VOLUME XV. PART 1. JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1999
NEWSLETTER OF THE FLORIDA GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION

UPCOMING EVENTS

FTGA Pesticide Seminars - See pg. five for details:
Jan. 12 Lake Worth (American/Polish Club)
Jan. 13 Fort Myers (Knights of Columbus Hall)
Jan. 21 Tampa (St. Lawrence Catholic Church)
Jan. 22 Mid-Florida (Seminole Community College)
Feb. 3 North Florida (Duval Co Extension. Office)
Feb. 4 Gulf Coast (Pensacola Junior College)
Jan. 4 West Coast chapter meeting, Renaissance Vinoy
Jan. 8 LCCC Alumni Fundraiser, Pelican Sound GC
Jan. 11 Central Florida GCSA Fundraiser, Interlachen CC
Jan. 21 Palm Beach GCSA Superintendents Only
meeting, Emerald Dunes GC, West Palm Beach
Jan. 25 Seven Rivers GCSA chapter meeting, Golden
Hills GC, Ocala
Jan. 25 Suncoast Suppliers Field Day, Bradenton CC
Jan. 28 South Florida GCSA meeting, Cramden Park GC
Jan. 29 FGCSA Winter Board Meeting, Bay Hill Club
Feb. 8 GCSAA 70th International Conference & Show,
- 14 Orlando Convention Center
Feb. 12 FGCSA Reception, Omni Rosen Hotel
Feb. 14 Seven Rivers GCSA chapter meeting, Spruce
Creek GC, Summerfield GC
Feb. 22 Central Florida GCSA Vendor/Supt. event,
Alaqua CC, Longwood
Feb. 23 West Coast chapter meeting, Largo GC
Mar. 1 Ridge Invitational Tournament, Grasslands
Mar. 11 SFGCSA Exposition, UFIFAS, Fort Lauderdale
Mar. 18 Overseed Field Day, UF, Gainesville campus

Congratulations to Dan Jones, CGCS, who has been named the
1999 recipient of the GCSAA's Distinguished Service Award.
The FGCSA's nomination cited Dan's three decades of leadership
and innovation in thefieldof turfgrass management and his unselfish dedication of thirteen years to the development of The Florida
Green magazine. Dan received numerous endorsements to his nomination from past GCSAA presidents and fellow superintendents
including those he mentored in the industry. Dan retired this past
April from his 18-year position as superintendent of the Banyan
Golf Club in West Palm Beach and is currently the East Coast Manager for Toro Liquid Ag, Inc.
The GCSAA will present the award to Jones on February 10,1999,
during the opening ceremonies of GCSAA's 70th International
Conference and Show in Orlando

President's Message

cards and faxes I received both in
President's Message
by Michael Perham, CGCS Boston and once I returned home.

The New Year is upon us and hopefully everyone had a joyous Holiday Season. Soon it will be time to
renew old and new acquaintances
at the GCSAA Conference and
Show in Orlando. This should be
an exciting time for all Florida superintendents. The world's premier
turf conference and show is in our
own backyard on its every third year
swing across the country. Hopefully, all our members will partake
in the abundant opportunities that
this event offers.

This will be an especially important
event for me. It will afford me the
opportunity to personally thank the
many members of our Association,
and those across the country who
offered their well wishes to me during my recoveryfromsurgery. The
outpouring of support that Marcy
and I received was truly heartwarming. I was amazed at the number of

I have realized for quite some time
that our profession truly has some
unique qualities. Where else can
you go and have your peer share his
secrets with you. Not only will our
members offer help at any time they
are called upon, so many of you
took time out to extend words of encouragement to me. For this, I am
eternally grateful.

FGCSA RECEPTION: While enjoying yourself at this year's reception, all members should take it
upon themselves to personally
thank Paul Crawford for his efforts.
This reception will be the last organized under Paul's leadership. Paul
has spearheaded the reception from
its infancy and is stepping aside after this year to allow more time for
FTGA responsibilities. Paul, on
behalf of all our members,
"THANKS FOR A JOB WELL
DONE!"

GREEN SHEE
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Michael Perham, CGCS
Triplets Born to FGCSA Family
On page 7 of this newsletter you
will find some professional accomplishments of FGCSA members.
Even though it seems that superintendents spend more time on the job
than at home, Daniel Diaz has
proven that there is still time for a
family life! Congratulations to
Daniel and his wife Angela on the
birth of their three sons: Daniel
Anthony - 5 lbs. 2 oz., Fernando
Francisco - 4 lbs. 15 oz., and Kenneth Edward - 5 lbs.
Mother and babies are doing well.
Dad is still smiling.
1999 FGCSA Survey
The FGCSA survey questionnaire
has been sent to all FGCSA Class
A and B members. Please take
the time to fill out this important
survey out and return it to the
FGCSA office ASAP.
The Green Sheet

What's Up D.O.C.
by Joel Jackson

1. Education

There is no doubt that the upcoming
GCSAA Conference and Show in Orlando
February 8-14,1999 will be a tremendous
opportunity for formal and informal education for Florida Golf Course Superintendents. The GCSAA Conference and Show
was last in Florida in Orlando in 1996 and
won't return again until 2002. There will
be over 90 seminars and even more special programs and concurrent sessions open
to all registered for the conference. Over
700 exhibits will be displayed on the trade
show floor offering ample opportunity to
get a look at all the latest equipment and
products. What a great venue for networking with peers and industry representatives.

Director of Communications Report

ment Our scaled-back government relations programs will be concentrated on
chapter-directed outreach and assistance
programs and a tightly focused set of key
national initiatives.
As part of this change, the position of Government Relations Counsel will
beeliminated, and Cynthia Smith will be
leaving the association. She has agreed to
stay through December 18 to help facilitate and consult on the transition. Carrie
Riordan, Legislative Analyst, and Scott
Sponholtz, Government Relations Coordinator, will remain with GCSAA to staff the
refocused GR program. Their new department will be announced before January 1.

Please join me in thanking Cynthia for her
hard work and many accomplishments during her years here at GCSAA and in offering her our support and encouragement as
she
seeks new career opportunities that
2. Government Relations
match her areas of expertise and level of
A. The FGCSA sent a letter to Florida's experience. Steve Mona, CEO, GCSAA"
Senators and Congressional Representa- sent the following Email message to:
tives supporting the pro-active mission ISteve
Mona, CEO, Joe O'Brien, COO, and
statement of the Florida FQPA Working George
CGCS, President of
Group of which 1 am a member. The mis- GCSAA. Renault,
Subject:
Govt
Relations Change:
sion statement calls for EPAto follow the "I received an Email today
the
original intent of the Food Quality Protec- dissolution of the current announcing
Govt.Relations
tion Act, and the letter also asks the Florida Dept. I am troubled that we are losing
delegation to support House Resolution someone of Cynthia's caliber. She has been
290 proposed by Congressman LaHood very
in keeping me abreast of isalso calling for EPA to carry out imple- sues inhelpful
this
area,
I feel she was a strong
mentation of the FQPA in a fair and scien- representative forandGCSAA
in the Regulatific manner.
tory Community. She could hold her own.
B. GCSAA Announces Change in Government Relations Department: I received an
Email containing this Memorandum from
Steve Mona, GCSAA CEO to the GCSAA
Board of Directors dated 11/12/98: As we
approach the new millennium, GCSAA is
undergoing many changes to betterserve its
members and improve its position as a leadership organization in the golf community.

As CEO, I have made a number of decisions - some easy and some very difficult
- to align our resources in the most effective way to achieve our primary
organizationalgoals. Today I am announcing one of the more difficult decisions: As
of January 1,1999, the Government Relations Department will be dissolved as
astand-alone department, and will be
housed as a function within another departJanuary/February 1999

I can only say that all my contacts and information exchanges with Cynthia have
been helpful and educational in my new
role as Director of Communications. I hope
the new direction being contemplated will
not decrease the knowledge and expertise
in this area which remains so vital
^superintendents. I know this decision was
not made lightly, and I also know I don't
have all the facts surrounding the decision.
I hope more information will be forthcoming which will clarify and explain the decision. Thank you. Joel Jackson, CGCS.
Response from Steve Mona:"Joel. Thank
you for your concern about GCSAA's government relations program. We will be explaining our change in this area in upcoming editions of Newsline.

You are correct about the great job that
Cynthia Smith has done for GCSAA, and
I'm glad that you had the opportunity to
work with her and enjoy a positive experience. We will certainly miss Cynthia, her
experience, her contacts and her expertise.
We appreciate the relationships that she has
helped to forge on behalf of die association, and will continue to work to
strengthen those relationships.I have
pledged to the board of directors that our
tightened focus on key national initiatives
and increased support for chapter government relations programs and information
will not diminish our overall effectiveness
in influencing positive decisions and communicating important information.
My pledge to the board, and now to you, is
that we will continue to accomplish the
work that the committee and board deem
valuable and appropriate.Stephen F. Mona,
CAE,Chief Executive Officer, GCSAA

4. Allied Associations
A. FTGA: One of the exciting outcomes
of the October Committee and Board meetings was the formation of the Allied Association Committee. Committee Chairman
Vernie Pickhardt of United Horticultural
Supply has challenged his committee to
truly make the FTGA the umbrella organization for all turf related associations. The
committee will be addressing issues such
as (1) More involvement by other associations in the trade show; (2) Finding common goals with the other associations; (3)
Increasing FTGA membership by those in
other associations; (4) Discussing views
and benefits of FTGA membership of those
in related associations.
B. Florida Golf Alliance: The Golf Impact
Study is underway. Dr. Joe Cronin of
Florida State University working with
Larry Pendelton of the Florida Sports Authority has sent a copy of an outline of the
impact study seeking input and comments.
Jack Brennan, Treasurer of the FGA, has
been acting as liaison for the information
between Dr. Cronin and the FGA. Brennan
has also been working with the Florida
Golf Course Owners Association and getting their input and support for the project
which will be a key part of the survey process.
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Minutes of the Fall 1998 FGCSA Board Meeting
The Fall 1998 meeting of die FGCSA Board
of Directors was called to order by President
Michael Perham, CGCS, at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, October 23rd at Grenelefe Resort.

EDUCATION: A report on the
Crowfoot seminar was given. Thanks
to the GCSAA Etonic program, the net
cost to the Education budget was very
slight. However, it is only fair to note
that the actual cost incurred by Etonic
per attendee was extremely high due
to the low attendance. Serious consideration needs to be given to next
year's Crowfoot educational program.

All officers were in attendance. All chapters
with the exception Ridge and North Florida
were represented. Other FGCSA members attending the meeting were Steve Pearson, Research Committee Chairman; Roy Bates - Everglades chapter, Greg Pheneger - Treasure
Coast chapter; Paul Crawford - Florida Green The Central Florida chapter's GCSAA
business manager; and Joel Jackson - Florida Regional Seminar , "Wetlands and
Golf Courses", on October 8th was a
Green editor.
success. This was the only GCSAA
Regional
Seminar offered in Florida
Mike Perham expressed his thanks for the many
this
year
due
to our reliance on the
phone calls, letters and faxes he received durEtonic
program
for the Crowfoot, the
ing his recent recuperation from lung surgery.
Poa
and
the
FTGA.
In order to conserve his voice, Mike asked
Darren Davis to chair the meeting.
MEMBERSHIP: The September
SECRETARY/TREASURER REPORT - chapter membership chart indicates
Cary Lewis went over the Financial Statements that some chapters are not submitting
for the first quarter of the fiscal year 1998-99. names of new members who have
He noted that $20,000 has been transferred to joined their chapter during the year.
the FGCSA Research Account from the Oper- It was decided that the FGCSA office
ating Account and another $15,000 would be will send a reminder to all chapter
secretarues in January each year.
added to the Operating Account reserve.
Accountability of the chapters was discussed.
All chapters now have their own EIN which
should be used on all local chapter bank accounts or C.D.'s. The Group Exemption has
been approved by the IRS so that a separate
Form 990 will be filed for the group of local
chapters. Chapter figures will no longer be
added to the account totals of the FGCSA. It
was decided that the FGCSA will continue to
provide Directors and Liability Insurance for
all affiliated chapters. The FGCSA will also
pay the accountant to file the separate 990.
Since the chapters are now separate from the
FGCSA, the FGCSA will solicit quotes for an
audit of the FGCSA records. The audit may
also include guidelines for chapters to follow
to insure accountability.
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY: Marie Roberts distributed a copy of the new 1999 Membership Directory which will soon be bulk
mailed to all FGCSA members. The Directory is eight pages thicker this year due to an
increase of advertisers and member listings.
Advertising revenue will again be greater than
budgeted thanks to the support of our affiliate
members.
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Darren Davis then discussed the draft
of a Universal Membership Information Form for all chapters to use for
Class A, B, C and S members. All
Vice Presidents indicated that their
chapter would be agreeable to using
some version of the form. After a few
changes were made to the form (including deleting the dues amount), it
was decided that a duplicate form
would be used with one copy for the
local chapter and the original to be sent
to the FGCSA with the chapter dues
check. Each chapter would need to
send a cover letter to serve as an invoice to their superintendents. Of
course, all chapters would send a local chapter renewal form to their affiliate members in a separate mailing.
A motion was made to approve the
Universal Membership Information
Form. The motion was approved.

tional seminar on Friday afternoon.
CROWFOOT: Since the FTGA Conference will be in August this year, the date
for the Crowfoot has not been decided. It
will be played at Grand Cypress.
GOLF: Joe Ondo reported on the FGCSA
Chapter Championship. The change in date
because of Hurricane Georges caused conflicts with some chapters and the field was
decreased this year. However the tournament went on with five chapters sending
teams. The West Coast team squeeked out
a one stroke victory over the team from
Treasure Coast. Jim Torba was the tournament winner and he will join Mark
Hopkins, Chris Cartin and Buck Buckner
in representing the Florida chapter at the
GCSAA Championship. Joe Ondo hopes
to enter two or three more teams in the competition. Any Florida superintendent who
is playing in the tournament is asked to call
Joe to be placed on a team. Deadline for
entries is November 1 st.
FTGA Since the FTGA Board Meeting
had not adjourned before the start of the
FGCSA meeting, all discussions concerning the FTGA will be postponed until the
FGCSA adjourns. The only FTGA business to be discussed at this time was a request by the FTGA for sponsorship of their
Regional Turf Conferences. A motion was
made to donate $300.00 for sponsorship of
the Conferences. The motion was approved.
RESEARCH: Steve Pearson and Roy
Bates discussed the procedure for grant requests from University personnel to the
FTGA. A timeline is being worked on that
would include a peer review before the
FTGA review. Requests for grant proposals will be sent to UF researchers in February. Proposals must first be sent to UF
Deans beforefinalsubmission to the FTGA.

Steve also discussed the availability of
fundingfromthe GCSAA. Steve will contact Dr. Cisar in regard to sending requests
for funding to the GCSA through the
POA: Roy Bates announced that the FGCSA.
Poa would return to the Naples Beach
Hotel in May next year. Schedule of GCSAA: The GCSAA Chapter Delegates
activities would be about the same meeting report was given by Dale Kuehner.
with the FGCSA to plan an educa- He noted that the current Affiliation AgreeThe Green Sheet

Minutes of the Fall 1998 FGCSA Board Meeting
night to remember. The Board discussed
the high cost of this reception and it was
noted that as long as the reception is held
at the headquarters hotel, the cost (and
quality) will remain high. Paul Crawford
reported that this will be his last year as
chairman for this event and suggested the
board look for a replacement who would
be able to handle the sponsor solicitation
for future events. He also reported his
desire to withdraw as business manager for
the Florida Green and that his successor
would have to be prepared to deal with
All local chapters have been sent Delegate advertiser and tax problems.
Forms which must be returned to the
GCSAA by November 1 st. Please be sure NEW BUSINESS: Joe Ondo introduced
that your chapter secretary has signed and a letter from Lake City Community Colsent the form. Voting by independents will lege asking that each chapter send a repchange dramatically this year with all in- resentative to your local high school to disdependent votes reverting to the chapter cuss all the careers in the golf industry.
unless the independent requests otherwise. John Piersol is available as a resource perDale reported on the strength of the candi- son if your chapter needs help, has quesdates this year and asked for information tions, or needs brochures.
from anyone who has personal knowledge
of any of the candidates.
A GCSAA Chapter Strategic Planning/
Leadership Training Conference will be
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION: held January 15-17 in Kansas. After a
Joel discussed the press releases he has discussion, it was decided that the FGCSA
prepared during the past two months and will apply to participate in this Conference
his activities with chapters. He asked that and, if selected, will send two representathe FGCSA show support of the mission tives. If selected, the FGCSA will pay
statement of the State of Florida's FQPA airfare and GCSAA will cover all other
Implementation Working Group and the costs.
LaHood Resolution. The board made a
motion to support this by sending a group Dale Kuehner then discussed some of the
letter to Congress. The motion was ap- research projects funded by the GCSAA.
proved. The sample letter in the agenda He suggested that the we contact the UF
package will be signed by President to submit proposals to apply for these
Michael Perham and forwarded to Florida funds.
Senator Graham.
NEW MEMBERS: Three membership
SURVEY: Joel Jackson will serve as applications were reviewed (one At Large;
Chairman for this year's survey and asked two students) and, after a discussion, all
all Externals to send any new survey ques- three were approved.
tions to Joel or advise him of those questions which should be eliminated this year. The date for the Winter Board Meeting will
Survey questionnaire will be sent to all be held on a Friday afternoon late in JanuClass A and B members by the end of No- ary (22nd or 29th) in the Orlando area or
back at Grenelefe Resort. Final date and
vember.
site to be determined.
FGCSA RECEPTION: Paul Crawford
announced that Kilpatrick Turf will be the Since there was no further business, the
major sponsor of the 1999 FGCSA recep- fall board meeting was adjourned at 3:00
tion in Orlando. Kilpatrick will be a ma- p.m. so that all Board Members could then
jor source of funding ($13-15,000) and attend the joint meeting of the FGCSA and
several other sponsors have agreed to con- FTGA board of directors.
tribute $5,000 each to make this event a
ment expires in 1999. Changes were suggested for the new agreement. Dale
stressed that any chapter who does not have
a representative at this meeting for two
years in a row will be defaulted and will
lose their right to vote by delegate. Dale
has always volunteered to represent any
chapter but that chapter must report this
change to the GCSAA before the meeting
to avoid being defaulted. Dale advised all
chapters that in the future the rep may need
to be a member of your chapter.

January/February 1999

Central Florida and Ridge
Chapters Plan Tournaments
The 11th Annual Turf Research Tournament will be held on Monday, January 11 th
at Interlachen CC in Winter Park co-sponsored by the Florida Turfgrass Assocation
and the Central Florida GCSA. All proceeds will go to support the Envirotron.
The event begins with a 10:00 a.m. presentation by Dr. A1 Dudeck on
"Bermudagrasses for Y2K and Beyond".
This is followed by lunch at 11:30 a.m.
followed by the golf tournament at 12:30
p.m. The tournament format is a two-man
team scramble consisting of the golf course
superintendent and an officialfromhis/her
club. Call the FTGA for an entry form.
The Ridge GCSA will sponsor its 8th Annual Ridge Invitational on Monday, March
1st at Grasslands Golf and Country Club
in Lakeland.
The goal of this fundraiser is to promote
camaraderie and friendship between supplier and superintendent during an afternoon of golf. Please call one of the Ridge
Board Members for a sponsor form.

FTGA Seminars Finalized
The 4th Annual Southeast Turf Conferences will be sponsored by the FTGA. See
page one for the seminar in your area.
These seminars are geared toward various
individuals in the turf industry.
Speakers include representatives from turf
companies, government agencies, extension agents, and university personnel from
the University of Florida, Michigan State
University, Auburn University and North
Carolina State University. Each seminar
location will feature its own list of speakers, so contact the FTGA if there is some
topic - or some individual - in particular
you would like to hear.
All seminars will begin with a 7:30 registration and adjourn at 2:00 p.m. CEU'sare
available for Lawn and Ornamental as well
as Core requirements. Pre-registration is
$20.00 with a Januaiy 6th deadline. Please
call the FTGA for registration information.
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Professional Accomplishments of FGCSA Members

Florida Superintendents Recognized for Individual Achievements in the Turfgrass Industry
Andrews CC, for Dick Lemmel at oc
Rio and for David Traoiano at Polo
Trace GC from 1991 - 1993. Jeff
achieved superintendents status in
1993 when he was hired by Boca
Pointe. Jeff credits his members with
To begin with, please see the box at the making his job enjoyable.
bottom of this page to note how many of
your fellow superintendents have taken the Bruce Cummings, is employed by
time and initiative to participate in the IGM at Poinciana Golf and Racquet
Club in Kissimmee. He has been with
Audubon program.
IGM for three years beginning as superintendent
at Tarpon Springs GC.
Certified Superintendents

The Florida Golf Course Superintendents
Association would like to take this time to
recognize some of our FGCSA members
who should be singled out for professional
achievements in 1998.

Next, we would like to congratulate those
Florida superintendents who have received
their GCSAA Certification during 1998.
Alan Bakos, CGCS, superintendent at the
Moorings CC in Naples, is our most recently certified superintendent. Alan began his golf course career working as a
foreman for Mark Black at Bonita Bay GC.
Alan credits Mark for encouraging him to
enhance his hands-on knowledge of the
golf course by pursuing a degree in golf
course operations. He began his degree
program at Lake City and graduated with
a Business degree in Golf Course Operations from Edison Community College.
After gaining his degree, Alan worked as
superintendent at Country Creek in Estero
for seven years and then took over as superintendent at the Moorings in 1998.
Alan's single days are about to come to an
end as he and his fiancee, Susan, plan to
be married.
Jeff Taylor, superintendent at Boca Pointe
CC in Boca Raton, began his career in thfc
golf industry by caddying during his high
school and college years. Jeff earned a
B.S. in Public Relations from Boston University and, upon graduation, decided to
forego seeking an office position in order
to pursue his first love, the golf course
maintenance industry, by enrolling in the
Turf Management program at the University of Massachusetts. Immediately after
graduating with an A.S. degree, Jeff moved
to Florida in 1984 and accepted a job as a
crew member for Stanley Carr at
Gulfstream CC in Palm Beach. From
there, Jeff progressed up the ladder as Assistant Superintendent for Bob Jacks at St
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on pesticides and increasing the use ofbiological, mechanical and cultural pest management
techniques.

Environmental Steward Winner

Matt Taylor, superintendent at Bonita Bay GC,
was recently announced as a National Environmental Steward Award Winner for a Private
Facility by die GCSAA. He is one of only three
National Winners who will be presented at the
GCSAA Environmental Session on February
12th. There were 28 entries for the private
division and a total of 56 entries in all diviBruce received his A.S. in Golf Course sions.
Operations at Lake City CC and began his career as an Assistant Super- Certified Audubon Cooperaintendent at Pompano Beach GC. Aftive Sanctuary Courses
ter only a year at Pompano he was offered the position as superintendent at
Ironwood GC in Gainesville where he Congratulations to the following Florida sustayed 3 years before accepting the perintendents who have been instrumental in
establishing their golf club as a "Certified
position with IGM.
Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary".
Bruce is another superintendent who
enjoys his work. He states that his job To reach certification, a course must demonenables him to combine a love of na- strate that they are maintaining a high degree
ture and sports in an athletic endeavor of environmental quality in a number of areas. These categories include Environmental
on a beautiful piece of property.
Planning, Wildlife & Habitat Management,
& Education, Integrated Pest ManEnvironmental Management Outreach
agement, Water Quality Management and WaTwo of our FGCSA members have re- ter Conservation.
cently earned an environmental man- Bonita Bay Club
Taylor, Matt
agement specialist certificate from
Cocoa
Beach
CC
Roth,
Richard
GCSAA.
Foxfire GC
Hamilton, Mike
Gainesville G&CC Keene, Buddy
Bob Klitz, CGCS, general manager Hole-in-the-Wall
GC.. Geiger, Russell
with Orangebrook CC, Hollywood,
IGM
at
the
Habitat
Bob
has earned two certificates - one for Loblolly Pines G C .....Marshall,
Hinkle,
Fred
Golf Course Development and the secOld Marsh GC
Ehrbar, Stephen
ond for Storage, Disposal and RecyOlde
Florida
GC
Davis,
Darren
cling. The first program addresses is- Panama CC
Spiwak,
John
sues ranging from environmentallyPGA
St.
Lucie
West
...Wise,
Rick
aware design to wetland and wildlife River Hills CC
Livingston, Larry
management. The second deals with Royal Poinciana
Grigg, Gary
preserving natural resources through
Tampa
Palms
Ballard,
Michael
safe chemical handling and establish- The Floridian
Bondeson,
Paul Sr.
ing recycling practices.
TPC at Eagle Trace ....Moore, James
at Heron Bay Green, Charles
Michael Swinson, CGCS, at Cypress TPC
TPC
at Prestancia Perez, Tim
Run GC in Tarpon Springs has earned
TPC
at
Sawgrass
Klauk, Fred W. Jr.
the Integrated Pest Management cerTPC
of
Tampa
Bay
....MacEwen,
Scott
tificate which focuses on discovering Windstar CC
Larner,
Jim
effective methods of reducing reliance
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GCSAA Conference and Show

Florida Superintendents to be Featured Speakers during GCSAA Conference

flow charts and proven methods for identifying the needs of a golf course, Black's
presentation is an excellent resource for superintendents who need to define positons
and hire employees that fit those pre-determined definitions. A solid training proMark Black CGCS
gram must follow these hiring techniques
More goes into hiring and training employ- for the process to be a success.
ees than just placing an ad in the newspaper and giving the new hire a quick tour of Kevin Downing, CGCS
the maintenance facilities. In the Feb. 12th
Innovative Superintendent presentation, Kevin Downing, CGCS at Willoughby GC
"Hiring and Training Employees," Mark in Stuart, says he feels there is a need to
Black, CGCS at Quail West G&CC in objectively evaluate a golf course through
Naples, will talk about the science of hir- formal standards. In his Feb. 13 Innovaing and training. Black will share his learn- tive Superintendent presentation, "Your
ing experiences, including setbacks that Golf Course...Does it Need a Written Set
have helped turn his past mistakes into a of Standards", Downing will discuss how
standards can be beneficial to superintenprocess of success.
dents and how providing standards can give
Black's secret to hiring and training is plan- golfers a better understanding of what to
ning. "It is most vital to everything.""A expect at their course.
manager's chance for long-term success is
very remote without a good plan," he says. "Golfers analyze course conditions accordThrough examples of organizational charts, ing to their own likes and dislikes," says
Two Florida superintendents will be featured in the two days of Innovative Superintendent Sessions during the GCSAA
Convention on February 12th and 13th.

FGCSA Reception By Invitation Only

This year's spectacular FGCSA reception will be held on
Friday night, February 12th at the Omni Rosen Hotel from
7:00 -10:00 p.m. Due to the tremendous crowd potential,
this year's reception will be limited to FGCSA superintendents and assistants and to reception sponsors only! Invitations will be mailed in January.
The reception is being presented by The Kilpatrick Companies as they celebrate 40 years of service to the turf industry. Thanks to the support of our loyal sponsors listed
below, we will have a great night to remember.
Platinum Sponsors: Rhone Poulenc, Club Car, Golf
Ventures, Toro Distributors of Florida, Harrell's
Fertilizer and the Florida Green magazine.
Gold Sponsors: Lesco, Florida Coast Equipment,
Golf Agronomics, United Horticultural Supply and
Novartis.
Silver Sponsors:
Quality Grassing, Valent, Bayer, The Scotts Company,
FMC, NutriTurf, Turf Merchants, Laser Turf, Florida
Superior Sand, AgrEvo,South Florida Grassing, Sullivan
Electric, Dow Agrosciences, and Howard Fertilizer
If your company would like to be included as a reception
sponsor, please call the FGCSA office for information.
January/February 1999

Downing. "In order to accurately measure
the performance of the golf course superintendent, standards for a course should be
consistent."
By using examples of golf course standards
specified by the PGA Tour and other
courses, Downing will discuss how to set
course objectives that can be measured. A
superintendent for 23 years, Downing will
address how to monitor accomplishments
and the importance of writing standards that
can be approved and documented.

Downing's ten years at Willoughby have
given him the opportunity to help design,
construct and manage a course where he
says he can be evaluated objectively rather
than by the opinions of golfers.
.... reprintedfromGCSAA
Newsline, November 1998

Coming soon to
Orlandoy Florida,

the 70th International
Golf Course Conference
and Show will be held
February 8-14, 1999,
in the Orange County
Convention Center.
Don't miss this
action-packed week of
educational opportunities, the newest golf
course products and
services, and the chance
to network with fellow
professionals.

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Educational Seminars

Monday through Thursday, Feb. 8-11
and Saturday, Feb. 13
Trade Show

Friday through Sunday, Feb. 12-14
Friday, Feb. 12
Educational Sessions & Forums

Thursday through Sunday, Feb. 11-14
GCSAA Golf Championship

Saturday, Feb. 6, Practice Rounds
Sunday, Feb. 7, Four Ball Championship
Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 8-9
Championship

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f â Lawrence, KS • 66049-3859
• • (800)472-7878 • www.gcsaa.org

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THE SUPERINTENDENT, CAN RELY ON.
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THAT FITS YOUR NEEDS!
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