LETTER
Association

Golf Course Superintendents

OF NEW ENGLAND, INC.

— July, 1986 —

—DA TES TO REMEMBERJuly 2
Guy Tedesco Memorial Tournament
C.C. of New Seabury
Mashpee, Mass.
July 3-6
Canon/Sammy Davis Jr.
Greater Hartford Open
T P C of Connecticut, Cromwell, C T
July 7
GCSANE Regular Meeting/
Golf Championship
Vesper C.C.
Tyngsboro, Mass.
July 17-20
LPGA Boston Five Classic
Sheraton Tara Hotel & Resort
Danvers, Mass.
August
GCSANE Regular Meeting-Steak Bake
Heritage Hills G.C.
Lakeville, Mass.
December 6
GCSANE Christmas Party
Needham G.C.

—NEXT

MEETING—

July 7, 1986
Vesper C.C., Tyngsboro, Mass.
Superintendents Championship
Host Superintendent: Bert Fredrick
Directors Meeting: 9:30 A.M.
Regular Meeting: 11:00 A.M.
Lunch: 12:00 Noon
Golf: 1:00 ShotgunMake your own 4-some
Format: Superintendents Championship, prizes for low gross, low net,
longest drive and closest to pin.
Directions to Club: Rte. 3 North to
Tyngsboro/Westwood Rd exit. Go
right at bottom of ramp. At next light
turn left. Take right at next light and
go over bridge. Take 1st right over
bridge. Club is approximately two
miles u p on the right.
Reservations are required to play golf
and attend lunch.
Call 617-453-1231

— WHO

DUNNIT ? —

In the Spring of the year, the thoughts of young men everywhere supposedly
turn to affairs of the heart- For young, and not so young, golf course
superintendents throughout New England, these thoughts are directed towards
an assessment of the damages resulting from the ravages of winter. Where
damage occurs, it is not unlike an Agatha Christie novel as the purported culprit
shifts from desiccation to ice cover damage to direct low temperature injury to
late season play and the like. T h e difficulty of the situation is compounded by
un-spring like conditions featuring cold, wet days that keep soil temperatures
low and hinder recovery of damaged areas. T h e winter of 1985-1986 was no
exception.
At Mt. Pleasant in Boylston, golf superintendent J i m Beane reported damage
to his 7th and 10th greens. Jim's 7th green is his problem child; a small velvet
bent green surrounded by trees where the annual bluegrass population is high.
With little snow this winter, the damage was seemingly the result of desiccation.
In mid-May, the greens were aerified, verti-cut and overseeded with three pounds
of velvet bent per thousand square feet. Topdressing followed the seeding and
there was good germination, though Jim felt that better results would certainly
have been gained were he able to close the greens at least temporarily. Other
winter damage on the course was relegated to poorly drained areas in fairways
where water collected during the winter and ice formed. The affected turf was
annual bluegrass and the areas are coming back on their own without
overseeding.
Ron Milenski at International at Bolton told of a variety of winter damage.
T h e greens were topdressed in the late fall and appeared to winter well.
However, once growth got going on his velvet greens this spring, the surfaces
started to decline in both high and low areas. Apparently, the greens were
affected by ice cover over the winter and the poor growing conditions in the
spring further placed the turf under stress. T h e two most severely injured greens
were aerified, verti-cut and overseeded with two pounds of Penncross per
thousand square feet and topdressed. Cold weather inhibited germination. T h e
overseeding process was repeated in mid-May on all affected greens included and
the warmer temperatures in late May greatly helped recovery. Playing areas were
kept in pllay throughout the recovery process. Damage to tees and fairways was
concentrated on heavily shaded and poorly drained areas. Such areas were sliced
and seeded in two directions with a blend of Penncross, Penneagle and Emerald
bentgrass. Ron anticipates a tee renovation process that will involve tree
removal, and complete reconstruction of tees to be planted to bentgrass.
At Brae Burn in Newton, Jim O'Kelly started the spring with a first green that
was severly damaged. A heavily shaded green with poor surface drainage, the
turf lost was a combination of bent and annual bluegrass. T h e ice cover damaged
green was serified, spiked again and overseeded with two p o u n d s of seed per
thousand. Jim was very pleased with recovery on this green and felt that this was
due to closing and covering the green. Next winter, the green will be covered.
Damage on tees and fairways was confined to shady and poorly drained areas.
With Brae Burn now involved in a long range p l a n n i n g process, Jim expects
that some of the chronic problem areas will be addressed on a more permanent
basis.
Ron Kirkman at Needham experienced somewhat different damage on three
greens. T h e grass seemed to weather the winter well, but failed in the spring and
Ron felt this was related to record breaking warm temperatures in March and
heavy late fall and winter play. T h e damage was concentrated in c u p p i n g areas.
T h e affected turf was South German bent and a n n u a l bluegrass and the areas
Who con't. on pg. 4—

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SS oci citi on

Superintendents

—MAY MEETING REPORT—

—Editorial—

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

President's
Message
David Barber
July, 1986
T h e GCSA of New England
Superintendent-Green Chairman
Tournament turned out to be a superb
day for all. The morning started as
though it was going to be a washout,
but the further west we traveled on the
Mass. Pike the more the weather
improved. Host Superintendent Peter
Hasak and the entire staff of Hampden
Country Club did an outstanding job
in making it an enjoyable day.
On behalf of the GCSA of New
England, I would like to take this time
to thank Dr. Joseph Troll for his
unending support to our Association.
Most recently he has presented a check
to the T r o l l - D i c k i n s o n
Fund
(scholarship money for students in
turf related educational programs)
that will surely help perpetuate the
fund.
Dr. Troll has been THE indispensable figure in the Massachusetts T u r f g r a s s C o n f e r e n c e a n d
Show, which he credits for the fund's
financial growth, which has reached
the six digit figure. We all thank you,
for your devotion to O U R profession.
Next month's meeting, July 7,
Vesper Country Club, PLEASE CALL
Host Superintendent Bert Fredrick for
y o u r reservations. T h i s m e a n s
. Superintendents and Friends of the
Association.
PRESIDENT
David Barber, CGCS
145 Dedham St.
Canton, Mass 02021
Home Phone 828-7266
OHice 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.

. . . There appears to be a lot of
confusion about President Barber's
May request for the water fact finding
survey. These fact sheets are for our
reference only. They will not be
submitted to any state" officials.
However, in the event that the
legislature comes to us while writing
new bills concerning water usage we
must be prepared to give them
immediate facts on how much, where
from, and what for. If we don't have
our act together we will lose out, no
two ways about it.
We all stood by and watched special
interest groups mold the lawmakers
thoughts while writing pesticide laws
and then cried like heck about how
unfair the demands were after they
were written. (I think it's fair to say
that). It's been a long uphill battle
since then.
Gentlemen, it is in your best interest
that the fact sheets were requested.
Let's fill them out, make a copy for our
own records, and send the original
forms to Dave Barber for GCSA of
New England files. If we are to call
ourselves professionals, let's act the
part and let State Officials know that
these proposed laws directly affect our
livelyhood, and that we won't stand
for regulations that are not based on
factual research.
Michael E. Hannigan, Editor
— POSITION AVAILABLE —
Golf Course Superintendent
New Golf Course Under Construction
4,000 Yd., 18 Hole, Executive Course
Yarmouthport, Mass.
Please contact:
Mr. David Caligaris
The Green Company
46 Glenn Ave.
Newton Centre, Mass. 02159
Tel: 617-969-0020
—COMMERCIAL

CLIPPINGS—

R.F. Morse fc Sons, Inc. is pleased to
announce that Mr. Jack Cronin
(formally superintendent of the
Cocheco C.C. in Dover, N.H.) has
joined their sales force.
Jack will be representing R.F.
Morse in the greater Boston area and
North, including New Hampshire.

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

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

The May meeting was held at
Beverly Golf and Tennis Club. Our
thanks to our host Al Auger and staff.
Typically, only thirty nine made
reservations. Al, in his infinite
wisdom planned for double that
amount. Being in the business for over
a quarter of a century he realizes many
superintendents and even friends of
the association often misplace their
telephone. For those brave enough to
face the drizzle and cold raw east wind
our golf chairman. Jim "Duffer"
O'Kelly held a blind draw
tournament. 1st net at 59 went to Steve
"Martini" Butler - Bob "Sleepy"
DiRico - T i m "Legs" Ahrens - and our
fearless leader Dave " G r u m p y "
Barber. First gross was awarded under
protest to Steve "Le Broom" Murphy Dan "The Man" Lehan - Paul
"Smiley" Brooks and Ron "Slugger"
Ryan. Of course, Duffer O'Kelly '
Kevin "Snowman" Lyons - Mike
"Basher" Cornicelli - and yours truly
"Capt. Kirk" were tied with the
winners at gross 73. Our young golf
chairman refused to listen to his elder
Newsletter Chairman who advised
him to match cards from number 18
hole and back. "Slugger" Ryan talked
him into matching cards from the first
hole. We immediately lost. All in all,
we played a fine track and enjoyed the
good fellowship.
Mr. Roy Crystal from DEQE gave a
lengthy and informative talk on the
new Water Management Act to be
instituted in March of 1988. As with
any new law there appears to be
misconception and some confusion. If
the superintendent is having trouble
understanding this new Act or if you
have any question at all regarding this
Law please phone President Dave
Barber. While we're on Laws, don't
f o r g e t the M a s s a c h u s e t t s state
regulations on underground storage
of flammable fluids. Existing tanks
must be tested the 10th, 13th, 17th, and
19th year after installation, and
annually thereafter. Any questions on
this matter call your local fire
department.
• • •

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 Or.
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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— MGA and NEGCSA a Good Mix —
Dick Haskell says, with more than a
h i n t of s a t i s f a c t i o n , t h a t t h e
Massachusetts Golf Association is the
envy of the field.
" N o question," explains the MGA
executive director. "We got there first
and everyone's either copying us or
wishing they would. Obviously, it was
a good move."
T h e move was initiated by the MGA
several years ago when it formally
placed a representative of the golf
course superintendent profession on
its board of directors. It was a good
move, too, because other associations
have been following suit ever since.
Haskell gives the late Guy Tedesco
credit f o r s u g g e s t i n g t h a t the
superintendent become a viable and
visible part of the state's golf ruling
body.
"It wasn't as if we weren't aware of
the superintendent's influence on the
overall golf scene," Haskell explained.
"It j ust happened to be an obvious step
and Guy was the person w h o
encouraged the practice to be adopted.
A noble idea from a noble person."
Haskell also has watched with
i n t e r e s t a n d a l m o s t as m u c h
enthusiasm as the superintendent,
himself, the on-going upgrading of
his profession.
"There's no doubt the recognition
of the superintendent is on the
upswing and continues to rocket in
that direction," Haskell said. "I've
been around those good many years,
here in my position with the MGA and
as someone who's always appreciated
the superintendent's i n p u t in the
game, enjoying his stature grow and
thrive.
" T h e i m p r o v e m e n t in the
profession is so apparent it hits you in
the face. T h e current superintendent is
better all-around. He's better educated
and better equipped to handle what
probably is the most important job in
the game of golf. T h e field is attracting
high quality people. They just seem to
to be getting better all the time."
Of course, the working relationship
between the MGA and
the
superintendent always has been a
strong and productive one. T h e
superintendent is becoming more
involved in the MGA's projects and
adding a new dimension to their
success.
"Ever since Guy came on the board,
it's become an automatic spot for the
profession," Haskell advised. "Now

it's reached the point where the
present president of the New England
Golf Course Superintendents Association steps right in and becomes an
integral part of our operation.
"Dave Barber recently took over and
he's made an immediate, positive
impact on our relationship. But I
shouldn't single out Dave, either,
because all the superintendent board
members have impressed us."
Haskell makes special note of the
superintendent's part in the staging of
the MGA's championship tournaments.
" T h a t part of the superintendent's
involvement has become more visible
in recent years," Hdskelr informed.
"We have the superintendent of the
tournament course on hand for all our
meetings. That's a must as far as both
groups are concerned.
"It works out beautifully, too. We
really don't make any demands of the
superintendent, other than to offer
suggestions in regard to making the
course more attractive
and
challenging to the contestants. We
don't tell the superintendent how to
do his job. We recognize and respect
his expertise.
"Consequently, the quality of the
tournaments has been a product of the
way the MGA and tournament site
superintendent work together. I really
think the courses we play on are
getting better conditioned as the
schedule moves along."
There is an automatic side effect
that comes with the selection of a
course for an MGA event.
"That's another plus for us,"
Haskell told. " W e k n o w the
superintendent takes pride in his job
and that pride will be reflected in the
manner he approaches the task of
g e t t i n g his course ready for
tournament play. Don't forget, word
about condition of the courses spreads
and the superintendent is right at its
focal point."
Haskell also noted that the MGA is
counting on the superintendent for
i n p u t in other phases of the game.
" O u r n e w s l o p e s y s t e m of
handicapping is one of them," he said.
" I t involves the s u p e r i n t e n d e n t
heavily because he is expert at
knowing the characteristics of his
course. Then, there is the question of
speed of the greens. He's right in the
middle of that hot potato, too."
So, the MGA and the superin-

NEWSLETTER-July,

1986

—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 topics and issues
relating to his profession.)
This month's question: What are
the golf car driving habits of your
members, and if they need to be
improved, what is your club doing
about it ?
N o r m Mucciarone, Woodland
Country Club: "Oh boy, did you ever
hit a nerve. Talk about opening u p a
can of worms !
"As far as I'm concerned, we should
have a driving course here. That's
right. Put the golfers through a session
on how they should drive and then test
them on it. I wonder how many would
pass ?
"We-ve tried everything just short of
p u t t i n g u p traffic lights and putting a
cop out there with a whistle (a gun,
too, Norm ?).
"Signs don't seem to help. White
lines don't mean anything, either.
They just r u n them down, run over
them or around them. It's kind of a
funny situation here, too.
"We have members, w h o spend the
winter or parts of it in Florida and pay
fancy prices to play and ride. Down
there, they obey all the golf car driving
rules. When they get back u p here,
they go crazy. I can't understand it.
Here and down there they're different
persons.
"There are such things as reporting
reckless driving and the like. It goes to
the guilty party receiving a letter
(warning) and eventually losing rights
to a car for a period of time. But what
good are they if they aren't enforced ?
"I feel this (bad driving habits) is
something the club must handle. It is
the club's obligation, not mine. When
it's solved here, you'll be the first to
know."
Dick Duggan, Concord Country
Club: "Ah, bet you think I'm crazy
Super con't. on pg. 4—
tendent, in the form of the NEGCSA,
is a good mix. T h e two groups have
common goals to be reached through a
solid relationship. T h e MGA and the
NEGCSA. They're working and
working together and golfers are
reaping its rewards. Nice, h u h ?
—GERRY FINN

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1986

—Super con't. from pg. 3
when I say I can live with golf cars.
"Actually, I can say this because we
aren't one of those clubs that rely on
the revenue-raising plus side of the
cars. We have restrictions and they
work.
"The rules are laid out. Only golfers
65 years and older or golfers with a
medical certificate, specifying they
must ride, are allowed to use golf cars.
"For one thing, this keeps the caddy
philosophy going and I like it since I
got started in this business as a caddy.
"Presently, we have nine clubowned cars and 24 private. And,
truthfully, I really don't have any
problems with them.
"I've been using white lines instead
of signs to keep the cars well off the
greens and they work out fine. So, I
guess I should consider myself lucky
compared to some of the guys who get
headaches from those things.
"Same rules apply to guests here,
too. If they don't qualify, for age or
health reasons, they walk. I mean, isn't
that the way golf's supposed to be?"
Paul Jamrog, The Orchards Golf
Course: "What a timely question,
because we just set up a committee to
take some action on abuse of rules and
etiquette.
"We do have golf car driving rules
but compliance with them is just like
life. Some people obey and some don't.
"However, from what I have
learned, concerned members have
decided to take a tougher stand on
e n f o r c i n g rules. T h e y ' r e really
determined to rub out that kind of

—LAST MEETING-June 2, 1986—

—POSITION

A VAILABLE—

Golf Course Superintendent
Paul Harney Golf Course
E. Falmouth, Mass.
Please contact:
Mr. Chris Harney
Paul Harney Golf Course
Club Valley Drive
E. Falmouth, Mass. 02536
617-563-3454

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mentality which turns up things like
not using the roughs to drive on and
piling four people into one cart.
"I don't know, I think some of our
golfers are like little kids trying to get
away with something. It's ridiculous.
"From what I understand, the rulesbreakers here are going to be treated
like the enemy. There'll be a warning
and then something worse than not
being able to ride - like sitting out a
week or so.
"I just hope it works because, just as
I'm talking to you, I'm looking out the
window and there goes some cowboy
riding down the middle of the first
fairway.
"I guess it takes all kinds. But that
kind you can have,."
—GERRY FINN

— Who con't. from pg. 1
were overseeded twice with a total of six pounds of Penneagle per thousand
square feet. Poor growth conditions in the spring and heavy play limited
recovery of greens. With chronic problems on a number of greens, Needham has
engaged the services of Brian Silva, Golf Course Architect, and we will be
completely rebuilding three greens starting this August. At this time, problems
associated with heavy soils and poor surface and subsurface drainage will be
addressed.
While many courses suffered winter injury this year, the causal agents seem to
change from course to course and within each course. Some have suggested that
winter failure of greens is on the upswing due to low cutting heights being
adopted to further increase putting speed. However, even a casual memory will
bring to mind massive failure of greens in the past that were maintained at onequarter of an inch and above. More often than not, the damage doesn't result
from any one factor but a combination of factors. As golf course
superintendents, we can only hope to educate our members as to the problems
associated with such damage, pray that Mother Nature will cooperate during the
recovery process and set in motion plans to permanently correct the more
persistent of our "problem children". Then it's on to affairs of the heart.
—RON KIRKMAN

Superintendent-Green Chairman
Tournament
Hampden C.C.
I think Dave Barber said it best in his
President's Message - "Outstanding".
For those of us who missed it, I think
we missed a good one. Everyone who
attended had high praise for the
program, the meals, and course. A very
sincere T h a n k You to Host Super Pete
Hasak and the staff of Hampden C.C.
Golf Results
1st Gross (74)
-The Orchards, Paul Jamrog, Supt.
1st Net (73)
-Blue Hills C.C., Dave Barber CGCS
2nd Net (65)
-Franklin C.C., Gary Lucini, Supt.
3rd Net (65)
-Cohasset C.C., Art Washburn, Supt.
4th Net (65)
-Bellvue C.C., Bob DeRico, Supt.
Longest Drive
-Bob Lake, Turf Specialty
Closest to Pin
-Stan O'Connell, T h e Orchards

—CHIP SHOTS—
. . . our Dictator is trying (at Vesper
C.C.) for his 4th consecutive win this
season. He was trying to keep this low
key but being the good reporters we
are, and seeing that press people are
supposed to expose things like this, we
just thought it was in the best interest
of the association to keep you
informed of his past record! . . . If
anyone is using PGR's for annual
bluegrass seedhead control, Ron
Kirkman would like to hear from you
concerning your results. He's putting
together a follow article to the report
Mike Nagle (Worcester C.C.) wrote
last year . . . Helpful Hint - to apply
PGR Embark 0 to hard to reach areas
add 6 capfuls of PGR to 3 gals, of water
in a hand sprayer and walk at normal
pace . . . we've learned that Arthur
A n d e r s o n was in the N e w t o n
Wellesley Hospital but may be home
now - I'm sure a card or two would lift
his spirits a bit . . .
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Maintenance Begins in the Maintenance Area —
By: Peter French, Glen Falls, C.C.
After ten years at my present
position I have finally decided that the
maintenance yard deserves a spot on
the priority list. I quite often found it
difficult to justify utilizing labor to
straighten the maintenance yard when
there was so much work to do on the
g o l f c o u r s e or o t h e r
areas.
Consequently the maintenance yard
has gradually deteriorated to a junk
yard and has become a real eyesore to
the club's property. T h e realization of
this problem has prompted me to
write this article and to adopt a plan
for correcting the situation.
Curing my career I have, visited
many fine golf courses, only a handful
of these golf courses could boast a
respectable maintenance yard and
building organization. I offer the
following comments of what the
maintenance areas should be striving
to achieve to reflect the t r u e
professional image of the golf course
superintendent.
The Business Image
T h i n k of the maintenance area as
your place of busfeiess. What would
y o u r c u s t o m e r s t h i n k of y o u r
operation if they came to your place of
business? Creating a professional
image in this area is a reflection of
your managerial skills and talent.
Although we are not a retail center we
can still give ourselves the business
image.
Where To Begin
Put u p a sign to identify your
business. I justified the expense for the
sign by a need to be recognized by
delivery personnel w h o drove right
past us and had to turn around in a
crowded clubhouse parking lot. A sign
identifying you and your key staff
members is also advisable for obvious
reasons.
Landscape The Area
Because we are professional growers
and have expertise in this area it is
important to plant some grass, trees,
shrubs and flowers around the
building. This will make those who
visit, especially the green chairman,
FINANCE
CHAIRMAN
Joseph G. Mondor
13 Longview Drive
Wiibraham, MA 01095
Home Phone (413) 596-8057
Office Phone (413) 786-1740
Club Affiliation
Crestview C.C.

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

aware that this is also club property. A
little soil, seed and fertilizer can surely
be spared for this purpose. Trees can
be dug right on'the property arid there
are usually enough annuals left over
from the landscape plantings to give a
splash of color here. Remember to
keep the lawn mowed and this may be
a good area to use u p remnants of
herbicides and fungicides left in the
spray tank.
Screening
Often the use of stockade fence or a
closely knit row of evergreens can go a
long way in concealing some of the
awkward areas, like the building
materials that you keep salvaging
every time the club remodels.
Paving
This has always been my dream, to
eliminate the m u d hole syndrome in
the yard. Right after you sweep the
shop floor, in comes all the m u d on the
equipment tires. I am hoping the club
can incorporate this in their long
range plan with the clubhouse
p a r k i n g lot e x p a n s i o n . I n the
meantime, we'll be content with a
crushed stone arrangement.
Equipment Wash Area
We have advanced to an outdoor
faucet and hose, neatly coiled on an
old tire rim. I have hopes of creating a
sloped concrete pad, with, sufficient
drainage surrounding this area to
eliminate a stagnant pile of grass
clippings.
Employee Parking Area
If at all practical, a single area
should be designated for employees to
park where their personal vehicles will
be out of harm's way. You won't have
to worry about somebody backing into
their car with the york rake.
Designated Storage Areas
Assign a given area for firewood,
scrap lumber, scrap metal, etc. It
would be desirable to store excess
construction materials in an organized
manner so they can be easily
recognized for future use. Storing used
equipment and salvage materials on
pallets seems to be a good method,
rather than just sitting them on the

EDUCATIONAL
CHAIRMAN
Edward L. Brearley
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

ground to rot.
Equipment Parking and
Traffic Patterns
Give consideration to developing a
traffic pattern around the building or
buildings to allow free access for
incoming deliveries and free flow of
maintenance equipment in and out of
the yard.
Long Range Planning
Remember, I have been forming this
plan for ten years and if you can give
some advanced p l a n n i n g to this
concept, it will surely someday
become a reality. We are now beyond
the era of the maintenance "barn" and
i n t o t h e m o d e r n e r a of t h e
maintenance center.
Credit: —"The Gateway Green"
Mississippi Valley GCSA
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Agway, Inc.
Greg Moore, Rep.
Box 507 Sterling, MA
Fertilizer, Ssed, Chemicals
8QO-225-CROP (MA) 617-422-7614

Bacher Corp.
876 Boston Rd.
Billerica. Mass. 01866
Baker Tractor Corp., Ford Tractors
Harley Davidson Golf Cars
Swansea, Mass.
Yamaha Golf Cars
'The Borden Co.
Maynard, Mass.
Tal. 617-897-2571
Sales Rep. Jack Borden
Bulk Limestone Dealer
Boston Irrigation Co.
Dedham, Mass.
John Ramey - Paul Kenyon

617-461-1560

Distributor of Irrigation Supplies
and Accessories
C 4 J Lawnmower Sarv., Inc.
188 Main Street
Wilmington, Mats. 01887
Eric Oman-Sales Rep.
Tei. 617-Ì58-2022
The Clapper Co.
1121 Washington St
Newton, Mess.
•17-244-7929
•Geottray S. Cornish S Brian Silva
Sod Course Architects
Fiddlers Green. Amherst, Mass. 01002

FRIENDS O F THE ASSOCIATION

Connecticut Silica Co.
Ledyard, Conn.
Sand, White Silica for Traps,
Chemically inert Topdressing
Jim Siniowski-203-536-2618

*Lesco, Inc.
20005 Lake Rd
Rocky River, OH 44116
Ron Tumiski, Rep.
Mike Donahue, Rep
(800) 321-5325

Blanco Prod. Co.
Scott Eicher
12 Jillson Circle
Milford, Mass. 01757

*Loft's Seed
20 Beck Rd.
Arlington, Mass. 02174
Victoria Wallace, Rep.

Gold Star Sod Farms, Inc.
Sod & Pine Bark Mulch
Canterbury, N.H.
603-783-4717
Lexington, Mass
«17-861-1111

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

Greenway Irrigation
Irrigation, Drainage, Wire Laying,
Trenching
327 Broadway-Suite 44
Lynn, Mass. 01904
John Murphy: Tel. #595-2382
Stephen Murphy: Tel. #598-6917
The Charles C. Han Seed Co.
Weathersfield. Conn.
Bob Kennedy. Rep.
Roy Sibley, Rep.
Hollislon Sand Co. Inc. - ' *
Lowland St.
Hollislon, Mass. 01746
Sand For Topdressing & Bunkers
I & E Supply. Inc
Cranberry Highway (Rt. 28)
W Wareham, MA 02576
(617) 295-2362

Country Club Enterprises
Club Car Golf Cars
Tennis & Leisure Equip.
P.O. Box 400 W. Falmouth, Mass 02574
617-563-2284

International Golf Const. Co.
Antonios Paganis, Rep.
5 Purcell Rd„ Arlington, Ma 02174
Golf Course Construction
(617) 648-2351 or 428-3022

C & Outran
T.RC. Products Oüs a Greases
TUrwi>n3t

*Tomjrwin, Inc.
I I B A St., Burlington, Mass.
Jack Peterson
Dennis Friei Phone # 617-938-1751
Wayne Ripley

CHsslsr Orato & Sona, Inc.
232 WWnutSt
Frewinghem, U m 01701
8 o * Course GeMfcuction
•17-875-7829

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

NEWSLETTER
MICHAEL E. HANNIGAN
Editor
RONALD KIRKMAN
Newsletter Chairman
THOMAS SCHOFIELD CGCS
Business Manager
GERRY FINN
Contributing Editor

'D.L. Maher
Box 127, Concord St
N. Reading. Mass. 01864
Uobay Chemical Co.
Gregory Pagano
50 Coburn Woods
Nashua. N.H. 03063
Ft.F. Morse A 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
New England Sealcoating Co. Inc
Tennis Court Const & Maim.
Sealcoating Hingham Inc Center
Hingham, Mass 749-6800
Nor-Am Chemical Co.
Wilmington, Delaware
David Sylvester, Rep.
203-828-8905
Norfolk Power Equip., Inc.
194 Main St.
Norfolk, Mass. 02056
Tel. 617-528-3120
Don Reynolds, Rep.
Old Fox Chemical Inc
Fertilizers-SeedsTurf-Chemicals
66 Valley St.
E. Providence, R.I. 02914

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Abington, Mass. 02351

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Fbchey & Clapper, Inc.
28 Rutledge Rd
Natick, Mass. 01760
'Sawtelle Bros
565 Humphrey St.
Swampscott. Mass. 01907
817-58S-4856
Scott Associates. Inc.
60 Water Si. Clinton. Mass.
617-365-6341
Pumps-Sales, Service
Installation-Vertical
Turbine Pumps Specialists
Scoffs Pro-Turf Div
Rep Ed Wiacek 1-401-253-4284
Rep. Dave Schermerhorn 617-347-5211
Tuckahoe furl Farms. Inc.
Exeter, R.i. Litchfield, N.H.
West Suffield, Conn.
1-800-556-6985
Largest Producer of Penncross
In New England
Alan Anderson.
* 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
603-485-7866 (Collect)
Ken Turner:Kevin Lyons-Bob Lake
White Turf Engineering
P.O. Box 1116
Portsmouth, N.H. 03801
603-431 -4147
Golf Course Irrigation Consultants
and Contractors
Philip Wogan
Golf Course Architect
21 Budleigh Ave.
Beverly, Mass. 01915

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