NEWSLETTER OF THE FLORIDA GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION

UPCOMING EVENTS

Mar. 6

4th Annual Ridge Invitational, Grasslands G&T

Mar. 10

Everglades chapter's Spring Seminar, Dr. Joe
Duich, featured speaker. See page 3 for details.

Mar. 15

GCSAA Spray Tech Seminar, Pensacola

Mar. 16

South Florida GCSA Expo/U of F Field Day,
Ft. Lauderdale. See page 3 for details.

Mar. 17

GCSAA Spray Tech Seminar, Tampa Palms

Mar. 20

West Coast GCSA chapter meeting, Bayou Club

Mar. 21

GCSAA Spray Tech Seminar, Coral Gables

Mar. 21

Suncoast Scramble, Misty Creek CC

Mar. 22

DNA Turfgrass Identification Seminar, PBGCS A,
Lake Worth. See page 7 for details.

Mar. 23

GCSAA Spray Tech Seminar, Naples

Apr. 4

USGA Conference, Marriott Hotel, Palm
Beach Gardens. See page 3 for details.

Apr. 6

USGA Conference, Marriott Airport, Orlando

Apr. 6

South Florida GCSA chapter meeting, Jacaranda

Apr. 10

Mike Richards Tournament, Hidden Hills CC

Apr. 24

3rd Annual Envirotron Tournament, World
Woods Resort See page 3 for details.

April 25

Suncoast chapter meeting, Venice G&CC

May 1-3 49th Annual Southeastern Turfgrass Conference,
Tifton, Georgia
May 20

Poa Annua Classic, Naples Beach Hotel

May 21

G. C. Horn Tournament, Naples Beach Hotel

Tim Hiers, CGCS, superintendent at Collier's Reserve CC in
Naples, has won the GCSAA's 1995 Environmental Steward
Award in the Private Course Division. The three year old
program was developed by GCSAA to acknowledge innovative golf course management practices that effectively deal
with environmental issues. Tim is also the recipient of the
GCSAA Presidents Award for Environmental Leadership. He
is thefirstindividual to be selected for this award which honors
environmental contibutions to the game of golf—contributions
that exemplify the superintendent's image as a steward of the
land. Both award presentations were made at the GCSAA
Convention in San Francisco.
Tim has always been a leader in the Florida golf course
industry. He was instrumental in reactivating the Florida Golf
Course Superintendents Association in 1978 and served as
president for two years. He was honored by his peers in 1986
when he was selected to receive the FGCSA's Distinguished
Service Award. He remains active on the FGCSA Board of
Directors by serving on the Government Relations Committee.
Despite his active schedule and busy home life, Tim was able
to take the time to become a certified golf course superintendent
in 1994. Congratulations, Tim.

President's Message

UPDATE ON DNA
TESTING
by Scott Bell
Last spring the FGCS A Board of Directors began to hear concern from the
membership regarding the quality of the
Tifdwarf and Tifway 419 that is available. Some of our members claim to
have had grass planted on their golf
courses that does not respond or grow
like the grass that most of us are used to.
Speculations run wild as to what these
grasses could be. Complaints that I
heard ranged from grass that does not
grow, does not respond to fertilizer, is
mottled and is inconsistent with other
grasses. I personally visited one golf
course with this problem to satisfy my
own curiosity and to evaluate the problem to determine if it warranted board
action. I visited the course during the
summer and my first thought was that
the grass was hungry and it needed a
good shot of fertilizer. Knowing the
superintendent as well as I do, I did not
question his management and he assured
me that his fertility program was appropriate. Given the fact that this superintendent has probably tried every avenue
to correct the problem, I agree that some
golf courses have abnormal grass grow-

7. Superintendent doesn't know
what he is doing
8. Bad water
9. Herbicide damage

Scott Bell

ing on their golf courses. I guess that the
big question is, why do these courses
have grass that grows differently than
the 419 that we have been used to.
Here are a few of the theories that I have
heard in the past seven months:
1. Mutated grass
2. Common
3. Contaminated
4. Tifway II
5. Old grass not killed before new
sprigs were planted
6. Soil problem

GREEN SHEE
Editor:
Greg Plotner, CGCS
Tampa Palms GC
5811 Tampa Palms Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33647
(813) 972-3375
News Coordinator:
Mrs. Marie Roberts
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Stuart, FL 34994
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The Green Sheet is a bimonthly FGCSA
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Financial Support:
This issue of the Green Sheet is
being sponsored by:
Golf Ventures
2101 East Edgewood Dr.
Lakeland, FL 33803
(800) 330-8874
Now in Tampa and Fort Myers.
All material submitted for printing will
be edited at the discretion of the editor.
Material must be typed or clearly
printed. All photos must be black and
white. Items must be for the good of
the association.
Deadline next issue, April 15.

As you can see, everyone has an opinion
and, to date, no one has an answer. This
problem exists in both Tifdwarf and
Tifway — north and south, east and
west Judging from the response that a
good friend of the FGCS A who works at
IFAS received, the problem is worldwide. I know that my greens are not the
same as they were nine years ago when
I rebuilt them. Every year more of the
contaminated or mutated spots show up
and every winter they become harder to
overseed. I am not in any way implying
that the blame for this rests in either
corner. There are more courses grassed
each year that are fine than there are
courses with problems. I have determined that we need to try to identify
these grasses to see if there are identifiable scientific differences between these
grasses. InthecaseofTifdwarf.youcan
see variations in the nine different plots
at the FGCS A research green.
If you have heard that the FGCSA is
planning on funding research to try to
identify different grasses, you are correct.
With the help of some allied organizations and the University of Florida, we
are trying to develop a test to determine
if the DNA's of various types of "Dwarf"
or "419" can be identified and differentiated. If they can be, and the test can be
replicated, the whole industry would
benefit. Growers would be able to find
the best grasses and grow them; superintendents would be able to test the grasses
before they are planted. A valid DNA
test would also help the FTGA with
certification.
If you are having trouble with your grass
and it does not respond, I would like to
hear from you. We are trying to assess
the extent of the problem. If you have
very old Tifdwarf greens (over 20 years)
and if they still look good, I would like
to hear it Hopefully our association can
step forward and help all of us in this
great industry.
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The Green Sheet

Upcoming Events

EVERGLADES GCSA
SPRING SEMINAR
1995 USGA
GREEN SECTION
CONFERENCES
DATES:

Tuesday, April 4,1995
Palm Beach Gardens Marriott
Thursday, April 6,1995
Orlando Airport Marriott.
THIS IS A SITE CHANGE!!

FEES:

• Before March 28: $45 for USGA
Member Clubs; $55 for others
•After March 28: $55 for USGA
Member Clubs; $65 for others

PROGRAM:

Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. with
Welcoming Remarks by Roger Harvie
at 8:45 a.m. The morning program will
feature USGA representatives speaking
on environmental issues. Jim Snow will
speak on the history of the USGA research program, Golf Courses Effect on
People and Wildlife, and the issue of
Water Quality. Chuck Gast will discuss
How Turf and Golf Courses Benefit the
Environment and John Foy will present
ideas for Maintaining Environmentally
Friendly Golf Courses.
The afternoon session begins at 1:15
with a informative talk by Whit Collins
on What you Need to Know about Labor
Laws; Laurie Glass will give a review of
amateur status and Lee Bloomcamp will
finish the program with a discussion on
Florida Grubs - Masters of Disguise.
The program will adjourn at 4:15 p.m.
JACKETS REQUIRED. Questions on
the conference should be directed to
John Foy at the USGA Florida office
407-546-2620.
March/April 1995

The Everglades GCSA presents their
annual spring seminar on Friday March
10, 1995 at Worthington CC in Bonita
Springs. This year's program is especially strong and the chapter is looking
for good support from superintendents
in and around the area.
Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. The
morning program includes an update on
the New York Audubon Sanctuary program by Ron Dodson; an explanation of
the new Bermudagràss Certification
program by Dr. Al Dudeck of the Univ.
of Florida; and a discussion on water
quality by Dr. Clark Throssel of Purdue.
The afternoon features a presentation on
Green Speed by Dr. Joe Duich of Penn
State, and a discussion on environmental concerns by Dr. James Watson, Toro
Co., 1995 recipient of the GCSAA Old
Tom Morris Award.
Registration fee is $95.00 before March
3rd and $120 after March 3rd. For more
information contact Wayne Kappauf,
CGCS, at 813-262-4456.

THIRD ANNUAL
ENVIROTRON GOLF
TOURNAMENT
The Seven Rivers GCSA will be sponsoring the 3rd Annual Envirotron
Tournament at Worlds Woods on April
24th, 1995. Registration begins at 9:00
a.m. for the 10:00 a.m. shotgun start.
Again this year there will be two separate 18 hole tournies—a4 man scramble
with handicaps on the Pine Barren Course
and an Individual Ball with handicaps
on the Rolling Oaks Course. Lunch and
refreshments will be served on course
with a steak dinner and awards ceremony to follow.
Entry fee is $100. Tax deductible
sponsorships are available. This is a
major fund raiser for the University of
Florida Envirotron. The Seven Rivers
chapter is grateful for the support of all
our sponsors and the generosity of World
Woods Resort which has hosted this
event since its inception. For more information on sponsorships or entry
forms, contact Mike Swinson,Seven
Rivers chapter Secretary/Treasurer at
813-938-5832.

EIGHTH ANNUAL SFGCSA EXPOSITION

The Eighth Annual SFGCSA Turfgrass Exposition will be held in conjunction with
the University of Florida Turfgrass and Landscape Ornamentals Field Day on
Thursday, March 16,1995, at the University of Florida Fort Lauderdale REC.
The program begins at 7:30 a.m. Exposition activities include the always popular
equipment demonstration which will be bigger than ever this year with all major
dealers on site; the show area which features booth displays by local suppliers; and
research reports and demonstrations on the FGCSA research green. The Turfgrass
Field Day topics include Turfgrass Nutrition and Soil Fertility; Pesticide Fate in
Turfgrass; Turfgrass Germplasm; Nematodes; Weeds; Diseases and Insects.
This is the major fund raiser for the South Florida Golf Course Superintendents
Association and proceeds are used to support the ongoing research at the FGCSA
research green. All superintendents can show their support for these equipment
dealers and suppliers by coming out to this great event.
Registration fee is $20.00 before March 1st and $30.00 after March 1st Fee includes
the barbeque lunch under the big top and the social hour at 3:00 p.m. where you can
pick up your CEU forms. Brochures have been mailed to all members and are also
available from the University of Florida office at 305-475-8990.
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Excerpts from Winter Board Meeting
The Winter 1995 meeting of the FGCS A
Board of Directors was called to order
by President Scott Bell at 1:00 p.m. at
the Howard Johnsons hotel in Orlando.
All officers and all External Vice
Presidents except North Florida chapter
were in attendance.
Other FGCS A members attending the
meeting were Kevin Downing, Research
Committee Chairman; John Gallagher,
Public Relations Chairman; Mark Jarrell,
Fund Raising Chairman; Mike Bailey,
Emergency Response Committee; Garth
Boline, West Coast chapter Vice President; Mike Perham, GCSAA Certification Committee, and Joel Jackson,
Florida Green editor.
SECRETARY/TREASURER: Minutes of the Fall board meeting were
approved. Financial Statements of the
FGCS A Operating Account, Florida
Green Account and Research Fund for
the first half of 1994-95 were reviewed
and accepted. (It was later noted that an
error appeared in the operating account
budget donation schedule. It has been
corrected to show a $1,000 donation to
the Musser Foundation and a $5,000
donation to the GCSAA Platinum Tee
Club). Both of these donations will be
made by Scott Bell in San Francisco.
AWARDS: Scott Bell reminded all
External Vice Presidents to submit their
nominations for the FGCS A Distinguished Service Award and Presidents
Award to the FGCS A office (in writing)
before the Poa board meeting.
PUBLICATIONS: Joel Jackson presented his ideas on future articles for the
Florida Green. He will be collecting
information on the 14 Florida Pro Golf
Tournaments from the host superintendents. He discussed whether local
chapter tournaments should be covered
in the Florida Green or the Green Sheet.
He also suggested a photo contest or
other editorial contest. He acknowledged the contribution that Shelly Foy
has made to the Florida Green through
her series of articles on the Audubon
program.
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Joel submitted a request by Golf Link to
reprint our magazine articles in their
information network. It was decided
that Joel will contact them with our
permission to do so.
Paul Crawford reported that we are
pursuing a second class permit for the
Florida Green. A study will be made to
see if the cost savings is enough to cover
the application fee and the other costs
involved in second class mailing.
Greg Plotner reported that the Green
Sheet is holding its own with Golf Ventures as the sole advertiser for this fiscal
year. Marie Roberts reported that the
Membership Directory has been distributed to all members and that the profit on
the directory was approximately the same
as on last year's directory.
EDUCATION: Greg Plotner noted
that the GCS AA-sponsored Spray Tech
seminars are great. He urged all External Vice Presidents to promote these
seminars when they come into your area.
Four Spray Tech seminars will be held
in Florida in March. Contact GCSAA.
David Court's education report was
presented. He noted that the 1994
GCSAA Regional Seminar in Orlando
was an outstanding program. Unfortunately, the attendance was relatively low
and David attributed this to the fact that
it was held in the Orlando area. He
proposed that we look into rotating future Regional seminars in the Palm Beach
and Naples area. The 1995 Regional
Seminar will be held in Naples on October 5,1995. David will be selecting
the topic for the seminar within the next
two weeks.
The Poa seminar will be held on Friday,
May 19th at the Naples Beach Hotel.
The seminar will teach superintendents
how to prepare and respond to the media
that may show up on your door step
during an emergency situation. Mr.
Terry Henderson, public relations director for DowElanco will be the main
speaker. This promises to be a very
interesting program and should be well
attended.

EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMITTEE: Mike Bailey reported on
the progress of the committee. Pat Jones
of the GCSAA attended the committee
meeting in November and promised the
support of the GCSAA in educating
members on the importance of proper
response to the media. At the January
meeting, a calendar-type informational
poster on how to handle emergencies
was discussed. It would include emergency numbers to call, both nationwide
and local, on almost any emergency that
might occur at a golf course. Mike
suggested that we present this project to
the GCSAA to see if they would like to
sponsor it for all members, not just
Florida. Mike then went over the plans
for the educational program at the Poa
which will deal with handling the media
in an emergency situation. It will be
presented by DowElanco.
MEMBERSHIP: Jim Miller asked if
a member working for a management
team is still eligible for Class A status in
the FGCSA. Another discussion was
held as to how many superintendents
working at one golf course can be classified as Class A. It was noted that the
GCSAA allows more than one Class A
superintendent at a multi-course facility.
What about certified golf course superintendents who no longer work as superintendents? Chip Fowkes reported that
our by-laws are being reviewed by the
GCSAA and these are some things that
might be made more clear after their
meeting in San Francisco.
RESEARCH: Kevin Downing reported that as a result of the FGCSA
Research Committee meeting held earlier in the day, the Research Committee
would like to send a letter to the USGA
and the FTGA requesting a three way
funding for the DNA project proposed
by the University of Florida. A motion
was made to give the Research Committee power to proceed with requesting
additional funds from the FTGA and
USGA to co-fund the DNA project If
this funding is secured, the Research
Committee will then begin negotiations
with the University of Florida. The
motion was approved.
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Excerpts from Winter Board Meeting
POA: Mike Mongoven reported that
the Poa weekend will be held on May 19,
20and21. ThefivehourFGCSAseminar
will be held on Friday afternoon
(probably from 12:30 to 6:00); the Poa
tournament will be held Saturday morning with the banquet on Saturday night;
and the G. C. Horn Tournament will be
played on Sunday morning. It was
decided to hold the FGCSA Board
Meeting on Friday morning to be over in
time for members to have lunch before
going into the seminar.
CROWFOOT: Joe Ondo reported that
the Crowfoot Committee is discussing
changing the date for the Crowfoot. It
will be held at Bay Hill this year. A date
change has been suggested because of
the many local chapter tournaments that
are held during that time of year. Joe
will have more information on this at the
Poa board meeting.
FTGA: Alan Puckett reported that the
results of the survey will be published
within the next month. He explained the
function of the Water Wise Council and
urged the FGCSA to join this council.
Greg Plotner presented a motion that we
join the Water Wise Council (if the cost
is less than $500) and that Alan Puckett
act as our representative. The motion
was approved.
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS:
Mike Mongoven thanked everyone who
helped get the 250 fee proposed by the
Fish and Game rejected. He reported
that Senators Graham and Mack have
responded to our inquiry on the proposed regulations by the EPA on the
Flymo type trimmers. He also gave an
update on the Nemacur label changes
and noted that Miles representatives will
notify the FGCSA as soon as the label is
finalized.
Mike distributed copies of a proposal by
S teve D winell on preparation of a manual
on Best Management Practices for Golf
Course Maintenance facilities. A discussion was held as to how governmental regulatory agencies are affecting your
maintenance facility and the effect this
will have on your insurance. It was
March/April 1995

decided to allow Steve to come to our
Poa board meeting to discuss having the
FGCSA help fund this manual.
PUBLIC RELATIONS: Monitoring
the progress of the golf channel was
discussed. If it is proven successful, the
FGCSA might consider obtaining a
promotional tape from the GCSAA,
adding our logo to it, and buying some
ad space.
GCSAA: Joe Ondo reported that there
are480players signed up for the GCS AA
National Tournament. The Florida team
will consist of Mark Hopkins, Dave
Oliver, Joe Pantaleo and Joe Ondo. He
also noted that the Central Florida chapter is compiling a list of public and semiprivate clubs that will allow GCSAA
members to play their course during the
1996 convention. The Central Florida
chapter has also gathered a few volunteers for manning the booth during the
1995 convention. We still need more
help.
Voting Delegate: A question was raised
as to whether Ray Hansen will be in San
Francisco to act as the FGCSA Voting
Delegate. Since no one was sure that
Ray would be there, it was decided that
Dale should be listed as our Voting
Delegate. Greg Plotner volunteered to
serve as Alternate. A discussion was
held on the candidates for election. Dale
reported that all candidates will be invited to our FGCSA reception on Friday
night and that, as usual, there will be a
caucus before Monday's election.
Paul Crawford reported on the FGCSA
reception that will be held on Friday,
February 24th, at the Marriott from 6:00
-9:00 p.m. Since many of our sponsors
have requested it, we will have a sign up
sheet at the door. Paul urged all members to support the companies who are
helping to sponsor the event. West Coast
and Palm Beach chapters volunteered to
be Gold Sponsors.
Scott Bell will be presenting the GCSAA
Platinum Tee Club donation and the
Musser Foundation donation during the
conference.

Scott Bell asked the board to approve his
proposed nomination of Tim Hiers for
the Scotts Tradition of Excellence
Award. The motion was approved. The
winner will be announced during the
GCSAA Conference.
CERTIFICATION: As noted at the
FallFGCSABoardMeeting, the GCSAA
has a new sliding scale for eligibility
requirements that will become effective
next summer. They have also revised
the requirements for recertification.
Mike Perham serves on this committee
and will be going to Kansas for a meeting this month.. Mike will present the
views of the FGCSA board at the committee meeting in Kansas and will send
a report of the meeting for inclusion in
the Poa board meeting minutes. Mike's
term on the committee expires in February and he urged other board members to
volunteer for the committee by calling
Gary Grigg as soon as possible
SURVEY: Dale Kuehner reported that
we have received a 38% return of surveys as of last week. Preparations are
being made to begin calculating the results. Kevin Downing suggested that
we send a copy of the survey results to
McGladrey and Pullen.
OLD BUSINESS:
Kevin Downing will be presenting the
$ 1,000Lake City donation at graduation
ceremonies in Lake City in March.
Paul Crawford noted that Steve Mona
had called him regarding the Golf Course
News sponsored conference that was
held in Orlando in October.
Mike Mongoven reminded the board
that the spring seminar co-sponsored by
the Everglades chapter will be on March
10th. Dr. Duich will be the featured
speaker. For more information, contact
any of the Everglades chapter officers.
Scott Bell announced that the next board
meeting will be held on Friday morning,
May 19th, at the Naples Beach Hotel.
Since there was no further business, the
meeting was adjourned.
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Chapter Activities

SUNCOAST CHAPTER
HOSTS
SUPPLIER APPRECIATION DAY

1995 INTERLACHEN TOURNAMENT

The Central Florida chapter sponsored
FTGA Research Tournament held January 9th at Interlachen CC provided educational enlightenment in a luxurious
setting.

The Bradenton CC was host to the First
Annual Suncoast chapter Supplier Appreciation Day. The format for the event
was similar to a field day with equipment dealers, fertilizer and pesticide
suppliers, and services members displaying their products and services.
Jim Svabek, Bradenton CC superintendent, opened the driving range to actual
(in use) demonstrations and Bradenton
CC members donated use of the course
for the entire day. After the equipment
showing and barbecue lunch, we teed it
up for a supplier-superintendent best
ball tournament. Despite bad weather,
there was a good time had by all.

Dr. A1 Dudeck provided the latest in
turfgrass breeding information and Dr.
Charles Guy explained the DN A identification process and the possibilities for
turfgrass.

Dr. Al Dudeck discussed new
turfgrass selections for putting
greens, Florida Hawaiian Dwarf.

Host superintendent, Stuart Leventhal,
CGCS, pulled out all the stops again for
the popular after lunch golf event The
team of Joe Hodge and Dobie McManus
emerged as gross winners with Jim Wells
and Steve Wresh capturing low net.
Again, the real winner was turfgrass research as over $4,500 was raised.

This event marked the start of something
superintendents in our area felt was long
overdue. The suppliers and service
members not only support us financially
with donations to our fund raising events
and other areas, but also support us with
a great deal of expertise with leaders in
their field. They are a great source for
new information, new products and
services that are available to help make
our jobs a little easier. Again, thanks to
our suppliers from the Suncoast GCS A.

AUDUBON
COOPERATIVE
SANCTUARY
UPDATE
Please note that the Resource Inventory has been updated to make it more
user friendly. The staff has also created a worksheet for the Environmental Planning category which everyone
should love (it's a check off sheet). If
you are interested in receiving either
or both, call the Audubon Society of
New York State at 518-767-9051.
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Kim Shine, CGCS (left) and Brigid Braun, CGCS pose with Brian Coyne, recipient
of the annual North Florida GCSA scholarship made possible by the Mike Richards
Tournament. Brian will graduate from Lake City Community College this year.
The third Annual Mike Richards Memorial Scholarship Tournament will be held
April 10th at the Hidden Hills CC in Jacksonville. The North Florida chapter hosts
this two man scramble as a fund raising event benefiting the chapter scholarship fund.
For information, contact Kim Shine at 904-223-0886 or Beth Smith at 904-755-5451.
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Membership News

FLORIDA COURSES
EARN
SIGNATURE STATUS
In addition to the Cooperative Sanctuary
Program for existing golf courses, the
Audubon Society of New York State
manages a program for proposed developments called the Audubon Signature
Cooperative Sanctuary Program. Anyone who is planning a development and
has not yet "moved earth" is eligible to
register in the Signature Program.
The FGCSA is proud to announce that
the first public and the first private golf
course in the nation to earn the designation as Audubon Signature Cooperative
Sanctuary Golf Courses are right here in
Florida!
On December 12,1994, the Champions
Club at Summerfield in Stuart became
the first public golf course in the world
to earn Signature status. Rob Kloska,
superintendent at the Champions Club,
credits the distinction to the cooperation
between golf course developer Riverside Golf Group, real estate developer
Stuart Summerfield Homes, Martin
County, and Fazio Golf Course Design.
The project came together during 1993
and plans to be a model for future Signature public golf courses. The golf
course will appear on the GCSAA's
television show, "Par for the Course"
sometime in March or April.
Colliers Reserve, a 6,800-yard, 18-hole
course in Naples has the distinction of
being the first private course to earn
Signature status. The course was designed by Art Hills in accordance with
the Audubon Society of New York
State's Principles of Sustainable Resource Management. Tim Hiers, CGCS,
winner of the GCS AA's 1995 Environmental Steward Award in the Private
Course Division, has been the superintendent at Colliers Reserve since the
early stages of development in 1993.
There are currently 21 courses in the
country who are participating in the Signature Program, four of those in Florida.
March/April 1995

Collier's Reserve and Summerfield are
the only two of the 21 who have achieved
Signature Status to date. The other two
golf courses in Florida participating in
the Signature Program are Indian River
Country Club and the PGA at the Reserve. For more information on this
program, contact the Audubon Society
of New York at 518-767-9051.
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JOB CHANGES
Brook Tymeson, formerly at Crystal
Lake CC is now superintendent at Fort
Lauderdale CC.
Joe Pantaleo, formerly at Ft. Lauderdale
is now superintendent at Delaire GC.
Mark Richard, CGCS, formerly at
Greynolds GC is now superintendent at
Key Biscayne.
Gary Grigg, CGCS, formerly at Naples
National GC is now at Royal Poinciana.
Rick Bell, formerly at the Rotunda is
now at Stoneybrook CC.
David Sobotka, formerly at Plantation
GC is now at Foxfire GC in Naples.

DNA TURFGRASS
IDENTIFICATION
SEMINAR
The Palm Beach GCS A is sponsoring an
informative seminar on DNA turfgrass
identification on Wednesday, March 22.
Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. The
program will conclude at 4:00 p.m.
The morning session will include Dr.
Peter M. Gresshoff and Dr. Loyd
Callahan, Professorsfromthe University
ofTennessee,PlantMolecularGenetics,
who will speak about turfgrass identification, contamination and research.
Immediately following lunch, David
Barnes will speak about the FTGA's reestablishment of a Bermudagrass
certication program. All speakers will
then be joined by Dr. Terril Nell from
the University of Florida, Gainesville,
and Dr. Phil Busey from the Unversity
of Florida, Ft. Lauderdale to make up a
panel of experts for a two hour question
and answer period.
If you notice you have different grasses
throughout your course, or pesticide and
cultural practices cause havoc to different
off-type species, this seminar will be for
you.

The Moore bothers, Ron and Roger,
have moved from Ft. Myers to the
Suncoast chapter's Oakford GC and
Waterford CC respectively.

Everyone is welcome! Bring
your Chairman.

Bill Lanthier, CGCS, formerly at North
Palm Beach CC is now superintendent
at Mariner Sands CC in Stuart.

PLACE: Lake Worth Polish American
Club Hall

Allen Brissenden, superintendent at
Kissimmee GC has recently become
certified. Congratulations Allen.
Mike Davis, formerly at Fisher IslandCC
in Miami is now at the new Medalist GC
in Hobe Sound.
Jimmy Lawrence, formerly at Wekiva
GC is now at Southridge GC in Deland.
Roy Tyler, CGCS, is the new superintendent at Capital City in Tallahassee.

DATE: March 22nd (Wednesday)

COST: $20.00 in advance;
$25.00 after March 17th
For further registration information,
contact Palm Beach chapter president,
Mike Bailey at 407-482-7224.

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MISS THIS IMPORTANT
DNA TURFGRASS IDENTIFICATION SEMINAR.

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