TIC VERT.

UPCOMING
EVENTS
Sept. 11

Everglades c h a p t e r
meeting, Cross Creek
Sept. 12 ~ Central Florida chapter
meeting,
DeBary,
Plantation
Sept. 19
Palm Beach chapter
meeting, Mayacoo GC
Sept. 20
Arboriculture,
Admirals Cove
Sept. 21
South Florida chapter
meeting, Emerald Hills
Sept. 22
6th A n n u a l A d a m
Walsh Tournament,
The Clubs of Inverrary,
Lauderhill

Sept. 25

Suncoast Pro-Supt.
Tournament, Mission
Valley

Sept. 29

FGCSA Board Meeting,
Sheraton
Resort,
Orlando - 1:00 p.m.
Sept. 30FTGA Conference and
Oct. 3
Show, Orange Co.
Convention Center,
Orlando
Oct. 9
Everglades c h a p t e r
meeting, The Landings
Oct. 17
Central Florida chapter
meeting, Pine Meadows
Dec. 10-12 21st Annual Georgia
Turfgrass Conference
& Trade Show, Hyatt
Atlanta Airport, contact
Karen Lavender (912)
681-5189 or Esther
White (404) 447-4985
The 62nd International Golf
Course Conference and Show will
be held February 4-11, 1991, at the
Las Vegas Convention Center in Las
Vegas, Nevada.

K.D. GETS THE M.V.P.
KEVIN DOWNING is honored with the 1990 Distinguished Service Award, while JOEL
JACKSON (right), makes the presentation.

President's
Message

GREEN SHEET||
EDITOR
Mike Bailey
16379 Country Lake Circle
Del ray Beach, FL 33434
(407) 499-8480 (Recorder)
(407) 642-5125 (Fax)

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Mrs. Marie Roberts
1760 N.W. Pine Lake Drive
Stuart, FL 34994
(407) 692-9349
(407) 692-9654 (Fax)

PUBLISHER

President: Ray Hansen
(407) 495-0536
Vice President: Tom Benefield, CGCS
(407) 622-0177
Sec./Treasurer: Mark Jarrell, CGCS
(407) 965-0046

by Ray Hansen

Imm. Past President/Public Relations:
Joel Jackson, CGCS (407) 876-4244

It is an honor to be elected as
President of the largest state
association in the Golf Course
Superintendents of America.

Executive Secretary: Marie Roberts
(407) 692-9349 Fax (407) 692-9654
Florida Green Publisher: Larry Kieffer
(813) 967-1385 Fax (813) 965-1734
Florida Green Editor: Joel Jackson
(407) 876-4244 Fax (407) 363-4514
Green Sheet Editor/Survey: Mike Bailey
(407) 499-8480

Printers Choice, Inc.
175 Avenue "L"
Delray Beach, FL 33483
(407) 276-8339
(407) 276-8398 (Fax)

Education: Walt McMahon, CGCS
(407) 686-6767

CIRCULATION
The Green Sheet is a bi-monthly FGCSA
Newsletter printed as follows: Jan./Feb.;
Mar./Apr.; May/June; J u l y / A u g . ;
Sept./Oct.; Nov./Dec. The Green Sheet
is designed to be a current, up-to-date
newsletter as compared to the "Florida
Green" (an educational communication
magazine).

FINANCIAL SUPPORT
The 1990 FGCSA Green Sheet
operating budget for issues Sept./Oct.
thru July/Aug. is being financially
supported by:
ESTECH FERTILIZER INC.
2121 3rd Street S.W.
Winter Haven, FL 33880
(800) 282-9588

CRITERIA
AH material submitted for printing will be
edited per the discretion of the editor.
Material must be typed or clearly
printed. All photos must be black and
white (color photos reproduce poorly
for this text). Items submitted must be
for the good of the association.

Publications/Voting Delegate:
Tom Benefield, CGCS (407) 622-0177
Membership: Eddie Snipes, CGCS
(904) 285-9964

The FGCSA membership was at
425 in 1985and today it has grown to
685 members. We have come a long
way in these 41/2 years but when you
consider we have 1,000 golf courses
in Florida we only have a little over
50% of our potential membership.

Research: Kevin Downing, CGCS
(407) 220-8700
FTGA: Mark Jarrell, CGCS
(407) 965-0046
Long Range Planning: Paul Crawford
(407) 845-2395
By-Laws: Bill Jeffrey, CGCS
(305) 866-7224
Certification: Dick Blake/Joe Ondo
(407) 997-0408 / (407) 657-7565
Golf/Crowfoot: Joe Ondo, CGCS
(407) 657-7565
Poa: Lou Conzelmann, CGCS
(813) 768-2332
Advisory Committee: John Foy, USGA
(407) 546-2620
Government Regulations: Tim Hiers
(407) 589-6992

During my 41/2 years in Florida, I
have seen this organization grow
from a part-time secretary position
to a full time Executive Secretary.
We have also added a technician to
see that our research green at the
IFAS station in Fort Lauderdale is
properly m a i n t a i n e d . Both our
Florida Green and Green Sheet have
vastly improved.

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If every member would take the
enclosed application and recruit
one new member, we could double
our size in one year. Think for a
minute who your neighboring club
is and whether he or she is a
member. If not, go see them and
offer to sponsor them into your local
chapter. Take along the Green
Sheet and the Florida Green and
show them what we are all about.
Remember, these are
the
superintendents who are missing
out, not us.

DEADLINE
All material must be submitted prior to
the 2nd Friday of the preceding issue,
i.e. Oct. 12th for the Nov./Dec. issue and
Dec. 14th for the Jan./Feb. issue.

NEXT
EDITOR'S
DEADLINE

October 12th

Meet your new FGCSA Board for 1990-1991 from left: MARK JARRELL, JOEL JACKSON,
RAY HANSEN and TOM BENEFIELD.

1990-1991
Chapter Officers
Big Bend Chapter
President
Ext. Vice President
Sec./Treasurer

Robert Giehls
. . . John Fake
Jeff Vietmeier

Central Florida Chapter
President
Rick Walker
Vice President
Stu Leventhal
Ext. Vice President . . . Joe Ondo
Sec./Treasurer
Brian Jenkins
Everglades Chapter
President
Buddy Carmouche
Vice President . . . Steve Ciardullo
Ext. V. Pres
Lou Conzelmann
Sec./Treasurer
Rick Mohr
North Florida Chapter
President
Frank Sbarro
Vice President
Gary Dahlberg
Ext. Vice President
Eddie Snipes
Sec./Treasurer
Palm Beach Chapter
President
Mark Henderson
Vice President
Walt McMahon
Ext. Vice Pres
Paul Crawford
Secretary
John Gallagher
Treasurer
Mike Bailey
Ridge Chapter
President
Vice President
Ext. Vice Pres
Sec./Treasurer

Buck Buckner
Chuck Rogers
Buck Buckner
Ray Cuzzone

South Florida Chapter
President
Scott Wahlin
Vice President
Ed Ramey
Ext. Vice President . . . Bill Jeffrey
Sec./Treas
Bill Entwistle, Jr.
Suncoast Chapter
President
Vice President
Ext. Vice Pres
Sec./Treasurer

Jon Roxburgh
Jim Miller
Talbot Denny
Doug Powell

Treasure Coast Chapter
President
Carol Thomas
Vice President
Jay Gratton
Ext. Vice President
Scott Bell
Sec./Treasurer
David Oliver
West Coast Chapter
President
Guy Marquardt
Vice President
Frank Cook
Ext. Vice Pres
Frank Cook
Sec./Treasurer
Greg Plotner

PESTICIDE SAFETY
SEMINAR - III
The FGCSA Education Committee hosted the third and last in the
series of Pesticide Safety seminars
throughout the state during the
week of July 30. The seminars were
held in Fort Lauderdale, West Palm
Beach, Fort Myers, and Largo.
The seminar program was again
organized by Van Waters & Rogers.
Rick Murray, of the Chem Care
Division of VW&R, spoke on the
proper disposal of chemical waste
and residue and presented two
videos on "First on the Scene" and
illegal dumping grounds. The third
portion of the program included an
overview of the SARA III restrictions
as p r e s e n t e d by t h e l o c a l
Emergency Planning representative
from the respective chapter areas.
Overall turnout was good with 104
attendees receiving 3 CEU's each
toward their Florida Restricted
Pesticide License.
This seminar is available for
presentation in other areas of the
state. If your chapter would like to
sponsor this type of seminar, please
c a l l Walt M c M a h o n , FGCSA
Education Committee Chairman to
set up a definite date.
^

COMPUTER
SEMINAR
The FGCSA Education Committee presented a 5 hour seminar on
"Computers in Turfgrass Management" on Sunday, August 5, at the
Grand Cypress Conference Center.
The instructors were John Mervis
and Fred Register of Clubmaster
Software.
The seminar was limited to the
first 40 registrants and it was a sell
out as golf course superintendents
were eager to get some hands-on
experience with a computer
turfgrass maintenance program.
Many superintendents attending
pronounced this to be the best
computer seminar they had ever
attended. Computer terminals were
beeping away as the 40 attendees all
tried to find the threshold quantity
levels of specific chemicals for their
SARA registration forms or other
bits of useful information hidden in
the sample program.
The seminar was approved by the
GCSAA for .5 CEU's. >
^
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"LETS HEAR
THE FACTS"
Daconil 2787
Several years ago CBS television
network ran a story on "60 Minutes"
about the death of Navy Lt. George
Prior. In that story they claimed the
fungicide Daconil 2787 caused his
death after playing golf on a course
sprayed with the product. Recently
CBS Nightly News referred to the
case again in a segment on lawn
care and continued to claim Daconil
2787 killed Lt. Prior. (During this
segment CBS reporter Rita Braver
referred to Daconil as a herbicide).
The following is a statement put out
by the manufacturer of Daconil
2787, Fermental Plant Protection
Company, Mentor, Ohio.
KIP TYLER
Listed below are the facts
concerning the 1982 death of Navy
Lt. George Prior.
On May 9, 1988, the TRIAL
COURT in the case entered
j u d g m e n t IN FAVOR of the
defendants. These are the facts:
• Lt. Prior died from Toxic Epidermal
Necrolysis (TEN), which was caused by a
viral infection.
• A review of ALL medical writings regarding
TEN confirmed that Daconil 2787 has never
been associated with the disease.
• Daconil 2787 has been used on golf course
turf for more than 18 years with over THREE
BILLION rounds of golf being played without
any reported incidents of TEN.

Summary Conclusion:
Extensive evidence developed for
this case, including product usage
information from more than 18
years, clearly demonstrated that
Daconil 2787 fungicide DID NOT
cause TEN, that resulted in Lt.
Prior's death.
Reprint
from
G.C.
Superintendent
Association of New England, Inc.

Just what kind of movie are those guys
watching with such intent? Or could it be
the Computer Educational Seminar?

Vlil4IIIMIC«AHNM.»*M«JtfUI

Excerpts from 1990 Crowfoot Board Meeting
The Summer 1990 meeting of the FGCSA
Board of Directors was called to order by
President Joel Jackson at 1:00 p.m. on
Saturday, August 4, 1990 at the Grand
Cypress Conference Center in Orlando.
BUDGET: Tom Benefield led a discussion on
each item in the 1990-91 budget. Minor
changes were made in Postage, Board
Meetings and Officers expenses but the total
budget remained the same and was approved
at $80,000.
LAKE CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Kevin
Downing conducted a discussion on the
number of students currently in the Lake City
Golf Program. The college is planning to
increase the enrollment because they feel
there is a need for more superintendents in
the state. They suggested letters be sent to
John Piersol from each local chapter
s h o w i n g i n s t a n c e s of j o b f l o o d i n g ,
particularly in the north and central areas of
the state.
RETIRED SUPERINTENDENTS: Bill Jeffrey
reported that the FGCSA By-Laws allow for
m e m b e r s h i p in the state by retired
superintendents who are members of a local
chapter. It was decided that since there are
only a handful of these superintendents in all
ten chapters, the FGCSA will accept them as
members at no charge.
FLORIDA GREEN: Larry Kieffer reported that
the royalty for the Spring 1990 issue of
$3,218.46 has been paid to the FGCSA. The
royalty for the recently mailed Summer 1990
issue will be $3,008.10. Long range plans for
the magazine still include paid subscriptions
and an increase to six issues per year.
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY: The solicitation
for ads in this year's Membership Directory
was a tremendous success. Our goal is that
the Membership Directory will be mailed to all
members before the end of September.
EDUCATION: Paul Crawford reviewed the
educational program for the past fiscal year.
The Committee showed a profit for the year.
RESEARCH: Kevin Downing reported that
Mark Jarrell and Ray Hansen had organized
the grassing of the USGA Research Green at
Fort Lauderdale last Wednesday. Dr. Monica
Elliott, contact person for the Green,
submitted a list of projects she expects to be
conducting on the IFAS Site and Kevin led a
discussion of the type of projects we may
consider for our half.

FTGA: Mark Jarrell reported that the FTGA
feels very confident that the Envirotron will be
built on the U of F campus! Dr. Bert McCarty
has written a helpful pamphlet entitled,
"Florida Lawn Handbook" that is available
through the FTGA office.
FLORIDA GOLF LEADERS CONFERENCE:
Mark Jarrell reported on a preliminary
meeting held last month to discuss regulatory
problems and search for solutions to these
and other environmental issues.
GOLF: The Crowfoot will be played on the
North and East courses on Monday.
CERTIFICATION: Dick Blake congratulated
those who became Certified during the past
fiscal year and hopes this next fiscal year will
be just as productive.
GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS: Tom
Benefield reported on the many forms that
superintendents must prepare and the many
rules and regulations that you must be aware
of
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Annual Meeting
Minutes of the 1989 FGCSA Annual
Meeting were approved. Since everyone in
attendance had been present for the just
concluded regular board meeting, reading of
committee reports was dispensed.
Dick Blake conducted the Election of
Officers. After hearing no nominations from
the floor, Dick presented the following slate
of officers:
Ray Hansen
Tom Benefield
Mark Jarrell
Joel Jackson

President
Vice President
Secretary/Treasurer
Past President

The slate as presented by Dick Blake was
elected by unanimous vote. Dick then
presented Joel with the Past President's crest
and a plaque for his work as President of the
Associaton.
Ray spoke on the fact that less than 50% of
the golf courses are represented in the
FGCSA. We have made alot of progress this
past year but we still have alot to do. He stated
that his #1 priority this year will be
Governmental Regulations and Communications.

MEMBERSHIP: Tom Benefield reported on
the progress of the Membership Committee
in establishing the Big Bend and Ridge
chapters this year.
GCSAA V O T I N G DELEGATE: Tom
Benefield reported that we had more
member votes this year than any other
chapter of the GCSAA. The FGCSA will
maintain a suite in Las Vegas. The suite will
be used as a hospitality suite on Saturday
night and on Sunday it will be used to
interview all GCSAA candidates.

BOB SANDERSON (right), acceptsaward
from BUDDY CARMOUCHE.

PRESIDENT'S
AWARD FOR
LIFETIME SERVICE
The first recipients of the
President's Award for Lifetime
Service were honored at the
Crowfoot banquet, Sunday night,
August 5. This award was instituted
to honor those pioneers who were
instrumental in the growth of the
FGCSA. Nominations were received
from local chapters who then
presented the awards to their
nominee.
The first Award was presented by
Buddy Carmouche, President of the
E v e r g l a d e s c h a p t e r t o Bob
Sanderson, CGCS, superintendent
at Del Tura CC. Bob received his
B.A. degree from Hobart College
and began his career in golf course
management after a short stint in the
U.S. Army. Bob was one of the
original founders of the Everglades
GCSA in May of 1968 and was
elected president of that chapter for
the first two years. He did such a
good job that the chapter elected
him back again to serve as their
tenth president. Bob was also one of
the originators of the Poa Annua
Classic. Bob was a Director of the
FTGA and received their prestigious
Wreath of Grass Award in 1979. His
c o n t r i b u t i o n s to the FGCSA
included creating the "Gator Logo"
and serving on the Board as
Secretary/Treasurer.
Next, Mark Henderson presented
Palm Beach chapter's nominee, Carl
McKinney. Carl began his golf
course career in 1959 in Port St.
Lucie for GDC. After construction
he stayed on assuperintendent until
1964 when he became superintendent at PGA National. In 1975, the

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PGA left the course and It became
JDM Country Club. Carl served as
superintendent there until the club
was sold in 1988. His 24 years of
service at the same club is a record
for Palm Beach! Carl hosted many
PGA tour events, the 1971 World
Cup and the 1971 PGA Championships. Carl's work with the FGCSA
included 8 years as a Board Member
in the South Florida chapter and
became president of the chapter in
1974.
The third recipient of the
President's Award came from the
South Florida c h a p t e r , w i t h
President Scott Wahlin presenting
the award to Paul Turcotte. Paul's
career in the turfgrass industry
began in Miami, in 1954. He served
15 years as superintendent for the
City of Miami and moved to the
Miami Department of Parks &
Recreation until his retirement in
1985. Paul was active in organizing
both the South Florida GCSA and
the Florida GCSA. He served as
Director of the South Florida
chapter for 6 years and became
President in 1970. In 1972 he served
as the second President of the
FGCSA. He came out of retirement
to serve as liaison between the
FGCSA Board of Directors and the
local chapters during 1986.
The f o u r t h r e c i p i e n t was
nominated by both the Central
Florida and the Treasure Coast
chapters. The award was presented
by Scott Bell, Treasure Coast
chapter, to Adam Yurigan. Adam
spent the first half of his 30 years in
the golf course industry by serving
as both golf course superintendent

PAUL TURCOTTE representing South
Florida.

and/or golf pro at clubs in Iowa. In
1972 he moved to Rio Pinar CC in
Orlando where he was instrumental
in starting the Central Florida
chapter in 1973. He served as their
first president and was one of the
organizers of the Crowfoot Open.
He holds the dubious distinction of
being one of the first superintendents in Florida to overseed with
Bentgrass. In 1976 he moved to
John's Island in Vero Beach. Four
years later he started the Treasure
Coast chapter, served as their first
president and then spent 4 more
years on their Board of Directors. He
retired from Johns Island in 1985 but
was called back to serve as
superintendent at Hawks Nest in
1986. He retired from there in 1988
but still serves as a consultant.
The fifth and final recipient of the
President's Award was presented at
a chapter meeting of the West Coast
chapter to Bud Quandt, superintendent at Pasadena Y&CC. Bud's career
also spanned more than 20 years
b e g i n n i n g at A i r c o CC and
Seminole Lakes CC before moving
to Pasadena in 1968. Bob held all
West Coast GCSA offices during the
years 1965-1968. He served as
Director of the FTGA for 14 years
and in 1976 was presented with the
FTGA "Wreath of Grass" award. In
1978, the University of Florida
selected him as "Horticulturist of the
Year" for his work with the IFAS on
such projects as cool season
grasses, Interact, and the use of
effluent water.
The FGCSA is proud to have had
such fine professionals as the
backbone of our association.

ADAM YURIGAN Active for many years.

DISTINGUISHED
SERVICE AWARD
The FGCSA presented the 1990
Distinguished Service Award to
Kevin Downing, CGCS, on Sunday
evening, August 5. This yearly
award was established in 1985 as a
prestigious form of recognition of a
deserving FGCSA superintendent.
The award is given to a member who
has p e r f o r m e d o u t s t a n d i n g
achievements as a golf course
superintendent and who has given
his time unselfishly in promoting
golf course management.
Kevin certainly meets all the
criterion for this award. He has
probably served more years on the
FGCSA Board of Directors than any
superintendent in the past. Evenasa
Past President of the association, he
continues to devote his limited
spare time to promoting the
interests of his fellow superintendent. His concern for the industry is
apparent in everything he does.
Kevin began his career with an
A.S. degree in Golf Course
O p e r a t i o n s f r o m Lake C i t y
Community College in 1975. He
worked for Atlantis CC in Palm
Beach and Oxbow GC in Port
LaBelle before accepting the head
superintendent's position at Mariner
Sands. After serving Mariner Sands
for 6 years, he became the first
superintendent at Willoughby CC in
Stuart.
Kevin has been active in both the
Palm Beach and Treasure Coast
chapters serving as president of the
Palm Beach chapter in 1981. He was
instrumental in revising the Florida
GCSA and served as president from
1982-1983.
^

Check out MARIE ROBERTS: Sportin'
around in her new sports car.

14th ANNUAL
CROWFOOTOPEN
On Monday morning, the North
and East nines at Grand Cypress
were used for the golf tournament.
Approximately 137 players found
quick greens, a little water, a little
sand, and a lot of beverage carts to
help them through their rounds.
Prizes consisting of TV's, VCR's,
cassette players, and radar
detectors were won by superintendents and commercial players.
Fred Klauk shot 73 and won a
match of cards playoff over Dale
Reash and Steve Sorrel for low
gross honors and a spot on the state
team. Steve Sorrel and Mark
Henderson won 2nd and 3rd low
gross. Steve Wright was low net
winner with a 67 and Dale Reash and
Chuck Blankenship 2nd and 3rd. In
the C o m m e r c i a l d i v i s i o n , Joe
O'Donnel was low gross with a 76
followed by Bill Fowler and Fred
Tannler. Low net winner was Charlie
Campbell with a 66 followed by Jim
Sartain and Bill Lloyd. Central
Florida Chapter won the team
championship. Members of the
winning team were Steve Wright,
Dale Reash, Steve Sorrel and Chuck
Blankenship.
A great job by Tom Alex and his
staff as the course was in super
condition. Another great job by
Larry and Vilma Kamphaus and the
Crowfoot committee. And last but
not least, a special thanks to all the
Diamond, Golf, Par 3 sponsors and
players for their participation and
support of this event.
^

ADAM WALSH
TOURNAMENT
The 6th Annual Adam Walsh
T o u r n a m e n t will be held on
Saturday, September 22nd at 8:30
a.m. at the Clubs of Inverrary in
Lauderhill. Registration fee is $60.00
per player.
Sponsorship forms and entry
blanks will be mailed shortly. For
more information, contact Bill
Entwistle, Jr. at (305) 435-6169.

North Florida
Transition
Tournament Results

Chemical Control
of Rhizoctonia zeae
Patch

The N o r t h F l o r i d a c h a p t e r
sponsored its Transition Tournament at Palm Coast Sheraton Resort
on July 20, 21 and 22.
The Golf Tournament was played
on the three courses located on the
resort—Hammock Dunes, Matanzas
Woods and Pine Lakes. All three
courses were in excellent shapeand
a pleasure to play on for the 78
golfers registered.
There were three overall winners.
Host superintendent, Rick Herman
of Pine Lakes - North Florida
chapter category; Buck Buckner of
Orange Tree CC - winner of the
guest superintendent category; and
Tom Brennan - winner of the
Commercial category.
The banquet was enjoyed by 120
attendees and the entire weekend
was a great success for all the kids
who participated in the Kids
Program set up by the resort.
^

by Dr. Monica L. Elliott

Florida Golf
Leaders Conference
Mark Jarrell represented the
FGCSA at an o r g a n i z a t i o n a l
meeting of the Florida Golf Leaders
Conference held on July 13 and 14
in Palm Beach.
The purpose of the meeting was to
bring key people in Florida golf
together to discuss c o m m o n
regulatory problems and search
for solutions. The fear expressed by
many was that stifling regulations
based on erroneous information
and reactionary impulses may
jeopardize further growth of golf
and make operation of existing
facilities unbearable.
Key points of the meeting were
that an organization is needed to
collect and disseminate pertinent
i n f o r m a t i o n , develop effective
lobbying formats, establish a public
relations program and support
turfgrass research. Though many of
the attendees were interested in
concurrency laws, the number one
issue for the majority was the
environment/

A disease of bermudagrass that
has become more prominent the
past few years is a patch disease
caused by Rhizoctonia zeae. For
purposes of this article, I will call it
R. zeae Patch. A l t h o u g h the
pathogen can be detected all year
long, it seems to occur more
f r e q u e n t l y in t h e s u m m e r .
S y m p t o m s are variable. They
include irregular yellow patches, or
irregular dead patches of grass that
may first appear to look like a large
number of small quarter-circle
yellow fairy rings.
The purpose of this article
concerns fungicide recommendations and the proper use of
fungicides. All chemicals MUST be
used according to the label. It is the
law! In addition, proper use of
fungicides will help to prevent the
establishment of fungicide-resistant
pathogens. Florida has not reported
any such pathogensfrom turf. It is to
our advantage to keep it that way.
Based on field situations where R.
zeae Patch was diagnosed as a
problem and the problem corrected,
Daconil 2787 (chlorothalonil) and
Chipco 26019 (iprodione) used at
the high "curative" rates and
shortest spray intervals indicated on
the label would be the best choice.
Tersan 1991 (benomyl) MAY be
effective also. Information from
North Carolina indicates benomyl
products do not control R. zeae.
Mixed results have been observed in
Florida thus far. Again, research will
help to d e t e r m i n e the best
recommendation.
If you have any questions about
fungicides or question a fungicide
recommendation
you
have
received, please contact your local
Cooperative Extension Service
office. I would also be happy to
answer your questions. Available
from the University of Florida
Cooperative Extension Service is a
bulletin entitled "Classification of
Turfgrass Fungicides". The number
is P P / P L P 4 0 . I w o u l d a l s o
recommend a close inspection of
each fungicide label before it is
applied to your bermudagrass.
^

From The Desk Of...
RUSS MITCHELL
LOCALIZED DRY SPOTS
I have written previous articles on
this subject but I see the need to
review it again. When we have high
stress conditions such as we
experience in Florida in late summer
we can have precipitation in large
amounts. The hotter it is and the
more rain we get the more the L.D.S.
will show up. The reason is soil,
which is Hydophobic, repells the
water and the soil which is not,
moves the water down to the root
zone. When theentire green is under
drought stress and only irrigation is
falling on the greens, it is harder to
detect because the green is showing
some stress all over. But a 2-3 inch
rain will make these spots show up
dramatically. Also, fairways can get
bad L.D.S. when under stress. These
should be treated as needed. The
greens though, cannot be allowed to
have these dry rock hard spots. No
amount of aerification will help
these spots. The answer is wetting
agents.
Here is a sample program that will
yield excellent results. The results
are the same, as long as total active
remains the same. With a 95% active
or more product, 6 to 8 oz. per 1,000
sq. ft. monthly, or 2 oz. per 1,000 sq.
ft. every week. This must be watered
in to minimize burn. In Florida, I lean
towards the weekly 2 oz. program
for just this reason. Also, if
somebody says that their product
has no burn potential at a high rate,
then it must be "mostly" water. If you
want to eliminate the chance of burn
use the spreadable. There are some
products on the market that are
granular form, but are intended to
be used in nursery soil mixes and
have too much active on the particle
to prevent a burn on fine turf. Be
careful of this. I recommend a
product that is 10-20% active. 3.5#
per 1,000 sq. ft. monthly or under
severe stress you can apply weekly.
This is the advantage of the dry
form. The cost of a typical monthly
application to an Eighteen hole
course greens only would be
$150.00. This is nothing for the
results you will see. The secret is,
use a quality product, and start on
program and stick to it.

International Report

Where Is Cecil?
Dear Friends in Florida,
I would like to thank all of you who
have been so concerned and helpful
the past few months during my
search for new employment. It has
been very comforting to have your
support.
I am pleased to tell you that I have
found a new job that will be more
exciting than anything I have ever
done before. I have accepted a
position with the Green Valley
Company in Bangkok, Thailand.
Yes, it's true. I am sitting in my new
house in a suburb of Bangkok on a
Sunday afternoon, waiting to start
my new job tomorrow. My wife and I
just finished lunch (duck noodle
soup) with our next door neighborMrs. Jongjit Ruangkritya, Chairman
of the Board of Green Valley.
The Green Valley Company has a
golf course nearby that was
designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
and my first assignment is to bring
the golf course up to American
standards. The construction is
good, the turf is all Tifgreen 328, and
there are no mole crickets. I do,
however, face some very tough
challenges. The availability of
quality fertilizers and chemicals are
very limited and tomorrow I will face
my crew of 80 people for the first
time. Yes, 80 people, only one of
whom speaks English.
The Green Valley Company plans
to build 14 golf courses in the next
five years and they want me to be in
charge of the maintenance of all
their courses. We have two courses
under construction now. The course
in Chiangmai was designed by
D e n n i s G r i f f i t h s of A t l a n t a
(somewhere on the other side of the
planet). These should be completed
in the next 9 months. Two more
courses will start construction in the
next 3 months—a Nick Faldo course
here in Bangkok and a Peter
Thompson course in Bangpakong.
As you can see, I will be very busy.
I would be very pleased to receive
letters from you all at the following
address and I would like to requesta
favor from those of you who are
working at development golf
courses. Please ^end me a sales
brochure from your veal estate
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development. My good friend Mr.
Amnat Saibuatong, our marketing
director, finds these brochures
invaluable.
Cecil C. Johnston
Green Valley Co., Ltd.
47 Moo 2 Banga-Trad Rd. (Km. 15)
Tambon Banchalong, Amphur Bangplee
Samuthprakarn, Thailand 10540
Phone: (662) 316-8344 thru 8, or
(662) 316-6240 thru 2
Fax: (662) 316-8349

If anyone has the inclination to
vacation in Thailand, I would be very
pleased to show you the country. I
think you would find the $1,400
plane ticket worth the money. The
plane travel, however, takes about
28 hours and then it takes about 2
days to recover. So if you really want
to enjoy your vacation, make it 2
weeks.
I will truly miss the Poa Annua
Classic and the Crowfoot Open.
Thanks again for your concern and
help.
Your friend and colleague,
CECIL C. JOHNSTON, CGCS

Congratulations to our
newest Certified Golf
Course Superintendent
JIM DYER
Golf Club of Jacksonville
North Florida Chapter

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JOB
CHANGES
Dick McCoy from Foxfire CC to
Wyndemere CC.
Roy Bates from Quail Creek CC to
Imperial CC, Naples.
Augustin Lucio from Audobon CC
to Foxfire CC, Naples.
Bob Gruber from Foxfire CC to
Countryside CC.
Dennis Parker from Wedgefield CC
to Rio Pinar CC.
Jay Gratton from Orchid Isle to
Windsor Polo Club.
Fred Granger from Grand Harbor to
the Golf Club of Miami.
Doug Soper to Mobay Corp. office in
Kansas City, MO.
Replaced by Lee Bloomcamp in
Miami, FL.
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