VOLUME XXI, PART V, SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2005
NEWSLETTER OF THE FLORIDA GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION

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Newly elected FGCSA Officers for the 2005 - 2006 fiscal year are (left to right):
Joe Pantaleo, Immediate Past President, Indian Creek CC; President Craig Weyandt, The Moorings Club;
Matt Taylor, CGCS, Vice President, Royal Poinciana Golf Club; and Greg Kriesch, Sec/Treasurer, Heritage Palms CC.

Upcoming Events
Sept. 1

SFGCS A/PBGCS A Joint
Chapter Meeting, The Club at
Emerald Hills.

Sept. 7

GCSAA/Everglades Seminar,
Naples Beach Club. See pg. 7.

Sept. 11
-14

53rd Annual Florida Turfgrass
Conference & Show, Hyatt
Coconut Point, Bonita Springs

Sept. 12

Sept. 15

Annual Memorial Tournament,
CFGCSA, Lake Nona G&CC
Seven Rivers Meeting,
Spruce Creek GC

Sept. 20

Suncoast GCSA Supt/Pro
Tournament, Mission Valley

Oct. 7

SFGCSA Missing &
Exploited Children's Benefit
Tournament, Colony West

Sept. 24

FGCSA Chapter Championship, Southern Dunes GC.
Individual superintendents
as well as chapter teams.
See page 3.

Oct. 11

Everglades GCSA Pro/Supt.
Shadow Wood Preserve

Oct. 17

Central Florida Chapter
Meeting, Rio Pinar CC

Calusa Chapter Meeting,
Veranda GC

Oct. 20

TCGCSA/PBGCSA Joint
Meeting, Jupiter Island

Sept. 30
- Oct. 1

GCSAA Chapter Delegates
Meeting, Lawrence, Kansas

Nov. 1

Suncoast Supplier Appreciation Day, Bradenton CC

Oct. 4

Annual Bud Quandt
Research Tournament,
Tampa Palms G&CC

Nov. 15

USGA Conference, Palm
Beach Gardens

Sept. 28

President's Message

President's Message
Craig Weyandt

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some past presidents of the FGCS A, our
future looks bright.

First I would like to thank Joe Pantaleo
for all his hard work, dedication and
leadership as president of The Florida
Golf
Course
Superintendent's
Association over the past year. Joe took
over as president just in time to see the
state hit by 4 hurricanes. Not an easy
start for anyone but Joe did an
outstanding job. I knew Joe was a true
leader when I watched him speak in front
of a crowd of nearly a thousand
superintendents at the Golf Industry
Show in Orlando earlier this year. His
strength in public speaking was clearly
evident as he addressed our fellow
superintendents welcoming everyone to
Florida. I'm not even going to try to fill
Joe's shoes but I will strive to continue
the work that he started.

Joe also mentioned in the last Green
Sheet that the board will be looking at a
dues increase for the near future. This
dues increase will reflect the future
direction of the association including
our paid staff members, Joel and Marie.
Both have been with the FGCSA for so
long it is hard to imagine it without them
but we must.

As he pointed out in the last President's
message a Strategic Planning Session
was held and groups or committees are
being formed to insure the long-range
f u t u r e of the Florida Golf Course
Superintendents Association. The
specific committees are: Infrastructure,
Publications, Education, Regulatory/
Legislative and Membership. With the
help of our current board members and

The meeting started with the
introduction of our guests and allowing
them to speak first. Suzanne Moracao,
Morgan Stanley, started by giving an
insightful update on the status of the
FGCSA reserve accounts. Next was Tim
Hires, CGCS at Old Collier GC, who gave
a short synopsis on an exciting,
collaborative effort by the FCMA, FTGA
and the FGCSA to raise sufficient funds

The summer board meeting of the
FGCSA was held at Isleworth C.C.
Special thanks go to Kurt Kuebler, Steve
Keller and the members of Isleworth for
allowing us to hold our meeting there.
Joe Pantaleo started moving the
meetings of the FGCSA around to
different areas of the state and I hope to
continue this trend.

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Craig Weyandt
for turfgrass research on a continuing
basis. More detail on that later. The last
guests were Mr. Steve Godbehere, Hendrix
and Dail agronomist and Dr. Bryan Unruh,
University of Florida, who discussed the
facts concerning a lack of a viable
alternative to Methyl Bromide (MeBr).
After assurances from both that there is
no penalty or denial of access to stockpiles
of MeBr for filing an application for Critical
Use Exemption (CUE) application for
Florida golf courses, the board
unanimously agreed to submit an
application.
I know that we live in an age of being time
starved and information overloaded but
please support you local chapter and go
to a meeting. As a matter of fact, before
you go, call someone that you have not
seen at a meeting in a while and invite them
to ride with you. I know I always get as
much information from just talking to
others at the meeting as I do from the
meeting material itself. If you can't go
then send your assistant and show your
support.
Register today for the 2005 FTGA
Conference and Show to be held
September 11th to 14th at the
beautiful Hyatt Coconut Point
in Bonita Springs.
See details on page 7 of this
newsletter and register
online at ftga.org.
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Director of Communications Report

What's Up D.O.C.?
by Joel Jackson

1. Government Relations: Methyl
Bromide - In a break from GCSAA policy,
the FGCS A Board voted to submit a Critical
Use Exemption (CUE) application to EPA for
the use of Methyl Bromide under the production reduction and phase-out conditions
of the Montreal Protocol.
Previously the GCS AA had submitted a CUE
on behalf of the golf industry, but withdrew
its application in February 2004 based on
information from people within the USD A
and EPA. Subsequent inquiries into the comments made by those sources by a congressional committee, counsel for Hendrix & Dail
and other interested parties has revealed that
those statements have no basis in fact in the
Montreal Accord. This information and the
highly political and controversial actions by
the international body with regard to exemptions to other countries for MeBr use on
golf courses in Central America were facts
considered in the FGCS A decision to file.
Sod producers have been granted a CUE to
maintain variety purity in their fields, but golf
courses would have to rely on dwindling finite stockpiles of the product to maintain
that same integrity during construction
planting or regrassing projects. With no guarantees of any viable alternatives being developed in the pipeline, the FGCSA felt it
was incumbent that we at least attempt to
seek critical use status to protect the interests of golf courses in Florida.
If EPA deems that golf turf use is not a critical use, then as non-critical users we will
still have access to the stockpiles. Our CUE
asks that we be allowed to treat 276 acres
per year based on annual construction
needs and a 15-20 year cycle of regrassing
old greens. That represents about .018% of
the total maintained golf turf acreage in the
state based on the 2000 Golf Economic Impact Study. That study also concluded that
the golf industry in Florida had a $4.5 billion
dollar impact on the state's economy — something the FGCSA board thought was worth
the effort.

September/October 2005

Government Relations: Golf BMP
Manual - The statewide steering committee
met on Thursday, August the 11th at the
IFAS Mid Florida REC in Apopka. We reviewed changes and suggestions to the various sections and modifications to some sections to reduce the verbiage and use more
citations to IFAS bulletins, etc for more of
the specific details and recommendations.
Work will continue on providing water quality bullet pointed BMPs for ease of complying with "Mandatory" BMPs that may be
implemented to improve impaired waters of
the state.
The committee will reconvene in mid-October and members are urged to find photos
and diagrams to use in the manual to help
illustrate the various BMP concepts.

2. Allied Associations: FTGA: The education for the 2005 Conference and Show at
the Hyatt Coconut Point in Bonita Springs
in September is set with a full slate of general turf and golf turf topics on the program.
In addition the FTGA has added some special discount opportunities for members. For
a full list of membership benefits check the
FTGA website at www.ftga.org.
3. Education: Hope you have made plans
to attend the GCSAA Regional Seminars
hosted by the Everglades GCS A on Wednesday, September 7, 2005. The first is at 8:00
AM and is titled, "Managing Turfgrass Root
Systems in the South," by Dr. Keith Karnok
from the U. of Georgia, in the afternoon at
1:00 PM, Dr. Karnok tackles the topic of "Understanding Bio-stimulants." Each 1/2 day
session is $65. You can register online at
www.gcsaa.org. See page 7 of this newsletter for more details.
Four days later, September 11th, the 2005
FTGA Conference and Show begins at the
Hyatt Coconut Point in Bonita Springs. If
you haven't received a conference registration brochure, information is available at
www.ftga.org. See details of the educational
portion on the Conference on page 7.

5. DOC/Editor Upcoming Events, Travel,
Deadlines and Tasks
9/1
DOC monthly Chapter Updates
9/11-15 FTGA Conference and Show,
9/18
Deadline - Article for Florida Golf
Central Magazine
9/20
Golfdom Column Deadline
9/24
FGCSA Golf Championship,
Southern Dunes, Haines City
10/1
DOC monthly Chapter Update &
Reports
10/2-8 FGCOA Annual Meeting, Orlando
10/11
Agriculture Institute Meeting,
Orlando
10/12-13 RISE Turfgrass Workshop,
Washington, DC (TBA)
10/15
Deadline - Nov/Dec Green Sheet
10/20
August Golfdom Deadline

Tenth Annual FGCSA Golf
Championship Set for
Saturday, September 24th
Come join your fellow FGCSA golfers at
Southern Dunes GC in Haines City to
compete for the title of State Champion
of the Tenth Annual Tournament.
Chapter Team Registration Forms have
been mailed to all chapters with a September 16th deadline for registration. A
chapter team may consist of five players
with best 4 out of 5 scores counting. A
chapter may also play with only 4 players
with all scores counting in the Team Championship.
Low gross superintendent wins a paid
spot on the FGCSA Team playing for the
GCSAA Championship in Houston in
February.
All FGCSA superintendents ar welcome
to play in the tournament. If your chapter does not choose to enter a team in the
competition, individuals may still play in
the Tournament with a chance to win the
prize money as well as a spot on the
FGCSA Houston team.

4. Chapter Relations: I have two Power
Point presentations that can be used for
monthly chapter meetings. One is titled: Pro
Active Communications the other is on the
new Mandatory BMPs for Water Quality.

The day starts with a noon lunch buffet
and a 1:00 p.m. shotgun start. Entry fee
is $80.00 per player which includes lunch,
golf, range balls and prizes.

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Minutes of FGCS A Summer Board Meeting
The Summer 2005 meeting of the FGCSA
Board of Directors was called to order by
President Joe Pantaleo at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, July 25th at Isleworth CC. Kurt Kuebler,
Club Manager of Isleworth, gave a short
welcoming address to the group followed
by an invitation to everyone present to play
a round of golf after the meetings, a
All officers were present. Ridge and
Suncoast chapters were not represented.
Others attending the meeting were Joel Jackson - Florida Green editor; Dr. Bryan Unruh,
University of Florida; Mike Goldie, Lobbyist; Kevin Downing, Past President; Tim
Hiers, Past President; Suzanne Moracao,
Morgan Stanley, Steve Godbehere, Hendrix
and Dail; and Marie Roberts, Assn Manager.
The minutes of the Spring FGCSA Board
Meeting were approved as presented by
Secretary/Treasurer Matt Taylor.
President Pantaleo then introduced Suzanne
Moracao, Morgan Stanley, who gave an insightful update on the status of our MS Fund
Solution Account. She explained that a rebalance is recommended to keep our moderate to conservative account current. She
recommended selling two of our funds
(Dreyfus and Rowe) and replacing them with
a JP Morgan and an MFS Total Return Fund.
A motion was made by John Curran to approve this rebalance. Motion was approved.
Next Joe introduced Tim Hiers, CGCS at Old
Collier GC, who gave a short synopsis on an
exciting, collaborative effort by the FCMA,
FTGA and the FGCSA to raise sufficient
funds for turfgrass research on a continuing
basis (annually). The suggestion is to initiate a fee of $1.80 per ton of fertilizer purchased, to be assessed by participating fertilizer companies. The program would be
structured to allow small and large operations to participate equitably. The funds
would be handled by the FTGA and designated for approved research, subject to approval by the three participating state boards
of directors. Tim asked all External VP's to
review the proposal with your chapter and
call him with the results of your discussion both positive and negative comments would
be helpful. Many hours have been devoted
to this project and it is hoped that all Externals will follow through with their chapters
and contact Tim within the next two months.

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We will expect some input from each chapter
for discussion at our Fall board meeting.

FGCSA Board Members vote to file
a Critical Use Exemption with the
EPA for extended use of
Methyl Bromide
The third topic of discussion was Methyl
Bromide with Dr. Bryan Unruh and Mr. Steve
Godbehere, Hendrix and Dail agronomist,
explaining the current situation. After discussing the facts concerning a lack of a viable alternatives to Methyl Bromide and the
uncertainty of how long current stockpiles
of MeBr will last for future use, the question
came before the board whether or not to submit a Critical Use Exemption application for
Florida golf courses. After assurances from
counsel that there is no penalty or denial of
access to stockpiles for filing an application
and being refused, contrary to some unsupported statements from USD A and EPA personnel, the board felt that it would be in the
best interests of Florida golf courses to try
to acquire a small amount of Methyl Bromide annually to address construction planting and regrassing needs for the future.
After a quick lunch break, Joe Pantaleo discussed the notes from Hannes Combest on
our FGCSA Strategic Planning Session held
on May 12th at the Naples Beach Club. We
will continue to spend time at each of our
board meetings to discuss the progress of
this project and the organizational infrastructure needed to support our goals. All board
members have been assigned to one or more
Groups to start us on the road to support
our long-term vision. We expect all Groups
to have at least contacted each other before
the Fall board meeting and will be expected
to report their progress at that board meeting. Goals for the 2005 - 2006 will include
establishing a viable program for turf funding; joining with other turf related groups
such as the CMA and FTGA to work on joint
projects; increased educational programs for
our members; and following through on the
Strategic Planning Session goals regarding
developing the necessary infrastructure, developing a publications, a membership and
an education plan as well as continuing to
support representation on legislative and

regulatory issues in Florida.
FINANCIAL REPORTS: The Fourth Quarter financial statements for the Operating Account as well as the Research Fund were
explained by Matt Taylor and approved.
Matt then explained the revised draft of the
2005-2006 Operating Account budget. John
Curran made a motion to support the 2005 2006 budget as presented by Matt. Motion
was approved.
D.O.C. REPORT: Joel spoke on Supt. John
Cunningham's article in the Florida Green
regarding school visits. John is willing to
visit an upcoming meeting of any chapter to
present the details of the program and offer
a hands-on template that any golf course
superintendent could use to implement such
a program in his own community.
PUBLICATIONS: Joel Jackson asked Externals to submit topics for discussion in the
upcoming Florida Green magazines for the
rest of the year.
Craig Weyandt asked that a 2006 calendar
be printed in the FGCSA Membership Directory. A discussion was held to include a list
of state representatives in the Directory but
the suggestion was rejected since the FTGA
already includes a list in their Directory. A
suggestion was made that all new Chapter
Presidents compile a list of Goals for the Year
and this list would be included in the Directory if it were received in the FGCSA office
in a timely manner.
AWARDS: Chairman Greg Kriesch asked
all Externals to encourage their chapters to
nominate candidates for the awards that are
available from the FGCSA (the DSA, the
President's Awards, and the Lifetime
Achievement Award).
EDUCATION: The 2005 Poa Seminar was a
great success even showing a profit thanks
to the GCSAA for picking up the expenses
for the speaker. Registration fees were
raised but this did not seem to have any impact on the number of attendees. Chairman
Peter Powell presented the list of GCSAA
SLS seminars for the 2006 season. After a
discussion, it was decided to let Peter pick
an appropriate seminar from the SLS list and
apply to the GCSAA for approval.
The Green Sheet

Minutes of FGCS A Summer Board Meeting
Brochures for the FGCS A Assistant Superintendent Seminar which will be held on
August 25th at Quail Ridge CC in Boynton
Beach have been sent to all members in South
Florida, Treasure Coast, and Palm Beach
chapters. Non-members are welcome to attend these seminars.
GOLF: Joel Jackson reported that Steve
Bernard, Palm Beach chapter, was the winner of the Crowfoot Open and will join Steve
Fox on the FGCS A team in 2006. The team
from Central Florida won the chapter event.
Joel reported that the FGCS A Championship
would again be played at Southern Dunes
and will continue to be a one day event.
Preliminary plans call for the tournament to
be played on the last Saturday in September
(9/24/05).
MEMBERSHIP: Chairman Jim Walker has
contacted almost every one of our External
V.P. 's to urge them to send their dues renewal
list into the office by the August 10th deadline. Most chapters seem to be on schedule. Jim reminded everyone that one of the
new goals decided on at the Strategic Planning Session is to have all chapter memberships increased by 10%.

ited to send in a survey to get that done
ASAP. USGA funding may be available
depending on the results of the survey.
If we plan to send in any research proposals
to the GCS AA for co-funding, it will have to
be decided on before our next board meeting since the GCSAA deadline is usually
early in October. Therefore, if Craig is presented with an appropriate proposal(s), he
will e-mail the proposal(s) to all Externals
for feedback.
FTGA: Matt Taylor reported that the 2005
Conference & Show will have a great educational program including an Equipment Technicians session as well as Pesticide Traing
for your staff members. Sunday's Golf Tournament will be played at Bonita Bay. The
annual barbeque will be held across the
street from the golf course.
Matt stated that the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point is a great hotel and urged all board
members to attend. Mike Bellino mentioned
that the Central Florida will continue their
tradition of bussing a group to the Show.
Matt reported that Darren Davis has agreed
to be the Secretary/Treasurer for the FTGA
next year.

GCSAA: The annual GCSAA Chapter Delegates meeting will be held on the weekend
of September 30th. The GCSAA requires
that all affiliated chapters must send a delegate to this meeting or appoint a delegate
from another chapter to represent them. Bill
Kistler reported that he will be attending the
meeting to represent West Coast chapter.
The FGCS A reception will be held on Thursday evening, February 9th, probably at one
of the headquarter hotels in New Orleans.
Details to come.
S.O.P./By Laws:
A change would be
needed in our By Laws if the board approves
an honorary category for Past Presidents.
The FGCS A By Laws currently lists the purpose of the FGCS A as "to promote turf management as it pertains to the Golf Course
Superintendent and to unify the Golf Course
Superintendents of the State of Florida."
When our new Mission Statement is approved, we will need a vote to add this to the
By Laws.
Since there was no further business, the
meeting was adjourned at 1:30 p.m. so that
the 2005 Annual Meeting and Election of
Officers could begin.

A discussion was held to determine if the
50% dues reduction for Assistant Superintendents has had a big impact on chapter
membership. Everglades membership of
Assistants has increased but most other
chapters have not. It was noted that unless
the Superintendent actively supports having his Assistant join the local chapter, it will
not happen. Please encourage all your chapter superintendents to work on this for 2005.
There was one application for At Large
Membership...Scott Sewell fromEmerald Bay
in Destin. The application was approved.
At the suggestion of Scott Bell, a discussion was held regarding creating an additional honorary membership category for
FGCS A Past Presidents who are still working as Superintendents but have moved out
of state. If this were approved, it would require a by law amendment. Bill Kistler will
pursue this option.
RESEARCH: Craig Weyandt discussed
the billbug proposal that Dr. Buss is working on and urged all those who were solicSeptember/October 2005

FGCSA Directors for 2005 - 2006
Front row (left to right): Greg Kriesch, John Curran, Peter Powell, and Chris Neff.
Back row: Bill Kistler, Shane Bass, Matt Kann, Jim Walker and Mike Bellino.
Not pictured: Jeff Brown and Mike McCullough
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Local Chapter Officers

2005 - 2006 OFFICERS FOR ALL FGCSA CHAPTERS
Calusa GCSA
President
Vice President
External VP
Sec/Treasurer

Terry Stoyer, Shell Point GC
Ryan Willis, Kingsway CC
Greg Kriesch, Heritage Palms
Jeff Doyal, Cypress Lake CC

Central Florida
President
Vice President
External VP
Sec/Treasurer

Chris Cartin, Tuscawilla
Mike Bellino, Debary GC
Mike Bellino, Debary GC
Brett Harris, Lake Nona Club

Coastal Plains GCSA
President
Vice President
External V.P
Secretary /Treasurer
Everglades GCSA
President
Vice President
Ext. VP
Treasurer
Secretary
North Florida GCSA
President
Vice Pres
External V. P.
Sec/Treasurer
Palm Beach GCSA
President
Vice President
External VP.
Secretary
Treasurer

Don Glaser, Capital City CC
Russ O'Quinn, Seminole GC
Shane Bass, CGCS, St. James Bay
Jeff Heggen, Hilaman Park

Bob Volpe, CGCS, Pelicans Nest GC
Bill Davidson, Naples Grande
Matt Taylor, CGCS, Royal Poinciana GC
Kenyon Kyle, CGCS, Shadow Wood CC
Corey McDonough, Kensington G&CC

Lon Chatfield, St. Johns G&CC
Rip Phillips, Windsor Parke GC
Chris Neff, Timuquana CC
Andy Maguire, Marsh Creek

Frank McKee, Parkland G&CC
Steve Pearson, The Falls CC
Peter Powell, Boca Greens CC
Richard Green, The Fountains CC
Brook Maxwell, Addison Reserve

Ridge GCSA
President
Vice President
Ext V.P.
Sec/Treasurer

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Tom Barnett, Bartow GC
Bob Solms, Cleveland Heights
Jeff Brown, Lake Region Y&CC
Jim Rowland, Lake Wales CC

Seven Rivers GCSA
President
Mark Kann, Meadow Oaks G&CC
Vice President
Barry Greenwalt, Brooksville CC
External V.P.
Mark Kann, Meadow Oaks G&CC
Secretary
John Cunningham, Black Diamond Ranch
Treasurer
Barry Greenwalt, Brooksville CC
South Florida GCSA
President
Vice President
External VP.
Sec/Treasurer
SuncoastGCSA
President
Vice President
Ext. V. P.
Secretary
Treasurer
Treasure Coast GCSA
President
Vice President
External V. P.
Sec/Treasurer
West Coast GCSA
President
Vice President
External VP.
Sec/Treasurer

Kelly Cragin, Granada GC
Ted Hile, Carolina Club
Jim Walker, GreynoldsGC
Jason Bagwell, Westview CC

Chip Copeman, Lemon Bay GC
Adam Wright, Laurel Oak CC
Mike McCulloch, Jacaranda West
Bill Tyde,Mission Valley CC
Bob Wagner, Coral Creek Club

Harry Hanson, Miles Grant CC
Bo Estey, Quail Valley
John Curran, Johns Island Club
John Curran, Johns Island Club

Kevin Baldwin, Diamond Players
Rich Deopere, Rogers Park
Bill Kistler, Tampa Palms
Bill Kistler, Tampa Palms

John Swaner (left) and Dale Mitchell
(right) of Golf Agronomics Supply
and Handling, present FGCSA
President Joe Pantaleo with their
annual $3,000 turf research donation.
The much appreciated GASH
generosity for the past eleven years
has resulted in $54,000 for the FGCSA
Research Account.

The Green Sheet

Upcoming Educational Opportunities

Everglades Presents Two Back-to-Back
GCSAA Regional Seminars
The Everglades GCSA has scheduled two separate and distinct GCSAA
Regional Seminars to be held on the same day, Wednesday, September
7th, at The Naples Beach Club. Both seminars will be presented by Keith
Karnok, Ph.D. University of Georgia, and each offer .35 Education Points.
The morning seminar, "Managing Turfgrass Root Systems in the South",
begins at 8:00 a.m. and will conclude with lunch at noon. The primary
objective of this seminar is to fully acquaint the participant with factors
that can affect warm-season turfgrass root growth and how they can be
managed. The seminar will include monitoring soil temperature, mowing,
irrigation cultivation and fertilization practices. Time will be devoted to
discussing ultradwarf bermudagrass root growth. The use of plant
growth regulators and biostimulants will also be covered.
The afternoon seminar, "Understanding Biostimulants", begins with
lunch at noon and continues until 5:00 p.m. Participants will learn to list
the various types of biostimulants currently being marketed; discuss the
validity of the various claims made in promotional materials; list the various type of activie ingredients found in biostimulants; and explain why
some biostimulants have more potential for prividg desirable results than
others. Attendees will also learn how to test and evaluate biostiumulants
on the golf course. Participants are encouraged to bring their own
biostimulant labels and promotional materials for group discussion.
Superintendents may choose to attend both seminars or just one. Registration can be done through the GCSAA Service Center at 800-732-7878
or through the GCSAA website under Education. GCSAA Member Fee
for the seminars are $65.00 each with the Non-member Fee at $100 each.

TURF
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53rd Annual FTGA
Conference & Show
Hyatt Coconut Point
Last chance to pre-register for the FTGA Conference and
Show to be held September 11th to 14th at the beautiful
Hyatt Coconut Point in Bonita Springs. This year promises a full slate of educational opportunities for superintendents as well as crew members.
Monday morning is dedicated to the 3-hour Workshops
given by UF professors —Dr. Billy Crow, Dr. Barry Brecke,
Dr. Phil Harmon, Dr. Jerry Sartain and Dr. Eileen Buss. The
popular Remodeling University will be taught by ASGCA
members Jan Beljan, John Sanford and Chip Powell. The
Tree Management Workshop will feature Ed Gilman. And
your staff members will want to attend the Pesticide Training and Examination Session by UF/IFAS speakers from
Lee County and Seminole County.
The Equipment Technicians' Two-Day Seminar will be on
Monday and Tuesday. Technical Issues speakers will
include Chad Kasprzak, Coastal Equipment Systems; Jeff
Taylor, Stihl Southeast; and Dan Cole from Gardner Kohler
Engines. OSHA regulations will be discussed by Jeff
Wharton, Verdicon. Professionalism will be covered by
Harry Smith, Lake City CC; Todd Lowe, USGA; and Tim
Hiers, CGCS, Old Collier GC.
The always informative and popular Concurrent Sessions
are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.
Dana Lonn of the Toro Company will be the featured
speaker at the Awards Luncheon on Tuesday at 11:30 a.m.
And, of course, there is the Fishing Tournament (Sunday
morning), the Golf Tournament at Bonita Bay West on
Monday afternoon, and the Corn Boil that night. The
Trade Show floor opens Tuesday immediately after the
Awards Luncheon from 1:30 - 6:30 p.m. and then again on
Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to closing at 1:00 p.m.

By shooting a sizzling 69, Steve Bernard from the Palm Beach GCS A
won the Crowfoot Open tournament and a spot on the FGCS A Golf
Team to compete in the 2006 Golf Championships next February.
September/October 2005

View the entire program as well as register on line at
www.ftga.org or call the FTGA at 800-882-6721 for more
information.

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A Meadowbrook

Company

Lakeland
Fort Myers

800-330-8874
800-481-f""

Jupiter

888-222-

NEWS FROM GOLF VENTURES
Mike Swinson, Territory Manager for Golf Ventures recently
received the Presidents Award for Lifetime Service from the
Suncoast Golf Course Superintendents Association. This award was
resented to Mike Swinson in recognition of a lifetime of dedicated
service to the golf course industry.
Congratulations Mike!
Visit Golf Ventures at the FTGA Show and register to win an
I-Pod, MP 3 Player, PlayStation and other items.

Booth #203, look forward to seeing you there!

FGCSA Annual Golf Championship to be held on September 24th

FGCSA
Marie Roberts
1760 NW Pine Lake Drive
Stuart, FL 34994

Cookingham, Peter
Turfgrass Information Center
MSU: W-212 Library
East Lansing, Michigan 48824

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