VOLUME XXVIII, PART I, J A N U A R Y / F E B R U A R Y

2012

NEWSLETTER OF THE FLORIDA GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION

GCSAA Education Conference
& the Golf Industry Show

It's time to finalize your plans for attending the GCSAA Conference and Golf Industry
Show and the FGCSA Annual Reception! (see page 7 for details)
CALENDAR
JANUARY 6
CALUSA G C S A MONTHLY MEETING
CORAL OAKS C C
JANUARY 9
CENTRAL FLORIDA G C S A AND F T G A
RESEARCH TOURNAMENT
INTERLACHEN C C

OF

EVENTS

JANUARY 1 1
F T G A REGIONAL SEMINAR
TAMPA
JANUARY 1 2
F T G A REGIONAL SEMINAR
FORT MYERS
JANUARY 1 7

JANUARY 1 1
F T G A REGIONAL SEMINAR
SUNCOAST G C S A VENDOR APPRECIATION
DAY

OCALA
JANUARY 1 8

PLATATION C C
SEVEN RIVERS G C S A MONTHLY MEETING
CONTINENTAL C C

FEBRUARY 7
F T G A REGIONAL SEMINAR
ORLANDO
FEBRUARY 8
SEVEN RIVERS G C S A MONTHLY MEETING
WILLISTON HIGHLANDS G C
FEBRUARY 8
F T G A REGIONAL SEMINAR
LAKE WORTH
FEBRUARY 9
F T G A REGIONAL SEMINAR
PLANTATION

PRESIDENT'S
BY

MARK

REPORT

KANN

Happy New Year! The snowbirds have flocked back to Florida and I am
sure that everyone's course is a lot busier than it was just a few months
ago.
It has been busier over the last few weeks on the government relations
side of things. Several bills have been moving around committees in the
State Legislature that pertain to all of us in terms of fertilizer usage. We
appreciate those of you who have been diligent about contacting your
perspective legislators asking for their support of our green industries.
Recently, Florida's Environmental Resource Commission voted to adopt
the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's (FLDEP) version of
the Numeric Nutrient Criteria rule as a substitute for the US EPA's NNC
rule. The battle is far from over, but the FLDEP version contains an
overwhelming amount of scientific research by I FAS and "real world"
sampling and testing data that will be hard to dispute when coupled with
the financial impact of the complying with the EPA rule as written.
We have also made excellent progress on the Golf BMP Certification
process. We are close to finalizing presentations that will be used as a
review for taking the 3-part examination. It is not required that you attend
the presentations prior to the test session, but it is highly encouraged.
The Seven Rivers GCSA will be hosting one of the first full-day training
sessions on March 22nd at the UF/IFAS Plant Science Research and
Education Unit in Citra. The event will be open to everyone and will cover
all three sections of the review of the BMPs followed by the complete
certification exam.
Ralph Dain has indicated that several chapters are ready to start taking

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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

The Green Sheet is a bimonthly FGCSA
Newsletter printed as follows: Jan/Feb,
March/April, May/June, July/August,
Sept./October, November/December.

Financial Support:
This issue of the Green Sheet
is being sponsored by:
Golf Ventures
5101 Gateway Blvd., Suite 18
Lakeland, FL 33811-2704
800-330-8874
800-481-8911
888-222-7072
All material submitted for printing will
be edited at the discretion of the editor.
Material must be typed or clearly
printed. Photos are encouraged. Items
must be for the good of the association.
Deadline next issue March 15.

Mark Kann
portions of the BMP test at their
monthly meetings which we
should be able to start after the
beginning of 2012. Once again,
we appreciate everyone's
patience through this process.
The Florida Reception at the
GCSAA Conference and Show
in Las Vegas is only a few
months away. Be sure to follow
the registration process that
Jennifer will be sending out
shortly and send your RSVP so
you do not miss your chance to
attend. This event will give
everyone an opportunity to visit
with fellow superintendents,
industry partners and
supporters of the FGCSA.
Thank you to all of our
Reception Sponsors!
This is always a hopeful time as
we begin a new year. It is full of
potential and possibilities for
personal and professional
growth. The FGCSA is going to
be investing time in strategic
planning over the next few
months to maximize it's value
and services to it's members
and sponsors. I look forward to
seeing many of you in 2012.

Calendar of Events continued from page 1

From Jennifer's DesK
Happy New Year! I hope your holidays were happy and
healthy.

FEBRUARY 1 4
F T G A REGIONAL SEMINAR
VERO BEACH
FEBRUARY 2 1

Time sure does seem to fly; I'm not sure if it gets worse
the older I get or the busier I become, but I can certainly
say that it doesn't matter what I am doing it feels like
another new year is here before I know it. It seems like it
was only a couple of months ago that I was sending you
e-mail after e-mail about the FGCSA Reception in
Orlando. Lucky you, it is that time for me to bombard
you again about the Reception in Las Vegas.
We are excited to hold this year's reception on March 1,
2012 at The JET Nightclub in the Mirage Hotel and
Casino from 7-10pm. It will certainly hold up to last
year's event.
I am asking that all superintendents who are planning to
attend the FGCSA Reception register via the FGCSA
website. If you DO NOT register you will not receive a
wristband or invitation. Wristbands and invitations will
only be mailed to those superintendents who register.
You will be unable to enter the The JET without a proper
wristband.
Please go to www.floridagcsa.com and click on the
information tab and then Reception. A prompt
"Superintendents to RSVP click HERE" will be displayed.
There you will find a link to complete a registration form.
You may also type this URL directly into your browser:
http://www.floridagcsa.com/ReceptionLasVegas.
Please contact me at the FGCSA office if you have any
questions. I look forward to seeing you in Vegas!

Past President Lon Chatfield was the
moderator of the NFGCSA's Annual November
Education Day meeting at the Julington Creek
G.C. in Jacksonville.

F T G A REGIONAL SEMINAR
MILTON
FEBRUARY 2 3
F T G A REGIONAL SEMINAR
JACKSONVILLE
FEBRUARY 2 7 - M A R C H 2 N D
G C S A A CONFERENCE AND GOLF INDUSTRY SHOW
LAS VEGAS
MARCH 1ST
F G C S A ANNUAL RECEPTION
THE JET NIGHTCLUB, THE MIRAGE

EXECUTIVE

DIRECTOR'S

REPORT

By Joel Jackson, CGCS

golf related issues will also be taking place during the
session.

See the FTGA Schedule below for a list of the dates and
locations of the annual regional turf seminars around the
1. Government Legislative/Regulatory Update
state. These are excellent opportunities to provide some
Legislative Report: A few days before the Florida Senate
education points and pesticide CORE ceu's for you and
Ag Committee's hearing on Senate Bill 604 a legislative call
members of your staff. Several, but not all, have a golf
to action swept across the allied green industry network.
track at the site. For more details and a registration form
The bill was designed to provide trained, certified and
go to www.ftga.org.
licensed fertilizer applicators a statewide status that would
supersede the topsy-turvy network of local fertilizer
2012 FTGA Regional Seminars
ordinance with their different blackout periods and other
non-science based restriction. I'm happy to report that the
Jan 11 - Tampa (Golf). Location: St. Lawrence Parrish Hall
11th hour push was successful as Senator David Simmons
Jan12 - Ft. Myers (Golf). Location: Gulf Coast Church of
of Altamonte Springs was kind enough to send an email
Christ
stating that SB 604 unanimously passed the committee.
Jan
17 - Ocala (Golf). Location: Marion County Extension
Now hopefully it will be successful in the full legislative
Office
session which begins on January 10th.
Feb 7 - Orlando (Golf). Location: Valencia College West
Campus
Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): Activist have filed another
Feb 8 - Lake Worth. Location: Polish American Club
lawsuit to prevent Florida DEP's attempt to apply local,
Feb 9 - Plantation. Location: City of Plantation Parks and
realistic scientific findings in the setting of Nutrient Criteria.
Rec Central
Having attended several of the NNC workshops, I can tell
Feb 14 - Vero Beach. Location: Richardson Center, Indian
you that pulling one number out of the hat and assigning it
River State College,
Mueller Campus
to all lakes, rivers or estuaries is not good policy and often
Feb 21 - Milton (Golf). Location: Santa Rosa County
unnecessarily classifies a body of water "impaired" when it
Auditorium
is just functioning in its natural state, which doesn't always
Feb 23 - Jacksonville (Golf). Location: Duval County
fit an arbitrary number. The battle continues.
Extension Office
National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES):
The onerous time-consuming and duplicative general
permitting process has been modified by Florida's DEP to
provide golf courses and other applicators some relief by
not over regulating the application of terrestrial pesticides.
However, you are responsible for reporting accidental or
unauthorized discharges into bodies of water, especially
those waters that can leave your property. So while we may
not be in the application paperwork stream, you need to
find out under what situations you may need to take action.
See this link for details:
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/wastewater/iw/docs/62
621.300 8e.pdf.
Allied Association News: Even though the GCSAA
Conference and Show is running a few weeks later than
normal, it's still that time of year to finalize your registration
and travel plans for the 2012 GCSAA - GIS in Las Vegas
on Feb 27th - March 3rd. Our traditional FGCSA Reception
will be held at the Jet Lounge at the Mirage Hotel on
Thursday, March 1st. Jennifer Bryan will have more details
for you in her column.
The Allied Golf Associations of Florida will join together for
a Golf Day in Tallahassee during the 2012 Florida
Legislative Session. Displays will be set up in the courtyard
and in the capitol building. Office visits with legislators on

Other Allied Associations: One of my duties over the years
has been to establish a liaison with associations and
agencies that have common interests or issues. Currently
I attend scheduled programs or meetings of: Florida
Pesticide Review Council; Florida Fertilizer & Agrichemical
Assoc.; Ag Institute of Florida (Ag Commodity
Communications Directors); Advisory Council of the
UF/IFAS Ag Education and Communications Dept. and
PIE Center. I also belong to two publications based
organizations: TOCA (Turf & Ornamental Communicators
Assoc. and ING (The International Network of Golf.)
New Year's Resolution: Issue more news releases to the
major media markets in Florida throughout the year to help
publicize local chapters and their positive impacts to their
communities.

FGCSA Annual Reception
March 1, 2012
7-1 Opm
The JET Mirage Nightclub
Located in
The Mirage Hotel and Casino

In Memorium

F.G.C.S.A. INDUSTRY PARTNERS
Platinum Plus
Golf Ventures
The Torn Company, Wesco Turf] Hector Turf
Platinum
Agrium Advanced Technologies
Bayer Environmental Science
John Deere Golf] Beard Equipment, ShowTurf
Howard Fertilizer & Chemical Co. Inc.
Gold
Syngenta
Tampa Bay Turf Management, Inc.
Silver
Winfield Solutions Professional Products Group
Bronze
FIS Outdoor
Independent Turf Partners
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.
*Remember to send in your Industry Partnership renewal Forms
before the next Green Sheet to ensure that your company is listed!

On November 29, 2011 Olde Florida
Golf Club lost one of its own, Nathaniel
"Nathan" Tutt. Nathan was 34 years
old at the time of his passing. Nathan
began work at Olde Florida on May 23,
2007 as an assistant superintendent.
Nathan was employed in that capacity
until March 20, 2011 when he returned
to Franklin, Tennessee to be closer to
family. A month prior to leaving Olde
Florida, Nathan was diagnosed with
Stage NIC Colorectal Cancer. A
baseball-sized tumor was removed,
but the cancer had already spread to
his lymph nodes. He immediately
began chemotherapy treatments, but
after a dozen treatments the cancer
had spread throughout his body. His
wife Hillary, two-year old son Gavin
and three-year old daughter Elena
survive Nathan. They truly were the
loves of his life.
In 2007, as part of the application
process to Olde Florida Nathan sent
me a cover letter that I re-read this
morning. In Nathan's letter he included
a quote by Eleanor Roosevelt that
read, "Believe in yourself. You gain
strength, courage and confidence by
every experience in which you stop to
look fear in the face." The quote is very
apropos of how Nathan lived his life.
Nathan was a passionate warrior, but
in the end the cancer was too strong of
a force for him to overcome.
Nathan held a bachelor of science in
agronomy from the University of
Tennessee. Prior to being employed
by Olde Florida Nathan worked at
Grey Oaks Country Club and The
Legends Club of Tennessee.
I will provide any further details or
wishes of the family to Tom as they
become available.
Sincerely,
Darren J. Davis
Golf Course Superintendent
DarrenJDavis@aol.com

Jim Shaffer with the toys
collected at the annual
"Seven Rivers Toy Drive"
event held at Juliette Falls.
One thousand dollars worth
of gifts were donated to the
Citrus County Family
Resource Center.

Legendary West Coast
Superintendent and
chapter pioneer Bud
Quandt helps out each
year at his namesake
tournament in October
which raises money for turf
research and local
charities.

Dear Friend of the FGCSA,

Reception Sponsorship Levels:
>

We are thrilled to offer you the
opportunity to be a part of the
Florida Golf Course
Superintendents Association's
reception at the Golf Industry Show.
This great event has a tradition of
being the one night during the GIS
when all of the Florida
Superintendents are in one spot at
the same time. This is an excellent
time for you to visit with your
Florida clients in a social
atmosphere.
We are very excited to announce
that this year's reception is
scheduled for Thursday night,
March 1, 2012, at JET Mirage
Nightclub located in The Mirage
Resort and Casino. We are proud
to provide one of the best
receptions at the GIS and with your
continued support you will not be
disappointed.
Admission to the reception is
limited to Florida Superintendents
and spouses and the sponsors of
the Florida reception ONLY. The
number of tickets to the reception is
based on sponsor level as listed on
the enclosed Sponsor Registration
Form. We will give all sponsors
proper credit in the Florida Green
magazine following the reception.
If you would like to attend the JET
Mirage Nightclub reception as one
of our sponsors, please send the
enclosed Sponsorship Form to the
FGCSA office no later than January
15, 2012. Sponsorships received
after that date will not be printed on
the invitations but will be
acknowledged at the reception.
As always, we continue to
appreciate the support that your
company has given to the Florida
Superintendents in the past and
hope that you will be able to join us
in March.

Please complete the form to the right and
fax or e-mail it to Jennifer Bryan at 772334-6015 or fgcsa@comcast.net.

Platinum Sponsorship
$5,850.00

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Includes twenty admission tickets for your company.
Company logo display(determined by venue location)
Listing on the Sponsor Board the night of the reception.
Listing in the Florida Green magazine, Green Sheet Newsletter and FGCSA website

Gold Sponsorship
$3,000.00

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Includes ten admission tickets for your company.
Listing on the Sponsor Board the night of the reception.
Listing in the Florida Green.

SILVER SPONSOR
$1,350.00

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Includes four admission tickets for your company.
Listing on the Sponsor Board the night of the reception.
Listing in the Florida Green.

BRONZE SPONSOR
$675.00

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Includes two admission tickets for your company.
Listing on the Sponsor Board the night of the reception.
Listing in the Florida Green.
FGCSA RECEPTION SPONSORSHIP FORM

Company name
Contact Name
Billing Address
C ity
Phone

State

Zip
Fax

Email
Sponsorship Level
(Platinum - $5,850, Gold - $3,000, Silver - $1,350 or Bronze $675)
Please list company members and guests who will need wristbands.

Lakeland: 800-330-8874
Jupiter: 888-222-7072

Happy New Year! Our Team at Go If Ventures wants to wish all of you a
Prosperous New Year for 2012 and want you to know we appreciate your
business over the past 26 years. We know 2012 will continue to be a
challenging year for the golf industry but we are here to partner with you
and provide sales, support and service in every aspect of our business.
Come visit us in Las Vegas at the &I5 Show at the Helena Booth and
Jacobsen Booth.
Golf Ventures is happy to sponsor the Florida Reception
for the Florida Golf Course Superintendents Association. Hope to see you in
Las Vegas!

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