November/December 2004

CAGCS 75TH ANNIVERSARY
E lection R esults
N ovember 8 O ld L yme C C
Officers elected fo r a one-year
term were:

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President - Wayne C. Urban,

Secretary - Christian P. Mauro,

Three Directors were elected to
serve two-year terms:

GCS, Highfield Country Club

Kevin Balocca, GCS

Treasurer - John Motycka, GCS,

Shaker Farms Country Club

GCS, Mill River Country Club

Skungamaug River G olf Club

GCS, Farmingbury Hills CC

Past President - Jud W. Smith,

Vice President - Keith A. Angilly,

GCS, Orange Hills Country Club

Sean Flynn, GCS
Great River G olf Club
Kimberly J. Heyl, GCS
Fenwick G olf Club

In This Issue...
Presidents Message...........................2
CAGCA Anniversary................. 3-11
Chapter Delegate Meeting............. 12
September 27th Results..................13
Life Member/Pin Recipients..... 14-13
Grasscatcher.............................. 16-17
DEP Offerings............................... 18
Annual Meeting November 8th....... 19

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The Presided'8 Mess«ge

Wayne Urban, President

I’m sitting in my office and instead
of watching the typical morning frost
dissipate, I’m waiting for the damn
snow to melt. I love it when nature
throws these unexpected curve balls
at me. Oh - how I long for the days
of 90° and 100% dew points. At
least my supply of industrial strength
Thorazine was never in short supply.
Like everyone else who maintains
a golf course in and around the
Connecticut Clippings is an official
publication o f the Connecticut
Association o f G olf Course
Superintendents
P.O. Box 3678
Woodbridge, CT 06323
Mary Jo Kennedy
Telephone 203/387-0810
Toll Free Tel: 888/561-7778
Fax: 203/387-7866
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Newsletter Editor
Bob Chalifour, CGCS (Ret.)
Newsletter Committee
David Basconi, Heather Garvin,
John Garcia, Edward Goodhouse,
Ron Holcomb, Mike Mooney,
and Jud W. Smith
Newsletter Designer
Marysia Brejwo
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The Clippings is open to all
commentary. Please send your
comments to:
Bob Chalifour, Newsletter Editor
39 First Street
Groton, CT 06340

Connecticut Alps I’m struggling
with the decision of when to close
down operations. I have snow fence
to put up, greens covers to put in
place and other end of the year
winterization. Since my night time
temps have steadily been at or below
the freezing mark I’m also finding
that I have a 1/2” frost where there are
areas of constant shade or little sun
- where’s the Thorazine! O f course
my membership and my pro want to
stay open until the place gets to be
like a bobsled run. Why not! - They
don’t have to worry about winterizing
the facility. I hope everyone has as
smooth of a transition to “shut down”
as I anticipate I will have. If not - call
me - I’m sure I can scare up some
extra Thorazine.

Sean Flynn - for his interest in taking
the time to work on the CAGCS Board.
Heather Garvin - for making all those
putts at Old Lyme Country Club. Jud
- for being a good friend.

Happy Holidays!
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CAGCS 75TH ANNIVERSARY
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CLIPPINGS
CONNECTICUT
ASSOCIATION
COLF COURSE

DECEMBER 1979

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Volume 12, No. 6

Connecticut is
“Golden”
It all started at the Wethersfield Country
Club with seven charter members taking the
bull by the horn and trumpeting the forma­
tion o f the Connecticut Association o f Golf
Course Superintendents.
That historical gathering put their heads
together in February o f 1929. And several
weeks ago in a gala celebration at the Tum­
ble Brook Country Club, CAGCS turned
“ golden” with the making of its 50th anni­
versary.
Actually, the group was an offshoot o f
the New England Association which had
taken its first steps five years before on
another February evening in 1924.
“ It was mostly a matter o f logistics,”
commented the 50th’s party master o f cere­
monies Charles Baskin. “ With most o f the
New England activity centered in the
Boston area, it was almost a hardship for
the Connecticut boys to make the long trip.
Besides, the regionalization move was on at
the time. What this did was to make the
organization more compact with purposes,
problems and other variables tuned into
local environment rather than to the general
New England scene.”
The CAGCS was not unlike the mother
New England association in that growth
was slow but steady.
The seven charter members included J.O.
Campbell o f Wethersfield, J.R. Foster of
Manchester, Thornton Griswold o f Wampanoag, Otto Nelson o f Farmington,
Robert Smith o f Indian Hill, Joseph Whitehead of Edgewood and George Wellin o f
Tumble Brook. At the first meeting, Camp­
bell was elected association president.
Baskin, a past president o f CAGCS,
perhaps is the most illustrious member of
the Connecticut cult in manner o f earning
national recognition. He served as president
of the G olf Course Superintendents Associ­
ation o f America and has been a booster o f
his own organization in the ensuing years.

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M S C Recreation Conference
By C. K.

B radley

“There is little that one can know in the
F r o m t h e morning of Friday, March 10,
to the afternoon of Sunday, March 12, the factual sense of the word—a great mistake
is often made in thinking we know instead
BUSINESS of golf maintenance was the lead­
ing program of the Sixth Annual Recrea­ of saying that we are not certain”—and “A
tion Conference at Massachusetts State Col­ great asset is to be able to justify one’s
position by intelligent diagnosis.”
lege in Amherst.
Fertilizers, particularly the new ingredi­
Six organizations of golf course superin­
tendents and greenkeepers had booths at the ents, was the topic of Myron W. Hazen,
exhibition hall — namely, the Greenkeep­ manager of the Service Division of the
ing Superintendents Association, the Green- American Agricultural Chemical Co. The
keepers Club of New England, and the change from the use of animal manures to
Rhode Island, Connecticut, Northeastern New synthetic products was shown. He advised
York and New Jersey associations. Over 200 not to step up fertility too rapidly as this
men from these and other districts attended may lead to trouble. “The crop growth,”
greenkeeping discussions which were very said Mr. Hazen, “is a better chemist and in­
applicable in topic, and concise in thought. dicator of fertility than is man.”
Graduation exercises of the 1939 Class of
Joseph Ryan, retired President of the
the Winter School for Greenkeepers opened G.S.A., spoke on “The Greenkeeper and His
the program. Roland H. Verbeck, Director Club.” He stressed that golf course superin­
of Short Courses, presented the certificates. tendents needed to leaven technical ability
Since the school began in 1927 at the insti­ with diplomacy.
gation of the Greenkeepers Club of New
J. A. Gormley, Vice-President of the
England, there have been 259 men enrolled G.S.A., read a paper by Paul J. Lynch on “The
from numerous states, Canadian provinces, Personal Equation in Greenkeeping.” This
the West Indies and the Panama Canal Zone. was sponsored by the Northeastern New York
Gordon Haberkorn, Somerset Ridge CC, Greenkeepers Association, and touched on
St. Paul, Minnesota, read a class paper en­ the proper attitude of golf “maintaineers”
titled “Appreciation of Depreciation.” Items toward their employers and vocation.
dealing with the high cost to clubs operat­
Professor L. S. Dickinson, pioneer educa­
ing with worn or outmoded equipment were tor of greenkeeping methods, spoke on “What
clearly brought out.
You Are Going to do to Golfing Turf in
Anthony J. Sperandio, Leicester-Hillcrest 1939.” While there are many factors that
CC of Leicester, Massachusetts, spoke on the enter into the culture of turf, it should be
value of education applied to maintenance. realized that there are limits of tolerance
Fred J. Sievers, Director of the State Ex­ for each.
periment Station connected with the college,
Dr. O. J. Noer, agronomist of the Milwau­
offered good advice to the audience. His rekee Sewerage Commission, was introduced
marks centered around such thoughts as
by Professor Dickinson as one of today’s
outstanding turf technicians. Dr. Noer
brought out factors affecting root develop­
Regional Greenkeeper Organization booths
at MSC Recreation Conference.
(Lower ment of grasses and used colored lantern
slides for illustration.
Right) Portion of show floor at conference.
“The Role of Potash in Golf Grass Fer­
Interest in district Greenkeeper organiza­
tions thruout the United States and Canada tilization,” was depicted by L. D. Gray,
has reached an all time high. In the U. S. manager of the American Potash Institute.
alone there are some thirty odd active asso­ Potash is important, especially in conjunc­
tion with nitrogen feeding, as this tends to
ciations.

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The

Greenkeepers’Reporter

Rhode Island Field Day
T h e N i n t h A n n u a l Greenkeepers’ Field
Day was held at Rhode Island State College,
Kingston, R. I., on May 23. As usual, the
weather gods favored with a very fine day.
Registration was held “under the elms” at
10 A. M. About sixty-five greenkeepers and
other visitors were present, including dele­
gations from New Hampshire, Massachu­
setts, and Connecticut. Several dealers in
equipment, fertilizers and seeds displayed
and demonstrated their products.
The program started with a tour of inspec­
tion of the experimental grass plats. The
lawn section was visited where the “Old
Lawn Plats” established in 1905 and the
“weedless lawn” were viewed. The “weed­
less lawn” has been developed by continual
applications of sulphate of ammonia which
have produced a very acid soil in which
weeds will not grow. However, the turf is
now becoming “sod-bound” due to lack of
lime and this helps to decompose the mass
of roots which accumulate yearly. Here
was also seen the effect of nitrate, organic,
and ammonia nitrogen on Kentucky bluegrass.
At this time of year the plats
treated with nitrate of soda were ahead of
those receiving sulphate of ammonia and
far ahead of the plats getting organic nitro­
gen. The fertilizer treatment was applied
in April.
Other plats showed the effects of different
soil reactions on Rhode Island and velvet
bent fertilized with nitrate of soda and with
sulphate of ammonia plus lime; also, the
effects of compost topdressing on different
grasses; results of arsenate of lead and
other weed treatments; a wild white clover
and white Dutch clover study; and disease
control studies. Much of the experimental
work on the lawn plats is applicable to fair­
ways.
The golf green plats were inspected next
where a comparison of strains and variety
tests are being made of different bent gras­
ses; stolon plantings vs. seeded plantings;
webworm control and brownpatch control
studies; comparison of fertilizer ratios on

Piper velvet, Rhode Island Colonial and
Washington creeping bents; and a compari­
son of different sources of nitrogen on Piper,
Rhode Island Colonial and Washington.
A series of 800 plats of velvet and Colonial
bent were inspected next. Each plat represents
turf developed from one individual seed
from a promising strain. These plats have
been established for only a year but some
very interesting strains are showing up even
at this early date.
A set of experiments concerned with seed
production is maintained. This consists of
Piper velvet bent treated with different kinds
of fertilizer mixtures with and without lime
to determine what mixture will produce the
best seed crop.
Following lunch at Lippett Hall, the edu­
cational program was conducted. The pro­
gram was in charge of Dr. B. E. Gilbert,
Director of Research, and dealt mostly
with Velvet bent. After receiving a welcome
by Dr. R. G. Bressler, president of R. I.
State College* the group heard Robert A.
Mitchell of Kernwood CC, Salem, Massa­
chusetts, speak on “My Experience with
Velvet Bent at Kernwood.”
Everett Pyle pf Hartford, Conn., followed
with “My Observations and Experience with
Piper Velvet Bent” ; C. W. Baker of F. H.
Woodruff & Sons talked on “Velvet Bent,
Now and in the Future” ; and Dr. J. A. DeFrance of Rhode Island State College spoke
on “The Present and Future of Velvet Bent
Seed Production.”
Following .the educational program, the
Rhode Island Greenkeepers’ Club held its
annual business meeting and election of
officers. Guy C. West of the R. I. Country
Club was elected president; R. Wallace
Peekham of the Sachuest Golf Club, Middletown, Conn., vice-president; Martin Green
of Wannamossett CC was re-elected trea­
surer; and Dr. J. A. DeFrance was elected
secretary.
Equipment demonstrations concluded the
program.
— D r . J. A. D e F r a n c e , Secy.

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not, every greenkeeper I have met has his trouble
and plenty of it.
The courses that I have seen this year with the ex­
ception of one or two have been visited with brown
patch, both the large and small types. In most cases
the small has been the worst. Different remedies
have been applied and in some places have done a
pretty good job on the large brown patch, but have
not taken much hold on the small patch.
I haven’t any doubt in my mind but the different
fungicides are a pretty good preventative but if
anyone will call any one of them a sure cure I would
like to know which one it is as I have tried four dif­
ferent kinds and the results seem to be the same in
each test. I have two greens that are located where
there is very little air and I have tried Semesan and
Nugreen every ten days during the hot weather. I
think that I have it pretty well checked but even
now they would not take a very good picture.
Some of the courses that I had the pleasure to see
had been infested with both webworm and also the
sod webworm. Some of the boys are using lead and
some have tried kerosene emulsion and both the
tests were successful.

O’Grady Has Brown Patch Trouble
By MICHAEL J. O’GRADY, Greenkeeper
Country Club of New Bedfordf North Dartmouth,Mass.

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r e spo n se to a letter received from our Presi­
dent, John Morley, for some information on East­
ern conditions, I am only too glad to convey to the
readers of the N a t io n a l G r e e n k e e pe r what I can
at this time.
This is without a doubt the toughest year that the
greenkeepers have come to and probably will be
the hardest on greenkeepers for some time. Every­
body seems to think that business conditions are im­
proving; we all hope so, as it will leave money more
plentiful around golf clubs which means that the
budgets will be a little bigger for the year of 1933.
I have been to about twenty of the best courses
around my district this summer and, believe it or

On my own course here in New Bedford I am
having a pretty hard time to keep it in fair condi­
tion as we have cut down on help, which means that
lots of things that we would like to do have to stand
for another time. I have eight men and one high
school boy and we are kept moving all the time with
four tennis courts and eighteen holes of golf course
to keep.
I cut my greens at an average of four times a
week instead of six, tees once a week where they
used to be cut twice; traps and the rough are
neglected somewhat also. Those things don’t hurt
in the long run as much as do weeds and watering
of the putting greens if they are neglected.
Crab grass has been plentiful this season and has
left quite a problem for the greenkeeper to get rid
of as it is pretty hard to weed the small crab grass
and leave any other grass. The large crab grass is
not so hard to get rid of as it can be weeded by hand
and the green will not look so bad afterwards. The
only method to get the small is to scratch the greens
with a rake and cut close after scratching, and
while this may not do the trick altogether it will
help to keep the greens true to putt on.
Greens that are infested badly with crab grass
generally when weeded make a very nice seed bed
for bent to take hold when mixed with compost.
While the greenkeeper will always have some­
thing to scratch his head over I hope that his trou­
bles will be less in 1933. I trust that you will find
some helpful information in this.

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“ We have been guided by the purpose of
the group from the very beginning,’’ Baskin
noted. “ They were and are the education of
the membership, promotion o f the profes­
sion and improvement o f the golf courses in
Connecticut through continuing education.
We really do emphasize the educational
phase of our association goals and it’s paid
o ff.’’
Unlike some other regional superinten­
dents’ groups, the CAGCS is experiencing
an increase in organizational participation.
“ We average anywhere from 60 to 80
members for each of our meetings,’’ Baskin
told. “ I’d say that’s an increase o f 30 per­
cent since I joined in 1963. Being a smaller
group than many o f the chapters, I think we
tend to be a closer group. . . more of a fami­
ly. There really is cooperation among the
members. I think I’ve heard of only one
un eth ical ep isod e in volvin g fellow
members. I’d say that proves we pull
together.’’
Baskin also revealed a strong call to serve
by the younger superintendents of the state.
“ Our young members appear to appreciate
the advantages of belonging to an associa­
tion like ours more than some o f the older
people,’’ Baskin disclosed. “ They see the
need for it and the value of it. And our
average age shows such interest. Again,
when I first came in the average age was
50-55. Now, I’d say it’s somewhere around
35 and maybe even below that figure.’’
The celebration dinner-dance was attend­
ed by more than 100 who were accorded the
royal treatment which is synonymous with
the Tumble Brook management. Host
superintendent Dave Stimson did an ex­
cellent job in arranging the fete and
creating an informal atmosphere.
“ As you can see, we have no head
table.” Stimson advised. “ We thought it
would be nice to limit the formal limelight
to only a few people. What we wanted to ef­
fect was the fact that the spotlight belonged
to every member, present and past, o f our
organization. This makes for more time for
renewing old friendships and just plain
fun.”
Also prominent in making an enjoyable
night for all were the CAGCS officers who
include president Bob Osterman o f
Aspetuck, Steve Cadenelli of New Canaan,
past president Bob Tosh of Rickrimmon-plus directors Bruce Cadenelli, Ken Kelliher, Fred Bachand, Doug Stachura, Dick
Cook, Mike Wallace, Charles York and
associate director A1 Arison.
Among the invited guests were Dick
Skogley of the University of Rhode Island,
Bill Dest of the University of Connecticut,
Joe Troll of the University of Massachu­
setts and New England Golf Course Asso­
ciation president Dean Robertson.
Gerry Finn
Credit “Newsletter ” o f the GCSA o f New England

F o l ia r F e e d in g
R esea rch !

When it comes to expanding funding for turf
research in New England, the New England
Regional Turfgrass Foundation has set in
motion 2 vehicles. The foundation was created
with the best intentions to do all the funding
that was thought needed. The NERTF
works with a lengthy budget whose annual
yields are mostly predictable and whose eye is
not just on today, but looking far down the
road. Hence, its main objectives are to fund
research, plan future shows and to continue
creating a $1,000,000 research endowment.
You can compare it with “feeding the soil” in
Ag. terms. It continues on its very important
function as it nears its goal focused on the
industry’s future.
The NERTRT on the other hand was formed
in March of 2001 to aid in the alternative
opportunities to raise funds for turfgrass
research in New England. What is the
NERTRT all about? By forming a trust and
requesting for donations to be eligible as a
charitable personal deduction from the IRS,
donations directly to the trust can then be tax
deductible. Also, it becomes a vehicle to raise
funds by other methods that will go directly to
the ongoing turf research projects. This fund
has been generated by the silent auction and
through club solicitations. These methods
are less predictable, but are alternative sources
to generate funds that can then be applied
to where it might be needed either for short
or long-term projects. In a sense, it is more
of a “foliar feeding” method that may have a
quicker response time, but shorter duration.
The trustees may decide to use the funds on
an existing project, or a newer problem that
wasn’t budgeted for over the course of the
season, or they could just hold them for when
they are needed more.
Every golf course in New England should
have received a new copy of N.E. Turf News
and donation form. Within the newsletter is
information and news concerning ongoing
research being funded by the NERTF and
the activity at some of our New England
Universities. We hope many of the golf
courses in New England will be attracted to
donating at least $200 each to the NERTRT.
These donations will continue to help expand
research opportunities and the N.E. Turf
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very important and much needed to make
this possible. The Research Trust will also
oversee the upcoming and popular Silent
Auction fundraiser at this year’s TURF 2005
Conference and Show. It is a great way to
support the NERTRT, and possibly save
some dollars in your budget as most all items
are sold for a percentage of the retail value.
Both research feeding (funding) methods as
in turfgrass agronomics, if they can help our
present situations, then they should be used.
The NERTF and the NERTRT are hand in
hand working to advance turfgrass research
in New England, and all the while helping to
build a stronger, better, and more responsible
future for the industry. Thank you for your
interest and support!
Gary Sykes, Executive Director
NERTF

On Monday, March 7, 2005, the NERTF
will be administrating 4 seminars at this
year’s show. They are:

1. Water, Fish, and Buffer Management for
Golf Course Ponds, full-day, .7 GCSAA
education points. Co-taught by Drs. Bruce
Williams, and Douglas Holland, Brunswick
Community College, North Carolina
2. Understanding Biostimulants, 1/2 day,
.35 education points, Dr. Keith Karnok,
University of Georgia
3. Localized Dry Spots and Using Wetting
Agents on the Golf Course, 1/2 day, .35
GCSAA education points, Dr. Keith Karnok,
University of Georgia
4. American Heart Association: HeartSaver
and AED Training. 1/2 day seminar, taught
by American Safety Programs, Inc.
Registration Forms will be available online on
NERTF@earthlink.net after December 1, or
in this year’s new show program mailer. We
hope these subjects and titles will help you
make your decision on whether you’ll attend
a seminar in March. The office number is 401 841-5490. Pesticide re-certification credits
will be offered for those seminars that qualify.

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S ixty-nine members and guests attended
our dinner meeting held at the very fine Tam­
arack CC, Greenwich, Conn., where Mr. Jo­
seph Lockhart, Mr. M. Kent and Mr. Bob McGreagor were our hosts.
President A. R. Twombly and Secretary A.
Maslin really had an excellent speakers’ pro­
gram arranged. Dr. John Cornman and Mr.
Gene Nutter of Cornell were on hand together
with Dr. John Schread. Last, but not least, Mr.
Tony Mascara showed his colored films on the
new Mole Drain and another on the renovation
of an entire golf course last year.
Following the guest speakers, there was a
very lively round-table discussion led by Mollie Strazza of the Round Hill Club, the sub­
ject being Annual Biuegrass. Contributing to
the topic were Doug Rankin, J. Butler, D.
Artese, J. Vigliotte. H. LeFurgy, J. Flynn and
others. No one really solved the problem, but
all felt better after talking it over.
The New York-Conn. Turf Improvement
Association is actively supporting the turf
conference planned for October 30-31 to be
held at White Plains, N. Y. This will be a
two day meeting for the Metropolitan district
and the first of its kind in the area. The N. Y.
State Extension Service and the College of
Agriculture are planning the Conference.
Our next meeting, as announced by Gene
Erickson, will be an all day picnic at the James
Baird State Park, for the fellows and their
families to enjoy.
The ranks of the group continue to grow.
Recent members are: James Galletlv, Whip­
poorwill Club; Joseph Gaillardi, Rockrimmon
CC; Bruno Vadalla, Metropolis CC: C. W.
Birch, Chairman of Winged Foot GC; Victor
DeLuca, Agrico; John D. Laing, Pleasant Val­
ley GC; Wm. Livingston, Silver Springs CC;
and Henry Matteson with Armour Fertilizer.

— Wm. Bengeyfield

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R h o d e Isla n d
G reen keepers C lu b
T he second regular meeting for 1939 of
the Rhode Island Greenkeepers Club was
held at Manfredis, well-known Italian res­
taurant in Providence, on March 20. This
was our second meeting to be held at this
restaurant, as we were entertained there
last April by Pat Tameo, greenkeeper of
Louisquisett Golf Club. It was quite an event
in the Rhode Island Club when an extra
table was spread to accommodate all the
members and guests.
After the very grand Italian dinner, the
meeting was called to order by President
Guy West, superintendent of the Rhode
Island Country Club. Regular business was
handled in a satisfactory manner, and Presi­
dent West gave a report of the golf section
program of the Amhert Recreation Confer­
ence. Dr. DeFrance discussed certain points
brought out during the speakers program
of the conference.
By unanimous vote it was decided not to
have an April meeting because of pressure
of work due partly to hurricane damage.
Martin Higgins, Fall River Country Club,
extended an invitation to hold our May meet­
ing at his course, which was unanimously
accepted. Tony Guimelli, Winnesucket Golf
Club, extended an invitation to meet at his
club in Woonsocket in September, and it
was decided to accept his invitation also.
The Rhode Island Club is glad to learn
that the next National convention will be
held in New York City. A large delegation
from “Little Rhody” can be expected.

—J. A. DeFrance, Sec’y.

The Greenkeepers9 Reporter

N ew E ngland News
T h e F e b r u a r y meeting of the Greenkeep­
ers Club of New England was held in the
Hotel Bradford. The guest speakers were
Dr. Howard and Dr. DeFrance of Rhode
Island State College, who presented a report
of their developments of fungicides for turf
diseases, weed control, and better turf mix­
tures.
The following are the new officers for
1948:
President—Phillip I. Cassidy.
1st Vice-Pres.—Harold G. Mosher.
2nd Vice-Pres.—A rthur C. Cody.
3rd Vice-Pres.—George J. Rommel.
Secretary—N. J. Sperandio.
Treasurer—John L. Counsell.

Trustee—3 Years, Edward M. Murphy.
Entertainm ent Committee Chairman —
Manuel Francis.
Golf Committee Chairman — Michael J.
O’Grady.
Auditing Committee—Ted Swanson and
Paul Hayden.
The New England Greenkeepers Club are
sponsoring a proposal to establish a research
fund and association to be manned by exist­
ing personnel of the University of Massa­
chusetts. They started the ball rolling by
voting to donate $100.00 to the fund.
Many of the members from the New Eng­
land group had their way paid by their clubs
to the recent show and conference. It is a
wise investment as it acquaints the greenkeeper with new and up-to-date methods
and equipment.

Your editor wishes to thank Paul Ladzinsky Jr. GCS Gainjield Farms GC fo r his loan o f history
picturesyand Richard Chalifour fo r form atting and enhancing the pictures and text.

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Allens Seed Store, Inc.
Bayer Environmental Science
Chas. C. Hart Seed Co.
Club Car, Inc.
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Glenmore Landscape Service
Greenacres Company
Harrell's Turf Specialty
MGC Developers, LLC
Syngenta
The Cardinals, Inc.
Tom Irwin, Inc.
Turf Products Corp.
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C hapter D elegate
M eeting H ighlights
Keith A. A ngilly,
C hapter D elegate, CAGCS

Keith A. Angilly

On September 24-26 2004 I at­
tended the 12th annual Chapter
Delegates Meeting in St. Louis Mo.
As part of our affiliation agreement,
our association is required to send a
representative each year. Having just
climbed out of a 6 foot hole I was in
while repairing the water service line
to our shop here at Mill River CC,
and being up against a deadline, I am
presenting the highlights provided
by GCSAA on the Chapters website
(www.gcsaa.org/chapters). I would
happy to discuss these issues at length
with anyone who is interested. I can
be reached at my office (203/3780331) or e-mail (kkangilly@cox.net)

Chapter Effectiveness
John Fulling, CGCS reported on the
work the Chapter Effectiveness Task
Group. The highlights of his presen­
tation included:
• The importance of chapter effec­
tiveness in GCSAA’s ability to serve
members through chapters.
• The effectiveness of different chap­
ter models.
• The delegates perspective on the use­
fulness of the chapter assessment tool.

Chapters were asked to complete the as­
sessment tool and return it GCSAA by
March 31, 2005. This will provide base­
line information to aid GCSAA staff in
identifying chapter goals and then iden­
tifying incentives and resources to ad­
dress those needs.

Chapter Affiliation Agreement
Pat Sisk, CGCS reported on the work of
the Chapter Affiliation Task Group. The
major revisions in the new affiliation
agreement that takes effect on January 1,
2006 include:
• A new purpose statement.
• Nomenclature changes & conformity
issues to align with GCSAA Bylaws.
• A more comprehensive list of coop­
erative programs, which are available to
chapter members as a result of their af­
filiation.
• New affiliation application guidelines.
• Chapter assessment tool requirements.
• The addition of an amendment clause,
allowing for revisions to the agreement to
be addressed during affiliation period.
The Success o f the Facility
A new membership growth concept was
introduced that centers around the de­
velopment of an affiliate facility mem­
bership as a value-add to a Class A or
Superintendent Member membership.
By offering a facility membership, GC­
SAA will be able to deliver value, benefits
and services to not only the golf course
superintendent, but also to the golf fa­
cility that addresses the facility’s goals.
Delegates brainstormed content ideas for
a facility membership and identified po­
tential challenges. The information dis­
cussed by the delegates will be forwarded
to the Membership, Career Development
and Strategic Communications commit­
tees for further discussions.
Association Name Change Consider­
ation Jonathan Jennings, CGCS, chair­
man of the Messaging/Brand Strategy
Task Group, outlined the process that
will be followed to answer the following
question: Does the current name, Golf

Course Superintendents Association of
America, help us achieve our mission,
vision and goals, or would a name with
a clearer, more definitive meaning be
better? The process being engaged in­
volves some of the same elements that
were used in the exploration of mem­
bership standards (PDI) and the recent
headquarters location study. The group
is gathering information from a writ­
ten survey sent to chapter leaders and
a telephone survey being conducted
with randomly selected members. The
task group may make a presentation to
the GCSAA Board of Directors in the
spring of 2005.

Other Highlights
• GCSAA Chief Executive Officer
Stephen F. Mona, CAE, addressed the
decision-making process and the ben­
efits of having allied associations join
the Golf Industry Show.
• GCSAA Chief Financial Officer
Cameron Oury provided the delegates
with a financial overview and also
outlined the process for investigating a
potential long-term dues pricing plan.
• Delegates had the opportunity to
hear from and visit with the candidates
running for the 2005 GCSAA Board of
Directors.
• Pat Finlen, CGCS, chairman of
the Headquarters Location Resource
Group, briefed the delegates on the
process that his group had undertaken
in reaching its three recommendations:
http://www.gcsaa.org/about/community/hdqrtslocation/report.asp
• Delegates learned about enhance­
ments to the Golf Industry Show,
including the establishment of solution
centers, featuring interactive displays
with best management practices.
• Delegates also received updates
on the new certification exam; The
Environmental Institute for Golf; the
GCSAA committee volunteer process
and the International Association of
Golf Administrators (IAGA) / GCSAA
action plan.

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S eptember 27, 2004 G olf Results
N orwich G olf C ourse
S uperintendent /A ssistant C hampionship

GROSS:
1st
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2nd

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3rd

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2nd

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3rd

61

4th

62

Eric Johnson/John Parmelee
Indian Springs Golf Club
Greg Stent/Dean Bachand
Wampanoag Country Club
Christian Mauro/Joe Caselli
Highfield Country Club

Michael Wallace, CGCS/Larry Gauvain
Simsbury Farms Golf Course
John Garcia/James Costanzo
The Patterson Club
Bruce Morse/Eric Kundahl
Norwich Golf Club
Mark Chant/Chris Small
Aspetuck Valley Country Club

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Other 2-Ball Tournament winners:
GROSS:
1st
68
Eric Morrison, Shennecossett Golf Club
Michael Dukette, LESCO, Inc.
2nd
Dan St. Laurent
73
Rob Larson, Tom Irwin, Inc.
NET:
1st

58

2nd

59

3rd

60

4th

61

Ben Eagleton
Ron Beck, Fishers Island Club
Shawn Donovan, Turf Products Corp.
Paul Sabino, The Farms Country Club
Albert LaPrise, Allen Seed, Inc.
Don Silven
Matthew Howland, Shawnmark Industries
Dave Creta

Closest to Pin:
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Ben Eagleton - 2ft

Closest to Line: Don Silven
Longest Drive: Mike Dukette

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The following have been members of our
Association for 30 year and are our new
“Life Members”
Stephen G. Cadenelli, CGCS; Class A,
Cape Cod National Golf Club
C. Robert Phipps; Class A
Carl J. Wallace; Class Commercial,
R.F. Morse & Son, Inc.
Michael Wallace, CGCS; Class A,
Simsbury Farms Golf Course
Receiving 25 year pins:
Alexander Adakaveg; Class A,
Rockledge Country Club
Douglas Cooper; Class C,
Watertown Golf Club
Steve DiVito; CGCS, Class A,
Western Hills Golf Course
William R. Hamm; Jr., Class A,
Chippanee Golf Club
Peter Lund, CGCS; Class A,
Rhode Island Country Club
Michael C. Reeb, CGCS; Class A,
Country club of New Canaan

Les Sheiber; Class C,
Hartford Golf Club
Gregory J. Wojick, CGCS; Class A,
Greenwich Country Club
Receiving 20 year pins:
Heather L. Garvin; Class Affiliate
Scott Gennings, CGCS; Class A,
Wallingford Country Club
Peter Hull; Class Commercial,
Turf Products Corp.
Les Kennedy, Jr.; Class A,
The Blind Brook Club
Michael Kravontka; Class Affiliate,
Wethersfield Country Club
J. Gary Mondor; Class A,
Crestview Country Club
Michael S. Moran; Class C,
The Course at Yale
Scott M. Ramsay, CGCS; Class A,
The Course at Yale
James Staszowski; Class Commercial,
Turf Products Corp.
Wayne C. Urban; Class A,
Farmingbury Hills Country Club
Harry Ward; Class A,
Crestbrook Park Golf Club
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Receiving 15 year pins:
Dave Basconi; Class Commercial,
D &S
Gary B. DePaola; Class C,
Hunter Golf Club
Edward M. Goodhouse; Class A,
Torrington Country Club
Kimberly J. Heyl; Class A,
Fenwick Golf Club
Dave Pijnenburg; Class Commercial,
Greenacres Company
Receiving 10 year pins:
Ed Ball; Class C,
Lyman Orchards Golf Club
Thomas M. DeGrandi; Class A,
TPC at River Highlands
Thomas J. DeVaux; Class B,
Hunter Golf Club
Kenneth A. Lindeland; Class Commercial,
Connecticut Mulch Distributors, Inc.
John T. Moran; Class Commercial,
Arbor Care, Inc.
Richard A. Negralle; Class C,
Clinton Country Club

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cember 7. Tony retired in 1999 after
serving 43 years as superintendent at
Ledgemont CC in Seekonk MA.

Michael Astram,
Class Commercial
Northern Designs, LLC

Jim Santoro and family on the recent
passing of Jims father.

Jason Booth, Class B
Pine Orchard Yacht & C C

Peter Lund on the passing of his m oth­
er on Saturday, October 23, 2004.

Rob Giampietro, Class A
Bull’s Bridge Golf Course

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at Fenwick G olf Course in O ld Saybrook, and John J Kelley Jr., owner
and superintendent o f Portland
G olf Course, were elected as new
corporators of the Middlesex Hospi­
tal. Kim is a graduate of the Stockbridge School of Agriculture and the
University of Massachusetts. Kim
is a member of the CAGCS Board
of Directors and currently serves as
Education Chairperson. Kim has

CAGCS Board of Directors

News

President - Wayne C. Urban

G olf Writer & Historian, Bob Labbance Injured. Bob suffered a seri­
ous spinal cord injury in a fall off a
footbridge while golfing on August
31. Bob is making tremendous strides
and has remained positive and in high
spirits throughout this ordeal.

Brian Sepot, Class C
Longshore Club Park
Timothy Quirk,
Class Commercial
Turf Products Corp.

Vice President - Keith A. Angilly
Secretary - Christian P. Mauro
Treasurer - John Motycka
Past President - Jud W. Smith
Committee Chairpersons
Education - Mark Mansur & Kevin Balocca
Golf - John Garcia & John Callahan

Thomas Vorio, Class C
Pine Orchard Yacht & C C

Kevin Collins, GCS formerly at Tower
Ridge G C is now at Washington GC

Membership - Kim Heyl
Scholarship & Research - John Ruzsbatzky
Social & Welfare - Sean Flynn

Condolences
To the family of Anthony Caranci
who passed away Monday De-

O n O ct 7, 2004 at the Annual Meet­
ing of the Middlesex Health System
Inc, Kimberly J Heyl, superintendent

Government Relations - Kevin Balocca &
Mark Mansur

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Congratulations to Peter Lund,
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environmental quality of Narraganman of the Hospice Fundraising
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John was honored by Middlesex
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Tournament was held on October
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M att & Stacey Sinclair on the birth
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Jim MacDonald on his retirement
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Two-Man Team Championship Winners

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ABCD Scramble
1st Gross 29 Match of cards
Sean Flynn, Great River Golf Club
George Thomas, The Connecticut Golf Club
A1 La Prise, Allen Seed, Inc.
Owen Regan, A.T. Sales Associates, Ltd.
1St Net 28 Match of cards
John Callahan, The Cardinals, Inc.
Jim Stafstrom, Club Car, Inc.
Kevin D ’Amico, CGCS, Westwoods Golf Course
Mark Ericson, Steven Willand, Inc.
2nd Net 28 Match of cards
Heather Garvin
Wayne Urban, Farmingbury Hills Country Club
Mike Wallace, CGCS, Simsbury Farms Golf Course
A1 Adaskaveg, Rocklege Country Club
3rd Net 30
Chris Mauro, Highfield Country Club
John Motycka, Skungamaug River Golf Course
Manny Mihailides, DGM Systems, LLC
Mike Moran, The Course at Yale
Closest to Pin #3 - Chris Mauro, Highfield CC
Closest to Pin #7 - Eric DeStefano, Twin Hills CC
Long Putt #9
- Kevin D’Amico, Westwood GC
Long Drive #8 - Sean Flynn, Great River GC

Champions:
Eric Morrison, Shennecossett Golf Club
Ward Weischet, CGCS
2nd Place
Sean Flynn, Great River Golf Club
James Stafstrom, Club Car, Inc.
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A-OK Turf Equipment
Articulator Dealer, Graden, TyCrop, Blec
Coventry, RI 02816
Michael D. Cornicelli
(401) 826-2584 - Fax (401) 826-3749
Allen’s Seed, Inc.
693 South Country Trail
Exeter, RI 02822
A1 La Prise
(401) 884-2097 - (800) 527-3898
Aquatrols
Kathy Conrad
(609) 841-2077
Primer Select, Aqueduct, Dispatch
Sixteen 90, Caltrisal, Radiance
A. T. Sales Associates
Premium Sod for Golf Courses
Lincoln, RI 02865
Owen J. Regan
(401) 465-8066-cell
Bartlett Tree Experts
66 Wooster Heights
Danbury, CT 06810
Matt Flanagan, Arborist/Rep.
(203) 744-1400 x 17
Bayer Environmental Science
95 Chestnut Ridge Rd.
Montvale, NJ 07645
Dave Sylvester (860)828-8905
Serving all of Connecticut
BioSafe Systems
Manufacturers of ZeroTol
TerraCyte, OxyGROW & GreenClean
Glastonbury, CT
John Wynne (888) 273-3088
C.R.I.S., LLC
Golf Course Irrigation
P.O. Box 6194
Wolcott, CT 06716
Chris Carney (203) 879-2362
The Cardinals, Inc.
Complete Distributor o f Golf Course
Accessories & Turf Maintenance Supplies
John Callahan
(860) 673-3699
Championship Turf Services
Precision Laser Leveling
Custom Aerification-Overseeding
Sisis Turf Equipment
Michael Flowers (800) 562-5860
The Chas C. Hart Seed Co.
Quality Since 1892
Wethersfield, CT
R. Sibley ^ R. Holcomb - P. Bednarczyk
(800) 326-4278 or (860) 529-2537
DH T G olf Services
Laser leveling of trees, irrigation; installation, drainage,
bunker, tee & green construction
8 Meadow Park Rd. Unit #3, Plymouth, MA 02360
(508) 746-3222 - Fax (508) 746-3922
DGM Systems 11c
Distributor of Reelcraft Products
DGM Series Syringing System
www.dgmsystem.com
Dave (401)647-0550 - Manny (401)886-0888

Connecticut Clippings
D & S - Floratine
All Your Needs for
Plant and Soil Health
Dave Basconi
(203) 2 5 0 -TURF
Earth Works, Inc.
Custom Deep Aerification Service
West Wareham, MA 02576
Carl Wallace
(800) 815-1113
Egypt Farms, Inc.
Sterilized Topdressing, Greensmix
Bagged Topdressing & Divot Mix
Dean Snyder
(800) 899-7645 FAX (410) 335-0164
Glenmore Landscape Service
Glenn S. Moore
98 Hack Green Road
Pound Ridge, NY 10576
(914) 764-4348
Greenacres Company
Dave Pijnenburg
Irrigation Contractor
75 Codfish Hill Rd. Bethel, CT 06801
(203) 748-0558
James Carriere & Son, Inc.
Bill Carriere (914) 937-2136
Trap Sand Partac Top Dressing
Const Mixes
Decorative Stone
Leggette, Brashears & Graham, Inc.
Professional Ground-Water and
Environmental Engineering Services
Headquarted in Trumbull, CT
Rob Good (203) 452-3100
LESCO, Inc.
Strongsville, Ohio 44136-1799
(800) 321-5325 FAX (800) 673-3030
Mike Dukette (860) 684-6242
Mike Conroy (860) 559-0340
Metro Turf Specialists
Danbury, CT 06810
Dennis/ScottT. /Ernie
(203) 748-GOLF Fax (203) 743-0458
Email: Metro@metroturfspecialists.com
Partac G olf Course Top-Dressing
(800) 247-2326 Fax (908) 637-8421
Bill Carriere (914) 937-2136
Joe Bidwell (860) 651-8555
Jim Wierzbicki (860) 424-7250
R. F. Morse & Sons, Inc.
ParEx Fertilizer - Power Equipment West Wareham,
MA 02576
Carl Wallace - Brett Armstrong
Mike Donahue (508) 295-1553
Sawtelle Brothers, Inc.
Wallingford, CT - Lawrence, MA
Servicing New England since 1932
Mark Grenert, Larry Bun
(800) 999-8873 Emaihwww.Sawtellebros.com

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Shawnmark Industries, Inc.
Specialty Products & Service
Warwick, RI 02888
Matt Howland (24 hours a day)
(401) 295-1673 (www.shawnmark.com)
SIMPLOT PARTNERS
Joe Stahl (203) 209-6951
Jim Wierzbicki (860) 424-7250
Danbury Warehouse (800) 889-8215
Division of Simplot Turf & Ornamental
Sodco, Inc.
P.O. Box 2 Slocum, RI 02877
(800) 341-6900 Sodco.net
Sean Moran
Sound Beach Services, Inc.
d/b/a White Contractors
Golf Course Construction & Renovation
P.O. Box 484, Old Greenwich, CT 06870
James E. Morris, Jr. (203) 869-8808
Steven Willand, Inc.
4 Production Drive
Brookfield, CT 06804
Mark Osborn - Stephen Glynn
(203) 775-5757
Syngenta Professional Products
Bob Goglia
Ste#26l, 1131-0 Tolland Tpke.
Manchester, CT 06040
(860)716-0315
Tee & Green Sod
P.O. Box 418
Exeter, RI 02822
Dave Wallace
(401) 789-8177
Terre Co.
206 Delawanne Ave. Clifton NJ
(973) 473-3393 FAX (973) 473-4402
Byron Johnson
^ Home (203) 748-5069
Tom Irwin, Inc.
Turf Products, Earthworks Organics,
Cascade, Lebanon Fertilizers
Rob Larson
(508) 789-0059 (800) 582-5959
Tuckahoe Turf Farms, Inc.
Golf Course Turfgrass Sod
www.tuckahoeturf.com
Skip Deubel
(800) 243-7582
Turf Products Corporation
157 Moody Rd., P.O. Box 1200
Enfield, CT 06083
John Ferry - Mark Loper
(800) 243-4355
Westchester Turf Supply, Inc.
Serving the Fine Turf Profession
Bob Lippmanjc - Dave Lippman
Office (845) 621-5067
Fax (845) 621-7180
W inding Brook Turf Farm
240 Griswold Rd.
Wethersfield, CT 06109
(860) 529-6869 (800) 243-0232