November-December 2005 • Volume 29 Number 6 Greenerside THE Official Publication of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of New Jersey from the GCSANJ GCSANJ Newsletter is published six times a year by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of New Jersey Doug Vogel, Editor Newsletter Business Staff Doug Vogel 973-696-6495 • FAX 973-696-8086 Greg Nicoll, CGCS 908-212-0250 • FAX 908-470-0035 Contributing Writer Shaun Barry Please address inquiries to: Editor, The Greenerside 49 Knollwood Road, Elmsford, NY 10523 For Ad Placement: Ineke Pierpoint 1-866-GCSANJ1 Art, Typography and Printing by AlphaGraphics, Wayne, NJ 973-692-9090 • FAX 973-692-9032 Golf Course Superintendents Association of New Jersey 49 Knollwood Road Elmsford, New York 10523 1-866-GCSANJ1 • FAX 914-347-3437 Officers: Roger Stewart, CGCS, President Mickey Stachowski, Vice President Dave Mishkin, Treasurer Bill Murray, Secretary Bruce Peeples, CGCS, Past President District 1 Brad Sparta Paul Dotti District 2 Mark Griff Directors: District 3 Jim Cadott Lance Rogers, CGCS District 4 Joel Collura Chris Boyle, CGCS Brian Minemier GCSAA Chapter Delegate James C. McNally Executive Secretary Ineke Pierpoint Commercial Representatives Shaun Barry & Tim Kerwin From the editor's desk The Team It was another MVP performance by the ageless wonder Mother Nature. She consistently threw a variety of nasty curveballs and high heat at golf course superintendents in an attempt to knock them down. And she did. But we took the shave and we took the haircut, shook off the dust and got back into the box. We can do this because we are surrounded by great industry teammates. We have our vendors, out tech rep’s., our salesmen. We have the GCSAA, the NJTA, and the Tri-State. We have Rutgers, Penn State, and UMass. And sitting in the dugout for every game is the Golf Course Superintendent’s Association of New Jersey. Together we make up the greatest team to take on any obstacle thrown at us. And together we can make 2006 a home run. Watch for chin music. The editor took some chin music from Mother Nature numerous times in 2005. © 2005 THE GREENERSIDE Opinions expressed in this Newsletter are the opinions of the authors and do not necessarily express the opinions or policies of the GCSANJ Board and its membership. No part of this newsletter may be reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. On the cover: The Rutgers Winter Short Course Class of 1932. Photo by George H. Pound www.gcsanj.org President’s Message Roger A. Stewart Jr., CGCS TPC at Jasna Polana Thank you and Welcome ambassadors for the association. If you know of a neighbor or friend superintendent, assistant superintendent, or vendor who is not a member, encourage them to join. The real strength of our association is you the member. Best wishes for the holidays and for a strong and vibrant 2006! I am honored to have been elected as your President for the coming year and I thank the membership for their confidence and support. I would also like to thank the Officers and Directors who serve the GCSANJ membership throughout the year. Without their hard work our association could not exist. Thank you to Bruce Peeples for his years of service on the Board of Directors culminating in his term as President. His dedication and insight has been both inspirational and innovative. Thank you Jim McNally who served on the board for many years, most recently as our Treasurer. Jim worked tirelessly to organize our finances and manage the funds that keep this association strong. As he leaves the board we are thankful for his dedication and support. Jim will remain as our GCSAA Voting Delegate for the immediate future. Also leav­ ing the board this year is Greg Nicoll, a District II Director. Working with Doug Vogel and Todd Raisch, Greg has been instrumental in retaining a new printer for the Greenerside and setting up our website, GCSANJ.org. Greg also worked hard to find a new vendor for GCSANJ merchandise and was instrumental in streamlining the ordering process. Thank you to Greg Nicoll for his service. All of these gentlemen gave of their personal and professional time to help run your professional organization. Please take the time to thank them in person the next time you see them. The new officers have been elected and the results of election for District Directors will be known by the time you receive this issue of The Greenerside. We had several people express their interest in running for election as Director this year. With as many as four positions available, the level of interest from our members was exceptional. Regardless of the results of the District Director races, I hope this trend continues and those that are not elected this year will join others in the future to run for office. Serving on the GCSANJ board is challenging, rewarding, educational, and yes even fun at times. If you don’t have an interest in serving on the board, PLEASE consider serving on a committee. There is plenty of work to be done each year and our committee members are crucial to the success of our association. It’s easy to get involved, just call any of the board members and we will get you started. Come on, get involved, you won’t be disappointed! Bringing this President’s Message to a close, I want each member of GCSANJ to know they are the real What’s Inside From the editor's desk................................................. 2 President's Message.......................................................3 Barry named Distinguished Service Award recipient...............................................................4 Calendar ..........................................................................5 Member of the Year honored....................................5 GCSANJ news..................................................................8 Barry named Distinguished Service Award Recipient Shaun got into the golf business at the age of ten as a range picker for the Tara Greens Golf Club in Somerset, New Jersey. He worked there for eight years eventually becoming the first employee hired by new superintendent Dan Quast to work on the golf course. He later moved on to the Rutgers Golf Club for three years. In 1978 Shaun was hired by the W.A. Cleary Chemical Company and was mentored by the legendary Dr. Paul Sartoretto. He went on to be a technical representative for numerous chemical companies thanks to the mergers and acquisition roller coaster of the chemical business. Shaun currently represents Bayer Environmental Science. It was in 1983 that Barry started to help out with GCSANJ meetings. He was elected by his peers to serve on the GCSANJ board during the storied 1987 presidency of Ed Walsh. He has served continuously on the board ever since. Continues on page 6 Shaun Barry accepts the Distinguished Service Award from GCSANJ president Roger Stewart CGCS. Shaun Barry, longtime champion of the golf course superintendent, has been named the Golf Course Superintendent’s Association of New Jersey Distinguished Service Award recipient for 2005. 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He went out on the road and doggedly pursued donations from vendors to offset the huge cost of the tent. He personally oversaw the menu that would feed the crew and guests. He acted as the official greeter and kept tabs on the comfort level of all those who visited the tent. If that wasn’t enough Kubik made sure that everything ran under budget. This enabled a check in the amount of $21,533.41 to be presented to the GCSANJ Foundation. The hospitality tent was a source of pride to all GCSANJ members who attended the PGA Championship. It was by far the best set up on the hallowed grounds of Baltusrol. Ken Kubik raised the bar on hospitality tents and if you climb up and take a look he probably had “GCSANJ” engraved on it. Congratulations Ken Kubik - 2005 Golf Course Superintendent’s Association of New Jersey Member of the Year. Calendar January 27,2006 GCSANJ Maintenance Facility Tour, Royce Brook, Neshanic Valley, and the Ridge at Back Brook. Contact: Ineke Pierpoint 1-866-427-2651 February 6-11,2006 GCSAA Conference and Show, Atlanta Georgia Contact: GCSAA 1-800-472-7878 November 7,8, 9, 2006 3rd Annual Crystal Conference, Crystal Springs Resort, Hamburg New Jersey Contact: GCSAA 1-866-427-2651 Ken Kubik is presented the Member of the Year Award by his son Keith. The 2005 GCSANJ Member of the Year Award was presented to Ken Kubik of Grass Roots, Inc. during an emotion-filled ceremony at the 2nd Annual Crystal Conference. Kubik was honored for his efforts that went into running the highly successful GCSANJ hospitality tent during the 87th PGA Championship held at the Baltusrol Golf Club this past August. RIGGI Paving, Inc. Asphalt and Concrete Construction Paved or Stone Pathways Fully Insured Call 201-943-3913 Distinguished Service Award Shaun is best known for being an all around nice guy. His ser­ vice to the GCSANJ has always been distinguished. “I hope to continue to serve as long as I can help” stated Barry at a recent press conference. We all hope so too. Congratulations Shaun. Continued from page 4 His accomplishments are numerous. He was the first GCSANJ Member of the Year award winner in 1996. He has been a member of the GCSANJ Foundation since 1997 and currently serves as its president. He recently served as the volunteer coordinator for the GCSANJ hospitality tent during the 2005 PGA Championship held at the Baltusrol Golf Club this past August. Shaun continues to serve as Golf Chairman for the GCSANJ board. He is the photographic documentation specialist for the GCSANJ and is currently the senior staff writer for the Greenerside newsletter. When not working for the GCSANJ, Shaun keeps an eye out for superintendents with his work with the NJTA Foundation and the Rutgers Turfgrass Classic. 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As our state suffered through what hopefully would be considered “A 100 Year Summer” it actually might have seemed that we had planned well. The only District able to host a meeting in August was District III and there was no July meeting and our Invitational Team Championship held in September was cancelled for a year. It was good planning if luck is called planning. The GCSANJ Championships were hosted by Jason Thompson and the Essex County Country Club. Greg Armbruster and Brian Minemier present the GCSANJ flag. We finally did get back to having a meeting with our Championship which was at Essex County CC. Our host was Jason Thompson. He had actually requested that his first (hopefully first of many) meeting be one of our major events. The Championship was agreed upon and we had a Continues on page 9 Instead of Every one For Everything Call Us. John Deere Golf & Turf One Source™ is the one call that will give you everything you need. 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In addition to that many of our District IV friends (if you call Kevin Driscoll a friend?) woke up to torrential rains so they thought that this is what they were going to see all day. We lost about 10 players because of this rain. They should have called Jason because he told me that we were going to be ok and we were. Our start was delayed by about 15 minutes which did allow us to get some rain. We had 15 holes of totally dry weather and when it did arrive it was so gentle you almost didn’t need a jacket. With rain not being an issue many of our players had great rounds or great shots to remember the day. Some of us just had great memories being there but all had a strong desire to return. Leading all Superintendents with the lowest gross score was Bill Murray. He shot a 77 with a triple bogey. His fine round allows him to now add his name to all of the great names listed on The Sherwood Moore Cup. 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This was also on a golf course that was wet and the ball really wasn’t running very much after it hit the ground. It was an amazing eagle and one that I think Cliff will remember for a long time. I know I will and I didn’t get to see it. This meeting was also the site of the finals for The Bob Leslie Cup. Rolf Strobel and Brian Lescrinier continued their fine play as they defeated Chuck McMonagle and Ewan MacAulay 5&4. Brian and Rolf will be tough again in 2006 so get a partner and be prepared to challenge them next year. I do hope that Jason had as good a time as we all did. It was a meeting that we will remember fondly for a long time. We all want to say thanks Jason for being such a wonderful host and please extend those thanks to everyone at the club for their great effort to make us feel so welcome. I have a feeling that next time we will be turning people away rain or shine. I c c I Course Contractors, Inc. 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They gave a nice summary presentation of what steps were needed to start and to complete the major changes on the back nine at Manasquan River CC. After this part of the education session was completed everyone jumped into some carts and headed out to see the changes while the first part of this discussion was still fresh in their minds. It was quite evident that not everything turned out as planned but that was to be expected and the finished product was even better then had been hoped. It really opened up some eyes especially those that have not had the pleasure (?) of doing major renovations on your course while still making it fun and playable for your members. Lunch soon followed and with the sponsorship of Lebanon Turf Products it was well worth the wait. We knew that it would be because that is how they do things at this special place. With the time change we had to quickly head out to the course or we would never finish the day. 34 players got to enjoy this gem and as usual some people played just a little better then others but I am sure everyone enjoyed the experience. Kevin Giles shot a very impressive 75 and he has taken possession of the infamous “C” Cup which goes to the best gross score from an assistant. The truly infamous Kerwin Cup could not be located so no prize was given to the as­ sistant who shot the highest gross score. We hope to have it back for next year. Taking the prize for low net was Sam Camuso with his fine net 74. 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On the non-assistant side of this tournament we find Bill Murray winning once again. He shot 83 to win low gross honors and Shaun Barry’s 73 was low net. Harry Harsin (39ins) and Bill Murray twice (4ft 1 in and 3ft 7ins) won the closest to the pins contests sponsored by Atlantic Irrigation and two by Maser Consulting. Glenn Miller (The Terre Co) and Wendell Beakley (The Terre Co) were the big hitters on the correct holes. Our skin winners from both groups were Larry Cunningham, Tony DiBartolomeo, Kevin Giles, Tim Mariner, Bill McAteer with one each while Bill Murray had two that held up. This event had 34 attendees and hopefully we will find that more and more assistants make this one of those dates that is circled on the calendar. It is important for them to spend time away from their course so they can hopefully recharge their batteries and learn some lessons in the process. Thanks again go out to Glenn and Phil and everyone at Manasquan River for opening their doors to us. 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She was the annual hostess for the NJTA Expo hospitality suite. During the numerous professional tournaments held at Upper Montclair, Sydney spent countless hours serving food and drinks to the crew and volunteers working for her husband Bob. Sydney will always be remembered for her support of the golf course superintendent. Our condolences go out to Bob and his family. Former GCSANJ president Don Marshall passed away on September 21, 2005. Marshall spent 16 years at the Montclair Golf Club starting in 1958 as an intern and working his way up the ranks to superintendent and general manager. He left New Jersey to work as general manager at numerous, high profile jobs including Pebble Beach, Quechee, and for the city of Anaheim overseeing two golf courses and Anaheim Stadium. While in New Jersey, Marshall was active on the GCSANJ board as editor of the New Jersey Golf Course Report newsletter a forerunner of the Greenerside. He served as president in 1968-69. He was also active as a NJ Turfgrass Association member serving as president in 1971. Marshall was one of the longest survivors of a heart transplant having had the operation in 1988. He is survived by his wife Zenaide and sons Geoffrey and Gary. Student Essay Contest Aquatrols is sponsoring a student essay contest for college bound children of superintendents. Monetary prizes of $2,000 and $1,000 will be awarded to the essay winners. For more details go to — www.aquatrols.com Mr. October “Mr. October”, Bill Murray, became the first Monmouth County Park System golf course superintendent to win the coveted trophy as State Champ. Following in the footsteps of his fellow colleague, Leslie Cup Champ Dave Pease, Murray took home the “top prize” being crowned The State Golf Course Superintendent Champion for 2005. We’re all proud of him here at Monmouth County, and like fine wine, his game has aged “oh so well”... Congratulations Golf Inc. has named Trump National Golf Club Bedminster as its Development of the Year award winner for 2005. The hard work of golf course superintendent Greg Nicoll CGCS and his crew certainly played an important role in its choice. Nicoll continues to fine tune the Tom Fazio designed course and no doubt will garner more awards in the future. Congratulations Greg. Birth announcements Ken and Ginny Kubik are most happy to announce the arrival of their 3rd grandchild Edward George Liszka III on October 18th, 2005. Eddie weighed 7 lbs. 10 oz’s and is the first child of Katie and Ed Liszka. “Pop” Ken is counting the days to the first doubles match with his grandchildren. Ken is the president of Grass Roots, Inc. Big brother Nicholas Dotti welcomed his beautiful baby sister Samantha Ashley to his great big world on November 1, 2005. She weighed 7 lbs. 2 oz’s. Proud parents are Lisa and Paul Dotti. Paul is the superintendent of the Edgewood Country Club. A handsome baby boy named Adam Joseph Larson arrived on November 10, 2005. He weighed 8 lbs. 4 oz’s. Mother Linda and Adam are both doing well. Proud father Doug and brothers Sean and Jake look forward to Adam joining them on the links for the first family 4-ball match. Doug Larson is a sales representative for Pocono Turf Supply. 2005 Patron Directory TUCKAHOE SAND& GRAVEL CO, INC. Sand & Gravel Quarry; Golf Course Mixes Golf Course Maintenance & Construction Material Ron Carusi - George McRoberts 800-922-7263 Fax: 609-861-3671 WESTCHESTER TURF SUPPLY, INC. “Servicing the Golf Turf Profession” Bob Lippman, Jr. - Dave Lippman 845-621-5067 Fax: 845-621-7180 Email: Westturf@ren.com WILFRED MacDONALD, INC. Turf Equipment / Irrigation Bernie White - Tim Kerwin Steve Kopach 888-831-0891 WM. STOTHOFF CO., INC. Well Drilling & Pumping Systems David C. Stothoff, President Robert H. Stothoff, Vice-President 908-782-2717 A T SALES ASSOCIATES Material Supplier: Sod, Greens mix, Compost, Sand, Stone & Seed Chip Presendofer - Owen Regan Jake Straub 888-442-2322 ADVANCED AGRO TECHNOLOGIES Soil Aeration Peter van Drumpt Chris des Garennes 732-493-3555 AER-CORE, INC. Contract Turfgrass Services & Equip. Supply Dennis DeSanctis Sr. Robert Eichert, William Mast 610-327-3390 ALAN G. CRUSE, INC. Golf Course Materials Alan G. Cruse James A. Cruse 973-227-7183 Fax: 973-227-1984 AQUATROLS CORP. OF AMERICA Innovative Products for Effective Resource Management Kevin P. Collins — NE Territory Mgr. Colleen Clifford - Corporate Marketing Mgr. 800-257-7797 BARTLETT TREE EXPERTS Tree Core, Soil Management, IPM Wayne S. Dubin Thomas Purtell - 732-968-0800 Jeff Picher-973-983-1840 973-983-7511 BAYER E.S. Manufacturer Shaun M. Barry 732-846-8173 DAF SERVICES, INC. Pump Station, Sales & Services Dave Frechette Dick Young 860-623-5207 DAVISSON GOLF, INC. Bio Basics, PPM & Ally Fertilizers, Environmental Systems, Sand & Soil Blends, Topdressing Jeff LaCour 800-613-6888 Cell: 302-354-0771 EAST COAST SOD & SEED Bentgrass Sod, Fescue Sod, Bluegrass Sod Installation & Turfgrass Seed Kevin Driscoll - 609-760-4099 E/T EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. Bruce A. Pye - Dick Neufeld Gerry Grant 914-271-6126 FERTL-SOIL TURF SUPPLY INC. Golf Course Supplies, Topdressing & Divot Mixes Marty Futyma - Cathy Futyma-Brown 908-322-6132 PHILADELPHIA TURF CO. Distributor of Toro Equipment & Irrigation Products Thomas Drayer 215-340-5431 FISHER & SON CO., INC. Superior Products for the Turf & Horticultural Professional Randy Rider - 302-242-6848 Mike Oleykowski - 609-267-8041 Jeff Borajkiewicz - 609-532-4837 Bruce Cadenelli - 732-245-2599 GEO. SCHOFIELD CO., INC. PO Box 110 Bound Brook, NJ 08805 Wes Perrine - 732-356-0858 GRASS ROOTS, INC. Golf Course Maintenance Supplies Ken Kubik-973-418-7035 Keith Kubik - 973-418-7034 Joe Kennedy - 973-445-8139 Jay McKenna - 973-418-7036 Office: 973-252-6634 JADA CORP. Manufacturer of Wetting Agents Barry Kronman 973-762-8002 LEBANON TURF Fertilizer, Seed, Control Products John Farrell - Dennis Smith 800-532-0090 LESCO, INC. Fertilizer and Control Products John Fenwick - 908-413-6454 Matt Paulino - 609-839-4230 John Fitzgerald - 908-482-1496 800-321-5325 METRO TURF SPECIALISTS “Customers, Our Top Priority” Ernie Steinhofer - Dave Conrad Scott Apgar - Gary Rehm 888-217-1039 - 203-748-GOLF Email: mail@metroturfspecialists.com MONTCO PRODUCTS CORPORATION SURFSIDE WETTING AGENTS LIQUID - GRANULAR - PELLETS ZAP! Defoamer Information: Bob Oechsle 215-836-4992 800-401-0411 NATIONAL SEED Grass Seed & Seeding Supplies Ken Griepentrog - George Rosenberg Barry Van Sant 732-247-3100 PAVELEC BROTHERS GOLF COURSE CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. Golf Course Construction and Renovation Anthony Pavelec Jr. 973-667-1643 PLANT FOOD COMPANY, INC. 38 Hightstown-Cranbury Station Road Cranbury, NJ 08512 Ted Platz 609-448-0935 RALPH McGILLAN EXCAVATING LLC Lakes & Ponds Ralph 609-655-2281 RIGGI PAVING, INC. Asphalt & Concrete Construction PO Box 2214, Cliffside Park, NJ 07010 Frank J. Riggi, Jr. 201-943-3913 STEPHEN KAY • DOUG SMITH, GOLF COURSE DESIGN Golf Course Architecture Stephen Kay - Doug Smith 609-965-3093 STORR TRACTOR COMPANY Turf and Irrigation Equipment Blair Quin - Rick Krok - Bruce Wild 908-722-9830 SYNATEK Golf, Turf & Ornamental Supplier Mfg. of fertigation & Water Quality Systems Russ Mitchell, Dir. of Sales & Marketing Tom Valentine, Sales Rep. NJ 267-203-1606 Graig Lambert - 201-874-7383 SYNGENTA Manufacturer: Daconil, Banner, Heritage, Medallion Lee A. Kozsey Mark Delsantro 610- 861-8174 THE CARE OF TREES Arboricultural (Tree Care) Services Jim Twomey - Brian Nadriczny Mike Cook 201-445-4949 THE NORTHEAST GOLF COMPANY Golf Course Architect Robert McNeil -Traci McNeil 732-747-1888 THE TERRE COMPANY of NJ, INC. Pesticides, Seed, Fertilizers & Supplies Dennis DeSanctis, Jr. - 732-580-5514 Byron Johnson -201-321 -2009 Pat O’Neil-201-321-2007 Office - 973-473-3393 2005 GCSANJ Golf Champions Bill Murray proudly holds golf's most coveted prize - The Sherwood Moore Cup. The Henry Indyk Cup was won by golf phenom Joel Collura. Chuck McMonagle provides security for Rolf Strobel and Brian Lescrinier who teamed together to beat up all challengers for the Leslie Cup. The GCSANJ took 3rd place at the Met Team Championship. Murray, Mishkin, Kunesch, Grimac, Ashfield, Larson, Armbruster, and Farell (not pictured) look forward to next year. Bill Murray awards plaque to Sam Camuso for winning low net honors at the annual "C" Championship. 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