SUMMER 2021/ VOLUME 58 Contents Babe Ruth and the 12 Scottish Game Doug Vogel shares his knowledge and inspiration for his recently published book. 03 President's Message 06 Member News 10 Foundation News Take It Back to the First Tee 20 17 Photo Pages A timeline of Bob Dickison's 27 Tech Tips life and career. 30 15 Questions 34 GCSAA Update 40 Patron Directory 23 Women in Golf Jill Seymour reflects back on her experience volunteering at the 2021 U.S. Women's Open. 38 ON THE COVER The Ask Morris County Golf Club Learn what changes your Jonathan Heywood, Superintendent fellow members made to their operations, but are continuing now that restrictions are lifted. THE GREENERSIDE | 1 Our Contributors Editor in Chief: Donovan Maguigan Design & Layout Editor: Maureen Sharples Photography Editor: Shaun Barry Contributing Writers: Shaun Barry, Jennifer Torres, Maureen Sharples, Kevin Doyle, Donovan Maguigan Officers: Joe Kinlin, President Jeremy Hreben, CGCS, Vice President Michael Tardogno, Treasurer Todd Raisch, CGCS, Secretary Russ Harris, Past President Directors: District II- Jonathan Heywood District III- Tom Higgins District IV- Jennifer Torres At-Large: Ken Anson Donovan Maguigan Lance Rogers, CGCS Commercial Representatives Rob Johnson & Tyler Otero Rutgers Liaisons Dr. Bruce Clarke & Dr. James Murphy Executive Director Maureen Sharples GCSANJ Newsletter is published four times a year. © 2021 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. THE GREENERSIDE | 2 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Joe Kinlin Chapter President Bey Lea Golf Course The summer months provide many challenges for our industry, but there are still exciting opportunities to take some time to come together even with these challenges. I want to tell you a personal story about how our industry came together to help a member and how it enriched my life. Many of you know I work in Toms River at Bey Lea Golf Course. Fellow superintendent Pat McMahon works close by at Eagle Ridge Golf Club in Lakewood. In June 2018, the GCSANJ Foundation hosted an event to benefit his then 2-year-old daughter Madison who faced serious medical challenges, including brain surgery. I played in the event, and later that day, my wife Laura and our 6-month-old daughter Annie attended the dinner reception. We met Pat’s wife, Susanne, and their brave little girl, and our families instantly connected. Before that night, I would say Pat and I were peers, and now we are great friends. Susanne and Laura plan events for our families, play dates for the kids, and of course, girls’ nights for the wives. We have expanded our circle of friends through the McMahons, and their friendship has enriched our lives. It was these friendships that helped preserve some sense of normalcy during the pandemic. Socially distant Friendsgiving, visits to Argo’s Farm, and sleigh riding and pizza at Eagle Ridge brought us all together thanks to these “Super Wives.” I know the last thing you want to do in the heat of summer is attending an off-course event, but you never know how it will change your life. You will meet amazing people like The McMahons. Meeting them reminds me that our industry is filled with great people and amazing families. I’m proud of our organization for its ability to support members in so many ways. Stay well, JOE KINLIN Chapter President Madison McMahon and Annie Kinlin THE GREENERSIDE | 3 FROM YOUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Maureen Sharples 21 This past month, I have had the pleasure of volunteering to help the GCSANJ Foundation with our annual scholarship application. Due to the increase of applicants in recent years, Tyler Otero, GCSANJ Foundation President, and Jennifer Torres, Scholarship Chair, teamed up to update our application and streamline the process. I am assigned the duty to collect and redact the applications and the supporting documents to submit to our grading committee. As a result, I have the privilege to read each one. It is a diverse group of students. While they all differ in 36 academics, extracurriculars, and special skills, they all have one thing in common, a strong work ethic. I can assume this is a direct result of being a child raised in this industry. The summer months are particularly hard on our members and their families. As a daughter of a superintendent, I know this all too well. The days are long and stressful, and the moment you’re on a good track, the Let's Connect weather changes or staff turns over, and you are left picking up the slack. It’s stressful at home too. Your spouse or partner is working double-time with the kids and trying to keep the household intact. You’ve gotten through the day…week…month…season at work only to feel guilty you missed out on time with your family. It’s okay, take it from the scholarship applicants and me. Your perseverance and commitment to your work 973-812-0710 through the summer months is one of the greatest lessons you can teach your children, and it does not go unnoticed. Watching my parents all those years showed me that hard work was worth doing for something I was passionate about and loved. While we didn’t have the typical summer vacations, some of my greatest memories as a msharples@gcsanj.org kid were riding in a golf cart to check on the irrigation system or taking Monday trips to the shore or Hershey Park. I’m sure our scholarship applicants have similar experiences that they cherish as well. As a parent and thinking of that adage of the quantity of time vs. the quality of time, I like to note that it’s a two-way street. As you strive to make quality time with your family, I think you’ll find your family/kids will reserve time in their @GCSANJ1926 lives for those precious experiences with you as well, no matter how busy their schedules are. After getting to know our scholarship applicants over the past few weeks, it is obvious that their outstanding achievements deserve to be rewarded, facebook.com/gcsanj and as parents, you should all feel pride that your successes go way beyond the golf course. MAUREEN SHARPLES Executive Director, GCSANJ THE GREENERSIDE | 4 MEMBER NEWS MOVERS AND SHAKERS Terry Sedon retired from the Rutgers University Andrew Bulizak is the new Territory Sales Golf Course after 25 years. Manager for Textron Specialized Vehicles. Grant Bezek is the new golf course Rob Johnson was promoted to Director of superintendent at Rutgers University Golf Business Development of Fisher & Son. Course. Brandon Perrine is the new Central/South Jersey Mark Griff is the new golf course superintendent sales representative for Fisher & Son. at Packanack Golf Club. Howard Szczurek is the new golf course superintendent at Deerwood Country Club. Nick Roberto was promoted Northeast Regional Director of Sales for Textron Specialized Vehicles. THE GREENERSIDE | 6 THE GREENERSIDE | 7 MEMBER NEWS MILESTONES NEW MEMBERS Ken and Ginny Kubik celebrated their 50th Tiger Seo wedding anniversary on June 27, 2021. Class C, Edgewood Country Club Bob and Helen Ribbans celebrated their 50th Andrew Bulizak wedding anniversary on June 5, 2021. Class AF, E-Z-GO Textron GROWING FAMILIES Patrick O'Brien of Arcola Country Club and his wife, Erika, welcomed their daughter, Brooklyn, on July 23rd. Ginny & Ken Kubik and Helen & Bob Ribbans THE GREENERSIDE | 8 THE GREENERSIDE | 9 GCSANJ MEMBERS SUPPORT THE 2021 FOUNDATION SHOOTOUT By Shaun Barry Some of our members remember the GCSANJ members for one early-season payment the affiliates Invitational, and many remember the RTJ Team could pay upfront for all the year's opportunities. Invitational. These events were successful for many Platinum Sponsors Fisher and Son, Grass Roots Inc, years and were precursors to the GCSANJ Harrell's, SiteOne Landscape Supply, and Storr Foundation Shootout. They brought teams together Tractor receive four players. Our Gold Sponsors, for a day of golf and fun, and the RTJ was a great Double "D" Turf, Finch Services, Helena, Willow's fundraiser. Our Foundation was asked to run the RTJ, Bend, Noble Turf, Plant Food Co., Syngenta, and and they did. Eventually, however, interest waned, SynaTek received two spots. Without fail, these and it became evident that a change was needed. affiliates add players to complete their foursome. This year BASF, Bayer, Blooming Beds, Ewing That change was to end the tournament. The Irrigation, Nufarm, E-Z-Go, Soil, and Water Foundation, however, wasn't ready to give up the Consulting, and Total Turf Golf Services were Silver idea of running a fundraiser. The funds raised were Sponsors, and that included one player, which turned vital to the financial health of the Foundation. The into a twosome. trustees decided to stay with a golf tournament, but we would now reach out to a different world-class You can see why the future looks secure. In addition course every year, unlike the RTJ, held at to these sponsors, several other companies stepped Metedeconk National Golf Club every year. up in a big way, but none did more than Lee Kozsey. We usually have two Title Sponsors, but Lee was Jeremy Batz was the superintendent at Trump able to be the lone Title Sponsor. That is a big deal. National Golf Club-Colts Neck, and he also was on Our other generous sponsors are listed below. the Foundation Board. He volunteered his course, and in 2014 The GCSANJ Foundation Shootout Dinner Sponsor: Middletown Sprinkler Co. began. Every year after that, we have been able to Lunch: Nufarm move the tournament to a new venue. Covid Cocktail Sponsor: LaBar Golf Renovations prevented us from having an event at Essex County Beverage Sponsor: Ewing Irrigation Country Club in 2020, but the club enthusiastically Beverage Sponsor: The Fredco Group agreed to be our host in 2021. CP- Bayer CP- Coombs Sod Farm LLC Tyler Otero, Keith Bennett, Jim Cadott, and former LD- Douglas Plant Health Foundation President Tony Hooks negotiated with LD- NJ Soils the club so the club would be happy and our costs would fit our budget. It turned out to be a win for Hole Signs: Aquatrols, A G Enterprises, Black everyone. Lagoon, Brandt, Corteva, Law Firm of Collins, Vella, and Casello, NJGIC, Ocean Organics, PBI/Gordon, Due to decisions made by former GCSANJ Boards, Total Turf Golf Services, Turf Trade, and the future of the Shootout is secure due to the Westchester Turf. GCSANJ Sponsors Program. This program was created in response to suggestions from affiliate THE GREENERSIDE | 10 With all the sponsorships in place and a full field, The club was ready for the new schedule, and soon registration functioned beautifully. Every attendee dinner was served. Unfortunately, the pro shop's received a $75 pro shop gift certificate and access to a computer malfunctioned, and results were delayed, beautiful lunch. This, however, was just something to and many people had to leave before the results were occupy everyone's time until they could get out to the announced. Todd Raisch wasn't there to accept his golf course. A small percentage of our field had played third Ed Walsh Award, but Jeremy Hreben received a the course. They knew that they were going to plaque for his 2020 Member of the Year Award. Rob experience something special. Most everyone else had Arnts wasn't there to accept the RTJ Trophy that he only heard about the course. It is hard to conceive how and Rob Johnson won for having the low gross score. good the course is until you get your opportunity to Matt Castagna had to leave, so Shaun Kennedy took play it. the Founders Cup for their low net score. Brian O'Malley and Tim Gerzabek finished second low net. The day was extremely hot and humid, and play was Lance Rogers and Tom Weinert won the closest to the suspended due to lightning in the area. Everyone pin contests and Ben Stover won a long drive contest. gathered on the patio for some cool beverages and a nice long break. Usually, there would be several The Foundation Trustees are very thankful for the players who would choose to stop playing and continue amazing support that it always receives. We know the break. When golf resumed, not one player failed to how difficult running an event like this would be head out to continue playing. This golf course is just without the support of Maureen Sharples, Tony that special and Jason Thompson and his staff always Hooks, the GCSANJ BODs, and our affiliate members. have it in tournament conditions. Nothing changes for Every one of you has made us successful, allowing the outside events. Foundation to help and give back to our members and society. We will continue to support our industry and The Foundation Executive Board decided that the long anyone that needs help. lightning delay would adversely affect the evening schedule, so a decision was made to end play early. It was a difficult decision, but it was a logical decision based on the weather disruption. THE GREENERSIDE | 11 Doug Vogel Babe Ruth and the Scottish Game Written by Donovan Maguigan In trophy display cases and tucked away in file pursuit of his love of golf. The book tells of epic boxes at many golf courses in New York, matches, booming long drives, and grand stories Connecticut, and New Jersey, collections of of the biggest celebrity at the time, on and off the mementos including scorecards, photos, golf baseball diamond. Vogel paints the picture of this clubs, and archived documents share a tall tale story in the book as he wrote in the Author’s “Babe Ruth Played Here.” These mementos of his Note: many golf visits have enticed members at clubs and piqued the interests of golf and baseball “[Ruth] played often, all the time and every day. historians alike. One such person attracted to Before baseball games and on days off. During these items was Doug Vogel, the golf course spring training, in the off season and in superintendent at Preakness Valley Golf Course. retirement. Competitively, for fun, for money, for An interest in these artifacts and the stories raising money. He played in the sunshine, in the behind them led the way to the culmination of the rain, in the snow. Spring, summer, fall and winter. publication of his book, Babe Ruth and the He made birdies and bogies, eagles, double eagles, Scottish Game, released this past June. and two hole-in-ones. Sometimes he played good, sometimes not so good. He always played left- Meticulously researched, full of rich historical handed. No doubt about it, Babe Ruth played details, and a must-have addition to anyone’s golf golf." (Pg. 2) or baseball library, Babe Ruth and the Scottish Game chronicles the golf passion of Babe Ruth as he traveled through the country and the world in THE GREENERSIDE | 12 Nurtured by his lifetime interest in baseball, one of Vogel’s earliest writings on the Babe and part of the genesis for the writing of this book was while he was writing for the March 1995 GCSANJ Greenerside. In an interview after the publication of the book, Doug said that when he first started to be involved with the GCSANJ, the chairman of the communications committee, Ken Krausz, was seeking contributors to write articles for the upcoming Greenerside. Doug volunteered and wrote an article entitled “Same Swing, Different Ball,” a recounting of the rivalry between Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb that resulted in three matches for USO war relief funds in 1941 played across New York, Massachusetts, and Michigan. Following the writing of that article and as Vogel played golf across New York and New Jersey, he began to see more and more clubs celebrating visits from Ruth. He began to research the artifacts he found at the clubs, comparing them for the first time, he didn’t talk about grubs or with the information he found with newspapers, chickweed or brown patch. This was much, much researching the information with the club, and more important. Babe Ruth played his course over speaking with fellow baseball writers and the weekend. The grub talk could wait. (Pg. 74- historians. Doug’s research on Ruth’s golf 75)” activities even continued up until the final days before publication. Doug’s thorough research on the subject over the last several decades required diligence and A repeated story through Doug’s research was perseverance. He begins the book with a warning Ruth’s interaction with several greenkeeper- about the challenges faced with a larger-than-life professionals at many of the clubs he played. As celebrity personality, the separation between fact with many clubs at the time, the professional role and fiction. Through his thorough research, while at the time was split between giving lessons and writing the book, he combed through newspapers, caring for the golf course in a dual role of golf box scores, interviews, and other historical professional and greenkeeper. One relationship documents to confirm as much information as featured in the book was with Lester Moffitt of possible. One such example of a story needing Wallkill Golf Club, which Ruth played often. While confirmation, Doug found a photograph that researching and collecting material for the included a likeliness to Babe Ruth among several GCSANJ 75th Anniversary Journal, as Doug other players. As Doug reviewed the photos and recalled, “I was looking through minutes typed researched the background, the facts proved to be into binders, and it caught my attention. Moffitt too overwhelming for the legend. With a rough felt it was important to stand up during the estimate of when the photo was taken, he utilized meeting and say that Babe Ruth played his box scores of games as well as factoring in the course.” Vogel recounts that special moment for need for train travel at the time. As he recalled, “I Moffitt in his book: didn’t want to confront them about the photo, but I said to myself, ‘I don’t think that is him.’” On the “The Greenkeepers talked about turf and what challenges that he faced with researching the each other was doing to make it better for their book, Doug stated, “Some of the stuff is golfers. As usual, Moffitt got the ball rolling, but unbelievable and quickly dismissed, and some of it requires correction.” THE GREENERSIDE | 13 One fact that is free of any dispute, Babe Ruth With the publication of this book behind him, we loved golf and that could not be better translated asked an important question to a baseball and golf than through the detailed hard work that Doug fan of Ruth, would he rather play baseball or golf put into this publication. In a recent podcast with Babe Ruth? “Golf,” Vogel replied, and who interview with the Superintendent Radio Network, would be his dream foursome to which he Doug attributed his completion of the work to the answered, “Babe Ruth, Arnold Palmer, and Old help and persuasion of his family, who supported Tom Morris.” him through the publication. In the acknowledgments of the book, he thanks his As a dedicated scholar of baseball and golf family: research, Doug Vogel continues to research and follow the golfing exploits of Babe Ruth. He “Big thanks to my children – Noah, Emily, and encourages anyone who may have a story of Ruth Faith. You have become Babe Ruth experts by playing at their course to contact him at osmosis. I truly believe it will come in handy dv@metropolitangreenkeeper.com. someday. And the lion’s share of credit for her typing, proofreading, formatting, organizing, and scheduling goes to my wife Susan. Thanks, thanks a lot.” THE GREENERSIDE | 14 Below is an excerpt from the Appendix section, “America’s Guest” and contains the list of New Jersey golf courses Ruth has been confirmed to have played with attributing anecdotes. - Crestmont Golf Club – After witnessing a golfer on an adjacent fairway collapse, Ruth and his caddy ran over and administered first-aid that came from a flask removed from the Babe’s golf bag. By the time medical help arrived from the clubhouse, the golfer was well on his way to recovery. - Echo Lake Country Club – The local social column of the Westfield Ledger faithfully reported bridge tournament results, local engagements, and nuptials. Prominent in the May 28, 1936 column was the report that Babe Ruth played in the New York Curb Exchange tournament. - Englewood Golf Club – American Golfer magazine ran a full-page pictorial in the May 1920 edition featuring the golfing exploits of the newest member of the New York Yankees. Ruth teamed with three-time Metropolitan and Yankee teammate Bob Shawkey 2 and 1. - Houvenkopf Golf Club – The Babe frequented a cottage in Sterling Forest, New York, about an hour northwest of New York City, to get away from the spotlight of fame. He hunted and fished in the tranquility of the Ramapo mountains and played relaxing rounds of golf with working-class locals who made the Babe feel right at home. - Laurence Brook Country Club – Charles Whitehead, a six-time NJ Amateur champion, and his partner Bill (Hop) Seng defeated Ruth and Ben Curry in a friendly match. Ruth matched tee shot with Whitehead, one of the longest drivers in New Jersey History. - Monmouth County Country Club – A casual match pairing Ruth and club champion Harold James against club pro Alex Ternyei and J. Paul Carey found the Babe on the winning side 1 up. Ruth sank a pressure packed putt on the eighteenth hole to seal the victory. THE GREENERSIDE | 16 SOUTH JERSEY NINE & DINE MOORESTOWN FIELD CLUB HOSTED BY JOHN CARPINELLI Mike Johnston, Mike Linkewich Chad Belmont, Mike Warner, Keith Bennett, Drew White, Jeremy Hreben, Victor Frederico Jeff Haas, Joe Kinlin Conor Geisel, Donovan Maguigan Ken Anson and Jesse Dowdy Bob Prickett and John Carpinelli Lou Bosco Peter Bedrosian, Dave Schell, Brad Simpkins, Shaun Barry, Rich Sweeney, Jennifer Schneider, Matt Paulina, Brandon Perrine Kevin Driscoll Jeff Weld, Pat McMahon THE GREENERSIDE | 17 FOUNDATION SHOOTOUT ESSEX COUNTY COUNTRY CLUB HOSTED BY JASON THOMPSON Alan Bean, Josh Kopera, Nick Alley and Mike Tardogno Ken Anson, Nick Alley, Jeremy Hreben Keith Bennett Paul Ramina, Rich Lane, Tyler Otero and Kyle Hillegass Tom Pepe, Travis Pauley, Tom Weinert, Todd Raisch Dick Neufeld Chad Broderick, Shaun Kennedy, Ben Stover, Dennis Desanctis, Brian O'Malley, Mike Blaner, Matt Castagna, Chalin Malbari Todd Raisch, Rich Lane Nick Adams, Tim Gerzabek THE GREENERSIDE | 18 FOUNDATION SHOOTOUT ESSEX COUNTY COUNTRY CLUB HOSTED BY JASON THOMPSON Tim Meyer and Jim Cadott Brad Park and Greg Nicoll Joe Casello and Bill Murray Tyler Otero and Jason Thompson Lee Kozsey and Tyler Otero Lance Rogers and Tyler Otero Scott Scherer and Mark Kuhns Tyler Otero and Rob Johnson Jeremy Hreben and Ken Anson THE GREENERSIDE | 19 TAKE IT BACK TO 1954 THE FIRST TEE Bob Dickison grew up in Bloomfield, NJ. At 14 years old, he began working on his grandfather's dairy farm in Hope, NJ, on Robert Dickison, CGCS his summer breaks. Through the Years 1960 Bob attended Delhi Technical College and majored in civil studies. He left the school and 1958 took a part-time job on the crew at Upper Montclair At 16, Bob began working for Country Club. He also worked a surveyor. While attending at Ford in Mahwah, NJ as a school, he was a football welder. player and competed in track Bob and Sydney Dickison and field. He graduated high In 1960, he married his wife, school in 1958. Sydney. Bob became the assistant superintendent at UMCC. They began a large-scale landscaping and tree planting program. 1961 Over 2000 trees were planted. In April 1961, Bob started Their third child, Susan, was born. Bob became the Scout Leader working at UMCC full-time for for Troop 6 in Bloomfield from superintendent Karl Ostberg. 1963 1962-1965. Bob and Sydney welcomed twins, Katherine and John. 1962 Bob enrolled in the inaugural class of the 10-week program of the Rutgers Professional Golf Turf Management School. He was one of 25 students. His classmates included Bob Alonzi, Charlie Lane, Bill Gaydosh, Joe Bianco, Marty Futyma, and Bob Ujobagy. UMCC hosted the PGA Ford Thunderbird Tournament, which they also hosted in 1966, 1967, and 1968. Bob joined GCSANJ and received a scholarship from the Rutgers Class of 1962 association. Joe Bianco, Bob Alonzi, Bob Dickison, Bill Gaydosh, Bob Ujobagy, Marty Futyma 1968 UMCC hosted the 1968 PGA Ford Thunderbird Tournament. 1970 1971 A severe thunderstorm hit the UMCC hosted the In August of 1971, Bob course during the final round. PGA Dow Jones became the superintendent at Tents blew away, and there Open Invitational. UMCC. Karl Ostberg met Bob were thousands of people one morning and told him he trying to escape the wind and is now retired and will be rain. working part-time and that Bob would take over his role. After the storm had passed, the Karl then proceeded to sit with greens flooded, but they the crew to await Bob's needed to finish the round. instructions. This came as a Since this was before we used 1986 Thunderbird Tournament surprise to Bob, but he happily squeegees, the crew got towels took the job. from the locker rooms and used Karl and Bob trap rakes to mop and push the THE GREENERSIDE | 20 water off the greens. 1990 1993 2010 Bob receives the Rutgers Turfgrass In 1993, NJTA awarded Bob the Hall Bob received the GCSAA Col. John Alumni Achievement Award. He is of Fame Award. UMCC begins hosting Morley Distinguished Service Award. also elected President of the New the NFL Golf Classic which they did After 50 years at Upper Montclair Jersey Turfgrass Association. He went each year until 2002. Country Club, he retired. He received on to become the Expo Chairman from an honorary membership. 1991 to 2007. 1988 2005 GCSANJ awards Bob with the Distinguished Service Award. In 2005, Bob's beloved wife of 45 years, Sydney, passed away. His Bob serves on the Met Golf staff and many GCSANJ members Association Green Committee. missed her dearly when it came time for tournament preparations 1983 and Expo planning. Syd always volunteered to organize meals, Bob is elected President of GCSANJ. social activities and kept the crew Due to a drought and water crisis, motivated and happy. Bob and Bob quickly became a vocal Syd were a great team! advocate for his fellow members. He formed a strong relationship with the Sydney and Bob Dickison NJDEP. Bob began speaking about water usage and tournament preparations at state and national conventions. 2011 Once retired, Bob began consulting UMCC hosts the 1983 and 1984 LPGA for The Meadows Golf Course, Chrysler Plymouth Classic. Lincoln Park, NJ (2011-2016). Bob began consulting for a new golf course construction project at the Intercontinental Hotel, Rose Hall, Montego Bay, Jamaica (1979-1980). 1979-1980 UMCC hosts the 1979 and 1980 LPGA Coca-Cola Classic. Present Presently, Bob lives in Dover, DE with his significant other, Sira Joseph-Alexander. He has five grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Bob has been a member of GCSANJ for 59 years! GCSANJ member volunteers for the 1978 LPGA Tournament at Forsgate Country Club 1971 1977 Two weeks after becoming Bob became a superintendent, Bob decides to Certified Golf Course take a day off to attend a Giants Superintendent. vs. Eagles exhibition game at Princeton University. A hurricane hits and floods the golf course, leaving him stranded away from the course. Another hurricane hit two weeks later. Bob looks back at this time as his initiation to be a superintendent. Arnold Palmer and Bob THE GREENERSIDE | 21 THE GREENERSIDE | 22 Jill Seymour joins the women-in-turf at the 2021 U.S. Women’s Open By Jennifer Torres, Superintendent, Westlake Golf and Country Club The 2021 U.S. Women's Open at The Olympic Club our chapter with great pride and honor. Jill is the in San Francisco was like no other women's event Golf Course Superintendent at Charleston Springs in history. In fact, it made history thanks to the South Course in the Monmouth County Park vision of the Director of Golf Maintenance, Troy System. She has been in the turf industry for 18 Flanagan, who sought to organize a women-in-turf years, and for the past six years, she has been the volunteer force when the club secured the event. head superintendent. She realized this trip With the assistance of Syngenta's Kimberly Gard reinforced what many women in this industry have and Rainbird, the event had 29 women make up found, "family." A family of women who doesn't half of the volunteer grounds crew. In early mind getting dirty, working hard, and doing what it February, Kim began reaching out to many women takes! She now has a network of 28 other amazing in golf with this wonderful idea that they could put ladies to whom to turn with questions, problems, together a dynamic group of volunteers that were solutions, and support. The group of women she all women. The plan was to have networking, met the majority of for the first time have become professional development, open forums with guest instant friends. Friendships that will last a lifetime speakers, a possible excursion, and the opportunity thanks to an excellent opportunity to volunteer. to volunteer on the maintenance crew at this year's event. When asked what her favorite thing about volunteering was, she replied, "Coming together Twenty-nine women with diverse experience in the with other women in golf from across the country turf industry made the trip to The Olympic Club to do what we love! No paperwork, decision- from May 30th to June 6th. Our member, Jill making, or putting out fires. Just digging in and Seymour, was one of those women representing doing what we love to do alongside women THE GREENERSIDE | 23 who already are or will be lifelong friends because of this incredible bond we share." Her takeaway from the event was realizing the fantastic support we have for women in the turf industry. We have so many people and companies in our corner that are ready to help us succeed. We are here and have so much to offer, and people are starting to notice. The challenge we face as women in the industry is our numbers. We need more of us! It is why many see us making our careers more visible to our peers. We want to show the world the joy of the turf industry. "We need more of us to step up and get out there and do what we love," Seymour said. "We have the tenacity, grit, and passion of a dozen guys, and it shows. We need more presence and As a volunteer at this years' US Women's Open, Jill's visibility in the industry, so it's not such a head turn day began at 3:45 AM as the ladies boarded vans or stares when we are running around calling the for the 15-minute ride to The Olympic Club. From 4 shots on the golf course." to 5 AM, they had breakfast and attended the morning meetings. Then from 5 to 9 AM, they The visibility this year's US Women's Open has rolled out to complete their morning jobs. Jill was given the women in golf is just the beginning. We responsible for cutting the front nine pins with are a formidable group. We have the knowledge Gerardo, a Greenskeeper at The Olympic Club. and, more intensely, the drive to be here and From 9 AM- 1 PM, the ladies participated in succeed. Seymour said, "We feel we are expected educational seminars designed just for them. Each to work twice as hard to prove ourselves, and that day from 1–3:30 PM, they had free time to go back is fine… bring it on." We hope that this event and to the hotel, nap, or watch the golf. At 3:30 PM, future events will ensure young girls have an they had dinner and attended the afternoon introduction to this profession. Even if they don't meeting. At 4:30, they rolled out to complete the know what turf management is, they will see us out evening jobs that lasted until 9 PM, when they there, featured in magazines, podcasts, etc., and boarded the vans to return to the hotel. Jill's think, "Hey, that seems cool; maybe I want to try afternoon jobs varied each day from trimming that!" One of the main goals as a group is to heads, compacting bunkers, divots, and hand promote this profession. We all see the need for watering fairways. Around 9:30 PM, the ladies staff in our industry, so why not show young girls would unwind with "Truck Beers." I believe that was the opportunity and help guide them along the their version of tailgating. Just ask Jill about that the way. next time you see her. The educational experience included: Meeting the Olympic Club Connections- Shannon Roulliard- USGA US Woman's Open Director Dr. Patricia Cornett, MD, - Olympic Club Member, played in over 50 USGA Championships. Marrissa Marr- Olympic Club Green Chair THE GREENERSIDE | 24 Linda Serge-Olympic Club Member and Board of "Women in Golf now has the momentum thanks to Directors Calloway Golf the vision of Troy and the hard work Kimberly put in to make this event happen. We as an Kay Cockerill- Olympic Club Member and organization need to maintain this presence and Reporter/Analyst for Golf Channel visibility at large tournaments. We need to lock in long-term supporters and establish goals to move Amy Wallis -Wake Forest University/Syngenta forward as an entity to provide support for young Business Institute spoke on" Leading While Female: girls interested in or coming up in this profession." Tools & Strategies for Women Leaders." Jill and all the Ladies Leading Turf look forward to more invitations from clubs hosting major events. Brandon Bell- Syngenta Diversity and Inclusion Fingers crossed, this becomes a new tradition, and Lead emphasized, "How to Be a Good Ally- you will hear more stories from next years' 77th US Diversity and Inclusion." Women's Open at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club in Southern Pines, NC. Gina Rizzi- ARCUS Marketing and Radius Sports Group spoke about Presentation and Personal Branding. Shelia Finney- Senior Director, Member Programs at GCSAA ended the program with a reflection of where we stand currently with membership and the benefits that the GCSAA brings to all our members. THE GREENERSIDE | 25 THE GREENERSIDE | 26 QUICK AND USEFUL TECH TIPS SMARTPHONE APPS FOR TURF BY DONOVAN MAGUIGAN UPGRADING YOUR NOTES Remember where you wrote that perfect BENEFITS OF NOTE APPS ON YOUR PHONE topdressing spreader setting from aerification three weeks ago? Not the initial setting, but the setting you Image / Document Scanning changed out on the golf course. It’s probably written Smartphone cameras are doing great things within on a vendor notepad in your office, on a scorecard in these applications beyond snapping pictures, your cart, or maybe you wrote it on the back of an including document scanning, which is great for invoice? The truth is, you don’t remember where you storing paper information that you wish to digitally wrote it down, or you can’t find it. Do you have to-do archive. These apps also feature a specific setting for lists or tasks lists on multiple pieces of paper that whiteboards. you transfer from a pair of pants to a clean pair the next day? Let’s assume for a second that you write information in a notebook that was organized by date, so the next question is, when did you write it down? Do you remember where that notepad or notebook ended up? Taking notes is a reliable way to keep track of information that you are, let’s be honest, probably not going to remember. As a superintendent or Whiteboard image in OneNote assistant, your mind is overrun with information that Index finds a way to squeeze other bits of information out, Note can be indexed and stored in specified folders, regardless of the importance. Riding the course, you colors, tags (including #’s), and tabs. see details to touch up, reminders to tell yourself, and notes from a discussion. Even if you are organized, you find yourself overrun with spiral notebooks, loose scraps of paper, or, if you are really organized, a notebook that you will still spend time searching through the book to find the information you wrote down. Note application on your iPhone or Android smartphone can create an improved system to help you keep better-organized notes while also adding additional technology tools to your belt. They have simplified notetaking and providing a security blanket for when you most need the information you are writing down. Google Keep THE GREENERSIDE | 27 Searchable Desktop & Tablet Versions You can search these digital notebooks to a specific All of the recommended application includes a word, topic, date, and even scan images for text. desktop, web-based, and tablet version for ease of access. Shareable You can collaborate and share notes with other people using these applications as well, with sharing only a text or email link away. Formatting The applications can be tailored to make lists with checkboxes, tables, and handwritten notes. Images can be marked up, labeled, and organized. Desktop view of Microsoft OneNote Back-up Collecting all your notes in a form that can be backed up in the cloud (usually for free) if your phone ends up under an aerifier or down a muddy water hole. Recommended note applications to try and get yourself organized! (All are FREE for both iOS and Android) Keep (Google) OneNote (Microsoft) Evernote Evernote Installed Apps (Notes on iOS / S-Note on Samsung Galaxy Phones) THE GREENERSIDE | 28 THE GREENERSIDE | 29 15 QUESTIONS WITH JAMES BRYSON By Maureen Sharples Bedens Brook Club golf course superintendent, James Bryson recently sat down with The Greenerside to discuss his career and new job. 1. Tell us a little about where you are from? I am from Atco, NJ, a small town about 15 minutes from Pine Valley Golf Club where I worked in high school. I went to Hammonton High School before attending Delaware Valley University in Doylestown, PA. 2. How long have you worked at the Bedens Brook Club? I started at Bedens Brook on December 14th, 2021. The past 6 months have flown by with the move from Ohio 6. What are your interests outside of work? and getting settled into a new job and house. Fishing, golf, snowboarding, and recently I have become a big foodie. We have a lot of small restaurants in the 3. Why did you become a superintendent? Princeton area. Not only are we enjoying a nice meal I really enjoyed my summer job at Pine Valley while in out, but we also get to help out the local economy and high school and worked with a great group of Assistant small business owners. Superintendents who led me in the direction of going to school for turfgrass. I still see this group of guys at GIS 7. What is your favorite aspect of working on a golf and we talk throughout the year. course? Working in a team atmosphere and training the staff to 4. What are the unique aspects of Bedens Brook’s work together to produce a product we can all be proud course? of. Bedens Brook is a quiet family club that has the amenities of a country club and a championship course 8. What are your biggest on course challenges at with challenging and undulating greens. There are no tee Beden’s Brook? times at Bedens Brook and members check-in upon Every golf course has its challenges and it is hard to arrival. point out just one. Our job is to fix problems on a daily basis and using your experience from past jobs and life 5. Tell us about your family. lessons helps you resolve these daily challenges in an My fiance’ Emily and I plan to get married on September efficient and cost-effective manner. We have a very 3rd, 2021. We met at DelVal in undergrad and spent four unique career path where every day is different and years in Columbus Ohio. It feels great to be back in New there are always challenges that we are hired to Jersey and closer to family. conquer. THE GREENERSIDE | 30 11. What has been the most trying experience of your career? Every year brings on new projects, new staff, and new events but the one I will always remember every detail about was the renovation at Muirfield Village and working with our great team and Mr. Nicklaus. I have a shadow box hanging in my house with a flag signed by Mr. Nicklaus and a thank you letter from him for the time that I spent at Muirfield. The work and effort put into that project were at the top of my list and the team we had at Muirfield made the hard work fun. 12. Who is your mentor in this industry and why? I have a very unique group of mentors and have a lot of 9. What change would you most like to see to your people that I have worked for over the years. I have operation? taken everything I learned from Rick Christian at Pine Bedens Brook is a great place to work, and I would like to Valley, Adam Wilkins at The Creek, Matt Shaffer at see more staff retention. Seasonal work often means Merion, and most recently, Chad Mark at Muirfield replacing summer help every year. This year we have a Village and created my own management style. I talk to dozen employees that are still in high school. I would like Chad Mark a few times a week and hosting two PGA to see them come back for a few summers to help grow Tour events and completing a total golf course their knowledge and our industry. Many renovation in one year will either make you closer or superintendents started in the industry during high make you never talk again, thankfully we are very close. school or college, and I would like to help show them Chad has taught me a lot over the four years that I what a great industry we work in and help them start a worked under him and helped me fine-tune the career. knowledge that I had from my previous years of working at other top clubs. 10. What does a typical summer day look like for you as a superintendent? 13. You spent quite a bit of time at Muirfield Village. I am very thankful to have a fantastic team at Bedens What did you learn from your time there? Brook. We have two great Assistant Superintendents, JP Muirfield Village made me realize that it is great to be an Newman and RJ Blanchard, who help schedule the daily Assistant Superintendent at multiple properties. It really tasks for employees. We discuss equipment needs with helps you learn to manage different soils, bunker styles, our Equipment Manager, Shawn Towne, and and staff. Each property has distinctive problems and it communicate plans for preventative maintenance broadens your horizons when dealing with these issues. windows. We give out morning assignments with a digital Muirfield is a great club to learn everything about the job board, and the team is off to prepare the course. I industry and meet so many people. One of the biggest typically do my weekly planning, agronomic practices, things I learned was to create a great team and refined and decisions and answer emails from the field to make my hiring skills and techniques. Putting together a team sure I am available to help train and be available to the of that size takes a lot of recruiting and communication. staff for any questions. I enjoy keeping a hose and tools Hiring and training the right staff takes dedication and on me to hop in with the team and help out whenever I creativity. We were constantly thinking of better ways to have a few minutes to spare in the morning. I try to see do tasks and train as well as always hiring. I will always every playing surface in the morning and hop over to the remember the time Chad jokingly looked at me and said clubhouse after the front 9 to refuel on coffee and meet “Are we going to find time to mow the parking lot islands, with our General manager and Golf Professional. Before I or do I need to buy some goats?” know it, we are out doing second assignments, and I’m wondering where the hours have gone. THE GREENERSIDE | 31 15. List four things we don’t know about you. 1. A close friend got me a job at Pine Valley in high school, and he is also now a Superintendent. 2. While at Merion, the Assistant Superintendents played men’s league softball for our favorite local bar after work. 3. I left Merion Golf Club to work at Muirfield Village while my Fiancé studied veterinary medicine at Ohio State. 4. I probably drink too much coffee. This created a new work schedule where we would hire high school students to work from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. to mow and trim around our 265-acre property, and it also gave an assistant-in-training an opportunity to manage staff members. Three years later, some of these high school students have worked four PGA Tour events and are enrolled at Ohio State studying Turfgrass. 14. Early in your career, you moved up the ranks at Merion Golf Club. Can you tell us about your time there? Working at Merion was a goal of mine when I found out they were hosting the US Open. I was in my first year of college and knew that if I interned my junior and senior years, I would work the year before and the year of the Open. I worked for people I knew could help me get an internship. We had a great team led by Matt Shaffer, who was always about teaching and promoting from within. Matt grew our industry, and throughout my time there, we had over 40 interns between the East and West courses. I started at Merion as an intern and left to go to Muirfield when I was Senior Assistant at the East Course. Merion has the facilities for training the future of our industry with the best intern housing I have seen attached to the maintenance facility. It was a great area to live in, and some of my best friends are people I worked with at Merion. THE GREENERSIDE | 32 THE GREENERSIDE | 33 DEVELOPING A COMMUNICATION STRATEGY By Kevin Doyle, GCSAA Northeast Field Representative What a long, strange trip 2021 has been. This is the Be sure to accurately document and communicate the time of year when the job board should be filled with challenges posed and hopefully successes your double-cuts and multiple rolls, followed by fans, hoses, programs provided. and syringing. Instead, pumping bunkers and flood rebuild seems like a daily task. The tines getting Working in the rain is not fun. Rebuilding bunkers is replaced are the venting variety on the aerator, not not fun. Clearing storm and flood debris is not fun. the moisture meter. I wanted to see if there were any Hand mowing acres of turf due to wet conditions is not educational or academic resources that could be fun. Having to do each of these multiple times a week referenced to assist in the aftermath of a summer can be demoralizing. Managing the staff who are season that was cool, historically wet, with minimal facing these challenges with you is not the normal sunshine for weeks on end, but I couldn’t really find grind of the summer season. Think of outside the box any? I was looking to highlight changes we might see opportunities to add a sip of sunshine to their agronomically as we transition into late summer early workweek to keep your staff both physically and fall. For our academics, giving the newsletter a mentally healthy. read...consider this a hint! I did want to mention a few items, including some I found when scrolling the Summer in the Northeast is almost always a war of hundreds of search mishits. attrition and full of surprises. Being reactive to conditions that are not the norm and excelling in the Communication will play a critical piece moving face of adversity is a specialty of golf course forward. Whether it is with your owner, board, or superintendents and their staffs. Communicating internal decision-maker, be sure to take pictures and these challenges and successes are often not priorities document the struggles Mother Nature has dealt you during challenging times but can become critical down this year. Increased disease pressure, decreased the road. inefficient mowing practices, labor-intensive flood mitigation, and many more wet-weather-related If you need assistance developing or improving a outcomes can negatively affect your budget. communication strategy, GCSAA has you covered! Superintendents do an amazing job of making these struggles appear as they never happened. Be sure to Check out the resources area for information to help: photograph and document for those with short https://www.gcsaa.org/resources/research- memories. information/secure/communication The weird weather pattern of today will overshadow NEED ASSISTANCE? the strange temperature swings of the spring. It does Kevin Doyle not mean the timing difficulties of preventative GCSAA Field Staff practices for insect and weed control won’t rear their kdoyle@gcsaa.org ugly heads. In-season curative measures that are Follow me on Twitter @GCSAA_NE more aggressive than usual may be needed as a result. THE GREENERSIDE | 34 GCSAA WEBINARS Spring Dead Spot & Take-all Root Rot Prevention GCSAA LEARNING HUB U p c o m i n g W e b i n aPh.D. Lane r s Tredway, Ph.D., and Dean Mosdell, Today's Turf is ... Ultradwarf Bermuda SEPT. 16 @ NOON A Look at Drug Misuse and Knowing the Signs Aug. 12 @ 10 a.m. Benefits & Challenges of Sand Sept. 16 @ 2 p.m. Rod Lingle, CGCS Topdressing Programs Joe Abdalla and Mark O’Brien Douglas Karcher, Ph.D. Today's Turf is ... Kentucky Bluegrass Aug. 19 @ 10 a.m. SEPT.Sept.22 30 @@1010 a.m. A.M. Today's Turf is ... Poa Leah Brilman, Ph.D. Steve McDonald Today's Turf is ... Bluemuda Aug. 26 @ 10 a.m. Register at Gregg Munshaw, Ph.D. www.gcsaa.org/education ABW: Reaching Optimal Control presented by Syngenta Sept. 14 @ 10 a.m. Michael Agnew, Ph.D., Matt Giese and Lane Tredway, Ph.D. THE GREENERSIDE | 35 GCSAA WEBINARS GCSAA GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS GCSAA Golf Championships registration opens on August 13th. The JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa will be the host resort, with play taking place on its Valley Course. Other courses welcoming golfers over the two days of events are the Desert Willow Golf Resort’s Mountain View Course and the Indian Wells Golf Resort’s Celebrity Course. The GCSAA National Championship is limited to 72 GCSAA members with a 5.0 handicap index or lower and will be played over two days. The two-day Golf Classic is limited to 120 players and will use a point-quota scoring system, with flights to be determined at a later date. Finally, the three-person team scramble fun event will be limited to the first 36 teams, or 108 players. Visit GCSAA.org for details. THE GREENERSIDE | 36 WE ASKED, YOU ANSWERED "The only one we still are using is tee times, which we never used before the pandemic. Everything else went back to normal. We just have fewer ball washers and fewer rakes out this year." -Rob Arnts, Superintendent, Stanton Ridge Golf and Country Club "What is a change that you made at your facility due to COVID-19 that you are continuing with after restrictions were lifted?" "We are basically back to business as usual since most COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted. One change we made that we are still using now is on course ordering of food and drink via cellphone through the clubhouse instead of using the halfway house at the turn. We found that it has worked better for our f&b operation, and also our membership doesn’t have to wait for their food and drink. When they arrive at the clubhouse, everything is waiting for them on the back patio and keeps the pace of play moving smoothly.” -Kevin Tansey, Golf Course Superintendent, Stone Harbor Golf Club THE GREENERSIDE | 38 THE GREENERSIDE | 34 "One change we made was implementing the use of a triplex greens mower on our greens with the reduced staff at the beginning of the season last year. We do not mow every day with the triplex now; however, it has been a huge labor saver and gives us the flexibility to reallocate labor to other areas of our maintenance operation several times per week. To be honest, I’m upset I didn’t implement this practice(at least a few times per week) earlier in my tenure here at Tavistock." -Victor Frederico, Golf Course Superintendent, Tavistock Country Club "With the reduction in staffing levels during the peak COVID period we took a look at our maintenance routines at the time and talked about what made sense and what could be improved or changed. As a result, we cut back on the amount of course accessories out on the course and we eliminated our first cut or step cut of rough. Both changes have been continued since. ” -Phil Juhring, Superintendent, Royce Brook Golf Club "We transitioned away from water coolers and cups to bottled water for sanitary reasons during Covid and have continued to do so in 2021. We hope to fully transition to bottle filling stations on the course in the future to limit plastic waste, which requires staff effort to sort and recycle discarded bottles." -Donovan Maguigan, Superintendent, Springdale Golf Club THE GREENERSIDE | 39 THE GREENERSIDE | 34 GCSANJ PATRON DIRECTORY A.G. 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Laurel, NJ 08054 665 Saint Andrews Drive Office: (732) 885-3154 Ph: 856.273.1402 Egg Harbor City NJ 08215 855 Centennial Avenue briang@seetonturf.com Ph: 609.703.3300 Piscataway, NJ 08854 stephenkgolf@aol.com NUFARM GRASS ROOTS, INC. Pesticides for the turf & ornamentals SYNATEK Golf Course Maintenance Supplies Michael Molchan Shaun Kennedy Ken Kubik: 973.418.7035 25 Roland Avenue 737 Hagey Center Drive, Unit A Keith Kubik: 973.418.7034 Mt. 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