«— ~p o n n e cticu t flip p in g s September, 2004 2004 CAGCS I n v it a t io n a l at The Connecticut Association of Golf Course Superintendents held their annual Invitational Tournament at Waterbury Coun­ try Club on July 19th 2004. Teams from twenty-eight clubs plus a team representing EZ-GO golf cars gathered for a cookout luncheon to kick off the event. Pat Cragin, Golf Course Super­ intendent and Tom Gleeton, W a t er b u r y C o u n t r y C lu b s p o n s o r e d by PGA Professional, were wonder­ ful hosts for the day. CAGCS is most thankful to the Board of Directors of Waterbury Country Club for giving us a date in their busy golf schedule. The golf course was in excellent condition thanks to Pat's staff. Tom Gleeton's staff did a great job hosting the golf event. Doug Hopper, Regional Manager for EZ-GO G o lf C ars EZ-GO Golf Cars, Frank Savakis, Senior Sales Representative and David Antones, Dealer Develop­ ment Coordinator presented each participant a tee gift from EZ-GO. After golf all competitors were treated to a large selection of hors deuvres. CAGCS is indebted to EZ-GO for their continued spon­ sorship of our Invitational. Crystal vases were awarded to the win­ ning teams. continued on page 3 President's Message....... July Invite Results........... August Meeting Results PGA Fact Sheet................. Grasscatcher...................... Scholarship Recipients... Cicada Killers, Ants........ Schedule of Events.......... Fungicides......................... Cape Cod Supers Press.. Pequabuck Country Club winners of the 2004 CAGCS Invitational September, 2004 C onnecticut Clippings P age 2 W W M M L JflL* The P r e s i d i S Message Wayne Urban, President Well, it's over! The 100-day w ar is over. It really w asn 't that m uch of a war. Sure w e had a few skirm ishes (A ugust - hum idity) but all in all, it w as a pretty good grow ing year. I hope everyone rebounded on the revenue end. Connecticut Clippings is an official publication of the Connecticut Association of Golf Course Superintendents P.O. Box 3678 Woodbridge, CT 06525 Mary Jo Kennedy Telephone 203/387-0810 Toll Free Tel: 888/561-7778 Fax: 203/387-7866 e-mail: cagcs@sbcglobal.net 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 www.cagcs.com The Clippings is open to all commentary. Please send your comments to: Bob Chalifour, Newsletter Editor 39 First Street Groton, CT 06340 Like m ost of us, I alw ays enjoy this tim e of year (Sept, 1 - Nov. 10). Pressure anxiety, stress and insanity m oves tow ard a dow nw ard trend. Sure, those fall projects i.e. irrigation system s, new tees, etc can induce its natural fears bu t its nothing like the constant stress of keeping grass healthy throughout the peak m onths. season w ent w ell and m ay those falling au tu m n leaves blow off into obscurity, W ayno Editors note, Xanax XR a panic disorder drug produced by Pfizer For m e, m elancholy usually sets in big tim e w hen the We offer Design/Build services or leaves start to fall. A nother ju s t design, what ever serves our season has com e full circle. clients best. It usually m eans a year older and a tim e of reflection. • Golf course design. The key for m e personally • Golf course assessm ent is to overcom e the sadness and enhancement programs. and doldrum s that is the • Grading & drainage. precursor to winter. This • Pond s& water features. seem s to be happening a • Planting design. little bit earlier than usual. 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P age 3 2nd Gross - 64 3rd Net - 58 Madison Country Club Norwich Golf Course CAGCS Invitational Results Country Club of Waterbury July 19, 2004 Mike Chrzanowski Bruce Morse Tim Kearney Barney Caulfield Roberta Isleib Dick Strouse Mickey Hawkes Frank Segaline 1st Gross - 61 Pequabuck Country Club Kevin Jaracy Closest to the Pin: 2nd Net - 56 #3 - Ron Yacawych 2'5" Silver Springs Country Club Mike Carlson Peter Rappoccio #8 - Bob Nido 2'6" Mike Butler Steve Rice #12 - Roger Evans 3'10" Ron Yacawych Reed Whipple #14 - Jeff Witherwax 15'5" David Jones Longest Drive: 1st Net - 54 Highfield Country Club Christian Mauro #18 - Bob Nido 3rd Gross - 66 Farmingbury Hills CC Jim Jolly Wayne Urban Dwight Danielson Joe Paulo Bill Murray Bob Nido Closest to the Line: # 4 -Jim Jolly 2" Les Kennedy, Jr., CGCS Simplot Perfect Balance With a wide range of golf course focused solutions, Simplot Partners™ provides top quality products and services to suit your needs and keep your growing conditions in balance. Our controlled release POLYON® fertilizers hove been shown to diminish the detrimental environmental affects of leaching and reduce labor costs through the prevention of surge growth. We also provide affordable and effective bulk spreading services for your particular growing conditions. For more information, contact Simplot Partners: JimWierzbicki Joe Stahl (860) 4 2 4 7 2 5 0 (203) 209-6951 ' ' . www.simplotpaitnen.com Jkm, : f A © 2004 J.R. Simplot Compary. AH rights reserved. C onnecticut C lippings September, 2004 A u g u st W 3, 04 M G estw o o d A BC D M ix e r , B & H e e t in g o lf est B 59 Mike Dukette, LESCO Bruce Morse, Norwich Golf Course Bob Silva Anthony Grosso, Pautipaug Country Club 2nd Gross 60 esu lts o u r se all of o tball GROSS: 1st Gross C R F our NET: 1st Net 46 John Garcia, The Patterson Club Steve LaMesa, MGC Developers, LLC Shawn Donovan, Turf Products Corp. Scott Gennings, CGCS, Wallingford Country Club 2nd Net 47 Peter Pierson John Motycka, Skungamaug River Golf Club John Napier, CGCS, Stanley Golf Course Ron Holcomb, Chas. C. Hart Seed Co. Peter Hull, Turf Products Corp. Tim Quirk, Turf Products Corp. Dick Cook Bob Goglia, Syngenta Hot Ball - Gross Kevin D'Amico, CGCS, Westwoods Golf Course John May Steven Hogan Paul Wollenberg, Westwoods Golf Course P age 4 GCSAA - 2004 T o u r n a m e n t F a c t S h e e t - PGA T o u r B u ic k C h a m p io n s h ip • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Golf course superintendent: Thomas DeGrandi Education: A.S., Turfgrass Management, University of Massachusetts (Stockbridge School), Amherst, Mass., 1993; Years at this course: 12; Years as a GCSAA member: 14; GCSAA affiliated chapter: Connecticut Association of GCS; Previous positions: 1992-1994, Assistant golf course superintendent, TPC at River Highlands; Golf course intern, Wethersfield Country Club, Wethersfield, Conn.; Previous tournament preparation: 1992-2003 Canon Greater; Hartford Open, TPC at River Highlands; Primary Grasses Height of Cut Tees Bentgrass .375", Fairways Bentgrass .375", Greens Bentgrass .125", Rough Kentucky bluegrass, ryegrass & fescue mix 6+"; Average tee size: 2,200 sq. ft.; Average green size: 5,500 sq. ft.; Rounds per year: 26,000; Acres of fairway: 28; Acres of rough: 60; Sand bunkers: 119; Water hazards: 5 Tournament stimpmeter: 10.5 feet; Soil conditions: Sandy loam; Green construction soil mix: (USGA 80% sand; 20% peat); Source of water: Lakes; Drainage: Excellent; Interesting and historical courserelated facts: Golf course superintendent, Thomas DeGrandi, was a merit award winner of the 2003 GCSAA/Golf Digest Experience The Difference SMTELLEBR THERSi Commercial Equipment Off- Lease Equipment Turf Services Irrigation Supplies Servicing New England With Quality Equipment & Irrigation Supplies Since1932. 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This program provides an advisory information service about how to conduct proactive environmental projects for golf courses. The ACSP was created by Audubon International and is sponsored by the United States Golf Association (USGA). Together, the USGA and Audubon International are striving to: Enhance wildlife habitats on existing golf courses by working with the golf course manager and providing advice for ecologically sound course management; Encourage active participation in con­ servation programs by golfers, golf course superintendents, course officials, and the general public; Recognize golf courses as important open spaces and credit the people actively participating in environmentally responsible projects; and educate the public and golf community on the benefits of golf courses and the role they play relative to the environment and the wildlife. As the soothing bagpipes emanate through the cool morning air and across the dew-ridden landscape of the TPC at River Highlands, it signals the opening ceremonies of the Buick Championship. The setting for the championship is an all too fitting throwback P age 5 to the ancient game founded in Scotland and a reminder of the original course architect, R.J. Ross, cousin to legendary architect Donald Ross ... The River Highlands course was not always the galleryfriendly venue viewers experience today. The original piece of property was designed in 1928 and was known then as Edgewood Country Club. It laid untouched until 1982, when the Tom DeGrandi, Golf Course Superintendent TPC at River Highlands championship was looking for a new home to replace the original venue, Wethersfield CC. The Greater Hartford Jaycees, who run the championship, hired Pete Dye to come to Connecticut and build a championship course to host the event. Instead of building a new course, Dye recognized the potential the property that housed Edgewood CC possessed and decided to redesign the existing course. The TPC of Connecticut, as it was called then, hosted its first PGA Tour event in 1984, with the first champion at the venue being Peter Jacobsen. Many of the new holes on the back nine, especially the finishing holes, were designed with spectators in mind, many containing natural amphitheaters for ideal viewing. However, with the great taste of change already on their plates, the course was redesigned again in 1989 and renamed the TPC at River Highlands. A most fitting name, considering the course sits high atop the Connecticut River. The redesign was undertaken by golf course architect Bobby Weed, with assistance from Howard Twitty and Roger Maltbie. The TPC at River Highlands is second only to the TPC of Scottsdale for most spectators at a tour event. 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Sean Flynn, Class B Great River Golf Club Peter Kearney, Class A Candlewood Country Club Lund Fam ily H igh ligh ted David Koziol, Class A The Country Club of Fairfield Todd Tetreault, Class C The Patterson Club Curtis Tyrrell, Class A Lake of Isles Lund Family role in golf was featured in the Waterbury Republican September 3, 2004 in an article by Joe Palladino. For more information contact GCSAA News Weekly on the web or your editor. CA G CS A w ards A nn ual Scholarships C ondolences To the family of Houston Couch, Ph.D., longtime Turf Pathologist at Virginia Poly­ technic and State University, passed away September 12, 2004 R em inder The following are recipients of the 2004 CAGCS scholarships, which are awarded annually to immediate CAGCS family members and to employees of members who are majoring in turf management. Dr. Richard Skogley Scholar­ ship recipient: Amy Laverty, daughter of Adam Laverty. CAGCS ROOM BLOCK 2005 GCSAA Golf Industry Show, Orlando, FI - Room Block housing forms are CAGCS Scholarships were awarded to: Corina N. Adas- kaveg, daughter of Alexander Adaskaveg; Brian J. Basconi, son of Dave Basconi; Ryan R. Beaudry, son of Ray Beaudry; Amy L. Chrzanowski, daugh­ ter of Michael Chrzanowski; David W. DeMur, son of Wil­ liam DeMur; Neal Donahue, son of Michael Donahue; Jayne M. Donovan, daughter of Shawn Donovan; Katherine R. Fuller, daughter of Mark Fuller, CAGCS Board of Directors President - Wayne C. Urban Vice President - Keith A. Angilly Secretary - Christian P. Mauro Treasurer - John Motycka Past President - Jud W. Smith Committee Chairpersons Education - Kimberly J. Heyl Golf - John N. Garcia Membership - Mark B. Mansur Scholarship & Research John Ruzsbatzky, CGCS Social & Welfare - Kevin Balocca Government Relations Peter R. Pierson Commercial Rep to Board John E. 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Gauvain, daughter of Larry Gauvain; Caleb M. Goodhouse, son of Edward Goodhouse; Katherine M. Kennedy, daughter of Les Kennedy, Jr., CGCS; Jane R. Loper, daughter of Mark Loper; Colleen R Moore & Kevin R. Moore, children of Glen Moore; Kyle B. Morse, son of Bruce Morse; David Neaton, son of Phil Neaton; Colby W. Norden, son of Cindy Johnson; Kath­ C ic a d a K il l e r s , A n t s , C h in c h B u g s by Dr. Pat Vittum Cicada killers: Over the past two weeks, we have received many reports of "very large wasps" in various turf settings, from home lawns to cemeteries to golf course fairways. In most cases the wasps are probably cicada killers, predatory wasps that kill cicadas and carry them back to their nests to provide food for the young wasps. According to Dr. Dave Shetlar, my counterpart at Ohio State University, cicada killers usually are not very aggressive against people, but that is scant comfort to a person who encounters several of these wasps during an innocent P age 7 C onnecticut C lippings erine B. Rackliffe, daughter of Steve Rackliffe, CGCS; Tyler R. Rackliffe, son of Dan Rackliffe, CGCS; and Alexis Reeb, daugh­ ter of Michael Reeb, CGCS. Memorial Scholarships were awarded to: Mark G. Keneally who is employed at Aspetuck Valley Country Club, Mark Chant, Golf Course Superinten­ dent, George J. Thomas, who is employed at Connecticut Golf Club, Mark Fuller, CGCS, and stroll. Regardless of the textbook reports, the wasps can be rather "territorial" on occasion, and it is very unsettling to be dive-bombed by an inch long wasp. Cicada killers seem to prefer areas where turf is weakened or thin. For example, they often appear in or near bunkers on golf courses, where the underlying soil is more sandy and prone to desiccation. Anything that can be done to maintain a dense turf cover should discourage their activity in future years. Of course, that is more easily said than done! Cicada killers are not direct pests of turf but because of their size and their occasional penchant to be aggressive around people, some turf managers are pressured by their clients to reduce wasp populations. The only approaches I have seen mentioned involve applications of Robert J. Wagner who is em­ ployed at Race Brook Country Club, John M. Gallagher, III, Golf Course Superintendent. The Board of Directors and members of the Connecticut As­ sociation of Golf Course Super­ intendents want to congratulate all recipients, and wish them the best in their scholastic endeav­ ors. insecticides in or around the nest entrances. I have not seen efficacy data for insecticides used against cicada killers, but am passing on information gleaned from various publications, primarily out of Ohio State. Shetlar claims that an application of Sevin™ dust near the nest entrances can be effective. He notes that the application should be made in the evening - so mark the locations of the nests during daylight and return as night is falling. Apply dust around the entrances. The foraging cicada killers will encounter the dust as they return to the nest, and carry some of the dust on into the nest to other inhabitants. (Note that some Sevin™ dust labels, available in home garden supply stores, include turf while others do not.) 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And the above observations should not be construed as a recommendation from the University of Massachusetts - just an effort to pass on information from other sources. P age 8 C onnecticut Clippings locations. Until recently most ant problems seemed to center on golf courses, especially on sand-based greens. But more recently, we have had several calls from lawn care p rofessionals describing ant activity in lawns. Turfgrass ants (Lasius neoniger) normally prefer sandier soils, but have often been reported on native soils throughout New England. The mounds they form can dull mower blades and suffocate the underlying grass. Efforts to manage antmounding activity have centered on relatively slow acting baits and on pyrethroids that can be applied as a broadcast application and provide short- term relief. Most of the field studies conducted on turfgrass ants have been done at Ohio State (Dr. Shetlar again!) and the University of Kentucky (Dr. Dan Potter). become visible (usually in late April or early May in Massachusetts) will provide four to six weeks of relief. Later in the summer, however, these applications only reduce mounding activity for two or three weeks. Baits (available with several different active ingredients) work more slowly, as they must be picked up by foraging ants and carried into the nest, where they eventually reach the queen. They can be applied throughout the season, but it is important to be sure the bait stays dry for at least 24 hours after application. At the end of the summer, new queens often emerge by the thousands from heavily mounded areas. Dan Potter is experimenting with treating these areas with a pyrethroid as soon as possible after the "nuptial flight" is observed. The flight itself is quite striking - the 2. 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So he is hypothesizing that an application of an insecticide that stays in the thatch (because that is where the queens will be active for a few days) should compromise their survival. This is still an hypothesis, but it certainly does make sense intuitively. So again, this late summer application should not be considered a "recommendation" from UMass, but we will keep you posted as we learn more from Potter's studies. 3. Chinch bugs: Many parts of western New England has been "blessed" with lots of rain throughout the summer. Most lawns are growing very well without any need for irrigation. We have had no reports of chinch bug activity. I suspect chinch bugs are in fact present in their usual places, but the consistent rainfall has masked their presence. I would caution you to keep your guard up. If the weather pattern changes (after Bonney and Charley pass through this weekend!), and the weather turns dry, chinch bug activity will quickly translate into the tell-tale symptoms - patches of yellowing turf that spread quickly in the hot dry conditions. (The inestimable Dr. Shetlar points out that chinch bug populations in parts of Ohio have been lower than normal this year because the moist conditions have enabled some of the natural agents, such as Beauveria bassiana, to thrive.) CAGCS 2004 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS October 5 October 12 • UMASS Turf Building « Tournament • • • Oak Lane Country Club • S & R Tournament • Old Lyme Country Club • Annual Meeting • • CAGCS Christmas Party December 3 • « January 3rd - • UMASS Winter School February 18th • www.umassturf.org • Bob Ruszala Supt. Hickory Ridge GC, Amherst, MA Larry Dodge Superintendent Brian Skelly Superintendent November 8 • « • • * • J. 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C onnecticut C lippings P age 10 org/education and look in the drop-down menu of the Introductory section under Topics.This will probably be my last disease message for the UMass Turf Program. My lab closes next Tuesday (8/31), and I am retiring from my turf work. It has been a pleasure to work with you. on Cape Cod devotes a whole feature article to the people who manage the courses golfers play on. Editors note: Gail,The Board o f Directors and members o f CAGCS, want to thank you for all the help you have given to us and wish you the best in your retirement. C ape C od S upers GET GOOD PRESS Golf course superintendents are a common subject of conv­ ersation among golfers, but it's not often a publication like Golf Backed by 60 years of experience, LBG has a proven track record on golf course projects which include irrigation and potable water-supply development, water diversion and environmental permitting, construction and site engineering. 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