Golf Course Superintendents

LETTER
Association

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

-NEXT MEETING-

Tuesday November 3,1987
Need ham Golf Club
8:00 Directors Meeting
Regular Meeting after golf
Golf - Quota - tee off 9 to 10:30
Lunch - off menu
Directions to Club: Exit (18) Great
Plain Ave. - off rte. 128 - go toward
Neeedham and take 4th left Green Street.
Club located 1/2 mile from 128.
Host Superintendent - Ron Kirkman
Reservations Required (617) 444-5548

Divot Drift
T h e team of two - Superintendents
championship was held at the Orchards
Golf Club. Host superintendent Paul
Jamrog, had the course in excellent
condition. Over three inches of rain
inundated the golf course the day before (remember the Patriot and Dolphin game at Foxboro). Paul had no
choice but to refrain from use of golf
cars.
With the recent completion of the
USGA Girls Jr. Championship at the
Orchards, Paul had not reinstalled the
150 yard markers. I mention this because some of us are great advocates of
eliminating distance markers from golf
courses. However, after hitting 5 irons
50 yards over greens and stroking 7
irons 50 yards short of the putting surfaces, I'm beginning to wonder. As we
get older do we lose our depth perception, or are we so used to 150 yard
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October 1987

Fast Greens, Fast Food and Other
Headaches
First it was fast greens, then it was competition with the fast food eateries for
labor.
So, what's the next headache for the
golf course superintendent?
"Let's clear up
Headache No. 2,
first,"
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chuckled Tedesco's
r
Paul Miller.
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Miller falls in line
with the rest of the New * J f
England supers who are having their
hands full getting extra hands to keep the
conditioning process on schedule. Seems
a burgeoning economy can have some
backlash.
This is just the case with the golf
course labor market. It shrank when potential workers "couldn't make it on $4.75
an hour". It may be disappearing altogether with the advent of the six and
seven-dollar offer (often a plea) from such
popular quick-bite establishments as
McDonald's, Burger King and whomever.
"I'm going to have to prepare my next
budget with the idea of focussing attention
on the labor problem," Miller continued.
"The wage structure has to be increased.
Sooner or later, country club members
have to realize this is a problem that won' t
go away."
Labor appears to be just part of the
building strain on superintendents.
"The hardest part of my job is to satisfy
the best interests of the majority of my
members," Miller told. "It's hard because
there's always that small group on the
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other side of the coin, the 20 percent or so
whose demands go beyond realistic
boundaries."
Therefore, these days, getting the
golfing playground in shape's no piece of
cake. Right, John Petraitis?
"Agree," commented the 28-year superintendent from the Crestwood Country Club. "My labor problem is so bad that
I'm going seven days a week. I have to do
it to give my members a quality golf
course. However, I don't think anyone in
the profession should have to do that."
Petraitis, who still depends on a manual irrigation system, feels the labor pinch
more than most. The system doesn't
operate by itself, so the labor shortage
could send all his work up in smoke.
'The people here are starting to realize
there's a lot of competition in the labor
market, especially when you consider that
much of the jobs I offer are seasonal,"
Petraitis disclosed. "When you start talking about a four percent pay raise, it
doesn't cut anything. It has to be more,
much more.
"My situation is critical. I used to draw
my help from the Taunton area which was
described as a depressed area. But they
don't come from there anymore. They're
getting seven bucks an hour at
McDonald's. So, what kid wants to get up
at six o'clock on a Sunday morning and
cut greens for four seventy-five?"
Crestwood play is up which doesn't
help Petraitis in his on-going effort to
keep course conditions razor-sharp.
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FAST GREEN Continued from page 1
"We have golfers who play until
dark," he informed. "I'm not complaining
about that, but it makes it tough to get my
work done, work that has to be squeezed
out sometimes because I don't have
enough help to complete it under normal
conditions."
Mt. Pleasant's Jim
Beane has the same
labor problem and
hopes he can combat it
with what he calls, "the
coming thing in golf
course maintenance staffs."
"What I'd like to do is increase my
full-time staff," Beane told. "It would
make for a stable situation and in the end
it probably would be more of a value to
members than the present setup of trying
to hire seasonal help without being able to
dangle enough financial lure on your
line."
Beane finds that he has his most success in the part-time field with state or
federal retires who are not covered by
social security.
"You get more for your money from
those people," he explained. "For one
thing, usually, you can have them for as
long as you need them and they show up
every day on the hour they're supposed to
show.
"As for my members, they seem to be
happy with the course conditions and
really aren' t interested in things like lightweight mowers (triplex) that are an added
expense. The reaction I get is, 'the fairways are just fine the way they are.' So,
we leave it at that."
For the first time in years local country

1988 Nominating Committee
Chairman Thomas Schofield
Richard Zepp
Arthur Washburn
Robert Mucciarone
Norman Mucciarone

PRESIDENT
David Barber, CGCS
145DedhamSt.
Canton. MA 02021
Heme Phono 828-72G6
Office Phaie 828-6540
ClubAftiiiatiwl
BlueHillsC.C.

VICE PRESIDENT
Richard Zepp. CGCS
27 Fowler Rd.
Norlhbridge, MA 01534
Heme Phone234-8490
Office Phone 234-2533
Club Affiliation
Whitinsviile G.C.

club members have felt the presence of
"less than perfect" conditions on some of
the courses showcased on television by
the PGA Tour. In fact, two of the "TV
courses" (Palm Beach Gardens,
Firestone) were something less than lush
when major tournaments were played
there. Now, members know those other
supers are human, too.
"Yeah, but we didn't hear any negative comment about those courses from
those members who are usually raving
about the TV courses," Miller added.
"Regardless, now they kno\V how tough it
can be to keep a golf course in A-l condition. Maybe they've come to realize our
group (New England superintendents)
isn' t all that bad, after all. And that's a step
in the right direction."
GERRY FINN
DIVOT DRIFT
Continued from page 1
markers that we forget how to judge the
distance. I guess course knowledge might
be the answer. Whatever, no golf cars and
distance markers did not deter the team of
Doug Johnson (Pine Brook C.C.) and
Paul Miller (Tedesco C.C.) from capturing first gross with a routine 75. Max
Mierzwa (Chicoppee C.C.) and partner
John Hudyka (retired) tied Bob DiRico
(Bellevue C.C.) and Norman Mucciarone
(Woodland C.C.) with a sizzling 63 net.
By agreement, a hole was drawn and
matching of cards from that hole on would
declare the winners. As luck would have
it the duo of DiRico and Mucciarone were
the net champions.Third net went to
Charlie Dickow and Bob Garrity both
from Heritage Hills C.C. In the sales division John Lenhart (Sawtelle Brothers)
and Kevin Lyons (Turf Specialty, Inc.)
seized first place with a smooth 66 net.
Doug Johnson was able to collar 35
players in the skins game and the winners
were Mel O'Kelly (retired) - Steve
Chiavaroli (Tatnuck) - Ron Kirkman

SECRETARY
Paul Miller, CGCS
1 Leicester Rd
Marblehead, MA 01945
Home Phone631-7910
Office Phone 595-3107
Club AHilia lion
Tedesco C.C.

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

-NEW

MEMBER-

David Copeland
Monoosnock C.C.

(Needham) - Jim O'Kelly (Brae Burn) Tom Schofield (Wellesley) - Norman
Mucciarone (Woodland) - Bob Garrity
(Heritage Hills) - Jack Hassett (Mt. Pleasant, Lowell) and John Lenhart (Sawtelle
Brothers).
Don't forget the Pro - Superintendent
tournament Monday, October 19,1987 at
Brae Burn C.C.
If anyone is interested in playing
hockey this winter, contact Kip Tyler,
north shore area. John Lenhart, south
shore area. Jim O'Kelly, Boston area.
Brian Silva, Worcester area. The season
begins in November.
Is there anyone out there out of our 500
readers that may have an idea or subject
that you would like to see in Super Speaks
Out? If so, please send it to your editor.
Also, feel free to write a feature article or
an editorial.
The golf tournament at Needham will
be an individual quota. Make your own
foresomes. Tee off from 9 a.m. to 10:30
a.m. After golf, lunch will be available
from the menu in the grille room and the
meeting will take place there.

Commercial News
"Sawtelle Brothers, Inc. of Lawrence, MA will
be hosting on Thursday, October 22, an all day
Open House at our new facility in conjunction
with a Field Day to be held at Andover Country
Club. Notices will be mailed to all accounts in
the state of Maine. This is for your information
to mark your calendars."

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

Sincerely,
SAWTELLE BROTHERS, INC.
Robert E. Brown
Executive Vice President

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

TRUSTEE
CharlesT. PassiosCGCS
P.O. Box 182
Yarmouth port, MA 02675
Home Phc*ie362-5869
Office Phone775-5116
Club Affiliation
Hvannisoort Club

Golf Course Superintendents Association
of New England INC.

The Super
Speaks Out
Welcome to The Super Speaks Out—a
monthly feature which offers the golf
course superintendent a forum to express his or her views on topics and
issues relating to their profession.
This month's question: Not too many
people have kept in mind that the golf
course superintendent operated under
adverse weather conditions this year,
beginning with a hard sleeping winter for
the turf through a rainy spring and follow-up summer drought. Just how didyou
survive this ordeal?
Len Blodgett, Kittansett Club: "My
biggest problem was how the elements
and their damaging succession of changing conditions affected and put stress on
my root systems.
"I'm not one to panic. It's just the way
I am. However, I'd say there was a sevenweek stretch in the summer where the
rainfall was the lowest in 22 years. Hey,
that's only four less years than I've been
here.
"But you're talking to a guy who has to
rebuild part of his third green almost
every year on the year. When you live on
the ocean, like we do, and have to keep up
a course that makes the top hundred in the
world all the time, you learn to roll with
the punches.
"I think we rolled pretty good, too.
Don't forget, we have no irrigated fairways at Kittansett. Therefore, with the
drought and all, we had to think brown is
beautiful around here. And, come to think
of it, there's nothing wrong with that.
"It was a year that you could chalk up
in favor of the weather, though. A combination of wet spring and dry summer put
everyone and everything here to the test.
"In spite of it, our members played on
good tees, approaches and greens. They
could see what happened to other courses,
so they understood the situation. They
accepted what Mother Nature gave us and
so did I."

Barrie Robertson,
Sky Meadow Golf
Club: "We had a winter up here in New
Hampshire and it did
tricks with the turf.
There was a lot of snow, a big thaw and
freeze which created an ice problem. The
big setback came on the greens where
scald was everywhere.
"Fortunately for me, we're still in the
process of building Sky Meadow. So,
with new grass and all we came through
the winter all right. Other places really
suffered.
"That doesn't mean everything was a
walk in the park for me.
"If you don't think I was sweating out
that drought, you'd better think again. I
haven' t been around that long but I hadn' t
seen it that dry in over 15 years.
"My sweat came from my source of
water.
"Before the drought broke, we were
six inches from the bottom of our ponds.
That's how close we came to burning up.
In addition, we were still in the construction phase and doing a lot of seeding. I
mean, that was really rough.
"Overall, though, we came through
the elements much better than some of the
other courses around and to the north of
us. Some of those courses won't really
recover until next season—and they'll
need an assist from the weather to do it."
Bert Frederick,
Vesper Country Club:
"The winter? It didn't
hurt us much. But what
followed?
"All that rain put some punch into the
Merrimack River. It overflowed, too, and
we were up to 'here' in water on two
fairways.
"I'd have to say that the flooding from
the river was the severest in 25 years.
There must have been three feet of water
on those fairways at the height of the
overflow.
"Nevertheless, we came through and,
for the most part, the turf recovered on its
own. Oh, wait. I can't give it (turf) all the
credit. I sprayed my fairways twice this
summer to protect against the humidity,
and I think that may have been a favorable

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factor.
"I suppose my biggest problem
through the season was with Japanese
beetles. Other than that, we had very few
insects and very little disease.
"The dry weather didn't hurt, either.
In fact, it was so dry it made it easier to
control watering the course. But, let's
face it. We have the right turf character—
velvet bent greens and low poa annua
content.
"And, although I know a lot of courses
were burned out, Vesper actually prospered. The comment I heard most was that
the course was better than it was last year.
So, you can put me down as one of the
survivors."
GERRY FINN

GCSAA News

GCSAA Participates in Foxberg
Country Club Centennial
A leather-bound edition of "The Life of
Tom Morris" with a special message from
Donald E. Hearn, CGCS, president of the
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA), was among
the "golfing treasures" buried in a time
capsule at the Foxberg Country Club,
Foxberg, Pa., on Aug.2.
Foxberg, which is celebrating its 100th
anniversary, provided the opportunity for
Hearn and GCSAA to leave a message to
those golfing enthusiasts who will reopen
the capsule on Aug. 2, 2087.
The message, handwritten in the front
of the book, reads:
Greetings!
It is 1987 and the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America has
had 61 years to grow from the old days of
"greeenkeeper" to the present era of the
s u p e r i n t e n d e n t — a professonal golf
course manager educated in business
and science.
Change is happening so rapidly now
that I can't imagine what our industry will
be like in your time. Computers are just
now being utilized in many phases of golf

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GCSNA News
Continued from page 3

course management: terrain modeling,
payroll accounting, equipment repair, inventory and irrigation control. Scientists
are working on new cultivars of turfgrass
that might lessen insect damage, heat
sensitivity, water usage and be more salttolerant. Researchers are working on new
chemicals to more effectively control
turfgrass diseases.

-POSITION

The 1987 superintendent constantly
studies to keep up with this changing technology. As time marches toward 2087, the
superintendent will be flooded with more
and more new information.
Throughout all of this, I am confident,
the Goif Course Superintendents Association of America will continue to support
its members with a continuing education
program, meeting the challenge of furthering the art and science of golf course
management.

OPENINGS-

Pine Grove Golf Club
Contact: Gil Verrillo
Wilson Road
Northampton, MA 01060

Nashawtuc C.C.
1861 Sudbury Road
Concord, MA 01742
Send resumes to: Joanne Tobin

Royal Crest Golf Club
Contact: William Vacca
10 Rainbow Pond Drive
Walpole, MA 02081

Monroe Golf Club
P.O. Box 261
Pittsford, NY 14534
Send resumes to: Thomas A. Solberg

Winthrop Golf Club
Contact: Frank Pomeroy
454 Main Street
Winthrop, MA 02152

Cherry Hill G.C.
Send resumes to: Town managers office
4 Boltwood Avenue
Amherst, MA 01002
Attn. Personel Office
For further info contact
Phil Rollins.
(413) 253-9373

Wanamoisett C.C.
Contact: Ted Fogarty
96 Hoyt Avenue
Rumford, R.I. 02916
Office phone - (401) 438-5290
Duxbury Yacht Club
Contact: David Jenkins
Snug Harbor
Duxbury, MA 02331

Assistant Superintendent
Cohasse C.C.
Contact: Dan Higgins, Supt.
P.O. Box 567
Southbridge, MA 01550
Phone (617) 765-5817
Resumes Required

Greenwich Country Club
Greenwich, CT 06830
Send resumes to Mr. Ray Sloan
Requirements: Graduate of Turf
Management College and 5
years experience as a
superintendent or assistant.
Position includes a house.

"It's exciting to be part of Foxberg's
historical event," Hearn said. "I only wish
I could be there when they reopen the
capsule."
$50,000 Contributed To New GCSAA
Fund
The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) announced
the establishment of the Robert Trent
Jones Endowment Fund to support the
organization's ongoing scholarship and
research programs.
"We have never before made this kind
of commitment with any one person or
even any single organization," said
GCSAA President Donald E. Hearn,
CGCS. "But the monumental accomplishments and lifelong service of Mr.
Jones and his close working relationship
with our association and its members
merit prominent recognition."
In addition to Jones' own personal gift,
friends and associates contributed more
than $50,000 to establish the initial funding level.
Jones, the 81 year old architect of some
of the world's most famous golf courses,
said of the honor: "We can build the
greatest golf courses in the world, but if
they are not properly maintained, they are
nothing. To golf course superintendents
around the world I owe a great debt, and
every architect in America owes a great
debt. We can only continue to provide
these great facilities with well-educated
professionals to maintain them. That
education does not come easily to all and
must be supported by every aspect of this
industry."
GCSAA To Co-Sponsor International
Amateur Handicap Championships
Donald E. Hearn, CGCS, president of
the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA), today
announced that the association plans to
co-sponsor the upcoming International
Amateur Handicap Championships.
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GCSAA News continued
"The amateur golfer obviously plays a
vital role in the popularity of the game,"
Hearn said. "This championship format
provides any skill level a chance to compete in a fun, 72-hole competition, just
like the professonal golfers."
Hearn cited aNational Golf Foundation
study showing that there are 18 million
golfers in the United S tates today and that
4 1/2 billion rounds of golf were played
last year.
A field of 600 amateur participants
from the United States, Australia and
several European countries is expected
for the tournament.
The new Tournament Players Club at
Scottsdale—site of the Phoenix Open—
the Palm and Pine courses at McCormick
Ranch and the Arnold Palmer designed
Scottsdale Country Club will host the
championship play. The competition will
take place Oct. 25-31.
"This event also provides the GCSAA
with another firsthand opportunity to
promote the goals and ideals of our
membership to the participants," Hearn
added.
GCSAA plans to extend its "Challenge
For Excellence" hole-in-one competition
to participants on the final day of the
tournament. The challenge will offer a
prize of $5,000 to the first player to ace a
specified hole. The actual distribution of
money will be $1,000 to the player,
$2,000 to the GCSAA Scholarship &
Research Fund and $2,000 to a charity
chosen by the player.
"We're delighted to have such an outstanding organization like the golf course
superintendents joining our sponsorship
ranks," said Doug Mason, founder of the
event and director since its inception in
1984. "GCSAA plays such an important
role all over the world in making and
keeping courses playable and affordable
to the general golfing public that it's a
natural affiliation."
Among other sponsors for the InternaFINANCE CHAIRMAN
Douglas W. Johnson CGCS
50 Newton St
Weston, MA 02193
Home Phone 894-7377
Office Phone 899-7913
Club Affiliation
Pine Brook C.C.

GOLF CHAIRMAN
James O'Kelly
201 Indian RockRd.
Merrimack, N.H. 03054
Home Phone603-429-2453
Office Phone 244-0680
Club Affiliation
Brae Burn C.C.

tional Amateur Handicap Championships are Kodak, Foster's Lager, Continental Airlines, America West Airlines,
Registry Resort, Foot Joy, Destination
West, Iron Horse Bar & Grill, Pinnacle
Peak Patio and K. Michael.
EPA Announces Action on Cadmium
Use of cadmium in the environment has
been prohibited under a federal regulatory order announced August 10 by the
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA). The sble exception to this regulatory order allows use of cadmium fungicides on golf course greens and tees under
certain circumstances.
Specifically, cadmium use will be allowed on greens and tees only with a
"miniboom" sprayer, and applicators
must wear protective clothing during
mixing, loading and application of the
product. Homeowners, turfgrass managers and other users of cadmium fungicides
will be forced to seek alternative materials for the control of fungi on turfgrass.
Additionally, use of cadmium on fairways and other golf course areas except
greens and tees is prohibited.
The decision to exempt golf course
greens and tees relies in part on information provided through the Golf Course
Superintendents Association of
America's Government Relations Program. In May, members of the EPA review team were given a demonstration of
the "mini-boom" sprayer at the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, MD.
Originally, EPA proposed cancellation
of all pesticidal cadmium use. However,
as the EPA announcement noted: "At the
time of the proposed cancellation, EPA
assumed that cadmium was applied on
golf course greens and tee areas with hand
held sprayers only. Since that time, the
agency has received new information indicating that most golf course applicators
use power spray equipment, such as miniboom sprayers."

EDUCA TIONAL CHAIRMAN
Edward L Brearly
189 Matfieid St.
W. Bridgewater, MA 02379
HomePhone564-6568
Oflice Phone 588-8439
Club Affiliation
Brodtton C.C.

NEWSLETTER CHAIRMAN
RonaJd 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
4TopekaRd.
Chelmsford, MA 01824
Heme Phone 256-8709
Office Phone 894-5906
Club Affiliation
Weston GolfClub

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GCSAA Conference Sets Sales Record
Five Months Early!
Texans have long liked to claim that
their state is the biggest and the best. And
the 59th International Golf Course Conference and Show—slated for Houston in
early 1988 and sponsored by the Golf
Course Superintendents Association of
America (GCSAA)—is certainly on its
way to upholding the Texas tradition.
With nearly five months to go before
the doors open to the expected 14,000 attendees, the Show's exhibition space reservations are already ahead of the 1987
total.
More than 112,000 square feet of display space has been committed to various
manufacturers and distributors from all
over the world. This surpasses the previous record of 108,500 square feet in
Phoenix earlier this year.
"We still have some space available,
but it's truly incredible how quickly everyone has responded," said Tuula
Wright, sales and marketing manager for
GCSAA. "The industry is booming, and
exhibitors are anxious to display their
products to the buyers, the golf course
superintendent."
The show will run Feb. 1-8 in the
George R. Brown Convention Center.
The event will be among the largest shows
to be presented following the completion
of this dramatic new facility.
The GCSAA Conference and Show is a
one-stop marketplace for today's golf
course superintendents from around the
world. More than 60 percent of the exhibitors have indicated that they will be revealing their new product lines and services for 1988 at the Show.

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.

Please patronize FRIENDS OF THE A S S O C I A T I O N

Agway Inc.
Greg Moore Rep.
Box 507 Sterling, MA
Fertilizer, Seed, Chemicals
8DO-225-CROP (MA) 617-422-7614

Elanco Products Company
Stephen C. Dolinak
31 Old Town Trail
Narragansett, R! 02882
401-789-9017

Baker Golf Cars
2283 Gar Highway
Swansea, MA 02777
Yamaha Golf Cars
617-678-5693

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

"The Bordon Company
Maynard, MA
Tel: 617-897-2571
Sales Rep. Jack Borden
Bulk Limestone Dealer
Boston Irrigation Company
Dedham, MA
John Ramey - Paul Kenyon
617-461-1560
Distributor of Irrigation Supplies
and Accessories
C & J Lawnmower Serv. Inc.
188 Main Street
Wilmington, MA 01887
Eric Oman - Sales Rep.
617-658-2022
The Clapper Company
1121 Washington Street
Newton, MA 617-244-7900
Connecticut Silica Company
Ledyard, Conn.
Sand, White Silica for Traps
Chemically Inert Topdressing
Jim Sinlowski - 203-536-2618
'Geoffrey S. Cornish & Brian Silva
Golf Course Architects
Fiddlers Green, Amherst, MA 01002
Country Club Enterprises
Club Car Golf Cars
Tennis & Leisure Equip.
P.O. Box 400 W. Falmouth, MA 02574
617-563-2284
C.S. Curran
T.R.C. Products Oils & Greases
7 Linden Street
Framingham, MA
Chester Drake & Sons, Ins.
222 Walnut Street
Framingham, MA 01701
Golf Course Construction
617-875-7929

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Greenway Irrigation Company
Irrigation, Drainag^ Wire Laying
P.O. Box 8157
East Lynn, MA 01904
John Murphy 595-3010
Steve Murphy 598-6917

DOUG JOHNSON CGCS
Associate Editor
THOMAS SCHOFIELD CGCS
Business Manager
GERRY FINN
Contributing Editor

E.B. Rotondi & Sons, Inc.
224 Forest Street
Winchester, MA 01890
617-729-3330
Tennis Courts, Cart paths, Parking lots.

The Magovern Co., Inc.
27 Law nacre Road
Windsor Locks, CT 06096
Tel.: 800-243-7718 or 203-623-2508

Sawtelle Bros.
65 Glenn Street
Lawrence, MA 01843
617-682-9296

*D.L. Maher
Box 127, Concord Street
N. Reading, MA 01864

Schmidt Golf & Turf
2399 G.A.R. Highway (Rte. 6)
N. Swansea, MA 02777
Tel.: (617) 379-0959
John Deere Tractors, Mowers,
Aerifiers, Sprayers, etc.

Mobay Chemical Co.
Gregory Pagano
50 CoDurn Woods
Nashua, N.H. 03063

The Charles C. Hart Seed Co.
Weathersfield. Conn.
Bob Kennedy, Rep.
Roy Sibley, Rep.

R.F. Morse & Sons Inc.
W. Wareham, MA 02576
617-295-1553
Larry Anshewitz, Rep.
Jack Cronin, Rep.
George Wise, Rep.

Holliston Sand Co. Inc.
Lowland Street
Holliston, MA 01746
Sand for Topdressing & Bunkers

'Nardone Sand & Gravel Co. Inc.
37 Power Road
Westford, MA 01886
617-692-8221
Specializing in Topdressing Sand

I & E Supply Inc.
Cranberry Highway (Rte. 28)
W. Wareham, MA 02576
617-295-2362
International Golf Const. Co.
Antonios Paganis, Rep.
5 Purcell Rd„ Arlington, MA 02174
Golf Course Construction
617-648-2351 or 428-3022
*Tom Irwin, Inc.
I I B A St., Burlington, MA
Jack Peterson
Dennis Friel Phone: 617-938-1751
Wayne Ripley
Larchmont Eng. & Irrig. Co.
Larchmont Lane
Lexington, MA 02173
617-862-2550

Partac Golf Course Top—Dressing
Kelsey Park
Great Meadows, N.J. 07838
Jim Kelsey, 1 -800-247-2326
Greg Moore, 401-683-9496

'Loft's Seed
20 Beck Road
Arlington, MA 02174
Victoria Wallace, Rep.

Hammond & Tilton, Inc.
P.O. Box 30
Exit 35 off I95
Tel: (207) 453-7131
Contact: Gary Hammond

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

Nor-Am Chemical Co.
Wilmington, Delaware
David Sylvester, Rep.
203-828-8905
Norfolk Power Equip., Inc.
194 Main Street
Norfolk, MA 02056
617-528-3120
Don Reynolds, Rep.
Old Fox Chemical Inc.
Fertilizers-Seeds-Turf-Chemicals
66 Valley Street
E. Providence, R.I. 02914
Old Fox Golf Course Div.
Custom Applications, Spraying,
Aeration, Top Dressing, Slice Seeding
Full Line of Materials
Weymouth, MA 02190
800-462-5990

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Scotts Pro-Turf Div.
Rep. Ed Wiacek 401-253-4284
Rep. Dave Schermerhorn
413-436-7889
Tuckahoe Turf Farms Inc.
Exeter, R.I. Litchfield, N.H.
West Suffield, CT
800-556-6985
Largest Producer of Penncross in
New England
Alan Anderson
"Turf Products Corp.
7 Coppage Drive
Worcester, MA 01602
617-791-2091
*Turf Specialty Inc.
84 Merrimac Street
Hooksett, N.H. 03106
Turf & Ornamental Supplies
603-485-7866 (collect)
Ken Turner-Kevin Lyons-Bob Lake
Philip Wogan
Golf Course Architect
17 Walker Road
Topsfield, MA 01983

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