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Left Photo: Chris Cartin, former long-time Central Florida Superintendent and now sales rep for
Brandt Consolidated received the 2013 Larry Kamphaus Award from Tom Alex at the December
Crowfoot Open. Right Photo: Crowfoot Golf Chairman Joe Ondo, CGCS presented the Crowfoot
Open Trophy to winner Jason Regan from the Country Club of Ocala.
CALENDAR
JANUARY 6
1

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ANNUAL G C HORN MEMORIAL

OF

EVENTS

JANUARY 1 6

MARCH 5

F G C S A WINTER BOARD MEETING, ISLA DEL

U S G A GREEN COMMITTEE UNIVERSITY

TURFGRASS EDUCATION SEMINAR

SOL YACHT AND COUNTRY CLUB

PROGRAM, TIMIQUANA COUNTRY CLUB,

JANUARY 1 0

JANUARY 1 6

JACKSONVILLE

CALUSA G C S A MEETING

F T G A REGIONAL TURF CONFERENCE,

MARCH 6

CORAL OAKS

OCALA

U S G A GREEN COMMITTEE UNIVERSITY

JANUARY 1 3

JANUARY 2 4

PROGRAM, PALM BEACH

PALM BEACH G C S A MEETING

SEVEN RIVERS G C S A MONTHLY MEETING

MARCH 7

BREAKERS WEST COUNTRY CLUB

OCALA NATIONAL

U S G A GREEN COMMITTEE UNIVERSITY

JANUARY 1 4

FEBRUARY 6

PROGRAM, PELICAN PRESERVE, FORT MYERS

WEST COAST, SUNCOAST, RIDGE VENDOR

F G C S A ANNUAL RECEPTION

MARCH 1 7

APPRECIATION DAY, CYPRESS CREEK

B B KING'S HOUSE OF BLUES

SUNCOAST SCRAMBLE, THE OAKS CLUB

JANUARY 1 5

MARCH 4

MARCH 2 7

F T G A REGIONAL TURF CONFERENCE, TAMPA

U S G A GREEN COMMITTEE UNIVERSITY

SOUTH FLORIDA G C S A TURF EXPO

PROGRAM, TAMPA/ST. PETE

U F / I F A S FORT LAUDERDALE

PRESIDENT'S
BY

KEVIN

REPORT

SUNDERMAN

As we ring in the New Year I hope this finds all of you happy and healthy. The
holidays are a great time for relaxing and reflection. Hopefully you had a chance
to catch your breath and are ready to take on 2014.
The many volunteers on the FGCSA board and various committees are ready to
take on the New Year. In 2013 we placed an emphasis on increased committee
involvement for the FGCSA and we're beginning to see new ideas emerge. We
are sorting through the ideas as they develop looking at what implementations to
make. The goal is to maximize the benefits and services the FGCSA provides to
our members and industry as a whole. We also want to continue to solidify our
reputation with Florida officials, legislators and public.

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In our efforts to direct the FGCSA we need the help of our members, local chapter
leaders and vendors. Soon our members will be asked to participate in a survey
on the benefits and services provided by the FGCSA as well as questions
pertaining to the golf business in Florida. The information gathered through this
survey will be used to guide the direction of the FGCSA. A lot of significance is
placed on the results of these surveys as the board often looks to them when
discussing various issues. Keep a lookout for the survey and know your voice will
be heard.

Kevin Sunderman

very excited about this event. We
expect both the chapters and the
FGCSA to gain valuable information
to improve what we provide to
Another way we intend to gain valuable information is through a Chapter Leader
our
members.
Chapter leaders
Round Table to be held during GIS in February. The FGCSA will be inviting all local
will
be
receiving
more information
th
chapter leaders to attend this event to be held Wednesday, February 5 at Rosen
about
this
important
event.
Shingle Creek from 4pm to 6pm. There will be a set agenda to discuss various
topics ranging from benefits and services to the interaction between state and local
I want to once again express
chapters. There will also be time allotted for questions from participants. We are
the importance of signing up to
participate in EREF. This coalition
of green industries aims to improve
our stance when it comes to the
significance of properly maintained
green spaces including golf
courses. You can participate in
various ways; the simplestis by
r
visiting Floridagcsa.com and
clicking on the EREF tab. There
Editor:
Financial Support:
you can sign up to participate in a
Joel Jackson, CGCS
This issue of the Green Sheet
check-off program of sorts where
(407) 760-7914 (cell)
is being sponsored by:
E-mail: FLGrn@aol.com
you pay a voluntary 0.6% donation
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on all fertilizer purchases to be
News Coordinator:
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collected by the billing distributors
Jennifer Bryan
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through yourinvoices. This
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800-481-8911
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spent. This money is being used
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to strengthen our position including
E-mail:fgcsa@comcast.net
All material submitted for printing will
advocacy efforts towards governbe edited at the discretion of the editor.
ment officials and the general
Material must be typed or clearly
As a vital part of our association we will also survey our supporting vendors to
gather information from their perspective. They often see things from a different
viewpoint. We expect to find the thoughts of our affiliate members helpful.

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

printed. Photos are encouraged. Items
must be for the good of the association.
Deadline next issue February 15.

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public. If everybody gives a little we can achieve a lot.
If you have not yet participated in the Golf BMP Certification program I encourage you to do so at the next opportunity. It
is important that we, as golf course superintendents, demonstrate our dedication to preserving the environment and
water quality. We need a majority of our members to successfully complete this certification. In doing so, we can
communicate to lawmakers and the public that we are not part of the problem but rather the solution when it comes to
environmental concerns. Last decade our leaders had the foresight to create the BMP for Golf manual. Many times over
the past several years local fertilizer ordinances have cited this manual as law for golf courses to follow. In doing so, golf
courses were exempted from the more stringent rules demanding summer blackout periods for nitrogen and phosphorus
applications. It is reasonable to say that without the BMP manual for Golf there would be no exemption. We feel that the
FGCSA BMP Certification program may have the same effect in the future as opposition continues to look for increased
legislation against fertilizer, pesticide and water usage. We need your participation to strengthen our reputation as
stewards for the environment and to increase our chances of being allowed to manage our facilities using all of our
available resources.
Thank you for your involvement and I look forward to hearing your ideas and feedback

DON'T MISS OUT ON T H I S GREAT EVENT!
Thursday night, February 6, 2 0 1 4
7:00-10:00 pm

Admission to the reception is limited to Florida Superintendents and spouses and the sponsors of the Florida reception
ONLY. If you are interested in sponsoring, please visit the FGCSA website, www.floridagcsa.com/reception or call the
FGCSA office at 772-334-7515.
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Company logo display(determined by venue location)
Listing on the Sponsor Board the night of the reception.
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Gold Sponsorship
Includes ten admission tickets for your company.
Listing on the Sponsor Board the night of the reception.
Listing in the Florida Green.

$3,000.00

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Includes four admission tickets for your company.
Listing on the Sponsor Board the night of the reception.
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$1,350.00

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

$675.00

GOVERNMENT

RELATIONS

REPORT

By Greg Pheneger, FGCSA Government
Relations Committee Chairman
The local fertilizer ordinances are still rolling along. There
is not a part of the State of Florida that has not had one
passed or soon will have one up for consideration. Please
get out and visit your local officials as soon as possible.
Don't wait for the matter to come up before the council
because by that time their minds are already made. The
Government Relations Committee can help email you
handouts for you to give out and the handouts give you
points to talk about. Please make this a priority.
Chava McKeel, the Associate Director of Government
Relations for GCSAA, is still working on extending the
deadline for golfs usage of methyl bromide. Chava has
changed tactics just a bit and is concentrating on gaining
the extension for the Southeast since most of the usage
occurs in that area. Chava gave us a short survey that
was then passed on to those superintendents that had
renovated greens and did or did not use methyl bromide.
The survey was also done in Florida, South and North
Carolina and Georgia.
Ralph Dain was a huge help in contacting
Superintendents that he knew had done renovations and
in less than a week members of the FGCSA returned 38
surveys for Chava to take to the EPA. The EPA metioned
to Chava they were very impressed with the quick
turnaround and the thoroughness of the survey. Thank
you to all that participated.

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Research and Benefit Tournament at the Pasadena Y&CC,
Chapter President Trent Inman and honoree, Bud Quandt joined
in presenting FGCSA President Kevin Sunderman a $2,500 check
for the state's Turfgrass Research Fund.

COMMUNICATIONS

REPORT

By Editor, Joel Jackson, CGCS Retired
Publications: The Winter issue of the Florida Green is on schedule and should be in your mailboxes around the 3rd
week of January give or take a few days. We will be visiting Stuart Taylor and his wall-to-wall Sea Dwarf Paspalum golf
course in Ft. Myers in the cover story. In the Hands On section, your peers will discuss some equipment modifications
and innovations that help them manage the greens root zones and groom the golf course.
FGCSA Golf Team: Ken Arsenault won the North Florida Classic and Jason Regan captured the Crowfoot Open to join
Seth Strickland, Deron Zendt and Stuart Bothe as the likely members of the Florida Golf Team #1 competing in the
GCSAA Golf Championship in Orlando this coming February. If someone can't make it, Golf Chairman Joe Ondo will
calculate the next best scoring average by an individual from the qualifying events to any vacant spots.
Photo tips: When taking and sending photos to me or Jennifer for use in hard copy publications like the Florida Green
or Green Sheet, please select Actual or Large size options on your smart phone. We need the higher resolution for print
publications. Thanks
Communications: The FGCSA now has two statewide networks for improving communications to all GCSAA members.
The first is a Chapter Government Relations Representative Network to support Chairman Greg Pheneger in his efforts
to relay GR info to chapters and help address local issues. The second is the formation of the Chapter Reporters
network to share a little more in-depth news and information on chapter meetings, speakers, events, etc to send
interesting tidbits and helpful information gleaned from these meetings and events.

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In September, the SFGCSA held their 29th Annual Missing and
Exploited Children's fundraising event at the Ft. Lauderdale CC.
M&E Chairman Joe Pantaleo presents a check for $25,000 to
Ms. Nancy McBride, from the National M&E Organization, who
thanked the chapter for their steadfast support and nearly
$500,000 in donations.

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At the M&E Tournament Reception, Bayer's Brian MacCurrach
(right) held one of his three patented annual Power Pak
Auctions. This time around Steve Pearson, CGCS from the
Falls CC, won the package of Bayer Turf Products with a bid of
$6,100 that was returned to the chapter as a donation from
Bayer.

Lloyd Clifton, ASGCA Fellow,
Dies at 89

Cliftons's layouts included Grey
Oaks, Naples, Fla: Hunters Creek,
Orlando, Fla.; Highland Creek,
Charlotte, N.C.; Debary Plantation,
Debary, Fla. and Plantation Bay,
Ormond Beach, Fla.

BROOKFIELD, Wis. - Lloyd M
Clifton, Sr. a Fellow of the
American Society of Golf Course
Architects (ASGCA) and a founding
member of the design firm Clifton,
A standout high school football and
Ezell, Clifton Golf Design Group
baseball player, Clifton played both
(CEC Design Group), died Dec. 10, sports at Stetson University, and
2013. He was 89.
advanced to playing semiprofessional ball in Florida. Knee
Clifton worked with fellow ASGCA
injuries kept him from pursuing a
member Kenny Ezell, and his son,
career in sports, however, and he
ASGCA member George Clifton, at enrolled in the horticulture program
the firm, which has offices based in at the University of Florida. He
Deland, Fla. and Wildwood, Fla.
began his involvement in golf as the
golf course superintendent with the
Clifton and his firm are perhaps
City of Daytona Beach's municipal
best known for their design work
courses. A move to Orlando as a
and master planning at The
construction/golf superintendent at
Villages-which has grown from a
Rio Pinar Golf Club in 1957 opened
9-hole Bahia golf course when it
the door to his start in golf design.
opened in the late 1970's to the
largest golf community in the
Clifton's background as an
world—a retirement community in
agronomy consultant led to his
Central Florida which CEC Golf
involvement in more than 150 golf
Design has developed 603 of the
course projects over the years. He
630 holes planned.

was one of the first recipients of
the Florida Turfgrass
Association's "Wreath of Grass"
award in 1961. His first course
West Orange CC was completed
in 1964 and he designed 16
others before forming Lloyd
Clifton and Associates with
George and Ken in 1987, which
soon became Clifton Ezell Clifton
(CEC).
Clifton was elected an Associate
member of ASGCA in 1993, a
Regular member in 1995 and
became a Fellow in 2000. Clifton
is survived by his wife of 65
years Bonnie Jean, his sons
Lloyd Jr. (Clif), George, and
Craig, their wives, 6
grandchildren and 5 great
grandchildren.

From the left: Golf Course Architects Lloyd Clifton, Ken Ezell and George Clifton celebrate Lloyd's being named a
Senior Fellow of the American Society of Golf Course Architects of America in 2000.

FROM

JENNIFER'S

DESK:

Superintendent Members: The
FGCSA GIS Reception will be held on
Thursday, February 6, 2014 at BB King's
House of Blues from 7-10:00pm. Your
attendance is welcome!
Invitations, along with wristbands will be
mailed in late January. I will only be mailing
wristbands to those members who have
RSVP'd. To RSVP, please go to:
www.floridaqcsa.com/reception
Or click on the Information tab from the
home webpage, www.floridaqcsa.com.
Only those people with wristbands will be
admitted. Please be sure to call the FGCSA
if you have any questions, 800-732-6053. I
look forward to seeing you in Orlando!
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