February 2003 Green is Beautiful The Official Publication of Ontario Golf Superintendents’ Association Ontario Turf Symposium 2003 Communicate through website CANADA POST PUBLICATIONS MAIL Hiring staff PUBLICATIONS AGREEMENT No. 40027105 Postmaster: Please return undeliverable copies to The OGSA, 328 Victoria Rd. S., Guelph, ON N1H 6H8 Contents Green is Ontario Turf Symposium 2003.............................................. 16 Communicate through your Club's website.............................. 14 Beautiful The Official Publication of Ontario Golf Superintendents’ Association Cyber super....................................................................................... 5 Golf course highlight - St. Thomas Golf & Country Club.........15 Health & safety................................................................................ 6 Hiring staff ................................................................................ 10 Looking back.................................................................................. 31 Mechanics corner .......................................................................... 8 Off the fairway ... "Daisy Moore on Gardening".................. 24 On the environment front............................................................29 OGSA Merchandise .................................. 9 OSC/Nutrite 14th annual seminar ......................................... 22 President's message...................................................................... 3 Superintendent of the Year "Form" ......................................... 26 Turf or consequences.................................................................... 30 COVER PICTURE Guelph Lakes Advertisers Golf & Country Club Photo by John Bladon Albion Golf Cars............................................................................ 27 Almack Agronomic Services Inc.................................................. 25 Bartlett Tree Experts..................................................................... 21 Braemar Building Systems......................................................... 25 Burnside Golf................................................................................. 21 Chipco/Aliette................................................................................ 7 Chipco /Rovral................................................................................ 20 Engage Agro/Fairway Snake........................................................ 27 Engage Agro/Senator 70 WP........................................................ 28 Floratine Products Group........................................................... 25 G.C. Duke Equipment Ltd............................................................ 13 Maple Turf Supply......................................................................... 25 Master's Turf Supply Ltd............................................................. 27 Nu Gro Corporation..................................................................... 24 Nutrite Turf................................................................................... 4 Ontario Seed Company................................................................. 27 The P.E.S.T. Institute.................................................................... 21 Pumptronics Inc............................................................................ 24 Skyway Lawn Equipment Limited............................................ 3 Syngenta/Banner Max................................................................... 13 OGSA is committed to Syngenta/Heritage ......................................................................... 23 serving its members, Syngenta/Primo MAXX................................................................. 11 advancing their profession, T.D.I. International....................................................................... 8 and Turf Care Products Canada - Irrigation..................................... 5 Turf Care Products Canada........................................................... 32 enriching the quality Vanden Bussche Irrigation and Equipment Ltd....................... 6 of golf Zander Sod Co. Limited.............................................................. 25 and its environment. President's message We start the New Year saying goodbye to John Gravett, whom after several years of serving with the OGSA, hands his role of past president on to Jim Flett. John’s on going role in government relations, in support of our profession, has benefited us all and no doubt, he will be called upon for advice. Jim gets to take a bit of a breather after guiding the ONTARIO GOLF SUPERINTENDENTS' by Mark Piccolo ASSOCIATION OGSA through another exciting and successful year. Jim Galt Country Guelph Turfgrass Institute has been instrumental in the development of the website 328 Victoria Road South and I wish to thank him for his efforts over the past year. Club Guelph, ON N1H6H8 I would like to welcome Chris Andrejicka from the Essex Ph: 519-767-3341 Golf and Country Club and John Bladon from the Guelph Lakes Golf and Toll Free: 877-824-6472 Fax: 519-766-1704 Country Club to the Board of Directors. Email: ogsa@gti.uoguelph.ca This is truly an exciting time to be involved with the OGSA. The excitement is Website: www.golfsupers.on.ca building towards the inaugural 2004 Golf Course Management and Trade Show. We are close to selecting a site and every effort is being made to provide you with BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT Mark Piccolo a conference that encompasses everything our profession has become. PAST PRESIDENT Jim Flett The OGSA endorses IPM accreditation. Jeff Stauffer has been working VICE-PRESIDENT Rob Ackermann diligently, with the IPM council, developing the program and the standardized TREASURER Paul Scenna record-keeping manual. This will be sent to, all OGSA class A, AA active and B SECRETARY Bob Burrows members, in the near future. Full details of the accreditation program will be DIRECTORS Jeff Alexander Chris Andrejicka enclosed at that time. Discussions for the development of Nutrient Management John Bladon Regulations are underway. Superintendents must be prepared to be accountable Randy Booker for what is applied to the soil and the OGSA will be proactive in it’s development. Sean DeSilva As our membership growth continues, the office has expanded and now utilizes Greg O'Heron Jeff Stauffer two offices at the GTI. Dorothy has surrounded herself with a team able to meet all our challenges, and is the foundation behind our success. OFFICE The OGSA and its members is a well-respected association within the Province, ADMINISTRATOR Dorothy Hills and the directors are committed to a proactive approach with Government Pat Thomas Regulatory Issues. It will be a pleasure to work with these gentlemen over the next Deborah Badger year and continue the success and growth. 154 Upper Centennial Parkway (HWY 20) “Green is Beautiful” is Printed on Stoney Creek, Ontario, Recycled Paper Canada L8J 2T7 GREEN IS BEAUTIFUL EDITORIAL Telephone 905-662-2663 • Fax 905-662-2253 COMMITTEE CAN-USA1 -800-263-8606 Jeff Stauffer, Editor Express Dual Dorothy Hills, Coordinating Manager & AngleMaster Randy Booker Reel Mower Angelo Capannelli Sharpeners Scott Horsburgh Kevin Falls Layout, Design & Printing provided by... Greg O'Heron Mark Prieur Mark Schneider GRAPHIC Green is Beautiful 2003 Although every effort is made to check SERVICES material for publication, the association is not responsible for material published on PRINTERS & LITHOGRAPHERS behalf of its contributors. 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ONTARIO REGION Measured at Pearson International Airport Welcomes our Provided by Ministry of the Environment newest members YEAR 2002 empty table cell Average Actual Jim Caldwell Class C January (rain) 18.5 mm 14.6 mm Deer Creek Golf & Country Estates (snow) January 32.3 cm 31.4 cm (total) January 45.6 mm 46.2 mm Scott Jamieson Class B February Surf (rain) 20.8 mm 29.6 mm Indian Wells Golf Club (snow) February 25.9 cm 7.0 cm (total) February 45.5 mm 38.4 mm Wing Leung Class B March (rain) 35.1 mm 44.1 mm the Citycore Golf Terence Mansell Class F March (snow) March (total) April (rain) 19.9 cm 56.9 mm 56.0 mm 17.6 cm 61.3 mm 88.8 mm Turf DiamondBack Golf Club James Robb Class S May April (snow) (total) April (rain) 7.3 cm 64.0 mm 65.8 mm 12.2 cm 103.3 mm 80.7 mm The Toronto Golf Club May (snow) 0.1 cm 0.0 cm • For all up-to-date information May (total) 65.9 cm 80.7 cm Ed Robinson Class C June on Nutrite products & services (rain) 68.9 mm 59.6 mm Pheasant Run Golf Club • For a direct link to a Nutrite July (rain) 76.6 mm 59.0 mm representative in your area Graeme Shennan Class F August Lakeview Golf Course (rain) 84.2 mm 11.6 mm September (rain) 74.2 mm 59.2 mm Jennifer Van Baaren www.nutriteturf.ca Class S Lambton College October (rain) 62.0 mm 43.0 mm October (snow) 1.1 cm 0.0 cm 800-265-8865 Tim Warne Class S November or Caledon Woods Golf Club (rain) 64.3 mm 42.2 mm (snow) November 6.4 cm 30.8 cm 519-669-5401 November (total) 70.3 mm 67.2 mm John Deere Landscape Ltd. December P.O. Box 160, Elmira, Gillian Glazer Class E (rain) 38.3 mm 14.2 mm December (snow) 31.1 cm 19.5 cm Ontario, N3B 2Z6 December (total) 65.5 mm 32.5 mm Cyber super Attention Mechanics: Looking for parts for your Toro section as well. Bonus features: no pop-ups or email equipment and don’t know what part registration required ( no spam getting emailed to you in or part number you need? Go online the future). to www.toro.com click on the Golf Course Management section and The second site this month is www.rittenhouse.ca. then click on Toro Master Rittenhouse, well known for its horticultural products and Partsviewer. Here you can search for spraying equipment, has put together a fantastic site to parts (by model number) for each find and purchase it’s specialty items on-line. by Mark Prieur, Assistant Supt. piece of machinery you want to Rittenhouse.ca has excellent pictures of all 11,000 of it’s Markland Wood CC service/repair. Partsviewer is a products and information pages such as calibrating spray program built right in the website equipment and how to clean out spray tanks properly, are that enables you to view assembly drawings and product located here as well. Once you find what you want to features from your computer in an easy to use and purchase just click on it, and from there it goes into a printable format. After entering the model and serial virtual shopping cart and when you are ready to purchase, number (to identify the year), the program prompts you just click the checkout button. Account information must to choose from a comprehensive list of each assembly unit be set up and an account ID and Password would be issued on the machine. From hydraulic drive motor assemblies for the purchasing. The impressive feature is that the site to electrical schematics it is all here in a huge database. is linked with its inventory (to see if they are in stock or There is even a parts list in a separate window that you not) and the items you purchased will be shipped however can click on if you are unsure what the item is and you want (express or regular). The down side to any Partsviewer will highlight the chosen part in the diagram virtual shopping is that there is no one to bargain with (and vice versa). These drawings are sharp in contrast, one concerning volume-pricing etc. This site is still worth the can pan left or right zoom in or out. This program is easy visit. to use but if you run into trouble there is also a help 800S Series The New Standard in Golf Sprinklers is Here! • Constant-Velocity Drive • 4” Pop-Up Height ► Ensures 3 minute rotation. ► Clears taller grasses. • Surge-Guard Piston Valve • Spike-Guard Solenoid ► Slowest opening/closing ► More than twice the surge valve in the industry. protection than the competition. • Indestructible Stainless Steel • Removable Rock Screen Valve Seat ► No special tools required and no ► Never needs replacing. threads to strip. • Fewer Parts • Conversion Assemblies ► Fewer replacement parts ► Upgrade your existing 600 and that cost about 40% less than 700 Series heads easily without competitive parts. using substandard imitations. TURFCARE Contact your irrigation sales rep or Customer Service at 1-800-561-1432 for more details. Health & safety NOISE AND HEARING TESTS by DougJohnson, SAFETAID and Health and Safety Consulting First Aid and Safety Supplies and WHMIS Training know most of you are taking • Have you established rules for the This is an advantage to you and to the care to ensure that noise protection wearing of hearing protection? workers. It gives you an early is available for all your workers. • Do you know which workers have indication of any potential issues. I trust that you have established rules some form of hearing loss? If you do find that noise is an issue for the use of hearing protection. in your workplace it gives you the I am sure that you understand the Many employers today are ensuring opportunity to investigate using a effect noise can have on your workers that they are meeting the legislative quieter work process or of enhancing and I expect that a good number of standards by having hearing tests the hearing protection that is you give your workers some choice as completed on their workers. This available. It may also indicate to you to the type of hearing protection that gives the worker and the employer that there may be an issue with the you make available. base line information on the status of way that hearing protection is being When hearing protection is the workers’ hearing when they start worn. Many workers do not wear deemed necessary workers no longer to work for you or as they continue to hearing protection properly. Some have a choice about wearing it. work with you. This is not a process have never been instructed in its use to deny workers the right to work. It and or maintenance. • Have you also taken the time to is a process that ensures that your Ensure that you are doing ensure that the hearing protection club protects the workers and the everything reasonable by ensuring that you are purchasing is doing its club from future hearing loss or that you have taken the necessary job? claims. steps to eliminate potential hearing • Have you ever taken the time to If you have a baseline hearing loss. check the noise levels in and around assessment and you complete your workplace? ongoing hearing tests you will be in a • Do you know how much noise is position to know if there is a change SAFETAID generated by the equipment you are in the workers’ hearing patterns. Your 1st stop in safety! using? 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Equipment Manager, Pheasant Run Golf Course have entered another year with hopes and We SEARCHING FOR A QUALIFIED EQUIPMENT expectations to make things better. If you managed to MANAGER FOR YOUR GOLF COURSE? keep a list of problems and repairs of the year, why not I suggest that you contact the Golf Equipment take a few minutes now to figure out if there was some way Technician Association of Ontario, www.geta.org. All our of improving it. More often than not, the equipment fails members receive the notice. Standards and qualifications when there is an urgency to be in operation. The return are being developed with college endorsement to of the failure will evidently haunt you. Record keeping is establish a nationally qualified equipment manager in our becoming an important requirement by most employers. association. This will enable the employers to hire Records also provide key information in lawsuit cases qualified personnel without guessing. If an opening involving injuries from the equipment we maintain. I occurs at your place of employment, please contact me at suggest keeping records of safety-related items such as lamurray@sympatico.ca or call Eddie (905) 898-7620 employee training on equipment, and recommendations ext.520. on equipment repairs, together with any correspondence related to the operation of the equipment. Record All readers should make time to attend trade shows, keeping is a form of insurance. We purchase insurance in and education seminars available this winter. It is time the hope that we never have to use it, but sure are happy well-spent reaping benefits down the road. we have it if the misfortune occurs. We turn your plans into reality. TDI International Inc. • (519) 763-3130 • www.tdigolf.com OGSA Merchandise Order Form Hiring staff By Dean Baker North Halton Golf & Country Club One of the valuable lessons you learn as a Turf Manager Through the process of interviewing, they know the type is to not expect to do everything yourself. In fact, a key of person who will be an asset to them and their style of ingredient to the success of any good manager is the management. Regardless, the skill of interviewing, asking development of the team he or she creates. For it is with the right questions, and finding the right people for your this “team”, that you can successfully meet your goals and team, does take time to learn. The most important issue is objectives. to make the effort in getting to know these potential team Often Superintendents will consider the science of players. The results can be very rewarding. growing grass the most important part of their job. In the end, this may be true, but the Superintendent does not do 2. What is the job you are hiring for...(be specific & it alone. As some would say, "You are only as good as the honest)? people around you”. My experience with In looking for the right people, the manager has to Superintendents, I deem to be good managers, has proven understand what they are hiring them to do. A job this theory. They have all surrounded themselves with description is very important because it outlines the tasks good people. From this, many of these individuals have the individual will be expected to perform, along with the moved on themselves, to become good Turf Managers. skill level required. Often a job is not clearly defined. Working outside is wonderful, but doing bunker work 24 Hiring the right people hours a day, 7 days a week is not. It is important that this One of the toughest selling points of the turf industry is potential employee understand all the aspects of the job, its seasonal nature. The majority of the staff we hire do not both good and bad. In doing so, the onus now lies with the get the benefit of a year round job. Although everyone we worker accepting the responsibility you have given him / hire is not an aspiring superintendent, we should always her. consider that the same rules apply with any employee. The idea is to create an atmosphere that people will enjoy, in 3. Find the person to fit the job. order to successfully get the work done. In setting up the Save yourself a lot of time and make sure you are criteria to hire staff, there are a few important points to looking for the right people for the right job. Pinpoint the consider. job requirements through experience, education, availability, maturity, personality, etc. If you are looking for 1. Spend the time finding the right people...(do your technical help or someone with experience, it is best to homework). inquire through Institutions or Associations in the turf Finding the right employees should never be considered industry, (i.e. University of Guelph, Seneca Collage, a 10-minute process. Like anything, the more time spent O.G.S.A., C.G.S.A.). For non-technical employees, job looking, interviewing, and selecting your team... the better fairs or even ads in the local paper can bring in an array of the results. Wise Superintendents usually start their search applicants. early in the New Year. This would naturally coincide with Again, be specific in the job you are hiring for and look those “keen” individuals looking for the perfect summer for those people. It is obvious you cannot hire a high job. As you get closer to the start of the season, obviously school student to work April to October and cut fairways 3 your choices will become limited. Another key factor to days a week. Although the price may be right, the this is keeping employees. Sometimes this is out of your experience, maturity, and availability do not work. Finding control, but often it is as easy as congratulating them on a a more suitable match may initially take more time, but great season and telling them they have to come back next will save you down the road in training, potential repairs, year! etc. The importance of an interview is to get a picture of the individual you will be working with. It is not necessary to 4. How much does this job pay, and what are the benefits? know the person’s life story, but it is important to know A very important question to anyone looking for a job. that they will complement the team. How much time does They want to know what the compensation package this take? This could depend on the type of job or the entails. From an employers standpoint this is a very level of responsibility they will be given. Most importantly, important question to consider. The turf industry is always take the time you need to feel comfortable with the staying competitive with its wage scale. It is important to potential employee. stay abreast of wages within your area and what other Some managers are naturally, good judges of character. employers are paying. In comparison to something like the fast food industry, most young people would rather work for close to or better than minimum wage...working outside than inside. 5. Make the work enjoyable...(a managers creativity). Any employer should understand that a happy Turfgrass Management for the 21st Century employee is a good employee. It is the intelligent and creative thinking of the manager to provide a good Primo working atmosphere for all employees. Sometimes we do not have the greatest working conditions and certainly some jobs can be very monotonous. This is where a manager can shine in making the best of tough situations. Knowing your staff and having them understand the Turf Growth Regulator MAXX importance of why we do any job on the golf course, is the foundation for good working relationships. For it is with these relationships that a true team atmosphere is created. Benefits Include: Remember, you cannot maintain and operate this Golf • Redirects plant growth and Course on your own... it takes teamwork. energy to lateral stems and root development. 6. Interview etiquette... (being professional). • Can be safely applied to greens, One part of the interview process that is severely lacking tees, fairways, and roughs. in the turf industry is the etiquette involved in hiring key • Increases root density and mass labour. Many applications may arrive at a golf course to promote healthier, more stress resistant plants. Increased density in throughout the year. It is certainly not the clubs cool-season turfgrasses • Will reduce the amount of responsibility to respond to every application. It is Annual bluegrass treated clippings by approximately half. with the label rate generally left to the managing departments to conclude throughout the growing • Formulation mixes easily with season. an application...to respond, file, or throw it out. In the water, is stable in the tank, and is Dr. Frank Rossi, University case of a club advertising specifically for a key managerial virtually odourless. of Wisconsin, 1994-1996. position, etiquette would warrant that all applicants be 10DAA3- kept informed of the process from start to finish. Clubs 69.7% will recommend that due to the potential amount of Clipping Reduction applications received, only those interviewed will be called. That is acceptable, but the applicants that remain and do go through the interview process, should be informed of any decisions, in their favour or not. Too often, applicants are either never contacted or left to hear from other sources. This is the manager’s responsibility Always read and follow label directions carefully. and is in fact, only common courtesy. For more information, contact your Primo MAXX™ retailer or call Engage Agro at: As golf course Superintendents, most of our job entails 1-866-613-3336 dealing with people. This could be anyone, from our own staff to golfers, members, general managers, greens committees, etc. The emphasis is always the end product, the Golf Course...but the Golf Course requires the input of many people for its success. Growing grass may not be rocket science, but putting a good team together to have a great Golf Course is the challenge of every good Superintendent. Use your time wisely and invest in the right people. The results can be very gratifying. syngenta Primo MAXX™ is a trademark of a Syngenta Group Company. Looking to hire staff? WHY NOT USE O.G.S.A's EMPLOYMENT REFERRAL SERVICE? HARD COPY MAILINGS - E-MAILS - WEB SITE POSTINGS • All E.R.S. position postings will be subject to charge regardless of classification or category, (i.e. Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Mechanics, Grounds Crew, and Sales Staff etc.) • $625.00 +GST Clubs advertisingfor Superintendents will be mailed out within 5 working days, from date of receipt, either with or without another OGSA mailing • $625.00 + GST Non-member advertisement for any position (i.e. General Mgr., Sales Staff etc) with next mailing. • $475.00 + GST Member advertisement mailed out within 5 working days, from date of receipt, either with or without another OGSA mailing. • $175.00 +GST Member advertisement Once a Month or with next mailing. • $75.00 + GST Double Sided advertisements additional • $25.00 +GST More than one ad on same side additional WEB SITE ONLY POSTING PER ADVERTISEMENT All members who receive OGSA news by email instead of post mail will receive information about web site postings via email. Post mail members will not receive these listings. • $100.00 + GST Member advertisement postingfor one month period per advertisement. • $450.00 + GST Non-Member advertisement postingfor one month period per advertisement. THE EMPLOYMENT REFERRAL SERVICE IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR MEMBERS. OUR MEMBERS DO NOT PAY TO RECEIVE THE E.R.S. NOTICES. THE ADVERTISER PAYS FOR THIS SERVICE. NEW JACOBSEN F-1880 Super SUPER LIGHT FAIRWAY MOWER HAS NOW ARRIVED! Now with MAXX™ Technology The NEW Jacobsen LF1880 Super Lightweight 5 gang Fairway Mower delivers an 80” precision cut on fine fairways BANNER MAXX™ with its narrow 18” classic reels and patented floating arms. Equipped with a 26 h.p. Kubota diesel engine and Fungicide hydrostatic drive the Super LF1880 provides mowing speeds of 0 to 6 mph. This unit is 400 lbs. lighter than any other uperintendents have relied on Banner for over 7 years fairway mower in the Jacobsen family producing minimal turf S as the premier broad spectrum fungicide. MAXX™ Technology has made it even better. compaction. Biodegradable Greens Care hydraulic oil is standard equipment. Available in 2 and 4 wheel drive. The water-based MAXX™ formulation of Banner MAXX™ mixes easily, has virtually no odour and causes no corrosion or abrasion to spray equipment. Give the job to Banner MAXX™ to solve these ten common turf problems: Dollar Spot Anthracnose Brown Patch Leaf Spot or Melting Out Summer Patch Red Thread Yellow Patch Grey Snow Mould Fusarium Patch Pink Snow Mould Environmental friendliness and low dose rates make Banner MAXX™ an integral part of your Integrated Pest Management program. Always read and follow label directions carefully. For more information, contact your Banner MAXX™ retailer or call Engage Agro at: 1-866-613-3336 Visit our website at: www.gcduke.com 1184 Plains Road East, Burlington, ON L7S 1W6 Burlington: 905-637-5216 • Toronto Area: 905-338-2404 Banner MAXX™ is a trademark of a Syngenta Group Company. All other Ontario Areas: 800-883-0761 • Fax: 905-637-2009 Communicate through your Club's website By Jerry Richard, Superintendent Oxford Golf & Country Club (Craigowan) One of the most difficult things we do Golf Course maintenance update with different computers can be tricky but it as Superintendents is attempt to pictures and text. It takes 15 minutes or is possible once you are familiar with communicate through to our club less in the morning to do, but the time the FTP 95 program. Microsoft Front members and clientele. Many of us saved answering members’ questions, Page is the program we use for our have a monthly newsletter that may out on the course, easily makes up for webpage layout. You will need a basic consist of a page or less, dedicated to this. Members now comment on how knowledge of editing, inserting, Course Maintenance, or part of a they enjoy the site and eagerly await resizing and storing pictures and bulletin board in the locker rooms of updates. Snowbirds, down south for the information, as well as picture scanning our clubhouses. As more and more winter, are able to keep up with the or digital camera use. Scanning works people and businesses are becoming happenings at the Club at this time of well with existing pictures. The size ‘cybernized’ there is a great year. It is possible with the use of 300x225 pixels is a good size for opportunity to explain our archive pages and picture databases websites, so make sure your digital maintenance operations in a form that that accumulate with time, to put out camera is set to take small pictures, or golfers can relate to. an up-to-date maintenance page that else downsizing will reduce the clarity. About 2 years ago my club, can explain work operations going on A HIT icon on the home page will tell Craigowan, set up a website through that day. If you get questioned on you how many people are visiting the Execulink in London. My father-in-law, something, you can say that it is on the site. I was often frustrated because what who is somewhat of a computer wizard, site. People will get used to that and I was looking at on my computer was set up a basic website with pages frequent the page more often. The not the same as what was actually on the dedicated to history, location, Golf other positive thing to all this, is that it webpage. It will require lots of practice Course, clubhouse, pro shop, and has been very enjoyable learning how to and the help of a computer guru to contacts etc. Many Clubs will already create and communicate through a make your updating run smoothly. have a website in place, so that part is website. Remember, if you begin frequent already done for you. At that time I The job of setting all this up fell into updates of a maintenance page, you will didn’t know how it all worked, but after my lap because nobody else at the club have to keep it going, or else golfers will some study (trial and error), I have seemed to have the time to do it. If be disappointed. Only do what you feel learned how to update the entire site someone at your Club is responsible for you can maintain. and even add new pages such as long updating your website, then you need range, environment, links, and archives to cooperate with that person so that Our website is www.craigowan.com. to store old information. Now, with the you can update the maintenance page help of a digital camera, I do a daily yourself. Updating a website with 2 Good Luck! Golf course highlight St. Thomas Golf & Country Club P.O. Box 587, St. Thomas ON N5P 4B1 Golf Course Superintendent: Ryan Beauchamp Email: rbeauchamp@execulink.com website: www.stthomasgolf.com This stone bridge is located at the green on the signature 3rd hole at 420 yd, par 4. Photo by Wade Beaudoin COURSE PROFILE The Annual Early Bird Tournament entering of small left side fairway bunker. Added green its 55th year, won by such players as Moe extension for much needed pin placements on What county is your club located in? Norman, Nick Weslock and Gary Cowan. severely sloped 12th green. Reshaped green side Elgin County traps for visibility. What is the size of your maintenance shop? Is your club private, semi private, public, resort .municipal? Private 8,000 square feet 2001: Added a rear tee to the 4th hole. Raised Size of membership? What type of irrigation system? and rebuilt white tee on the 4th to improve view 575 Toro Hydraulics with Rain Bird controllers to elevated green. Added 2 green side bunkers Number of rounds? (1 year old) and Stratus II Front Office to #4 and moved cart path to take it out of view 32,000 Age-Toro (15 years old), and play. Rebuilt #5 blue tee and added forward Typical opening and closing date? tee. Shaved down hill to remove blind tee shot April 1 to November 30 Rain Bird (3 years old) What is the size of the greens, tees and fairways? and added fairway bunker to #5. Rebuilt right Name of Superintendent? Greens: 130,500 sq. ft. green side bunker for viewing, added 1,500 sq. Ryan Beauchamp How many years have you been a superintendent? Tees: 87,000 sq. ft. ft. to green and added typical Thompson green 15 Fairways: 870,000 sq. ft. mounds to fifth green. Are you CGCS or Master Superintendent.? What is your predominant grass? 1999: 8th hole received a tee extension for No Poa annua length. 2 fairway bunkers were added. The List other accomplishments (Audubon, board service etc.) How many USGA greens and how many loam greens? green received a 1,500 sq.ft, extension. 3 green Audubon Certified (1999) USGA - 0, Loam Greens -19 side bunkers were also added. The green also Kettle Creek Conservation Environmental What is the predominant soil type? received the addition of typical Stanley Stewardship Award (2001) 50% of our holes have sandy loam Thompson mounding. The 9th tee received a How many years have you been an O.G.S.A.. member? and 50% have clay loam forward tee to increase area. A new cart path 16 What equipment do you have in inventory? was built to reduce wear and compaction near How many year round staff? 2 Carryall Turf II utility carts 4 3 Carryall XRT turf 2 utility carts the green. How many seasonal staff? 1 Carryall 272 utility cart LONG RANGE PLANS 15 1 E Z Gol utility cart What long range plans for renovation do you have in the How many mechanics and assistants? 1 Jacobsen utility cart next five years? Jason Bubel (mechanic) 1 Carryall IQ electric cart 2003: 16th hole - Rebuild tee complex. Wade Beaudoin (Assistant) 3 Toro 3100 triplex’s Jason Gillard (2nd Assistant) 5 Toro Flex 21 walking greens mowers CHALLENGES How many gardening staff? 1 Toro Greensmaster 500 walker Are there any particular challenges you face with your 1 1 Jacobsen PGM 22 walker property? 1 Toro reel master 2300 Inconsistent green construction over the COURSE STATISTICS 1 Toro 3500 D sidewinder years makes consistent management very How many holes? 2 Jacobsen LF 3400’s difficult. Very high disease pressure 18 1 Kubota 2100 including Pythium Blight, Anthracnose What is the yardage from back tees and forward tees? 1 John Deere 200 gallon sprayer Basal Rot and patch diseases. 2 generations 6,800 back tees and 5,500 front tees 1 Hardi 300 gallon sprayer What is the size and length of driving range and range tee? of ataenius each year 1 Kubota L4200 tractors 275 yards long, 60 yards wide, 6,800 sq. ft. tee 1 Kubota 3010 tractor SUCCESS STORIES How many bunkers? 1 Smithco bunker machine 39 Do you have any Success stories? 1 Toro Sand Pro Implementation of Long Range Plan and How many ponds, and/or how many times does water come 1 John Deere AerCore fairway aerator construction from the start. into play? 1 pond and 1 creek for six holes 2 Ryan greensaire 24 aerator 5 trailers: l-3yd, 1-1 1/2 yd, 2 landscape, INNOVATIVE CULTURAL PRACTICES Who was the original architect? Stanley Thompson 1 equipment hauler What type of innovative cultural practices have you What was the year of original construction? 1 Simple Dimple seeder performed? Established in 1899, Current site in 1920 1 Meter Matic top dresser These practices are not necessarily innovative By whom and when was the course remodeled? 1 loader/backhoe but rare. All of our valley greens are equipped Remodeled by Robbie Robinson in the late 2 Agri Metal blower with fans to help subdue disease pressures. Our 1960’s. Currently by Ian Andrew of the 1 Lastec Rotary rough mower 14th green is equipped with sensor lights. This 1 Dual Express grinder Carrick Design Firm. has resulted in 90% less vandalism to this 1 Angle Master bed knife grinder What major tournaments held? roadside green. 1966 Ontario Seniors Championships 2 greens iron rollers various hand mowers, saws, trimmers, blowers, CHALLENGE AREAS - Phil Farley spreaders, graders and misc. small equipment 1978 Ontario Open - George Knudson Our 2nd fairway is located in full sun. 50% of 1982 Ontario Amateur - Bill Swartz this fairway is Poa trivialis from contaminated COURSE PROJECTS 1985 Ontario Ladies Amateur - Anne Lavis seed during construction in the 1970’s, 25% 1989 Canadian Seniors Championships What projects have you recently completed? Poa annua and 25% creeping Bentgrass. No 2002: Extended current 12th tee for much - Keith Alexander matter what the temperature is, one species is needed surface area and length. Addition of 1992 Ontario Amateur - Mike Weir always in decline. large fairway bunker to the right side. Addition 1996 Ontario Open - Martin Price Ontario Turf Symposium 2003 by Dorothy Hills Photos by Mark Prieur espite the frosty temperatures, OTS experienced D were also active as speakers and chairpersons, and also good attendance, again this year. The opening session participated in the trade show. OGSA Directors and staff featured Bruce Kirby, who during the winter of 1997, were on hand, with their booth, in the Galaxy Ball Room. crossed Arabia’s Empty Quarter, the worlds largest sand Traffic was heavy and we were able to talk with many desert. He entertained his audience with a travelogue and prospective members and existing members about current humorous anecdotes from his experiences. concerns in the golf industry. Thank you for dropping by Many of our members not only attended the OTS, but our booth. O.G.S.A. Annual Meeting Paul Scenna chaired the annual general meeting and smoothly directed the proceedings on the evening of Wednesday, January 22nd. As voting members had previously received committee reports well in advance of the meeting, each director briefly highlighted some key components of their portfolio and readily answered concerns of the attendees. As there were no nominations from the floor, the election of Directors was quickly concluded. Nominees, John Bladon, from Guelph Lakes Golf 8c Country Club and Chris Andrejicka, from Essex Golf 8c Country Club were acclaimed to office. We take this opportunity to welcome John and Chris to the Board of Directors. Jeff Stauffer and Randy Booker, previously appointed as directors, were officially elected to office and Rob Ackermann, Paul Scenna and Sean DeSilva were re­ 2003 Executive & Board of Directors; elected for another two year term. Our thanks goes to L-R Back Row: Jeff Alexander, Randy Booker, Jim Flett, Jeff Stauffer, Bob Burrows John Gravett for his hard work and dedication to OGSA, L-R Front Row: Sean DeSilva, Paul Scenna, Mark Piccolo, Rob Ackermann, as he leaves the Board of Directors. Jim Flett, now past Greg O'Heron, (unavailable for photo: Chris Andrejicka and John Bladon) president, turned the gavel over to Mark Piccolo, who will shoulder the President's responsibilities for 2003. The Board of Directors for 2003 are: Past President, Jim Flett; President, Mark Piccolo; Vice President, Rob Ackermann; Treasurer, Paul Scenna; Directors, Bob Burrows, Jeff Stauffer, Randy Booker, Sean DeSilva, Jeff Alexander, Greg O’Heron, John Bladon, and Chris Andrejicka. 6th Annual O.G.S.A. President's Reception The President’s reception, an ever popular membership of his career. We would like to thank photographer, Peter social event, in the Patio Ball Room, immediately followed Kennedy for providing us with the negative for the photo. the Annual General Meeting. The official part of the Sean Evelyn, who has mentored under Art’s direction for meeting included awards and presentations for the year many years was on hand to give a brief tribute to Art and his 2002. many years in the golf industry. Keith Nisbet was honoured for his long and illustrious 50 YEAR MEMBERS career with a framed photo of Westview Golf Club. Two 50 year members were honoured this year with a Unfortunately, Keith was unable to be present however, his special a presentation by our Membership Director, Randy son Colin, who is now the superintendent at Westview Golf Booker. Club, accepted the photograph, on behalf of Keith and will Art Dodson was presented with a framed photo of the deliver it to him, with our congratulations and best wishes. 14th hole at Summit Golf Club, where he spent many years BIOGRAPHY OF ART DODSON The family tradition began in the 1940’s when Arthur Dodson's uncle, Charles "Bill" Bluett, hired him from a Toronto Golf Shop to cut grass at the Mississaugua Golf and Country Club in Ontario. From being an assistant at Mississaugua he moved on to become a superintendent at Summit Golf and Country Club and then in 1960 moved to Maple Downs Golf and Country Club, which he retired from in 1986. At the 2003 conference in Atlanta, Art will also celebrate 50 years as a member of GCSAA. Arthur's sons Paul, Bruce and Scott learned the golf business from their dad and are all members of the GCSAA Paul graduated from Penn State and both Scott Art Dodson and sons: L-R Paul, Scott, Art, Jason (grandson) & Bruce and Bruce from the University of Guelph. Paul is now a superintendent at Silver Springs Golf and Country Club in Speargrass golf club in Carsland, Alberta as well as Bruce's Calgary, Alberta; Bruce is currently building his own son Wes, who works with his dad on the new course. course, Heritage Hills, north of Toronto in Barrie, Scott's son, Jason works as a summer student with his dad Ontario and Scott is the superintendent at the Park at the Park Club. Country Club of Buffalo in Williamsville, New York. They are a close knit family made even closer by sharing The Dodson family roots in turf management grow the same profession. Daughter Judy, who did not get into deep. Carrying on the tradition is Paul's son Matthew who the golf business, is a successful music teacher residing in is an assistant at Richmond Hill Golf Club in Ontario and Richmond Hill. Art and his wife Phylis have been married his son-in-law John Hudon, who is superintendent at 61 years and presently reside in Pickering. BIOGRAPHY OF KEITH NISBET When Colin Nisbet Senior, and his sons, Keith and Doug, purchased The Aurora Highlands in Aurora, Ontario in 1944, Keith was given the task of maintaining the nine-hole course. In the 57 years since he first donned a superintendent's hat, Keith has been tireless in his efforts to raise the standards and stature of superintendents in the Canadian golf industry. For that reason, he has been named the 2001 John B. Steel Award Winner. Keith joined the Ontario Greenkeepers Association soon after the purchase of the Aurora course and was an active member while he gained a strong reputation as a superintendent. In 1957, father and sons sold The Colin Nisbet accepting award on behalf of his father Highlands to buy 200 acres nearby that Keith shaped into the Westview Golf Club. With his new course built, Keith picked up the pace of superintendents in our province", Gord Witteveen wrote his association activities. He was elected to the board of in A Century of Greenkeeping. the Ontario Golf Association in 1961 and chaired the A lifelong proponent of innovation, Keith became the OGA's greens committee in1963, a position he held for founding president of the Canadian Turfgrass Research two decades. He was also active in the Ontario Golf Foundation in 1978. He was also active south of the Superintendents' Association at that time and became its border as a member of the GCSAA and in 1984 received president in 1966, the same year he helped to found the GCSAA's Distinguished Service Award. CGSA. At 84, Keith is an honorary member of several golf- In the 1970's, Keith was elected president of the OGA related associations, maintaining his connection to the and "in that capacity he probably did more than any other industry. He has yet to put down the superintendent's hat person to help raise the professional image of he picked up 57 years ago. 25 YEAR MEMBERS receiving their news by, hard copy mail through the post, to email notices, in an effort to save time, stationery and This year's 25 year membership awards went to: postage expense. In order to promote this we had a draw of those members who signed up at the booth to receive Peter Barnett, Richmond Hill Golf Club future mailings by E-mail. Bruce Dodson, Heritage Hills Golf Club Our winner of the lovely set of OGSA Old Fashion Craig Evans, Pheasant Run Golf Club glasses was Bill Green. Bill is no stranger to us, here at the Bill Fach, York Downs Golf Club GTI, as he was Norm's assistant last year and is currently Cecil Hoekstra, Cherry Hill Golf Club attending class at Penn State University. Bill envisions Mike Maynes, Ontario Turf Equipment Co. Ltd. returning to Ontario when he graduates this year, to take up full time work in the turf industry. 2002 GREEN IS BEAUTIFUL AWARDS SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS The Barry Endicott Article of the Year Award and the Photo of HERITAGE AWARD the Year Award was presented to one individual this year. Scott The OGSA has developed this scholarship Heron, Superintendent at Bigwin program to recognize the scholastic Island for his article, "The accomplishments of students who are the Rebirth of Bigwin Island", and children or grandchildren of members of for his photo of "Deer on the the OGSA (open to all members), and are 14th Hole". Both appeared in studying a curriculum unrelated to Turfgrass the February 2002 issue of Green Management. is Beautiful. This year’s Heritage Scholarship is Karen Meyer Scott Heron In addition to the plaques, awarded to Karen Meyer, the daughter of Scott received a letter from Dean Cormach on behalf or Douglas Meyer, who is the superintendent of Beaconsfield Vanden Bussche Irrigation Equipment and Rain Bird, Golf Club in Pointe Claire, Quebec. advising him that $500.00 would be donated in his name Karen has been preparing herself for a career in the to the OGSA Turf Research Fund. field of Physical Therapy. Upon graduation from McGill We would like to congratulate Scott on his awards and University she plans to specialize in orthopedic outpatient for his active participation in our publication, Green is rehabilitation, and eventually open her own clinic. Beautiful. We also would like to especially thank Vanden Congratulations Karen, and good luck on all your future Bussche Irrigation and Rain Bird for recognizing the endeavours! importance of our publication, to our members and for their generous contribution to our Turf Research Programme. TURFGRASS EDUCATION AWARD NEW MEMBER & ATTESTEE WINNER The OGSA has developed this scholarship to recognize scholastic accomplishments and potential leadership in the field of Again this year we had a draw of all the new member turfgrass management. Students who are applicants, and their two attestées, who’s applications were Ontario residents and have a career goal in received between January 1 2002 and December 31, 2002. being employed in the golf industry are Many of these applicants were a direct result of our eligible to apply. Membership Drive we had last Spring. This year’s Turfgrass Scholarship is Jamie Downton This year’s winners are: New Member Colin Futrell awarded to Jamie Down ton. Assistant at Tyandaga Golf Course, attested by Rob Gatto Jamie is a second year student at Lambton College and and Gavin Kellogg. All three winners received a lovely looks forward to continuing as Assistant Superintendent OGSA windjacket, from our new stock of merchandise just at the Oaks of St. George Golf Club. He would like to received into the office. These jackets are available for continue to help the course grow, and also continue his sale through the OGSA and we have included an order education by attending short courses, seminars and conferences. form in this issue of your magazine, on page 9. You can also get a bird's eye view of the merchandise if you go to TURFGRASS SHORT COURSE AWARD 2002 our web site www.golfsupers.on.ca. If you have any questions about these items don't hesitate to contact the Congratulations go to Graeme Shennan, who was OGSA office. the recipient of the short course award of $200.00, in EMAIL CONTEST April of 2002, with the highest overall average of 91%. Graeme, at the time of graduation was employed at We continually request our members switch from Lakeview Golf Course, in Mississauga 1st ANNUAL HUGH KIRKPATRICK BURSARY The OGSA, in conjunction with the The respect that the assistant shows for the superintendent Kirkpatrick family has developed this bursary goes a long way in determining the attitude of the staff. program to recognize the leadership, Unfortunately, when this respect is lacking it can be a commitment and accomplishments of destructive influence. One reason it may occur so often is Assistant Superintendent Members of the that, like all destructive behaviors, it is the easiest. OGSA. In the short term, creating an "us" against "him" mentality The 1st Annual Hugh Kirkpatrick Bursary with the assistant siding with the crew against a seemingly is awarded to David Kuypers, who is the David Kuypers unreasonable superintendent is effective in certain Assistant Property Manager at the Toronto Golf Club. situations but cancerous in the long term. Statements like "I don't know why we are mowing fairways in the afternoon on David has worked under mentors who have taken an a holiday Monday. If it was up to me I'd let you go, but it's interest in his professional development, and this good not" will poison the working environment and undermine fortune has contributed to his desire to set professional any effort to foster a professional attitude. In terms of goals for himself in the three areas of: mentoring, showing respect for those you manage, a powerful motivator education and accomplishment. David plans to continue for me when I was a crewmember was having my ideas taken his education requirements towards his GCSAA seriously. The most powerful de-motivator I have ever certification and is preparing to take his Masters in encountered was being lied to. I can't imagine ever turfgrass science from Penn State. experiencing anything more destructive to a working As part of David’s application for this scholarship he environment than dishonesty. The golden rule may be old submitted an essay on "Managing Attitude”. After reading and somewhat corny but it is timeless wisdom. If you wish his essay, I’m sure you will agree that David is a very others to treat you with respect then that is how you must deserving candidate. Our congratulations to you David, treat them. and best of luck in your career! MANAGING ATTITUDE Essay by David Kuypers We would like to take this opportunity to thank the sponsors of the 6th Annual President's Reception. Without their My career in turf management began when I was fifteen. support, this would not have been possible. Thank you\ Paul Scenna hired me to work at the Mississaugua Golf & Country Club, mainly because I was big enough to work a flymo. Since then I have been blessed with a number of SPONSORS different opportunities and led many different golf course maintenance crews. After spending a number of years at ALLTURF LTD. Mississaugua, I have been fortunate to be an intern at ALMACK AGRONOMIC SERVICES INC. Augusta National, an apprentice under Mr. Paul Latshaw ATKINSON IRRIGATION LIMITED and now an Assistant here at The Toronto Golf Club. BARTLETT TREE EXPERTS Throughout those experiences and others, I have realized BAYER ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE this about golf course staffs: essentially they are all the same. Their access to resources may be different, the language they DCS AGRONOMIC SERVICES speak may be different, and the sheer number of them may G.C. 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This year 210 examples of greens covered with perforated blankets, Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents and industry solid tarps, a combination of both, perforated tarp/straw representatives were treated to an excellent day of 8c drainage tile/Solid tarp on top and on and on. The lectures, hospitality, dining and camaraderie. In all, over best being about two feet of ...you guessed it... snow. 150 golf courses were represented. Cory Janzen and the Julie’s talk fit nicely with Dr. Hamilton’s presentation on Westmount Golf Club hosted us in the twilight of the winterkill. season, November 21st, 2002. What a terrific way to Dr. Doug Brede had some eye opening appreciate the patronage of your customers. revelations regarding newer varieties of OSC/Nutrite always do it with style and a smile! bluegrass that thrive and survive at First order of the day (after heights of 1/2” and slightly lower. coffee) was an interesting Bluegrass is making a comeback and I’m presentation by Ken Pavely of sure that this will give many of us an Landscape Ontario. Ken gave encouraging outlook towards lower use of us an update on the pesticide Dr. Doug Brede fertilizers, water and many of the situation with regards to contentious products we now employ to government regulations and provide excellent playing conditions at lower costs. I have pending bylaws in the vein of two fairways that were sodded to “low mow bluegrass” in Neil Acton and son Hudson, Quebec. The #1 our floodplain holes. They played just as well as the selling product out of the garden store in Hudson Quebec bentgrass fairways on the other parts of the course and after 12 years of a bylaw is herbicide weed and feed to were a lot less costly/troublesome to maintain. In fact, untrained and uneducated home owners. In New when we were considering the species for our public Tecumseh it is being proposed that on golf courses course, serious consideration was given to bluegrass but pesticides only be applied within 60 feet of the putting discarded in favour of bent. We weren’t confident that the cup. I can envision four cup locations on every hole on blues would hold up over time to 0.4 heights and bent is spray days! Councillors need help in understanding fact still considered the Cadillac of fairway grasses for higher from fiction and it has to be presented in a respectful, end clubs. I’d certainly entertain a re-grassing to blue intelligent, non-emotional manner to avoid a dog’s down the road if the newer varieties are even slightly breakfast of bylaws. Check your local newspapers and better than the blues we have now. cable channels to find out when the council meetings are The featured speaker was Dr. George coming up and what is on the agenda. We live, work and Hamilton of Penn State with two topics; “A raise children in the community too! review and Update of Winterkill Problems” Next up, Wayne Lynch, Elroy Timmes and Barton and “Factors Affecting Green Speed”. Gilbert of Natural Golf Solutions presented some very Many of the mechanisms we have known of interesting insights into pond regeneration. Those of us for years that contribute to the various with ponds might do well to seek out the information this Dr. George Hamilton forms of winterkill remain apparent but company has to deal with stagnant ponds using a liquid, some new information has emerged. For live microorganism distribution system [LLMO]. The instance, research by Tompkins and again by Cotton process involves the introduction of bacteria to reduce indicated that unhardening of plants occurs in plants that algae, odour and organic deposits such as leaves, excessive aren’t properly preconditioned to the stresses associated fish and animal wastes. The company uses an automated with winter injury. Maintaining optimum potassium levels delivery system [GES Delivery System] to regularly in the late fall, in accordance with soil tests, do have a introduce bacteria into the pond. This provides for significant role to play in hardening cell walls and steadily improving conditions over three to eight weeks. affecting cell solute concentrations. The use of PGR’s may Natural Golf Solutions also produces the additives used in have a role to play in the increased accumulations of aquariums and they have used the same principal on a carbohydrates thus enhancing the ability of the plant to grander scale. For information you can visit the web site withstand lower temperatures. Apparently ice removal at www.naturalgolfsolutions.com. and air injection [oxygen in/carbon dioxide out] does Dr. Julie Dionne presented us with a little or nothing to alleviate ice damage and can in fact “Practical Guide for Golf Green make the situation worse by subjecting the plants to Protection”. Dr. Dionne’s presentation physical damage and desiccation. It has been found in showed more ways to cover greens than one situation that dyed turf stood a better chance of I thought possible. It is a measure of survival perhaps due to the darker colour keeping how seriously we take this topic when temperatures of 1/2 to 1 degree warmer than other sites; you see the lengths that a variation on the charcoal or dark fertilizer practices. It Dr. Julie Dionne has also been observed that fall light levels have a direct effect on winter damage. Greens that experienced more shade were less able to accumulate carbohydrates than those with more fall sunlight. One more thing...dark ice or white ice, it makes no difference...ice is ice! Dr. Hamilton’s second topic, “Green Speed”, was equally thought provoking for an “old topic”. In 1904 Harry Colt said, “Speed would be too costly to achieve to be worthy of consideration”. In 1929 the first green speed measurement was taken. In 1937 Ed Stimpson developed State of the Art a tool to assess the “consistency” of greens. 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I hope that the trees will warmth and for things to see. Even to gather and forgive me. The building has opened with that as our focus, my favourite process ideas in up many opportunities for gardens. It part of Kew was a secluded garden by Daisy Moore preparation for reminds me of when I was growing up outside the glass houses which the growing when Dad would build a shed and contained living gazebos made from season. I love my garden in the winter. Mum would put a garden around it. Wisteria vines or expertly pruned With the snow cover, I can look at the Dad, like most Englishmen , liked deciduous trees. All five senses were landscape with fresh eyes and imagine building sheds! catered to in this garden. For sound new plant combinations, new shapes Speaking of England, I’m fresh off you could hear the trickle of water and new spaces. I bet that a few the plane from there with all sorts of from a nearby stream and the rustle bunker ideas have been born by ideas to digest. Not that English of a bamboo hedge growing along its superintendents when viewing a golf gardens are overly inspiring in January, edges. I would love to see that garden hole on a sunny winter’s day. but there is a style there that makes in the spring. The cart and walking This year, I have noticed and now you alter your perspective a little bit. path followed the stream up to a appreciate my evergreen trees more Gardens are a given in England. The bridge and then veered away. Quite than ever before. My seedling climate and culture make it inevitable. simple but very lovely. The investments of a few years ago have Walls and hedges form boxes in greenhouses were full of life and paid off. There are some truly residential areas with personalized lovely, of course, but I do tend to magnificent evergreen specimens in gardens within them. Many residents prefer looking at examples of the garden. I planted a “Hoopsi” blue have a glass house with seeds started gardens and plant combinations spruce about 8 years or so ago. These inside or productive fruit trees which we could possibly attempt in are the ultra-bluer-than-blue Colorado espaliered around the property. Why our temperate climate. Spruce that are highly sought after! It not! It would be nice to garden in secredy grew more than 18 inches last In my travels, I happened upon the England sometime, where the snow year and now stands over 12 feet tall. It largest garden centre in Europe. drops are already up and spring at is partnered with a regular Colorado Among many things, they had mature the brink of breaking. At the blue which does its’ very best to look as boxwood topiaries of chickens, rabbits moment though I am grateful for the good. Together they form the and dogs, they had bundles of winter and the time to process ideas beginning of an alleyway which leads “hedging” beech, packs of plant and prepare for the spring. down to the edge of the Elora Gorge. combinations suitable for various site That is quite a magical litde spot conditions like dry shade or windy and Listen to Daisy Moore on Gardening. itself which I will tell you about in a hot. The presentation and selection future article. were amazing. There was an Saturdays 9am-llam on am I have quite a lot of gardening ahead unbelievable choice of edging 900chml or am980cfpl. of me this spring. We’ve put an materials as the English style includes addition on our house and keeping the gardens contained and in On the web at www.900chml.com consequendy there is a lot of repair bounds. work to do. 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You may The IPM Accreditation program is credibility that can only increase be hearing about these developments being developed as a verification through your successful participation and their specific impact on the process that IPM principles are being in the program. agriculture industry in the news over followed at our golf courses. There If you have any questions regarding the next few months. The O.G.S.A., will be some adaptation required the development of the program or along with the R.C.G.A. have been in within our operations, more the documentation binder, please contact with officials from O.M.A.F. specifically, in the area of contact the O.G.S.A. office or Jeff requesting to be included in the documentation. Documentation is Stauffer at (905) 275-2505 ext. 225 or process when regulations specific to the single area where we have failed email: jstauffer@creditvalleygolf.com golf course management arise. We as an industry and this program will have also submitted comments and assist us towards implementing a questions for clarification to the Ministry regarding the Consultation Draft to Ontario Regulation under The Nutrient Management Act, 2002. Please be informed of our Golf ipm involvement starting with Stage III of the process, commencing in the spring of 2003. Accreditation Showing our commitment to responsible use of pesticides and the principles of IPM ACCREDITATION The IPM Accreditation continues to be developed and will be formally launched in early summer of 2003. The O.G.S.A. will be distributing a documentation binder to all Class AA, A, and B members in time before the 2003 season begins. The forms included in this binder will become the standard requirement within IPM Accreditation and from which all information will be gathered for use towards the audit or verification process. More detailed information will be included inside the binder. To become IPM Accredited you and your facility will have to complete the following: 1. Pass a written exam. Level I Accreditation 2. Submit material and pass desk review. Level II Accreditation 3. Pass an on-site audit/review once every three years. Fully Accredited Turf or consequences by Doug Breen, Superintendent Conestoga Golf Course Here’s a little something I put Wee tiny pieces, together in the late hours of piled neat on the floor. Christmas Day, after the kids had Got kicked down the register, dropped off into sleep. A sleep and under the door. which was delayed by the hyperactivity that comes with Santa “These bolts are too short.” I pounded. I screamed. and twenty-five pounds of chocolate I swore more, I brooded. I ranted. I railed. that Grandma gave them. I know “No, I didn't buy batteries, He called the police, that this won’t see print before box says they’re included!” and they put me in jail. February, but if you’re like me, it takes a while before you’re ready to So out on the crest, My wife bailed me out, deal with the post traumatic stress of the new fallen snow. and she found the vice-grips. syndrome anyway. To the seven eleven, We went by the Golf Course, in track pants I go. got nuts and ‘C’ clips. ‘Twas the night before Christmas, I’m freezing. I’m running. She assembled the toys, and all through the screaming. I still lost the race. (while I was in the can). Not a toy is assembled, The seven eleven, Thank goodness for Krista, and my tools are all missing. locked the door in my face. she’s saved Christmas again.’ I went down to the basement, (where they used to be kept) But the toolbox is empty, and the screwdriver’s bent. My wife’s potted flowers all over my bench. Bolts and screws are all mixed up, I’m getting a Headache! My children are nestled all snug in their beds. I’ll kill the sick idiot who invented slot heads. No wrenches, no pliers, no hammer, no knife. “These screw holes don’t line up, Please come take my life.” Instructions in German I’m starting to panic. I can’t build a thing Without Troy, the mechanic. Put tab ‘A’ in slot ‘B’ “Where’s the duct tape? You had it!” “Get out of my light.” “There’s parts missing , dagnabbit” Looking back 35 years ago today by Barry Endicott, Nobleton Lakes Golf Club On January 8th, there was a curling In 1968, Dave Gourlay Sr. was the superintendents and $25.00 for president of the OGSA. Keith Nesbit, meeting at Bayview Country Club with associates. CGSA membership dues Gord Witteveen and Dave Moote were Ed Ortlieb as host. The rink skipped by were $15.00 and GCSAA dues were retiring directors and Bob Moote was Curly Endicott and comprising of John $50.00. Bill Forrester was made an the past president. Stoughton, Carl Wagner and Bernie Honorary member of the OGSA, after Tom Unsworth moved from Macdonald, won the trophy defeating retiring from 20 years at Weston Golf Clearstream Country Club in Oakville Bob Moote’s rink. President Gourlay Club. Robbie Robinson was also to St. Thomas Golf Club and Bob reported on a possible Greens presented with an Honorary Heron, assistant at the Board of Trade Chairman Superintendent Day and a membership on his retirement as Country Club was appointed Pro Superintendent Day. On July 9th at Director of the Greens Section of the Superintendent at Brampton Golf Richmond Hill Golf and Country Club, RCGA. James Hickman, chartered Course. Dave Baker moved to Glen the first Greens Chairman member of the OGS recently passed Cedar Golf Course and Don Creed left Superintendent Day was held. Tom away in London. The CGSA held their London for Orchard Hills Golf and Mascaro, president of West Point first Turf Research Foundation meeting Country Club in Michigan. Ian Products, was the guest speaker and at the Skyline Hotel on March 19th in Williamson moved to Castlegar Golf George Darou was the host. Toronto. Tom Johnston replaced John Club in B.C. OGSA dues were $15.00 for Steel as President of the CGSA. 35 years ago today "April 1968 Green is Beautiful Article" IRRIGATION COSTS AND PROCEDURES AT ST. GEORGE'S by Bill Hynd, St. George’s Golf and Country Club The irrigation system at St. George’s George’s the water holding capacity is gradually reduced from two hours to consists of 9 miles of P.V.C. plastic pipe much lower than clay soils, hence the one-half hour settings per valve head. sizes 2” - 6”. Most fairways have twin irrigation interval is much shorter. We usually stop the regular lines down each side of fairway 90’ In early summer, when temperatures irrigation cycle for three to four hours apart. All greens and tees have “Pop don’t exceed 80 degrees, we usually during the day, but during periods of Up” sprinklers, from 3 to 6 “Pop Ups” allow fairways to dry up below 50% stress, we spend those hours, watering depending on size of green. available water capacity before critical areas to control wilt. City water is boosted up to 140 p.s.i. irrigating. We will then water heavily To reduce water costs, we are at a capacity of 600 gallons per minute. to reach the root zone which may be allowing the grass to grow to semi With the increase in price of city water from 6” - 12” deep. Intervals between rough 1.5” - 2” in height 75-100 yards from 35 cents to 40 cents per 1000 watering at this root depth will be as in front of tees, bearing in mind all the gallons in quantities over one million long as possible 4-7 days, but this will traffic finishing from this area, we must gallons, it is necessary to review the depend on temperatures during this prevent undue wear and tear. The total application of city water in the period. water required for greens and tees is irrigation of St. George’s Golf Course. Through the end of June and into only about 10% of the annual cost so The amount of water used during the July, we usually experience drought this is mainly on account of fairway years 1965, 1966, 1967 was 23.5 conditions and the possibility of irrigation. million, 25.5 million and 14 million temperatures exceeding 90 degrees. This is a report submitted to St. gallons respectively. Poa Annua, which is predominant on George’s Greens Chairman This means that in a hot, dry year St. George’s fairways begins to lose its endeavoring to clarify our watering such as 1966, we can expect to vigor and roots become shallow. methods and problems. Any consume 25 million gallons at a cost of Irrigation at this stage is more or less suggestions which Superintendents $10,000 (at present costs). During the round the clock as the irrigation might have for reducing the above hottest period in 1966, we used 10 interval is gradually reduced to 24 costs, and still maintain Poa Annua million gallons in one month. On the hours as the roots become shallow. Turf will be gratefully received. sandy, well drained soils at St. The amount of water is accordingly TURF CARE The Home of Golf isn’t the only home where Toro resides. Turf Care Products Canada 200 PONY DRIVE, NEWMARKET, ONTARIO L3Y 7B6 • PHONE (905) 836-0988 FAX (905) 836-6442 London Mississauga Scarborough Gloucester Ph: (519) 668-7664 Fax: (519) 668-3722 Ph: (905) 890-6290 Fax: (905) 890-5598 Ph: (416) 298-2101 Fax: (416) 298-8758 Ph: (613) 822-1881 Fax: (613) 822-2099 Championship courses all over the world, including St. Andrews Links in Scodand, choose Toro turf equipment and irrigation systems to help maintain optimum turf playing conditions. 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