FGCSA President David Court, CGCS, welcomes former
GCSAA President Tommy Witt to the Poa Annual Classic.
Witt presented a seminar sponsored by Callaway Golf in
partnership with the GCSAA. (See page 6 for Poa results)

Calusa GCS A Association Manager, Samantha Kriesch (right),
presented a $2,500 check to FGCSA President David Court,
CGCS, for the FGCSA Research Account at the Spring Board
Meeting in Naples.

Upcoming Events
July 9

Central Florida GCSAAnnual
Meeting, DeBaryCC

July 23

Treasure Coast Annual Mtg.
North Palm Beach CC

Aug. 12

Seven Rivers GCSA chapter
meeting, Meadow Oaks GC

July 10

Everglades GCSA Annual
Meeting, Tiburon

July 24

West Coast GCSA Chapter
Meeting, Lake Bernadette GC

Sept. 8
-10

July 10

South Florida GCSA Annual
Meeting, Westview CC

July 24

UF/IFAS Field Day,
Gainesville/Pine Acres

51st FTGA Conference &
Show, Hyatt Regency Hotel
Tampa (see page 7 for details)

Sept. 8

July 11

Calusa GCSA chapter meeting
Eastwood GC, Fort Myers

July 26
- 27

Crowfoot Open, Grand
Cypress Villas (see page 6)

"Irrigation Challenges for the
21st Century," Dr. David
Kopek, Hyatt Regency

July 16

Palm Beach GCSA Annual
Meeting, Boca Greens CC

Aug. 4

West Coast GCSA Pro/Supt.,
Cypress Run GC

Sept. 23

July 17

Ridge GCSA Annual Meeting,
Lake Ashton, GC

Aug. 5

North Florida chapter
meeting, Selva Marina

Everglades/GCSAA Regional
Seminar, "Turfgrass Irrigation
Water Quality", Dr. Ronnie
Duncan and USGA's Mike
Huck. (See page 7)

July 18

IGM sponsored seminar,
"Calibrate Your Management
Skills", speaker: Mike Muetzel
Champions Gate Resort

Aug. 9

Everglades GCSA Chapter
Meeting, Wyndemere CC

Sept. 25

TCGCSA's Blue Pearl
Tournament, The Medalist
Club

Aug. 12

SFGCSA/PBGCSA Joint
meeting, Grande Oaks

President's Message

Presidents Message
David Court, CGCS
Our Assistant Superintendents are the
Superintendents of the future. So why
aren't more assistants members of the local
chapters and the FGCSA? This was a
question that I asked at a Palm Beach
Chapter meeting recently. The responses
varied a little but the bottom line was that
it's the Superintendent's responsibility to
promote the association to his or her
assistant and the cost of joining should
be part of the maintenance budget. The
average cost of joining a chapter varies
but averages about $100.00. Our
assistants work hard for us and it's the
least we can do.
Often it is difficult for the assistant to get
to a meeting along with the
superintendent. After all someone has to
stay home and mind the store. One of our
chapters will be hosting an assistant only
meeting, which will provide education,
lunch and golf. The hope is that more
assistants will join the chapter as long as
they can get something out of it.
Education and camaraderie should be
foremost and sharing of problems along
with solutions will be another. Who knows
they might even tell their counterparts how
great their superintendent is to work for.

We currently have about 300 assistants as
members of the FGCSA and we would like
to see that number increase significantly. I
hope that all chapters will help promote the
local association to their assistants and
allow them to get away to a couple of
meetings.
July 1, 2003 starts a new era for us as
members of the GCSAA. Professional
Development Initiative (PDI) will be
implemented marking an important time in
the history of the association. PDI is
designed to provide the golf course
superintendent the means to demonstrate
their commitment towards enhancing their
skills and knowledge levels. Attendance at
the chapter meetings will now allow
members to receive service and education
points for monthly meeting attendance as
long as the education portion is at least
one hour long and the education has been
approved 30 days in advance. It will be a
little more work for the education chairman
but with a little advance planning members
can benefit.
The local chapters continue to be very
successful with their fund raising efforts.
The Seven Rivers Chapter raised $48,000.00
at their Envirotron Tournament and Palm
Beach raised $28,000.00 at the Chip Fowkes
Memorial Tournament. Proceeds will go
toward Chip's daughter college fund.

GREEN SHEE
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These days every chapter has a fund raising
tournament. There are many recipients who
benefit from the tournaments, which include
student scholarships, research funding,
endowment funding, missing and exploited
children's programs, Audubon for golf
courses and schools and wildlife
organizations, to name a few. I know that all
chapters have their special interest groups
that they donate to annually. We shouldn't
just sit with the money in a bank account;
the interest rates aren't that good and there
are numerous ways to spend the funds.
I hope our members will continue to show
their support for the FTGA Conference and
Show coming up in September. The C & S
Committee has worked hard combining great
education along with good times of
networking with many phases of our turf
industry. Come and hear the latest in
research and get updates on issues
including water use and pesticides which
may have a direct result on our job in the
future.
GCSAA Chapter Delegates meeting is
scheduled for September in Kansas City. All
eleven chapters should have a delegate
lined up to attend this important meeting.

....Continued on page 7
Deadline next issue: August 15.

Director of Communications Report

What's Up D.O.C.?
by Joel Jackson
1. Government Regulations: Methyl Bromide Phaseout - There will be a second
round of EPA Workshops in mid to late June
on updates and new Critical Use Exemption applications. The news out of the
Capetown, South Africa meeting recently
was not encouraging as most of the USA
submissions were rejected. I'll have more
news on the Golf exemption request after
the Government Relations Committee meeting June 17th & 18th in Lawrence, KS.
MSMA/Arsenic - There will be an MSMA
Workshop this September at the FTGA
Conference in Tampa. Dr. Dennis Howard
of the Bureau of Pesticides from the Dept.
of Agriculture and Consumer Services will
give an overview and update on the issue.
There will also be presentations on MSMA
fate by the Manufacturers, Fertilizer Concerns, Remediation techniques, and alternative herbicides.
Sarasota County Golf Ordinance - The
County has issued a draft of the ordinance
that governs the design, construction and
maintenance of new golf courses as well
as guidelines for existing golf courses to
come into compliance. Members of the
Suncoast Chapter have been part of the
process to lend real world input to the process. Most of the provisions will simply
require more documentation of intent and
record keeping of actual operations. There
is a heavy emphasis on the Audubon International program to achieve compliance.
(That's why we have been urging clubs
and chapters to participate in the ACSP
program).
2. Media/Public Relations: The Ridge
Chapter has been responding to a County
Commissioner's comments about freezing
new golf course construction mainly because he cites golf as a big water user. It
should be noted that this commissioner is
a builder, and his motives and rhetoric about
golf may be more to obscure his desire to
make sure he has access to water for his
industry to build more homes. But that's
just my opinion. The Ridge has written a
letter and shared environmental and economic facts with the reporter and the
County Commission.

3. Allied Associations: I met Bill Stine, Board
Member of the Florida Golf Course Owners
Association last month, and he invited me
last Friday, June 13th to an informal meeting
to discuss how the FGCOA and the FGCSA
could work closer together on communications and the issues.
He firmly believes and stated several times
that he feels superintendents are in position
to become General Managers at facilities
more than others on staff. He asserts that
they generally have more formal education
and are in charge of larger staffs and are
responsible for the largest budgets on property. Certainly they have responsibility for
the most important asset at the club. His suggestion is that supers study and learn more
business management techniques so they
can be better prepared to make decisions on
the total picture and not solely on agronomic
concerns.
It was suggested and I agreed to write a
short column/article for their newsletter and
asked them to do the same for our publications. With the joint Owners and Superintendents Conference coming up in 2005 at
the GCSAA in Orlando, we will be getting a
head start at improving relations and communications between the two groups.
4. Research -1 was part of a group of 12-14
editors from the landscape and golf trade
publications invited to tour the Bayer Environmental Sciences Research Farm outside
of Raleigh, NC on June 10th & 11th. We also
visited NC State's facilities and their new
expansion off campus, similar to UF/IFAS
new site south of Gainesville. The key thing
for me was the story behind how NC State
lobbied and got budgeted $650,000 a year
from the state dedicated solely to the Center
for Environmental Research and Education.
This center is not a physical setting but
rather a committee of people who oversee
and allocate the funds to Turf and Ornamental research and education. It is my goal to
have several of the key players in this accomplishment to come to Florida and describe their methods and help us find a blueprint to do something similar instead of
guessing and groping for funds each year.
5. Education: In July, IGM is hosting a seminar titled, "Calibrate Your Management
Skills" given by Mike Muetzel. Greg Plotner.

IGM, told me that all superintendents are
welcome to attend and earn CEUs for the
seminar to be held July 18th at the Champions Gate Resort. Contact Greg Potner at
800-413-5500 x 232 for details.
FTGA Conference Golf Education - Monday, Sept 8th : 1/2 day seminar: Irrigation
Issues Facing the Golf Course Superintendent with Dr. Dave Kopec; Tuesday, Sept
9th: Golf Concurrent Session: Tip and Tricks
of Soil Amendments, Dr. Dave Kopec; USGA
Florida Region Update, John Foy; Coping
With Budget Reductions, Kevin Downing,
CGCS; Florida's Golf Economic Impact, Dr.
JohnHaydu. Wednesday, Sept. 10th: MSMA
Workshop: Overview of Dealing with Arsenic in Florida, Dr. Dennis Howard, FDACS;
Arsenic in Fertilizers-What's the Impact on
Me?, Dale Dubberly, FDACS; Fate of MSMA
in the Environment, Dr. Michal Eldan, MAA
Taskforce; Remediation ofArsenic Contaminated Sites, Stuart Cohen, Environmental
Turf Services; Alternatives to MSMA, Dr.
Barry Brecke,IFAS.
6. General - Following the passing of Jeff
Hayden there was a move to re-name the
Envirotron Research Facility in his honor.
Discussions ensued and the effort was moving on a pretty fast track, and had favorable
support in general. Upon further consideration and discussion on the origin and history of the Envirotron, there have been several individuals who were instrumental in the
success of the Envirotron from concept to
reality. It was felt that perhaps a more appropriate recognition might be a permanent sign
at the facility recognizing Jeff and the
Envirotron Classic renamed in his honor as
a major funding source for the Envirotron.
Since 2002 was a catastrophic year of loss
for the Florida Golf Course Superintendents
Association and the Florida Turfgrass Association, it was suggested that it might be
fitting to have some sort of permanent memorial to recognize our turf pioneers and key
leaders in the industry. It has been proposed
to install a granite or marble "Wall of Fame"
at the new Pine Acres Research Facility and
have the names of our turf pioneers and fallen
leaders inscribed upon the memorial. One
thought is to have an elevated tee on one of
the research golf holes being built and have
the wall and appropriate landscaping as part
of the tee complex.

The Spring 2003 meeting of the FGCSA
Board of Directors was called to order by
President David Court, CGCS, at 3:00 p.m.
on Thursday, May 8th at the Naples Beach
Hotel.
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. Dr. Terril
Nell, University of Florida, also attended.
Dr. Nell gave a report on the progress of the
turf plots and the ongoing campaign for
funding from Florida golf clubs. He noted
that some of the larger clubs seem to prefer
to write a check to the University of Florida
research program directly rather than requesting a $5.00 feefromtheir members. He
mentioned the $3.9 million homeowner turf
project funded by the DEP.
David Court then explained to the board that
Mike Goldie's contract with the FGCSA will
soon be up for renewal. After a discussion,
the board decided unanimously to renew
his contract. David then gave a recap of
the March Tallahassee tour where our four
board members got their foot in the door
and left our message re. water, IFAS, etc.
with appropriate legislators. Joel distributed
a report from Mike Goldie regarding the additional legislative session going on now.
The minutes of the Winter 2003 Board Meeting as presented by Secretary/Treasurer Joe
Pantaleo were approved.
OLD BUSINESS: David Court discussed
the Audubon "50 in Five" program for
schools which is currently looking for donations. He also gave a report on the success of the Audubon Workshops held in
January which were co-sponsored by the
FGCSA. Darren Davis noted that it is hard
to get schools to be involved and continue
to finality. Persistence of volunteers at
schools is needed to make this work. He
noted that the dollars might be better spend
by getting more superintendents to get their
courses certified, not just enrolled. Only
25% of enrolled courses are certified. However, he asked that if the FGCSA or some of
the local chapters do decide to make some
kind of donation, they should try to get their
logo on any material that may be printed

and distributed by the Audubon.
David Court thanked all those who volunteered at the Benevolent Fund table
at the reception. It was a great success. It was suggested that the Benevolent Fund should be separate from
the budget and that some guidelines
need to be made before any more funds
are distributed. Joe Pantaleo volunteered to head the Benevolent Fund
Committee. We will get copies of the
guidelines currently being used by the
Everglades and the West Coast chapter to help in structuring our guidelines.
Craig Weyandt reported that since the
FGCSA was purchased in 1995, it is time
to purchase a new system. Discussion was held on the possibility of leasing a computer but it was decided that
purchasing is a better option. Hopefully we will be able to purchase a new
computer and have all FGCSA records
transferred before the end of the fiscal
year.
FINANCIAL REPORTS: Secretary/
Treasurer Joe Pantaleo gave the Financial Report for the first three quarters
of the fiscal year. The report was accepted and approved. He then reviewed
a draft of the 2003-2004 proposed budget. One item that will require further
discussion is the Government/Public
Relations line item. Joel then reviewed
the proposed Publication budget
worksheet. It was suggested that the
budget committee meet prior to the
Summer Board Meeting to finalize the
worksheet for presentation to the board
in August.

chapter's hands as much as possible but
the FGCSA will make a final decision if deadlines are not adhered to by the chapter.
AWARDS: The DSA winner will remain a
secret and be announced/presented at a
local chapter meeting.
Four President's Awards will be presented
at their local chapter meetings — Jim
Svabek, Suncoast; Clayton Estes, North
Florida; Bob Bittner, Everglades; and Joe
Pantaleo, South Florida.
BEST MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES:
Geoff Coggan presented a draft rendition
of "BMP's for the Enhancement of the Environmental Quality on Florida Golf
Courses". The next meeting of their committee will be in June.
POA: Darren noted that the Poa Tournament was sold out and the overflow will
play at another club in the Naples area on
Saturday. The Horn will be played on Friday afternoon and the luau will be held Saturday evening.
CROWFOOT: The Crowfoot Open will
be played on Saturday, July 26th, at Grand
Cypress.
EDUCATION: David Court reported that
John Lammrish has resigned from the board
and we are in need of another Education
Chairman. Tomorrow's seminar will be presented by Tommy Witt with a good turnout
expected. Remember to advise the FGCSA
if your chapter is hosting a GCSAA Regional Seminar.
MEMBERSHIP: Paid FGCSA membership
stands at 1077 members, well under our goal
of 1150 members.

D.O.C. REPORT: Joel explained the
updated
calendar
on
the
Floridagcsa.com website. He reported
on the Regulatory Tour which was recently held in Naples and partially
funded by the FGCSA. The FGCSA will
continue to be pro-active with our
Florida legislators by staying involved
with this project on an annual basis.

RESEARCH: Craig Weyandt reported the
Dr. Billy Crow's research project that we
submitted to the GCSAA was approved for
co-funding. Our share ($ 15,000) has been
deposited into our FGCSA Research Account by Bayer...so there is no charge to us
for the project.

FLORIDA GREEN: Joel presented a
program for deciding what course
would be on the Florida Green cover.
The schedule will be kept in the

The other two projects we submitted to the
GCSAA (one by Dr. Datnoff and one by Dr.
Giblin-Davis) were not approved for funding. Darren Davis mentioned that the

GCSAA was looking to fund "applied research" that would give a definite answer
to a specific problem in a short period of
time....to have real value to the end user.
As written, Dr. Giblin-Davis' project did not
meet that criterion. As a result of this, Craig
Weyandt will speak to Robin to see if his
project can be altered to fit into the classification of "real world" research to provide golf course proof, not just lab work.
The revised project will be discussed again
at the Summer board meeting.
Dr. Datnoff's Curvularia's project was
turned down because the problem "occurs
in response to stress induced through intense management of putting green. Without a change in the management practices
used by superintendents, Curvularia will
likely remain a problem." Again, the
GCSAA was looking to fund "applied research" that would give a definite answer
to a specific problem in a short period of
time..to have real value to the end user."
There would not be a real world solution
at the end of the project.
FTGA: The FTGA still needs a few more
speakers/presenters for the Conference &
Show, September 8th through the 10th. Call
Joel Jackson if you are interested.
GCSAA RECEPTION: The Florida reception at the GCSAA Conference in Atlanta
was another great success with close to

500 people attending. Sponsorship was
outstanding and our board member volunteers at the Benevolent Fund desk and at
the door worked very hard to make the
evening one to remember. We look forward to another great FGCSA reception in
San Diego next year.

David congratulated Samantha and the
Calusa chapter for obtaining GCSAA affiliation status. Florida now has ten chapters
affiliated with GCSAA. The Calusa chapter presented a $2,500 check for the FGCSA
Research Account.

SURVEY: Mark Henderson reported that
the total responses to the survey were very
low. Results have been mailed to all A and
B members.

Past Presidents Tim Hiers (1978) and Mark
Jarrell (1992) said a few words of encouragement to the current board members.
Mark distributed a copy of Joe Lee's book,
"Gentleman Joe Lee", for all board members.

LONG RANGE PLANNING: Darren
Davis presented the subject of how to attract more Assistant Superintendent members. He suggested a reduced rate of 50%
for an FGCSA Assistant Superintendent
member. The GCSAA did this a few years
back with a substantial increase in the number of members in that category. Darren
urged the FGCSA board to promote this
approach to gain more Assistants as members of local chapters as well as the FGCSA.
After some discussion, the board tabled
the subject but will look into this again at
the Summer board meeting.

NEW BUSINESS: Discussion was held to
set the date of the annual board meeting.
Since the Crowfoot Open will be held on
Sunday this year, the FGCSA board meeting will probably be scheduled for Friday,
July 25th at Grand Cypress Villas.

Since there was no further business, the
meeting was adjoumed at 7:00 p.m. Dinner
for all board members and Past Presidents
was to begin at 7:30 p.m. at Maxwell's on
the Bay.

FGCSA Annual Meeting
All FGCSA members are invited to attend the 2003 FGCSA Annual Meeting
and Election of Officers on Friday, July
25th.
The board meeting will be held at the
Grand Cypress Villas Executive Meeting
Center at 4:00 p.m. We encourage and
welcome all members of the Florida GCSA
who are in Orlando for the Crowfoot
Open to attend this meeting.

Congressman Adam Putnam (3rd from left) was the guest speaker at the Ridge GCSA April meeting at Mountain
Lake GC. Putnam was aboard Air Force One with President Bush at the time of the 9/11 attack. Pictured are Ridge
Board Members from left: Steve Ciardullo, Alan Puckett, Cong. Putnam, Bobby Ellis, Mark Hopkins and Jeff Brown.

Local Chapter Happenings

Crowfoot Open Set for
Sunday, July 27th
Again this year the Central Florida GCSA
presents the Larry Kamphaus Crowfoot
Open on a Sunday at Grand Cypress. Some
great rates have been secured for golf on
Friday and Saturday at $45.00 for superintendents and $65.00 for commercial members. Villas are available for $150.00 per
bedroom. This special rate is available
from July 25th until the 28th. Call the Villas
Registration for lodging at 1-800-835-7377.
There will be a casual cocktail reception on
Saturday nightfrom7:00 - 9:00 p.m. for players and guests at the Executive Meeting
Center at the Villas.
Sunday begins with registration and breakfast at 7:00 a.m. and an 8:00 a.m. shotgun
start on the North/South and East Courses.
Luncheon and prizes will be held at the
completion of the round.
Golf registration forms are available from
^ the FGCSA office or from Tom Alex at
Grand Cypress. Entry fee is $100 which
includes the cocktail reception on Satur* day and all the events on Sunday.

Palm Beach Chapter Has
Busy Quarter
Not to be outdone by other chapters, the
Palm Beach group has successfully hosted
three major events in the past two months!
First was the Chip Fowkes Memorial Tournament held at the end of April at Bocaire
CC who generously donated their facility
for the event. 106 golfers teed it up for the
cause. Thanks to the generosity of the 3
major donators - Pignato Group, the USGA
and Sullivan Electric — the silent auction
raised $5,000. Other large contributors
included the Treasure Coast GCSA and the
Florida GCSA with many smaller donations
from Palm Beach members and other
friends of Chip. $23,000 was raised for an
education fund for Chip's daughter.
The Future of Golf Tournament was held
on Saturday, June 7th, at the Falls CC.
Again, thanks to Steve Pearson and The
Falls for generously donating their facility. Also thanks to the major sponsors —
Hector Turf; Kilpatrick Turf/Boynton
Pump and Nucrane Machinery. Twelve
Gold Sponsors also contributed greatly to
the success. The tournament was sold out
as 32 teams played a tight game with five
teams tied for first place and 3 other teams
just one stroke back.
Their third event is the Second Annual
PBGCS A Fishing Tournament scheduled
for Saturday, June 21. Currently there are
22 boats registered. Ed Miller and Matt
Tacilauskas chair the event which was a
great success last year.

Annual Chapter Meetings
We encourage all chapter members to get
involved with your local chapter by attending your upcoming Annual Chapter
Meeting and by voting in your Election
of New Officers. If you are not attending
your meetings you are missing out on a
wonderful opportunity for some very informative networking opportunities with
your peers.
Brian Mortillaro from the Ridge GCSA
won the Low Medalist honors at the
HarreU's TurfAcademy on the Copperhead GC at the Westin Innisbrook Resort

And don't forget to send in your chapter
dues to your Secretary/Treasurer. All
chapter dues expire on June 30th.

SFGCSA 's Seth Strickland from Miami
Shores CC shot a 69 to capture the Poa
Annua Classic.

Everglades GCSA Serves
Up A Great Poa
The Everglades Board of Directors led by
Steve Durant and Mike Smith pulled together another great weekend at the
Naples Beach Hotel. Friday began with
the GCSAA Leadership Series presented
by Tommy Witt, CGCS, "Are You Prepared
to Say Yes". The seminar was well attended and Tommy kept everyone's interest with lots of interesting statistics on
how to successfully research a job change.
The sold-out G. C. Horn Tournament was
played at the Naples Beach GC on Friday
afternoon. Low gross was won by the
Ridge GCSA's team of Chuck Rogers and
Mark Hopkins. Mark Atwood and Mitch
Miller won the front 9 with Wayne and
Kyle Kappauf taking the second 9.
The Poa Classic was played in great
weather on Saturday morning. Seth
Strickland, SFGCSA, took low gross honors with Mark Henderson a close second.
Seth wins a spot on the FGCSA team at
the GCSAA in California. Kelly Kilpatrick,
Everglades chapter, was low net.
The Naples Beach Resort provided a wonderful setting for the luau Saturday night
on the Watkins Lawn. Thanks again to
the loyal support of all the sponsors.

....continuation of President's Message
from Page 2....
The University of Florida will be recognizing
the contributions and efforts of Jeff Hayden
and the Seven Rivers GCSA in funding the
Envirotron research in Gainesville with a new
permanent sign to be unveiled at the IFAS
Field Day beginning at 10:00 a.m. on
Thursday, July 24,2003.
As I pen my final President's Message, I
will again thank Marie Roberts and Joel
Jackson for the great job that they do and
I would like to thank those who
volunteered their time to serve on the board
as directors. We achieved some of the
goals that I laid out in the beginning of the
year and came up short on some as well.
That will give our next President
something to work on. Greg Pheneger will
do a great job next year and I look forward
to working with him.
The Association is made up of volunteers
who donate their time and efforts in
making our profession what it is today. We
will always need people who are willing to
step up and give some of their free time to
serve on a board or committee either at the
local chapter level or the state board.
Please consider being one of these
volunteers. In the beginning you won't
know anything that is going on but like
everything else, If you stick with it you'll
catch on quickly.
Wishing you all the best with your families
and in your career.
David Court, CGCS
FGCSA President

Florida Turfgrass Association
51st Annual
Conference & Show

^ GRASS

Downtown Hyatt Regency
The Florida Turfgrass Association's 51st Annual Conference and Tradeshow is set for
the Downtown Hyatt Regency Hotel in Tampa on Sept. 8th - 10th.
The annual golf tournament will be played on Monday, September 8th at WCI Communities Sun City Center Sandpiper GC. Shotgun start is 1:00 p.m. The Fishing Tournament
will be held on Monday from 8:00 a.m. to noon from the Grady Boat Ramp. The Com Boil
will be held from 7:00 -10:00 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency.
The trade show will be open on Tuesday, September 9th from 1:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. and
Wednesday, Sept. 10th from 9:00 a.m. to noon.
Education will include nine Workshops on Monday morning; Concurrent Sessions on
Tuesday morning and General Sessions on Wednesday morning. Tuesday's Concurrent
Sessions will be divided into three groups: Golf; Sod Production; and Parks/Rec/Athletic
Turf. All Monday workshops will be completed by 11:30 a.m. to allow attendees time to
get to the golf tournament. CEU's are pending for all education.
The FTGA Awards Luncheon is set for 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday with Michael Muetzel,
MxMarketing, as keynote speaker. Tradeshow opens when luncheon ends. The
President's Reception is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. Tuesday.
Rooms at the Tampa Hyatt Regency are at the special conference rates which range from
$97.00 to $ 127.00 per night. Look for the attendee brochure in your mailbox around the
middle of July or visit www.ftga.org for more details.

Education, Education
Beginning July 1st, the GCSAA has made it
easier for Superintendents to gain some education points at your chapter meetings!

With the advent of the PDI, the GCSAA will
approve one hour programs on a single topic
for .1 "education points" (formerly known
as CEU's). These points may be used for
Four Florida GCSA President's Awards for application to Class A status as well as for
Lifetime Service will be presented to deserv- renewal of your Class A status. After obing candidates at local chapter meetings this taining Class A status, renewal is required
summer. Recipients must have twenty or every five years. Within the five-year remore years of service to the turfgrass in- newal period, Class A member will be required
dustry. This year's recipients are:
to obtain a total of five points which can be
derived from a combination of education and
Everglades chapter - Bob Bittner, CGCS, service points. Service points are awarded
The Club at Pelican Bay; North Florida for association, civic, community service or
GCSA - Clayton Estes, San Jose CC in Jack- other professional development activities.
sonville; South Florida GCSA - Joe Proof of pesticide license or completion of
Pantaleo, Indian Creek CC; and Suncoast GCSAA IPM exam is also required by the
end of your cycle.
chapter - Jim Svabek, Bradenton CC

Local Chapters Select
Lifetime Service Winners

' M TURF

Everglades GCSAA Hosts
GCSAA Regional Seminar
The Everglades GCSAA is sponsoring a
GCSAA Regional Seminar, "Turfgrass Irrigation Water Quality: Assessment and Management" on Tuesday, September 23rd in the
Naples area. Speakers are Dr. Ronny
Duncan, University of Georgia, and Michael
Huck, former golf course superintendent and
USGA Regional Agronomist.
This intermediate level workshop will concentrate on the decision-making process
dealing with quality aspects of irrigation
water, with variable water quality sources and
how to make the correct management decision, how to deal with site-specific problems,
and the implications of such actions on environmental concerns.
Registration fee for this all day seminar is
$ 130.00 for GCSAA members.

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FGCSA
Marie Roberts
1760 NW Pine Lake Drive
Stuart, FL 34994

Cookingham, Peter
Turfgrass Information Center
MSU: W-212 Library
East Lansing, Michigan 48824

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