Green is Beautiful Ontario Golf Superintendents Association P.O. BOX 203, ISLINGTON, ONT. M9A 4X2 WINTER 1991 ONTARIO GOLF SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 1991 PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT PAST PRESIDENT MARK HAGEN ROD TRAINOR CGCS GORDON NIMMO CGCS West Haven Golf & C.C. Hamilton Golf and Sarnia Golf & Curling Club Box 144, Hyde Park Country Club Limited 500 Errol Rd. W. London, Ontario NOM 1Z0 232 Golf Links Road Sarnia, Ontario N7V 1X7 Phone: Bus. (519) 641-2519 Ancaster, Ontario L9G 2N5 Phone: Bus. (519) 336-0667 Res. (519) 471-1188 Phone: Bus. (416) 648-1441 (519) 332-1521 Fax. (416) 648-4217 Res. (519) 631-4798 DIRECTORS Editor Golf & Meetings Membership SIMON GEORGE BILL FACH ALEX LA BELLE Oakville Golf Club Rosedale Golf Club Ltd. Carlton Golf & Yacht Club 1154 6th Line, Box 129 1901 Mt. Pleasant Road P.O. Box 162, R.R. #3 Oakville, Ontario L6T 4Z5 Toronto, Ontario M4N 2W3 Manotick, Ontario K0A 2NO Phone: Bus. (416) 844-5796 Phone: Bus. (416) 485-9742 Phone: Bus. (613) 692-4054 Res. (416) 659-3160 Res. (416) 242-4534 Res. (613) 826-3375 Director Roster Public Relations & Communications IAN BOWEN JOHN TAYLOR MARK SCHNEIDER Lakeview Golf Course Twenty Valley G.C. Beach Grove Golf & C.C. 1190 Dixie Road 107 Ontario St. 14134 Riverside Dr. E. Mississauga, Ontario L5E 2P4 St. Catharines, Ontario St. Clair Beach, Ontario N8N 1B6 Phone: Bus. (416) 278-1971 Phone: Bus. (416) 562-4333 Phone: Bus. (519) 979-8134 Res. (416) 271-7425 Res. (416) 682-3516 Res. (519) 979-8134 Treasurer Secretary Director DAVE W. GOURLAY (Jr.) BRUCE BURGER VINCE DERMOTT Eagle Creek Golf Club Phone: Res. (519) 621-1138 Markland Woods Golf Club Ottawa, Ontario 245 Markland Drive Phone: Res. (416) 852-9609 Etobicoke, Ontario M9C 1R1 Phone: Bus. (416) 625-2062 Res. (416) 897-7074 NEWSLETTER EDITOR (416) 844-5796 SIMON GEORGE FAX (416) 845-0096 OFFICE SECRETARY CINDI CHARTERS (416) 233-8388 PRESIDENT’S REPORT FROM THE EDITOR I would like to acknowledge and thank all OGSA Board Welcome to 1991 and the first edition of Green is Beautiful for 1991. members for their voluntary efforts during the previous year Activity remains strong in our industry even in this period of and I anticipate hard work and dedication from all the Board economic slow down. We should all feel very proud and members for the upcoming year. In this time when work and fortunate to be involved in an industry that is still growing in family commitments are so demanding it sometimes is very leaps and bounds. Judging by the number of courses being built difficult to find time to volunteer. I urge all members to lend a and the renovation of existing courses, 1991 is looking like a very hand to your Association if asked to help out. The experience busy year ahead. is often rewarding. The O.G.S.A. continues to grow and is very busy putting Now is the time of year to slow down and reflect on your successes of the previous season, learn from the together an interesting program for 1991. disappointments, but more so prepare yourself for the upcoming season. There is no better way to do this than to participate in the educational seminars provided by the various associations. Unfortunately if you missed the Ontario Turfgrass Symposium you missed an excellent program. Congratulations Simon George to Neil Acton and his entire committee. The movement between employment is in full swing. I remind all Superintendents to show true professionalism and follow our Association's "Ethical Standards”. Take some time to introduce yourself and welcome new members to your area. That friendly gesture in a time of adjustment and settling in can make life and the task at hand much more enjoyable. If you know of anyone GREENCARE who is not a member of OGSA, encourage them to join the Association. It is a great benefit to the new members and our HORTICULTURAL Association. Again this year Environmental issues will be a hot point of discussion. We as an Association will do our best to represent ASSOC. the golf course Superintendent's concerns. If you do your part and practice safe pesticide control programs we will be able to Professional Development Day prove to the Environmentalists and Government that golf course managers are just as concerned about their Environment and know how to deal with pest products responsibly. UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH I would like to wish all members a successful 1991 golfing season. FEBRUARY 27, 28, 1991 Mark Hagen President, O.G.S.A. BEETON TORONTO Annette Anderson 416-729-2921 Fax 416-729-2751 1 416-364-8466 Turf Extension Specialist Plant Industry Branch 35 YEARS 1956 - 1991 Ministry of Agriculture and Food Hort. Science Dept. NURSERIES LTD. University of Guelph Quality Bluegrass & Bent Grass Guelph, Ontario N1G2W1 Complete Landscaping Service Telephone (519) 824-4120, Ext. 2597 BOX 70, BEETON, ONTARIO LOG 1A0 Chipman PETER BUCKLEY - ROB FIELD TECHNICAL SALES REPRESENTATIVES PROFESSIONAL TURF PRODUCTS Over 90 Years of Growing Service CHIPMAN A Business Unit of C I L Inc TELEPHONE Everett Nieuwkoop 400 JONES ROAD (416) 1 800 263 2136 STONEY CREEK. ONTARIO (705) (519) (613) 330 Phillip St., P.O. Box 144, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2J 3Z9 L8G 3Z1 1 800 263 8353 Telephone (519) 886-0557 Fax: (519) 886-0605 ALL THINGS CONSIDERED WHAT’S YOUR BATTING AVERAGE? An Opinion on Unreasonable Expectations by Stanley J. Zontek Director, Mid-Atlantic Region, USGA Green Section Golfers are well known for making comparisons. They seem to Therefore, the next time you read about a professional athlete take pride in telling anyone who will listen how a course down the making $2,000,000 a year to achieve only a 30% batting average, road does something this way or that. They compare budgets, be proud ... because golf course superintendents are batting acreage maintained, soils, grass types, green speed, the amount 99% or better. of labor, and many other facts. Sometimes the comparisons are accurate, sometimes not. Independent Study from the University of Guelph Let's take this comparison one step further. It’s not really valid, Turf management correspondence courses have been but it is interesting nonetheless. available from Independent Study at the University of Baseball: A .2 50 batting average is just that — an average. A Guelph since the early sixties. The program includes a ball player hits safely one at-bat in four. A "star" bats .300, and professional development opportunity for turf managers an immortal like Ted Williams bats .400. If you are keeping score, unable to attend full-time on-campus programs. It allows and you should be, that's four out often. turf managers to receive the University of Guelph Ontario Basketball: Superstars shoot just over 50% from the field. Diploma in Horticulture without leaving their job, home or They shoot a ball into a hoop at a distance of zero (a dunk) to family. Graduates of the program include superintendents 18-22 feet or more. from Prince Edward Island to California. Golf: A par round of golf is normally about 72. Golfers who Specific courses for turf managers include Introduction consistently shoot less than par are found on the PGA Tour, to Turf Management, Machinery for Turf, Irrigation and making lots of money. Golfers who shoot consistently over par Weed Control in Turf as well as twenty-nine other are found everywhere, and includes those people making the horticultural courses covering everything from comparisons. The average handicap in the country is just over 18. arboriculture to communications to landscape design. All The average golfer, therefore, shoots about 25% over par. courses include a workbook and usually some form of At what percentage do golf course superintendents produce audiovisual material. New courses include videotapes that quality turfgrass? As a basis for comparison, golf courses contain illustrate many of the practices and principles described about 30 acres of fairways, 2.5 acres of greens, and 2.5 acres of in the course. In addition, a number of videotapes are tees. This equates to about 100,000 sq. ft. of greens and tees and being developed to be used as staff training tools. Available 1,320,000sq. ft. of fairways. Thus, if a superintendent "bats'' .400, titles include Pruning Ornamental Trees & Shrubs, which would put him in great company in baseball, it means your Protective Clothing & Equipment for Pesticide Use, Tractor superstar would lose the equivalent of 10.8 greens and tees out Tips and Machinery Maintenance & Safety. Training of 18. On fairways, he would lose about 18 acres of turf. videotapes will allow superintendents to utilize slow While this .400 batting average might get you into the Baseball periods, such as rainy days, for productive staff training Hall of Fame, you would probably lose your job as a golf course sessions. superintendent. For further information contact Independent Study by All of this may sound ludicrous, but the fact remains that phone (519/697-5050), fax (519/824-9813) or mail golfers have set such high standards for their golf courses that (Independent Study, University of Guelph, Guelph, maintaining these standards is difficult, expensive, and Ontario NIG 2W1). sometimes impossible to achieve. To keep alive every blade of grass on every green, tee, and fairway regardless of the conditions, and not being willing to accept anything less, is wishful thinking and a mistake. O.G.S.A. CRESTED SHIRTS Everything cannot be perfect on every golf course every day. Even if it were possible, what would it cost? $35.00 So, look at your golf course. My message to golf course officials INCLUDING ALL TAXES reading this opinion is not to be so concerned if the golf course superintendent bats only .998. After all, this equates to losing O.G.S.A. 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Jerry stressed how important it is for each and every superintendent to do their part, both practicing and preaching responsible enviromental behaviour. Doug Carrick, a Canadian golf course architect designing some of the country 's premier new golf courses, followed with a presentation depicting some of the unique environmental concerns he has encountered in some of his recent projects. Professional assistance offered by both the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food via Annette Anderson and the Royal Canadian Golf Association Green Section represented by Teri Yamada were the highlights of the next two presentations. John Lajeunesse started the afternoon session describing the technical and financial assistance available to golf courses through the Ontario Skills Development Office. We personally utilize this service at Deer Creek and I highly recommend it. Occupational hygiene concerning pesticides and other workplace substances was the topic of David Wallace. Dave has done research in the lawn care industry for the Ministry of Labour and will be approaching golf courses in the Kitchener area to implement some pertinent studies. Dave Smith gave a historic as well as agromic talk detailing the past and present at Muskoka Lakes Golf & Country Club. Another Muskoka native, Scott Robinson from Arborists Tree Service, followed with a presentation concerning tree care. Scott also will provide an information package to superintendents to assist them in implementing tree care programs at their courses. The OGSA Annual Meeting followed with the election of new directors to assist in running the Association for the next year. Thursday morning commenced with Allied Association Reports from the OTRF, CGSA and the GCSAA. Kent Groves gave a brief Green Care Report before addressing the subject of our environmental management responsibilities to our industry. Through the efforts of Kent and Thom Charters, Green Care has become a very credible National Association of Horticultural Associations. Bill Fach, CGCS, presented a talk describing the extensive projects he has completed at Rosedale in his short tenure there. After a short break, Dr. Chris Hall introduced the audience to new pesticide detection technology. Immunoassays provide for an inexpensive, quick easy and reliable test of water in the field. Commerically available now for certain pesticides, this technology is going to make all chemical applicators much more accountable for their actions. The utilization of computers for turfgrass managment was discussed by Graham Wilkinson representing Acrow Canada. This firm distributes the TRIMS turf management software program in Ontario. Graham is very aware of our requirements in this industry and provided some excellent information for those considering computers. Operating a busy public course is no easy task but judging from Tim Clarridges presentation, he has everything under control at Parkview GC. Golfers at Parkview rave about the "private club’’ conditions they now enjoy which is a credit to Tim and his staff. Dick Psolla, under the threat of an impending snow storm, completed the educational sessions. This is the second year in a row that Dick was the closing speaker. The interest participants have for Dick is testament to his knowledge and experience. Many thanks to Norm McCollum, Bruce Clark, Barry Endicott and Jerry Richard for chairing the sesions. Special thanks to the University for their hospitality and to all of the speakers for their contributions. Neil Acton, CGCS Nostalgia from The St. Thomas Golf & Country Club Around budgetting time last fall I ended up playing a round of golf with one of our long time members named Jim Gillick. As we stepped on to the first tee, I did my usual mental preparations for the humiliation I was about to once again endeavor (1 have trouble breaking one hundred). I was expecting a round of golf that would create the normal Member-Superintendent discussions on why we were doing certain maintenance practices the way we were, but to my surprise this round of golf turned out to be an interesting and very valuable history lesson. It turned out that Jim was the Greens Chairman at the Club back in 1962, and as we approached each tee-off, there was a new individual story that would pertain to the hole that we were about to challenge (this was just fine with me since it took the main focus off my golf game). As we talked about past equipment and employees that were here twenty-nine years ago, we also started comparing operational costs. I was sure there was to be quite a change over the years, but the figures which Jim had mentioned from 1962 were far below the ones that I had expected. As luck would have it Jim had saved a copy of the old Course Operations Budget which he kindly passed along to me this winter. In order to make a proper comparison with your own golf courses, it’s important to know that the St. Thomas Golf & Country Club maintenance budget today has a very average dollar figure for an 18-hole private club with thirteen employees during peak season. After examining this budget with the total dollar figure of $ 16,565.00, I was very disturbed when it occurred to me that in 1991 our G.S.T. submissions from memberships alone is more than double that of the 1962 budget in total (and the Government says that the G.S.T. isn’t creating much revenue). So do your comparing and add up how many employees you would be able to employ if you were given the wage amounts from 1962. Remember, if a long time member at your club invites you to play a round of golf, don’t pass up the offer, it may turn out to be your most interesting and educational round ever. 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Watschke TUrfgrasses Can Safely Clean Our Water Supplies Finding 1: Water running off or passing through a well managed and 11.6% ran off the classic seed area. The 15-fold better runoff lawn is not likely to be of significantly lower quality than the tap control advantage for the sodded slopes has significant water available in many cities. environmental implications because there would also be less likelihood that the water would contain significant amounts of Finding 2: Most chemicals applied to turfgrass are trapped sediment, chemicals or other potential pollutants. within the thatch and rootzone areas of the plant and do not Leachate collection devices were also used to capture water contaminate water supplies. percolating through the soil to determine its chemical composition. Finding 3: Lawns established with turfgrass sod are up to 15 more times effective in controlling runoff than seed-established Clean Runoff Discovered lawns, even after three years. When analyzing the runoff and leachate at one part per Fears of adding to our pollution woes from homeowner or billion (equal to one teaspoon of sugar in 1.3 million gallons of commercial lawncare are greatly unfounded and overstated coffee), researchers found almost no detectable amounts of the based on the results of a three-year study of water quality impact eight pesticides and nutrients that had been applied to the turf. conducted at The Pennsylvania State University. In fact, the In fact, in a vast majority of the tests, the chemicals were not even results show that well managed turf areas have very little runoff detected or were below the federal drinking water standard. and virtually no potential for chemical contamination. While there are no federal drinking water standards for Applications of these findings to land use, city planners and many of the chemicals, the runoff and leachate samples generally environmental interests are very promising. contained less potassium than the irrigation water that was used. Funded in large measure by the U.S. Geological Survey, this This seems to further illustrate the grass plant's capacity to trap study was initiated in 1986 to examine the water quality impact and hold many of the chemicals that a sound turf management of pesticidesand nutrients used in the urban landscape. A total scheme would require. It is also important to remember that the of 9 test plots, with slopes ranging from 9 to 14 percent were water samples analyzed were virtually collected in a situation prepared for the study. Water runoff and leachgate trapping and analagous to "curbside”. In a "real life” situation, considerable measuring devices were installed on each plot, followed by the runoff water from other sources would already be in the street installation of identical irrigation systems and soil preparation. which would result in significant dilution of already low A sophisticated array of scientific instruments and specialized concentrations of chemicals. computer apparatus were connected to monitoring devices to measure and record what was taking place on each test plot. Potential Application of Findings Three of the plots were seeded with a mixture of Kentucky When combined with the other known attributes of turfgrass bluegrass/perennial ryegrass/fine fescue, while three others were such as conversion of carbon dioxide to oxygen, cooling effects, seeded with a "contractor ” mix of annual rye, common Kentucky entrapment of particulate pollution and reduction of noise and bluegrass and creeping red fescue. The final three test plots were glare, turf’s water filtering capacities make it a very good covered with three-year-old turfgrass sod grown from a blend of candidate for additional environment improvement projects. 100 percent certified Kentucky bluegrasses. Directing urban runoff waters across turf and possibly into The plots were mowed weekly at a height of two inches and grass covered basins could provide not only a water cleansing given four annual treatments of pesticides and fertilizers in effect, but also assist in: accordance with label recommendations. After establishment, a. flood control and thereby a related reduction of waste irrigation was applied only when the need to collect runoff was water treatment facility requirements; scheduled (two days after the chemicals had been applied). b. pollution control from parking lot and/or animal feedlot runoff waters; and Runoff Results c. reduction of silation and topsoil losses at construction To examine the potential effects of turf on water quality as sites, farm fields and highway rights-of-way. a function of runoff, Penn State researchers used a carefully While additional research is required to determine the controlled irrigation system to uniformly apply known amounts surface areas of turfgrass needed to best serve its purposes on of water to the test areas. After failing to obtain even the slightest various soil types, grades and natural runoff amounts, amount of runoff from the sodded area with irrigation considerable progress is being made in recognizing the many applications equal to a 3-inch per hour rain, the system was unique capabilities of the seemingly simple grass plant. revamped to create a 6-inch per hour output in order to be able What has been right under our feet for many years is to collect runoff from the sodded slopes for chemical analysis. beginning to be recognized for the contributions it can make to According to rainfall probability data, a six-inch per hour storm improving our environment, just as it is man who is creating in central Pennsylvania is not likely to ever occur. environmental problems, it will be up to man to better The sodded test plots proved to be 15 times more effective understand and properly use the tools of environment than either of the seeded plots at controlling runoff. 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