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VOL IV, PART IV; JULY/AUG, 1988
NEWSLETTER

OF

THE

FLORIDA

UPCOMING
EVENTS
South Florida Chapter
Annual Meeting, Eagle
Trace
July 12
Everglades Chapter
Meeting, Wildcat Run
July 12
West Coast Chapter
Meeting
July 13
Treasure Coast Chapter
Meeting, John's Island
July 19
Safety With Pesticides
Seminar, Pinellas County
Ag Center, Largo
Safety With Pesticides
July 20
Seminar,
Kendrick
Auditorium, Palmetto
Palm Beach
Chapter
July 20
Annual
Meeting,
Old
Marsh GC
Safety With Pesticides
July 21
Seminar, Naples
July 22-4 North Florida Chapter
Annual Meeting, Ponce
de Leon Resort
August 6 FGCSA Annual Board
Meeting, Grand Cypress
Executive Center
August 7 FGCSA Seminar, Grand
Cypress
August 7, 8 Crowfoot Open, Grand
Cypress
August 8 South Florida Chapter
Meeting, Key Biscayne
August 17 Palm Beach
Chapter
Meeting, Bear Lakes CC
October 9-12 Florida Turfgrass
Annyaks£onference and
Florida
60th InterFebruary 6 - 1
If Course
and^ Show;
Anahei
coupon
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GOLF

COURSE

SUPERINTENDENTS

88 POA
let's MTV*IM?
AND

July 11

Could
this
really
Kevin Downing?

be,

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B.J. Cannon, professor at Lake City
Community
College
explaining
preventative maintenance program
to attendees of the educational
seminar at the POA Classic.
See page 4 for more details on the
Classic.

ASSOCIATION

FTGA-TAMPA
DATES SET
Plans are finalized for the Florida
Turfgrass Annual Conference and
Show, Sunday through Wednesday,
October 9-12, Tampa, Florida. This
annual event is one of the largest
warm season turfgrass conferences
in the southeast.
A patriotic theme will abound in
the exhibit hall 3 days. Over 200
exhibitors will display the latest
turfgrass equipment and products.
Wednesday's Show admission will be
free.
Dr. Glenn Burton, renowned
researcher in Turfgrass Breeding
will address the General Conference
Session Monday.
Educational opportunities include
4 Major Educational Seminars. Golf
Turf.
Principles
of
Turfgrass
Management, Lawn and Commercial
Turf on Tuesday morning at the
Hyatt Regency Hotel. And Turfgrass
Production on Wednesday afternoon
at Curtis Hixon Convention Center.
Workshops available for members
with advanced registration are
Identification
and
Control
of
Turfgrass Diseases. Basic Soils and
Turf
Managers.
Elements
of
Turfgrass Nutrition. Managing Your
Labor
Force, and
Nematode
Management in Turfgrasses.
Other activities for members and
their guests are the Sunday Golf
Tournament and Neff Machinery
Corn Boil, Spouse Program, Awards
Luncheon, President's Reception,
and Bill Wagner Memorial Prayer
Breakfast. For registration and
schedules contact Florida Turfgrass
Association, 302 S. Graham Ave.,
Orlando, FL 32803, (407)898-6721. •

FGCSA Officers and Committee Roster

President's Message
by Dick Blake

GREEN SHEE

^/NTENOtf*

A Reason For
Research

President; Dick Blake, CGCS
(407) 997-0408

EDITOR
Mike Bailey
16379 Country Lake Circle
Delray Beach, FL 33484
(407) 499-8480 (Recorder)

SECRETARY
Mrs. Marie Roberts
1760 N.W. Pine Lake Drive
Stuart, FL 34994
(407) 692-9349

Vice President; Cecil Johnston
(813) 962-3018, Director of Publications
Secretary/Treasurer; Joel Jackson, CGCS
(407) 876-4244
Immediate Past President; Reed
LeFebvre
(813) 752-1524, Nominations/Awards
Executive Secretary; Marie Roberts
(407) 692-9349, Membership Services,
Employment Referral, Membership
Directory

PUBLISHER
Printer's Choice, Inc.
1845 S.W. 4th Ave., A-4
Delray Beach, FL 33444
(407) 276-8339

Florida Green Editor; Dan Jones, CGCS
(407) 793-0069
Florida Green Ed. Asst.; Irene Jones
(407) 793-2497

CIRCULATION
The Green Sheet is a bi-monthly FGCSA,
Newsletter printed as follows: Jan./Feb.,
Mar./Apr., Sept/Oct, Nov./Dec. The Green
Sheet is designed to be a current, up-to-date
newsletter as compared to the "Florida
Green" (an educational communication
magazine.)

FINANCIAL SUPPORT
The 1986-1987 GCSA Green Sheet operating
budget for issues Sept,/Oct thru July/Aug. is
being financially supported by:

Estech Fertilizer Incorporated
2121 3rd Street S.W.
Winter Haven, FL 33880
(800) 282-9588

Green Sheet Editor; Mike Bailey
(407) 499-8480
Fund Raising; Joel Jackson, CGCS
(407) 876-4244
Public Relations:
1) Superintendent Promotion
Mark Jarrell, CGCS
(407) 965-0046
2) Television Promotion
Kevin Downing, CGCS
(407) 283-7500
Education; Tom Burrows, CGCS
(407) 746-8911
GCSAA; Cecil Johnston
(813) 962-3018

Advertisers play an important role to the
success of this newsletter. Because of their
advertising support, The Green Sheet is not
a financial burden to the FGCSA.

Voting Delegate; Don Delaney, CGCS
(813) 867-1191

CRITERIA

Research; Lary Livingston CGCS
(813) 922-0833

FTGA; Mark Jarrell, CGCS
(407) 965-0046

All material submitted for printing will be
edited per the discretion of the editor.
Material must be typed or clearly printed.
All photos must be black and white (color
photos reproduce pooly for this text.) Items
submitted must be for the good of the
association.

Golf; Joe Ondo, CGCS
(407) 657-7565

DEADLINE

Certification; Dick Blake, CGCS
(407) 997-0408

All material must be submitted prior to the
2nd Friday of the proceeding issue, i.e. Aug
12th for the Sept./Oct. issue and Nov. 11th
for the Nov./Dec. issue.

NEXT
EDITOR'S
DEADLINE
MEMBER OF SAP

AUGUST 12th

Membership & By-Laws; Cecil Johnston
(813) 962-3018

Long Range Planning; Ray Hansen
(305) 367-2312
Crowfoot; Joe Ondo, CGCS
(407) 657-7565
POA Classic; Steve Ciardullo
(813) 992-0589
Advisory Committee; John Foy, USGA
(407) 546-2620
Golf Course Superintendents
Association of America
(800) 472-7878

•

I was asked the question, "What do
I get for my research donation?"
This question comes from a member
who belongs to GCSAA, FGCSA,
and FTGA who is contemplating
making a donation to research from
his own income.
There must be a lot of our
members out there asking the same
question since only 145 members of
the GCSAA have joined the Golden
Tee clubs out of a membership of
8,000, while only 107 members in
Florida have joined the Florida
Turf Grass Research Foundation,
Inc., as charter members.
The above figures speak for
themselves.
In the bylaws of all the above
professional associations we state
the purpose of these associations to
promote turf management as it
pertains to the golf course supt. I
think we should take a few minutes
and review the goals and purposes
of our associations as painted in
the membership directories, and
then review the history and growth
of golf in the last 30 years.
You should read the April 1988
issue of Golf Course Management
article Herb Graffis Speaks Out and
the May 1988 article The Wisdom
of Experience by Sherwood Moore,
looking back at the good old days.
How would you like to go back to
the good old days as relates to golf
course maintenance?
Look back at the history of the
game of golf. Would you enjoy
playing the game with wooden
shafted clubs and Guta Perrcha
balls? Consider the changes in
golfing attire brought about in
great part by more women golfers.
June is the month of the USGA
open golf tournament. We all enjoy
it. Would you like to go back to
reading about it in the newspaper
or hearing about it on radio instead
of viewing it on color TV?

Golf course supts and golf
professionals
see and
hear
references
made
to
their
professions and abilities on world
wide TV. Have you ever thought
about how this all came about?
Have you read the 1987 Annual
Turfgrass
Research
Report
submitted jointly by the USGA and
the GCSAA or the I FAS report of
May 1988, Turfgrass Research in
Florida?
Have you ever considered what
the costs are to our "Friends Of
The Association" who support and
contribute to all our educational
and golf functions.
Have you thought of the costs
to the equipment,
chemical,
fertilizer, and related companies as
to their costs of research and
development of new products? Are
you aware of the equipment and
supplies that are provided to
colleges and vocational centers
around the USA and Canada to help
train future members of our
profession. And how many golf
course supts., educators, and sales
people have received financial
support from our Association's S&R
programs?
Are you aware of the functions
of the National Golf Foundation,
the O. J. Noer Foundation, the
Evans S&R programs, the Lawrence
S. Dickinson Fund, the Francis
Quimet S&R Fund, and there are
many more throughout the country.
Are you aware of the various
state golf associations comprised of
amateur golfers from all walks of
life who through a love of the
game of golf got to know each
other and worked together for the
advancement of the game and
everything that it relates to, from
the rules of golf to improving
playing conditions, to supporting
educational and research programs.
Are you aware of the progress
made through the combined efforts
of the allied associations meetings?
Are you aware of the time your
peers contribute serving on local,
state, and national committees to
advance
and
improve
our
associations and profession?
If all our members would just
think for a few minutes about the

progress we have made both
professionally and* financially from
other
peoples'
donations
to
research through the years. And
look ahead to a new era of
biotechnology that will change and
improve our standard of living in
the future.
Don't you think and really
believe that now is the time to do
your part and contribute to our
research programs.
We have made a commitment to
support research in Florida- let's
be known as givers and supporters,
not takers.
Show people you care - by
sending in your check right away.
Thank You For Caring
Dick Blake
P.S. It's tax deductible.

•

INTERESTED
HORTICULTURE
STUDENTS
Fall 1988 Course Schedule
These are the Fall 1988 schedule of
classes at the Fort Lauderdale
Research and Education Center.
These courses may be of interest to
you and can be taken for college
credit, or can be audited.
To reserve a place in any of
these courses, please call me to
give your name and the course in
which you are interested. Formal
registration will be at the first
class session of the course during
the week of August 22, 1988. We
look forward to seeing many of you
in class!

ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE
SCHEDULE OF CLASSES

$3,500 FOR
GOLF WEEK
The
following
superintendents
raised $3,500 during the 1988
Florida Golf Week program. The
FGCSA would like to thank these
superintendents and their club
members for their contributions
which will go directly to turfgrass
research.
Mike Barbush
Hideaway Beach
Lee Bladen
Fountains CC
Tom Burrows
Turtle Creek Club
Dave Hoggard
Citrus Hills G&CC
Ted Daum
Central Florida event
Glen Klauk
Del ray Dunes G&CC
Jeff Klontz
CC of Florida
Todd Miller
Tequesta CC
Joe Ondo
Winter Pines
George Ord
Harbour Ridge
Tony Pagniello
Whispering Oaks
Al Ross
Sunrise CC
Jim Slingland
Pipers Landing
Eddie Snipes
Selva Marina
Dale Witting
CC at Woodfield
Fund
raising totals are not
completely compiled as of printing,
Final totals will be available in the
next issue.
•

FALL-1988
Environmental
Factors
in
Ornamental Crop Production
(ORH 3422, 3 credits)
Dr. Stephen D. Verkade
Monday 6:00-9:00 PM
Turfgrass Culture
(ORH 3222, 3 credits)
Dr. Stephen D. Verkade
Thursday 4:00-8:00 PM
(includes a dinner break)
Culture and Production of Aquatic
Plants
(ORH 4942, 3 credits)
Dr. David L. Sutton
Tuesday 6:00-9:00 PM
Horticulture Seminar
(ORH 4932, 1 credit)
Dr. George E. Fitzpatrick
Wednesday 5:00-6:00 PM
General Soils
(SOS 3002, 4 credits)
Dr. George S. Snyder
Mon 3:00-5:00, Wed 2:00-5:00 PM

FALL SEMESTER BEGINS
AUGUST 22, 1988
For More information contact:
Dr. Stephen Verkade 475-8990.

•

CROWFOOT
BOARD MEETING
The next
regularly
scheduled
meeting of the FGCSA Board of
Directors will be held on Saturday,
August 6, at 8:00 a.m. in the Grand
Cypress Executive Meeting Center.
This will be followed by the Annual
Meeting of the FGCSA which will
begin at 1:00 p.m.

POA
ANNUA
GOLF
CLASSIC
by Joe Ondo, Golf Chairman

ANNUAL MEETING
All FGCSA members are urged to
attend the Annual Meeting of the
FGCSA in order to take an active
part in your association. Get in on
the ground floor as we prepare for
the 1990 GCSAA National Conference which will be held here in
Orlando. This is your opportunity
to become involved in the future of
your profession.
•

SELLING YOUR
PROGRAM
The FGCSA Education Committee
will sponsor an educational seminar
at the Crowfoot Open on Sunday
morning, August 7, in the Grand
Cypress Executive Meeting Center.
The theme of the program will be
Selling Your Program and will earn
attendees both GCSAA and State
CEU's.
Speakers will be Frank Dobie,
Sharon, Ohio, who will illustrate
how he sold a massive refurbishing
program to his club management.
Oscar Miles, Butler National, will
speak on the use of a secretary
and computers in your program. Dr.
Monica Juhnke of the
Fort
Lauderdale I FAS Research Center
will
present
an
educational
presentation on turfgrass.

Please contact your
local
chapter secretary or the FGCSA
office for further details.
•

T ^ h e Naples Beach Club was host
once again for the annual POA
Annua Golf Classic.
The
FGCSA
sponsored
educational seminar was first on
the agenda Saturday with 34
superintendents attending. They
heard
talks
on
Preventive
Maintenance,
Integrated
Pest
Management, and Golf Course Reconstruction, while accumulating
valuable CEU's toward recertification.

Exce
The 1988 POA Board Meeting was
held on Sunday, May 22, at the
Naples Beach Hotel. All officers
were present.
Joel Jackson distributed a
preliminary budget for the 1988-89
fiscal year which will be voted on
at the Crowfoot Board Meeting.
Reed LeFebvre reported that he
would be sending out a letter to all
chapters requesting nominations for
the FGCSA Distinguished Service
Award.
FTGA: Bob Yount gave the Board
an update on the FTGA Research
Foundation. Dick Blake urged all
members to support this project
with a $100 donation.
GCSAA: John Segui, President,
GCSAA, discussed changes that are
being
made
in the
GCSAA
Certification Exam, particularly in
the Financial Management Section.

Sunday morning was the annual
FGCSA Board Meeting followed by
the G.C. Horn Memorial golf
tournament. David Barnes and his
helpers are to be commended for a
job well done. The banquet and
entertainment was well attended
and everyone had a good time.
Monday morning was the golf
tournament
with Palm Beach
Chapter winning the Poa Annua
trophy by one stroke over the
Central
Florida
team.
Roy
MacDonald, Mariner Sands, was
Low Gross superintendent with 70,
winning a match of cards with Glen
Klauk, Delray Dunes. Scott Zakany,
Evergreen Club, was Low Net
superintendent with a 62 followed
by Dick Blake, Bocaire, who shot a
64. Will Corder won the Suppliers
Division by posting a fine 70.
The Everglades Chapter and the
Naples Beach Club are to be
congratulated for another fine
event. It was first rate, as usual.
We are looking forward to
seeing everyone at the Crowfoot in
August.
•

John Segui addresses FGCSA Board.
FLORIDA GREEN: Dan Jones
presented the Spring issue of the
Florida Green which has been
dedicated to Bill Wagner. A motion
was made to allow the Executive
Committee
to
purchase
an
appropriate Desk Top Publishing
System for our publishing needs.
GREEN SHEET:
Mike
Bailey
reported on the proper format for
submitting articles for publication
in the Green Sheet. The most
important qualification is timeliness.
A decision on whether to switch to
first class mail rather than bulk
rate mailing will be made at the
June Publications Meeting.

irptsfrom 1988 POA Board Meeting
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY: Marie
Roberts
reported
that
more
advertisements will need to be
solicited for future Directories.
EDUCATION: Tom Burrows reported
that 34 superintendents
had
attended the POA seminar held
yesterday. The seminar to be
presented at the Crowfoot will have
as its theme,
"Selling Your
Program." The two main speakers
will
be Oscar
Miles,
Butler
National, Illinois, and Frank Dobie,
Sharon Club, Ohio. Dr. Monica
Juhnke will also be on the program.
The seminar will be at least 5
hours long in order to qualify for
GCSAA CEU credit. It will be held
on Sunday, August 7, at Grand
Cypress in Orlando.
Tom reported that the FGCSA is
sponsoring a series of Pesticide

Dick Blake, sporting his new dress
attire.

Safety Seminars that will be given
around the state at local Ag
Centers. These seminars are
designed for
superintendents,
assistants, and spray foremen and
are conveniently scheduled for
short, after noon sessions. They
have been approved for 3 CEU's
toward the Florida
Restricted
License.
FLORIDA GOLF WEEK: Joel
Jackson reported that the proceeds
of the 1988 Florida Golf Week are
disappointing. The total received to
date is $2,600. It was suggested
that we move Florida Golf Week
forward so that it occurs before
Easter next year.
F T G A : Larry Livingston gave a
report on the grants that have
recently been awarded to Florida
researchers. Larry pointed out to
Board Members that the FGCSA
needs to present specific research
projects to the FTGA.
Ray Hansen discussed the
extremely successful South Florida
Turfgrass Workshop & Exposition
which generated over $13,000. The
South Florida chapter would be
glad to send any chapter a package
describing the mechanics of the
program. The South Florida chapter
would like to see these funds go
toward building a USGA green at a
South Florida golf club which
would be used by IFAS personnel
from Fort Lauderdale for research
purposes.
Larry
Livingston
suggested that the South Florida
chapter present this specific
research project to the FTGA.
A Research Committee was
established to look into specific
needs and flexibility of projects for
the FGCSA/FTGA. Larry Livingston,
Ray Hansen, Kevin Downing, John
Foy, Reed LeFebvre, and Mark
Jarrell will serve on this committee.
Larry reported that the 1991
and 1992 FTGA Conference and
Show will be held in Jacksonville.
GOLF: Joe Ondo reported that this
years GCSAA tournament will be on
a point system. One of the main
reasons for the change is in the
interest of time.
MEMBERSHIP: Cecil Johnston

presented a map showing the
concentration of member clubs
around the state. He noted the
overlapping of chapter boundaries
and broad areas where we have no
members. He also noted that some
members have to travel great
distances to attend
monthly
meetings. A discussion was held
regarding inviting the "Ridge Area"
superintendents to form a chapter
of the
FGCSA.
Dick Blake
volunteered to acquire the GCSAA
format on establishing new chapters
and proposing this to the superintendents in the "Ridge Area."
CROWFOOT: Joel Jackson reported
that the Crowfoot tournament will
be held on August 7 and 8 at
Grand Cypress in Orlando.
GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS:
Cecil Johnston reported that the
FGCSA is continuing its efforts to
have a representative at all
governmental meetings that may
effect Florida golf courses, such as
the Pesticide Review Council,
Endangered Species, etc. The
FGCSA office has established a file
which
is available to any
superintendent of minutes of these
meetings.
LONG RANGE PLANNING: Ray
Hansen made a motion that the
Executive Secretary be made
available to provide secretarial
services for all local chapters. The
motion was approved. Ray will
write a letter to each local chapter
informing them of the availability
of secretarial service and asking if
their chapter would be interested
in participating in this program.
G C S A A NOMINATIONS: Board of
Directors nominations for the
GCSAA are due by September 1. A
motion was made that the FGCSA
will make a strong effort to
nominate a Florida superintendent
for the GCSAA Board. The motion
was carried. It was mentioned that
the time commitment for these
positions is very great and may not
be
practical
for
a
Florida
superintendent due to club time
restrictions.
The meeting was adjourned at
12:15 p.m.
•

From the desk of

Russ Mitchell
Agronomist Woodbury Chemical

Here are a few tips on products to
use for control of several problem
insects around the maintenance
building.
FLEA CONTROL;
The products of choice are Safrotin
EC, Ficam W or Dursban LO. When
added to precor, which is a growth
regulator, 120 day control can be
expected.
SPIDER CONTROL;
Use either Ficam W, Baygon WP,
on one of the new synthetic
pyrethroids such as Demon, Cynoff
or Tempo. The wettable powders
will give at least 30 day residual
on dry surfaces.
ROACH CONTROL;
Once again, Demon, Cynoff of
Tempo will give excellent results.
Rotate with Ficam W, Baygone W,
Safrotin or Dursban LO.
FLY CONTROL;
In maintenance buildings, flies can
be a problem. Two excellent
products for fly control are Flytek
bait and Stimukil bait. They both
have a sex attractant which lures
the fly to the bait which contains
a toxicant.

ON ALL THESE
PRODUCTS,
PLEASE
READ
THE
LABEL
CAREFULLY
FOR
PLACEMENT
INSTRUCTIONS
AND
SAFETY
DATA.
•

Golf Writers Receive
Awards From GCSAA

GCSAA Television
Campaign Cdntinues
Now that the professional golf tour
is in full swing, GCSAA's public
relations efforts on television also
increase. A new GCSAA commercial
premiered last month during ESPN's
coverage of the LPGA StandardRegister Turquoise Classic.
If your chapter is planning to
use local television broadcast time
this year, please contact Bob Still,
GCSAA manager of media relations,
to receive a copy of the new
commercial. The commercials used
during the 1986-87 golf season are
no longer authorized for use.
Below is the 1988 schedule for
the commercial spots with ESPN.
Please check your local listings for
the time in your area.

JULY
12-Inside The PGA Tour
13-Inside The PGA Tour
14 - British Open
15 - British Open
15 - LPGA Boston Five Classic
16 - LPGA Boston Five Classic
17 - LPGA Boston Five Classic
17 - Inside The PGA Tour
17 - Sportscenter
19-Inside The PGA Tour
20 - Inside The PGA Tour
24 - Inside The PGA Tour

AUGUST
9 - Inside The PGA Tour
10-Inside The PGA Tour
11 - PGA Championship
12 - PGA Championship
14-Inside The PGA Tour
16-1 nside The PGA Tour
17 - Inside The PGA Tour
21 - Inside The PGA Tour

GCSAA President John A. Segui,
CGCS, has announced the winners
of the association's Second Annual
Golf Writers Awards.
Jim Pettit, writer for the High
Point Enterprise
in High Point,
N.C., was named the first place
winner for his article, "Crews
Flooded With Maintenance Tasks."
He will be receive a cash prize of
$1,000.
The second-place prize of $600
will be presented to Tim Rosaforte,
staff writer for the Palm Beach
Post in West Palm Beach, FL His
story was titled, "Majorki Oversees
the Pampering of PGA National's
Course."
The third place award went to
David D. Field. He will receive $400
for his work titled, "The PGA
ChampionshipSome
Afterthoughts."
The story was
published in Southern Golf.
The contest is open to members
of the Golf Writers Association of
America. The purposes of the
GCSAA
competition
include
recognizing
and
encouraging
excellence in golf journalism and
developing the golfing
public's
understanding of the professional
role of the golf course superintendent in the name of golf.
Entries from around the United
States were independently judged
on the basis of journalistic merit
by
faculty
members
at
the
University of Kansas School of
Journalism.
For more information, contact
Bob Still, GCSAA media relations
manager, at 1-800/GSA-SUPT or
913/841-2240.
•

WHO IS DISTINGUISHED?

SUPERINTENDENT
AVAILABLE
Experienced superintendent seeking
to move back to the Florida area.
Holds a 2 year degree and has 4
years experience as a golf course
superintendent. Contact (205) 7587635.
•

SEPTEMBER
3 - PGA Tour Canadian Open

OCTOBER
8 - Senior PGA Tour Vantage Cup
29 - Senior PGA Tour Las Vegas

NOVEMBER
1 2 - PGA
Tour
Championship.

Nabisco
•

All local chapters have been
recently asked to submit their
nomination
for
the
FGCSA
Distinguished Service Award. The
presentation of this
prestigious
award will be made at the FTGA
Awards Banquet in October.
Please
contact
your
local
chapter secretary for details if you
would like to make a suggestion for
your chapter's 1988 nomination.
•

LETTERS TO

WHATS HOT OT
WHAT'S NOT

Profile

- Walking greens mowers are in,
riding triplexes are out.
- Dwarf is in, Bent is out
- Triplex
greens
mowers
for
fairways are in, 7 gang mowers
are out.
- Key Lime blazers
Driver Blue is out.
- Bermuda grass
Diazinon is out.

are

mites

in,

Bus

are

in,

- Green Sheet is in, Florida Green
is out.
- Cecil Johnston
Downing is out.

is

in,

Kevin

- Treasure Coast is in, Palm Beach
is out.
•

Successful
Safety
Seminars
The FGCSA sponsored a series of
Pesticide Safety seminars during
June. The seminar material was
supplied by Van Waters & Rogers
and was presented by Norman
Ehman, Vice
President,
Pest
Control Supplies, Van Waters &
Rogers, San Jose, California.
The seminars were held in
Martin County, Palm Beach County,
and Broward County with a total of
80 superintendents and spraymen.
All licensed attendees received 3
CEU's toward recertification of
their Florida Pesticide License.
This low cost series of seminars
will continue to
be offered
throughout the state this summer.
Don't miss out on the opportunity
to train yourself and your staff on
Pesticide Safety. Contact the
FGCSA office at (407) 692-9349 for
details.
•

Mike Bailey - Editor of The Green
Sheet.
Age: 33
Marital Status: Married to Jennifer,
for 7 years (no children yet, not
sure if I can handle pythium and
diapers at the same time).
Education: Graduate of Eastern
Kentucky University, 1977. Bachelor
of Science -Horticulture.
Occupation: Golf course superintendent with responsibility of
constructing the Falls Country
Club, Lake Worth, FL.
Favorite Movie: "Caddy Shack" a
real classic; a movie I can relate
to. (I can't wait until Caddy Shack
II comes out!)
The Book I've Been Recommending
To My Friends: Turfgrass Science
and
Culture
by
Dr.
BeardEveryone should read it, even if
you're an accountant.
Worst Job Ever: Working on a golf
course in Kentucky, operating a 2
wheel, hand driven gravely rotory
mower, in high school during the
summer, getting paid only $2.75/hr.
Hobbies: GOLF, only when I'm
playing good, meaning I shoot in
the low eighties or high seventies.
PHOTOGRAPHY, I enjoy trying to
take interesting photos, especially
while on vacation.
TRAVEL, If I was wealthy or retired,
I would always be on the go.
AUTOMOTIVE EVENTS, car shows,
rallys, race events (even washing
the cars on Sunday).
Favorite Pig-Out Food: White
Castles (A sack of 'em taste great,
in the middle of the night).
Heros: Dr. Porche, Billy Joel, and
Jack Nicklaus.
Future Goals: To become certified
(if I ever get a chance) and to
improve The Green Sheet.
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THE EDITOR
Dear Mr. Bailey:
I want to congratulate the persons
responsible for the Green Sheet.
This bi-monthly newsletter of the
Florida Golf Course Superintendents
Association is very informative and
I look forward to each publication.
I am a golf course manager and
an affiliate member of your
Association and attend as many
meetings as I can.
I believe it is very important
that
golf
course
managers
understand as much as they can
about
the
superintendent's
responsibilities. I think it helps
tremendously
in
their
communication and for budget
purposes.
Again, congratulations for a fine
news-letter and thanks to the
Superintendent's Association for
letting golf course managers join
and attend their meetings.
Sincerely,
Donald G. Callaway, Manager
•

Are You Getting
Your Green?
Any superintendent or assistant
superintendent who is not receiving
a Florida Green magazine at your
golf club, please send your name
and golf club address to: Marie
Roberts, FGCSA Office, 1760 NW
Pine Lake Drive, Stuart, FL 34994
so that your club can be added to
our mailing list.
•

POSITIONS AVAILABLE
SALES/MANAGEMENT:
Fertilizer
manufacturer with multiple plants
in Florida seeks an aggressive
person to assist in developing the
turf and ornamental
markets.
Degree preferred. Salary open.
Benefits. Douglass Fertilizer &
Chemical, Inc., 1180 Spring Centre
S. Blvd., Suite 102, Alamonte
Springs, FL 32714.
SALES: Fertilizer & Seed Sales
Representative for the lower east
coast of Florida. Contact Matt
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(ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED)

Dr. James Beard
Texas A & M
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