December 1984 Croarse OF Superintendent NEW E N G L A N D , -sdóóociation N C Sponsors a n d administrators of the L a w r e n c e S. Dickinson Scholarship Fund — A w a r d e d y e a r l y to deserving Turf M a n a g e m e n t Students. He f s Not Mr. Easy but He's Pleased Like most organizational executives, Don Hearn follows a hard line. Therefore, he's not easily impressed or pleased. After all, when you flip hats from ¡National Director to Golf Course Assoc. of New England President and still have your ambitions' motor running, you don't tiptoe through the tulips. Frankly, you crush them on the way to the top. So, the boys with whom Don is most familiar (the guys on the block, so to speak) will be happy to learn that their president's view of the state of the local is right on line with satisfaction. " I think we're getting to the point where everyone has a sincere interest in the workings of the New England Association," Hearn said in a recent interview. "Attendance at meetings is good, our educational programs (a tip of the cap to Ed Brearly) are right on target and there's a good feel for one another among members. That pleases me." On the other hand, Don admits he has his frustrating moments. "Yeah, it's the same old story," he sighed. " W e get little or no membership input for the Newsletter. That's one of the things I'd like to see take off sometime while I'm in on administering the group. I know that Newsletter chairmen often go begging for personal response from our members. " I t ' s one of the enigmas of many organizations. Certainly, we have members who have something to say - something that probably would add to the profession. However, they back off when it comes time to put up. Maybe next year. But we've been saying that for as long as I can remember." Hearn also takes some examples of eroding job ethics to task. Sad^to say, there is still undercutting in the profession. " I ' v e heard of certain situations where superintendents were sending in their resumes to clubs before the existing superintendents resigned or were terminated," Don told. " I don't know. Sure, everyone wants to improve himself, but trying for improvement at the expense of ethics and integrity turns me off." Hearn's hats go on and off at the drop of a " f e d o r a . " In his present position, he is on four different boards - Massachusetts Golf Association (MGA), Ouimet Caddie Scholarship Committee, National Board and Local Board (as NE prexy). " I ' m really excited about our escalated involvement and growing compatibility with the MGA," Don reported. " T h e MGA always has been ready, willing and able to work with the superintendents and we've come around to express the same feeling. It just goes to prove how much can be accomplished with a good working relationship between groups. This is another one of our pluses - and a big one." One of the issues Hearn would like to see the New England group address, as well as the national, concerns j o b security for the golf course superintendent. " W e ' r e in an age of the multiyear contract," he said. " A n d the concept has spread from sports and high executive levels to other professions and stations of responsibil- ity. I'd really like to see golf offer similiar protection to the superintendent. "However, this may still fall under the responsibility of the individual. There are clubs who do sign superintendents to contracts covering more than the current year. But the guarantee isn't all that great. It's one of the quirks of our profession. " I liken the superintendent to the major league baseball manager. When you win or keep the course in top condition, you never have to worry about losing your job. However, the superintendent is the fall guy when conditions deteriorate. Like the manager, most of the time it isn't his fault. But, nevertheless, he pays for it. We should push for a change in that unfair pattern." Hearn, who plans a February run for National VicePresident, frankly admits he's hoping to climb that administrative ladder - all the way to the top and become the first national president to represent the New England section since Dick Blake. "Right now, as a director, I see the need for tying the national and locals together," he explained. "It's just a matter of good communications between one and the other. But I'm not here to campaign. This is not the time or place for that." Finally, the cross-country administrative whirlwind notes the ever-improving image of the golf course superintendent. "Believe it or not, that image is better than the last time I thought about it," Hearn concluded. "But - it's not as good as it should and can be. That's an on-going endeavor, though,, and one all of us should contribute and pay attention to/' Don Hearn, then, looks back over the closing season and year as one deserving positive reaction. He's not Mr. Easy, a soft touch. But he likes to put this year down in the plus side. And that's the way it is as he and the rest of the profession approach the next one. Gerry Finn December 1984 Meeting December 3, 1984 (Monday) Brockton Country Club Brockton, MA Directors Meeting Membership Meeting Lunch Educational Program Guest speaker- IanOppenheim Host - Mike Hannigan 10:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 12.15 p.m. 1:00 p.m. from R.A.P. Directions - From Boston: Take Rt. # 128 to Rt. # 2 4 to Rt. # 106 Exit. Go east to 1st light. Take left, go 3 miles. The course will be on left. ^ j o f ß Course Superintendents Directors Mtg. - 11:00 Lunch - 12:00 Annual Mtg. - 1:00 1985 SLATE OF OFFICERS W e i v u s l e - H - t c CKairrr\a.f) - M i c / \ a c / £"d Brea.rk'j f j ^ i i M a n Submitted by nominating committee: David Barber, Chairman, Kenneth Mooridian, James Beane, Robert Mucciarone, Robert Heeley. Note: Nominations can also be made from the floor at the annual meeting. Applications for new membership to be voted on: Ronald Hansen, Spring Valley CC Brad Guillerm, Furnace Brook CC Position Openings Supt. send resume to: Supt. send resume to: Supt. - Dunfey's at Hyannis Robert T. Brzycki West End Circle Hyannis, Ma. 02601 Rolling Hills CC Wilton, Conn. 06897 John Bladt, CCM-Gen. Mgr. 333 Hurlbutt St. Wilton, CT 06897 Phone #,203) 762-8381 send resume to: Pittsfield CC Pittsfield, MA Ray Dotchin P.O. Box 538 Pittsfield, MA 01202 send resume to: Saddle Hill CC Hopkinton, MA James Narcott 25 Glen Rd. Brookline, MA 02146 send resume to: Middleton Golf Club Middleton, MA. Bart Brown Rte. 114 Middleton, MA 01949 Supt. - Supt. - PRESIDENT D o n a l d E. Hearn. CGCS 4 Topeka Rd. Chelmsford. M A 0 1 8 2 4 H o m e Phone 2 5 6 - 8 7 0 9 O f f i c e Phone 8 9 4 - 5 9 0 6 Club Affiliation Weston G o l f C l u b FIRST VICE PRESIDENT D a v i d Barber, C G C S 145 D e d h a m St. Canton. M A 02021 H o m e Phone 8 2 8 - 7 2 6 6 O f f i c e Phone 8 2 8 - 6 5 4 0 Club Affiliation Blue H i l l C.C. SECOND VICE PRESIDENT Pierre Coste, C G C S 121 G r a n i t e St. Medfield, M A 0 2 0 5 2 Home Phone 359-7247 O f f i c e Phone 566-0240 Club Affiliation The Country Club tion Massachusetts Right-to-Know Seminar October 18, 1984 ANNUAL MEETING JANUARYfÊ Z\ FRANKLIN C.C. President - Donald E. Hearn, CGCS 1st Vice President - David Barber, CGCS 2nd Vice President - Pierre Coste, CGCS Secretary - Richard Zepp, CGCS Treasurer - Thomas Schofield, CGCS Trustee (3 yrs.) - Paul Miller Finance Chairman - John Streeter, CGCS Golf Chairman - Stephen Murphy Educational Chairman - MichaelHannigan S s S oc i a SECRETARY R i c h a r d C. Z e p p , C G C S 27 F o w l e r R d . Northbridge, M A 01534 H o m e Phone 2 3 4 - 8 4 9 0 O f f i c e Phone 234-2533 Club Affiliation Whitinsville Golf Club T h e Rational Approach to Pesticides, Inc. will hold a Right-to-Know Seminar on Friday, December 14, 1984 at the Waltham Field Station. Auditorium, Waltham, Massachusetts from 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon entitled KNOWING ABOUT "RIGHT-TO-KNOW." Admission for the seminar will be $50.00 for R.A.P. members who pay more than $100.00 in annual dues; $25.00 for additional employees from the same member company; $100.00 for all other R.A.P. members and nonmembers; and $50.00 for additional employees from the same company. There will be a $5.00 late fee for those individuals registering at the door. T h e agenda for the seminar will consist of: Introduction by John Kenney, President "Right-to-Know" law implications for pesticide applicators by John Kenney Overview of regulations as pertains to Department of Public Health and Department of Environmental Quality Engineering (DEQE) by Attorney Ian S. Oppenheim, Executive Director Attorney Richard Lehr from Birmingham, Alabama will discuss the impact of employment laws in Massachusetts and involvement of Department of Labor and Industries. Representatives from each of the "Right-to-Know" agencies Department of Labor and Industry Department of Environmental Quality Engineering (DEQE) Department of Public Health Question and answer session Complete handouts will be given For further information and reservation material, please contact Ian S. Oppenheim, Executive Director, P.O. Box 500, Halifax, Massachusetts 02338, telephone number (617) 294-8000. R.A.P. membership applications are also available. Divot Drift.. •Another golfing season has passed us by. A f e w more gray hairs for some, a little less hair for others (especially golf chair man)... Charlie Passios of Middleton G.C. Really cleaned up this year. He won the Supt. Chairman Tournament and the Supt. T e a m of T w a C h a n b . . pionship with Mike Hannigan. (It's tough to beat a 15 handicap who shoots 77, par 72)....On a recent excursion t o Myrtle Beach, S.C. T o m "Scoopalapino" Schofield recorded a hole-in-one. He promised he would celebrate with GCSANE at the next meeting....Finally, the Christmas Party is coming up on Weds., Dec. 19 at Woodland C.C. A n y o n e who didn't receive information can contact Paul Miller. November Meeting Results T h e meeting was held at Segreggansett CC in Taunton, Mass. T h e T e a m of T w o Championship winners were: 1st Gross - Brian Cowan, Bob St. Thomas 1st Net - Charlie Passios, Mike Hannigan Our thanks t o Chip Brearley and Segreggansett for being our host. TREASURER T h o m a s S c h o f i e l d , CGCS 290 N o r t h Rd. Sudbury, M A 01776 H o m e Phone 4 4 3 - 3 7 1 2 O f f i c e Phone 2 3 5 - 7 3 3 3 Club Affiliation Wellesley C.C. TRUSTEE Paul M i l l e r 1 73 Salem St. Swampscott, M A 01907 Home Phone 581-2808 O f f i c e Phone 791-5373 Club Affiliation Tedesco C.C. TRUSTEE Stephen A. C h i a v a r o l i . C G C S 1 0 0 A i r p o r t Dr. Worcester, M A 0 1 6 0 2 H o m e Phone 7 5 2 - 0 0 3 1 Office Phone 791-5373 Club Affiliation T a t n u c k C.C. TRUSTEE M a r k J. K l i m m P.O. B o x 4 8 0 Mashpee. M A 0 2 6 4 9 H o m e Phone 4 7 7 - 3 5 1 6 O f f i c e Phone 4 7 7 - 0 9 1 9 Club A f f i l i a t i o n C.C. o f N e w Seabury OF NEW E N G L A N D , I N C . Major Cool Season Turfgrasses Gommosa Käme Species Adapted to Zones Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis 1,2,5,6 & 7 Rough bluegrass Poa triviali» 1,2,5,6 & 7 Creeping bentgrass Aqrostis palus- 1,2,5.6 Si 7 tris Perennial ryegrass Lolium perenne 1,2,5,6 & 7 Festuca arundi- 1,2,3.5,6 & 7 Tall fescue naces Fine fescues Hard Festuca longifo- 1,2,5,6 & 7 Ila Chewings Festuca rubra 1,2,5,6&7 var. commutata Creeping Red Festuca rubra 1,2,5,6 & 7 var. rubra G R A S S E S FOR P U T T I N G GREENS Bentgrasses are best adapted for growth in zones 1,5,6 & 7. T h e creeping bentgrass variety 'Penncross' has been successfully grown on greens (as a perennial) in all zones except No. 4. 'Penneagle' has shown desirable qualities for use on putting greens; however, reports of weakening under excessive heat, drought and traffic has been reported. For establishing bentgrass greens in zones 2, 3 or 8, 'Penncross' would be the desired choice. M I X T U R E S RECOMMENDED FOR USE ON I R R I G A T E D F A I R W A Y S A N D TEES: TOURNAMENT CONDITIONS 50% 'Seaside' creeping bentgrass 50% 'Penneagle' or 'Penncross' creeping bentgrass Bentgrass produces a high quality playing surface, and is best adapted for growth in zones 1 & 7. With proper care bentgrass fairways and t e e s have been successfully maintained in zones 5 ana 6. 'PennecJ'e' may be used where bentgrasses are best adapted while Penncross' is the desired variety when excessive heat, drought and traffic is expected. MUNICIPAL OR RESOURT COURSE 80% 'Baron,' ' R a m i , ' 'Georgetown' and 'Mystic' Kentucky bluegrass 20% 'Palmer,' 'Prelude,' or 'Yorktown II' perennial ryegrass Zones 1,2,5,6 & 7 For fairways and tees use Kentucky bluegrass mixed with a turf-type perennial ryegrass. This mixture provides a turf which is attractive, durable and easier to maintain than bentgrass. M I X T U R E FOR NON-1'RRIGATED F A I R W A Y S 70% 'Reliant' hard fescue 30% 'Jamestown' chewing fescue Zones 1,6 & 7 Kard and chewings fescues are low maintenance turfgrasses requiring minimal fertilization. For the Scottish look, fine fescues are the desired choice. M I X T U R E FOR GREEN A N D TEE BANKS 80% 'Baron' and 'Ram I' Kentucky bluegrass 20% 'Palmer,' 'Prelude,' or 'Yorktown II,' perennial ryegrass Zones 1,2,5,6 & 7 A Kentucky bluegrass perennial ryegrass mixture is easy t o maintain, Is traffic tolerant, attractive and persistent. G R A S S E S FOR UNMOWS TEE BANKS - Weeping Lovegrass - Zones 2,3, & 7 and southern onethird of 1, 5 & 6 - 'Reliant' hard fescue - Zones 1,5,6 & 7 T h e s e grasses persist under low maintenance and are VNANCE CHAIRMAN ohn Streeter, CGCS 8 6 Fashion Or. Warwick. Ri 02886 Home Phone (401 ) 738-8386 O f f i c e Phone ( 4 0 1 ) 9 4 3 - 0 0 5 9 Club Affiliation The A l p i n e C.C. GOLF CHAIRMAN EDUCATIONAL CHAIRMAN S t e p h e n M. M u r p h y E d w a r d L. Brearley 4 Juniper Rd. 2 7 9 T o r r e y St. Lynnfield. M A 01940 Brockton. M A 02401 H o m e Phone 3 3 4 - 4 8 3 6 Home Phone 5 8 4 - 6 5 6 8 O f f i c e Phone 5 9 2 - 1 4 3 3 O f f i c e Phone 8 2 3 - 0 4 6 6 Club Affiliation Club A f f i l i a t i o n L a r r y G a n n o n M u n i c i p a l G.C. Segreggansett C.C. visually appealing while providing a natural effect. M I X T U R E FOR ISLANDS IN SAND T R A P S AND CHOCOL A T E DROPS 70% 'Reliant' hard fescue 30% 'Jamestown' chewings fescue Zones 1,2,5,6 & 7 Fine fescues provide the Scottish look, persist under l o w maintenance and have a slower growth rate (minimal mowing) compared to most turfgrasses. M I X T U R E S FOR USE ON GOLF COURSE ROUGHS 80% 'Baron,' and 'Ram I' Kentucky bluegrass 10% 'Reliant' hard fescue 10% 'Palmer,' 'Prelude' or 'Yorktown II' perennial ryegrass Zones 1,6 & 7 This mixture is well suited for golf course roughs as it is attractive, durable and persistent and is adaptable for use in sun or shade. 90% 'Rebel' or 'Clemfine' tall fescue 10% 'Baron' Kentucky bluegrass Zone 2 Tall fescues are traffic and heat tolerant, durable and persistent while being adaptable for use in sun or shade. 40% Buffalograss 40% Blue gramma 20% Hard fescue, M I X T U R E FOR DRIVING RANGES 80% 'Baron' Kentucky bluegrass 20% 'Prelude' perennial ryegrass Zones 1,5,6 & 7 90% 'Rebel' tall fescue 10% 'Baron' Kentucky bluegrass Zone 2 M I X T U R E FOR UNMOWN SLOPES 70% 'Reliant' hard fescue 30% 'Jamestown' chewing fescue Zones 1,5,6 & 7 Neat, attractive, visually appealing while requiring minimal fertilization. Weeping Lovegrass Zones 2,3 & southern one-third of 1,5 & 6 40% Buffalograss 40% Blue gramma 20% Hard fescue Zone 5, west T e x a s and Oklahoma G R A S S E S PROVIDING SHADE T O L E R A N C E Fine Fescues Creeping red, chewings, and hard T h e fine fescues should be used for roughs, tee and green banks and are best adapted for use in zones 1,5,6 & Tall Fescue For shaded sites tall fescue is recommended for use in z o n e s 2 and 3. Good for roughs, tee and green banks. Poa trivialis Z o n e s 1,2,5,6 & 7 Poa trivialis should be used on damp or moist shaded sites. Withstands a close height of cut (Va") and is attractive. For densely shaded tee areas Poa tiivialis may be the only alternative. Does not have g o o d wear tolerance. T U R F G R A S S V A R I E T I E S TO BE AVOIDED Presently there are many outstanding, commercially available turfgrass varieties which provide improved performance. There are a f e w varieties which provide poor performance or have weaknesses to major disease problems. For golf course use it would be advisable to refrain f r o m using the following varieties: 'Park,' 'Arboretum,' 'South Dakota Certified,' 'Delta,' 'Newport' and 'Merion' Kentucky bluegrass and 'Highland' Colonial bentgrass. NEWSLETTER CHAIRMAN Douglas W. J o h n s o n . C G C S 5 0 N e w t o n St. Weston, M A 0 2 1 9 3 Home Phone 8 9 4 - 7 3 7 7 O f f i c e Phone 8 9 3 - 8 2 6 4 Club Affiliation Pine B r o o k C.C. PAST PRESIDENT Brian C o w a n . CGCS R o b i n s Way Harwich, M A 02645 H o m e Phone 4 3 2 - 9 0 4 1 Office Phone 9 4 5 - 9 2 3 0 Club Affiliation Eastward Ho Information contained in this publication may be used freely, in whole or in part, without special permission as long as the true context is maintained. We would appreciate a credit line. PtecMe, Baker Tractor Corp.. Ford Tractors Harley Davidson Golf Cars S w a n s e a , Mass. 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