LETTER
Association

Golf Course Superintendents
— AUGUST,

-DA TES TO

REMEMBER—

•August 11GCSANE Regular Meeting-Steak Bake
Heritage Hills C.C.
Lakeville, Mass.
-August 20University of Rhode Island
Research Field Day
URI, Kingston. R.I.
-September 25GCSANE Member-One Guest T o u r n a m e n t
Cummaquid G.G
Yarmouthport, Mass.
-October 6GCSANE Member Guest T o u r n a m e n t
Hatherly C.C.
Scituate, Mass.
-October 20Superintendent-Pro T o u r n a m e n t
Brae Burn C.C.
Newtonville, Mass.
November 3
G GS ANT. Regular Meeting
Presidents G . G
Quincy, Mass.
-December 6GCSANE Christmas Party
Needham G . G

—NEXT

MEETING—

August 11, 1986
Heritage Hill G.C.
Lakeville, Mass.
Host Superintendent-Charles
Dickou)
Directors Meeting: 10:00 A.M.
Regular Meeting: 11:00 A.M.
Lunch: 12:00 Noon at club
On your own

Golf: 1:00 P.M. Shotgun-SuperSuper C h a m p i o n s h i p (Best Ball)
Cocktails: 4:00-5:00 P.M.
Dinner: 5:30-Steak Cookout
Cost: $20 00 /Person
(includes cart & dinner)
Directions to Club: Rte. 24 South to
Rte..495 South. Take Exit for Rtes. 18
8c 44. Go South on Rte. 18 to yellow
blinking light (Rte. 79). Go right on
Rte. 79. Take first left off Rte. 79. Take
1st Left. Go Right on Heritage Hill
and follow to club.
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OF NEW ENGLAND, INC.

1986 —

— SMALLER MOWERS FOR FAIRWAYS —
The Wave of the Future or a Passing Fad ?
A great deal of attention has lately been given to the use of smaller,
lightweight machines for mowing of fairway turf. T h e use of such smaller
machinery supposedly got its start when superintendents began m o w i n g the
narrow- approach areas leading to greens with smaller machines. They noticed a
drastic decrease, if not complete disappearance, of mechanical damage and also
noted better summer survival of turf and an increase in the bentgrass
populations of these areas. ^Cutting "extended approaches" and soon many
superintendents were maintaining total fairway acreage with smaller machines.
T h e initial skepticism regarding increased costs was carefully analyzed by a
number of golf course superintendents. At Westchester Country Club,
superintendent Ted Horton's detailed record keeping practices allowed h i m to
make a finite cost comparison between the seven and nine gang m o w i n g units
and the lightweight machines. Ted's analysis figured in equipment costs,
equipment maintenance, labor, fuel and other associated costs. In comparing
m o w i n g costs incurred with the large mowing units on non-contoured fairways,
with the costs incurred with lightweight units on contoured fairways, Horton
found the lightweight units to run $10,000 to $15,000 more on an a n n u a l basis.
However, this cost increase was accompanied by a drastic improvement in
fairway playing conditions and summer turf survival and an increase in
bentgrass populations. At Westchester, Horton felt the improvements in
fairways conditions were a direct result of the use of smaller machines and that
the increased costs, actually quite small on a percent-of-total-budget basis, were
more than justified.
Rest assured that improved playing conditions, increased bentgrass
populations, better summer turf survival, decreased fungicide requirements and
other characteristics associated with the use of smaller mowers are not the onh,
factors attributed to these machines. For example, J i m Latham of the USGA
Green Section suggested recently in a G R E E N SECTION R E C O R D article that
an important by-product of the smaller machines was a significant increase in
thatch accumulation and the corresponding need for greatly increased soil
cultivation practices.
Obviously, as with any turf management practice, especially one as initially
radical as the use of smaller mowers on fairway turf, there are pro's and con's.
Let's take a look at the thoughts of New England Golf Course Superintendent's
Association members in this regard.
At Weston Golf Club, GCSAA Vice-President Don Hearn cuts and removes
clippings from his 18th fairway, recently renovated by Bob Cupp, with a GM-3
set at one-half inch. T h e par-3 fairways are cut with a T F 60 set u p with five
bladed reels and the remaining fairways are cut with an F-10 set at five-eighths of
an inch. T h e fairways are cut three times per week and are verti-cut and overseeded with Seaside and Astoria once per year. Were it available, Don would
prefer to use Penneagle in his overseeding program on fairways. Fungicides are
applied five to six times per year and fairways are not syringed d u r i n g stress
periods. Hearn's staff is currently maintaining 25 acres of fairway.
Don likes the fact that mechanical damage has been eliminated where the
smaller machines have been used, that the fairways can be mowed in a variety of
directions, allowing a more even cut and that more strict definition can be
gained at the edge of the fairway and the rough. He feels his equipment
operators can more easily maintain a strict rough line with the smaller machine.
Were money not an object, Don stated that he would like to cut the fairways at
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Sponsors and administrators of the TrollDickinson Scholarship Fund - Awarded yearly
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President's
Message
David Barber
August,

1986

T h e large turnout for our July 7th
meeting at Vesper Country Club was
of no surprise. We had the privilege of
playing one of the finest conditioned
golf courses in New England for our
annual championship. T h e GCSA of
New England C h a m p i o n s h i p was
won by Ken Mooradian who shot a
f i n e 76 ( g r o s s ) . T h e
senior
championship was won by Bob
Mucciarone 75 (net). Congratulations
to Ken and Bob.
I would like to thank Bert Frederick
for a great golf course and Bruce
Morrisson and his club house staff for
their hospitality shown to us.
Congratulations go to Allan S.
Singer, T h o m p s o n Country Club,
who is a new member of the Golf
Course Superintendents Association
of America. I hope to see everyone at
our next meeting, Heritage Hill
Country Club, August 11th.

Our sympathy is extended to the
family of Douglas Irwin, so?i of long
time member and GCSANE
supporter
Norm Irwin.

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

VICE PRESIDENT
Richard Zepp, CGCS
27 Fowler Rd.
Northbridge, MA 01534
Home Phone 234-8490
Office Phone 234-2533
Club Affiliation
Whitinsville G.C.

(Welcome to The Super Speaks Out
- a monthly feature which offers the
golf course superintendent a forum to
express his views on topics and issues
relating to his profession.)
This month's question: With much
attention
on speed of greens and
Stimpmeter readings, do you think the
whole idea is being puffed up to
ridiculous
proportionsf
Bert Frederick, Vesper Country
Club: "Absolutely. T h a t is, this thing
is getting out of hand.
"After all, the golf course is the same
for everyone. So, what's the difference,
in matter of offering a playable course,
if the greens aren't lightning fast?
"As a matter of fact, I think greens
that are-'too fast take some of the skill
out of putting and replace it with luck.
And, as everyone knows, when the
greens aren't fast, they are much better
to putt.
"And that's just for starters. I
wonder if the people, who want to putt
on glass instead of grass, are aware of
the maintenance danger as the cut of
the green goes down and down.
"Here (Vesper), my members don't
complain much about the speed of our
greens. Sure, there are a few who look
at the pros on TV and think
everything they play is supposed to be
the same for them. But we have a
cutting schedule and it doesn't include
Sundays.
"You know, the turf has to have a
chance to recoup. If the members
realized this, the issue of lightning fast
greens wouldn't be an issue.
"As for the Stimpmeter, it's just a
piece of wood. And the only thing it's
good for is firewood.
"Next thing you know, we'll have to
p u t u p with something like the hard
and soft levels of greens for approach
shots. Are they kidding? I mean, how
technical can some of these golfers get?
T o n y DeBettencourt, Andover
Country Club: "All I can say is what
you see on a TV golf course is one
thing and what you have at your home
course is another.
" T h e argument about slicking u p
the greens is a joke when you consider
that the average golfer prefers a
moderate cut and the average golfer is

SECRETARY
Paul Miller
154 Tedesco Rd.
Marblehead, Mass. 01945
Home Phone 581-2808
Office Phone 595-3107
Club Affiliation
s
Tedesco C.C

TREASURER
Thomas Schofleld, CGCS
290 North Rd.
Sudbury, MA 01776
Home Phone 443-3712
Office Phone 235-2487
Cliib Affiliation
Wellesley C.C.

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what there are more of.
"Therefore, when we start thinking
of lightning fast greens, we're
thinking of a few golfers. And I never
heard of anywhere that a few golfers
can tell the majority what the course
setup is going to be.
"My course has what I consider the
ideal cut on the greens - one-eighth of
an inch. And, when it gets hot, I jack
u p that cut because I don't want to lose
"em.
" O u r S t i m p m e t e r r a t i n g was
between seven and eight when the
course was rated by the MCA. And
that's not all that fast.
"Regardless, our members won't
allow a h a n d f u l of their comrades to
dictate speed of our greens. T h a t ' s it.
And I agree."
Wayne Zoppo, Agawam Hunt Club:
"I think we've gone as far as we can go
in the matter of speeding u p the
greens.
"Which is another way of saying,
where's the stopping point when
you're setting the cut of greens.
"I think a 1/8 cut is adequate.
Anything below that and we're flirting
with danger.
"It's funny, too, because Agawam
H u n t always had the reputation of
having fast greens. And I only hope
that we don't have a membership drive
to have the fastest again.
"It's one of those 'anything you do, I
can do better things', anyway. And I'm
not restricting this comment to
golfers.
"Some of us (superintendents) are
our own worst enemies. We hear the
comments of players from other
courses, concerning certain degrees of
course conditioning, and we fall into
the same trap as club members. Hey,
I'm confessing that this has happened
to me.
"Anyway, continuous cutting
below one-eighth of an inch is very
bad for the turf and sooner or later it
will take its toll.
"In the end, it comes down to
whether you want to putt the ball in or
pray it in. Super-fast greens mean a lot
of praying's going on. And that
should be only for church."
—GERRY FINN

TRUSTEE
Kip Tyler
P.O. Box 671
Peabody, MA 01960
Home Phone 745-8089
Office Phone 532-2236
Club Affiliation
Salem'C.C.

TRUSTEE
Stephen A. Chiavaroli. CGCS
100 Airport Dr.
Worcester, MA 01602
Home Phone 752-0031
Office Phone 791-5373
Club Affiliation
Tatnuck C.C.

TRUSTEE
Mark J. Klimm
P.O. Box 480
Mashpee, MA 02649
Home Phone 477-3516
Office Phone 477-0919
Club Affiliation
C.C. of New Seabury

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ENGLAND,

INC.

NEWSLETTER

-AUGUST,

1986

—Smaller Nowers con't. from pg. 1
Weston with a fleet of six to eight triplex greensmowers.
Down the street at Pine Brook, Doug Johnson has been mowing fairways for a
number of years with the Lightweight machines. The HF-5 has been the machine
for Doug and two of these units handle the fairway mowing. Johnson mows his
25 acres of fairway at one-half an inch and either catches the clippings or blows
them off of the fairways. He has noticed a decrease in the need to syringe during
stress periods and verti-cuts and overseeds once per year with Seaside, Penneagle
and Penncross. Fungicides are applied five times per year. Doug feels that the
lightweight mowers are the mowers of the present and not the future. He likes
the reduction in wear and tear, the ability to constantly change mowing patterns
and the cleaner cut gained with the smaller machines. However, he has tried the
triplex greensmowers on the fairways and is happier with the 5 gang units as
they stand u p better to fairway mowing.
Moving out to Western Massachusetts, Springfield Country Club's Doug
Stachura cuts fairways on eight new bentgrass fairways at five eighths of an inch
with a five gang pull unit equipped with ten bladed reels and with an F-10
equipped with seven blade reels on the remainder of fairways. Doug is looking
forward to re-building his 10 remaining original fairways. These fairways had
been overseeded for a number of years with limited effects and the results Doug
achieved by completely stripping two fairways and overseeding them to
bentgrass have made him a confirmed advocate of this process. By using a
commercial sod harvester and timing the process at the most appropriate point
of the year for germinations and seedling development, Doug was able to have
the two fairways back into play in five weeks.
With 25 acres of fairway, Doug is investigating the use of the five gang
hydraulic mowers and feels they are far superior for the turf. His recent work
with a demonstrator surprised him in that mowing time was about the same as it
had been with the larger F-10 unit. The fairways at Springfield are treated with
fungicides every three to four weeks from June through August.
Back to Eastern Massachusetts and T o m Schofield at Wellesley Country Club.
T o m splits the 34 acres of fairway mowing between the F-20 and two HF-5's. The
fairways are cut three times per week at five-eighths of an inch and receive
fungicide treatments four to five times per year. Aerification takes place twice
per year and the fairway areas are overseeded once per year with Seaside and
Astoria or whatever is available in bentgrass.
T o m anticipates no change in fairway mowing equipment but would like to
see improvements made in fairway mowing equipment. He has had problems
with the smaller mowers when mowing wet turf and would like to see the
machines refined so as to require less maintenance. However, Schofield feels
they are the mowers of the future.
Jim O'Kelly at Brae Burn recently changed to the smaller machines and is very
happy with the results. T h e staff at Brae Burn mows eleven fairways with two
350-D's set at one-half an inch and four with a GM-3 cut at three-eighths of an
inch. T h e remaining three holes are par-3's with either no fairway cut or small
extended approaches. Fairways are cut five to six times per week. Jim starts
mowing at four in the afternoon from June through August and tries for a dry
cut at other times during the year. He finds the dry cut far superior in quality and
cleanliness when compared to mowing wet.
Fairways are sliced twice per year and overseeded once per year with Penneagle
and Seaside. Fungicides are applied five times per year on the 25 acres of fairway.
There is no question in Jim's mind that the smaller units are here to stay and
feels strongly that the members at Brae Burn want quality conditions and are
willing to pay for the vastly improved playing conditions resulting from the use
of lightweight mowers on fairways.
Nearly all of the superintendents contacted spoke to the increased
maintenance requirements of the smaller machines. T h e lightweight machines
are more sophisticated than the larger units and require daily maintenance on
the order of single or triplex greensmowers. However, all felt that the results
spoke for themselves.
Only time will tell whether or not the smaller units for fairway mowing are
the wave of the future or a passing fad. T h e initial scare stories as to vastly
increased budgets and mega-thatch accumulations have simply not come to
pass. The smaller units have found a place in the moderate maintenance budget
at the Captains Golf Course on Cape Cod as well as the more healthy
maintenance regime of private clubs throughout New England. Are they for
you?
—RON KIRKMAN

—CHIP SHOTS—
C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s to R o n Kirkman,
Needham G.C. on becoming the
grandfather of a g r a n d d a u g h t e r ! . . . A1
Singer of the T h o m p s o n C l u b has just
been voted i n t o the GCSAA as a
regular member . . . A r t h u r Anderson
is n o w living with his son a n d would
like to hear from people, please d r o p
h i m a line c / o Arthur Anderson, O n e
Fordway Extension, W i n d h a m , N.H.,
03087 . . . Mike and Kathy Nagle are
the p r o u d new parents of daughter
Elise, born 4-28-86 and w e i g h i n g in at
8 lbs. 4 oz. Congratulations ! . . . Paul
Brooks of Sagamore Springs G.C.
f o u n d a L y n x 9 iron in golf bag after
the Vesper C.C. meeting - if you wish
to claim it please call h i m at 617-3344701 . . . D o n n i e Hearn, son of Don
Hearn, CGCS, Weston G.C. was
recently the subject of a feature article
in the Lowell, Mass " S U N " . It seems
that he will be s h o w i n g off his
m a r k s m a n s h i p abilities d u r i n g the
u p c o m i n g 86 Bay State Games.
D o n n i e will be representing the
Northeast region in both
the
scholastic small bore rifle 3 position
and the scholastic small bore p r o n e
position. Best of luck Don, a n d tell
Dad to let us k n o w h o w you did . . .

Printer's Omission
July Newsletter
In the cover article " W h o D u n n i t ? "
the p a r a g r a p h c o n c e r n i n g J i m
O'Kelly should have read:
"At Brae Burn in Newton, J i m
O'Kelly started the spring with a first
green that was severly damaged. A
heavily shaded green with p o o r
surface drainage, the turf loss was a
c o m b i n a t i o n of bent and a n n u a l
bluegrass. T h e ice cover damaged
green was aerified, spiked six times,
over seeded w i t h a blend of Penncross
a n d Penneagle at four p o u n d s per
thousand square feet and top dressed.
J i m also applied a half p o u n d of
nitrogen per t h o u s a n d square feet a n d
covered the green with Reemay for 10
days. W h e n the cover was removed, the
green was spiked . . . "
O u r apologies to R o n Kirkman a n d
J i m O'Kelly for this omission.
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Golf Course Superintendents
O F NE W E N G L A N D ,

—Even Crab Grass Looks Good
to Dick Skoglev—
He goes by the call letters, C.R.
But that's only for check-writing
and speeding tickets. T o anyone,
who's interested in turf, he's Dick
Skogley - the research digger from the
University of Rhode Island. And, as he
points out, "the diggin's just fine,
thank you".
At this very moment, Dr. Skogley (in
formal terms, Professor of Agronomy
at URI) is preparing for his annual
field day at the University's Turf
Research Farm. T h e date for the
worthwhile educational plunge is
August 20.
"It's a one-day event," Dick tells.
"And it's our one event of the year. We
expect another good crowd, too. There
should be anywhere from 300 to 500
people. They'll come from near and
far but mostly New England, New
York and New Jersey.
T h e r e ' s a l w a y s s o m e t h i n g of
interest at Dr. Skogley's wall-to-wall
production.
T h e subjects will be just that r a n g i n g f r o m weed c o n t r o l to
discussion of turf diseases and some of
the breakthroughs in curing them.
There's even a special session on crab
grass which sometimes is one of the
specialties of the house when the
house is a golf course.
Whatever, turf research is Dick's
baby and the field day is one of the
means of financing projects that often
come u p smelling like a rose to turf
industry experts and the golf course
superintendent.
Dr. Skogley, but of course, has a
special place in his professional
outlook for the superintendent and the
golf course.
"I'm really encouraged by some of
the moral and financial support
coming from superintendents," he
tells. "There was a time when many
superintendents just sat back and
ignored the incidence of turf research
until they had a problem.
"Now, especially in Rhode Island,
the superintendents are the only
organized turf g r o u p we have. It's
essential to our endeavors and theirs
that there be a strong show of interest
in furthering the materialistic good
that comes from research. And, we'd
like to see the day when there's a
constructive balance of moral and
financial support."
Dr. Skogley is a long-time friend of
the New England Golf Course

Association
INC.

Superintendents Association, having
come to URI in 1960 after a three-year
stint at Rutgers University.
One of his strengths is his
involvement in influencing the Rhode
I s l a n d l e g i s l a t u r e to b e c o m e
financially active in the turf field.
"I fought for state funds in the 60's
and I'm still hot on the idea of getting
as many people involved in research as
l e a n , " Dick revealed. "I've also leaned
on the right administrators here at the
University to throw their weight
behind our program.
"It's been a hard fight and a long
one. But it's starting to pay dividends.
H o w e v e r , t h e r e ' s never e n o u g h
backing in .the area of research since
we are on sort'of a treadmill. As soon as
we make a breakthrough on one plant
disease, there's a new one to be
approached."
Dr. Skogley also cites the increased
support from the turf industry which
has been one of the leaders in the
research effort.
"I guess you could say we need
interest and support from many
facets," Dick advised. "And that
includes more involvement in research
from those people coming out of
college agronomy programs.
"As a matter of fact, recruits in the
field are hard to come by. Most of the
time, we rely on grad students to fill
those jobs. However, many graduates
are turning away from a future of
research because of lucrative job offers.
T h i s could become serious."
Dr. Skogley also qotes that the fouryear undergraduate program at URI
isn't producing enough people to man
the jobs which are offered in several
turf-related fields.
" T h e openings, the number of
them, are amazing," he reported. "I'd
say there were 50 openings for every
turf grad we produce. It's a fantastic
opportunity - especially in the
superintendent's field where salary
upgrading has been on a steady
climb."
«
Dick Skogley, then, sees the turf
business from all angles - practical and
philosophical. So much so, that he
even allows his work to get in the way
of playing the game ("even though I
think I could do reasonably well at
playing golf").
Just good turf from a good guy. Dr.
Skogley's always on call. Because of it.
the golf course superintendent's job is
a little easier. Cheers.
—GERRY FINN

NEWSLETTER

- A UGUST,

1986

Superintendent-Club Managers
Outing
Ledgemont C.C. - June 16, 1986
Mayor Caranci, Superintendent,
Ledgement Country Club gave us a
beautiful day at the SuperintendentManager meeting. What a lovely golf
course, even my partner D.J. the Critic
from Pinebrook had nothing but
praise for the condition of Ledgement.
Caranci kept his manager in the
clubhouse to supervise his staff in
preparing a delicious lunch, excellent
Hors D'oeuvres and a superb dinner.
How about the liquid refreshments on
the first tee - sodas and juices for the
chauffeurs and other liquids for the
passengers. Did you notice how clean
and beautiful the clubhouse was and
the service and neatness of the staff - a
job well done. Let us not forget the
Golf Professional and his staff. They
organized the tournament, guided us
to the proper tees and did the scoring.
Caddies were available (a lost art at
many clubs) and golf cars impeccably
clean and raring to go. A big T h a n k
You to the membership at Ledgement
and their excellent organization. On
to the results. First gross went to the
team from Eastward H o C.C. Brian
"Sasquatch" Cowan and his manager.
First net - Mayor Caranci and his
neighbor from Agawam H u n t Club Prince Valiant Zoppo. Second net Politician Hearn and Pat Archibald
Weston G.C. Third net, G r u m p y
Barber and Lorraine Clark, Blue Hill
C.C. A tie for fourth net went to Killer
Koslowski and Jim Gosslin, Warwick
C.C. and the team from Mt. Pleasant
C.C. Jim " G r u n t " Beane and Dino
DeLuca.
A private message to the former
Green Chairman from the D.P.C.C.
who now lives in the San Francisco
area. T h e Rebel and his partner from
the Pitch and Putt golf course kept
their record intact as they mowed
down another Yank and his partner at
the Green Chairman Superintendent
meeting last m o n t h at the H a m p d e n
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U.S. Open
Advance Course Preparations
T h e golf course superintendent
plays a m a j o r role in the U.S. O p e n
C h a m p i o n s h i p , not only d u r i n g O p e n
Week but for m o n t h s a n d even years
prior to the event.
T h e superintendent's role is to
prepare and m a i n t a i n the golf course
in the best playable
condition
possible, meeting the requirements of
the USGA.
T o attain these h i g h standards, the
golf course superintendent sometimes
m u s t begin O p e n preparations several
vears in advance. For the 1986 U.S.
Open, golf course superintendent
Peter Smith began m a k i n g course
changes in 1983.
T h e O l y m p i c Club is San Francisco
will be the site of the 1987 U.S. Open.
Golf course superintendent J o h n T .
Fleming
began
his
course
preparations in early 1986, as few
m a j o r changes were required at his
course in order to meet USGA
standards.
T h e 1988 U.S. O p e n is to be played
at T h e Country Club in Brookline,
Mass. William H. Spence, golf course
superintendent, began course
renovation in 1985. 314 years before the
U.S. O p e n is to celebrate the 75th
anniversary of the O u i m e t victory over
the British. In preparation for this
anniversary, the greens, tees and
fairways at T h e Country C l u b are
being remolded to their original form.
Spence is supervising this extensive
renovation, k n o w i n g he must have the
course in superb playing condition by
J u n e 1988.
T h e 1989 U.S. O p e n is scheduled for
Oak Hill Country C l u b in Rochester,
N.Y. A l t h o u g h
golf
course
superintendent Joseph M. H a h n ,
CGCS, has not started special course
p r e p a r a t i o n s , plans are being
formulated. Oak Hill hosted the 1984
USGA Senior Open; therefore relatively few special preparations are
anticipated for the 1989 U.S. Open.
Even so, H a h n is sure to be challenged
with USGA's vigorous requirements
for course conditioning.
T h e 1990 U.S. O p e n will be played
J u n e 14-17 at Medinah C.C., Medinah,
FINANCE CHAIRMAN
Joseph G. Mondor
13 Longview Drive
Wilbraham. MA 01095
Home Phone (413) 596-8057
Office Phone (413) 786-1740
Club Affiliation
Crestview C.C.

GOLF CHAIRMAN
James O'Keily
P.O Box 130
Newtonville, MA 02160
Home Phone 444-9285
Office Phone 244-0680
Club Affiliation
Brae Burn C.C.

N E W

111. Golf course superintendent Peter
B. Wilson began p r e p a r i n g his course
in J u n e 1985. These early preparations
involve projects that
require
construction or reconstruction to meet
the high standards of the USGA.
Course c o n d i t i o n i n g for the O p e n will
begin later and will c o n t i n u e
t h r o u g h o u t the 1990 U.S. O p e n
Championship.
T h e 1991 U.S. O p e n will be
contested J u n e 13-16 over the course of
the Hazeltine National G.C. in
Chaska, Minn. Five years before the
event, golf course superintendent
Chris L. Hague, CGCS, already has
b e g u n p r e p a r i n g the course.
Construction projects were started in
f a l l 1985. T h e f i n e r
course
c o n d i t i o n i n g work will begin in 1987.
* * *

. V

Golf course superintendents take
great pride in p r e p a r i n g their courses
for an event such as the U.S. Open, and
to ensure that their courses are in
excellent p l a y i n g condition, their
advance work is essential.
T h e course showcased d u r i n g this
year's O p e n week, Shinnecock Hills
G.C. and its golf course superintendent, Peter Smith, are representative of
t h e d e d i c a t i o n a n d p r i d e of
superintendents everywhere.
For further i n f o r m a t i o n , contact Billy
J. Shelton, Media Relations Manager,
GCSAA.
F U T U R E U.S. O P E N S
June 18-21, 1987
T h e Olympic Club
San Francisco, Calif.
Superintendent-John T . Fleming
415-587-4800
June 16-19, 1988
T h e Country Club
Brookline, Mass.
Superintendent-William H. Spence
617-566-0204
June 15-18, 1989
Oak Hill Country C l u b
Rochester, N.Y.
Supt.-Joseph M. H a h n , C G C S
716-586-2584
June 14-17, 1990
Medinah Country C l u b
Medinah, 111.
Superintendent-Peter B. Wilson
312-773-1704

EDUCATIONAL CHAIRMAN
Edward L Brearlev
279 Torrey St.
Brockton. MA 02401
Home Phone 584-6568
Office Phone 588-8439
Club Affiliation
Brockton C.C.

NEWSLETTER CHAIRMAN
Ronald Kirkman
25 Green St.
Needham, MA 02192
Home Phone 444-8412
Office Phone 444-5548
Club Affiliation
Needham C.C.

PAST PRESIDENT
Donald E Hearn, CGCS
4 Topeka Rd.
Chelmsford, MA 01824
Home Phone 256-8709
Office Phone 894-5906
Club Affiliation
Weston Golf Club

E N G L A N D ,

I N C .

—LAST MEETING NOTES—
GCSANE Championship
Vesper C.C. - July 7, 1986
T h i s writer was extracted off Cape
Cod, lured, if you will, i n t o believing
that the journey to T y n g s b o r o would
be well worth the effort . . . my
colleagues were right. Vesper C.C. is
truly one of the best manicured golf
courses m a n y of us have ever played
on. A very sincere T h a n k You to Bert
Frederick and the Vesper m e m b e r s h i p
for a l l o w i n g us to play this beautiful
golf course.
— 1st readings for m e m b e r s h i p were
a n n o u n c e d for Barrie Robertson
(regular member) Sky Meadow G.C.,
Merrimack, N . H . , a n d Robert Bernier
(Regular Member) D.W. Field G.C.,
Brockton, Mass.
Golf Results
1st Gross (76) Ken Mooradian,
Hopedale C.C.
2nd Gross (78) Dick Duggan,
Concord C.C.
1st Net (70) Gary Lucini,
Franklin C.C.
2nd Net ( ) Mike Nagle,
Worcester C.C.
Commercial (80) R o n Ryan,
Sawtelle Bros.
S e n i o r D i v i s i o n (75 Net) Bob
Mucciorone, Dedham Golf & Polo
Closest to Pin-Paul Brooks,
Sagamore Springs G.C.
Accurate Drive-Tony Caranci,
L e d g e m o n t C.C.
Closest to Pin on 2nd ShotKen Mooradian (Hopedale C.C.)
• • •

June 13-16, 1991
Hazeltine National Golf Course
Chaska, M i n n .
Supt. Chris L. H a g u e , G C C S
612-448-3626

(All the above superintendents are
members of GCSAA, the world's
leading professional association for
golf course managers.)
• • •
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.

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