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VOLUME XXVII, PART V, M A Y / J U N E 2G1 1
NEWSLETTER OF THE FLORIDA GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION
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M A R C H AND
CALENDAR

APRIL
OF

EVENTS

MAY 9TH
TREASURE COAST G C S A BLUE PEARL TOURNAMENT
REDSTICK, VERO BEACH
MAY 12TH
F G C S A SPRING BOARD MEETING
10AM, NAPLES GOLF AND BEACH .HOTEL
M A Y 12TH
F G C S A PAST PRESIDENT'S DINNER
MAY 1 3 - 1 4TH
EVERGLADES G C S A POA ANNUA AND G C HORN
NAPLES, F L
MAY 16TH
WEST COAST G C S A CHAPTER CHAMPIONSHIP
BELLEAIR COUNTRY CLUB

Suncoast President Jeff
Strother (right) presented
FGCSA Executive Director
Joel Jackson with a check for
$ 2 , 5 0 0 for the FGCSA Turf
Research Account at the 2 0 1 1
Suncoast Scramble at the
Laurel Oak CC in Sarasota

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MAY 18TH

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MAY 18TH
PALM BEACH G C S A MONTHLY MEETING
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JUNE 4TH
PALM BEACH G C S A FUTURE OF GOLF TOURNAMENT
THE FALLS COUNTRY CLUB
JUNE 7TH
RIDGE G C S A , JACK HARRELL MEMORIAL- RIDGE
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BY

GARY

REPORT

MYERS,

C G C S

When this Green Sheet comes out and you are reading this message,
I hope to be recovering nicely from successful surgery to remove my
prostate. I have or had prostate cancer and decided to have it
removed rather than the other alternatives such as radiation.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men. It is also
the second leading cause of cancer death in men. There are a lot of
statistics surround the survival rate based on a lot of factors. I have
been told that my survival percentage is 90 to 95%. The key is
catching it early. In my last message, I talked about visiting my
dermatologist twice a year to get checked for skin cancer and that all
of us should be checked regularly because of working out in the sun
as we do. I also would recommend getting an annual physical. This is
how my cancer was discovered. I had a physical in December. My
PSA test was high and he recommended I see an Urologist. I saw the
Urologist and he recommended that I have a biopsy performed. They
did the biopsy and on January 31, my Doctor told me that I had
prostate cancer but, it was early and curable. To soften the impact, he
actually told me it was early and curable before he told me I had
prostate cancer.
I was taken aback at first but quickly accepted it and was ready to
move forward. He began telling me all the options available as well as

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Editor:
Joel Jackson, CGCS
(407) 248-1971 (fax/phone)
E-mail: FLGrn@aol.com
News Coordinator:
Jennifer Innes
PO Box 65
Jensen Beach, FL 34958
(772) 334-7515
(772) 334-6015
E-mail:fgcsa@comeast.net

The Green Sheet is a bimonthly FGCSA
Newsletter printed as follows: Jan/Feb,
March/April, May/June, July/August,
Sept./October, November/December,
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Material must be typed or clearly
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Deadline next issue June 15.

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Gary Myers, CGCS
the risk. I immediately told
him that I was a "One and
Done Guy" and wanted
removal. He understood
but, I still needed to meet
with a radiation oncologist.
The radiation oncologist I
met with told me that he
would opt for removal if it
was him as well. I went
back to my doctor and was
ready to get it done. I am
writing this on Tuesday
and surgery is scheduled
for Thursday.
The surgery is pretty
significant
and
the
recovery will take some
time,
perhaps
several
months for full recovery.
My doctor has told me that
I have several things going
in my favor that can be
passed on to any of you
that join this club in the
future. Early detection,
positive
attitude
and
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JUNE 15TH
PALM BEACH G C S A MONTHLY MEETING

decisive attitude are things he told me would help
in the process.
My family and friends have been very supportive
and 1 appreciate the well wishes from everyone
that is or was aware.
On a more positive note we should all offer
congratulations to Thomas Vlach, CGCS at TPC
Sawgrass and Chris Flynn, CGCS at Marriott's
Grande Vista Resort for being honored with
Environmental Leaders in Golf Awards for 2010 in
the National Resort Category. They were
presented with their awards at the Golf Industry
Show.
I will see several of you at the May Board of
Directors Meeting and the Past President's Dinner.
After that, I hope to get back out to visiting the rest
of the local chapters. •

BREAKERS WEST COUNTRY CLUB
JUNE 1 5 T H
EVERGLADES G C S A VENDOR APPRECIATION
THE QUARRY
JUNE 16TH
RIDGE AND FLORIDA WEST COAST JOINT MEETING
GRASSLANDS
JUNE 16TH
SEVEN RIVERS G C S A ANNUAL MEETING AND VENDOR
APPRECIATION DAY
CANDLER HILLS GOLF CLUB
JUNE 16TH
CALUSA G C S A ANNUAL MEETING
HERITAGE PALMS
JUNE 22ND
TREASURE COAST G C S A ANNUAL MEETING
PIPER'S LANDING
JULY 5TH
CALUSA G C S A MONTHLY MEETING

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JULY 2 0 T H
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RAINBOW SPRINGS

Marie Roberts has officially retired from
association
work. Marcus Prevatte,
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President of the SFGCSA presented
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years of work for their chapter at the
March Turf Expo in Ft. Lauderdale.

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EXECUTIVE
BY

JOEL

DIRECTOR'S

JACKSON,

REPORT

C G C S

1. Legislative update: At last report the House
and Senate Fertilizer Model Ordinance bills
(HB457 & SB606) were still making their way
through committee hearings. While UF/IFAS,
DEP, DACS and Water Management District
fertilizer guidelines all stress feeding turf and
landscapes during the "active growing season,"
activists and local politicians keep pushing for
the right to ban fertilizer use in the growing/rainy
season. The "home rule" advocates in the
Association of Counties and League of Cities
will put extreme pressure on state legislators to
not usurp their powers to make emotional
decisions at the local level.
EPA's Numeric Nutrient Criteria: No solution
yet to the Numeric Nutrient Criteria maze of
lawsuits. The date to enact keeps getting
pushed back while the debate goes on. While
cities and counties join the lawsuits citing EPA's
faulty science they then ignore science to
promote their own local bans on fertilizer use.
Always working both sides of the street!
Local Fertilizer Ordinances: Some counties
on the verge of enacting ordinances are taking
a pause until the state model ordinance debate
is over in Tallahassee. Collier County continues
its discussions on their ordinance with more
Environmental Advisory Committee meetings
being held. We continue to hold out hope they
will recognize green industry and golf BMPs in
their final draft.
NPDES: Some progress appears to be made in
not including traditional terrestrial pesticide
application in EPA's sweeping effort to
implement a burdensome permitting program
for the application of all pesticides "near" a body
of water. Congress has come down in favor of
having applicators follow approved FIFRA
guidelines and not let this alteration of the

Clean Water Act to take precedence over
FIFRA regulations.
Action Alerts: We have been forwarding and
sharing a few more Action Alerts from GCSAA
lately due to the NNC, NPDES, and
Chlorothalonil actions taken by EPA. The
numbers of response DO CARRY WEIGHT
and show that we the end users are watching
our government bureaucrats as they regulate
our businesses and livelihoods.
I ask you to please take the precious few
minutes that it takes to submit your comments.
A few clicks and your name and address so
your voice can be united with others in defense
of our industry.
2. Association Business: GCSAA and Allied
Golf Associations will once again be making
their annual trip to Washington this spring to
educate politicians about the Golf Industry. At a
time when the EPA seems to be
legislating/regulating, without accountability to
the voters, the We Are Golf effort is critical in
providing balance and information on the
issues. People often ask, "What is my
association doing for me?" It's hard to put a
dollar amount on value of the advocacy by the
GCSAA and others. But it is and has made a
difference.
Outreach & Education I Government
Relations: On March 27th, members of the
FGCSA participated in the annual spring
Regulator Tour. This joint effort headed by the
Florida Fruit & Vegetable Assn and other Ag
Associations to provide federal and state
regulators to visit and see first and the
operations of the Ag and Green Industries that
they oversee. The tour goes from Ft. Myers to
Clewiston, and always begins with the golf tour
on Mondays. The group also sees, sod farms,
nursery operations, citrus, cattle, dairy, sugar
cane, vegetables and mosquito control
operations. •

FROM

JENNIFER'S

DESK...

Hopefully by now all of you have received the
2011 FGCSA Membership Directory. If you
have not received your copy, please contact
me so I can make sure we have your current
information and I can get a copy mailed to
you right away. You may also check this
information out by logging on to our website;

F.G.C.S.A. INDUSTRY

PARTNERS

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find the "Members Only" section where you

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will be prompted to input your user name and
password. If you haven't already set this up,
shoot me an e-mail at fgcsa@comcast.net
and I will forward you that information right
away. The information that is recorded here
is the same information I have on my
database. If you change jobs or relocate,
please be sure to update your information
using our website. It is an easy way for me
to keep your data current!
Can it really be membership renewal time
again?

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Yes!
I know it is hard to believe, but it really is that
time of year again. Please watch you mail as
most chapters will begin mailing renewal
forms and applications by the end of May.
The FGCSA and its local chapters run on a
July 1st to June 30th fiscal year. Annual Dues

Silver
Winfield Solutions Professional Products
Group

for your local chapter are due by July 1st -

Bronze
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Southeastern Turfgrass Supply

On a personal note, I got married on March

Thank you very much for your Support!
Partnership Opportunities are available all year.
Contact the FGCSA office: 800-732-6053 or
fgcsa@comcast.net for details on the program

even if it feels like you just paid! Please call
the FGCSA if you have any questions.

19th and changed my name to Jennifer
Bryan. So don't get confused wondering
what happened to Jennifer Innes. I'm still the
same lady, and very happy with our new
family. Looking forward to seeing most of
you at POA.

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The SFGCSA honored
UF/IFAS Turf Scientist
Dr. Phil Busey (right) as
he retired after 35 years
with I FAS. Dr. Busey was
also instrumental in
setting up the annual
GCSAA Turf Tours at the
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Superintendent Tim Hiers
begins the annual spring EPA
Regulator Tour on the Old
Collier GC on March 27th. The
FGCSA partners with the
Florida Fruit & Vegetable Assn.
and others to provide real world
tours of Florida's Ag and Green
Industry operations.

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Every March, Ridge Vice
President Mike Giddens
(left) hosts the annual
Barkley, Bean, Bryant
and Friends Pro-Am at
the YMCA Par 3/First Tee
course in Lakeland to
raise funds for the youth
and family golf programs.

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USGA

Regional Meeting
and
Poa Seminar
A Multi-Speaker Presentation in collaboration with the FGCSA
Friday, May 13, 2011
Where: Naples Beach Hotel and Golf Club,
Sunset Terrace
Time: 7:30-8:00

Late Registration

8:00

Seminar begins

9:30-9:45

15 minute break

10:45-11:00....15 minute break
Noon

Trends in Architecture: Learn how to utilize modern day
equipment to meet the demands of the market. Steve
Smyers,
Golf Course Architect
USGA Presentation of the Isaac B. Grainger Award to Robert
Randquist, CGCS, for more than 25 years of dedicated
service as a USGA volunteer.

Seminar Ends

Speaker Information

Marking the Golf Course: The basics that every
superintendent should know.
Tom Zaras,
The Florida State Golf Association

Firm and Dry for everyday Play: Maintaining firm and
dry conditions is best for the game, budget, and the
environment. Can this be achieved and still meet
aesthetic expectations? Yes! John H. Foy
Director, Florida Region
USGA Green Section

Interpreting Water Tests It's as easy as 1 -2- 3! Brian S. Whitlark, Agronomist,
Southwest Region,
USGA Green Section

Planning, Planting and Managing Seasonal Wildflowers
in South Florida: Learn about successful wildflower
varieties, planting schedules and techniques, as well as
design ideas for reducing maintenance and improving
habitiat. Kyle Sweet, CGCS,
The Sanctuary Club
Turfgrass Trends: What's Working Well in the Field:
Learn tips for success from observations made during
TAS visits on topics of turfgrass varieties, grassing
techniques, and maintenance practices. Todd Lowe,
Senior Agronomist, Florida Region,
USGA Green Section

SPECIAL NOTE
An entry to the Poa Annua Classic or to the G.C. Horn
Memorial Tournament is not required to attend this seminar.
However, the seminar will end at noon so that attendees may
play in the Horn Tournament. Registration to the seminar is
open to all FGCSA members and guests, and any interested
parties in the golf course industry.
Overnight accommodations can be made directly through the I
Naples Beach Hotel Group Reservations at 1 -800-866-194or*
This seminar has been approved by the GCSAA for .35
Education Points. Any questions on the seminar should be
directed to the FGCSA at 1-800-732-6053.

FGCSA EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR REGISTRATION FORM
Cost: Pre-registration = $50 per person
At the door = $60.00 per person
Deadline for Pre-registration: May 5th
Please make check payable to the FGCSA and mail to:
Florida GCSA, PO Box 65, Jensen Beach, FL 34958 (800)-732-6053
NAME:
AFFILIATION:
MAILING ADDRESS:
CITY, ZIP CODE:
BUSINESS PHONE:

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