NEWSLETTER
Q J f

C^ouròe
OF

^duperintendentó
NEW

E N G L A N D ,

-^dóóociati
INC.

May - 1985
DATES

TO REMEMBER
May 6

G C S A N E Regular Meeting-Wollaston G.C.

May 12
News Deadline for J u n e Newsletter

June 3
G C S A N E Superintendent-Greens Chairman
T o u r n a m e n t - Woodland C.C.

June 14
Guy Tedesco Scholarship Tournament
C o u n t r y C l u b of New S e a b u r v

June 24
Club Manager-Superintendent Tournament
R h o d e Island C . C .

June 26
U - M a s s . T u r f R e s e a r c h Field D a y
So. Deerfield. Mass.

July 8
G C S A N E Regular MeetingD e d h a m Golf & P o l o C l u b

" T h e Newsletter's" c o n t r i b u t i n g
editor, Gerry Finn, has scored again
in t h e a n n u a l g o l f
writing
c o m p e t i t i o n s p o n s o r e d by M c G r e g o r
and administered by the Golf Writers
Association of America.
Finn t o o k d o w n third place in the
c o l u m n - w r i t i n g division with a piece,
entitled, " J a n
Stephenson
Puts
Pretty F o o t in Pretty M o u t h . "
T h e c o l u m n had special m e a n i n g
to the New England golf course
s u p e r i n t e n d e n t ' s scene since its f o c a l
point was the T a r a - F e r n c r o f t
C o u n t r y C l u b a n d J a n ' s claim that it
was " t o o short and t o o easy". M u c h
of the material was gathered at T a r a F e r n c r o f t a n d f e a t u r e d reaction by
its s u p e r i n t e n d e n t , P a u l J o h n s o n .
This was the sixth time Gerry Finn
has c a p t u r e d h o n o r s in the a n n u a l
contest which draws entries f r o m all
of the country's m a j o r newspapers. It
appeared
in t h e
Springfield
Republican.

Getting to "Know" Right to Know Law Tough
S o m e people claim the Right to K n o w Law was passed j u s t to test the powers of
confusion.
In fact, thbre are some skeptics w h o insist the term, "right to K n o w " , is a
misnomer. T h e y sass semi-obscenities like: " T h e bill should be written and headed,
'just try a n d get to k n o w what right to k n o w means a n d you're back to s q u a r e one'."
Well, there's some t r u t h there. A f t e r all, seven p h o n e calls in search of the clue to
unravel the mystery of the Right to K n o w Law qualifies as c o n f u s i o n and
f r u s t r a t i o n - especially when they're futile.
However, there is some f i r m m a t t e r to the law which was passed last N o v e m b e r
a n d scheduled f o r i m p l e m e n t a t i o n in April - a n d that was a m o n t h ago, as we all
know.
Its intent is clear. T h a t is to police a n d c o n t r o l the use of toxic a n d h a z a r d o u s
chemicals in the workplace. A n d , since the w o r k p l a c e is the s u p e r i n t e n d e n t ' s n a m e
f o r the golf course, it is i m p o r t a n t that the profession be a w a r e of the law's i m p a c t
on it.
S o m e of the law's d e c l a r a t i o n s follow:
" E m p l o y e r s must provide employees with i n f o r m a t i o n on the identity a n d effects
of, toxic a n d h a z a r d o u s chemicals in the w o r k p l a c e . " In o t h e r words, golf course
m a i n t e n a n c e personnel must be cognizant of which chemicals they're c o m i n g in
c o n t a c t with.
" C o m m u n i t y residents have the right to k n o w a b o u t the chemical a n d h a z a r d o u s
substances t h a t are being used in their c o m m u n i t y t h a t may have an adverse effect
on their health." W h i c h means private citizens m a y file written requests with t o w n
or city g o v e r n m e n t s seeking e x p l a n a t i o n of chemical use when they believe public
health of safety is being e n d a n g e r e d .
T h a t ' s the law in a nutshell. But a p p a r e n t l y , the nutshell hasn't been cracked yet.
A d m i t t e d l y , there are r e q u i r e m e n t s laid on employers ( s u p e r i n t e n d e n t s ) a n d
m a n u f a c t u r e r s of toxic materials as to listing of t h e m as a visual aid t o employees
a n d the like.
T h e r e is n o need to elucidate on those aspects of the law, because the process
requires official e x p l a n a t i o n .
T h e best a n d only way to clear the picture f o r s u p e r i n t e n d e n t s a n d o t h e r p e r s o n s
in a responsible position is to get closer to the source of the law.
" T h a t would be w o r k s h o p s being set u p all over the state," says Phillip Hall, a
respected m e m b e r of the b o a r d of directors of the H a m p d e n C o u n t y F a r m Bureau.
"I'd advise t h a t a n y o n e connected with the practice of using toxic materials owes it
to himself to attend one of these sessions."
Hall also* c o n t e n d s t h a t the law shapes u p as a c o m p l i c a t e d one which will leave
most people c o n f u s e d .until clear-cut m e t h o d s of i m p l e m e n t i n g it a n d prosecuting
violators are m a d e k n o w n .
"It's going t o be a real p r o b l e m , " he adds. " I t could be that it's devised to beef up
the licensing process, to m a k e sure a n y o n e dispensing materials k n o w s what he or
she is d o i n g
" R i g h t now, I'd say it would be an a d v a n t a g e to be able t o whip out a license if any
questions a l o n g those lines arise. As f o r h o w penalties will be set up, it's a n y o n e ' s
guess. I imagine it will start with fines a n d go on f r o m there."
Hall stresses a t t e n d a n c e at w o r k s h o p s , t h o u g h .
" Y o u k n o w (sic), you can read laws over a n d over again but not get their full
meaning unless there's s o m e b o d y there to e x p o u n d on details," he concludes.
"Getting to Know"- con't. on page.G—

ourâe

Superintendent

S^Sóocia

ti on •

Sponsors and administrators of the TrollDickinson Scholarship Fund - Awarded yearly
to deserving Turf Management Students.

—•The Super

Speaks

Out—

(Welcome to The Super Speaks Out a monthly feature which offers the golf
course superintendent a forum to
express his views on issues and topics
relating to his profession.)
This m o n t h ' s question: In light of the
golf course d a m a g e w r o u g h t by golfers,
themselves - which are the areas where a
little more attentive b e h a v i o r on the
part of golfers would help i m p r o v e
playing conditions?
Scott
Reynolds,
Charles
River
C o u n t r y Club: " T h e r e are t w o things
t h a t really stand out in my mind. First,
the way some golfers r u n wild in golf
cars a n d second, why m a n y of t h e m
can't r e m e m b e r to repair ball m a r k s on
the green.
"I've seen e x a m p l e s of reckless
driving t h a t boggles my mind. W e put
u p signs a n d sometimes they even run
t h e m d o w n . 1 d o n ' t t h i n k a n y of this is
intentional, t h o u g h , it's simply a case of
being careless a n d u n a w a r e of h o w
m u c h d a m a g e a golf car can do.
" A s f o r ball marks, they never seem to
cease to exist. We h a d an extremely b a d
year f o r t h e m in 1984. W h a t c a n we do?
We use every m e a n s to remind golfers to
fix them. I really d o n ' t k n o w what the
a n s w e r is, o t h e r t h a n to say we just have
to live with t h e m . "
Neil
Wendell,
Wannamoisett
C o u n t r y Club: " N o d o u b t a b o u t it. N o t
fixing ball m a r k s is N o . 1 on my hate
parade.
" F u n n y thing, I relate some of the ball
m a r k p r o b l e m to the golf car since using
the cars often is a distraction. In the old
days, players would take a p a t h to their
ball that would m a k e t h e m walk by their
ball m a r k . T h a t way they'd be reminded
"The Super Speaks"—eon't.
PRESIDENT
D o n a l d 6 Hearn. CGCS
4 T o p e k a Rd.
Chetmsfocd. M A 0 1 8 2 4
H o m e Phone 2 6 6 - 8 7 0 9
O f f i c e Phone 8 9 4 - 5 9 0 6
Club Affiliation
w e s t o n G o l f Club

FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
D a v i d Barbar. CGCS
î 45 O e d h a m S i
Canton. M A 0 2 0 2 1
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.

on page 5

"Presentee" and "Presenter"
Sherwood Moore (L) and Dr. Joseph Troll

Massachusetts Turf Conference
Over 1,600 people a t t e n d e d the 54th
M a s s a c h u s e t t s T u r f C o n f e r e n c e a n d 9th
I n d u s t r i a l S h o w this past M a r c h 5-7 at
the Springfield Civic Center, a c c o r d i n g
to Dr. J o e Troll. A b o u t half of the
attenders
were
golf
course
s u p e r i n t e n d e n t s , the r e m a i n d e r being
landscapers, p a r k supers, cemetery
m a n a g e r s a n d turf students, he said.
T h e industrial s h o w in the Exhibit Hall
housed a p p r o x i m a t e l y 150 b o o t h s , an
all-time high.
T h e turf c o n f e r e n c e actually opened
with a pesticide s e m i n a r on M o n d a y ,
M a r c h 4th. Dr. P a t V i t t u m f r o m the
Suburban
Experiment
Station
in
W a l t h a m , Mass. c o n d u c t e d the one d a y
class which applied credit t o w a r d s pesticide recertification. A b o u t 350 people
a t t e n d e d the course.
T h e c o n f e r e n c e was dedicated to
Sherwood
A. M o o r e
CGCS,
s u p e r i n t e n d e n t at the C a p t a i n s C l u b ,
Brewster, Mass. Dr. Troll, praising him
said, " T h e r e is no one m o r e deserving
t h a n S h e r w o o d M o o r e . " He is a
g r a d u a t e of S t o c k b r i d g e , has been a golf
course s u p e r i n t e n d e n t since 1939, a n d a
certified golf course s u p e r i n t e n d e n t
since the inception of the G C S A A
p r o g r a m . He has been s u p e r i n t e n d e n t
of several clubs, most notably the
H o l l y w o o d Golf Club, Deal, N.J.,
Woodway
Country Club,
Darien,
C o n n , a n d the Winged F o o t Golf Club,
M a m a r o n e c k , N.Y. where he hosted

SECOND
VICE
PRESIDENT
Pierre C o ì t e , CGCS
121 G r a n i t e St.
Medfield. M A 02052
H o m e Phone 3 5 9 - 7 2 4 7

SECRETARY
R i c h a r d C Zepp. CGCS
27 F o w l e r Rd.
Northbridge. M A 01534
H o m e Phone 2 3 4 - 8 4 9 0
O f f i c e Phone 2 3 4 - 2 5 3 3
Club Affiliation
Wh.tinstfille G o l f C l u b

TREASURER
Thomas S c h o f i e l d . CGCS
2 9 0 N o r t h Rd.
Sudbury. M A 01 776
H o m e Phone 4 4 3 - 3 7 1 2
Office Phone 235-2487
C l u b Affiliation
W e l l e s l e y C.C.

t w o U.S. O p e n s a n d the inaugural U.S.
S e n i o r O p e n . He has been an a t t e n d e r
and speaker at conferences, an a u t h o r
f o r golf magazines, a n d has c o n d u c t e d
research a n d e x p e r i m e n t s at courses
where he has w o r k e d . M o o r e has served
as president of the New Jersey
G . C . S . A . , the M e t r o p o l i t a n G . C . S . A .
a n d also as president of the G . C . S . A . A.
in 1962.
His a w a r d s have included
the
G.C.S.A.A.
Distinguished
Service
A w a r d in 1982 a n d , most recently, the
New
York
State
Turfgrass
Association's Citation of Merit.
D r . Troll described
Moore
as
"tireless" in his fights against P o a
a n n u a . He also said t h a t h e ( M o o r e ) h a s
t a k e n m o r e s t u d e n t s a n d / o r assistants
a n d turned t h e m out as superint e n d e n t s t h a n a n y o n e in the country.
Troll said that one of M o o r e ' s greatest
attributes is "his character. He is a true
gentleman."
M I C H A E L F. N A G L E

U Mass Nematode Survey
Soil samples taken f r o m golf greens
in New H a m p s h i r e a n d M a s s a c h u s e t t s
d u r i n g a 1984 study by Drs. Pat Vittum,
S t a n Swier a n d R o b Wick yielded high
c o u n t s of some n e m a t o d e genera. T h e
three met recently
to
discuss
unsnswered
questions
about
turf
n e m a t o d e s , such as the n u m b e r of

TRUSTEE
Paul M i l l e r
173 Salem St.
Swampscott, M A 01907
H o m e Phone 5 8 1 2 8 0 8
Office Phone 595-3107
Club Affiliation
Tedesco C.C-

U Mass—con't.
TRUSTEE
Stephen A C h i a v a r o l i , CI
1 0 0 A i r p o r t Or
Worcester. M A 0 1 6 0 2
H o m e Phone 7 5 2 0 0 3 1
O f f i c e Phone 791 5 3 7 3
Club A f f i l i a t i o n
T a t n u c k C.C

on page 3—
TRUSTEE
Mark J K h m m
P O. Box 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

Page — 3—

Golf Course Superintendents
OF

NEW

ENGLAND,

—U Mass-con't. from page 2

n e m a t o d e s it t a k e s t o cause visible
d a m a g e t o t u r f , h o w p o p u l a t i o n of
n e m a t o d e s i n t e r a c t with o t h e r stresses
(disease p r e s s u r e , d r a u g h t , c o m p a c t i o n ,
etc.), a n d a p p l i c a t i o n s of n e m a t i c i d e s .
T h e r e is c o n c e r n a m o n g the t h r e e
scientists a b o u t i n c o m p l e t e i n f o r m a t i o n
pertaining
to
nematodes
and
nematicides.
Some
superintendents
c o u l d use a c o n t r o l l i n g a g e n t w h e n it
m a y n o t be n e c e s s a r y b e c a u s e t h e
" t h r e s h o l d level", t h a t varies w i t h turf
condition and n e m a t o d e genera has not
been e s t a b l i s h e d .
Drs.
Vittum,
Wick
and
Swier
c o n c l u d e d t h a t a n e m a t o d e survey in t h e
N o r t h e a s t w o u l d be n e c e s s a r y t o help
a n s w e r q u e s t i o n s a b o u t these insects.
S a m p l e s w o u l d be collected bi-weekly
f r o m a f e w selected sites f r o m early
A p r i l t h r o u g h late O c t o b e r f o r at least
t h r e e years.
Because this is a m a j o r u n d e r t a k i n g ,
i n v o l v i n g t h e p r o c e s s i n g of m a n y
samples during the year to obtain a
reliable d a t a b a s e , p u r c h a s e of a
centrifuge to extract nematodes f r o m
the s a m p l e s a n d t h e h i r i n g of a s u m m e r
assistant, m o n e y is n e e d e d . $4,000.00 is
t h e m i n i m u m r e q u i r e d f o r 1985 t o h e l p
t h e p r o g r a m get off the g r o u n d . T h e
eight Golf C o u r s e
Superintendents
A s s o c i a t i o n s in the N o r t h e a s t , w h i c h '
w o u l d b e n e f i t directly b y this survey,
a r e b e i n g solicited f o r s u p p o r t .
T h e G . C . S . A . of N e w E n g l a n d , a t its
F e b r u a r y B o a r d of D i r e c t o r s m e e t i n g ,
voted to d o n a t e $400.00 t o help f u n d
this p r o j e c t . H o p e f u l l y , the o t h e r
G . C . S . A . ' s will f o l l o w suit a n d assist in
s u p p o r t i n g this w o r t h w h i l e p r o g r a m .
M I C H A E L F. N A G L E

Association
Newsletter—May

INC.

— Chip Shots—
. . . A r e q u e s t f r o m the e d i t o r t o all
retired m e m b e r s - we w o u l d like t o
k n o w w h a t y o u ' v e b e e n d o i n g since y o u
p u t a w a y t h e d e w w h i p p e r s a n d seven
gangs! D o e s P M A S really p r e s e r v e ones
v i g o r in r e t i r e m e n t ? D r o p m e a n o t e ;
we'd love t o h e a r f r o m y o u . . . h a s
a n y o n e called Steve C h i a v a r l i ' s office
lately? A very p l e a s a n t s u r p r i s e is t h a t
y o u r m e s s a g e will be t a k e n b y his
answering machine, and, according to
o u r Golf D i r e c t o r , will be p r o m p t l y
a n s w e r e d ! . . . while o n t h e s u b j e c t of
golf, C h a r l i e P a s s i o s h a d b e t t e r get a
c l u b h a n d i c a p very s o o n , M u r p h h a s
y o u o n his hit list . . a n d s p e a k i n g of
C h a i r m a n M u r p h y - are you running
f o r re-election? 3 w e s t e r n m e e t i n g sites,
3 j o i n t m e e t i n g s , all in w h a t he says is his
" l a s t year"! . . . g o t a real nice n o t e f r o m
Dick Blake the other day, by the time
this newsletter is o u t he will h a v e m o v e d
t o the Q u a i l R i d g e C . C . in B o y n t o n
B e a c h , F l o r i d a ; Best of L u c k ! . . . a
t h r e a t t o t h e m e m b e r s I s t a r t e d this
c o l u m n off with: D e a n R . & L e o n St.
h a v e p r o m i s e d m e pic's of t h o s e of y o u
w h o d o n ' t r e s p o n d in r e a s o n a b l e t i m e . .
. Please n o t e t w o new " F r i e n d s " o n o u r
b a c k page . . . I & E S u p p l y , Inc. a n d
Greenway Irrigation.

1985

A G O W F E R ' S TALE
Hae ye tried this game o' gowff
Takes ye away frae hame and howff
It's such a grand relaxing life
And leaves behind the nagging wife.
Noo Geordie Cameron sic a man is he
Changes his mood when he steps on the tee
There's only one thing he can think
Hoo many yin putts he can sink
But as Burns did often quote
There's many a slip 'tween cup and throat.
Geordies oot for level fowers
Somebody speaks and Geordie glowers
He hits his baw sae true and straight
Fower irons, then three putts, an eight!
Then he goes to the second tee
A short hole, hopin' for a three
Fluffs his first, an iron shot
Messes up a nice approach, twa putts
A fower, that's what he got
But oor Geordie, ye must admire
At this game he'll never tire
Three or fower holes o' much the same
Geordie begins to doot his game.
" Stubborn Dod " they ca' him noo
He's oot tae get an eagle two
Wi' desperate courage he does strive
Tae straighten oot his hookin' drive
But he finds it's all in vain
He marks his caird—an eight again.
Coming up tae halfway „-mark
Now he knows the game's nae lark
Before he does on the tenth tee
He marks his caird at fifty-three.
Then as he starts the second half
He's heard to give a hollow laugh
On this nine I must do better
I'll play by book and also letter.
But his game has gone aglee
He gets a five instead of three
He's hooked, sliced, and lost his ball
Five, six, seven,' but ne'er a twa.
Noo standin' on the eighteenth tee
He's oot tae get his missing three
His drive, straight, true, and doon the middle
He'll get his three withoot a fiddle.
His second a beauty, right on the pin
He thought, my God, it's going in
But Geordie's hit it far too fast
There it goes now running past
Hi ! Someone shut that gate
Six putts, good gosh, another eight.
He leaves the course quite doonhearted
Into the clubhouse he's departed
Then he gives a gleeful grin
Six, seven, eight, this time in Gin.
SPUD T H O M P S O N , Gullane Golf Club.

MJoe Montana, San Francisco 49ers quarterback,
asked if he'd want a son of his to play a dangerous
sport like football: "Not if he can swing a golf
club." m
Sports Illustrated

A Super's Prayer
Oh Lord,
Please f o r g i v e t h e
"complainer"
b e c a u s e he p r o b a b l y f o u l e d
up
everything at work again today too!

. . . a n d so t h e r e a i n ' t n o t h i n g m o r e t o
write a b o u t , a n d I a m r o t t e n glad of it,
b e c a u s e if I'd a k n o w e d w h a t a t r o u b l e it
was to make a b o o k I wouldn't a tackled
it a n d I a i n ' t a g o i n g t o n o m o r e . . .
"Oh stop saying 'This is golf
weather.' Any weather is golf
weather to you."

Oh Lord,
Please give m e the s a m e t a l e n t t o
k n o w as m u c h a b o u t g r a s s as d o e s the
c h a i r m a n , the m e m b e r , the g o l f e r , a n d
the p r o f e s s i o n a l ! !

P a g e •—4—

Golf Course Superintendents A ssociation
OF

NEW

E N G L A N D ,

Newsletter—May

INC.

WHO'S ON TOP? THE TURF MANAGEMENT

1

THE GREEN

CHAIRMAN

5

Leaps tall buildings in a single
bound
Is m o r e p o w e r f u l t h a n a locomotive
Is faster t h a n a speeding bullet
Walks on water
Gives policy to God

2

THE CL UB MAN A GER

THE

SUPERINTENDENT

Leaps short buildings with a r u n n i n g
start a n d f a v o r a b l e winds
Is a l m o s t as p o w e r f u l as a switch
engine
Is faster t h a n a speeding BB
Walks on water in an i n d o o r swimming
pool
Talks with G o d if special permission is granted

4

ASSISTANT

SUPERINTENDENT

Barely clears a quonset hut
Loses tug of war with locomotive
C a n fire a speeding bullet
Swims well
Is occasionally addressed by G o d

,

THE EXTENSION

TURF

SPECIALIST

M a k e s high m a r k s on the walls when
trying to leap tall buildings
Is r u n over by locomotives
C a n sometimes handle a gun without
inflicting self-injury
Talks to a n i m a l s

6

GOLF PRO
R u n s into buildings
Recognizes locomotives two out of
three times
Is not issued a m m u n i t i o n
C a n stay a f l o a t with a life jacket
Talks to walls

Leaps short buildings in a single
bound
Is m o r e p o w e r f u l t h a n a switch engine
Is j u s t as fast as a speeding bullet
Walks on water if sea is calm
Talks to G o d

3

HIERARCHY

7

TURF

SALESMAN

Falls over d o o r s t e p when trying to
enter building
Says, " L o o k at the c h o o - c h o o ! "
W e t s self with a water pistol
Plays in m u d puddles
M u m b l e s to himself

8

SUPERINTENDENTS

WIFE

Lifts buildings a n d walks u n d e r
them
Kicks locomotives off the tracks
Catches speeding bullets in teeth
and eats t h e m
Freezes water with a single glance
Is God.

CREDIT—BILL

SMART

1985

g
—"The Super"—con't.

it was there and it would be repaired.
" N o w , everything is short-cut. In fact,
there are some clubs who expect the
s u p e r i n t e n d e n t to fix them.
" M y other b u g a b o o is failure to
replace divots. Again, I think the haste
attached to use of the golf car may have
s o m e t h i n g to d o with this p r o b l e m .
W h a t h u r t s m o s t , t h o u g h , is golfers are
only h u r t i n g themselves when they fail
to give a little a t t e n t i o n to m a i n t e n a n c e
aids, it m a k e s scoring m o r e difficult and
d o w n the road it b e c o m e s a financial
d r a i n on the b u d g e t . "
Dick Z e p p , Whitinsvilie Golf Club:
" T h e ball m a r k situation is my biggest
headache, but 1 suppose I'm lucky in
a n o t h e r way because our golfers pretty
much follow the g r o u n d rules for golf
car use.
" H o w e v e r , the ball m a r k d i l e m m a is
a n o t h e r story and 1 can't u n d e r s t a n d
why golfers insist on t u r n i n g their backs
on it.
" W e try everything u n d e r the sun to
keep the p r o b l e m f r o m magnifying into
getting out of hand - starting with the
opening letter and r u n n i n g through
signs and whatever.
"I d o n ' t think a lot of golfers realize
they're d o i n g it. M a y b e it's because they
get so engrossed in the most i m p o r t a n t
part of the g a m e which is putting.
"But, then, how c o m e players usually
repair t h e m when they're in their
putting line? And h o w c o m e every
golfer seems to c o m e back to the 19th
hole saying s o m e t h i n g like, 'hey, I fixed
my ball m a r k s and every o t h e r one
a r o u n d it'? If that were the case, we'd
never have ball marks, right? But,
u n f o r t u n a t e l y , it isn't."
— GERRY FINN

"JUSTICE"
The Superintendent stood at the Golden Gate
His head was bent and low.
He merely asked the man of fate
Which way he ought to go.
"What have you done", St. Pete said
"To seek admittance here?"
"I ran a golf course on the earth
For many and many a year."
St. Peter opened wide the gate
A nd gently pressed the bell.
"Come in", he said, "And choose your harp"
"Y ou've had your share of hell."

FINANCE
CHAIRMAN
John Streeter, CGCS
8 6 Fashion Or
Warwick. Rl 02886
H o m e Phone ( 4 0 1 ) 738 8 3 8 6
O f f i c e Phone ' 4 0 1 1 943-CG5S
Club Affiliation
The A l p i n e C.C

-

N I W

E N G L A N D

I w

:

from page 2

GOLF
CHAIRMAN
Stephen M M u r p h y
4 Juniper R d
Lynnfreld. MA 01940
H o m e Phone 3 3 4 - 4 8 3 6
O f f i c e Phone 5 9 2 1 4 3 3
Club Affiliation

;

T h e 5th Green at W o l l a s t o n

W o l l a s t o n Golf CSub
Milton, Mass.
M a y 6 - G C S A N E M e e t i n g - Wollaston G . C .
10:00 A M Directors Meeting
11:00 A M Regular Meeting
12:00 N o o n Buffet L u n c h
1:00 P M G o l f - S h o t G u n S t a r t
Cost $ 2 5 . 0 0 / P e r s o n - Includes lunch, cart & T o u r n a m e n t Fee
(Cocktails will be available in the b a r following golf)

RESER VA TIONS

REQUESTED

J o h n C o f f e y - 698-7361
S u p e r i n t e n d e n t Profile: J o h n Coffey has been involved w / t h e W o l l a s t o n Golf
C l u b f o r over 20 years, beginning as a c a d d y at w h a t is n o w the Presidents Golf
Club. He served his placement study at the old W o l l a s t o n course a n d
g r a d u a t e d f r o m S t o c k b r i d g e in 1965. He has been the s u p e r i n t e n d e n t at the
club since 1968. In April of 1975, the new W o l l a s t o n club at its present
location with J o h n still at the helm. He is a m e m b e r of the G C S A N E a n d the
G C S A A . J o h n lives in Braintree with his wife C a t h y a n d their 3 children.
Directions t o Club: F r o m the n o r t h or s o u t h ; Rte. 128 to Exit 67N (28 N o r t h ) .
A f t e r going t h r o u g h one traffic light, W o l l a s t o n G.C. is a p p x . 1 mile on the
left.
—Getting

to "Know" - con't. from front

page

" T h e r e ' s r o o m in the law f o r a n u m b e r of questions not covered in reading it. So,
getting things f r o m the horse's m o u t h certainly applies in this instance."
F o r those, interested in o b t a i n i n g a c o p y of the law, rules, regulations and
" m a t e r i a l " s u b s t a n c e list, you may write: T h e Secretary of State, C o m m o n w e a l t h of
Massachusetts, S t a t e H o u s e Book Store, R o o m 116, State H o u s e , Boston, M A
02133. Cost of the right to k n o w package, postage included, is $4.75.
But the a b o v e address tells it all. It j u s t keeps r u n n i n g over a n d over - not too
m u c h unlike the Right to K n o w Law.
— GERRY FINN

EDUCA TIONAL
CHAIRMAN
E d w a r d L. Brearley
2 7 9 T o r r e y St.
Brockton. M A 02401
H o m e Phone 5 8 4 - 6 5 6 8
Office Phone 588-8439
Club Affiliation
L a r r y G a n n o n M u n i c i p a l G.C. B r o c k t o n C . C .

NEWSLETTER
CHAIRMAN
M i c h a e l F. N a g l e
51 L i n c o l n Ave.
Holden, MA 01520
Home Phone 829-3995
Office Phone 853-6574
C l u b Affiliation
W o r c e s t e r C.C.

PAST
PRESIDENT
Brian Cowan, CGCS
R o b i n s Way
Harwich. M A 02645
H o m e Phone 4 3 2 - 9 0 4 1
O f f i c e 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.

P U t U t

Bacher Corp.
876 Boston Rd.
Billerica, Mass. 01866
Baker Tractor Corp., Ford Tractors
Harley Davidson Golf Cars
Swansea, Mass.
Yamaha Golf Cars
*6Ordens Spreader Service
Maynard, Mass.
Tel. 617-897-2571
Sales Rep. Jack Borden
Bulk Limestone Dealer
C & J Lawnmower Serv., Inc.
474 Main Street
Wilmington, Mass. 01887
Eric Oman-Sales Rep.
Tel. 617-658-2022
The Clapper Co.
1121 Washington S t
Newton, Mass.
617-244-7929
*Geoffrey S. Cornish & Brian Silva
Golf Course Architects
Fiddlers Green, Amherst, Mass. 01002
Country Club Enterprises
Club Car Golf Cars
Tennis & Leisure Equip.
P.O. Box 400 W. Falmouth, Mass. 02574
617-563-2284
C.S. Curran
T.R.C. Products Oils & Greases
7 Linden S t
Framingham, Mass.
Chester Drake & Sons, Inc.
222 Walnutf St.
Framingham, Mass. 01701
Golf Course Construction
617-875-7929
Eianco Prod. Co.
Scott Eie her
12 Jillson Circle
Milford, Mass. 01757

fccUiOKije

The Charles C. Hart Seed Co.
Weathersfield, Conn.
Bob Kennedy, Rep.
Roy Sibley, Rep.
Holliston Sand Co. Inc.
Lowland St.
Holliston, Mass. 01746
Sand For Topdressing & Bunkers
I & E Supply. Inc.
Cranberry Highway (Rt. 28)
W. Wareham, MA 02576
(617) 295-2362

Business Manager
GERRY FINN
Contributing Editor

' O L Mäher
Box 127, Concord St.
N. Reading, Mass. 01864
Mobay Chemical Co.
Gregory Pagano
50 Coburn Woods
Nashua, N.H. 03063
Ft.F. Morse & Sons Inc.
W. Wareham, Mass. 02576
Tel. 617-295-1553
J. Willen Roell, Rep.
*Nardone Sand & Gravel Co. Inc.
37 Power Rd.
Westford, Mass. 01886
617-692-8221
Specializing in Topdressing
Sand

*Tom Irwin, Inc.
I I B A St., Burlington, Mass.
Jack Peterson
Dennis Friel
Wayne Ripley

New England Sealcoating Co.. Inc.
Tennis Court Const. 4 Maint.
Sealcoating Ringham Inc. Center
Hingham, Mass. 749-6800

Larchmont Eng. & Irrig. Co.
Larchmont Lane
Lexington, Mass. 02173
617-862-2550

Old Fox Chemical Inc.
Fertilizers-SeedsTurf-Chemicals
66 Valley St.
E. Providence, R.I. 02914

Lesco, Inc.
20005 Lake Rd.
Rocky River, OH 44116
Ron Tumiski, Rep.
Mike Donahue, Rep.

Richey S Clapper, Inc.
28 Rutledge Rd.
Natick, Mass. 01760

*Loft's Seed
20 Beck Rd.
Arlington, Mass. 02174
Jim Sullivan, Rep.

Scotts Pro-Turf Div.
Rep. Ed Wiacek 1-401-253-4284
Rep. Kevin Lyons 1-617-347-3696
Tuco Products Corp.
Div ol the Upjohn Co
Kalamazoo, Mich
David Sylvester Rep
203-828-3790
Tuckahoe Turf Farms. Inc.
Siocum, R.I. Litchfield, N.H.
Suffield, Conn.
1-800-556-6985
Largest Producer of Penncross
In New England.
Alan Anderson, Sam Mitchell
* Turf Products Corp.
36 Sword St.
Auburn. Mass. 01501
617-791-2091
* Turf Specialty. Inc.
84 Merrimac St.
Hooksett. N.H. 03106
Turf & Ornamental Supplies
Ken Turner
617-263-7526
White Turt Engineering
5 Summer Drive
Winchendon, Mass. 01475
617-297-094
Phillip Wogan
Golf Course Architect
31 Budleigh Ave.
Beverly, Mass.
* * L a t e Additions**

*Sawtelte Bros
565 Humphrey St.
Swampscott, Mass. 01907
617-599-4856

David Loker
9 Crestview Drive
Millis, Mass. 02054

Scoff Associates, Inc.
60 Water St., Clinton, Mass.
617-365-6341
Pumps-Sales, Service
Installa tion-Verti cal
Turbine Pumps Specialists

Maccaferri Gabions, Inc.
Governor Lane Blvd.
Williamsport, Maryland 21795
Attn: A.D. Crowhurst

NEWSLETTER

ASSOCIATION

The Magovern Co.. Inc.
27 Lawnacre Rd.
Windsor Locks, Conn. 06096
Tel. 1-800-243-7718 or
1-203-623-2508

Gold Star Sod Farms, Inc.
Sod & Pine Bark Mulch
Canterbury, N.H.
603-783-4717
Lexington, Mass.
617-861-1111

THE

MICHAEL E. HANNIGAN
Editor
MICHAEL F. NAGLE
Newsletter Chairman
Associate Editor
THOMAS SCHOFIELD CGCS

FRIENDS OF THE

Return to:
M I C H A E L E. H A N N I G A N
2 5 T h a x t e r Ave.
Abington, M a s s . 0 2 3 5 1

Greenway
Irrigation
Irrigation, Drainage, Wire Laying,
Trenching
Peabody, Mass.
617-777-3639

*Contributors
to the
Scholarship
Fund

Troll-Dickinson

First Class
U. S. Postage

PAID
Abington, M A
Permit 1

FIRST

CLASS