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We didn’t throw in the kitchen sink, but we are throwing in a free video on the Greenplex. Call us for your free copy. 1184 Plains Road East, Burlington, Ontario L7S 1W6 TORONTO: BURLINGTON: (905)338-2404 (905)637-5216 May Edition 1995 President’s Report Green is the official publication of the Ontario Golf Superintendents Association and is published by Greetings: the Association six times annually. It is distributed as an educational document (without charge) to its members, advertisers and other selected parties. Warm weather is here and the grass is growing; now Although every effort is made to check material for publication, the Association is not if the rain would just stop. responsible for material published on behalf of its contributors. Monday April 24th was a beautiful sunny spring day Manuscripts, photographs and information for consideration may be provided directly to the editor, or to the Association Office. This material in Michigan for those who participated in the annual will be returned only upon request. All rights are reserved by the publisher and O.G.S.A. border cities Golf Day. Unfortunately our any reproduction in whole or part without the written permission of the publisher is prohibited. spring Ontario representation couldn’t hold on to the Advertising rates and schedules are available through the Association Office. Can/Am Challenge Cup, but some of the guys fared better in the casino than the golf course anyway. Please remember the date change for the Pro/Superintendent Tournament which is on Tuesday June 1995 OGSA 13th at Monterra. Watch for your notice soon. Board of Directors Membership rosters are now out. Please notify the office immediately if President any of your information is incorrect. Please note one change in the bylaw John Taylor Twenty Valley Golf Club section under the description of a Class F Member. Class F Members are Vice-President/Newsletter Chairman required to hold a Class 1 and 3 pesticide license. Alex La Belle Merry-Hill Golf Club John Taylor Past-President Bruce Burger PRESIDENT, O.G.S.A. Lakeview Golf Club Treasurer Simon George Oakville Golf Club Whats Inside: Site Of the 1995 Pro/Super Tournamnet Page4 Secretary/Golf & Meetings The Lighter side of Golf Page5 Ian Bowen Oshawa Golf Club Augusta National Page5 CGSA Conference Page6 Roster Michigan Border Cities Meeting Page6 Bob Heron Noise Level Survey Page7 Becon Hall Golf Club North Halton Curling Day Page8 Paul Dodson Chairman’s Forum Page8 Lionhead Golf Club Work to Death Page9 Golfers and Pesticides Page9 Scholarships & Donations Doug Suter The Law In Ontario Page 11 Credit Valley Golf Club What’s Next Page 11 Paul White Figure 1 - Workplace Health & Safety Page12 Mississauga Golf Club Figure 2 - Workplace Health & Safety Page 13 Fifteen Years Ago Today Page 17 Membership & Bylaws Motor Oil Page17 Ken Nelson Dollar Spot Disease of Turfgrass Page 18 OGSA Biography of Dr. Tom Hsiang Page19 Public Relations & Welcoming GCSAA Conference Page20 Jerry Richard OGSA/Hutcheson Ski Day Page21 Craigowen Golf Club London Area Mall Hosts Superintendents Page21 Keith Bartlett GIB Report Page22 Thornhill Golf Club Revised Ontario Pesticide Licensing System Page23 Office Manager Advertisers Index: Cindi Charters The Topdresser Store Page8 Guelph Turfgrass Instutite Maple Farm Supply Limited Page9 328 Victoria Road, South Zander Sod Co. Limited Page10 Guelph, Ontario N1H 6H8 Business Cards on Bulletin Board Page14 Tel: (519) 824-OGSA ISK Biosciences Page16 Fax: (519) 766-1704 Fast In Fast Out Page18 OSMAC Turf Care Page 19 Turf Drain Inc. Page20 Par Ex Page22 Green Source Page24 Braemar Building Systems Page25 Rittenhouse Page26 Printing: City Graphics Design & Print Inc. Cover: Monterra Golf Club George Weider and Ron Heesen MONTERRA: SITE OF THE 1995 PRO/SUPER TOURNAMENT THE COURSE... Jozo had been a mountain guide, Tom McBroom as construction photographer, ski instructor and supertintendent at Monterra. innkeeper in his native Ron, who has an 11 handicap Czechoslovakia before WWII. He and plays Monterra usually once a immigrated to Canada in 1939. week, lives in Collingwood with his While he did not achieve this during his lifetime, his project was completed by his family during the 1980’s. The new course needed a name. The logical choice would have been Blue Mountain but the name had already been taken by the Blue Thomas McBroom designed Mountain Golf and Country Club. Monterra as a par 72 with a length of Another possibility was Craigleith, 6,581 yards from the blue tees. which was the historic name for the Since it was opened in 1989, it has farming community at the foot of Blue attracted rave reviews. In 1990, Mountain. George Weider finally wife Adrienne of 11 years, and their Score magazine ranked it among the went to an unlikely source: his old children Erika and Fiona. He is top ten resort courses in Canada, high school textbooks! Reaching obviously proud of Monterra, loves and in later reviews among the top 50 back to four years of latin he came up his job and hopes to finish his golf courses in the country — in with MONS for mountain and TERRA working career at Monterra. company with Glen Abbey, The for land resulting in Monterra. National and other renowned courses THE PRO... in Canada. Noted golf authority THE SUPERINTENDENT... Gary Slater has become Arthur James wrote this of Monterra Monterra’s first fulltime head Pro. A Ron Hessen is the Director of the course: “ The Ski Slopes serve as long time CPGA member with 30 Golf and Tennis at Monterra. Born in a backdrop for a green surrounded years golfing experience in Canada, Toronto, Ron was finishing high the USA and around the world, Gary by mounding like meringue on a school in Brampton when a friend lemon pie.” In reviewing the course comes to Monterra from Mad River. told him of a job at the Board of Prior to that he spent two years at soon after its opening, James added, Trade. After that summer he decided Horseshoe Resort as Director of Golf; “This course will certainly rate as one to attend the University of Guelph seven years as Director of Golf where he studied golf course Operations and Golf Marketing for management, turfgrass management, Princess Hotels International, and course building and horticulture to Director of Golf at the Princess name a few of the required fields of Resort in the Bahamas. He spent five seasons as the Head Pro at study. After graduation he was Bayview, a year as Head Pro at a appointed Assistant superintendent course in Corfu, Greece; and several at the Board of Trade. years as an Assistant Pro at several In 1983 Ron became the other Ontario courses. Gary was Superintendent of the Beach Grove born in the clubhouse of a course in Golf Club in Windsor. In 1988 he Huntsville where his father was the applied and was hired to work with Greenskeeper. The Weider-Heesen- of the great golf challenges in Slater team are waiting to greet you Canada.” at Monterra to extend their The opening of the Monterra golf hospitality. course in July of 1989 marked the fulfilment of one man’s dream of a By now you should have four-seasons resort at Blue Mountain. received the application forms for the That man was Jozo Weider, who tournament. Please plan to attend. nearly 50 years earlier had started This article was adapted by Alex the Blue Mountain Resort, which was La Belle from Pete Chapman ’s regarded as providing the finest articles in the newspaper, “Bay Area downhill skiing facilities in Ontario. Golfing”. issued to the 500,000 lottery entrants. The Lighter Side of Golf By Eric Williamson It should be noted that mention that it was part of my job to superintendents with GCSAA gold I attended a social gathering with ensure that the drainage of the golf cards will be given complimentary friends a few weeks ago and to my course was adequate for electric golf admittance. This was confirmed by pleasant surprise found myself being carts to roam randomly over the Paul White, who I met there, he had introduced to a very attractive friend property even after a substantial gained entrance with his gold card. of a friend. We began to make a little rainfall. I thought she should be As Paul will testify, neither small talk as our mutual friend aware that it is a competitive industry photographs nor television does excused himself and left us alone to and that the pressure during the golf Augusta National justice. The course chat. Naturally, it was not long before season can be very high and that turf conditions are flawless - the flowering we came to the proverbial question: can become stressed during a hot shrubs and trees stunning. “What do you do?” dry spell when there is much traffic We were given a tour of the on the course. I especially wanted maintenance facility which was as I explained proudly that I was the her to know that the job involved a lot impressive as the golf course and Assistant Golf Course more than pushing a lawn mower, grounds. It resembles a small GM Superintendent at a golf club in that we work year-round and that Markham. Before I could ask her the dealership. The administration area, somehow we do manage to find same question, she asked with things to do during the winter months. which has offices for the obvious perplexity which club I superintendent, senior assistant, worked at. At this point I became However, I did not react well three assistants, horticulturalist and aware that the conversation was under pressure and only managed to three secretaries, was itself larger entering dangerous territory. While I come up with “I help the than many maintenance buildings I’ve took a few seconds to respond and Superintendent maintain the golf seen. The lunch/meeting room explain where the course is located, I course.” She smiled weakly; still resembles a staging room for NASA was watching her and I felt I could seemingly puzzled, and asked me with charts, graphs and sliding black read her mind. What in the world is where the washroom was. boards. The staff swells from its’ an Assistant Golf Course normal complement of 40 to close to Superintendent and what do they do? Well........... easy come, easy go. 100 during Master’s week. She finally blurted out the question. A small price to pay for a career in a The three mechanics work in a great industry. spotless environment using every I pondered for what seemed like modern mechanical convenience an eternity trying to size up the imaginable. I would estimate this area dilemma I faced; this was a person I to be 6,000 to 7,000 square feet. wanted to continue to converse with, There are separate buildings and this was a person who was Augusta National rooms for woodworking, flag poles completely turf uneducated and this by Neil Acton CGCS and cups, irrigation, pesticides, was a conversation that had about 30 fertilizers, seeds etc. All of the seconds to live. During my lifetime, I had the machinery is either stored inside or personal goal to visit the Old Course under overhangs. I wanted to tell her that under the in St. Andrews, Scotland and The fairways are mown with 15 supervision of the Superintendent Augusta National in Augusta, medium weight Ransome 300’s at and with his advisement I was Georgia. I have managed to play 3/8”. The rough is mown with 12 light responsible for the hiring and and/or visit the Old Course three weight Ransome 250’s at 5/8 to 3/4”. guidance of a greens’ staff of about times in the past and recently The greens are cut with Jacobsen 20 people, and that we motivate this managed to fulfill the latter portion of Walkers at 1/8” - very frequently! The staff to maintain a very high level of this goal. workmanship. I wanted to say that maintenance budget is a secret but Deer Creek Golf and Country my boss and I program and monitor a the superintendent, Marsh Benson, Estates acquired six passes for two fully automatic and computerized has been known to describe it as practise rounds at this years’ irrigation system worth hundreds of larger than a bathtub yet smaller than Masters tournament. Fortunately, Mr. thousands of dollars; that we develop a battleship. Coughlan, the owner of Deer Creek and apply a fungicide and fertilizer The end of our visit arrived much invited me to join him on the trip. program for about 50 acres of too early. This trip is important for Passes for practise rounds this year creeping bentgrass and countless anyone in our profession. were issued by a lottery with only a more acres of bluegrass. I wanted to reported 40 - 50,000 passes being CGSA Conference By Paul White Michigan Border Cities Meeting This years’ Canadian Conference The Role of the Golf Superintendent April 24,1995- By P. White got off to a good start. The keynote and CPGA, CGSA and RCGA, were speaker was Alan Simmons who The Michigan and Border Cities gave a great presentation highlighting Association rolled out the red carpet south the need for a positive attitude from of the border at the West Shore Golf and our employees toward their work. Country Club on Grosse Ile, an island Simmons gave many examples of suburb of Detroit where Jim Houston is the course Superintendent. Thanks to an RSVP attending supers and suppliers were teamed up (two Canadians and two Americans per foursome) to do battle for the Challenge Cup by almost a hundred informative with plenty of audience participants. interaction. Lome Rubenstein gave In spite of abundant rains on the one of his best presentations though weekend, the playing areas of the course were playable thanks to a major drainage attendance was disappointing. Social program carried out by Turf Drain a functions were again a strong feature couple of years ago. Wall to wall cart how different attitudes affect people of the conference. From the opening paths also allowed the power carts to go and how we, as employers, can wine and cheese party to the closing out. The long par fours and small rolling induce better attitudes in our banquet, the gatherings were greens proved a suitable challenge for the employees. I have purchased a tape entertaining and enjoyable. The participants, espically those feeling a little of the speech and it is mandatory companion’s program was rusty from the winter. listening for my staff. If you could not enthusiastically attended by more Supers from Toronto area were attend the conference, tapes of the surprised to see that growth and leafing speeches are available by calling on the trees was not really that much Audio Archives at (416) 889-6555. farther ahead than our area but the Joe Vargas gave a thorough thermometer hit sixty with a sunny day dissertation about the perceived and minimal wind for our visit. The U.S. versus the actual dangers of products team softened us up with a soup and used in our profession. Many salad lunch then placated us with a choice examples of common household of fish or steak dinner before announcing products are far more dangerous. that John Taylor’s concern about taking Marie Thorne of Green Cross the trophy back across the border was presented their new video - “Pesticide children than usual because, unnecessary. That U.S. team had beaten Use on the Golf Course”. A copy of presumably, it was our nations' us handily and they would bring it with this video was available to any capital. There is no end of museums them next spring. and historical areas to visit. Helen, After dinner, U. of M. researcher Ty Melissa and I even found time to visit Rogers described the research projects the former home of Sir Wilfred Laurier that they have underway. The most interesting to me was the new study of the which has been beautifully effect of shade on grass growth. They are maintained in its’ original state. attempting to identify just how much light Above all else, the outstanding is required under different stress feature of the week was the situations. Ty kept his remarks brief and opportunity to network with fellow we headed home at about eight thirty. superintendents. Be sure to mark your calendars for next years’ attendee who requested one at the conference being held on March 2-5, Green Cross booth. I’m sure copies 1996. Rumours have it, the are still available. conference will kick off with a golf The two panel discussions titled tournament. Chart 2 shows the duration in hours of sound level allowed Noise Level Survey By Bruce Burger for different noise levels. Please note that at sound levels of 115 decibels and higher a worker must wear hearing At the Lake view Golf Course I have the opportunity to protection. All this information is taken from the work with the Mississauga Parks Safety Committee Occupational Health and Safety Act - Regulation 851, because Lakeview is a division of the City Park’s Section 139. Department. I would like to take the time to pass on to you The Safety Committee also tested Hearing protection. what I know regarding noise level safety. In these times of Three types of protection were tested ;ear plugs, head sets concern for safety in the work place it is important to be and Pelter H7 helmet mounted ear muffs. Occationally well informed. information like this is hard to obtain. Scheduling for testing A Realistic Sound Level Meter model #33-2050 was may also be difficult. I hope this information will be used by the Safety Committee to register noise levels beneficial as I understand that many clubs are setting up (decibels). As shown in Chart 1, a variety of equipment their own safety committee. was tested at idle and full throttle, PTO engaged and off. North Halton Curling Beeney and his club for their unique event brought together hospitality and to Nigel Rennie for superintendents, Greens Chairman, Day-March 24, 1995 donating the prizes. Everyone had a Presidents, and other club officials to Jerry Richard great time. participate in an Educational Forum. Over 50 people were in attendance for an afternoon dedicated to the discussion of major issues golf courses are facing today. Doug Carrick gave a presentation on how a combination of sound architecture and maintenance can enhance the environment. John Santacrose of the New York The North Halton Golf and Audubon Society highlighted the Curling Club was the venue for the benefits of a Co-operative Sanctuary Annual OGSA Curling Day hosted by Program. A panel consisting of Mr. Al Beeney. This fun event, held on Robert Pezzack, Q.C., Mr. Ross March 24, was attended by 18 Campbell of Burnside Environmental, industry people, disguised as curlers. and Mr. Doug Johnson of the I.A.P.A. After a couple of 4-end games, the team of Nigel Rennie, Corrie provided incite into the topics of Almack, Dean Cormack and Gary erosion control litigation, Sutherland emerged as the environmental compliance champions. Special thanks to Al assessments, and workplace health and safety. The event was well received by Chairman’s Forum a all who attended and plans are well great success underway to organize another top Robert Ackermann, President Toronto Area Superintendents Society quality program for next year’s Forum. The 1996 Chairman’s Forum On Monday April 3, the Toronto is already confirmed for March 18th Area Superintendents Society at Oakdale Golf Club. We hope you presented the 1st Annual Chairman’s plan to attend! Forum at Oakdale Golf Club. This Anything they can spread you can spread better. And we’ll prove it. Two hydraulically driven models specially designed for golf courses. Capacity: 1.5 cu. yd. and 3 cu. yd. 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The following list represents The impetus for this initiative stems from a meeting last fall the most common causes of death on the job and the with representatives of the Ministry of Environment and proportions of those deaths. Energy. They had requested the meeting to discuss concerns that had been directed to the Minister’s office Highway Vehicles 1 in 4 regarding pesticide use on golf courses and golfer exposure. Heart attacks 1 in 9 It was a productive meeting, one in which your Industrial Vehicles or Equipment 1 in 9 representatives, Bruce Burger, Thom Charters and Pam Falls 1 in 9 Charbonneau presented information relating to IPM Electrocutions 1 in 10 practises, actual acreages that are treated with pesticides on most golf courses and our interest in acting proactively Assaults 1 in 25 to address their concerns. The content of this poster is still Struck by Objects 1 in 25 in the draft stages and your input is welcome. It will Explosions 1 in 25 ultimately be intended to be posted in locker rooms and pro Aircraft Crashes 1 in 33 shops of golf clubs across Ontario. Your input would be appreciated. If you do not have a copy of the last Green is Gas Initiation 1 in 33 Beautiful you can request a copy of the poster from the Plant Machinery Operations 1 in 50 OGSA office. Please fax any suggestions to the OGSA at Fires 1 in 100 (519)-766-1704. MAPLE FARM SUPPLY LIMITED The Turf Professionals Serving The Greater Toronto Area Quality You Can Count On One Stop Shopping Fertilizers Control Products Complimentary Golf Course Blends Insecticides Turf Seeds Granulated Blends Herbicides Micronutrients Liquids Fungicides Safety Supplies Water Soluble Spreader/Stickers Tank Cleaners Organic Spray Drift Control Spreaders 1 (800) 268-4425 Maple Farm Supply Limited, BOX 370, BOLTON, ON L7E 5T3 GOLFERS & PESTICIDES... What you should know! It is the law in Ontario that signs must be posted 24 hours prior to pesticide applications on golf courses and remain in place for 48 hours after an application. The information contained on the front of the sign (see left) specifies the posting and applications dated and the phone number of the individual to be contacted for more information. The back of the sign details the product (s) being applied, the registration number (s) and the disease (s), insect (s) or weed (s) to be controlled. GOLFER EXPOSURE, HEALTH RISKS & PRECAUTIONS Before a pesticide is registered in Ontario it is thoroughly tested for potential environment and human health effects. Golfer exposure does not pose undue risks to health for a number of reasons. Products are applied as very dilute mixtures. Pesticides are not easily dislodged after drying on the leaves of turfgrass plants and most areas of a golf course rarely, if ever, are treated with pesticides. Some people may experience reactions to casual contact with pesticides, just as some react to airborne pollen, certain foods or fabrics etc. Regardless, it is adviseable to minimize your exposure to pesticides and here are some suggestions. 1. Avoid oral contact. Do not put golf balls or tees in your mouth and don’t lick your fingers. 2. Wash your hands immediately after playing and before eating or going to the bathroom. 3. Clean the grips of your clubs regularly. MILLIONS OF GOLFERS ARE LIVING PROOF THAT GOLF IS USER FRIENDLY SUPPLIERS OF TOP QUALITY BENT AND BLUE GRASSES Immediate delivery of any quantity Call: (416) 364-5700 Fax: (905) 727-8546 It’s The Law In Ontario by John Vanlenthe Cost for this training: managerial function in the workplace. Category 1 . . . $535.00 per person Category 2 .. . $765.00 per person CERTIFICATION TRAINING Category 3 . . . $995.00 per person Health and safety Occupational health and safety is representatives and joint health and becoming an item of daily discussion safety committees were established WHAT’S NEXT at most Ontario workplaces. When and began to do the things they were Bill 208 became law in the province required to do under the legislation. Once the core program is in 1990, occupational health and The problem was, that many completed, sector specific training safety became a greater priority. Bill committees were not given training in will need to be taken. This training is 208 made some significant changes how to fulfill their duties, such as how somewhat different in that now topics to the Occupational Health and to hold and conduct meetings, how to required to be taken will be focused Safety Act, one of which is recognize hazards in the workplace, to your industry or your type of Certification training for members of and how to do inspections, and as a business. This program is presently the joint health and safety committee. result, were ineffective in reducing under development at the Workplace accidents. Therefore, Certification Health and Safety Agency and is In this article I would like to cover training. expected to begin in the fall of 1995. these three items: Little is known at this time in terms of a brief history on occupational content or time requirements. CERTIFICATION TRAINING health and safety what Certification training is all Certification training does not make All workplaces that must have a health and safety experts, it does about joint health and safety committee by - what we can expect in the future make good health and safety law, are required to have two generalists. Members of joint health members of that committee certified, and safety committees will now have HISTORY one management and one worker new ways of determining and member. The joint health and safety controlling hazards in the workplace. In 1979 when the Occupational committee, together with They will have new ideas. They will Health and Safety Act became law management, must decide what level make occupational health and safety through Bill 70, a fundamental right of training they require. Management a higher priority in doing business. was given to workers in Ontario. It can select the management member They can make others in the was the “right to participate” . It gave to be Certified, and workers must workplace more aware of the workers the right to participate in select from the committee who their dangers in doing the work. occupational health and safety in Certified member will be. Bottom Line: The certified members their workplace through the can reduce workplace accidents and representative(s) they select. In Using guidelines established by the injuries, providing there is Section 8 of the current legislation, Workplace Health and Safety Agency commitment from senior workplaces with less than 20 workers (see figure 1), they must decide if management. Without this regularly employed are required to they require Category 1, 2 or 3. commitment, workplace safety is an have a health and safety Simply said, do they take 1, 2 or 3 uphill battle. representative, who is to be selected weeks of training? This is primarily by the workers who do not exercise based on firm size and hazards For more information on certification managerial functions. Where 20 or associated with the work. For training or to register, contact one of more workers are regularly example, despite firm size, if there is the following IAPA District Offices employed, a joint health and safety a risk of a disabling injury (lost time) nearest to you: committee is required to be in the workplace, you require at least established, the size of the Category 2 training. This completes committee determined by the number the “core” or generic program. of people at the workplace. This is London outlined in Section 9 of the Act. It The training in Certification was (519) 686-9698 or 1-800-567-4272 states that where 20 to 49 workers developed on a building block or are regularly employed, the modular format. It does not consider Burlington committee shall consist of at least past training in most situations. (905) 637-5286 or 1-800-721-4272 two people. If there are 50 or more Certification training covers many workers, then the committee shall basic health and safety fundamentals Rexdale consist of at least four people. In (see Figure 2) and is based on the (416) 798-0220 either case, the committee shall be principles of recognition, assessment made up of representation from both and control hazards in the workplace. Don Mills management and workers. In cases (416) 449-5755 where there are more than two on the This training is required to be committee, at least half of the completed by dates outlined in Kingston members shall be worker legislation (see Figure 3). (613) 389-4044 representatives. These worker representatives are to be selected by the workers who do not exercise (FIGURE 2) WORKPLACE HEALTH & SAFETY AGENCY: CORE CERTIFICATION TRAINING MODULE SUBJECT Week One - 1 Introduction, Orientation and Course Overview Week One - 2 Legislation Week One - 3 The Body and the Workplace Week One - 4 Recognizing, Assessing and Controlling Health Hazards Week One - 5 Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention Week One - 6 Indoor Air Quality Week One - 7 Recognizing, Assessing and Controlling Safety Hazards Week One - 8 Joint Health and Safety Committees Week One - 9 Certified Member Week One - 10 Workplace Inspections Week One - 11 Accident Investigation Week One - 12 Review, Evaluation and Wrap up Week Two - 1 Introduction, Orientation and Course Overview Week Two - 2 Health and Safety Law Week Two - 3 Recognizing, Assessing and Controlling Health Hazards Week Two - 4 Chemical Hazards Week Two - 5 Biological Hazards Week Two - 6 Workplace Stress Week Two - 7 Physical Hazards Week Two - 8 Hygiene Monitoring Week Two - 9 Recognizing, Assessing and Controlling Safety Hazards Week Two - 10 Specific Safety Hazards Week Two - 11 Ventilation Week Two - 12 Review, Evaluation and Wrap-up Week Three -1 Introduction, Orientation and Course Overview Week Three - 2 Communication Skills Week Three - 2 Communication Skills (cont.) Week Three - 3 Research and Resources Week Three - 3 Research and Resources (cont.) Week Three - 3 Research and Resources (cont.) Week Three - 4 Using Health and Safety Statistics Week Three - 5 Certified Member Week Three - 6 Joint Health and Safety Policies and Programs Week Three - 7 Health and Safety Policies and Programs Week Three - 8 Review, Evaluation and Wrap-up O.G.S.A. BULLETINBOARD David B. Dick Jeff McMaster 20 Jackson St. W., Ste. 300 Hamilton ON L8P 1L2 The O.M. Scott & Sons Company The O.M. Scott & Sons Company 39 Monte Vista Trail 1864 Bowler Drive Brampton, Ontario L6Z 2J7 Pickering, Ontario L1V 3E4 Your source for Ohio Bunker Sand Fax + Telephone:(905)846-3319 Telephone: (905)839-6526 from 1-800-543-0006 Best Sand Corp. Stockpiled in Ontario Call Eric Porter George F. Pettinos (Canada) Limited Telephone: (905) 528-7027 Fax: (905) 528-7096 OVTA GOLF DAYS Georgian Bay Days OVTRF Contact Randy Fielder Summer Heights Golf Course (705) 835-3125 Cornwall, Ont. 50 Charterhouse Cr., London, Ont. N5W 5V5 June 19 Nobleton Lakes Golf Club Office: (519) 452-3540 Fax: (519) 451-5345 Nobleton, Ont. Excutive Day Host Barry Endicott Hammond Golf Club May 16 Hammond, Ont. July 31 Hawk Ridge Golf Club Orillia, Ont. Fall Field Day Host Bruce Dodson RICK SERRAO CGCS Hylands Golf Club June 20 Ottawa, Ont. September 18 Deer Creek Estates Whitby, Ont. 15 -1050 Britannia Rd. Off: (905) 564-0520 O.V.T.A. Office Host Neil Acton Mississauga, Ontario Fax: (905) 564-0519 (613) 591-1736 July 25 {limited space} L4W 4N9 Home: (905) 578-1945 Fax: (905) 578-5764 Green Cross has produced a video entitled Environmental Stewards “ PESTICIDE MANAGEMENT ON GOLF COURSES”. It is an excellent educational tool that provides Congradulations to superintendents with a vehicle to pro-act and educate Paul Scenna and Greg maintenance staff, greens committee, club members, Williams who have board of directors, and the public as to how pesticides are received Environmental used on the golf course. All superintendents are Steward awards from the encouraged to call Marie Thorne at GREEN CROSS (905) GCSAA. As mentioned 507-7973 to obtain a complimentary copy. in the last issue, Paul Dermott was one of two Business Card and Advertising Rates Canadian are available through the Superintendents to OGSA Office receive this important Call for Information recognition in the private club category. G.I.B. has learned (519) 824-OGSA that Paul Scenna was the other recipient and that Greg Michael J. Kernaghan John W. Gravett 23 Mallard Court Guelph, Ontario N1C 1B5 (519)767-1611 Corrie Almack, P.Ag. Almack & Associates Box 256, Carlisle, Ontario LOR 1H0 905-689-6174 Parry Sound Golf Club WOGSA GOLF DAYS Parry Sound, Ont. LELY AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS Host Don Norris Port Colborne Golf Club HENK ROEST August 22 Port Colborne, Ont. Office and Warehouse General Manager Host Jay Kulok 5353 North Service Road Burlington, Ont., Canada L7L 5H7 Monterra Golf Club May 2 Bus: (905) 335-3470 A division of Collingwood, Ont. Res: (905) 681-3450 The Lely Corporation Fax: (905)335-3473 Wilson, North Carolina, USA Host Ron Heesen Scenic Woods Golf Club September 26 Hannon, Ont. Host Vince Dermott OGSA GOLF DAYS June 12 Pro/Superintendant Golf Club TBA Monterra Golf Club Collingwood, Ont. June 13 Hamilton, Ont. Host David Smith July DGR EXCAVATING AND LANDSCAPING BOBCAT SERVICE R.R.#1 Green Chairman/Super Ingersoll Golf Club LITTLE BRITAIN ONT. Rosedale Golf Club Ingersol, Ont. DONALD ROBB K0M 2C0 Toronto, Ont. Host Dan Lavis (705) 786-2345 HOME July 17 August 24 SPECIALIZING IN GOLFCOURSE FINE GRADING (416) 219-8165 MOBILE OMAFRA Lookout Point Golf Club Springfield Golf Club Toronto Area Superintendents 1995 Event Schedule Guelph, Ont. Host: Aldo Bortolon August 14 October 4 May 29 - Toronto G.C. Host: Bob Brewster 3:00 pm meeting and barbecue at maintenance facility June 26 - Donalda G.C. Host: Paul Scenna Jr. 12:30 pm lunch and meeting at clubhouse The Toronto Area Superintendents Society July 24 - Oshawa G.C. Host: Ian Bowen 12:30 lunch and meeting at clubhouse August - Beacon Hall G.C Host: Bob Heron Just over one year ago The Toronto Area Details to be confirmed Superintendents Society was organized to meet once a Sept. 18 - North Halton G.C. Host: Alan Beeney month for an informal exchange of ideas and information. 12:00 lunch and meeting at maintenance facility Membership is available to Superintendents only. There are Golf for 16-20 available to members only following no borders, everyone is welcome. Yearly membership (June meeting - May) are available for $20.00. Please contact Robert Ackermann for membership October - York Downs G.C. Host: Al Schwemler information. Details to be confirmed Daconil 2787 Your Best Approach To Turfgrass Diseases. hen it comes to disease control in turf, many of Canada’s best-kept W golf courses share the same key ingredients: Daconil 2787. Daconil has become the cornerstone of most disease control programs for a lot of good reasons: It provides outstanding control of the six most troublesome summer turf diseases...including dollar spot, brown patch and leaf spot...plus Daconil 2787 also works well on pink and grey snow mold. That’s confidence. Daconil gives you cost-effective disease control on tees and greens, as well as fairways. That’s versatility. And in over 20 years of use, there has never been a documented case of disease resistance to Daconil 2787. Not once. That’s reliability you know you can count on. With performance like this, it’s no wonder top golf superintendents never find out what their turf would look like if they didn’t use Daconil. Daconil 2787. Make it the Cornerstone of your Turf Care Program this Year. ISKbiosciences ISK Biosciences Limited 931 Commissioners Road East, Suite 102 London, Ontario N5Z 3H9 1-800-668-0956 Daconil is a registered trademark of ISK Biosciences Corporation Fifteen Years Ago Today Hugh Kirkpatrick of Westmount had the low gross round for the day raised $2,800 for Turfgrass Research in Ontario. Low gross was Bob by Barry Endicott shooting 72. Andy Bertoni was Cherry with an 84 and low net was Nobleton Lakes Golf Club guest speaker. On August 12th a Kimmo Solonen. meeting was held at Westview The Board of Directors of the hosted by Keith Nesbit. Low gross Tom Lewis ended a 55 year OGSA in 1980 was as follows: Paul scores were Bill Bowen and Hugh career when he went into semi- White (president), Ken Nelson Kirkpatrick with 79 and low net retirement after serving as head (vice), Doug Hoskins (sec.), John winners were Bill Hynd and Neil greenskeeper at Kawartha Golf and Smith (treasurer), Stu Mills (past Acton, 70. A discussion was started Country Club for the past 22 years. pres.), Dan Ardley, Bob Brewster, on the rules of golf as Keith was the Fred Curra was hired to replace him. Al Draper, Shorty Jenkins, Blake head of the rules of golf for OGA. Hugh Moulton of Windsor Park Golf McMaster, David Moote and Rusty Club was killed in a car accident in Warkman. Bob Brewster was editor Ken Wright and Ben Kern won September. A Regionalization and Blake McMaster was co-editor of the Pro-Superintendent Tournament Committee consisting of Dan Ardley, “Green is Beautiful”. played at Lake St. George Golf Club Bob Brewster, Blake McMaster and in Orillia with a score of 153. Low Thom Charters was established to There was a March meeting held super gross was Dan Ardley 78, low study regionalization. at Scarborough Golf and Curling Club supers net was Brent McCaffery 69, for the annual curling day. Bob and low pro Ben Kern 67. The Motor Oil Moote’s rink beat Bill Bowen’s rink McClumpha Tournament was held at from What The Odds Are by Les Krantz and won the R.F.M. Trophy. The Dalewood Golf Club on September business section of the meeting, lead 29 hosted by Dan Ardley. Low gross Definition: The black slimy goop by host Dave Moote, involved a superintendent was Ken Wright with which is drained from the crank case salary and benefit discussion with 74 and low net was Hugh Kirkpatrick of your car when you get an oil Stuart Mills, Dan Ardley and 70. A scramble golf day was held at change. Gordon Witteveen also giving us a What happens to the liquid junk Bayview Golf Club hosted by Jim breakdown of the wages and benefits that oozes from your engine every Wyllie. The winning team was Bob 3,000 - 5,000 miles when you get it paid to their employees. Heron, Shorty Jenkins and Dave changed? You might be surprised to Dick with a score of 67. The know that the mechanics save it, sell The first golf meeting was held on Christmas Party was held at Lambton it and it is a multimillion dollar May 5 at Roseland Golf and Country Golf and Country Club on November industry involving 1.4 billion gallons Club, Windsor, hosted by Bud 15. of the murky mess. Most of it is Hooper. Dr. Vargus paid a post somehow burned for heat and it dinner visit, speaking on the theories A CGSSA fall seminar was releases 600,000 pounds of about “Maintaining Turf Not Grass”. scheduled in Toronto on Landscape I poisonous lead in the air. The gray, The Galt Field Day was held on June Design Theory for October 29 and hazy smoke which results is 12 at Galt with a visit to the U of G responsible for more airborne lead 30. Instructors were William R. Turf Plots. Dr. Tom Fisher was the pollution than any other source, even Nelson, University of Illinois and Mr. gasoline with lead, the now banned guest speaker. Low gross C.E. McNinch, director of fuel formerly used in automobiles. superintendent was Bruce Vollett independent study, University of 74, low net super was Whitey Jones Guelph. The 1981 GCSAA The Odds: What is the 64. Low assistant gross was Bruce International Turfgrass Conference probability that your discarded oil will Burger 72 and low guest gross was and Show was held-on January 25- contribute to lead pollution of the Rod Hermitage. 30 in Anaheim, California. environment? The following list represents the proportions of old The President, Green chairman The first annual Turfgrass motor oil that will be used for various and Superintendent Tournament Research Foundation Invitational purposes: was held Friday, July 25 at the Golf Tournament was held on Friday Summit Golf Club hosted by Doug For Heat 1 in 2 August 1st at the National hosted by Refined & reused 1 in 20 Hoskins. The team from Richmond Ken Wright with the barbecue being Dumped in Land Fills 1 in 3 Hill Golf Club of Peter Barnett held at the Board of Trade hosted by Other Industrial Uses 1 in 33 scored 109 points for first place. Gord Witteveen. The tournament Dollar Spot Disease of Turfgrass by Tom Hsiang and Kentucky bluegrass. usually not infected. Dollar spot is a very common Season of Occurrence: From early - Lesions are carried up into the canopy disease of intensively managed turfgrass summer to mid-fall in southern Ontario. by leaf blade growth especially on higher in North America. In the United States, Conditions Favouring Disease: cut turf. Infections then spread from leaf more fungicides are used for this disease - Symptoms are most obvious when to leaf. than for any other turfgrass disease. In temperatures are between 15-30°C with - When temperatures exceed 27° C, Canada, the distribution of Dollar Spot is prolonged leaf wetness periods, disease slows down. more limited with greatest severity in the especially with warm humid nights. - Fungal material may be spread with Great Lakes Region. Fortunately, this - Turf grown under low fertility, especially field equipment. disease is relatively easy to manage and low nitrogen conditions. - No spores are produced. seldom results in turf kill. - Drought-stresses turf will show more Cultural Control: Apply N to low N turfs In Ontario, Dollar Spot disease symptoms. after disease is initially observed, occurs from June through October. There Symptoms: especially on fairways. are many turfgrass managers who say - Patches start out as a few straw- - Control thatch and compaction. that the Dollar Spot disease occurring in coloured blades together. - Enhance quick drying of turf by reducing the fall is different from that occurring in - On close-cut grass such as bentgrass shade and increasing air circulation. the summer. From tests we have done at greens, spots may extend into distinct - Spots are slow to heal on low N turf the Guelph Turfgrass Institute and in the circular patches up to 5 cm in diameter especially in cool weather. opinion of other turfgrass pathologists, and in cases of very severe - Water deeply and infrequently. the organism which causes summer infection the patches may coalesce to - Avoid evening watering. Dollar Spot disease is exactly the same form larger patches. - Drag a hose or pole across turf to as the one causing Dollar Spot in the fall. - Within the patches, dead grass is reduce leaf surface wetness. What differs is the environment. Grass usually dry, bleached white or straw- Chemical Control: Fungicides can grow more quickly in the summer coloured, and sunken. containing one or more of the following with summer temperatures, plenty of - With higher mowing heights, there are active ingredients are registered for sunshine, and sufficient water via rainfall irregularly shaped patches which may control: chlorothalonil, iprodione, or irrigation. Turf is able to outgrow coalesce to yield a general blighted benomyl, anilazine, thiophanate-methyl, infections or recover more quickly from appearance. In these long-grass propiconazole, and thiram. Consult injuries and stresses. An application of patches, the leaf blades have “hourglass” provincial publications and product labels fungicide in the fall for Dollar Spot lesions with sunken edges and dark for registered uses and recommended disease may seem ineffective solely brown borders separating them from the rates. because the grass is not growing and remaining green portions. - Resistance to benomyl, iprodione and recovering as quickly. Some turfgrass - After warm days and nights, and with propiconazole has been reported, so managers recommend a change from heavy morning dew, especially in July these chemicals should not be used summer protectant fungicides such as and September, there may be abundant exclusively. chlorothalonil toward systemic fungicides white fungal growth on spots. Also there - Fungicide application may be followed such as iprodione, benomyl or may be cobwebby white growth on the by foliar N spray to enhance recovery of demethylation-inhibiting fungicides in the turf in the morning while dew is present diseased turf, especially during cooler fall. The systemic fungicides may have which are not always associated with weather. more “kickback” activity and thus give spots. Resistant Turfgrasses: None of the better control of newly established Dollar Life Cycle: The Dollar Spot fungus over northern turfgrasses are resistant, Spot infections in the fall. winters on crowns, roots and dead leaf although there are some differences In this article we discuss ways of tissue as black sclerotial flakes which are between bentgrass cultivars in dealing with Dollar Spot disease. hard to see. resistance. From our cultivar trials from Pathogen: This fungus is still called - Fungal growth starts when temperatures 1991-1994, we found that the most “Sclerotinia homoeocarpa”, but some reach 15°C and is optimal between 21°C susceptible creeping bentgrass cultivars experts place it into other taxonomic and 27° C and enhanced by high in our test were: Putter, Emerald, Forbes groupings. humidity. 89-12 and SR-1020. Host Plants: All cool season turfgrasses - The fungus grows out from the thatch are susceptible, but we most commonly onto wet leaf surfaces to cause see the disease on creeping bentgrass infections. Roots and rhizomes are NU-GRO CORPORATION Highway 59 South, P.O. Box 1148 Woodstock, Ontario N4S 8P6 Telephone (519) 456-2021 Fax: (519) 456-5002 ROB FIELD Technical Sales Representative Professional Turf Products Res: (905) 681-3949 Car: (905)541-8872 Biography Estimated I.Q.’s of Historical Dr. Tom Hsiang (pronounced Figures shung) is a professor in the Department of Environmental Biology at the University of Guelph. He has teaching John Stuart Mill 190 responsibilities in turf and ornamental plant pathology plus a course on Goethe 185 pesticides, and is actively involved with Voltaire 170 the Annual Turf Managers’ Course. Tom Mozart 150 came to Guelph in 1990 from Thomas Jefferson 145 Washington State where he was Napoleon 140 working as a research associate on diseases of tulips and lilies and poplar Leonardo Da Vinci 135 trees, and also worked on a conifer root George Washington 130 disease. Tom is originally from Vancouver, B.C. and obtained his Bachelor and Masters degrees in Biology and Fill in the Blank....... Forestry of turfgrass and woody ornamental plants. The projects which are actively going on include: 1. Resistance of Kentucky bluegrass cultivars to Green Chairman_ necrotic ring spot disease. Club Captain_ 2. Biological Control of grey snow mould disease. Mens’ President _ 3. Effects of organic amendments on turfgrass growth Ladies’ President _ and disease resistance. Club Pro_ 4. Resistance of the dollar spot pathogen to DMI fungicides such as Banner, and Club Manager_ 5. Chemical control of dollar spot and snow muold Bruce Burger_ diseases of turfgrass. Ham Burger_ UPGRADE YOUR EXISTING ELECTRO-MECHANICAL IRRIGATION CONTROL SYSTEM TO COMPUTERIZED CONTROL WITH THE OSMAC Radio Control System No disruption to the course during installation. Water what you want, not what the system will do. Solid state timing provides you with accurate run times. Reduce your water time window and pump electricity costs. Portable radios expand your field watering ability. Portable radios allow on-site communication with telephone access. Manufactured by: TURF CARE 200 Pony Drive, Newmarket, Ontario. L3Y 7B6 Tel:(416) 836-0988 Fax:(416) 836-0995 GCSAA Conference and Show in San Francisco By Neil Acton, CGCS were treated to glorious weather. us with. The general educational Many OGSA members who did not sessions began Friday, Feb. 24. It has been nearly 10 years since participate in the tournament still Gord Witteveen was the only OGSA the GCSAA held its’ annual visited the Monterey Peninsula to member to actively participate in conference in San Francisco. Since play some fabled courses found there these sessions this year. His 1986 the Moscone Centre has nearly including Pebble Beach, Spyglass entertaining presentation, entitled doubled its’ floor space and the and the Links at Spanish Bay. “Time Capsule Saga” was well GCSAA came close to filling the received by all attending. expanded convention centre this On Monday, February 20, the year. According to GCSAA staff, this educational portion of the conference The trade show, with all 653 may be the last time the annual began with the first of 60, one or two exhibitors, opened on Saturday and conference returns to this fabled city day seminars offered, being carried was open until Monday at noon. As due to the anticipated growth of the out. Many pre-conference seminars usual, every turf related product industry and trade show. Over 17,500 were sold out well before the imaginable was available for people attended this year. conference. inspection and discussion. As usual, the golf tournament Rocky Bleier, the former The USGA Green Section preceded the educational and trade Pittsburgh Steeler great, gave an presented the last educational show portions of the conference. This inspirational keynote address at the session of the conference Monday year five courses in the Monterey opening ceremonies Thursday afternoon. This is usually one of the Peninsula co-hosted the tournament. evening. “Be the best you can be” best portions of the conference. The participants, a few from Ontario, was the message he wanted to leave Scattered throughout the program are unique turf-tips from fourteen of the USGA agronomists. The conference and show closed with the annual banquet Monday evening. The entertainment this year was provided by Anne Murray, a member at Thornhill Country Club. The coveted Old Tom Morris award, the GCSAA’s highest honour, was presented to Dr. James Watson of the Toro Company. This year, there was an International Lounge provided for superintendents from outside the U.S. to meet and enjoy refreshments with one another. It was a nice touch. SHAPING THE WAY YOU LOOK AT GOLF I met superintendents from Australia, Europe and the Far East. TURF DRAIN INC. GREEN RECONSTRUCTION Future GCSAA Conference and TURF Show sites are as follows: 1996 Orlando February 5-12 DRAIN RENOVATION DIVISION 1997 Las Vegas February 6-13 INC. 1998 Anaheim February 2-9 1999 Orlando February 8-15 2000 New Orleans February 14-21 Ontario (519)763-3130 OGSA/Hutcheson Ski Day-March 8, 1995 By Barry Endicott, Nobleton Lakes Golf Club As I write this article, some golf who knows I have had a double, triple Teeter and Sean Fowler, Doug and courses are opening for play. It is or quadruple bogey is me and I am Carole Suter, Glenn and Heidi hard to believe that just over 3 weeks certainly not going to tell anyone. Burgess, Colin White and Mike Janeba, Gord Witteveen, Brent, With the Canadian Conference Kathy and Alison McCaffrey, John being held in Ottawa during March and Nancy Taylor, Herman and break, my family decided to take a ski Margaret Bruin, Nigel Rennie, Tami trip to Quebec where the weather and Packham, Craig and Martine Evans, ski conditions were just right. I Bob Heron and Bernie Von Cube. recommend a winter ski holiday for anyone who wants a change of pace. If you are thinking of starting to ski, it is never too early or too late. My ago, we were skiing at Osler Bluff ski daughters started at the ages of 3 resort on a cold, snowy day where and 5 and Gord Witteveen started at accumulations were over 8 inches. age 39. Bruce Summers always Naturally, conditions were superb. I attends the Hutcheson Ski Day and have been skiing for years, but I have this year he showed up on his recently noticed that many people in snowboard which really impressed our industry are taking up skiing. It is me. Changes in seasons and a perfect winter hobby. Because we activities keep us healthy both From Hutcheson there was Bob work many crazy hours during the physically and mentally. It bothers me Hutcheson, Angelo Capannelli, Kerry golf season we can get away to ski when people in Canada knock winter Carrothers, Mary Beth Kelly, Pat midweek when there are fewer line and want summer all year. Although, Spratt, Kim Hart, Sandra Power and ups. A winter ski holiday appeals to I have never heard of a Golf Course Al McDonald. me more than a warm winter golf Superintendent cursing winter and holiday. There are no divots or wishing for the hot, dry and humid Thank you to the OGSA for diseased grasses, no missing flag summer season; Why is that?? helping with the organization and to poles, run away golf carts, swampy Bob Hutcheson, who is a charter ponds or shocking score cards to The Ski Day was well attended member at Osler, for sponsoring us, remind me of what I can expect in the with the following participants: Corrie offering his chalet and feeding us. months to come. I have had very few Almack, Bruce Summers, Dean Everybody had a great time. bad ski days. Because my ski suit Baker, Dean Cormack, Barry, sheds snow quickly, the only person Christine and Jane Endicott, J.D. been loosely borrowed from famous London Area Mall Hosts golf holes around the world. The Superintendents winning team on this day was Joel Stevens, Fred Kobitz, Ron Shantz by Jerry Richard and Gary Allen. The GLAGS events for 1995 are as follows: The Greater London and Area Golf Superintendents’ (GLAGS), May - River Road GC recently opened its’ season with a trip June - Westminster Trails GC around the links at Masonville Mall in July - Maple Ridge GC London. Forty-three people played August - Mitchell GC the mini golf course designed by golf Sept. - Sunningdale GC architect Doug Carrick. Unlike typical mini golf courses that are bordered Finalized dates have not been by wood 2 x 4’s, this $1.2 million confirmed and all turf industry people beauty at Masonville uses mounding, are welcome. Larry Annaert of Hyde different types of carpet, rocks, trees, Park Equipment in London is the bunkers and water to boundary each Chairperson of GLAGS and his hole. With a limestone and concrete phone# is (519) 471-1400. base, the design of every hole has Fast In. Fast Out. G.I.B. REPORT We move trees—yours or ours. By Alex La Belle Tree spades: 60,84 and 94 inches. We can supply almost any size and species you require. Call Phil Dickie The changes made to G.I.B. seem FAST FOREST INC. to have been received rather well. 270 Shoemater Street The last issue showed that the use of Kitchener, Ontario N2E 3E1 recycled paper still gives us Tel: (519) 748-6610 presentable pictures while enabling us to contribute to the FAX: (519) 7486626 growing effort to be environmentally responsible. I apologize for the spelling mistakes in the last issue and The Lighter Side Of Golf By Eric Williamson have arranged to have more than one pair of eyes proofread the copy. While our revenues are still shaky we “I see you are air-ee-ating today. When you are finished here, do you mind taking that thing over to my place and have secured enough funds to increase the size of the doing my lawn?” current production. It has also been very active over the past two months and we were deluged with articles and The standard joke, asked a dozen times by a dozen news from association events. This, as I understand from different golfers everytime you aerify. Or in the spring, when past editors, is most unusual. It may turn out, with the busy you are up to your butt in mud repairing an irrigation leak part of the season approaching that the well may draw and someone asks “Find any oil yet?” My standard down a bit. I hope not. response to this one is “No, and I still haven’t found the We welcome Dr. Tom Hsiang from the University of quarter I dropped here last fall.” I have seen this one Guelph on board. Dr. Hsiang will be submitting disease actually bring golfers to their knees in fits of hysterical profiles to educate rookies, remind the veterans, and laughter. update us all on turfgrass pathology. I would like to thank all contributing authors for their articles. It would be nice to The comments, questions and jokes become redundant be able to produce 20 page issues all season but this can and even a little tedious at times. The truth is, however, that only occur with your support. Don’t be shy! Articles do without golfers there would not be golf courses and without not have to be lengthy and pictures are worth a thousand golf courses there would not be superintendents, assistants words. If you wish to submit a picture we request that it be or greens’ staff. It is important for us to keep things in a print, with any appropriate caption written on the back. perspective. Golfers are people who on their day off have That way, you still have the negative and we know just decided to pursue their favourite pastime; they are people what to say. Our next golf event is the Pro/Super at who believe that a bad day on the golf course is better than Monterra. If you wish to bring something for publication to any day in the office. Chatting with the greens’ staff only the event we will be happy to receive it along with your serves to fulfill their experience and allows them to go instructions. home feeling that their day on the links was satisfying and Here's hoping that you have a good start to the complete. At times I detect a note of longing in their voices season and that Monterra is on your calendar. as they do a mental comparison. My office is 150 acres of rolling green hills and dales complete with trees, creeks and wildlife and their’s is a 400 square foot climate-controlled box 25 storeys above a concrete jungle. All in all they are good people. Some swing the sticks better than others, and it is normally the golfers who do not swing as well who enjoy a moment or two of light hearted chatter with employees on the course. “Sorry about that, if I knew it was going to go that far I would have waited.” This is said with genuine concern after a golfer has just hit a 275 yard, 3-iron shot of a lifetime that just misses you. “It’s quite Quality Fertilizer Blends for all right sir, it’s only the ones that hit me that really bother Golf Courses me.” Then the golfer replies with a chuckle, “I guess that is Distributed by: Manufactured by: why you guys get all that danger pay, eh?’ Turf Care Vigoro Canada, Inc. 905-836-0988 800-268-2076 If he walks away smiling, you can be certain that he will Stephen Hewgill Daisy Moore be happy with his day of golf regardless of his final score. certification program will be REVISED ONTARIO PESTICIDE LICENSING SYSTEM administered through Ridgetown College who will provide the study by: John W. Gravett, TURFECS specific modules. Ridgetown College material and exams. It is expected will be solely responsible for that private consultants will be Recently the Ministry of administering study material and offering preparation courses for Environment and Energy announced examinations only. Individuals will be technicians across Ontario. proposed changes to the existing able to take advantage of preparatory Technicians will not be able to pesticide licensing system in Ontario. courses and seminars held provide product recommendations, These changes will affect every throughout Ontario by private select application equipment, individual in the turfgrass industry consultants. determine rates of application, mix, who is involved in the application of Individuals who are successful in load or apply schedules 1 or 5 any pesticides at their golf course passing their examinations will have pesticides. Technicians will have to operation. to apply to the MOEE for their be a minimum of sixteen years of Basically, the MOEE is Landscape exterminators license. age. The technicians will also have streamlining the licensing process Every five years certified to maintain a log book to keep a daily and laying a foundation for exterminators must become record of the name of the licensed mandatory licensing and re­ recertified. Recertification will involve supervisor as well as the time and certification. successfully repeating the location of each on-site visit. certification examination and possibly The MOEE is presently NEW LICENSE TERMINOLOGY other methods to be announced. legislating all of the above changes to Those individuals who will be the pesticide licensing system. There Specifically, there exists over 30 writing their exams this fall, upon is no doubt that these changes will classes of Exterminators licenses successful completion, will apply for affect both licensed and non-licensed and these will be reduced to only 5 one of the new licenses beginning in individuals well into the future. The “classes”. As far as Land 1996. Current license holders will be MOEE is basically getting out of the Exterminators Licenses are phased in over a five year period. administrative aspect of pesticide concerned, these will now be Recertification will begin in 1997 for licensing and more into enforcement streamlined into: individuals whose license expires in of the Pesticide Act and Regulation 1997. 914. . Landscape . Forestry TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION . Industrial Vegetation . Agriculture Presently, licensed exterminators . Aerial are permitted to supervise not more than three unlicensed exterminators The terminology “Land Class 1 & at any given time. This present 3” will no longer be in use as of legislation will be changed in 1996. January 1996. The Landscape Technicians (unlicensed license is defined as those individuals assistant exterminators) must pass a involved in the maintenance of lawns, technician certification examination ornamentals and landscaped before they are allowed to apply any properties. The Landscape license pesticide under the supervision of a will encompass all golf course licensed exterminator. This operations in Ontario. technician certificate is valid for only one year. It can be renewed once CERTIFICATION PROGRAM following successful repeat of the certification course the following year. A new certification program will After this one renewal of the be implemented in the Fall of 1995 by technician certificate, those Ridgetown College. This certification individuals the following year will program will be offered through have to attempt to become fully distance education and exams will be certified (i.e. no longer assistant scheduled throughout Ontario. The exterminators) or will not be able to new exams will be based on a apply pesticide products under any common core manual and license circumstances. The technician lightning. A cloud can store as much as 100 million times Lightning Strikes that of the earth below. When this charge is “bolted out” as lightning, a bolt may have a charge of 3,750 million kilowatts which stretches from 1,000 to 9,000 feet in length. The earth is like a giant battery that needs to be restored of its lost electrical energy. When skies are It is virtual certainty that a bolt of lightning will hit cloudless, the negatively charged earth dissipates electrons the earth or something on it. Each second, 100 bolts strike into the positively charged upper atmosphere. This the earth. The point of impact is almost always open water leakage is restored to the earth when thunderclouds pick or vegetation, especially trees, which are firmly “grounded” up and store the electrons and then discharge them as and therefore are natural lightning rods. The odds of lightning hitting a human are low, namely because there is a large contingent of people who have enough sense to come in out of the rain, though not nearly enough. Every once in a while, though, an unwitting individual gets hit by a lightning bolt. Most at risk are those living in the wild. In forested areas and jungles few records are kept. In large populated areas we do keep track. Odds of being injured by lightning are as follows. On given any day 1 to 250 million In any given week 1 to 35 million In any given year1 to 685 thousand Over average lifetime 1 to 91 hundred Introducing The Perfect Bag For Greens And Tees. Slow Play Many clubs are plagued with the problem of slow For overseeding low cut areas and establishing play. Practically every Club Captain, Green Chairman or greens and tees, no other fertilizer provides the Club Pro has been pestered with complaints from the kind of coverage and nutrient distribution that members and there have been many suggestions put forth Country Club 10-18-18 does. as to what method would work best at any given club. There is probably no one set answer in so far as it involves Country Club approaching someone and broaching a topic which some may find insulting. How do you handle the problem 10-18-18 politely? One passive method that has been suggested is to set the clock at the half way house back two hours to reflect the time that any group, arriving for a rest, first teed off. A sign would be required to indicate that, if you are behind time, you should either pick up the pace or allow following groups to play through. The half way house would be an appropriate place to catch your breath. If Contact: Bill Greaves anyone has other suggestions you could send them to 333 Springbank Drive, London, Ontario N6J 1G6 G.I.B. and we could assemble them into an article that Phone: (519) 474-1492 Fax: (519) 474-1577 Toll Free: 1-800-898-2138 would be beneficial to many other clubs. NICKLAUS NAMES GLEN ABBEYS DEAN BAKER SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR Skin Cancer From What The Odds Are by Les Krantz Dean Baker, of Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, has been selected Nicklaus Superintendent of the Year by Golfturf, a subsidiary of Nicklaus design. The award recognizes excellence in turf Definition: A largely preventable skin disorder mostly maintenance as well as the highest degree of professional caused by over-exposure to the sun, with fair-skinned white ethics and standards. people with blue eyes most susceptable, and most common in the southwestern United States. “As the first solo design project opened by Jack Nicklaus, Glen Abbey has long served as a standard for the excellence associated with a Nicklaus design,” said Edward A. Etchells, President of Golfturf. “Dean has done a The Odds: That the beautiful blue-eyed blond tremendous job in maintaining the course’s condition for parading her great tan along the beach may be heading for public golfers and for the top players in the world for the the cemetery, if statistics on this rapidly increasing illness Bell Canadian Open.” are to be believed. Although he odds each year against an Dean Baker has been employed as Glen Abbey’s adult being diagnosed with skin cancer are 1 in 460 at the superintendent since 1989. He is a graduate of the present time, this figure is expected to be sliced in half in University of Guelph with a diploma in Agriculture and the next ten years. Most of these skin cancers are of the Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in Business Administration. non-melanoma type, however, and are easily cured Established in 1984, the Nicklaus Superintendent of because they do not spread throughout the body. The the Year award honours superintendents at Jack Nicklaus most dangerous type of skin cancer, which often proves courses who have distinguished themselves in the field of fatal, is malignant melanoma, which does spread through golf course maintenance. Baker is the 13th recipient of this the body. Here the odds each year on an adult being honour. diagnosed with the disease are 1 in 6,805, and of dying Glen Abbey Golf Club is owned by the members of the with the disease 1 in 22,407. Thus the odds of dying from a Royal Canadian Golf Association and is open to the public malignant melanoma once diagnosed are 1 in 3. throughout the golf season, except during the Canadian Remember, any mole developing on the body is suspect Bell Open. For information contact: and should be looked at by a doctor. Women especially Jack McClellan, Managing Director should be keenly aware that the sites on their bodies most Glen Abbey Golf Club susceptable to skin cancer are the the lower legs, the arms (905) 844-1800 and the head. Economical Pole Frame Buildings For All Your Needs.... Building SystemsLtd. RURAL & COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS Call collect to Jack or Rick Brenzil for a Free Estimate... (905) 772-3551 (905) 388-6865 Over 30 Years Experience! Sprayer Drift Control By Mark Rittenhouse and Edward Dywan B. Sc. With increased pressure for responsible pesticide use, One innovation that addresses the problem of drift there has been increased interest in various means of drift associated with wind, is the shrouded spray boom. These control. Conventional open spray booms achieved this booms are constructed with integrated shields which deflect through the use of low pressure and large nozzles which the wind over the top of the spray arms away from the produced large droplets that were less likely to vaporize or pattern. These shields are made of polyetheylene, be blown off target by wind. The trouble with this, though, aluminum and plexiglass over a metal framework with an is that large volumes of water are required resulting in more aim to providing a light, effective barrier to the wind. To frequent tank fill ups, large volume tanks which increase further enhance the antidrift properties of the unit, a flexible compaction and more contact with the concentrate by the skirt can be used to extend the cover to the turf. operator. As with most open booms, lengths of 5 meters or more Problems arise with the effectiveness of the product in are divided into three sections with the two wing sections that large droplets may roll off of the foliage becoming having hinges to allow the boom to flex out of the way when trapped in the thatch where they are degraded. In the contacted by stationary objects. One big difference is the application of herbicides, this is particularly problematic ability of all three sections to ‘float’ independantly of each because for the pesticied to be effective it should remain in other on wheels. This allows the spray unit to follow the contact with the leaf surface for as long as possible. contours of the terrain more closely. 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