VOLUME XXI, PART IV, JULY/AUGUST 2005
NEWSLETTER OF THE FLORIDA GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION

Upcoming Events
July 8

Everglades GCSA Annual Meeting, Tiburon GC

July 13

Central Florida Annual Meeting, Shingle Creek

July 14

South Florida GCSA Annual Meeting/Election
of Officers, Riviera CC

July 14

Treasure Coast GCSA Annual Meeting/Election
of Officers, Hobe Sound GC

July 19

PBGCS A Annual Meeting/Election of Officers,
The Fountains, Lake Worth

July 20

West Coast GCSA Meeting, Seven Springs GC

July 21

Calusa Chapter Meeting, Heron Creek G&CC

July 23
-24

Larry Kamphaus Crowfoot Open, Villas of Grand
Cypress. See page 7 of this newsletter.

July 25

FGCS A Annual Meeting/Election, Isleworth GC

Aug. 1

West Coast GCSA Pro/Supt, Cypress Run

Aug 19
-20

Calusa GCSA Fishing and Golf Outing,
Clewiston

Aug. 25

FGCS A Assistants Seminar, Quail Ridge GC
See article on page 7

July 28

Seven Rivers GCSA Meeting, Silverthorne

Aug. 23

Seven Rivers GCSA Meeting, Meadow Oaks GC

Aug. 30

Treasure Coast golf outing, Johns Island Club

Sept. 7

GCSAA/Everglades GCSA Regional Seminars,
"Managing Turfgrass Root Systems in the
South," and "Understanding Bio-stimulants."
Dr. Keith Karnok, see D.O.C. column on page 3

Sept. 11
-14

53rd Annual Florida Turfgrass Conference &
Show, Hyatt Coconut Point, Bonita Springs

David Court, CGCS (left) is presented with the FGCSA 2005
Distinguished Service Award by President Joe Pantaleo at the
FGCSA Past Presidents Dinner in Naples on May 12th.
David has been the Golf Course Superintendent at Boca Lago
since 1981, an astonishing 24 years! David plays his course
three times a week and spends another day playing at various
area courses. As an avid golfer, he also enjoyed the opportunity to play in the John Deere Classic in 2000.
In addition to his skills as a superintendent and a golfer, David's
volunteer work on the chapter level is also to be admired. He
has been an active member of the Palm Beach GCSA Board of
Directors since the 80's serving as President in 1988 and then
returned to the Board ten years late, serving as President in
1999. After fulfilling that commitment, he turned to the FGCSA
Board of Directors where he served as President in 2002. He is
an avid supporter of the Audubon International program and
continues to serve on both the state and local chapter levels as
he continues his unselfish devotion to the golf industry.

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President's Message

President's Message
Joe Pantaleo
It's hard to believe that a whole year has
gone by serving as your FGCS A President.
Once we got past the crippling beginning
of the year caused by Mother Nature's
fury, time just flew by thereafter. It cannot
go unmentioned how much I appreciate
the support of my club and its management
as we ventured through the year.
Hopefully, future FGCS A leaders' efforts
will be supported as well by their employers
as I was fortunate to experience.
There were many times
throughout the year when I wasn't sure
where to turn for advice. I must thank your
immediate Past President, Greg Pheneger,
for giving me the guidance and confidence
needed to do the right thing. As was
David Court before Greg and others down
the line, the common thread is that we all
helped each other in this business we love
so much. With the wealth of experience
and dedication of our two staff members,
Marie and Joel, my time as President
became much easier. Thanks to everyone
who helped this year become a productive
one. It has been a year that I will cherish
throughout my lifetime. I encourage you,
too, to get involved in your industry in
some form or fashion. There are many
talented professionals in our state just
waiting to help make a difference.

At our recent Board meeting in
Naples, we opened a "can of worms" with a
half-day Strategic Planning Session
moderated by Hannes Combest from the
GCSAA. We took a real close look at where
we wanted to be in the future. We asked
some tough questions of ourselves and
pondered our future without Marie and Joel
someday in an attempt to create a vision of
success. I felt we did a good job of
describing our (5-10 year) ideal association.
We've initially set up a number of goals to
help us achieve that vision. A current or past
leader of your association will chair each
goal, and they will be contacting many of
you for your valuable input. We want to
have this plan actuated by early 2007, so we
will have to get moving pretty quickly.
While working on the 2005-2006
Operations Budget, we noticed a trend of
slight shortfalls of funds. Since 1992, there
has been no increase in dues. A minor dues
increase in the near future would certainly
balance our current budget and will probably
be entertained at the July Board meeting.
Although a minor dues increase may be on
the horizon, the realization of our visionary
goals mentioned earlier could change our
financial posture in a positive way for the
long term.
Following the POA Board meeting,
many of us were fortunate to dine with Past
Presidents of the FGCSA. It is always a
privilege to share time and experiences with
such a talented and accomplished group of

GREEN SHEE

Editor:
Joel Jackson, CGCS
(407) 248-1971 (fax/phone)
e-mail: FLGrn@aol.com

News Coordinator:
Mrs. Marie Roberts
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The Green Sheet is a bimonthly FGCSA
newsletter printed as follows: Jan/Feb,
March/April, May/June, July/August,
Sept/October, November/December.

Financial Support:
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Material must be typed or clearly
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Deadline next issue: August 15.

Joe Pantaleo

leaders. Shortly after dinner, I had the
opportunity to present our highest honor
to one of our own, the Distinguished Service
Award. This year's recipient was no surprise
as David Court took home the honors for
his consistent and dedicated service to our
industry throughout his career. It was
especially gratifying to me to give David
this high award as it was he who asked me
to step up onto the state board some five
years ago. Congratulations, David!
Last year, at the very same
assemblage of Past Presidents, Greg
Pheneger told me of an idea he had in order
to show appreciation to deserving
individuals that may not be a
superintendent. It seemed like a great idea
and we have instituted a new award called
the "Lifetime Service Award". I was
fortunate again to have been able to present
this inaugural award. Enlisting a little help
from Tim Hiers, he and I did a good job for a
while of keeping the recipient in doubt. As
we continued to describe the qualities that
make any organization successful, it became
clearer that Marie Roberts was our honoree.
Her 21 years of timeless dedication made
her selection a "no brainer" of a choice.
Congratulations, Marie and thanks for all
you've done for us over the years!
Once again, it has been an honor
to serve as your President. I have enjoyed
my association with all of you this year and
throughout my career. I hope to stay
involved in an effort to continue elevating
our industry and profession for years to
come.

Director of Communications Report

What's Up D.O.C.?
by Joel Jackson
Government Relations: Golf BMP Manual
- At the May 18 meeting of the Golf BMP
Steering Committee, Dr. Michael Thomas
from the Florida DEP announced that with
the passing of Senate Bill 444 during the
recent legislative session; DEP has now
been given more authority to enact measures
that will help them address water quality
issues. This means that once an impaired
water body has been identified, DEP will
assess all factors leading to the decline in
water quality. This will include all residential,
industrial, municipal and commercial inputs
considered to be point and non-point
source pollution in a given watershed or
basin.
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Once inputs have been measured all parties
in a basin will be required to abide by best
management practices to reduce their inputs
to the pollution and impairment of various
identified water bodies. In the language of
SB444 best management practices will be
mandatory and enforced by the appropriate
governing body in that area. Fortunately for
FGCS A members, we have been working on
a Best Management Practices Manual. In
cooperation with the regulatory and
environmental members on the steering
committee, we will write a manual that will
not only be an educational tool for the public
and local governments, but also a guide for
superintendents to fulfilling the now
mandatory water quality management
practices as they manage their golf courses.
We hope to produce a checklist from all the
information that will be accepted and
adopted by rule by the DEP, so that all
courses following the checklist will be
deemed to be in compliance. Obviously
there will be documentation required so that
compliance can be demonstrated. Any
variance or exceedance in the Total
Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) will be
analyzed by the DEP to see if a particular
entity violated water quality standards or if
the BMPs are adequate. If a course has
demonstrated it has been following the
BMPs they will not face action by the DEP,
but the BMPs themselves will be monitored
to make sure they are effective or need
modification.

Methyl Bromide - Discussions continue
over this very controversial subject as
science and politics continue to clash over
reductions in the use of this product,
especially for turfgrass. The sod producers
appear to have secured their Critical Use
Exemption for growing turf, but the Critical
Use Exemption of Methyl Bromide for
renovations and regrassing is still
unresolved.

Grand Cypress Resort in Orlando. There will
be a reception on Saturday evening, July
23 and the golf tournament will be held on
The New Course on Sunday, July 24 . The
FGCSA will hold their Summer/Annual
meeting and election of officers on Monday,
July 25 at the nearby Isleworth CC.
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5. FGCSA Publications: Deadline for the
2005 Florida Green Photo Contest is August
1, 2005. See any issue of the Florida Green
Water - The Southwest Florida Water magazine for the easy to follow rules.
Management District has notified me that
no superintendents have been attending or DOC/Editor Upcoming Events, Travel,
providing input to the rulemaking effort for 6.Deadlines
and Tasks
their update of their Water Shortage Plan
DOC monthly Chapter Update &
(Chapter 40D-21, F.A.C.). Specifically they 7/1
Reports
are looking for a few superintendents from
their 16 county jurisdiction to help construct 7/10 Deadline - Article for Florida Golf
Central Magazine
realistic water shortage plans for the next
drought. We have come so far in building 7/14 South Florida GCSA Annual
Meeting
relationships with the WMD's it's not time
to slack off. Proactive efforts are ongoing 7/20 July Golfdom Column Deadline
as people and rules change and we must 7/23-24 Larry Kamphaus Crowfoot Open
stay engaged. The WMD's want and need 7/25 FGCSA Summer/Annual Meeting,
Isleworth CC, Windermere
your local input. Contact your local chapter
DOC Chapter monthly chapter
officers and come up with a few volunteers. 8/1
Update and Reports
The same people have been doing it for
years and they need a break. It's your water 8/10 Deadline - Article for Florida Golf
too.
Central Magazine
8/15 Deadline - Sept/Oct Green Sheet
2. Allied Associations: FTGA: The 8/20 August Golfdom Column
education for the 2005 Conference and Show
at the Hyatt Coconut Point in Bonita Springs
in September is set with a full slate of general
turf and golf turf topics on the program. In
addition the FTGA has added some special
discount opportunities for members. For a
full list of membership benefits check the
FTGA website at www.ftga.org.
3. Education: It's not too soon to begin
planning for attending a couple of Vi day
GCSAA Regional Seminars hosted by the
Everglades GCSA on Wednesday,
September 7, 2005. The first is at 8:00 AM
and is titled, "Managing Turfgrass Root
Systems in the South," by Dr. Keith Karnok
from the U. of Georgia. In the afternoon at
1:00 PM, Dr. Karnok tackles the topic of
"Understanding Bio-stimulants." Each V2
day session is $65. You can register online
at www.gcsaa.org.
4. Chapter Relations: The Central Florida
Chapter will host the 2005 Larry Kamphaus
Crowfoot Open on July 23 & 24,2005 at the

53rd AnnualFTGA
Conference & Show
Hyatt Coconut Point

Mark the dates on your calendar now for
September 11th to 14th at the beautiful
Hyatt Coconut Point in Bonita Springs.
For location information and room rates,
visit the hotel website at
www.coconutpoint.hyatt.com. Registration is available online at www.ftga.org or
call the FTGA at 800-882-6721 for more information. email: aflenghi@ftga.org.

The Spring 2005 meeting of the FGCSA
Board of Directors was called to order by
President Joe Pantaleo at 1:00 p.m. on May
12 at the Naples Beach Club.
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The second project as explained by Dr. Stiles
is for a "Rapid Turfgrass Disease Diagnosis
Service" with Phil Harmon, Lawrence
Datnoff, Carol Stiles, Bob McGovern and
Monica Elliott as Principal Investigators.
The objective of the Grant Proposal is to
establish a rapid disease diagnosis service
for Florida commercial turfgrass samples, at
the UF-IFAS Florida Extension Plant
Disease Clinic (FEPDC) in Gainesville.

All officers were present and all chapters
were represented except for Palm
Beach.Others attending the meeting were
Joel Jackson - Florida Green editor; Dr.
Bryan Unruh, University of Florida; Dr.
Kevin Ken worth, University of Florida; Dr.
Carol Stiles, University of Florida, Tom BOARD MINUTES: Minutes from the
Wells, FTG A President, Todd Lowe, USGA Winter 2005 Board Meeting were approved.
and Marie Roberts, Association Manager. Joe Pantaleo then welcomed Shane Bass,
superintendent at St. James Bay GC who is
President Pantaleo then introduced Kelly the new External from the Coastal Plains
Cragin, South Florida GCS A President, who GCSA and John Curran, superintendent at
presented the FGCSA Research Fund with Johns Island Club who is the new External
a check for $31,000 from the proceeds of VP from Treasure Coast chapter. Bill Tyde,
this year's very successful Exposition/Field supt at Mission Valley CC was sitting in for
Day held at the University of Florida REC in Suncoast Ext. VP Mike McCullough.
Fort Lauderdale. The funds will be
deposited into the FGCSA Research TALLAHASSEE TRIP: Past President Greg
Account to cover the cost and expenses of Pheneger then gave a report on the annual
Gary Pederson, the technician at the REC. trip to Tallahassee to lobby with our Florida
Thanks to the generosity of the sponsors legislators with the help of Mike Goldie. He
and the support of the SFGCS A members as reported that the matching grant amendment
well as the UF REC staff, the SF chapter has did not make it through this year but will be
donated more than $330,000 to the FGCSA submitted again next year. Joel reported
with the proceeds of the past 18 Expositions. that a new bill has made Best Management
Practices mandatory in the state of Florida.
Dr. Kevin Kenworthy, Assistant Professor
and new turf breeder at the University of FINANCIAL REPORTS The Third Quarter
Florida, discussed his projects and financial statements for the Operating
interests with several grasses such as Account as well as the Research Fund were
zoysiagrass, signalgrass, seashore explained by Matt Taylor and approved.
paspalum, bahiagrass and ryegrass. He also
gave an update on the progress of the Pine Matt then presented a working draft for the
Acres plots. The irrigation should be 2005-2006 Operating Account budget. The
completed within the next two weeks and budget was discussed, line items were
planting should be completed by summer. changed and the end result will be voted on
He offered allsuperintendents the at the next board meeting in July. Unofficial
opportunity to send a vegetative sample of calculations showed a deficit of
anything of interest directly to his office in approximately $ 18,000 in the budget. As in
Gainesville.
past years that amount will be added to the
Income side of the budget as "amount
Dr. Carol Stiles, Assistant Professor of Plant needed from chapter donations to balance
Pathology at the University of Florida, then the budget". This is the amount that will
presented a brief synopsis of two projects be inserted into the "Request for donation"
for funding. Thefirstproject was "Baseline letter that President Joe P. will send to all
fungicide sensitivities of Pythium spp., chapters. The chapter donation line item is
Rhizoctonia spp. and unidentified an alternative to raising FGCSA dues
basidomycete fungi associated with disease (FGCSA dues were last raised in 1992 - from
symptoms in Florida Golf course $50.00/member to $60.00).
turfgrasses." The Principle Investigators
are Drs. Stiles, Phil Harmon and Lawrence The decision was made at the Winter board
Datnoff. She explained the rationale for meeting to keep Assistant Superintendent
research and a description of the problem. dues at $30.00 for at least another year. The

reduction in Assistant dues will be revisited
next year. It was suggested that a letter may
be needed to go to chapter officers asking
them to "try to enhance the role of
Assistants to increase membership in their
local chapter". It is hoped that the FGCSA
Assistant Seminars planned for later this
year will help in achieving the goal of adding
more Assistants to the FGCSA membership.
Bill Tyde asked about the format for the
Assistants Seminar. Matt Taylor explained
that the seminar centered on developing
skills on communication, leadership,
resumes, and interviewing skills. The next
Assistant Seminar is planned for August 25
at Quail Ridge in Boynton Beach. A third
seminar will be located in an area convenient
for our northern and central chapters.

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The GCSAA is working on an additional
category for membership. The Club, rather
than the Superintendent can join as a
Facility Member. The category is menat to
assist low end golf courses.
DOC REPORT: Joel and Dr. Unruh
discussed the progress of the methyl
bromide situation.
PUBLICATIONS: Joel Jackson asked
Externals to submit topics for discussion in
the upcoming Florida Green magazines for
the remainder of the year.
Marie Roberts asked chapter secretaries to
submit e-mail addresses with their list of
members for inclusion in the 2006 FGCSA
Membership Directory.
AWARDS: Chairman Greg Kriesch
announced that the 2005 DSA will be
presented to David Court at the Past
Presidents Dinner immediately following the
board meeting. Greg received nominations
for three Presidents Awards: Seven Rivers
- Michael Swinson; Calusa - Mike
Mongoven; South Florida - Bob Klitz. Greg
gave his approval for these nominees and
the board agreed. Plaques will be sent to
the three chapters for presentation at a
chapter meeting.
FINANCIAL: Greg Pheneger presented the
status of our Morgan Stanley account. The
stock market was down in the first quarter
and so were our investments. However, the
overall return since inception earlier this year
is still up by $9,000.

EDUCATION: The 2005 Poa Seminar will
be held tomorrow with Dr. Patt Schwab as
the speaker. Pre-registration stands at just
over 40 attendees which is down somewhat
from the sellout of last year. Since this is a
GCSAA sponsored seminar, they will pick
up most of the speaker's costs so there will
be a profit on the seminar.
The next FGCS A Assistant Superintendent
Seminar will be held on August 25 at Quail
Ridge CC in Boynton Beach. We plan to
use the same speakers and same program
as the Seminar held in Naples. We expect
participation to come from the South Florida,
Treasure Coast, and Palm Beach chapters.
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GOLF: Joe Pantaleo offered congratulations
again to all the Florida superintendents who
played so successfully in the GCSAA
Championship in February. He announced
that the Crowfoot Open will be played on
Sunday, July 24 at Grand Cypress. The
cocktail party will be Saturday, July 23 .
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The next golf event will be the FGCSA
Superintendent Championship in the Fall.
The Golf Committee is considering a two
round tournament this year and has asked
for feedback from chapter members if they
would be able to support such a venture.
Please have your chapter rep call Joe P. or
Joe Ondo with your chapter's decision
before the next board meeting in July.
MEMBERSHIP: Chairman Jim Walker
again urged all Externals to do whatever they
can to help their chapter send in their list of
renewed members by the August 10
deadline date. Chapters may need to send
reminders out or call those who have not
paid to let them know that we will not hold
up the Directory waiting for late comers.
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Jim also reminded everyone that every
chapter is responsible for forwarding FGCSA
dues all year long. Chapters who collect
FGCSA dues and do not forward the money
to the FGCSA are doing a disservice to the
member, the chapter, and the FGCSA. We
will take steps to see that this disservice
does not continue with the 2005 renewals.
Shane Bass, new ExternalfromCoastal Plains
chapter, reported on his discussion with
Scott Sewell from the Gulf Coast chapter
about soliciting the Florida members of Gulf

Coast to join the FGCSA. Their Florida
members are receiving the benefits of the
FGCSA lobbyist and Joel's work with Florida
legislators and chemical companies without
financially supporting the FGCSA. Shane
will continue to pursue these
superintendents.
RESEARCH: Craig Weyandt discussed
the Billbug proposal presented by Dr. Eileen
Buss and asked chapters to review the
proposal carefully and be prepared to vote
on it at the next board meeting. Chapters
also need to study the pythium proposal
and the Rapid Diagnostic Service proposals
as presented by Dr. Carol Stiles and be
prepared to vote on these as well. If any of
these proposals are approved, we will submit
them to the GCSAA in October for cofunding. Craig also asked all Externals to
go back to your chapter and ask what
problems you need to have studied — be
specific. The GCSAA will be more likely to
co-sponsor research that is important and
very specific to the superintendents needs.
The Summer Board Meeting is the last time
we will be able to review proposals and still
have time to enter them in the GCSAA
Research schedule for 2006.

Dr. Bryan Unruh reported on the progress
of the interview schedules and hirings for
the Dean of the College of Agriculture and
Life Sciences as well as the Dean for
Research at the University of Florida.
FGCSA BENEVOLENT FUND: Jeff Brown
reported that in addition to the $1,000 that
the Ridge chapter donated to the
Benevolent Fund, the Benevolent Fund also
received $5,104 from the raffle during the
Orlando reception.
GCSAA RECEPTION: The 2005 Florida
reception was a great success with more
than 1,000 people attending. Chairman Paul
Crawford did his usual great job of urging
our loyal sponsors to do what was
necessary to make the night even more
spectacular than in years past. Many
thanks to all our sponsors who generously
provided us this night at no cost to any of
our members.

SURVEY: Results of the 2005 FGCSA
survey were mailed to all Class A and
Superintendent Members in March.
Response was good with 15% more
superintendents taking the time to fill out
the 2005 survey compared to the 2003
Craig then discussed the possibility of survey. Thanks to Pete Powell for chairing
funding the technician position at the this year's Survey Committee.
University of Florida Fort Lauderdale
campus through the University rather than SUMMER BOARD MEETING: The
directly from the FGCSA to the technician. Annual Board Meeting will be held on
A motion was made to investigate the Monday, July 25 in Central Florida.
possibility of sending the necessary dollars
to the University of Florida rather than Since there was no further business, the
continue funding the position through the meeting was adjourned at 3:00 p.m.
FGCSA. The motion was approved. Craig
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to do to get this done.
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FTGA: Tom Wells reported that the 2005
Conference & Show will have a great
educational program and golf in Bonita
Springs. Another advantage this year is that
Wiley McCall will be doing his famous
barbeque which is sure to please everyone.
Early response from sponsors is good.
Tom reported on the new facility for the
FTGA office and the staff promised more
value for members under the new FTGA
Marketing Director. The FTGA membership
application is available on line at
www.ftga.org.

2005 FGCSA Annual Meeting

The Annual Meeting of the Florida
GCSA will be held on Monday, July
25th at Isleworth CC. The meeting will
begin at 10:00 a.m.
Election of Officers for the 2005-2006
Year will be held at this meeting. Slate
of Officers includes Craig Weyandt for
President; Matt Taylor, CGCS, for Vice
President; and Greg Kriesch for
Secretary/Treasurer. Joe Pantaleo
remains on the board for one more
year as Immediate Past President.

Local Chapter Fundraisers

Palm Beach Future of Golf
Tournament Celebrates its 25th Anniversary

Naples Beach Club Shines at Poa

The Silver Anniversary Future of Golf Tournament was held on June 4th
at the Falls CC with Steve Pearson serving as host superintendent for the
7th year.
To celebrate the Silver Anniversary, the PBGCS A Board invited several
past board members who were responsible for the inaugural tournament
held in 1980. Kevin Downing (the "father" of the Future of Golf Tournament) as well as Gary Grump, host superintendent for that first event, and
past board members Fred Klauk, Glen Klauk and Mark Jarrell were special
guests this year.
The weather has always played a major role in this tournament and the
25th Annual was no exception. Eight straight days of rain would have
been enough to dishearten any golf course maintenance crew but Steve
and his crew were up to the task once again. Play went off as scheduled
at 9:00 a.m. but that does not mean it was an easy task!
Competition was tight again this year with only four strokes separating
First Place and 6th Place. The team from the Fountains CC took first place
while second place was decided by a Tie Break won by the team from
Adios GC. Longest Drive was won by GCS AA Champion, Seth Strickland,
and Closest to the Line was one by Dale Mitchell. Kelly Cragin, SFGCS A
President took one of the Closest to the Pin competitions just 3" short of a
Hole in One.
Thanks to the Falls CC, the 4 Diamond Sponsors - Hector Turf, Kilpatrick
Turf, Disbrow Enterprises and Novo Arbor, the 15 Gold Sponsors, the
many Tee Sign Sponsors, and the 128 golfers, the event brought in more
than $40,000. After expenses, the profit will go towards turfgrass research,
Junior Golf and scholarship programs.
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Stephen Fox, superintendent of the Harbour Course at
the Ocean Reef Resort on Key Largo, shot a 73 on the
Naples Grande GC to capture the Low Medalist honors
at the 2005 Poa Annua Classic. Chuck Rogers and his
wife, Sharon, won the Two-Person Scramble Event at
the Naples Beach Club.
A new golf format wasn't the only new look at the Poa as
the hotel lobby had also been renovated. The Everglades GCSA put on another great event and the luau
entertainment had a bonus of a very clever magician
that had the audience gasping in amazement with his
slight of hand.

2005 Blue Pearl Tournament
The 2005 Blue Pearl was a great event at a marvelous golf club. Tim Rappach had the golf course in
wonderful condition...firm and fast! The Medalist
Golf Staff along with the food and beverage operations provided great service and wonderful food.

Past Members of the PBGCSA Board of Directors helped commemorate
the 25th Anniversary of the Future of Golf, (left to right) Mark Jarrell, Fred
Klauk, Steve Pearson, Gary Grump, Kevin Downing and Glen Klauk.

The Treasure Coast Board of Directors would like to
thank Hector Turf and the rest of the sponsors for
raising close to $18,000 at this event. Special thanks
go to Barbard Tierney, Tim Cann, Kevin Downing,
John Morsut, John Curran, Harry Hanson and Bill
Lanthier for all the hours they put in to make this
event so successful.

More Chapter News

Assistants Seminar to be held on August 25th
The Florida GCS A in conjunction with the Palm Beach GCS A will sponsor the second in a series of seminars for Assistant Superindents. The
Skill Development Workshop will be held at Quail Ridge GC in Boynton
Beach on Thursday, August 25th.
The first of these seminars was held in Naples last year and a third
seminar is planned for the central and/or northern sections of the state
later this year or early next year. It is hoped that the Boynton Beach
site will be convenient for clubs in the Palm Beach, South Florida and
Treasure Coast chapters. Superintendents are encouraged to send
their Assistant to this seminar even if he is not a member of the
chapter. All area Assistant Superintendents are invited to attend.
This Workshop is designed to help Assistant Golf Course Superintendents develop their skills on Labor Issues, Communication, Leadership and will also cover a variety of topics such as: resumes, interviewing, GCS AA Code of Ethics and how to promote yourself in the golf
course industry.
The all day seminar begins with Registration at 8:00 a.m. followed by
the morning session moderated by Ed Suarez, President of Integrated
Employer Resources. Mr. Suarez will instruct attendees to demonstrate leadership qualities, drive accountability in your workforce and
build a team effort with your crew.
Thanks to a little slight of hand by the FGCSA Officers, the
celebrated Association Manager Marie Roberts'
Immediately following lunch, the afternoon session features Charlie Association
21
years
of
service
to the Florida GCS A. Hired to do some part
Hoare, co partner with GSI Executive Search, who will discuss "Getting time typing for President
Burrows back in 1984, twentyPrepared for your Next Interview" and "Dust Off that Cover Letter and one years later Marie was Tom
presented
newly christened
Resume....it is your first impression". Participants are welcome to bring Lifetime Service Award. This awardwithwasthedesigned
to recogtheir resumes for review and suggestions.
nize other non-superintendents who have made significant
to the Florida GCSA. Certainly, Marie is the
Cost for the seminar is $45.00 per person including lunch. Jackets are contributions
appropriate
inaugural
since she has literally been the
required. Please call the FGCSA office at 800-732-6053 if you did not glue that has held the recipient
association
together throughout all the
receive a brochure. Pre-registration is required.
changes in association structure and national affiliation requirements. Marie is shown here with President Joe Pantaleo
who made the presentation at the 2005 Past President's Dinner
2005 Crowfoot to be played on July 24th
in Naples during the Poa Annua Classic.
The 29th Annual Larry Kamphaus Crowfoot Open will tee off Sunday,
July 24th at 8:00 a.m. at the Villas of Grand Cypress New Course.
Registration, breakfast and final pairings will begin at 7:00 a.m. at the Matt Taylor Earns Certified Status
range with luncheon and awards at the Executive Meeting Center imMatt Taylor, Sec/Treas of the FGCSA and Vice President of the
mediately following completion of the round. Entry fee is $125.
Florida Turfgrass Association, has recently become a CGCS.
The Central Florida GCS A will host the annual Crowfoot cocktail re- Matt is a 1993 graduate of LCCC who has spent most of his
ception at "The Club" in the Villas Clubhouse on Saturday evening career in the Naples area since his first position as Assistant to
from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Dress is casual. Additional reception tickets are Tim Hiers at Colliers Reserve. After spending 3 years at Colliers
available for $35.00 per person.
Reserve, he was ready for a superintendent's position at Bonita
Bay Club where he stayed for 4 years. Matt has now been
Practice rounds will be available July 22nd and 23rd at a greatly re- superintendent at Royal Poinciana GC since 2000.
duced rate. Lodging is available at special rates through the Villas by
calling 1-800-835-7377. Please identify that you are with the Crowfoot Matt is a real family man, spending most of his free time with
Open. Note that the Villas has a 4:00 p.m. check in time. Contact Tom his wife Tracey and 3 children. He is coach of Allison's (16)
Alex, Committee Chairman at 407-239-1948 if you would like an entry traveling softball team, coach of Jordan's (11) baseball team
and assistant coach for Ashton's (5) T-ball team.
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