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Gravett 12 ALMACK & ASSOCIATES 5 OGSA FULFILLS REQUIREMENTS 12 THE SCOTTS COMPANY 5 EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT 6 TURF OR CONSEQUENCES 12 NU-GRO CORPORATION by Doug Breen 7 NUTS & BOLTS 12 RAY GORDON by Mike Huck 9 SLOW PITCH TOURNAMENT 12 MAPLE FARMS by Everett Nieuwkoop 9 HOW'S YOUR BEQ 12 BRAEMAR 10 MOUND IRRAGATION by Patrick J. Gross 15 CENTURY RAIN AID 11 IMPROVE MORALE & SAVE MONEY 15 TURF CARE PRODUCTS 13 INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO 13 GOLF COURSE ASSESSIBLE 16 NU-GRO CORPORATION by Mark Hagan 16 STEWART AWARDS 17 ALBION GOLF CARTS 17 TALK TURF 18 BANNERMAN 17 HOCKEY CHALLENGE by John Taylor 19 ISK DACONIL 18 NEW TRENDS 20 DRY CLEANING by Paul Vermeulen editor's comments 1997 O.G.S.A. Board of Directors President Ian Bowen Oshawa Golf Club Winter is here, and a full slate of 905-725-9511 conferences and seminars await our attention. Most superintendents are Past President Simon George considering going to Anaheim Oakville Golf Club 905-844-5796 California, or Calgary Alberta for our National Turfgrass Conferences. The Vice President Paul Dodson CGCS Ontario Turfgrass Symposium was a Lionhead Golf Club great success and they should be 905-455-8400 commended for their efforts. In this issue of Green Is Beautiful, Doug Breen from the Treasurer & GCSAA Liaison Bob Heron CGCS Beacon Hall Golf Club Waterloo Golf Academy will again enlighten us with his 905-841-0252 ability to see the humorous side of our profession and much more. Being a slow time of year we have taken Secretary Keith Bartlett several articles from material available to us from the Thornhill Country Club 905-889-2735 GCSAA. We will be looking at forming a news letter committee this year. Individuals throughout the Director & Bylaws Lamont Anderson province interested in submitting articles or regional Pointe West Golf Club news on a bi-monthly basis should contact myself or the 519-736-5050 O.G.S.A. office. We will be contacting some of you for your co-operation. Directors & Public Relations John Gravett Credit Valley Golf Club 905-275-2505 Ext. 225 Mark Piccolo Rob Ackerman OGSA Newsletter Editor Markland Wood Golf Club 905-625-2062 Director & Golf & Meetings Dean Baker Green is Beautiful 1997 Glen Abbey Golf Club Although every effort is made to check material for publication, the 905-844-1800 Ext. 240 association is not responsible for material published on behalf of its contributors. Membership Director All rights are reserved by the publisher and any reproduction in whole Jim Flett or part without the written permission of the publisher is prohibited. & Newsletter Co-Editor Muskoka Lakes Golf Course 705-765-3165 Director & Newsletter Editor Mark Piccolo Galt Country Club 519-650-1503 Director & Scholarship Jeff Burgess Weston Golf Club 416-241-5551 JACQUELINE D' AMATO: OFFICE MANAGER ONTARIO GOLF SUPERINTENDENTS'ASSOCIATION GUELPH TURFGRASS INSTITUTE 328 VICTORIA ROAD, SOUTH Telephone: (519) 824-OGSA Fax: (519) 766-1704 OFFICE HOURS Monday, Wednesday,& Friday 8A.M. -12 P.M. Designed & Printed by Tuesday & Thursday 12 P.M. - 4 P.M. City Graphics Design & Print Inc. Tel: (519) 623-2143 Fax: (519) 623-1113 1-800-866-0666 www.citygraphic.com email: city@citygraphic.com president'smes age New Beginnings The Ontario Golf Seminar and Speaker platform for our premier event. Superintendents Public Relations, a growing portfolio within our Association has a lot to Association, allows us to broaden our message of offer everyone professionalism as an industry. The OGSA is looking into associated with golf new venues to help expose our Association and profession, course management. such as The Golf Show and Canada Blooms. These rare The OGSA focus opportunities allow our Association contact and revolves around you, interactivity with the general public and perhaps members the member. Our goals of our own clubs. will continue to be Image, the OGSA is dedicated to raising the level of those which represent awareness, respect and recognition of our profession. Only and portray the through a strong dedicated Public Relations Portfolio can member in the most this be achieved. We as Members need to acknowledge professional manner. professional image and the awards it can bring personally The Boards focus and professionally. today encompasses a vast range of topics which include: Green is Beautiful, our Associations magazine Membership; Education; Public Relations; Image; and continues to develop and keep pace with our changing Green is Beautiful. industry. Membership involvement in Green is Beautiful is Membership, we as an association need to make our vital to it's success, members are encouraged to submit membership valuable to our profession. Superintendent's articles and pictures. across Ontario must feel the need to belong to our The OGSA Board is committed to Change, and the Association. many challenges that come with making Change. The Education, the Ontario Turfgrass Symposium OGSA has something to offer us all, take advantage and continues to be our main educational venue. The make it part of your future. Conference and Trade Show continues to grow each year, through increased industry and membership involvement. O.G.S.A. President The OGSA is committed to providing a strong Educational Ian Bowen Increase Efficiency with the Internet To be successful and gather information and comparison shop for equipment, provide the highest supplies and services. value to employees, a Post problems on the GCSAA discussion forums and superintendent needs to gather expertise from hundreds of member stay on course with superintendents. more than just the latest Participate in association activities, such as registering technology in turfgrass for regional seminars, planning your conference and show management. schedule, reviewing publications, and getting the latest Superintendents also news. should have ascess to Find technical information by using various search the latest computer engines and databases of research findings and agronomic technology, including the Internet, at the office. practices. Benefits of superintendents having Internet ascess in the Access compliance/regulatory information at the local, office: state and federal levels and get MSDS from GSCAA's Web Improve communication with golf course officials and site. fellow GCSAA members using E-mail. Double Benefit: No matter what information needs Access current weather forecasts for their area to stay may be met by using the Internet, the end result is the same: aware of how weather conditions may affect daily superintendents will be able to do their jobs more efficiently operations. for their employees. Visit the growing number of supplier Web sites to Source: GCSAA Information Services Committee. president's reception 1st Annual President's Reception By John W. Gravett The Ontario Golf Superintendent's Association held it's first Annual President's Reception at the Regal Constellation Patio Ball Room during the recent Ontario Turfgrass Symposium. The reception, held immediately following the Annual General Meeting, was a great success with the attendees, including O.G.S.A. members, past-president's and associate members. The evening featured an open bar, cocktails and hor's d'oeuvres which provided the perfect "mix" for an evening of conversation and enjoyment. The 1998 O.G.S.A. President Ian Bowen from Oshawa Golf Club, briefly addressed the crowd during the reception and introduced the 1998 board of directors. Past Presidents The O.G.S.A. would again like to thank the co-sponsors of this event: Al Turf Albion Golf Cars Almack & Associates Arborist's Tree Care Ltd. Braemar Building Systems Hutcheson Sand & Mixes IMC Vigoro Ray Gordon Turf Care Turf Drain We hope to see even more O.G.S.A.members take advantage of this annual event next year. See you There!! Ian Bowen OGSA President, Pelino Scenna CGSA President O.G.S.A. fulfills requirements As of December 3, 1997, the OGSA has fulfilled all the Promote and develop future leaders. requirements to become an affiliated chapter of the GCSAA. Support both GCSAA and Chapter in their activities This agreement is made in order to: and programs to benefit members and the golf course superintendent's profession. Enhance the image of its members and assist in Share information that helps preserve and advance the elevating their professional status. members' livelihood and the golf course superintendent's Have an effective national and Chapter network of profession. trained volunteers that vigorously represent the profession in the areas of education, government relations, public It also allows the OGSA the privilege of voting relations, membership recruitment, research and representation, the use of promotional materials and logo, development and funding. member lists and participation in co-operative programs. the benefits of employment contract Source: GCSAA Compensation and Benefit Report; PGA Golf Professional Compensation Survey; 1997 GCSAA Employment Resources Kit, Negotiating Compensation and Benefits One word sums up having the benefits of an Termination/Severance: employment contract: protection. State the course of action that will be taken if the How: An employment contract balances the playing superintendent is voluntarily terminated, and the severance field between employer and employee by acknowledging a package. superintendent's level of professionalism. Compensation: An employment contract: Specify the superintendent's salary and pay period. Include a bonus structure. Outline a performance review Defines expectations schedule. Saves time second-guessing goals Protects the most important asset, the golf course Benefits: Ensures continuity Define the benefits that will be provided to the Saves money by defining compensation superintendent. Be sure to include insurance (medical, Allows for better planning dental, disability and liability) vacation, sick leave, vehicle, Removes fear and builds trust facility privileges, meals, housing and clothing allowances, Creates loyalty and commitment by employer and educational reimbursement, dues for professional superintendent associations, pension/retirement plan other benefits appropriate to your region and facility. Statistics: Approximately 26 percent of GCSAA members and 52 percent of PGA golf professionals have an employment contract. Regardless of the specific situation, the superintendent's employment 1067 Beach Boulevard contract should cover the following: Hamilton, Ontario L8H 6Z9 Telephone 905-545-5363 Terms of Employment: Fax 905-545-2647 State the contract's ending date, renewal date CAN-USA 1-800-263-8606 or it's open-ended nature. Duties: Express Dual Outline the superintendent's boundaries of & AngleMaster authority and designate to whom the Reel Mower superintendent reports. Sharpeners course mechanic. If the baby hadn't come, we probably turf or consequences could have tuned up a starship with the provided equipment. The truth is my wife had one of those relatively easy labors which lead to fists fights with the disgruntled hard " Thank You " labor crowd at baby showers, which is a good thing, By Doug Breen, Superintendent because I really wasn't much help. It had been more than a Waterloo Golf Academy few weeks since my last day off and I was really determined to make the most of it. The modern Someday near the end labor/delivery/recovery room, or LDR in lamaze class of my days, I will look jargon, is a far cry from the sterile assembly line maternity back on my career ward of my parent's era, and as I said to Krista, "If they and pay homage to didn't want me to use the couch and the TV, they wouldn't the people who have put it here.", I was only maximizing my use of the helped me along and facilities purchased with my hard earned tax dollars, and I made it the wildly was halfway through my second Red Green episode when successful trek that the really nasty stuff began. Once the first real contraction I'm sure it will be. hit, I was ordered to shut off "Adventures with Bill" and O.K., moderately stop treating the blessed event like my own little club med. successful, O.K., if I Now, I'm one of those guys that no one would let touch don't end up living, a their babies, let alone hold, or heaven forbid babysit; but cardboard box under suddenly, this 300 pound nurse threw me into a chair and a bridge in Acton, handed me my newborn son. Right at that moment, I didn't Ontario I will be very grateful. know whether to laugh, cry, stare blankly, or run out of the There will be my grade 5 teacher who taught me room screaming, and I was struck by how similar this was phonics when no one was hooked on it. The biology teacher to my reaction nine months earlier when we began the who got me excited about botany and convinced me to go to project. The wash of all this, of course, is that now the Guelph for agriculture instead of Western for english. (Not neighbors think that she's a single mother with a bad lawn that working in a 7-11 would have been all bad. I certainly - but she sticks with me anyhow. would have enjoyed discussing the latest books with the She has been with me through multiple golf courses and philosophy and political science graduates who stock the countless dinners either late or missed altogether. She cooler and wash the squishier machines.) makes excuses for me at family reunions where I never Then there are the many professors who imparted actually arrive and never complains when I sleep away a higher education to me during my five years as an Aggie. I'll whole day off. She encourages me to keep working in a never forget Professor Eggins standing on the lecturn on the profession where respect is uncommon and greens last day of class, screaming like a Banshee and waving a committees or owners dismiss superintendents at the drop pointer over his head like a broad sword. It was a wild eyed of a hat (sometimes annually), because their cheerios were sight which for all the world like one of those charging picts too soggy that morning, (or often for less concrete reasons) in the movie Braveheart. And let's face it, if not for Norm Without her support, I probably would have taken that (Mac?) (Mc?) Callum, there might not be any turf type 7-11 job by now and I'm sure that for many superintendents perennial rye grass in the whole world. there is a very similar story. It's a different kind of job which I also won't forget the owners, salespeople and requires a different kind of partner and none of us would superintendents who have employed and trained me; but get too far without the support of our families. So pick up primarily, I will thank my wife. She met me when I was some flowers, take them out for dinner, or maybe the best skinnier, faster, funnier, and had disposable income. idea of all, just go home early tonight and say thanks. Remarkably, she has stuck with me even though I'm becoming progressively more fat, slow, grumpy, and broke. She stays with me even though she has been around long enough to know that all those stories of high school glory when I really was skinny, fast, funny, and rich, were at least exaggerated if not outright fiction. She lives daily with the irony that our lawn looks awful. People come over for barbeques and say things like, "You do what for a living?", or the less subtle, "Man this lawn looks like crap!". The truth, of course, is that for months I never see the house with the sun up, which leads into another whole reason why I should be grateful to her for not leaving me. Last summer we had our first baby. One of those "planned" children that are born on the 30th of June, like any good husband, I attended all the pre-natal classes religiously, and all the books and films had me well prepared for this "miracle of nature". The people in the pictures were all happy and smiling and it all actually ooked fairly straight forward. What I was not prepared for; however, were the physics of pushing a watermelon through a garden hose. There were Doctors, Nurses, and a tool rack which would have been the envy of many a golf aw nuts! and bolts, too By Mike Huck, Agronomist, Western Region, USGA Green Section Individual storage bins should be labeled with all the necessary information to make locating a part as efficient as possible. How many times a week do you find you need to go out 5/16", and 3/8" diameter bolts are the more popular chasing around chasing around town for a small part - a nut dimensions found on turf equipment, a larger assortment of or bolt, perhaps a spark plug? How much time is wasted in these sizes should be kept on hand. the process? Does the person retrieving the parts have something more productive to do with that time? The Do Your Bolts "Make the Grade"? smaller the part needed, the more frustrating the whole situation is. Granted, no one can have every part ever The Society of of Automotive Engineers (SAE) sets needed in inventory, but assorted hardware, filiters, fluids, standards on the tensile strength rating of bolts. These and regular wear items should be stocked to accomplish ratings are identified through a series of lines radiating normal maintenance. outwards on the bolt head. Plain headed bolts without markings, commonly found at the hardware store, are grade Starting with the Nuts and Bolts 1 or 2. These are lower standard bolts considered adequate for fastening of accessories (lights, etc.) or sheet metal Searching through a box of mixed hardware is not much covers. If you are purchasing bolts at a hardware store, of a storage system. A supply of nuts and bolts, common to though, you may be causing yourself and your mechanic any repair shop, should be in a well organized storage unnecessary grief through a higher than normal failure rate! cabinet. Clearly labeled bins that designate fractional size, Bolts with three lines on the head are grade 5, generally threads per inch, and overall length are a necessity. Labeling recognized as the common replacements in automotive and would read for example: "1/4-20 x 1. This designates a 1/4" commercial applications. Grade 5 bolts have approximately diameter bolt with 20 threads per inch and an overall length double the tensile strength of the plain headed grade 1 or 2 of 1 inch. Multiple cabinets or bins may be required to bolt. Grade 6 and 7 are marked with four and five lines, organize both fine and coarse thread sizes, along with respectively, and offer only a slightly higher strength rating metrics commonly found on turf equipment. Since 1/4", than grade 5. Topping off the list for standard commercial aw nuts! and bolts, continued use is grade 8, with six lines marking the head. Grade 8 bolts implements. The dimensions of these two types of belts are found at high stress points, and are commonly used on differ, and they should not be considered interchangeable. heavy duty trucks and construction equipment. Allen head The FHP belt has a more broad shape, allowing for a greater cap screws are unmarked, but usually are grade 8 or higher, transfer of horsepower at lower RPMs. Carriage and stove bolts are not recommended for replacement of even the lowest SAE grade bolts for Hoses commercial equipment applications. Machine screws with special heads, such as flat, round, Radiator hoses for key pieces of equipment generally and pan designation, are not usually marked except in should be stocked. Flexible universal type hoses can be aircraft grades. Sheet metal screws, another special item, found at auto parts stores to help get in a pinch. Regular may look like a common wood screw; however, this equipment inspections by the turf equipment technician particular variety is hardened, to allow threading into a should spot failing hoses ahead of time. In a real emergency punched hole. That kind of abuse would twist off the head the world famous roll of duct tape may be able to bail you of an ordinary wood screw. Other fastening items such as out for an afternoon! Hose clamps of various sizes are often set screws, self locking "nylock" nuts, and flat and lock used in a variety of quick fixes around the golf course, and washers should be available to the mechanic in all popular an asorted supply should be kept on hand. sizes. Other essential small hardware items are key stock, woodruff keys, roll pins, and cotter pins. Do-It-Yourself Hydraulic Hoses? Ignition and Electrical Supplies Hydraulic hoses offer two options. The first is to purchase hoses of every shape, size, and configeration from One replacement set of spark plugs for each engine your equipment distributor. This could cost thousands of found in the equipment inventory should always be on the dollars, depending on your needs. The second option is to shelf. Contact points and condensers may also be necessary purchase the necessary equipment to make hoses on site. on early vintage units not equipped with electronic This equipment, including a selection of fittings and hose, ignitions. Fouled spark plugs should be considered can be purchased for approximately $2,500. It requires 10 to throwaway items, as the cleaning of fouled spark plugs 15 minutes to make a hose at a savings of 40% or more. This with sand blaster is frowned upon by most mechanics. specialized equipment is available through automotive and Using a sand blaster can lodge sand into the cavity of the industrial supply houses. electrode that later may free itself during the combustion cycle of the engine. You don't have to be a master mechanic Filters and Fluids to realize the damage caused to the piston, rings, and cylinder wall when sand is introduced into the picture! It has been said that changing the oil without changing Electrical supplies such as fuses, fusible links, crimp the filter is like taking a both without soap! Complete sets of connectors, and wire should be available in various sizes. filters for each unit should be on hand at all times. Not Electrical wire, like irrigation pipe, must be properly sized having a filter available guarantees that the fluids will not to handle the flow of current. Sizes ranging from #10 guage be changed on schedule, or that changing the filter itself will through #18 guage are most commonly found. However, if not occur. Air, fuel, oil, transmission, and hydraulic filters battery cables are to be fabricated on site, other sizes from all should be on the shelf items. #6 guage to #0 may also be required. Kits to make battery A one month supply of anti-freeze, greases, hydraulic cables and spark plug wires can prove very convenient, as oil, transmission fluids, and motor oils would be a turfequipment often requires odd sizes not commonly minimum to keep stocked at all times. It is very important found over the counter at auto parts stores. that fluids specified by the manufacturer or of equal quality are used. Failure to use specified fliuds can result in major Belts mechanical failures. Bulk dispensers can elimate the hazardous waste disposal problems associated with small Belts found on turf equipment come in two basic containers. Many equipment technicians now opt for varieties - standard automotive type V-series and fractional synthetic lubricants because of lengthened change intervals horsepower (FHP). Automotive V-belts are primarily found and the superior wear protection. This reduced labor on engines driving the water pump, alternator, or auxiliary requirments for fluid changes and the quantity of waste oil hydraulic pump. Fractional horsepower belts are commonly generated for recycling. found driving reels, rotary blades, and other power driven aw nuts! and bolts, slow pitch tournament too continued By Everett Nieuwkoop We sincerely apologize to McCracken Golf Supplies and the Nu Grow corporation for misprinting the soft ball results from 1996 in our September issue. Better late than never! Champions came from the small town of BURFORD. Burford Links Golf Club, home of supt. Mark McClure banded together kitchen staff, pro shop, suppliers and greens staff to win 5 games and take home the A Championship with a convincing victory over Conestoga. B CHAMPIONS went to a band of merry men calling themselves Kossuth - a mixture of Brookfield and Beaverdale greens staff. Another fine example of superintendents community spirit. Kossuth defeated Glendale 11-2 for the B championship. This years' tournament had an international flavour as the Park club from Buffalo came over to compete against An organized storage area for miscellaneous hardware such as sheet their neighbours from the north all 30 golf clubs competed metal screws, cotter pins, and key stock is essential for the 1997 Championship. Next year will be the 5th annual. Hope to see you all there! Tire Repair Supplies how's your beq? Patches, plugs, replacement valve systems, and sealant are commonly found in most repair shops. A plug gun can Source: Margaret Fitch-Hauser, AuburnUniversity, Auburn Ala. allow the repair of the tire without removal from the rim, saving a considerable amount of time. Sealant in the Proper business etiquette is the key to getting ahead. pressurized can in expensive, but can save you in an According to Secrets of Executive Success, etiquette books emergency situation. are outselling cookbooks. Test your Business Etiquette Quotient (BEQ). Answer Yes, Sometimes or No to the OEM and Aftermarket Parts following questions: Certain parts and supplies must be purchased from the 1. When I am invited to a business function, I always turf equipment distributor, also known as the OEM (original RSVP within the week. equipmentmanufacturer). Selected parts, including 2.1 always return a phone call the same day I receive a message. bedknifes, reels, and bearings are also available through 3.1 never use curse words at home. aftermarket suppliers. Experience has shown that 4.1 always write thank-you notes for meals and gifts. specialized applications such as bedknife retaining screws 5. My table manners are superb. require OEM replacements for optimum performance. Local 6.1 see myself as a part of a team, rather than seeking industrial suppliers and auto parts stores can provide a praise for my individual efforts. majority if not all of the small hardware items; however, the 7.1 answer important letters immediately and take best advice is to shop around. Prices on nuts and bolts alone care of the rest of the mail within the week. can vary greatly, and be sure you are receiving the quality 8. Before dealing with someone from another culture, that is needed. If you are looking for service, auto parts I find out the proper etiquette unique to that culture. 9.1 give verbal or written credit where credit is due. distributors often have outside sales staff who can call on the 10.1 send holiday cards to my most valued business mechanic. They will help set up reasonable stocking relationships. quantities and then regularly check inventory levels, relieving the mechanic of this duty. Give yourself a 3 for each Yes, 2 for each Sometimes and 1 Stocking the shop with the basic essential hardware for each No answer. items results in a more efficient operation. So stop running BEQ scoring: 25-30, Excellent; around town, and take a little time to get your parts supply 25-27, Good: 20-24, Fair. If you scored 10-19, your BEQ stocked right down to the nuts and bolts. is poor. pop-up sprinklers for mound irrigation Moulds can be meaningful additions to a golf course, but sometimes they require special treatment By Patrick J. Gross Mounds are popular features of causing turf decline and an occur on the top, and wet areas modern golf architecture. They add undesirable appearance. Several develop around the base due to visual interest to the golf course and factors are responsible for irrigation system is properly often increase the difficulty and substandard turf growth on mounds. designed and installed, perfect challenge of a golf hole. Although Poor quality soil is often used for coverage is difficult to achieve on mounds often look nice, they can be construction, creating different water hilly areas. Eventually, this can difficult to irrigate and maintain. management needs and maintenance become an unmanageable situation Even if irrigation coverage is requirements. Because of the for the superintendent unless plenty relatively good, the tops of the elevation difference and slope of of labor is available for hand mounds tend to dry out more rapidly, mounds, localized dry spots often watering. As an alternative to costly hand labor, a supplemental irrigation system for mounds can be installed using pop-up sprinklers. There are several models available that typically are used for home lawns and landscapes. The pop-up heads usually cover a radius of 8 ft. to 15 ft. and are ideal for use on mounds. It is recommended to select a sprinkler head with a low precipitation rate since the slow, steady application of water reduces runoff and provides better water penetration. A supplemental system can be easily installed by connecting to a nearby main line and installing either a manual or remotecontrol valve to operate the system. Most courses that Mounds can add visual interest to the golf course, but they are difficult to irrigate. The different have installed such systems prefer the management needs of the mounds often result in dry spots and turf decline. manual valve, which can be used by the irrigation technician or sectionmen for spot watering only. After connecting the valve, PVC pipe can be pulled or trenched to the desired location, followed by the installation of the pop-up heads. Before installing a supplemental irrigation system for mounds, it is important to evaluate the existing system to ensure everything is in proper operating condition. Unleveled Sprinkler heads and worn nozzles may be the primary reasons for uneven coverage and localized dry spots. Once these issues have been resolved, the pop-up sprinklers can be installed to provide better irrigation control with fewer wet spots and dry spots. A supplemental irrigation system, specifically for the mounds, can be installed to provide better irrigation control. Patrick J. Gross is a agronomist in the Green Section's Western Region. improve morale and save money In Florida, golf course superintendents have found a way to take care of their golf course employees and WE'VE GOT save money. Details: They have created an employee locker area outside the maintenance building in addition to the FOR THE SOLUTION YOU! traditional lockers located inside. Each employee is issued their own equipment, such as shovels, leaf rake, whipping pole, back brace, budgie cord, hard hat, safety glasses, rain suits, rubber slip-on boots and ear plugs. The tools and equipment are numbered with their locker number. Personal belongings are still kept in traditional lockers inside the maintenance facility. Results: Crew members take pride in having their own sets of tools and safety equipment and keep them in good condition. Employee morale improves. This system has eliminated tools from being lost or left outside. Benefit: The up-front costs of purchasing tools is more then normal, but in the long run, the golf facilities save money by not having to replace lost, broken or stolen tools or safety equipment. 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McGinnis, certified golf course with physical challenges back on the links. In 1994, superintendent, said. "The use of video is a proven and Therapeutic Recreation Specialists, Bev Regan and Laura valuable tool to instruct people on technical methods and Gianomenico from Parkwood Hospital in London practices in golf course maintenance. I don't know of a discovered that many patients longed to play the game they better group than EPIC of Wisconsin to provide the once enjoyed. The activity of golf promotes balance, superintendent professional this service. Its track record is flexibility, muscle strength and a wide range of motion; excellent". similar to what physio-therapy teaches. City of London Known as the "Superintendent's Video Workshop" the C.P.G.A. Golf Professionals, Fred Kern, Michael video-based training covers such topics as greens mowing, Olizarevitch, and Andy Shaw were approached to develop crew etiquette, safety on the golf course, irrigation a golf program for people with physical challenges. The winterization and spring startup, safe pesticide handling first golf clinic was held at one of London's Municipal Golf and turf restoration, among others. Selected videos are Courses - River Road G.C. in the summer of 1995. The event translated for Spanish speaking employees. was an overwhelming success and many more clinics "We've always been impressed with the followed. professionalism of golf course superintendents," EPIC Parkwood Hospital Therapists, Regan and President Jim Becker said. "It is a group dedicated to the Gianomenico, didn't stop there. Why not bring the golf highest standards, whether it be training, education or therapy right to the hospital grounds so that it could be performance. It is rewarding to work with these enjoyed on a regular basis by the patients? A phone call professionals and be able to contribute to their quality and went out to the local London Golf Superintendents success" Association (GLAGS) in the Spring of 1996 asking for Recognized as a leader in golf course training video design, construction and maintenance advice. After a short production, EPIC has also developed works for American meeting with the Hospital's grounds crew and GLAGS GolfCorp., Audubon International, the USGA, the Center representatives, a 4,000 sq. ft. Green was outlined on the for Resource Management and numerous other golf related ground to fit into the existing gardens. The green was clients. EPIC has also partnered with GCSAA in the past to located adjacent to a patio and designed with gentle slopes produce the highly popular " Golf and Environment" video so hospital patients could wheel themselves on and off the magazine. The SVW will be produced by EPIC, which green with minimal assistance. It was decided that a selects noted golf course superintendents to help generate modified USGA sandbase green would drain quickly and ideas, and review instruction techniques and video scripts. withstand the compaction of the wheelchairs and traffic A complete list of SVW training kits available by better than native pushup greens. contacting GCSAA at 1-800-472-7878 or via the GCSAA Two weeks later a dozen volunteers showed up and the website (www.gcsaa.org) project started. Two mini-excavators and two small single Since 1926, the GCSAA has been the leading axle trucks were able to manoeuvre around the site with professional association for the men and women who minimal damage. The first lobe of the green was shaped manage and maintain golf facilities in the United States and and volunteers moved in to start installing the drainage worldwide. From its headquarter in Lawrence, Kan., the system. A few irrigation lines were inadvertently trenched association provides education, information and through. This proved to be no problem for the representation to more than 18,000 individual members volunteers/superintendents to repair and get the system up from more than 50 countries. GCSAA's mission is to serve and running for the evening watering. Grade stakes were its members, advance their profession and enrich the set and the phone call was made to start bringing in the quality of golf and its environment. peastone. Things were going like clockwork until the inevitable occurred. The first load of stone arrived to the thundering applause of an unexpected downpour. The For additional information contact: drainage was sufficiently completed to prevent the sub­ Jim Becker basin from filling with water. Three loads of stone were President of EPIC of Winconsin delivered and rough graded before conditions made it (414) 338-3700 impossible to continue. By the next morning the green had drained perfectly. golf course accessible continued The gravel blanket was finished graded and the root zone other golfers enjoy. The enthusiasm and determination of mix was ordered. The first truck rolled in leaving two foot the patients at Parkwood Hospital which has been ruts. It was apparent the site received far more rain the demonstrated at the many clinics will hopefully be seen on previous evening than the practice green had shown. Quick the Parkside Nine when it opens in late 1998. Hopefully, the phone calls to local suppliers guaranteed us that as many efforts being made in London by the Greenskeepers and complimentary loads of topsoil and sod as required to Golf Pros to provide instruction, facilities and equipment for repair the damaged grounds would be available. The mix physically challenged golfers will be duplicated and continued to be delivered and spread. The fertilizer blend improved upon by others across the country. was incorporated into the mix and the green was seeded and rolled. Approximately $20,000 in material and labour were donated by local business and superintendents. Precise project coordination and careful grow-in by Ernie Lewis and his maintenance crew, allowed the installation to be completed in two days. Site restoration took a few days and the green was opened three months later. Several miles away at Fanshawe Golf Course another project is currently underway. John Cowie, Manager of Golf Course Maintenance for the City of London and Head Professional, Mike Olizarevitch have designed and constructed the "Parkside Nine" an accessible facility for physically challenged golfers. This nine will also double as a teaching area. This project is part of a large redevelopment by the City of London at Fanshawe which will produce a 45 hole complex by 1998 featuring an existing 18-hole traditional style golf course, an 18 hole links style course built on a restored gravel pit and the fully accessible Parkside Nine. Some of the features of the Parkside Nine are flat holes varying in length from 45 to 140 yards, firm soil greens construction so that wheelchairs can access them A Key for Prioritizing the Focus with little damage, tees located immediately adjacent to the of a Golf Course Maintenance Program previous green to minimize the need for movement and • Putting surfaces are the most important areas on a golf short 5 foot ticks flags which are easier to handle from a course. The ranking of tees, fairways, bunkers, roughs, and wheelchair. The Halfway House which will be constructed other areas will vary. for the Links Style 18 will be fully accessible and double for use a a Clubhouse on the Parkside Nine. • Consider the three main components of every Physically challenged golfers are equipped with special maintenance decision: (1) agronomics, (2) economics, (3) short "Clever Clubs" with Bent Titanium hoses in the shafts. politics. A cane like gadget called the E-Z tee device allows the golfer • Proactive, positive, creative communication helps offset to tee up without bending over. Cut-down clubs and politics. Invest as much time in communicating as putters, suction cups on the end of clubs and arthritic grips agronomics. are other simple but effective aids for the golfers. Maintenance of the 45 hole complex at Fanshawe is the • Solid agronomics safeguards long-term economics. With responsibility of Bob Miners who is very aware of the the focus on building an agronomically solid foundation, magnitude of the challenge ahead of taking care of 45 holes, economic choices will be much clearer. 27 of these carrying the special problems associated with • Agronomically, invest your first dollar and all your best maintaining fine turf areas in mined out gravel pits. efforts in: There are few guidelines and precedents for what the construction of an accessible golf course should involve. 1. Water Management (Drainage/Aerification and Irrigation), Such as which mixes would be best for the greens, should 2. Growing Environment (Sunlight and Air Movement), paths be constructed and how can the design of the course 3. Mowing (Type of Mower, Sharpness, and Bench Setting), allow special golfers to enjoy all aspects of the fame that 4. Fertilization. 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TURF CARE Contact the Irrigation Division at (905) 836-0988 for more information. 1998 environmental steward awards We’re Thirty-three golf course superintendents have been named growing... national, regional or merit winners of the 1998 Environmental Steward Awards, underscoring their commitment to stewardship efforts on the golf course through contributions that enhance local environments. In recognition of the winners, program sponsors Norvartis Turf & Ornamental Products, Rain Bird, Jacobsen Division of Textron and Pursell Technologies Inc. will donate nearly $23,000 to The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America's (GCSAA) Foundation. The Foundation is committed to advancing educational opportunities and environmental and scientific research for golf course management. The 1998 Environmental Steward Award winners were named in three categories: private, public and resort golf courses. The three national winners include: Private: Peter Leuzinger, CGCS, The Ivanhoe Club, Ivanhoe, Ill. Public: Jeffery W. Carlson, CGCS, Widow's Walk Golf Course, Scituate, Mass. Resort: Mike Meindertsma, Grand Traverse Resort, Acme, Mich. The Environmental Steward Awards recognize golf course superinten­ dents for overall course management excellence, outstanding programs to maximize pesticide and fertilizer efficacy and irrigation and equipment efficiency, as well as wildlife preservation and enhancement. "Golf course superintendents are extremely focused on environmental to serve issues and continually strive to foster stewardship efforts both on the golf course and in the community," said Paul S. McGinnis, GCSAA president and certified golf course superintendent at Alta Mesa Country Club in you better! Mesa, Ariz. "Thanks to the continued support of the program's four sponsors, the Environmental Steward Awards recognize the highest of NU-GRO is Canada's environmental contributions." Professional Turf Specialist In addition to the three national winners, 17 regional winners and 13 merit winners were selected from seven United States Golf Association offering: Green Section regions plus the Canadian region. • A choice of C-I-L and NU-GRO Regional winners: brands Canadian Region Private: Blake McMaster, The Royal Montreal Golf Club, He Bizard, Quebec Public: Dean Baker, Glen Abbey Golf Club, Oakville, Ontario • Consistent blends utilizing quality raw materials Florida Region Private: Jeff Ball, Panama Country Club, Lynn Haven, Fla. • Experienced Technical Mid Atlantic Region Support Representatives Private: Scott Schukraft, Huntsville Golf Club, Shavertown, Pa. • A wide range of Specialty Mid-Continent Region Turf Fertilizers formulated Private: Dan Dinelli, CGCS, North Shore Country Club, Glenview, III. Public: Tom Morgensen, Countryside East & West Golf Courses, Mundelein, III. with S.C.U.® NITROFORM® Resort: Jimmy Thomas, CGCS, Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort, San Antonio, Texas and NUTRALENE® North Central Region Private: Donald F. Ewoldt Jr., CGCS, Sand Creek Country Club, Chesterton, Ind. Public: Fred E. "Derf" Soller Jr., Old Works Golf Course, Anaconda, Mont. Resort: David Faucher, CGCS, The Legend Course, Shanty Creek Resort, Bellaire, Mich. Northeastern Region Private: Joseph Alonzi, CGCS, Westchester Country Club, Rye, N.Y. Public (tie): Clark Weld, Blue Heron Pines Golf Club, Pomona, N.J. Public (tie): James Perez, East Mountain Country Club, Westfield, Mass. Southwestern Region Public: Wendell T. Nealon, CGCS, The Legacy of Springfield, Springfield, Tenn. Woodstock, Ontario N4S 11P6 Laval, Quebec H7S 1G3 Calgary, Alberta T2H 2S1 Western Region Private: Richard Eide, CGCS, Aspen Glen Golf Club, Carbondale, Colo. WOODSTOCK, ONTARIO Telephone : (519) 456-2021 Fax: (519) 456-5002 Public: Raymond Davies, CGCS, Crystal Springs Golf Course, Burlingame, Calif. Resort: Eaward C. Horton, CHCS, Pebble Beach Company, Pebble Beach, Calif. talk turf for better business golf coruse hockey challenge Source: Robert O. Farren, CGCS , Assistant Director of Golf NIAGARAFALLS, NY., 1/16/98 - The 4th annual Golf Course Maintenance and Grounds, Pinehurst Resort and Course Hockey Challenge was just completed at a twin Country Club, Pinehurst, N.C. pad complex at Niagara University in Niagara Falls NY. This years tournament featured eight teams from both In Golf course management, as in any other business, it sides of the border. Teams representing Western New York, is helpful to know the basics and how to apply them to be Michigan, Chicago, London, Kitchener, Toronto, North successful. Key: There is no standardized formula, no single Toronto, and Niagara competed in a two day round robin maintenance program for every golf course. But there are tournament. some basic agronomy terms that help golf course owners and golf course superintendents communicate with each "The biggest complaint we had about last years other and their golfers to ensure a common understanding of practices that affect playability and course aesthetics. tournament was it was too much hockey for one day, that why we expanded to two days," stated Scott Dodson, 1. Aeration: The cultivation of a turf soil without Superintendent at the Park Coutry Club in Buffalo and one destruction of the turf by coring, slitting, grooving, hole of the tournaments organizers. "The biggest snowstorm of punching, forking, sliding, spiking or other means of easing the year got us off to a bad start," continued Dodson, "but compaction. we were able to make up at the time and everyone seemed 2. Blend: A combination of two or more cultivars of the to enjoy themselves, especially at the Thursday night same grass species. attitude adjustment party." 3. Cultivar: A variety, strain or race that has originated and persisted under cultivation or was specifically "Industry sponsorship for this event has been fantastic developed for the purpose of cultivation. right from day one," stated John Taylor, Superintendent at 4. Desiccation: Injury sustained on exposed turf areas Twenty Valley Golf Club in Vineland, Ont. And another when subject to high winds, or loss of moisture from a plant one of the tournaments organizers. "Toro has always because of hot, dry weather. looked after the ice time and this year Club Car covered the 5. Foot Printing: Frost: Dead leaf tissue formed by cost of the Thursday night party," Taylor explained, a walking on live frosted turfgrass leaves. Wilt: Temporary impressions caused by walking on grass plants that are number of other companies covered expenses such as unable to spring to upright position because leaves lack referees and pizza and beverages after games which meant sufficient moisture. it didn't cost the players a cent." 6. Hydroseeding: A high-pressure spray technique for applying seed, mulch and fertilizer over a seedbed in a After two days of hard fought hockey action, team single operation to avoid excess travel over the planting site Michigan emerged with the golf course cup beating two during seeding. time defending champion Kitchener in the final. Plans are 7. Leaching: the removal of materials dissolved in the already underway for next years event which promises to soil solution caused by the movement of water down be bigger and better then ever. through the soil, past the root zone. 8. Localized dry spot: A dry area of sod and soil that CONTACT: JOHN TAYLOR (905) 562-4181 resists water infiltration. 9. Matting: To work topdressing or other materials into a turfgrass area with drag mats, usually made of steel. 10. Mix (Seed): A combination of cultivars from two or more different species. Sometimes used in reference to soil, sand, peat or other growing medium. 11. Plugging: Planting turfgrass by means of turf plugs 29 ADVANCE ROAD TORONTO, ONTARIO M8Z2S6 or small sod pieces. PHONE: (416)236-1001 12. Scalping: Removing more of the green leaf surface FAX: (416)236-4654 than is good for the plant, leaving a stubby brown turf. www.albiongolfcars.com 13. Syringing: Light sprinkling of water on turf usually done during the hottest part of the day to prevent wilting. BRUCE MCDONALD Statistics: Nationwide, 90 percent of employers pay for their superintendents' continuing education. new trends New Trends in Golf Course Equipment Technological advancements have opened Source: Aaron Wetzel, Territory Manager, John Deere, the door to development of new equipment Lawn and Grounds Care Division - Golf and Turf Products Group, Pacific Grove, Calif; "Using designed for greater protection of our Differential GPS to Improve Corp Yields, "GPS World environment and to save time and money. 5,1994. Injection Precision. New equipment has been developed to precisely deliver products below the soil. Results. Less product is needed than New Trends in Course Design that placed topically. Drift from wind and Every seven seconds someone in the U.S. turns 50. Significance to Golf: product run-off is virtually eliminated. These aging baby boomers are the most important group to the game because they represent 26 percent of all golfers who play 50 percent of Satellite Precision. Sometime by the all rounds. These golfers expect more. They've grown up during the year 2000, superintendents will be using explosion of technology, which has made the immediate delivery of Global Positioning System (GPS), a satellite­ information and services possible and expected. Strategy: Golf course based, worldwide, 24-hour-a-day, precise design has changed to meet these high expectation. system for position, velocity and time Design Trends determinations on land, sea or air, for The "total golf experience." Golfers expect to come out of the specific chemical applications. clubhouse and have the driving range, putting green and first tee right Results. Reduces over applying and there. pinpoints the areas that need treatment. Wider fairways. Golfers like to find their golf balls. Conceal houses. Even though golfers enjoy the lifestyles of residing Examples. Golf course irrigation around the golf course, they do not want to see houses during their designers already use GPS in irrigation game. system installations. A GPS system was used to test chemical applications on damaged Source: Ron Garl, Ron Garl Golf Course Design, Lakeland, Fla. areas of sugar beets in western Nebraska. Do more with less. Golf course maintenance equipment is being developed to provide more productivity using less How Does Your Handicap Index Stack Up? manpower. How do the handicaps of your golfers stack up against the rest of the nation? Does your course set up or green speed philosophy cater to the majority of golfers at your facility? Check out the percentages below: WOMEN UGSA Handicap % of Golfers +1-5 .46% 6-10 1.64% 11 -15 4.67% 16-20 10.18% 21-25 16.58% MEN UGSA Handicap % of Golfers +1-5 5.63% 6-10 16.24% 11 -15 26.43% 16-20 23.95% 21-25 15.38% Daconil 2787 The all-season fungicide Daconil 2787 is the all-season fungicide of choice to use on greens, tees, fairways and ornamentals. Daconil’s unique WeatherStik™ formulation ensures that it Sticks and Stays between sprays to protect your turf in any season. ISKbiosciences ISK Biosciences Limited 148 York Street, Suite 319 London, Ontario N6A 1A9 1-800-668-0956 Disease Management Solutions dry cleaning BY PAUL VERMEULEN, Agronomist, Mid-Continent Region, USGA Green Section LIKE MANY courses across the point, should one of the employees maintenance building. Equipment country, The Vintage Club, in Indian hold an air hose against his or her must still be steam cleaned on a Wells, California , has encountered body In addition to solving some of regular schedule. As a general rule, problems using the traditional means their problems, the new dry-cleaning Chito Schedules steam cleaning every of washing equipment. For example, stations have also eliminated the long two to three weeks for mowers that wet clippings that accumulate around waiting line in front of the wash area. are used every day. When the a wash area can generate some very Before retrofitting, the wash area was clippings pile up around the new air unpleasant conversations with golfers equipped with only two water hoses. stations, they are shoveled nit trash who have a keen sense of smell. With the new air stations, the wash cans and hauled over to the special Another problem is the potential area can accommodate as many as waste recycling dumpster. For quick effect on stream ecology caused by eight employees at a time. Another loading at the end of the day, a skip the nutrients from decaying clippings advantage of dry-cleaning equipment loader is used to put the clippings in that drain into a small stream. On the is that clippings underneath the the dumpster. In the regions of the mechanical side of things, greased engine shrouds can be removed country where Mother Nature makes bearings are easily damaged by without damaging the wiring or hot dry-cleaning outdoors an traditional washing when water engine components. If you've ever unreasonable proposition, air stations penetrates the seals, Given that The seen the damage caused by pouring could probably be moved indoors , if Vintage Club is a 36-hole course, the cold water on a hot engine day after a large building is available. For damage done to greased bearings day, dry-cleaning probably is starting example, air stations could be alone was burdening the mechanical to sound very appealing. Dry­ retrofitted just inside the doorway so staff and escalating the budget for cleaning equipment at The Vintage that clippings could be removed replacement parts. Another Club has not done away with the before equipment is parked. Also, mechanical problem is corrosion and need to wash equipment with water, knowing that only a few gallons of engine damage caused by washing but it has associated with washing water will be needed to rinse each equipment with cold water. This equipment with water. After each mower, it would be feasible to install problem can be especially significant mower has been blown off, it is rinsed a drain and water hose next to the air for courses that use reclaimed water. before parking it inside the stations. Soluble salts in the irrigation supply can literally dissolve the equipment Dry-cleaning equipment at The Vintage Club has not replaced the need to wash equipment with inventory. water; it has just greatly reduced the many problems associated with washing equipment with water. To address these problems, Douglas After each mower has been blown off, it is rinsed before parking it inside the manufacture building. Anderson, superintendent, and Luciano (Chito) Velasquez, maintenance supervisor, retrofitted their wash area with eight dry­ cleaning stations. Each station is equipped with an air hose plumbed into a large air compressor normally set at 125psi. To dry-clean equipment safely, goggles are required to prevent eye injury. To remind the employees of this fact, CAUTION signs were placed on the wall behind the air stations. To protect the air hoses from damage, they were mounted on automatic-recoil hose reels. Without these reels, the long brass nozzles on the ends of the air hoses would be broken off by employees driving in and out of the dry-cleaning stations. Another safety precaution integrated into the project is a small hole bored through the tip of each brass nozzle. This hole serves as a pressure relief ETHICAL STANDARDS OF ONTARIO GOLF SUPERINTENDENTS' ASSOCIATION • To ensure that respect is accorded our profession, our Association and our individual members, these ethical standards are to be observed and practised.. • Maintain courteous relation with your employer, employees and fellow superintendents, while practising sound business and turf management. • Continue to broaden your knowledge through formal education channels and by exchanging experiences and ideas with fellow members. • Endorse products or practises only when completely satisfied through personal experience.. • Refrain from corresponding either verbally or in writing, with a Director, member or official of another club, regarding its affairs, without the prior knowledge of that club's superintendent. • Apply only for a position that is vacant, and, if possible, talk to the person who held the job last or other local superintendents. • Offer employment to another club's employee only after advising that club's superintendent. • Notify the superintendent of the club you are visiting directly, and, whenever possible, do so in advance. • Misrepresenting the Association and yourself by lending your membership card will not be condoned.. • It is the responsibility of each member to abide by these standards and to report any violations to the Board of Directors, in writing. 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