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.

N o v e m b e r 1991

Seasons never end for Dave Heroian
It was a different kind of stress period
for Dave Heroian.
Last July, the East Coast Open took
over the Myopia Hunt Club. No, Dave didn't have to spiffy up and slicken the
course's greens, nor was he in a dither over
placing tee markers and pins. The East

December
Meeting
Wednesday, December 11,1991
Nashawtuc C.C., Concord, MA
Host Superintendent: Paul Miller
Guest Speakers:
Natalia Clifton and Mary Owen
from Co-Op Extension UMass
Subject: Public Drinking Water
Protection from Pesticides
(Pesticide credits available.)
9:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m.

Board Meeting
Regular Meeting
(Education Session
and lunch to follow
regular meeting)

Reservations Required
Call before December 6,1991
(617) 527-6968
Paul has been superintendent at Nashawtuc
C.C. for three years. Prior to Nashawtuc,
Paul was superintendent at Tedesco C.C. for
11 years. Paul received his Associate Degree
in Agronomy from the Univ. of Mass. and is
currently President of GCSANE. Paul resides in Marblehead, MA with his wife Sally
and children Jonathan, age 18, and Jennifer,
age 14. In his spare time Paul enjoys golf,
tennis, and skiing.
Directions: From Route 128 to Route 2 west,
follow 2 west to Route 117 exit. Cross Route
117, club is on your left.

Coast Open has nothing to do with drives,
approach shots, or putts.
"But replacing divots is part of it,"
Heroian interjected. "Man, you ought to
see the size of some of those suckers."
Heroian is the golf course and grounds
superintendent at the stately North Shore
club, with the emphasis on grounds. And
the East Coast Open is only one of several
world-class polo events played at Myopia
Hunt. His job? Keep those polo fields in
top-top condition.
This is Dave's first year in the polo
field-maintenance business. It all came
about when Dick Ford, a veteran in the
unique profession, retired. Myopia Hunt
officials wanted continuity in the supervision of all its outdoor activity facilities and
Heroian was the logical choice to fit that
purpose.
Myopia Hunt has five polo fields, two
on the main club property, and three on
private property in Ipswich. Heroian is in
charge of all five, and that makes for quite
a spread formation in the task of setting
up his crew for work schedules.

"When Dick was doing this job, he was
hired on a six-month basis and had as
many as eight people on his staff," Heroian
explained. "Now, I have about six crew
members working the polo field beat and
I increase that to as many as 12 when
there's a major tournament or similar
event coming up. I also have a foreman
with whom I work very closely in setting
up the daily conditioning program. He's
Ray Woodbury. He was there under the
old system and he knows his business. So,
I didn't have to come into a relatively new
venture cold."
The polo season runs from Memorial
Day through October 15. That means the
season is almost as long as the golf season
and runs concurrently with it. This keeps
Heroian on the go, dividing his time between maintaining the golf course and
making sure the polo fields are playable.
There are similarities in the maintenance programs of both sports. Dave sets
up a schedule for aerating, seeding on the
polo fields just as he does for the golf
course. However, perhaps the key area in
Continued on page 2

"After a match, we probably devote
30 to 40 man hours just replacing
those divots. Those horses really
do a job on the turf... We're talking
about an area about 300 yards long
and 100yards wide."
Dave Heroian

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. Brldgewater, MA 02379
(H) 508-584-6568 - (W) 508-295-7010
Club Affiliation - Bay Pointe C.C.
SECRETARY
Stephen A. Chiavaroli, CGCS
6 Blrch Street - Paxton, MA 01612
(H) 508-752-0031 - (W) 508-791-5373
Club Affiliation - Tatnuck C.C.
TREASURER
Ronald E. Milenski, CGCS
65 Rocky Pond Road - Princeton, MA 01541
(H) 508-464-5312 - (W) 508-779-6911
Club Affiliation - The International
TRUSTEE
Robert DIRIco, C G C S
185 Hemenway Street - Marlboro, MA 01752
(H) 508-485-26Q5 - (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 - Chlcopee, MA 01020
(H) 413-592-5780 - (W) 413-256-8654
Club Affiliation - Hickory Ridge G.C.
FINANCE
CHAIRMAN
Paul Jamrog
P O. Box 3 8 - Belchertown, MA 01007
(H) 413-323-8519 - (W) 413-536-4195
Club Affiliation - The Orchards G.C.
GOLF
CHAIRMAN
Jim Fltzroy, CGCS
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, C G C S
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 - Northbrldge, MA 01534
(H) 508-234-8490 - (W) 508-234-2533
Club Affiliation - Whitinsville G.C.

KIP TYLER, CGCS
Newsletter Edltor

GERRY FINN
Contributing Edltor

RONALD MILENSKI, CGCS
Business Manager
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.

Continued on page 2
polo is the job of replacing divots and
maintaining a certain degree of firmness
for the fields. Those could be termed the
facets of the conditioning program that
demand much of Heroian's attention.
"After a match, we probably devote 30
to 40 man hours just replacing those divots," Heroian said. "Those horses really do
a job on the turf. There's the constant
churning over the turf, plus the sudden
turns, stops, and starts. After all, we're
talking about an area about 300 yards
long and 100 yards wide."
Replacing divots is just half the job.
Heroian reports that the fields must be
rolled, sometimes four to seven times a
week, and mowed to a height of 1-1/4".
There also are prime stress areas that
require special attention.
'The area between the goal posts get
the heaviest traffic and they get chewed
up pretty good," Dave told. "That's where
most of the digging in and whatever else
the horses do to change directions occur.
It's sort of like pampering a green. That
goalpost area has to be just right."
Heroian's job starts long before the
opening of the polo season. Early in May
or just when the golf course is starting to
turn the weather elements corner,
Heroian and his polo crew are busy setting
up the fields for the start of play Memorial
Day. There's a heavy two-week concentration when side boards are set in place and
the field gets much priming.
The same procedure, only in reverse,
tops the agenda at the end of the polo

season. After that, the attention switches
to repairing equipment, just as it does in
golf s off-season.
Tournaments like the Eastern Open
get special attention. That's when Dave
adds six men to the polo duty roster. The
full crew of 12 really gets into virtually
around-the-clock divot-replacing and rolling. Also on the agenda is the chore of
setting up temporary stables for visiting
players from all over the world. Since each
player has six horses, the grounds are
saturated with some of the finest equine
beauties in all sports.
The Eastern runs for two weeks during
which there could be as many as 15 to 20
games a day spread over the five fields.
"There's a lot of travel involved and my
budget breakdown becomes a finely-tuned
item at that time," Heroian explained.
"I'm talking about taking an hour and a
half just to do the weekly payroll."
"Polo players (there are about 30 member players at Myopia Hunt) have their
complaints just like golfers," Dave disclosed. 'Mostly they have to do with the
turf. If it's too firm the horses can suffer
shin splints. If it's too soft, they could slide
and fall. That part of the job is critical."
And what of the deposits the horses
leave behind?
"That's not a problem for me so far,"
Dave laughed. "Cleaning up and carting it
out is under contract to a private company.
Frankly, my crew and I don't have a nose
for that job."
GERRY FINN

Golden Tee Club membership grows
Golden Tee Club membership is open
to individuals who contribute $100 or
more annually and corporations, clubs,
chapters, and other organizations that
contribute $1000 or more annually to support GCSAA Scholarship and Research.
During the past fiscal year, contributions
to the Club totaled almost $20,000.
Massachusetts residents and clubs
who held individual memberships in the
Golden Tee Club:
David J. Barber, CGCS
James D. Calderwood
Brian M. Cowan, CGCS
Donald E. Hearn, CGCS (life)
Robert A. Matthews, CGCS
Sherwood A. Moore, CGCS
Kevin F. Osgood
Dean Robertson
Weston Golf Club
Bob Bullard (life)
Geoffrey S. Cornish

Charles I. Gardner, CGCS
Peter A. Lund, CGCS
Ronald Milenski, CGCS
Ronald C. Muckle
Charles T. Passios, CGCS
Brian Silva (life)

Calendar
Dec. 11

Regular Meeting
Nashawtuc C.C.
Concord, Mass.

Long Range:
March 7,
1992

MGA Seminar

March 24,
1992

USGA
Regional Conference
Wakefield, Mass.

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The Super Speaks Out
This month's question: Do you have a tree planning and maintenance program,
is it included in the overall budget or a separate item, and how is it working?
Arthur Silva, Belmont Country
Club: "Except for the great debate over
the future of our big oak tree that defines
the dogleg on the 13th hole, tree talk seldom comes up, and money for specific use
of tree maintenance never is written into
the budget.
"This isn't to say that our trees go unattended. What we do is set aside time and
man hours for normal pruning, reasonable-level cutting, and leaf cleanup. Otherwise, we let Mother Nature take care of
them [trees].
"Hurricane Bob put a slight alteration
on that attitude when the big limbs and
branches sticking out onto the 13th fairway and actually defining the dogleg went
down with his visit. Now, all we have left
is half-a-tree and a great conversation
piece.

"Except for the great debate
over the future of our
big oak tree,... tree talk
seldom comes up."
Arthur Silva
"Hurricane Bob not only split the tree,
he split the membership on what to do
about that old oak. Some think we should
save it, others believe now is the time to
get rid of it. In my opinion, it makes the
hole, but I'm only one voice. And there the
question remains, to restore or to replace?
This is really the only tree talk around
here."
Michael L e g e r e , N e w E n g l a n d
Country Club: "Since we're a new golf
course (opened this summer), the maintenance budget is at a minimal point and,
naturally, tree work doesn't have a place
in it.
"This is a heavily wooded area, actually
a course that's been redesigned to make up
the front nine, and a back nine that's virgin territory as far as overall maintenance
is concerned.
"I do have a pruning program set in
place and there's a lot to do in that respect.

I'm working on a secondary clearing program and going through everything, hole
by hole. In fact, the pruning is such that it
will have to be carried over into the wetlands on the course.

"This is a heavily wooded
area, actually a course that's
been redesigned to make up
the front nine. I do have a
pruning program in place...
working on a secondary
clearing program."
Michael Legere
"I'm sure that in the future we'll be
having to concentrate on strategic places
where definition of doglegs, fairways, and
the like are determined by location and
condition of trees. There are some 50 and
60 year old oaks I know will have to go. In
that case, we'll let that work out to a
private company.
"Right now (early October) I'm thinking of the bumper crop of pines we have
here and the cleanup that goes with them.
Also, I'm looking at a major leaf removal
project. That will keep me busy until we
get into a serious tree planning and maintenance program."
Dean Robertson, Kernwood Country Club: "There's a definite line item in
my budget for tree planning, but it doesn't
stop there. We're into adding, shaping,
pruning, and pampering trees so much,
you could say we have everything to go
into the tree business.
"But I say that with a sense of pride and
satisfaction because our program has an
aesthetic and practical value that may
make Kernwood unique along those lines.
"The reason for all the attention on a
tree program is one man. He's our president, Martin Goldman. He's been something more than that for the last 30 years,
too, as our appointed, maybe self-appointed tree person. He lives for the oppor-

tunity to add a tree or make a change in
the placing of it in order to keep the golf
course the showplace it is.
"As for the line item. It's $3,000 and is
a given in that it pays for an arborist who
does much of the maintenance work. But
the planning is another thing. That's left
to our president and resident tree-lover.
Why, it's nothing for him to come over the
the course in the wee hours, grab me by
the arm, and take the two of us on a walk
around the course to scout out new planting places.
"The amount of planting has been unbelievable. Since I've been here we've
planted 54 trees on our 13th hole alone.
And that type of thing goes on all over the
course. The frequency has been an influence on the golfers, too. Because of certain
plantings, they've had to change their plan
of attack.

"We're into adding, shaping,
pruning, and pampering trees
so much, you could say we
have everything to go into the
tree business."
Dean Robertson
"Our tree person's always thinking.
For example, recently we were informed
that Kernwood had become a member of
the Elm Research Institute. A spinoff from
that is the shipment of 100 young elm
trees to our grounds. Arrangements were
made for local Boy Scouts to plant them on
a 100 square foot parcel of ground. Eventually, they will be donated to city parks
and other civic organizations.
"So, it's not a matter of joking when I
say we could be in the tree business. And
I love it, although it makes for one large
amount of leaf work at this time of year.
We spend eight hours a day, working three
sweepers and a blower to get rid of that
mess. Therefore, you'd have to say our
tree planning program is thriving."
GERRY FINN

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Rock removal vs. mower breakage:
One super tries "expanding cement"
by Richard McHugh,
Assistant Superintendent,
Framingham C.C.
To all golf course superintendents, assistant superintendents, and mechanics,
not to mention equipment operators, the
sound of metal against rock can send shivers down your spine. We usually cross our
fingers hoping for just a bent blade or nick
in the bedknife instead of having the
whole machine down for a lengthy period
of time.
The former superintendent at Framingham Country Club, Mr, William H.
Whitley, CGCS, inquired and received
some information from a local contractor,
Bob Drake from Chester Drake & Sons, on
how to deal with his rock problem. This
information led to the use of an "expanding cement" used for rock removal. This
applies to rocks so large they can't be pried
as a whole by humans or even machines.

Thanks from U. of Mass.
for research support
11 October 1991
Mr. Edward Brearley, Chairman,
GCSANE Research Committee
Dear Chip:
Greetings from Amherst. Just a short
note to thank you for your recent letter
and check in the amount of $7,800 intended as a grant to support turfgrass
management research. During these
tough economic times, the support of organizations such as GCSANE is instrumental in allowing us to maintain
productive research programs.
I certainly appreciate the Association's
continued support and look forward to
working with you in the future. If the
opportunity arises, please express my
thanks to the other research committee
members.
Sincerely,
Richard J. Cooper
Associate Professor
Turfgrass Management
University of Massachusetts

This removal consists of three steps:
First - These problem rocks are drilled
using a compressor and a rotary jackhammer to a depth of 2-3" below the desired
grade level.
Second - The material used is called
"Bristar" which is made in Japan. This
material comes in different formulations
all with different air temperatures to be
used in, and also different water temperatures. We at Framingham have mixed this
material and water so that it is just pourable, something like "molasses" and filled
these pre-drilled holes to about 1-1/2" from
the rock surface.
Third - Let this cement dry to do its
work, usually a couple of days will tell how
it's going to perform. Sometimes the rock
will crack with the grain, others against

the grain. We have then sent out people
with pry bars to remove pieces that have
been cracked and any material a mower
could hit, even some below grade level.
These holes are then filled and seeded.
There are times that this mixture didn't
work, such as not completely cracking the
rock or having a mixture "too hot" which
results in a cloud of smoke. These holes
were re-drilled and had new material
added to them.
Maybe we can't break all the rocks, but
we have cut down on the number of bent
blades, bent reels, and even down time of
the machinery.
Editor's Note: The opinions expressed
in the above article are those of the author,
and do not necessarily reflect the opinion
of the GCSANE Newsletter.

Turf Research Tournament

raises over $14,000 for fund
On October 3, 1991, the Third Annual
Turf Research Tournament was held at
The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts. The Tournament was a total success and raised in excess of $14,000 for the
GCSA of New England Turf Research
Fund. In spite of threatening weather, the
field of 128 players had a great day playing
the famous Country Club course. I would
like to thank the members of The Country
Club for allowing us to have this tournament at their club. I also would like to
thank General Manager David Shag, Golf
Course Superintendent Bill Spence, and
their staffs for making our day so memorable. The golf course was in great shape
and the meals and clubhouse facilities
were superb.
I also would like to thank the Turf
Research Committee for all of the hard
work that they put into making this Tournament such a success. These people, Ed
Brearley, Bob DiRico, Dick Duggan, Kevin
Lyons, and Owen Regan as well as volunteer Mike Cornicelli, put in many long
hours of work in preparation for this day.
I would like to thank all of the companies that bought tee signs. Their contributions are greatly appreciated.
The money raised at this tournament

goes into the GCSA of New England Turf
Research Fund. This fund sponsors turf
research projects at area universities.
The Fund has grown quickly in its first
three years and has already given out approximately $25,000 in research funds.
Contributions from clubs and individuals
are greatly appreciated and we look forward to continued growth and success of
the Research Fund.
RICHARD ZEPP
Research Tournament Chairman
We would like to thank all of the companies and individuals that donated items
for our raffle:
Turf Specialty, Titleist (also 130
sleeves of golf balls), Spalding, Wilson,
Hammond Paints and Chemical, Tom Irwin Inc., Wayland C.C., Don Marrone, Jr.
in memory of Don Marrone, Sr., and Charlie Dickow.
Our thanks to the clubs that donated
golf for a foursome with carts:
Pleasant Valley Country Club, Salem
Country Club, The New England Country
Club, The Hyannisport Club, Concord
Country Club, Tedesco Country Club, The
Orchards Golf Course, and Thorny Lea
Golf Course.

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Mower and maintenance equipment reports
released by Center for Golf Course Management
from GCSAA News October 1991
Detailed information on tractors, mowers, and other course management
equipment is available in a new marketing research report by the Center for Golf
Course Management (CGCM). CGCM, a
subsidiary of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA),
serves as GCSAA's marketing research
division.
The 1991 Mower and Maintenance
Equipment Report offers a tailored look at
this key market segment within the golf
industry. It presents statistics on the

market share, typical lifespan, and product ratings.
These factors are
cross-tabulated by manufacturers of tractors, walking and riding greensmowers,
riding rotary mowers by size class, riding
reel mowers (triplex and five-plex) by size
class, boom sprayers, sand bunker rakes,
blowers, sweepers, pumping stations, and
irrigation controllers. In addition, the usage (hours per week) data and capital
expense data are presented for each product category.
The report also contains course demographic information including type of
facility, number of holes, and budget level.
The Mower and Maintenance Equip-

ment Report is available at a price of
$1,500.00. Previously released reports
are also available. The reports and their
prices:
"The Pesticide and Fertilizer Usage
Report - $2,500.00
"The Golf Car and Turf Utility Vehicle
Report - $1,500.00
For more information on CGCM's 1991
marketing research reports, contact
Robert Shively, director of marketing for
CGCM and GCSAA, at (913) 841-2240.

Third Annual Turf Research Tournament
Oct. 3,1991 at The Country Club, Brookline, Mass.
Top row, left to right: Jim Fitzroy, Paul Brooks (right) & guest, Dean Robertson (left) & guest,
and Joe Rybka. Bottom row, left to right: Roy Mackintosh (left) & guest, Peter Lewis (left) & guest,
Tony Caranci (left) & guest.

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New York report attacks pesticide use;
GCSAA issues rebuttal of evidence
from GCSAA Briefing, September 1991
GCSAA has issued a rebuttal to New
York Attorney General Robert Abrams'
report entitled 'Toxic Fairways: Risking
Groundwater Contamination From Pesticides on Long Island Golf Courses". The
report attacked the use of pesticides on
golf courses, relying on data collected at 52
golf courses on Long Island, New York.
In a news release, GCSAA cited a general lack of scientific evidence that golf
courses were polluting groundwater
sources on Long Island. The release also
cited the efforts taken by Long Island golf
courses to reduce the amount of pesticides
they use by employing integrated pest
management strategies. Maria Cinque,
turf specialist at the Cornell Cooperative
Extension of Long Island, agreed with GCSAA's assessment.
"We at the Cornell Cooperative Exten-

sion have been teaching IPM practices for
the last ten years. Many of those practices
are used by golf courses on Long Island,"
Cinque said. "I believe that the amount of
pesticide has definitely been reduced dur-

ing this period," she continued.
More information on the report and
GCSAA's response is available in the September Golf Course Management magazine.

law would restrict
municipal pesticide ordinances
Maine

from GCSAA Briefing, September 1991
If passed, a proposal before the Maine
legislature would restrict localities from
enacting pesticide laws that are different
from those already in place at the state
level. This particular piece of legislation
would prohibit pre-emption of state pesticide laws in order to preserve uniformity
of pesticide laws within Maine.

A copy of his piece of legislation was
sent to GCSAA's chapter government relations liaison late last month. This type
of legislation would nullify the effects of
the Supreme Course decision this June
(see Briefing, July 1991).
For a copy of this bill, please call the
GCSAA communications department at
(913) 832-4470.

DIVOT DRIFT. ,.announcements...educational seminars...job opportunities
...tournament results...and miscellaneous items of interest to the membership.
INFORMATION
Best wishes f o r a speedy r e c o v e r y to Paul
Miller's wife Sally after a serious illness.
P e t e r Hasak, Tedesco C.C., was married
November 1st to Kerri Anne Ruane in
Swampscott, Massachusetts.
Alan Cumps of Scotts had bypass heart
surgery in October.

MEMBERSHIP
Welcome N e w Members: Darrin Brown,
Assistant Member, Worcester C.C., Worcester, Mass.
1st R e a d i n g N e w M e m b e r : Steve Mann,
Associate Member, Captains G.C., Brewster,
Mass.

TOURNAMENT
RESULTS
Superintendent-Pro Championship
F e r n c r o f t C.C., Danvers, Mass.
Gross:
72 - Bryce Roberts & Gary Laliberte, Prouts
Neck.
74 - Reggie Colomb & John Ottoviano, Manchester, Vt.; Mike Medeiros & Paul Miller,
Nashawtuc; Mo Guttman & Patrick Lewis,
Portland.
75 - Jock Hopkins & Dick Duggin, Concord;
Paul Ballard & Rich Tworig, Pembroke.
76 - Rusty Gunnarson & Jay Tougas, North
Hill.
Net:
65 - Jim McDonald & Robert Ruszala, Hickory Ridge.
66 - Lyle Williams & Arthur Silva, Belmont.
68 - Chuck Frithsen & David Kahrman, Thomson.
69 - Craig Su.alk. S, Jim Lamerla, P . a . . -

conaway; Joe Videtta & Mike Videtta, Brookmeadow; Geoffrey Williams & Steve Rowell,
Nippo Lake; Mike Egan & Mike Hermanson,
Gardner.
70 - Ken Raynor & Greg Searle, Cape Arundel.
GCS A N E R e s e a r c h T o u r n a m e n t Results
at T h e C o u n t r y Club
O c t o b e r 3,1991
Low Gross - J. Reinertson & D. Arvanitis - 68
2nd Gross - D. Duggan & C. Volpone - 70
Low Net - M. Gagne & S. Oldfield - 59
2nd Net - J. Rybka & B. Quinn - 62
3rd Net - E. Brearley & R. Lombardi - 62
4th Net - S. Chiavaroli & S. Gabrielian - 62
5th Net - K. Gavin & J. Eakstrom - 63
6th Net - J. Beane & D. Cotton - 63
Long Drive - Bill Kennedy - 2'3"
Closest to Pin - Dave Wallace

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Golf Course Construction
(617) 648-2351 or (508) 428-3022

Agriturf, 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

Tom Irwin, Inc.
11B A St., Burlington, MA
800-582-5959
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

Bartlett Tree Experts
Tree Maintenance, Fertilization &
Consulting
153 Rumford Ave., Newton, MA 02166
(617) 969-5990

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

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

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

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

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

The Cardinals, Inc.
166 River Rd., P.O. Box 520
Unionville, CT 06085
Golf Course & Landscape Supplies
John Callahan (203) 673-3699

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

Geoffrey S. Cornish & Brian Silva
Golf Course Architects
Fiddlers Green, Amherst, MA 01002

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

Country Club Enterprises, Inc.
Club Car Golf Cars, Carryalls/Utility Cars
P.O. Box 400, W. Falmouth, MA 02574
(508) 563-2284

Madden Asphalt Corp., Boston, MA 02134
Paving-cart paths-parking lots-roadways
grading-sitework-drainage
(617) 254-0000 (617) 254-7100

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

D.L. Maher Co.
Box 127, Concord St.
N. Reading, MA 01864
(617) 933-3210
Water Supply Specialists
Water Wells & Pumping Equipment

Gold Star Wholesale Nursery & Sod Farm
Bill Thompson
Lexington, MA, (617) 861-1111
Canterbury, NH, (603) 783-4717

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

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

Modern Aeration Service, Inc.
62 Maple St., Boston, MA 02136
Featuring water injection aeration
Kevin Osgood, (617) 254-0925

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

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
Sawtelle Bros.
65 Glenn St., Lawrence, MA 01843
(508) 682-9296
Scotts Pro-Turf Div.
Allan Cumps, Regional Dir.
Rep. Scott Brown, (401) 294-3606
Rep. Richard Forni, (413) 534-8896
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, NH 03079
"Isolite" porous ceramics for root zone modification
Mark Secore, (603) 894-7149
Bruce Budrow, (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, NH
West Suffield, CT
800-556-6985
Largest Producer of Penncross in New England
Owen Regan
Turf Products Corp.
7 Coppage Dr., Worcester, MA 01603
(508) 791-2091

R.F. Morse & Sons Inc.
W. Wareham, MA 02576
(508) 295-1553
Reps., Larry Anshewitz, Jack Cronin

Turf Specialty Inc.
60 Merrimac St., Hooksett, N H 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, CT 06109
800-243-0232, Alan Anderson
Philip Wogan
Golf Course Architecture
17 Walker Rd., Topsfield, MA 01983

Holliston Sand Co., Inc.
P.O. Box 393, Trifft Rd., Slatersville, Rl
(401) 766-5010/Topdressing & Bunker Sand

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Partac Peat Corporation
Great Meadows, NJ 07833-800-247-2326
(201) 637-4191—G.C. topdressing, const, mixes,
tennis ct. supply

Modern Tractor & Truck Service, Inc.
400 Pine St., Seekonk, MA 02771
Topdressing, V2" or Ya" screened loam, underground
tank removal, "convault" aboveground fuel tank,
Steven S. Howitt, (508) 761-5554

Nardone Sand & Gravel Co. Inc.
37 Power Rd., Westford, MA 01886
(508) 692-8221
Specializing in Topdressing Sand

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

Nor-Am Chemical Co.
Wilmington, Delaware
David Sylvester, Rep.
(203) 828-8905

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Partac Peat Corporation
In 1973, Jim Kelsey attended a New
Jersey Golf Course Superintendent's Association Field Day. At that time, his
Partac Peat Corporation was a producer of
top-soil, peat, sod, and sand and gravel.
After learning at that field day that golf
courses need a consistent supply of heattreated top-dressings for greens and tees,
he worked the next four years developing
two top-dressings: one for traditional
greens based upon the Rutgers guidelines,

and one for USGA-type greens based upon
the USGA guidelines.
He first exhibited these in the spring of
1978 in Springfield at the Mass. Turfgrass
Conference. Today, Partac's expanded
line of golf course top-dressings are known
nationally for their quality and are available from regional distribution centers in
Great Meadows (NJ), Orlando (FL), Memphis (TN), and Reno (NV).
In addition, Partac supplies its ceramically colored "Green Sand" for divot repairs to televised golf tournaments across

the country, custom blends construction
mixes for greens and tees, produces
"choker" sand and bunker sands, as well
as red and gray natural cart path mixes
for use in place of macadam.
Partac also produces Beam Clay(R)
natural sports surfaces, which are now
used by over 70 pro baseball teams plus
towns and schools in all fifty states.
Partac also is a national distributor of
various golf, tennis, and sports turf maintenance supplies such as Terra-Green(R)
Soil Conditioners, Typar(R) Turf Blankets, Terra-Flow(R) Drainage Systems,
and much more.
The second friend for the month did not
respond.

Ron Kirkman: A dedicated ma~ hfxnored for 30 years of service
In celebration of 30 years of service
(and still going strong), Needham Golf
Club threw a big bash for Ron Kirkman in

September. It incluu- - golf tournament,
cocktail reception, a trip to Hawaii for Ron
and his wife, and a beautiful poem...

At Needham Golf Club, there is a mail named Ron
You'll find him out on the course at dawn
He rides around from tee to green
Making sure the fairways look pristine.
He works all day 'til the setting sun
It seems his job is never done
He doesn't stop 'til he's reassured
That every blade of grass looks manicured.
He manages the club with the greatest of ease
He's always anxious to try to please
For many a function, he's there late at night
Making sure the clubhouse is locked up tight.
For thirty years he's done it all
In winter, spring, summer and fall
In his own quiet manner, for he rarely gets loud
He's created a course of which to be proud.
How lucky we've been to know this dedicated man
With his three daughters and his lovely wife, Joanne
I'm sure everyone here will agree when I say
Ron Kirkman's made the Needham Golf Course what
it is today.

Alice Robey
President, Women's Division
September 28, 1991

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