VOLUME XIX, PART 5, SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2002
NEWSLETTER OF THE FLORIDA GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION

2002-2003 FGCSA Officers as elected at the FGCSA Annual Meeting on August 2nd are (left to right)
Dale Walters, CGCS, Secretary/Treasurer; Greg Pheneger, Vice President; David Court, CGCS, President; and
Geoff Coggan, CGCS, MG, Immediate Past President

Sept. 10 North Florida chapter
meeting, Lake City
Community College
Sept.
16-18

FTGA Conference, Hyatt
Hotel, Tampa

Sept. 23 South Florida chapter
meeting, TPC at Eagle Trace

Oct. 3
&4

Sept. 28 FGCSA Annual Chapter
Championship, Southern
Dunes GC, Haines City

GCSAA/CFGCSA Regional
Seminar," Spanish for the
Golf Course Superintendent"
Crowne Plaza, Orlando

Oct. 11

SFGCSA Missing & Abused
Children Tournament,
Colony West GC
Joint meeting, Treasure Coast
and Palm Beach, Boca Rio
Calusa Pro/Super/Supplier,
Heritage Palms
Suncoast GCSA Seminar,
Selby Gardens (See page 7)

Sept. 16 Calusa GCSA chapter
meeting, Miromar Lakes

Oct. 1

Sept. 20 Central Florida chapter
meeting, The Legends G&CC

Oct. 2

Sept. 23 Treasure Coast chapter's
Blue Pearl Tournament,
Loxahatchee GC

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Everglades GCSA Pro/Super,
Twin Eagles G&CC
GCSAA/PBGCSA Regional
Seminar, "Seashore
Paspalum" Dr. Ronnie
Duncan, Palm Beach
Gardens

Oct. 16
Oct. 17
Nov. 8

President's Message

President's Message
David Court, CGCS

7. Economic benefits. (See related article
on page 6 of this issue)

In order to become fully certified there are
six areas in which courses must meet standards outlined by the program.
* Environmental Planning
* Wildlife and Habitat Management
* Water Conservation and Quality
Management
* Resource Conservation
* Waste Reduction
Why do we need to do this? We need to * Outreach and Education
show our members, employees, our children and even our critics, that we are envi- This may sound like a lot of work but it
ronmental stewards. I can't think of a bet- isn't really. Many golf courses have imter program than ACSP for golf course su- provement projects going on now that can
be documented. If taken one section at a
perintendents to be allied with.
time there is nothing to get uptight about.
The clubs that have joined ACSP and have It's not like taking the test to become a
become fully certified have made the envi- CGCS. You don't have to finish in six hours.
ronment one of their highest priorities. Another way of easing the burden is to
Some of the benefits that can be obtained get other people involved with you.
Maybe one of your crew members could
by following the program are:
1. Less water consumption, less turf main- be the Audubon leader/technician.
tenance and less chemical use.
Not having the time or money to do this
2. Provide a needed wildlife habitat.
3. Enhance the beauty of the golf course. sounds like a typical excuse. A golf course
4. Promote a more pro-active environmen- doesn't need to have a lot of acreage or
habitat to get certified. It just needs to
tal achievement.
5. Improve job satisfaction and a sense of have sound environmental management
practices documented and implemented.
accomplishment.
6. Educate members, employees, students Certified courses range from nine-hole
facilities, public, private, resorts and all of
and interested groups.

Last year I attended the Everglades Spring
Symposium and heard a presentation by
Kevin Fletcher of Audubon International.
His topic covered the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses.
Since then I knew that one of my goals for
the FGCSA would be to try to increase
membership and certification in the ACSP.

GREEN SHEET

Editor:
Joel Jackson, CGCS
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David Court, CGCS
the TPC facilities.
A few facts from a recent survey show:
* 80% decreased managed turfgrass
* 89% chose native plants in landscape
* 77% added areas for butterfly and bird
attraction
* 56% removed exotic invasive plants
This sounds like things that we have been
doing all along.
What's next? We are making plans to host four
ACSP full day seminars throughout the state
sometime in January 2003. This effort will also
be sponsored by the USGA who is a large funding supporter for ACSP.
Our goal will be to walk those who participate
through the Environmental Planning Section.
At the end of the session you will have the
information needed to achieve a Certificate of
Achievement in Environmental Planning. One
down five to go. I hope those of you who are
already certified (59 clubs) will agree that this
program is for everyone's benefit; and that
you will help support continued growth in the
number of certified courses.
We have inserted an ACSP application in this
Green Sheet for your convenience. While it is
not imperative that you become certified immediately, it is a good goal to set for your club.
Certification demonstrates your leadership,
commitment, and high standards of environmental management. Please consider joining
the ACSP and help our industry to stay proactive and environmentally sound.
The Green Sheet

Educational Opportunities

What's Up D.O.C.?
by Joel Jackson
FGCSA Chapter Websites: FGCSA - www.floridagcsa.com;
Central Florida - www.cfgcsa.com; Everglades chapter www.evergladesgcsa.com; and Palm Beach chapter www.pbgcsa.com.
1. Government Relations: Methyl Bromide production will be
banned after 2005 except for Critical Use Exempted applications. Turfgrass is lagging far behind in being considered a
critical use. The GCSAA will be submitting a CUE for the US
Golf Industry and is working with Great Western and Hendrix
& Dail and its lobbyists in DC in preparing the application. We
may need to support the effort with letters of support so, if
called, please respond promptly.
2. Education: FTGA Conference & Show, Tampa: 7:30 am 11:30 am Monday, September 16th. 1/2 day GCSAA Seminar.
Speaker, Dr. Bob Carrow, U. of GA, his topic - "14 Ways a
Green Can Fail/' Tuesday, Sept 17th - We will also have a
special panel of golf course architects Jan Beljan, Mike Dasher
and Ron Garl speaking on golf course design and environmental impacts with emphasis on water use, turf areas, native
areas, and maintenance costs. Make plans to attend the 50th
Anniversary of the FTGA Conference Sept. 16 -18 in Tampa.
3. Research - The South Florida Turfgrass Program Task Force
completed its study of alternative locations for the turf plots
in Ft. Lauderdale as that facility is facing almost certain shutdown or drastic downsizing. The group recommended shifting the plots to the Immokalee REC, since it has access, land,
and lab & office space and is near a booming golf area.

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Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program - More than ever the potential benefits of Florida golf courses becoming involved as members
and especially certified members are growing. State agencies and local
governments are looking closer and closer at ways to influence golf
course permitting, construction and maintenance. For existing golf
courses, joining the ACSP program is a user friendly way of stating
that your course is a concerned member of the community and is doing
its best for the environment.
The FGCSA in cooperation with the USGA and Audubon International
will be presenting 3 or 4 statewide ACSP workshops tentatively scheduled for January 2003. These workshops will walk you through the
application process for new members and also the Environmental Planning section of the Certification process for current members ready to
move toward full certification.
All attendees will be given workbooks and application forms to take
home. The cost for the workshops will be nominal and in conjunction
with the low $150 annual membership fee, it is a bargain to gain the
expertise of an environmental organization dedicated to working with
golf and not against it.
Beyond the public relations benefit of working with Audubon International, there are realistic economic benefits to following ACSP recommendations and suggestions on making your golf course operations
as low impact as possible.

Mark Henderson, Palm Beach holds winners trophy
at 2002 Crowfoot Open. See page 7 for details
September/October 2002

Please see Page 6 of this Green Sheet for an article which has been
reprinted from the Carolinas Green for more information.
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The Summer 2002 meeting of the FGCSA Board
of Directors was called to order by President
Geoff Coggan, CGCS, MG at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, August 2nd 2002 at Grand Cypress.
All officers were present. All chapters except
Coastal Plains were represented. Other FGCSA
members attending the meeting were Joel Jackson - Florida Green editor; Craig Weyandt Research Chairman; Joe Ondo - Golf Chairman;
Bob Marrino, Seven Rivers GCSA President.
Guests were John Foy, USGA and Michael
Goldie, Lobbyist.
Geoff Coggan began the board meeting with a
moment of silence for Chip Fowkes, Palm Beach
GCSA past president who passed away last
month. Chip served on the FGCSA Board of
Directors as External Vice President for
PBGCS A from 1994 through 1996. Chip's
course, The Fountains, is planning a fund raiser
for Chip's family. After a discussion regarding
the ramifications of the FGCSA donating funds
to families of deceased members, it was decided
— at this time — to restrict gifts to those who
served at least a few years on the FGCSA Board
of Directors. A motion was made and seconded that the FGCSA donate $1,000 to the
Chip Fowkes Foundation. The motion was
approved.
The meeting began with two check presentations to the FGCSA Research Fund. Dale
Mitchell of Golf Agronomics presented his annual check for $3,000. Glen Klauk, North Florida
chapter, presented a check for $5,000 from their
annual Research Golf Tournament.
Mike Goldie, FGCSA Lobbyist, gave a brief report on the Florida legislature. He noted that
the ERS turfgrass legislation was turned down
in the third budget cut process. The budget
deficit combined with the cost of some of the
proposed Constitutional Amendments will
have a detrimental effect on any hope of increasing IFAS funding. Mike is involved with
the fundraising golf tournaments for both the
Senate and House again this year. He suggested that now is the time to target those legislators— who do not have an election coming
up in November— to receive any pro-active
information we might have. Mike will send a
list to Joel. Later in the meeting Joel noted that
the Economic Impact Study is included in the
Summer issue of the Florida Green and that we
might consider sending a copy to those Florida
Senators as recommended by Mike.

John Foy announced that there is very
little hope that the Fort Lauderdale Research Center will continue to exist.
Phase Out is expected to take a few
years before the plots are moved. The
Turf Task Force assigned to evaluate
locations has recommended the plots
be located at the UF/IFAS Immokalee
Research Center. Land is available for
new turf plots and the S W Florida area
is a booming golf area, which can offer support. John encouraged all superintendents to attend one of the
USGA Regional Conferences scheduled for November 12th and 14th. He
also noted that there are 500 golf
courses who have attained certified
Audubon status. To try to increase
this number, David Court will work with
Shelly Foy to plan some Audubon
W Drkshops in the near future.
The minutes of the Spring 2002 Board
Meeting were approved.

PUBLICATIONS: Joel reported on some
new formats for the Florida Green and urged
all chapters to supply information for a new
Chapter Round Up portion of the Spotlight
Section. Getting your chapter news into
the Florida Green is the responsibility of
the External Vice President.
The approved Publications Budget shows
that the combination of our three revenue
producing publications: Florida Green,
Green Sheet and Directory are holding their
own. The Membership Directory advertising looks strong again this year and chapter secretaries are urged to get their membership lists in to the FGCSA office as soon
as possible. The format for the 2002/2003
directory will remain the same as last year.
Boca Lago will be on the cover.
AWARDS: Darren Davis reported that this
year's Distinguished Service Award was
presented to Bob Sanderson, for his work
in organizing and helping to establish the
Florida GCSA chapter, the Everglades chapter and the Calusa chapter. Darren urged
chapters to submit a letter of support for
your candidate next year to assist the committee in making an informed choice.

OLD BUSINESS: A report was read
from Tim Hiers on the two day Environmental Summit held in Nebraska
last month. Tim will continue to work
with the GCSAA to form some type of
action plan.
EDUCATION: John Lammrish reported
that he will attempt to get Tommy Witt to
FINANCIAL REPORTS: Greg speak at the Poa seminar next year under
Pheneger presented the End of the the Superintendent Leadership Series semiYear reports for all FGCSA accounts. nar approved for us by the GCSAA. This
The statements were approved. The year's Poa seminar was well attended and
2002-2003 Operating Budget was ap- Dr. Max Utsler put on a great presentation.
proved at $ 119,625. The Publications John again asked for the names of each
Budget was approved as presented. chapter's Education Chairman and urged
chapters to inform him of any planned ReD.O.C. REPORT: Joel discussed his gional Seminars in your chapter. Joel noted
updated calendar. He reported on that the GCSAA seminar to be presented
methyl bromide, arsenic testing, and by Dr. Bob Carrow at the FTGA will be held
BMP's. He noted that the Economic on Monday, September 16th to begin at 7:30
Impact Study is now on the UF/IFAS a.m. The start-time was misprinted in the
website. He distributed several infor- brochure so please inform your chapter of
mational reprints for Externals to share this early start time. CEU's will be awarded.
with their chapter members. Joel will
be setting up our FGCSA table top dis- MEMBERSHIP: Two applicants were conplay highlighting the Benefits of Golf sidered for Lifetime Membership. Jim Miller
at the August 9th fundraiser for the was approved by the Suncoast chapter but
Florida Senate Democrats. He also Bob Scharbert was turned down by the
manned the booth at the Florida House South Florida chapter because he did not
Democrats fundraiser on July 12th. meet the qualification of being a superinJoel reported that Mike Goldie was tendent for 25 years.
very helpful in introducing him to several members of the legislature.

Minutes of Summer 2002 Board Meeting

Joe Pantaleo distributed extra copies of each chapter's list
of non-member clubs in their chapter area. He again reminded all chapters that they must make sure everyone
who has paid their chapter dues is reported to the FGCSA
office so that these members will be listed as members of
the Florida GCSA. The first list is due by August 10th and
then monthly updates should continue to be sent in
GOLF: Joe Ondo reported that the Crowfoot will be played
on Sunday with pretty much a full field for the 27 holes.
The winner of the Crowfoot will join Robert Harper on the
Florida team to play in the GCSAA Championship at Hilton
Head in February. The 3rd member of the team will be the
winner of the FGCSA Chapter Championship to be played
at Southern Dunes on September 28th. Players may qualify
as either a member of a chapter team or as an individual. Joe
also reported that the GCSAA is looking for golf courses to
be used for the 2005 Tournament.
RESEARCH: Craig Weyandt reported that he has not
been in contact with Steve Pearson or Steve Kuhn regarding Gary Pederson's current status. Craig will report on
Gary's review at the Fall Meeting.
David Court read from the minutes of the recent FTGA Research Foundation meeting wherein four projects were approved to be submitted to the full FTGA board for approval.
They are:
1. Evaluation of Nitrogen Leaching from St. Augustinegrass
Lawns for BMP Verification," John Cisar/George
Snyder, $7,500
2. Pasteuria for Biological Control of Sting Nematode in
Turfgrass, "Robin Giblin-Davis, $26,032 - 2 year
3. Residential Irrigation Management as a Water Quantity
Best Management Practice, Michael D. Dukes,
Grady L. Miller, $ 11,500 — 2 year
4. Evaluation of Alternative Methodes for Nematode Management on Turf,"William Crow, $31,243. 2 year
Other projects that were submitted had to be turned down
due to lack of funds. Two projects that the committee liked
included the "Biological Control of White Grubs in Florida"
and "Effects of Organic Matter on Soil Efficacy of Soil Insecticides on Chinch Bugs."
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS: Dale Walters presented a
pro-active project that the FGCSA might want to consider.
He suggested setting up a tent at Florida pro and tour and
senior golf events to let the golfing public know who we
are. The local chapter could man the tent where the events
are held. John Lammrish noted that the LPGA has one
event in Florida and he could look into the cost to display
at the tournament. Glen Klauk noted that his concept of
being pro-active leans more to cleaning up our image rather
than trying to promote our image by throwing dollars at it.
The idea was tabled until John Lammrish gets an idea of the
costs involved.
September/October 2002

IFAS: Joel reported on the South Florida Turfgrass Program Task
Force (See John Foy's comments above). The #1 recommendation
was to keep the turf plots in Fort Lauderdale; #2 was Immokalee and is
the likely location for the move.
FTGA: Joel reported that the GCSAA seminar would be held at 7:30
a.m. on Monday, September 16th. The golf tournament will be played
at Sun City on Monday with the Corn Boil Monday night. Joel will
moderate the Golf Concurrent Session on Tuesday morning. Dr. Tom
Morgan will be the featured speaker at the Luncheon on Tuesday.
Elections at the Luncheon will include Bobby Ellis for President; Jan
Beljan for Vice President and Tom Wells for Secretary/Treasurer. Ray
Carruthers will be stepping down due to health concerns. Tradeshow
will be open from 1:30 - 6:30 on Tuesday with President's Reception
and Vendor Hospitality scheduled for that evening. The trade show
will be open Wednesday morning until 11:00 a.m.
GCSAA: David Court reported on his travel to Kansas for the GCSAA
Leadership Conference. He encouraged all chapters to submit a representative to the GCSAA for one of these worth while conferences.
The Florida reception at the GCSAA Conference in Atlanta will be on
Thursday evening, February 13th at one of the host hotels.
LONG RANGE PLANNING: Darren Davis spoke on the eight hour
Spokesperson Training Sessions. He suggested that the FGCSA
fund these sessions at various local chapters. The speaker fee is
$ 1,500 plus expenses for each session. It was also suggested that we
might hold a Session for Externals on the day before one of our board
meeting. A motion was made that the FGCSA fund three separate
Spokesperson Training Sessions. The motion was approved.

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Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program

Sanctuary Program Saves Money Too
By Peter Stangel, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation
(Reprinted from Carolina Green)

Many of you recognize the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf
Courses (ACSP) as something you can do
to help the environment. That is certainly
true but ACSP can also help your bottom
line by saving you money on fertilizers, pesticides, water, and staff time devoted to turf
management. In their recently released report Environmental Improvement on Golf
Courses Audubon International presents
the remarkable results from their 2000-2001
Managed Lands Survey. If the information
from this report doesn't convince you to
join ACSP, I don't know what will.
As of July 1, 2001, Audubon International
reports that 2,134 golf courses across the
U.S. were enrolled in the ACSP. This represents about 12 percent of all courses in the
country, according to data from the National Golf Foundation. So better than one
in 10 courses are participating, a remarkable achievement in itself. Of the courses
enrolled, 290 have achieved designation as
Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuaries, the premier level of participation.

I

(Editors note - Out of 1300-1400
courses, Florida has around 260ACSP
courses and 60 are fully certified. We
can do better! Please consider using
the enclosed ACSP application.)

To learn more about how their participants
were doing, Audubon International mailed
a survey to all their golf course members,
470 of which responded. In the area of
chemical use reduction and safety, the survey revealed that golf courses participating in the ACSP have been able reduce pesticide and fertilizer use without significantly
compromising quality of play or member
satisfaction. Of the courses responding to
the survey:
* 89 percent improved cultural control methods to decrease the need for chemical use;
* 82 percent actually did reduce pesticide
use;
* 92 percent shifted to pesticides with lower
toxicity levels;
* 75 percent reduced pesticide costs;

* 85 percent increased use of slow-release ACSP and what it means for their golf experience, here is what the survey revealed:
fertilizers; and
* 74% increased use of organic fertilizers.
* 99 percent reported playing quality has
been
improved (50 percent) or been mainThe results for water quality and water conservation are equally impressive. Given that tained (49 percent);
water is becoming an increasingly precious * 99 percent found that golfer satisfaction
commodity, the ACSP offers clear benefits has improved (66 percent) or been mainto golf course managers. Of the courses tained (34 percent); and
* 99 percent of superintendents reported
responding to the survey:
that their job satisfaction has improved (49
* 89 percent improved their irrigation sys- percent) or been maintained (49 percent).
tems or the way that water is applied;
* 69 percent decreased water usage;
So, what is the bottom line? According to
* 60 percent reduced water costs;
your peers, the Audubon Cooperative
Golf courses saved an estimated 1.9 mil- Sanctuary Program reduces the negative
lion gallons of water per year per course impact of certain management practices on
the environment, and helps courses consince joining the ACSP.
tribute to broader natural resource conserIn the wildlife and habitat management vation goals. It helps reduce water use,
arena, many courses enhanced habitat for saves money, and enhances the playing
native wildlife that not only contributed to experience. The real question is, what are
broader natural resource conservation ef- you waiting for?
forts, but that also made the playing experience more enjoyable for their members.
For more information about ACSP, visit
Of the courses responding:
their website at www.audubonintl.org or
* 80 percent decreased managed turfgrass write for a copy of the Environmental Improvement on Golf Courses report:
to increase wildlife habitat;
* 89 percent now choose native plants Audubon International, 46 Rarick Road,
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* 56 percent removed exotic, invasive
Florida GCSA Chapter
plants;
* 77 percent added gardens for birds and
Team Tournament
butterflies;
* 55 percent increased emergent vegeta- All FGCSA chapters have received the
tion in golf course ponds; and
registration form for the 2002 FGCSA
* the average acreage devoted to provid- Chapter Team Championship to be held
ing wildlife habitat increased from 45 - 67 at Southern Dunes on Saturday, Septemfollowing participation in the program.
ber 28th. Chapter teams can be composed of up to five members. Individual
Combining the results from all participants, FGCSA members are also invited to parmore than 40,214 acres of wildlife habitat ticipate. Low gross wins a spot on the
are provided on the golf courses, an in- FGCSA Team for the GCSAA Championcrease of nearly 10,000 acres due to ACSP ship at Hilton Head in February 2003.
participation.
Registration forms for chapters or indiIf you are worried about what your mem- vidual golfers are available from the
bers will think about participation in the
FGCSA office at 800-732-6053.

Educational Opportunities

2002 Larry Kamphaus Crowfoot Open

Grand Cypress Golf Club hosted the 26th Annual Crowfoot Open.
The North, South and East nines were ready for an 8:00 AM shotgun start on August 4th with 164 players hoping they had brought
their "A" games to the competition.
When the last divot had been hacked, Mark Henderson birdied
five of his last six holes to card a fine 69 to edge out defending
champion Chris Cartin by two shots in the Low Gross Superintendent Division. Cartin redeemed himself by taking Low Net Honors
with a +5 in the Stableford points competition. Other top individuals were: Gross Division - Robert Parmer (2nd) and Dave Quinn
(3rd). Net Division - Bruce Kosmer (2nd) and Brett Harris (3rd).
Henderson now joins Bob Harper (Poa winner) as qualifiers for
FGCS A's national team.
In the Commercial Division, the Low Gross winner was Keith
Nicoletta followed by Gary Wilhelm (2nd) and Ken Ezell (3rd). Net
Division winners in order were: Tom Diggens, Fred Marshall and
Rich Skorepa. Meanwhile the Central Florida team of Chris Cartin,
Bruce Kosmer, Brett Harris and Kevin Rotti successfully defended
the chapter team title with a 10 shot win over the Ridge and Palm
Beach Chapters.
Special thanks to all our sponsors and especially to our presenting sponsors Harrell's Fertilizer, Howard Fertilizer, and Lesco for
their extra support of the reception, tournament and after-golf luncheon. We'd also like to thank all the players and spouses who
participated.

Tom Alex (left) presents Larry Kamphaus Award to Joe Ondo
tions to the Central Florida golf industry. Since Larry's passing
in 1997 the Crowfoot Committee has annually presented the
Larry Kamphaus Award to those in the business who exemplify
those traits modeled by Larry including service to the industry
and the association. This year's recipient was a totally surprised and most deserving Joe Ondo who has unselfishly given
his time and service to our profession.

Tournament Chairman Tom Alex and his superintendents, Jeff Clark,
Jim Sullivan and Pat Gibaratz and the golf maintenance staff had
the courses in excellent condition. It's alSuncoast Chapter Brings Dr. Beard to Sarasota
ways a pleasure to play a great golf course
and Grand Cypress is one of the best. If
you didn't win something on the golf
Dr. James Beard, the nationally recognized dean of researchers on golf courses will
course or at the reception raffle, I still hope
be the featured speaker at a seminar for golf course maintenance professionals in
you enjoyed the fine facilities and camaraSarasota Friday, November 8. Dr. Beard will give in-depth presentations on manderie.
agement of the newer bermudagrasses and water management, both topics of prime
interest to superintendents and their staffs.
We can't sign off without a big thank you
to Lisa McDowell, Tommy's assistant, and
The all-day seminar will be held in the education center at Selby Botanical Gardens
her parents Jan and Bob Lloyd who take
on beautiful Sarasota Bay. It is sponsored jointly by the Sarasota County Extension
care of all the invitations, registration, and
Service and the Suncoast Golf Course Superintendents Association.
sponsor details behind the scenes to make
this a successful event. The remainder of
Other speakers include Dr. Ed Gilman of the University of Florida who will discuss
the Crowfoot Committee providing sponproper care of trees on golf courses; Dr. Lee Berndt, head of the golf course operasor contacts and follow up were Joel Jacktions instructional program at Edison College who will present "Pest Management
son, Dwight Kummer, Stuart Leventhal and,
to Enhance Water Quality" and Scott Montgomery, Emergency Medical Specialist,
yours truly, Joe Ondo.
who will provide practical information on "Dealing with Medical Emergencies on
the Golf Course".
Editor's Note: At the Saturday night reception, Tom Alex gave an eloquent tribThe cost for the program with advanced registration is $50 which includes a noteute to former Crowfoot Chairman and
book with all speaker handouts, continental breakfast, and catered lunch. PDU's
Disney Superintendent Larry Kamphaus
and CEU's will be awarded by GCSAA. Registration information may be requested
for whom the event was renamed. Tom reby emailing Michael Holsinger at Sarasota Co. Extension at: mjhr@mail.ifas.ufl.edu.
counted Larry's career and his contribuYou may contact him at (941) 316-1000.

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experience will be a great asset to the GolfVentures Team.

Rick has over 28 years experience in the Turf and Ornamental Industry with 20 years as a Certified Golf
Course Superintendent. Rick received his AS degreefromLake City Community College. Rick and his wife
Monica have one son Jonathon, who is 16 and they reside in Palm Coast, Florida.
Rick was in charge of all construction and maintenance of The PGA ofAmerica's PGA Golf Club in Port St.
Lucie from 1994-2000. Rick served as vice president of the Treasure Coast Chapter and is a founding
member of the Ridge Chapter. Rick received the GCSAA Environmental Service Award for the Public
Course of the Florida Region in 1996.

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Marie Roberts
1760 NW Pine Lake Drive
Stuart, FL 34994

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