VOLUME XIX, PART V, SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2003
NEWSLETTER OF THE FLORIDA GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION

FGCSA officers elected at 2003 Annual Board Meeting held on July 25th include: (left to right) Craig Weyandt, The
Moorings Club, Secretary/Treasurer; Joe Pantaleo, Indian Creek CC - Vice President; Greg Pheneger, Johns Island
Club - President; and David Court, CGCS, Boca Lago CC - Past President.

Sept. 3

WCGCSA chapter meeting,
Pasadena Y&CC

Sept. 8
10

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

Sept. 8

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

Sept. 22 Central Florida chapter event,
The Memorial, Lake Nona
Sept. 22 TCGCSA's Blue Pearl
Tournament, The Medalist
Club
Sept. 23 Suncoast chapter Pro-Supt.,
Mission Valley GC

Upcoming Events
Sept. 23 SFGCS A golf outing, Miami
Beach GC. 12:30 start.
Sept. 23 Everglades/GCSAA Regional
Seminar, "Turfgrass Irrigation
Water Quality", Dr. Ronnie
Duncan and USGA's Mike
Huck. Contact GCSAA for
registration information.
Sept. 27 FGCSA Golf Championship,
Southern Dunes GC. Includes
individual superintendents as
well as chapter teams.
Oct. 6 WCGCSA Bud Quandt
Tournament, Tampa Palms
Oct. 10 SFGCS A Missing & Abused
Children Tournament, Colony
West CC
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Oct. 16 Calusa chapter Pro-SuperSupplier, Heritage Palms
Oct. 21 Everglades chapter Pro-Super
Golf Tournament, Palmira GC
Oct. 22 Central Florida chapter meeting,
Grande Lakes
Oct. 23 TCGCS A/PBGCSA Joint
Meeting, Jupiter Island
Oct. 27 GCSAA/CFGCSA Regional
Seminar, "Employee Safety".
Contact GCSAA for registration.
Nov. 7 LCCC Alumni Tournament.
Raptor Bay GC.
Nov. 13 Everglades GCSA Dinner
Meeting, Naples National
Nov. 20 USGA Regional Seminar, Palm
Beach Gardens

President's Message

President's Message
Greg Pheneger

It is an extreme honor to serve as President
of the Florida Golf Course Superintendents
Association. Our association has had many
great leaders over the years and we need to
keep the lines of communication open. I have
tried over the past few years to meet and discuss our association needs with our Past
Presidents and leaders to gauge where our
association has been and the direction that
we should be heading. Many of this year's
priorities have been laid out from these past
conversations. We can learn a lot about our
future by studying our past.

volved with. He cares very deeply for the
superintendent's profession and the role we
will play in the future of the golf industry
combined with the environmental impact
golf has on our communities. He has worked
very hard to achieve the 50-in-5 goals of the
Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program
and the Board will continue to strive to
achieve that goal in Florida. I look forward
to one more year of his guidance.

Geoff Coggan is leaving the board; however,
his service to our association is not over and
will not be forgotten. He has volunteered to
continue to lead the Best Management Practices for Golf Courses Manual. I look forward to the completed version of the manual
The Board has elected a very talented Ex- and thank him on behalf of our profession
ecutive Committee to help me through this for his work and dedication.
next year. Vice President Joe Pantaleo did
an excellent job in getting the Benevolent Marie Roberts and Joel Jackson, the staff of
Fund up and running last year. Secretary/ FGCSA, continue to be the backbone of our
Treasurer Craig Weyandt as Research Chair- association. Marie has all of the historical
man continued to reinforce the working re- facts of the association and I can see that
lationships between the FTGA, FGCSA, she will help ease my workload as I plunge
GCSAA and the University of Florida to pro- off the cliff over the next year. Joel is our
vide quality, and much needed research spokesman, however, we must all respond
within the State. Their enthusiasm and work when he sends you an e-mail asking for your
ethic ensures a very bright outlook for our help or input he needs to relay our thoughts
associations' future.
and concerns to the allied associations or
government agencies. Joel cannot accurately
Past President, David Court, will be a very discuss our good deeds or defend our livelidifficult act to follow. David is one of the hood without input from the membership.
most thoughtful leaders I have ever been in- Joel has worked hard to build dialog with

GREEN SHEE

Editor:
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allied organizations that have similar concerns and expectations.
Welcome to all of the new and existing
Board Members to a very exciting and busy
year. All of the Committee Chair assignments for the Board have not been finalized
as I write this message. Most of the committees have initiatives that the Executive
Board has distributed as a sense of direction so we can get more involvement from
all Board Members and the membership in
general. Every Committee Chairman has
been given a directive to choose at least two
other members of the FGCSA to assist on
their committee. They will begin building
the committees immediately since many of
the initiatives have completion dates approaching quickly. Please call Marie, Joel
or myself if you have a particular committee that you would like to work with. The
phone calls for special requests will be overwhelming so please bear with the long waits
on hold. Seriously, this is a time for you to
step forward and help your association.
In a future message I will announce all of
the Committee Chairs and their respective
initiatives that have been set forth. Any suggestion, comments, or help will be
appreciated.
Thank you for allowing me to serve as President for the next year. Take a chance; get
involved at your local chapter level if for
no other reason than to gain service points.
You will find the work very rewarding...give
it a try.

Director of Communications Report

What's Up D.O.C.?
by Joel Jackson
1. Government Regulations: Methyl Bromide (MeBr) Phaseout - In the last Green
Sheet I said I would have more to report on
MeBr. Well, there hasn't been much progress
made I'm sorry to say. The White House has
enough international baggage to deal with,
that they don't want to thumb their noses at
the global Montreal Accord and look like
bad guys on the environment. Unfortunately,
this issue is being decided on a geo-political basis and not on scientific evidence. Tim
Hiers told me that he recently saw a cable
channel show that gathered leading climatologists and meteorologists and other scientists who debunked the global warming
position. Our government has abandoned
the agriculture and green industries on this
issue.
MSMA/Arsenic - Nothing new to report
other than to emphasize that there will be a
MSM A Workshop on September 10th at the
FTGA Conference. If you have concerns
about your weed management programs for
a future without MSMA, you may want to
attend. Additionally, you may wish to learn
about how arsenic levels in and around your
mix/load area as well as the golf course
proper can affect your property's economic
value and viability for loans and resale.
Sarasota County Golf Ordinance - The
Suncoast Owners Association has bombarded the County Commission with loads
of data and information that should have
been presented at the beginning of the ordinance draft process, but for some strange
reason invitation to the owners to participate didn't seem to materialize. Under the
organizational leadership of Ms. Linda Talbot, the owners have pressed the issue of
science based decision making. What is the
problem and where is the data to show that
there is a problem? In response, the commissioners have pulled the Existing Golf
Courses section out of the draft, but it looks
like they are going to re-insert costly compliance measures under existing Storm Water Runoff regulations. As Ms. Talbot cautions, counties have their on associations
where they network revenue generating
ideas, and this "feel good" ordinance of controlling "golf course pollution" is but one

idea that has surfaced in four to five coun- with a total of $4,000 in scholarship prizes to
ties already.
be awarded. Full instructions, rules and eligibility requirements will be posted on the
I have sent Environmental and Economic Golf Aquatrols website (www.aquatrols.com) by
Fact Kits to all External VP's and a draft of September 15, 2003.
the Sarasota Ordinance, and I will send the
latest version out again. I can only suggest that For information: www.aquatrols.com or
superintendents engage the owners in this is- Contact: info@aquatrols.com; Phone: 800sue. We can provide some technical and prac- 257-7797.
tical expertise, but the owners, as business *2003 USGA Green Section Regional
operators, must lead the effort in their respecJohn and Shelly Foy report that
tive counties. And that goes for equity clubs Seminar:
there
will
only
be on USGA Green Section
as well. The board and club president must Regional Conference
in Florida this year due
view this as a threat to their clubs existence to budget cutbacks. This
the seminar
and operating costs. If you are reluctant to go will be held at the Palmyear
Beach
Gardens
to your owner, talk to your General Manager Marriott Hotel on Thursday, November
20th.
and alert him/her as well. Don't be left hold Mark your calendars now.
the bag when your county starts down the slippery slope of golf course regulations without 4. Communications/PR - The Democratic
facts in front of them.
and Republican Parties will be holding their
annual golf outings to raise campaign fund2. Allied Associations: The GCSAA Envi- ing in August and September. We will once
ronmental Institute for Golf (EIFG) held a again work with Mike Goldie our lobbyist
strategic planning session in Lawrence, KS to set up a golf environmental and economic
with 40-50 leaders from industry, govern- impact display at these events. I have made
ment and environmental groups attending. up a new display that was previewed at the
A facilitator led the diverse audience through FGCSA Summer Board meeting and Crowworking sessions to achieve consensus on foot Open reception.
issues and actions. The outcomes will be
mailed out in the next three weeks. I can tell Additionally I have had 100 sets of the 7you that a Center for Water Issues was des- page glossy four-color executive summary
ignated as the number one priority for the of the 2000 Florida Golf Economic Study
EIFG's initial efforts. Four other Center's done by the University of Florida Ag Econoof Concern were identified and will come mists Dr. Alan Hodges and John Haydu copof age to martial people and expertise to ied and bound. These are excellent summaaddress concerns on the key issues facing ries with concise facts and charts and graphs
golf course management and other environ- showing golf's contribution not only the
mental concerns.
economy and the environment. I also included the USGS 2000 Water Use Study
3. Education: Florida Tdrfgrass Asso- showing golf's 3.2% water consumption. A
ciation Conference & Show - September two-pocket folder will include the Economic
8th through 10th, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Study and several articles dealing with the
Tampa. See page seven.
true facts about golf course management and
the environment. There is also a 2-page bro* Scholarship Opportunity for Superin- chure from the USGA on the benefits of golf
tendents College Age Students: Aquatrols courses. We will also include a copy of the
Scholarship Essay Contest. CHERRY VHS tape produced by the FGCSA titled
HILL, New Jersey - August 6, 2003 - "Golf is Good for You and the Environment."
Aquatrols is pleased to announce the First
Annual Aquatrols Scholarship Essay Con- This effort is part of our overall proactive
test.
approach to reach out and educate legislators about the facts before they get hammered
The contest is open to children of turf man- by the activists. Geoff Coggan has volunagement professionals who will be attend- teered to host the display at Innisbrook while
ing an accredited college or university dur- I am on vacation. Thanks Geoff. I will be
ing the 2004-05 academic year. Entrants will back for two other events in late August and
compete for scholarships of varying amounts, early September.

The Summer 2003 meeting of the FGCSA
Board of Directors was called to order by
President David Court, CGCS, at 1:00 p.m.
on Friday, July 25th at the Grand Cypress
Villas in Orlando.
All officers were present. Coastal Plains
chapter was not represented. Other FGCSA
members attending the meeting were Joel
Jackson - Florida Green editor; Craig
Weyandt - Research Chairman; Mark
Henderson - outgoing Palm Beach External, Joe Ondo - Golf Chairman; John Foy USGA; Mike Goldie - FGCSA Lobbyist;
Bobby Ellis - FTGA President and Jan
Beljian - FTGA Vice President.
FGCSA Past President Cary Lewis and
WCGCSA Past President Kirk Sowers gave
a presentation on a "Living Memorial for
the Turfgrass Industry" being planned for
the University of Florida Pine Acres research center. Initial plans call for a brick
paver entry to a granite memorial that will
include a fountain and benches in a landscaped area of approximately 3 acres. It is
their hope that all 3 logos will be included
in the memorial - The University of Florida,
Florida Turfgrass Association and Florida
JTolf Course Superintendents Association.
Cary and Kirk discussed fund raising for the
project to begin with the sale of brick pavers. No budget has been set as yet. After a
discussion, Chris Ansley made a motion to
"Endorse the concept of a Living Memorial
for the Turfgrass Industry" The motion was
approved.

floor - must be present to win. Expanded
education will include an Equipment Technicians Workshop, seminars and concurrent
sessions as well as an MSMA/Arsenic Workshop on Wednesday. GCSAA education
points will be available. The FGCSA will
continue to fund a break at the Conference
and David Court urged all Externals to request additional financial support from their
local chapters for the FTGA.
Bobby Ellis and Jan Beljian then discussed
research projects that the FTGA is looking
to co-fund with the FGCSA. They have received a total of 18 projects which have been
rated into a three tier structure with six
projects in the top section, six in the second
and six in the third. Bobby will send copies
of the top six proposals to us for possible
co-funding. This will be presented at the
FGCSA Fall board meeting.
The FTGA has decided to close out their
current project of recruiting funds from golfers in favor of reaching out to the Club Managers Association to get golf courses interested. Dr. Nell has spoken to the CMA in
Jacksonville and was well received. The
FTGA will follow up on this concept.
The minutes of the Spring 2003 Board Meeting as presented by Secretary/Treasurer Joe
Pantaleo were approved.

Joe Pantaleo then presented a check in the
amount of $29,000 to the FGCSA Research
Fund from the proceeds of the SFGCS A ExLOBBYIST: Mike Goldie gave a report position as well as additional funds from
on the 4th Special Session in Tallahassee. their Operating Account.
Even though the focus of the session is on
medical malpractice, there are other bills AUDUBON COOPERATIVE SANCTUthat have been included in these extra ses- ARY PROGRAM: David Court made an
sions. Mike discussed a few of these bills appeal to all Externals to encourage more
that are pertinent to the golf industry such golf courses chapter to join the ACS proas the Workers Comp bill and a water bill gram. In addition, he asked for support for
concerning Consumptive Use Permits. He the ACS program for schools. He noted
also mentioned several fund raising golf that in order to succeed, there must be a
tournaments that will be held in August and strong person at the school to move the program along. Craig Weyandt noted that this
September.
is an inexpensive way for chapters to get
FTGA President Bobby Ellis discussed the good publicity in their community. After a
upcoming FTGA Conference & Show com- discussion, a motion was made by Ralph
ing up September 8th through 10th at the Dain, "The FGCSA will donate $1,000 to
Hyatt Regency Hotel. Rooms at the hotel the ACSP for schools." The motion was
will again be at a reduced rate. He reported approved.
that as a way of keeping attendance up on
the final day (Wednesday), there will be a BENEVOLENT FUND: Chairman Joe
cash prize drawing held on the showroom Pantaleo discussed the future of the FGCSA

Benevolent Fund. We will do another fund
raiser at the FGCSA reception in San Diego. He will form a committee to look at
guidelines or criteria for distributing funds
to members in need. He also noted that the
Benevolent Fund should not be included in
the Operating budget with the possibility of
creating a separate account for the funds.
MUSSER FOUNDATION: David Court
explained the structure of the Musser Foundation which distributes funds to Doctoral
turfgrass candidates. The FGCSA has contributed to this fund for many years and
David felt an explanation of the Foundation
should be included in our S.O.P. manual and
be part of the Orientation Session for new
Externals. After a discussion, Buddy Keene
made a motion that the "FGCSA donate
$1,000 to the Musser Foundation." The
motion was approved.
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT
DUES: Darren Davis has suggested that
the FGCSA lower the fees for Class C Assistants in order to get more assistants involved in local chapters. The FGCSA membership now includes 23% Class C members.
Geoff Coggan reported that the GCSAA
number is 42% Assistants. David Court
suggested that all Externals speak on this
subject at their next chapter meeting to determine why more Assistants are not members. Is it financial? Do clubs not want to
fund their assistants or does the assistant not
have an interest in the chapter? Are there
special events planned for assistants? Are
the assistants who are chapter members looking to become Class A superintendents while
non-members do not have this goal? Are
the Class A members encouraging their assistant to join the chapter? If the FGCSA
lowered Assistants dues to 50%, would the
chapter in turn lower their fees for Assistants? David asked all Externals to have
answers for these questions for our Fall board
meeting discussion and suggested that the
FGCSA Membership Committee review our
policy and submit a recommendation at the
board meeting.
LAKE CITY ENDOWMENT; Lake City
CC with help from Seven Rivers chapter is
establishing a $40,000 "Jeff Hay den Endowment Fund" for an annual scholarship to be
awarded to a GLO student. A motion was
made to donate $1,000 to the Hayden Endowment Fund. The motion was approved.

FINANCIAL REPORTS: Secretary/Treasurer Joe Pantaleo gave the Financial Report
for the end of the fiscal year Operating Account and Research Account. The Reports
were approved.

least two or three weeks late. He asked all
chapters who are next up in the cover rotation
to pick their course as soon as possible to minimize time for the cover photography.

education points for the overall Conference
as well as for individual seminars and workshops. This year's education program at the
Conference is stronger than ever and superintendents are urged to read the FTGA Registration Form when they receive it next week.
If you have not been to an FTGA Conference
in a few years, this is one you will want to
attend. September 8th - 10th at Hyatt Regency in Tampa.
GCSAA RECEPTION: The Florida reception at the GCSAA Conference in California
will be held on Thursday, February 12th.
Hotel is TBD.
GCSAA: Joel gave a report on the GCSAA
Chapter Executive Meeting held in Lawrence
in April. His article in Golfdom magazine
focused on the subject. There was a good
turnout by Chapter Executives with lots of important networking opportunities. David
Court spoke on the possibility of GCSAA relocation and urged all Externals with questions
to call Kevin Downing.
NEW BUSINESS: David accepted a $3,000
checkfromChris Ansley on behalf of the West
Coast chapter. Clayton Estes presented a
$5,000 check form the North Florida chapter.
Both checks will be deposited in the FGCSA .
Research Fund.
David then thanked his fellow officers and all
Externals for their support during his year as
president. He discussed a few of the highlights from his year such as Dr. Morgan's two
chapter presentations; the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program workshops held in
January; the FFVA Regulator tour; the Bayer
contribution to Dr. Crow's research, and the
success of the FTGA Conference in Tampa.

AWARDS: The DSA winner will remain a
BUDGET: Before going over the upcoming secret and be announced/presented at a local
budget for 2003-2004, the board discussed chapter meeting.
salary increases for Joel Jackson, Marie Roberts, and Gary Pederson. The new rates as Four President's Awards will be presented at
approved by the board were entered into the their local chapter meetings — Jim Svabek,
budget. Government Relations will include Suncoast; Clayton Estes, North Florida; Bob
1) Spokesperson Training Session - possi- Bittner, Everglades; and Joe Pantaleo, South
bly including the four new Externals as well Florida. Clayton urged more chapters to be
as other members; 2) Tallahassee trip; and 3) involved with these awards and to have memFinancial support of the legislators tour of bers write articles for the Florida Green.
Florida golf courses. The board decided to
allocate a total of $8,000 in this year's Govt EDUCATION: Buddy Keene reported on
Relations budget. Donations in the budget the success of the Poa seminar and the fact
will include LCCC Endowment Fund, Musser that the FGCSA has applied to the GCSAA
Foundation, and the ACSP as well as $ 1,250 for another Superintendent Leadership SemiforFTGA breaks at the Conference and the nar for next year's Poa. He also presented a
Pesticide Seminars in January. These changes list of Regional Seminars scheduled during the
brought the Expected Expenses to $129,175 next few months.
for Operations with Expected Income remaining the same at $ 120,700. Adding the Publi- MEMBERSHIP: Joe Pantaleo reminded all
cations income and expense to the Operating Externals that their chapter's membership list
totals gives a Grand Total of $ 310,075 in is due by the first week in August. He also
Expected Expenses and $303,800 in Expected spoke on the subject of getting more AssisIncome. The Operating and Publications Bud- tants to join local chapters.
get for 2003-2004 stands at a Deficit of
$6,275.00. The amended budget was ap- CROWFOOT: The Crowfoot Open will be
Saturday with a field of 160 players at this
proved.
time. 3 flights by handicap, play your own
D.O.C. REPORT: Joel discussed Methyl ball. The banquet will be Saturday evening.
Bromide, the arsenic issue, the Sarasota Ordinance and IFAS. He reported on a talk by GOLF: Joe Ondo reported that the FGCSA
Dr. Jay Lehr who spoke at an FFAA meeting Team Championship will be held at Southern
re. a program called "Fertile Minds". They Dunes on Saturday, September 27th at a cost
have put together a very helpful kit with the of $80.00 per person. Individuals are encourtrue facts about fertilizers that is available aged to play in the tournament as well as chaponline. Joel distributed one of these kits to ter teams. The winner of the Championship Since there was no further business, the meeteach External V.P. for use in their chapter. will join Seth Strickland (Winner of the Poa ing was adjourned at 4:25 p.m.
Tournament) in representing the Florida chapJoel reported that Geoff Coggan will substi- ter in the GCSAA Championship
tute for Joel at an upcoming legislators
fundraiser event in August, displaying the up- RESEARCH: Craig Weyandt reported that
Annual Board Meeting
dated booth presentation. A suggestion was he has enlisted the aid of John Foy, Kevin
made that the FGCSA consider purchasing a Downing, and Steve Pearson to serve with him The new slate of FGCSA officers for the
small VCR to go with the display. No sup- on the Research Committee. Craig will for- 2003-2004 fiscal year were elected at the
port was given for the suggestion. Joel also ward the list of FTGA projects from Bobby FGCSA Annual Meeting held immedidistributed a copy of an investment policy Ellis for consideration of funding by the ately following the Summer Board Meetdealing with short term and long terms gains FGCSA Research Committee. These will be ing. Officers as elected are: Greg
voted on at the FGCSA Fall board meeting.
Pheneger, President; Joe Pantaleo, Vice
that may be useful for the FGCSA.
President; Craig Weyandt, Secretary/
FLORIDA GREEN: Joel reported that the FTGA: Joel reported that the FTGA has Treasurer; and David Court, CGCS, Past
Summer issue of the Florida Green will be at submitted the paperwork to the GCSAA for President.

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Local Chapter Officers

2003-2004 OFFICERS FOR ALL FGCSA CHAPTERS
FLORIDA GCSA

President
Vice President
Secretary/Treasurer
Past President

Greg Pheneger, Johns Island Club, Treasure Coast chapter
Joe Pantaleo, Indian Creek CC, South Florida chapter
Craig Weyandt, The Moorings Club, Treasure Coast chapter
David Court, CGCS, Boca Lago CC, Palm Beach chapter

LOCAL CHAPTER OFFICERS
Calusa GCSA

President
Vice President
External V.P.
Sec/Treasurer

Greg Kriesch, Heritage Palms
Rick Cirino, Palmetto Pine CC
Ken Shakeshafrt, Six Lakes CC
Ken McDaniel, Majestic GC

Central Florida

President
Brian Lentz, DeBary CC
Vice President.. Scott Jamros, Hawks Landing GC
External V.P
Chris Cartin, Deltona Hills CC
Sec/Treasurer
Brett Harris, Lake Nona Club

Coastal Plains GCSA

President
Jeff Heggen, Hilaman Park
Vice President ...Mike Echols, Summerbrooke GC
External V.P.
Jeff Heggen, Hilaman Park
Secretary/Treasurer Jeff Heggen, Hilaman Park

Everglades GCSA

President
Kyle Sweet, CGCS, The Sanctuary
Vice President.. J.Mark Black, CGCS, Quail West
Ext. V.P.
Matt Taylor, Royal Poinciana Club
Treasurer.. Alan Bakos, CGCS, The Moorings CC
Secretary Bob Volpe, CGCS, Pelicans Nest GC

North Florida GCSA
President
Vice Pres
External V. P.
Sec/Treasurer

Andy Maguire, Marsh Creek CC
Chris Neff, Timuquana CC
Clayton Estes, San Jose CC
Chris Neff, Timuquana CC

Palm Beach GCSA

President
Peter Powell, Boca Greens CC
Vice President
Steve Bernard, Adios CC
External V. P.
Steve Bernard, Adios CC
Secretary .... Terry Kennedy, Delray Dunes G&CC
Treasurer
Frank McKee, Polo Trace GC

Ridge GCSA

President
Vice President
Ext V. P.
Sec/Treasurer

Mark Hopkins, Bartow GC
Tom Barnett, Bartow GC
Jeff Brown, Lake Region Y&CC
Clay Marshall, River Greens GC

Seven Rivers GCSA

President
Buddy Keene, Gainesville G&CC
Vice President
Rick Watts, Royal Oaks GC
External V. P. Buddy Keene, Gainesville G&CC
Secretary
Rick Watts, Royal Oaks GC
Treasurer
Barry Greenwait, The Villages

South Florida GCSA
President
Vice President
External V. P.
Sec/Treasurer

Bob Harper, Emerald Hills
Kelly Cragin, Biltmore GC
Jim Goins, Hollybrook G&TC
Robert Wethy, Deering Bay

Suncoast GCSA

President
John Van Vranken
Vice President
Bob Gwodz, Sara Bay CC
Ext. V. P. .... Mike McCulloch, Jacaranda West CC
Secretary
Andy Burmester, Pelican Point CC
Treasurer
Chip Copeman, Lemon Bay GC

Treasure Coast GCSA

President
Roy MacDonald, Hobe Sound GC
Vice President
Rob Kloska, Jupiter Island
External V. P.
Ralph Dain, Sailfish Point GC
Sec/Treasurer
Harry Hanson

West Coast GCSA

President
Louis deVos, Tides CC
Vice President... Kevin Baldwin, Diamond Players
External VP.
Chris Ansley, Heritage Isles
Sec/Treasurer
Chris Ansley, Heritage Isles

Florida Turf grass Assn.
Conference & Show
Hyatt Regency, Tampa

Chris Cartin (left), Robert Parmar and Mark Hopkins all shot 74 to tie
for low gross and send the 27th Larry Kamphaus Crowfoot Open into a
playoff which Robert Parmar won with a birdie on the first hole.

27th Larry Kamphaus Crowfoot Open

This year's Crowfoot Open was held at Grand Cypress Resort. At the banquet Saturday
evening, there were plenty of door prizes and (a little) good humor provided by host
superintendent and Committee Chairman Tom Alex. The winner of this year's Larry
Kamphaus Award was Gary (Casper) Morgan. Gary now works for UHS but was a past
president of the Central Florida chapter and committee member of the Crowfoot Open
for many years.
Golf was held on Sunday with an 8:00 a.m. shotgun start on the North, South and East
nines of Grand Cypress Resort. Sorry for the mix-up on tee assignments and tee markers to be played as there was obviously a lack of communication on my part. Everyone
played their own ball all the way to the end this year if they wanted to win something.
In the superintendent's championship, Robert Parmar won a sudden death playoff over
Chris Cartin and Mark Hopkins with a birdie on the first extra hole. All three had tied
at 74. Robert wins a spot on the FGCSA team to play in the GCSAA Championship in
San Diego. Low net superintendent was won by Wayne Kappauf in the 0-9 flight.
Flight B gross was won by Jimmy Murphy and low net winner was Rick Hoopes. Flight
C gross was won by Chuck Rogers and net by John Cunningham. The Vendor Championship was won by J. R. Gall with a 74 and low net by Jim Turner. First flight vendor
gross was won by Jim Wells and low net by Butch Singo. Second flight gross was
Jamie Garrett and low net was Gary Morgan.
In the chapter team competition, the Central Florida chapter won by 5 shots over the
Ridge. Members of the winning team were Robert Parmar, Rodney King, David Pleir
and Mike Gwaltney. In the closest to the pin contests, congratulations to all the winners
and to Brad Seiler for his hole-in-one on #8 East. Winning shots were swung by Jim
Guggenheim, Jim Turner, John Schmidt, Joel Jackson, J. R. Gall and Brad Seiler.
A special thank you goes out to the corporate sponsors...Harrell's for sponsoring the
dinner, Howard Fertilizer for the lunch, and Coastal Equipment for the golf. A thank
you to all our vendors for your Platinum, Diamond and Gold sponsorships and to all
superintendents and guests for supporting this event. Thanks to all of you, $3,500 was
raised for research. Kudos to Tom Alex and Jeff Clark, who had all three nines in
excellent shape for all to enjoy. A special thank you to secretary Lisa McDowell and
her parents, Bob and Jan Lloyd, for all their hard work. And a final thank you to the
committee members - Tom Alex, Joel Jackson, Stuart Leventhal, Dwight Kummer and
Joe Ondo for another successful event.

The Florida Turfgrass Association's 51 st
Annual Conference and Tradeshow is set
for the Downtown Hyatt Regency Hotel
in Tampa on Sept. 8th - 10th.
With PDI and CGCS needs in mind there
will be the following educational opportunities: 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. John Haydu. 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,
MAATaskforce; Remediation of Arsenic
Contaminated Sites, Stuart Cohen, Environmental Turf Services; Alternatives to
MSMA, Dr. Barry Brecke, IFAS. CEU's/
Education and Service Points have been
applied for.
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 Corn Boilis set for 7:00 p.m.
on Monday evening at the Hyatt Regency.
The Trade Show will be open on Tuesday, September 9th from 1:00 p.m. - 6:30
p.m. with the last two hours doubling as
the Presidents Reception. On Wednesday,
Sept. 10th from 9:00 a.m. to noon, there
will be a cash prize drawing held on the
showroom floor - must be present to win
for an extra incentive to stay for the show!
Rooms at the Tampa Hyatt Regency are
at the special conference rates which range
from $97.00 to $127.00 per night. Visit
www.ftga.org for online registration and
other information. Don't miss out on this
opportunity to mingle with your peers.

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