Golf Course Superintendents

LETTER
Association

S p o n s o r s a n d a d m i n i s t r a t o r s of the T r o l l - D i c k i n s o n S c h o l a r s h i p
F u n d — A w a r d e d y e a r l y to d e s e r v i n g T u r f M a n a g e m e n t S t u d e n t s .

OF NEW ENGLAND, INC.

July 1991

Golf course superintendents swear by
the Northeast Autumn "Quechee Classic"
August Meeting
Superintendent Championship
Thursday, August 1,1991
Weston CC, Weston, M A
Don Hearn, CGCS
Host Superintendent
Guest .Speaker
R i c h a r d Shaw
Bowhers General Agency
Retirement - What Your Club
Can Do For You
9:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
1:00 p.m.

Board Meeting
Regular Meeting
Education
Lunch after Education
Golf

(Fifty golf carts available
to first 100 players.
The rest will have to walk.)
Reservations required
Call b e f o r e July 29,1991
(617) 527-6968
Don is in his 19th year at Weston C.C. Prior,
he was at Lexington Golf Club for five years.
He is also a graduate of the UMass Turf
Winter School.
Don has come up through the ranks of officers
in the GCSANE, ending as President. In
1987 Don served as the President of GCSAA.
He lives in Chelmsford with his wife Joan and
children Donny, 20 and Kristin, 18. We all
look forward to a fine day on August 1.
Directions: Exit 26 off Route 128. Take
Route 20 West. At first set of lights, take a
left. Take first left onto Maple Road. Go
straight to Club.
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It's the talk of the profession, even in
the middle of the summer when it's still a
couple of months down the road. And why
not? Mark Fuller's Northeast Autumn
Classic is something to crow about.
Fuller, who has taken giant steps up
the professional ladder at the Quechee
Club in Quechee, Vermont to the point
where he's operations manager for the
6,000-acre spread, has turned an informal
shoot-around into the creme de la creme of
golf tournaments with only the golf course
superintendents in mind.
"Right," Fuller explained. "This is our
11th tournament coming up and there
doesn't seem to be any stopping its popularity. The field is always full, the waiting
list is still growing, and I can't ever remember anyone leaving here upset...unless it was over a short putt he missed."
The Northeast Autumn Classic is a golf
tournament strictly for golf course superintendents. The playing format is a twoman, best-ball, gross and net affair.
That's the only formal aspect of the threeday affair. Otherwise, the agenda is designed to allow supers the opportunity to
unwind at the end of a long season of

accommodating the needs (sometimes demands) of members and others looking for
only the best of playing conditions.
This year the Classic will be staged
Sept. 29, 30, and October 1. Presently the
field is limited to 80 players or 40 teams.
However, at this writing Fuller was toying
with the idea of expanding it to 100 supers.
"That would be quite a gathering," he
said. "You put 100 superintendents together for three days and the experience
is overwhelming. Not only do we have fun,
the educational spinoff opportunities are
countless. You know what happens when
you start shooting the breeze. Sooner or
later you get to shop talk and that can lead
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"There doesn't seem to be
any stopping its popularity.
The field is always full; the
waiting list is still growing."
Mark Fuller

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PRESIDENT
Paul Miller, CGCS
1 Leicester Road - Marblehead, MA 01945
(H) 617-631-7910 - (W) 508-369-5704
Club Affiliation - Nashawtuc C C
VICE PRESIDENT
Edward L, Brearly
189 Matfleld Street - W. Bridgewater, MA 02379
(H) 508-584-6568 - (W) 508-295-7010
Club Affiliation - Bay Pointe C.C.
SECRETARY
Stephen A. Chiavaroli, CGCS
6 Birch Street - Paxton, MA 01612
(H) 508-752-0031 - (W) 508-791-5373
Club Affiliation - Tatnuck C.C.
TREASURER
Ronald E. Mllenski, C G C S
65 Rocky Pond Road - Princeton, MA 01541
(H) 508-464-5312 - (W) 508-779-6911
Club Affiliation - The Internationa!
TRUSTEE
Robert DIRico, CGCS
185 Hemenway Street - Marlboro, MA 01752
(H) 508-485-2605 - (W) 617-244-0680
Club Affiliation - Brae Burn C.C,
TRUSTEE
Eric E. Newell, CGCS
113 Cross Street - Hanover, MA 02339
(H)'617-826-7207- (W) 617-878-5836
Club Affiliation - Rockland C.C.
TRUSTEE
Robert Ruszala
69 Gellnas Drive - Chicopee, MA 01020
(H) 413-592-5780 - (W) 413-256-8654
Club Affiliation - Hickory Ridge G.C.
FINANCE
CHAIRMAN
Paul Jamrog
P. O. Box 38 - Belchertown, MA 01007
(H) 413-323-8519 - (W) 413-536-4195
Club Affiliation - The Orchards G.C.
GOLF
CHAIRMAN
Jim Fltzroy, C G C S
357 W. Squantum Street - N. Qulncy, MA 02171
(H) 508-528-6956 - (W) 617-328-1776
Club Affiliation - Presidents G.C.
EDUCATIONAL
CHAIRMAN
Kevin F. Osgood
62 Maple Street - Hyde Park, MA 02136
(H) 617-364-4859 - (W) 617-254-0925
Club Affiliation - Newton Comm. G.C.
NEWSLETTER
CHAIRMAN
Kip Tyler, CGCS
P. O. Box 671 - Peabody, MA 01960
(H) 508-462-9272 - (W) 508-532-2236
Club Affiliation - Salem C.C.
PAST PRESIDENT
Richard Zepp, CGCS
27 Fowler Road - Northbridge, MA 01534
(H) 508-234-8490- (W) 508-234-2533
Club Affiliation - Whltlnsville G.C.

THE

NEWSLETTER
KIP TYLER, CGCS
Newsletter Editor
RONALD MILENSKI, CGCS
Business Manager

GERRY FINN
Contributing Editor

Information contained in this publication may be used
freely, in whole or in part, without special permission as
long as the true context is maintained. We would
appreciate a credit line.

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to a number of things, maybe finding a
solution to a problem or getting an idea for
an innovative improvement in the way
you set up your maintenance schedule."
Shooting the breeze is just what got the
Classic rolling when Fuller was still a
relative fledgling in the profession as superintendent and maintenance director
for town recreational areas in Westport,
CT. He and three other supers batted
around the possibility of running a superintendent-only golf tournament as a sort
of stress relief venture. Mark volunteered
to host it, the effort picked up steam with
increasing numbers over the next six
years, and Mark made it part of his future

"Every cent goes back into
the tournament to make it
as enjoyable as possibie
for all the entries...it's like
a reunion of sorts."
Mark Fuller
book when he got the call to become superintendent-property manager at Quechee
in 1984.
"We didn't get to have the tournament
my first year here," Mark recalled. "It was
kind of hectic for me because I was walking into a job where there was a lot to do
to get it back into top playing shape. So,
that took all of my time. But when the two
courses got back on their feet, I was right
there with a request to renew the Classic
and approval by my committee members
was unanimous. It's been that way ever
since."
Quechee waives green fees and cooperates with Fuller in housing arrangements
and other side responsibilities to make the
Classic even more attractive each year.
"This isn't a benefit or a charity event
for any cause," Fuller told. "Every cent
goes back into the tournament to make it
as enjoyable as possible for all the entries.
After all, these guys are my friends, my
peers. It's like a reunion of sorts. I think
we have about 60 supers who haven't
missed a single tournament. They can't
wait to get here, especially for those wild
skins games we have. I guess the best way
to describe the three days is with the word,
relax. In other words, it's three days of
no-pressure existence. All the golf course

superintendents will know what I mean
by that."
The Classic, played on Quechee's two
premium courses (Highland and Lakeland), never would have materialized if
Fuller had gone the way of his original
professional plan. In fact, he still can't
believe he wanted to be a graphics designer, but that's where he was planted
after earning a BS degree in graphic arts
from Bridgeport University.
'The commute helped me change jobs,"
Mark disclosed. "I had a job in New York
and was commuting from Fairfield County
(CT). That was a killer, not to mention my
prospects of getting to the top in my business. The best was to describe my title is,
'junior paste-up editor'. Right, it was just
as boring as it sounds. So, I was ripe to
give that up for something else."
The greener pastures were right in
Mark's back yard or next door to his family's home in Watertown (CT). He had
worked at the Crestbrook Country Club
summers and went back there while taking turf management courses at UMass.
He moved to Longshore Golf Club in Westport as assistant superintendent and two
years later he was in charge of the golf
course and sprawling two recreation outlets.
Next came the opportunity for bigger
things at Quechee and he plunged himself
into restoring the Highland and Lakeland
layouts into the much-acclaimed golf
courses they once were. Today, they are
back at the top of the state's best-layout
list and Mark has turned over the superintendents responsibilities to capable Ken
Lallier.
In between Mark has earned an MBA
degree at Northeastern and became one of
the key people in the overall operation of
the Quechee development. He's the man
behind Quechee and the man behind the
Northeast Autumn Classic. That's going
two for two in any man's league.
GERRY FINN

Calendar
Aug. 1

Supt. Championship
Weston C.C.
Weston, MA

Sept. 9

Member-Member Tourney
Foxboro C.C.
Foxboro, MA

Oct. 3

Research Tournament
The Country Club
Brookline, MA

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The Super Spea/rs Out
This month's question: With the tournament season in full swing, what is your part
in the physical preparations for the event, how do you handle maintenance while
it is being played, and what kind of clean-up job are you left with at tournaments end?
Bob DiRico, Brae Burn Country
Club: "As for the responsibility for marking the course to define hazards and
other distinctive areas and pin placement, it all comes
back to me.
"I guess everyone's satisfied with
the way I set the
pins and cut the
cups because the Massachusetts Golf Association leaves all those things to me,
even for the State Amateur which we are
scheduled to host the first of the month
(July).
"That tournament, plus the club's big
four-day, member-guest event, just happen to be falling in the same month — the
state at the beginning and the memberguest at the end. That's probably the biggest problem I'll have in the way of giving

"My members are good about
repairing nicks on the greens. "
Bob DiRico
players in both events the top playing conditions they expect when they come here.
"It means that we'll have to live with a
stress period that lasts just about the entire month. The course will take a pounding, that's for sure. It has to because of the
amount of play, especially when the state
am players are trying to qualify for the
rest of the tournament.
"However, I'm not really worried about
things like ball marks on the green and
divots that aren't replaced. Most of the
low handicap golfers are aware of what
they have to do to help retain top-notch
conditions. And my members are pretty
good about repairing nicks on the greens
and other delicate areas.
"That part of the maintenance requirements I can live with. Another is a strain
on my crew, though. Their schedule is like
something out of a swing shift worker's
arrangement. During tournaments
they'll probably work 4:30 in the morning

till 9, then come back in the afternoon and
pull duty from 3 to 9 or whenever it gets
dark.
"When the tournament ends, usually
on a Sunday, we look forward to an uncrowded course on Monday to catch up on
any damage that might have occurred.
We close Monday mornings and try to
keep afternoon play down by encouraging
members to let the course sit for a while.
Overall, it's no big hassle. We manage all
right."
Paul Jamrog, The Orchards Golf
Club: "We have a pretty good system
here, setting up the
course for a tournament.
Our pro
marks the course,
and I mean he does
the actual marking,
and I'm responsible
for setting the pins
and tee markers. It
works pretty well,
too.
"The course preparation doesn't vary
much from tournament to tournament because the rough stays just about the same
height all year as well as the fairways.
'The only difference might come on the
greens, but it's ever so slight. I probably
slow down the speed just a hair for regular
play, so we double-mow them for major
tournaments. The only time we use a Stimpmeter is to see if all the greens are
consistent speed-wise.
'Tournaments probably are tougher on
my crew than anybody. They have to come
in and out and do their work at the con-

"Tournaments probably are
tougher on the crew..."
Paul Jamrog
venience of the tournament schedule.
This means a lot of early, early mornings
and a lot of late, late nights for them.
"Oh, one other thing. Our memberguest always is wall-to-wall, meaning the
course is loaded with golfers and carts.

Last year we were hurting because rain
was around almost every time a tournament was played. That put stress on
places where the carts were supposed to
go as well as where they weren't supposed
to be. But we bit the bullet and the course
held up pretty well. So, I don't climb walls
when there's a tournament ahead."
Jack Pluta, Country Club of Pittsfield: "There isn't much confusion here as
far as marking the
course goes. I used
to do it for tournaments, but the pro
does it now. It really doesn't matter,
though. Most of the
people who play our
course believe as I
do — you put the
ball down on the tee and you don't touch it
again until you take it out of the hole.
"Pin placements and setting tee markers are on my things-to-do list at tournament time. I have a good idea where they
should be. After all, most golfers are 15handicap or more so they're more interested in getting the ball on the green than
trying to finesse it near the pin.
"Setting up the course isn't any different for tournaments, either. When guests
or state amateur contestants come in, we
don't try to trick up the course or make it
as long as it can stretch out. Letting the
rough grow to ridiculous heights is also
something I and my members frown on.
The only thing that gets you is a course
defined by a hayfield, after it's cut down.
"Actually, tournaments are no different in my program than regular weekend
play. Our greens are fairly fast to begin
with, so we don't mess with them for tournaments. Same goes for divots and ball
marks, we get the same amount, tournament or regular play and we're average
replacing divots and repairing ball marks.
All in all, tournaments don't put much
strain on me and my crew. All it means to
us is a little more activity around the first
tee and the clubhouse."
GERRY FINN

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At Marshfield C.C.

June 10

A message
from
the President
Since
1949,
Ouimet has been
thought of as the official charity of golf
in Massachusetts
as it has awarded
2700 students over
$5.5 million in aid.
The fund was originally started as a caddie program, but
superintendent and pro shop help have
been eligible for many years. Caddies, in
fact, make up only 35% of the current
applicants.
The fund is open to public, semi-private, municipal, resort, and private
courses. Its major support comes from
Ouimet Bag Tag sales at clubs throughout
the state. A lot of clubs are in the bag tag
program, but many more don't realize the
benefits of Ouimet, or don't know they are
eligible. If your club is not involved, or you
think they should be, talk it up with your

golf chairman and members.
In an age in which attracting and retaining good young help is an even more
critical need for superintendents, one
group stands out a true partner to the
profession.
I'm proud to announce that over 22% of
the Ouimet Fund's freshman scholarship
applicants are young people who have
given three years of service to golf in Massachusetts superintendent operations.
We're making a big effort to let people
know that Ouimet Scholarships are for
everyone in the golf business, and I would
encourage all of you to have your young
people look into Ouimet scholarships.
The potential incentive of these scholarships gives the superintendents a great
advantage over other service economy jobs
in attracting good, young people. Our jobs
are tough enough, but having motivated
young people to commit for three years can
be a tremendous advantage. If your club
isn't already involved in Ouimet, I urge
you to look at it closely.
Currently, the Ouimet Fund is
awarded a total of 150 financial scholarships worth $300,000 to students attending 96 colleges and universities. These
students have given service at 99 clubs in
Massachusetts. The superintendent
ranks are currently accounting for 28

Clockwise from far left: Marshfield host Bob
Mathews; Richard Callahan (I.) and Rich Caughey
(r.); Bert Frederick bulking up for a round of golf; and
the trio of (I. to r.) Alan Anderson, Dennis Frlel, and
Mike Hannigan.

awards and have been growing steadily in
recent years. The thing that we're proudest of is the fact that two of those students
earned degrees at Stockbridge this spring
and plan to continue with golf careers in
turf management. You should also realize
that if you project the current applicant
pool against our annual scholarship totals, we could award the superintendent
areas as much as $63,000, and if you projected that over the four years a class is in
college, we could give back over $250,000
to your staffs.
The Ouimet Fund is currently developing a long-term strategy which includes
extensive involvement with the various
Superintendents and golf professional associations. We call this our "Partners in
Golf Program" which means that we are
all in the golf business together - as the
official charities working to help you, your
club, and the young people. You'll be hearing a lot more about the Ouimet Fund in
the future.
Many thanks to Turf Specialty and
Kevin Lyons for their check for $1465
awarded to the Ouimet Fund for the purchase of three framed Ouimet stamp lithographs. These limited edition collectors
items will be raffled off at various research
tournaments in the area.
PAUL MILLER

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Bill Flynn and the MGA
serve best interests of golf
by Gary Larrabee, for the GCSANE Newsletter
Bill Flynn has always been energized
by the golf business. Ever since he became
a golf professional more than 30 years ago,
Flynn has experienced an insatiable appetite to broaden his professional
involvement in the game.
So it came as no surprise to his friends
and associates 20 years ago when he acquired Lakeview Golf Course, a popular
nine-hole executive course in Wenham,
Mass., and 15 years ago when he took over
Far Corner Golf Course, an 18-hole, 7000yard public course in nearby West
Boxford.
The purchase of the two layouts led to
the formation of Bill Flynn Golf Course
Management Inc., his company that has
most recently made a name for joining
forces with the Massachusetts Golf Association and saving failing golf courses.
Flynn's company has managed George
Wright Golf Club in Hyde Park, Mass. for
10 years, Mount Hood GC in Melrose,
Mass. for eight years, and just this past
March assumed management of Ipswich
(MA) Country Club, whose original owners were forced into bankruptcy and could
not make mortgage payments to the Bank
for Savings in Maiden.
Flynn's company runs these operations
in conjunction with MGA Golf Course Consultants Inc., an arm of the Mass. Golf
Association, whose sole purpose for existing, as MGA executive director Dick
Haskell is proud to point out, "is to promote and serve the best interests of golf in
the state."
In fostering a unique working relationship with Flynn, the former head pro at
Thomson CC in North Reading, Mass., the
MGA, Haskell added, "has tried to respond to the needs of the state's golf
community, seeking to save courses in financial trouble and at the same time
provide expertise to those individuals,
companies, and towns exploring the pros
and cons of building or owning courses in
this period of tremendous golf growth."
That's a mouthful, but that's exactly
what the ongoing Golf Boom is — a mouthful. A mouthful with great complexity.
"More golf associations must get involved with this aspect of the game:

dealing with courses and clubs that get in
financial trouble," says Harry McCracken,
a former MGA president who is managing
director of MGA Golf Course Consultants
and works closely with Flynn on Mt. Hood,
George Wright, Ipswich, and related matters.
Flynn, a member of the Golf Course
Superintendents Association of America
and the USGA Greens Section, appreciates the role superintendents play in the
operation of every course, public and private.
Granted, Flynn is in the golf course
management business to make a living,
but he is also in the business because he
loves it. "Golf has been my life, as a caddymaster, club professional, player, club
manager, and now with my management
company," Flynn says. "If I don't make
things work right at the clubs and courses
I take over, I won't have a company very
long. But I like to think I've made things
work and made the operations at these
clubs benefit everybody, especially the
golfer."
"The MGA's relationship with Bill
Flynn has been good for golf in Massachusetts," Haskell states unequivocally. 'The
MGA's relationship with Flynn exists for
one reason only, in fact, to help courses
function successfully. That's part of serving and promoting the best interests of the
game in the state.
"At the same time, nobody is more giving of his courses for use as tournament
sites than Bill Flynn. Moreover, he has
always displayed a high priority of consideration for the role of the course
superintendent in the successful operations of his and the MGA's courses."
"Course superintendents never get the
credit they deserve," says Flynn. "People
are quick to criticize greens if they are too
fast or too slow and for the most part are
not aware of the many facets of their job
and what is entailed in keeping a course
in good shape. They work with the elements and now, well, with conservation
groups concerned about what fertilizers
and chemicals we use on the course, they
have to be extra careful."
Flynn is quick to compliment the jobs

his superintendents do: GCSAA members
Jim Amor at Far Corner and Greg Carr at
George Wright, as well as Charles
Crowley at Ipswich, Tom Tinsley at
Lakeview, Bob Christopher at Mt. Hood,
and Bill Foley at Franklin Park, the
course located in the Dorchester section of
Boston that Flynn runs for the city of
Boston. Frank Stasio oversees the course
maintenance at all of the courses Flynn
either owns or manages.
Amor, 42, is a Danvers native and resident who has run the Far Corner
operation for Flynn for eight years and is
an accomplished player as well.
Carr, 30, hails from West Boxford and
worked at Far Corner for 12 years before
taking the George Wright assignment
three years ago.
Carr and Amor have attended winter
courses in golf course management, agronomy, etc. at UMass Stockbridge.
Foley, 26, originally was under Carr at
George Wright before being promoted to
the top post at Franklin Park two years
ago. He is from Jamaica Plain.
Christopher, 59, served as club manager at Mt. Hood before assuming the
superintendent duties six years ago. He
is from Wakefield and lives in Danvers.
Crowley, the new man in charge at
Ipswich, served as the assistant superintendent there under Wayne Lacroix for
the last two years. He moved to Andover
CC with Lacroix but returned to Ipswich
after Flynn took over the management in
March. Crowley, 35, lives in Salem.
Tinsley, 73, retired from his career in
the trucking business and, after a stint at
Thomson CC, became superintendent at
Lakeview. He has been on the job five
years.
Stasio, 57, has been in the golf course
irrigation business for many years and
has done much of Flynn's design and construction work on the courses. The
Pembroke native built the new executive
nine at Tara Ferncroft.
McCracken was quick to note the cooperation the MGA and Flynn have received
from the GCSAA New England and chapter officials such as Don Hearn of Weston,
the former National President, and Paul
Miller of Nashawtuc, the chapter President.
"As knowledgeable as Mr. Flynn is on
golf course operations, we couldn't be as
successful as we've been without the expertise and cooperation provided by
on-course superintendents and the people
like Donnie Hearn and Paul Miller," said
McCracken. "With their assistance, we
feel we've been able to make the courses
we have taken over viable for their memberships, public players, and owners."

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Read Sand & Gravel promotion benefits Oui m et Fund
Joe Farina, Golf Course & Turf Specialist for Read Sand & Gravel, has announced that his company will sponsor a
special one year promotion by which Read
will contribute twenty-five cents to the
Ouimet Fund for each cubic yard of any
material delivered to any golf course Read
services.
Farina's Golf Course Division supplies
the golf industry with USGA specification
materials, including top dressing mixes,
top dressing sand, and bunker sand. The
company also provides screened loam,
mulch, stone, and stone dust products for
drainage and cart path construction. The
company delivers to country clubs, golf

courses, and driving ranges quantities
from four cubic yard trucks to multiple 35
cubic yard trailer loads.
"I speak for both the GCSANE and the
Ouimet Fund in saying that we are all
delighted that Joe Farina and Read Sand
& Gravel have made this wonderful offer.
Joe comes from a great golf family and he
and his company have a wonderful understanding of how the Ouimet Fund benefits
our industry and they want to help us. I
appreciate what they are doing for all of
us, and extend my best wishes for a great
concept. I hope other companies will join
with contributions or other forms of

Ouimet support," said GCSANE President Paul Miller.
"This is a winner for everyone involved.
It is good for the Ouimet Fund and the
Superintendents. It is good business for
the Read Company and at the same time
gives the superintendents, managers, and
course owners a chance to make a contribution along with the Read Company.
We're proud to be involved with the
Ouimet Fund and the golf industry this
way," said Farina.
The promotion will run from August 1,
1991 to August 1, 1992. For further information, contact Joe Farina at 617-8782955.

DIVOT DRIFT.. .announcements...educational seminars...job opportunities

...tournament results...and miscellaneous items of interest to the membership.
EXTRA SPECIAL
CONGRATULATIONS!

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Congratulations to Kip Tyler on
a super job grooming Salem Country
Club for the Massachusetts Open!

POLICY
The board requests that if at all possible,
comments and criticisms be put in writing
and addressed to a board member.

The annual University of Rhode Island
T u r f g r a s s Field Day w i l l be held on
Wednesday, August 21, 1991 at the Turfgrass Research Farm, Plains Road, Kingston, RI 02881.
For additional information, contact Dr. N.
Jackson, Plant Sciences Department, Woodward Hall, Kingston, RI 02881.

INFORMATION
The Landscape Pest Message System is
on line for the 1991 growing season. Call
617-894-3115 for an update on the management of turf and ornamental pests as well as
the number of accumulated growing degree
days being calculated in Waltham and Wareham. The message is updated every Wednesday afternoon, and is available 24 hours a
day, seven days a week.

Superintendent-Chairman Results
Longmeadow C.C. - June 3

Welcome N e w Affiliate Members: Bruce
Budrow, Raymond Purdy, Bruce Chapman,
Nora Berard, Joe Farina.

L o w Gross: Mt. Pleasant - Jack HassettDave Walsh; L o w N e t : Heritage Hill - Charlie D i c k o w - B r i a n C l e a r y ; 2 n d N e t :
Kittansett - Lenny Blodgett-John Spring;
3rd N e t : Needham Golf Club - Ron KirkmanGeorge Lambert; 4th Net: Thorny Lea - Joe
Rybka-Richard Nota; 5th N e t : Concord Dick Duggan-Bob Loverud; 6th Net: Tatnuck - Steve Chiavaroli-Steve Gabrielian;
7th Net: Brae Burn - Bob DiRico-Ben
Robelan; 8th Net: Foxboro - Andrew Langlois-Rich Hacunda; Closest to Pin: Super Ron Kirkman, Needham; Chairman - George
Lambert, Needham

N e w F r i e n d s of the Association: Agriturf
Inc., Hatfield, M A and Golf Direction Associates, Foxboro, MA.

GCSANE & CCTMA
Joint Meeting Results
Marshfield C.C. - June 10

N e w Student Members: Joseph R. Swing,
John M. LeBlanc, John W. Drysowicz, and
Frank C. Dally

(Point Quota)
1st
Keith Gavin and Ron Kirkman
2nd Dick Zepp and Bob Brown
3rd Mel O'Kelly and R. Osborne
4th Wayne Zoppo and Bob Chisholm
Dave Barber and Dick Matthews
Art Silva and Tom Colombo

MEMBERSHIP
SPECIAL EVENT

TOURNAMENT
RESULTS

Welcome N e w Members: Robert Donovan, Associate Member, Glen Ellen C.C.;
John Allen, Regular Member, Lost Brook
C.C.; Cost Davis, Regular Member, Cranberry Valley C.C.; and Michael Cassidy, Assistant Member, Tedesco C.C.

Lucien E. Duval of York Golf & Tennis has
been voted in as a Life Member.

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Congratulations to B o b B r o w n of Sawtelle Bros, on scoring an Eagle 2 on the 317
yard par 4 thirteenth.

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Please Patronize These FRIENDS OF THE ASSOCIA TION
AA Will Materials Corp.
168 Washington St., Stoughton, MA 02072
Top dressing, sand, loam, trap sand,
decorative stone
Est. 1886

International Golf Const. Co.
Antonios Paganis, Rep.
5 Pu reel I Rd., Arlington, MA 02174
Golf Course Construction
(617) 648-2351 or (508) 428-3022

Agriturt, Inc.
59 Dwight St., Hatfield, MA 01038
Fertilizer, seed, and chemicals for turf
1-800-824-2474

Irrigation Maintenance & Service
21 Lakeview Ave., Natick, MA, (508) 653-0625
Irrigation consultation, design, and
system evaluation - Bob Healey, ASIC

Baker Golf Cars
40 Walker St., Swansea, MA 02777
(508) 379-0092
Reps, Ray Chadwick, Bob Kinyoun
Bartlett Tree Experts
Tree Maintenance, Fertilization &
Consulting
153 Rumford Ave., Newton, MA 02166
(617) 969-5990

Tom Irwin, Inc.
11B A St., Burlington, MA
800-582-5959
617-273-0143
617-273-4804 FAX
Jack Petersen, (508) 256-6296
Wayne Ripley, (508) 252-6507
Dennis Friel, (617) 938-1751
Paul Skafas, (603) 889-7177
Chris Petersen, (617) 262-7586

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

John's Tree & Landscape Company
Tree & Landscape Experts
All employees certified & insured
John P. Re, (617) 739-7760

Boston Irrigation Company
Dedham, MA
John Ramey, Paul Kenyon
(617) 461-1560
Distributor of Irrigation Supplies
and Accessories

Larchmont Eng. & Irrig. Co.
Larchmont Lane, Lexington, MA 02173
(617) 862-2550

The Cardinals, Inc.
166 River Rd., P.O. Box 520
Unionville, CT 06085
Golf Course & Landscape Supplies
John Callahan (203) 673-3699
C & J Equipment, Inc.
188 Main St., Wilmington, MA 01887
John Deere Golf & Turf Equipment
(508) 658-2022—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, Inc.
222 Walnut St., Framingham, MA 01701
Golf Course Construction
(508) 875-7929
Elanco Products Company
Stephen C. Dolinak
31 Old T o w n Trail, Narragansett, Rl 02882
(401) 789-9017
Gold Star Wholesale Nursery & Sod Farm
Bill T h o m p s o n
Lexington, MA, (617) 861-1111
Canterbury, NH, (603) 783-4717
Golf Direction Associates
54 N. Grove St., Foxboro, MA 02035
Golf forms designed to meet the
industry's specialized record keeping
requirements.
Nora Berard, (508) 543-9822
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
Hammond & Tilton, Inc.
P.O. Box 30, Exit 35W off I95
Fairfield, ME 04937
Tel: (207) 453-7131
John Deere Golf & Turf Equipment
Contact: Gary Hammond
The Charles C. Hart Seed Co.
P.O. Box 9169
Weathersfield, CT 06109
1 -800-326-HART
Roy Sibley, (203) 376-9525
Don Whinnem, (603) 692-5097
Holliston Sand Co., Inc.
P.O. Box 393, Trifft Rd., Slatersville, Rl
(401) 766-5010/Topdressing & Bunker Sand

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The Lawn Co. Inc.
P.O. 1540, Buzzards Bay, MA 02532
Tom Fair, 1-800-660-TURF
Fertilizers & Pest Controls Applied
Fairway Aeration & Slice Seeding
Lazaro's Golf Course Accessories
dba Hammond Paint & Chem. Co., Inc.
738 Main/Suite 223, Waltham, MA 02154
Joseph Lazaro, (617) 647-3361

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, Rl 02914
Partac Peat Corporation
Great Meadows, NJ 07833-800-247-2326
(201) 637-4191—G.C. topdressing, const, mixes,
tennis ct. supply
P.I.E. Supply Co.
Dedicated to sales and service of quality irrigation
equipment. (203) 878-0658
John Lensing, (401) 246-0864 for your
irrigation needs.
Pro-Lawn Products Inc.
231 Heather Street, Cranston, Rl 02920
Specializing in turf & ornamental needs
Contact Mike Kroian, (401) 944-9990
Read Sand & Gravel, Inc.
171 VFW Dr., Rockland, MA 02370
Top dressg loam; sand, concrete and brick;
stone, crushed, washed, colored; same day service,
Sat. deliveries.
Mike Donovan, (617) 878-2955
J. P. Roberts Co.
Technical Resource Catalog
Survey-Weather-Testing-Meas.& Diag. Equip.
Barbara Piantedosi, (508) 456-6886

Lesco Inc.
20005 Lake Rd., Rock River, OH 44116
Ron Tumiski, Rep. - Mike Donahue, Rep.
800-825-3726

Sawtelle Bros.
65 Glenn St., Lawrence, MA 01843
(508) 682-9296

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

Scotts Pro-Turf Div.
Allan Cumps, Regional Dir.
Rep. Scott Brown, (401) 294-3606
Rep. Richard Forni, (413) 534-8896

Lowden Tree & Landscape
433 Chestnut St., Needham, MA 02192
Tree maintenance, spraying, consulting,
landscaping, construction
Scott A. Stover, Rep. (617) 444-0402
Madden Asphalt Corp., Boston, MA 02134
Paving-cart paths-parking lots-roadways
grading-sitework-drainage
(617) 254-0000 (617) 254-7100
The Magovern Co., Inc.
27 Lawnacre Road
Windsor Locks, CT 06096
Tel: 800-243-7718 or (203) 623-2508
Lew Varga, Rep.
D.L. Maher Co.
Box 127, C o n c o r d St.
N. Reading, MA 01864
(617) 933-3210
Water Supply Specialists
Water Wells & Pumping Equipment
Mobay Chemical Co.
Greg Ellis
67 Primrose Drive
Warwick, Rl 02818
Modern Aeration Service, Inc.
62 Maple St., Boston, MA 02136
Featuring water injection aeration
Kevin Osgood, (617) 254-0925
Modern Tractor & Truck Service, inc.
400 Pine St., Seekonk, MA 02771
Topdressing, Vfc" or Va" screened loam, underground
tank removal, "convault" aboveground fuel tank,
Steven S. Howitt, (508) 761-5554
R.F. Morse & Sons Inc.
W. Wareham, MA 02576
(508) 295-1553
Reps., Larry Anshewitz, Jack Cronin
Nardone Sand & Gravel Co. Inc.
37 Power Rd., Westford, MA 01886
(508) 692-8221
Specializing in Topdressing Sand

Shemin Nurseries, Inc.
Complete Hort. and Irrig. Supply Ctr.
Hudson, MA 01749
Michael Gimmelfarb, 1-800-274-3646
Soil Modifying Systems
2 Dwight Avenue, Salem, N H 03079
"Isolite" porous ceramics for root zone modification
Mark Secore, (603) 894-7149
Bruce Bud row, (508) 693-5972
Steiner Turf Equipment
Sales & Service, Vernons, Inc.
13 School St., Danvers; MA 01923
Dick Leigh, (508) 774-4410
Tee and Green Sod Inc.
Bentgrass, bluegrass and blue/fescue sod
Dave Wallace, Exeter, Rl 02822
(401) 789-8177/office — (401) 295-1870/home
Tuckahoe Turf Farms Inc.
Exeter, Rl, Litchfield, N H
West Suffield, C T
800-556-6985
Largest Producer of Penncross in New England
Owen Regan
Turf Products Corp.
7 Coppage Dr., Worcester, MA 01603
(508) 791-2091
Turf Specialty Inc.
60 Merrimac St., Hooksett, NH 03106
Turf & Ornamental Supplies
1-800-228-6656
Bob Flanagan, Kevin Lyons,
Dave Schermerhorn, Ed Wiacek
Winding Brook Turf Farm, Inc.
240 Griswold Rd., Wethersfield, C T 06109
800-243-0232, Alan Anderson
Philip Wogan
Golf Course Architecture
17 Walker Rd., Topsfield, MA 01983

Friends of the Association profiles
The Tom Irwin Company
The Tom Irwin Company, supplier of
turf maintenance products to over five
hundred golf courses, parks and recreations areas in the New England area, was
founded in 1959 by Norman J. Irwin.
Originally based in Rowley, Mass. on the
farm of Tom Irwin, Norm's father, the
company outgrew the confines of that location and in 1969 moved to its present
facilities in Burlington. This central location, with easy highway access and sufficient warehouse and office space, both
improved service and allowed for the
growth and expansion of the company.
Jack Petersen joined in partnership
with Norm in 1960. Their innovative service technique, first using Volkswagen vans
as on-site mobile warehouses, brought to
the superintendent a new convenience in
the purchasing of turf maintenance products. Wayne Ripley joined the staff in
1971. His service area covers Rhode Island and the Cape Cod peninsula.

In 1969, Norm and Jack, working with
Grumman Aircraft Company and GMC,
purchased and had customized the now
familiar aluminum step vans to expand on
the "Warehouse on Wheels" concept.
These vans, capable of carrying a larger
and more diverse stock of turf maintenance supplies, gave the Tom Irwin Co.
a service edge. Dennis Friel joined the
staff in 1979. His area includes Maine,
Greater Boston, and the South Shore.
The older vans were replaced in 1988
with five new GruiranaiyGMC vehicles
. that continue to sers
England
area. Paul Skafas \
1984 to
service Vermont, Ne
,nire, and
northeastern Mass. ChrlsT-etersen joined
the team in 1989 covering the Worcester
area and western Mass. For golf course
maintenance supplies including chemicals, seed, fertilizers, and tee to green
hardware, you can depend on The Tom
Irwin Company.

The Cardinals, Inc.
The Cardinals, Inc. was established in
1984 by owner and operator John P. Callahan.
We are a complete licensed supplier of
golf course and landscape materials of the
highest quality, i.e.: tee to green poles,

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flags, etc., seed, chemicals, irrigation, fertilizer, benches, coolers, hose, rope, and
many other miscellaneous items. Represented by son John and brother Richard
serving the industry with well stocked display vans on a daily basis. The inventory
in the warehouse is up to date and generates quick service.
John has been involved with golf course
operations since 1955. He interned at
Lexington Golf Course with Ted Murphy,
graduated from Stockbridge at UMass
Turf School in Joe Troll's first class, constructed the first eighteen holes at Green
Meadow Golf Course in Hudson, NH, supervised construction at the Tara Golf
Course in Hyannis, and was superintendent at Spring Valley Country Club in
Sharon, Mass. He served on the Board of
Governors for the Golf Course Superintendents Association of New England in the
1960s. John still calls on customers in
Connecticut and sends his best to all his
friends in the New England area.
We are members of the Cape Cod, Connecticut, Metropolitan New York, New
England, and National Associations of
Golf Course Superintendents.

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