F

NEWSLETTER OF THE FLORIDA GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION

iBfc

Ì

Raptor Bay GC hosts LCCC Alumni Event. 2004 LCCC Committee included: (1-r) Ed Weber, Scott Hamm,
Jason Brod, Roy Bates, Glen Zakany, John Piersol, David Fry, John Johnson, Odell Spainhour, Jim Jones and Mike Smith.
Raptor Bay's General Manager Ed Weber and Superintendent Jason Brod teamed up to provide superb hospitality and fantastic
playing conditions. Raptor Bay joins a growing list of WCI courses that have played host to most of the tournaments over the 12
year history of the fundraiser. The Committee worked hard to get many top quality resorts to donate weekend stays for the raffle
which was valued at over $ 16,000. John Piersol, head of the Lake City Golf Operations program, stated the event has raised over
$110,000 for the GCO program. This year's event added another $15,000 to the cause.
Jan. 14 PBGCSA Superintendent
and Assistants meeting
Jan. 15 Calusa chapter meeting,
Coral Oaks GC
Jan. 19 Central Florida FTGA
Research Tournament at
Interlachen
Jan. 19 Suncoast GCSA Supplier
Appreciation Day, Bradenton
Jan. 22 Ridge GCSA Member/Vendor
Tournament, Lake Region
Jan. 22 Everglades Annual Seminar,
Teco Arena
Jan. 26 Treasure Coast GCSA seminar
Dr. Bob Carrow, Univ of Ga.,
Topic: Nutritional Uptake,
Hobe Sound GC. 4:30 p.m.

Upcoming Events FTGA Regional Turf Conferences:
Feb. 9 14
Feb. 9
- 10
Feb. 12

GCSAA Conference & Show,
San Diego, California
GCSAA 54th Annual Golf
Championship, San Diego
Florida Reception at GCSAA
Convention, Wyndham Hotel
at Emerald Plaza, San Diego
Feb. 26 Central Florida GCSA
Supt/Vendor, The Legacy
Mar. 16 Everglades Naples Princess
Cruise
Mar. 18 SFGCSA Exposition, Fort
Lauderdale REC
Apr. 8 Everglades GCSA Spring
Symposium, Naples Beach
Club

Jan. 13Mid-Florida - Orlando - Camp
Down/OUC
Jan. 15 Tampa Bay - Tampa - Higgins
Hall/St. Lawrence Parrish
Jan. 20 Southeast - Lake Worth Polish American Club
Jan. 21 Dade/Broward - Miami Pro Player Stadium
Jan. 22 Southwest - Fort Myers TECO Arena
Jan. 29 North Florida - Jacksonville Duval County Extension
Feb. 3 Gulf Coast - Milton - Santa
Rosa County Auditorium

On-site registration fee is $45.00. Call
FTGA at 800-882-6721 or go online at
www.ftga.org to pre-register at $40.00.

President's Message

President's Message
Greg Pheneger

able to give us their feedback without the
constraints of time that we were up against
last year in the more relaxed setting. We hope
to
have a better dialog and to gain a few reI hope everyone had a great holiday season lationships
to benefit our association.
and still has some cash in their wallets to
make it through to the end of the year. This
FGCSA entourage has worked on talkyear is shaping up to be very busy for the The
ing
points
to discuss with the legislators. The
FGCSA and January is very full with a trip talking points
are designed to ensure that all
to Tallahassee, a finance committee meet- of our contingent
prepared to speak on the
ing and the regularly scheduled board meet- issues facing the isFGCSA.
One of the highing at the end of the month.
lights of our talking points will be the water
issues confronting many golf courses. We
The Executive Board, Ralph Dain, Govern- will
to improve the legislators knowlment Relations Chairman, and Joel Jackson edgeattempt
of
how
properly manage the use of
are traveling to Tallahassee to meet with water throughwecomputers,
hand watering hot
members of the State Senate and Staff. Last spots, and proper use of wetting
agents. We
year we met with our representatives while will also stress golf course commitment
to
they were in session. This limited our time the usage of effluent water in the areas that
with each person to a ten or fifteen minute it can be provided.
handshaking session in their office and we
did not have enough time to get our entire
usage, research dollars, and how
message through to each legislator. The Pesticide
the
golf
course
is the only significant green
meeting was very useful, however, we all felt space in many urban
communities will also
that we needed more face time with them be discussed. All of these
issues are near and
and their staff.
dear to our hearts. We must show the staff
and legislature that we are good stewards of
This year we are setting up a luncheon and the
and they can use us as a lidinner for the Senate Natural Resource Com- aisonenvironment
for
any
issues
" mittee and the Senate Agricultural Commit- to these issues. that come up in relation
tee. We will be able to meet with both groups
in a more causal setting and we will have
of our discussions can be fortified by inmore time with them to discuss in detail our All
volvement
in your home districts. In a reissues. The legislators and their staff will be

GREEN SHEE
Editor:
Joel Jackson, CGCS
(407) 248-1971 (fax/phone)
e-mail: FLGrn@aol.com
News Coordinator:
Mrs. Marie Roberts
1760 NW Pine Lake Drive
Stuart, FL 34994
(772) 692-9349
(772) 692-9654 (fax)
(800) 732-6053 (Florida Wats)
e-mail: fgcsal23@bellsouth.net

Financial Support:
This issue of the Green Sheet is
being sponsored by:
Golf Ventures
2101 E Edgewood Drive
Lakeland, FL 33803
800-330-8874
800-481-8911
888-222-7072

All material submitted for printing will
be edited at the discretion of the editor.
Material must be typed or clearly
The Green Sheet is a bimonthly FGCSA printed. Photos are encouraged. Items
newsletter printed as follows: Jan/Feb, must be for the good of the association.
March/April, May/June, July/August,
Deadline next issue: February 15.
Sept/October, November/December.

2

Greg Pheneger
cent news release from the Farm Bureau they
reported that 93% of active Farm Bureau
Members personally contacted their local
officials and 90% contacted their state officials. The Farm Bureau Members feel that
their lobbying has been effective. Over 87%
feel their efforts have been good at the state
level.
Once we have finished our lobbying efforts,
get to know your local leaders. Joel or myself will be happy to pass on our list of talking points to help the process. Elected officials want to hear what their constituents are
saying and other groups have their ear. The
time is right for us to do a little talking and
the legislators will listen. Most legislators
feel that they do not receive enough feedback from their constituency. Take advantage of their willingness to listen, we have a
great story to tell.
I have been asked many times concerning
the money that the FGCSA spends on our
lobbyist, Mike Goldie. I'll admit, before I
listened to him go over the myriad of legislation that is discussed -but is never brought
to the floor ~ that could affect us, I didn't
know if the money should be spent. Last
year during our visit to Tallahassee, Mike's
commitment to us and our need for him was
fully demonstrated. His interaction with the
.... Continued on page 7
The Green Sheet

Director of Communications Report

What's Up D.O.C.?
by Joel Jackson
1. Government Regulations: Water - Our
lobbyist in Tallahassee, Mike Goldie, reports
that four water related bills have been filed
in the Florida Senate for the next session.
Two are "Shell bills" - SB58 and SB 60,
these are basically place holders with no real
details. The subject of these bills is water
quality. If and how these may affect the golf
industry is not known, but we will keep an
eye out for them. One bill, SB 152, deals
with creating a "Super statewide water authority" to control movement of water from
region to region. The last bill, SB 596, deals
with restrictions on the sale or transfer of
consumptive use permits.
2004 Capitol Hill Visit - We are in the midst
of finalizing plans for the FGCSA's second
trip to Tallahassee to visit with legislators
and discuss golf maintenance related issues.
Last year we went when the legislature was
in session. This guaranteed the lawmakers
would be there, but it also limited the amount
of time we could spend getting to know them
and our concerns. This year we are scheduling our trip during pre-session committee
meetings. Mike Goldie is checking Senate
and House committee schedules and we will
select a time to go up when key committees
are meeting. We will set up lunch or dinner
meetings so we can spend more time with
them in a more relaxed atmosphere.

effort to streamline the turf research donation process so that research needs, proposal
topics, submission and approval deadlines,
and co-funding opportunities can be maximized. While timely communications is a
key, it is also incumbent on association members, chapters, businesses and associations
to continually provide IFAS with topics and
needs that are critical, both short and long
term issues. We often complain about needing research, but we often don't communicate or prioritize our needs. We can do a
better job on our end.

the PGA Father/Son Challenge on December 6th and 7th. The combination crew of
superintendents and vendors not only worked
inside the ropes, but also worked the gallery
outside the ropes explaining who we were
and our history with NBC and the Bay Hill
tournament. We are very lucky to have so
many televised tournaments in Florida and
practically every chapter in a tournament site
city is involved as spotters and scorers. It is
a unique way to converse with golf fans and
show the versatility and commitment to golf
by the members of our industry.

3. Education: The 2004 FTGA Regional
Seminars schedule has been published and
will be underway by the time you read this.
This educational "road show" is just one of
the many services provided by the FTGA and
truly serves all facets of the Turf Industry.
The GCSAA Conference and Show in San
Diego is just around the corner, February 915, 2004. FGCSA Past President David
Court, CGCS will be attending the Audubon
International Golf Summit meeting at Barona
Creek G.C. on Wednesday, February 11th
and on the same day I will be participating
in a Current Issues in Golf panel discussion
on Water Issues.

5. DOC/Editor Upcoming Events,
Travel, Deadlines and Tasks
12/15 Florida Golf Central Magazine
Golf Outing, Orlando
12/16 Dinner with EPA Officials,
Ft. Myers
1/3-4 Tentative dates for FGCSA
Capital Hill Trip, Tallahassee
1/10 Florida Golf Central Magazine
Deadline, Feb. 2004 issue
1/20 Golfdom Deadline, March issue
1/30 FGCSA Winter Meeting,
Orlando
2/10 GCSAA Conference and Show,
-15 San Diego
2/10 Florida Golf Central Magazine
Deadline, March 2004 issue
2/15 Green Sheet Deadline, March/
April 2004 issue
2/20 Golfdom Deadline, April Issue

4. Media/Public Relations: Ten hearty
members of the Central Florida GCSA
donned their long johns and jackets to work
as TV spotters for NBC Sports' coverage of

EPA Visits Florida - Jim Jones, Head of the
Office of Pesticide Programs and Steve
Bradbury, chief of the Environmental Fate
Division will make a 2 and a half day express mini-tour of Florida agriculture on December 15-17, 2003. While time does not
permit a tour of a golf course, Darren Davis,
Tim Hiers and I will have dinner with these
gentlemen in Ft. Myers on December 16th.
We will discuss pesticide issues and provide
real world scenarios on the handling and
application of pesticides. We will also provide them with our Florida Golf Environmental and Economic Impact information
kit. The Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association is hosting the tour and has invited us
to be part of the EPA information gathering
trip.
2. Allied Associations: The FTGA and
FGCSA are working together in a concerted
January/February 2004

The NBC food tent was headquarters for the Central Florida TV spotters. Producer
Tammy Proctor ran the scoring line at the PGA Father/Son Challenge.
3

MINUTES OF FALL 2003 FGCSA BOARD MEETING

The Fall 2003 meeting of the FGCSA Board
of Directors was called to order by President Greg Pheneger at 1:00 p.m. on Friday,
October 24th, 2003, at the Grand Cypress
Villas.
All officers except Vice President Joe
Pantaleo were present. Ridge and Suncoast
chapters were not represented. Others attending the meeting were Joel Jackson Florida Green editor; Michael Perham - Reception Chairman, and Jan Beljan - FTGA
President.
The minutes of the Summer 2003 Board
Meeting as presented by Secretary/Treasurer
Craig Weyandt were approved.
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT
DUES: Matt Taylor led a discussion on
reducing the FGCSA annual dues rate for
Assistant Superintendents to one half the fee
for Superintendents, i.e. $30.00 for Class C.
Matt presented some figures from the
GCSAA showing that there has been a 123%
growth in assistant superintendent memberships since 1994. The Florida GCSAA Class
C membership has not had this growth. It
was suggested that lowering the dues might
get more assistants to join their local chapter (assuming that the local chapter lowered
their Class C dues accordingly). The local
chapter would not incur a loss in dues income because only the FGCSA portion of
the dues would be lowered. An informal poll
of the External VP's present at the meeting
showed that not all chapters would lower
their fees even if the FGCSA approved the
50% reduction. It was suggested that each
External bring the question to their next local chapter board meeting...if the FGCSA
lowered the Class C dues by 50%, would
the chapter lower their dues accordingly.
This issue will be brought to a vote at the
Winter board meeting. If approved, the new
rate would go into effect in 2004 and be on
a one year trial basis with the hope that it
could be a permanent move after 2004.
FINANCIAL REPORTS: Secretary/Treasurer Craig Weyandt gave the Financial Report for the First Quarter Operating Account
and Research Account. The Reports were
approved. Greg Pheneger reported that our
FGCSA reserves are currently in Money
Market accounts and low interest rate CD's.
He asked the board's permission to investi4

gate other conservative vehicles that would
improve our interest income. The motion MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY: Marie
was approved. Greg will bring some op- Roberts reported that the 2004 Membership
tions to the Winter meeting.
Directory is at the printers and should be
ready for mailing in November. AdvertisD.O.C. REPORT: Joel discussed the seri- ing support has been terrific with income
ousness of the arsenic issue. He stressed from ads to exceed our budgeted amount.
the importance of having local chapter officers informed on the subject and ready with EDUCATION: Buddy Keene reported that
the facts when your area is attacked in the we will again co-sponsor a GCSAA Supermedia. He discussed the unannounced vis- intendent Leadership Series during the Poa
its by regulatory personnel re. golf course weekend in May 2004. Speaker will be Dr.
MSMA applications with examples of clubs Patt Schwab. Buddy asked all Externals to
that have been banned from using MSMA keep him up to date on chapter co-sponsored
around well fields. He urged all superin- Regional Seminars.
tendents to be sure their staff is reading the
labels and following label instructions.
GOLF: Steve Bernard was the low gross
winner at the FGCSA Championship at
Joel reported that Mike Goldie will begin Southern Dunes. He will join Seth
sending Joel a list of proposed bills to be Strickland, Robert Parmar and Mark
discussed in the Florida legislature and will Henderson on the FGCSA team in San Dihighlight those that have something to do ego. Please contact Joe Ondo if you are
with water. A date for the FGCSA trip to playing in the GCSAA Championship so that
visit Tallahassee legislators was discussed. he can send in the forms for more teams.
Joel stressed that we need to go to Tallahas- Since Joe was unable to attend the board
see prepared with a game plan to highlight meeting, a discussion on USGA handicaps
the needs of golf course maintenance pro- was postponed until the next board meeting.
grams.
MEMBERSHIP: Matt Taylor presented
FLORIDA GREEN: Joel reported that the FGCSA membership totals to date. Most
the Fall issue of the Florida Green will be at chapters stayed the same as last year with
least two or three late since Larry Kieffer three chapters showing a substantial drop in
has been caring for his terminally ill mother memberships. We continue to urge all chapwho passed away just last week. Joel sug- ters to report new chapter members renewgested that the board send a donation to the ing or joining during the upcoming months.
charity the family has requested - Good
Shepherd Hospice ofAuburndale. Jim Goins RESEARCH: Jan Beljan, FTGA Presimade a motion that the FGCSA donate $200 dent, submitted three research proposals that
to Hospice in the name of Betty Kieffer. The the FTGA may be willing to co-fund with
motion was approved.
the FGCSA to a maximum of $ 15,000. These
were the proposals ranked best from those
Joel urged all Externals to send information submitted to the FTGA Scholarship and Refor the chapter round-up. Be sure that your search Committee this year. They are:
chapter newsletter or meeting notice is being sent to Joel. A discussion was held re- 1. Timing of Nematicide Applications on
garding the current policy of having the in- turf based on soil temperatures, nematode
coming president's course on the cover of activity and root development," by Dr. Wileach Fall issue of the Florida Green. Joel liam Crow. Total for 2 years = $20,700.
stated that this was being done because of
the recent redundancy of the same golf 2. Field Evaluation of Bioherbicideal Concourse being on the cover in a span of a few trol of Tropical Signalgrass" by Dr. Carol
years. He noted that the new president and Stiles. Total for 2 years = $51,341.76
his course will still be featured in the Fall
issue but not necessarily on the cover. He 3. Ecology, pathogenicity and management
did state that the Membership Directory will of Bipolaris and Curvularia fungal species
continue to feature the new president's in ultradwarf bermudagrasses in Florida. Dr.
course on that cover.
L. Datnoff. Total for 3 years = $34,500
The Green Sheet

MINUTES OF FALL 2003 FGCSA BOARD MEETING

Craig Weyandt, FGCSA Research Chairman,
reported that we would have to make a decision immediately if we wanted to submit
these proposals to the GCSAA for co-funding under the Chapter Co-Operative Research Program. A motion was made by
David Court "To apply for co-operative
funding for all three proposals by submitting them to the GCSAA" The motion was
approved. It was noted by David that the
FGCSA and FTGA should consider funding
one or all of these proposals that are not
picked up by the GCSAA. This will be discussed at a later board meeting but all External VP's were asked to read these proposals and be prepared for a vote on funding them at a later board meeting.
Craig then presented a proposal from Lake
City Community College Professor Bruce
Witt re. funding for developing a "Best Management Practices" for the Hispanic labor
force in the green industry. After a discussion the board did not see the benefit of this
study to our current FGCSA members. If
the purpose is curriculum accumulation,
LCCC should be paying for this. A suggestion was made that the LCCC interns could
do these studies as part of their curriculum.
Greg Pheneger will respond to Dr. Witt.

LONG RANGE PLANNING: Past President David Court gave a report on the status
of the IFAS Center in Fort Lauderdale. He
noted the number of acres that is currently
used by the University of Florida at the site
and the fact that FAU has now been given
25 of those acres for their use and that Nova
University is also looking to get some of this
land. David suggested that the FGCSA let
the University of Florida know that we are
interested in keeping our share of this property earmarked for turfgrass research. He
suggested that our long term goal should be
for more utilization of available turf plots
kept at putting green quality. Paspallum in
particular is not currently represented.
David gave a list of some of the projects that
are currently being performed at the site. He
noted that Mike Martin's letter of one year
ago to move the facility to Immokalee hasn't
happened? Will it ever be moved? Could
we get a current report of what is planned?
David will write a letter to Dr. Martin

FLORIDA TURFGRASS ASSOCIATION: Jan Beljan discussed the 2004 Winter Turf Conferences scheduled for January
14th through February 3rd. A motion was
made by Mike Perham that the FGCSA continue its long-standing practice of sponsoring
all of the Conferences. The motion was approved.
GCSAA RECEPTION: Michael Perham
announced that the Florida reception at the
GCSAA Conference in California will be held
on Thursday, February 12th at the Wyndham
Hotel at Emerald Plaza in San Diego. He reported that we lowered the sponsorship fee
schedule for the 2003 Atlanta reception because there was a surplus in the reception account from prior sponsorship revenue. Now
that the surplus is pretty much used up, where
should we set our sponsorship levels for the
upcoming reception? After a discussion a
motion was made to maintain the same level
of sponsorship as in Atlanta for the San Diego
reception. The motion was approved. We
will solicit donations from chapters to help
prevent any shortfall.
January/February 2004

asking what is the current plan for turf science at the University of Florida (Pine Acres
as well as Fort Lauderdale).
MEMBER NEEDS SURVEY: President
Greg Pheneger suggested that the board do
a survey of our members to determine their
wants or needs that should be addressed by
the FGCSA Board. He suggested that the
most advantageous way of conducing this
survey would be by direct contact. Each
External would be asked to contact 6 or 7
superintendents in their chapter to get their
response to a set of questions. Greg will put
together a tentative survey for review at the
Winter board meeting.
Date for the Winter Board Meeting will be
Friday, January 30th at Grand Cypress or
Bay Hill Club.
Since there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:45 p.m.

LVriitcndcnts ssociation
7 f> 'Vriz'c,
^children's

i l i a

We present

and 00 100 dollars to:

The Children» Home Society of Florida Southwest Division
Providing effective solutions to build and support healthy families for Ilondas c h . l d r ^

As a result of their Christmas Golf Outing held at LaPlaya GC on December 12th,
the Everglades GCSA presented a check for $4,000 to the Childrens Home Society.
Brian Beckner was host superintendent for the Tournament. In addition to their
entry fee, all teams donated a gift to the Childrens Home Society Christmas Gift
Drive. Odell Spainhour (center, holding check to CHS) won the raffle grand prize
of a donated 1969 Classic Cadillac convertible.
5

Audubon International

Audubon International's Fifty in Five Initiative
Goal: To have 50% of all golf courses in the United States enrolled and active in either the Audubon
Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses or the Audubon Signature Programs by the end of 2007.
Background:
Since 1991, Audubon International has managed education and certification programs targeted at improving the environmental performance of golf courses. Over ten years later, thirteen percent of all courses in the country are members of either the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program or the Audubon Signature Cooperative Sanctuary Program, and two percent of all courses in the U.S. have
achieved Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary status. The education and certification process of these programs leads to voluntary environment improvements on golf courses, thereby protecting water and wildlife-this is the ultimate goal of the Fifty in Five
Initiative.
While overall the program has been a success, we have set a bold goal to enroll 50% of all golf courses in the United States in our
programs by 2007, as well as increasing the number of courses working to become Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuaries. This is
our Fifty in Five Initiative. In order to achieve this goal, we need (1) broader commitment and support from the entire golf industry, (2)
additional input and advice from industry representatives, and (3) expanded financial support and program support from throughout the
golf industry.
Five "Easy Steps to Fifty in Five:
Enrollment: Getting involved in the ACSP for Golf Courses or the Signature Program.
Environmental Education: Learning through publications, one-on-one consultation, and seminars.
Environmental Efforts: Positive environmental actions taken to through the ACSS certification process.
Effects: Results measured, certified, and celebrated.
Evaluation & Enhancement: Review and continuous improvement through the re-certification process.
The health of the natural environment is critical to ensuring a sustainable future for human communities. In order to ensure a sustainable
future for generations to come, this generation must find ways to balance the needs and desires of human and natural communities. As
part of this mission, the golf industry can and should play an active and positive role for the benefit of the natural environment.
This goal can be furthered across the entire industry by working actively in support of Audubon International's Sustainable Communities Campaign, and specifically, by supporting the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses and the Audubon Signature Programs through the Fifty in Five Initiative. By replicating the environmental results of existing program members, as measured
in our Managed Lands Survey, with an addition of 6,000 more golf courses, the health of watersheds and ecosystems throughout the
country, and the world can be further improved and protected.
Florida leads the nation in ACSP
courses. Each chapter can grow their
regional membership by a few
courses a year and reach the 50%
goal. The ACSP program is one of
the best ways to rebut and silence
the radicals and to document and
demonstrate golf's benefit to the environment.
All golf course superintendents are
invited to visit the Audubon International booth #S7609 on the Convention Showroom floor in San Diego. Superintendents are invited to
attend their presentation on Wednesday (2/11/04 from 5-6 p.m.) on the
"Business Value of Environmental
Stewardship: An Environmental
MBA for Superintendents".
6

Sand Hill Cranes at Plantation GC in Crystal River

The Green Sheet

Florida Reception

Continuation of President's Message...
legislators office staff and the legislator
themselves, told me that Mike is in there
every day meeting with people on behalf of
his employers of which we are one. Our
money is being well spent and our voices
are being heard. We must now help him by
becoming more involved.
The Finance Committee has a scheduled a
meeting with financial advisors to ensure that
we are investing the reserves in therightway.
At the present time, we keep the reserves in
Certificates of Deposits (CD's) and a bank
checking money market. The current CD
interest rate is 1.8% and the checking money
market is at .1%. The Board felt that we
owe it to our organization to investigate ways
to invest our money wisely. Rest assured
that as one of the Finance Committee Members that even if I do feel after the talks that
we should invest our money differently, I am
very conservative with money, some might
say frugal. On a recommendation from our
accountant, the reserve was set up as a standard operating practice of our association.
Associations similar to ours have similar
reserve accounts and the account was approved two years ago by the Board. The
Finance Committee will make a full report
to the Board on January 30th.
Take care and I look forward to seeing all of
you on Thursday, February 12th at the
Wyndham in San Diego.

In Memoriam
Paul Neumann, Golf Course Superintendent at Imperial Lakewood GC in Sarasota
passed away last month. Paul was only 45
years old and has been a Suncoast chapter
member for the past 15 years. He leaves
behind a wife and 9-year-old son.
Glen Scott, South Florida GCSA chapter
member, passed away in October. Glen had
been superintendent at Hillsboro Pines GC
in Deerfield Beach for ten years. Recently
he had been working at Woodlands CC.
Dennis Nilsson, Senior Account Manger for
Rinker Materials Florida Sand Group passed
away last month. Dennis was well known to
the turfgrass industry while he was with Standard Sand. He is survived by two daughters
who reside in Winter Haven.
January/February 2004

2004 Florida GCSA
Reception —
Thursday,
February 12th
The FGCSA will hold its annual GCSAA Reception on Thursday night, February 12th, at
the San Diego Wydham Emerald Plaza Hotel in downtown San Diego from 7:00 p.m- 9:30
p.m. Invitations will be mailed to all FGCSA members in January. Reception Chairman
Michael Perham promises that the San Diego reception will continue the tradition of being
the best chapter reception at the GCSAA Convention. Mark your calendar now!
Even if you are not going to San Diego, there is still time for any affiliate to be listed as
a sponsor at the reception. We sincerely appreciate the support of all our sponsors.
Those companies who have already committed to the reception are:

Level I. Platinum Sponsors

*Bayer Environmental Science
* Dow AgroSciences
* Golf Ventures Industries
* Harrell's Fertilizer/Polyon
* Kilpatrick Turf /Boynton Pump
* Syngenta
*Florida Toro Distributors - Hector, Wesco Turf and Wesco Turf Supply

Level II. Gold Sponsors Level IV. Bronze Sponsors
Eagle One Products
Grigg Brothers
Lesco
Quality Grassing & Services
Tresca Equipment Co.
United Horticultural Supply

Level III. Silver Sponsors
BASF
Country Club Services
Detailed Sport Turf Construction
Disbrow Enterprises
FMC Corporation
Florida Superior Sand
Golf Agronomics
Liquid Ag Systems - Div. of Douglass
Precision Small Engine
Prime Turf/pHairway
Total Golf Construction
Turf Merchants
Valent U.S.A.

Almar Turf Products
Aerification Plus
E. R. Jahna Industries
Floratine
Flowtronex
Green Edge Technologies
Gro Pro
Hamilton Grading & Grassing
Hamilton Turf Farms, Inc.
Haverland Blackrock
^endnx & Dail, Inc.
Laserturf
Monsanto
Rainbird Golf
P
^ Products
°
g
°
"
P
t

S u l l , v a n E l e c t n c &

P u m

T e e t 0 G r e e n
T

m

B u

j

r r o w s

T h e A n d e r s
U

s t a r t

n s

T u r f

r a s s

Inc

P r o d u c t s

Special thanks to all those FGCSA chapters who have
generously contributed to the reception.
7

H GOLF VENTURES
ü
A

Lakeland
Fort Myers
Meadowbrook
Company
Jupiter
CRAIG NELSON JOINS GOLF VENTURES
AS EQUIPMENT TERRITORY MANAGER

800-330-8874
800-481-8911
888-222-7072

Golf Ventures is pleased to announce the addition of Craig Nelson as Equipment Territory Manager
for the Ft. Myers area consisting of Charlotte and Lee counties. Craig comes to Golf Ventures from
the Lee County area where he was a Golf Course Superintendent for the past 10 years and has
more than 20 years experience in the Turf and Ornamental industry. Craig is a graduate of Lake
City Community College Golf and Landscape Operations.
Craig will represent Jacobsen, A Textron Company, and allied products such as Progressive, Foley,
Lely and Goosen for Golf Ventures in the Ft. Myers area.

ALSO
GARY HOLLAND JOINS GOLF VENTURES
AS CUSTOMER SERVICE SPECIALIST
Golf Ventures is pleased to announce the addition of Gary Holland as Customer Service Specialist
for the Ft. Myers area. Gary has previous golf course mechanical experience in the Lee County
area. He will assist Craig Nelson in Lee and Charlotte counties.

PLEASE JOIN US IN WELCOMING THESE TWO
NEW EMPLOYEES TO THE GOLF VENTURES TEAM!
Superintendents Prepare for San Diego Convention
FGCSA
Marie Roberts
1760 NW Pine Lake Drive
Stuart, FL 34994

FIRST CLASS
U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit #137
Stuart, FL
Cookingham, Peter
Turfgrass Information Center
MSU: W-212 Library
East Lansing, Michigan 48824