LETTER

Golf Course Superintendents

Association

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MEETING-

Thursday, November 3,1988
Whitinsville Golf Club
9:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
11:30 a.m.

Director's meeting
Regular meeting
Lunch
Golf

Host superintendent, Richard Zepp
Reservations Required
(508) 234-2533
(508) 234-6210
Directions: Take exit 21B (West Main
St. Upton) off Rte. 495; go 4.7 miles to
intersection with Rte. 140, continue
straight across. Go .7 miles to end of road
and turn right. Go 2.4 miles and turn right
onto Church St. Go to fourth traffic light
and turn left onto Douglas Rd. Take first
left onto Fletcher St. and club will be on
left—1/4 mile.

A Stressful Year
Someone told me recently that if a golf
course superintendent said he had no turf
problems this year he had to be lying. All
I can say, if anyone escaped with all grass
intact, he had to be a magician. In my
thirty plus years as a turfgrass agronomist
I do not recall a season in which the
weather treated us quite so bad. Last year
was hard on grass because of a prolonged
drought through much of the growing
season. Without good irrigation much of
our turf was totally dormant or dead by
the end of August. With adequate irrigation there weren't many problems.
We had good rainfall during September of 1987, but October and November
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OF NEW ENGLAND, INC.

October 1988

The "Real" Pressure at
Pleasant ..Valley
P r e s s u r e arrived
early at the Pleasant
Valley Country Club
j this year.
There it was July
with the Bank of Boston Classic a little more than six weeks
away and not a thirty or forty thousanddollar putt in sight. So, why the stress?
"Tell me about it," PV golf course
superintendent Paul Veshi lamented one
day last month with the invasion of the
world's best players only hours away.
"What a kick in the teeth this is, really."
Veshi and Pleasant Valley was one of
the victims of "Black Saturday," that day
in July (30) which will live in infamy in
the recall files of most New England
superintendents.
"That was the day the damage
peaked," Veshi said. "That's when we
looked and saw what everyone thought
was the best-groomed Pleasant Valley
course ever turn around and become a
disaster area."
Although unconfirmed reports pictured the long-time PGA Tour stop as one
wiped out by pythium, Veshi insisted it
wasn't true.
"We got hit pretty bad," he admitted.
"However, there was a lot of exaggeration
built into talk about reasons for our setback. It was a combination of things. And
it wasn't as if the course wasn't fit for
man, beast or touring pro.
"Obviously, the big worry was about
the greens. They suffered varying degrees

of damage. One (16th) was hit the worst.
We had to re-sod it and there's another
story to go with that one. Regardless,
there were four greens that were untouched. The rest ranged from one to forty
percent loss."
There was little doubt as to why Pleasant Valley was to be numbered among
Northeast golf courses squeezed and
crushed by weather conditions of a brutal
kind.
Veshi retraced its steps.
"Funny," he mused. "When we took
our green covers off in March, everything
was looking real good. But then the
weather started to play tricks and the
warning signs began to pop.
"April was so cold and dry and it
didn't change until late in May when we
got our first warming trend. It didn't stop,
either, because we had a June that was
choking hot without a trace of precipitation.
"Of course, July was the critical
month and actually became a wolf in
sheep's clothing because of its precipitation pattern. There were the two inches of
rain we got July 8 and they helped out. But
then there were four days when we got
seven inches late in the month. That's
when the turf was cooked to death."
When it all closed in on Paul on Black
Saturday, there was no place to run, no
place to hide. He had a major tournament
to prepare for and time also was not on his
side.
"This really was a blow," he told.
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PLEASANT VALLEY
Cont.from page 1
"Things were really looking up for my
program here (PV). If you remember, I
came here in 1986 at a time when I was
flying aroundby the seat of my pants. Yet,
we made it go.
"The improvement started to show
last year and the course was coming
around just the way I envisioned it. In fact,
even in June of this year there were longtime members who said they'd never seen
Pleasant Valley in such good condition.
Then, wham!"
There wasn't any time to sit and lick
his wounds, though.
"Uh-uh," Veshi remarked. "We were
hit on all sides—greens, fairways...the
works. But I had one good thing going for
me—the best staff ever and we went to
work.
"The greens were the key area and we
concentrated there. Oh, the sod business.
On top of everything else, we had a tough
time getting enough. So, we had to put up
with that inconvenience."
It's been a non-stop recoup counterattack ever since the course started to lose
some of its glitter.
"There have been a lot of overtime
hours and a lot of money poured into our
attempt to give the pros a golf course they

COMIC RELIEF
It was his first show and the proud
artist was horrified to hear a
businessman refer to his masterpiece as
a "pretty good picture of a boat."
"In the first place," he said haughtily,
"that is not a picture; it's a painting. Secondly, it's not a boat; it's a ship. And
finally, it's not 'pretty good', it's great!"
"I'll give you $500 for it," the businessman offered.
"Mister," the artist responded, "you
just bought yourself a pretty good picture
of a boat!"

PRESIDENT
Richard Zepp, CGCS
27 Fowler Rd.
Northbridge, MA 01534
Home Phone 234-8490
Office Phone 234-2533
Club A f f i l i a t i o n
Whifinsville G.C.

VICE PRESIDENT
Paul Miller, CGCS
1 Leicester Rd.
Marblehead, MA 01945
Home Phone 631-7910
Office Phone 369-5704
Club A f f i l i a t i o n
Nashawtuc C.C.

can play. For example, re-sodding the
16th green cost over $10,000. And there
have been other expenses we hadn't
counted on.
"But we've been wading through the
adversity and doing our best to get ready.
Naturally, we're not going to be the belle
of the ball as far as PGA Tour courses go.
However, there will be a course there for
the big boys to play—the best conditions
possible under very, very unusual
circumstances."
And that was Paul Veshi just before
the pros were about to let 'em fly at
Pleasant Valley. Smack, dab in the middle
of the toughest assignment a superintendent could have, he was determined to
give it his best shot. That's pressure—
facing it and beating it.
GERRY FINN
STRESSFUL YEAR
Cont.from page 1
were again very dry months. The fall
season is critical in the life of a grass plant
as that is the time when it recovers from
summer stresses, builds up reserves and
forms buds for leaf and root growth for the
following season. Certainly, some of this
year's problems can be attributed to the
poor fall, 1987, growing season. Renovation and overseeding in the fall of 1987
was not as successful as normal and for
the same reason.
Early season, 1988, didn't get off to a
good start either.- Temperatures and rainfall were considerably below normal well
into June. Grasses did not green up and
make normal growth till much later than
usual. Only with heavy early fertilization
were grasses greened and this is a no-no.
March, April, and May is the peak period
of root growth, and feeding, particularly
heavy feeding, results in green grass and
top growth, but, at the expense of root
growth.
When we are not getting normal leaf
growth and extension during the spring,

SECRETARY
Stephen A. Chiavaroii, CGCS
100 Airport Dr.
Worcester. MA 01602
Home Phone 752-0031
Office Phone 791-5373
Club A f f i l i a t i o n
Tatnuck 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.

TRUSTEE
Kip Tyler
P.O. Box 671
Peabody, MA 01960
Home Phone 745-8089
Office Phone 532-2236
Club A f f i l i a t i o n
Salem C.C.

the various leaf spot diseases are more
serious. During leaf spot season the disease really digs in when leaves are not
being renewed fairly rapidly. The longer
each leaf stays on the plant, and is not
mowed off, the more time leaf spot fungus
has to grow and produce damage. These
bad conditions prevailed this spring.
Even our newer leaf spot resistant Kentucky bluegrasses, used by our sod producers, were widely damaged this year
and many of them had to resort to fungicides.
Rainfall records here at our University
Station provide some interesting statistics. For the month of April we had a total
of 3.01 inches, but 2.27 inches fell on one
day—the 28th. In May we again recorded
3.01 inches, but 2.5 inches occurred between the 11th and 25th. Of the 3.15
inches recorded in June 2.5 inches fell on
one day—the 26th. For July we had 7.19
inches but 6.1 inches fell between the 20th
and 28th. We had only one rainfall in
August. Over one inch fell on the 24th
(our Field Day).
We all know the weather was erratic
this year. From August 3rd through the
15th we had thirteen nights with temperatures above 70°. Our somewhat coastal
location is cooler than where many of you
are located also.
Dollarspot, red thread, brown patch,
Pythium and summer patch were all
common and variously damaging this
summer. Grasses actually drowned or
cooked in poorly drained areas during the
later July, early August period. Fungicides didn't help in these situations. Wet
wilt was common and daily syringing was
required in many instances.
You can tell your golfers and club
officials that this was an extremely difficult growing season and few courses
escaped the loss of some grass. A season
such as this can be a great teacher, however. I believe we learned the value of
good root systems and well aerated soils.
Continued on page 3

TRUSTEE
Charles T. PassiosCGCS
218 Camelback Rd.
Marston Mills, MA 02648
Home Phone 420-3210
Office Phone 775-5116
Club Affiliation
Hyannisport Club

TRUSTEE
Edward L. Brearly
189 Matfield St
W. Bridgewater, MA 02379
Home Phone 584-6568
Office Phone 588-8439
Club A f f i l i a t i o n
Brockton C.C.

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STRESSFUL YEAR
Cont.from page 2
Grasses in and around aerifier holes certainly stood out during the summer. The
need for daily syringing is proof of a poor
root system.
Suggestions for avoiding similar
problems in future years:
1. Aerify turf extensively as early as
possible in September to aid in improved grass growth through the fall
season. Early aerification will help
with root growth and permit rapid
recovery of the turf.
2. Topdress with a good compost-type
dressing if possible. This helps replenish minor and trace elements,
and improves nutrient holding capacity of the soil (as opposed to
straight sand).
3. Overseed in conj unction with aerifying topdressing, where needed. The
slicer-seeders are by far the best way
(Mataway, Jacobsen, Olathe).
4. Feed liberally through September
and early October, and possibly in
late November. Give the turf all the
fertilizer it needs to recover from the
summer and to build reserves. Don't
overdue, however.
5. Use an effective fungicide as late as
possible to prevent snow molds.
6. Refrain from early spring fertilizer
applications. Don't worry about
trying to green up the grass early. If
it's been well fed through the fall it
will have plenty of nutrients to promote a good root system. Remember,
most root production occurs from
March to May. Early feeding reduces
this growth.
7. Refrain from watering in early season unless the soil gets unusually dry.
If we keep the soil saturated with
water during the spring we exclude
oxygen and prevent normal root
growth.
8. Aerify and topdress as late in the
spring as possible. Wait until the
grasses are growing vigorously so
recovery is rapid. We aren't interrupting early season root growth, and
we are also providing soil aerifica-

tion closer to the stress periods of the
summer.
9. Consider changing cutting height. I
believe we have gone overboard with
cutting heights. Anything less than 3/
16 inch is asking for trouble. With the
excellent mowing and grooming
devices available, with increased
frequency of mowing and with adjusting watering practices, I believe
we can provide fast, true putting surfaces without scalping our grasses.
Close mowing during cool seasons
may not be lethal but raising the cut
through July and August is certainly
advised. The 1988 growing season
provided a lesson in the value of
using all we know aboutagronomics.
C.R. Skogley, Professor
UNIV. of Rhode Island
Turfgrass Mgt. Specialist

Members of the
NEGCSA and
Mr. Richard
Zepp, President
Dear Members,
First, let me thank everyone for the
wonderful chair presented to me at the
July meeting of NEGCSA in Gardner.
Obviously, someone knew that the only
thing that I desire to do is to sit for awhile.
A more well constructed piece, I have yet
to see. Gardner, indeed, is the "Chair
City"! Now, if only the kids would move
and let me sit down!
I hope that most of you, that are reading this, were able to attend The Open at
TCC. I think it was probably the most
special event that I will ever be professionally involved with. The golf course
was pretty fair, but it is the people that
make the memory special to me. There is
no way on earth to extend the thanks to the
many that so richly deserve it.
The U.S. Open in New England is
much like the coming of Haley's
Comet...it may only occur once per life-

time. We felt responsible to the entire
community in our efforts to make it a
memorable experience for everyone. It
was very much the desire of the people at
the center to make this your Open, too.
Hopefully, there was a part of you, on
Monday afternoon, that had those feelings. I know that a part in all of us would
feel failure if we had been unable to rouse
those thoughts.
So, it is over and luckily it is a very
fond event to look back upon. My family
tolerated so much and could never be
repaid. The crew at TCC, the people who
really did the work, spoke for themselves
with a product that was applauded by
millions. I probably had the best "boss"
and friend I could have had through such
a try ing time and the overall success of the
tournament lies solely with him.
Once again, to all of you, it was so nice
knowing you were there if we needed you.
When the call came in 1963, NEGCSA
rose to the challenge. This time around,
you were able to relax and watch some
golf. I hope that, following this wild
summer, you all find peace in the great
New England autumn.
Sincerely,
Bill Spence
Superintendent
The Country Club

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OPENINGS-

Manchester C.C. 18 hole
South River Road
Bedford, New Hampshire 03102
Contact

Mr. Tom O'Neil,
Green Chairman
Causeway Club 9 hole
Southwest Harbor, Maine
207-244-3780

Contact

John H. Longmaid, President
207-244-3106

Assistant Superintendent
Eastman Golf Links, Eastman Projects
Eastman, New Hampshire
Send Resume to:
Tom Curran, Box 53
Grantham, New Hampshire 03753

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The Super
Speaks Out
Welcome to The Super Speaks O u t — 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: With the great
rush of participation in golf going full
steam and players coming out of the
woodwork, how do you set up a maintenance schedule during tournament time
at your course?
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Gary

Luccini,

VR | F r a n k l i n C o u n t r y
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Club: "I've come to
| j accept the increase in
number of tournaments, the outings and
all, as part of the business.
"This means if there is any adjustment
to be done, the golf course superintendent
at Franklin performs the adjustment.
"But, really, it hasn't been that much
of a hardship on me other than the fact that
sometimes it means mowing greens in the
dark.
"Right. We don't have mowers with
lights on them, so we more or less do some
of our mowing by feel. I'm talking about
4:30 in the a.m., that's morning before the
sun, especially when we get past Labor
Day.
{So, that's when we need experienced
people on the mowers. In fact, we have a
couple of guys who've been here a long,
long time. They seem to know where
they're going and what they're doing,
even if they can't see anything.
"The rest of the maintenance program
boils down to scheduling jobs around the
tournaments or outings. Things like raking traps and setting cups? We do those
the night before.
"Frankly, I think I've adjusted my
thinking to the philosophy that our golf
course depends on tournaments and outings
forready
revenue.
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guy who likes to think he gets the job
done."
Mike N a g1 e,
Worcester Country
Club:
I
haven't
viewed the increasing
number of tournaments here as a problem because there's a certain amount of
cooperation on both sides.
"Which means that many of our tournaments are scheduled at times to accommodate the maintenance program.
"Take our one-day, member-guest
events. Usually, they're scheduled as a
shotgun affair with a 1 p.m. start. This
gives us all morning to get ready for it, so
there's no adjusting my schedule in that
situation.
"Most of our tournaments are on
weekends, so they don't interfere with
any major maintenance projects.
"In the case of everything going off
the first tee, I just set up my crew so that
they're always ahead of the field if there is
any work to be done.
"The only change I can think of is
bringing in more people to do cutting. I'm
probably not the person to be commenting
on the subject because its effect has been
minimal on me.'
Joe
Rybka,
T h o r n y Lea Golf
Club: "Iknow,Iknow.
You called me because
we're probably the
-JS® T H f e busiest golf course
around when it comes to tournaments and
outings. I mean, we're loaded with the
things.
'This is nonstop golf here, no kidding.
There are the outings on Monday, Tuesday means Ladies Day, then a one-day
member-guest tournament fills us up on
Wednesday which gives us just enough
time to prepare for the weekend when it
gets REAL busy.
"So, how do I cope?
"For the most part, it means running
around getting all the work done in the
morning. And for that reason I hire more
morning help. In fact, there are times
when my morning work force is doubled.
'The club does make one big concession in the manner of allowing for main-

tenance. I'm allowed five days to aerate
and top dress my greens. That's the one
benefit that comes from keeping the
course in tournament condition virtually
the entire golf season.
"We do run into snags on times,
though. Usually, we like to think the
shotgun events will start at 1 p.m. However, there have been instances when
someone has pulled a switch and shotguns
wind up going off at 11 in the morning.
That's when it gets hectic.
"But there's something going on all
the time here. We have the national assistant pros championship every year. This
year, we even had the state amateur to
host. But that's the way it goes. Oh, and on
top of everything else, we're changing
our fairway grass from blue to bent.
"Like they say, never a dull moment."
GERRY FINN

Divot Drift
B e l m o n t C.C. hosted our annual
Superintendent's team of two championship. Kevin Osgood from Newton Commonwealth and Don Levangie from Norfolk G.C. captured first net with a score of
61. In at 65 was Jack Hassett, Mt. Pleasant
(Lowell) and Art Miller, Nabnasset Lake
G.C. Third place at 66, was Brian Cowan,
Eastward Ho C.C. and Bob St. Thomas,
Willowbend C.C.
Jim O'Kelly, Brae Burn C.C. and Mel
O'Kelly (retired) won the gross tournament with a sizzling 67.
Larry Bunn, Sawtelle Brothers and
Steve Butler, Larchmont Eng. were the
net winners in the commercial division
with a 65. Jack Cronin and Larry Anshewitz, both from R.F. Morse Co. won the
gross tournament with a score of 76.
Somehow or other Doug Johnson
included all the participants in the skins
game. To his advantage, of course! Team
skins were won by Mike Hannigan and
Robin Hayes, John Lenhart and Ron
Ryan, Jack Hassett and Art Miller, Mike
Hermanson and David Comee. Congratulations to Rick Ar/illo, Unicorn G.C.,
Continued on page 5

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DIVOT DRIFT Cont.from p. 4
who scored a hole in one on the 155 yard
12th hole.
Arthur Silva had those beautiful Velvet greens slick as glass. He said he was
preparing us for Salem C.C. and Brae
Burn C.C. Did he mention Vesper C.C.?
Tournament results from Vesper and
Salem next month.
Arthur Anderson, retired superintendent of Brae Burn C.C. and Henry Genther, retired superintendent of Myopia
C.C. recently passed away.

GCSAA News
GCSAA Golf Championship
in Palm Springs
More than 450 members of the Golf
Course Superintendents Association of
America (GCSAA) are expected to
gather in Palm Springs, Calif., several
days before the organization's 60th International Golf Course Conference and
Trade Show to compete in the
association's golf championship.
The two-day tournament will be
played on four courses in the desert resort
area. The PGA West courses that will
host the championship will be the TPC
Stadium Golf Course, site of the annual
Skins Game, and the Jack Nicklaus Resort Course, where the 1988 PGA Tour
Qualifying School was held. Other participants will play the Citrus Course at
LaQuinta and the Mission Hills Resort
Course. The first three are in LaQuinta
and the latter is in Rancho Mirage.
Many of today's superintendents are
avid golfers, and their knowledge about
the game plays an important role in the
maintenance of their courses. "When you
play, you can sympathize better and have
a better understanding for the course difficulty," says defending champion Dave
Powell, golf course superintendent at
Myers Park Country Club in Charlotte,
N.C. Powell won his second GCSAA
championship title early in 1988 in Houston.

FINANCE
CHAIRMAN
Douglas W, Johnson CGCS
50 Newton Si.
Weston, MA 02193
Home Phone 894-7377
Office Phone 899-7913
Club A f f i l i a t i o n
Pine Brook C.C.

GOLF CHAIRMAN
James O'Kelly
201 Indian Rock Rd.
Merrimack, N.H. 03054
Home Phone 603-429-2453
Office Phone 244-0680
Club A f f i l i a t i o n
Brae Burn C.C.

GCSAA Conference sets
sales record five months early
This has been a record-breaking year
for the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA). Earlier
this year, the association welcomed its
8,000th member and as of today space
sales for the 60th International Golf
Course Conference and Trade Show—
slated for Anaheim in early 1989—have
reached a record five months in advance.
To date, more than 117,960 net square
feet of display space has been committed
to various manufacturers and distributors
from all over the world. This surpasses the
previous record of 112,000 net square feet
in Houston earlier this year.
"We still have some space available,
but it's truly incredible how quickly everyone has responded," said Karyn Davis,
sales and marketing manager for
GCSAA. "The industry is booming, and
exhibitors are eager to display their products to the buyers—the golf course superintendent."
The show will run Feb. 6-13 in the
Anaheim Convention Center and will be
among the largest to be presented there.
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 1989 at the show.

You Don't Have
To Pay

the presence of another supervisor. Tell
the employee specifically why they are
receiving the warning or termination.
Have the employee and supervisor sign
written warnings and termination forms.
It should be noted on the form if the employee refuses to sign. Keep these records
for two years following termination. You
are liable for a claim for two years.
Never terminate an employee for
"performance" or "attitude". You will
pay.
You may terminate an employee for
misconduct and not pay compensation.
There are five areas of misconduct. These
include: 1. failure to follow supervisory
instructions; 2. insubordination; 3. violation of company policy; 4. excessive and
unexcused absence; 5. excessive and
unexcused tardiness. Those released due
to absences caused by non-work related
illnesses should receive unemployment
compensation.
You may use a 90 day probationary
period to weed out unproductive employees. Tell them about the probationary period when you hire them. Terminations
made within this period do not need to be
substantiated.
There are a number of good reasons
for collecting Unemployment Compensation. Worthy candidates should be protected by this. Paying an unworthy individual is unnecessary.
By Scott Wahlin, Miami Lakes C.C.
The Florida Green-Winter 1988

PROPOSED NEW MEMBERS

Paying Unemployment compensation
to an unworthy individual is bad business.
It can be avoided.
Warnings and recordkeeping are very
important. These can take a minimal
length of time and can serve as an aid to
problem resolution eliminating the need
for termination. Straightforward honest
communication may be facilitated. Document verbal warnings and terminations in

EDUCATIONAL CHAIRMAN
Ronald E. Milenski CGCS
65 Rocky Pond Rd.
Princeton, MA 01541
Home Phone 464-5312
Office Phone 779-6911
Club A f f i l i a t i o n
International G.C.

NEWSLETTER
CHAIRMAN
Ronald Kirkman
25 Green St.
Needham, MA 02192
Home Phone 444-8412
Office Phone 444-5548
Club A f f i l i a t i o n
Needham C.C.

PAST PRESIDENT
David Barber, CGCS
145 Dedham St.
Canton, MA 02021
Home Phone 828-7266
Office Phone 828-6540
Club A f f i l i a t i o n
Blue Hills C.C.

Carl L. Brooks
Fort Devens G.C. (associate)
David Elder
Tedesco C.C. (assistant)
S. Peter Nicolosi
Bass Rocks G.C.
Essex, Mass. (regular)
Pierre R. Theriault
Hillcrest C.C. (associate)

I n f o r m a t i o n c o n t a i n e d in t h i s p u b l i c a t i o n m a y be
u s e d freely, in w h o l e or in part, w i t h o u t s p e c i a l

per-

m i s s i o n a s l o n g a s t h e t r u e c o n t e x t is m a i n t a i n e d . W e
would appreciate a credit

line.

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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
Chester Drake & Sons, ins.
222 Walnut Street
Framingham, MA 01701
Golf Course Construction
617-875-7929
Elanco Products Company
Stephen C. Dolinak
31 Old Town Trail
Narragansett, Rl 02882
401-789-9017

Gold Star Sod Farms, Inc.
Sod & Pine Bark Mulch
Canterbury, N.H.
603-783-4717
Lexington, MA
617-861-1111
Grsenway Irrigation Company
Irrigation, Drainage, Wire Laying
P.O. Box 8157
East Lynn, MA 01904
John Murphy 595-3010
Steve Murphy 598-6917
Hammond & Tilton, Inc.
P.O. Box 30, Exit 35 off I95
Tel: (207)453-7131
Contact: Gary Hammond
The Charles C. Hart Seed Co.
Weathersfield. Conn.
Bob Kennedy, Rep., Roy Sibisy, Rep.
Holllston Sand Co. inc.
Low'and Street
Holliston, MA 01746
Sand for Topdressing & Bunters
international Golf Const. Co.
Antonios Paganis, Rep.
5 Purcell Rd., Arlington, MA 02174
Golf Course Construction
617-648-2351 or 428-3022
•Torn Irwin, Inc.
11 B A S t . , Burlington, MA
Jack Peterson
Dennis Friel Phone: 617-938-1751
Wayne Ripley
Larchmont Eng. & Irrig. Co.
Larchmont Lane
Lexington, MA 02173
617-862-2550
•Lesco Inc.
20005 Lake Road
Rocky River, OH 44116
Ron Tumiski, Rep., Mike Donahue, Rep.
800-321-5325
"Loft's Seed
20 Beck Road
Arlington, MA 02174
Victoria Wallace, Rep.

The Magovern Co., Inc.
27 Lawnacre Road
Windsor Locks, CT 06096
Tel.: 800-243-7718 or 203-623-2508
•D.L. Maher
Box 127, Concord Street
N. Reading, MA 01864
Mobay Chemica! Co.
Greg Ellis
67 Primrose Drive
Warwick, Rl 02818
R.F. Morse & Sons Inc.
W. Wareham, MA 02576
617-295-1553
Larry Anshewitz, Rep.
Jack C-ronin, Rep.
•Nardone Sand & Gravel Co. Inc.
37 Power Road
Westford, MA 01888
617-692-8221 _
Specializing in Topdressing Sand
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, t o p Dressing, Slice Seeding
Full Line of Materials
Weymouth, MA 02190
800-462-5990

E.B. Flotondi & Sons, Inc.
224 Forest Street
Winchester, MA 01890
617-729-3330
Tennis Courts, Cart paths, Parking lots.
Sawtelle Bros.
65 Glenn Street
Lawrence, MA 01843
617-682-9296
Scott Associates, Inc.
60 Water Street
Clinton, MA 01510
617-365-6341
Pumps-Sales, Service installation,
Vertical Turbine Pumps Specialists
Scotts Pro-Turf Div.
Rep. Ed Wiacek 401-253-4284
Rep. Scott Brown 413-245-6038
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.
60 Merrimac Street
Hooksett, N.H. 03106
Turf & Ornamental Supplies
603-485-7866 (collect)
Ken Turner, Kevin Lyons,
Dave Schermerhorn
Philip Wogan
Golf Course Architect
17 Walker Road
Topsfield, MA 01983

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

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