"Green is Beautiful" Ontario Golf Superintendents Association P.O. BOX 312, ETOBICOKE, ONTARIO M9C 4V3_____________________ TELEPHONE 622-9929 JANUARY 1983 1983 O.G.S.A. PRESIDENT RUSTY WARKMAN Superintendent Oshawa Golf Club PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 1983 and Regionalization mark the start of a new direction for the O.G.S.A. Through Regionalization we hope to increase our membership and expand our communication and educational programs to better reach our members in all areas of the province. This goal can only be obtained with your full support. Talk to non-members. Explain the benefits of membership. Bring them out to a meeting to see for themselves. May the 1983 season be a healthy and successful one. Rusty Warkman EVENTS’ 83 54th International Turfgrass Conference and Show February 19-25 Atlanta, Georgia Pesticide Symposium March 9 Skyline Hotel, Toronto 34th Annual Canadian Turfgrass Conference and Show March 13-16 Edmonton, Alberta Curling Meeting and O.T.R.F. Annual Meeting March 31 Thornhill Golf Club Thornhill ONTARIO GOLF SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 1983 PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT PAST PRESIDENT Rusty Warkman Al Draper Bob Brewster Oshawa Golf Club Greenhills Country Club Weston Golf Club Box 36 R.R. No. 3 50 St. Phillips Rd. Oshawa, Ontario L1H 7K8 Lambeth, Ontario N0L 1SO Weston, Ontario M9P 2N6 Phone: Bus. (416) 725-9511 Phone: Bus. (519) 652-3142 Phone: Bus. (416) 241-5551 Home (416) 623-4977 Home (519) 472-3227 Home (416) 482-2862 DIRECTORS Robert Kennedy Barry Endicott Bill Fach Garden City Golf Club Chinguacousy Country Club Essex Golf & Country Club 37 Lincoln Ave. R.R. No. 1 7555 Matchette Road St. Catharines, Ontario L2P 2C7 Inglewood, Ontario LON 1K0 Windsor, Ontario N9J 2S4 Phone: Bus. (416) 685-0076 Phone: Bus. (416) 838-3903 Phone: Bus. (519) 734-1251 Home (416) 935-2019 Home (416) 838-2724 Home (519) 734-6710 Gordon Nimmo John Hutchinson Thom Charters Sarnia Golf and Curling Club Warkworth Golf Club Islington Golf Club 500 Errol Rd. W. R.R. No. 4 45 Riverbank Drive P.O. Box 131 Sarnia, Ont. N7V 1X7 Warkworth, Ontario KOK 3K0 Islington Ont. M9A 4X1 Phone: Buy. (519) 336-2201 Phone: Bus. (705) 924-2569 Phone: Bus. (416) 231-0925 Home (519( 332-1521 Home (705) 924-2299 Home (416) 231-0925 Hugh Kirkpatrick Paul Scenna Tom Simpson Westmount Golf & Country Club Galt Country Club Newcastle Golf Club P.O. Box 221 Box 534 R.R. No. 2 Kitchener. Ontario N2G 3Y6 Cambridge (G), Ontario N1R 5W1 Newcastle, Ontario LOA 1H0 Phone: Bus. (519) 744-1041 Phone: Bus. (519) 621-7020 Phone: Bus. (416) 987-4851 Home (519) 893-2119 Home (519) 623-3292 Home (416) 987-4395 NEWSLETTER EDITOR Barry Endicott Chinguacousy Country Club, R.R. No. 1, Inglewood, Ontario LON 1K0, Phone: Bus. (416) 457-2949 Home (416) 838-2724 NEWSLETTER CORRESPONDENTS John Hutchinson Bill Fach Robert Kennedy 2 ON THE MOVE Rod Trainer He started as a general labourer and Mark Hagen worked himself up to Assistant St Thomas Golf and Country Superintendent, a position he held for the Wyldewood Golf Club Club past five seasons. During his early years at Mark is 26 years old. He has had Rod graduated from the University of the Board of Trade, he attended the experience at Westmount Country Club, Guelph in 1976 with an Associate University of Guelph, and graduated with Foxwood Golf Club and Dundee Golf Diploma in Horticulture. He has worked a Diploma in Agriculture in 1978. Ron Club. For the past 2 years he has been the on golf courses on the east coast, Edmon­ has recently accepted the position of head assistant at Greenhills Country Club. ton and Toronto. He was an assistant at Superintendent of the posh Beach Grove Wyldewood Golf and Country Club and Golf Club in Windsor. Beach Grove is his past position was Superintendent at situated right on Lake St. Clair and boasts John Smith Chippewa Golf and Country Club. a curling rink and a yacht club to compli­ Kawartha Golf Club ment its fine club house and beautiful 18 John started his golf course career at the hole golf course. Toronto Ladies Club in Thornhill. He has Ron Heesen Greg O’Hearn, who has been 2nd assis­ held the position of Superintendent at Beach Grove Golf Club tant at the Board of Trade for the past Wyldewood Golf Club for the past 11 Ron started his career in the golf course couple of years, is taking over Ron’s old years. industry at the Board of Trade Golf Club. job. New Members O.G.S.A. Annual Meeting Donald Gefucia B Barrie Country Club December 1, 1982 Rod Trainer A St. Thomas Golf Club Approximately 40 members were Robert Ritter F Kedron Dells Golf Club present for this most important meeting. All the necessary changes in the by-laws were passed, bringing Regionalization into effect. The Province of Ontario is now divided into 4 regions with each REGIONALIZATION region having three directors. Each region will run their own meetings in their own area throughout the season, which can be attended by all members. The 12 directors will meet as a group in each area as they did before. Prior to the general annual meeting, each area will have a meeting to elect their three directors. The position of President, Vice President and Secretary will be elected at the general annual meeting. The main purpose of Regionalization is to get more members involved in the association. By localizing meetings, travel time is cut down, making the meetings more available to each member. Rusty Warkman is our new president for 1983 and Al Draper is our new vice president. Thom Charters and Gord Nimmo are new board members and Ken Nelson and Doug Hoskins are leaving the board. The following awards were presented; Honourary Member — James Boyce — Andy Bertoni World’s Longest Life Members — Allan “Whitey” Jones Golf Hole?... — Rene Muylaert President’s Award — Keith Nesbit — Jim Wyllie Two top Australian golfers, Billy Dunk and Ted Ball, will tee off next April on a The golf winners, based on their best 3 scores one-hole golf match — the hole is for 1982 are; 1,597,550 yards long and par has been set at 7,173. They’ll start at the Ceduna Golf 1st low gross — Hugh Kirkpatrick Club in South Australia and hope to hole 2nd low gross — Bob Cherry out at the Kalgoorlie Golf Club’s 18th green in Western Australia three or four weeks 1st low net — Blake McMaster later. They’ll play across Australia’s harshest 2nd low net — Doug Hoskins terrain on the Nullarbor Plain and down the 1st low gross guest — Bruce Calhoun Eyre Highway, always being careful not to 1st low net guest — Ted Hartwell hook into the shark-infested waters of the Great Australian Bight. The two pros will be riding special three-wheel motorcycles. Accompanying them, will be a mechanic, a 1983 doctor, an army logistics expert, Ball’s wife, Margaret, and a Guinness Book of World Board of Directors Records official. The whole thing is an attempt to set a record that will go into the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s longest golf hole. Region 1 —Al Draper Region 3 —Bob Brewster -Bill Fach —Barry Endicott The Hartford Courant —Gord Nimmo —Thom Charters Region 4 CREDIT-GREENSWARD Region 2 —Bob Kennedy —Rusty Warkman —Hugh Kirkpatrick —Tom Simpson —Paul Scenna —John Hutchinson New Directors Points System The attendance points system has been in effect since October 1982. Good attendance ensures you accep­ tance into O.G.S.A. events where numbers may have to be limited. Gord Nimmo Gord started working on golf courses in 1969 at the Donalda Club as summer help. He Congratulations graduated from the 2 year diploma course at Guelph in 1975 and became assistant at Donalda until January 1977. During the sum­ Dave Gourlay mer of 1978 Gord worked at Progreen Land­ Thom Charters scaping. In 1978 Gord was hired by Base Thom has been the Superintendent at the Borden Golf and Curling Club as Superinten­ Islington Golf Club for the past 6 years. Score Magazine Award Winner dent of their 27 hole club. After taking an ice Previous to this he was the assistant at makers course he took over the ice making Islington working under Paul Dermott. Thom 1983 Top Canadian Golf Course duties. In November 1980 Gord was hired by graduated from the 2 year diploma course at Sarnia Golf and Curling Club as golf course Penn. State. Thom and Cindy have been Superintendent and in January 1982 he took married for 6 years and have 2 children. His Superintendent over the ice making. Gord is 31 and married hobbies are golf, hockey, racket ball, squash to Michelle. and trivial persuit. O.G.S.A. Annual MEMBERS ROSTER Christmas Party Please submit corrections or additions to the roster to the following address. December 3, 1982 Paul Scenna Galt Country Club This year’s Christmas party was held at the Galt Country Club, P.O. Box 534 Cambridge, Ont. hosted by Paul and Diane Scenna. There was a good turnout and N1R 5W1 everyone had a great time. Because of this success Paul has been Phone given the green light to book the Galt Country Club for next year’s Bus. (519) 621-7020 Home (519) 623-3292 party. This event will annually be held on the first Saturday of December. Mark your calendar now. After March 1, 1983 all information found in the 1982 Members Roster and By-laws We would like to thank our Christmas party sponsors: Dennis booklet will be treated as correct and McCracken, Turf Care, C.I,L., O.T.E.C., and Duke Lawn printed as such. Paul Scenna Equipment. 13th Annual Management Symposium January 11th University of Guelph, Peter Clark Hall This symposium is getting bigger and had of held this day at a local golf course, minals were used, adding to the interest better every year. Ten or so years ago it which used to be the case, we would have of the topics. was considered a success when they had been in big trouble. Many thanks to the This day is also a great day to meet 50 people attending. This year we had University of Guelph personnel. fellow superintendents and University of 140 pre-register with the final count being All speakers presented interesting Guelph professors and to renew old 260. It was impressive to see how the topics and delivered them in a profes­ friendships. Ken Nelson, symposium University of Guelph could handle such sional manner. Overhead transparencies, chairman, should be congratulated for an increase on such short notice. If we slides, video recorders and computer ter­ putting together such an interesting program. Jim Wyllie tells us how he purposely Rusty Warkman warns us about the pit­ Prof. R.W. Sheard speaking at the 13th turned his fairways from green to brown falls that might lie ahead when taking on Annual Management Symposium at the to green again, all in one growing season. a greens construction project. University of Guelph January 11, 1983. How To Know You’re Getting Older Every thing hurts & what doesn’t hurt, doesn’t work. The gleam in your eyes is the sun hitting your bifocals. You feel like the night before & you David Gourlay gave living proof that Fusarium, in new as well as old greens, haven’t been anywhere. tornadoes do travel north of the 49th was discussed by Prof. Lee Burpee. parallel. Your little black book contains only names ending in “M.D.” You get winded playing chess. You join a health club & don’t go. Your mind makes contracts your body PESTICIDE QUESTION “ What does a can’t meet. You’re still chasing women, but can’t SYMPOSIUM — 1983 superintendent do in the winter time? remember why. A dripping faucet causes an uncon­ by Gordon Witteveen trollable bladder urge. The annual pesticide symposium You look forward to a dull evening. presented jointly by the Ontario Ministry of A cat house? A dog house? or a bird Your favorite part of the newspaper is “25 the Environment, Landscape Ontario, and house? No, a swan house is what Ken years ago today”. the Ontario Golf Superintendents Associa­ Wright has constructed behind his You sit in a rocking chair & can’t get it tion will be held on March 9, 1983 from Maintenance Building at the National Golf going. 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Skyline Club in Woodbridge. The owner of the Your knees buckle & your belt won’t. Hotel, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto, in the National Links, Gill Blechman, enjoys wat­ You regret all those mistakes of resisting Theatre — Cinema II. Pre-registration is ching swans gracefully glide across the temptation. $15.00 and registration at the door is silvery waters of his golf course. Ken You’re 17 around the neck, 42 around $20.00. Registration at the door will be Wright thinks that the swans will help keep the waist & 96 around the golf course. held between 8:15 and 8:45 a.m. Since away the geese and their slippery Dialing a long distance call wears you out. seating capacity is limited to 400 people, it souvenirs. Apparently, swans and geese You remember today that yesterday was is advisable to pre-register. For further in­ enjoy the same relationship as cats and your anniversary. formation, please contact: dogs. You can’t stand people who are intolerant. The best part of the day is over when the Landscape Ontario alarm clock goes off. c/o Helen Haines You bum the midnight oil at 9 p.m. 32 Lauralynn Crescent Your back goes out more than you do. Agincourt, Ontario A fortune teller offers to read your face. M1S 2H5 Your pacemaker opens a garage door when you watch a pretty girl. Some of the topics and speakers will in­ A little gray haired lady you helped across clude Turf Disease Management by Dr. J. the street is your wife. Vargas; Fertilizers and Soils by Dr. B. You get your exercise acting as pallbearer Sheard; 2,4-D Spraying by Dr. B. Miller; for your friends. Swans are no problem when there is Spraying for Gypsy Moth by F. Kearney; You have too much room in the house & open water, but what does one do with Paraquat by Dr. B. Birmingham; and not enough in the medicine cabinet. swans in the winter? The answer is to build Ornamental Pests by V. Plowman. a swan house. Constructed of cement blocks and measuring twelve by thirty feet, All members please note: The the building contains four pens, each with Ministry of the Environment has contacted a capacity of two swans. All four pens have the OGSA office and have informed us running water and a private bath. The that they are concerned that this building was constructed by the greens staff symposium has not been supported, in and the cost of materials was $3,000.00. great numbers, by golf course Probably it cost an equal amount in labour. superintendents in the past. If this trend So what does a superintendent do in the continues, the ministry will probably decide winter time? to retest all superintendents for their pesticide licenses. So make every effort to ANSWER - Clean out swan attend. pens. William Samson Day November 25, 1982 William Samson, was the founding These were very serious gentlemen, Today, with the golfing season father and the first president of the dedicated to their chosen profession. To completed and just before winter sets in, I Ontario Golf Superintendents Associa­ their monthly meetings they invited would like to take this opportunity to tion. Together with his fellow green speakers and they exchanged informa­ honour with you our Founding Fathers. 1 keepers, Bert Hawkins of Lakeview and tion. would like to do it in a manner of which, I “Smiling Dad” Howard Lloyd of Rosedale am sure, they would approve. Because they laid the cornerstone for our present Their winter meetings were held at the much as I admire their skill and dedica­ organization at a meeting in October of Sons of England Hall in downtown tion, it is their humanity that most appeals 1924 at the Weston Golf Club. There Toronto. It was at these meetings, away to me. That is why Bill Samson Day was were about a dozen others from various from their golf clubs, that they occasional­ organized and that is why we are here, in golf clubs in our area. ly let their hair down. Samson and the Lions Den in Woodbridge, having a Hawkins were not licensed to drive cars. few drinks and playing cards and having a Joe Stanfield Mississauga Maybe they were the first greenkeepers to good time. loose their permits. We don’t know, we Chris Freeman Toronto Hunt can only speculate. We do know that they Jack Abbott Islington were driven by Samson’s son to these Gentlemen, let’s raise our glasses and Frank Hamm Royal York winter meetings and he also took the pair drink to our Fore Fathers, our home again. Frequently it seemed to the predecessors and especially to the first Bill Austin Humber Valley son that the meetings had been very greenkeeper and our first president, Jim McCullough Scarboro successful. We also understand that the William J. Samson. discussions at these meetings became Fred Haines Summit rather violent at times. There have been Bill Chinery Yorkdowns reports of fist fights. by Gord Witteveen Press Release Up Date on Banff Kentucky Bluegrass “Banff Kentucky bluegrass for golf courses and sod growers” Banff was developed by Agriculture resistance to snow mould, powdery characteristics include dark green colour Canada in Lethbridge, Alberta. Originally mildew and Helminthosporium. Being a that persists late in the fall, and above selected from a green at the Banff Springs dwarf Poa variety, Banff tolerates low average germination rate and vigour, Golf Course where it had persisted for mowing heights and stands up to foot traf­ valuable traits for the sod grower. Banff is years under an intensive management fic making it ideal for bluegrass fairways, one of the least expensive of the elite regime, the cultivar exhibits excellent tees, and sports fields. Other desirable varieties and is produced and distributed by Pickseed. The Nutritional and Water Requirements of Bentgrass on All-Sand Rooting Media R.W. Sheard and M.A. Haw A number of leading turf playing sur­ serious. Although no data exists on the production and the interaction with faces in Ontario and throughout Canada magnitude of losses, the use of slow- availability of major and minor nutrients is have been constructed with an all-sand release nutrient carriers and timely limited. Fertilizer recommendations are rooting media. Among these playing sur­ irrigation applications may reduce them. currently based on soil testing systems, faces are putting greens on some leading systems which have limited value where golf courses, bowling greens, football and Sand deposits south of the Severn sands are concerned due to the lack of soccer fields. Due to the low nutrient River in Ontario are characteristically normal chemical reactions with clays. The retention ability of the sands and their alkaline in reaction (pH 7.6-8.2) whereas low level of organic matter in the sand porous nature the loss of plant nutrients those from more northerly sources are rooting media further confounds the inter­ from over application, or excessive use of acid (pH 5.2-6.0). Information on the in­ pretation of soil test results. irrigation, to the drainage water may be fluence of rooting zone pH on bentgrass 7 The objectives of the project are two­ Table 1. The quality of the turf as estimated by colour evaluation on Sept. 29, 1982 fold: (scale 1-10, 10 = best). 1. To measure the availability, reten­ Type of Source of Source of Potas iumSource of Potassium tion and leaching losses of N, P, K and sand nitrogen trace elements from sand rooting KCI Sulphur-coated KCI media using an alkaline and an acid Acid Urea 6.5 8.3 sand. Acid SCU 5.9 8.2 2. To develop an irrigation scheduling Alkaline Urea 6.3 8.1 system for sand rooting media based Alkaline SCU 5.9 7.3 on rainfall and evaporation measure­ ments from a free water surface. Table 2. Dry matter production of the turf for the period Sept. 20-29, 1982. Research Procedure Type of Source of Source of Potas ium Source of Potassium sand nitrogen Twelve, 0.65 m2 micro-greens of an KCI Sulphur-coated KCI alkaline sand and 12 of an acid sand, Acid Urea 7.2 8.5 contained within fiberglass tanks, were Acid SCU 6.0 8.6 constructed. Each green was equipped with a drainline permitting the collecting of Alkaline Urea 6.1 7.3 all drainage water. An evaporation pan Alkaline SCU 6.6 9.0 was provided for daily evapotranspiration measurements and an irrigation system On the same date the sulphur-coated potash produced a greater yield of clippings with was installed. The greens were seeded to little difference between the two nitrogen carriers or the type of sand (Table 2). Penncross bentgrass on May 2, 1982. An The potassium soil test was higher on the acid sand than on the alkaline sand and initial application of 5 kg P/100 m2 as tri­ tended to be higher where both slow release nitrogen and potassium were used ple superphosphate and 1 kg K/100 m2 together on the acid sand (Table 3). as muriate of potash was made prior to Table 3. The influence of sand type and nitrogen and potassium carriers on the soil test seeding. From establishment to Nov: 1, for potassium on Sept. 24, 1982*. 1982, 3.0 kg N, 2.0 kg P and 4.0 kg K per 100 m2 have been applied. They Type of Source of Source of Potas iumSource of Potassium were applied as urea or sulphur-coated sand nitrogen urea, superphosphate, muriate of potash KCI Sulphur-coated KCI and sulphur-coated potash. Acid Urea 67* 68 Acid SCU 77 87 Clippings were removed on 13 occasions, commencing July 23, 1982, Alkaline Urea 45 49 and retained for dry weight measure­ Alkaline SCU 51 41 ments and chemical analysis. Drainage loss measurements were made on 35 *ppm NH4-AC extractable K + occasions and samples were retained The type of sand greatly influenced the amount of potassium leached from the sand for future anaylsis. The sands were rooting media. During the period of May 26 to Oct. 1, 14% of the applied potassium sampled for soil testing on Sept. 24, was leached from the acid sand in contrast to 2.4% leached from the alkaline sand. 1982 and quality evaluations were Use of sulphur-coated potash does not appear to retard the loss of potassium by made periodically. leaching (Table 4). Results Table 4. The influence of sand type and nitrogen and potassium carriers on the leaching of potassium from the sand rooting media, Aug. 24, 1982*. A few preliminary results are presented which indicate the trend becoming ap­ Type of Source of Source of PotassiumSource of Potassium parent from the data collected. The data, sand nitrogen however, cannot be completely inter­ KCI Sulphur-coated KCI preted until all analysis are completed on ---------------- (mgK/2)(mg K/m2)---------------- the 312 plant samples and 840 water Acid Urea .39 .48 samples collected during the summer. Acid SCU .37 .50 The quality of the turf, evaluated four Alkaline Urea .15 .09 weeks after the previous fertilization Alkaline SCU .09 .13 showed little difference between sources * Contained in 34 mm leachate following 55 mm of rainfall. of sand (Table 1). The sulphur-coated potash provided superior colour whereas Credit: Turfgrass Research Annual sulpur-coated urea was slightly inferior to Report OAC Univ. of Guelph urea on the alkaline sand. 1982 News from Seneca College The Golf Course Technician Faculty, mandate and elected Jim Wyllie as students approach their 1983 work Seneca College, King Campus, inform chairman. It was also reported that the placement term and second year, full us that following the College’s June ’82 GCT. course of study is being con­ time employment, if any staffing needs convocation and graduation of its’ first sidered as a “Cooperative” programme. could be filled by Seneca GCT. class, a preliminary meeting of the Basically this concept consists of six students, please feel free to contacts.u review committee, composed of local months in-class commencing in mid­ Enquiries should be directed to: superintendents and industry personnel, October and finishing in mid-April, was held. An assessment of the role of a followed by a six month monitored Seneca College (King Campus), golf course technician and the success work placement session with classes Golf Course Technician of the programme in meeting the needs resuming the following October for the Programme, of the golf superintendents and industry final term. The 20 students currently R.R. 3, Dufferin St. N., in general, were the prime concerns. In completing their second year of study King City, Ontario. LOG 1K0 August, the committee, represented by were involved in work placements from (416) 833-3333 Ext. 281/295 Bill Hynd, Jim Wyllie, Gord Witteveen Thunder Bay to Montreal. From both and Mike Donahue, sat down with col­ employers and potential students, the Attention: Jack Murnaghan, Course lege administrators and GCT. instruc­ response to the GCT. programme has Coordinator, or David L. Moote, tors for an in-depth discussion of course been most gratifying with a full quota of Teaching Master. content and to make recommendations 30 individuals being admitted to first to further improve the programme. At year studies which commenced October Best wishes go out to the recent present, in addition to turf and land­ 12th, 1982. graduating class whose dedication and scape studies, the approach is unique in enthusiasm have provided a fine basis Canada due to its’ highly practical ap­ The GCT. instructors wish to express for the Golf Course Technician Pro­ plication and “hands-on” instruction in their appreciation to those in the in­ gramme. All involved at the College are the mechanical and irrigation areas. dustry who have offered their assistance very excited about the results to date Following these discussions, the review and encouragement, and look forward and note that this is only a start! committee officially accepted a 2 year to their continued support. As first year D.L. Moote Graduating Class at Scott’s Instructors Jack Murnaghan and David Moote with Senecas College’s First Golf Course Technician graduating class (1982) outside O.M. Scott and Sons Ltd. in Marysville, Ohio during “Mobile Intensive Learning Experience” (M.I.L.E.) programme which included study sessions in the Hilton Head and Myrtle Beach Areas. Rainbird 1983 Turf Irrigation Seminar OGSA No-Stars Toronto March 23-24 Contact Bob Golden 431-5786 For More Information Wins FOR SALE International Golf 1 Drag Mat — Briggs & Stratton (3 HP) 1972 1 Cushman Pull Behind Spiker — (1977) Canada was triumphant at the Fourth 1 Mott Mower Model No. 60 (1977) International Greenkeepers and 1 Rogers 720 Leaf Sweeper, PTO drive, (1978) Superintendents Golf Tournament held at 1 Kut Kwick 3 blade Rotary, 20 HP Kohler (1978) the Ipswich Golf Club in England, Wednesday, October 6, 1982. Model HM 2300-60 F Playing a best ball, Stableford system, Contact J. Douglas Rothwell, Sup’t., the Canadians mustered 85 points, three Royal Ottawa Golf Club, more than the holders Belgium, to win R.R. 2, Aylmer East, Quebec. the Ransomes Challenge Trophy. Nine (819) 771-9244 teams took part, including the United (819) 777-3866 States, and a team representing Europe. Members of the Canadian team were: Captain, Steve Miller, Burlington Golf and Country Club; Bob Heron, Mississauga Golf Club; Doug Meyer, Cedar Brook Golf Club, Montreal; Lockie CANADIAN GOLF SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION Shaw, Calgary Golf Club; and Tom ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DES SURINTENDANTS Kenyon, Southern Pines was coach and DE GOLF manager. 698 WESTON ROAD, SUITE 32, TORONTO, ONTARIO M6N 3R3 Team members also attended a Sym­ (416) 767-2550 posium sponsored by the British Golf Greenskeepers Association, and ADVANCE REGISTRATION discussed universal problems pertaining 34th CANADIAN TURFGRASS to golf course greenkeeping. CONFERENCE and SHOW March 13-16, 1983 EDMONTON INN EDMONTON, ALBERTA Winners of the Ransomes Challenge Trophy, Canada, ready to drive off the first tee after being piped on by Piper Alan Ronaldson of Edinburgh, Scotland to the strains of “Farewell to Nova Scotia” (left to right) Lockie Shaw, Calgary Golf & Country SCHEDULE OF FEES Club; Doug Meyer, Cedarbrook Golf & Before March 4 On site Country Club; Bert Richold (Referee), C.G.S.A. Member $ 80. $ 90. Ipswich Golf Club; Steve Miller, Burlington NATA Member 80. 90. Golf & Country Club; Bob Heron, Other Associations 90. 100. Mississauga Golf & Country Club and Tom Non Member 110. 120. Kenyon (team manager). Ladies 60. 65. empty (The above registrations include table a banquet cell empty table cell ticket) Student, 1 day 15. 15. Student, 3 day 30. 30. Day Pass 35. 35. Exhibit Pass 10. 10. Banquet Ticket 35. 35. empty table cell empty table cell TOTAL ENCLOSED $.................... O.G.S.A. Curling Meeting and O.T.R.F. Annual Meeting Thurs. March 31 Thornhill Golf Club Time: 10:30 Meeting- Lunch Speaker Curling "Green is Beautiful” Ontario Golf Superintendents Association