Golf Course Superintendents

LETTER
Association

S p o n s o r s and 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 deserving 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.

June 1991

Jeff Carlson gets plenty of mileage
and more from his 200-mile commute
You can just call Jeff Carlson "Mr. InBetween".
"Right," the Ocean Edge superintendent quipped. "One day I'm working 20
minutes from Providence, the next 45 minutes from Albany."

July Meeting
Joint Meeting
GCSANE & NHGCSA
Monday, July 15,1991
Vesper Country Club
Tyngsboro, MA
Guest Speaker
Bert Frederick
Summary of 30 years at Vesper
9:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
11:30 a.m.

Board Meeting
Regular Meeting
Education
Lunch
Golf after Lunch

Reservations Required
Call before July 11,1991
(617) 527-6968
(Golf limited to 120 players)
Bert has been superintendent at Vesper for
the past 24 years. Prior to that he worked for
Manny Francis, Sr. at Vesper as assistant for
six years. We all look forward to playing an
excellent conditioned golf course on the 15th
of July.
Directions: From Boston area. Take Route
128 north to Route 3 north to last exit (Tyngsboro, Dunstable). This will bring you to
Route 113. Take left and follow to the Tyngsboro bridge (still Route 113). Go over bridge
and take a right. Go 2-1/2 miles, the club will
be on the right.

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Sounds crazy and it is. Carlson has
taken on the added responsibility of overseeing the golf operation at the Cranwell
Golf Club. Ocean Edge, his mother club,
is located in Brewster. Cranwell's in
Lenox. That's a 200-mile commute.
That's a lot of miles from which Jeff is
getting plenty of mileage in expanding his
burgeoning career.
Cranwell, a resort-type golf course with
the potential for a successful business conference operation, was the victim of a financial shortfall last year. Consequently,
C.J. Hospitality Management Company—
an offspring of the Ocean Edge ownership
group—submitted a bid that was accepted
to give it managerial rights to the Berkshire layout and surrounding grounds.
The C.J. people took over at Cranwell
in March of 1990 and Carlson found himself sitting in two cat bird's seats.
"Well, not exactly two," Jeff corrected.
"My duties at Ocean Edge are related
solely to course maintenance and improvement. At Cranwell, I've spread my
wings, so to speak. I'm in charge of the golf
operation which means everything concerning golf falls under my jurisdiction."
Carlson, ever the keen budding executive, has made two key appointments at
Cranwell. He's hired Karl Baumann as
the superintendent and Steve Hutchinson
as head golf professional.
Jeff says he took a flyer on Baumann
since Cranwell is Karl's first stop after
graduation from the two-year turf management program at the University of
Massachusetts.
"It's unusual for a person to step right
into a head super's job without any assistant's experience," Jeff said. "But he

"One day I'm working
20 minutes from Providence,
the next day I'm 45 minutes
from Albany. "
Jeff Carlson
knows the course and is familiar with the
make-up of land, soil, and other aspects of
turf composition. He had worked at Cranwell before he decided to plunge all the
way into the profession and his dedication
to the project gives the maintenance program an added boost."
Hutchinson's hiring is interesting.
Steve worked for Bob Molt as assistant
at Pleasant Valley and had a commute of
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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 Matfield Street - W, Brldgewater, MA 02379
(H) 508-584-6568 - (W) 508-295-7010
Club Affiliation - Bay Polnte 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. Milenskl, CGCS
65 Rocky Pond Road - Princeton, MA 01541
(H) 508-464-5312 - (W) 508-779-6911
Club Affiliation - The International
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, C G C S
113 Cross Street - Hanover, MA 02339
(H) 617-826-7207 - (W) 617-878-5836
Club Affiliation - Rockland C.C.
TRUSTEE
Robert Ruszala
69 Gelinas 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 Fitzroy, C G C S
357 W. Squantum Street - N. Quincy, 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, C G C S
27 Fowler Road - Northbrldge, MA 01534
(H) 508-234-8490- (W) 508-234-2533
Club Affiliation - Whitinsville G.C.

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RONALD MILENSKI, CGCS
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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 c o n t e x t is m a i n t a i n e d . We w o u l d
appreciate a credit line.
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of his own in that respect. It just happens
that he lives just off the 18th fairway at
Cranwell. So, when the Cranwell job
opened and he applied, Carlson had himself a natural choice.
"That was strictly coincidence," Jeff explained the fact that his pro was living in
his backyard. "We ran ads and had several people interview for the job. Steve
was an outstanding candidate and I really
didn't know he lived in Lenox until I decided he was the right person for the job."
Carlson makes two trips to Cranwell
each month, meeting with all department
heads and becoming involved in the revenue-turning end of the operation. Jeff admits this is his first experience in learning
how revenue is developed. As a superintendent, he knew how to spend money. In
his expanded role, he's learning how to
raise it.
"That's the exciting part of this new
venture," Carlson told. "All of us, I mean
supers, know how to draw up budgets and
set aside money for emergency expendi-

Carlson tries to give his
department heads as much
freedom and individual input
as they can handle.
tures and the like, but we really don't pay
much attention to where that money
comes from. For me, it's the next step to
becoming the general manager of a golf
operation."
The maintenance improvement at
Cranwell is moving along nicely and members have reacted favorably to the change
in the management of the course and
grounds.
"Actually, it was just a matter of getting better equipment and other materials
into the hands of the superintendent to
improve playing conditions," Jeff said.
"That was our top priority last year and
once Karl had the wherewithal to work
with, the grooming process was well under
way."
Carlson tries to give his department
heads as much freedom and individual
input as they can handle. His philosophy
is to meet with them, form a community of
ideas, and select the ones that will serve
their goals the best.
In recent years Cranwell had developed a bad reputation as a run-down
course and the financial prospects of the

golf operation suffered since the complex
is surrounded by some of the more picturesque and better-groomed golf courses in
western Massachusetts.
"There's plenty of room for improvement, but I think once we set up a conditioning program to go with the
much-needed equipment the course always lacked, we'll be on the right side of
the Berkshire golf picture," Jeff told.
'This is a good layout, built around 1920
and designed by the same people who designed the Taconic course in Williamstown. That one's a beauty, so we know
we have solid architectural roots at Cranwell."
Carlson has instituted a few changes in
the way the maintenance program is set
up and implemented and he's just starting
to think about the future and major projects. There are drainage problems to be
solved and 12 attractive acres facing busy
Route 20 that would be ideal for a public
driving range.
"I can think of several things we'll get
into along the way," Jeff disclosed.
'There's so much potential here. However, the season's a short one. Once the
leaves start to fall, the golfers are gone, so
I have to give my attention to the conference side of the business as well as the golf
end."
Cranwell could be just the beginning
for C.J. Hospitality and Jeff in golf course
management etc. Early in the spring the
company was close to landing another
management contract which prompted
Carlson to wonder about working out a
new title for his job.
"How about 'Director of Golf Management Services'?" he asked. "Whatever we
come up with is all right with me. Regardless, I like the challenge. It's new, it's
different, and it's exciting. How rewarding? We'll just have to wait and see.
GERRY FINN

Calendar
July 15

Joint GCSANE-NHGCSA
Vesper C.C.
Tyngsboro, MA

Aug. 1

Supt. Championship
Weston C.C.
Weston, MA

Sept. 8

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

Oct. 3

Research Tournament
The Country Club
Brookline, MA

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The Si/per Speaks Out
This month's question: The deep tine aerification process appears to have taken root in the
maintenance program of the golf course superintendent, so how has its implementation affected
your deep tine designated areas ?
Keith Gavin, Pine Brook Country
Club: "I'm really impressed with the way
deep tine has perhaps revolutionized
the
aerification
process.
"So far, we've
had two applications, both late in
the season. The
first was in October
of 1989, the second
last August. There's only one word for the
results—fantastic.
"We had to go to deep tine because our
old greens were so compacted regular aerifying methods got down no more than
three to three and a half inches into the
soil. That was a help in some areas where
the soil wasn't too tight. However, that
didn't do much more than break up the
surface, nothing beyond.

'When our members seemed
to notice the improvement,
we were sold on it."
Keith Gavin
'With the first deep tine treatment, the
holes went to 8 to 10 inches down and
there was a dramatic improvement in soil
composition, not to mention drainage.
Since that initial application came in October, the results didn't become apparent
until the following spring. But when our
members seemed to notice the improvement, we were sold on it.
"Last August the second deep tine application brought the openings down to 11
inches. The real eye-opener, then, was the
fact that results came through in September, less than 30 days after the treatment.
"My greens program this year is set up
with the idea of skipping the fall deep tine
treatment and coming back with it next
spring. Meanwhile, we're experimenting
with the hydro-jet procedure, renting the
machine and getting six inches into the
soil with that.

"I can see the day when the combination of specified deep tine aerification, coupled with top dressing programs, could
eventually eliminate the need for rebuilding greens. In the long run, deep tine
might prove to be a time and money
saver."
Jim Diorio, Purpoodock Club: W e
decided to give deep tine a trial run here,
so the first treatment in 1989 was confined
to nine holes or our older greens which
were built when the club opened in 1923.
W e had the treatment in the fall of
that year on greens that were severely
compacted and had as poor drainage as
you'd probably find anywhere.
"The following spring those greens
came through with flying colors. They
weathered the winter better than ever before and the drainage was something out
of this world. We went down 10 full
inches, using a three-quarter inch tine,
this on greens where normal aerifying
methods got us down only four and a half
inches.
"That first treatment was so successful,
we went to deep tine for our full 19 holes
last fall. This time the newer greens, built
in 1954, responded the same as the originals. There was a marked difference in
drainage, so much that I've already signed
us up for another full treatment this fall.
"Oh, one interesting aside to those first
nine holes. The day the deep tine took

"There was a marked
difference in drainage. "
Jim Diorio
place it was pouring out and the process
was so effective drainage was going on as
the cut went into the soil. It was amazing.
'The cost of deep tine runs $3,600 for
the 19 holes, but my members never
flinched over that once the results of the
first nine hole treatment came through.
"I still do my normal aerifying in the
spring and I'm setting up a program based

on fall deep tine to be the foundation for
giving my members the best possible
greens available."

B r u c e Mclntyre, T a r a H y a n n i s
Golf Club: "This will be my third spring
taking advantage of the deep tine method.
We go for all 20 greens, 18 regular and two
practice, and the cost is right up there at
$4,000. However, it's brought nothing but
positive results.

"Root growth and drainage
have improved dramatically. "
Bruce Mclntyre
'There had been a deep sand layer under my greens that was so tight regular
aerification couldn't make more than a
dent in them. The only way to do, then,
was deep tine.
"The depth of penetration has been
gradual. The deep tine treatment the first
year went six inches down. Last year it
went eight to 10 inches deep, and we're
expecting even better results this time.
'Whereas before deep tine that layer of
sand prohibited any root growth, the explosion of roots now is unbelievable.
Gradually, that sand layer is disappearing, so root growth and drainage have
improved dramatically.
"Presently, I'm thinking that three
years of deep tine might be enough so that
I can go back to regular, less expensive
aerification methods. That was my plan
in the first place, to try it for three years,
assess the results, and take it from there.
"Whatever the final decision, deep tine
has been a savior here. Before we used the
service, our deepest penetration aerifying
was two and a half inches. You don't know
how great the feeling is when you go into
a stress period with roots eight inches and
more deep. That's the feeling I get now
because of going with deep tine."
GERRY FINN

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 message
from
the President
In every organization there is great
pride taken as you
watch your attendance grow. However, with growth
there is change, and
change often is accompanied by a fanamount of confusion. Ordinarily there are
50 to 60 people at our monthly meeting.
At the last two meetings (Kernwood and
Charles River), the attendance has been
over 90 at each site. As exciting as it is to
see so mar.y attending, new sets of problems are arising.
In regard to education, during the summer our education sessions will be no more

than one hour and, with due respect to the
speaker, I would like everyone seated. In
regard to lunch, at the beginning of the
serving line or entry to the dining room,
someone will collect the money (with receipts available) before anyone eats. The
tee assignments and/or foursomes will be
announced after everyone has been
served.
Our intention is not to impede on the
congenial nature of our group; however, at
last month's meeting in an effort to accommodate everyone at lunch, seven people
forgot to pay! I hope as these individuals
realize their mistake, they will come forward. I don't think everyone should have
to pay for a few.
Again, it's great to see the strong attendance. I hope everyone keeps it up! In
closing, I would like to remind everyone
about our dress code. As the weather gets
warm, please wear only collared golf shirts
and no tennis shorts with due respect to
our host superintendent and his club.
Thank you.
P A U L F. M I L L E R

USGA regional
agronomist
elected
Honorary Member
of GCSANE
On April 29, 1991, the Golf Course Superintendent's Association of New England elected the USGA Green Section
Agronomist for the Northeast Region as
an Honorary Member.
Jim Connolly, the present Agronomist
for the Northeast Region, will serve as the
Honorary Member. This Honorary Membership is in recognition of the many years
of fine service that the USGA Agronomists, past and present, have provided to
the Golf Course Superintendents of New
England.

Calling all cutworms! Lab plans
"squirt & look" test on selected greens
Pat Vittum (now in Amherst) would
like to conduct a couple small scale studies
this summer looking at the effect of beneficial nematodes on cutworms.
These nematodes feed only on soft bodied insects and seem to prefer cutworms
and webworms. Studies in various states
have indicated that the nematodes can kill
the cutworms very effectively, but the
challenge is to get the applications down
early enough in the life cycle of the cutworms.
Pat would like to conduct some simple
"squirt and look" tests on small sections
(probably about 20 feet by 20 feet) of selected greens which have consistently experienced cutworm populations in past
years. The tests would not involve invasive sampling (in other words, she won't
dig any holes on your greens!). In addition, she would operate on the understanding that the superintendent could
overtreat the test sites at any time if he
felt the cutworm populations were getting
out of hand.
If you have any greens which might be
candidates for this study or if you have any
further questions about the tests or the

nematodes, give Pat a call at her lab in
Amherst. The telephone number is 413545-0268. This number rings directly to
the lab. If there is no answer, it means she

is in the field somewhere in the state. If
you wish to leave a message, call the Department of Entomology office at 413-5452283.

GCSAA scholarship packets available;
remember to notify your turf students!
from May 1991 GCSAA Newsline
Application packets for GCSAA's 1992
turfgrass scholarship competition are being sent to advisors at turfgrass management programs at colleges and
universities across the country.
Rules limit eligibility for turfgrass
scholarships to:
- Students who have completed the first
year of a two year turf management program;
- Students who have completed the second year of a four-year turf management
program; and
- Graduate students enrolled in a turf
management program.

Eligible students who hold citizenship
outside the United States may compete in
the Ambassador Award scholarship program.
Students interested in applying for a
GCSAA Turfgrass Scholarship or Ambassador Award may contact their college advisors or GCSAA's Office of Scholarship &
Research, 1421 Research Park Drive,
Lawrence, KS 66049-3859, telephone 913832-4470.
Eleven outstanding turf management
students were selected to receive GCSAA
scholarships for 1991. Winners of the
1992 competition will be announced at the
63rd GCSAA Conference and Show next
February in New Orleans.

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Friends of the Association profiles
The Borden Company
The Borden Company specializes in
golf course lime and its application. The
company was established approximately
25 years ago. At that time, the company
had only four or five golf course customers.
Presently we service over 300 golf courses
in the area. We maintain our large customer base because of the quality service
our customers receive. We have gone virtually without a complaint since our business began.
Contrary to the reverse economy in
New England, customers are using more
time to both improve the soil content and
to shrink the fertilizer costs. Our small,
wide tired trucks are specially designed to
apply the material without damaging the
turf.
In order to provide our customers with
the best service, we can spread the lime
during any season except winter, depend-

ing on what is most preferable to each
particular customer. During the summer
months when the golf season is climaxing,
we can begin spreading lime on an 18-hole
golf course at 1:00 a.m. and complete the
entire course (including the roughs) by
4:00 a.m. After the lime has been spread,
it is very beneficial to irrigate the soil and
wash 95% of the lime out of sight. This
irrigation process allows the lime to become activated much faster, therefore improving the quality of the soil of which, in
turn, provides a plush, higher-caliber
playing course. With the above attributes
in mind, we are looking forward to serving
the golf courses of New England for years
to come.
Nor-Am Chemical Company
Nor-Am Chemical Company, headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware,
manufactures and markets products for

May Meeting
at
Charles River C.C.
Above, first-place gross winners were (I. to r.) Tom Flaherty,
Mike Krolan, Art Miller, and Paul Miller. Above right, new
Golf Chairman Jim Fitzroy (r.) reads tournament results as
Mark Secord (I.) looks on. Lower right, the motley crew at
leisure.

agriculture, turf and ornamentals, professional pest control, and animal health.
Nor-Am serves as Schering AG's representative in the United States.
Dave Sylvester has served the turf profession for 16 years as a manufacturers
sales rep, covering New England and New
York. He began his golf related career at
Timberlin Golf Club, Berlin, CTbackmore
years than he would like to remember. He
then entered Stockbridge in 1973, served
his placement at Columbia C.C., Chevy
Chase, MD, and graduated from Stockbridge in 1975. For the next 9-1/2 years
he served as a manufacturers sales rep for
the Upjohn Chemical Company.
Since 1985 Dave has been one of 14
specialty chemical reps for Nor-Am
Chemical Company covering New England and New York and specializes in selling Nutralene, NitroForm, Banol,
Prograss, and Turcam.

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Constructing a chemical rinse pad
to prevent spills and contamination
It seems like there should be simple,
everyday solutions to questions about the
proper ways to store, mix, load, and apply
turf and ornamental pesticides. However,
state and federal regulations are rapidly
becoming more complex and restrictive.
Newly proposed FIFRA regulations would
restrict the areas where mixing, loading,
and rinsing of pesticides can take place.
Faced with this prospect, many superintendents and other chemical users are
asking what they can do to be prepared for
the new laws and regulations. Of course,
no one has a crystal ball, but some areas
of turf chemical use seem more likely to
change than others.
You may know that it is not a good
practice to mix and load pesticides repeatedly in the same area. This practice can

The basic design for the
Noyes system guides the
construction of a watertight,
reinforced concrete pad...
plus containment areas for
rinse water storage tanks and
mixing and loading equipment.
cause pesticides to build up in concentrations. Yet it is a mistake commonly made,
since that's where the water for mixing
and rinsing is located.
What can superintendents do? You
may want to construct a concrete rinse pad
to prevent inadvertently spilled turf
chemicals from leaching into groundwater
or contaminating streams or pools.
Simple, Efficient Design
There are many ways to design and
build a cement mixing/loading pad. One
simple design was developed by Ronald T.
Noyes, extension ag engineer at Oklahoma State University. His standardized,
modular design uses input from numerous
engineers, researchers, and regulators. A
key feature is that it provides size flexibility, allowing superintendents to scale the
construction to their needs. Noyes estimates construction costs for a 20 x 25 foot

rinse pad, including professional labor, to
be about $900 to $1300, excluding equipment such as a sump pump and holding
tanks.
The basic design for the Noyes system
guides the construction of a watertight,
reinforced concrete pad large enough to
hold the largest application vehicle you

use, plus containment areas for rinse
water storage tanks and mixing and loading equipment.
The pad is sloped to the center and
contains floor drains to a sump for easy
discharge. Steel-grated, shallow-concrete
collection sumps serve as sediment settling basins and are designed to collect
spills and rinse water for transfer to
above-ground rinsate tanks. A pump can
also be used to move solutions directly
from the drain valve on your sprayer into
rinsate storage tanks.
Capturing Waste Water
To use the rinse pad, the superintendent drives the sprayer onto the concrete
pad and makes sure that the sump drain
valve (if installed) is locked in the closed
position. Any leftover field-strength
chemical rinse water from the sprayer
drain valve is pumped into a marked rin-

sate tank. Any spills can be hosed into the
sump for later recovery.
Rinse water, or rinsate, can be stored
temporarily in various types of holding
tanks, including portable tanks. More
than one rinse water tank will be needed.
By collecting rinse water into different
tanks, it can be used as make-up water the
next time the product or a compatible
chemical is sprayed. Caution should be
used to follow label instructions and mix
only label-compatible turf chemicals.
Site Selection
Selection of a suitable site for the rinse
pad is also important. It should not be in
a location where the water source can be
contaminated by an accidental spill. If
possible, pick a site that has not already
been used for chemical storage, mixingdoading, or equipment rinsing. If that
is not possible, take precautions to remove
contaminated soil or otherwise decontaminate the site before constructing a
rinse pad.
If you would like more information
about Noyes' rinse pad, you may write him
at the following address:
Cooperative Extension Service
224 Ag Hall
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078
(This article was adapted from a fact
sheet developed by ACRE, the Alliance for
a Clean Rural Environment. ACRE is a
non-profit organization that encourages
environmental
stewardship and water
quality protection.)

Pesticides studied
for effect on endangered species
from May 1991 GCSAA Briefing
EPA is consulting with the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service to determine whether
some registered uses of 31 pesticides need
to be limited in order to protect endangered species. Among the pesticides to be
examined are some golf course chemicals:

acephate (Orthene), bendiocarb (Turcam),
chlorpyrifos (Dursban and others), potassium nitrate, trifluralin (Treflan, Team
and others), methyl bromide, aluminum
phosphide (Phostoxin), azinphos methyl
(Guthion), fenvalerate, naled, and permethrin.

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DIVOT DRIFT.. .announcements...educational

seminars...job opportunities
... tournament results...and miscellaneous items of interest to the membership.

ANNUAL SURVEY

CONGRATULATIONS

Thanks to Paul Jamrog for putting together
the superintendent survey. If you requested
a copy, it has been sent to you. If you are a
superintendent and want a copy, send a selfaddressed stamped envelope to Paul Jamrog,
P. O. Box 38, North Liberty Street, Belchertown, M A 01007.

Congratulations to Mike and Rosanne lacono
on the birth of a new baby girl, Melissa, 8 lb.
1 oz., May 18th.

USED EQUIPMENT
Jacobsen 548-100 Overseeder. Used very little. Excellent condition. $3295. Contact:
Michael Legere, CGCS, The New England
C.C., 508-883-2300

PUBLICATIONS
Two new publications from the Cooperative
Extension Service::
Professional Turfgrass Management
Recommendations for Massachusetts.
This guide covers turfgrass culture, insect,
disease, nematode, and weed management.
M o n i t o r i n g techniques and suggested
threshold levels for turfgrass insects, cultural management of diseases, as well as
environmental considerations in the use of
herbicides are discussed. Send $5.00 (check
payable to the University of Massachusetts)
to Bulletin Center, Cottage A, Thatcher Way,
UMass, Amherst, M A 01003.

1991 Massachusetts C o n t r o l Recommendation Guide for Insect, Disease,
and W e e d Pests of Shade Trees and
W o o d y Ornamentals. T h i s guide for
grounds managers and others responsible for
the care of woody plant materials provides
chemical recommendations, I P M considerations, growing degree day information, and
timings for control. Send $15.00 (check payable to the Mass. Arborists Association) to
Bob Childs, Shade Tree Lab, UMass, Amherst, M A 01003.

T o m and L e a n n e Columbo are the proud
parents of a baby boy, Ryan Thomas, 6 lb. 11
oz., May 21st.
J i m Reinertson, superintendent at Wayland C.C., ran his first Boston Marathon with
a time of 4:55.

MEMBERSHIP
Welcome New Members: Brian J. Gibbin,
Regular: Member, Lakeville C.C.; Eric
Brown, Regular Member, Easton C.C., Easton, MA; Dino Frigo, Regular Member, Veteran Golf Course, Springfield, MA; Russell C.
Tarr, Regular Member, Wenham C.C., Wenham, MA; James Perez, Regular Member,
East Mountain C.C., Westfield, MA; Ed Uhlman, Jr., Westboro C.C., Westboro, MA;
Stephen Gunning, Associate Member, St.
M a r k ' s G.C., Southboro, M A ; Michael
Shockro, Regular Member, Attleboro, MA;
Gary Dulmaine, Regular Member, Maplewood Golf Course, Lunenburg, MA; and Richard Derby, Assistant Member, Longmeadow
C.C., Longmeadow, MA.
P r o p o s e d 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.

MAY MEETING
The May meeting at Charles River C.C. drew
an excellent turnout of 91 people, for a good
meeting and a great day for golf. Dave Cumee eagled the par 5 16th at Charles River
C.C. for a net 1! It still didn't help his team
win any prizes. Witnessing the net 1 were
Don Levangie, Jim Casey, and Kip Tyler.

TOURNAMENT
RESULTS
Tournament results
from Charles River Country Club:

1st Gross - 67
Paul Miller
Tom Flaherty
Mike Kroian
Art Miller
2nd Gross - 70
David Farina
David Mucciarone
Tony Caranci
3 Way Tie - Net 57
Steve Chiavaroli
Bob Brown
Bert Fredrick
Jim Bean
Ed Uhlman
Bob Healey
Don H e a m
Dan Lehan
Dave Barber
Bob DiRico
Gary Luccini
J. P. Jones

GOLF HANDICAPS
Jim Fitzroy will be compiling golf scores for
our 1991 handicaps. If you have any cards
that should be included for handicap purposes, give them to Jim at the next meeting
or mail them to Jim c/o Presidents Golf
Course, 357 West Squantum Street, North
Quincy, M A 02171.
P l e a s e b e a w a r e of the Association's policy
on handicaps: if you do not have a handicap,
you will play at zero. If you have two handicaps, you must use the lowest one. In the
case of a dual handicap, see Jim to have the
G H I M numbers combined so the handicap is
the same at both locations.

°lease Patronize These FRIENDS OF THE ASSOCIATION
AA Will Materials Corp.
168 W a s h i n g t o n St., S t o u g h t o n , MA 02072
T o p dressing, sand, l o a m , t r a p sand,
decorative stone
Est. 1886
Baker Golf Cars

Hammond & Tilton, Inc.
P.O. Box 30, Exit 35W off I95
Fairfield, M E 04937
Tel: (207) 453-7131
J o h n Deere Golf & Turf E q u i p m e n t
C o n t a c t : Gary H a m m o n d

40 W a l k e r St., Swansea, MA 02777
(508) 379-0092

The Charles C. Hart Seed Co.
P.O. B o x 9169
Weathersfield, C T 06109
I -800-326-H A R T
Roy Sibley, (203) 376-9525
D o n W h i n n e m , (603) 692-5097

Reps, Ray C h a d w l c k , Paul L i t t l e j o h n
Bartlett Tree Experts
Tree M a i n t e n a n c e , Fertilization &
Consulting
153 R u m f o r d Ave., N e w t o n , MA 02166
(617) 969-5990
The Bordon Company
M a y n a r d , MA, Tel: (508) 897-2571
Sales Rep. Jack B o r d e n
Bulk L i m e s t o n e Dealer
Boston Irrigation Company
D e d h a m , MA
J o h n Ramey, Paul K e n y o n
(617) 461-1560
D i s t r i b u t o r of Irrigation Supplies
and Accessories
The Cardinals, Inc.
166 River Rd., P.O. B o x 520
Unionville, C T 06085
Golf C o u r s e & Landscape Supplies
J o h n Callahan (203) 673-3699
C & J Equipment, Inc.
188 Main St., W i l m i n g t o n , MA 01887
J o h n Deere Golf & Turf E q u i p m e n t
(508) 658-2022—Eric O m a n ,
Mike C o r n i c e l l i , Kevin O ' D o n n e l l
Geoffrey S. Cornish & Brian Silva
Golf C o u r s e A r c h i t e c t s
Fiddlers Green, A m h e r s t , MA 01002
Country Club Enterprises, Inc.
C l u b Car Golf Cars, C a r r y a l l s / U t i l i t y Cars
P.O. B o x 400, W. F a l m o u t h , MA 02574
(508) 563-2284
Chester Drake & Sons, Inc.
222 Walnut St., F r a m i n g h a m , MA 01701
Golf C o u r s e C o n s t r u c t i o n
(508) 875-7929
Elanco Products Company
S t e p h e n C. D o l i n a k
31 O l d 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
L e x i n g t o n , M A , (617) 861-1111
C a n t e r b u r y , N H , (603) 783-4717
Greenway Irrigation Company
Irrigation, Drainage, Wire Laying
P.O. B o x 8157
East Lynn, MA 01904
J o h n M u r p h y , (617) 595-3010
Steve M u r p h y , (617) 598-6917

Holliston Sand Co., Inc.
P.O. Box 393, T r i f f t Rd., Slatersville, Rl
(401) 7 6 6 - 5 0 1 0 / T o p d r e s s i n g & B u n k e r Sand
International Golf Const. Co.
A n t o n l o s Paganis, Rep.
5 Purcell Rd., A r l i n g t o n , M A 02174
Golf C o u r s e C o n s t r u c t i o n
(617) 648-2351 o r (508) 428-3022
Irrigation Maintenance & Service
21 Lakeview Ave., Natick, M A , (508) 653-0625
Irrigation consultation, design, and
system e v a l u a t i o n - B o b Healey, A S I C
T o m Irwin, Inc.
I I BA St., B u r l i n g t o n , MA
Jack Peterson
D e n n i s Friel, Phone: (617) 938W a y n e Ripley, Paul Skafas
John's Tree & Landscape Compa
Tree & Landscape Experts
All e m p l o y e e s certified & insured
J o h n P. Re, 617-739-7760
Larchmont Eng. & Irrig. Co.
L a r c h m o n t Lane, L e x i n g t o n , MA 02173
(617) 862-2550
The Lawn Co. Inc.
P.O. 1540, Buzzards Bay, MA 02532
T o m Fair, 1-800-660-TURF
Fertilizers & Pest C o n t r o l s A p p l i e d
Fairway A e r a t i o n & Slice Seeding
Lazaro's Golf Course Accessories
d b a H a m m o n d Paint & Chem. Co., Inc.
738 M a i n / S u i t e 223, W a l t h a m , MA 02154
J o s e p h Lazaro, 617-647-3361
Lesco Inc.
20005 Lake Rd., Rock River, O H 44116
Ron T u m i s k i , Rep. - Mike Donahue, Rep.
800-825-3726
Loft's Seed
20 Beck Rd., A r l i n g t o n , MA 02174
V i c t o r i a Wallace, Rep.
Lowden Tree & Landscape
433 C h e s t n u t St., N e e d h a m , MA 02192
Tree m a i n t e n a n c e , spraying, c o n s u l t i n g ,
landscaping, construction
Scott A. Stover, Rep. (617) 444-0402

Madden Asphalt Corp., Boston, MA 02134
Paving-cart p a t h s - p a r k i n g l o t s - r o a d w a y s
grading-sitework-drainage
(617) 254-0000 (617) 254-7100

Pro-Lawn Products Inc.
231 Heather Street, C r a n s t o n , Rl 02920
S p e c i a l i z i n g in turf & o r n a m e n t a l needs
C o n t a c t Mike Kroian, 401-944-9990

The Magovern Co., Inc.
27 Lawnacre Road
W i n d s o r Locks, C T 06096
Tel: 800-243-7718 o r (203) 623-2508
Lew Varga, Rep.

Read Sand & Gravel, Inc.
171 VFW Dr., R o c k l a n d , M A 02370
T o p dressg loam; sand, c o n c r e t e a n d b r i c k ;
s t o n e , c r u s h e d , w a s h e d , c o l o r e d ; same day service,
Sat. deliveries.
Mike D o n o v a n , (617) 878-2955
J. P. Roberts Co.
T e c h n i c a l Resource C a t a l o g
S u r v e y - W e a t h e r - T e s t i n g - M e a s . & Diag. Equip.
Barbara Piantedosi, 508-456-6886
Sawtelle Bros.
65 G l e n n St., L a w r e n c e , MA 01843
(508) 682-9296

D.L. Maher Co.
Box 127, C o n c o r d St.
N. Reading, MA 01864
(617) 933-3210
Water S u p p l y Specialists
Water Wells & P u m p i n g E q u i p m e n t
Mobay Chemical Co.
Greg Ellis
67 Primrose Drive
W a r w i c k , Rl 02818
Modern Aeration Service, inc.
62 Maple St., Boston, MA 02136
Featuring w a t e r Injection aeration
Kevin O s g o o d , 617-254-0925
Modern Tractor & Truck Service, Inc.
400 Pine St., S e e k o n k , MA 02771
T o p d r e s s i n g , 1 / 2 " o r 1 / e " s c r e e n e d loam, u n d e r g r o u n d
tank removal, " c o n v a u l t " a b o v e g r o u n d fuel t a n k ,
Steven S. H o w i t t , (508) 761-5554
,.F. Morse & Sons Inc.
W. W a r e h a m , MA 02576
508-295-1553
Reps., Larry A n s h e w i t z , Jack C r o n i n
Nardone Sand & Gravel Co. Inc.
37 Power Rd., Westford, MA 01886
(508) 692-8221
Specializing in T o p d r e s s i n g Sand
Nor-Am Chemical Co.
W i l m i n g t o n , Delaware
David Sylvester, Rep.
(203) 828-8905
Norfolk Power Equip., Inc.
194 Main Street, N o r f o l k , M A 02056
508-528-3120
D o n Reynolds, Rep.
Old Fox Chemical Inc.
Fertilizers-Seeds-Turf-Chemicals
66 Valley Street
E. Providence, Rl 02914
Partac Peat Corporation
Great Meadows, N J 0 7 8 3 3 - 8 0 0 - 2 4 7 - 2 3 2 6
(201) 637-4191—G.C. t o p d r e s s i n g , c o n s t , mixes,
t e n n i s ct. s u p p l y
P.I.E. Supply Co.
D e d i c a t e d t o sales a n d service of q u a l i t y i r r i g a t i o n
e q u i p m e n t . (203) 878-0658
J o h n Lensing, (401) 246-0864 f o r y o u r
i r r i g a t i o n needs.

Scotts Pro-Turf Div.
Allan C u m p s , Regional Dir.
Rep. Scott B r o w n , (401) 294-3606
Rep. R i c h a r d Forni, (413) 534-8896
Shemin Nurseries, Inc.
C o m p l e t e Hort. and irrig. S u p p l y Ctr.
H u d s o n , MA 01749
Michael G i m m e l f a r b , 1-800-274-3646
Soil Modifying Systems
2 D w i g h t A v e n u e , Salem, N H 03079
" I s o l i t e " p o r o u s c e r a m i c s f o r r o o t zone m o d i f i c a t i o n
603-894-4040 or 603-894-7149
Steiner Turf Equipment
Sales & Service, Vernons, Inc.
13 S c h o o l St., Danvers, MA 01923
Dick Leigh, (508) 774-4410
Tee and Green Sod Inc.
Bentgrass, bluegrass a n d b l u e / f e s c u e s o d
Dave Wallace, Exeter, Rl 02822
401-789-8177/off ice — 4 0 1 - 2 9 5 - 1 8 7 0 / h o m e
Tuckahoe Turf Farms Inc.
Exeter, Rl, L i t c h f i e l d , N H
West Suffield, C T
800-556-6985
Largest P r o d u c e r of Penncross in N e w E n g l a n d
O w e n Regan
Turf Products Corp.
7 C o p p a g e Dr., Worcester, MA 01603
(508) 791-2091
Turf Specialty Inc.
60 M e r r i m a c St., H o o k s e t t , N H 03106
Turf & O r n a m e n t a l Supplies
1-800-228-6656
B o b Flanagan, Kevin Lyons,
Dave S c h e r m e r h o r n , Ed Wiacek
Winding Brook Turf Farm, Inc.
240 G r i s w o l d Rd., Wethersfield, C T 06109
800-243-0232, A l a n A n d e r s o n
Philip Wogan
Golf C o u r s e A r c h i t e c t u r e
17 Walker Rd., T o p s f i e l d , MA 01983

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