions also
selected by him to receive gifts o f
$260,000 from his aunt and uncle’s
estate are: the agronomy program at
Michigan State University and Lake
City Community College of Florida.

Schick, Henry Suchinski, Cindy
Johnson, John Ruzsbatzky
Send your answers to the CAGCS
Office, P. O. Box 3678, Woodbridge,
CT, 06525.

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— Putting greens —
(continued from page 12)

When nights are very cool or frosty,
the sugars are not completely moved
out o f leaves and they accumulate.
There are many types o f sugars. Glu­
cose is a common plant sugar and
som etim es glu cose m olecules are
chemically bound with anthocyanins.
Anthocyanins are pigments and their
function in plants is unclear. The word
“anthocyanin” is from Greek: anthos =
“flower”, and kyanos = “dark-blue”.
Anthocyanins provide the red, purple
and blue colors in flowers. Anthocya­
nins are always present in leaves, but
are normally masked by presence of
chlorophyll. They are expressed in the
foliage o f trees during cool and bright
weather to provide the spectacular
colors in autumn leaves.
Hence, bentgrasses experience simi­
lar accumulation o f sugar, and there­
fore anthocyanins, following the first
cool or frosty nights o f fall. Frost
injury may denature the green chloro­
phyll exposing the anthocyanin pig­
ment. These colors may intensify and
persist throughout winter months and
slowly disappear in mid-spring after
turf begins active growth.
A similar phenomenon can occur on

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bentgrass greens, tees and fairways in
the spring. This usually coincides with
unseasonably warm temperatures in
late winter or early spring, which
stimulates a premature green-up o f
bentgrass and annual bluegrass. Should
night temperatures plummet into the
low 20sF, or there are several nights
o f frost following a premature greenup, the bentgrass again may develop a
reddish-brown, brick-red, or purple
color.
This condition is aggravated by top­
dressing, brushing, core cultivation or
other grooming practices performed at
the time cold temperatures recur fol­
lowing an early green-up. Use o f plant
growth regulators, and dry and windy
weather further contribute to the reddenning or purpling of the bentgrass.
Helminthosporium-like lesions may
develop on these leaves, but it should
be noted that water-soaked leaf lesions
can develop in response to many differ­
ent kinds o f injury mechanism s.
Therefore, the lesions observed on
red or purple leaves during cold periods
most likely are caused by mechanical
injury associated with grooming, topdressing or mowing greens too early in
the morning following a frosty night.
The bentgrass will recover rapidly with
the advent o f consistently warmer

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Despite the aforementioned explana­
tion, many persist in believing that
the reddish-color o f greens must be
disease. After all, text book photos o f
red leaf spot disease on greens depict
symptoms alm ost identical to frost
injury. To explain this better, it may
be helpful to review Helm inthosporium diseases and their incitants.
Many o f the fungi that cause leaf
spotting and melting-out diseases o f
turfgrasses once belonged in the taxo­
nomic genus Helminthosporium. To­
day, these fungi are more appropriately
referred to as species of Drechslera or
Bipolaris. Because these diseases have
been known for decades as Helmin­
thosporium leaf spot and melting-out,
most people do not recognize names
other than “Helminthosporium”.
Thus, Helminthosporium often is
used as a generic name for all the
Drechslera and Bipolaris species that
can cause leaf spot or melting-out
disease.
Drechslera erythrospila is the casual
agent o f red leaf spot. Most turfgrass
pathologists (Couch, 1995; Smiley et
al., 1992; Smith et al., 1989; and Var­
gas, 1994) agree that red leaf spot is a
warm weather disease that develops in
late spring or early summer. In
Kentucky, Vincelli and Doney (1995)
reported that colonial, browntop and
dryland bentgrasses were very suscepti­
ble to red leaf spot, but all 15 cultivars
o f creeping bentgrass evaluated in their
trial showed high levels o f resistance
to D. erythrospila.
There are other Drechslera species
known to be associated with bent­
grasses and they include D. catenaria
and D. gigantea. D. catenaria is the
most likely species to attach bentgrass
in the spring, especially Toronto
creeping bentgrass. Since our diag­
nostic lab opened in 1980, none of the
aforementioned Drechslera spp. have
been associated with creeping bent(continued on page 15)

— Putting greens —
(continued from page 14)

grass in Maryland. In mid-May 1997,
however, we did find D. dictyoides pro­
ducing prodigious numbers o f spores
on senescent or dead leaves o f Penncross creeping bentgrass from a new
tee. The sodded Penncross turf also
was heavily infected with yellow tuft
disease. In this case, D. idctyoides
likely was acting as an opportunistic
saprophyte because there were no le­
sions on green leaves and spores were
only found on dying or dead leaves.
W e also found red leaf spot (D. erythrospila) during the last week in May
on colonial bentgrass.
M ost reports o f Helminthosporium
d isease in A grostis species have
involved colonial bentgrass, redtop or
vegetatively propagated creeping bent­
grass (e.g. Toronto). Hence the relative
rarity o f Helminthosporium disease in
creeping bentgrasses today may be due
in part to better resistance in Penn­

cross and the many newer cultivars
released in recent years. Furthermore,
the widespread usage of broad-spectrum
fungicides applied from late fall to
spring for controlling winter diseases
on greens (e.g., snow molds) also may
help explain why leaf spotting and
melting-out diseases are uncommon in
spring on creeping bentgrass.
During the summer, Bipolaris sorokiniana can attack bentgrass, but the
m elting-out phase is uncommon.
Again, this is probably due to the rou­
tine use o f broadspectrum fungicides
for combating summer diseases.
Regardless, it is not unusual to find
a few zonate lesions (i.e., circular to
oblong, brownish-purple lesions with
or without a tan spot in the center)
produced in response to B. sorokiniana
spore penetration on bentgrass leaves
during summer stress periods.
Some golf course superintendents
have reported seeing a p ositive
response from a broad-spectrum fungi­
cide applied in spring to red, frost

injured greens. This would be more
convincing if an untreated strip were
left for comparative purposes! Assum­
ing, however, that a positive response
occurs it may be due to the chemical
impacting populations o f “weak”,
secondary pathogens or the activity of
saprophytes. During cool weather,
these organisms may be enhancing leaf
senescence at a time when plants are
not actively producing new leaves and
tillers for replacement of either frost
damaged or naturally senescing leaf
tissue.
A somewhat similar blackening or
purpling of leaves also may be elicited
by the following: iron applications;
lo w
s o il p h osp h oru s le v e ls;
ammonium sulfate application; high
application rates o f fungicides classi­
fied as sterol inhibitors; some plant
growth regulators and arsenic toxicity.
These responses are well known and
can occur at any time o f year.
Thank you to Mike Dukette, LESCO,
for contributing this article.

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Allentown, PA 18103
Kenneth Schoeller
(800) 708-TURF

206 Delawanna Ave., P. O. Box 1000
Clifton, NJ 07014
Byron Johnson, Jr.
(973) 473-3393

The Cardinals, Inc*

Metro Milorganite, Inc.

Complete Distributor of Golf Course
Accessories & Maintenance Supplies
John Callahan
(860) 673-3699

54 Miry Brook Road
Danbury, CT 06810
Joe Stahl ~ Scott Apgar
(888) 217-1039/car (203) 321-0678

Toelles Road Sand & Gravel Co.

Trap Sand - Partac Topdressing-Drainage Stone

Meeting USGA Recommendations for
Bunker, Greens Mix Sand and Topdressing
Bob Chalifour, Consulting Agronomist
Call Chris or Terry (203) 284-8552

Championship Turf Services

Millane Nurseries, Inc.

Tuckahoe Turf Farms, Inc.

Laser Grading
Green/Tee/Bunker Const.& Renovation
Michael Flowers
(800) 562-5860

604 Main Street
Cromwell, CT 06416
Jim Goodrich
(860) 635-5500 FAX (860) 635-3685

Golf Course Turfgrass
West Suffield, CT 06093
Skip Deubel
(800) 243-7582 FAX (860) 668-5421

The Chas. C. Hart Seed Co.

NORTHERN Professional Turf Products
Winfield Nursery, Inc.
Nursery Stock & Turf Care Products
West Suffield, CT 06093
Stan Hildreth (860) 668-5225

Turf Products Corporation
157 Moody Rd., P. O. Box 1200
Enfield, CT 06082
John Ferry ~ Mark Loper
(203) 763-3581

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.

Partac Golf Course Top-Dressing

Turf Specialty, Inc.

Golf Course Irrigation
923 Woodtick Road
Wolcott, CT 06716
(203) 879-2362

Great Meadows, NJ 07838
(800) 247-2326 (908) 637-4191
Bill Carriere (914) 937-2136
Joe Bid well (203) 651-8555

15 Londonderry Road, Unit 3
Londonderry, NH 03053-6604
Jack Pluta
(800) 228-6656

D & S

R. F. Morse & Son, Inc.

Westchester Turf Supply, Inc.

ParEx Fertilizer - Power Equipment
West Wareham, MA 02576
Carl Wallace
(508) 295-1553

P. O. Box 198
Lincolndale, NY 10540
Bob Lippman ~ Bob Lippman, Jr.
(914) 248-7476 FAX (914) 248-6862

Fioratine Products
Flymo, Douglas Rollers, Trion Lifts
Dave Basconi
(203) 250-TURF

ELM

Golf Services

Golf Construction & Renovation
Bruce Moore ~ John Grib
Stamford, CT 06902
(203) 316-5433 FAX (203) 316-5434

Earth Works, Inc.
Custom Deep Aerification Service
West Wareham, MA 02576
Patrick Lucas, CGCS
(800) 815-1113

Glenmore Landscape Service
98 Hack Green Road
Pound Ridge, NY 10576
Glenn S. Moore
(914) 764-4348

S. B.I. Turf Services
Deep & Core Aerification & Overseeding
Lawrence, MA 01843
Jim Favreau
(800) 999-TURF

Sawtelle Brothers, Inc.

Walgren, the CARE of TREES
Excellence in Tree Care
Hamden (203) 288-1629
Monroe (203) 268-2545
Trumbull (203) 377-4646

White Contractors

65 Glenn Street
Lawrence, MA 01843
Dave Brownell-George Wise
(800) 999-TURF

Golf Course Construction & Renovation
Old Greenwich, CT 06870-0484
James E. Morris, Jr.
(203) 869-8808

The Scotts Company

Winding Brook Turf Farm, Inc.

Marysville, OH 43041
Sean Moran (860) 676-0366
Rick Fomi (413) 534-8896
Jim Santoro (508) 679-4797

240 Griswold Road
Wethersfield, CT 06109
Don Grant
(860) 529-6869 or (800) 243-0232