Ontario Golf Superintendents Association OGSA 31 DIANA DRIVE DOWNSVIEW, ONTARIO PHONE 416-633-1591 Newsletter APRIL 1971 YOUR 1971 BOARD OF DIRECTORS RES. TELEPHONE BUSINESS PRESIDENT JOHN ARENDS 277 - 4061 277 - 0848 VICE PRESIDENT WM. HYND 247 - 2795 BE. 1 - 3393 SECRETARY ROSS HAINES 270 - 2923 459 - 5050 TREASURER R. HERON 459 - 3299 625 - 2062 DIRECTORS : R. ALLEN 445 - 7791 447 - 5575 F. DUNN (705) 424 - 5528 B. MACDONALD (705) 424 - 6021 424 - 1460 R. LAMB 884 - 7873 884 - 8189 H. KOPP 889 - 3291 J. WYLLIE 451 - 5428 767 - 2175 PAST PRESIDENT J. GRIGHTMIRE 485 - 9742 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Together with our second Newsletter, I hope that Spring has arrived at our golf course, and instead of the white snow we see some green, and hope­ fully snowmold free grass. I take this opportunity to wish all of you a very successful and trouble free season. At our last Annual Meeting, the membership had set aside funds to support turf research in Canada. All of us know the importance of research. Without it, it would be impossible to maintain our golf courses in the condition the golfer demands and expects. Up until now, we have been doing quite nicely with the results of research done in the U.S., but now we have the brains and facilities right here in Canada. What we have to do as an Association is to show that we are interes­ ted and our Universities will come up with results! The University of Guelph has now sent out a request for support of a Research project, involving the evaluation of slow release nitrogen material for turfgrass production, and to assess the measurement of nitrate nitrogen in the tissue as an indicator of the level of nitrogen sufficiency for good colour, density and disease resistance of a turf mixture. The following Associations have been approached for support: R.C.G.A., Greens Section. Canadian Golf Superintendents Association Nursery Sod Growers Association Ontario Golf Superintendents Association Ontario Landscape Association Ontario Garden Maintenance and Landscaping Association. This project will be conducted at the Preston and Elora research station over the next two years under the direction of Dr. R. W. Sheard, Associate Professor of Soil Science, and Dr. J, Eggens, Assistant Professor, Horticultural Science Department. Funds amounting to approximately $10,000. over a two year period would be required to carry out this project. The money set aside for research at our Annual Meeting for the University of Guelph will go to this project. The financial situation of our Association will not allow any more support for this year, but this will come up for review at our next Annual Meeting. One way to increase our finances is to get new members. Most of us know someone who is qualified to join our Association. So let's make an effort to get them to join us. Membership forms are available at all monthly meetings, or through our office at 31 Diana Drive, Downsview, Ontario. John Arends, President. THORNHILL COUNTRY CLUB Monday, February 22nd saw a most successful meeting held at Thornhill Golf & Country Club with Dave Gourlay as ourhost. The Curling session in the morning saw a team skipped by Al Beeney from North Halton Golf Club, and consisting of Roy French, Bob Hall and Jack Kostegin defeat John Stoughton, Paul Dermott, Bob Heron and Doug Heron in a closely played game that saw some well played shots. After lunch we gathered to see some interesting film shot by Dave Gourlay on his trip to Phoenix, with Gord Witteveen, and myself. Keith Nisbet then presented a lot of slides taken by Bob Moote on a recent trip with brother Dave and Keith Nisbet, along with other American Superintendents. The trip took them through England, Scotland and Ireland for two weeks inspec- ting golf courses and enabled them to get in a little golf as well. Everyone enjoyed the films and slides and the informal chatter and discussions. We proceeded upstairs to a regular business meeting followed by a very nice spread of chicken, meatballs, sandwiches and coffee. I am sure everyone enjoyed themselves and our thanks to Dave and Thornhill for such a gracious time. By Ross Haines NEXT MEETING PORT COLBORNE COUNTRY CLUB APRIL 20th 1971 HOST: BILL ROBERTSON PORT COLBORNE COUNTRY CLUB HOST: BILL ROBERTSON The Port Colborne Country Club wasfounded in 1929 on 100 acres of Wainfleet Township. Initially, it was a nine hole layout until construction was completed on an additional nine holes in 1956, on 50 acres of land purch- ased 10 years previously. Eventually, with the increased play on this popular golf course, it was found the greens and tees were too small and the decision was made to rebuild. Bob Moote was called in to design a new layout and during the period 1961-69, nine new greens were completed under Bill's supervision, the rough fill obtained by digging lakes on the course. New greens are sodded or stolonized to C 15 which was propagated on the course. Tees are merion and recently the new W'9 tee sodded to Fykling with pleasing results. Fairway mixture on new areas is Kentucky and Creeping Red Fescue. Cutting height of greens is 5/32, tees 1/2, and fairways 3/4. Bill Robertson came to Port Colborne Golf Club in 1949, after two years working at Lookout Point. He maintained the golf course at the beginning with 2 men and himself. He now has 5 permanent men and 4 students. Membership has increased from 300 to 850 which indicates a progressive club. R. C. G. A. CONFERENCE March 14 - 17 Early Sunday morning, March 14th, 50 gave an enlightening talk on irrigation some odd people shook themselves awake and equipment and told us to watch particularly made their various ways to Union Station for areas on the course, such as hills or to meet and board the CN Rapido train to low areas, where penetration is slower snowbound Montreal and the 22nd Annual than normal and to use smaller, lower National Turfgrass Conference & Exposition. capacity sprinklers in these areas. The train departed fog bound Toronto right on time and by the time we got settled, we Dr. Clay Switzer, our good friend from were flying low in a lovely coach with a the University of Guelph, presented to us a snack bar situated in the centre. Outside the most topical and interesting paper entitled snow got deeper, the drifts got higher but "The Present and Future Outlook Relating inside we were flying better than ever. By to the Use of Fungicides, Insecticides, and the time we arrived in Montreal, we were Herbicides on Golf Courses". He asked us all in good spirits and looking forward to do a better public relations job with the to a great conference. We sorted ourselves people we come into contact with as far as out, settled in at various hotels and the pesticides were concerned. Golf courses, struck out on the town for steaks. Sunday to a large degree, are the people who use evening, we were treated to a reception these chemicals and superintendents to the given by the Quebec Superintendents same degree are in contact with the public Association and here renewed old acquain- concerned about these chemicals. Chemicals tances and friendships and enjoyed the that will be developed in the future will be warm hospitality shown us. more specific in their action and not be such broad spectrum chemicals as we Monday morning saw the convention now know. So it is not only important but floor very busy, and soon the program was imperative that golf course superintendents under way with our past president Gord become more and more knowledgeable all Witteveen giving a terrific presentation on the time. It is just as imperative to read and the 'Panorama of Canadian Golf Courses' study the publication of all the papers with excellent slides taken on his many which were presented at the conference. sojournes across our nation during the I am sure you will enjoy and learn a great past few years. I cannot go into detail deal from such papers as "What's in a Bag here, on all papers presented, but only of Seed" by Dale Kern and "Soil Mixtures touch lightly on the subjects of particu- lar and Drainage" by Dr. Charles Wilson. If interest to me personally. Dr. Jack Eggens you wish a copy of the publication, free of gave his usual excellent address in his charge, just write to the R.C.G.A. office, usual aggressive manner showing us some 696 Yonge St., Toronto 285, Ontario. problems encountered in turf manage- ment during 1970. I think also his re- The Annual Meeting of the Canadian Golf marks on consultants has put our minds at Superintendents Association was held on ease. Dr. Houston Couch was a most Tuesday afternoon and went into extra entertaining speaker and kept everyone innings on the many important issues that wide awake with his humor and wit while were discussed thoroughly. After the presenting the topic "Development of smoke cleared and the election was over, Co-Ordinated Disease Control Programs". the following people were elected: He specifically stressed that a balanced program is the key to successful turfgrass PRESIDENT Camil Labelle, Chantecler management and to achieve the balance, all Golf Course, facets of the program must be closely Ste. Adele, Quebec. integrated through careful planning beforehand - not afterwards. Dave Moote — continued — 1st VICE PRESIDENT: Norm McKinley, Canyon Meadows Golf Club, Calgary, Alberta 2nd VICE PRESIDENT: Dave Gourlay, Thornhill Country Club, Thornhill, Ont. SECRETARY-TREASURER: Bob Moote, Oakdale Golf & Country Club, Toronto, Ont. ONTARIO DIRECTOR: Jim Wyllie, Lambton Golf & Country Club, Toronto, Ont. BRITISH COLUMBIA DIRECTOR: Art Donaldson, Capilano Golf & Country Club, Vancouver, B.C. ATLANTIC PROVINCES DIRECTOR: Carl Wagner, Brudenell Golf Club, Montague, P.E.T. Harold Gard, Director for Quebec and Sid Puddicombe, Director for Prairie Provinces each have one more year to go in their respective positions. Following the Annual Meeting was a reception in which we all got well bolstered for the marathon banquet which followed. Actually the banquet was very nice indeed and we enjoyed the great fellowship which prevailed, even though it did not get finished till after 11 P.M. Everyone was was left thanked out. dutifully, and I am sure not one The noon hour breaks down in Place Ville Marie complex made for very interesting girl watching indeed, and at the time of this writing, I still have a small twinge in my neck and my eyeballs aren't back to normal yet. We were all entertained on the train back to Toronto by Bob Hall and his ever present jokes and humour and I'm sure the Bistro car will never be quite the same again because of the singing and due mainly because it was St. Patrick's Day. All in all, it proved to be quite a successful conference indeed and the people who were responsible for organizing it should be well pleased with the results of their efforts. The registration this year was just over the 400 mark, a little down from the last time we were in Montreal, but I'm sure all the snow they got just prior to the Conference had something to do with it. We are looking forward to next year when the Conference will move back to Toronto and we will be the hosts and I hope we can break all records. by Ross Haines ARTICLES FOR SALE ARTICLES WANTED GREENSAIR DRUM TYPE AEROFIER LIKE NEW Used 5 or 7 set of gang mowers. $500.00 - Barrett Muir, Phone 277-4061 Mississauga. Shanty Bay Golf Club, Phone 726-1922 Shanty Bay, Ontario, Bernie MacDonald, R. R. #2, Angus, Ont. requires 1 used Ball Picker for driving 3 Gang Roseman Mower in excellent range operation. Condition. 10 blade reels. hydraulic lift. Phone 277-4061 James R. Whibley, P. O. Box 404, Elmira, Mississauga. Ont., requires 3 used Toro Spartan Fairwayunits in running condition at 1 Toro 76" Professional Mower in good reasonable price. condition. Apply Paul Dermott, Supt. Chinguacousy Country Club. NOTE: ANY SUPERINTENDENT MEMBER OF O.G.S.A. MAY USE THIS NEWSLETTER FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUYING OR SELLING GOLF COURSE EQUIPMENT AT NO CHARGE. CASPER McCULLOCH, Superintendent at Banff Springs Golf Club, Alberta, has recently retired after 43 years of service at this location. We wish this old stalward many happy & healthy years in retirement. GO WEST YOUNG MAN! Barry Tomlinson arrived from England five years ago with an agricultural degree and worked on a Dude Ranch outside Hamilton for four years as Farm Manager. He decided he would like to try his luck in the golf course maintenance business in 1970, and was offered jobs at St. George’s and Board of Trade in the Spring of 1970. He attended the R.C.G.A. Conference at Seaway Hotel March 1970, met Casper McCulloch who offered him the post of Assistant at Banff Springs, which he gratefully accepted. As of March 1st, 1971, he is now Superintendent at Banff Springs, upon the retirement of Casper McCulloch. Best of Luck, Barry! To live right in the middle of Metropolitan Toronto, population 2,000,000 and have a regular morning visit by a RED FOX. Such is the life of Supt. J. Grightmire, who lives in the middle of Rosedale, G. C. GEORGE DAROU, we are pleased to say, had a very brief stopover at Branson Hospital for a minor operation, and is in great shape for the start of spring preparations on Richmond Hill Golf Course. OGSA SCHOLARSHIP of $200.00 presented to a deserving student taking the Turf Management Correspondence Course at the University of Guelph has been awarded to: Captain Arthur E. Barbeau, B.P.E. and R.O. Canadian Forces Base, Rockcliffe, Ottawa, Ontario. THE FOLLOWING NEW MEMBER HAS APPLIED: Don Nason, Glen Abbey Golf & Country Club, Your fellow members want to know. Send Box 248, Oakville, Ontario. in the news... as fast as it happens. Anyone objecting must inform the secretary in writing by return mail. DATES TO REMEMBER APRIL 20 MEETING AT PORT COLBORNE GOLF CLUB HOST: BILL ROBERTSON MAY 10 MEETING AT DONALDA GOLF CLUB HOST: RON ALLEN JUNE 10 MEETING OF OGSA - WESTERN ASSOCIATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH. Tentative Program for the Day 8-9a.m. Tee Off Time at Galt Country Club - also for those interested - a tour of the University will be available in the morning. 12-1 p.m. - Lunch 2 - 4 p.m. -- Visit to the turfplots 4 - 5:30 p.m. - We hope to arrange for a demonstration of the new triplex greensmowers at the Galt Country Club. 5:30 p.m. - Cocktails, Dinner & speaker Non member superintendents will be welcome as your guest. JULY 22 GREENS CHAIRMAN/SUPT. DAY at CHINGUACOUSY COUNTRY CLUB HOST- PAUL DERMOTT AUGUST PRO/SUPT. DAY SEPTEMBER SUMMIT GOLF CLUB OCTOBER ST. THOMAS GOLF CLUB - McLUMPHA TOURNAMENT NOVEMBER UPLANDS GOLF CLUB NOTE: Your Meetings Committee is presently negotiating for an additional monthly meeting between the Greens Chairman and Pro/Supt. Days. Have nay problems with your mail - a telephone call to 633-1591 or a post card to the office - 31 Diana Drive, Downsview, Ontario will correct this. YOUR EDITORIAL COMMITTEE W. Hynd CH. 7 - 2795 D. Gourlay 889 - 6955 R. Haines 270 - 2923 R. Heron 459 -3299 PLEASE KEEP US INFORMED OF NEWS, HAPPENINGS, ETC., ETC., FOR THE NEWSLETTER. MEMO FROM: YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO: MEMBERS WHO HAVE NOT AS YET PAID THEIR DUES SUBJECT: DUES REMINDER Dues have not been received from the following members as at March 30, 1971: REGINALD J. ALLEN JOHN HARRIS THOMAS J, RALPH. William bond * fred j. Hempstead wm. sakeris IVAN BROWN ED HENDERSON MIKE SHYMANSKI WILLIAM J. CALHOUN ED J. HILL REG. STANNARD *GEORGE T. COOPER SHERMAN A. HOOPER DOUG. SUTER LLOYD CHAPPELL * ROBERT WILLIAM HOWARD WM. THOMPSON HOMER L. CRISSINGER * JOHN IRELAND * WANE. UNSWORTH SAMUEL DIPINTO * THOMAS JOHNSTON *DON WITHERS ART DODSON DAVE KEITH GORDON WITTEVEEN MAURICE DUCHARME HELMUT KOPP * BRUCE WOOLLEY SAM ELLIOTT BERNARD MACDONALD CARL WAGNER MORLEY FINDLAY NORMAN MCMULLIN CLAIRE WHITTON JAMES P. GEORGAS * HERVE MONGEON MARTIN WALSH PHIL GLOVER CHARLES J, MUYLAERT R. H. HANNAFORD GEORGE OLENIUK Associate Members: AGRICO FERTILIZERS J. B. & D. CO, LIMITED * BEDER TURF NURSERIES MANCHESTER PRODUCTS LIMITED GOLF DESIGNS TORONTO ORGANIC SUPPLY LTD. We respectfully request that the above members send in their dues immediately. The deadline for dues is May 1st. A new roster will be issued on this date, which will include only paid members. COMPETITION - SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR A number of years ago, Gord Witteveen brought up the idea of some form of competition to stimulate interest in the profession of golf course maintenance, the idea never got off the floor.... The Scottish Greenskeepers' Association are showing the way by initiating SCOTLAND’S GREENSKEEPER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION in 1969. It appeared to be a tremendous success! There were 85 contenders, the winner being Wm. McKelvie, Head Greenkeeper at Dunnfries Country Club who won 100 pounds ($250) and his club the Perpetual Challenge Trophy. There were 6 runner up prizes. The following are points of interest from the winner, McKelvie's Course: 1. Exceptionally good condition. 2. Weed free throughout. 3. Drainage excellent. 4. Progressive tree planting programme over 5 year period. a. The 85 golf clubs competing had an average membership of 490. b. ($30.00). Over 85 clubs, the average subscription was 12.12 pounds c. Average number of staff was 3 3/4. d. Methods of watering were described as follows: Sprinklers 23 Tank 3 Mains 16 Pressure System 1 Manual 11 When it Rains 26 River Pump 5 REMEMBER - NEXT MEETING DATE - APRIL 20 PORT COLBORNE GOLF CLUB THE LIGHTER SIDE OF LIFE Wife complaining to marriage coun­ It was the first day of school, and sellor: "It all started with him the teacher was explaining to the kinder­ wanting to be in the wedding garten class that if anyone had to go to photographs." the washroom, he or she should hold up two fingers. After a moment's thought, "Where do you think you’re going?" a little girl near the back of the room shouted the policeman to the driver inquired: going the wrong way on a one-way "How's that gonna help?" street. "I don't know," he replied, "but I In Toronto, the shortest line between must be late. Everyone seems to be two points is usually under construction. coming back." COMBINED MEETING OF THE ONTARIO GOLF SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION & THE WESTERN GREENSMEN ASSOCIATION DATE: APRIL 20, 1971 HOST: BILL ROBERTSON PLACE: PORT COLBOURNE GOLF CLUB PROGRAM FOR THE DAY 11 A. M. - GUEST SPEAKER: MR. BERT HENNING, SUPERINTENDENT, SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, NIAGARA PARKS. 12 NOON -LUNCH 1 A. M. - GOLF TEE OFF - PRIZES!!! 5:30 - COCKTAILS 6:30 - DINNER PLEASE BE SURE TO ATTEND AND SUPPORT YOUR ASSOCIATION!