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 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.

October 1991

The weatherman is the superintenden
best friend... well, sometimes at least
November
Meeting
Tuesday, November 5,1991
Sandy Burr G.C., Wayland, MA
Host Superintendent
Charles Zeh, Jr.
Guest Speaker
Mr. Mark Secore
Isolite Porous Ceramics
Soil Modifying System
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 October 29,1991
(617) 527-6968
Charlie Zeh has been superintendent at
Sandy Burr G.C. for 20 years. Prior to Sandy
Burr he was assistant superintendent at St.
Mark's G.C. in Southboro for two years, then
graduated from Stockbridge. Over 20 years
Charlie has been involved in every aspect of
course construction and maintenance. Married for nine years to his wife Irene, they live
in Marlboro with a four-year old daughter,
Chantal. In his spare time, Charlie enjoys
golf, gardening, and fishing.
Directions: From 128 North, take exit for
Rte. 20 Weston. Follow Rte. 20 west to Wayland Center. Go left at lights (Rte. 27). Course
is 3/4 miles on right. From 128 South, take
exit for Rte. 20 Weston. Bear left at rotary and
head towards Weston on Rte. 20. Stay on Rte.
20 to Wayland Center and take a left at the
lights (Rte. 27). Club is 3/4 miles on right.

Whither the weather?
And hats off to the weatherman?
But, then again, who needs him?
'Well, there's no one else out there who
can give us a line on whether it's going to
rain, the sun will shine, or the wind will
blow," Weston Golf Club's Don Hearn
sized up the situation. "But the weatherman is here to stay and, certainly, there
are times when we have to rely on his
expertise."
Golf course superintendents across
New England agree that the weather forecast constitutes input in their conditioning schedules. Some put a lot of stock in
the predictions, other's aren't convinced
the weatherman carries that much dependability. In either case, he commands
an audience.

"I keep my radio on all day," continued
Hearn, a former GCSAA national president. "I tune it to WBZ and AcuWeather
reports. But it's not like I record every
change, every trend. With me, it's more
like keeping mental notes on the forecasts."
"If I want to lay down a dry fertilizer, I
like a rain prediction of 75 to 100 percent,"
explained Hearn, who always sets his
work schedule with alternatives attached.
"I'm ready to do something else if the predicted rain doesn't materialize.
"The same goes for irrigation. Unless
the probability of rain is very strong, I do
my regular watering. My attitude is, if the
forecast isn't on the money, I'm in the
soup. I just can't afford to depend on the
weatherman when we're talking irrigation."
Doug Stachura, super at the Springfield Country Club, gives weather seering
business to two outlets.
"At night, I get an idea of what's coming
from a local T V station, WWLP," Doug
disclosed. 'Then, in the morning I turn on
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"There's no one else out there
who can give us a line on
whether it's going to rain,
the sun will shine, or the wind
will blow."
Don Hearn

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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. 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. Milenski, C G C S
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, CGCS
113 Cross Street - Hanover, MA 02339
(H) 617-826-7207- (W) 617-878-5836
Club Affiliation - Rockland C.C.
TRUSTEE
Robert Ruszala
69 Geiinas 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, 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 C o m m . 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 - Northbridge, MA 01534
(H) 508-234-8490 - (W) 508-234-2533
Club Affiliation - Whitinsville G.C.

N e w s l e t t e r
KIP TYLER, CGCS
Newsletter Editor

GERRY FINN
Contributing Editor

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 t r u e 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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the radio to see if there have been any
forecast changes overnight. I'd rate the
forecasts fair to good. You know, like the
weathermen themselves, when they say
it's going to be partly sunny and partly
cloudy. What's that?
Stachura doesn't look at forecasts as
hard-fast bases of information to arrange
his conditioning program. "I've always
used the forecasts as a guide for what I'm
going to do from day to day," he said. "It's
a help to get a read on what we can expect
from the weather. But I keep forecasts in
the category of being an aid to the superintendent, not something to be regarded
as a command."
Sometimes Dave Clement plays the
weather forecast game and wins; sometimes he gets into it and loses.
"It helped me recently when I was waging war with Japanese beetles," offered
Clement who serves up the green grass in
Vermont at the Woodstock Country Club.
"But it hasn't paid off for me at other
times. You have to admit though, the forecast plays a part in virtually every superintendent's maintenance schedule."
Clement uses local radio reports and
telephone hook-ups to weather stations in
Woodstock and White River Junction as
his sources of information.
"I'd say the forecasts come in right
about 50 to 55 percent of the time," Dave
remarked. "But I have a rule of my own.
When the forecast says the changes of rain
are 50 percent or less, I don't depend on it.
As a matter of fact, I pay no attention to it
with the irrigation program. Actually, I'm
all for rainless forecasts. There's nothing
like being able to control watering fairways, tees, and greens."
That "luxury" is missing from Len
Blodgett's maintenance arsenal at Kittansett, where the veteran superintendent
has to operate without an irrigation system.
This summer has been a nightmare for
Len. "One of my toughest," he reported
after another hot, humid day. "My schedule is unlike most of the other guys. I do
my dry feeding in May and early June and
go on liquids until the fall. This year we
had an early summer; so, I've been waiting, praying, and hoping for rain." (Editor's note: This article was held over one
month so we could do a special on Hurricane Bob. Lenny overdid it on the rain
praying.)
Blodgett's radio kicks on at 4:30 a.m.
every day and the dial stays on the
weather forecast station. A special band
gives him access to the weather bureau.
"I just keep my ears glued to those
forecasts and hope to hell they're right,"

"/ just keep my ears glued
to those forecasts
and hope to hell they're right.
I don't even pay attention
when showers are predicted.
I can't depend on them. "
Len Blodgett
L e n revealed. "I
don't even pay attention when showers are predicted. I
can't depend on
them. Maybe we'll
get irrigation. The
problem is source.
We're in a town
(Lakeville) where
water use is restricted and, worse yet, the
town has to get its water from a neighboring community."
Tedesco's Peter Hasak gives the weatherman hot and cold marks.
"He's usually right when he calls for a
sunny, warm day," Hasak quipped. "But,
he's been way off on his rain predictions.
I'd say I catch about 10 weather reports a
day on radio, and, yes, I use them as a
guide to set up my schedules. However, I
have an ace in the hole because those
schedules are flexible. I don't want to be
scrambling out there when the forecast
goes haywire. So, my trust in the weatherman has its loopholes."
The weatherman. How much do you
trust him?
GERRY FINN

Calendar
Nov. 5

Regular Meeting
Sandy Burr G.C.
Wayland, MA

Dec. ?

Regular Meeting
Nashawtuc C.C.
Concord, MA

Long Range:
March 7,
1992

MGA Seminar

March 24,
1992

USGA
Regional Conference
Wakefield, MA

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The St/per Speaks Out
This month's question: With the omnipresence of Japanese beetles and grubs,
a given in the maintenance life of the golf course superintendent, how do you cope
with this nuisance, and how does your program shape up in effectiveness?
Dick French, Longmeadow (Lowell) Golf Club: "The timing here is just
about perfect. You
called about beetles
and I'm just about
ready to give my
fairways the treatment—a good shot
of Turcam on the
10th of September.
"So far, I've had
very good luck with
this kind of program. However, it's not a
cure-all because the adult Japanese beetles are still around and I have to deal with
them with spot insecticide spraying.
"My biggest problem is with the grub
form, as is everyone's. The grubs serve as
a feeder source of damage because they
attract animals and birds who do anything
to the turf to get at those little devils.

"We discourage the
proliferation of grubs... then
live with the adult beetles
until they run out of time.
Fortunately, they have a short
life span."
Dick French
"We get the usual grub hunters—
crows, skunks, and an occasional raccoon.
They rip away at the turf and do enough
damage to cause a re-seeding process. Of
course, we can't do anything to get rid of
the animals because of the nature of the
environmental protection attitude that's
become popular not only in New England
but all over the country.
"So, I guess the best way I can answer
the questions of control is to say that we
try to discourage the proliferation of grubs
through the use of Turcam and then live
with the adult beetles until they run out
of time. Fortunately, they have a short
lifespan. But while they're alive, they remain a nuisance. It's all part of the game."

Gary Luccini, Franklin Country
Club: "I've tried a lot of chemicals trying
to nip growth of the
beetle grubs and
find that the best
results come from
regular treatment
with Oftanol.
I
spray my tees, fairways,
and
tee
banks, and the results are excellent.
"Naturally, this doesn't get rid of all of
them and I see the first signs of their
existence when the animals start working
over my turf to get to them.
'For some reason we seem to attract
more skunks than other animals or birds.
My mechanic, who's an outdoor sports addict, has rigged up traps to get the skunks
and they've worked pretty well.
"As for the hatched-out, adult Japanese
beetles, I don't bother much with them
other than spraying with a little liquid
Sevin or running them down with the gang
mower. I mean, sometimes you can't
avoid that the way they gather in bunches.
"Regardless, I look at the beetles as
more of an annoyance than a serious problem. They really haven't got to me yet."
Leo Waters, Milton-Hoosic Club: "I
always know when it's time to think about
the negative effects of grubs. That's when
I see the crows starting to regroup and
make plans to go down deep into my fairways to find their supper.
"My program has changed, or the
chemical I use is different, at least for the
moment.
"I had gone exclusively -with Turcam,
but I had bad results last year. So, this
year I've switched to Oftanol. I put it
down late summer, after the hatching season, so we'll see what happens now.
"Mind you, this isn't meant as a condemnation of a product, because I think
there is apt to be a breakdown in the
effectiveness of one chemical through constant use.
"There's really not much you can do as
far as the adult beetle goes. They thrive
on certain foliage, mostly fruit and small
trees, but their life expectancy is so short

what damage they do is minimal compared to the damage animals and birds
cause searching for the grubs.
"We have lots of those hunters here,
especially crows. They tear up the turf
and sometimes they are relentless doing
it. Of course, we can't do anything about
eliminating them, so what we're stuck
with is repairing the damage they cause.
"I've been here long enough (12 years)
to know where to concentrate my efforts
fighting the grubs. Therefore, I treat
about one-third of the fairways and spot
spray the rest. I guess it's another one of
those things the superintendent has to
live with."
Michael Cerveney, Tekoa Country
Club: "I've had experience with both
popular chemicals, Turcam and Oftanol,
and this year I've switched back to Turcam. It's the same old story with Oftanol.
Seemingly, the grubs build up a resistance
to it because of constant use. It just hasn't
been working that well lately, so I've gone
to Turcam.
"My dealing with grubs may be different than other supers. Sure, I get damage
from birds and animals digging up the turf
to get at them; however, the most severe
damage comes from the grubs themselves,
from feeding off the plant roots. This
means I really go into a concerted attempt

"Adult beetles aren't that
much of a bother. The grubs?
They're another thing, all bad."
Michael Cerveney
to kill off the grubs while they're ripe for
killing. I'm told that before I came here,
grubs used to eat out entire fairways.
"Adult beetles aren't that much of a
bother. They seem to like our crab apple
trees and young maples. However, that
type of damage is minimal. I can take
that. The grubs? They're another thing,
all bad. I'll never learn to stomach them."
GERRY FINN

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"Birthplace of golf" seeks a manager
from GCSAA Newsline, Sept. 1991
It's the stuff dreams are made of: the
opportunity to reach the pinnacle of the
profession, at the birthplace of golf.
St. Andrews Links Trust is seeking
qualified candidates for the new position
of golf manager at St. Andrews in Scotland. According to the position announcement, the St. Andrews golf
manager "will have responsibility for ensuring the excellent presentation and
maintenance of all courses and the associated estate and facilities at all time." St.
Andrews' golf facilities include the Old
Course, which has been the site of 24 British Open Championships, and three other
courses, two of which are considered to be
of championship standard. Another two
courses are currently being constructed.
"For a professional golf manager this
must be one of the leading appointments
in the world of golf," the position announcement stated. "Candidates should
be technically qualified, ideally in agronomy or estate management, and have a
first-class track record in managing a significant golfing venue where there is a
high emphasis on customer service. Involvement at the highest championship
level would be especially valuable."
Regarding compensation, the announcement stated, "Obviously, an appointment of this significance will not be
restricted by salary or benefit limitations.

Individual requirements will be negotiated either on an open-ended or fixed-term
contract basis."
Inquiries about the golf manager position should be directed to Ronnie Cleland,
Selection Thomson Ltd., 14 Sandyford

Place, Glasgow, Scotland G3 7NB, telephone 041/248-3666, fax 014/248-3404.
The position is one of three senior posts
recently created. The other positions are
in finance and administration, and in
championships and development plans.

New meeting request form prepared
(This is the text of the form that will be
sent to clubs interested in hosting a
monthly meeting. Thanks to Jim Fitzroy
for preparing it.)
On behalf of the members and officers
of the Golf Course Superintendents of
New England, Inc. thank you for allowing
us the opportunity to visit
for our
meeting.
In order to insure a smooth and orderly
day, we respectfully submit for your consideration the following meeting requests.
1. The meeting is generally attended by
70 to 90 members of our association. Our
association consists of regular, affiliate,
assistant, student, and honorary members. We do not discriminate against race,
creed, or gender. The number of meals and
players for golf will be confirmed by a
member of our Board of Directors and
arrangements should consider the composition of our membership.
2. Green fees are expected to be waived
as a professional courtesy; however, golf

cart and/or caddy arrangements are left to
the discretion of the host club.
3. To insure the smooth flow of play and
make your course available to members as
soon as possible, we would prefer a shotgun start.
The Golf Course Superintendents Association of New England, Inc. was formed
in February of 1924 and is the oldest local
association in the nation. Our objectives
are to further education in golf course
maintenance, encourage the free exchange of ideas and experience, and to
encourage the highest standard of dignity,
integrity, and skill in our profession.
Visiting and playing various golf
courses is an integral part of our association's education and experience process.
By asking our member clubs to host a
meeting approximately once every five
years, we are afforded an opportunity to
see a wide range of golf facilities.
We appreciate including
in
that process.

Scenes from
Hurricane Bob
Left: 3rd fairway, Blue Course,
C.C. of New Seabury. Below: 2nd
tee area, Blue Course, C.C. of New
Seabury; Right: Salem Country
Club

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Faces
at
Foxborough C.C.

Top row, left to right: John Petraitis,
John Allen, Leroy Allen, Mike lacono.
Bottom row, left to right: Charlie Dickson
and Foxborough C.C. manager Nora
Berard.

An overview of storage tank regulations
The following is the summary of the
presentation at the Golf Course Superintendents Association of New England, Inc.
Meeting on September 9, 1991 (Guest
Speaker: Timothy Stone, Principal/Hydrogeologist, Stone Environmental Sciences,
Inc., P. O. Box 560, Hampstead, N H
03841-0560, (603) 329-4016).

Tank notes
• EPA estimates there are close to 1.7
million regulated and 3 million unregulated (primarily small and consumptive
use fuel oil) underground storage tanks
throughout the U.S.
® Officials estimate that from 15-35
percent of tanks and related piping systems are leaking.
• Tanks can lose over 400 gallons per
year and still meet Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection tank
tightness requirements of 0.05 gallons per
hour (EPA standard: 0.1 gallons per hour).
• Cleanup of a release of motor fuel
which impacted soil anj/or ground water
can easily exceed $100,000 and has often
exceeded $1,000,000 in large releases.

Massachusetts regulatory
requirements overview
(Refer to the Board of Fire Prevention
regulations for detailed requirements 527 OMR 9.00 Tanks and Containers.)
• All new tanks must be double walled
and have cathodic protection, an interstitial monitoring system, spill containment
units, overfill protection devices, and piping with secondary containment (exempt
are consumptive use tanks < gallons).

® Existing tanks: Mandatory inventory recordkeeping and tank tightness
testing, in tank monitoring system, or interstitial monitoring. Tank tightness
testing at 5 year or 1 year intervals depending on tank system design.
• If a leak is confirmed, the local fire
department must be notified immediately
and DEP notified within two hours. The
tank must be taken out of service immediately.
• All abandoned tanks must be removed unless removal would endanger
the structural integrity of an adjacent
tank or a building located over the tank.
• Upgrading existing tanks: Spill containment manhole and overfill prevention
device by May 30, 1993. Leak detection
systems for tanks of certain ages starting
December 22, 1990, all tanks by 1993.
• Financial responsibility requirements have just been extended and now
must be met by operators of 12 or fewer
tanks or non-marketers with net worth
less than $20 million by December 31,
1992.
• Check local fire department requirements. Remember, Home Rule Prevails.

The costs
• Precision Tank Testing: $300600/tank depending on size and number of
tanks tested at location.
• Tank removal: Average cost for
tanks2000 gallons = $.7Q/gallon. Typical
cost for removal of a 1000-2000 gallons
fuel oil tank = $1500-2000 (Assumes no
release has occurred).
• Tank replacement: Cost with state of

the art monitoring is $5-10/gallon. Typical
cost for replacement of a 2000 gallons fuel
oil tank = $20,000
• Tank Closure Report: Field observation of tank removal, post excavation
sampling, and analyses, photodocumentation, and letter report = $1500-2000.
• If a release has occurred: Phase I
Limited Site Investigation: Monitoring
well installation (3), groundwater and soil
sampling and screening, reporting, and
preparation of DEP documents required
for Waiver of Approvals = minimum
$10,000. Additional Investigations and
Remediation: $25,000 - ??.
The estimated costs shown above are
for reference purposes only. Actual costs
are entirely site dependent.

For more information/other states
EPA RCRA Hotline: (800) 424-9346;
Connecticut: Department of Environmental Protection, Hazardous Materials
Management Unit (203) 566-4630;
Maine: Department of Environmental
Protection, Bureau of Oil and Hazardous
Materials (207) 289-2651; Massachusetts: Department of Public Safety, Greg
Mooney (508) 851-9813; Department of
Environmental Protection,UST Program
(617) 292-5903; N e w Hampshire: Department of Environmental Services,
Water Supply and Pollution Control (603)
271-3503, Rhode Island: Department of
Environmental Management, Division of
Ground Water (401) 277-2234, Vermont:
Department of Environmental Conservation, Hazardous Materials Division (802)
244-8702.

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Briefly speaking... from GCSAA publication
from GCSAA Briefing, July 1991
Misleading "non-toxic" & "safe"
advertising claims under scrutiny
Chemical companies as well as lawncare providers are coming under fire for
false or misleading advertising. This
scrutiny focuses on claims that products or
services are "non-toxic" or completely
"safe".
While FIFRA does not regulate lawncare company advertising, it does prohibit

advertisers of chemical products from
making claims as part of a pesticide's distribution and sale that differ substantially
from claims made on the label. Superintendents should be knowledgeable and
candid about the toxicity of golf course
chemicals when talking to the media
about the uses of those chemicals.

Traces of herbicides found in
rainwater samples; study confirms
pesticide vaporization
Traces of herbicides were found in rainwater samples from 23 states in a study

recently completed by the U.S. Geological
Survey. The herbicides detected included
atrazine, alachlor, metalachlor, and a degradation product of atrazine. The main
source of the herbicide pollution is believed to be agricultural pesticide use.
This is the first major study to confirm
that pesticides can be transported
through vaporization into the atmosphere. Although turf applications were
not believed to have contributed to the
pesticides found in the rainwater samples,
superintendents should be prepared to answer questions from concerned citizens
and members.

DIVOT DRIFT. ..announcements...educational seminars...job opportunities
...tournament results... and miscellaneous items of interest to the membership.
GCSAA SEMINARS
1991-1992 G C S A A
N o r t h e a s t R e g i o n a l Seminars
Golf Course Restoration, R e n o v a t i o n &
Construction P r o j e c t s - October 28-29,
1991, South Yarmouth, Massachusetts.
P e r s o n n e l Functions of the Golf Course
Superintendent - November 5, 1991, Rochester, New York.
Scouting, Sampling & M o n i t o r i n g Golf
Course Pests - December 16, 1991, Portland, Maine.
E n v i r o n m e n t a l Considerations in Golf
C o u r s e M a n a g e m e n t - January 13-14,
1992, Cromwell, Connecticut.
Landscape Design & P l a n t Materials April 6-7, 1992, Bolton, Massachusetts.
Call 913-832-4444 to register!

RESEARCH DONORS
1991 T u r f R e s e a r c h D o n o r s (as of September 8): Franklin Country Club, The Orchards
Golf Course, Nardone Sand & Gravel, In
Memory of Warren B. Zepp Sr., Whitinsville
Golf Club, The Thomson Country Club, Jack
Neville PGA Pro, Walpole Country Club,
Nora Berard (Golf Direction Associates), Rid
der Farm Inc., Charles Hart Seed Company
Brian Cowan, In the Name of Walpole C.C.
CIBA Geigy, Eastward-Ho Country Club
Weston Golf Club, Tatnuck Country Club
Charles River Country Club, Membership of
G C S A o f N E . Total of $3,704. Thanks to the
above. There is still time for others.

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REMINDER
R e m e m b e r to save BLUE TAGS from Certified Seed which are worth $.50 each to our
Association. The following varieties are the
ones that have value: Penncross, Penneagle,
Pennlinks Bentgrasses; Citation II, Birdie II,
Omega II, Manhattan II, CBS II blend, and
246 Ryes; Columbia, Midnight, Challenger,
and Galaxy blend Bluegrasses; Olympic,
Apache, Triathalawn blend, Shadow, Flyer,
Fortress, Aurora, Waldina, and Bighorn Fescues. Send to Robert Ruszala, 69 Gelinas
Drive, Chicopee, M A 01020.

INFORMATION
N i c k Cammuso, Assistant at International
G.C. is out of the hospital after a brief stay.
P a u l R o c h e of P.I.E. Supply Co. has resigned to take on a new challenge in upstate
New York.

MEMBERSHIP

universities. In 1990, the Golf Course Superintendents Association of N e w England
made its first grant. We funded the purchase
of a pesticide storage building at the University of Massachusetts turf plots at a cost of
$7800. In 1991, we made the following
grants:
Dr. P a t Vittum, UMass - $1750
Subsurface placement of pesticides
Dr. R o b Wick, UMass - $5000
Pathogenicity and management of plant
parasitic nematodes in putting greens
Dr. G a i l Schumann, UMass - $2168
Summer Patch Disease Study
D r . R i c h a r d C o o p e r , UMass - $7800
(1) Bentgrass Cultivars for Putting Greens,
(2) Green rootzone modification with Isolite,
(3) Pesticide Volatility and Dislodgeable Foliar Residues, (4) Summer Labor on Turf
Plots, (5) Subcontract of certain work to Dr.
J.D. Wilson at Univ. of Guelph.

TOURNAMENT RESULTS
F o x b o r o u g h C.C., Sept. 9,1991

W e l c o m e N e w Members: Paul Wilson, Assistant, Whitinsville C.C.; Joseph Langley,
Regular, White Mt. C.C. P r o p o s e d N e w
M e m b e r : Daryn Brown, Assistant Member,
Worcester C.C., Worcester, MA.

Superintendent's - T e a m of T w o
Low Gross - 74, Rick Tworig/Jim Fitzroy
Low Net - 63, Norm Mucciarone/Bob DiRico
Salee/Affiliate
Low Gross - 80, Dick Gursky/Joe Lazzaro
Low Net - 70, Dennis Friel/Paul Skafas

GRANTS AWARDED

PHOTO CREDITS

T h e T u r f R e s e a r c h T o u r n a m e n t was begun in 1989 to fund turf research at area

P h o t o credit to: Kip Tyler, Tom Colombo,
and Rich Gagnon

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W&Ws.

Please Patronize These FRIENDS OF THE ASSOCIATION
AA Will Materials Corp.
168 Washington St., Stoughton, MA 02072
Top dressing, sand, loam, trap sand,
decorative stone, landscape materials
Est. 1886- 1-800-4-AA WILL

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

Agriturf, Inc.
59 Dwight St., Hatfield, MA 01038
Fertilizer, seed, and chemicals f o r 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
T o m 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, C T 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, C o n c o r d St.
N. Reading, MA 01864
(617) 933-3210
Water Supply Specialists
Water Wells & Pumping Equipment

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

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) £54-0925
Modern Tractor & Truck Service, Inc.
400 Pine St., Seekonk, MA 02771
Topdressing, W or Va" screened loam, underground
tank removal, "convault" aboveground fuel tank,
Steven S. Howitt, (508) 761-5554

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

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

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

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

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
J o h n 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 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, 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
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, C T 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

'XÄiifeiiiWi: ir ' '

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

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Friends of the Association profiles
Chester Drake Sons, Inc.
Chester Drake Sons, Inc. of Framingham, Massachusetts offers several types
of services to meet the needs of the golf and
recreation industry. The hands-on, family
run organization has been involved with
turf finish work since 1955, constructing
golf greens, tees, fairways, and athletic
fields. Expansion into irrigation, drainage, and shaping gave C. Drake added
competitive experience through the 80s.
Today, C. Drake offers a full line of
construction services to meet the demands
of the 90s. The company has expanded
into heavy site work with the purchase of
several loaders, excavators, and haul
trucks. A complete line of dozers facilitates heavy pushing and the finest of grading. Two screen-all plants make useful
most on site materials, giving owners
more options to spend money in other
needed areas. All backhoes are equipped
with angling wrists giving Drake operators the ability to proficiently shape the
most practical designs of bunkers, paths,
and mounds. Angling wrists on the large
excavators aid the shaping of mounds and
steep slopes in one pass.
All wheel drive machinery, all wheel
drive GI trucks, and dump carts give access to tough terrain areas such as wet,
swampy lowlands or rocky ledge areas. It
also allows for crossing existing turf areas
leaving a minimum of damage.
Several Drake machines are equipped

with frost cutting tools, which is handy in
keeping job productions going during the
winter, therefore interrupting few rounds
of golf or athletic events. It also permits
work on areas that won't support equipment any other time. Most draining,
pond, and rock excavation is done on the
frost in winter.
The Drakes are always seeking updated production technology. The use of
lasers to grade golf tees, athletic surfaces,
and to lay pipe improves grade accuracy.
Computer aided design helps to evaluate
cuts, fills, and the three dimensional
shapes of designs +o ser 1 -•>»- +hey fit into
existing landscap
i methods
help to save money
thus assuring the owner satisfaYn*^- completion of
the job.
Chester Drake Sons serves all of New
England.

Country Club Enterprises, Inc.
CCE was started in 1978 and acquired
the Club Car product line in 1979 for the
eastern New England area.
Since that time, our only focus has been
the sale and service of Club Car electric
and gasoline golf cars, and the Carryall
line of utility vehicles.
Ed McGuire, Dave Farina, Jim Casey,
and Judy Chamillard manage the sales
effort. Vicki Govoni is our Parts Manager;
Randy Pierce handles overall operations;
with Steve Wilbur, our Shop Foreman,
sharing service responsibilities with

"Sarge" Smith, Paul Chamillard, Mark
Wilbur, and Bill Pocknett.
Helping to service our accounts in New
Hampshire are Bob Ball, Follow Through
Golf Cart Maintenance of Sanbornville,
N.H., and Bart Seavey, ABS/B-S Sales of
North Hampton, N.H.
In Maine, Reggie Bauer, Reggie's Golf
Cars of Leeds Junction is our able service
provider.
Thanks to your support, we now sell
and service over 100 golf clubs in eastern
New England, as well as a host of commercial customers.
Thanks to you, it's working.

Announcement:
Retirement party
for Norman & Bob Mucciarone
The retirement party for Norman and Bob Mucci- •/
arone will be Tuesday, Nov. 19, 1991, 6 p.m., at
Needham Golf Club. Cocktails & hors d'oeuvres
will be served. Make reservations on or before
Nov. 16. The cost is $20.00 per person. (RSVP
(617) 527-6968.)
Directions: From the south - From Rte. 128
South to Ext 18, Great Plain Ave. Left off exit, to
Green St., 1/2 mile on left. From the north - From
Rte 128 North to Exit 18, Great Plain Ave. Bear
right off exit to Green St., 1/2 mile on left.

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