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CONTACT US TO LEARN MORE 1.800.665.50151 brettyoung.ca/turf PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE ANOTHER ONE IN THE BOOKS! nother golf season has come and almost gone and we now A have a chance to pause, catch our breath, and reflect on the successes and learning opportunities of 2018. I truly love Editor Courtney White the Fall. The stresses of summer are gone, the days are shorter, members@ogsa.ca and the changing leaves make for some stunning sunrises. It doesn’t always seem like it but, all things considered we have the Publisher By Cory Janzen greatest job! Terry Davey OGSA President. Fall is a time to take an honest look at your course and determine terry@blenheim.ca what can be improved moving forward. It is not always within our control to make changes immediately (especially big ones) but planning for the future is Advertising & Administrative Manager an important aspect of our jobs. Does your club have a long range plan? If the answer is no, why not? Looking out ten years or more can really help organize the work and provide Diane Davey a roadmap of how to get the course where you want it to be. There are also changes that diane@blenheim.ca are easily within our control and these should be discussed and acted upon with the goal Tel: 289-337-4305 of constant improvement. Another thing I love about fall is that I get to spend more time with family and friends. Production & Design Once we reach Thanksgiving, there is a definite feeling of relaxation that comes over me. Patrick Kilborn Roasting a turkey in the oven on a cool, crisp fall day is one of things I enjoy the most. patrick@blenheim.ca Maybe it’s just me but Thanksgiving is the turning point where I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Hopefully, you also have something in your life that allows you to relax and recharge. Waking up a little later is a nice bonus as well. As an association, we have been busy planning the upcoming conference at Blue ONCourse is published four times a year Mountain, and of course executing our year end. Your continued support of the OGSA (November / March / June / August) through membership renewal, sponsorship, and by attending our conference is the reason by Blenheim INK for: why we were able to have such a successful year. Two notable highlights are the joint meetings with the GCSAA which reinforced our historic partnership, and creating our video, “Today in Ontario” which champions environmental stewardship within the industry. Please continue to support the OGSA as we ensure that our mission statement and the superintendent profession remains in the forefront when we are establishing what initiatives we decide to direct funds towards. This will be my last President’s message and I would be remiss if I didn’t thank each and every Board member for their hard work and for volunteering their time to make the Ontario Golf Superintendents' OGSA better. And of course, Sally, Courtney, and Laura for their tireless efforts that go Association mostly unnoticed. We are truly lucky to have such a great group leading our Association - the future is bright! For the last time, I will ask you to consider serving on the Board Sally Ross, Executive Manager in the future. It is a great experience with a wonderful group of people. As well, please Guelph Turfgrass Institute consider writing an article for ONCourse. You will be glad you did. Lastly, thank you to 328 Victoria Road South everyone who supported and encouraged me in my role as President. 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Thank chill that will put you are ready to sit down and finally sort you for taking time out of your schedules Ontario’s courses through a season’s worth of emails that to either plan, coordinate, research or write to sleep. One of are cluttering up your inbox. For others, it for us. From this editor’s perspective, we the greatest things might be time to batten down the hatch, have a talented membership with great By Courtney White, about living in wrap winter susceptible plants and prepare stories to tell. OGSA. Canada is being for snow. Whatever the fall brings for you, I hope you enjoyed the articles as much able to enjoy its seasons. Each one brings relax, pour yourself a warm drink, put your as we enjoyed producing them. Enjoy the with it a unique splendor, but for you I feet up, and open the pages of ONCourse rest of 2018! ■ imagine the fall brings a slower pace, more to read about ways your colleagues time for family and friends, and hopefully accomplish all of these things. a well-deserved break that might take you For me, this fall marks one year with MARK YOUR CALENDARS abroad, allow you to explore locally or cozy the OGSA. It’s been a year of learning, UPCOMING 2018 OGSA up at home and rest. connecting names to faces, exploring the For some of you, like Matt Hague and province joining the fun at tournaments, and Events Nick Berdusco from Cutten Fields, the of course attending our annual conference. fall might mark the completion of a major As we approach January, I am genuinely Ontario Golf Course project like the initial grow in effort at the excited for the 2019 OGCM conference, Management Conference new GTE For others, the end of the season the speaker line-up, the new venue and its Blue Mountain, Collingwood might allow for more time to organize your winter wonderland backdrop. I simply can’t January 15-17,2019 desk, file away last year’s accomplishments, wait to see you all at Blue Mountain. 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Stefan Bertel Class S Supporting Turf University of Guelph 50 Year Member Research Kyle Hand ClassS This past August, OGSA president Cory Janzen, presented a cheque for $20,000.00 University of Guelph to the OTRF president, Alex Dickie, at the OTRF fundraising tournament which was Dustyn Doerr Class S held at Lebovic Golf Club. University of Guelph Notice of Annual Paul Powers Class F General Meeting Brantford Golf & CC The OGSA Annual General Meeting will be held in Collingwood, Ontario at the Connor Hamilton Class S Blue Mountain Conference Centre, Huron University of Guelph Ballroom, on Wednesday January 16, 2019. Annual reports and financial statements will Chad Oberle Class F be available at the meeting and posted online Hamilton G&CC shortly thereafter. Official notice of meeting and agenda will be posted on the OGSA website in accordance with our by-laws. 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Recognizedfor hosting the Ontario Bantam (U15) Boys' & Girls' Weston G&CC, recognizedfor hosting U.S. Ontario Women's Senior & Mid-Am Championship. Championship. Women's Amateur Qualifier. GC HIGHLIGHT I MEMBER PROFILE Warkworth Golf Club Warkworth Golf Club 14267ACt. Rd. 29 Member since 2007 Warkworth, ON KOK 3K0 705-924-2569 Brad Hutchinson Superintendent, Warkworth Golf Club By Andrew Hardy, Regional Account Manager www.warkworthgolf.com - Toronto & Central Ontario, BrettYoung Seeds. he member profile section of this T publication often lends itself to unique stories, congratulating longstanding members for their career achievements, About the Course this time it highlights a longstanding family legacy and an up-and-comer in the Original 9 holes opened in 1967. Additional 9 industry, Brad Hutchinson who is the third holes added in 1978. generation of Hutchinson men to carry the family legacy at Warkworth Golf Club in Northumberland Country. Warkworth is your quintessential small town driven Private, semi-private, public, municipal, by the busy summer cottage traffic and resort: Public Golf Course much quieter winters, and the Hutchinson family has long been etched in the eastern an active member in the superintendent Architect: Architect John Hutchinson with help Ontario golf establishment beginning with industry. from Gordon Witteveen and Dick Kirkpatrick Brad’s grandfather, Gordon Hutchinson Brad’s father has a history that speaks Number of holes: 18 Holes who owned the local pharmacy when he for itself; John is a Life Member of the decided to build a golf course on land that OGSA and one of the founding members Number rounds annually: 23,000 annual his sister could no longer farm. Gordon of the EOGSA. John is so proud to speak rounds eventually retired from the pharmacy, and of the relationships he built while working spent his remaining years working at the for Dave Moote at Essex Golf & Country Practice Facility: Small practice area with course. John Hutchinson, Brad’s father, who Club, and his time reaching out to industry chipping and putting greens inherited a love for golf and the club from legends like Gordon Witteveen, David Gordon took over the course and became Gourlay and Hugh & Dick Kirkpatrick all In the Hot Seat Q: Favourite Major? Q: Ultimate Foursome? Q: Favourite Golf Course? A: Masters A: Myself, Fred Couples, my dad and A: Mad River Arnold Palmer Q: Best Piece of Turf Equipment? Q: Favourite Golf Course Designer? A: Close between Toro 1800 top Q: Favourite Movie? A: My dad John dresser and his sprayer A: Princess Bride Q: Lowest Round Ever and Where? Q: Favourite Meal? Q: Favourite Band? A: 78 at Angus Glen A: Anything my wife makes A: Pearl Jam of whom helped to form what Warkworth Golf Club would become. The original 9 holes opened in 1967, while the more difficult construction of the second 9 opened for play in 1978. For Brad, living on the course property meant he always spent time with his dad, and was a very helpful irrigation sidekick to John. Brad recalls a moment in grade four, “all the other kids aspired to be firefighters, police officers and so on; I knew I was meant to be a greenkeeper.” By the time Brad reached grade eight he was a full- time summer employee at the golf course and spent his high school years soaking Brad'sfather, John, standing on #7, after springtimeflooding. up two generations of turf management knowledge. build when Brad married 12 years ago. of them. The course was a farm before my As Brad’s career progressed he attended With John looking after the inside grandparents bought it and transformed it the Turf Manager’s Short Course at the operations, Brad took ownership of the into a golf course. So, there was a need to University of Guelph. For John, he knew outside operations and has run with it. define the golf holes and the silver maple Brad was ready to take on the responsibility “One of the biggest challenges I have here was the penny tree of choice. I remember of handling the course that he helped to is very big, very old silver maples, and lots the stories about planting 1000 trees a year What You Need to Know "I think getting to know Brad when I was the assistant at Wildfire Grass type: Poa/Bent playing in his weekly men's league on Wednesday nights was Types of greens: Native soil pushup truly a blessing to see how dedicated the superintendents are Course length: 6,200 yards at the smaller lesser known clubs. The ability to create the Size of greens: 3.2 acres fine-tuned maintenance team he ran was just mind blowing considering he was the only guy who could set a reel, fix a Size of tees: 2.5 acres hydraulic leak, water in a three hour restriction daily, the list Size of fairways: 22 acres goes on. The product he delivered was not only noticeable to his members but also his staff as Brad always has time to have breakfast with them and enjoy the finer things in life with a Major Challenges constant smile, never overwhelmed by the nonsense of what Original 9 was wide open and had a lot of trees the Turf-Gods put us through." planted. Those trees are now grown and create shade issues. Second nine was cut through the Continued on page 12. bush along a stream that floods every spring. for the first few years, and some days it with water. When the water level drops a shovel, so for me it is a really big deal feels like every one of them survived.” it leaves a healthy layer of silt, which Brad to now top-dress with one man in three Some of the trees that John planted removes each year with pumps and snow hours. It used to take me two days with over the years are now being removed shovels. One of the first large jobs Brad the walk behind and three staff.” Brad to promote turfgrass health which is took on when he started, was to raise the happily shares, “for small blue collar clubs something father and son agree on, but the bridge on hole 7 to allow the ice to flow this is the reality of the industry, small joke is that “when my parents go to Florida beneath the bridge to reduce build up and staff and limited budgets. I think this is I cut down the trees that Dad won’t let me damage. what makes the job interesting. There’s cut while he’s home, and whenever I leave Working at a small club, Brad always another challenge, you just need the property he digs something up.” has learned to become a resourceful to be creative.” Brad is also very active Another challenge Brad faces annually superintendent. He is very detailed about on social media which gives him access is spring time flooding. Warkworth has a how he fertilizes, sprays and manages the to some of the unique ideas that come small creek which is the course’s source of property. “For the superintendents at the from that platform. In recent years he irrigation and it runs through valley holes big clubs it must seem like a bit of a joke, has adopted the minimum levels of 5,7, 8, and 9. Most years the spring melt but my favorite piece of equipment is my sustainable nutrition (MLSN) guidelines causes the creek to burst its banks and truck mount top-dresser and sprayer. I to manage his property and to help with flood everything on hole 8 except the green remember coming home from school and the club’s expenses. Brad also works with and tee, and completely cover the 7th green helping to top-dress greens by hand with an agronomist which has allowed him the freedom to bounce agronomic ideas off someone. Brad lists the automation of the " Brad is a true no nonsense Turfie. If you want to talk to Brad irrigation system as one of his biggest accomplishments. He took on the project about anything to do with golf - make sure it makes sense- it's at the beginning of his superintendent been in his blood since the day he was born, following in his career, 12 years ago. They completed the father's footsteps. The industry is blessed by many professionals job in house in two and a half months, and everyone including his wife and who are often put in the limelight, Brad is one of those guys neighbouring friends, helped to complete who likes to be nonchalant but my God what a talent and the the work. “After many years in the Warnworth golf club is blessed to have him." industry you make a friend or two and one of our best friends is Bill Gilkes from the - Jeremy Sizer, past Superintendent, Sales Rep and Consultant Scarborough Golf and Country Club. He was generous enough to let us use their vibratory plow to pull in the wire. Great people work in this industry and that’s point of view. We have a lot of fun working industry has long had multi-generational what makes it so enjoyable to work in.” together and I feel that has been the base family legacies, and the Hutchinson’s will As Warkworth Golf Club passes from for our great working relationship.” Our be remembered in that same vein. ■ one generation to the next, it continues to be a busy place. Brad runs the Thursday Night Mens League which allows him to play golf and interact with the club’s members. He is currently building a new ATTENTION! home that occupies his time away from IPM Certified the golf course. Brad shares that although Seeding is Believing there was a time that he contemplated Agents leaving the industry, he is now very much invested in continuing the Hutchinson legacy. Brad’s niece Sidney Reel started working at the course this year to become Get your the fourth generation in the family to work at Warkworth (a very proud moment for recertification credits the family), and Brad’s boys, who spend ON-LINE with much of their free time playing at the club, want to work at the course with their Dad when they’re bigger. Brad hopes that one P.D. Solutions Simple Dimple Seeder day it will happen. While there are no large projects Bannerman B-SDS-4-H ★ Now offering ★ scheduled in the coming years, the 1. Accurately dispenses bent Hutchinson family will be busy running grass & blue grass seed MORE Courses! their business. Tree work, bent grass 2. Easy to calibrate - variable interseeding, bunker face lifts and staying seeding rates competitive will be the key “projects” Brad 3. Break up ice on Greens Visit: and his family will undertake. Brad admits 4. 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The sun tournament hostJoelArchambault (Listowel GC) with Cardwell (Beacon Hall GC), Chris Nelson shone, the breeze was warm, and the fairways thank you plaque. (Brett Young). were alive with friendly competition! Once the rounds were done, the players mingled on the deck during the cocktail hour and then enjoyed a delicious meal prepared by the club. Greg Brown was in attendance to present the Paul G. Brown Memorial Trophy to the first place team. Before the evening ended James Raynor ate all the pecan pie, and every assistant walked away with at least one prize. (L-R) Thirdplace team, Tyler Szela (St. Thomas (L-R) Greg Brown presents the Paul G. Brown CONGRATULATIONS TO: G&CC), Greg Brown (Essex G&CC), James Memorial Trophy to Jeremy Hubbard & Jason First Place: Jason Finch & Jeremy Hubbard Raynor (Vanden Bussche Irr.), Stephen Hicks Finch (Cobble Beach GL), Darren Fritz (Cobble Beach GL), Darren Fritz (Brantford G&CC). (Kincardine GC), Gary Tate (Plant Products). (Kincardine GC), Gary Tate (Plant Products) Second Place: Chris Nelson (Brett Young), And of course, we would be remiss if we to pull the event together. Thank you to Joel Jordon Barber 8c Jeff Cardwell (Beacon didn’t mention Carol Turner (Ladies Golf Archambault, Assistant Superintendent, and Hall GC) Club of Toronto), whose name was drawn to Chad Adamson, Superintendent, for hosting Third Place: James Raynor (Vanden win a lawn mower donated by Turf Care. the tournament, to Jeremy Krueger and Bussche Irr.), Greg Brown (Essex G8cCC), This tournament is one of the most well Marco China for organizing the sponsorships, Stephen Hicks (Brantford G8cCC), supported tournaments that the OGSA and of course, thank you to our Sponsors for Tyler Szela (St. Thomas G8cCC) hosts and we couldn’t do it without the supporting and celebrating our Assistants! We contributions of so many members who help look forward to seeing you again next year! ■ Fourth Place: Duncan Mcllhone 8c Dylan Vickers (Galt CC), Evan Rodgers 8c THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS Matt Davidson (Islington GC) Closest to the Pin (Millenium #3): PLATINUM: GOLD: SILVER: Matt Davidson (Islington GC) Bayer Turf Care Douglas Wood Engage Agro Closest to the Pin (Heritage #8): Brett Young Plant Products Syngenta Stephen Hicks (Brantford G8cCC) GC Duke Equipment Ltd. Mens longest drive: Rob Lewis Green Horizons Sod Farm (Deer Creek GC) SPECIALTY HOLE: PRIZE TABLE DONATIONS: Womens longest drive: Andrea Gelinas Target Specialty Products Bayer, GCDuke, Ontario Seed Company, (Devil’s Pulpit GA) Zander Sod Co. Ltd. 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Photos by Lesley Thomas, Scarboro G&CC and Brenda Forder, Donalda Club. These courses have, for the past few seasons, stopped cutting down milkweed and instead allowed it to flourish in naturalized areas of " To be honest, I started here 10 years ago and I don’t think I’d their courses. They’ve also embraced the “Monarchs in the Rough” seen them for four or five years.” program, which is promoted by the Audubon Society. All of this Paul Halk, the superintendent at Donalda Club, is speaking on a bright September day about the disappearance of Monarch has seen an improvement in the Monarch population, which some butterflies. Once plentiful on the urban Toronto property, they have pegged as declining by as much as 90 percent in recent years. simply started vanishing. Golf “To me, this just makes sense,” courses were hardly the main says Halk. “Everyone I’ve spoken culprit for the disappearance— Often referred to as the "king of the butterfly," to about it thinks it is a good there are a lot of reasons for idea. It is beneficial and every the diminishing number of Monarchs have declined over the past decade, course has an area where they Monarchs, from changing can do it. So why wouldn’t they?” though no one really agrees to the reasons winter habitat in Mexico, to use Often referred to as the “king of pesticides, and the increase for their diminishing numbers. of the butterfly,” Monarchs have in agriculture that eliminated declined over the past decade, milkweed, which is the plant Monarchs lay their eggs on, though no one really agrees to and which the caterpillars eat as they grow and head into the reasons for their diminishing numbers. Some say it is due metamorphosis. to pressure on the land where they hibernate in Mexico, which But Halk is starting to see a comeback—at least on his property. is being threatened by hunting, and logging, while others blame “I’ve seen a lot of them this summer,” he says. Why? Halk and urbanization, and specifically the use of herbicides enabled by the Donalda, along with numerous other courses in Ontario, have not advent of herbicide-resistant crops. After all, Monarch caterpillars only started to recognize the importance of the butterflies, but eat strictly milkweed, and if it disappears, there’s a problem. In many ways, the fact Monarchs, which weigh less than a dime and North America. The overall goal is to have 1.5-billion stems of flutter over wind currents, make it to Ontario at all is remarkable. milkweed for Monarchs. Lesley Thomas, who is the longtime After all, the Monarchs start a 5,000-kilometre migration in March, Assistant Superintendent at Scarboro Golf and Country Club, says heading north from Mexico to arrive in Canadian meadows as her club became Audubon-certified in 2016, but she was interested the summer commences. One pundit called the migration, “part in Monarchs before the club became affiliated. While now part relay, part obstacle course.” That’s easy to see—one scientist said of the Monarchs in the Rough program, Thomas initially started as many as 20-million Monarchs are killed by colliding with cars supporting the butterflies by not cutting down milkweed. “It just on the migration north and started from there,” she says. many consider the species to Similarly, before anyone dreamed be closing in on extinction if up the Monarchs in the Rough something isn’t done to change program, Chris Andrejicka, the Andrejicka started allowing milkweed, the situation. superintendent at Essex Golf and That the butterflies get which previously would have been cut down, Country Club, a Windsor private to Ontario is significant, as club with its Donald Ross-designed to grow around the ponds. Monarchs are an important course noticed a fair number of the part of pollinating a number of butterflies would fly around ponds wild flowers, and serve as food located on the 8th and 11th holes. in the ecosystem of birds and Around the same time, Andrejicka insects. ran into a member who’d traveled to Mexico and encountered the The Audubon Society commenced its “Monarchs in the Rough” butterflies’hibernation grounds. The member told Andrejicka about program to deal with the decline, with the goal of creating at least the incredible scene, with tens of thousands of butterflies in the one acre of new vegetation on each course specifically to improve Mexican forest. That captured his imagination and Andrejicka the Monarch population. The program’s ultimate goal is to establish started allowing milkweed, which previously would have been cut 100,000 acres of Monarch habitat on golf courses throughout down, to grow around the ponds. The Monarchs in the Rough program provides courses with attention they receive from other superintendents on social media, milkweed seeds, but both Thomas and Andrejicka said in some including Twitter and Instagram. “The word is really spreading,” ways it is almost unnecessary. If clubs simply allow some areas to he says. “You see it all over Twitter.” naturalize, and don’t cut the milkweed down when cutting down CONVINCING MEMBERS fescue and taller grasses, for example, the plant will spread on its One of the keys to the success of the Monarchs in the Rough own. But Thomas said, at least initially, she had to explain what program is to have members and public golfers recognize its milkweed was to the staff and some members, who didn’t understand benefits. It isn’t about simply letting weeds grow—it is about using why the plant was being allowed natural areas of the course to to grow unhindered. “I guess foster an important and beautiful once you’re involved, you kind insect. “We’ve had members ask of think everyone will know ...the program supports the notion that golf about why we are letting certain what milkweed is and how the areas grow,” says Donalda’s Halk. courses can give back to the environment and Halk has used his monthly butterflies use it,” says Thomas. “But why would people know?” are an important part of the overall ecosystem. reports to members to explain why certain areas are being left Now Thomas says her staff is well uncut and unkept. These areas aware of the plant’s significance are well out of play, Halk says, and are quick to snap shots of and Donalda’s members have majestic Monarchs fluttering in the wind. “It is just awareness— come to understand what the Monarchs program is about and its that’s the start,” says Thomas. “And it is easy to do and a great significance to the club. “I’m surprised at how many people will story for golf courses.” now ask me about it,” he says, adding educating and informing Like Thomas, Andrejicka says he’s fascinated by the increasing members is an ongoing process. number of caterpillars he’s witnessing around Essex, as well as the Lebovic Golf Club’s superintendent Colin Young, on the other hand, doesn’t have to convince members of the benefits of naturalizing some areas of the 130-acre property. But he still DELIVERING SUPERIOR SOD AND QUALITY SERVICE finds it important for guests who play in the outings at the course, #1 Kentucky Bluegrass • Low Mow • Extreme Fescue • Premium Bentgrass which hosts many corporate and charitable events, to understand * Custom grown sod available * Large or small rolls why milkweed is growing in areas that aren’t maintained. Young, who participated in the course’s grow-in, says the naturalized areas were there from the start, but he’s tried to foster the growth of milkweed in recent years and there are signs posted explaining the reasons for the naturalized areas. “There were a number of wetlands that were protected during the construction,” Young says. “And there is a strict protocol of what we can do in those areas. The signs are there to tell golfers what we are doing.” In the end, the sport benefits, Young says, because programs like Monarchs in the Rough run contrary to the still common perception that golf courses don’t operate in harmony with their natural surroundings. That’s been a key selling feature for the Audubon Society, which says golf courses that become involved with the program will be viewed as environmental leaders and can REAL GRASS IS BETTER! reduce inputs of fertilizers and pesticides by naturalizing areas of a course that would otherwise be maintained. And, as Young HEALTHIER! explains, the program supports the notion that golf courses can give back to the environment and are an important part of the overall ecosystem. “I think this is great [public relations] for golf,” he says. “A lot of people still think we’re throwing a lot of water on the course and spraying a lot. But that’s not the case, and I think that’s the point [of the Monarch program].” The author of five books, Robert Thompson has written for Phone: 877-727-2100 SCOREGolf the National Post, Golf Digest and many other www.zandersod.com publications over a 20-yearjournalism career. ■ Next Generation Sthe upers Grow Future of the GTI Thefirst cut on one of the USGA green research plots. Co-written by: skill, organization and experience of Green and his team including Nick Berdusco, Assistant in Training, Cutten Fields. Nick Berdusco and Matt Hague, OGSA members and recent turf Matt Hague, Assistant in Training, Cutten Fields. diploma graduates. Hague and Berducso have been key contributors Cam Shaw, Communications and Outreach Coordinator, throughout the grow-in to ensure the plots are established before Guelph Turfgrass Institute, University of Guelph. the winter. Both the young men knew that this opportunity was on the horizon onday August 27th, 2018 and felt extremely fortunate to M marked the first day of the grow-in at the new GTI location. Each week the plots received a dose of fertilizer be the working in the right place at right time when the project It is no secret that the project began. Hague and Berdusco has seen several delays over have spent every day at the new beginning with a pound of phosphorus, and the past few years so to see any location working rotating shifts progress towards the completion later moving to a half a pound of nitrogen. to safeguard the project’s success of phase one is exciting. Without and their enthusiasm for the question, one of the best things project shows. Berdusco is proud to happen to this project was to contribute to the initiative. acquiring Bill Green, Class A Superintendent and OGSA member “This has been an incredible opportunity for me personally but at the neighbouring Cutten Fields to oversee the grow-in. Bill my favourite part of this entire grow-in is knowing that down the Green notes, "an interesting fact about preparing this site is that road when all of the research is happening at the new GTI, I will the Cutten Fields was the first on site to help with tree removal, be able to look back and know that I helped grow the initial turf and was the last on site to ensure the grow in." It took a lot of time in.” The majority of their days have been spent watering the plots and hard work to sort out the logistics, but through the virtues of and adjusting the irrigation heads to minimize any overthrow. Each patience and partnership, the GTI was truly fortunate to secure the week the plots received a dose of fertilizer beginning with a pound Bill Green providing some sage advice to Nick Berdusco on using a drop seeder Matt Hague seeding the plots. of phosphorus, and later moving to a half a pound of nitrogen. Matt proudly shares, “This has been such an exciting experience for me. From the first day the cores were laid down and the seed was spread we waited patiently for the seed to pop up. That day came sooner than expected, and when I saw the seedlings breaking through the surface, I felt like a kid on Christmas morning.” "We have watched 5.5 acres go from bare soil to almost completely covered in different varieties of turf. I have never experienced a grow in of this caliber before." Christmas came more than once for Hague, “We have watched 5.5 acres go from bare soil to almost completely covered in different varieties of turf. I have never experienced a grow in of this caliber before.” Berdusco also enjoyed watching the bentgrass seed germinate at different times, as well as observing what the effects of the USGA, California, non-calcareous, and calcareous greens/fairways had on Drone East Plots (2) Sept 12 2018 the germination within the first two weeks after seeding. “Having (photo by Tim Dance - U of G grad Student). Drone shot of West plots - Aug 19 2018 (photo by LoneDrone). never done a grow-in before, this is definitely an experience I can’t on one side and Penncross on the other; each seed on one half of the wait to take with me to the next stage of my career.” different root zones. The poa greens are anticipated to be a hotspot In addition to the 5.5 acres of research plots, there is space for for diseases, pests and other stresses since their microclimates additional research opportunities on the peripheries and general include periods of shade and reduced airflow. open areas. The West plots will primarily be for golf related research and include the following: USGA PLOTS (4, 7, 10, 11) The new site has a total of four USGA speciz fication root zones POA PLOTS (1, 2, 3) each measuring over 16,000 ft2. There is a mix of calcareous and The first poa green, which is larger, is 100% native rootzone non-calcareous materials which feature a variety of traditional, material and was propagated entirely with plugs from Cutten newer and cutting edge bentgrass cultivars such as Pure Distinction, fields, no overseed. The second (and third) poa plot is divided Focus, V8, 007, Penncross, Flagstick, and L93-XD. In addition into two rootzones; a native mix and a dirty sand mix that might to hosting a variety of potential research projects, these plots will be representative of an older push-up style green. This plot was significantly increase the GTI’s capacity to demonstrate how these propagated with cores from Cutten Fields and overseeded with T-l grasses produce thatch, perform at different heights, compete dwarf KB mixes that are recommended for use on golf courses. There is much interest in the industry surrounding these low mow KB varieties and the GTI is excited to see how they perform with reference to fertility requirements, tolerance of drought, and the strength of the three different seed mixes featured on these plots. The East plots are comprised of four sports field root zones each measuring just over 16,000 ft2. They include categories 1 through 4 and feature a variety of seed types from premium sports mixes featuring top performing KBs and PRGs to more drought tolerant varieties including turf type tall fescues and fine fescue blends on the category 3. This area also includes a sloped research plot for measuring run-off, the pumphouse, an irrigation pond and eventually the new maintenance building and G.M. Frost Research and Education Centre. There is no shortage of work for the Cutten Fields duo and mowing the plots now takes up a significant amount of Hague and Berdusco’s time as the East and West plots continue to fill out. The majority of plots need to be mowed with a walker and it takes roughly 45 minutes a plot. Hague jokes, “We have each earned ourselves a new pair of walking shoes since the beginning of the grow in.” The development of the new turfgrass research facility has been quite an extended process but thanks to monetary donors, the many organizations who donated sod, seed, and rootzone material, and Cutten Fields, the project is finally moving forward with the initial grow in well underway. There is no question that this is a special time for everyone in the turf industry, but for Matt Hague and Nick Berdusco, they agree that is a once in a lifetime experience that they will carry with them throughout their entire turfgrass management careers. ■ with poa invasion, resist disease, and handle the variety of weather conditions experienced in the Southern Ontario climate. CALIFORNIA PLOTS (5, 6) The California green plot is also split into calcareous and non- calcareous rootzone materials. Four different varieties of bentgrass are featured here; Pure Select,T-l, V8, and 007, and each will cross over the two different growing mediums. SPORTS TURF CANADA CATEGORY 5 PLOTS (8, 9) Corrie Almack P.Ag. The west plots also feature two plots that were built to the specifications of Sports Turf Canadas Category 5 rootzone. Almack Agronomic Services Inc. Tel: (905) 689-6174 This growing medium is essentially a soil that has its silt and clay Box 256, Carlisle, ON Cell: (416) 580-5152 LOR 1H0 Email: c.almack@sympatico.ca content at 50% or higher. These two plots both feature newer 5 Tips for Managing Your E-mail By: Orlyn Kostenuk, Principle, Performance Develop the discipline to read your own inbox for you to manage on a less Strategies and Priority Management Associate email once and make a decision to frequent basis - perhaps twice a week — global productivity training network. either delete, forward, or reply. If it is instead of in your primary inbox that something you need to respond to but you manage several times per day. The re you feeling overwhelmed? 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Perhaps you could set up your your conscious and subconscious will subscription e-letters to go directly both know there is nothing getting left high priority work instead of being to a separate reading folder. All the behind - it’s all scheduled in for either constantly interrupted. Turn off your repetitive weekly reports you receive today or some day off into the future. email alerts and keep your inbox closed. could be directed to a different folder 2. TOUCH IT ONCE you could then refer to on an as needed E-mail has become a huge pirate of our How many times have you reread the basis. Maybe even all the mail you productivity and our sanity. Apply these 5 same email? That takes a lot of time! receive as a CC can be directed to its tips and you will get both of them back! ■ LOOKING BACK Twenty-five Years Ago Today 1993 OGSA BOARD OF DIRECTORS EVENTS: TOURNAMENTS: David W. Gourlay (pres.), Eagle Creek GC; The Ontario Turfgrass Symposium was held The President / Green Chairman / Bruce Burger (vice.), Lakeview GC; Rhod at the University of Guelph in January with over Superintendent / Director event was held at Trainer (past), Hamilton G&CC; Alex LaBelle 1,500 people attending. Dr. James Beard was the the Burlington G&CC on July 13th, hosted (sec.), Carlton G&YC; John Taylor (tres.), keynote speaker and Dr. Chris Hall gave us an by Pelino Scenna. The winning team was Twenty Valley G&CC; Doug Suter (newsletter update on the progress of the GTI building. The also Pelino's team. The Pro Superintendent editor), Credit Valley G&CC; Simon George, OGSA had their annual meeting at the show and Tournament was held on September 7th at Blue Oakville GC; Rick Serrao, Glendale GC; Ken Bob Heron and Dan Uzelac were honoured as 25- Springs GC hosted by Ted Ellis. Forty teams Nelson, Sutton Creek GC; Ian Bowen, Oshawa year members. Paul Dermott and his Executive competed, and the winning team was from G&CC; David Schemelefske, Merry-Hill GC; Committee were congratulated on putting together Weston G&CC, Thom Charters and Herb and Mark Schneider, Owen Sound G&CC. an excellent show and for raising over $50,000 Holzcheiter (pro). Second was Warren Vout's ON THE MOVE: for the GTI. Approved at the meeting was the Cedarbrae GC team and third was Robbie Dennis Pellrene moved from Scarboro G&CC creation of a new classification for students (S). Robinson's Hidden Lake GC team. to Capilano G&CC in Vancouver. Dennis' The Guelph Turfgrass Institute Building was IN MEMORY: assistant Keith Rasmus replaced him at officially opened on August 26th. Dr. Clayton Allen (Whitey) Jones, a member of the OGSA Scarboro G&CC. Scott Dodson moved to Park Switzer was the master of ceremonies and the since 1956 and Gary Sutherland from Carrying CC in Buffalo and his assistant John Cockerill building was named the G. M. Frost Research Place CC passed away. ■ took over at Summit GC. Warren Vout moved and Information Centre, after Mac and Beth from Cedar Brae GC to Brampton GC and Bob Frost, in recognition of their donation to the Burrows from Cornwall G&CC to Highland building fund. Thom Charters was the president GC in Montreal. of the Ontario Turf Research Foundation. The Barry Endicott OGSA office was moved to the Guelph Turfgrass Retired Golf Course IN MEMORANDUM: Superintendent Scott Richmond, of Hutcheson Sand and Institute Building at the University of Guelph. Brampton, Ontario Mixes, passed away on January 30th as a result The RCGA, the USGA and the New York Tel: 905-846-1440 of a snowmobile accident. John Mandarick, Audubon Society formed a co-operative barry.endicott@gmail.com superintendent at Carlisle G C, passed away program called the Co-operative Sanctuary from cancer at 31. Program for Golf Courses. 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Straw can be allow you to fill the space between the shrub zone fluctuations in these areas are based used as an insulating mulch as well when it's and the wrap with leaves to create insulation. on the amount of localized snow build up applied at a thickness of 8”. It is best to do This method is typically used when trying which acts as an insulator, and areas that are your protective mulching after the ground has to prevent flower buds from freezing. The protected from or exposed to wind. This past initially frozen. wrapping material can be replaced with winter caused some death and die back on Mounding a plant for the winter is a chicken wire to add more support to hold the plants that had been well established for many technique typically used for tender roses or leaves in. For example, I often come across years. In Muskoka, plants that were on the any shrub species that behaves like a very landscapes with Hydrangea Macrophylla (the edge of being zone hardy were hit pretty hard hardy perennial, or when the plant tends to die pink and blue flowered Hydrangea) which and either they didn’t survive or took a long back to the base of the shrub. Using the tender is great, however they don’t flower in my time to recover through this growing season. Rose as the example, the idea is to protect the zone, well, not without some added help and There are many techniques out there to lower 8-12” of the canes or stems so that if protection. The plants themselves always look protect plants over the winter and there are the winter does become too cold for the plant big and healthy but there are no flowers. This many reasons why you may want to protect there will still be a part of the plant that it can particular plant blooms on the previous year’s them. First, any material transplanted after grow back from. 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TURF OR CONSEQUENCES How to Feed and Care for Your Non-Millennial By Doug Breen, Superintendent, when I found out that GolfNorth Properties. my parents hated hippies, and many of my friends’ ver the past few years, grandparents hated any O many people (myself included) have added to the group that cooked food that had flavour! The reams of pages which have been Boomers (those hypocrites written about how to Manage who presented you all Millennials in the Workplace. with trophies just for There are scores of magazine showing up and now articles, books, documentaries, criticize you for it) and and speaking tours devoted the Gen X crowd (angry to the subject. But to my that we had limited career knowledge, no one has written opportunities because the anything to the Millennials Boomers were all over the explaining to them how to workforce like a swarm of deal with us. Surely, we must locusts) have never really appear like strange creatures to been friendly with each them, what with our habits of other. We couldn't even showing up on time and not get our music on the radio asking personal questions of because ifThe Eagles don't total strangers. get played once an hour the So, this is my attempt to world might stop turning. explain to the Millennials - Fourth - we don’t who are increasingly finding want to build consensus, themselves in positions of brainstorm, or do projects authority - how to understand in a group. We absolutely the Baby Boomers (older than believe that there is such me), and the angry Generation a thing as a bad idea. We X'ers (of which I'm a card- really just want to be left carrying member). alone. And this is no trivial Boomers will show up undertaking. According to Stats Canada, repressed that they’ll seldom see the light to work 15 minutes early every day and in the last Ontario Provincial election, of day. The Boomers actually don't have any Gen X will show up one minute early potential Millennial voters outnumbered feelings, as they were beaten out of them (or one minute late) with an elaborate their Baby Boomer parents. They are now by their parents in the 1950’s and 60's. As excuse explaining why it wasn’t their fault. the single largest demographic group in a result, any attempts to do team building Boomers will always stay late when asked North America, and in case you hadn't exercises will be met with cynicism and/ (even if it’s their 50th anniversary and their noticed, they're fairly aggressive. What or mockery. We will however, take part in house is on fire). Gen X will stay late too, that means is, if you haven't already had a team drinking exercises as the alcohol helps but also complain about it the entire time. Millennial supervisor, you soon will - and with the numbing of the aforementioned Boomers will listen to the Blue Jays on an we'd all best get used to it. feelings. AM radio, while Gen X will listen to angry Millennials (and you know that I love you Second - we really don't want your music on an iPod - neither of them have wacky kids), here's what you need to know feedback. We all assume that if we aren't ever heard of a podcast. to get a decent day of work out of us. fired at the end of a shift, then everything is As more and more Millennials rise First - we don't want to talk about our OK. Public recognition is generally seen as to supervisory positions, specifically as feelings, and don't much care about yours. suspicious behaviour. Superintendents, it really is in their best To be more precise, a lifetime of being Third - we don't like each other. When interest to try to understand how their ignored by the two massive generations I was young I assumed that everyone older aging employees think. The tide has turned either side of us has made the Gen X crowd was a more or less homogeneous group. 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