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NEWSLETTER OF THE FLORIDA GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION

Your 1991-92 FGCSA officers
New officers of the FGCSA were installed prior to the Board meeting during the Crowfoot weekend, Saturday, August 3, at Grand Cypress Resort,
Orlando. From left, they are Vice President Mark Jarrell, CGCS; Immediate Past President Ray Hansen; President Tom Benefield, CGCS and
Secretary/Treasurer Paul Crawford.

UPCOMING
EVENTS

Sept. 23

Central Florida chapter meeting, Suntree CC,
Melbourne

Oct. 14-16

Convention floor will be open on
Monday and Tuesday afternoons and
will close at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday.
Concurrent Educational Seesions will
begin at 8:30 on Tuesday. Workshops
scheduled for all 3 days. Contact FTGA at
800-882-672 for Registration Form

Oct. 15

FGCSA Board Meeting, Jacksonville
Convention Center

Oct.

Ridge chapter meeting, Grenelefe Resorts

Sept. 5

South Florida chapter meeting, Weston Hills,
Fort Lauderdale

Oct.

Central Florida chapter meeting, Oceanside
CC

Sept. 9

West Coast GCSA Research Tournament,
Pasadena Y&CC

Oct. 3-4

Florida Golf Summit, Hyatt Regency, Tampa

Sept. 14

Adam Walsh Tournament, The Clubs at
Inverrrary

Oct. 11

Deadline next Green Sheet

Oct. 12

LCCC Golf Tournament, Orange Park GC

Sept. 16

Ridge chapter meeting, Grasslands CC

Oct. 13

Nov. 5

South Florida chapter meeting, Keys Gate
CC

Sept. 17

Everglades chapter meeting, Worthington CC

FTGA Golf Tournament, Hidden Hills CC and
Mill Cove CC

Palm Beach chapter meeting, Villa del Ray
GC

Oct. 13-Ì 6

GCSAA Regional Seminar, Negotiating, Bay
Hill Club, Orlando

Nov. 18

Sept.

Big Bend chapter meeting, Valdosta CC

FTGA Conference & Show, Prime Osborne
Convention Center Jacksonville, Omni
Jacksonville Hotel, Marina Hotel on the St.
Johns River

Nov. 8

Sept. 18

Big Bend chapter meeting, Killearn GC,
Tallahassee

President's Message

GREEN s h e e t

Editor
Mike Bailey
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The Green Sheet is a bimonthly
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Jan./Feb., March/April, May/June,
July/Aug., Sept./Oct., Nov./Dec.
The Green Sheet is a current, timely
newsletter for FGCSA members as

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compared to The Florida Green, an
educational communication magazine.
Financial Support
The 1990-91 FGCSA Green Sheet
operating budget for issues through
July/August 1 9 9 1 is financially supported entirely by:
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be black and white (color photos
do not reproduce well when
converted to black and white).
Items must be for the good of the
association.

Deadline next issue, Oct. 11

FGCSA Officers and Committee Chairmen
President
Tom Benefield, CGCS
(407) 6 2 5 - 5 7 3 6

Membership
Eddie Snipes, CGCS
(904) 2 8 5 - 9 9 6 4

Vice President
Markjarrell, CGCS

Research
Ray Hansen
(407) 4 9 5 - 0 5 3 6

(407) 9 6 5 - 0 0 4 6
Sec reta ry/Trea surer
Paul Crawford
(407) 8 4 5 - 2 3 9 5

Long Range Planning
Paul Crawford
(407) 8 4 5 - 2 3 9 5

Immediate Past President
Ray Hansen
(407) 4 9 5 - 0 5 3 6

By-Laws
Bill Jeffrey, CGCS
(407) 9 9 7 - 0 4 0 8

Executive Secretary
Marie Roberts

Certification
Dick Blake (407) 7 3 6 - 7 0 5 1
Joe Ondo (407) 6 5 7 - 7 5 6 5

(407) 6 9 2 - 9 3 4 9
(407) 6 9 2 - 9 6 5 4 (Fax)
Florida Green Editor
Joel Jackson
(407) 3 6 3 - 4 5 1 4 (Voice, Fax)
Green Sheet Editor/Survey
Mike Bailey
(407) 4 9 9 - 8 4 8 0
Education
Walt McMahon, CGCS
(407) 6 8 8 - 5 4 1 5
Publications/FTGA
Markjarrell, CGCS
(407) 9 6 5 - 0 0 4 6

Golf/Crowfoot
Joe Ondo, CGCS
(407) 6 5 7 - 7 5 6 5
Poa Annua
Buddy Carmouche, CGCS
(813) 2 6 1 - 0 5 9 8
Advisory Committee
John Foy, USGA
(407) 5 4 6 - 2 6 2 0
Government Relations
Tim Hiers
(407) 5 8 9 - 6 9 9 2
Voting Delegate
Tom Benefield, CGCS

And then there's
those pesky
mole crickets...
As I sit here wondering if we are ever
going to get control of the mole crickets
this year, my assistant from the south
course brings me news that lightning has
just taken out all three pumps in the
south pumphouse.
Just at that
time the phone
rings. It's the
pro shop calling
to say that Mrs.
L e i b o w i t z is
sure she has developed a rash
from the "garlic and onion"
smelling stuff
Jj&
we are putting
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out for the mole
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crickets.
I
glance at the clock - 10:15 a.m. - way too
early to have a scotch. Anyway, who was
it who said this job was good for stress?
Maybe they meant you get a lot of it.
After contacting the p u m p repair
company and getting them started on
the evaluation and repair of the pumps,
I was pleased to learn that we did indeed
have insurance to cover the lightning
damage. Now if we can just get some
rain every other day for the next three
weeks, maybe these "Ormond" fairways
will survive!
I'm thinking maybe this day will not
be so bad after all when the phone rings
again. It's the pro shop, again, and it
seems that Mrs. Leibowitz wants to see
me and she means right now.
I rush to the clubhouse where Mrs.
Leibowitz awaits with baited breath.
"Young man," she says, "you have some
nerve putting out these smelly chemicals on my golf course and causing me to
become nauseous and this severe rash I
now have on my neck."
I asked if Dr. Weinfeldt could see the
rash and, after doing so, he determined
that it was indeed "prickly heat rash"

Special Report

from the 95-plus temperatures we had
that morning and was in no way connected to the "smelly" chemicals we had
applied the night before.
After further consultation with the
lady, Dr. Weinfeldt advised her that her
delicate stomach was more than likely
related to the quart of gin she drank each
day. This did not please Mrs. Leibowitz
but nevertheless laid to rest her fears of
the "smelly" chemicals.
By now the day was turning into a
great success. I had addressed without
delay the important issues of this day.
We as golf course superintendents
are often judged not
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by the cut of our greens
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b u t by how we handle
the people issues and
especially, the crises
that arise each and evUQM
ery day. By meeting
'
each issue head on and
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focusing i m m e d i a t e
attention to each complaint, we are able to
avoid potential disaster.
We must be empathetic to the concerns of our members. It is easy to turn
the other way and avoid the situation
but this is a dangerous path that has no
rewards at the end.
Instead of creating an enemy with
Mrs. Leibowitz, I have now found a friend
that will support me when others find
fault and attempt to castigate me for
whatever reason. Just because I focused
my immediate attention to her concerns
and laid her fears to rest, she will now tell
her friends of the good, caring superintendent we have. You see, it's your
choice. You can hide your head in the
sand or you can approach them one at a
time. Either way, you will, as the Bible
says, "Reap what you sow".
I glance at the clock - 4:35 p.m.- and
just now the phone rings. It's the club
lounge. They say that Mrs. Leibowitz is
there having her gin and tonic and would
like me to join her for a drink.
Yes, this has been a good day indeed.
Now if I can just get rid of those pesky
mole crickets.
Tom Bene field

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Cecil Johnston
chosen as FGCSA
1991 DSA winner
The winner of the 1991 FGCSA Distinguished Service Award was Cecil C.
Johnston, CGCS. Since Cecil's career
path has taken him to Thailand, it was
decided to delay presenting his award
until the GCSAA Convention in February when Cecil will return to the states
for his yearly visit home. The FGCSA
will hold a reception for Cecil in New
Orleans and all chapters will be notified
of time and place.
Even though Cecil was unable to attend the Crowfoot to receive the award,
he sent the following message:
"I am pleased and very proud to receive the FGCSA Distinguished Service
Award. It is good to know that my
friends in Florida are still thinking of me
from time to time. Not a day passes here
in Thailand without me thinking about
my friends at home.
I first got involved with our Association a few years ago when I volunteered
to edit the Florida West Coast Association newsletter. I h a d j u s t b o u g h t a s m a l l
C o m m o d o r e computer and I thought
that writing a newsletter would be a
good way to learn word processing.
Little did I know that I would soon be
writing letters and reports for all sorts of
Association business. It seemed that with
every letter or report I wrote, I got put on
another committee or sent to another
meeting to follow through on my concerns.
After a few years, I became president
of the West Coast Association and then
the FGCSA. It surprised me that outside
groups showed us so much respect. In
many situations they seemed to be asking, "Where have you been? We need
your help."
The way the FGCSA has grown and
the speed at which we have become a
well-organized and well-respected group
is phenomenal.
• In areas where there were no organized chapters, we now have three new
chapters.

• We now participate in many governmental decisions where before decisions were made without us.
• We have real committees with hard
working members that are accomplishing a lot.
• We are making contributions to
research that we never dreamed possible.
• We have the respect and admiration
of every other association intheGCSAA.
• And, most important, we are now a
unified group of golf course superintendents who care about each other, our
golf courses and our profession on a
STATEWIDE basis.
I helped a little to make this come
about and I am proud that I took the
time to help. I am also proud to be
receiving the FGCSA Distinguished Service Award. But I am even prouder of
our Association and of all the people
who have worked so hard to make it
what it is today.
My deepest thanks to all of you. My
Dear Friends!"
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Official Business

gered Species. These agencies are concentrating on the nitrate problem, monitoring
wells, employee pesticide programs and disposal of pesticide containers. Jeff has been
attending these meetings during the past six
m o n t h s and would appreciate hearing from
any superintendents in the Gainesville and
Tallahassee area who could assist him with
this monitoring program.

FGCSA will promote
Florida Golf Council;
Brantley says water
use is biggest issue
FGCSA Summer 1991 Board of Directors Meeting

The Summer 1991 meeting of the FGCSA
Board of Directors took place on Saturday,
Aug. 3, at Grand Cypress, Orlando.
SECRETARY/TREASURER:
Mark
Jarrell submitted the minutes from the 1991
Spring Board Meeting. The minutes were
approved. He then led a discussion on the
proposed 1991-92 budget. The FGCSA Operating Budget was balanced at $ 124,000 and
approved by the Board. Chapters who have
donated funds toward the FGCSA Research
Green for this fiscal year were as follows: Big
Bend - $500; Central Florida - $3,000; Everglades - $3,000; Palm Beach - $8,000; Ridge
- $500; South Florida - $13,500; Suncoast $2,500; Treasure Coast - $500; West Coast $ 1,000. This $32,500 will enable the Research
Fund to have a two-year salary reserve for
maintenance of the existing green in Fort
Lauderdale.
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS: Tim
Hiers' end-of-year report on government
relations focused on the Florida Legislature's
proposed a m e n d m e n t to Chapter 47 of the
Florida Pesticide Law. Hiers said he has been
talking with the North West Coalition for
Alternative Pesticide Use on this concept of
IPM on golf courses and the judicious use of
pesticides rather than total elimination of
pesticides.
Tim said the majority of his governmental efforts will promote the Florida Golf Council. The Board should consider increasing
our budgeted c o m m i t m e n t to $7,500 for the
next two years u p to a $10,000 contribution
in 1993. He also hoped that each local chapter would consider contributing $500 per
chapter or $5/member to the FGC. He said
the Everglades chapter has already donated
$2,500 directly to them. Other chapters of
the GCSAA have recruited the services of a
lobbyist in their state legislatures while the
FGC could be our means of lobbying here in
Florida.
Bobby Brantley, executive director of the
Florida Golf Council, thanked the FGCSA
for its past support. He predicted the biggest
issue facing golf courses over the next several

Bobby Brantley, executive director of the
Florida Golf Council, thanked the FGCSA
for its support.
years will be water and the Consumptive Use
Permits. He also said that until the club
managers are faced with fines, they are not
really supportive of the FGC efforts.
He said that when the Legislature meets
next session, the FGC will be contacting the
right people to speak out and give the golf
course viewpoint.
Past President Ray Hansen discussed Ron
Miller from the U.S.Geological Survey who
is attempting to get four golf courses in the
western and northern parts of Florida to
volunteer to have monitoring wells put on
their courses. The Survey will be comparing
courses using effluent water with those that
do not use effluent.
Tim Hiers discussed the M i n i m u m C o m pliance Certificate program that he would
like to see implemented by our members on
a volunteer basis. Tim then invited Katheryn
Miele f r o m Missimer & Associates to explain
their company's program. A club may request a Facility Compliance Audit which
would include the clubhouse area as well as
maintenance. Ms. Miele listed the golf course
clients Missimer & Associates has served
around the state and said the company has
presented its program at many local chapter
meetings. She stressed that superintendents
should strive to have their club managers
and owners educated on the need for this
type of consultant.
Tim also explained the Early Detection
Incentive offered by the state. If one suspects
a leak in their storage tank, he suggests they
take a pro-active stance and request help
from the state. He also mentioned the hearing test that is required by the Department of
Labor and Safety.
Jeff Hayden discussed his activities with
the Pesticide Review Council and Endan-

PUBLICATIONS: Joel Jackson said the
transition year has been completed successfully and the Florida Green magazine is now
being published six times a year by Janlark
Communications. Janlark has added Philip
Pettus to the staff as production editor and
he will be working on the Florida Green. Joel
will continue to be the Editor.
Green Sheet: Mike Bailey requested more
news from local chapters, reminding all to be
aware of deadlines and timeliness of articles.
Vigoro Industries continues to sponsor the
newsletter.
Membership Directory: Marie Roberts
said many suppliers have renewed their ads
in the directory and new ads have been reserved to make u p for those that are not
continuing. Advertising revenue should be
approximately the same as last year. She
urged all External VPs to be sure their Secretary/Treasurers t u r n in their list of members
as soon as possible so that the Directory can
be printed.
EDUCATION: The Poa Annua seminar
was attended by m o r e than 60 superintendents which resulted in a substantial financial gain to the association. Those superintendents who participated in the Poa Annua
seminar were sent a plaque to thank them for
their time. Since Walt M c M a h o n and his
staff are retiring as the Education Committee
with this seminar, they will be presented with
plaques for their three years of service.
The GCSAA Regional Seminar on Negotiating will take place at Bay Hill Club in
Orlando on Nov. 8,1991. We will encourage
all Certified Superintendents to attend this
important seminar so that we will be able to
meet the GCSAA guarantee.
RESEARCH: Ray Hansen presented a lett e r f r o m Jim L a t h a m of t h e USGA
complimenting the association on the Fort
Lauderdale Research Green. It was suggested
that letters soliciting proposals for participants should go out before any new project is
undertaken so that all companies have a
chance to participate.
With the addition of $32,500 committed
f r o m local chapters during the next fiscal
year, the FGCSA Research Fund will accumulate a $70,000 total which is enough to
meet the original goal of a two-year salary

Crowfoot Weekend

back to the Board and ask for an increase.
He said FTGA Executive Director Bob
Yount is gathering donations for some expensive equipment needed in the Envirotron.
Mark has been persuaded to continue hi$
directorship of the FTGA but will not accept
a committee chairmanship so there is no
conflict with his duties as FGCSA Vice President. Jerry Redden is Treasurer of the FTGA..,

Steve Cadenelli, CGCS, president of the
GCSAA, spoke on environmental issues.
reserve for maintenance. T o m Benefield suggested that if funds are not needed for this
project, they could be shifted to another. Ray
Hansen replied that if the next projects begun on the green do not exhaust the funds,
they could be used to begin another green in
the central or north Florida area.
GCSAA: Steve Cadenelli, president of the
GCSAA, spoke on environmental issues. He
said these are not only regional problems but
are nationwide. The GCSAA has a long-term
c o m m i t m e n t to taking a proactive stance
since 1985. All superintendents share the
same frustrations — where is the golfer? The
GCSAA is planning a newsletter to be sent to
club owners, managers and key personnel to
keep them informed of the issues that affect
golf courses. The goal of the GCSAA is to get
as much information as possible to its m e m bers to create a higher level of awareness.
Cadenelli also spoke briefly on plans for
the convention in New Orleans where 52
seminars will be available to members. The
convention Golf T o u r n a m e n t will be played
in Jacksonville The association has an $8
million budget and continues to grow.
LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE: Marie Roberts was instructed to get an
800 n u m b e r installed in the FGCSA office
immediately so that the n u m b e r can be included in this year's Membership Directory.
FTGA: M a r k Jarrell d i s c u s s e d t h e
Envirotron progress and the selection of a
new Chairman of Environmental Horticulture at the University of Florida. The FTGA
was invited to participate in the selection
process.
The G.C. H o r n Endowment is now at
$80,000 with the hope of reaching the $ 100,00
goal by October. Interest f r o m the endowment will be used to f u n d a graduate student
at the U of F. The FGCSA has budgeted
$5,000 to this f u n d this year but if the FTGA
is shy of the goal a m o u n t , Mark may come

GOLF: Joe O n d o said that since T o m
Alex will be rebuilding his course next year,
the Crow foot T o u r n a m e n t will move to one
of the Disney courses or to Bay Hill. The Poa
Annua Classic will be played at the Lely course
next year and the date will be moved up one
week. Exact date should be established by the
time of the FTGA board meeting.
SURVEY: Mike Bailey said most people
seemed to think the first survey was too long
and this year's was too short. He hopes to hit
on the right n u m b e r and content with the
next survey, expected sometime in January.
PRESIDENT S AWARD: Joel Jackson
suggested that even though there are many
prominent people in Florida's turf industry
who were not superintendents, the intent of
the Presidents Award was to h o n o r superintendents. He moved to change the wording
of the qualifications as follows: Nominees
shall be superintendents or retired superintendents with 20 or more years service to the
turfgrass industry. The motion was approved.
MEMBERSHIP: FGCSA membership
figures closed at 750 for the fiscal year. The
n u m b e r of chapters has increased to eleven
and we hope that all of these members will
renew their membership for the next fiscal
year.
NEW BUSINESS: Ray Hansen pointed
out the n u m b e r of new external vice presidents who were attending this meeting for
the first time. He suggested that in view of the
important issues that are usually discussed at
this annual meeting, i.e.approval of the yearly
budget and electing new officers, all outgoing external VPs should attend this meeting
next year with the newly selected replacements to provide an easier transition. Each
external VP should be serving a three-year
term with only three chapters changing external VPs each year.
Mike Bailey said he has been pursuing a
block of rooms at the New Orleans Hyatt for
Florida superintendents. He feels that because many superintendents do not get their
first or even second choice of hotels through
the GCSAA, we should make the reservations ourselves through the FGCSA office,
the same as last year. The meeting was adjourned at 4:20 p.m.

Seminar well-attended at Crowfoot;
next one is on negotiating, Nov. 8
The 1991 FGCSA seminar on Communications took place Sunday, Aug. 4
during the Crowfoot weekend at
t h e G r a n d Cypress Conference
C e n t e r in O r lando. Speaker
was Bree Hayes,
PhD., of the University of Georgia.
The 42 attendees
received .5 CEU's
Bree Hayes, PhD.
from the GCSAA
toward recertification and were presented with an entertaining and informative program on improving their
communicating skills.
The next seminar sponsored by the
FGCSA Education Committee will be
the joint seminar presented by the
GCSAA in their Regional Seminar program. The topic, "Negotiating," will be
presented by Chuck Palmer, a practicing attorney and a former golf professional and golf course superintendent.
The seminar will take place at Nov. 8 at
Bay Hill Club in Orlando. GCSAA will
award .7 CEU's for the program. All
superintendents will soon be receiving a
mailing from the GCSAA with final details. For further information, contact
the GCSAA at 800-472-7878.X
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CROWFOOT RESULTS
The 15th Annual Crowfoot Team Championship played Aug. 5 went to the Central
Florida chapter team, comprised of Joe Ondo,
Mark Heater, Steve Sorrel and Dale Reash.
They beat the second place team from the
Ridge chapter in a match of cards. First place
low gross winner for the second year in a row,
was Fred Klauk who beat his 1990 score by 2
strokes to finish with a 71. Second place went
to Steve Sorrel. In the net superintendent
category, first place went to Peter Brooks
from Palm Beach with Paul Hickman from
the Ridge coming in second.
In the commercial division, first place
low gross went to Gary Wilhem and low net
was taken by Dick Bessire. Winners took
h o m e color TV's, microwaves, and portable
phones with the cruise for two going to Dave
Barnes.
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Five honored with
Presidents Lifetime
Achievement Awards
at Crowfoot banquet
Mascaro,Hayden, Phillips,
Pearson and Smith recognized
The 1991 recipients ofthe President's
Award for Lifetime Service were honored at the Crowfoot banquet, Sunday,
August 4. This award was instituted in
1990 to honor those pioneers who were
instrumental in the growth ofthe FGCSA
and its local chapters.
The first 1991 award was presented
by Ed Ramey, president of the South
Florida chapter to Tom Mascaro. Tom
has more than 50 years experience in
golf turf and learned during that tenure
from Dr. H. B. Musser, O. J. Noer, Fred
Grau, Howard Sprague, E. R. Steiniger
and many others who are now a part of
turfgrass history. He designed and built
21 products for turfgrass maintenance.
Of these, 12 were awarded U.S. and foreign patents. Most well-known are the
aerifier, the verticut, the verti-groove, T
T Turf Truck, power dragmat, aeri-lift
trailer, and grass cell. He served as Director of the Musser Turfgrass Foundation, and was President of the Pennsylvania Turfgrass Council.
In 1976 he was presented with the
Distinguished Service Award from the
GCSAA where he is a member of the
Quarter Century Club. He also received
the Green Section Award from the USGA
in 1971 where he serves on the Green
Section Committee. Tom is now continuing his Turfgrass Photo Quiz in the
Florida Green after editing this monthly
column for 10 years for the GCSAA. He
now does consulting work with his son,
John, through Turf Tec International in
Miami.
The second award was presented by
Eddie Snipes, North Florida chapter to
John Hayden. John attended Michigan
State University and South Bend College of Commerce. He began his turfgrass career in Michigan where he leased

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Superintendent Positions Open
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Superintendent. Stuart Yacht & CC.
Contact Robert Norton (407)283-0199.

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Assistant Superintendent. Aberdeen GC.
Contact Brent Hawk (407) 7 3 8 - 5 9 3 9 .

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Tom Trammell, CGCS has left Indian River
Colony Club to accept the superintendent
position at Turtle Creek CC in Rockledge.

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Mike Schutter has moved up to become
superintendent at Indian River Colony
Club.

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John Majewski has moved from Binks Forest
GC to Mayacoo Lakes CC in West Palm
Beach.

Job Changes
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Brian Singleton has left Card Sound GC to
take the head superintendent position at
Riviera CC.

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Whit Derrick has left Sugar Mill CC to
become superintendent at Feather Sound
CC in Clearwater.

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Ross Saylor has moved from Key Biscayne
GC to Rolling Hills in Wildwood.

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Tray Maltby has accepted the superintendent position at Pine Meadows G&CC in
Eustis.

and ran a nine-hole facility. The whole
Hayden family was involved in the business, with John sending his young son,
Jeff, out to mow fairways at a tender
age. John later moved to Florida to take
positions at Coral Springs, Inverrary
and then on to Augusta National. He
returned to Florida to become superintendent at Jacksonville Beach GC and
the spent five years at San Jose CC in
Jacksonville. In addition to his work on
the golf courses, John made the time to
serve his fellow superintendents in various organizations. He served on all the
committees of the North Florida chapter and eventually became President of
the chapter.
He also served on the Board of Directors of the GCSAA, Florida Turfgrass Association, and the Florida Golf
Course Superintendents Association.
The third recipient of the President's
Award was presented at a chapter meeting of the West Coast chapter to Harvey
Phillips, who has served at Bellevue
Biltmore for 40 years. Harvey is another superintendent who was willing
to give of his time to promote his profession in the state of Florida. When
Harvey first joined the West Coast
GCSA there were less than 10 members, now there are over 300. He held
all the offices in the chapter. He was
instrumental in the growth of the West
Coast chapter as well as the FTGA. He
has been a director and held all FTGA
office and was presented the FTGA
Wreath of Grass award in 1977.

The fourth recipient was unable to
attend the Crowfoot dinner and will receive his award at a meeting of the
Suncoast GCSA. C. R. "Bud" Pearson
was superintendent at Palma Sola Golf
Club for many years. Bud helped start the
Suncoast chapter and was the first president of the West Coast GCSA. He was a
major factor along with Dr. Gene Nutter
and Col. Frank Ward in getting the organization off the ground. He wrote a
monthly newsletter for the West Coast
chapter for more than ten years. In addition, he also helped form the FTGA which
sprang from the early West Coast Association. He was presented with the FTGA
Wreath of Grass Award in 1976. He also
served as the third president of the FGCSA
in 1973.
The fifth recipient was Carl Smith,
nominated by the Palm Beach chapter.
Carl began the Florida portion of his golf
course career in 1956 after moving here
from West Virginia.
He served as superintendent at PGA
GC in Palm Beach from 1956 to 1962 and
then moved to the Palm Beach CC in
1964. He remained there until his retirement in 1982 while continuing his consulting work with Jack Nicklaus.
Carl was instrumental in helping to
organize the Palm Beach chapter of the
FGCSA. Carl's expertise in the agronomy
field expanded to include training many
turf students who now hold prestigious
positions in the industry.

Chapter Officers
1991-92
Big Bend Chapter
President
Scott Price
Ext. Vice President
Buck Workman
Secretary
John Fake
Treasurer
Jeff Vietmeier
Central Florida Chapter
President
Stuart Leventhal
Vice President
Cary Lewis
Ext. Vice President
Joe Ondo
Sec/Treasurer
Brian Jenkins
Everglades Chapter
President
Steve Ciardullo
Rie Mohr
Vice President
Ext. Vice Pres.
Buddy Carmouche
Sec/Treasurer
Roy Bates
North Florida Chapter
President
Frank Sbarro
Gary Da hi berg
Vice President
Ext. Vice President
Brigid Braun
Sec/Treasurer
Carl Smith
Palm Beach Chapter
Walt McMahon
President
Paul Crawford
Vice President
John Gallagher
Ext. Vice President
Treasurer
Jeff Klontz
Robin Goodell
Secretary
Ridge Chapter
Buck Buckner
President
Chuck Rogers
Vice President
Ext. Vice President
Alan Puckett
Sec/Treasurer
Ray Cuzzone
Seven Rivers Chapter
Glen Oberlander
President
Jeff Hayden
Vice President
Tim Sever
Ext. Vice President
Sec/Treasurer
David Hoggard
South Florida Chapter
President
Ed Ramey
Steve Kuhn
Vice President
Ext. Vice President
Dale Kuehner
Sec/Treasurer
Bill Entwistle, Jr.
Suncoast Chapter
Jim Miller
President
Doug Powell
Vice President
Talbott Denny
Ext. Vice President
Sec/Treasurer
Gary MacDougall
Treasure Coast Chapter
President
Jay Gratton
Roger Welker
Vice President
Scott Bell
Ext. Vice President
Sec/Treasurer
Dave Oliver
West Coast Chapter
President
Lynn Sloper
Greg Plotner
Vice President
Ext. Vice President
Greg Plotner
Sec/Treasurer
Rob Walters

Florida Golf Summit to
convene in Tampa Oct. 3-4
The 1991 Florida Golf Summit will
take place in conjunction with the state's
16th annual Water Management Conference, Oct. 3-4 at the Hyatt Regency in
downtown Tampa.
Sponsored by the Florida Gold Council, a newly formed trade association
representing the state's $5.5 billion golf
industry, the Florida Golf Summit will
focus on water issues, including contract negotiations for reused water, water conservation methods and regulations and taxation of golf courses.
Prominent speakers will include Gov.
Lawton Chiles, key representatives from
each of five water districts, and golf
course architects Ed Seay of Arnold
Palmer Golf Design and Tom Fazio.
For more information contact Jack
Mathis at 407-688-0800.

North Florida Pro/Supt.
tourney played at Alaqua
The North Florida PGA and the West
Coast, Central, Suncoast, North Florida,
and Ridge chapters of the FGCSA got
together June 26 for the 1991 Pro/Superintendent Team Championship at the
6,725-yard Alaqua CC in Longwood.
Host golf course superintendent Steven
Wright and his staff had the course in
great condition.The format for this year's
event, uniquely enough, played the outgoing nine as a Best Ball of Two and the
i n c o m i n g nine played a Modified
Chapman (alternate shot). Tournament
results are:
Gross Winners:

1. Cypress Run CC, consisting of Pete Bass - Supt.
and R. Drew Johnson - Pro, shot a 66 to win the $500
Team price.
2. Timaquana CC team of Tom Prescott - Supt. and
Eric Smith - Pro came in second with a 67
Net Winners:

1. Grasslands CC with Bobby Ellis - Supt. and Keith
Hardeman - Pro finished at the top with a 60.
2. Indigo Lakes CC comprised of David Van Wager
- Supt. and Tom Ferguson - Pro came in second with a 61.
Closest to the pin contests were won by Cary Lewis
in the Superintendents Division and Tony Austin in the
Professionals Division.
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LCCC1991 Alumni Golf
Tourney slated for Oct. 12
The 1991 Lake City Community College Alumni Golf Tournament will take
place on Oct. 12,1991 prior to the FTGA
Convention in Jacksonville.
This year's tournament will be hosted
by Bill Plante at Orange Park CC. The
tournament will be a 1 p.m. shotgun
with an individual competition as well
as a class champion.
Following the tournament, there will
be a reception and awards presentation
at the Marina Hotel at St. John's Place.
LCCC Alumni will be receiving a tournament application and sponsor forms.
Survey results and further information
will be sent to all alumni. If you do not
receive this mailing, please call Scott
Zakany of the LCCC Alumni at (813 )9623841. Proceeds from this event will be
donated to the Lake City Community
College Endowment Fund.
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FGCSA thanks chapters for
Research Green donations
The FGCSA thanks the following local chapters that made donations to the
FGCSA Research Green in Fort Lauderdale during the Crowfoot Open:
Central Florida, $3,000; Everglades,
$3,000; Palm Beach, $8,000; South
Florida, $ 13,500; Suncoast, $2,500; West
Coast, $1,000.
In addition, Big Bend, Ridge and Treasure Coast chapters have donated $500
each from their chapter's operating
funds.
Dale Mitchell and Richard Colyer of
Golf Agronomics Inc. also presented a
check for $ 1,100 to the Research Green.
The check represents a percentage of
every ton of top dressing that the sixmonth-old company has sold to golf
courses across south Florida. Dale promises this will be an annual donation which
will grow as the company grows. Golf
Agronomics specializes in all agronomic
supplies in addition to their customblended top dressing.
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Recognition, Page 2

Five honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards
Details on Page 6

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