ISSUE 3: 2018 / VOLUME 47 TPC JASNA POLANA Matthew Castagna hosts the GCSANJ Chapter Championship Contents GCSAA NEWS 31 Our Field Representative, Kevin Doyle shares about the GCSAA government affairs. DEPARTMENTS 03 President's Message 07 Member News 22 15 Questions Legislative Update 29 40 Through the Decades Who Are They? 16 A legislative summary from our Government Chairs. Hudson Farm 18 A recap of a great golf-free day supporting a worthy cause. 38 ON THE COVER The Ask We can all use some TPC Jasna Polana, words of wisdom after Princeton, NJ. Site of the this season! 2018 GCSANJ Chapter Championship THE GREENERSIDE | 1 Our Contributors Editor in Chief : Todd Raisch, CGCS Graphics Editor: Lance Rogers, CGCS Design & Layout Editor: Maureen Sharples Photography Editor: Shaun Barry Contributing Writers: Shaun Barry, Ken Kubik, Maureen Sharples Officers: Russell Harris, President Jeremy Hreben, CGCS, Vice President Matthew Castagna, Secretary Joe Kinlin, Treasurer Gary Arlio, Past President Directors: District I- Todd Raisch, CGCS District II- Jamie Devers District III- Tom Higgins District IV- Steve Juhring At-Large: Michael Tardogno Tyson Karcher Anthony Hooks Lance Rogers, CGCS Commercial Representatives Brian Gjelsvik & Rob Johnson Rutgers Liaisons Dr. Bruce Clarke & Dr. James Murphy Executive Director Maureen Sharples GCSANJ Newsletter is published four times a year. © 2018 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. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Russell Harris, Chapter President Galloping Hill Golf Course 21 I'M GLAD THAT'S OVER... Oh wait it's not. All I can say is "wow" when it comes to the trials and tribulations of the 2018 golf season. This season has to be one of the worst on record in New Jersey, we’ve seen dead turf, tired turf and a lot of exhausted and worn out superintendents. Years like this leave us questioning everything from our abilities, our programs, our philosophies and even our future in this industry. As I write this letter the weather is a balmy 46 degrees finally giving me the chance to step back and plan my recovery, a process I’m sure the majority of you are going through as well. As I look forward and try and identify the things that will make me and my properties better, one thing that comes to mind is my friendships and networks within our industry. I personally rely very heavily on my peers and friends for advice and education and just sometimes the best lesson is an hour spent at lunch to forget about work for awhile. As we near the closing of the season, remember we all have the opportunity to do just that. The NJ Green Expo is coming up in December which is a great opportunity to educate and reacquaint ourselves with great leaders of the industry and to simply hang out and learn from the brightest minds in turf. The opportunities that Expo provides are endless and I urge all of you reading this to attend as well. Maybe just maybe, we can put this year behind us and move forward together with a clear perspective from the education and experience gained. Please remember none of us are alone in our struggles, whether you have 3 million to spend or $300,000, the weather and conditions did not discriminate this year. So book your trip to Atlantic City to hit the reset button, have some fun, and learn something new along the way. Sincerely, RUSSELL HARRIS Chapter President THE GREENERSIDE | 3 FROM YOUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Maureen Sharples 21 THE VALUE OF PARTNERS As our events for 2018 come to end, I want to take the opportunity to thank our generous and incredibly supportive Sponsor Partners. This year the funds from the Sponsor Partner program helped us host 10 very successful member events, contributed to valuable cutting edge Rutgers research and directly supported a handful of members with personal needs. 36 Our partner program is comprised of 19 companies with over 60 members. These companies not only dedicate funds for our efforts but participate regularly in our events and serve on our Board of Directors and many committees. Most importantly their presence and input holds great value. Let's Connect Personally, it has been a pleasure getting to know and developing 48 friendships with many of our partners. It is evident that they are passionate about our chapter and our goals. From the surface you may think they are simply trying to sell a product/service or grow 973-812-0710 their customer base, but the reality is that these men and women work to help you and your course succeed while making great strides to ensure the golf industry flourishes in New Jersey. As winter approaches and you begin to plan for next season, msharples@gcsanj.org considering early ordering options and exploring new products, please think about lending support to those vendors who lend their support to us throughout the year. What better way to grow the business of golf in New Jersey? @GCSANJ1926 MAUREEN SHARPLES Executive Director, GCSANJ facebook.com/gcsanj THE GREENERSIDE | 4 2018 GCSANJ SPONSOR PARTNERS 21 PLATINUM PARTNERS 36 GOLD PARTNERS SILVER PARTNERS MEMBER NEWS GROWING FAMILIES Nate Spence of Trump National Golf Club Bedminster and his wife Lesley welcomed their second child, Grady Edward Spence on September 8th. MOVERS AND SHAKERS Ken Anson is the new Golf Course Superintendent at Fox Hollow Golf Club, Branchburg, NJ. Ken had (Ken Anson) previously been the Assistant GCS at Due Process GC. Ryan Tretter is the new Golf Course Superintendent at Linwood Country Club. Ryan had previously been the Assistant GCS at Hollywood Golf Club. Tyler Otero is the new Mid-Atlantic Sales Director of Harrell's. Shannon Horn is the new Golf Course (Dan Kilpatrick) Superintendent at Watchung Valley Golf Club. Dan Kilpatrick is the new Golf Course Superintendent at North Jersey Country Club. Dan was formerly the GCS on the Lower Course at Baltusrol GC. THE GREENERSIDE | 7 MEMBER NEWS THE GREENERSIDE | 8 MEMBER NEWS NJSGA FATHER & SON CHAMPIONSHIP Chapter Vice President Jeremy Hreben and his father, Joseph Hreben competed in the New Jersey State Golf Association's 96th Father & Son Championship on July 18th. New Jersey National Golf Club in Basking Ridge, NJ hosted the competition. THE GREENERSIDE | 9 NEW MEMBERS Andrew Sperber, Class C Berkshire Valley Golf Course Sean Lucey, Class C Watchung Valley Golf Club Michael Scheuermann, Class C Scotch Hills Country Club Garrett Green, Class C TPC Jasna Polana Chris Marra, Class C Essex Fells Country Club THE GREENERSIDE | 10 REMEMBRANCE A Tribute to Tim McAvoy, CGCS 1954 – 2018 By Ken Kubik Tim passed away suddenly on August 17, 2018. He had been the GCS at Fox Hollow GC for thirty-seven years. Tim excelled in whatever role in life he played and was humble about it. His life roles were numerous: as a GCS, father, grandfather, athlete, mentor and a friend. Tim proudly expressed his love of God, Family, and Country. Once you got to be a friend of Tim you had a loyal friend for life. When with Tim you were guaranteed a conversation that was animated and with an abundance of conventional wisdom. Tim was well read and thus a source of pertinent and well-resourced information. Tim is missed, but his spirit lives on because of the positive mark he left. A life cut short much too soon, but well lived! THE GREENERSIDE | 11 MEMBER NEWS ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP Matt Ceplo, CGCS of Rockland Country Club and Audubon International Board Member tags a Monarch Butterfly to be released for migration to Mexico. For more information about the tagging program visit monarchwatch.org. To create a Monarch Butterfly habitat at your course visit monarchsintherough.org NEW JERSEY LEGISLATIVE UPDATE By Mark Kuhns, CGCS and Keith Bennett, CGCS The legislative hustle and bustle of Trenton and beyond may potentially affect GCSANJ members. Here is a run-down of some of the most pertinent issues we are facing. Current legislation in the State aims to make neonicotinoid class insecticides restricted use in New Jersey. This would mean that only licensed applicators would be able to purchase and control the application of these chemicals. While this would not greatly affect many in the golf industry, the concern with this bill is the lack of science and research going into the conclusion that homeowners are over-applying and therefore hurting the environment and the chemistry should therefore be In legislative activity outside the Garden State, a banned. Furthermore, proponents of these types of federal appeals court in August ordered the EPA to bans will not stop once the chemistry is restricted ban chlorpyrifos. Beyond being used to control ABW use; this is just the first step to a full ban of the larvae in New Jersey, chlorpyrifos is widely used in ag products in question. applications. The Justice Department appealed the ruling in early October, claiming the court violated Also, in Trenton are new minimum wage bills the law by imposing a ban that should come from the appearing in both the Senate and Assembly. EPA. The court will have the choice to rehear the Currently, the bill looks to increase the minimum petition by the entire circuit court or the three-judge wage to $10.10 per hour with regular increases over panel that made the initial ruling. Until the new ruling the next few years. As this was a major focus of is handed down, current registrations and label Governor Murphy’s election platform, it is almost a tolerances will remain in effect. We are keeping our guarantee that something along these lines will pass. ears open, but at this time it is believed that The big question coming up is what sectors will be chlorpyrifos will be available in 2019 with no exempt from the higher minimum wage and will guarantees beyond that. Currently in New Jersey, agriculture (with golf possibly tied in) be one of there is legislation pending in the State Senate and them. A good conversation at the Association level Assembly looking to ban chlorpyrifos use within the would be whether anyone is able to hire labor for state. While the NJGIC has had good results less than $10 per hour before any changes to the deterring chemical bans thus far, chlorpyrifos is a hot minimum wage and see how the current effective issue that will continue to receive press. minimum wage varies throughout the State. THE GREENERSIDE | 16 On the international level, tariffs being imposed on goods from overseas, mostly China, will have a ABOUT NJGIC direct effect on New Jersey superintendents. The New Jersey Green Industry Council Although fertilizers are included on the tariff list, is recognized as a powerful voice for much of the fertilizer we use in turf is sourced from professionals within the Green Industry, other countries and should not be largely affected. providing advocacy, communication, and However, we will have to see how other industries with affected supplies might affect the prices of our education. By monitoring NJ legislation, suppliers. Pesticides will more likely be directly NJGIC protects your right and affected depending on source locations of active methodology of doing business. ingredients. The situation is still unfolding and negotiations between countries are ongoing but NJGIC provides an umbrella of affected pesticides will include many whose active legislative advocacy, promotion of the ingredients are produced in China, including some industry, and represents the Green products which are formulated and packaged there. At the time of writing, the situation is still very fluid, Industry as an advocate and leader of and we would rather err on the side of caution and environmental stewardship. be vague on details than provide bad information. Updates will be provided as new information is For more information visit, available through the New Jersey Green Industry www.njgic.org Council. THE GREENERSIDE | 17 HUDSON FARM HOSTS GCSANJ FOUNDATION By Shaun Barry Since the GCSANJ Foundation was created in In 2017, Les Carpenter started working at 1994 it has depended upon the support of the Hudson Farm and he spoke to Tyler Otero about GCSANJ for a majority of its donations. The next the Foundation having a non-golf event. It would major source of revenue was the RTJ Invitational be at a world class facility for shooting sporting hosted by Metedeconk National. That event was clays. Tyler and Les brought it up at board hosted and run by Steve Cadenelli CGCS and the meeting. There were many concerns expressed Sambol Family who owned the course. They because many were non-shooters. We carefully appreciated Steve and they understood the looked at the numbers and it was concluded that importance of superintendents. They wanted to if our members didn’t signup as we hoped, we give back and because of Steve’s connection with wouldn’t lose a lot of money assuming we had the the GCSAA they chose to donate to the GCSAA support of our affiliate sponsors. We decided that Foundation which is now the EIFG. After the it might appeal to some of our members who family sold the course to the members, the club didn’t attend golf meetings. That is exactly what Fisher Ad still hosted the event but they didn’t want to run happened. it. We limited our field to 40 shooters and we had 40 At that point the GCSANJ Foundation stepped-up people signup. DryJect NJ and Grass Roots Inc. and ran the event. It became the major fundraiser sponsored the pig roast and LaBar Golf for the Foundation and allowed the Foundation to Renovations and Mitchell Products sponsored the do more and become less dependent upon the beverages. We also had every shooting station GCSANJ. Eventually interest in this event sponsored. Our affiliate partners were the reason lessened and it was discontinued. we made a profit, but our major source of revenue came from Mr. Kellogg who owns Hudson Farm. Needing another source of income the Shootout He asked Les for a summary of what our was started. It adds to an increasing number of Foundation was all about. Les explained our events that have helped support the Foundation. history and how we use our funds. As a result of In June 2019, Navesink will be hosting the what he heard and his relationship with Les, Mr. Shootout. The field will be limited, so plan on Kellogg wrote a check from his Foundation in the signing up early. amount of $10,000. That was amazing and I am confident that we will return as a way to say thanks. THE GREENERSIDE | 18 Maureen Sharples showed up to help if needed, but the club handled all the registrations. She and I drove around between stations to say hello and to take pictures. She recovered from my driving and I think she would do it again but I am not sure. LOL. .As expected, we had several non-golfers and one member brought five guests. The coolest group was Michael Campbell and his sons Collin and Ethan. Dad and sons seemed to be really enjoying When asked if everybody enjoyed themselves and everything about the event. They all listed would they return if we did this again in 2019 the themselves as beginners, but I think they will be response was unanimously positive. If we do this doing this many times in the future. They, like the again it appears that the field will fill up quickly. rest of the field, showed great skill and enthusiasm when it came to the pig roast. What a Station Sponsors: delicious way to end the evening BASF, Braen Supply, Corteval ( Dow ), The field was almost equally divided according to Earthworks, GCSANJ, Grigg Brothers, Harrells, skill level. We had 16 beginners, 11 intermediate Noble Turf, Spectrum Technologies, Syngenta, shooters and 14 experienced shooters. We had Textron. one shooter hit 49 out of 50 clays and another with 48 out of 50. On the other end of the Patron Sponsors: spectrum we had several shooters hit less than 10, but I think the level of enjoyment was the Fisher & Son, Wilfred MacDonald same for everyone. THE GREENERSIDE | 19 15 QUESTIONS WITH TODD RAISCH, CGCS INTERVIEW By Maureen Sharples Todd Raisch, CGCS is the superintendent at Ridgewood Country Club and the Editor of The Greenerside. I put him in the hot seat to discuss his recent success hosting The Northern Trust, his career, and some of the lessons he has learned along the way. 1. Tell us a little about where you are from? I’m from Dayton, Ohio. My dad was a superintendent as well…school superintendent that is, which means I always took a bunch of crap when he wouldn’t call a snow day. 2. How long have you worked at Ridgewood Country Club? 23 Years. I came here as an assistant straight out of college in January 1995 and in a strange twist of events was sitting in the superintendent’s chair 21 months later. I was very lucky. Ridgewood has a long history of Buckeyes on staff going back decades. 3. What are some of the major changes you have seen since you have been there? 4,000+ trees for starters. We’ve done 2 master plans with architect Gil Hanse. Those encompass bunker rebuilds, green expansions, drainage, fairway expansions, new tees, 6. What do you love about working on a golf course? etc. We’ve also completed a new irrigation system and Most importantly, I just like being around the game. My greens and grounds complex. first love in golf is architecture, so having the opportunity to spend my time at a classic Tillinghast 4. What are your biggest on course challenges? course and working closely with Gil Hanse for 20+ years Like many others, labor has become our number one issue. has been very fulfilling. I’m not a born agronomist. Grass We have been down 4-6 employees all year long. We have growing is not what I’m best at, but I love the puzzle that great assistants, but I’m concerned where the next great is trying to figure out what fits best at RCC. I have had batch is coming from. Also, if I never saw another annual some epic discussions (sometimes arguments) with guys bluegrass weevil in my life, it would be too soon. like Tom Weinert, Adam Moeller, James Hempfling and David Oatis over the years working on this never ending 5. What are the unique aspects of Ridgewood? puzzle. I have found this by far the most difficult question to answer. Ridgewood is definitely a world class club that 7. What are your interests outside of work? holds a special place in the game. It may have a famous Traveling is a huge part of my life whether with family or name, one that shows up in rankings and on television once other superintendents. I love to see new places and in a while, but in most ways it is just like everyone else’s experience different cultures around the world. When club. We lose grass. We have staffing issues. Members my knee isn’t acting up, I enjoy hiking. I go in spurts of complain about aeration and green speed here too. Cool reading a lot…two books this week already! club, yes. Unique, no. THE GREENERSIDE | 22 8. Tell us about your family. My wife Susan and I have been married 21 years. A lifelong political junkie, she was working on Capitol Hill and roommates with my cousin when we met. Elly (19) is a budding animator and attending Sheridan College near Toronto. Halle (15) is a dancer and a sophomore at Ramsey High School. Dad was thrilled to have Halle volunteer all week at the Northern Trust. 9. Why did you become a superintendent? I loved golf and was working at Worthington Hills CC in Columbus while I was pursuing a degree in finance at Ohio State. While there, the superintendent kept bugging me about going into turf. I thought he was crazy. I had seen the movie Wall Street one too many times and thought I was going to become Gordon Gecko instead. He prevailed, ultimately 12. After experiencing heavy rain and high convincing me that my business degree would serve me well in temperatures, how did you adjust your game plan our profession. The day after I graduated I went to see Dr. Karl leading up to The Northern Trust? Danneberger at OSU and signed up for turf school. Compliments of the PGA Tour, some of our local vendors sold a whole bunch of chemicals to RCC. We did lose 10. Who is your mentor and what is the best piece of advice some grass to the extreme weather, so there was quite a you’ve received? bit of plug work going on in our fairways. We were I think in equal ways all of the superintendents I’ve worked for constantly using our deep-tine machine in our wet areas. had big influences on me. Marty Szturm at Worthington Hills, We were moving fans all over the course to stressed David Heroian at Myopia Hunt Club, Terry Buchen at Double greens and wet tees. We had ropes and stakes Eagle Club and John Gasper at Ridgewood. Probably the piece throughout the course diverting traffic. It was a very of advice from one of them that has stuck with me the longest challenging year, but fortunately we got to tournament came from Buchen though, “sometimes the best way is the week in very good shape. hardest way, the longest way.” When we are trying to justify a shortcut, I’ll often think back to that comment. In a general 13. It took a large team of staff and volunteers to pull sense, the best piece of advice came in a parable where the off The Northern Trust with great success, what tactics moral of the story was that being a good superintendent did you use to delegate and manage such a large comes down to 90% drainage and 10% common sense…and if operation? you don’t have any common sense, just add more drainage. First and foremost, Ken Kubik takes a huge amount of That line seems very appropriate this year! stress off my plate by running our hospitality program for our 150+ staff and volunteers. Our management team of 11. What did a typical work day look like THIS summer? David Zollinger, Andrew Shaul, Ryan Hartmann, Rocco This summer has obviously been pretty hectic since June 1 Weir and Kathy Scotellaro have all worked multiple when construction began for the Northern Trust. I think I took tournaments for RCC, so they are well seasoned. The one day off all summer to play golf with my brother where I’d same goes for many of the volunteers who year after year normally try to take at least Sundays off in a non-tournament lead the same teams. Lance Rogers and Joe Kinlin on year. This isn’t our first go around with the Tour, so I didn’t cups. Mike Brunelle, Jamie Devers, Russ Harris and Jim stress about the build out as much as in years past. That’s a Swiatlowski on fairways. Josh Kopera and Chuck good thing as there was plenty of stress being provided by Nowicki on detail crew. Travis Pauley and Tyler Otero on Mother Nature instead. It’s very difficult trying to peak in mid- bunkers. Paul Dotti at the range and rolling. These guys August. keep coming back every year making the week, especially the start of it, go so much more smoothly. THE GREENERSIDE | 23 14. What does the recovery process entail after an event like The Northern Trust? A lot of sleep. As for the course, we go into October with the repair. It’s usually a struggle to get the Tour contractors to move at the pace we would like. Our most important member guest is in early October, so we are always pushing them. Unfortunately, the restoration will go deep into October this year. They build over two tee complexes and our short game facility, so those areas are not back in play until the following spring. The good news is that the Tour pays for a contractor to repair the course, so the staff is only left with watering duties. 15. And just for fun, list four things we don’t know about you? 1. I have been in the Oval Office twice. 2. I somehow survived 142 yellow jacket stings in the 9th grade. 3.The nickname many of my peers and friends refer to me as goes all the way back to college where Bob Carey and I would play Nintendo golf for hours upon hours. “TR Superstar” was my screen name. 4. I have been to 48 countries and hope to get to 50 by my 50th birthday in February. THE GREENERSIDE | 24 GCSANJ THROUGH THE DECADES PART EIGHT By Ken Kubik, Grass Roots Inc. • 1928: Galloping Hill GC is designed by Willard G. • 1968: “The NJ Golf Course Report,” a one page Wilkinson in 1928. Willard previously worked for glossy is sent to the association members, Don A.W. Tillinghast’s firm. Johnny Farrell the golf pro at Marshall, GCS Montclair GC editor. Mr. Marshall is Baltusrol GC wins the 1928 US Open. The members of also the president of the association. The year is Rock Spring Club begin play of full Raynor and Banks noted for being a difficult year for management of design eighteen holes, Bill Monohan, GCS. The first golf turf due to desiccation, spring flooding, high Rutgers Turf Short Course is held in 1928 with 54 heat and severe pest infestations. Architect, Hal students. Purdy speaks at the May meeting on golf course modernization with emphasis on cart paths. The • 1938: Major Jones GCS of Baltusrol GC wins contest association members take a tour of the Anheuser- for naming a new variety of seed developed at Rutgers Busch brewery in Newark. Experimental Station. Major Jones served in the British Army during World War I. The Great New • 1978: The GCSANJ continues to be active England Hurricane in September causes widespread volunteers as they handle transportation for the flooding on golf courses throughout the Garden State. LPGA Coca-Cola Golf Classic held at Forsgate CC, The storm likely produces the second highest rainfall Tom Schultz, GCS. Joe Flaherty CGCS, Baltusrol GC total in New Jersey history. is president of the GCSANJ eighteen years after his father Joe Flaherty, Sr. GCS at Manasquan River GC • 1948: Wives and girlfriends are invited for the first served as president. In May, “The GCSANJ time to the April association meeting and are Newsletter,” edited by Paul Boiselle, GCS Fiddlers entertained by the talk on “Soils and Man.” The first Elbow CC makes its first appearance. Greenkeeper/Pro Tournament is held at Montclair GC, Carlton Treat GCS. Al Rathjens, Sr. GCS at Spring Lake • 1988: Dave McGhee, Sr. CGCS Fiddlers Elbow CC GC is president of the association. His son Al Rathjens, is inducted into the NJTA Hall of Fame. Robert “Red” Jr. GC Raritan Valley CC would follow in his footsteps Dickison, CGCS Upper Montclair CC is chosen as the 37 years later as president. recipient of the GCSANJ “Distinguished Service Award.” Armand Le Sage, GCS White Beeches G & • 1958: Prominent golf clubs such as the Olympic CC and Robert Dickison speak before the NJDEP on Club and Winged Foot GC advertise job openings with proposed changes to the Pesticide Control Code. the NJ association because of the professional and Ilona Gray is hired by the GCSANJ to a paid position talented reputation of its membership. Spring Brook as Editor of “The Greenside”. The newsletter again is CC hosts the second of five NJ State Opens, Lou awarded “Overall Best” by the GCSAA. Ed Walsh, Wortman Jr., GCS. CGCS Ridgewood CC is President of the GCSANJ. The GCSANJ spearheads the Summer Patch Research at Cook College – Rutgers University. THE GREENERSIDE | 29 • 1998: Global Positioning System (GPS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) become new tools for turf management. Brian Remo, Rock Spring Club, is named Class C delegate giving assistant superintendents a voice on the GCSANJ Board of Directors. Tom Grimac CGCS, Tavistock CC, and Bob Prickett GCS Pennsauken CC again win the GCSANJ Two Man Team Championship. “The Greenside” newsletter again garners a Category 3 award from the GCSANJ, Ken Krausz CGCS, Paramus GC, editor. Glenn Miller, CGCS Manasquan River CC, is president of the association. • 2008: 20th Annual RTJ Invitational is held at Metedeconk National Golf Club, Ryan Oliver GCS. The 5th Annual GCSANJ Crystal Conference is held at Crystal Springs Resort. The Barclays Tournament, the 1st leg of the FedEx Cup is held at the Ridgewood CC, Todd Raisch CGCS. Tim Finchem, PGA Tour Commissioner, visits and thanks the ground department staff and volunteers. The 3rd Annual GCSANJ Summer Social is held at the Jenkinson’s Pavilion in Point Pleasant Beach. NJ State Open is held at Alpine CC, Steve Finamore CGCS. The inaugural GCSAA Leadership Academy is held, Lance Rogers CGCS Colonia CC is the GCSANJ participant. • 2018: Maureen Sharples assumes the position of Executive Director of the GCSANJ. Baltusrol GC hosts the 2018 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship. Medal play is held on the Upper and Lower Courses. Match play is held on the Upper Course, Jim Devaney GCS. Director of Grounds is Mark Kuhns, CGCS and GCS on the Lower is Dan Kilpatrick. The Northern Trust Tournament is held at the Ridgewood CC, Todd Raisch CGCS. This is the fourth time the course hosts the 1st leg of the FedEx Cup. The GCSANJ Foundation again will be the recipient of a substantial donation after expenses are paid from sponsorship monies received from our industry partners. The inaugural GCSANJ Foundation Sporting Clays Shoot and Pig Roast is held at renowned Hudson Farm, Les Carpenter, Jr. is the host. “History doesn’t repeat itself; but it does rhyme.” -Mark Twain (1835-1910) THE GREENERSIDE |30 GCSAA GCSAA GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS BY KEVIN DOYLE, GCSAA NE FIELD REPRESENTATIVE For the longest time newsletters seemed to teem with GCSAA government affairs news. With various acts and regulations consistently having an impact on our industry, it seemed all I would write about was legislative gloom and doom. While it may seem the change in administration has magically made the political nightmares disappear, I assure you that is not the case. WOTUS: should I stay, or should I go? EPA: active ingredient registration review The Waters of the United States 2015 rule set for EPA has continued the review of active ingredients enactment until a last-minute stay from the Sixth currently registered for use within the golf market. I Circuit Court of Appeals is back in the mix. As noted on have been tasked with assisting in developing the GCSAA website Advocacy page: regionally specific information regarding the use of On Aug. 16, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the those products by our membership. Several university District of South Carolina issued a ruling enjoining scientists and members have joined conference calls nationwide the Trump Administration’s rule that with the EPA, while others have given comments on use delayed, until February 2020, implementation of the patterns and importance of products to their livelihood. Obama WOTUS Rule. The district court's decision was GCSAA’s government affairs department and your GA based on procedural grounds – the court said the committee have been instrumental in turning this once- Trump delay rule violated the Administrative contentious regulatory relationship into a sounding Procedure Act (APA) because EPA and the Corps didn’t board for industry input. Chlorpyrifos has been one take comment on the substance of the Obama WOTUS such active ingredient in the spotlight. In August, the Rule or the prior regulations that would stay in place EPA was mandated by the courts to remove the during the delay of the Obama Rule. product from sales in the US. In late September, the The WOTUS 2015 rule is now in effect for 26 states, Department of Justice called for an appeal of that including every state in the Northeast region, ruling, a judgement lauded by the USDA. For those Massachusetts included. There is an appeal pending battling resistant ABW’s, this is a critical tool in the and an often-updated blog on the Advocacy page toolbox. Again, look to the Advocacy page for updates expands on these critical updates. More to come as as this product soap opera continues. decisions are made. THE GREENERSIDE | 31 Michael Lee wins RISE 2018 Grassroots Excellence With strong leadership in GCSAA’s government affairs Award department, an active corps of GCSAA Grassroots GCSAA’s Michael Lee, manager, government affairs, Ambassadors (still spots left21in New Jersey), and earned the 2018 Grassroots Excellence Award from members participating in local and state initiatives, our Responsible Industry for A Sound Environment (RISE) industry continues to build momentum. For those who at its annual meeting Sept. 25 in Amelia Island, Fla. Lee have participated in advocacy, thank you. If you haven’t, was honored for his work to engage GCSAA members consider a way to contribute because every voice in Maryland and Maine in responding to anti-pesticide matters. bills working through state legislatures last spring. Lee's proactive and strategic support and engagement 36 please feel free to Again, if I can be of any assistance, with superintendents on the ground in those states contact me. lead to the defeat of the bills as announced by RISE staff at the meeting. It takes a village to move the needle in the political Follow Kevin on Twitter @GCSAA_NE arena. 48 THE GREENERSIDE | 32 GCSAA RESOURCES & NEWS GCSAA introduces member savings programs GCSAA has partnered with Meridian One, which specializes in providing associations, chambers and other member organizations with best in class Hays, a leading national insurance and financial savings programs to offer their members. services organization, provides a variety of supplemental product and service offerings Meridian One’s family of affinity programs exclusively to GCSAA members. provide convenient services and valuable Hays insurance and services discounts to GCSAA members and their families. By leveraging the buying power of GCSAA members, Meridian One can offer programs to Upcoming Webinars help members reduce their business expenses and -November 15th at noon increase productivity. Water Matters for Turf Managers part of the ASCS Prep series Through Meridian One, GCSAA members can Beth Guertal, Ph.D. and Ashley Wilkinson receive instant savings on products and services from UPS, the UPS Store, Lenovo, Office Depot, -December 6th @ noon Avis, Budget and Member Freight. See the full list ABCs of Irrigation System Design part of the of savings and learn more. ASCS Prep series Ashley Wilkinson POSTMODERN PAINTING. Stella alternately paints in oil and watercolor Take a peek into a day in the life of budding artist Stella Young, and how she improves her craft THE GREENERSIDE | 33 Contact: Dennis Granahan dryjectnj@comcast.net 917-617-8827 WAYNE REMO (862) 209-8243 CHAD MATHIEU (914) 539-5675 SHAWN REYNOLDS (401) 486-9133 FRANK JACHEO (732) 489-1442 THE GREENERSIDE | 37 we asked, you answered "It's only grass. Enjoy life. The grass will be there tomorrow." -Jeremy Hreben "I learned a lot in a very short time when I worked for Chris Carson at Echo Lake. he told me 'not being prepared, is preparing yourself to lose.'" -Rob Schipper "What is the best piece of professional advice "'Take care of the pennies and you have ever the dollars will take care of themselves' this was great received?" advice from one of my previous competitors." -Jeff Weld “Mrs. D.” told us to be yourself. Be honest representing your company and products." -Ken Indyk “Be there! Nothing is as valuable to a golf course or any other business as a reliable employee.” -Tim Gerzabek THE GREENERSIDE |38 "My mentor practiced the following and my first GM put it into words for me. Treat everyone on your staff with respect and they will work with you because they want to, not for you because they have to.'" -Kevin Doyle 1. ALWAYS READ IT TWICE BEFORE YOU HIT SEND. 2. THE ONLY WAY TO DO GREAT WORK IS TO LOVE WHAT YOU DO. IF YOU HAVEN’T FOUND IT YET, KEEP LOOKING. DON’T SETTLE AND PUSH EVERY DAY." -MATTHEW CASTAGNA "“Keep your head down and good things will happen." My current boss/owner,Robert Twomey from Matrix Golf and Hospitality told me that before I became a GCS but now I understand what he meant years later" -Tom Higgins "'There is never enough time to do it right, but there's always time to do it over!' Make sure work is done right the first time. Words of wisdom from a colleague that I continue to agonize over!" -Brett Scales GCSANJ PATRON DIRECTORY A.G. 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