VOLUME XVI, PART 4, JULY/AUGUST 2000
NEWSLETTER OF THE FLORIDA GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION

HarrelFs Turf Academy
The Ridge Chapter won the Team
Championship at Innisbrook by
posting the four lowest net scores
in the medal play event held on the
Copperhead course. (Left to right)
Jeif Brown, Lake Region Y&CC,
Dobie McManus, Publix Par 3; and
Bayne Caillavet, Southern Dunes
GC. Not pictured is Glen Harrell
of Lakeland.

BEARD

UPCOMING EVENTS

COLLECTION

July 10

Seven Rivers chapter
meeting, Inverness

July 21
- 23

North Florida Transition
Tournament, Jekyll Island

Aug. 24

SFGCSA chapter meeting,
Crystal Lake GC

July 13

Everglades GCSA Annual
Meeting, Bay Colony

July 24

West Coast Annual Meeting,
Cypress Run GC

Aug. 28

Treasure Coast GCSA Blue
Pearl Tournament, Indian
River Club, Vero Beach

July 17

Coastal Plains annual
fundraiser, Killearn CC

July 27

Palm Beach chapter annual
meeting, Boca Del Mar GC

Sept. 21

Joint meeting, SFGCSA and
PBGCSA, The Hamlet

July 17

Central Florida Annual
Meeting, Lake Nona GC

July 28

CFGCSA/GCSAA Regional
Seminar, Reclaimed Water
Irrigation, Dr. A. Harivandi

Sept. 29

July 18

Suncoast chapter meeting,
Legacy, Bradenton

CFGCSA/GCSAA Regional
Seminar, Wildlife Management
and Habitat Conservation,
Jean Mackay, Audubon Int'l

Sept. 30

FGCSA Golf Championship,
Southern Dunes GC

Oct. 6

SFGCSA annual Missing &
Abused Children Tournament,
Colony West CC

July 19
July 20

Treasure Coast Annual
Meeting, Johns Island Club
South Florida GCSA
Annual Meeting, CC of
Coral Springs

Aug. 6/7 Larry Kamphaus Crowfoot
Open, Bay Hill Club
Aug. 14 - FTGA Conference and Show,
-16
UF, Gainesville campus
Aug. 22

Suncoast chapter meeting,
Tara G&CC, Bradenton

President's Message

President's Message
by Darren Davis
Money Makes the World Go Round!
Am I compensated adequately? Should I
be paid more? Are my peers receiving
higher compensation than I am? How can
I get paid more? Am I greedy to want a
higher salary? Should I be hesitant or embarrassed to share my compensation package with my peers?
I am fairly certain each of you has asked
yourself these or similar questions throughout your career. Let's face it, if you are not
addressing the issue of compensation for
yourself, who is going to do it for you? I
know this can be a sensitive subject but it
should not be considered a taboo to share
the specifics of your compensation package so others in the profession can benefit.
I for one am very happy to see that there is
a growing trend in the industry for increased compensation of the Golf Course
Superintendent. Through the hard work
of our predecessors, our peers and our professional associations, the golfing public
has begun to realize the value of a "professional Golf Course Superintendent" and we
will all benefit to some degree. However,
it is still up to each and every one of us to

prove our value, and strive to be compensated adequately.
This week I received the 2000 Compensation and Benefits Report from the Golf
Course Superintendents Association of
America (GCSAA) in the mail. Obviously,
this type of report is one of the tools that
each of us should use to assist in our efforts of increased compensation. The report offered me several insights. The first
thing that caught my eye in the report is,
of the 10,106 surveys that were sent out
by GCSAA, ONLY 3,527 responses were
returned. Obviously, the reliability of a statistical summary depends, to a large degree, on the number of observations used
in the summary and while the 34.9% that
were returned did provide fairly accurate
information, where were the other 65.1%
of you? Come on guys! Other than job satisfaction, family, and religion isn't your life
style directly influenced by your compensation package?
On the positive side, the report showed a
continuation in the trend of increased salaries. The average national salary rose to
$57,057. It also reported that 25% of superintendents nationally earn more than
$68,000 annually and 10% earn more than
$88,000 a year. The observed increase in
the national base salary of Golf Course

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Darren Davis
Superintendent's is an average increase of
3.6% annually, consistent with general industry and national trends.
At an average annual base salary of
$63,955, Florida superintendents rank
slightly higher than the national average of
$57,057. Also higher than the national average, 25% of Florida superintendents earn
more than $77,500 annually and 10% earn
more than 100,000 dollars a year.
There were also some other interesting
points to develop from the survey that in a
round about way also affect a Golf Course
Superintendent's compensation. Many in
the profession have presumed there has
been a large increase in golf courses being
controlled by management companies.
Many also feel that these companies pose a
threat to the industry. Among other things,
people feel this type of profit driven approach to golf course management will
drive superintendent salaries down.
Whether or not this is true remains to be
seen. However, the results of the 2000
GCSAA survey shows this scenario is not
a threat at this time. The report revealed
that there was only a very modest increase
in the number of facilities managed by these
companies. In 1995 management companies held 12.4%, 1998 the number rose to
13% - in 2000 they still only control 14%.
Another perceived threat to superintendent
salaries has been the number of "young

Director of Communications Report

people" entering the profession that are in
some people's opinion, "driving down salaries". The results of this survey do not recognize that trend. In fact, the survey reported that the average beginning age for a
Golf Course Superintendent is 30 years old.
And, superintendents age 30-49 represent
77% of all superintendents. Finally, the survey revealed that nearly 80% of all superintendents hold a minimum two-year certificate, associate's, bachelor's degree or
have completed graduate studies. How you
feel personally on the issue of education is
not being argued. However, reading this
survey seems to imply that the increased
amount of superintendents with formal
turfgrass management education correlates
with an increase in the respect of the Golf
Course Superintendent and subsequently is
raising the bar in salary levels.
Whether or not you responded to the
GCSAA survey, whether or not you use this
survey, I hope that you agree that this type
of information will only help the profession grow in both it's respect and level of
compensation for the Golf Course Superintendent. I also hope that you make yourself available to others and share the specifics of your compensation package, or
your negotiating strategies when you are
asked. It is this type of free sharing of personal information that is going to allow everyone in the profession to rise to his or
her fullest potential.
It has been an honor to serve as the FGCS A
President this year and I hope to see you
all soon.

FREE ADMISSION
The Florida Turfgrass Association is
offering a Free Turf Show Ticket to
their annual Turf Conference to be held
at the University of Florida, Gainsville
campus from Aug. 14 through 16th.

What's Up D.O.C.?
by Joel Jackson
1. Government Regulations
Dursban - Most of you may be aware that
on June 8, 2000 the EPA made its ruling
on Dursban. They have banned the use of
the insecticide for home and garden use
citing the danger to children under the increased risk factors of the FQPA. The good
news for golf courses is that Dursban can
still be used to control insects. Bill Miehle,
general manager for T&O Products at Dow
AgroSciences, had this to say in a recent
news release, "We're pleased that golf
course superintendents will continue to realize the benefits of this product. Dursban
products have been on the market for more
than 30 years. More than 3,600 studies and
reports have been conducted examining
critical aspects of chlorpyrifos products as
they relate to health and safety. No other
insect control product has been more thoroughly researched."
In a separate update, Dow AgroSciences
explained why they agreed to pull Dursban
from the homeowner market and agree to
reduced uses in some fruit crops: ..In its
ongoing implementation of FQPA, the EPA
has demonstrated that it intends to apply
standards far more restrictive than those
historically established by the scientific
community and accepted by the EPA and
other regulatory bodies around the
world...In recent months, it became increasingly clear that EPA's evaluation of
chlorpyrifos products might result in eliminating certain chlorpyrifos use patterns.
Despite enormous efforts by Dow and
many others, it became evident that further
efforts would not change EPA's position on
critical science policies. We found that
continued efforts to retain certain uses of
chlorpyrifos no longer made business sense
in the current regulatory environment. Under these circumstances we had to make
some very difficult choices."

The update also responded to the question:
"Do you believe this is just the beginning
of more restrictions on other products?
Answer: Yes. This is by no means the end
of the story for our industry. All of the pesIf you have never been to the Conferticides products you use today will be
ence, this is your opportunity. Do not
evaluated under FQPA in the months and
miss out on this free offer.
years to come. Your continued involveV
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ment is critical."
The ticket is good for the Wednesday,
August 16th Show only. Cut out the
coupon on page 7 of this publication.

Once again, I encourage each chapter to hold
a meeting of key leaders and list the products
you consider critical to turf management. You
should also collect some real world usage data
to show the true extent that the product is used
so that EPA will not use 100-150 acres assumptions, if you are only treating 4-5 acres of
greens. Manage the issue of pesticide use, don't
wait for a product cancellation to respond!
Water Restrictions. Stuart Bozeman of the
Seven Rivers GCSA has been e-mailing me
with details springing from a Southwest Florida
Water Management District Water Forum meeting held in late May. The issue of how water
restrictions were determined came up and the
six superintendents from the SRGCSA asked
if it would be possible to discuss an alternative plan to thecurrent one day per week on
fairways and 3 days per week on greens and
tees. The SRGCSA proposed a percentage reduction of the permitted amount most likely
on a daily average, so that turf managers could
water when they needed to and not by the calendar. I have passed along all e-mails from
Stuart to each chapter and encouraged them to
participate with input to Seven Rivers. There
was a meeting in late June with SWFWMD to
address the proposal.
Nemacur. No word as yet on the EPA reassessment on Nemacur. I had talked with the
EPA Review Manager, Dr. Todd Peterson over
a month ago. Last week I got a call from Greg
Storey of the Bayer Corporation asking if I
would participate in two conference calls. The
first between stakeholders to make sure we're
all on the same page with the issues, and the
second with EPA involved to discuss the actual reassessments by the agency. There is no
date set yet, but the tentative date is near the
end of June. We are waiting for EPA to finalize their review so we can discuss reality and
not "what if."

2. Media/Public Relations.
I have received 4-5 phone calls from the media regarding the effects of the drought, a
regrassing project at Tampa Palms G&CC, Fire
Ant Control v.s. possible ban on Dursban and
Fred Klauk, Golfweek's Father of the Year. In
all cases I was able to answer general questions and provide background or to connect
the writer with a source closer to the topic.
Most of these referrals came from Jeff Bollig
at GCSAA who directed the media to contact
me
(continued on page six)

The Spring 2000 meeting of the FGCSA Board
of Directors was called to order by President
Darren Davis at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, May
18th , 2000, at the Naples Beach Hotel.
All officers were present. North Florida and
Seven Rivers chapters were not represented.
Other FGCSA members attending the meeting
were Joel Jackson - Florida Green editor; Steve
Pearson - Research Committee Chairman; John
Stach, incoming Calusa chapter president; Tom
Crawford - Suncoastchapter president; Dale
Kuehner, Voting Delegate; Paul Crawford FGCSA Past President and Mark Jarrell FTGA President.
OLD BUSINESS: Darren announced that the
FGCSA web site is up and running at no cost
to the association. Name is Floridagcsa.com.
Darren announced that the FGCSA has notified the FTGA of our support of Mike Goldie
and urged all members to contact Mike if they
have an issue with the Florida legislators.
IRS UBIT APPEAL: Darren led a discussion of the memo sent from Rick Mills, CPA
for the GCSAA, replying to his concern about
the lack of progress on our UBIT appeal. The
CPA gave his reasons why he feels that the
appeal will not be granted and we will be liable for the tax. He suggests that we begin to
file a 990-T for all the years since 1994. As
far as the chapters are concerned, as long as a
volunteer is selling advertising for the chapter
newsletters, it is not taxable income. If a paid
person is doing the work, he feels it is taxable,
Darren has asked Mr. Mills to prepare a 990-T
for the 1998-1999 fiscal year to determine what
we might owe in taxes. After the 990-T is
prepared, we will discuss whether or not to file
the form at the next board meeting. Preparation of the 990-T will be paid for through the
Florida Green account. Dale Kuehner suggested that — if the board decides to give up
on the appeal from the 1993 and 1994 fiscal
years— we should try to negotiate a reasona b l e settlement with the IRS rather than just
pay the amount they have computed ($ 14,000
and $12,000 respectively).
SECRETARY/TREASURER REPORT Geoff Coggan presented the minutes of the
Winter B o a r d Meeting which were approved.

He then gave a review of the third
quarter 1999-2000 financial statements. He noted that we are in good
shape with the budget and our reserves are sufficient to cover any
emergencies. Mike Perham suggested that we take all of the advertising income producing items out
of the Operating Account budget —
that is, the Membership Directory
and the Green Sheet. These items
should be tracked into the "Florida
Green" account which should be
renamed to reflect all of our income
producing publications.
The budget for 2000-2001 was then
discussed. Several items were discussed with the board to come up
with fair amounts for each line item,
Some items discussed were reimbursement of board member expenses and board lunches which resuited in an increase in the line item
amount to $4,000; and the public
relations line item which was increased to $8,000. The line item
for the accountant was lowered to
$2,000 although it might have to be
increased should the board decide
to file 990-T's for past years. The
board decided to continue to contribute to the Platinum Tee Club and
the Musser Foundation,
After a discussion on salaries for
Marie Roberts and Joel Jackson, a
motion was made by Joe Ondo and
seconded by Jim Goins to keep
Joel's D.O.C. salary at the same
amount but to raise his editor salary
to $ 1,250/month. A motion was
made by Jim Goins and seconded by
Craig Weyandt to raise Marie Roberts salary to $35,000/year. Both
motions were approved. In the future, the board hopes to provide an
annual written review for both employees. All of Joel's salary will
continue to be paid through the
"Florida Green" account and
Marie's will be allocated to both the
Florida Green and the Operating
Account at a percentage to reflect
the time devoted to each publication.
Geoff will

redo the

budget

worksheet and present the final version for
approval at the Crowfoot board meeting.
Eric Joy, External Vice President for the
West Coast chapter, presented a check for
$1,000 for support of our lobbyist.
INTERNAL CONTROL EVALUATION:
Darren led a short review of the
Internal Control Evaluation. It was noted
that several of the recommendations are
simply good accounting practices which
should be approved and cause no hardships
to chapters. However, there are a few items
that — although good procedures —are impractical for most chapters and may be
eliminated. These few recommendations
will need some more discussion before a
modified version of this Evaluation is put
into the FGCSA Standard Operating Procedures Manual for all chapters to follow.
Once again, Externals are asked to go over
these specific recommendations and be prepared to vote at the next board meeting.
D.O.C.: Joel reported on his activities for
the past quarter.
PUBLICATIONS: Florida Green. Joel
noted that the Spring issue of the Florida
Green has been mailed to all members. He
discussed "freshening" up the magazine but
sees no need to make any drastic changes
to the overall contents.
AWARDS: Joseph Ondo has been nominated for the FGCSA Distinguished Service Award by the Central Florida chapter.
President's Award for Lifetime Service
nominees were:
Palm Beach - Paul
Crawford; Calusa chapter - Ken Shakeshaft;
and South Florida chapter - Billy Entwistle,
Jr. All President's Awards nominations
were accepted.
EDUCATION: Tomorrow's seminar has
a very strong Pre-Registration of 55 superintendents.
The speaker, Dr. Fred
Yelverton, and his topic, Advanced Weed
Control for Florida Grasses, has proven to
be a good draw. The seminar offers .55
CEU's from GCSAA and is offered at a
minimal cost to members.
The Central Florida chapter is hosting two
GCSAA Regional Seminars this year. July
28th, "Reclaimed Water" and September
29th, "Wildlife Management Habitat and

Conservation". No other chapter has responded.
The education for superintendents at the
FTGA Conference will include a Superintendent Leadership Series seminar on Team
Building by Gerry Sweda and concurrent
sessions on Wednesday, August 16th.No
seminar is planned for the Crowfoot this
year.
GOLF: Joe Ondo reported on the FGCSA
team in Mobile and is looking forward to
forming a team for the GCSAA Championship in Houston next year.
CROWFOOT/POA: Joel reported that
this year's Crowfoot will be played at Bay
Hill Club during the weekend of August
5th - 7th. An attempt will be made to have
the tournament played on a weekend next
year at Grand Cypress rather than on a
Monday.
RESEARCH: Steve Pearson announced
the projects approved by the GCSAA's
Chapter Cooperative Research program.
Only one of the four Florida projects were
approved. Letters were sent to the chapters explaining why the three rejected proposals were not funded. It was noted that
turfgrass associations will be eligible to
apply for funding next year.
Dr. Bryan Unruh will continue his study of
alternatives to methyl bromide fumigation.
Steve also included a list of Envirotron
projects that are ongoing. Updates on these
projects were available at the Overseeding
Field Day in Gainesville and Dr. Cisar will
have an update on the ultradwarf project
ready for the July/August issue of the
Florida Turf Digest.
FTGA/IFAS: Mark Jarrell, president of
the FTGA, announced that Dr. Bryan Unruh
has been chosen as Chairman of the Turf
Advisory Research Group. The University of Florida has discontinued the position of Turfgrass Coordinator. Mark noted
that the approval process for grants is good
and expects some good projects to be approved this year. He reported that a Best
Management Practices committee is to be
established through the FTGA Board.
Mark and Joel gave an update on the St.
John's River Water Management District

proposal. Don Benham will continue to
generate turfgrass research dollars through
his presentations to individual golf clubs
VOTING DELEGATE: Dale Kuehner
gave a report on the outcome of the
GCSAA elections. Since Sam Snyder resigned, an election was held between
Maddern and Wallace for Secretary /Treasurer. Wallace won the election and
Maddern will be on the Board.
PDI: Dale gave a timetable for the PDI.
The final MSRG meeting will be held in
June with the results given to the GCSAA
Board. In August, the GCSAA will send
a memo to all Class A, B, and C members
with the finalized version of the PDI.
External Vice Presidents were urged to be
sure that all chapters members read and
discuss this August memo with their chapter delegate. The PDI then goes before
the Delegates Meeting in September. It
is imperative that all chapters send a strong
delegate to this meeting. If the PDI gets
an OK at this meeting, it will likely be
voted on at the GCSAA meeting in Dallas
If the Delegates are not ready to approve
it, the GCSAA will continue to make
changes and it will not come to a vote in
Dallas in February 2001.

It was suggested that more tables and chairs
be set up next year at the Dallas reception.
NEW BUSINESS: John Foy, USGA, reported that he will have a memo available
for all superintendents dealing with drought
management by the end of next week. He
noted that the USGA will be approving new
research proposals in August. John is
available to speak at any chapter meeting.
He reported that attendance at both Regional Conferences were down this year —
especially in the Tampa area.
Jim Walker, President of the South Florida
chapter, presented a check for $26,000 to
the FGCSA Research Fund for support of
the turf technician in Fort Lauderdale. The
funds were raised at the very successful
SFGCSA Expo at the UF Fort Lauderdale
site in March.
Since there was no further business, the
meeting was adjourned at 6:00 p.m

Dale will have the finalized version of the
PDI for the Crowfoot meeting. Dale then
asked the board if anyone could foresee a
question of Conflict of Interest since Dale
is a member of the MSRG and is casting
the votes for the Florida chapter. It was
decided that this should not be a problem
since the local chapters can choose to split
their vote if they differ from the way the
Florida chapter will vote on this issue.
RECEPTION:.
Mike Perham announced that we had more than 600 attendees in New Orleans which was about 100
more than we expected. However, thanks
to the support of our sponsors we were able
to break even on the evening. He noted
that sponsors were given wristbands on a
dollar for dollar accounting and we will
probably continue with controlled admission. Mike suggested that more of an effort be made to thank the sponsors during
the pre-reception time — maybe even a
reception line or at least a better showing
of board members and chapter presidents.

Palm Beach GCSA 19th Annual Future of
Golf host Steve Pearson, CGCS, The Falls
CC in Lake Worth, plays auctioneer for a
package of products donated by Aventis.
This year's tournament raised more than
$20,000 for the Future of Golf

Local Superintendent Activities

D.O.C. Column continued from pg. 3....
On Monday, June 5th, the Board of the
Central Florida GCSA took on the editorial staff of the Florida Golf Central Magazine in a corporate golf challenge. The
challenge is sponsored by Cutter & Buck
golf apparel. Each group puts up $100 to
be donated to the winner's favorite charity. Superintendents John Kopack, Barry
Shuman, John Lammrish and Pat Murphy
won the front nine two man best ball, but
lost the head to head match on the back
nine. Each team is made up of an A, B, C
& D player with points being awarded for
wins and halves on each hole. In a show
of true sportsmanship the winning FGC
team agreed to send the winnings to the
CFGCSA charity - The Audubon Birds
of Prey Center in Maitland, Fla.
Each player received a shirt from Cutter
& Buck and will be invited to participate
in a year end tournament of all teams that
played in the corporate challenge. If your
chapter is interested in participating in the
challenge, please contact me for details.

3. Education.
For those of you seeking CEU's for certification or recertification there are three
GCS AA seminars you can attend this summer in Florida. July 28th - GCSAA Regional Seminar, Reclaimed Water, Orlando; August 15th - GCSAA Leadership
Series Seminar, Team Building,
Gainesville; and September 29th GCSAA Regional Seminar, Wildlife
Habitat Management, Orlando. See the announcement in this issue.

4. Question of the Day
Have you personally ever donated to turf
research out of your own pocket? I was
just wondering because out of the nearly
300 people attending the HarrelFs Turf
Academy on June 7th & 8th, 140 attendees withheld the $20 registration confirmation fee with their registration forms,
which was going to be non-refundable for
the first time...$20.00 for a one night stay
at Innisbrook, a golf tournament with
prizes and a day of education. Hmmm?
The $3,000 raised by the 150 who did send
in their checks (some personal and some
company I'm sure) will be matched by
Harrell's and they will present a $6,000

check to the FTGA at the Conference
and Show in August. I'll bet HarrelFs
would still be very happy to receive a
late check from those who didn't pay
up front. I know the FTGA will appreciate the funds for turf research.

5. Off The Grapevine.
I have asked suppliers on my e-mail
network to send in any latest factual
news from job changes, new course
construction, or other shop talk:
•Bob Sanderson of Heron's Glen GC
in Port Charlotte is hanging up his cup
cutter and taking retirement. Bob plans
to remain in the Port Charlotte area and
maybe look for some part time opportunities to stay busy. Anybody need
some experienced help? ...Tom Wells,
Lewis Equipment
•I am getting much questioning/comment on our selling of Choice bags
directly to golf courses. The main issue is does it have to be slit applied,
and yes it does. Any over the top application, at this time, is not in accordance with state or federal pesticide
law. ...Todd J. Himelberger, Chipco
Sales Rep, Aventis Env. Science
•Dave Lowe has left Plantation Country Club @ Ponte Vedra and taken a
job @ Big Horn Country Club in Big
Desert, Calif. 36 holes of bent grass.
His replacement @ Plantation is Kevin
Cavanaugh. Plantation is undergoing
a renovation replacing their Pencross
Bentgrass greens with TifEagle. They
are also rebuilding tees and modifying some fairway berms. Golf Course
irrigation ponds and lakes in the northeast section of Florida are an average
of 3 to 4 feet below normal. Need rain
bad....Bob Schroeter, Golf Ventures.
•Results from the recent G.C. Horn
Tournament at the Poa:Overall: Barry
O'dell & Dan Surman (-18) Alternate
Shot: Rick Tatum& Charlie Campbell
(-7) Scramble: Doc Holiday & Doug
Kucera (-12.5)
Please thank everyone who played, the
sponsors, and of course the Everglades
GCSA for the great support...David
Barnes, Greg Norman Turf

CFGCSA co-hosts GCSAA
Regional Seminars
The GCSAA and CFGCSA will present two
Regional Seminars in Orlando this year.
The first seminar titled Reclaimed Water Irrigation will be presented on Friday, July 28th
by Dr. Ali Harivandi, turfgrass specialist at
the University of California. The benefits and
limitations of using reclaimed water for irrigation are analyzed. Topics included are the
types of reclaimed water, water quality variation and evaluation, reclaimed water and soil
chemistry, irrigation considerations, nutrient
and cost benefits, and turfgrass management
practices to cope with low quality reclaimed
irrigation water. The textbook, "Wastewater
Reuse for Golf Course Irrigation," is strongly
recommended (not required) for this seminar.
Wildlife Management and Habitat Conservation will be presented by Jean Mackay, Education Director of Audubon International on
September 29th. This .7 CEU seminar will
show you how to organize and publicize wildlife management projects, manage woodland,
prairie, meadow and wetland areas while promoting desirable bird and animal populations,
and control undesirable species. This seminar also discusses ways to promote a positive
public image of the benefits of wildlife and
plan management to golf and the environment.
The Central Florida chapter invites all FGCSA
members to attend one or both of these interesting seminars. Registration forms can be
obtained by calling the GCSAA.

5th Annual FGCSA
Team Championship
The 5th Annual FGCSA Team Championship
will be held on Saturday, September 30th at
Southern Dunes GC with Bayne Caillavet
serving as host for the fifth consecutive year.
Entry forms will' be sent out in July to all
FGCSA chapters. Chapter teams as well as
individual entries will be accepted. Prizes for
low gross and net will be awarded to 1 st, 2nd
and 3rd. The low gross superintendent also
qualifies for the state team with entry paid to
the GCSAA tournament in Dallas.

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Keynote Speaker - Dr. Mike Martin
University Athletic & Research Tour
Long & Short Grass Concurrent Sessions
Tradeshow Grand Opening Reception
Prizes Galore in T r a d e s h o w
FTGA Annual Meeting
Awards Luncheon
2 Golf T o u r n a m e n t s
Corn Boil

Florida Turfgrass Association . . . the organization that supports and leads
the entire Turf Industry in the preservation of Florida's natural environment.
FTGA proudly welcomes Florida Golf Course Superintendents

GCSAA Presents Seminar
at FTGA Conference
Again this year, the GCSAA will present a seminar at the
FTGA Conference and Show. The four hour seminar, "Team
Building", presented by the popular Gary Sweda, will be held
on Tuesday, August 15th at the Doubletree Hotel. .35CEU's.
This presentation provides an introduction to team building
concepts. It explores building productive relationships, the
team performance model, team communication, defining and
identifying purpose, diagnosing causes of team problems,
problem solving, etc. The seminar includes numerous questionnaire and analysis "tools" that make the process of team
building more measurable and more effective. As the golf
course work environment provides an ideal setting for team
building opportunities, this workshop can be very helpful and
informative for those superintendents wishing to improve productivity, create better working conditions and accomplish
more of the goals and objectives that measure their own effectiveness.

Crowfoot Open at Bay Hill Club
August 6-7
The 24th Annual Larry Kamphaus Crowfoot Open will be played
at the prestigious Bay Hill Club on Monday, August 7th.
Take this opportunity to play this famous golf course. Practice
rounds will be available on August 5th and 6th at $30.00 for
superintendents and $55.00 for commercial members. Tee times
will be available in the afternoon and can be booked one week in
advance.
The activities begin with a reception at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday
followed by the annual Crowfoot banquet at 7:00 p.m. at the
Bay Hill Club. Shotgun start will be at 8:00 a.m. on Monday
morning. Golf will be followed by a cash bar and awards
presentation beginning at approximately 1:00 p.m. Three levels
of sponsorship are offered for commercial members.
Rooms are available at a special rate of $69.00 per room by
calling Bay Hill 1-888-422-9445.

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