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Our Marlboro
Most often, when the undertaking is of major proportions - like the PGA senior Marlboro Classic - it takes a
community effort to ensure a successful event.
Glen Ackley goes one step further.
"Everybody pitches in here," the enterprising Marlboro
Country Club superintendent described the fanning of the
work load for the big tournament. "But the cooperation I
get from other supers is just that - super. They offer help,

NEXT MEETING

GCSANE Superintendent Greens Chairman Tournament
June 14, 1982
Ledgemont Country Club
Seekonk, Mass.
Host Supt -

TonyCaranci

Tony is in his 26th year at
Ledgemont as Superintendent. He
has been very active over the
years in our Association, having
served as President He is considered a leader by his peers and
currently serves on various committees.
We all look forward to June 14
at Ledgemont.

Format
Shotgun - 1 p.m.
Full Handicap, Net tournament
Cost
$75.00 per team
$38.00 per commercial member
Includes Golf Tournament, cart and dinner.
Directions

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labor - any form of assistance they can lend. That's what I
call an association."
Ackley is a member of the Golf Course Superintendents
Association of New England and a 25-year veteran of the
profession. He'll be spiffing up the sporty Marlboro layout
for the second presentation of the Classic this month. The
tournament proper dates run June 10-13.
"It's demanding but I enjoy it," he disclosed. "However,
there are only nine men in my crew, including myself.
That's why I really appreciate anything guys from the association do to make the job a little easier."
Glen comes out of the school of hard knocks. He took a
job as a laborer under A1 Sanders at Juniper Hill in 1954.
Except for a three-year turn in private industry ("when I
was raising six kids and needed more money"), he's been
at it ever since.
Although his vocational direction has been a solid one,
Ackley once thought of giving up what he calls "the
wacky-hours life of a superintendent."
" I had been scraping out a living, went into a factory
where the money was better and thought my golf course
days were behind me," he explained. "But I got a full-time
job offer, sat down and made the big decision. Sure, it was
the right one. Like most of the people in the business, I'm
married to it."
Ackely accepted his first head superintendent's position at Westboro after taking the winter course at Stockbridge. He stayed there seven years and figured it was a
lifetime job when the owners sold Westboro to the town.
This triggered some more decision-making but it ended
abruptly when Marlboro sent out a call for his expertise.
That was in 1973. Nowadays, he's considered one of the
course's fixtures.
Preparing for the Classic constitutes one of Glen's pet
projects. However, it boggled his mind for a while.
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From route 95 south take Newport Ave. exit
south. This will bring you to Armistice Blvd. (rt. 15).
Take left at the end of road (rt. 152) Newman Ave.
Go about 1 mile you will see the Seekonk Alliance
Church, take left on to Brown St. which will lead you
into the club.
Supt. or
Commercial memberChairman
Club or Company
RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE BY JUNE 11, 1982
Make check payable to and mail to:
.Anthony Caranci
25 Hilview Dr.
N. Prov., R.I. 02904

With the tournament near, Glen Ackley,
his crew in the rain.

supervising

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Spring Madness
Each year sis winter draws to an end and spring nears,
we superintendents get that itchy feeling of wanting to get
things going. A short time later the itch turns into reality
and off we go. A typical early spring day might go as follows: let's get the water system on today, get some clean
up done, put the pins, cups, tee markers, ballwashers, baskets and benches out, fix some washed out sand bunkers,
edge and clean them while we're at it and then you
remember you have four men to do it with.
A week or two later the grass begins to grow so it's time
to begin mowing. No problem. Now that the water is on
you still have a half dozen or so breaks to fix, plus you
have a number of greens with winterkill that need some
cultural attention, but what the hell, its just the normal
spring overload or madness. I believe a good definition of
spring madness would be as time goes on your list of tasks
grows.
Madness continues as another week passes and it's time
to begin your fungicide program and your preemergent for
Mr. Crab. The poa is seeding and the golfers believe you
haven't cut fairways in a week, but don't get uptight because you remember the tennis nets and -windscreens
must be up by Friday, not to mention the pool -will be
opening next week. As your taking care of the tennis and
pool the rough now becomes a jungle. But have faith the
summer crew is coming soon. I hope.
It's at this juncture that you can see the light at the end
of the tunnel. Somehow, everything gets done and you're
looking good. Madness is now past history and you're now
ready for July and August. A piece of cake, right?
But through it all I love it as we all must. Can you imagine what a bore life would be without spring madness.
Doug Johnson

M a y Meetisg - Hampden C.C.
We had a turn out of about sixty for lunch and golf. The
weatherman cooperated with a bright sunny day in the
mid eighties. The course was in excellent shape.
The low gross winner was Steve Chiavaroli of Tatnuck
and the low net winner was Dave Barber of Blue Hill.

•Our thanks to Dave Sylvester
from Tuco for speaking to our group on some of the new
chemical products on the market for pythium control
When Steve Murphy announced the winners of the golf
tournament at Hampden he presented a special award (a
bag of tees) to Joel McKoan of Sawtelle Bros, for "wifflng"
with a three wood from the middle of the fourteenth fairway. Joel caught all air, no grass or ball, then explained
that he needs longer clubs (about two inches longer)
Richard "Scratch" Petty longtime Framingham C.C.
grounds foreman, will be having a reunion of sorts coming
up during the Marlboro Seniors Classic. Scratch used to
caddy for Arnold Palmer many years ago on the winter circuit in Arizona, while he was going to school in that area.
The two will be a team again during the upcoming tournament. Scratch's only concern is that the bag may be too
heavy
Finally, thanks to Bobby Johnston and the entire staff at Hampden C.C. for the enjoyable day of food
and golf. What a meal.

Univ. of Mass. 8th Annual
Turfgrass Field Day
June 23, 1982
Rain Date June 24, 1982
SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES

9:30-10:00 a.m. Registration
10:00-10:15
Welcome - Dr. Daniel I. Padberg, Dean,
College of Food and Natural
Resources
10:15-12:00
Field Tour of Turfgrass Research
12:00-1:30 p.m. Box Luncheon on Mt. Sugarloaf
1:30-3:00
Guest Speakers:
Mr. James Snow, Agronomist
USGA Green Section
Mr. Charles Mruk, Agronomist
B.F.C. Chemicals, Inc.
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SUBJECTS
Sod Strength of K-31 Tall
Fescue
Fairway and Tee Conversion
Study
Crabgrass Control in Turf
Growth Retardant Evaluation
Fertilization Timing and
Material
Turfgrass Variety Evaluation
Kentucky Bluegrass-Red
Fescue Salt Tolerance Study
N:K Effects on Quality, Growth
and Stress Tolerance of
Perennial Ryegrass
Fairway Grass Management
and Succession
N:K Influence on Summer
Stress of Creeping Bentgrass
Results of 1981 Insect Field
Trial
Nitrogen Leaching

SPEAKERS

J.M. Zak
D. Bell

P. Bhowmik
A. Symington
J. Troll
J. Troll
W. Torello
W. Torello
J. Troll
S. Rackliffe
P. Vittum
C. Mancino

Results of 1981 Fungicide Trial

Five of the prize winners (L-R) Norman Mucciarone,
Dave Barber, Bobby Mucciarone and Pete Coste.
PRESIDENT
Brian Cowan CGCS
Robins Way
Harwich, Mass 02645
Home Phone 432-9041
Office Phone 945-9230
Club Affiliation
Eastward Ho

FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
Donald Hearn CGCS
4 Topeka Rd.
Chelsmford, Mass 01824
Home Phone 256-8709
Office Phone 894-5906
Club Affiliation
Weston Golf Club

SECOND VICE PRESIDENT
David Barber CGCS
145 Dedham St.
Canton, Mass. 02021
Home Phone 828-7266
Office Phone 828-6540
Club Affiliation
Blue Hills C.C.

Leroy

Contact: Dr. Joseph Troll by June 18, 1982
Rm. 10, Stockbridge Hall
U. Mass., Amherst, MA 01003
Call: (413) 545-2353

Alien,

SECRETARY
Richard C. Zepp
27 Fowler Rd.
Northbridge, Mass. 01534
Home Phone 234-8490
Office Phone 234-2533
Club Affiliation
Whitinsville G. C.

TREASURER
Pete Coste' CGCS
121 Granite St.
Medfield, Mass. 02052
Home Phone 359-7247
Office Phone 566-0240
Club Affiliation
The Country Club

TRUSTEE
Tom Schofield CGCS
290 North Rd.
Sudbury, Mass. 01776
Home Phone 443-3712
Office Phone 235-7333
Club Affiliation
Wellesley C.C.

TRUSTEE
Paul Miller
173 Salem St.
Swampscott, Mass
Home Phone 581 -2808
Office Phone
Club Affiliation
Tedesco C.C.

01907
595-3107

TRUSTEE
Stephen A. Chiavoroli Jr.
100 Airport Dr.
Worcester, Mass. 01602
Home Phone 752-6031
Office Phone 791 -5373
Club Affiliation
Tatnuk C.C.

FINANCE
CHAIRMAN
Robert Johnston CGCS
128 Wilbraham Rd.
Hampden, Mass 01036
Home Phone 566-3075
Office Phone 566-3096
Club Affiliation
Hampden C.C.

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Congratulations to the following new members
Don Marrone Jr. of Wachusett C.C., John Streeter of Alpine C.C., Kip Tyler of Salem C.C. and Mike Legere of
Holden Hills.

To Be Voted On
Charles Zeh of Sandy BunJohn Leasing of Norfolk
Phil Dirico of Shaker Farms
Douglas Stachura of Springfield C.C.

To: Golf Course and Other Turf Managers in
Massachusetts
Re: Registration of isofenphos (Oftanol*,
Scotts Insecticide 4 * )

(L-R) Michael McNaliy and Glenn Anderson, students at Stockbridge (U Mass), were winners of the Professor Lawrence S. Dickinson Memorial Trust Award. GCSANE congratulates both students
for a job well done.

continued from page 1
" I only had two months notice to get things into PGA
shape when they decided to hold the Classic for the first
time last year," he revealed. "Frankly, I was scared to
death. But after I got over the shock, I put things together.
I think it was OK, too, because 1 haven't heard one complaint."
Obviously, Marlboro lived up the expectations of the
PGA seniors group. The fact that the Classic is returning is
testimony to the course's condition and the credibility
built by Ackley's input.
"Actually, the seniors aren't as demanding as the regular PGA Tour," Glen told. " I have to take down the cut of
the fairways and greens. But that's good for everybody
here. The members seem to like the tournament height, so
keeping it in shape for them is just a carryover from the
Classic."
Marlboro gets heavy traffic, so much so that Ackley
wouldn't guess how many rounds are recorded each season.
"We're a private club of 355 members and we're also
open to the public," Glen added. " W e get a lot of outings things like that. So, it keeps me hopping. I have to admit
that my crew is small but, somehow, we get the job done."
T w o of Ackley's sons have followed dear old dad into
golf. Tom serves as his assistant and Brian is an assistant
professional at the Wannamoissett Country Club in Rhode
Island.
" T o m ' s a funny guy," Glen quipped. "He keeps telling
me that he doesn't like superintendent's work but he
shows up every day. As for Brian, I don't know where he
gets his golfing talent. Certainly not from me. I'm a hacker."
Because he has to put in so much time on the job, Glen
isn't as active in the NEGCSA as he'd like to be. And he regrets it.
" I try to make as many winter meetings as I can," he
said. "However, when they ring the bell to start play here,
I go into my around-the-clock act. But the association is
great, especially the people in it. Many of them have been
great to me."
So, Glen Ackley stands as an exemplary addition to the
superintendent's profession. For that reason, the site of
the Marlboro Classic remains golden and in good hands.
Gerry Finn
GOLF CHAIRMAN
Stephen M. Murphy
75 Woodland Ave.
Lynn. Mass. 01904
Home Phone 592-2554
Office Phone 592-8238
Club Affiliation
The Cannon G.C.

EDUCATIONAL CHAIRMAN
Antone DeBettencourt
7 Country Club Ln.
Merrimack, N.H. 03054
Home Phone 603-424-5380
Office Phone 475-6638
Club Affiliation
Andover C.C.

NEWSLETTER CHAIRMAN
Douglas W. Johnson, CGCS
50 Newton St.
Weston, Mass. 02193
Home Phone 894-7377
Office Phone 893-8264
Club Affiliation
Pine Brook C.C.

PAST PRESIDENT
Ronald Kirkman
25 Green St.
Needham. Mass 02192
Home Phone 444-8412
Office Phone 444-5548
Club Affiliation
Neodham Golf Club

On 28 April, a sub-committee of the Pesticide Regulatory Board conducted a second hearing concerning a possible state label for isofenphos. A t an earlier meeting (19
March) two companies had submitted proposals for state
labels for the material - Mofoay for Oftanol* and O.M. Scott
for Insecticide 4*. Both requests were denied at that time,
primarily because the sub-committee was concerned
about use of isfenphos on home lawns. The sub-committee voted in March to require a statement requiring watering in and a "For Restricted Use Only" statement on the
label. Neither company was willing to accept the "restricted use" statement, because such a statement could
conceivably jeapardize efforts for a future federal registration. O.M. Scott subsequently submitted a second request for Insecticide 4*, "for use on golf course turf only,"
by certified pesticide applicators. This proposal was approved at the 28 April meeting.
Therefore, Scott's Insecticide 4* which is a 2% granular
formulation of isofenphos (same active ingredient as
Oftanol*) has been cleared for use on golf course turf (but
only golf course turf) in Massachusetts. Each user must
have a copy of the state label in his possession when applying the material, but Jeff Carlson of the Pesticide Regulatory Board assured me that the bags marked "for use in
Massachusetts" would in fact have the necessary label on
them.
The Scotts representatives said they would try to make
Insecticide 4* available as soon as possible, but logistically, they probably will not be able to supply every interested course until early July.
Incidentally, the Scotts label does specify that the material is to be watered in. This is one reason the sub-committee was willing to accept the Scotts formulation.
(Watering in may or may not improve the efficacy of the
material, but it reduces the likelihood of harm to non-target organisms.) Therefore, to be in compliance with the
law, the user must water in the material immediately after
application.
Meanwhile, Mobay's Oftanol* was not cleared for use in
Massachusetts for 1982. Once again, even if the material
has been purchased legally in another state and has been
watered in, any use of Mobay's Oftanol* in Massachusetts
is in violation of the law.
So, for those of you who wish to apply isofenphos to
your golf courses, Scotts Insecticide 4* is the only formulation which will be legal in Massachusetts in 1982. We are
still hoping that Mobay will be able to clear the paperwork
for a federal registration for 1983.
Good luck in the current season!
* Trade name
Patricia J. Vittum
Extension Entomologist

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50 Newton St.
Weston, MA02193
Home Phone 894-7377
Office Phone 893-8264
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PETE COSTE'
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