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Volume I, Part IV, May-June, 1985

The Green Sheet is the official communications newsletter of the Florida Golf Course Superintendents Association.
The purpose of The Green Sheet is to aid members with current, up-to-date news related items which can benefit the good
of the Association.
The 1984 winners —
a
Florida Green Wins
Congratulations
GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS
ASSOCIATIONS: 1) The Florida Green,
Harry Eckhoff Award
Mr. Dan Jones, Editor
Dan Jones, Editor, West Palm Beach,
Banyon
Golf
Club
The National Golf Foundation has
Fla.; 2) Rub of the Green, David Lozoya,
9050 Ranch Road
announced the Florida Green to be the
Editor, Palm Desert, Calif.; 3) The Bull
West Palm Beach, FL 33411
Sheet, Fred D. Opperman, Editor, Glen
1st place winner for the category of
Ellyn, 111.; Honorable Mention: "Green is
Golf Course Superintendents AssociaDear Dan,
Beautiful", Barry Endicott, Editor,
tion publications in the Harry C.
Etobicoke, Ont., Canada; Rocky Mountain
Eckhoff Award contest. The Eckhoff
On behalf of the Florida Golf Course
Reporter, Chuck Clark, Editor, Colorado
awards honor Mr. Harry Eckhoff, 81,
Superintendents Association Officers, DirecSprings, Colo.; Carolinas Newsletter, Dr.
who has been associated with the
tors, members and all of those who receive
Landon C. Miller, Exec. Secretary,
the Florida Green magazine, we want to
National Golf Foundation for 26 years
Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents
"congratulate"you,
as
editor,
and
all
of
and is now director of golf developAssn., Clemson, S.C.; Our Collaborator,
those who have participated in helping you
ment and member relations. The conPeter Salinetti, Editor, Loudonville, N.Y.
assemble
such
a
fine
magazine.
test originated in 1980, whereupon the
NEWSLETTERS: 1) Southern Ohio
Having the Florida Green win the
status of this award has won interPGA; 2) The Score Card; Honorable MenNational Golf Foundation's Harry C.
national recognition. The N.G.F. contion:
Club Times; Special Recognition:
Eckhoff Award is indeed one of the TOP
Links Letter
test had 130 entries, all on issues
achievements that could be given on behalf
published during 1984. Categories
NEWSPAPERS: Published 12 or more
of our magazines quality.
judged were: newspapers, magazines,
times a year: 1) Florida Golfweek; 2) Golf
Dan, thank you for the time, effort and
Review; 3) The Golfer; Published less
outstanding ability that you have put forth
annuals, newsletters, publications of
throughout the years.
than 12 times a year: 1) The Michigan
superintendent's associations and "all
Golfer; Honorable Mention: The Golf
others/'
Very truly yours,
Paper; Golf News
Mr. Dan Jones, CGCS at Banyon
MAGAZINES: Published less than 12
Tom
Burrows
Golf Club in West Palm Beach has
times a year: 1) The Met Golfer; 2) Fore;
President
served as editor of the Florida Green
3) Ohio Golfer; Honorable Mention: Golf
for the past eight years. Because of his
in Victoria; Golf Car News
March
29,
1985
hard work and devotion to the indusANNUAL PUBLICATIONS: Tournament
try, Mr. Jones is ecstatic about winPrograms: 1) Vintage Invitational 1984; 2)
Mr. Dan Jones
ning the award. Jones cites "Because
Bay Hill Classic; 3) Salem 1984 U.S.
Editor
the contest is worldwide, I feel it is the
Women's Open; Honorable Mention:
Banyon Golf Club
most prestigious award the magazine
Apple Classic; Jerry Ford Eighth Annual
9059 Ranch Road
Invitational; Houston Coca-Cola Open,
could win. This is the equivalent of
West Palm Beach, FL 33411
Mony Tournament of Champions; 84th
winning an Academy Award. This is
U.S. Open; Ken Venturi Guiding Eyes
RE: The Florida Green
the fourth year for the awards,
Classic; All Other Annual Publications: 1)
however the first year for the Florida
USGA Guide to the 1984 National ChamDear Dan:
Green to win an award. Previously, the
pionships; 2) NCGA 1984 Blue Book; 3)
Congratulations!
Your
entry
in
the
FounFlorida Green was competing against
MGA 1983 Annual Report; Honorable
dation's Harry C. Eckhoff Award contest
publications with much larger staffs
Mention: GAM Annual Report 1984; Colfinished first in its category.
being financially supported by profesorado Golf Association Annual 1984, 1984
A plaque has been ordered and will be
sional publications. This year for the
Florida Golf Directory; Southern Califorshipped to you as soon as it is engraved.
first time, the category of Golf Course
nia PGA Section Directory & Calendar
Enclosed is a listing of all 1984 winners.
Superintendents Association was
1984; Alumni Newsletter
Along with your plaque we will send you an
created. The Florida Green is now
ALL OTHER GOLF PUBLICATIONS: 1)
offical Eckhoff Award logo sheet which we
Arkansas Golfer; 2) Vic Open '84; 3)
hope you will use in your masthead.
competing against publications of
Golf,Chicago Style; Honorable Mention:
The NGF is very much appreciative of
similar context as compared to
Golf Course Management Letter; Special
those who serve golf Again, congratulations
previous years. This is just what the
Recognition: "CHIP SHOTS"
and we look forward to seeing more of your
Florida Green needed, to be recogBOOKS: 1) "The Full Swing,Honorable
outstanding publication.
nized as a high quality publication,
Mention: "100 Greatest Golf Courses —
created by s u p e r i n t e n d e n t s , for
and Then Some"; "How to Become a ComSincerely,
superintendents, along with upgrading
plete Golfer,"; "Getting Up and Down.' ;
Joe Much
the professionalism of our industry.
"The New Rules of Golf,"
Executive Director

The Green Sheet is a bi-monthly
newsletter produced by the Communications Committee, Mike Bailey,
Chairman. All pertinent information or
questions regarding such can be
mailed to Mike Bailey, Editor,
19642 Trophy Drive
Boca Raton, Florida 33434
(305) 482-1005 (Recorder)
or
(305) 734-9022
The purpose of The Green Sheet is
to benefit all members of the FGCSA
in regards to communications. The
priorities of The Green Sheet are to
print:
1) current, up-to-date news items
2) future meetings
3) review of previous events
4) appropriate communications within
the industry
*The Green Sheet is designed to be
a current up-to-date newsletter as compared to the "Florida Green" *(an
educational communications magazine). Items printed shall be deemed
fit by the editors of both publications,
whereupon The Green Sheet and the
Florida Green can mutually benefit the
FGCSA.
The Green Sheet bi-monthly issues
are printed as follows: Jan-Feb,
March-April, May-June, July-August,
Sept-Oct, and Nov-Dec. Deadlines are
set for the 2nd Friday of the month
preceeding the next coming issue, i.e.
April 19th for May-June, June 14th for
July-Aug, August 16th for Sept-Oct
and October 18th for Nov-Dec.
The Green Sheet is printed by
Vette Print
4722 N.W. 2nd Avenue
Boca Raton, FL 33431
(305) 994-1066
Advertisers play an important role to
the success of this newsletter. Because
of their advertising support, The
Green Sheet is not a burden to the
FGCSA.
Each issue produces a total printing
volume of 1500.1150 issues are mailed
to 9 local chapters and then distributed
within their respective local members
mailing list. The balance of 350 are
mailed to media, GCSAA chapter
newsletter editors, IFAS, commercial
vendors and others upon request.
Mrs. Marie Roberts serves as the
secretary for The Green Sheet.
Any matters regarding mailings, or
other related items can be mailed to
Mrs. Marie Roberts
1760 N.W. Pine Lake Drive
Stuart, FL 33494
(305) 692-9349

The following are questions that are
reviewed at each local chapter meeting
via The Green Sheet survey.
1. CURRENT NEWS: (Major Topics
of Issue within your Chapter)
2. NEW MEMBERS: (Name, Club
or Business Affiliation, Classification)
3. NEWLY CERTIFIED SUPTS:
(Name, Employer, Years at Club,
Years as Supt., etc.)
4. PROMOTIONS:
5. CHANGE OF JOBS: (Name,
Previous Club & Town, New Club &
Town)
6. JOB OPENINGS: (Position
desired, Name of Club, Complete
Address Person to Contact)
7. PERSONS LOOKING FOR
WORK: (Name, Address, Position
Desired)
8. RETIREMENTS: (Name, Years
at Club, Years in Industry, Age,
Points of Interest)
9. LAWS: (Proposals, Regulations,
New Restrictions, Bannings of
Chemical Usage, etc.)
10. GOLF TOURNAMENTS: (Type
of Event, Site, Date, Entry Costs,
Prizes, -Entry Deadline)
11. MAJOR TOURNAMENTS:
(Name of Tournament, Dates, Host
Supt., Cost of Admission, Reigning
Champion)
12. CHAPTER MEETING SITES: 3
Months in Advance (Name of Club,
Date, Time, Host Supt., Educational
Topic)
13. CHANGE OF CHAPTER
BOARD MEMBERS: New Slate in
July Each Year (Members Name,
Position on Board, Respective
Employer)
14. GOOD AND WELFARE: (Illnesses, Hospitalizations: Give Name
of Hospital & Particulars, Deaths,
Condolences, Good Wishes)
15. COMMERCIAL NEWS: (Formation of New Companies, Services,
etc. New Sales Persons, Promotions,
New Product releases).
**Take black and white photos of
appropriate subject matter suitable to
concur with Survey.
Should at any time you, individually,
have a related item to have printed,
please submit your information to the
editor or the secretary.

Green Sheet Staff
Meeting
TO: FGCSA Officers, Directors, Past
Presidents and Committee
Chairmen
FROM: Tom Burrows
DATE: April 12, 1985
SUBJECT: Green Sheet - For Your
Information
MINUTES OF APRIL 9, 1985
MEETING
On April 9, 1985 a meeting was held
concerning the future of The Green
Sheet. Those present were Mike
Bailey, Marie Roberts and Tom
Burrows.
It was decided that the masthead
would be expanded to be more informative and that continued strides
would be made to establish a uniform
format to be followed in subsequent
issues. It was further decided that
Marie Roberts would assist Mike
Bailey, Editor, in whatever way possible to meet the publishing deadlines.
The majority of news articles in the
Sheet are supplied through the local
chapters by way of their local newsletters. A survey form to gather information from the local chapters will be
used.
Future mailing of The Green Sheet
was discussed. Currently the printer is
supplying 1150 copies via the 9 local
chapters and sending the balance (350)
to Mike for further distribution. Marie
will assist in this distribution. We will
be sending copies to various media,
National Editors, IFAS, commercial
firms, etc. These mailings will be
screened periodically.
The Green Sheet is currently self
supporting through advertising. Mike
will continue soliciting advertisements
and a future budget was discussed. It
was decided to request quotes on printing costs from other printers to compare with our current supplier.
Deadlines for copy to be sent to the
printer is 2 weeks prior to printing,
that is, all material must be submitted
to the printer 2 weeks before May 1,
two weeks from July 1, etc. Any
material received after the printing
deadline will be discarded unless it
would still be considered timely and
newsworthy, determined by the
Editor.
The meeting concluded with a
discussion of some of the articles to
appear in the upcoming May/June
issue of The Green Sheet.

New F.G.C.S.A.
Secretary
TO: FGCSA Officers
FGCSA Board of Directors
Past Presidents
Committee Chairmen
FROM: Tom Burrows
SUBJECT: FGCSA Secretary
DATE: March 21, 1985
I am pleased to inform you that we
have hired Mrs. Marie Roberts as
FGCSA Secretary effective 4/1/85.
Marie has had experience as an
executive secretary, computer programming and a background in
accounting from the University of
Florida.
She will be employed at this time on
a per hour basis and all work performed will be recorded for future
reference. You are all encouraged to
use this association service in performing your duties as an FGCSA director
or chairman.
FGCSA Job Description:
1. FGCSA Secretary will be directly
responsible to the FGCSA President.
2. FGCSA secretarial duties for
officers, directors, past presidents and
committee chairmen or members to
include
typing,
filing,
and
miscellaneous office duties.
3. At the direction of the FGCSA
Secretary/Treasurer she will attend
Board of Director meetings as
requested and take minutes of same.
She will be responsible for producing a
computerized up-to-date financial
statement upon request.
4. Assist the Editor of The Green
Sheet and membership directory in
producing financial matters and aid in
the publication of said magazine.
5. Maintain an up-to-date and
historical filing system.
6. Provide a telephone or/answering
service and mailing address as follows:
FGCSA
Marie Roberts
1760 N.W. Pine Lake Drive
Stuart, Florida 33494
(305) 692-9349

Liquid Ag Systems Hosts
Anti-Syphon Requirem e n t s For Irrigation
Systems Workshop
On April 24th & 25th Liquid Ag
Systems, Inc. sponsored it's AntiSyphon Requirements for IrrigationSystems Workshop in cooperation
with the Florida Department of
Agriculture, and Institute of Food and
Agriculture Sciences of the University
of Florida. The workshops were held

at the Holiday Inn, 1-95 and PGA
Blvd., West Palm Beach, and the Holiday Inn, 1-95 and Commercial Blvd.,
Ft. Lauderdale.
Liquid Ag felt that this was a much
needed workshop as we are all highly
concerned with protecting our valuable
water supply.
On hand from the State of Florida
Department of Agriculture, Bureau of
Feed, Seed, Fertilizer and Pesticide
Bureau, Division of Inspection were
Mr. James Christie, Assistant Chief,
Mr. Frank See, Regional Supervisor
for Ag Products Specialist, Mr. Julio
Ochoa, Ag Products Specialst-Palm
Beach, Mr. Noah Robles, Ag Products
Specialist-Palm Beach/Martin County,
Mr. Diehl Brickley, Ag Products
Specialist-Broward, and Mr. Jesus
Carballeira, Ag Products Specialist,
Dade/Monroe Counties. From the
University of Florida, IFAS, were Dr.
Allen Smajstrla, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Agricultural EngineeringWater Management, University of
Florida, Gainesville, and Mr. Forrest
Izuno,
Assistant
Professor,
Agricultural Engineering-Water
Management, Agricultural Research
and Education Center Belle Glade.
Mr. Christie explained the legislation governing anti-syphon- requirements and Rule 5E-2.30, that was implemented on November 1, 1984.
Since this rule was implemented there
has been four variances approved.
Anyone requesting more information
on the rule or variance application
should direct all requests to: Mr.
James R. Christie, Asst. Chief, Feed,
Seed, Fertilizer & Pesticide Bureau,
Division of Inspection, Mayo Building,
Tallahassee, Florida 32301.
Dr. Smajstrla presented information
from an engineering standpoint and his
slide presentation was very informative.
The question and answer session
was a success. Industry suppliers
available to answer questions were:
Noel Quinlan - Cla Val Company, John
Motis - Chemical Containers, Dick
Roeber - R.F. Roeber, Inc., Bob
Oberlander - Melrose Supply & Sales
Corp., Kent Kurly - Aqua Turf, Cathy
Serafin - Aqua Turf, Rick Dwing - PSI,
and Joe Williams - Williams Pump Service.
Liquid Ag will also sponsor two
workshops on the West coast.
May 15th at Fiddlesticks Country
Club, 1500 Fiddlesticks Blvd. S.E., Ft.
Myers, FL
May 16th at Palm Aire Country
Club, 3700 Country Club Way,
Sarasota, FL
For more information call: Liquid Ag
Systems, Inc., 1-800-432-2249.

Future of Golf Tournament — May 11th
The Palm Beach Chapter Golf
Course Superintendents' Association
will be staging its 4th annual " Future
of Golf" Tournament at The Golf &
Racquet Club at Eastpointe on Saturday, May 11. The purpose of the tournament is to raise money for turfgrass
research programs in the state of
Florida and junior golf programs in
Palm Beach County.
In the first 3 tournaments, over
$16,000 was donated to these worthy
causes, and this year is expected to be
the most successful of all. The event
has become very competitive but
remains a fun tournament eagerly
anticipated by all who have participated in it. Last year's winners
were a group of ringers from Boca
Grove led by the well-known sandbagger Steve Pearson.
The Golf & Racquet Club at Eastpointe has hosted all 4 4'Future of
Golf" events, and the staff and
membership of the club are highly
commended for their outstanding
efforts and dedication to helping make
the future of golf bright for all of us
who love the game. Our own Gary
Grump, Tournament Chairman and
course superintendent, always has the
golf course in excellent condition, and
golf pros Bob Komarinetz and Don
Schultz organize and orchestrate the
smooth-running event.
The event is a 4-man scramble with
an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start. The cost is
$45.00 per man, with an optional $5.00
mulligan ticket (limit one per man).
Organize your own foursome and enter
as a team. If you cannot field a foursome, call Gary and possibly you can
be paired up with someone.
The entry fee includes cart and
green fees, buffet lunch (superb!), beer
and soft drinks on the course, closest
to the pin, longest and most accurate
drive contests, door prizes, and gift
certificates for the top 8 teams. In
addition, the first place team will also
receive plaques commemorating their
victory.
For other information, call Gary
Grump at 627-0609.

Newly Certified
Superintendents
Bill Jeffrey, Boca Pointe C.C.
Mike Perham, The Moorings G.C.
Jim Lindsey, Adios Golf Club

Florida Turf-Grass
Association, Inc.

Florida Turf-Grass
Association, Inc.

PRESS RELEASE

I would appreciate The Green Sheet
reminding your members that contributions to the FT-GA Scholarship
and Research Foundation are tax
deductible to the donor.
No administrative overhead is
deducted from FT-GA research
grants. The applicant receives 100
cents on the grant to support his
research. This is in accord with a long
standing agreement between FT-GA
and the University of Florida and other
research institutions.

April 1, 1985
Expanded educational sessions,
more exhibitor booth spaces, and the
addition of workshops promise to
make the 1985 Florida Turf-Grass
Association Conference and Show the
biggest and most successful ever.
Tampa, Florida will again host the
event to be held September 29 October 2, 1985 at the Curtis Hixon
Convention Center and Hyatt Regency
Hotel.
"Due to the success of last year's
show, we're aggressively going after
the turf market both here in Florida
and the Southeast," says Bill Wagner,
1985 Conference and Show Chairman.
"Last year, our Conference topped
1500 and we're aiming for 2000. We
expect a banner year."
This year, the Conference and Show
will expand its educational sessions
from three to four. These sessions
include GOLF TURF, LAWN CARE
AND GROUNDS MAINTENANCE,
BASIC PRINCIPLES OF TURFGRASS
CULTURE,
AND
ADVANCED PRINCIPLES OF
TURFGRASS CULTURE. "Our
intention is to provide a well-rounded,
educational experience to a diversified
group of turf professionals," says Dr.
Tom Latta, FT-GA President. "This
Conference will be remembered for
offering something for everyone."
Exhibitor booth spaces have also
been on the increase in 1985 and turfgrass professionals will have the
opportunity to spend more time with
exhibitors this year.
The addition of workshops at this
year's Conference promises to offer
practical, "hands on" experience in
three areas: Turfgrass Disease Identification and Control, Estimating and
Bidding Landscape Installation and
Maintenance Cost, and Computer Use
in Turf Management. These workshops will be limited to 24 in each
workshop and will be open to FT-GA
members only.
Tampa will be the place for a great
Conference and Show in 1985! For
more information contact, Bill Nass,
Florida Turf-Grass Association, 302 S.
Graham Avenue, Orlando, Florida
32803-6332. The telephone number is
305-898-6721.

Sincerely,
T. M. Latta
President

National Currents
Mid-Year Conference
Announced
Lawrence, Kansas. The Golf Course
Superintendents Association of
America (GCSAA) announces a midyear Turfgrass Conference and Show
to be held at the Hoosier Dome in
Indianapolis, Indiana, September
19-24, 1985.
The new conference represents an
extension of GCSAA's education program andtwill offer extra opportunities
for improvement to those in the golf
course and turfgrass management profession. It will bring some of the
nation's top researchers, educators,
golf course superintendents and turfgrass managers together for this
unique educational conference.
The conference will feature seven of
GCSAA's most popular continuing
education seminars, staff technician
training courses, a national ''selling
and buying" type exhibition trade
show, a turfgrass research conference,
a golf/turfgrass market research
workshop, an outside turfgrass equipment demonstration and a national golf
championship to benefit turfgrass
research.
" September is an excellent time for
manufacturers and distributors of golf
course equipment and supplies to
demonstrate their products," said
GCSAA President Eugene D. Baston,
CGCS, "as this is the time of the year
when golf course managers plan purchases. We believe this mid-year conference will be very beneficial to our
members and to our advertisers and
distributors," Baston explained.

"GCSAA members have expressed
a need for information that will assist
them in training their own staffs. With
this conference, we will be answering
those needs," said Baston.
The staff technician training courses
will be 'hands on' instruction by the
direct involvement of manufacturers.
Courses will be offered in equipment
repair and maintenance; irrigation
equipment operation, repair and
maintenance; pesticide safety and
applications; and golf car repair and
maintenance.
The trade show will allow companies
to offer show discounts and purchases
on site and will feature an outdoor
equipment demonstration area where
superintendents can actually test the
latest equipment.
The turfgrass research portion of
this mid-year conference will gather
more than 20 of the nation's leading
scientists presenting updates on all major turfgrass research being funded
with GCSAA's support. Papers on
other research will also be presented.
A one-day golf championship will be
played with the proceeds going to further turfgrass research. Many affiliated golf course superintendent
associations hold similar golf championships, but this will be the first
national golf championship specifically
to benefit turfgrass research.
Reprint: Treasure Coast Tide

"Bill Wagner Honored
At Tequesta C.C."
"Saturday, March 2, 1985, was an
eventful day at the Tequesta Country
Club as it marked the 20th Anniversary of both Golf Course Superintendent, Bill Wagner and Golf Professional, Ed Ficker.
To say the least, the day long
celebration was a very popular gala
event with both the golf tournament
and dinner being sold out far in
advance of the special day. A large
number of golfers took advantage of
the nice weather to honor both men on
their day(s). The special activities were
concluded by an elegant dinner party
during which both men were formally
introduced, honored, and presented
with an appreciation certificate and a
monetary gift and further rewarded at
the conclusion of their separate
remarks with a standing ovation. Both
men expressed their sincere thanks
and appreciation for the special
recognition and for the privilege of
working for such a fine group of
people."

James Blackledge Receives
Posthumous Award
The Golf Course Superintendents
Association of America (GCSAA) has
awarded the Association's Distinguished
Service Award posthumously to James L.
Blackledge. The award was officially
presented during the Opening Session of
GCSAA's 56th Annual International Golf
Course Conference and Show in Washington, D.C., February 5-13, 1985.
The coveted Distinguished Service
Award is presented to those individuals
who have demonstrated dedication and
outstanding service to golf course
superintendents and the profession. The
award was first presented in 1932.
James L. Blackledge, Jimmy as he is so
well remembered by golf course superintendents in Florida, was the founding
father of turfgrass associations in Florida.
A man of compassion who always had time
to help others, he was a pillar in the golf and
turfgrass industry for more than 50 years,
up to his death in 1983.
Blackledge's major contributions to the
industry and profession stemmed from his
intense interest in turfgrass research and
education and in forming professional
organizations. He joined the national
Association in 1942, when GCSAA was
known as the Greenkeeping Superintendents Association.
In 1939, Blackledge co-signed a letter
inviting all interested golf course superintendents in southern Florida to an
organizational meeting. This was the beginning of the South Florida Golf Course
Superintendents Association, of which he
was elected its first president.
He was the leader in the formation of the
Florida Turf-Grass Association (FTGA) in
1950 and later served on many committees,
as director, as secretary and as president in
1967 and 1968. In 1960, he was the first
recipient of FTGA's highest honor, the
"Wreath of Grass."
Throughout his career, Blackledge
served the industry in many capacities — an
agronomist, a golf course superintendent, a
researcher, an industry representative, a
leader, an organizer, a scholar. As a
scholar, he served on the Advisory Committee and was instrument^1 a the development of the School of Golf Course Operations at the Lake City Community College,
Lake City, Florida. He was personally involved in writing, the curriculum in golf course
equipment mechanics. And as a tribute, a
Blackledge Memorial Scholarship was
established at the college.
Reprint: Florida Turf Digest

Retirements:
Tom Grondski has retired from the
Key Biscayne Golf Course after serving as superintendent for 4 years,
prior to that, Mr. Grondski was
superintendent at the Ocean Reef
Country Club in North Key Largo for
25 years.

New Members:

Upcoming Events

Palm Beach Chapter:
Bill Rayside, Estech Fertilizer Co., Sales
Jimmie Ann Holcombe, Pro Turf Equipment Co., Sales
James T. Williams, Ransomes of Florida
Inc., G.M.
George Jones, Ransomes of Florida Inc.,
Sales
Richard Handley, Du-Cor Chemical Corp.,
Sales
William Hodges, Arbor Tree & Landscape, Owner
Walter McMahon, President Country
Club, Supt.
Dennis Crews, Central Florida Turf, Sales
Mgr.

May 8 - Palm Beach Treasure Coast Joint Meeting at Mariner Sands

Florida West Coast Chapter:
Class A
Robert Flanagan, Palma Ceia G & CC
William Rinaldo, Zephyrhills CC
Class B
Lynn Sloper, Cove Cay CC
Class D
Lewis Morgan, Christies, Inc.
Blucher Bridges, Christies, Inc.
Michael Komar, Peoples Fertilizer
Central Florida Chapter:
Jeff Bulmer, Turf & Industrial Supply
Drew Castillo, Poinciana G & RC
Charles Garrett, Fla. Irrigation
Robert Lange, Soil Doctor Inc.
Mike Martin, Water Oak G. C.
Winfield Yount, Suntree CC
South Florida Chapter:
Class A
Thomas Walker, Key West Resort G.C.
Class B
Art Kurtz, Jacaranda C.C.
Class C
Bill Rayside, Estech, Inc.
Class
D
Scott Waylin,
Miami Lakes Inn C.C.

New Editor Appointed
At the last meeting of the Executive
Committee, Margaret Pincket was
appointed to take over as editor of
T H E TREASURE COAST TIDE in
July. Margaret, wife of Chuck Pincket,
has the skills and computer experience
that will make the transition a smooth
one.
Mrs. Pincket will be the custodian of
the Association's computer and will
take possession of it at the end of the
1984-85 fiscal year. We look forward
to having Margaret working with us
and feel confident that her efforts will
be of great benefit to Treasure Coast
GCSA.
Reprint: Treasure Coast Tide

May 1 9 - 2 0 - Poa Annua Golf
Classic, Naples Beach Hotel & Golf
Club
May 13 - South Florida - Inverrary
Topic "Financial Planning"
June 17 - Palm Chapter, South
Florida Joint Meeting at Boca Rio
July 9 - South Florida "Annual
Meeting" Raintree C.C. Topic:
"Maintenance Buildings"
May 21 - Florida West Coast Chapter
- Tarpon Woods Golf & Tennis Club
May 28 - Suncoast Chapter Longboat Key Club - Annual Meeting
- Election of Officers
September 29 - October 2 - Florida
Turf-Grass Association Annual Conference and Show, Curtis Hixon Convention Center and Hyatt Regency,
Tampa, Florida.
Contact Bill Nass, Florida Turf-Grass
Association, 302 S. Graham Avenue,
Orlando, Florida 32803-6332.

1985 GCSAA
Golf Tournament
The 1985 GCSAA Golf Championship was recently held at the Palmetto
Dunes Resort in Hilton Head Island,
South Carolina. The accommodations
were great and the golf courses were
in excellent shape but the weather did
not cooperate.
Temperatures in the 30's and 40's
both days mixed with wind and rain
caused the golf scores to soar. The
Carolina "Beach Bums'' won the team
title for the 3rd year in a row.
Dave Powell from North Carolina
won the individual title. All final standings will be in a future issue of Golf
Course Management magazine.
Florida players who won prizes: Dan
Meyers, Tampa, 7th low gross green
flight; Whit Derrick, Pelican Bay, 6th
low net green flight; Kevin Downing,
Mariner Sands, 1st low net black
flight.
After this year's tournament, I think
everyone will be looking forward to
next year's championship in Palm
Springs, California.
Joe Ondo
Director of Golf

Job Referrals
TO: FGCSA Officers
FGCSA Directors
Past Presidents
FROM: Tom Burrows
DATE: April 3, 1985
SUBJECT: Job Referrals
Mr. Dan Hall of the Everglades
Chapter has been appointed Chairman
of the Job Referral Committee.
Dan will immediately begin to formulate a meaningful plan of action and
guidelines for job referrals and will
heavily rely upon Marie Roberts, our
secretary.
The proposed plan will be discussed
at the Poa Annual Classic Directors
meeting.
Thank you.

People Looking For
Jobs
DONALD R. ZEFFER
Graduate of The University of Florida
Job Objective - Asst. Superintendent
Phone: (904) 395-8630
CHRISTOPHER MARTIN LEAHY
424 North 1st Street, Apt. #2
Lake City, FL 32055
Message Phone: (305) 683-4208
Career Objective: Seeking Assistant
Superintendents position as apprenticeship
for a future Superintendents position.
Education: Associate of Science degree in
Golf Course Operations from Lake City
Community College. Graduation Date:
April 26, 1985. Honors: Placed on President's List and Dean's List. Current
Grade Point Average: 3.49
MR. KEVIN J. BALDWIN is seeking a
position as Assistant Golf Course
Superintendent. His address and
telephone number are as follows:
KEVIN J. BALDWIN
13405 Jo Mar Drive
Tampa, FL 33617
Phone: (813) 985-5350
GERALD R. BENDER
348 Irene, Apt. #1
Rochelle, Illinois 61068
Phone: (815) 562-6194
(815) 625-6561
Seeking Asst. Superintendent Position
13 years experience
A.A.S. in Horticulture
Will relocate immediately
EDSEL B. (WHIP) WILSON
121 Northside Drive
Jackson, Tennessee 38301
Phone: (901) 424-3146
Offering over 22 years experience in golf
course operations, golf course main-

tenance, and turf-grass management in a
variety of climatic locations with a record
for beautification, playing conditions, and
progressive turf improvements.
EVERET BURT, Ph.D.
6980 N.W. 6th Court
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33317
Phone: (305) 583-1608

Retired Golf Course
Superintendents
March 21, 1985
TO: FGCSA Chapter Presidents
FROM: Joe Snook - FGCSA
Membership Committee
SUBJECT: Retired Golf Course
Superintendents
There comes a time in our life when
retirement is imminent, either by
choice or forced upon us by other circumstances. This by no means indicates the retiree has lost interest or
does not wish to continue activities in
turf related functions.
In the state of Florida we have many
retired superintendents living here
year round plus many who visit
seasonally. These men with their years
of knowledge can bring an added
dimension to our educational format,
which we have at this point rarely
tapped.
Your state Board of Directors voted
unanimously to'welcome out-of-state
retirees living here seasonally into our
organization. This would give them
the opportunity of being added to our
mailing list and thereby receive both
The Green Sheet as well as the Florida
Green.
In order for us to bring these retired
superintendents into our organization,
we need an additional classification
with a dues structure to make it
equitable. Each chapter after examining its financial budget could make
their decision accordingly.
With the help of our entire membership in recruiting, we will be able to
strengthen our organizations and at
the same time give our retired professionals an added interest and further
fulfillment in their dedication to the
Turf Industry.
We welcome your comments. Thank
you.

Good and Welfare:
We want to wish Ernie Alexander a
speedy recovery from his recent
illness.
Dave Lottes is the proud father of a 7
lb., 4 oz. baby girl named Ashley
Ann born April 6, 1985.

Report of Fla. Ag Council
Advisory Meeting at Ft.
Lauderdale Research and Education Center on January 22, 1985
Present: Members and/or representatives of various industries: Ornamentals, Aquatic Weeds, Household Pests
and Turfgrass. (Nursery — absent)
The meeting was held to go over the
accomplishments and needs of the Ft.
Lauderdale Research and Education
Center in relation to the IFAS programs
and corresponding budgets.
Dr. Ennis gave an overview of the
entire program and brought the shortcomings in career service personnel and
their lack of being competitive in
salaries. An example made was the
need for a turfgrass technician with a
B.S. degree — starting salary $11,000.
Each department head gave a brief
review of their programs in conjunction
with a slide presentation. Each gave
their needs in relation to personnel and
equipment. The areas discussed were:
Aquatic Weeds — Vernon Van Diver
Ornamentals — Donselman
Turfgrass — Augustin and Busey
Fastidious Vascular Pathogens —
McCoy, Davis, Tsai
Education Programs — Burch
Structural, Household and other
Pests — Su
After the presentations the executive
committee met to compile suggestions
and comments and to write a report to
the Fla. Ag Council. The executive
committee was chaired by Dr. Max
Brown. Representatives of the concerned areas, such as myself, were present to make their comments and
suggestions.
Steve Pearson

Research Report:
Bermudagrass Decline
At the present time the Bermudagrass Decline research is on hold. Due
to the lack of reports of Decline problems in 1984 there wasn't as much
field work investigation. Dr. Freeman
feels relatively certain of the pathogen,
in fact, there is reported articles that
there is a similarity with the pathogen
involved with Spring Dead Spot. Dr.
Freeman is continuing to stimulate
sporulation in the lab but is having
problems in this regard.
Dr. Augustin and Dr. Freeman have
asked for a no cost extension to this
research which at this time there has
been no answer.
Steve Pearson

University of Florida
Institute of Food and
Agricultural Sciences

Scholarship and Research
Funding Committee
Meeting at Las P a l m a s Inn on

PRESS RELEASE
Ft Lauderdale Research & Education
Center
University of Florida - I.F.A.S.
Bruce J. Augustin
The Ft Lauderdale Research and Education Center has recently received a gift of a
Toro Series IV Greensmower and a Ryan
Ride Aire from Hector Turf Incorporated of
Miami Thanks to the generosity of James
Mantey and Ralph Baxter of Hector, the
Research Center is able to utilize the latest
turf equipment in its research programs.
This donation is part of an ongoing effort
by the Research Center to obtain turf equipment to keep its research programs current
with the latest technology available to the
turf industry.
The Toro greens mower from Hector will
be used on new golf green research plots of
Tifdwarf, Tifgreen, and Tifgreen II
recently established at the Research Center.
Plans for using the Ryan Ride Aire already
include aerification of numerous turf areas
of the Research Center including field plots
of bermudagrass, St. Augustinegrass and
bahiagrass.

M a r c h 7, 1985, Orlando, Florida

Sincerely,
Bruce Augustin

TPC Superintendent
Booth
Mr. Dick Johnson
PO Box 98
St. Augustine, Fla. 23084
Dear Dick,
Upon returning from the TPC Championship, David Bailey and I discussed in detail
the arrangements that your chapter coordinated
during the tournament. Both of us were
extremely impressed with the display and the
clever method in which you generated interest
from the visitors at "Tent City". A great deal
of credit should be given to the entire North
Florida chapter and its dedicated members for
the efforts generated towards improving the
public's awareness of the golf superintendent
and golf turf management.
It would be extremely beneficial if you could
draft an article for the "Florida Green ' and
"Golf Course Management" focusing on the
success of this endeavor. As a member of the
GCSAA Public Relations Committee and
chairman of the same committee for the
Florida GCSA, it would be an excellent idea to
inform the rest of the superintendents around
the country showing how a group can do
wonders for the profession by putting forth
effort.
Once again congratulations and please pass
on the compliments to all the individuals and
companies that were involved.
Sincerely,
Kevin Downing, CGCS
Chairman Public Relations
Florida GCSA

Present: Mike Ayer, Chairman
Chip Powell
Steve Pearson
Tom Latta
Each person on the committee was
assigned a certain area to cover. My
area, of course, is the golf course
superintendents. We all hope that the
lines of communications will be open
with a member of our board on their
funding committee. With the use of
The Green Sheet and the Florida Green
we felt that information would be easier
to diseminate.
One area which is going to be pursued is industries involvement with
fund raising. We hope to put together
some guidelines that suppliers can use
that will help us in our goal. Example,
chemical suppliers might be able to give
5 cents for every gallon of MSMA sold.
What we hope to accomplish that didn't
work in the past is to get all the major
suppliers involved and not have one
company take the burden. With the
right approach I think that this is a very
viable source.
We, as golf course superintendents,
will continue with our Florida Golf Day
and any other programs that we have
going presently.

F.G.C.S.A. - Shirts
TO: Charles Brasington
FROM: Tom Burrows
DATE: April 5, 1985
SUBJECT: Membership Services
As per our telephone conversation of
April 3, 1985, you are going to send
three various colored golf shirts to
each chapter president. A memo
attached will describe your intentions.
That being to supply shirts upon order
to chapter members and that delivery
will be made within 14 days after the
order is given to you.
The shirts will be a Pickering
polyester/cotton material with a
FGCSA Logo. They will be sold on a
cost plus expenses basis, probably
around $15.00 per shirt.
Marie Roberts, our secretary, can
handle most of the work involved for
you. Please give clear instructions as
to how to order the shirts. "Send order
to Marie Roberts — size, color, etc."
She will then send the order to Pickering, see that the buyer receives his
shirts, will collect the money from the
local chapter and keep you informed of
each happening.
Please use this memo as authoriza 1
tion to go ahead with your program.
Thank you.
Dean Wood
Dean for Research
Univ. of Fla.
1022 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611

Steve Pearson

Luper A p p o i n t e d To
S.F.W.M.D.
March 8, 1985
Mr. Michael Bailey
Boca Greens Country Club
19642 Trophy Drive
Boca Raton, Florida 33545
Dear Mike:
I thought perhaps you could announce
that I will be the representative from the
FGCSA to the Southwest Florida Water
Management District's long range planning
council The goal of the council is to come
up with a plan for the district board to consider in providing an equitable solution to
the future water needs of the district. I think
it is due to the FGCSA s involvement
throughout the state, and recognition it is
gaining, that I was asked to be a part of a
group comprised of political and commercial
leaders. Any suggestions or comments to this
group will be appreciated.
Sincerely,
John M. Luper, C.G.C.S.
Golf Course Superintendent

Dear Dean Wood,
Having taken part in the Advisory Committee meeting at the Ft Lauderdale
Agricultural Research and Education
Center on January 22nd on behalf of Tom
Burrows, President F.G.C.S.A. I wish to
express my thanks for the chance to participate in the evaluation of the programs
and the budget for the Fort Lauderdale
Center. I'm sure the Florida Ag Council
will appreciate hearing our suggestions and
comments on the programs being developed
at the Center.
After meeting wth the board of directors
of the Florida Golf Course Superintendents
Association we are all in agreement that
the position vacated by Dr. Reinert should
be filled. A priority in this matter should
be of concern to all in the turf grass profession. We hope that efforts are being made
to find another professional to fill his
vacancy.
Please keep us informed as to the progress in this area. Thank you for your
attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Stephen M. Pearson
Research Director
F.G.C.S.A.

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