VOLUME XXVIII, PART II, M A R C H / A P R I L

2012

NEWSLETTER OF THE FLORIDA GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION

F G C S A SUCCESS STORIES: FLORIDA GOLF DAY AND
D A R R E N D A V I S ' E L E C T I O N TO G C S A A
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Left Photo: Governor Rick Scott proclaims February 14, 2012, "Florida Golf Day." Right Photo:
FGCSA Voting Delegate Dale Kuehner, CGCS, New GCSAA Director Darren Davis, and
GCSAA Past President Bob Randquist, CGCS celebrate Darren's appointment to the GCAAA
Board of Directors.
CALENDAR
MARCH 1 4
SEVEN RIVERS G C S A MONTHLY MEETING
TWISTED OAKS, BEVERLY HILLS
MARCH 1 9
EVERGLADES G C S A SPRING REGULATORY
TOUR
O L D COLLIER GOLF CLUB
MARCH 1 9
W E S T COAST G C S A MONTHLY MEETING
BELLEVIEW BILTMORE
MARCH 2 0
EVERGLADES G C S A MEETING
PELICAN BAY

OF

EVENTS

MARCH 2 2
SOUTH FLORIDA G C S A TURF EXPO
FT. LAUDERDALE I F A S
MARCH 2 7
PALM BEACH G C S A MONTHLY MEETING
THE FOUNTAINS
MARCH 2 9

APRIL 9
NORTH FLORIDA G C S A MEMORIAL
TOURNAMENT
MARCH CREEK COUNTRY CLUB
APRIL 1 6
SEVEN RIVERS G C S A JEFF HAYDEN
MEMORIAL ENVIROTRON CLASSIC

SUNCOAST SCRAMBLE

WORLD WOODS

HERITAGE OAKS GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB

APRIL 1 9

APRIL 5

SUNCOAST AND CALUSA G C S A JOINT

EVERGLADES G C S A SPRING SYMPOSIUM

MEETING

NAPLES BEACH HOTEL AND GOLF CLUB

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PRESIDENT'S
BY

MARK

REPORT

KANN

The long flight to and from Las Vegas provided plenty of time to work on
my latest message and the GCSAA Conference and Show provided some
good material to write about. I hope that everyone that made the trip out to
Vegas had a good and productive experience.
The whole event started with the FGCSA Golf Team winning first place in
the GCSAA Golf Team Championship. Congratulations to the team of
Deron Zendt, Steve Bernard, Bob Harper, and Steve Wright. Joel and
Jennifer attended some chapter executive sessions early in the week and
were able to pick up some great ideas that we can utilize for our
Association. They also met with the Carolinas GCSA who is working on
setting up the Rounds-4-Research Program for 2012. The program will
provide an online site that will auction various golf packages for numerous
golf courses to raise money for research. The CGCSA are finalizing the
details and will get back with us soon.
The Florida Reception, despite a late notice of location "name" change,
was a fun time. The event provided an opportunity for everyone to enjoy
some fun, food, drinks, and conversation and plenty of seating for tired
feet. Thanks to our Industry Partners and Sponsors for helping us put on a
great event. Thanks to attendees' generosity, we were able to raise over
$1,000 for the Benevolent Fund. To cap off the week, Darren Davis was
appointed to a one-year term as Director with the GCSAA.
Congratulations, Darren.

Mark Kann

was going to be the first
opportunity to become certified
in the Golf BMPs. At our last
Long Range Planning
Committee meeting, we
identified a few areas that need
We continue to make progress with the Golf BMP Certification Program.
re-examining before
Unfortunately, we were forced to cancel the March 22nd event in Citra that
implementing the program. We
will be making a proposal to the
FGCSA Board of Directors
concerning the policies and
procedures for approval at he
next board meeting. Again, I
apologize for the delay in
launching the program, but we
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want to make sure we are
Editor:
Financial Support:
covering all of our bases.
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.

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In the coming months,
numerous chapters that will be
hosting golf tournaments that
will raise funds for great causes
including turfgrass research. I
hope you will all consider
participating in these events
and help contribute to raising
critical funds to help support our
industry.

Having just returned from Las Vegas, I am eager to get
back to work and share with the Board much of what I
learned during the GIS. I attended a Chapter
Executive's Session and an Editor's Session. These
sessions are so valuable, as I not only get to learn from
my colleagues through their stories of successes and
failures, but I get reinvigorated in my role in the
association. There is so much technology at our
fingertips these days and trying to assess what is
valuable to our association can be a little
overwhelming! Listening to these other chapters and
their experiences helps to identify those areas that can
prove valuable to our members.

APRIL 2 6
SOUTH FLORIDA G C S A MONTHLY MEETING
SEVEN BRIDGES GOLF CLUB
MAY 2
WEST COAST G C S A SOCIAL MEETING
COURTSIDE GRILL NEAR FEATHERSOUND
MAY 1 7 - M A Y

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EVERGLADES G C S A POA ANNUA
MAY 1 7
F G C S A BOARD MEETING
MAY 1 8
F G C S A POA SEMINAR

One such area is Facebook. Statistics show that over
500 million people use Facebook; 1 in every 13 people,
with over 50% that log on each day. WOW - the
statistics are convincing. Over the next couple of
months I will work hard to integrate our website with
Facebook. Log on - check out the Florida Golf Course
Superintendents page and become a fan. You will be
alerted of events, legislative issues, and as well as be
able to post pictures of your chapter events to share
with other FGCSA members.
I also want to take a moment to thank our very
generous Industry Partners and Reception Sponsors
(listed on the following page). Without their support our
annual reception would not be possible! This year's
was no exception. The reception was held at 10AK in
the Mirage Hotel and Casino. The venue proved to be
superb and over 300 of our members attended! It
looked like everyone who attended had the opportunity
to mingle with their colleagues and have fun. Thank
you for taking the time to RSVP - this is one small step
that makes my job in planning the reception that much
easier.
I will continue to work to serve your needs. If there is
something you would like to see the FGCSA do for you,
please let us know. We are here for our members!
FGCSA Members and Sponsors
enjoying
the FGCSA Reception
on March 1sf at
1QAK in The Mirage Hotel and
Casino.

NAPLES BEACH HOTEL AND GOLF CLUB
MAY 2 2
TREASURE COAST G C S A BLUE PEARL TOURNAMENT
QUAIL VALLEY
MAY 2 2
SUNCOAST G C S A ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING
SARA BAY C C

2012 FGCSA Reception Sponsors
Thank you for your SUPPORT and
making this event
possible!
PLATINUM PLUS
Golf Ventures
The Toro Company, Hector Turf, Wesco Turf

PLATINUM

Agrium Advanced Technologies
Bayer Environmental Science
Beard Equipment, John Deere Golf, Show Turf
Harrells
Howard Fertilizer & Chemical Co., Inc.

GOLD

Grigg Brothers
Numerator Technologies, Inc.
Southeast Partners
Syngenta
Tampa Bay Turf Management, Inc.

SILVER

Florida Superior Sand, Inc.
Horizon
QGS Development, Inc.
Winfield Solutions Professional Products Group

BRONZE

A.J. Balding
American Landscape and Labor, Inc.
Becker Underwood
DuPont Professional Products
FIS Outdoor
Florida Coast Equipment/Westrac
Go For Supply Inc.
Independent Turf Partners
Precision Small Engine Co.
Ragan Technical
Sullivan Electric & Pump, Inc.

Aquatrols
BASF Corporation
Dow AgroSciences
Florida Turf Support/Floratine
Geoponics Corp.
Golf Agronomics Supply & Handling
Maxand
ProPlus Golf Services, Inc.
Southeastern Turf Grass Supply
Tom & Mark Burrows Turfgrass
TriEst Ag Group, Inc.

EXECUTIVE

DIRECTOR'S

REPORT

At this meeting, Steve Mona, Head of the World Golf
Foundation and Rhett Evans, CEO of the GCSAA
By Joel Jackson, CGCS
represented the Golf Course Superintendents part in
Florida Golf Day: We Are Golf comes to Florida. The
the Golf Story. Both did an outstanding job of
We Are Golf coalition of the Allied Golf Associations in
representing our profession in general and especially
America has had a successful impact at the national
pointing out the FGCSA's role in environmental
level by going to Washington, D.C. every May for the last stewardship.
couple of years and visiting with various legislators and
Perhaps the most rewarding comments came from
departments to tell golfs positive economic and
Drew Bartlett, Head of the Dept. of Environmental
environmental impact story.
Protection's Office of Water Policy when he
On February 14th of this year, that effort was recreated at enthusiastically praised and promoted our Golf BMP
the state level as leaders of those national associations Manual and our whole hearted cooperative effort in
along with their state chapter leaders and
working with DEP to be leaders in environmentally
representatives gathered in Tallahassee to celebrate
protective efforts.
Florida Golf Day.
Following the meeting, Mark, Nancy and I made it a
The FGCSA delegation: President Mark Kann, Vice
point to seek out Mr. Bartlett and introduce ourselves
President Nancy Miller, CGCS and myself was
and thank him for his comments and pledge a
supported by Ralph Dain, GCSAA Field Representative, continued partnership in seeking science-based
Todd Lowe, USGA Agronomist and Pete Snyder,
regulations for the good of all.
Executive Director of the FTGA were on hand to
Earlier, on Monday evening all of the representatives of
participate and witness the Senate and House
the
Allied Golf Associations met at a reception at the
proclamations of Florida Golf Day and the Business
Governor's
Club. At the reception, besides all the usual
Roundtable where Golf Leaders and State Department
meet
and
greet
chit-chat, we were approached by the
Heads exchanged information and recognized
other
associations
(PGA and CMAA specifically,
contributions of the Golf Industry to Florida.
wondering if we would be interested in meeting as a
group more frequently in conjunction perhaps with
already planned association functions, so we can stay
on top of the issues and speak with one united voice
and support each other when major issues emerge. Of
course, we said YES!
Maybe it just took this "Headline" event to finally bring
us all together, to hear our individual stories and to
realize how much we rely on each other for our daily
business and the success of the whole golf industry.
Post Legislative Session:
are off and it's back to our work-a-day routines. One
lesson that we've heard before but was re-emphasized
by Senator Nancy Detert's aide as she toured our
FGCSA display was to invite your state legislators
(Senators and Representatives) to a chapter meeting
when they are out of session and back home. Or invite
them for a tour of a course with several of your key
chapter leaders to discuss and show how we perform
our BMPs and effective stewardship. We have bullet
point handouts on the Economic and Environmental
Impacts that can be made available anytime you need
them.
FGCSA President Mark Kann and Vice President
Nancy
Miller, CGCS man our booth in the Capitol Rotunda in
Tallahassee
on Florida Golf Day.

Continued on page 6...

.. .continued from page 5.
GCSAA Conference & Show News:
The very good news from Las Vegas is
that Darren Davis; current President of
the Everglades GCSA is now a
member of the GCSAA Board of
Directors. Darren and Voting Delegate
Dale Kuehner, CGCS waged a very
competitive and successful campaign
in which four candidates (two of which
were incumbent Directors) were
running for two open spots on the
board. After all votes were cast Bill
Maynard had a little over 6,000 votes,
Rafael Barajas had a little over 5,000
(both incumbents), Darren had around
4,500 and Mark Jordan had 800.
Maynard and Barajas retained their
seats on the board, but since Director
Keith Ihms was elected
Secretary/Treasurer that created a 1year vacancy on the Board. Newly
elected president Sandy Queen,
CGCS convened a short meeting of all
officers and directors and Darren was
appointed to fill that vacancy for 201213. Darren says he expects that he will
likely run for election for a full term
again at next year's conference, and
he thanks all those that supported him
for Director.
Meanwhile, this was Dale Kuehner's
last year as the FGCSA Voting
Delegate. Dale and family are moving
back to the Pittsburgh area to run the
family's golf course up there. Dale has
had a keen passion for the voting
delegate position and his continued
involvement in GCSAA committees
over the years has kept him in
constant contact with chapter leaders
all across the country which has been
invaluable in leveraging votes for the
candidates that the FGCSA has
supported over the years. Dale, on
behalf of all FGCSA members I
sincerely thank you for your time and
service to our association. You will be
missed.

(Back left) Mark Kann, Joel Jackson and Nancy Miller sat in on the
Florida Golf Day Business Roundtable
where heads of the state's
United
department
Golf Associations
told "Florida Golf's Story" to various state
heads.

Todd Lowe, USGA Green Section, Pete Snyder, FTGA, Nancy
Miller,
CGCS and Ralph Dain, GCSAA helped represent
the Florida Golf
Industry in
Tallahassee.

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Regional Meeting
Staying the Course:
Golf Course Maintenance in 2012

It has undoubtedly been a tough few years for golf courses in Florida. Some things are better and others
are still a challenge. What issues face golf course maintenance in 2012 and how do we continue to move
forward? Working together to overcome these challenges is in everyone's best interest. Team work is
essential. Join us on Friday, May 18th at the Naples Beach Hotel as we present challenges and solutions for
staying the course in golf course maintenance.
Be sure to check the FGCSA website for updates and registration forms: www.floridagcsa.com
Follow us on Facebook and Twitter:

https://www.facebook.com/FGCSA

https://twitter.com/FGCSA

USGA

Regional Golfer Meetings Coming in April
As USGA agronomists, we hear and see it all. A common concern is always how to get golfers and course officials to
understand why basic golf course maintenance practices are so important. Times have changed, and we all have less
to work with and more to answer to. Doing more with less, or even keeping basic levels of maintenance practices in
place is more important than ever, and yet is harder than ever.
We invite course officials and you to attend a Regional Golfer Meeting to hear USGA staff discuss basic golf course
maintenance practices, why they are important, and what's going to happen to the golf course if these practices aren't
accomplished. A USGA Rules Official will also be on hand to discuss changes in the Rules of Golf. This is a good
opportunity to have course officials hear from an unbiased source, and to have all their questions answered.
Registration for the April, 2012 USGA Regional Golfer Meetings will be emailed to superintendents in the next few
days. If you have not received information, please contact Shelly Foy, 772-546-2620, sfov@usqa.org.

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