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VOLUME XVI, PART 5, SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2000
NEWSLETTER OF THE FLORIDA GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION

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COLLECTION

Right after Joe Ondo, CGCS (left)
received the FGCSA Distinguished
Service Award from FGCSA
Director of Communications Joel
Jackson, CGCS, the Crowfoot
Committee surprised Jackson by
naming him winner of this year's
Larry Kamphaus Award for 2000
during the Crowfoot Open banquet
at the Bay Hill Club in Orlando.

UPCOMING EVENTS
Sept. 6

Everglades chapter evening
meeting, Wildcat Run

Sept. 27

West Coast chapter outing,
Devil Rays game

Oct. 11

Palm Beach chapter meeting,
Gleneagles CC

Sept. 810

Chapter Delegates meeting,
GCSAA, Lawrence, KS

Sept. 29

Oct. 16

Suncoast chapter meeting,
River Wilderness, Ellington

Sept.

Calusa chapter meeting,
Westminster GC

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

Oct. 16

Sept. 15

Central Florida chapter
meeting, Kings Ridge GC

Central Florida sponsored
Danny Burgess Tournament,
Windermere CC

Oct. 29

Palm Beach chapter outing,
Dolphins game, Miami

Sept. 19

Suncoast chapter meeting,
Waterlefe, Bradenton

Sept. 21

Joint meeting, SFGCS A
and PBGCS A, The Hamlet

Sept. 26

North Florida meeting,
Matanzas Woods GC

Sept. 30

FGCSA Team Golf
Championship,
Southern Dunes GC

Oct. 6

SFGCSA annual Missing&
Abused Children Tournament,
Colony West CC

Nov. 8

Suncoast chapter sponsored
pesticide seminar, Selby
Gardens (see article on pg 6)

Oct. 9

West Coast sponsored Bud
Quandt Tournament, Pasadena
Yacht & Country Club

Nov.

GCSAA Regional Seminar,
Jacksonville area

President's Message

President's Message
by Cary Lewis, CGCS
As I enter into the year of my term at the
helm of this great association, I have several strong feelings; anxiety, thankfulness,
honor, and most of all pride. Anxiety, that
I can give enough back to the industry that
has been so good to my family and me.
Thankfulness, words can't express how
thankful I am to all of the fine professionals that have proceeded me; and have taken
the FGCSA to the wonderful level we enjoy today. Honor, it goes without saying
that serving you, the membership, is a real
honor. Pride, the one word that best describes how I feel about our profession and
the FGCSA.
I just got back from the FTGA Turfgrass
Conference and Show in Gainesville. What
an outstanding time to be affiliated with a
great association like the FTGA. I truly
feel we are on the right track and have made
some great headway with the leadership
at the University of Florida. The ongoing
research they are doing for us is how, not
only our questions of today will be answered, but the questions of tomorrow.
I haven't head any official attendance numbers quoted, but if my observations mean

anything there still seemed to be a low
number of Golf Course Superintendents in
attendance. Shame on us. It truly is a great
educational opportunity and if you weren't
there you not only cheated yourself, but
also your employer and your industry.
I understand with tightening budgets, increased job demands and our labor situation it can be hard to get away from the
course, but for all the reasons I just mentioned you should have made the time.
There is no better way to save your employer money than to make the right purchasing decisions on equipment, products
and materials. Continuing education can
better assist you in your daily decision
making, which again saves time and
money. And finally no less important is to
support the people and companies that
support us.
I was asked if I had an agenda for my term
as President. My answer was no! That
doesn't mean I don't have goals, ideas and
dreams that I hope to share in the upcoming year. My goals are:
1. Continue to build the alliance between
the FGCSA and the other green industry
associations, allowing us to better position
the industry as a whole.

GREEN SHEET
Editor:
Joel Jackson, CGCS
(407) 248-1971 (fax/phone)
e-mail: FLGrn@aol.com
News Coordinator:
Mrs. Marie Roberts
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(561)692-9349
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e-mail: fgcsa@tcol.net
The Green Sheet is a bimonthly FGCSA
newsletter printed as follows: Jan/Feb,
March/April, May/June, July/August,
Sept/October, November/December.

Financial Support:
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Cary Lewis, CGCS
2. Develop as much support for our local
chapters as possible, allowing them the
opportunity to continue the great work they
are doing at the local levels.
3. Support a more proactive approach by
our membership, to get involved in the issues that are facing us, with this involvement, you become part of the solution.
I would like to thank and congratulate Mr.
Darren Davis for the past year of outstanding leadership he has given to the association as our President. Mr. Geoff Coggan,
CGCS as our Secretary/Treasurer and the
entire Board of Directors for all the outstanding accomplishments could not have
been realized without them.
As those of you that have been involved in
the FGCSA know, it truly is run on a daily
basis by our outstanding staff of Marie
Roberts, Association Manager and Joel
Jackson, Director of Communications. 1
would like to recognize the outstanding
work these two professionals do for us, and
thank them for their dedication.
Please if you have any input or ideas how
the FGCSA can better serve you please give
me a call @ 727-894-5500.

Director of Communications Report

What's Up D.O.C.?
by Joel Jackson
1. Government Relations
Nemacur: A second round of Bayer, Users/Stakeholders and EPA conference calls
scheduled for Thursday, August 17th and
Friday, August 18th was canceled at the
request of EPA. Instead they want to go
over the following items directly with
Bayer only. Comment from Gregg Storey
at Bayer before call canceled: "Based on
comments from EPA Chemical Review
Manager, Todd Peterson, the purpose of
the call was to clarify the following EPA
positions:
1. EPA must finish the interim RED
(IRED - Interim Registration Eligibility
Document) before the end of September.
2. EPA is recalculating the MOEs for
golfers. Although the numbers will be less
than 100, Todd feels that this will not be a
problem if the number of acres which can
be treated per day is reduced to only tees
and greens, etc.
3. Surface water and ground water drinking water surveys will be required in the
IRED
4. Worker exposure and turf transfer data
to resolve MOE concerns will be required.
5. Although the EPA will require that we
label off Florida type sands, Todd did not
know how EPA will address the use of
Nemacur on golf courses built on Florida
type sands.
6. In addition to the above, EPA also has
a concern regarding ecological effects.
However, Todd indicated that he did not
believe much would become of it.
7. The first three chapters of the draft
IRED will go to his management for review early next week.
8. Todd would like for Bayer to think
about scheduling a meeting with EPA the
week of August 21 or 28 to wrap things
up.
Comments from Bayer after call canceled:
"It is necessary for me to inform you that
EPA has 'suggested' this be a working
meeting with Bayer only, to develop the
Interim, Registration Eligibility Document
for Nemacur. The IRED will serve as the
guide for EPA's proposed mitigation measures, additional data or studies needed,

etc., prior to the issuance of the Final RED.
It has been our privilege to have had participation from many of you through this
phase of discussions with EPA and for that
we are very grateful. Without the support
of the grower/user community, this process
would have been even more difficult. It is
d i f f i c u l t to predict the o u t c o m e of
tomorrow's conference call but Bayer will
continue to support the interests of the user
community where there is any possibility
of compromise with the Agency. There will
likely be areas of concern for which compromise is not possible and the Agency will
be forced to act accordingly.
Best Regards,
David Rogers, Bayer Corporation
Fertilizer Ordinance - Palm Beach County:
I received this Email from Erica Santella.
It addresses the fear that many had that the
St. John's County Fertilizer Ordinance
would open a Pandora's box of similar local laws, which are entirely legal and will
have to be faced on a case by case basis.
Erica writes: "We're at it again! Golf is
DEFINITELY affected by this ordinance.
The basic section that affects the greens
industry is this:

Our approach needs to be: "what can we do
to help". We are the experts and we need to
provide them the best scientific information
possible. Several turf researchers will be
there also. (DOC note: I passed this Email
along to all FGCSA chapters and members
on my Email/fax network.)
2. Media/Public Relations.
Tee Bone Golf, Inc. contacted me recently
to ask if we would be interested in putting
articles and i n f o r m a t i o n on the
Floridagolfing.com website. With Board approval, I will supply them with articles from
the Florida Green and Upcoming Event information. With 80,000 to 100,000 hits per
month this seems to be another way to get
some positive messages out to the golfing
public.
3. Education.
Just a reminder. The Central Florida GCSA
is hosting its second GCSAA Regional Seminar on Friday, September 29th at the Marriott
Airport Hotel in the Lee Vista Center off S.R.
436 just north of the Orlando International
Airport. The topic is: Wildlife Habitat Management. There were 48 attending the July
seminar.

There are other parts on fertilizer storage
too.

FTGA Conference Superintendent Education:
30 people attended the GCSAA
Leadership Series Seminar presented by
Gerry Sweda on Team Building on Tuesday,
August 15th. Another 25 attended the Golf
Concurrent Session on Wednesday, August
16th to hear presentations on: (1) Crisis Management Plans, (2) Comparing and Contrasting USGA and California Spec Greens, and
(3) Characteristics of Seashore Paspalum
turfgrass. I did not and was not able to tell
how many superintendents attended the various workshops, other concurrent sessions,
research updates and trade show.

I've heard through the grapevine that the
superintendents in the area believe that only
DACS or DEP can monitor their fertilizer
usage. This is not true. Any county, city,
HOA (Homeowners Association), or small
burg can pass whatever fertilizer ordinance
they want. The greens industry will be
represented at this meeting. I will be there,
but my golf contribution/knowledge is
weak. We NEED some superintendents at
these two meetings! I will fax you the ordinance if you provide me a fax number.

The Central Florida Chapter chartered a bus
and brought 23 superintendents to the FTGA
Trade Show on Wednesday. Just a thought
for those who think its too far to drive. Providing education to your members is usually one of your mission statements. You
might contact Central Florida President John
Kopack and see what it costs to bus up to
the conference. Might be a nice change of
pace. John can be reached at (407) 444-4991,
The Legacy Club at Alaqua Lakes in Lake
Mary, Fla.

1) fertilizer shall not be applied by
broadcast spreader on ANY property
within 10 feet of a water body or paved
surface,
2) liquid fertilizer cannot be applied
within 100 feet of any body of water,
3) Fertilizer shall not be applied on nurseries, tree farms, recreation (golf), and sport
fields within 50 feet of a water body or
drainage facility.

The Summer 2000 meeting of the FGCSA
Board of Directors was called to order by President Darren Davis at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday,
August 5th at the Bay Hill Club in Orlando.
All officers were present. Calusa, Suncoast and
Seven Rivers chapters were not represented.
Other FGCSA members attending the meeting
were Joel Jackson - Florida Green editor; Steve
Pearson - Research Committee Chairman; Joe
Ondo, Golf Committee Chairman; and Tom
Barnett, Ridge Chapter. President Davis acknowledged the new members of the Board and
congratulated Jim Goins for becoming a Certified Superintendent.
Darren Davis announced to the Board that Dale
Mitchell of Golf Agronomics had presented a
check for $3,000 to the FGCSA Research Account shortly before the meeting.
Golf
Agronomics has made an annual presentation
based on a percentage of sales for the past several years.
Darren then introduced Mike Goldie, lobbyist
for the Florida turf industry. Mike gave an
overview of what his duties include in his capacity as our representative in the Florida legislature. He has been supported by the FTGA
and the FGCSA for the past ten years. Mike
spoke on the important upcoming elections in
the Florida legislature with almost 30% of seats
up for election. He discussed those candidates
who are perceived to be helpful to the agricultural industry. As a lobbyist, he can not endorse one candidate over another. Mike also
discussed the very successful golf fundraisers
that have been held for political parties during
the past year. He spoke about Governor Bush's
comments on the mole cricket issue and the
IFAS update from Dr. Martin. He reported
that the Commissioner of Agriculture is still a
Cabinet position. If anyone has an interest in
any legislative issues or questions on the legislature, please call Mike in Tallahassee.
The minutes of the Spring 2000 board meeting
were approved.
IRS UBIT APPEAL: Darren gave a brief
history of our appeal to the IRS from fiscal
years 1993 and 1994. The IRS has finally found
our file which has been missing for the past 5
years. The attorney who is handling the appeal for us is following up with them on a regular basis. In the meantime, Darren and Cary
Lewis have contacted a Kansas CPA firm and
found that other local associations as well as

the GCSAA all file a 990-T form. In
an attempt to get ahead of the situation, we have had a 990-T form prepared for the immediate past fiscal
year, 1998 - 1999 to see what our tax
liability would be. The Florida Green
has $89,000+ in reserve that could be
used to pay the tax for all years from
1993 to present should we lose our
appeal to the IRS. The tax attorney is
confident that he would be able to get
all or at least a large percentage of the
interest and penalties waived due to
the way the IRS has handled our protest.
The question arose as to why we were
audited in 1994. That was the first
year that the Florida Green made a
sizeable amount of profit from the
magazine and this, obviously, waved
a red flag to the IRS. In the future we
may consider making the Florida
Green a for-profit subsidiary or allocating more justifiable expenses to the
advertising producing accounts.
The 990-T form for 98-99 shows that
- on an income of $ 176,000 - our taxable income would be $36,000. The
UBIT would be $5,403 to the IRS and
$1,706 to the Florida Department of
Revenue. These figures do not include interest or penalty.
After a discussion, Greg Pheneger
made a motion that "The FGCSA
should file the already prepared 990T for the fiscal year 1998-1999 and
also 1999-2000 without including any
penalty or interest." The motion was
approved. The 990-T will be signed
and forwarded to the IRS with the appropriate check. Figures for the current fiscal year will be sent to the CPA
to have our 990 and 990-T forms prepared for 1999-2000.
SEC/TREASURER REPORT Geoff Coggan presented the year end
Financial Statements for approval. A
discussion was held regarding the
$20,000 transferred from the Operating Account to the Research Account
(After the board meeting, it was established that this transfer was actually made in the 1998-99 fiscal year.
The Financial Statements were correct

as presented by Geoff). The Financial
Statements were approved.
Geoff then discussed the final version of
the 2000-2001 budget. All advertising-income producing accounts (Florida Green,
Green Sheet, and Florida Green) were removed from the Operating Account which
means that only dues money is supporting
the day-to-day operation of the FGCSA.
This has resulted in a shortfall of $5,150 in
the budget. It is expected that the local
chapters will continue to make donations
to the FGCSA to cover this amount. If
not, there are sufficient funds in the Operating Account to cover the shortfall. On
this basis, the budget was approved.
I N T E R N A L C O N T R O L EVALUATION:
A list of 16 Recommendations
were distributed to all Board Members for
approval. All of these Recommendations
are good business practices that should
cause no problem to chapter secretary/treasurers. After a discussion these 16 Recommendations were approved and will become part of the Standard Operating Procedure Manual for all chapters.
The remaining five recommendations were
then discussed individually since they
would require more diligent control than
most chapters are capable of maintaining.
The Board decided to delete four of these
Recommendations as inappropriate. After a discussion it was decided to vote on
one additional Recommendation. A motion was made to add the following: Two
signatures should be required for disbursements over $500. Board approval should
be required for purchases in excess of $500.
This motion was approved.
D.O.C REPORT.: Joel reported on the
FQPA, Nemacur, BMP and water management problems. Stuart Bozeman is working with the SFWMD on related issues. Joel
has ordered an FGCSA membership brochure to be printed by the GCSAA for distribution to our local chapters.
PUBLICATIONS: Florida Green. Joel
distributed the schedule of covers and topics for the next year. He discussed using
2nd class mail and considered changing the
way the magazine is sent to members, i.e.,
inside an envelope rather than having a
mailing label applied directly to the cover.

The board indicated that having a mailing
label on the cover is not a good option.
Steve Pearson suggested that Paul Bundshu
has also investigated these options and Joel
should contact him to save time.
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY: Marie
Roberts indicated that work on the 20002001 Directory has begun with many advertisers renewing their commitment.
About half the chapters have turned in their
new membership lists for this year and the
rest of the chapters should follow within
the next two to three weeks. Changing the
format of the directory to allow color ads
was discussed. It was decided not to add
color or to change the look of the cover.
AWARDS: Doug Abbuhl reported on the
awards that have been presented at local
chapters and the DSA to be presented at
the Crowfoot dinner. Joel Jackson suggested that we go back to keeping the DSA
winner's name a secret until presentation.
During the first years of the DSA, it was
always presented at the Crowfoot dinner.
In recent years it was deemed more appropriate to be given at the recipient's local
chapter meeting so that more of the audience would be familiar with the nominee.
EDUCATION: The Poa seminar, Advanced Weed Control for Florida Grasses,
was a good draw with lots of attendance
and no loss to the association. Again, no
seminar is planned for the Crowfoot.
The Central Florida chapter recently hosted
a GCSAA Regional Seminars "Reclaimed
Water" which had an audience of about 48
attendees. The CFGCSA will present another Regional Seminaron September29th,
"Wildlife Management Habitat".

The Florida GCSA Team Championship
will be played at Southern Dunes on Saturday, September 30th. He announced that
ten teams played in the 1999 event and is
hoping for more this year. Individuals play
for a paid slot on the Florida team in Texas.
FTGA/IFAS: A package outlining what
the Florida Turfgrass Committees had
done for the past year was included in the
agenda package for all to read. It was
noted that the FTGA is investigating how
to merge the Conference and Show with
other associations - Landscape, Parks &
Recreation, Pest Control, etc. - to form a
better Show for all. Joel and Darren suggested that everyone read Mark JarreH's
and Steve Pearson's articles in the Florida
Green and Florida Turf Digest to show
how both associations are joining together
to help the turf industry.
RESEARCH: Steve Pearson reported
that he and members of turf subsidiary industries had met with the Commissioner
of Agriculture and University of Florida
personnel to discuss funding. One the
projects mentioned was the mole cricket
study. It was noted there are no local companies produciing the nematodes necessary
for this research. Options are being pursued to produce these nematodes in an economic manner before this type of research
can be funded.
PDI: The final version of the PDI was
distributed to all board members. All
Florida chapters have selected a chapter

delegate to attend the meeting in Lawrence
in September. Darren said it is the chapter
delegates responsibility to gather information from their local board and chapter
members on the PDI. The delegates will
be asked what their chapter thinks about
the proposal and a straw vote will be taken.
Either your chapter approves of it as a
whole or votes against it as written. Several options were discussed to help the
chapter delegates get input from their chapter members. It is expected that all Chapter Delegates will go to the meeting in Kansas ready to discuss the opinion of their
chapter on the PDI.
RECEPTION:. Mike Perham announced
that the reception in Dallas would be held
on Thursday night, February 15, 2001, at
the Hyatt Hotel. The 1994 reception was
held at the Hyatt which is one of the Exhibitor hotels closest to the Convention
Center. Most of the hotels are spread out
over a large geographical area. Friday night
is not an option since that will be the night
of the President's Reception. The Pre-reception will probably start immediately
following the close of the Trade Show for
the benefit of our sponsors. Mike is looking for better participation in this Pre-reception. We will continue to use wristbands for admittance. Sponsorship levels
will probably be similar to that of the last
reception although we are not looking for
as big a crowd as we had in New Orleans.
Since there was no further business, the
meeting was adjourned at 3:45 p.m.

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 morning.
GOLF: Joe Ondo reported on the FGCSA
team in Texas and announced that John
VanVranken is the first qualifier for the
team by virtue of his performance in the
Poa Annua. The Crowfoot winner will also
receive an invitation to play on the team.
Joe congratulated Buck Buckner for winning the National Lefty Tournament.

The FGCSA Officers for 2000-2001 elected at the FGCSA Annual Board Meeting
are (left): Vice President Geoff Coggan, CFCS; Secretary/Treasurer David Court,
CGCS; President Cary Lewis, CGCS; and Past President Darren Davis.

Local Superintendent Activities

GCSAA Regional Seminar
on Wildlife Management
to be held in Orlando
The Central Florida chapter is co-hosting
a GCSAA Regional Seminar on Friday,
September 29th at the Marriott Airport
Hotel in Orlando. Wildlife Management
and Habitat Conservation will be presented
by Jean Mackay, education director of the
Audubon International.
This one-day program offers .7 CEUs and
is intended to stimulate fresh ideas about
managing existing wildlife and attracting
desirable species. Attendees will learn to:
Organize and publicize wildlife
management projects
Manage woodland, prairie, meadow
and wetland areas
Promote desirable bird and animal
populations
Protect endangered species
Control undesirable species
Attendees will also learn the basics of the
life-sustaining habitat that individual golf
courses provide, and obtain information to
remind the public of the benefits of wildlife and plant managment to golf and the
environment. Registration forms and further information may be obtained by calling the GCSAA at 1-800-472-7878.

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. This superintendent-only
tournament has developed into a wonderful opportunity for camaraderie among
your peers in addition to a great day of golf.
Chapter teams as well as individual entries
will be accepted. Prizes for low gross and
net will be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd.
The low gross superintendent also qualifies for the state team with entry paid to
the GCSAA tournament in Dallas. Contact the FGCSA office for entry form.

David Court, superintendent at Boca Lago CC, stands with his mother, Jane, at the
dedication of the Dr. George Court Memorial at Fort Lauderdale CC on June 15th.
SFGCSA members donated funds and Dave Self of Wyld West Annuals assisted in
the design of the landscaping for the memorial.

Suncoast Chapter Sponsors Annual Grounds
Management Seminar - November 8, 2000
The Suncoast GCSA — in cooperation with the Sarasota County Extension Service
~ is offering their annual one-day seminar on Wednesday, November 8th at Selby
Botanical Gardens in Sarasota.
Tentative plans call for the morning session to include "Tricks of Golf Course
Renovation" by Chip Powell of Powell Golf Design and "Coping with Environmental Emergencies and the News Media Spotlight" by the popular Dr. Tom Morgan. The afternoon session will include a talk on Seashore Paspalum by Environmental Turf Solutions and two sessions by University of Florida researchers - Dr.
Norm Leppla of the UF will speak on "Renaissance of the Mole Cricket Nematode"
and Dr. Laurie Trendholm's topic is "Management of Traffic in Golf and Sports
Turf'.
Registration fee which includes the seminar, continental breakfast and a catered
lunch is $45.00 before November 1st and $60.00 for late and on-site registration.
Door prizes donated by vendors will also be awarded during the course of the day.
CEU's have been requested from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services as well as the GCSAA. Further information and registration forms
are available by calling Mike Holsinger, Sarasota County Extension Service Director, at 941-316-1000.

Central Florida Crowfoot

Central Florida Chapter Sponsors Another Successful Crowfoot Weekend
The 24th Annual Larry Kamphaus Crowfoot Open weekend was held August 5-7,
2000 at The Bay Hill Club in Orlando. The
first order of business was the afternoon
FGCSA Summer Board Meeting and Annual Meeting on Saturday, where the
GCSAA PDI issue, next year's FGCSA
budget, and election of officers were the
leading topics.
On Sunday night after a day of theme park
visits and golf practice rounds, everyone
gathered at the Bay Hill Club for the annual Crowfoot Banquet to meet with old
friends and make new ones. Highlights of
the evening included presentation of the
2000 F G C S A Distinguished Service
Award to Joe Ondo, CGCS. Ondo a past
president of the FGCSA in 1997 has probably attended more board meetings than
any other currently active FGCSA member as he served as the Central Florida
External Vice President for 13 years.
FGCSA Director of Communications Joel
Jackson, CGCS, made the presentation on
behalf of the FGCSA and was taken completely by surprise when Crowfoot Open
Chairman Tom Alex took the podium to
announce that Jackson had been selected
as this y e a r ' s recipient of the Larry
Kamphaus Award. In his emotional acceptance speech Jackson paid tribute to the
influence and friendship of Kamphaus
through his 20 years of working at Disney.
The door prize raffle following dinner was

Members of the victorious Central Florida team were (left to right):
John Lammrish, Jimmy Lawrence, Jim Kernohan and Ricky Hoopes.
an entertainment moment to be remembered. After the self-inflicted obligatory "short
jokes," host Bantam Tom Alex skewered old friends, prize winners and fellow committee members with one liners and tall tales. It was almost as if Alex had been to the Don
Rickles school for emcees. The Crowfoot Committee vows good natured retaliation
next year when the event moves to Grand Cypress.
Early Sunday morning, a full field of golfers teed it up for the modified Stableford point
competition on the legendary Bay Hill course. Host superintendent Dwight Kummer
had the course well groomed and set up fairly for hacker and scratch golfer alike. When
the dust settled and the points were totaled, the Central Florida Chapter team of Jimmy
Lawrence, John Lammrish, Jim Kernohan and Ricky Hoopes won the team title. Lawrence
also took low gross honors with a par 72 and qualified for the FGCSA Golf Team to play
in Dallas at the 2001 GCSAA Golf Championship.

2000-2001 FGCSA Board of Directors attended FGCSA Summer Board Meeting at Crowfoot
Open. Left to right. First row:
Mark Henderson, Palm Beach
CGCS A; Lric Joy, West Coast:
Jim Goins, C G C S , South
Florida; Doug Abbuhl, Coastal
Plains; Greg Pheneger, Treasure
Coast. Back row: Tom Barnett,
Ridge: Greg Tharp, North
Florida; Brett Harris, Central
Florida; and Steve Ciardullo,
Ridge chapter.

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