VOL. V, PART VI, NOVEMBER — DECEMBER, 1989

UPCOMING
EVENTS
Nov. 6

Everglades chapter
meeting, Burnt Store
Marina, Punta Gorda

Nov. 6

West Coast chapter
meeting, Countryside
CC, Clearwater

Nov. 9

South Florida chapter
meeting, Riviera CC,
Coral Gables

Nov. 10

U of F Ornamental
Horticulture
Open House,
Gainesville

Nov. 15

Palm Beach chapter
meeting, Palm Beach
Par 3

Nov.

Central Florida chapter
meeting, Dubsdread
GC

Dec. 2

South Florida
Christmas Party at
Rolling Hills Golf
Resort

Dec. 7

Ridge Chapter meeting
Prairie Oaks Golf &CC

Dec. 9

Palm Beach Christmas
Party, Palm Beach
National CC

Jan. 17

Palm Beach chapter
meeting, Binks Forest
GC

Jan. 18

Assistant
Superintendents Day,
Palm Beach Junior
College

Feb. 19-26

GCSAA Convention,
Orlando
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FTGA Conference & Show starts off at a Good Clip
Mike McLaughlin, (right) your new president of F. T.G.A. cuts the ribbon at opening
while John Luper, immediate past-president
presides.

ceremony,

Joel Jackson Undergoes Heart Surgery
Ray Hansen, (left) takes over the helm of the Tampa Board Meeting, while Cecil Johnston,
(center) comments on his election for GSCAA Board of Directors and Mark Jarrell, (right) listens

oPRIO.

PRESIDENTS
MESSAGE

FGCSA Officers and Committee Roster

GREEN SHEE
EDITOR
Mike Bailey
16379 Country Lake Circle
Delray Beach, FL 33484
(407) 499-8480 (Recorder)

EXECUTIVE

SECRETARY
Mrs. Marie Roberts
1760 N.W. Pine Lake Drive
Stuart, FL 34994
(407) 692-9349

PUBLISHER
Printer's Choice, Inc.
1845 S.W. 4th Ave., A-4
Delray Beach, FL 33444
(407) 276-8339

President, Joel Jackson, CGCS
(407) 876-4244
Vice President, Ray Hansen
(305) 367-5934
Secretary/Treasuer, Tom Benefield
(813) 868-7673
Immediate Past President,
Cecil Johnston
(813) 962-3018

by Joel Jackson, C.G.C.S.

We are sorry to report that we must
omit Joel's President's Message for
this issue.

Executive Secretary, Marie Roberts
(407) 692-9349; Membership Services
Employment Referral
Membership Directory

Joel underwent double by-pass
surgery at Orlando Regional
Medical Center in Orlando early this
month.

Florida Green Editor, Dan Jones, CGCS
(407) 793-0069

Joel is currently recuperating at his
home. Cards may be mailed to his
home address:

Florida Green Ed. Asst., Irene Jones
(407) 793-2497
Green Sheet Editor, Mike Bailey
(407) 499-8480

CIRCULATION
The Green Sheet is a bi-monthly
FGCSA Newsletter printed as follows:
Jan./Feb.; Mar./Apr.; Sept./Oct.; Nov./
Dec. The Green Sheet is designed to
be a current, up-to-date newsletter as
compared to the "Florida Green" (an
educational communication magazine.)

FINANCIAL SUPPORT
The 1989 FGCSA Green Sheet operating budget for issues Sept./Oct. thru
July/Aug. is being financially supported
by:
ESTECH FERTILIZER INC.
2121 3rd Street S.W.
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(800) 282-9588

CRITERIA
All material submitted for printing will
be edited per the discretion of the
editor. Material must be typed or
clearly printed. All photos must be
black and white (color photos reproduce poorly for this text). Items
submitted must be for the good of the
association.

DEADLINE
All the material must be submitted prior
to the 2nd Friday of the preceding issue,
i.e. Dec. 7th for the Jan./Feb. issue and
Feb. 9th for the March/April issue.

NEXT
EDITOR'S
DEADLINE

Public Relations, Mark Jarrell, CGCS
(407) 965-0046

Joel: "We all wish you a very speedy
recovery and

Education, Walt McMahon, CGCS
(407) 686-4700

GET WELL SOON!!!

Voting Delegate/By-Laws, Cecil Johnston
(813) 962-3018; Government Regulations
Membership, Tom Benefield
(813) 868-7673

JOB CHANGES

FTGA, Larry Livingston, CGCS
(813) 922-0833

Bob Snapp, formerly at Pine Meadows
CC has relocated to Belle Vista CC,
Howey-in-the-Hills.

Research, Kevin Downing, CGCS
(407) 220-1010
Golf/Crowfoot, Joe Ondo, CGCS
(407) 657-7565

Don McCommon, assistant at CC of
Orlando is the new superintendent at
Ventura GC.

Ethics, Paul Crawford
(407) 845-2395

Jerry Redden is now the superintendent
at Bear Lakes CC in Palm Beach.

Long Range Planning, Ray Hansen
(305) 367-2611

Bob Drake has accepted the position as
superintendent at Weston Hills CC, Fort
Lauderdale.

1989/90 Conference & Show,
Mike Perham, CGCS
(407) 231-4996

Raleigh Arnett, formerly at Plantation
GC has moved to Sombrero CC,
Marathon Key.

POA Classic, Bob Shevlin
(813) 499-8480

Ken Andersen has accepted the position
at Plantation GC, Fort Lauderdale.

Survey Committee, Mike Bailey
(407) 499-8480

Bill Entwistle, Sr. has moved from the
City of Lauderhill to Oxbow CC.

Advisory Committee, John Foy, USGA
(407) 546-2620

Rick Mohr, formerly at Oxbow CC, is
now superintendent at Palmetto Pines.

RELATED ORGANIZATIONS:
FTGA OFFICE: (407) 898-6721
GCSAA: (800) 472-7878

DECEMBER 7th

6780 Tamarind Circle
Orlando, Florida 32819

Fund Raising, Joel Jackson, CGCS
(407) 876-4244

•

Mac Watson, formerly at Eagle Creek
CC has moved to the City of Bradenton.
Jim Lamer has moved from Black
Diamond Ranch to Lely Resort.

SOIL BACTERIA
RESEARCH GRANT
AWARDED TO
DR. ELLIOT

NEWLY CERTIFIED
Congratulations to

CECIL JOHNSTON
AND

USDA-Supported Research at
Fort Lauderdale

TOM BENEFIELD

Dr. Monica L. Elliot has recently
been awarded a $46,000 research
grant for a one year period by the U.
S. Department of Agriculture's
Competitive Research Grants
Program. The title of the grant is
" A n t i b i o t i c P r o d u c t i o n by
Rhizosphere-Competent Streptomycetes". Monica is located at the
Fort Lauderdale Research and
Education Center, University of
Florida - IFAS.
Streptomycetes are bacteria that
naturally live in all soils. They
produce a volatile compound that
provides soil with its characteristic
odor. Some bacteria, including the
streptomycetes, live on (colonize)
the roots of plants (rhizosphere),
and as is the case with mostthings in
nature, some bacteria are better at
colonizing roots than others.
Monica's research program at
FLREC focuses on these rootcolonizing bacteria and their
potential use as biological control
agents of soilborne pests.
•

SUPERINTENDENTS
NEEDED
Pine Meadows G&CC. Contact Jack
Reinhardt. (904) 589-6147.
Copperhead. Contact Tom Cooper.
Key Biscayne GC. Contact Personnel
Dept. 140 W. Flagler St., Suite 105,
Miami 33130.
Mariner Sands GC. Stuart. Contact Pat
McKenria (407) 283-0202.
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT
NEEDED

Dodger Pines, Vero Beach. Contact
Carol Thomas, (407) 562-0259.
Deer Run South, Orlando. Contact Mr.
Stump.
CC of Orlando. Contact Cary Lewis,
(407) 841-7144.
Copperhead, Sandpiper and The
Islands GC. Contact Tom Cooper, P O
Drawer 1088, Tarpon Springs, FL 346881088.

Lake Worth GC. Looking for Head
Mechanic. Contact Mike Arnett, (407)
533-7366.
•

Two. superintendents from the
West Coast chapter became
Certified Golf Course Superintendents in September.

CECIL JOHNSTON
runs for
G CS A A Board of Directors.

Cecil has been asked to run
for election as a Board of
Director.
"Good Luck Cecil"

•

DOLLARS
FOR RESEARCH
The Florida golf course superintendents donated a total of $25,000 to the
FTGA Research Foundation on
Tuesday, October 10, 1989 at the
FTGA Awards Luncheon.
Specific chapter contributions were:
Central Florida
Everglades
Palm Beach
South Florida
Suncoast
Treasure Coast
West Coast
Florida Golf Week
North Florida

2,000.
4,500.
3,000.
3,200.
3,000.
1,000.
5,000.
2,300.
1,000.

West Coast chapter donated their
funds directly to the G. C. Horn
Endowment Fund.

•

Tom Benefield has been the
superintendent at Beacon Woods
GC for the past 4 years. Prior to that
| he served at Sun Air in Haines City
' for 2 years and at Willow Creek in
Beaumont, Texas for 2 years before
that assignment. Tom graduated
from LCCC in 1981 and has been a
member of GCSAA since 1984. He
has served on the Board of Directors
of West Coast GCSA and is
currently Newsletter Editor for that
chapter. He has recently been
elected Secretary/Treasurer of the
FGCSA after serving two years as
Membership Chairman. Tom is a
native Floridian who is married and
has one daughter. His hobbies are
fishing, camping, golf and the
Gators (not necessarily in that
order!).
Cecil Johnston has been the
superintendent at Avila G&CC for
the past 2 years. He had also served
as assistant superintendent there
from 1983 to 1984 when he accepted
the position as superintendent at
Feather Sound CC for 3 years. He
has worked at various golf courses
around the country since 1971. He
graduated Summa Cum Laude form
LCCC in 1977. He is a Past
President of the West Coast GCSA
and is also Past President of the
FGCSA. He is currently extremely
active as Government Relations
Committee Chairman for the
FGCSA and was instrumental in
getting Hoelon registered for turf
use in Florida. He has been a
member of the GCSAA since 1984
and currently is a Nominee for a
Directorship of the GCSAA (see
related article elsewhere in this
Green Sheet issue). Cecil is married
and is an avid sailor.
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EXCERPTS: from 1989 FGCSA
The 1989 meeting of the FGSCA
Board of D i r e c t o r s held in
c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h t h e FTGA
Conference was called to order by
Vice President Ray Hansen at 1:00
p.m., Saturday, October7,1989. Ray
announced that he was chairing the
meeting because President Joel
Jackson was undergoing heart
surgery in Orlando this weekend.
The minutes of the Crowfoot
Board Meeting were approved. The
T r e a s u r e r s r e p o r t was also
approved. Secretary/Treasurer Tom
Benefield reported that all chapters
had paid their state dues. There are
no 1989 members from the Gulf
Coast chapter. He reminded all
chapters that they must send in
additional dues to the state monthly
as new members join their local
chapter. The FGSCA prorates dues
to 1/2 after January of each year and
most local chapters offer the same
schedule. However, each local
chapter is free to set their own
policies regarding prorating. Tom
discussed the possibility of another
chapter forming in the Tallahassee
area and is also pursuing a small
chapter in the Pensacola area.
FLORIDA GREEN: Dan is working
with Larry Kieffer on the Winter
issue to be sure that it does not
duplicate Golf Course Management.
Larry announced that he would be
printing an additional 5,000 copies
of the Florida Green Winter issue to
be distributed at the GCSAA
Conference. JanLark Communications will be taking over the
publishing of the magazine with the
Spring issue. At that time, the
Florida Green's reserve will be
placed in a separate FGSCA interest
bearing account.
GREEN SHEET: Mike Bailey
reported that Estech is continuing to
support the newsletter 100%. He
urged all External V.P.'s to send in
any local news to the office on a
monthly basis.
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY:
Marie Roberts reported that the
Membership Directory has been

printed and should be ready for
mailing to all members in the next
two weeks. FGCSA Membership
Cards and window decals will be
included in the package.
EDUCATION: Chairman Walt
McMahon reported on the seminars
scheduled for the next fiscal year.
The Committee is putting together
another seminar on Irrigation to be
offered to local chapters in January.
Representatives from the local
Water Management District will
speak at these seminars on the
water shortage problems in that
area. He also stated that the
C o m m i t t e e is s t u d y i n g the
possibility of offering a seminar on
computer software to be presented
by TRIMS.

The FGCSA is complying with their
wishes by co-sponsoring a Regional
Seminar in November 1990.
DUES INCREASE: Ray Hansen led a
discussion on the local chapter
feedback to the intended dues
increase for the 1990-91 fiscal year.
The Florida Golf
Course
Superintendents Board of Directors
voted to raise the Association's
yearly dues to $ 5 0 . 0 0 / y e a r
beginning with the 1990-91 fiscal
year.

Walt also announced that there
would be another Mechanics
seminar this year.
The Education Committee would
like to co-sponsor a GCSAA
Regional Seminar in November
1990. He suggested thattheseminar
be scheduled in Palm Beach
because the turnout in that area has
been the largest for all seminars in
the past three years. A motion was
made to allow the Education
Committee to co-sponsor a
Regional Seminar with the GCSAA
for November 1990. The motion was
approved.
MEMBERSHIP: Cecil Johnston
i n t r o d u c e d Robert Giehls, a
superintendent from the Tallahasse area. He stated that though
their members are small, there is a
group of superintendents who
believe a separate chapter could
work in Tallahassee. Travel time to
the Jacksonville area makes it
impossible for them to belong to the
North Florida chapter.
CERTIFICATION: Ray Hansen
reported that Cecil Johnston and
Tom Benefield are our newest
Certified Golf Course Superintendents. The GCSAA has attempted to
standardize their accrediation of
seminars to reflect .1 CEU for each
credit hour. They encourage all
superintendents in the Certification
process to attend GCSAA seminars.

Buddy Carmouche CGCS representing
Everglades Chapter was the first to pass
motion for a dues increase, realizing
state
support
and benefits
of
association.

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GCSAA: Mike Perham reported on
his visit to headquarters for the
Publications Committee meeting.
He stated that the staff has
increased to 42 employees and that
the new building is currently being
c o n s t r u c t e d to r e l i e v e t h e
overcrowding.

BOARD MEETING
RESEARCH: Kevin Downing gave
a slide presentation showing the
progress that has been made and
also illustrates the other research
projects that are going on at the Fort
Lauderdale site. He distributed a
d r a w i n g of t h e
proposed
composition of the green and stated
that half of the green will be for
research and the other half will be
devoted to product evaluations,
overseeding trials, etc. The green
will be called the Otto Schmeisser
Memorial Research Green.

Local Golf Course Maintenance
crews
diligently work on construction of the IFAS
Research Green at Fort Lauderdale this past
month.

A turf technician must be hired to
maintain the green to golf course
playing conditions. The technician
w i l l also have o t h e r t u r f
maintenance responsibilities as
dictated by the Research Committee and the IFAS staff in order to
help the staff get facility in better
condition to attract more research.
Since the cost is expected to be
between $12 and $15/hour for a 30
hour week, the FGCSA Research
Committee will need at least $22,500

a year for maintenance. The Fort
Lauderdale Research Green will be
funded by the FGCSA Research
Committee as a state project. The
South Florida chapter has donated
$13,000 to the project already. West
Coast chapter reported that they
had approved $3,000 for the green,
Everglades chapter reported that
they would also donate $3,000 to the
green. Palm Beach chapter reported
that they would donate $8,000
(which includes $5,000 currently
being held by the FTGA from last
year). South Florida reported that
they would be donating another
$10,000 to the project as soon as
they receive their funds back from
the FTGA. This makes a total of
$24,000 to be added to the FGCSA
Research Fund which will be
enough for the next fiscal year.
Kevin reminded the Board that this
is a state-wide project and hoped
more chapters would donate to the
project in the future. If the project
proves successful, other greens will
be built in other parts of the state.
Chemical companies and others
requesting product evaluations may
enable the project to be selfsupporting within 5 years.
FTGA: Central Florida expected
to donate approximately $2,000.
Everglades is donating $4,500; Palm
Beach - $3,000; South Florida
expected to donate approximately
$3,000; Treasure Coast $1,000; and
the West Coast chapter $5,000 to the
G. C. Horn Endowment Fund. The
FGCSA will bedonating $2,300from
Florida Golf Week. Ray hopes that
the FTGA will realize that we will
continue to support their projects
but that we are committed to the
research green as a state-wide
research project which we expect to
be extremely beneficial to all Florida
superintendents.
POA: Buddy Carmouche reported
that due to scheduling problems,
the G.C. Horn Tournament will be
moved to another club in the Naples
area but that the Poa Classic will
continue to be played at the Naples
Beach Hotel.
CROWFOOT: Joe Ondo reported
that the Crowfoot Open nriay be

played at Bay Hill Club next year.
The facilities at Grand Cypress have
g o t t e n very high and the
Tournament Committee is definitely
considering other sites.
GOLF: Since Hal Hicks will be
unable to play in the GCSAA
Tournament, Joe Ondo will replace
him on the state team.
BY LAWS: The Board voted on the
change to Article II, Section 1. A
motion was made to change the
w o r d i n g to t h e f o l l o w i n g :
Application for membership in This
Association shall be in conjunction
with application for membership in
the applicant's local Superintendents Association. Any superintendent or assistant superintendent
who becomes a member of a local
Superintendents Association must
become a member of This
Association at the same time.'' The
motion was approved.
GCSAA C O N V E N T I O N : Cecil
J o h n s t o n suggested that all
chapters might consider electing
the State Voting Delegate (Tom
Benefield) as their local chapter
Voting Delegate. This would insure
that all FGCSA members would be
voting with the state without having
to sign a Voting Affidavit.
Cecil announced that there would
be a C o n f e r e n c e and Show
Committee Meeting in Orlando on
October 26 and that the GCSAA
would be inviting all interested
Board Members to a dinner on
October 27 to discuss plans for the
Conference.
Rick Walker announced that he
has sent letters to all superintendents in the Central Florida, North
Florida, Ridge and Treasure Coast
chapters r e g a r d i n g p r o v i d i n g
playing privileges to GCSAA
members during Conference week.
He also reported that his committee
would like to distribute tee gifts with
the FGCSA logo to those playing in
the GCSAA Golf Tournament
(approximately 600 golfers). A
motion was made for the FGSCA to
donate $3,000 toward a tee gift for
the GCSAA Tournament, The
motion was approved.
Mike Bailey suggested that we
contact the GCSAA regarding a
d i s c o u n t rate f o r one day
admittance to the GCSAA Show for
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m e c h a n i c s and o t h e r crew
members. If there is enough
interest, he would like to see the
FGCSA provide bus service to
Orlando for crew members who
wish to take advantage of the
discount day.
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS:
Cecil Johnston quickly reviewed his
current material on the Endangered
S p e c i e s , Water M a n a g e m e n t
Districts, equipment wash area, and
the use of Hoelon. This is a very
important area and Cecil requested
additional members to serve on this
committee.
NEW BUSINESS: Mike Bailey
reported that the Palm Beach
chapter is t r y i n g to c o l l e c t
donations for victims of Hurricane
Hugo in the Carolina area. The
Board suggested that the chapter
contact a superintendent in the
Carolinas GCSA to coordinate their
efforts.

HURRICANE HUGO
Disaster in Charleston, S.C.
and neighboring towns.
The Florida Golf Course
Superintendent Association is
asking for your donations to help
fellow S u p e r i n t e n d e n t s , and
employees in the Carolinas. Let's
h e l p t h e m , by s e n d i n g tax
deductible check donations made
payable to:
"Carolina's Golf Course Superintendent Association"
Mail to: Hurricane Hugo Donations
c/o Dave Meda
Boca Woods Country Club
21460 Greenhill Lane
Boca Raton, FL 33433
The collection of these checks will
be forwarded .to the Carolinas
chapter whereby their Secretary will
distribute funds accordingly to the
needy.
MEMBERSHIP SERVICES
The 1990 FGCSA Membership
Directory has been mailed to all
Class A and Class B members of the
FGCSA. A current
FGCSA
membership card and the new
window decals are included in the
package. Please call the FGCSA
office if you have not received your
Directory.
•

FROM THE DESK OF
RUSS MITCHELL
"Everybody Gets Wet"
As we enter the traditionally dry
season we must consider making
the most of our limited water supply.
South Florida has been dry all fall
which increases their problems.
Regardless of location, the basic
problem is the same. We must make
our water as efficient as possible. To
do this, I believe wetting agents are
the answer. More and more supt.
are installing direct injection
systems for their irrigation. In this
manner, the entire course is
receiving water plus a wetting agent
to help penetrate hydrophobic soils
and once through the surface to
help retain that moisture. There are
several quality products for this
purpose. Even with these systems,
you probably need to supplement
on greens and tees.
LDS. It sounds like a drug, but
what it is, is a pain in the
superintendents
backside.
Localized Dry Spots are a common
and a hard to control problem. On
golf course greens this can occur
regardless of the amount of water
the green receives. The symptoms
are more pronounced when the
temperatures are high. The cause of
LDS is a formation of an organic
acid around the soil particles. This
mainly occurs in sands just like in a
Florida green or a USGA spec,
green. I personally believe this helps
to trigger the Bermuda Decline
which is prevalent in late summer
and fall. This disease as you recall is
of the Fusairum family and likes
high heat, high humidity and high
nitrogen fertilization. Also very
important to this disease is dry soil!.
SOUND FAMILIAR? Has anyone
ever pulled a core sample from a
LDS on a green one hour after a one
inch rain and found the soil
underneath dry as dust? I have and it
wasn't thatch either, because some
times there was none!
Dr. Karnok at the University of
Georgia found out in tests that it
requires 64ozs of aqua-gro L per
1000 sq. ft. to wash off the coating
from the sand particles. Not only
would this be expensive to do, but
he found he got quite a burn on his

bentgrass green. Luckily his tests
proved that at rates without burn, he
greatly reduced the symptoms of
LDS. He also got similar results with
several other wetting agents. One of
these products which tested was
unusual in the fact, it is totally
organic, made from cactus. The
material worked as well as any other
product at a 16oz rate and was the
only product that would not burn at
any tested rate!
No matter what you use, get on a
program and stick to it year round
and I think that you will more than
offset your material costs by the lack
of other problems related to LDS...
Russ M i t c h e l l ,
Agronomist

Green

Sheet

Ref. Karnok UGA tests 1988

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FTGA GOLF TOURNAMENT

OLIVER S T R I K E S
AGAIN!
As the FTGA Golf Tournament
prepares to move to another
location, Sun City Center Golf Club
hosted the 1989 Event.
Dave Oliver avenged his one
stroke loss last year with an
outstanding 68 on the Palms Course
to win the President's Cup. Dave,
from the Treasure Coast chapter, is
on a winning streak after also taking
the Crowfoot Open Championship.
We wish him luck in the next
Tournament — the prestigious
GCSAA's 1990 Golf Championship
in Orlando.
The West Coast chapter team
consisting of Lynn Sloper, Frank
Cook, Tom Benefield, and Bert
McCrimnon won the team event this
year.
Low net at the Palms was won by
Gerald Marquardt with a 62; at the
Lakes by Dick Leminister with a 75;
and at the Oaks by Q. P. Hudson
with a 64.
Other low gross winners were
Scott Zakany at the Lakes GC with a
73 and Dave Frye at the Oaks GC
with a 78.
C h u c k R o g e r s s e r v e d as
Tournament Chairman for the
FTGA and the event was hosted by
Bill Cowing, Sun City South
S u p e r i n t e n d e n t . The T o r o
Company sponsored the ever
popular Corn Boil immediately
following the Tournament.

F.T.G.A. CONFERENCE & SHOW

The 1989 FGCSA Distinguished
Service Award was presented to
TOM BURROWS at the FTGA
Awards Luncheon on Tuesday,
October 10th. Tom was recognized
by his peers for his outstanding
achievements as a golf course
superintendent.

Suppliers revealed some new equipment that's not even out yet.

Tom graduated from Penn State
University with an A.S. degree in
Turf Management. Aftergraduation,
he served as superintendent at
Glencoe GC for 6 years and then, in
1967, moved to the Playboy Club in
Wisconsin and New Jersey where he
built four golf courses.
Tom has been a member of the
Treasure Coast GCSA since he first
moved to Florida in 1972 as
superintendent at Mariner Sands
CC, Stuart. He moved to Turtle
Creek Club, Tequesta, in 1974. He is
now serving the turf grass industry
as a golf course consultant.

Mark Black sits atop a new
mower he tried to drive
home, the only problem:
"they pulled the keys"

JmjDO

Tom has been extremely active in
the FGCSA, serving as President of
the Association from 1984 to 1986.
He breathed new life into a
struggling association that now is
one of the top chapters of GCSAA
both in voting strength and in
research d o l l a r s d o n a t e d to
turfgrass research. He established
the Membership Directory, hired a
permanent secretary for the
association, and was instrumental in
the growth of the Education
Committee.
Tom has been a member of the
GCSAA for 30 years, and has served
as a committee member for the
FTGA and the Musser International
Foundation.
•

Pat Kearney, left examines
a new green encroachment
device that seems interesting for contaminations.

IKXsEEEBRW

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