VOL. VI, PART II

M A R C H / A P R I L 1990

NEWSLETTER OF THE FLORIDA GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION

UPCOMING
EVENTS
March 13

Treasure Coast chapter
meeting, Fisherman's Restaurant, Ft. Pierce. Speaker: Bruce
Pisani, SARA III

March 15

Ridge chapter meeting,

March 19

Palm Beach chapter meeting,
Lacuna CC

March 20

South Florida chapter meeting,
Miami Lakes CC

March 21

Central Florida chapter
meeting, Alaqua CC

April 12

South Florida Exposition,
Rolling Hills Golf Resort, Ft.
Lauderdale

April 10

Everglades chapter
Royalwood GC

April 24

8th Annual Suncoast Scramble,
The River Club

April 25

USGA Regional Seminar, Palm
Beach Junior College Auditorium

April 30

Central Florida
Orangetree CC

May 1

Everglades chapter
Vineyards, Naples

May 19-21

Poa Golf Tournament, Naples
Beach Hotel

ORLANDO ...
OUTSTANDING

meeting,

Field

Day,

meeting,

JOB CHANGES
Tom Benefield from Beacon
Woods to JDM. David Wilder f r o m
Winter Springs G.C. to Deer Run
G.C. Roger Welker from Sandridge
to Vero Beach C.C. Scott Campbell
(Asst.) from Sandridge to (Supt.) at
Sandridge. J o h n Cook f r o m Grand
Cypress (Asst. Supt.) to Kissimmee
Bay (Supt.).
/

STEPHEN CADENELLI (left) looks on, while DENNIS LYON, President of GCSAA
cuts the ribbon for the Trade Show Exhibits.

officially

FGCSA Officers and Committee Roster

GREEN SHEE

PRESIDENTS
MESSAGE

EDITOR
Mike Bailey
16379 Country Lake Circle
Delray Beach, Fl 33484
(407) 499-8480 (Recorder)
(407) 642-5125 Fax

EXECUTIVE

SECRETARY
Mrs. Marie Roberts
1760 N.W. Pine Lake Drive
Stuart, FL 34994
(407) 692-9349
(407) 692-9654 Fax

PUBLISHER

President, Joel Jackson, CGCS
(407) 876-4244
Vice President, Ray Hansen
(305) 367-5934
Sec./Treasurer, Tom Benefield, CGCS
(407) 622-0177
Immediate Past President
Cecil Johnston, CGCS
(813) 962-3018
Executive Secretary, Marie Roberts
(407) 692-9349; Membership Services
Employment Referral
Membership Directory

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Florida Green Editor, Joel Jackson
(407) 876-4244

CIRCULATION

Florida Green Publisher, Larry Kieffer
(813) 967-1385

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 1990 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.
Winter Haven, FL 33880
(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.

Florida Green Ed. Asst., Tom Benefield
(407) 622-0177

Green Sheet Editor, Mike Bailey
(407) 499-8480
Fund Raising, Joel Jackson, CGCS
(407) 876-4244
Public Relations, Mark Jarrell, CGCS
(407) 965-0046
Education, Walt McMahon, CGCS
(407) 686-4700
Voting Delegate/By-Laws, Cecil Johnston
(813) 962-3018; Government Regulations
Membership, Tom Benefield
(407) 622-0177
FTGA, Larry Livingston, CGCS
(813) 922-0833
Research, Kevin Downing, CGCS
(407) 220-1010
Golf/Crowfoot, Joe Ondo, CGCS
(407) 657-7565
Ethics, Paul Crawford
(407) 845-2395
Long Range Planning, Ray Hansen
(305) 367-2611

DEADLINE

POA Classic, Bob Shevlin
(813) 499-8480

All the material must be submitted prior
to the 2nd Friday of the preceding issue,
i.e. April 13th forthe May/June issue and
June 15th for the July/Aug. issue.

Survey Committee, Mike Bailey
(407) 499-8480

NEXT
EDITOR'S
DEADLINE

April 13th

Advisory Committee, John Foy, USGA
(407) 546-2620
RELATED ORGANIZATIONS:
FTGA OFFICE: (407) 898-6721
GCSAA: (800) 472-7878

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

I hope most of you were able to
attend the GCSAA Conference and
Show. It was a record breaker as
expected! I'm sure we all enjoyed
seeing old friends and new products
and equipment. There was certainly
enough educational sessions to go
around for those who wanted or
needed them.
Some of the things I learned
outside of the classroom included
that the FGCSA is regarded as a
leader in the field of organizing
superintendents, publications, and
g e t t i n g t h i n g s done for the
profession. However one area
where I think we need improvement
is Government Relations. The
Pennsylvania and Ohio Chapters
have been very successful in taking
their concerns to their state
legislatures and getting positive
results. We need to do the same, so
that we are involved in the
discussions of pending regulations,
instead of running around after the
fact, finding out how difficult it is to
comply with ill conceived laws. It is
about time that our owners,
managers, and club members joined
us in this endeavor, and I have sent
them that message in the next issue
of the Florida Green. Along with that
effort, we need to improve our fund
raising abilities to help pay for
advancements in "natural" turf
m a n a g e m e n t and to make
p r o f e s s i o n a l and e f f e c t i v e
presentations to environmental
groups and legislators.
Another topic that was of some
note throughout the conference,
was Cecil Johnston's last minute
w i t h d r a w a l f r o m the GCSAA
Director election. Cecil made his
official withdrawal to the FGCSA
Board on February 17, 1990 at our
Winter Board meeting. Having
received his termination notice,
from the club that endorsed him so
strongly only one month before the
election, Cecil tried to relocate and
is exploring some very fine offers.

But, the short notice would not allow
Cecil or prospective employers
adequate time to consider the
impact of his national duties. Cecil
conducted himself, as we might
expect, as a true gentleman and
professional with regards to all
aspects of this unfortunate turn of
events. We hope he will take up the
challenge again in the near future
and represent Florida in the national
associaton.
As we look forward to the Poa
Annua Classic, I would like to offer
these topics for your consideration
at our next Board meeting: (1)
Holding a golf summit with the allied
associations to unite our efforts for
responsible legislation and effective
fund raising, (2) Create a Class C
membership category for retired
FGCSA members with appropriate
dues and benefits, (3) Topics for
future FGCSA Seminars, and (4)
Your Chapter's nomination for the
FGCSA President's Award for
Lifetime Service to the F G C S A . ^ ^

POA ANNUA GOLF
TOURNAMENT
DATE:
PLACE:
May 19
May 20

May 21

May 19-21, 1990
Naples Beach Hotel
G.C. Horn Golf Tournament
8:00 a.m. FGCSA seminar
1:00 p.m. FGCSA Board Mtg.
Evening - Poa Annua Banquet
Poa Annua Golf Tournament

Information and applications will be available
through your local chapter secretary.,

FGCSA Donation to GCSAA
The FGCSA became the only
GCSAA chapter to continue as a
member of the Platinum Tee Club by
donating $15,000 to the GCSAA on
Sunday, February 25, atthe Orlando
Conference.
The d o n a t i o n was to be
distributed as fol lows: $10,000 to the
GCSAA Scholarship and Research
Fund and $5,000 to the Robert Trent
Jones Fund.
This generous donation was
made p o s s i b l e t h r o u g h t h e
proceeds of the FGCSA Membership Directory, the Florida Green,
the Green Sheet and the FGCSA
general fund from our 680 members.
The Georgia GCSA is the only
other GCSAA chapter in the
Platinum Tee Club bytheirdonation
of $5,000. The largest contribution

to date, $27,000, was made by
Metedeconk National CC, New
Jersey, Steve Cadenelli, Superintendent.

THIRD ANNUAL SOUTH
FLORIDA WORKSHOP
AND EXPOSITION
DATE:

Thursday, April 12, 1990

PLACE:

Rolling Hills Golf Resort,
Ft. Lauderdale

TIME:

8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

USGA - GREEN SECTION
CONFERENCE
In cooperation with the Florida
Golf Course S u p e r i n t e n d e n t s
Association and the Florida State
Golf Association.
Wednesday, April 25, 1990
PALM BEACH JUNIOR COLLEGE
4200 Congress Avenue
r
Lake Worth, Florida

GENTLEMEN:
JACKETS REQUIRED

FORMAT:
8:00

10:00
1:00

Seminar by Dr. Houston
Couch, Virginia Polytech
(2 CEUs)
Booth open
Equipment demonstrations

CIBA GEIGY DONATION
"Van Waters & Rogers has earned
some discretionary funds...has
decided to give the money back to
the organization that helped earn it.
Therefore, I am pleased to present
this check on behave of Van Waters
& Rogers in conjunction with CIBA
Geigy, to the Florida Golf Course
Superintendents Association
Research Fund. Van Waters &
Rogers plans to continue to use
such funds in a similar fashion with
all future programs".
Regards,
DENNIS VAN ARSDALE

&
W»

Luncheon Registration Fee:
* If paid before April 15:
$40 for representatives of
Member Clubs and Courses.
$50 each for other guests.
* If paid after April 15:
$50 for representatives of
Member.
$60 each for other guests.
8:00
8:55
9:15
9:35

9:55

10:15
10:30
10:50

HUGO FUND
As this program comes to an end, I
w o u l d like to thank the final
contributors:
Treasure Coast Chapter
$500.00
Sun Coast Chapter
$400.00
Ridge Chapter
$200.00
$100 Donations
Boynton Pump & Irrigation Supply
Dave Self/Wholesale Plants Inc.
Golf Ventures Inc.
N/R Associates
South Florida Chapter
$75.00 or less
S & M Farm Supply Inc.
Special thanks to Boca Woods Country Clulb, the Florida Green Sheet staff,
the Board of the Palm Beach Chapter
and Tammy Seaman for their hard work
and support.
Hurricane Hugo Relief Fund closes
out with a total of:
$4,395.00 FGCSA
$6,000.00 CGCSA
$10,395.00
Sincerely Yours,
DAVID A. MEDA, Chairman
Hurricane Hugo Relief Fund

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10:55
11:10
11:25

USGA
^J^

REGISTRATION
Coffee and Rolls
WELCOMING REMARKS
AMATEUR STATUS
TRENDS IN SOIL & DISEASE
SAMPLES ANALYZED BY
A&L LABS
CAUSES & MANAGEMENT
OF THE GOLDEN PINE
SYNDROME
BREAK
AN UPDATE ON THE USGA
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
C O N V E R S I O N POLITICS:
INTRODUCTION TO R E MAINING CONFERENCE
SUBJECT
THE LEGAL CONSIDERATION
A DEVELOPERS PERSPECTIVE
WHAT IS THE MEMBERSHIP
LOOKING FOR? TBA

11:40

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

12:00
1:30

3:15

LUNCHEON
AGRONOMIC C O N S U L TANTS - HOW THEY CAN
HELP
GENERAL MANAGER vs.
COMMITTEE STRUCTUREPROS AND CONS
THE GOLF PROFESSIONAL-HE HEARS IT ALL
THE CLASSIC MEMBERSHIP
STRUCTURE
VALUE OF A GOOD C O N VERSION
MORE THAN JUST A SUPERINTENDENT
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

4:00

ADJOURN

1:50

2:05
2:20
2:40
3:00

a

USGA

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The 1990 meeting of the FGCSA
Board of D i r e c t o r s held in
c o n j u n c t i o n with the GCSAA
Convention was called to order by
President Joel Jackson at 10:00 a.m.
at Bay Hill Club, Orlando.
OLD BUSINESS: Joel Jackson
presented a letter from Florida
Waterway Management indicating
that they have decided to change
their logo so that it would not
conflict with ours.
FLORIDA GREEN: Larry Kieffer
reported that the transition of the
magazine was just about complete.
He distributed copies of the Florida
Green Pay Scale, Basic Policies of
the Florida Green, and the Editorial
Content of the magazine which
included a detailed description of
the ten "departments" that will
appear in each issue. He has hired
professional editors for some of the
departments but explained that he
will still use superintendent writers
as well.
Dan Jones was congratulated for
winning the Best Overall Newsletter
in the GCSAA Newsletter Contest
GREEN SHEET: Mike Bailey
reported the deadline has been
extended to include articles from
the Convention. Estech has agreed
to pay for printing 5,000 extra copies
of the January/February issue
which will be distributed through
the FGCSA Booth at the Convention
Center. In reply to a question
concerning Estech's sponsorship of
the Green Sheet, Mike again
explained that since Estech was the
first company to offer complete
year-long sponsorship of the
newsletter, they have the first option
on renewal. However, any other
company that would like to offer
year-long sponsorship may do so.
To date, no other company has
come forth. The approximate cost to
Estech is $18,000/year.
C R O W F O O T : Joel J a c k s o n
announced that plans for the
Crowfoot have not been finalized
but that it probably would be held at
Grand Cypress again this year.
CERTIFICATION: Joel announced that he would serve -as
Chairman of this Committee.

Excerpts from Board
CONFERENCE AND SHOW:
Buck Buckner presented the tee gift
that has been purchased for the golf
tournament. He noted that the
GCSAA has allowed a banner to be
displayed during the tournament
announcing that these gifts were
courtesy of the FGCSA and the
Central Florida chapter.
Cecil Johnston then reported on
the progress of his campaign for
National Director. He was confident
that he has enough support from
around the country to win the
Directorship. Unfortunately, he will
be forced to withdraw his name from
nomination because his job at Avila
was unexpectedly terminated last
month.
FTGA CONFERENCE: Perham
announced the new format for this
year's FTGA Show which will be
held in Orlando. He noted that the
format was being changed at the
request of many exhibitors who felt
that traffic on the floor was very light
due to many conflicting events.
John Luper will serve as this year's
Conference Chairman.
FUND RAISING: Joel Jackson led
a discussion on the future of Florida
Golf Week. It was finally decided
that even though it was a good idea
when it was orginally introduced,
Florida Golf Week has been
replaced by more effective fund
raising events and strategies. It
would be great to get to the grass
roots golfer, but Florida Golf Week
has not done it. Therefore, we will
not have a Florida Golf Week this
year.
GCSAA DONATION: Ray Hansen
reported that the current budget
allows for a donation of $6,000 to the
GCSAA but urged the Board to
increase this amount. Dan Jones
noted that the Florida Green would
probably have an additional $10,000
over their reserve. He stated that he
would like to see this additional
money d o n a t e d to t u r f g r a s s
research. Since we are the host
chapter for this Convention and we
have the funds to make a substantial
donation this year, a motion was
made by Ray Hansen that the
FGCSA donate $15,000 to the
GCSAA. The motion carried.

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY:
Marie Roberts reported that the
1990 Membership Directory has
been distributed to all members in
October. This early distribution was
possible thanks to all chapter
secretaries who sent in their
membership lists on time. We hope
that the 1991 Directory will be
distributed before next year's FTGA
Show in October. Advertising
revenue completely covered all
costs of the D i r e c t o r y . She
reminded board members that the
policy of the FGCSA has always
been to distribute the Directory to
members only, not suppliers
(except t h o s e w h o c u r r e n t l y
advertise in the Directory). Costs of
a full page ad are $500 with a onehalf page ad costing $250.
E D U C A T I O N : Joel J a c k s o n
reported that he had spoken to Walt
McMahon concerning the results of
last month's Irrigation Seminar.
Joel suggested some topics for
future seminars such as computer
a p p l i c a t i o n s in g o l f c o u r s e
management, Workmen's Compensation laws, compliance with the
labor laws and the new Sara III
legislation. Paul Crawford reported
that the Education Committee is
working on a possible computer
seminar (TRIMS), and that the
FTGA is currently planning a
seminar on Sara III in the Palm
Beach area.
RESEARCH COMMITTEE: Ray
Hansen reported that the FGCSA
Research Fund has received
$40,000 in donations.
Mike Perham suggested that
when the green is completed, the
University of Florida personnel in
Fort Lauderdale should present
research projects requests to Dr.
Max Brown, who is the new
Chairman of the FTGA Awards
Committee. Mike feels that the
FTGA will be very receptive to
funding projects on the green even
though their charter prevented them
from funding the establishment and
maintenance of the green. Ray
Hansen assured him that this has
always been part of the Research
Committees plan. He also noted that
possible funding requests will be

Meeting - Orlando;
made for cold-tolerant bermudagrass p r o j e c t s at t h e Fort
Lauderdale site.
MEMBERSHIP C O M M I T T E E :
Tom Benefield reported that we now
have a tenth chapter, Big Bend, to
add to our growing list of affiliated
chapters. Tom introduced Robert
Giehls, President of the new
chapter. He noted that while their
chapter is still small (10 initial
members), they expect to be an
active and growing chapter.
Tom urged all chapter secretaries
to continue sending in their lists of
new members.

ROBERT GIEHLS, the New President of
the Big Bend Chapter reported to FGCSA
Board on the success of forming their New
Chapter.

SUPPLIER MEMBERS: Paul
Crawford asked the Board to
explain why suppliers can not
become members of the FGCSA.
Dan Jones explained that the
FGCSA is a fraternal organization
and that the concept of local
chapters accepting suppliers as
members of their chapters, rather
than the state, seemed to be the best
way to structure the FGCSA.
PRESIDENT'S AWARD: A
discussion was held regarding
nominations and guidelines for this
new award. It was decided that the
President's Award would be given
annually during the Crowfoot
weekend. A motion was made that
"The guidelines for the President's
Award would require nominees to
have had 20 years or greater service
in theturfgrass industry, limit of one

nominee per chapter per year, and
t h a t t h e A w a r d w o u l d not
necessarily be given each year.
Nominations would be reviewed by
the Executive Committee and the
Awards would be presented during
or after the FGCSA annual
meeting". The motion carried.
D I S T I N G U I S H E D SERVICE
AWARD: The DSA will also be
presented during the Crowfoot
weekend. Nominations must be sent
to the FGCSA office before the next
Board Meeting. A letter listing the
nominees achievements must be
forwarded to the office at that time.
The Executive Committee will
review the nominations and present
the award.
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS:
Cecil Johnston reported on a few
i t e m s of i n t e r e s t r e g a r d i n g
Endangered Species, buffer zones,
and the potential fire hazard of
c h e m i c a l s s t o r e d in y o u r
maintenance
building.
POA SEMINAR: Walt McMahon
will finalize plans shortly for the
seminar to be held at the Poa. It will
be submitted to the GCSAA for
approval for .5 CEU's and will be five
hour m o r n i n g seminar. Lou
Conzelmann reported that the
Everglades chapter is willing to
include the seminar as an option in
their pre-registration forms. This
would allow the superintendent to
write one check to cover all events
for the weekend. He announced that
the G. C. Horn Tournament would
be held at the Naples Beach Club
(probably on Saturday) and that the
Poa golf tournament would also be
held there on Monday. Dates for the
weekend events are May 19-21,
1990.
NEW BUSINESS: A discussion
was held regarding the FGCSA
Board Meeting which is traditionally
held d u r i n g the
National
Convention. It was suggested that
not all External Vice Presidents are
able to go to the Convention and it
might be more convenient if this
Board Meeting were held at a central
location shortly before the dates of
the Convention. It was also
suggested that the FGCSA would
pay reasonable travel costs for
those External Vice Presidents who
attend this meeting.

WATER RESTRICTIONS: Bill
Jeffreys led a discussion on
obtaining Variances during Water
Restriction Periods. New variances
must be submitted whenever a
District goes from one Phase to
another. Variances are only good
during one particular Phase. It was
suggested that superintendents
urge Water Management Districts to
limit golf courses to a particular
number of gallons of water used
rather than restricting the times for
watering.
Since there was no further
b u s i n e s s , the m e e t i n g was
adjourned at 2:30 p.m.
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GCSAA Golf Tournament
by Joe Ondo, CGCS
Great weather was in store for 522
GCSAA members in the 1990
GCSAA Golf Championship in
Orlando. Hunter's Creek, Grand
Cypress (New Course), and the
Palm, Magnolia, and Lake Buena
Vista at Disney World were the host
courses. All golfers played a
combination of these courses and
found them all in great condition.
Roger Null won his second
individual golf championship with a
score of 149 with Chuck Green from
Carolina second, and Dave Powell,
defending champion, finishing
third. Top Florida finishers were
Buck Buckner and Gary Smither at
153.
Connecticut #5 team consisting of
Ray Beaudy, Ted Maddocks, Mike
Reeb, and Mike Wallace won the
Frank Lamphier Chapter Team
Trophy for low net with Georgia's #3
Team finishing second.
Carolina's #1 team consisting of
Gary Bennett, Derek Fanning,
Chuck Green, and Dave Powell
won the Scottish Trophy for low
gross winner with the Florida #1
team finishing second.
Everyone who played in this
tournament was a winner as I saw
many old friends and met quite a few
new ones. H i g h l i g h t of the
Tournament for me was my first hole
in one in 28 years of playing this
great game at the third hole at the
New Course at Grand Cypress and
being recognized at the Tournament banquet. Hope to see
everyone at the Poa A n n u a
Tournament in Naples.
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Off to the Races!!! 9:00 a.m. Sharp, on Saturday morning.
Ribbon
cutting ceremonies opens the Conference Show for the MAD DASH
rush for...

That's right, the elusive J AC HAT, LONNIE STUBBS and JOE SNOOK
never passes up a "good deal".

Why is J.B. smiling?

TOM BENEFIELD (right) walked the Show floor for hours and hours. He
got so old, he now has to walk around with a cane.

"Now that's

l"Team Highridge" checks out the new Fly mo design. DENNIS
{(center) and DAVE BAILEY (right).

double-trouble

McNALLY

"Darn right I'm smiling"
this hat.

CLINT SMALLRIDGE

stood in line for hours for

\A lean, mean PHIL GARDNER (left) and M.J. ask KEITH
\about his diet?

LONGSHOREl

GARY MORGAN checks out the Spray Tank

Computer.

The host FGCSA Booth was a huge success passing out complimentary
copies of the
Florida Green and the Green Sheet. MARIE ROBERTS, Executive Secretary, along with
PAUL TURCOTTE of South Florida Chapter says hello to JOE JOHNSON of Jahna
Sand.

RICK WALKER, Orange Lake C.C. inspects the rotary
mowers.

CARL JACOB (right), next to BILL JEFFREY study soil amendments
& Soil, a Florida
Distributor.

from Lantana Peat

BOBBY ELLIS (left) innocently looks on, while SCOTT ZAKANY (center) lets Miss Kawaski know she can use his
charge card anytime she wants.

And who says they don't offer housing for Assistants?
HELM of The Falls.

CAR Y LEWIS (right) brought his Staff to the Show floor
on Monday.

ART

EBDC FUNGICIDES EPA CANCELLATION
PROPOSALS
Dr. Monica L. Elliott
University of Florida - IFAS
EBDC fungicides registered for
use on turfgrass and ornamentals
include maneb and mancozeb.
Zineb was registered for use on
turfgrass, but its use is currently
suspended. Some common trade
names for maneb include Dithane
M-22 and Manex. Trade names for
mancozeb include Tersan LSR,
Dithan M-45, Manzate 200 and Fore.
In January 1990, the EPA published
in the Federal Register a notice
proposing to cancel most uses of
EBDC fungicides. Why? Because
the "EBDCs pose carcinogenic
risks to consumers from dietary
exposure and risks of carcinogenic,
developmental and thyroid effects
to mixers, loaders, and applicators
of these pesticides. Risks result
from exposure to ethylenethiourea
(ETU), a common contaminant,
metabolite and d e g r a d a t i o n
product of these pesticides".
Now that we have the technical
information behind us, what exactly
does this mean to the turfgrass and
ornamental industries? All zineb

uses are currently suspended. EPA
is proposing to cancel: 1.) all
homeowner
uses of maneb,
including turfgrass and ornamentals, 2) all commercial ornamental
uses of maneb, and 3) homeowner
use of mancozeb on fruit trees and
turfgrass. In addition to these
proposed cancellations, the EPA is
proposing a requirement that
commercial agriculture workers,
when applying maneb and mancozeb, wear coveralls over a longsleeved shirt and long pants, shoes,
socks, chemical-resistant gloves
and goggles or a face shield. During
mixing and loading, a chemicalresistant apron must be worn.
To summarize in a positive
manner, commercial turfgrass uses
of maneb and macozeb will still be
registered. Commercial ornamental
producers will be able to use
mancozeb products. However,
better protection will be required for
commercial applicators of these
fungicides. The EBDC fungicides
are proposed for cancellation for
h o m e o w n e r t u r f g r a s s uses
primarily because there were no
practical requirements for reducing
exposure risks.
Why is a special review being
c o n d u c t e d for the
EBDC
fungicides? Actually, all currently

registered pesticides must be
reviewed and registered again in the
next decade. The review of EBDC
fungicides has been "speeded up"
due to EPA's primary concern over
dietary risks from a lifetime
exposure to the fungicides. The four
major chemical companies which
produce EBDC fungicides have
already voluntarily withdrawn the
use of these fungicides on 42 fruit,
vegetable and cereal crops. The
remaining 13 crop uses, plus turf
and ornamentals uses, are currently
under review by EPA. The other
concern of EPA is fungicide
exposure risk to mixers, loaders and
applicators of these chemicals.
Because turfgrass and ornamentals
are not eaten, dietary risks are
minimal. It is the physical exposure
to these fungicides and their breakdown products which should be of
greatest concern for the turfgrass
and ornamentals industry.
It should be emphasized that
these are proposed use cancellations and protection requirements. A final decision on EBDC
fungicides is expected in the spring
of 1991 after pesticide residue data
on fruits and vegetables are
evaluated. The agency is also
evaluating residue data from golf
course applications t o t u r f g r a s s . ^ ^

THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING!!

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Why are these kids walking thru the sand trap??? And not raking their
footprints?
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NAZAR MASSOUH
BAILEY observes.

learns to cut his first cup in America, while MIKE

THE UNITED STATES AND RUSSIA OPENS THE DOOR ON GOLF.
10 Russian students visit American golf courses in Florida to learn the game of golf. Part of their education was the
maintenance of a golf course.

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OTHER LOCAL NEWS

C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s to Steve
Pearson, Roy Tyler and Rob Walters
who have become C e r t i f i e d
Superintendents since the last
GREEN SHEET.

CENTRAL FLORIDA CHAPTER:
Rick Walker, President and Cary
Lewis, CGCS Director represented
the Chapter as judges at the Orange
County Regional Science Fair. They
awarded two $100.00 Savings
Bonds to Emily DuVal and Shannon
Bishop for their work in "BioDegradation of Petroleum Products
in the Environment" and "Nematode
Control using Citrus By-Products".
SOUTH FLORIDA:
G.C.A. Tournament - Honda
Classic, Doral.
Joint Meeting Palm Beach, So.
Fla., August at Indian Creek.
CENTRAL FLORIDA:
CFC Research Equipment and
Supplier Field Day - April 30, 1990.

Steve Pearson has been superintendent at Woodfield CC for the past
nine months. Prior to accepting this
position, he served 8 years as
superintendent at Boca Grove CC.
He has been a superintendent for 12
years and has been in the golf turf
industry for a total of 20 years.
Steve has been an extremely
active member of the Palm Beach
chapter where he was a member of
their Board of Directors for ten
years. He served as President of the
Palm Beach chapter in 1985. Steve
has also served on the Board of
Directors of the Florida Golf Course
Superintendents Association and
served on the Scholarship and
Research Committee of the Florida
Turfgrass Association for 3 years.
Rob Walters has been superintendent at Tarpon Woods CC for the
past 5 years. Prior to that, he spent
14 years working for Bud Quandt at
Pasadena Y & CC. Rob states that
Bud "taught me everything I know".
Rob has been active in the West
Coast chapter, is married and has an
eleven year old daughter, Kelly.
He c o n s i d e r s t h e G C S A A
Certification Program to be a very
well rounded, fair program and had
the most difficulty with the Financial
Section (where have we heard that
before!).
Ron Tyler has recently accepted
the position as superintendent at
Pine Meadows CC. Prior to that, he
served as superintendent at Palm
Harbor CC for approximately two
years. He worked with Phipps
Corporation in the Tallahassee area
for approximately three years.
Ron has a B.S. degree in Facility
Design Management from Florida
State University. Ron commented
that the certification exam was the
most challenging test he had ever
taken -- even more difficult than
many of the tests he took while
pursuing his Bachelors degree!
Ron stated that he made
becoming Certified a personal goal
and was very glad that he has
achieved this professional status

NEW MEMBERS
RIDGE:
James Bertka, Sun 'n Lake CC
Nancy Boswell, Country Meadows
William Boswell, Lake Henry GC
Jonathan McDowell, Indian Lake
Estates.
TREASURE COAST:
William Brousseau, Admiral's Cove
W.; Tim Nolan, John's Island; Ricky
Lee Jones, Cobblestone CC.
CENTRAL:
Cheryl Castillo, Casselbury GC;
Stephen Wood, Poinciana G&RC;
Mark Stanchina, Deer Run CC; Jim
Wells, Harbour Hills GC; Richard
Hunt, Harbour Hills GC; Carlos
Wagner, Lakes at Leesburg; Tom
Heard; Gary Alex, Alaqua CC; Chris
Cason, Hunters Creek; Roger
Wilhoite, Wekiva GC; Lawrence
Meeks, On Top of the World; Craig
Shelton, Hunters Creek; Paul
Wargo, Silver Springs Shores CC;
Michael Schutter, La Cita CC.
EVERGLADES:
Curt Conrad, Del Tura CC; William
Reppert, Rivers Edge Y&RC; William
Whitla, Kelly Greens GC; Robert
Johnson, Kingsway CC; Jerry
Belyea, Hibiscus GC.
WEST COAST:
Sherree Knotts, Avila G&CC; Randy
Baker, Dunedin CC; Al Cowing, Sun
City Center; Steven McGinnis, Sun
City Center; Patrick Hickey,
B r o o k r i d g e CC; J o h n Ruck,
Ironwood Exec.; John Danforth,
Silver Dollar Ranch; Richard Haas,
Crescent Oaks CC.
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NOTES FROM
FGCSA OFFICE
State Dues for Superintendents
and Assistant Superintendents have
been increased to $50.00/year
effective July 1, 1990. The new rate
should be reflected in the dues
invoice you will be receiving from
your local chapter secretary this
summer.
Awards: The FGCSA has initiated
a new award entitled the President's
Award for Lifetime Service. This
award, along with the existing
Distinguished Service Award, will
be presented during the Crowfoot
Open in August. The new award is
meant to honor those pioneers who
were instrumental in the growth of
our association, eitherthrough local
chapters or directly through the
FGCSA. Chapters have been asked
to submit their nominations for both
of these awards in May. If you have a
suggestion for a nomination for
your chapter, please call your local
chapter secretary.

POSITIONS AVAILABLE
instructor of Turf Equipment
Service Technology.
Technical certificate/degree in
mechanics or similar (AA, AS or BS
desirable) two years golf mechanic
experience or similar required plus
hydraulics, electrical and diesel
engine knowledge. Salary:
Competitive. Deadline: Open.
Contact Lake City Community
College, Rt. 3, Box 7, Lake City, FL
32055 (904) 752-1822, ext. 225.
EA/EO employer.
I n s t r u c t o r for T u r f g r a s s
Operations.
Send resume to St. Augustine
Technical Center, 2980 Collins
Avenue, St. Augustine, FL 32084 or
contact Kenneth Olsen, (904) 8244401.

Employment Desired
Mark S. Isley is seeking an
Assistant Superintendent position.
Mark will receive his A.S. degree in
Golf Course Operations from LCCC
in May of this year. Mark already
holds an AS in O r n a m e n t a l
Horticulture from Brevard CC and
has seven years experience on golf
courses in the Central Florida area.
Call (904) 755-3066.
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