LETTER

Golf Course Superintendents

Association

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

NEXT MEETING
Thursday, April 20,1989
Kings Way G.C.
Yarmouthport, MA

Joint Meeting with CCTMA
10:00 am
Combined meeting
10:30 am
Educational Session
11:30 am
Lunch
12:30 pm
Shotgun
Host Superintendent —- Jim Conant
Reservations Required
Call by April 17,1989
(508) 362-1136
Jim has been the course superintendent at
Kings Way for three years. Prior to Kings
Way, Jim was the assistant superintendent at
Scarsdale G.C., Scarsdale, New York for
three years. He is a graduate of Berkshire
Community College, Pittsfield, MA and
also received his associates degree from
Stockbridge, Univ. of Mass. Jim serves on
the Board of Directors of C.C.T.M.A. and is
the Newsletter editor of the Sand Blaster.
Jim and his wife Lynn and son Brian and
daughter Kimberly make their home in
Marstons Mills MA.
Directions to: From Rte. 6 take exit 8. Go
left at end of ramp (Union St.) and follow
to blinking light and turn right on (6A).
Kings Way is two miles on left.

— Congratulations to —
Mr. & Mrs. (BiHSpence on the.
birth of their son
and also to
Mr. & Mrs. CharCie Tassios on the
birth of their daugther

OF NEW ENGLAND, INC.

Gardner Goes All Out for
City Golf Course

T w s is a story of
deep involvement, a
success story wound
around a community's
determination to operate a municipal golf
course on the basis of what the name
implies.
"It's working," reports Mike Hermanson who has been at the superintendent's
controls of the Gardner Golf Course since
1972. "We have a system where golf
remains affordable to all of our residents,
even to those who play our course as
nonresidents."
You might say the Gardner Golf
Course is of the people, by the people and
for the people.
Twelve years ago there was established a Golf Course Reserve Account. Its
goal was to raise enough money so that
the Gardner layout would be operated
totally on its receipts and at no expense to
taxpayers. So far the venture has been
responsible for a number of major improvements which include automatic irrigation on the back nine, an independent
pump station and purchase of a 4.5 acre
tract for future golf course expansion.
Indeed, participation runs deep and
Hermanson is right where it runs deepest.
It 1980 Mike approached a Gardner
businessman, Leo LaChance, about the
possibility of having him privately fund
capital improvement projects.
LaChance was interested but suggested that golf course members become active in what actually was their own cause.
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March 1989

As a result, Gardner Municipal Golfers'
Inc. was organized as a non-profit, taxdeductible corporation whose sole purpose was to raise funds to help improve
the city golf course.
"That really got things going," Hermanson tells. "We set up fund-raising
teams with captains, set up publicity and
mailing campaign and contacted golfers
as well as key members of the business
community.
"We had a three-year plan in mind and
by the end of the second year we received
pledges amounting to $52,000. That was
doubled when Mr. LaChance wrote the
corporation a check for the same amount.
By the end of the third year we had passed
the $200,000 mark and that's when we
started to put the money to work."
Mike notes that the contributing force
is dominated by golfers, with 80 to 85% of
donations coming form them.
Obviously, golf course members
know a good thing when they see it—one
they don't want to lose.
"Oh, the cost of playing golf here,"
Mike adds. "It really is a bargain and the
members' response to helping the course
head toward a self-sustaining existence
shows they appreciate our low rates."
Those rates bring new meaning to the
word, "reasonable", since they are perhaps the lowest for a course of comparable size and condition (thanks to
Hermanson and his crew).
Gardner residents pay a yearly fee of
$175 for a single membership and $250
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GARDNER Cont.from page 1
for the family size plan. Out-of-town
singles also get a big break at $250.
There's even a neat seniors' Monday-Friday five-day package that costs just $60.
The golf course is top-shelf, too.
Originally a nine-holer that was built
under WP A construction arrangements in
1936, Gardner added a second nine in the
late 1960s and has developed into a formidable layout for one and all.
That the golf course is popular goes
without saying.
"There was a survey taken three years
ago concerning the number of rounds
played," Hermanson reveals. "We finished third with over 65,000 rounds
played that year. The two courses that
finished ahead of us were Cape Cod
courses with year-round play."
So, how popular is Gardner?
"Well, on a typical June day we will
have had 60 or so golfers tee off before 7
o'clock in the morning," Mike says.
"Weekends really ring the bell. It's not
unusual for our mowing crew to speed up
because the day's first group is approaching the first green at 4:45 a.m.!"
Gardner has 800 memberships that
cover more than 1200 golfers. Therefore,
Mike has to have things ready for an
early-hour assault. The course's only rest
is a short one. The front nine is closed
evcry.Monday, but only until 1 p.m.
The fund-raising group is still active
and generates between 10 and $20,000
annually. Also in the works is a grant
award of $600,000 from the state,
$60,000 of which will come from GMG
Inc. and on-going collection of separate
green fees. However, the grant is on hold
at the moment.
But not the enthusiasm and energy of
Gardner's golfing public. It's still making
ends meet as a self-support system and it
still has Mike Hermanson taking care of
the loose ends. Nice operation, huh?
GERRY FINN
;

PRESIDENT

Richard Zepp. CGCS
27 F o w l e r Rd
N o r t h b r i d g e , MA 0 1 5 3 4
Home Phone 508-234-8490
Office Phone 508-234-2533
Club Affiiiafion
W h i t i n s v i l l e G.C

VICE

PRESIDENT

Paul M i l l e r , C G C S
1 L e i c e s t e r Rd
M a r b l e h e a d . MA 01945
Home Phone 617-631-7910
Office Phone 508-369-5704
Club Affiliation
Nashawtuc C.C.

SECRETARY

President's
Message
I would like to take
this opportunity to
thank the members of
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the GCSA of New
England for electing
me to a second term as
President of the Association. I also would
like to thank the Association members
and especially the Board of Directors for
their support and hard work during 1988.
Last year was certainly a difficult one for
most of us and it showed the difficult
conditions that we superintendents often
have to work under. I also would like to
give a special thanks to the superintendents and to the clubs that hosted our
meetings during 1988. We are still looking for meeting sites for 1989 and for
1990. If you haven't hosted a meeting for
a while, please check with your club and
volunteer. We need the cooperation of all
our members.
During 1988, we spent much of our
time on pesticide issues. Thank you to all
of the members who gave their time to
work on these important issues. I'm sure
that 1989 will bring more work to be done
and we will again need your help. If any
important bills come up at the S tatehouse,
we will need all of you to contact your
local representatives and senators. We
also could use the support of your club
members so don't be afraid to involve
them. Remember, our legislators do respond and vote in direct proportion to the
number of letters and phone calls that they
receive.
As most of you know by now, the
GCSA of New England has established a
Turf Research Fund. The purpose of this
fund is to raise money that can be used at
our local universities for turf research that
we feel is important to New England golf
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S t e p h e n A C h i a v a r o l i , CGCS
100 A i r p o r t D r .
W o r c e s t e r . MA 01602
Home Phone 508-752-0031
Office Phone 508-791-5373
Club Affiliation
Tatnuck C.C

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TREASURER

Thomas Schofiefd, CGCS
290 N o r t h Rd.
S u d b u r y , M A 01776
Home Phone 508-443-3712
Office Phone 617-235-2487
Club Affiliation
Wellesley C.C.

TRUSTEE

courses. The Board of Directors feels that
this is a very important project and we will
need your support to make it a success.
We are looking into several ways of funding this project and will need you to support it with your time, your contributions
and your input into your home club.
Finally, let's all hope that 1989 will
bring us a successful year and that we can
put the problems of 1988 behind us.

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: With the golf
season headed in your direction, if not
already there, what are your guidelines
and what stress factors accompany your
decision to open your corse for the season?
Glenn Ackley, Marlboro Country
Club: "Welcome to the superintendent
who operates on the theory that says the
golf course is either playable or it isn't.
"So, don't be surprised if you see
golfers playing here in the dead of winter—provided there's no snow, of course.
"And, until it comes (it hadn't as off
Feb. 1), some of my members will be
playing right up to sometime in March
when we close.
"Sound crazy? Not really. Here at
Marlboro there is no set date to open or
close. The reference to March means that
once the frost starts to come out of the
ground and the turf softens we don't allow
any play.

Kip Tyler. C G C S
P.O. B o * 671
P e a b o d y . MA 0 1 9 6 0
Home Phone 508-745-8089
Office Phone 508-532-2236
Club Affiliation
Salem C C

Continued on page 3
TRUSTEE

C h a r l e s T. P a s s i o s , C G C S
218 C a m e l b a c k R d .
M a r s t o n Mills, MA 02648
Home Phone 508-420-3210
Office Phone 508-775-5116
Club Affiliation
Hyannisport Ciub

TRUSTEE

Edward L Brearly
189 M a t f i e l d St,
W Bridgewater. MA 02379
Home Phone 508-584-6568
Office Phone 508-588-8439
Club Affiliation
B r o c k t o n C.C

THE SUPER
Cont. from page 2
"I suppose one of the reasons we do
have winter play is my decision not to
cover the greens. Therefore, in weather
like we had in January and February, it
was common to see 50 or 60 golfers
playing the course on weekends of those
months.
"Yes, they use the regular greens with
the cups set at their edges. Sure, some of
the cups get a little ragged-looking but so
far I haven't any regrets about staying
open.
"Stress takes a holiday, then, in this
phase of my job. My members usually
back me 100 percent when I have to keep
them off the course during those softening-up periods. They depend on my expertise and the judgement call is mine. It's
working pretty good, too."
John Streeter,
Cliffside Country
Club: "I guess I'm in a
situation where members practice the virtue
of patience with regularity.
"I have set the opening day standards
since I came here and my members accept
them without complaining since most of
them are aware of the damage factor present if the opening is premature.
"Those standards are simple enough.
We wait until all the frost is out of the
ground before we open the greens.
"There's never any target date for
opening, either. If I said we'd be open the
second or third week of April, that projection would be in the ballpark.
"Our location is a critical factor in
opening date because the course sits in a
valley that's surrounded by a cluster of
mountains in Simsbury. It means Cliffside is one of the last courses in the area to
get rid of snow and ice. We're talking
seven to eight hundred feet elevation
here.
"We have around 175 golfing members who aren't that demanding about
when they can or can' t play. They' ve also
put in a lot of money on things like drainage and cart paths, so they have the conditioning process in mind when improve-

ments are needed.
"They really are a select group in that
the opening tournament doesn't take
place until the second week in May and
the last one is scheduled for the first week
in October. No pressure, then, so far."
Peter Has&k, Tedesco Country
Club: "I king of feel some heat when
members start thinking that perhaps it's
time to open the course. However, it's a
tolerable kind that I can handle.
"To me, it's sort of a public relations
move on my part to open the course as
soon as I can. I look at opening day as the
renewal of my relationship with members, so I like to think it will remain as
good as it has been with a little more push
to get their golf season going.
"Regardless, time of opening comes
down to my decision and the members
respect that. My predecessor (Paul
Miller) established this arrangement and
it's worked out real well for me.
"I've set April 1 as a target date for
opening. That's reasonable and probably
practical because I can concentrate on
getting the front nine ready in time. It's
the dry nine and members are accustomed
to restricting play there in early spring.
The back nine? It's usually playable
around two weeks after the front side.
"All in all, I havetoemphasize that my
members don't take a selfish attitude in
the question of when to open. They turn it
over to me and I let my conscience be my
guide."
GERRY FINN

-NEW MEMBERSWelcome & Congatulations to:
Richard Drew, Regular
Salem Municipal G.C.
Michael J. Powers, Associate
Brook Meadow G.C.

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" W e ' d like to welcome two new
friends of the association. Bartlett Tree
Experts and Stormy Acres Sod Farm.
Whether it's expert tree care or putting
green sod, just look for the phone number
under Friends of Association.
Congratulations are in order for Dr. C.
Richard Skogley of the University of
Rhode Island who received GCSAA's
Distinguished Service Award February 9,
1989, in Anaheim, California. The DSA
is given to individuals who have demonstrated dedication and outstanding service to golf course superintendents and the
profession. Also, to Sherwood A. Moore,
CGCS, of Brewster, Mass. who received
Golf Course Management magazine's
Leo Feser Award for 1987-88. The Leo
Feser Award is presented annually to an
author in recognition of the best-written
article by a GCS AA member golf course
superintendent that is published in GCM
magazine.
The GCSAA golf tournament was
held at the North Pole or as some may call
it Palm Springs, Calif. The golf courses
were beautiful and the Hi-Lo Desert
Association were superb hosts. But to
give you an idea how cold it was—imagine yourself playing golf in February, on
the first three holes at New Seabury, Cape
Cod, with the raw northeast wind coming
of the ocean at 30 m.p.h. However, the
cold did not bother these chaps. In the 710 handicap division, Steve Chiavaroli,
Tatnuck C.C. captured 4 th net. The 11-15
handicap flight, Paul Jamrog, The Orchards G.C. won 1st gross. David Barber,
Blue Hill C.C. won 4th gross and Charlie
Passios, Hyannisport Club seized 9th
gross. In the 16-20 handicap flight, Kip
Tyler from Salem C.C. won 5th gross.
And, in the 21-25 handicap flight, Wayne
Zoppo, from Agawam Hunt Club won
2nd gross. Congratulations to all.
Special thanks to Dick Zepp, Ron
Milenski, Chip Brearly, Dave Heroian
and Bill Rollins in managing the
GCSANE suite in Anaheim.

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GCSAANews

GCSAA Elects 1989-90
Board of Directors
Dennis D. Lyon, CGCS, City of Aurora (Colo.) Parks Department, was
elected president of the Golf Course
Superintendents Association of America
(GCSAA) during the association's 60th
International Golf Course Conference
and Show held in Anaheim, CA, on Feb.
6-13. Lyon succeeds John A. Segui,
CGCS, Berwyn, PA, who as immediate
past president will continue to serve for a
year as director.
Gerald L. Faubel, CGCS, Saginaw
(MI) Country Club, was elected vice
president. Re-elected as a director and
appointed secretary/treasurer was
Stephen G. Cadenelli, CGCS, the
Metedeconk National Golf Club in
Jackson, N.J. Also re-elected as director
was Randy Nichols, CGCS, Cherokee
Town & Country Club, Dunwoody, GA.

Dennis Lyon, CGCS
President

Joseph Baidy, CGCS

Elected as a new GCSAA director was
Gary T. Grigg, CGCS, Shadow Glen Golf
Club, Olathe, KS Randy P. Zidik, CGCS,
Rolling Hills Country Club, McMurray,
PA, was appointed by President Lyon to
fill the unexpired term of Director Faubel.
Zidik will serve a one-year term.
William R. Roberts, CGCS,
Lochmoor Club, Grosse Pointe, MI, and
Joseph G. Baidy, CGCS, Acacia Country
Club, Lyndhurst, OH, continue serving
terms as directors.
Officers serve one-year terms, and
directors are elected to two-year terms.
The Golf Course Superintendents
Association of America fs an international organization of more than 8,000
members. Its headquarters is in Lawrence, KS.
Powell Successfully Defends
GCSAA Golf Title
(Palm Springs)—Dispite brutally
cold temperatures and winds exceeding
20 m.p.h. daily, Dave Powell, Charlotte,

Gerald Faubel, CGCS
Vice
President

Stephen Cadenelli, CGCS
Secretary/Treasurer

Gary Grigg, CGCS

Randy Nichols, CGCS

N.C. successfully defended the Golf
Course Superintendents Association of
America (GCSAA) National Golf Championship, Feb. 6-7, in Palm Springs, CA.
Powell's one-stroke victory over
Robert Kronn, La Grange, IL, and Hall
Richburg, CGCS, LaPlace, LA, at PGA
West was anything but a joyride.
Kim Wenger, CGCS, Eugene, OR,
held a two-stroke lead with only two holes
remaining when disaster struck.
At the infamous 17th hole, a par-3
made famous by Lee Trevino's ace during
the 1987 Skins Game, Wenger's tee shot
settled among the rocks that surround the
island green. From the ball drop area,
Wenger pitched his approach through the
green into the rocks again. He then proceeded to pitch his third attempt over the
green and into the water. When the dust
had settled, the Pete Dye-designed hole
nicknamed "Alcatraz" had hamstrung
Wenger with a 9.
"I thought I was out of it," said Powell,
Continued on page 5

John A. Segui, CGCS
Immediate Past President

Bill Roberts, CGCS

Gerald Faubel CGCS
Dennis Lyon, CGCS
Stephen Cadenelli, CGCS
Officers

Randy Zidick, CGCS

GCSAA NEWS Cont.from p. 4
who had to wait at the 18th hole while the
Wenger pairing finished, unaware of
Wenger's misfortune. "I just hung in
there during the day and tried to be consistent."
For Powell, the 1989 victory is his
third GCSAA Championship. He won
the U.S .G. A. Bobby Jones trophy in 1985
and again last year at the Woodlands,
Texas. He becomes only the third player
in the tournament's 50-year history to
claim three titles.
The '89 Championship was played
over two days at Landmark Land Co.'s
Mission Hills Resort Course and PGA
West Stadium Course. 116 players competed for the overall championship for
those with a 6 handicap or less. More than
500 players from across the country participated in the championship.

-POSITION

OPENINGS-

Assistant Superintendent
Brae Burn C.C.
326 Fuller Street
West Newton, MA 02165
Att. Robert DiRico, Supt.
(617)244-0680
Assistant Superintendent
Holden Hills & Heritage C.C.
Send Resume to: Albert Free, Supt.
160 School Street
Gardner, MA 01440
Superintendent
Brockton C.C.
Contact: Mr. Robert Johnson
71 Kenneth Street
West Bridgewater 02379
(508) 586-6737
New England C.C. (18) hole
180 Paine Street
Bellingham, MA 02019
Send Resume to: Project Manager
Jeff Sousa
(508) 883-2300

FINANCE

CHAIRMAN

Paul J a m r o g
Box 642. S i l v e r w o o d T e r r a c e
S H a d l e y M A 01075
Home Phone 413-538-7567
Office Phone 413-536-4195
Club Affiliation
T h e O r c h a r d s G C.

GOLF

CHAIRMAN

Robert DiRico
185 H e m e n w a y S t
M a r l b o r o , MA 01752
Home Phone 508-485-2605
Office Phone 617-244-0680
Club Affiliation
Brae B u r n C.C.

EDUCATIONAL

NGF News Release

National Golf Foundation Mourns Passing
of Co-Founder
The National Golf Foundation joined with
the golf industry this week in mourning the
passing of Herbert B. Graffis, 95, who with his
late brother Joe, founded the NGF in 1936.
Graffis died of pneumonia February 12 at Lee
Memorial Hospital in Fort Myers, Fla.
"Herb Graffis' contributions to golf cannot
be measured," said Dr. Joseph F. Beditz, Executive Vice President and acting President
and CEO of the NGF.
"No one who evermetHerb—andheknew
everyone in golf—will ever forget him. His
writing on golf is legendary; his efforts to
promote the game and* his love for golf will
stand as a testimonial for generations to come.
"Even in his advancing years, with his
eyesight failing, he kept in constant touch with
those in golf. His wit and his keen mind were
as sharp as ever. Only death has silenced one of
the great observers and voices of our game."
Graffis' career as a golf writer spanned
most of this century, as a war correspondent, a
columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, a television personality and as an author of numerous
articles on golf. These efforts led to his induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame in North

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Carolina in 1977, the first sportswriter to be so
honored. In 1988, he was honored by the PGA
of America with its first-ever Distinguished
Service Award. Graffis also authored The
PGA, a history of that organization first published in 1975.
In addition, he was the ghost writer for
Tommy Armour's book, How to Play Your
Best Golf All the Time, a publication which is
still in print. He was the founder of the Golf
Writers Association of America and served
that organization as president. He and his
brother Joe also published two national golf
magazines: Golfdom and Golfing. The latter
publication was ultimately merged with
GOLF magazine.
The NGF honored Graffis in 1977 with the
creation of the Herb Graffis award, now presented annually to recognize "longtime and
outstanding contributions in preserving the
true spirit of the game; specifically for keeping
golf as it was meant to be: for recreation, good
fellowship and health." Graffis himself received the award in 1983.
When the Graffis brothers founded the
NGF, it had the singular prupose of promoting
golf. This remains the overall mission of the
53-year-old nonprofit Foundation, which today has more than 5,000 members representing virtually every segment of the golf industry.

1989 NEGCSA Board of Directors

L.to R.: Front Row; Bob DiRico, Kip Tyler, Chip Brearly, Ron Milenski, Paul Jamrog,
Charlie Passios.
Back Row; Ron Kirkman, Dick Zepp, Steve Chiavaroli, Dave Barber and Paul Miller
CHAIRMAN

R o n a l d E. M i l e n s k i , C G C S
65 R o c k y P o n d R d
P r i n c e t o n , MA 01541
Home Phone 508-464-5312
Office Phone 508-779-6911
Club Affiliation
The International

NEWSLETTER

CHAIRMAN

Ronald Kirkman
25 G r e e n St
N e e d h a m , MA 02192
Home Phone 617-444-8412
Office Phone 617-444-5548
Club Affiliation
Needham C.C.

PAST

PRESIDENT

David Barber, CGCS
145 D e d h a m St
C a n t o n , MA 02021
Home Phdne 617-828-7266
Office Phone 617-828-6540
Club Affiliation
Blue Hill C.C.

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Agway Inc.
Greg Moore Rep.
Box 507 Sterling, MA
Fertilizer, Seed, Chemicals
800-225-CROP (MA) 617-422-7614

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

Baker Golf Cars
40 Walker Street
Swansea, MA 02777
508-379-0092
Sales Rep. Ray Chadwick
Sales Rep. George Asermely

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

Bartlatt Tree Experts
Tree Maintenance, Fertilization and
Consulting
153 Rumford Avenue
Newton, MA 02166
Carl DeSimone (617) 969-5990

Greenway Irrigation Company
Irrigation, Drainage, Wire Laying
P.O. Box 8157
East Lynn, MA 01904
John Murphy 617-595-3010
Steve Murphy 617-598-6917

R.F. RSors® & Sons Inc.
W. Wareham, MA 02576
508-295-1553
Larry Anshewitz, Rep.
Jack Cronin, Rep.

"The Bordon Company
Maynard, MA
Tel: 508-897-2571
Sales Rep. Jack Borden
Bulk Limestone Dealer

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

•Nardons Sand & Gravel Co. Inc.
37 Power Road
Westford, MA 01886
508-692-8221
Specializing in Topdressing Sand

Boston Irrigation Company
Dedham, MA
John Ramey - Paul Kenyon,
617-461-1560
Robin Hayes, 617-477-4423
Distributor of Irrigation Supplies
and Accessories
C & J Equipment, Inc.
188 Main Street
Wilmington, MA 01887
John Deere Golf & Turf Equipment
508-658-2022
Eric Oman, Bill Kemp, Kevin O'Donnell
•Geoffrey S. Cornish & Brian Silva
Golf Course Architects
Fiddlers Green, Amherst, MA 01002
Country Club Enterprises, Inc.
Club Car Golf Cars
Carryalls/Utility Cars
P.O. Box 400 W. Falmouth, MA 02574
508-563-2284
Chester Drake & Sons, Ins.
222 Walnut Street
Framingham, MA 01701
Golf Course Construction
508-875-7929

The Charles C. Hart Seed Co.
Weathersfield. Conn.
Bob Kennedy, Rep., Roy Sibley, Rep.
Holliston Sand Co. inc.
Lowland Street
Holliston, MA 01746
Sand for Topdressing & Bunkers
international Golf Const. Co.
Antonios Paganis, Rep.
5 Purcell Rd„ Arlington, MA 02174
Golf Course Construction
617-648-2351 or 508-428-3022
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11 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
•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

NEWSLETTER
RONALD W. KIRKMAN
Newsletter Editor
KIP TYLER CGCS
Associate Editor
THOMAS SCHOFIELD CGCS
Business Manager
GERRY FINN
Contributing Editor

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

Sawtelle Bros.
65 Glenn Street
Lawrence, MA 01843
508-682-9296

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

Scott Associates, Inc.
60 Water Street
Clinton, MA 01510
508-365-6341
Pumps-Sales, Service installation,
Vertical Turbine Pumps Specialists

Mobay Chemical Co.
Greg Ellis
67 Primrose Drive
Warwick, Rl 02818

Nor-Am Chemical Co.
Wilmington, Delaware
David Sylvester, Rep.
203-828-8905
Norfolk Power Equip., Inc.
194 Main Street
Norfolk, MA 02056
508-528-3120
Don Reynolds, Rep.
Old Fox Chemical Inc.
Fertilizers-Seeds-Turf-Chemicals
66 Valley Street
E. Providence, R.l. 02914
Tru Grasn Golf Course Div.
Custom Applications, Spraying,
Aeration, Top Dressing, Slice Seeding
Full Line of Materials
Weymouth, MA 02190
800-462-5990

Scotts Pro-Turf Div.
Allan Cumps 413-253-5226,
Regional Director
Rep. Scott Brown 413-245-6038
Stormy Acres
Putting green quality sod grown on a
fumigated sand base
West Haven, Vermont 05743
Kevin Gun, 802-265-3046
Tuckahoe Turf Farms Inc.
Exeter, R.l. 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 01603
508-791-2091
T u r f Specialty Inc.
60 Merrimac Street
Hooksett, N.H. 03106
Turf & Ornamental Supplies
1-800-228-6656
Ken Turner, Kevin Lyons,
Dave Schermerhorn
Philip Wogan
Golf Course Architect
17 Walker Road
Topsfield, MA 01983

Partac Golf Course T o p Dressing
Kelsey Park
Great Meadows, N.J. 07838
Jim Kelsey, 1-800-247-2326
Greg Moore, 401-683-9496
E.B. Rotondi & Sons, Inc.
224 Forest Street
Winchester, MA 01890
617-729-3330
Tennis Courts, Cart paths, Parking lots.

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