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VOLUME XII, PART 4, JULY/AUGUST 1996
NEWSLETTER OF THE FLORIDA GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION

David Barnes, left, and
Naples Beach Club host
superintendent Dick
Naccarato, continue to be
the driving forces behind
the G. C. Horn Tournament
and the Poa Annua Classic
respectively. See page 6 for
details.

UPCOMING EVENTS
July 3

Treasure Coast chapter
meeting,Willoughby GC

July 17 PBGCS A Annual Meeting,
Country Club of Florida

Aug. 23 FTGA Conference & Show,
- 26 Tampa Convention Center

July 13 North Florida GCS A
Transition Tournament,
TPC, Ponte Vedra Beach

July 18 South Florida Annual Meeting Sept. 11 GCSAA/West Coast GCS A
Riviera GC
Regional Seminar, Microbiology
of Turfgrass Soils, Stouffer
July 18 Ridge chapter meeting, Lake
Vinoy Resort, Clearwater
Region Y&CC
Sept. 17 PBGCSA chapter meeting,
July 25 Suncoast chapter meeting,
Frenchman's Creek
The Oaks GC
Sept. 24 Suncoast chapter meeting,
July 27- Crowfoot Open, Walt
River Wilderness
29 Disney World
Dec. 12 GCSAA Regional Seminar,
Aug. 13 PBGCSA chapter meeting,
"Superintendent as Grow-In
Emerald Dunes GC
Manager", Gainesville

July 15 West Coast GCS A Annual
Meeting, Countryside

Aug. 19 Everglades chapter meeting,
Quail West GC

July 10 FGCSA/GCSAA Regional
Seminar, Turfgrass Stress
Management, Palm Beach
July 10 CFGCSA annual meeting,
LPGA International GC,
Daytona In'tl Speedway
July

Everglades GCS A annual
meeting, The Island Clu

Jan. 11 CFGCS A/GCS AA Regional
Seminar, Orlando

President's Message

President's Message
by Greg Plotner, CGCS
At the Spring FGCSA Board
Meeting in Naples, a discussion
took place about what the Public
Relations Committee could do to
increase the awareness of the
public about the role of a golf
course superintendent. With this
in mind, Committee Chairman,
Darren Davis of the Everglades
chapter, has come up with a great
idea.
Darren's idea is to produce an
eight to ten minute video that
could be given to FGCSA members at little or no charge. Additional videos could be made
available for purchase at a nominal
cost. Darren feels that a video,
instead of a "press pack" (which
was originally proposed), would
allow people to more readily absorb the information presented to

them. Reasoning being that a
video with some good golf course
footage and a few "bullet points"
about our profession would be
more pleasing than a detailed text
to an individual desiring information about what golf course
superintendents do for a living.
The purpose of the video would
not only promote the role of the
golf course superintendent but
would also touch on the importance of the turfgrass industry to
the state of Florida. This video
could be given to anyone desiring
information on the benefits of
turfgrass and the importance of
golf courses to the public as well
as the environment. It could also
be given to club members and/or
club boards or owners to stress
the importance of having on staff
a qualified and well-trained golf
course superintendent.
The video has unlimited possi-

GREEN SHEE

Editor:
Greg A. Plotner, CGCS
International Golf Management
Lakeland, FL
(800)413-5500
(941)667-0137 (fax)
News Coordinator:
Mrs. Marie Roberts
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Stuart, FL 34994
(407) 692-9349
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(800) 732-6053 (Florida Wats)

TheGreen Sheet is abimonthly FGCSA
newsletterprintedas follows: Jan./Feb.,
March/April, May/June, July/Aug.,
Sept./Oct., Nov./Dec.

Financial Support:
This issue of the Green Sheet is
being sponsored by:
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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: August 15.

Greg A. Plotner, CGCS
bilities and has received some
interest from the FTGA. Darren
has been given permission to
pursue this idea and to come up
with a potential script and projected costs of filming and production. I, for one, believe that
the video would be an instant hit!
If anyone has any comments or
ideas, give Darren or me a call.
We would like to hear from you.
NOTE TO CERTIFIED GOLF
COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS:
There are several opportunities for
Certified Superintendents to earnl
valuable Re-certification pointsfromI
the GCS AA without leaving the state I
of Florida. See next page for dates
and topics of Regional Seminars I
being offered around the state. Dol
not be caught short!

Upcoming Events

1996 FTGA Conference
Activities

Crowfoot Open Moves
to End of July

The 1996 Florida Turfgrass Association
Annual Conference and Show will be
held on August 23 - 26 in Tampa.

The 1996 Crowfoot Open Golf Tournament will be held at Walt Disney World's
Magnolia Course on Monday, July 29,
1996. Practice rounds will be available
on Saturday and Sunday.

This year the FTGA has rearranged the
program and format of their annual
Conference and Show so that all Florida
superintendents can visit the showroom
and attend the conference without having to be away from the job. Most of the
activities of the Conference will be held
on Saturday and Sunday with Monday
reserved for the golf tournament and
fishing tournament.
You may pick from the workshops
scheduled on Friday afternoon from 3:15
- 5:15, or Sunday from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.,
or from 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. on Monday.
The Showroom will be open from 1:00 6:00 p.m. on Saturday and also from 9:00
a.m. - 3:00 p.m. on Sunday. Concurrent
educational sessions will be held on
Saturday morning at the Convention
Center. The annual awards banquet will
be held immediately following the educational sessions on Saturday.
Social activities have been planned for
both Saturday and Sunday evenings with
the President's Reception at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday and the Toro "World Feast
Dinner" on Sunday at 6:00. Both of these
events will be in the Convention Center.
Then, for those superintendents who do
not have to go back to work on Monday,
the Fourth Annual Research Fishing
Tournament will begin at 8:00 a.m. The
annual Research Golf Tournament will
be held at Tampa Palms G&CC with
registration beginning at 8:30 a.m. for a
10:30 a.m. shotgun start.
As you can see, the FTGA has done their
best to be sure that all superintendents
have a chance to get the most out of the
Conference and Show. We need to support them and all of the exhibitors by
getting your registration in early. If you
have not received a registration package,
please call the FTGA at 1 -800-882-6721.

The weekend begins with the FGCSA
Summer Board Meeting on Saturday,
July 27th at 1:00 p.m. The Annual
FGCSA Board Meeting begins immediately following at approximately 4:00.
The always popular Crowfoot banquet
will be held on Sunday night with
cocktails beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the
Bonnet Creek Club. The FGCSA will
be presenting the annual Distinguished
Service Award immediately following
the banquet.
The Crowfoot Open begins early Monday morning with registration and
complimentary continental breakfast on
the Magnolia Course at 7:00 a.m.
Shotgun start will be at 8:00 a.m. Cash
bar and awards after the tournament.
Accommodations are available at
Disney's Dixie Landing Resort by calling Group Reservations 407-824-1383
by July 8th deadline!
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Membership Dues
All local chapter secretaries are currently collecting annual membership
dues. Please help them do their jobs by
sending in your dues check today. Second notices waste time and money!
Your local dues include yearly FGCSA
dues. If you would like to have your fax
number included in the 1997 FGCSA
Membership Directory, please call the
FGCSA office.
The FGCSA office is accepting advertisements for the 1997 Membership
Directory. All suppliers are urged to call
the office to reserve your ad space.

FGCSA Hosts Regional
Seminar in West Palm
Beach
The FGCSA and the GCSAA will cohostan all day seminar on "Turfgrass
Stress Management" to be held on
Wednesday, July 10th in Palm Beach
Gardens.
This seminar is designed to promote the
industry's significant interest in Integrated Pest Management (IPM). Heat,
cold, shade, drought and traffic stresses
will be discussed. Attendees will review cultural practices and share ideas
designed to reduce the amount of pesticides used to maintain quality turf.
Students will also assess their own
management practices and procedures
and formulate varied approaches to
prevent and minimize injury to turf.
This seminar will be taught by Joseph
M. DiPaola, Ph.D., senior technical support specialist for Ciba. DiPaola has a
research background in turf growth
regulation, water stress and cold hardiness.
This all day seminar carries .7 CEU
toward Recertification. Advance registration is required through the GCSAA
education department. Call FGCSA or
GCSAA for registration forms.
Several of our local chapters have agreed
to co-host a regional seminar with the
GCSAA. The next Regional Seminar
will be co-hosted by the West Coast
chapter and will be held on September
11th at the Stouffer Vinoy Resort in
Clearwater. The title for this seminar
will be "The Microbiology of Turfgrass
Soils" and will be taught by Dr. Richard
Cooper from North Carolina State.
On December 12th, the North Florida
chapter will co-host a Regional Seminar
and then on January 14th the Central
Florida chapter will offer Florida superintendents another opportunity to gain
CEU credits. Plan now to attend at least
one of these important seminars.

TheSpring 1996 meeting of the FGCSA
Board of Directors was called to order
by President Greg Plotner, CGCS, at
8:00 a.m. on Friday, May 17th at the
Naples Beach Hotel.
All officers were in attendance. Every
chapter was represented by their External Vice President or alternate. Other
FGCSA members attending the meeting
were Joel Jackson -Florida Green editor; Paul Crawford - Florida Green Business Manager; Dale Walters - Everglades GCSA; Mike Swinson - Seven
Rivers GCSA; Mark Richard, CGCS Gulf Coast GCSA; Mike Perham-Palm
Beach GCSA; and Gary Grigg, CGCS.
Minutes of the Winter 1996 FGCSA
Board Meeting were approved.
GCSAA AFFILIATION: Greg Plotner
gave a recap of the discussions/activities
that have been going on between the
FGCSA, our attorney, our accountant
and the GCSAA. A poll was taken of all
the local chapters to see how they wished
to affiliate with the National. Nine
chapters wanted to affiliate with the
GCSAA using the umbrella of the
FGCSA. Seven Rivers chapter is not
sure that they want to affiliate with the
GCSAA since they have very few
members who are now members of the
GCSAA. The next GCSAA Chapter
Relations Meeting will take place during the third week in June and the Florida
situation will be on the agenda. It is our
wish that the GCSAA accept all of our
chapters who want to affiliate as individual chapters without their having to
go through the expense of incorporating
as individual corporations. To do this,
we will have to petition the GCSAA
Chapter Relations Committee to make
an exception to the rule that all chapters
must be incorporated. Legally, the local
chapters are not incorporated as individual entities, rather they are all chapters of the one corporation, the FGCSA.
So it will come down to a "rule interpretation" by the GCSAA Chapter Relations Committee.
Later in the meeting, Gary Grigg arrived
to give his update on the GCSAA stand.

Since he has been sick, he was unaware
of the events of the past week so was not
able to come up with a definite reason
why the GCSAA is requiring that all
chapters incorporate individually. It was
discussed that if all the chapters incorporate, there may be a way that we can
file only one 990 every year with the
FGCSA as a Parent Organization. This
would bring down the expense associated
with Affiliating each chapter with the
National. After discussion, a motion
was made that in the event our petition to
the GCSAA Chapter Relations Committee is turned down, the Executive
Council was authorized to approve an
expense of up to $4,500 to file all papers
to get chapters incorporated individually
and to have the FGCSA change its filing
status to Parent Organization.
All chapters were reminded that no
matter what happens with the incorporation question, all chapters must get their
ByLaws submitted to the GCSAA for
review. Also, all chapters wishing to
continue to be affiliated with the GCSAA
will have to amend their By Laws to
include the dual membership requirement and make up of Board members.
Language for these amendments were
included in the agenda package for
today's meeting.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: Joe
Ondo went over the financial figures for
the first three quarters of the fiscal year.
The shortfall in donations from local
chapters for the lobbyist will be made up
by $6,000 in donations from North
Florida, South Florida, Everglades, and
the Ridge chapters. As a result of these
extra donations, the financial statements
show that the balance in the operations
account will be sufficient to cover expected expenses till the fiscal year end.
Joe and Greg then went over the proposed
budget worksheet for the next fiscal
year. The first item to be discussed was
dues income. A motion was made not to
decrease Class C dues to 50%. The
motion was approved. All superintendents and assistants will pay the same
$60.00/year figure which will be budgeted at$54,000 for900 members. There

will be no dues increase assuming that
expenses involved with affiliation will
not exceed expected income.

There will be no dues increase
this year for the FGCSA
Greg noted that the expenses for the
Green Sheet would be paid directly to
the printer and the post office rather than
be reimbursed to the FGCSA to avoid
"advertising income". Golf Ventures
will also pay about $300-5400 each issue for editors fee and typesetting
charges. As usual, we will make no
profit on the Green Sheet as it will
continue to be a "break even" project.
Several categories were combined on
the budget worksheet for easier reading.
A discussion was held regarding lumping donations made by the FGCSA into
one category. After discussion, it was
decided that this was not a good idea.
Alan Puckett will contact the FTGA for
a report on what type of donations they
are looking for from the FGCSA and
where our funds should go. He noted
that the G. C. Horn is totally funded but
was not sure what figure would be required for the lobbyist or the water rights
watchdog next year. AmountofFGCSA
donations will depend on amount of
income expected. It was noted that the
LCCC donation has not been made and
suggested that John Piersol be contacted
for a letter requesting funding.
With the additional accounting and attorney expenses that will probably be
incurred due to GCSAA affiliation, we
will have to be sure that the amount
listed as chapter donations be an accurate figure rather than a guess. All
External VP's will be sent a form to be
used to submit their best estimate on
what their chapter will donate to the
FGCSA to cover the lobbyist, the water
rights watchdog or any other line item
the chapter would like to support.
This year's FGCSA reception at the
GCSAA in Las Vegas will be budgeted

not to exceed $2,000 from the operating
account. Darren Davis suggested that
we put a line item in the budget to allow
for a packet with the Cape Cod study, the
FTGA study, and other studies to be
included in a suitable binder.

Coast; North Florida is in December;
and Central Florida will co-host in January. It is hoped registration will be large
enough to be a convenience for all of our
members and not a drain on the local
chapters budgets.

Joe Ondo will prepare the operating
account budget for review and approval
at the next Board Meeting during the
Crowfoot Open weekend. Any External
wishing to add something to the budget
needs to contact Joe as soon as possible.

Bob Klitz noted that he hosted the pesticide and irrigation seminars in April and
that the GCSAA is continuing to look
for hosts for those type of seminars.

Paul Crawford went over the Florida
Green budget for the next fiscal year.
The magazine continues to make a profit
on each issue. The Florida Green has
purchased a large C.D. to reserve funds
should we have to pay taxes on our
advertising income. Joel Jackson asked
for a computer with greater capacity. A
motion was made to approve an expense
of not to exceed $4,000 for computer
equipment. The motion was approved.
SECRETARY/TREASURER: All
chapters must turn in their end of the
year Financial Report as included in the
agenda package by August 15th. These
figures will be included in the 990 Form
that is filed by the FGCSA with the IRS.
AWARDS: Two nominations have
been received for the Distinguished
Service Award and two have been received for the Presidents Awards. The
Executive Committee will look over the
nominations and make their decision
after today's board meeting.
BYLAWS: Garth Boline will write up
the amendments to the FGCSA By Laws
to conform with the GCSAA. He will
then send them to the office to be included
in the July/August issue of the Green
Sheet to notify our members. We
would then be able to vote on the amendments at the Crowfoot Board meeting.
EDUCATION: Chip Fowkes reported
on the large number of GCS A A cosponsored seminars being offered in
Florida this next year. There will be a
regional seminar in June in Naples; in
July in Palm Beach; September is West

RESEARCH: John Foy spoke on
research proposals that have been received by the USGA. He reported that
the DNA project at the UF is progressing
and is on-line. Photos are available from
Dr. Busey. Fairways are easy to detect
gut greens off type is hard to distinguish.
He noted that at a March meeting in
Houston the DNA problem was recognized by the USGA and that it is a
problem with Bermudagrass. What is
the source? Is it mutant or contamination? He also reported that the Florida
State Golf Association has $2,000 to
donate to turf research.
Dr. Monica Elliott noted that Dr. Cisar' s
study is about the only formal project on
the old green at this time. The 21/2 year
grass studies are continuing on the new
green with a list of grasses being
evaluated available from Monica. She
noted the TW72 grass seems to be equal
to Tifdwarf. The grasses were evaluated
at 1/8" for 18 months.

prefer to eat this type of grass.
MEMBERSHIP: Tom Crawford spoke
on recruiting new members. Mark Richard of the Gulf Coast chapter reported
that the Gulf Coast chapter is having a
fund raiser at the new UF station in
Milton. It was suggested that the FGCSA
Research Fund donate something to the
event or have someone attend. At this
point he does not feel that the Gulf Coast
chapter will affiliate with the FGCSA.
The Coastal Plains chapter (old Big
Bend) is ready to affiliate.

New superintendent chapter
forms in Tallahassee area
CROWFOOT: This year's Crowfoot
open will be played at the WDW Magnolia GC on Monday, July 29th. Flyers
were passed out to all External Vice
Presidents. Joe noted that the Central
Florida board members complained
about the lack of education at the event.
The FGCSA will reconsider having an
educational program next year. The
FGCSA will be presenting the Distinguished Service Award at the Crowfoot
dinner on Sunday evening.
GOLF: Joe noted that the registration
fee for the next GCSAA Championship
will not exceed $500. He would like to
see more Florida teams registered for
the event than the one state sponsored
team (especially since we are the defending champions!).

She reported on the nemacur rate
evaluation by Dr. Robin Giblin-Davis.
They have used two times the rate once
a month to suppress nematodes which
was a labor intensive study. She discussed USGA bacterium for nematode
biological control. Other projects discussed were soil microbial projects at
Clemson, Auburn and UF. Suggested
establishing beneficial microbial population on new greens. She also reported
that there is little or no difference between organic and synthetic.

FTGA: Alan will have the FTGA
submit a written report to the FGCSA
Board to include such items as filling
Bert McCarty's position; the need to
move turf plots in Gainesville; possibility
of a USGA green being built in
Gainesville; an update on water rights
watchdog and lobbyist; and format for
pesticide seminars next year.

Monica noted that overseeding comparisons could be done on green. Also
suggested we evaluate T94 fairway grass
because mole crickets do not seem to

Greg Plotner gave a report of the Turf
Industry Meeting held last month in
Orlando. The FTGA pushed hard to
have turf given a more prominent place

Chapter Activities
Board Minutes continued from page 5:
at UF. There has been no turfgrass research entomologist on staff for some
time and the FTGA is eager to be involved in the search for a replacement
for Dr. McCarty. The FTGA would like
to see someone fill the position who
could co-ordinate all research projects.
FTGA will follow up on this.
FUND RAISING: The Ciba, Valent,
DowElanco programs were discussed.
GCSAA: Dale Kuehner reported that
all votes taken at the GCSAA Annual
Meeting have been published in GCSAA
Newsline. Paul Crawford reported that
the reception did have a cost over run but
that it was a great show. He expects to
be able to stay within budget for the Las
Vegas reception.
SURVEY: Paul Illgen will be gathering material for the 1997 survey to go
out to membership in November. Discussion was held as to how to get more
response from members. It was decided
to continue sending the questionnaire
directly to members but that an additional
package would be sent to all Externals to
distribute at local meetings. Externals
are asked to send any suggestions for
additional questions to Paul.
LONG RANGE: Darren Davis discussed the Everglades GCSA plan to
purchase commercial time on a local
radio show in the Naples area.
NEW BUSINESS: Paul Crawford
introduced Gordon LaFontaine who is
Exec. Dir. of Michigan Turfgrass Assn.
He noted that the turfgrass industry is
getting involved in schools and that the
$6.5 million industry will justify Sales
Tax expenditures. He praised Dr. Chris
Stevenson^Extension Director at UF and
expressed his concern for the number of
students graduating from two year programs. He reported that the concerns of
the FTGA regarding the UF turf program have been heard throughout the
industry and feels progress will be made.
Meeting was adjourned at 11:45

Ridge team members from left to right included 1996 Poa Champion Mark
Hopkins, Steve Ciardullo, Ray Cuzzone and Dan Smokstad. Ridge President,
Alan Puckett, center, accepts trophy for chapter.

Mark Hopkins Leads Ridge Chapter
to Victory at Naples Beach Club

Mark Hopkins becomes the first superintendent to qualify for the defending champion Florida team at the GCSAA in Las Vegas. Mark played on the winning team
in Orlando this year and will be playing again next year due to his win at this year's
Poa Tournament. Mark shot a fine low gross score of 67 to leave the competition
behind. The closest superintendent competitors were Cary Lewis and Mark
Henderson who tied at 74. Kirk Sower took low net with a 59. In the suppliers
division, Dick Bessire also had a great day turning in a low gross score of 68.
In the superintendent team competition, the Ridge team of Mark Hopkins, Steve
Ciardullo, Ray Cuzzone and Dan Smokstad walked away with the honors again. Can
anyone beat this Ridge team?
The Everglades chapter did a fine job of keeping everyone entertained thanks to the
hospitality of the Naples Beach Hotel staff. The Poa has proven to be a very popular
weekend for Florida superintendents wishing to enjoy some quality time with their
peers as well as their families.
The G. C. Horn Memorial Tournament was played on Sunday, May 19th at the Naples
Hotel and Beach Club. Overall winners (combine of alternate shot and scramble)
were Mark Hopkins and Chuck Rogers with a 56.
Nine hole alternate shot winners were David Fry and Chip Powell with a 29.5. Nine
hole scramble winners were the father and son team of Bill Entwistle, Sr. and Jr. with
a 23.75. Closest to the pin winners were Stuart Cohen, Joe Ondo, Mark Hopkins and
Craig Nelson.
The tournament had a full field of 132 players and raised over $7,000 for the Dr. G.
C. Horn Scholarship Fund.

Association News

FGCSA Votes on By Law Amendments
in Preparation for GCSAA Re-Affiliation
The FGCSA will be voting on the following ByLaw amendments at the annual
FGCSA Board Meeting which will be held on Saturday, July 27th at 1:00 p.m. If
any member has questions on these ByLaws, please contact your local External VP
before the meeting. These changes are being made to conform with GCSAA ByLaws
so that the FGCSA can renew their affiliation agreement with the GCSAA.
Membership Classification Conformity:
Change to Article II. Section 2. Replace with:
Class A. Any person of good character who at the time of application for membership
has served as a Golf Course Superintendent for more than 3 years and is currently
employed in such capacity.
Class B. Any person of good character who at the time of application for membership
has less than 3 years experience as a Golf Course Superintendent and is currently
serving in such capacity.
Class C. Any person of good character who at the time of application for membership
is currently employed as an assistant to a Golf Course Superintendent.
Board Composition Requirement: Article III. Section 4. Replace with:
The control and management of the association and its affairs and its property shall
be entrusted to the Board of Directors, consisting of its officers and at large directors.
All officers and a majority of the entire board of directors shall be GCSAA Class A
or B members.
Dual Membership Requirement: Article II. Section 2

NEW.

Effective July 1,1997, all new Class A and B membership applicants must submit
an application for membership or evidence of membership with the Golf Course
Superintendents Association of America.
Article VIII. Section 3.

Add to last sentence:

...in GCSAA annual and special elections.
NEW Article X. Indemnification Section 1.
The Association shall indemnify any and all persons who serve or have served at any
time as officers or directors, and their respective heirs, paid administrators, successors and assigns, against any and all expenses, including amounts paid upon
judgments, counsel fees and amounts paid in settlement (before or after suit is
commenced), actually necessarily incurred by such person in connection with the
defense or settlement or any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which they, or any
of them are made parties, or a party or which may be asserted against them or any of
them, any reason of being, or having been, an officer or director of this Association,
except in relation to matters as to which any such officer or director, or former officer
of director, shall be adjudged in any action, suit or proceeding to be liable for those
acts and omissions arising out of his or her willful misfeasance. Such indemnification
shall be in addition to any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled
including such immunities under any law, bylaw agreement, or otherwise.

Seven Rivers Chapter
Raises $45,000 at Fourth
Annual Envirotron Golf
Classic
The fourth annual Envirotron Golf Classic held April 22nd at World Woods
Golf Resort in Homosassa Springs raised
$45,000 for the Envirotron Research
Laboratory at the University of Florida.
The Seven Rivers Golf Course Superintendents Association reported that the
net proceeds from this year far exceeded
their expectations. During the past three
years the chapter has raised $22,500 in
1993, $30,000 in 1994 and $35,000 last
year for a grand total of $ 132,500 for the
Envirotron. And this is one of the
smallest FGCSA chapters! Glenn
Oberlander, superintendent at Plantation
Inn CC, has served as Tournament
Committee Chairman since its inception and has done a fine job of getting all
chapter members involved in the
fundraiser.
S tuart Bozeman, superintendent at Seven
Rivers G&CC, noted that special recognition must go to World Woods owner,
Mr. Yukihisa Inoue. "The staff and
ownership at World Woods are the primary reason that this tournament has
been so successful. Mr. Inoue's generosity and support reflects the kind of
positive attitude that our industry needs
to move forward in the field of research."
The Seven Rivers chapter would like to
thank the loyal turfgrass sponsors who
have so generously supported the tournament since its inception. The support
of the turfgrass industry for this particular
tournament has been overwhelming.
All Florida superintendents arc invited to attend the Annual Meeting
of the Florida Golf Course Superintendents Association on Saturday,
July 27th. The Annual Meeting will
begin as soon as the regular board
.meeting adjourns, at approximately
4:00 p.m.

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