NEWSLETTER OF THE FLORIDA GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION

UPCOMING EVENTS

FGCSA Scores Big Wins at GCSAA in Atlanta

Mar. 10 North Florida GCSA chapter
meeting, Marsh Creek CC
Mar. 18 Suncoast Scramble, Misty
Creek GC, Sarasota

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Mar. 20

SFGCSA Expo and UF Field
Day, Fort Lauderdale REC

Mar. 20 Calusa GCSA chapter
meeting, Palmetto Pines GC
Mar. 24 CFGCSA chapter meeting,
Plantation at Leesburg
Mar. 25

Seven Rivers chapter meeting
Haile Plantation, Gainesville

Apr. 7

NFGCSA Mike Richards
Memorial, Jacksonville G&CC

Apr. 17

EGCSA Spring Symposium,
Naples Beach Hotel

Apr. 21

Jeff Hayden Envirotron
Tournament, World Woods GC

Apr 22

Suncoast chapter meeting,
Pelican Pointe

Apr 23

Calusa GCSA chapter
meeting, Crown Colony

Apr 28

PBGCSA Chip Fowkes Golf
Fundraiser, Bocaire CC

May 2

CF/GCSAA Regional Seminar,
Golf Course Drainage, Orlando

May 8
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PO A Tournament Weekend
Naples Beach Hotel

May 9

Tommy Witt seminar, Are You
Prepared to say Yes, 8:00 a.m.

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GCSAA Opening Session was all about Florida Superintendents! Outgoing GCSAA
President Mike Wallace congratulates Joel Jackson, CGCS, for winning one of the
prestigious Distinguished Service Awards and (right) Darren Davis who received his
second Leo Feser Award from Golf Course Management magazine.

Other Florida superintendent honorees were Scott Whorrall, Everglades GCSA,
winning the National Environmental Leaders in Golf Award and Joe Pantaleo,
SFGCSA, shown holding the GCSAA Golf Championship Trophy. See page 7.

MAR 1 0 2002

President's Message

President's Message
David Court, CGCS
The Arsenic based herbicides; notably MSMA and DSMA are getting a lot of
attention these days. Many of you may have
attended last years USGA Regional Seminar; you heard Leslie Smith with the DEP
report on Arsenic in soil and ground water
found on some older golf courses. In a few
cases these findings have affected future
land usage and sale of the real estate.
Earlier in January I attended a meeting in Gainesville on the fate of this widely
used inexpensive herbicide (MSMA). It
was noted that application of this material
has been greatly reduced over the years.
In the 1960's and 70's it was not uncommon to spray MSMA wall to wall or tree
line to tree line with a boom sprayer hitting
everything in sight. Currently we are using far less MSMA because of (1) alternative products (2) pre-emergence herbicides
(3) better overall turf management practices. In most cases we have reduced the
need to an operator spot spraying weeds
with a 3-4 gallon pump type sprayer thus
drastically reducing the use of MSMA. One
golf course superintendent reports that in
the year 2002 his MSMA purchases were
less than 15 gallons for that year.
Arsenic on our golf courses comes
only from MSMA and DSMA right? Not
exactly! Dr. Jerry Sartain reports that Arsenic can be found in phosphorus in our

fertilizers as well as some of our micro-nutrient mixes and sludge type fertilizers.
Other sources include: pressure treated
wood, red mulch, fill soils, marl and limestone soils and possibly recycled water
and in some cases old cattle dipping sites.
At this time the fate of MSMA, one
of our best grassy herbicides, is not known
for certain. There will be more testing and
review by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). We as managers can
use other herbicides to solve weed problems where possible and keep MSMA use
to the bare minimum. In South Florida we
have Tropical Signalgrass and MSMA is
still the best control for this weed. If we
lose MSMA, we might have to resort to
Roundup and re-sodding these areas. Joel
Jackson, DOC, has been attending the
meetings and has kept representatives in
the DEP and EPA well informed on how
golf courses use these products. Believe
it or not, some of these agencies can become misinformed from time to time about
how we use pesticides, fertilizer and water.
Go figure.
At our January Board of Directors
meeting, Dr. Terrill Nell, University of
Florida, IFAS, said IFAS will be coordinating the renamed "Golfers for the Environment", a voluntary program for club members on golf courses throughout Florida
to donate funding for turf grass research.
IFAS is expecting another cut in funding
and the FTGA and FGCSA needs to find

GREEN SHEE
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Deadline next issue: April 15.

David Court, CGCS
new ways to keep the research dollars coming in. The board approved the use of the
FGCSA logo on the information pamphlet
along with the USGA and University of
Florida logos. When this fund raising campaign gets rolling, please encourage your
club members to participate in this important program for turf grass research.
In March a small delegation including Joel Jackson, Greg Pheneger, Alan
Puckett, Darren Davis, myself and maybe
one or two more will be meeting with our
state representatives in Tallahassee. This
will give us a chance to present information about our industry and the impact that
it has on the economy and the environment.
Our lobbyist, Mike Goldie, will schedule meetings with senate and house leaders on committees that affect appropriations, agriculture, and natural resources in
the state. This will be the first trip for our
group and I feel that it is important to keep
in touch with our government. I would also
urge for chapters to invite their local government to their chapter meetings to keep
them informed about our industry.
Finally, I had the honor of playing in
the Mike Cantwell Memorial Tournament
in January. Even though the weather was
cold and the wind was up, it gave everyone
in attendance a warm feeling that $50,000
was raised for the college trust fund for
Mike's children. Congratulations to Jim
Leiseberg and Greg and Samantha Kreisch
for a super job putting this tournament together. It was a great event for a great cause.

Director of Communications Report

What's Up D.O.C.?
by Joel Jackson
1. Government Regulations: Arsenic Regulators and stakeholders met in Tallahassee on January 30th to address each
other with questions and concerns over
the arsenic levels found on South Florida
golf courses. With more questions than answers we begin a long process of evaluating the data and reaching conclusions
about the future use of arsenic bearing
materials in Florida. While I explained to
the body that we do not blanket the entire
golf course with MSMA, we have no answers for why the arsenic levels are so high
in the samples. Old courses, old methods?
The problem remains and concerns over
arsenic migrating to potable water sources
are still high.

this means no applications of any of the
listed insecticides, fungicides, or herbicides
within 60' of any salmon bearing stream. In
the Pacific Northwest if a green, tee or fairway falls within this border, hello fusarium,
goodbye Poa annua! If only it were this
simple.

Unfortunately, there is a real question as
to the wording of what constitutes a salmon
bearing stream as it may include every
source of water that flows into the stream,
such as drain pipes. Imagine trying to figure out 60' buffers around every drain on a
golf course that goes into a stream! Apparently, all of the research conducted during the past decade that shows when products are applied to turf properly they pose
a negligible threat to our water has been
discounted or ignored. And now for the
bad news. The plaintiff won the original
ruling and we are waiting for the appeal
ruling from the 9th District Court of ApI implored the regulators to make sure that peals. If the ruling stands, look for this
the sampling and analytical methods are one to end up in the Supreme Court.
consistent so that we are measuring and While the preceding situation awaits an
using the same values in order to talk about answer, a recent meeting conducted by the
real risk and exposure potential. I also urged Western Washington GCSA (WWGCSA)
sampling of newer golf courses to see if provided a great opportunity for golf course
the limited use of MSMA is still creating a superintendents and other segments of the
problem or is it something found only on golf industry to interact with our state poliolder courses. Total arsenic is different from ticians. This proactive approach to edubio-available arsenic and some data is defi- cate our state decision makers was hopenitely contradictory depending on which fully the first of many contacts that will be
study you are reading. The good/bad news made between the golf industry and those
is that it appears we are all on the same who make critical decisions that will impact
page in terms of finding a united solution, the game and our environment..."
but threshold levels set at near natural background levels of arsenic make the discus- 2. Public Relations: The FGCSA is plansions border on toxic waste clean up and ning a Capitol Hill trip to Tallahassee in
may have a real impact on land use and March to put a real face on the golf indusland values.
try. A delegation of 6-7 members with the
assistance of our lobbyist Mike Goldie will
We Are Not Alone (From USGA Links On set up appointments with key legislative
Line): "...During the past few months a leaders to bring attention to our concerns
rather interesting case has been traveling and to provide them with some bullet point
through the courts that could significantly information on the real economic and enviimpact golf courses in Washington, Or- ronmental impacts of the industry. It is imegon, Idaho and Northern California.
perative we give these folks some idea of
In short, the Washington Toxic Coalition what's really involved when water and polsued the EPA over the use of 55 pesticides lution issues are brought up for legislation.
that are used within close proximity to
salmon bearing streams in all forms of agri- 3. Media Relations: Somewhat related is
culture. They demand a 60' buffer on both the news that the Anti-pesticide/anti-golf
sides of the stream for land applications forces are mounting a new nationwide camand a 100' buffer for flyover applications of paign to blame all cancer on industrial
any of the 55 materials. In golf course terms chemicals with agriculture and horticulture

uses right up there. This all brought to you
by the PR firm who led the Alar hoax. Damn
the evidence, full speed ahead with the Fear
Factor. Nobody wants to admit that they
might have trace amounts of dam near anything in their food, water, or their own bodies. The fact that Dose Makes The Poison
is no comfort, when the activists tell them
that a 59 year old woman has 59 chemicals
found in her body. Sounds like she's a walking toxic waste site dripping poison on
whomever she comes in contact with.
A tip of the hat to Craig Weyandt at the
Moorings Club in Vero Beach. Craig is
working with a local writer/editor to supply golf maintenance information for the
Florida Fairways insert in the local paper.
This is exactly the type of outreach we need
to do. Nothing real splashy or expensive,
just common everyday facts about what
we really do. Thanks Craig. Are there opportunities in your area? I can help provide you with stories and content if you
take the plunge.
Don't ever miss an opportunity to speak
to your owners and members about your
pest control programs and your safety measures. Also, don't shy away from writing a
letter to the editor when the local paper
only tells the activist side of the story. All
politics is local and you can provide your
locals with information to weigh the facts,
and when you cite peer reviewed studies
to refute alarmist rhetoric you are doing
your industry and community a service.
4. Education: The New Year is off and running with PDI and CGCS point earning
events. The biggie of course will be the
smorgasbord of seminars at GCSAA in Atlanta. For those sticking close to home this
year thanks to the soft economy, don't pass
up your local chapter meetings which will
start counting education points toward PDI
Class A and CGCS certification. On April
17th the Everglades GCSA will hold a blockbuster Spring Symposium at the Naples
Beach Club and on May 9th the FGCSA
will have a 1/2 day seminar at the Poa Annua
Classic. The Central Florida chapter is hosting a GCSAA Regional Seminar on "Golf
Course Drainage: Applications and Design" on May 2nd.

Minutes of Fall 2002 FGCSA Board Meeting

FGCSA Fall 2002 Board
Meeting
The Winter 2003 meeting of the FGCSA
Board of Directors was called to order by
President David Court, CGCS, at 1:00 p.m.
on Friday, January 31st at Grand Cypress.
All officers were present. Coastal Plains and
Ridge were not represented. Other FGCSA
members attending the meeting were Joel
Jackson - Florida Green editor; Craig
Weyandt - Research Chairman; Dale
Kuehner - Voting Delegate; Kevin Downing
- Alternate Voting Delegate; and Mike
Perham - Reception Chairman. Guests included Michael Goldie, Lobbyist, and Dr.
TerrilNell.
Mike Goldie gave a report on the upcoming
Tallahassee visit. He suggested the second or third week in March would be an
appropriate time for the FGCSA to send a
small delegation. Monday through Thursday are the best days. Mike will need about
two weeks notice to get appointments
scheduled with the appropriate legislators.
He suggested those board members who
come to Tallahassee be prepared to discuss
the importance of golf and turf to the state
of Florida. David Court and Joel will coordinate the attendees.
Dr. Terril Nell, IFAS, Gainesville, gave a recap of the four REC's and the reduction in
turf budgets which looks to be in the 7 10% range. This despite the Economic Impact of $4.4 billion brought in to the state
by turf. He asked for and received permission from the board of use our FGCSA logo
on their "Golfers for the Environment" brochure.
Dr. Nell is planning to increase the FTGA
fundraising visits to local golf courses by
following up on thee individual visits with
the General Managers. A suggestion was
made that he also contact the Club Managers Association to encourage a $5.00/member donation to the FTGA Turf Research
Foundation. The next CMA meeting is at
the Fontainbleu in Miami next week.
The minutes of the Fall 2002 Board Meeting
as presented by new Secretary/Treasurer
Joe Pantaleo were approved.

OLD BUSINESS: The first fundraiser
for the Benevolent Fund will begin at the
reception in Atlanta. It was decided that
board members would be at the door selling 50/50 raffle tickets for $20.00/ticket.
After a discussion, it was decided that
the winning ticket holder would get $ 1,000
cash. Ralph Dain volunteered to Chair
this event and several board members
volunteered to help.
John Lammrish discussed exposure for
superintendents at PGA events. He noted
that the $2,600 fee for a booth could probably be negotiated to something that
would fit into our Public Relations line
item. It was suggested that the GCSAA
may have some give-away items we could
use at a booth John will continue to
follow up on the feasibility of this project.
David reported that the FGCSA sponsored two chapter Spokesperson Training sessions — one in Treasure Coast
and one in Palm Beach.
FINANCIAL REPORTS: New Secretary/Treasurer Joe Pantaleo gave the Financial Report for the first two quarters
of the fiscal year. The report was accepted and approved.
Greg Pheneger presented a new five year
budget projection for the Operations and
Research Accounts. This report will be
filed in the FGCSA Standard Operating
Procedure Manual and updated annually
at the Winter board meeting.
The annual Group Return for our Florida
chapters was signed and sent on to the
IRS. Thanks to all chapter secretaries for
sending in their financial statements.
D.O.C. REPORT: Joel gave an update
on the arsenic and methyl bromide situations. He also made a plea for new articles for the Hands On Section of the
Florida Green.
FLORIDA GREEN: Joel reported that
the FGCSA has purchased a digital camera for the Florida Green.
AWARDS: Clayton Estes reported that
chapters will be sent a reminder to get

their DSA and President's Awards nominations to the FGCSA office before the next
Board Meeting in May.
POA: Jim Leiseberg reported that the Poa
weekend will be held May 8th to 11th at the
Naples Beach Hotel. The FGCSA Board
Meeting will be held on Thursday afternoon. The FGCSA seminar will begin at
8:00 a.m. Friday and finish in time for the G.
C. Horn Tournament in the afternoon. The
luau will be held Friday night at 6;30 p.m.
The Poa Tournament will begin on Saturday morning and the weekend will close on
Mothers Day morning.
Jim also mentioned the April 17th Spring
Symposium featuring Dr. Yelverton and
other high caliber speakers. It will be held
at the Naples Beach Hotel with a $110.00
registration fee. Contact an Everglades
board member if you do not receive a program in the mail.
CROWFOOT: The Crowfoot Open will
be played the last full weekend of July at
Grand Cypress.
GCSAA: Voting Delegate Dale Kuehner
gave his report on the upcoming GCSAA
election. He and Kevin Downing, Alternate VD, agree that Bob Maibusch is the
better candidate for Secretary/Treasurer
rather than Timothy O 'Neill. For Board of
Director, Dale favors Rick Heine and Mark
Kuhns. All Externals are asked to relay
this to their Board of Directors immediately.
As for the Amendments to the Articles of
Incorporation, Dale is planning to vote
against this. If any chapter would like to
vote for different candidates or for the
change to the GCSAA Articles of Incorporation, they must contact either Kevin or
Dale before the election.
Dale reported that the number of votes being cast by him as Voting Delegates has
decreased in the past year even though our
FGCSA membership has increased. The
votes lost are in the 314 "Individual votes"
which means that 314 Florida members
votes will not count unless they come to
the GCSAA Board Meeting in Atlanta and
cast their own vote. Since it is possible that
most of these members do not realize that
they are in the "individual vote" category,

Minutes of Winter 2003 FGCSA Board Meeting
Dale will start a mail campaign urging these
members to change their vote status so
that they can be counted in next year's
vote.
EDUCATION: John Lammrish reported
that Tommy Witt is confirmed as the
speaker for the Friday morning seminar at
this year's Poa. It will be co-sponsored by
the GCSAA Leadership Series. The topic
of the seminar is "Are you Prepared to say
Yes". Since the GCSAA is picking up the
speaker fee, the cost will be very reasonable and will include a continental breakfast.
GOLF: The FGCSA will be entering three
teams into the GCSAA Tournament in
Hilton Head.
MEMBERSHIP: A motion was made to
Pro-Rate the FGCSA dues to 50% for the
remainder of the fiscal year. The motion
was approved. Once again, External Vice
Presidents were urged to have their chapters send in at least bi-monthly updates of
new members.
RESEARCH: Craig Weyandt reported that
we have received a request for payment of
our share of the first year of Dr. Crow's
study on Nematodes that is being cofunded by the GCSAA. We will send an
$8500 check to the University of Florida
this week. The second year commitment
($8500) will be paid as soon as we receive a
final report on the study...probably in November or December.
The GCSAA will announce their co-funding projects for this year. We expect at
least one of the three projects we submitted to be co-funded. We will discuss the
future of the two projects that may not be
funded at the Spring Board Meeting.
FTGA: Greg Pheneger gave a report from
the FTGA Board Meeting held in January.
He noted that the FTGA is looking for someone from the Seven Rivers chapter area to
replace Steven Farrington on the FTGA
Board. He also reported that attendance
for the Turf Conferences was lower this
year. The 2002 Conference and Show income was good although expenses were
high They will work with the Hyatt to lower
expenses for the 2003 Show to ensure a
profit.

GCSAA RECEPTION: The Florida reception at the GCSAA Conference in Atlanta
will be on Thursday evening, February 13th
at the Atlanta Marriott Marque, Mike
Perham reported that sponsor fees were
lowered by 20% because of the surplus
from the last two receptions. Therefore,
we may be "over budget" for this year but
feel that it is appropriate to spend the surplus on the reception. To date we have received over $33,000 from sponsors — almost all from prior sponsors. Thanks to
all the board members who have offered to
work at the reception.

David Court announced the FGCSA donated $200 to the Mike Cantwell Tournament. He congratulated Everglades and
Calusa for the Tournament which raised
over $50,000 for the Cantwell children.

SURVEY: Mark Henderson reported that
even with the shortened survey, the number of superintendents filling out the form
has not increased as hoped. Results will
be tallied in February and mailed to members in March.

David thanked everyone involved in the
Audubon Workshops.

NEW BUSINESS: Craig Weyandt asked
that we get a review of the capabilities of
the FGCSA computer. He will report any
shortcomings that may be mentioned in the
report to decide is upgrades are needed.

Mike Perham suggested that the Long
Range Planning Committee meet to discuss
filling the position of Reception Chairman
since he expects to give up the job in the
next two years. He also suggested collecting new job descriptions on Joel and
Marie's positions so they would be available when Joel and Marie choose to retire.

The Spring Board Meeting will be held on
Thursday May 8th at the Naples Beach
Hotel. The meeting will probably begin at
2:00 p.m. with a dinner (including spouses)
to follow. It was suggested that Past Presidents be invited to the dinner.
Since there was no further business, the
meeting was adjourned at 4:30 p.m.

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A big THANK YOU to our FGCSA Reception Sponsors listed on page 7.
Their generous support provided the room and refreshments in Atlanta for a larger
than expected crowd of Floridians. The FGCSA Benevolent Fund table was a hot spot
at the reception. Joining Chairman Ralph Dain were volunteers Jim Leiseberg,
John Lammrish, Mark Henderson, Mike McCullough and Joe Pantaleo. With the help
of "Head Bouncer" Jeff Brown and all those who participated, the Benevolent Fund
Raffle raised over $3,000.

Local Chapter Happenings

GCSAA Regional Seminar
Golf Course Drainage:
Applications and Design
The Central Florida GCSA joins with the
GCSAA in presenting a Regional Seminar, "Golf Course Drainage: Applicatons
and Design", in Orlando on Friday May
2nd. Cost to GCSAA members is $130.00
The all-day seminar offers .7 CEU's and
will be presented by Dr. Ed McCoy, Ohio
State University As a soil physicist, he
has conducted research on soil hydrology and golf course drainage issues. Attendees will be able to define basic hydrological principles; identify the hydrologic properties of various soils; identify
various outlet types and describe the fundamentals of the drainage system.
Contact the GCSAA office for registration form or register on-line at gcsaa.org.

SFGCSA Presents 16th
Annual Exposition
The SFGCSA continues their tradition of
holding the annual Exposition and University of Florida Field Day at the Fort Lauderdale REC— this year scheduled for
Thursday, March 20th.
All funds raised will continue to be used
for the upkeep and maintenance of the
FGCSA research green and bermudagrass
plots at the Center. To date, this Exposition has raised over $250,000 for the Fort
Lauderdale REC.
The show offers equipment demonstrations
from the top names in the South Florida
area as well as booth displays by our loyal
affiliate members in addition to a full day
of educational programs. Field tours are
held in the morning with Concurrent Educational Sessions provided by Univ. of
Florida speakers in the afternoon.
.35 CEU's have been approved by the
GCSAA for certification and renewal.
CEU's for renewal of Florida restricted use
pesticide license are also available.
Call South Florida GCSA office at 772692-9349 to receive booth sponsor information as well as registration information.

Steve Mona, GCSAA CAE, takes time to speak with David Court,
FGCSA President, (left) on the Trade Show floor in Atlanta

Everglades Spring Seminar
The annual Everglades Spring Seminar will
be held at the Naples Beach Club on Thursday, April 17th.
The all-day seminar will have presentations
by Dr. Fred Yelverton, North Carolina
State University; Dr. Frank Rossi, Cornell;
Dr. Joe DiPaola, Syngenta; John Piersol,
LCCC and Frank Thomas, EPA Water
Shed Coordinator. Fee is $ 120 at the door.
Attendees will receive GCSAA CEU's. For
the complete list of speakers and registration information, please contact Education
Chairman Matt Taylor at 239-261-4987.

Calusa Becomes GCSAA's
103rd Affiliated Chapter
The first meeting to form an organization
now known as The Calusa GCSA was held
at Herons Glen G.C. in August of 1998.
Seven superintendents and one sales rep
attended. Bob Sanderson and Ronald
(Doc) Holliday initiated the concept of a
new chapter. The discussion of why a new
association was needed was lively and informative. Superintendents employed in
Lee and Charlotte Counties agreed that
travel time to Naples or Sarasota to attend
monthly Everglades or Suncoast chapter
meetings was difficult. After another meeting in September, an interim group of officers was formed to organize programs.

Seven Rivers and Suncoast
Annual Tournaments

The first board meeting was held on September 28, 1998. In attendance were Bob
Sanderson, Joseph Boe, Scott Ford, Ed
The 2003 Suncoast Scramble will be held Stalnos, John Stach and Greg Laue. Presion Tuesday, March 18th at Misty Creek dent Joe Boe called the meeting to order
in Sarasota. Gary Smithers will be the and copies of the Articles of Incorporation
host superintendent. This year's format is from the Florida GCSA were distributed.
the same as in the past — 4 man teams com- Bob Sanderson came up with the Calusa
posed of a superintendent, general man- name from the Calusa Indians that lived in
ager, club official and supplier member of the area over 100 years ago. The first orSuncoast GCSA. Call the Suncoast office ganized meeting of the Calusa GCSA was
held at Del Tura C.C. on October 7, 1998.
for later registration.
The Seven Rivers chapter is hard at work
planning for this year's Jeff Hayden
Envirotron Tournament. This popular
tournament will be played on Monday,
April 21st at World Woods GC

In September 1999 the Calusa GCSA became affiliated with the FGCSA. At that
time we had 50 members. The Calusa
GCSA now has 136 members and became
affiliated with GCSAA on Feb 16, 2003.

Atlanta Conference & Show

FGCSA Members Score
Big Wins in Atlanta

GCSAA Annual Meeting
Highlights

The following FGCSA members took top
honors at GCSAA's 74th International Conference & Show in Atlanta.

With the controversial corporate address
change amendment off the ballot, the annual voting and elections proceeded swiftly.
With approximately 7,000 votes cast, the
dues increase from $250 to $300 passed
roughly 5,000 (For) and 2,000 (Against).

Director of Communications Joel Jackson,
CGCS received a Distinguished Service
Award at the Opening Session.
Joining Joel on stage was Darren Davis,
who became the first superintendent in
GCSAA history to win a 2nd Leo Feser
Award for his writing in Golf Course Management magazine.
The stage was crowded with FGCSA members on Opening Night as FGCSA Secretary/Treasurer Joe Pantaleo was presented
the trophy for winning the GCSAA Golf
Championship at Hilton Head. Joe came
from 4 shots down to win the Tournament.
At the General Session the next day, Scott
Whorrall from the The Club at Mediterra
was presented the Environmental Leaders
in Golf Award in the National Private Club
Division.

Taking four national honors isn't
a bad record. Congratulations!

Jon D. Maddern, CGCS at Elk Ridge GC in
Gaylord, Mich, was elected President and
succeeds Mike Wallace, CGCS who will become the Immediate Past President for one
more year on the Board. Mark Woodard,
CGCS, Parks & Recreation Director for Mesa,
Ariz, is our new Vice President and Timothy
O'Neill, CGCS, from the CC of Darien
(Conn.).
Elected to two year terms as Directors were
CGCS's: Robert Maibusch (Illinois); Ricky
Heine (Texas); and Mark Kuhns (New Jersey). Incumbent Directors David Downing
(N. Carolina) and Sean Hoolehan (Oregon)
will continue in the 2nd year of their terms.

Schedule Changes for
GCSAAConference &
Show in San Diego
Three major changes are due for the 2004
event in San Diego Feb 9-14.

Other FGCSA members who were in the
Atlanta spotlight included Bob Randquist,
CGCS who hosted the Innovative Superintendents I session.
Congratulations to the following golfers
who placed well in the Championship:
FGCSA Golf Team #1 (Steve Bernard, Bob
Harper, Mark Henderson and Tyler Warner)
placed 2nd overall in the Team Competition. FGCSA Team #2 (Kevin Downing,
Steve Money, Joe Ondo, Joe Pantaleo)
placed 5th.
Other individual winners included Steve
Bernard tied for 4th; Bob Harper tied for
10th; and Mark Henderson tied for 13th.
Kevin Downing, CGCS won the 3rd Flight
title and TimCann tied for 5th in the 2nd
Flight.

1. There will be five hours of trade show
with no competing educational sessions.
2. Educational tracks are being developed
to provide more flexibility and guidance in
selecting needed programs.
3. More networking time - the Opening Session is moving from Wednesday night to
Thursday morning. A member's Welcome
Reception will be held on Wednesday night
instead.

GCSAA and NGCOA
Trade Shows to Merge
The Superintendent and Golf Course Owners associations have agreed to a joint trade
show with separate educational conferences
in 2005 in Orlando.

FGCSA RECEPTION
Level I. Platinum Sponsors
* Bayer Environmental Sciences
* Dow AgroSciences
* Golf Ventures Industries
* Harrell's Fertilizer/Polyon
* Kilpatrick Turf /Boynton Pump
* Syngenta
*United Horticultural Supply
*Florida Toro Distributors - Hector,
Wesco and Wesco Turf Supply

Level II. Gold Sponsors
Eagle One Golf Products
Greg Norman Golf Course
Design/Greg Norman Turf Co.
Grigg Brothers
Laserturf Southeast
Lesco/Southern
Quality Grassing & Services
TMI Turf Merchants, Inc.
Tresca Equipment Co.

Level III. Silver Sponsors
BASF
Disbrow Enterprises
FMC Corp.
Golf Agronomics
Hendrix & Dail, Inc.
MacCurrach Golf Construction
Precision Small Engine
Prime Turf
South Florida Grassing
Sullivan Electric & Pump
Top Pro Specialties
Total Golf Construction
Turf Seed
Valent U.S.A.

Level IV. Bronze Sponsors
Almar Turf Products
Aerification Plus
Amerigrow Recycling
Country Club Services
Detailed Sports Turf Construction
E. R. Jahna Industries
Floratine Products
Florida Potting Soils Inc.
Florida Superior Sand
Green Edge Technologies
Hamilton Grading & Grassing
Hamilton Turf Farms, Inc.
Hunter Golf
Lakemasters Aquatic
Parkway Research
Pike Creek Turf
Pro Plus Golf Services
Tee-to-Green Turf Products
The Andersons Inc.
The Pignato Group
Tom Burrows Turfgrass
Upstart Products

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Florida Superintendents Receive Major Recognition at GCSAA Convention