August 2001 Green is Beautiful The Official Publication of Ontario Golf Superintendents’ Association President's Day International turf research conference Timber Ridge Golf Course CANADA POST PUBLICATIONS MAIL PUBLICATIONS AGREEMENT No. 40027105 Postmaster: Please return undeliverable copies to The OGSA, 328 Victoria Rd. S., Guelph, ON N1H 6H8 The depth ofpenetration is simple to adjust by winding the two side jacks up and down. The Redexim Charterhouse Rapidcore is one of the fastest aerators available on the market with speeds up to 3-1/2 mph, the Rapidcore can finish a green in less than 30 minutes. Available with two types of tine holders allowing for 6 tine types, the Rapidcore can produce square hole patterns ranging from 1-1/4" to 5". The Rapidcore stands on its front roller and adjustable rear storage stand, which ensures the correct height for easy 3-point hitch connection. Service and maintenance is made easy due to the minimum of moving parts. For more information or a free demonstration, please contact our sales office. 1184 PLAINS ROAD EAST BURLINGTON, ONTARIO L7S 1W6 Burlington Area: 905-637-5216 Toronto Area: 905-338-2404 All Other Ontario Areas: 800-883-0761 Fax: 905-637-2009 Contents Green is PRESIDENTS' DAY ATBEACON HALL .................... 12 Announcements............................................................................. 9 Beautiful The Official Publication of Ontario Golf Superintendents’ Association C.G.S.A. news ................................................................................. 6 Cyber super .................................................................................... 8 Editor's message....................................... 5 Education ......................................................................................... 19 Effects of rainfall and Fusarium patch disease .......................... 14 Timber Ridge Golf Course ............................................................. 17 Garden renovations........................................................................ 20 Golf course highlight - BeaconHall Golf Club............................... 11 Health & safety .............................................................................. 7 International turf research conference ....................................... 10 Looking back ................................................................................... 23 Mechanic's corner.......................................................................... 6 COVER PICTURE President's message ...................................................................... 4 Beacon Hall Golf Club The referee ..................................................................................... 8 Photo by: Dorothy Hills Turf or consequences ..................................................................... 21 Welcome! ........................................................................................ 5 Advertisers Albion Golf Cars and Turf Equipment......................................... 6 Almack & Associates ...................................................................... 21 Braemar Building Systems ............................................................ 23 Burnside Golf Services ................................................................... 14 Century Rain Aid............................................................................. 18 Chipco Professional Products........................................................ 22 Douglas Wood Large Tree Services .............................................. 21 G.C. Duke Equipment Ltd............................................................... 2 Graphic Services Ltd....................................................................... 4 Maple Turf Supply .......................................................................... 13 Nu-Gro .............................................................................................. 13 Nutrite.............................................................................................. 20 DSC Seeds ....................................................................................... 8 The P.E.S.T. Institute....................................................................... 8 OGSA is committed to Plant Products Turf ........................................................................ 8 Proturf Division - NuGro Corporation ........................................ 6 serving its members, Pumptronics Incorporated............................................................. 15 advancing their profession, Skyway Lawn Equipment Limited............................................... 9 and Turf Care Products Canada - Irrigation Division......................... 19 enriching the quality Turf Care Products Canada ............................................................ 24 United Horticultural Supply .......................................................... 16 of golf Vanden Bussche Irrigation & Equipment Limited ..................... 7 and its environment. Zander Sod Co. Limited ................................................................ 9 President's message On June 28, 2001 the Supreme Court of Canada rendered its decision in the Quebec Municipal By-Law appeal. You can view the entire 22-page decision by visiting the court website at www.scc-csc.gc.ca. As we anticipated, this story is now being played out in the media throughout Ontario and across Canada. In summary, the Supreme Court of Canada ruling permits ONTARIO GOLF SUPERINTENDENTS’ individual municipalities to determine whether or not ASSOCIATION pesticides may be used within their jurisdictions on both Guelph Turfgrass Institute private and public lands. These areas include golf courses, 328 Victoria Road South parks, home lawns, gardens, etc. The anti-pesticide groups Guelph, ON N1H6H8 have been waiting for this opportunity for quite some time Ph: 519-767-3341 and have launched an all out attack on the lawn care industry Toll Free: 877-824-6472 Fax: 519-766-1704 and will no doubt incorporate golf courses into this group. It is believed that the anti-pesticide Email: ogsa@gti.uoguelph.ca groups want all pesticide products used for horticultural purposes banned from use regardless of Website: www.golfsupers.on.ca who applies the products. If the anti-pesticide groups are successful in the horticulture industry they will then move onto agricultural use. BOARD OF DIRECTORS This situation for golf courses is very serious. The Supreme Court decision is most relevant to PRESIDENT John Gravett Quebec where provincial legislation concerning pesticide use is lacking. Provincial requirements PAST PRESIDENT Keith Bartlett in Ontario currently prevent municipal governments from adding another layer of bureaucracy VICE-PRESIDENT Jim Flett to regulate the use of pest control products on private property. However, the OGSA along with TREASURER Mark Piccolo other industry stakeholders have asked for clarification where the Ministry of Environment stands SECRETARY Rob Ackerman on this issue. We have yet to receive a response from the Minister of the Environment. DIRECTORS Dean Baker Currently pesticides are regulated both federally and provincially. In most cases pesticides Jeff Burgess Bob Burrows are subject to more testing than pharmaceutical drugs before and after they are registered and Mike Courneya made available for use by Health Canada. The Ministry of Environment regulates pesticide use Sean DeSilva in the province. Paul Scenna Canada currently has one of the most stringent pesticide regulatory systems in the world. OFFICE Products are thoroughly tested and evaluated in order to ensure the protection of human health ADMINISTRATOR Dorothy Hills and the environment. It takes up to ten years and costs $50 to $100 million dollars for a pest management product to become registered with Health Canada before it can be used. Unlike Health Canada and the provincial Ministry of the Environment, municipalities lack the qualified staff and financial resources required to evaluate pesticides for safety. The policiticians involved in making recommendations concerning pesticide use may not fully understand the pesticide regulatory process in Canada. Decisions concerning pesticide use, if left in the hands of municipal politicians, will be based on emotion and speculation rather than sound scientific research. Any authority given to Municipal governments to regulate pesticide use on private property will infringe on homeowners rights and undoubtedly have a negative effect on the quality of golf courses throughout Ontario. It will also cause municipal taxes to increase, as municipalities will have to hire additional staff with some expertise regarding pesticides to enforce any by-laws that they implement. The recent ruling from the Supreme Court of Canada may seem daunting, however we believe GREEN IS BEAUTIFUL EDITORIAL COMMITTEE there is still a tremendous amount of room for work and opportunity. On the surface it would Jeff Stauffer, Editor appear that the court has allowed for a third level of regulation. In reviewing the decision, we Bob Burrows, Liaison believe that all provinces outside of Quebec will be left to sort out municipal powers and right of Dorothy Hills, Coordinating Manager individual property owners. Randy Booker continued on page 5 Angelo Capannelli Scott Horsburgh Greg O'Heron Layout, Design & Printing provided by... Mark Piccolo Mark Prieur Mark Schneider GRAPHIC SERVICES PRINTERS & LITHOGRAPHERS “Green is Beautiful” Green is Beautiful 2001 is Printed on Although every effort is made to check e-mail: info@graphicservices.ca material for publication, the association is Recycled Paper not responsible for material published on www.graphicservices.ca behalf of its contributors. All rights are reserved by the publisher 32 - 34 Essex Street Guelph, ON N1H 3K8 and any reproduction in whole or part without the written permission of the Tel.: (519) 763-5745 • Fax: (519) 763-9532 publisher is prohibited. Editor's message As the 2001 season passes the mid-point we turn our attention toward the upcoming fall season and the end-of-season projects on the horizon. Let’s hope the “back nine” of this golfing season is more wet than the front. It sure has been a hot, dry one thus far. Here’s to a terrific finish to the 2001 season. With the recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada Welcome! regarding the banning of pesticide use, many of us will find ourselves explaining our Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs and the O.G.S.A. Welcomes use of pesticides as a whole to our Board of Directors, members, our newest members employees, friends, family and neighbours. Personally, earlier this spring I had the opportunity to address the Town of Oakville’s City Alan Firth Class B Council on the issue of pesticide use. The city council was debating the Ashton Meadows approval of the Parks and Recreation Department’s IPM program and Troy Humphries Class F pesticide use for the 2001 season. As a fellow agronomist and resident Jaspur Ridge Stables of Oakville, I wanted to share my professional knowledge and experience and also, to show my support for the prudent use of pesticides. Furthermore, I stressed the importance of educating Mark Pickering Class C the community on the appropriate use and environmental and physical effects of pesticides. Crosswinds Golf & CC After listening to the perspectives of some of the council members and the other citizens addressing the city council, I was truly amazed by the misconceptions and biases toward pesticide Ed Wagner Class A use that exist. I now realize how important it is to take the time to educate and inform the Hawthorn Valley Golf Course decision makers, such as city councils, to assist them in making informed decisions concerning James Woloszanski Class C the use of pesticides. Wyldewood Golf Club In speaking at the city council I had the opportunity to express my opinions, share my knowledge and experience and field questions from the council and other speakers. I felt my Burnside Irrigation expertise was appreciated and believe the information I was able to share impacted the Services Class E perspectives of many of the attendees at the meeting. Rick Ziegel, President I encourage all members of the OGSA to take the opportunity to educate others to avoid the More Trees Please Class E potential banning of pesticide use within their municipalities. From personal experience, I strongly Terry Perossa, (co-owner with believe our voices can make a difference and if we sit back and do nothing we may find ourselves in Rob Stevens) a position of not being able to use pesticides as a tool to rid our turf of devastating circumstances! F.Y.I. Future issues of Green is Beautiful will now be published in January, March, May, July, September and November. The intent of this change is to allow for quicker reporting of events around the province. Finally, please forward any articles or story ideas to Dorothy Hills or myself, Jeff Stauffer as soon as possible. The Editorial Committee is planning upcoming issues and would like to address the topics of interest to you, the member and reader. Again, all the best... PRECIPITATION IN continued from page 4 ONTARIO REGION Measured at Pearson International Airport Provided by Ministry of the Environment The OGSA is developing a strategic framework using alliances in the horticultural industry as well as several golf associations. We believe that our message must get to the golfers of the empty table cell YEAR 2001 province immediately. The OGSA will be an integral part of an aggressive media campaign to Average Actual communicate the benefits of proper pesticide use on golf courses across Ontario. But what can January you do? Each OGSA member needs to become a student of all the issues that arise in your (rain) 18.5 mm 21.0 mm individual municipalities. It’s time that each and every one of you became involved in this issue. (snow) January 32.3 cm 10.8 cm Contact the key people at your golf course and spend some time with them to educate them on (total) January 45.6 mm 31.2 mm February separating fact from fiction with respect to pesticide use. Many of you have ‘access’ to the most (rain) 20.8 mm 55.6 mm influential people in your community through your golf course! February (snow) 25.9 cm 36.0 cm You also need to contact your local municipal authorities and voice your opinion on this issue (total) February 45.5 mm 94.0 mm and get involved with pesticide advisory groups in your municipality. You have a good story to tell. March Can you imagine trying to manage your golf course without the use of any pesticides at any (rain) 35.1 mm 8.8 mm time? Certainly, the quality of the golf course would suffer tremendously and you would not have March (snow) 19.9 cm 26.4 cm a reliable tool to help your golf course fight pest invasion. There is no doubt that our ability to (total) March 56.9 mm 31.4 mm host a major tournament (PGA or LPGA) in this country would be in jeopardy. April The OGSA is actively involved with various issues related to this topic across Ontario. We have (rain) 56.0 mm 35.8 mm been heavily involved with building a strategic plan and response for golf superintendents in April (snow) 7.3 cm 0.6 cm Ontario. Please contact the OGSA office if you require any further information on this topic or (total) April 64.0 mm 36.4 mm May 66.0 mm 92.2 mm require support in your specific geographic area. We will keep all members informed of current June 68.9 mm 61.8 mm issues as we move forward. July 76.6 mm 34.0 mm If at anytime you would like to discuss this matter with myself, please do not hesitate to contact me. Canadian Golf Superintendents Association news by Robert Burrows Rosedale Golf Club On Friday, and generally travel and enjoy his free Associations and other trade organiza­ June 29th, Bill time. I am sure that will take some tions, will be closely watching what Fach and I adjustment, as he is a very energetic happens next. If you should hear of any attended the person. All the best Chuck! regional or city/town council starting to retirement party In early July, the Supreme Court of draft by-laws of this nature, please contact for Mr. Chuck Canada handed down their final ruling in me immediately. We want to ensure that Desveaux, office/ the matter of “Chemlawn versus the City the councillors receive a ‘balanced and trade show of Hudson, Quebec”. In essence, the viewpoint’ and not only that of the Manager for ruling opens the door for municipalities environmentalists or the vocal minorities. CGSA. What a to enact by-laws locally regarding As a reminder, your CGSA gold card great way for pesticide usage to ‘protect the health and will allow you complimentary admission Chuck to start his welfare of its citizens’. These powers were to the AT&T Canada Senior Open, retirement. He was with us for about confirmed by the high court, and enable August 20-28 at Mississaugua GC. I am 12 years, and was very capable and well municipalities to now limit or eliminate sure that Bob Brewster would like to see liked by his peers and exhibitors. He pesticide use on public and/or private your support at this premier event on the plans to go back east and visit relatives, lands. The CGSA, along with Provincial national golfing calendar. Mechanic's corner by Larry A. Murray, Pheasant Run Golf Club id you ever have one of those days D take the front of the engine apart, when everything goes wrong, even when remove the gear case cover, retrieve the you do something right, it turns wrong? I evasive piece and reassemble everything. recently learned a lesson about checking After the job was complete, the anger I Superintendents, Assistants, Suppliers, the condition of your tools. I was doing felt at first transformed into memories to as well as Mechanics. The cost of the routine maintenance on a Kubota 4310 laugh at and write in memoirs. event is $95.00, which includes Golf, tractor, which included an oil change. The Association will be hosting its Cart, and a Steak Dinner. For more info., The problem developed when the very ninth annual golf tournament at or to register, call Eddie at end of the oil container fell into the gear Westview Golf Club in Aurora, Ontario. (905) 889-7620 ext. 503 or e-mail at case. I tried every kind of flexible The event will take place on September eddie.konrad@ladiesgolfclub.com. magnet, but to no avail. Though the 18, 2001. Colin Nesbit, the course For information on the mechanic’s temptation to ignore the problem was Superintendent, has been helpful and association, please contact me at strong, I knew it would haunt me every promises to have the course in shape for (905) 898-3917 or e-mail time I heard the tractor start-up. To our tournament. Walter Pope is the host l.a.murray@sympatico.ca remedy the problem, it was necessary to mechanic. The tournament is open to 29 ADVANCE ROAD TORONTO, ONTARIO M8Z2S6 Proturf Division PHONE: (416) 236-1001 FAX: (416)236-4654 NuGro Corporation www.albiongolfcars.com Dave Dick Jeff McMaster BRUCE MCDONALD Turfgrass Specialist Turfgrass Specialist 39 Monte Vista Trail 1864 Bowler Drive Brampton, Ont. L6Z 2J7 Pickering, Ont. L1V 3E4 Fax & Phone 905-846-3319 Fax & Phone 905-839-6526 Health & safety Lightning! by DougJohnson, SAFETAID and Health and Safety Consulting First Aid and Safety Supplies and WHMS Training Lightning is heaven’s Fireworks! I Just recently, two men were killed in OUTDOOR SAFETY TIPS have been doing a bit of research into Toronto while standing under a tree lightning and I have found some very trying to wait out a storm. And don’t • Follow the 30/30 rule. If the time interesting information! think that the storm has to be directly between seeing the flash of lightning One thing that a lot of people think is, overhead to be dangerous. and hearing the thunder is less than if you are in a vehicle you are protected. Lightning is unpredictable. It can strike 30 seconds, take shelter. You are in a You know, the rubber tires are insulating up to 25 miles away from its parent storm. strike zone. Remain in shelter for 30 you from the potential to be struck by It can literally strike “out of the blue”. minutes after the last flash of lightning. lightning. Not so according to the Golf courses are notoriously prone to experts. You are just as likely to be hit in lightning strikes and your club should • Immediately get away from pools, lakes a vehicle as anywhere else! have a clear, well practiced warning plan and other bodies of water. How many people have run for the in place to ensure that your staff and the cover of the trees in a storm? You may as clients have adequate time to get off the • Get off the beach. well run for cover under a lightning rod! course in the event of an electrical storm. I was recently shown the effects of a Generally, you should not have too much • Never use a tree as a shelter. lightning strike at a golf course in trouble getting your workers off the Guelph. Lightning struck a tree and course but you should also consider • Avoid standing near tall objects. travelled down the tree along a major ensuring that the clubhouse understands root to the irrigation pipe. Along the way the severity of a lightning strike and see • Keep away from metal objects including it blew a trench open and threw rocks that the Club Manager or Golf Pro has the bikes, golf carts, umbrellas, fencing, and debris 10 to 15 feet on either side of same knowledge and respect as you do. machinery, etc. the root. 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The Web is full W At the links section however, you can to that statement. of places to go but I often find myself literally check hundreds of other running around in circles. Thank research updates from that site. heavens for the educational sector for not Some of my favourites are giving in to the ad market (for now www.css.msu.edu (Michigan State’s Crop anyway). The University and College and Soil Science webpage). It is a bit into SPECIALIZING IN PESTICIDE EDUCATION websites are chock full of current sports turf but the current information on & SERVICE TECHNOLOGY presents research information on turfgrass issues crumb rubber topdressing and the that may or may not affect you. Pontiac Silverdome Project are LAND Nevertheless, one must stay on top of the interesting. Also check out www.psu.edu EXTERMINATOR (LANDSCAPE CATEGORY) PESTICIDE CERTIFICATION COURSES The referee November NORTH YORK 26 - 30, 2001 January 21 - 25, 2002 February 18 -22,2002 March 11 -15,2002 by Bob Leggitt March 25 - 29, 2002 Rules Chairman, O.G.A. SEEDS April May MILTON 6 -10,2002 8-12,2002 For All Your April 1 - 5, 2002 Golf Course Needs! LONDON December 3- 7,2001 Turf seed, Pesticides, Nutrite Fertilizers March 18 -22,2002 and Bayco Golf Accessories OTTAWA anyone has any questions about If March 4 - 8, 2002 P.O. Box 7, Waterloo, Ont. N2J 3Z6 Gov't exam held on Monday following each course. ‘rule of play’ fax or email them to Tel: (519) 886-0557 Fax: (519) 886-0605 Dorothy Hills at OGSA... Instructor: Paul G. Pilley, B.Sc., M. P. M. 1-800-465-5849 Email: seeds@oscseeds.com email: ogsa@gti.uoguelph.ca Fax#: (519) 766-1704. Victor Freiberg Ken Graham I will do my best to address your Trevor Hunter A. Kent McDonald For more information and a brochure contact: P.O. Box 1021 Lindsay, Ontario K9V 5N4 E-mail: pgp_pest@lindsaycomp.on.ca Tel: (705) 324-PEST (7378) Fax: (705) 324-9729 concerns in the next issue of Green is David Schmelefske Beautiful. What you need! When you need it! Technically Trained Sales Staff Full Offering of Quality Products Superior Customer Service and Efficient Delivery Plant-Prod Soluble Fertilizers, Nu-Gro Professional Fertilizer Products, Emerald Isle Fertilizers, Fungicides, Insecticides, Herbicides Standard, Par Aide and Accuform Accessories Call the Plant Products Turf Team! Plant Products Co. Ltd • 1-800-387-2449 • turf@plantprod.com • www.plantprod.com We can also be contacted at: 314 Orenda Road, Brampton, Ontario, Canada L6T 1G1 905-793-7000 • fax:905-793-9632 ANNOUNCEMENTS GCSAA Golf Ball Showcase GCSAA is initiating a special golf ball collection drive to visually illustrate the far-reaching scope of the golf course superintendent profession. Members are asked to submit three golf balls bearing the logo of his/her golf facility. GCSAA will assemble and display this impressive collection representing members from across the country and throughout the world. The Golf Ball Showcase will first be on display at 2002 Conference and Show in Orlando and eventually on permanent display at GCSAA Headquarters. Currency Exchange Scholarships Available for: THE RUTGERS PROFESSIONAL GOLF TURF MANAGEMENT SCHOOL TWO-YEAR CERTIFICATE PROGRAM Highly recognized and respected program for those committed to advancement in a successful public or private golf turf management career. Two convenient 10-week sessions, fall or winter options. Applicants are required to have a minimum of two years golf course employment experience. For a brochure or more information: phone 732-932-9271 fax 732-932-1187 email: ocpe@aesop.rutgers.edu web: http://www.cook.rutgers.edu/~ocpe/turf.htm WHERE ARE YOU? Turf Manager Short Course Grads 1977 to 1987 We have searched high and low and cannot find your addresses. We want to send you an invitation to a party! We need your sleuthing help to track down your classmates. The first Turf Managers Short Course reunion will be held Wednesday, January 23rd during the Ontario Turfgrass Symposium at the Regal Constellation Hotel. Thirty years of graduates and teachers will be welcomed to a reception to renew acquaintances, tell lies and have fun. Unfortunately, class lists and addresses for graduates of the years 1977 to 1987 are no longer available. If you are a graduate from one of these years, please contact the University of Guelph, Office of Open Learning to ensure that you receive an invitation to the reunion. Put on your detective hat and help us track down your classmates. If you know the whereabouts of any grads, it would be very helpful if you could pass along the addresses. Please call or email Peggy Nagle at 519-824-4120, Ext 3814, FAX to 519-767-0758 or email pnagle@open.uoquelph.ca. Peggy vows she will be eternally grateful to anyone who can help fill in the missing pieces in the Turf Manager Short Course records. Mark January 23rd on your calendar. Make sure you are at the reunion. Jack and Norm are looking forward to seeing you! Special $75 Golf course employees can now join GCSAA for just $125 membership Offer! Call today to find out how you can qualify To celebrate GCSAA’s 75th Anniversary for Associate membership! For more information contact the GCSAA Service Center (800) 472-7878 or visit us online at www.gcsaa.org at 1-800-472-7878 1067 Beach Boulevard Hamilton, Ontario L8H 6Z9 Telephone 905-545-5363 Fax 905-545-2647 CAN-USA 1-800-263-8606 17525 Jane St., R.R. #1 Kettleby, Ontario LOG 1 JO Express Dual Tel.: (416) 364-5700 (905) 727-2100 & AngleMaster Fax: (905) 727-8546 Reel Mower E-mail: info@zandersod.com Sharpeners Website: www.zandersod.com International turf research conference visits the G.T.I. Photos by Dorothy Hills Wednesday, July 18th, the G.T.I. G.M. Frost Research 8c Information was just one of the stops for the Centre was opened in 1993. The building International Turf Conference houses GTI staff, industry association registrants participating in the Bus Tour. offices including that of OGSA, as well as The visitors split up to tour various providing laboratory space, a reference locations in the morning, such as centre and meeting rooms. Greenhorizons Group of Farms Ltd. The primary focus of the GTI is (Cambridge Farm - sod production), turfgrass education and research. Crosswinds Golf 8c Country Club - Approximately one-third of the 60 Burlington, Devil’s Pulpit Golf hectare site is dedicated to research Association - Caledon, Markland Wood activities including sixteen 25 by 100 Country Club - Etobicoke, Oakdale Golf meter research ranges, four research Club - Downsview, Rattlesnake Point Golf putting greens on a variety of rootzones Club - Milton, RIM Park - Waterloo, and and rootzone material evaluation plots. the Toronto Cricket and Skating Club, The property is also home to extensive and arriving at Guelph Turfgrass Institute environmental research facilities 8c Environmental Research Centre for a including apparatus for the evaluation of BBQ lunch and tour of the building and grass filter strip efficacy, an agroforestry research plots. area, a range of lysimeters and the The Guelph Turfgrass Institute 8c aquatic ecosystem research facility of the Environmental Research Centre (GTI) Canadian Centre for Toxicology. ITRC was founded in 1987. It has been 2001 delegates had an opportunity to developed as a partnership between the meet GTI faculty, tour the building and Ontario turfgrass industry, the provincial view the turfgrass and environmental government and the University of research projects being carried out on Guelph. After a major campaign the site, before boarding the buses to go spearheaded by the turfgrass industry, the on to the Woodbine Racetrack. Golf course highlight Beacon Hall Golf Club 400 Beacon Hall Drive, Aurora, Ontario L4G 3G8 email: rtee@dcsnet.com COURSE PROFILE WHAT TYPE OF IRRIGATION SYSTEM? WHAT COUNTY IS YOUR CLUB LOCATED IN? Toro (Site Pro), York 13 years old IS YOUR CLUB PRIVATE, SEMI PRIVATE, PUBLIC, WHAT IS THE SIZE OF THE RESORT,MUNICIPAL? GREENS, TEES AND Private FAIRWAYS? SIZE OF MEMBERSHIP? 2.8 acres, 2 acres, 240, shareholders 21 acres NUMBER OF ROUNDS? WHAT IS YOUR PREDOMINANT GRASS? 18,000 Bentgrass TYPICAL OPENING AND CLOSING DATE? HOW MANY USGA April 15 - November 15 GREENS AND HOW MANY NAME OF SUPERINTENDENT? LOAM GREENS? Robert Heron 20 USGA HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN A WHAT IS THE SUPERINTENDENT? PREDOMINANT SOIL TYPE? 35 years sandy loam ARE YOU CGCS OR MASTER SUPERINTENDENT.? WHAT EQUIPMENT DO Master Superintendent and CGCS YOU HAVE IN LIST OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS (AUDUBON, BOARD INVENTORY? SERVICE ETC.) - 5 Greens OGSA, CGSA Walker HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN AN O.G.S.A. - 5 Tees Walkers MEMBER? - Skidsteer 35 years - Aerocore - rogers blower aerator - sweepster HOW MANY YEAR ROUND STAFF? - Front mower & Sweep - Billy Goat Blower 5 - Progator - Ryan seeder HOW MANY SEASONAL STAFF? - Progator Sprayer - 2 Proseeders 25 - 5 Fairway Units - 86 MX Skidoo HOW MANY MECHANICS AND ASSISTANTS? - Greens Mower 1 and 2 - 3 Trim Mower - Nunes rough cutter COURSE PROJECTS HOW MANY GARDENING STAFF? - Tractor WHAT PROJECTS HAVE YOU RECENTLY COMPLETED? 1 - 2 Compact Utility Tractors - pond liners on #17, #8, #9, #13 - Buffalo Blower - increased size of range tees - Caroni Rotary Deck - extended interlocking cartpaths COURSE STATISTICS - 2 Club car golf cart - reconstruction of #15, #18 fairways HOW MANY HOLES? - Cushman topdressor and bunkers 18 - Dodge Ram Truck 1500 - tree removal on front 9 to reduce - 7 Turf Gators shade using a sunseeker program WHAT IS THE YARDAGE FROM BACK TEES AND FORWARD TEES? - 3 E Gators 7001 and 5252 - 2 Hover Mowers -J. Deere Trap/bunker LONG RANGE PLANS WHAT IS THE SIZE AND LENGTH OF DRIVING RANGE - Little Wonder AND RANGE TEE? WHAT LONG RANGE PLANS FOR RENOVATION DO - Metermatic YOU HAVE IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS? 17 acres /1 acre tees - olathe wood chipper - renovation of #1, and #6 greens HOW MANY BUNKERS? - 2 pull behind sprayers - redesign of #6 fairway, #7 &# 4 tee 87 -Sandpro 14 - cartpath extension on back 9 HOW MANY PONDS, AND/OR HOW MANY TIMES - Sod Cutter - continue with the sunseeker program DOES WATER COME INTO PLAY? - spiker on the front 9 6 - Stump grinder - renovations of the driving range - Toro Multipro WHO WAS THE ORIGINAL ARCHITECT? - Trailboss 325 Robert Cupp - Toro snow blower CHALLENGES WHAT WAS THE YEAR OF ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION? - Salsco Roller 1986 ARE THERE ANY PARTICULAR CHALLENGES YOU FACE - Trash pump WITH YOUR PROPERTY? WHAT MAJOR TOURNAMENTS HELD? - Turf vac - very sandy Ontario Amateur - Vermeer trencher - 65 acres fescue - wood splitter - maintaining high percentage of WHAT IS THE SIZE OF YOUR MAINTENANCE SHOP? - Yamaha golf cart Bentgrass 10000 sq.ft. Presidents' Day at Beacon Hall by Paul Scenna Donalda Club Monday July 16, Beacon Hall Golf Club and Mr.Robert T. On Heron were hosts of this years Presidents’ Day. Beacon Hall’s characteristic Bob Cupp design challenged all players as they competed for the William Sansom Trophy. The day started with a tasty barbecue lunch on the patio overlooking the finely manicured course carved out of the pines. Bob Heron, assistants Larry Bell and Jeff Cardwell, and all the Greens’ staff are to be congratulated for all their hard work and the special attention they gave during the preparation for this tournament. The format for the day was a progressive better ball with a total team score. The Winners! Presidents' Day Winning Team from The Briars Golf Club, (left to First Place right) Paul White, superintendent; Pat Burrows; Doug Bradley; The Briars Golf Club Gary Stortini; Keith Bartlett, past president, OGSA. Superintendent Paul White, Directors Pat Burrows, Doug Bradley, and Gary Stortini. Second Place Third Place Ballantrae Golf Club St. Georges Golf Club Superintendent Kurt Rasmus, Directors Hugh Mucklin, John Superintendent John Gall, Directors Ron Rudon, Chris Mclellan, and Dennis Gilchrist. Sadler and Mart Raigla. Fourth Place Beacon Hall Golf Club Superintendent Bob Heron, Directors Steve Cuddie, Nigel Hillard and Lary Boland. Fifth Place Lowville Golf Club Superintendent John Dimitriw, Directors Sharon Robinson, John Cormier and Dick Kirkpatrick. John Taylor from Hunters Pointe Golf Club and Dean Baker from North Halton Golf & Country Club ran the paramutual, and a five-dollar bet on the winning team paid out one hundred and fifty five dollars. The evening finished off with a fabulous meal and sharing great golf experiences of the day. Special thanks go to General Manager Joe Coleman and Golf Professional Phil Hardy for their help in organizing the day. Thank you to all participants and especially to the hosts at Beacon Hall for making the Presidents’ Paul Scenna (right), OGSA Director, presenting plaque to Bob Day as enjoyable and competitive as ever. Heron, Superintendent of Beacon Hall Golf Club. Nu-Gro Corporation Brett Murray Technical Sales Brian Rosenberg Maple Turf Supply Business: (905) 857-2000 8112 King Rd. W. Fax: (905) 857-8215 Technical Sales Representative P.O. Box 370 Mobile: (416) 616-8112 Cell: (519) 574-2013 Bolton, Ontario 1-800-268-4425 Fax: (519) 743-6849 L7E 5T3 mapleturf@attcanada.net brosenberg@nu-gro.ca Effects of rainfall and Fusarium patch disease in the fall on snow mould control by Tom Hsiang and Sandra Cook Dr. Tom Hsiang is a research scientist and started in Fall 1999, but because of the application of fungicides from early to Sandra Cook is a research technician in the unusually mild winter of 1999-2000 no late fall to control Fusarium patch did not Department of Environmental Biology at differences between fungicide treatments significantly affect the level of snow University of Guelph. They are also members of were seen. In fall 2000, we attempted to mould after snow melt since the single the Guelph Turfgrass Institute. induce greater levels of disease by the use snow mould fungicide application was of additional fast release nitrogen in the just as effective. However, if high levels of fall and higher levels of pathogen Fusarium patch were allowed to develop or the past two years, the Ontario inoculum. We used Rovral Green 240F in the fall, then mid to late fall fungicide Turfgrass Research Foundation has been containing the active ingredient applications to control Fusarium patch supporting research at the Guelph iprodione for Fusarium patch control for may be insufficient to prevent a high level Turfgrass Institute on several aspects of early to late fall applications, and Nutri-Q of pink snow mould after snowmelt, even snow mould control. Fungicides which containing 0-0-5 NPKplus 5% quintozene with the snow mould fungicide are used for the control of snow mould in granular form as the snow mould application in late fall. diseases are often applied right before fungicide. The Fusarium patch fungicide In the second study, we examined the snowfall with the desire that their efficacy was applied at set times during the fall effects of rainfall after final fungicide will be maintained even if there are with the final application of the snow application on snow mould disease snowmelt and rainfall events before mould fungicide right before permanent control from fall 2000 until spring 2001. spring finally arrives. There are concerns snow cover. The question often comes up about that Fusarium patch occurring from mid What we found was that a light level of whether turf managers should apply to late fall will increase the level of pink Fusarium patch infection in the fall fungicide during times of melt or rainfall snow mould throughout the following (less than 10% area affected) could during the winter. The purpose of this winter even with standard snow mould be managed by a fungicide applications. single late fall snow The purpose of the first study was to mould fungicide examine whether infections of Fusarium application to pre­ patch in the fall will lead to greater snow vent heavy pink mould development, and to study the snow mould devel­ effect of fungicides applied throughout opment in the the fall on snow mould development the winter. In a lightly following year. This research had been infected area, the Engineers, Hydrogeologists, Environmental Burnside Golf Services Consultants A DIVISION OF R. J. BURNSIDE & ASSOCIATES LIMITED Serving the Needs of the GolfIndustry Figure 1. Pink snow mould appears after snowmelt at the end of winter. 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It can also occur Members of OGSA, CGSA and NGCOA during the summer in coastal climates or during cool wet growing seasons. study was to examine whether rainfall or snow melt events after case you have already forgotten (or tried hard to forget) what the the final snow mould fungicide application but before snow moulds look like after this past long hard winter, the images permanent snow cover will lead to greater snow mould provide a short reminder on identifying the major pathogens development. This research had been started in Fall 1999, but, involved in turfgrass snow mould diseases. again, because of the unusually mild winter of 1999-2000, no differences between fungicide treatments were seen. In fall 2000, we attempted to induce greater levels of disease by the use of heavy fast release nitrogen in the fall and higher levels of pathogen inoculum. We used Nutri-Q containing 0-0-5 NPK plus 5% quintozene in granular form as the snow mould fungicide. We applied the snow mould fungicide at pre-determined intervals in the fall with some treatments followed by natural or simulated rainfall. Most treatments showed significant suppression of snow mould when they were applied within three weeks prior to permanent snow cover whether or not there were rainfall events after fungicide application. Only the treatment of 6 Nov 2001 (5 weeks prior to permanent snow cover) showed reduced efficacy. Between 6 Nov and 13 Dec 2001, there were several occurrences of rainfall or snowfall with snowmelt which could account for the reduced efficacy of this early treatment. Another interesting Figure 3. Pink snow mould (right) differs from grey snow mould result was that the fungicide application on 15 Dec 2001 also was (left) in having a more pinkish tinge to the fungal growth as not efficacious perhaps because the early snowfall conditions well as lacking the small dark survival structures known as required for efficacy of this granular product. sclerotia. It is important to determine which snow mold fungus For full details on these studies, please check website: is present because most fungicides show varying efficacy toward http//www.uoguelph.ca/~thsiang/turf/otrf/otrf.htm, and in snow mould diseases. 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Meanwhile, back at the Club House Aart was firing up the BBQ, and making fueled up with food and drink, ready for decks ranging from 5,000 to 6,600 yards. the preparations for lunch. He was very the next nine holes. The driving range has large tees as well as masterful at flipping hamburgers and Timber Ridge is well equipped for target greens located 100, 150 and 200 rotating the sausages, getting the players those who want to practice, with four tee yards from the tee deck. A large practice green is also available for work on your short game. It was a lovely, sunny day, making it easy to appreciate the beautiful 200 acres of property, providing a unique and varied blend of the best nature has to offer. Magnificent Oaks, splendid Maples, varied elevations offering awesome views and meandering meadows, not to mention the striking areas of tall golden fescue, which I managed to explore extensively. Everyone enjoyed the day of fine food, company and a great game of golf. 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Focuses on all the disease and insect problems that Short Course, Mark Halloway was the recipient of the O.G.S.A occur all season long and how management programs must be Turfgrass Education Scholarship in the amount of $200.00. developed to include all of the potential problems. An IPM At time of graduation from the course, Mark was employed at approach on how to manage the latest information on the status Britannia Hills Golf Club. We take this opportunity to of turfgrass stress management. congratulate Mark and wish him much success and happiness in Textbook requirements: The textbook, “Management of Turfgrass all his future endeavours. Diseases”, is strongly recommended (not required) for this seminar. Heritage Scholarship Deadline date for the Heritage Scholarship applications has Conference Half Day Seminar - Wednesday, January 23, 2002 now expired. This year we have had the best response ever, and Title: “EFFECTIVE CULTURAL MANAGEMENT/SOIL judges will have a tough time rating all the applicants to AMENDMENT PROGRAM” determine our winner. The winner will be announced in the next Instructor: Bud White issue (October) of Green is Beautiful, and will be invited to the Description: This course helps superintendents evaluate their President’s Reception at the OTS to be recognized. putting green environment and develop cultural programs blending topdressing/soil amendment together to achieve desired goals. Not all amendments are designed for every OTS Educational seminars situation. Participants learn how to evaluate and properly test soil. Textbook requirements: None The OTS will be offering two seminars that will be of particular interest to our members. 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Hose hook-ups need to course environ­ be easy so that watering the gardens SNOW MOLD and ment and should doesn’t take up most of the hours of be surrounded labour. There are a lot more useful things by a pleasing which the gardener could be doing. the damage it can display of gar­ Proper planting is critical when dens. Renovating establishing a new garden. Each plant cause on opening day the gardens now should be well heeled in with a slight well will pay large dividends for next years’ around it to collect extra water. I like to show. By renovating, I mean re-vitalizing line the base of each hole with a damp the garden with new plants, new humus, peat sludge . This acts as a bit of a an perhaps a new shape and a new plan to underground reservoir for moisture. make it look good all year. The key is to (Don’t do this with bulbs though). The first consider the site conditions and select movement of water from rain or irrigation your plants accordingly. Dry sun, moist must be considered and the soil graded shade, moist sun, dry shade - the accordingly so that the plants do get the combinations of habitat and what each water, it filters through the soil profile and area has to contend with are limitless. soil doesn’t erode onto the paths. Choose plants that are suited to growing in Unless the garden soil is the worst the site conditions and with each other. brand of clay, I prefer to amend it with Consider the desired effect, the growth compost, manure and peat rather than habit and eventual size of the plants. Some bringing in new soil. Topping up the beds guidance might be advisable on how to with new soil is fine, but in the long run it create the ideal, stable and attractive plant is better to try to work with and improve community called the ‘garden’. what you have got. Spring flowering bulbs are an easy way A common way of coping with to liven up a bed in early spring. They are exposed soil and lack of attention is to planted in the fall so you should be apply mulch to the beds. Mulch is useful placing your orders now. Bluebells are a as a temporary shield against the drying great investment and bloom about the sun and to protect the plant’s root zone time most golf courses open. In biological but is not a substitute, in my opinion, for terms this is called phenology! Drifts of ground cover. It should be used sparingly bluebells Scilla sp. could be planted, and for the right reasons. If planned preferably in the lawn, in key locations. properly, the soil surface will be covered Let them go to seed, mow high for a week by desirable plants and there is no need or two after that and then resume your for mulch. regular maintenance. Crocus are a great The summer garden, with annuals NUTRITE offers the addition to the woodland garden, such as especially, are at their peak right now. It is wooded sites near tee decks, but are too fleeting for major display gardens. Early a good time to make some notes about what you would like to include for next improved winter flowering species tulips are a better year. Perennials and shrubs are readily choice to provide colourful drifts of available for fall planting and by doing it protection of colour close to the ground soon after now, it reduces the work load in the growth starts. Tulips of all sorts were a spring. I recently attended a growers’ favourite of mine this past spring. Clumps field day at Stoke’s Seeds to have a NUTRI-QII of tulips of varying colour, timing and viewing of all the different annuals. It is form were a welcome site and allowed the quite a treat to see all the subtle herbaceous perennials and shrubs a differences between the varieties lined up For protection against grey or pink chance to catch up. like a patchwork quilt.. How many shades snow mold. Ideal for late fall or early Bulbs can be added to liven up an of pink do we really need in petunias and otherwise successful garden bed or can impatiens? By making notes of the great winter application. be used as part of a major bed performers in the landscape, you can renovation. Perennials and shrubs are the begin to paint a new picture of what next For more other members of the garden which are year’s garden will look like. information on this ideally planted in the fall so that they are Daisy hosts ‘The Garden Clinic’ on and other Nutrite more established for the following spring. Saturday mornings at 9:00am. Tune in to products visit our Annuals are added in the spring as the the station nearest you: am900 Hamilton, new website at finishing touches. The right mixture of am980 London or am 1350 Oshawa. Visit www.nutriteturf.ca plants will reward you right away. her website at www.daisymoore.com Turf or consequences by Doug Breen, Superintendent Conestoga Golf Course Communication Looking back, like most of my education, it turned out to be fairly useful Back in the late eighties when I was in the end and I probably should have matriculating, ruminating and generally taken it a lot more seriously. But, this is 34 degenerating within the ivy covered walls years old Doug talking to 20 year old and hallowed halls of the University of Doug and you couldn’t tell that idiot Guelph, there was a desire to create well anything. It has proven useful because so rounded students with a palate of elective much of a Superintendent’s job is staff, golfers and administrators. What we courses from a wide range of study. Or in communication. On a daily basis we say in those chats, and how we say it, is as other words, they made us take easy communicate with staff, employers, important as our ability to grow grass courses from smaller departments to try members, customers, salespeople, and maybe more important. Latitude is given to spread that huge pot of Aggie tuition God lately because I’m trying to get some to Superintendents who have gained money around. The electives included rain to fall. (I’ve repented of things I only people’s confidence, whereas no patience things like; “Music for Non-Musicians”, thought about doing, but yet it’s still drier is given to one that isn’t trusted; and that “Introduction to Poetry”, “Public than a popcorn fart.) evaluation has as much to do with the Speaking”, and various other courses All this is amplified by the rise of sentence that comes after “Good morning where you were likely to find members of electronic communication. Each day I Mr. Smith.”, as it does with the condition the football team. have a radio on one hip and a cell of the first green. There are many My personal favourite was phone on the other. That’s a lot of excellent resources on the subject of “Communication Processes”. I figured weight on a belt that quite frankly communication which are available from that it would be an easy credit since I already has enough pressure on it. I’m our libraries and lots of seminars at the already knew how to talk and my high sure we’ve all been ordering a pizza on OTS, and the like which we ought to school girlfriend had taught me how to the shop phone and had the boss call attend. Good communication is the key to fake listening with the best of them. In on the cell phone at exactly the same success in any relationship, whether work, truth, it was a fascinating course which time the radio starts crackling about marriage, the mechanic, or the waitress at taught me a lot about the importance of how the girl ran the beer cart out of gas the local chicken wing joint so think clarity, non-verbal communication and again. Or maybe that’s just at my place. about what you say and how you say it. how seldom you could go to class and Of course the worst part of cell phone My grandmother always said. ‘You’ve still pass a course since there wasn’t a use is trying to make it sound like got two ears and one mouth, so listen twice snow bank’s chance in hell that I was you’re still at work when the waitress as much as you speak.” Of course, she also going to a three hour seminar at 7pm on says, “Welcome to Hooters, may I take said, “Good food is the key to good health” Aggie Pub Night. your order?” and then died of a digestive disorder. The Golf Come to think of it, she also thought that Superintendent’s wrestling was real, but I’m still behind her job is becoming on the communication thing. less and less about In any event, there are some very physical work and important skills that can make our lives more and more a infinitely easier or infinitely more series of three difficult. So much of how we are minute con­ perceived by others is a direct result of versations with our communication skills good or bad. Corrie Almack, P.Ag. ALMACK & ASSOCIATES Tel: (905) 689-6174 Box 256, Carlisle, Ontario Fax: (905) 689-8522 LOR 1HO Email: C.AImack@sympatico.ca Douglas Wood Large Tree Services “We Sell, & Transplant Large Trees” Paul Hanousek (519) 853-2035 1-800-353-3019 Fax: (519) 853-2293 Serving all of Ontario Pink Grey When the only colour you want to see is green... GREEN ...choose the number one pink and grey snow mold preventer on the market. 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(vice pres.), Rusty Warkman (sec), John Dave Nichol as host Superintendent on Sixty four golfers participated in the Smith (treas.), Paul White (past pres.), August 17th. The winning team was from tournament. The GCSAA Conference was Dan Ardley, Al Draper, Barry Endicott, Aurora consisting of Laurie Buckland and held in Anaheim, California, with a Blake McMaster, Dave Moote and Doug Paul Dodson and the second place team record attendance of 7,713 people. Hoskins. The editor of “Green is Beautiful” was from Oakdale Golf Club with Ron Jim Wyllie became the vice president was Bob Brewster and the co-editor was Montressor and Paul Dermott. The low of the GCSAA. Blake McMaster became a Barry Endicott. team gross aggregate was from director of the CGSA. Dan Uzelac The OGSA/WOGSA joint meeting Westmount Golf Club consisting of Gus became a director of the Michigan Golf was held at the St. Catharines Golf and Maue and Hugh Kirkpatrick. Superintendents Assoc. Randy Price Country Club hosted by John Piccolo The OTRF Tournament was held at became the Superintendent of Markland with 63 golfers in attendance. Hugh the National Golf Club and the barbecue Wood Country Club and Bob Heron Kirkpatrick was low gross winner with a at the Board of Trade Country Club with became the Superintendent of 77 and Bill Glashen was low net winner $4,800 being raised. Ian Clark was the low Mississaugua Country Club. with a 71. On June 14th, the Galt Field pro with a 72 and George Garner was the New members were Sean Evelyn, Day was held at the Galt Country Club, low man from the rest of the field. Ninety Evelyn Golf Centre, Alex LaBelle, hosted by Paul Scenna. The President, people attended the barbecue afterwards Midland Golf Club, Gerry Chillingworth, Greenchairman, Superintendent and the cost of the day was $50.00. 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