VOLUME XXVII, PART V, SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2 0 1 1
NEWSLETTER OF THE FLORIDA GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION

On Left, Officers: Kevin Sunderman, Secretary/Treasurer; Gary Myers CGCS, Past President;
Nancy Miller, Vice President and Mark Kann, President On Right Directors; (l-r): Trent Inman,
West Coast; Brad Smith, North Fla; Brian Main, Palm Beach; Mark Todd, Suncoast; Ricky Craig,
Central Fla; Ricky Reeves, South Fla; Jim Shaffer, Seven Rivers and Jim Foster CGCS, Calusa.
Not pictured: Carlos Arraya, Treasure Coast; Jim Rowland, Ridge and Bill Davidson, Everglades.

CALENDAR

OF

EVENTS

SEPTEMBER 1 4 T H - 1 6 ™

SEPTEMBER 2 2 N D

F T G A CONFERENCE AND SHOW

PALM BEACH G C S A AND SOUTH FLORIDA

F G C S A GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

P G A NATIONAL, PALM BEACH GARDENS

G C S A JOINT MEETING

SOUTHERN DUNES

SEPTEMBER 2 1 S T

WYCLIFF GOLF & C C

OCTOBER 1 0 T H

SUNCOAST G C S A AND W E S T COAST G C S A

SEPTEMBER 2 4 T H

WEST COAST G C S A BUD QUANDT

JOINT MEETING

TREASURE COAST G C S A

TOURNAMENT

I SLA DEL DOL

3 R D ANNUAL FISHING TOURNAMENT

FEATHERSOUND

SEPTEMBER 2 1 S T

SEPTEMBER 2 7 T H

OCTOBER 1 3 T H

SEVEN RIVERS G C S A MONTHLY MEETING

CALUSA G C S A PRO/SUPPLIER

EVERGLADES G C S A ASSISTANT

TBA

MIROMAR

SUPERINTENDENT GOLF AND MEETING

OCTOBER 1 S T

PRESIDENT'S
BY

MARK

REPORT

KANN

It is a tremendous honor to serve as the next President of the Florida Golf
Course Superintendents Association. I look forward to the upcoming year
and the challenges that will need to be met along the way. I am excited to
be working with a great group of individuals who are all committed to seeing
our organization succeed. I would like to thank Gary Myers for his
leadership over this past year as President. Also, I would like to thank Bill
Kistler for his service on the FGCSA Board of Directors over the past
several years, as he now leaves the Board.
I have many goals that I wish to achieve during this year and as most Past
Presidents have told me, that year goes by rather quickly. The Golf BMP
Certification process has made substantial progress over the past year and
I hope to have it in full swing this coming year. The process is a great way
for us to be a proactive Association and can only help us face future
opposition to our management practices. At the Crowfoot Seminar in
August, a beta-version of the certification test was administered and
received quite well by members of our Association in attendance. Several
individuals outside of the FGCSA have contributed to the effort and deserve
recognition including Ralph Dain, GCSAA; Todd Lowe, USGA; Mike
Thomas, FL DEP and Laurie Trenholm, University of Florida/IFAS.
The FGCSA, like most associations, is looking for ways of improving their
financial position, without compromising membership services. The staff of
the FGCSA, Joel Jackson and Jennifer Bryan, are to be commended for
their efforts on trying to save money for the Association. Along with the
Long Range Planning Committee, they remain committed to looking at

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

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Mark Kann
every avenue to cut costs and
increase revenues. We had to
enact some tough cuts recently.
Over the past year, we have
parted ways with our staff
photographer, Daniel Zelazek
and our State Lobbyist, Mike
Goldie. Both have had long
relationships with our
Association, but we have had to
look at less costly ways to
accomplish the services they
provided.
The FGCSA has two main
sources of income: membership
dues and advertising revenue.
Both areas have decreased
over the past several years.
Membership numbers have
fluctuated from chapter to
chapter each year, but the totals
still show a decrease.
Advertising revenue has had
the most dramatic impact over
the past few years. We have
implemented and revised our
Industry Partners Program over
the past year in order to provide
the best possible opportunity to
our industry supporters. We
now have a program that is
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2012 Turf and Ornamentals
Early Order Program

•-BASF
The Chemical Company

Dates and Terms:
BASF Early Order Program (EOP) is from October 1, 2011 to December 16, 2011. Products invoiced during this period will
receive June 8, 2012 terms for the end-user with the exception of the FUNgicide Season Pallet and Intrinsic Pallet. Buy early
before a price increase on December 17, 2011.
A qualifying October purchase of at least $4,000 locks the Turf and Ornamentals Professional into the October incentive
column for the duration of the EOP program.

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10%

9%

>$35,000

1% additional rebate on total purchase that includes an Intrinsic Pallet
2% additional rebate on total purchase that includes a FUNgicide Season Pallet
October Commitment Reward
Spend $25,000 - $34,999 in October and get $750 additional earned credit.
Spend $35,000 or more in October and get $1,000 additional earned credit.
Qualifications and Area:
In order to qualify for the BASF EOP, $4,000 dollars of BASF agency product must be purchased, invoiced and delivered by
authorized BASF agents between the program dates (NO EXCEPTIONS). Area is defined as United States and Puerto Rico.
Pallet Offerings:
FUNgicide Season Pallet: $28,999 ($2.120 Savings)!
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Intrinsic Pallet Terms of Payment: $6,719.60 by 5/4/12; $10,079.40 by 6/8/12.
Products may not be registered in all states.

FUNgicide Season Pallet Terms of Payment: $8,699.70 by 4/6/12; $10,149.65 by 5/4/12; $10,149.65 by 6/8/12.
Products may not be registered in all states.
Additional Program Details and Qualifications:
• All products sold on the behalf of BASF. All sales are final, NO RETURNS.
• Incentive will be based upon reported sales from the BASF authorized agent(s).
• This program applies only to qualified end-user professionals (Golf, Greenhouse, L&L, Nursery,
Ornamental. Sports Turf, Sod Farms, Municipalities and Parks & Rec.)
• The end-user's incentive % is not cumulative, with the exception of the Intrinsic Pallet or FUNgicide Season
Pallet. If both the Intrinsic Pallet and the FUNgicide Season Pallet are ordered, the end-user will receive a
maximum 2% additional rebate on total purchase.
• Multiple sales for one customer are cumulative and will qualify if ordered between program dates and from any
authorized BASF agent(s).
• Non-qualifying October purchases of <$4,000 will be counted toward any purchases from Nov. - Dec. 16
and will be rewarded at the Nov. - Dec. 16 percentage.

BASF reserves the right to cancel or modify this program at any time.

Qualified end-user will receive an incentive on the total invoiced dollar amount (excluding taxes) of qualified
products purchased from an authorized BASF T&O agent. All incentives will be issued to the qualifying
agent (who processed the order). The incentive will appear as a credit on the end-user's account with the
agent that processed the order.
EOP credit can only be applied to new purchases of agronomic inputs or related products.
EOP credit will only become available mid-July 2012 to the end-user once they have paid-in-full on product
purchased during the BASF early order program.
If end-user has not paid-in-full by mid-July 2012, EOP credit may be applied to a service charge only on the
outstanding BASF balance.
If an end-user purchases from more than one agent: (1) The October Commitment Reward will be applied
to the respective agent based on percent purchase from each agent; (2) If an end-user's EOP purchase
includes at least one of the Pallet Offerings (FUNgicide Season Pallet or Intrinsic Pallet), the credit for the
additional rebate will be at the agent's account where the Pallet Offering was purchased.

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Program Order Form

betterplants.basf.us
Pallet Price

Package

FUNgicide Season Pallet (EOP only!)

$28,999.00/pa llet

NA

$

Intrinsic™ Fungicide Pallet (EOP only!)

$16,799.00/pallet

NA

$

Pallet Offerings

Product

Order Quantity

Order Quantity

Price

Package

$1,089.00/unit

12x2.75 lb. (33 lb. keg)

CURALAN 0 EG fungicide

$3,960.00/unit

4 drums (132 lb.)

EMERALD 0

fungicide

$1,421.00/case

10x0.49 lb.

EMERALD 0 fungicide

$6,615.00/case

5 cases (24.5 lb.)

CURALAN 0 EG fungicide

FREEHAND® 1.75G herbicide

$86.00/bag

1 X 50 lb.

FREEHAND®1.75G herbicide

$26,400.00/unit

1 X 5 0 lb. (8 pallets)

FREEHAND®1.75G herbicide

$51,200.00/unit

1 X 5 0 lb. (16 pallets)

FREEHAND® 1.75G herbicide Supersack

$1,650.00/unit

1x1,000 lb.

HONOR® INTRINSIC™ brand fungicide

$2,502.00/case

6 X 3 lb.

INSIGNIA® SC INTRINSIC™ brand fungicide

$1,441.12/case

4 X 30.5 fl. oz.

INSIGNIA® SC INTRINSIC™ brand fungicide

$5,383.25/case

4 x 1 2 2 fl. oz.

INSIGNIA® SC INTRINSIC™ brand fungicide

$6,520.00/case

2 X 2.5 gal.

INSIGNIA® SC INTRINSIC™ brand fungicide

$6,225.00/unit

1

INSIGNIA® fungicide

$1,459.20/case

4 x 2 . 4 lb.

INSIGNIA® fungicide

$3,312.00/unit

1 X 36 lb.

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Total D o l l a r P u r c h a s e s

Total Dollar Purchases

5 gal.

PAGEANT® fungicide

$292.00/case

4 x 1 lb.

PAGEANT® fungicide

$3,312.00/case

4 x 1 2 lb.

PENDULUM® AQUACAP™ herbicide

$660.00/drum

15 gal. drum

PENDULUM® AQUACAP™ herbicide

$4,620.00/unit

110 gal.
2 X 0.5 gal.

PYLON® miticide-insecticide

$2,490.00/case

TOWER® herbicide

$1,450.00/case

1 X 5 gal.

TRINITY® fungicide

$1,250.00/case

2 X 2.5 gal.

HONOR® fungicide (discontinued—limited inventory)

$2,502.00/case

6 X 3 lb.

TOTAL

(A) $

Note: California end-users are subject to applicable mill taxes. Washington end-users are subject to applicable hazardous substance tax.

Oct.
Incentive

Nov. - Dec. 16
Incentive

Pallet Offering
Rebate %

$4,000-$14,999

4%

3%

$15,000-$24,999

6%

$25,000 - $34,999
>$35,000

Invoiced Dollars

October
Commitment
Reward (B)

Oct. or Nov. - Dec. 16
Incentive %

1% or 2%

-

R e b a t e % (if applicable)

5%

1% or 2%

-

8%

7%

1 % or 2%

$750

10%

9%

1% or 2%

$1000

Pallet Offering
+
Total $ (A)

TOTAL Rebate0/»

Total Rebate

X !*
October Commitment
Reward $ (B)

If both FUNgicide Season Pallet & Intrinsic Pallet are purchased, maximum rebate is 2%.

Total Program Rebate

• Any of the following products must be ordered and purchased within one transaction to qualify for special pricing: Curalan EG (4 drums), Emerald (5 cases), FreeHand 1.75G pallet,
FreeHand 1.75G half and full truckloads (see pricing).
• Mandatory Direct Drop Shipped (DDS): All orders for FreeHand 1.75G pallets, half and full truckloads, Pendulum AquaCapHO, Intrinsic Pallet, and FUNgicide Season Pallet will
be direct shipped and billed to the end-user, no exceptions. Product can be shipped to the agent with an accepted Bill & Hold (see Bill & Hold form for more details).

Turf and Ornamentals Professional
Contact Name

Business Name

Street

City

Phone

E-mail

Agent

DSR Name

State

ZIP

Note: Agent Sales Representative - Keep this original form for your records and make a copy for the end-user.

Calendar

...Continued from page 2

substantially beneficial to both our partners and our
Association. We have also included benefits to our
highest level sponsors that will only be available to
those in that tier. We hope that these changes will be
received positively and increase partner
participation.
So you may be asking yourself, what can I do? In
terms of membership, we simply need more
members. There are a number of courses in the
state that have superintendents that do not belong to
the state or even a local chapter. Invite fellow
superintendents to local meetings and let them see
the benefits for themselves. We are constantly
looking for new advertisers. We, as superintendents,
see numerous vendors daily and have the best
chance for making that initial contact. Next time a
vendor stops by your office, ask them if they
advertise with the FGCSA. If they do, thank them. If
not, ask them, why not? Let's try to support those
companies that support our Association. It is also, a
great way for a local company to expand business by
advertising in our publications. Jennifer and Joel are
always willing to help fill in the gaps and "close the
deal", but our members need to get the ball rolling for
them by providing names and contact info on new
leads.
This message is not a new one, just one that bears
repeating from time to time. We can all do our part
to help our situation. When we run out of options to
cut costs and increase revenue, we may be forced to
evaluate a possible dues increase to cover operating
costs. We have a lot of creative and intelligent
people in our Association, so we will continue to
search for ways to avoid that dreaded dues increase.

of Events

continued from page 1

HIDEOUT GOLF CLUB
OCTOBER 2 0 T H
SUNCOAST G C S A PRO/SUPER
FOUNDER'S CLUB
OCTOBER 2 4 T H
EVERGLADES G C S A PRO/SUPER
OLDE FLORIDA GOLF CLUB
OCTOBER 2 9 T H
CALUSA G C S A TAYLOR TOURNAMENT
PLANTATION COUNTRY CLUB
NOVEMBER 10TH
SEVEN RIVERS G C S A CHAPTER MEETING
JULIETTE FALLS
NOVEMBER 1 4 T H
EVERGLADES G C S A EDUCATION AND GOLF
OLD COLLIER GOLF CLUB
DECEMBER 14TH
EVERGLADES G C S A CHRISTMAS GOLF TOURNAMENT
AND DINNER
QUAIL CREEK COUNTRY CLUB
DECEMBER 6TH
CALUSA G C S A CHRISTMAS CHARITY TOURNAMENT
STONEYBROOK
DECEMBER 14TH
TREASURE COAST G C S A ANNUAL CHRISTMAS OUTING
GRAND HARBOR

Dale and Wes Mitchell from
Golf Agronomics Supply &
Handling present FGCSA
President Mark Kann with
their annual Turf Research
Donation of $3,000.
GASH's research
contributions to the FGCSA
over the years total
$68,000. Thank you for
your loyal support.

September/October Green Sheet
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EXECUTIVE

DIRECTOR'S

REPORT

By Joel Jackson, CGCS
Legislative/Regulatory Update: (Ordinances) Three
more counties beat the July 1, 2011 deadline to enact
fertilizer ordinances that would be grandfathered in by the
House General Ag Bill 8215 which was passed by the
legislature in this past session. (Manatee County - has
ban on use in summer months; Collier and Martin
Counties adopted the Florida State Model Ordinance.
However, Collier County has indicated they want further
talks with FLDACS about having restrictions under the
new law. Everyone is waiting to see how that plays out
and how rigorous the Counties must make their evidence
of need.
The new bill firmly places the responsibility for regulating
the sale and use of fertilizers with the Dept. of Agriculture
and Consumer Services. It gives FLDACS sole authority
to regulate the sale of fertilizers, thus preventing future
sales bans. However, it does still leave the door open for
more restrictive use measures at the local level if they
can make their case to FLDEP, FLDACS and IFAS. I am
assuming that they will require a more scientific burden of
proof for these former seasonal use bans, which are wellintended but scientifically mis-guided.
Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): FLDEP is holding a
series of Nutrient Standards Workshops around the state.
I attended the one on July 27 th in Leesburg. Most of the
attendees seemed to be from city and/or county
governments and regulators from the water management
districts. The Sierra Club was also in attendance. Jim
Shaffer and Andy Jorgenson from the Seven Rivers
GCSA also were in attendance. The gist of the meeting
was for FLDEP to show the program they are devising to
meet EPA's NNC forced upon us by EPA's lawsuit
settlement after being sued by Earth Justice.
FLDEP's goal is to have site specific evaluation of
various water bodies which will place them on Planning
Lists, Study Lists or Verified Lists of impaired water
bodies. Each step will generate various steps of
monitoring, testing and determination of the need for
TMDL's to remove any impairment. Factors considered
are Dissolved Oxygen, Chlorophyll A content, Total
Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus. Plus a biological
assessment will be done to determine the overall health
of each particular ecosystem. Exceeding of one factor
may not place that water body on one of the lists, if
overall the flora and fauna normally expected in those
systems are healthy. As the DEP said, before a TMDL
will be created, a pollutant must be identified so it can be
addressed.
An algae bloom in itself does not automatically mean an
impairment needing immediate remediation.

The DEP rep also told me after the meeting that if and
when a Basin Plan is activated with TMDL's those
industries, sites, etc following documented BMPs will be
given consideration in what steps they will have to take if
a water body is deemed to be impaired and needs relief.
The state budget and sheer magnitude of such
monitoring and testing of so many water bodies means
that the timeline is often stretched out over a 1 to 5 year
cycle. Something the Sierra Club rep was questioning as
were some other county DEP folks. FLDEP is obviously
trying to do it right and with good science backing up the
decisions which will have financial repercussions.
Whatever program FLDEP comes up with, the Federal
EPA must approve it before it can go into action and
satisfy the court order to comply with the Clean Water
Act.
And speaking of the Clean Water Act, the (NPDES)
issue also being proposed by US EPA is being fiercely
debated at the Federal level with supportive members of
Congress trying to reign in EPA's mission to
regulate/permit pesticide use in/on or near water bodies.
Some states are working on general permits so that
normal applications in response to a pest problem don't
have to go through a case by case permitting/approval
process. Additionally, advocates and congressmen are
also trying to prevent over regulation by EPA when
FIFRA clearly already has jurisdiction over the proper
use of pesticides and where they can be used. The
debate continues. The Florida Pesticide Review Council
will be discussing an update on the issue at their August
30 th meeting in Tallahassee. I will be on vacation at that
time. If someone would like to sit in on that meeting,
please let me know and I will inform Dr. Howard of DEP.
Allied Association News: I will be attending a Florida
Allied Golf Association Panel Discussion in Boca Raton
on August 12th. Hosted by the Florida CMAA, it includes
member from the Florida PGA, Golf Course Owners,
Hospitality Industry and Golf Course Superintendents.
Four questions I will be answering include: Budget
reductions on course conditioning, effluent water status
and golf courses, new grass types characteristics and
the effect on courses of legislation of fertilizers and
pesticides.
Publications Report: We need leads for potential new
advertisers in the Florida Green and/or the Membership
Directory. Please send vendor names and contact info of
those companies you do business with that do not
currently advertise/support the FGCSA. It's important.
Thank you.

September/October Green Sheet
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We Need Your Help!

F.G.C.S.A. INDUSTRY PARTNERS
Platinum Plus
Golf Ventures
The Toro Company, Wesco Turf\ Hector Turf
Platinum
Bayer Environmental Science
John Deere Golf, Beard Equipment, ShowTurf
HarrelTs LLC
Howard Fertilizer & Chemical Co. Inc.
Syngenta
Tampa Bay Turf Management, Inc.
Gold
Agrium Advanced Technologies
BRANDT
Celebration® Bermudagrass
Pasteuria Bioscience, Inc.
Silver
Winfield Solutions Professional Products Group
Bronze
Ragan Technical Solutions, Ine
Southeastern Turfgrass Supply
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.
*Re member to send in your Industry Partnership renewal Forms
before the next Green Sheet to ensure that your company is listed!

September/October Green Sheet
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We all have been under the gun
these past few years with a sluggish
economy, but things seemed to be
leveling out recently and signs of
recovery were beginning to stir. Now
we're dealing with S&P Bond
downgrade, so recovery remains
slow. The FGCSA has cut expenses
in an effort to address a downturn in
advertising revenue and
membership dues.
All of us owe a big debt of thanks to
those advertisers who have stuck
with the state and local chapters
through thick and thin. And last year
we created the FGCSA Industry
Partners program to provide them
with a way to stay involved and
receive a full advertising and
recognition program at a substantial
discount over individual pricing for
advertising options.
But we need your help is generating
leads for potentially new advertisers
to participate in supporting our
association. Please take a few
minutes and jot down the names,
phone numbers, emails and/or
websites of some of the vendors you
regularly deal with, but who are not
advertising in the Florida Green or
our annual FGCSA Membership
Directory. There are bound to be
some smaller but highly regarded
service and support companies in
your chapter who could also benefit
by some new advertising
opportunities.
If you give us their names we can
call and explain our wide variety of
support and recognition options
which in turn can identify them as
supporters of our industry, our
associations and help grow their
businesses through more exposure.
Call, email or mail the information to
Jennifer Bryan, 800-732-6053 or
fgcsa@comcast.net or P.O. Box 65,
Jensen Beach, FL 34958.

Dr. John Cisar, UF/IFAS Ft.
Lauderdale accepts a
$20,000 SHARE donation
from Marcus Prevatte,
SFGCSA President at the
chapter's annual meeting at
the Doral Resort.

Steve Bernard, Adios GC shot a
12 to capture the Crowfoot
Open trophy and the 2nd spot on
the FGCSA Golf Team for the
GCSAA Championship next
February in Palm Springs.

Harold Wilhelm (left),
with BWI is
congratulated by Ridge
President Scott
Scamerhorn and VP
Mike Giddens in June
after winning $5,000
with his hole-in-one in
the new Ridge
Invitational, 18-holeHole-in One Contest
format.

September/October Green Sheet
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Summer 2011 FGCSA Board Meeting Minutes
The Summer 2011 Board Meeting of the
FGCSA Board of Directors was called to
order by President Gary Myers
at 8:54 am, August 5, 2011 at Osprey Ridge
Golf Course.

website development and $1500 went to
the FGCSA for their website. The GCSAA
is currently looking for Research proposals
due by October 17th for consideration to
fund.

All officers were present. All Chapters were
represented, with the exception of the
Everglades. The Chapter Representatives
were:
Calusa, James Foster, CGCS; Central
Florida, Rickey Craig; South Florida,
Ricky Reeves; Ridge, Mike Giddens;
Treasure Coast, Carlos Arraya; Seven
Rivers, Jim Shaffer; West Coast, Trent
Inman; North Florida, Brad Smith; Suncoast,
Mark Todd; Palm Beach, Brian Main.

Financial Reports - The Fourth quarter
reports were presented and approved by
the Board. Jennifer will provide the board a
breakdown of income from the previous two
years which will show the Industry
partnership income.

LRP - The Long range Planning committee
has had two conference calls and is
brainstorming ways to increase revenue. A
dues increase may be considered as well.
A Board LRP meeting will take place after
Others attending the meeting were: Jennifer the next Board Meeting to more thoroughly
Bryan - Association Manager; Joel Jackson - discuss revenue generating ideas and the
future of the FGSCA.
FGCSA Executive Director; Ralph Dain GCSAA, Mike Gay - Central Florida GCSA,
Executive Director Report
Suzanne Moraco - Morgan Stanley, Kevin
Government Legislative/Regulatory
Sunderman - West Coast GCSA and Todd
Update *as reported on page 4
Lowe - USGA.
Minutes of the FGCSA Spring 2011 Board
Meeting were approved.
Morgan Stanley Update - Suzie Moraco
presented to the Board an overview of the
Morgan Stanley Account. Reports included
data from the close of business on August
3rd. The account is a moderate investment
account and has seen a net cumulative
increase of 28% since inception. The
executive Board will set up a conference call
with the intent to manage the funds with more
flexibility; making minor tweaks to the
portfolio without deviating from the basic
strategy. This call will occur before the end
of August.

Publications - Jennifer and Joel have
created a new brochure and media kit and
will begin heavy solicitation for ads and
Industry Partners. The Summer issue was
mailed and was slightly larger than the
previous issue.
Education Committee - Jim Shaffer
presented to the board a current schedule
of educational opportunities.

presented to the Board no later than the
winter board meeting.
New Business - Be sure to get the word
out to other chapters around the country
for the support of Darren Davis who is
running for the GCSAA Board of
Directors.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:36am.
The Fall 2011 Board Meeting will be held
at 8:00 am at Disney's Osprey ridge on
Friday, October 14, 2011. Following the
Board meeting a Long Range Planning
meeting will be held until 4pm. A
continental breakfast will be served along
with lunch.

Summer 2011 FGCSA Annual
Board Meeting Minutes
The Summer 2011 Board Meeting of the
FGCSA Board of Directors was called to
order by President Gary Myers at
10:50am, August 5, 2011 at Osprey
Ridge Golf Course.
All officers were present. All Chapters
were represented except Everglades and
Treasure Coast. The Chapter
Representatives were:
Calusa, James Foster, CGCS; Central
Florida, Rickey Craig; South Florida,
Ricky Reeves; Ridge, Mike Giddens;
Seven Rivers, Jim Shaffer; West Coast,
Trent Inman; North Florida, Brad Smith;
Suncoast, Mark Todd; Palm Beach,
Brian Main.

USGA Update - Todd Lowe reported the
USGA had a successful US Open. He also
reiterated that the USGA is there to help
those clubs in need. Remember that a visit
from the USGA results in CEU's from the
GCSAA. John Foy and Todd Lowe are also
available to speak at local chapter meetings.

Golf - The FGCSA Golf Championship will
be held at Southern Dunes on October 1,
2011. The deadline to enter is September
24, 2010. Registration forms are available
on the FGCSA website. If you have any
questions, please contact Joe Ondo at 407657-7565. The Crowfoot had 110
registered. The Crowfoot will also provide a
platform to administer a sample of the new
BMP Test. Kinks are still being worked out,
but the committee has developed a test of
three parts; 30,40 and 30 questions
respectively.

GCSAA - Ralph Dain reported that there are
currently 3 action alerts on the GCSAA
website. He will work on getting laptops set
up at local chapter meetings for our members
to take action. This has proven successful in
the past. Several Chapter Outlook Grants
were awarded to Florida Chapters; EGCSA,
PBGCSA and SFGCA ($2500) towards a
DVD showing the benefits of golf course to
be handed out to Government and local
legislatures, $1300 to the TCGCSA for their

Membership - Jennifer presented to the
board the current membership data. Not all
chapters had reported. Please remember
Financials -The new 2011/2012 budget
to submit your chapter's membership lists to was approved as drafted.
Jennifer so the state can keep up to date
and accurate records.
The Board meeting was adjourned at
11:24am.
Awards/SOP- SOP manual were passed
out to the Board and the Board was also
reminded of the Award nomination change
in schedule; nominations must be

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Others attending the meeting were:
Jennifer Bryan - Association Manager;
and Joel Jackson - FGCSA Executive
Director
Minutes of the FGCSA Summer 2010
Annual Board Meeting were approved.
Election of Officers - The Election of
Officers was approved. The new officers
are: Gary Myers, CGCS, Immediate Past
President; Mark Kann, President; Nancy
Miller, CGCS, Vice President; Kevin
Sunderman, Secretary/Treasurer.

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