VOLUME X. PART 6, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 1994
NEWSLETTER OF THE FLORIDA GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION

UPCOMING EVENTS

Nov. 10

GCSAA Regional Seminar, "Personal Stress
Management," Omni Hotel, Orlando

Nov. 11
-12

Golf Course Expo, Conference for Public Access
Golf Facilities, Orlando Convention Center

Nov. 10
- 12

Landscape Maintenance Assn. 1994 Equipment
Show & Conference, Palm Beach Airport Hilton

Nov. 16

Palm Beach chapter meeting with Southeast Florida
Mechanics Association, The Falls CC

Nov. 16

Central Florida chapter meeting, Timacuan CC

Dec. 3

South Florida GCSA Christmas cruise

Dec. 6

Georgia Turfgrass Association Conference & Show,

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Atlanta, Georgia

Dec. 13

Central Florida chapter meeting, Green Valley GC

Dec. 16

Palm Beach chapter Christmas party, Highland Beach

Chuck Rogers CGCS, FTGA President, cuts the ribbonfor the
opening of the 1994 Florida Turfgrass Association Showroom
Joining him are FTGA Board Members from left, Roy Bates,
Bill Rayside, Todd Himelberger and John Luper.

The FTGA sponsored another successful Conference
and Show, this time at the Broward County Convention
Jan. 10 IFAS seminar, Sheraton Harbor Hotel, Ft. Myers
Center in Ft. Lauderdale. Chuck Rogers CGCS,
Jan. 12 Palm Beach chapter meeting/Audubon Workshop,
superintendent at Saddlebrook Resort, was elected
Banyan GC
FTGA President at the Awards Luncheon on Monday,
Jan. 19 PBGCSA Assistants Day, Palm Beach Comm College September 19th. Mike S wanson received the coveted
Wreath of Grass Award. Mike has been an active
Feb. 20 66th Annual GCSAA Conference and Show,
FTGA members for the past 20 years and currently
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Moscone Center, San Francisco
serves as editor of the Florida Turf Digest.
Mar. 10 Everglades chapter Regional Seminar, Dr. Joe Duich, The FTGA announced the completion of its long
Penn State University, featured speaker
anticipated turfgrass survey . Conducted by the
Mar. 16 South Florida Expo/U of F Field Day, Ft. Lauderdale University of Florida, the survey will provide a detailed
analysis of the economic impact the turfgrass industry
has on Florida. Questions about the survey should be
Apr. 4
USGA Conference, Marriott, Palm Beach Gardens
directed to the FTGA office.
Apr. 6
USGA Conference, Marriott Airport, Orlando
The FGCSA again took the spotlight in turfgrass
Apr. 24 3rd Annual Envirotron Tournament, World Woods
research donations. See page 7 for more details.

President's Message

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
by Scott Bell
How naive I must be! I actually
thought that when a state government department had its funding
or budget cut, I figured that the
department would have to get by
with what it was given, similar to
the way that many of us have to do
when financial pressures exert
themselves. Unfortunately I was
dead wrong because it appears to
me that in government, "budget
cutting" actually means "find another source."

have done, it appears that he still
sees golf courses as dangers to the
"environment". The language that
he used in his proposal is vintage
environmentalist scare tactics
with no mention of the good
things that the FGCSA and the
FTGA have done to help benefit
the environment. He now knows
about the USGA/N. Y. Audubon
program and its importance to the
environment because he attended
the meetings!

Scott Bell

secure money to make up for its
$4.6 million shortfall.

This year, the Florida Freshwater
Fish and Game Commission had Colonel Larry Martin of FF&G
its funding cut due to "budget proposed that a tax of $.25 be
cuts". At the same time, they applied to every round of golf
have seen hunting and fishing li- played. Col. Martin attended both
cense revenue decline. These of our Audubon meetings that
factors have sent the Florida were held in August and, even
Freshwater Fish and Game Com- after seeing all of the great things
mission (FF&G) scrambling to that Greg Plotner and Tim Hiers

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Material must be typed or clearly
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white. Items must be for the good of
the association.
Deadline next issue, December 15.

The goals of this proposal are as
follows:
1. To increase FF&G revenue for
support of current programs and
program enhancement.
2. To support continuation of
ongoing FF&G programs that
offset the negative effects that
golf course construction and
maintenance has on Florida's fish
and wildlife.
3. To develop new programs to
actively improve fish and wildlife habitat on new and existing
golf courses.
4. To develop programs to educate and inform golfers about fish
and wildlife and their habitats on
golf courses.
As you can see, many of the above
goals are being pursued by the
FGCSA on the broad scale and by
many of our members on thenown courses in their own communities. As an industry we
have been actively seeking ways
to improve fish and wildlife habi-

In my opinion, this tax is an attempt to discriminate
against the golfing segment of the population.
tats; we have been educating
golfers and the public about the
good things that we do; and many
of us would question his accusation that we are harming the fish
and wildlife.
Col. Martin comments that "frequent uses of chemicals and fertilizers on golf courses throughout the country raise the concern
for groundwater contamination
and the effect of these elements
within the watershed. An annual
grants program of $300,000
would be established to further
study these effects and to seek out
remedies."
First of all, I say look at the scientific evidence that the industry
has generated over the past six
year. Call Dr. Cisar in Ft. Lauderdale about the pesticide leaching
study. Talk to Dr. Elliott about
the nitrogen tests. Read the Cape
Cod study and the reports from
Ohio State about microbial degradation. Regarding the $300,000
grant, I say, let the industry continue to raise the funds as we have
in the past. The FGCSA has built
and maintained a research green
at the Ft. Lauderdale IFAS Center. The FTGA has raised $1.2
million for research as well as
building the Envirotron. The
USGA is spending $3.1 million
on environmental research, some
of that in Florida. The USGA/
N.Y. Audubon Cooperative

Sanctuary Program has over 120
members at present in Florida
alone.
In my opinion, this tax is an attempt to discriminate against the
golfing segment of the population. Using the FF&G's rational,
any development of any kind
(homes, shopping malls, roads,
schools, etc.) disturbs wildlife and
should be taxed. We all know
that the rational is weak and most
of us would concur that as golf
courses age, more and more
wildlife inhabit these areas. We
already have sales tax changed on
everything from greens fees to
cart fees to food in the clubhouse.
This seems like double taxation.
Usually golf courses pay high
property taxes as well as sales tax
on all supplies.
Hopefully, I have established that
our industry does not need this
tax because we have been progressive with our own research
and awareness programs. If this
tax passes, we will be having our
customers pay for another government agency to oversee our
business that is already regulated
by FDEDP, EPA, FDACS,
OSHAA, HRS and the water
management districts! We have
done some very good studies on
pesticides and fertilizers and some
of our members participated in
groundwater testing programs that
netted no negative results and they

were abandoned. In short, we
have paid for some of the research that relates to the environmental impact on our own. Why
be taxed to duplicate these studies? We already have plenty of
government agencies to deal with.
Why be taxed to support another?
Recently, I met with many of our
allied associations to discuss this
subject and we penned a letter to
Dr. Alan Egbert, the head of the
FF&G. We are in contact with
our lobbyist, Mike Goldie, regarding this proposals movement
within the legislature and the
FGCSA will act as necessary. I
will keep you informed if this
proposal grows to a bill and we
will coordinate our action accordingly. For now, call me if
you have any ideas or questions.
If you want to talk to Mike Goldie,
he can be reached in Tallahassee
at 904-681-9071.
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1995 FGCSA
MEMBERSHIP
DIRECTORY
The 1995 FGCSA Membership
Directory is in the mail to all
Class A and B superintendents.
The Directory contains a listing
of our 802 members by chapter
plus other valuable information.
Remember, itisyourresponsiblity
to inform the office of any change
of address.
Membership Certificates and
window decals are available from
the FGCSA office at no charge.
Just call the 800 number.

Excerpts from FGCSA Fall Board Meeting
The Fall 1994 meeting of the FGCSA
Board of Directors was called to order
by President Scott Bell at 2:00 p.m. at
the Broward County Convention Center
in Fort Lauderdale.
All officers were in attendance. All
chapters except Central Florida chapter
were represented.
Other FGCSA members attending the
meeting were Kevin Downing, Research
Committee Chairman; John Gallagher,
Public Relations Chairman; Mark Jarrell,
Fund Raising Chairman; Chuck Rogers,
incoming FTGA president; Mike Bailey, Palm Beach chapter president; Bob
Klitz, South Florida chapter president;
Garth Boline, West Coast chapter Vice
President; Terry Wood, Everglades
chapter secretary; John Foy, USG A; and
Dr. Monica Elliott, U of F FLREC.
MILES SPECIALTY PRODUCTS:
Scott Bell introduced Dr. Greg Pagano,
Lee Bloomcamp, and Trey Turner from
Miles Specialty Products who explained
their worldwide rebate program. Dr.
Pagano noted that there would be a total
of $27,000 coming back to Florida to
help turfgrass research. These funds are
made available from Miles with the cooperation of their local distributors. The

Miles Program nets $27,000
following distributors announced rebates
to the FGCSA Research Fund: $1,500
from Jim Watson of Van Waters and
Rogers; $500 from Steve Jackson and
Russ Mitchell of United Agriculture
Products; $4,200 from David Barnes of
Ag Resources. Jack Harrell presented a
check for $5,000 which included
matching funds from Harrells Inc.
SECRETARY/TREASURER: Minutes of the Crowfoot board meeting
were approved. Financial Statements
for the first quarter of 1994-95 were
reviewed and accepted. Total funds in
all accounts amounted to $178,000.
Kevin Downing stated that he had done

a performance review on Marcus
Prevatte and made a motion that he be
given a 10% merit raise. He also asked
that Marcus be made an honorary
member of the FGCSA. Both motions
were approved.

posed developing a statewide research
program with interchange of ideas. It is
not necessary to duplicate efforts of skills.
Paul Crawford noted that the FGCSA
does not want to be involved in politics,
we just want the research to do done.

A poll was taken of all chapters present
to update their donation schedule for the
year. It was also noted that we have 802
paid members of the FGCSA as of this
date.

In the interest of time, Kevin Downing
asked the board to direct any other
questions to him before October 7th
when he will meet in Gainesville with all
researchers. A combined proposal would
be prepared by Dr. Nell. An FGCSA
Research Committee Meeting will then
be held in November to discuss the next
step. Mark Jarrell noted that is was good
to have Dr. Emino and Dr. Busey back in
the bermudagrass field.

RESEARCH: Kevin Downing led a
discussion of DN A testing. He explained
that Dr. Phil Busey had submitted a
proposal to the FTGA in April 1994 to
do DNA testing. The FTGA turned
down the proposal and it was then submitted to us and reviewed at the Crowfoot Board Meeting. It has now been
revised and Kevin announced that Dr.
Busey had been invited to the meeting to
explain his proposal.
Kevin then announced that the FGCSA
had received a second proposal for DNA
testing from Dr. Dudeck of the University of Florida, Gainesville campus. Due
to the tremendous ramifications that such
a study might lead to, it was decided to
give both proposals a review. Each
would be given 20 minutes to discuss
their procedure and then a question and
answer period would follow. No decision will be made today since this is a
major undertaking and we should not
make a rush decision.
Dr. Busey gave his proposal first. Dr.
Nigel Harrison of the U of F FLREC
assisted Dr. Busey in the lively question
and answer period that followed his
proposal. Questions concerning consumer protection, seedling variations,
mutations, farm sampling, and others
were answered by the researchers. Then
Dr. Dudeck presented his proposal. He
was assisted by Dr. Emino from the U of
F Gainesville who would also be involved in the study. A question and
answer period followed.
Dr. Terril Nell, Gainesville campus, then
stated that it is possible to do DNA
testing in the state of Florida. He pro-

David Barnes then spoke on the Certification program that is meant to protect
both the grower and the consumer. The
object is to have a clean grass variety.
The FTGA Certification Committee is
working on a process that needs to be
implemented and policed. He suggested that any board member who would
like to serve on the committee should
contact him.
John Foy suggested that both proposals
should be reviewed by outside sources.
A motion was made and approved. Kevin
Downing will continue to follow up on
the project.
PUBLICATIONS: Greg Plotner reported that Golf Ventures had renewed
their yearly contract to be the sole advertiser in the Green Sheet.
Florida Green: Paul Crawford noted
that he is against raising our advertising
rates this year. We are the cheapest
game in town and we are making a profit
on the magazine. As Business Manager
he suggested that we stay the same for
another year as a means of thanking our
current advertisers for their loyalty. The
motion was accepted.
Membership Directory: Marie Roberts reported that the 1995 Membership
Directory is now at the printers. There
are 802 members listed in the Directory
and advertising revenue is approximately

Excerpts from FGCS A Fall Board Meeting
the same as last year. The Directory
should be ready to be mailed by the end
of October.
EDUCATION: A report was given on
the Crowfoot seminar. It was noted that
the expenses for this seminar far exceeded the registration fees collected.
Since our goal is to educate our members
rather than make a profit, the financial
statement was approved. Consideration
will be given to moving the Crowfoot
seminar to another day rather than
Sunday to get better attendance.
The GCSAA Regional Seminar is
coming up fast. It will be held on November 10th at the Omni Hotel in Orlando. Brochures are being mailed from
the GCSAA this week. The FGCS A
will do a follow up mailing to all Certified
Superintendents about three weeks prior
to the seminar. All External Vice
Presidents are urged to publicize this
seminar to their members at their next
chapter meeting.
MEMBERSHIP: A letter from Big
Bend chapter was distributed. The
chapter has dissolved and the FGCS A is
making an effort to have all their members convert to our new At Large
Membership status.
FTGA: The North Florida chapter has
donated $2,000 to the Envirotron to be
used for equipment. Kim Shine requested that Alan Puckett follow up on
this and let the NFGCSA know what
piece of equipment is purchased.
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS: The
Biodiversity Treaty is not dead. We
need to have a networking system in
place before it comes up before the legislators again. Scott Bell challenged all
External Vice Presidents to set this up
immediately.
An article by John Mica in the Wall
Street Journal regarding risk assessment
was discussed. It was suggested that we
cultivate a relationship with this legislator to help us present our side of this
important issue. Greg Plotner will check
on getting a copy of all articles on

groundwater contamination to keep on
file.
Scott Bell then presented a request from
the Florida Fish and Game asking the
FGCSA to get behind their 250/round
proposal. After a discussion, it was
decided that Scott Bell should let them
know that we are not interested in backing
the proposal as it is currently written.
GCSAA: Dale Kuehner reported on the
GCSAA Chapter Relations meeting that
will be held in Kansas this weekend. He
noted that the GCSAA has sent a "wish
list" of goals for the future of the GCSAA.
These will be discussed at the meeting.
Dale noted that some of these goals will
not be acceptable by FGCSA members
and he will let the GCSAA know our
viewpoint on their recommendations. It
was suggested that all chapters be sent a
list of these "goals". It was noted that
several chapters will have a representative at the meeting.
Dale also reported that the Voting Delegate Forms are due by October 1 st. All
chapters must submit these forms in
order to vote in San Francisco.
Paul Crawford reported that the FGCSA
Reception will be held at the Marriott
Hotel on Friday night, February 24th.
Requests for support have already been
sent to our sponsors and we should expect another big turnout.
The FGCSA room block at the Hyatt has
many spots available. All External Vice
Presidents need to promote this at their
next chapter meeting. The room block
must be turned into the GCSAA office
on November 1st.
CERTIFICATION: The GCSAA has
a new sliding scale for eligibility
requirements that will become effective
next summer. They have also revised
the requirements for recertification.
EMERGENCY PESTICIDE RESPONSE: Mike Bailey reported on the
organizational meeting for this committee. The FGCSA will be working with
chemical company representatives to put

together information for our members to
use when faced with a situation that
involves the media. The committee will
come up with an informational brochure
or a series of seminars.
SURVEY: Dale Kuehner distributed
copies of suggested questions for this
year's survey. 17 questions were removed from the last survey and 18 new
questions were added. Paul Crawford
suggested that a question be added to
discuss how the Florida Green compares
to other industry related magazines. Dale
asked all External VPs to call him if they
have any other questions they would
like to see on the survey. Dale suggested
that we use two separate surveys in the
future, one that would deal with agronomic questions and maintenance procedures and another that would be concerned only with personnel questions.
LONG RANGE PLANNING: Chip
Fowkes noted that he would like to investigate a state credit union and retirement plan for Florida superintendents.
FUND RAISING: Ciba forms are due
from each chapter External Vice President. Most chapters have responded
with many more clubs signing up this
year thanks to the work of all External
Vice Presidents.
OLDBUSINESSS: ScottBell reported
on the Golf Course Exposition that will
be held in Orlando by Golf Course News.
He has received an offer from them to
supply us with a confrence room for a
board meeting at the Exposition. After
a discussion, it was decided that Scott
should turn them down.
A question was raised on the $1,000
donation that we have budgeted to the
Lake City Endowment Fund. Kevin
will get an update on this Fund for our
next board meeting.
Scott Bell announced that the next board
meeting will be held in January in the
Orlando area. Since there was no further
business, the meeting was adjourned at
5:30 p.m.
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GCSAA Convention

1995 FGCSA RECEPTION
AT MARRIOTT IN
SAN FRANCISCO

SECOND ANNUAL
GCSAA CHAPTER
RELATIONS MEETING

All members of the Florida Golf Course Superintendents Association are cordially invited to attend our annual FGCSA reception at
the GCSAA Conference and Show. This year the reception will
be held on Friday evening, February 24th, from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m at
the San Francisco Marriott (Association Headquarters).

Dale Kuehner, CGCS, Secretary/Treasurer of the
Florida Golf Course Superintendents Association, A1
Ross CGCS from South Florida chapter, Wayne
Kappauf of Everglades chapter, Kevin Rotti of Central
Florida chapte joined with representatives from more
than 70 golf course superintendents association across
North America to meet in Lawrence, Kansas, on
September 25th and 26th to share their ideas and
views. The meeting focused on continued improvement in ties between affiliated chapters and GCSAA,
a key component of the association's strategic plan for
1994-95 Representatives participated in an openforum discussion, giving GCSAA leadership input
from the grassroots of the association.

The Florida chapter has established a tradition of holding the most
popular reception during the GCSAA Convention! Last year's
event in Dallas was spectacular thanks to the support of all of our
Florida suppliers who helped sponsor the reception. This year's
reception will be even better! We have already gotten calls from
sponsors who are eager to get involved with us and we sincerely
appreciate all of those who have participated in the past.

If you are a Florida supplier who has not signed on to
help sponsor this great event, please contact the FGCS A |
office as soon as possible. Don't be left out!
The Florida GCSA will be the host chapter for the 1996 GCSAA
Conference and Show which will be held in Orlando. To
encourage attendance at the '96 show, the Florida GCSA will have
a booth at the Moscone Center in San Francisco from Thursday,
February 23rd through Monday, February 27th. We are looking
for volunteers who would be willing to spend a few hours manning
the booth. Please take this opportunity to show off our southern
hospitality while helping your association promote our Florida
golf courses. We hope all attendees will visit the booth and spend
some time talking with your fellow superintendents.

"A new level of trust has been established from which
we can build future successes," stated GCSAA President Joseph Baidy CGCS. Gary Grigg CGCS, Vice
President of the GCSAA and Chairman of the Chapter
Relations Planning Resource Group, added, 'The board
has set chapter relations as a priority. The chapter
representatives were very responsive to the GCSAA
chapter initiative and we now have some momentum."
The agenda also included a "State of the Association"
address by Baidy, discussions on how to foster communications among chapters and a "Meet the Candidates" session, which gave chapter representatives the
opportunity to hear from nominees on the official slate
of candidates for the 1995 GCSAA election.

ADAM WALSH RESULTS

The 10th Annual Adam Walsh Golf Tournament sponsored by the SFGCS A was held on September 30th at The
Clubs of Inverrary. The Tournament raised a record
$10,000! Committee members are Bill Entwistle, Jr.,
Dave Lottes, Bob Klitz CGCS, Bill McKee and Mark
Richard CGCS.

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66th INTERNATIONAL GOLF COURSE
CONFERENCE AND SHOW
February 20-27,1995

For the third year in a row, the team of Joe Pantaleo, Kenny
Kniaz and Emil Miller took low gross honors. Could they
be looking for a 4-peat next year? The Palm Beach chapter
team of Steve Pearson, Glen Klauk, Glen Landgraf and
Karl Schmidt took second place gross.
The committee would like to thank Talbott Denny and his
staff for all the extra work required to get the golf course
in such fine shape despite the rainy weather which kept
most courses in South Florida closed!

FGCSA Membership News

JOBS AVAILABLE
Superintendent. Golden Ocala GC.
Contact Maryanne Moore or Jeff Austin
at 904-629-6229.
Superintendent. DelaireGC. Send resume to Delaire Greens Committee,4645
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Send resumes to Marty Kavanaugh,
Senior Director of GCO, PGA Golf
Properties, 100 Avenue of Champions,
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410.
Head mechanic and spray tech needed.
Send resume to Eddie Snipes, Broken
Sound Club, 407-997-7793.
Mechanic needed. Quail Ridge CC. Call
David Demmery at 407-737-5100.

STOUFFER VINOY GC
RECEIVES AWARD
Cary Lewis CGCS, superintendent at
Stouffer Vinoy Resorts, is pleased to
announce that the Stouffer Vinoy Golf
Course received a Meritorious Award
for Environmental Excellence. The
FGCSA congratulates Cary for his efforts in illustrating the positive side of
the turfgrass industry.
Environmental Excellence Awards recognize outstanding contributions to the
preservation of the natural environment
of the greater Tampa Bay area. The
Department of Environmental Protection and the Florida Marine Research
Institute, hosted the fourth annual awards
program.
The scope of eligible applicants included
projects in Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco
and Pinellas counties. Each entry was
judged on its compatibility with the
natural environment, improvement of
environmental quality, conservation of
natural resources, promotion of environmental awareness and innovation. /u
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FGCSA SPONSORS
ANNUAL
REGIONAL SEMINAR

42nd ANNUAL FTGA
CONFERENCE AND
SHOW

The FGCSA is hosting a GCSAA Regional Seminar on Personal Stress Management on Thursday, November 10th
at the Omni Hotel in Orlando.

The 42nd Annual FTGA Conference
and Show got off to an exciting start on
Sunday, September 18th, with a fishing
tournament off the coast of Ft. Lauderdale and two golf tournaments. All
participants met back at the University
of Florida Research and Education Center later that night for the annual Toro
corn boil.

Dr. Bree Hayes, one of GCS AA's most
popular instructors, will help you define
types of stress, assess your level of stress
and the effects of stress in your job and
at home. Through a series of exercises
you will learn to become familiar with
the warning signs of stress and how to
deal with it effectively You will leave
the seminar with the ability to use this
knowledge during meetings with your
club membership and while supervising
your crew, dealing with salespeople and
coping with situations in your personal
life, too.

Attention Certified
Superintendents

Congratulations to Hal Richburg who
won the low gross award at the FGCSA
superintendent championship which was
played at Deer Creek CC. His victory
earned him the right to team up with
Cary Stoffel and Dave Oliver in representing the FGCSA in the GCSAA tournament in San Francisco. The Central
Florida GCS A team of Joe Ondo, Cary
Stoffel, Hal Richburh and Steve Wright
won low gross. The Treasure Coast
GCSA tyeam of Dave Oliver, Jerry
Yeomans, Kevin Downing and Jay
Gratton took low net.

The all day seminar will award .7 CElTs
to participants. All Certified Superintendents are reminded of the importance
of keeping up with their Certification
requirements.

Monday morning was spent at the Concurrent Educational Sessions and then
the attention turned to the Awards
Luncheon. Once again, the FGCSA led
the list of contributors to turfgrass research with the following donations:

The Omni Orlando Hotel at Centroplex
is the seminar site. Registration fees are
$ 100 for GCSAA members and $ 150 for
non-GCSA members. The registration
fee includes a group luncheon and take
home reference materials. The seminar
begins at 8 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m.
The FGCSA sponsors only one GCSAA
regional seminar each year. Do not miss
out on this one! Coping with stress is an
important requirement for Florida golf
course superintendcents!
To register, please call the GCSAA
Education Dept. at 1-800-472-7878 or
913-832-4430. You may also fax your
request to the GCSAA at 913-832-4420.

$4,000
$5,000
$2,500
$7,000
$2,000
$7,000
$1,500
$1,500
$7,000
$10,000

Central Florida
Everglades
North Florida
Palm Beach
Ridge
South Florida
Suncoast
Treasure Coast
West Coast
FGCSA

When combined with the $30,000 presented to the FTGA from the Seven
Rivers chapter proceeds of their 2nd
Annual Envirotron Tournament, Florida
superintendents have raised a total of
$77,500 for the FTGA. Congratulations to all chapters for your continuing
efforts in fundraising projects.

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