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June 1992

Clint Bradley triggered the rise
of the superintendent's profession
(From time to time, The Newsletter will
review and update the lives of retired golf
course superintendents. This month's
spotlight falls on Clint Bradley and John
Almonte.)
Monday, July 13,1992
Three little words.
Winchester C.C., Winchester, M A
That might have done it, according to
Host Superintendent
Clint Bradley who took the word "greenDan Higgins
skeeper" out of the golf course lexicon and
probably gave rise to a sleeping profession
Guest Speaker
with the expression "golf course superinSusan Powers
American Cancer Association
tendent".
Bradley, at 85, is an amazing example
How To Identify Skin Cancer
of not letting a good mind go to waste. He
still keeps track of the progress the super9:00 a.m.
Board Meeting
intendent has made over the years in
10:30 a.m.
Regular Meeting
streamlining the golf course maintenance
11:00 a.m.
Education
business and keeping the profession on an
12:00 p.m.
Lunch
Golf after Lunch
upward spiral.
(Individual Championship)
About that moniker, golf course superintendent?
Reservations Required
"You can look it up," Bradley said from
Call before July 8
his home in Dunedin, Florida. "I know
(617) 328-9479
because I'm looking at it right here. The
year was 1937 and I had the job of contribYou must pay by check - No Cash!!
Checks payable to GCSANE
uting editor to The Newsletter up there in
New England. That's more than 50 years
Dan Higgins has been the superintendent at
ago, but it could have happened yesterday
Winchester Country Club since 1990. He reas far as my recollection goes.
ceived an associate degree in turf management from Stockbridge School of Agriculture
"Cliff Mann, the New England Associain 1978. After graduation Dan spent several
tion president at the time, and I decided
years as assistant superintendent at Woodthat the word greenskeeper left more of a
way C.C. in Darien, Conn, and the C.C. of
New Canaan in New Canaan, Conn. He then
trade name taste in your mouth. So we
became the superintendent at Cohasset C.C.
came up with the golf course superintenin central Massachusetts. Dan and his wife
dent change and sent it into an
Anne have two children Daniel and Maureen.
identification publication called T h e Frazier Golf Course List". That's how it
Directions: From 128 North and South Take Exit 33A, Route 3 South. Drive 4.3
started, and we've been golf course supermiles, take right onto Arlington Street. Club
intendents ever since."
entrance is 100 yards on left.
As you might suspect, Bradley was a
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nation golf course superintendent, course
builder, innovator, and even golf course
operations director. Among his stops were
Hillsboro C.C., Pawtucket C.C., Stewart
Air Base Course in Newburgh, N.Y., and
the Wampanoag C.C. in West Hartford,
Conn, where he seeded that course's first
greens in 1926.
Bradley also was very active in the Golf
Course Superintendents Association of
New England which had only a handful of
members back in the depression years of
the 1930s. He started the Dickinson
Scholarship Fund (now the Troll-Dickinson Fund) and came up with 100-watt
ideas to raise money for that worthy cause.
"During tough (economic) times, too,"
Clint added. "I remember one thing that
turned over more than a few dollars. I
came up with the idea of a greens towel,
you know, those things golfers tuck into
the backs of their belts. We got a bundle of
those, sold them to golfers, and the Dickinson Fund got 25 cents from each sale.
We had to do it that way in those days.
Just going up and asking for a donation
didn't work."
continued on page 2

"Cliff Mann and I decided
that the word greenskeeper
left more of a trade name taste
in your mouth."
Clint Bradley

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PRESIDENT
Stephen A. Chlavaroll CGCS
6 Birch Street, Paxton, MA 01612
(H) 508-752-0031 - (W) 508-791-5373
Club Affiliation - Tatnuck C.C.
VICE PRESIDENT
Edward L. Brearley
189 Matfieid Street, W. Brldgewater, MA 02379
(H) 508-584-6568 — (W) 508-295-7010
Club Affiliation - Bay Pointe C.C.
SECRETARY
Robert DiRico, CGCS
326 Fuller Street, West Newton, MA 02165
(W) 617-527-6968
Club Affiliation - Brae Burn C.C.
TREASURER
Paul Jamrog
P. O. Box 38, Belchertown, MA 01007
(H) 413-323-8519 — (W) 413-536-4195
Club Affiliation - The Orchards G.C.
TRUSTEE
Richard Duggan, CGCS
93 Warren Ave,, Marlboro, MA 01752
(H) 508-485-6894 — (W) 508-369-0879
Club Affiliation - Concord 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
James Relnertson
42 Rice Road, Wayland, MA 01778
(H) 508-655-7415 — (W) 508-358-2750
Club Affiliation - Wayland C.C.
FINANCE
CHAIRMAN
Robert Ruszala
69 Gellnas Drive, Chlcopee, MA 01020
(H) 413-592-5780 — (W) 413-256-8654
Club Affiliation - Hickory Ridge G.C.
GOLF CHAIRMAN
James 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 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
Paul Miller, CGCS
1 Leicester Road, Marblehead, MA 01945
(H) 617-631-7910 — (W) 508-369-5704
Club Affiliation - Nashawtuc C.C.

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KIP TYLER, CGCS
Newsletter Editor
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Business Manager

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Associate Editor
GERRY FINN
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continued from page 1
Bradley also formed a long and close
friendship with one of the giants of the golf
course superintendents profession, Sherwood A. Moore.
"I called him SAM, but he and I did a
lot of work together in the early 1950s. We
also promoted the golf course superintendent's role in popularizing golf. The National (Golf Course Superintendents
Association of America) was struggling
then. By the time we got through hyping
up the thing, we had over 500 members."
These days Bradley has been fighting
off one ailment after another, but still

Ouimet Fund
changes name
The Francis Ouimet Caddie Scholarship Fund has changed its "working name"
and the name of its 'Par Club". New logos
have also been designed, announced Dennett W. Goodrich, Ouimet President.
"In both situations, we felt the prior
name no longer reflected our purposes,"
said Goodrich. "In the case of the Ouimet
Fund, we realized there was a misconception that we were "only for caddies", and
that many deserving young people in pro
shop or course superintendent operations
didn't apply because they thought they
weren't eligible. This is truly erroneous, as
37% of our current scholars worked in pro
shop operations, and 18% for course superintendents, while 40% were caddies.
Many clubs also thought they couldn't be
involved in our programs because they
didn't have caddies. After much consideration, we felt that removing the word "caddie" would help eliminate confusion."
Goodrich explained that the fund will
now be known as "The Francis Ouimet
Scholarship Fund" in promotional materials and letterhead, etc. The word "Caddie"
will be retained in the legal name. The
Fund will also use a new primary tagline,
"Support The Youth Who Support The
Game" to demonstrate that it helps all
young golf workers. He added that the old
tagline, "From What Golf Has Given You,
Let's Give Something Back to Golf' will
continue to be used in some situations.
The former "Par Club" organization
will now be known as 'The Francis Ouimet
Society". Bill Foley, Ouimet Society President, stated that, 'The new name is a
much stronger identity for us, develops
the link to the Ouimet Fund, and will help
tremendously in recruiting golfers who
want to support The Fund at a higher level
and participate in our great outings."

manages to keep abreast of golf and the
superintendent's part in it. He's convinced
golf on T V has put pressure on the superintendent with its shots of lavish couriu-,
and surroundings. He also suggests that
T V commentators don't impress him too
much with their self-appointed expertise
on subjects better left in the hands of the
superintendent for explanation.
Back closer to home, Almonte is enjoying a more laid back retirement in his role
as grandfather to four little ones. Now 68
years old, John has been away from the
profession for the last six years after over
35 in it, with his last stop the Oak Hill
Country Club.
"Do I miss getting up every morning at
5:30 and rushing out to the golf course?"
Almonte seemed amused at the question.
"Nali. When I retired, I decided it would
be a clean break. When I walked away, I
wanted to start a new life. That life consists of doing nothing or waking up when
I please and facing the day with no commitments. You ought to try it sometime."
Almonte, though, does confess there
were aspects of his job that really appealed to him—none stronger than the
challenge of giving golfers the best possible playing conditions he could deliver.
T h e r e was a certain amount of pressure there," explained Almonte, who goi^
his start under his father-in-law Sir. ,
Braio at Wachusett. He served his "apprenticeship" at the Worcester Country
Club and eventually closed out his career
after 17 years at Oak Hill. "I liked having
to make changes and improvements. In
fact, that part was the happiest for me."
Even though his super days are behind
him, John takes pride in his lawn where
he reports he's still using an old reel-type
Cooper Clipper and getting the cut down
fine to one-half inch "when I really want
that lawn to look spiffy".
Bradley and Almonte, then, are enjoying the "afterlife" of the golf course superintendent—each in his own way which,
after all, is what retirement's all about.
GERRY FINN

Calendar
July 13

Winchester C.C.
Winchester, MA
Individual Championship

August 11

Rockland C.C.
Rockland, MA
Regular Meeting

Sept. 21

Orchard G.C.
South Hadley, MA
Member-Member
(Rescheduled date)

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gThe

Super Speaks Out

This month's question: Do you keep a nursery at your course, and if so, how large is it,
what is it used for, and what are your procedures to maintain it?
Dave Robinson, Shattuck Inn Golf
Club: "Since we've been open for only a
year now, not only do I have a nursery, it
just happens to be one of the most important phases of my operations.
"Presently I have about 15,000 square
feet of nursery grasses with a combination
of types. The breakdown is two-thirds
Penncross and one-third a mix of quality
blue grasses. The base for all nursery
grasses is the same, or an 80-20 ratio of
sand and peat.
"Needless to say, we've been using our
nursery products because of the situation
of a golf course being new and prone to
bare spots in its early life, and a certain
amount of wear and tear.
"The wear and tear part has been minimal because our play for the first full year
was rather limited. I checked with the pro
Dnd he reports that we had slightly over
16,000 rounds in that period. So, the regular exposure to playing rounds didn't hurt
the course too bad. However, as we go on
here, the traffic will get heavier and the
course will be vulnerable to more serious
damage.
"So far, we've used our nursery to fill in
bad spots on the fairways and a few minor
spots on the greens.
"I can't emphasize the need for a nursery too much. Consider the fact that we're
into our third growing period there and
you realize how important the nursery is
to our course. As far as I'm concerned, an
acre of nursery space wouldn't be too
much.
"As for maintenance, the grasses get
the same treatment in the nursery as they
do in areas where they are to be used to
replace damaged grasses. A strong effort
goes into it, too, because eventually the
nursery grasses are put to work on the
course."

"It happens to be one of the
^tost important phases
of my operations."
Dave Robinson

Bob Piantedosi, Oakley Country
C l u b : "We're an old course (circa 1898), so
it's been very difficult for me to find
room to cultivate a
nursery. When I say
we're cramped for
space, I mean there
are only 97 acres
out there.
"Therefore, we
don't have a nursery...yet. But we're getting there, simply
because I've decided we can't do without
one. As we speak, plans are being drawn
to bulldoze an area behind one of our
greens for the exclusive use as a grass
repair center. The first planting will cover
a couple of thousand feet. But as I mentioned, figuring out a way to put in a
nursery has been harder than doing the
job itself. Around here, every square inch
is accounted for.
"Because we are an old course you can
imagine the mix of grasses we have, with
that all-time contender, poa, leading the
lineup of grass strains. We've been trying
to suppress the poa population here with
all kinds of methods. But presently, we're
learning to live with it.

"We can't do without one."
Bob Piantedosi
"Regardless, we will go with a variety
of nursery grasses because of the makeup
of our fairways or a combination of blues,
ryes, and of course poa. We'll probably
emphasize the ryes to coincide with the
color of the poa.
"In the past, when I had a problem that
couldn't be solved by "stealing" a patch of
grass from the back corner of a green or a
seldom walked-on stretch of fairway, we
had to look for someone with a nursery.
And friends in the profession have offered
help. That's nice, but it's not the solution.
"I believe in going your own way. To me,
having a nursery is like having an extra
green. That's the way I'll treat it, too, when
our first planting comes through."

Dick Duggan, Concord Country
C l u b : "One of the first things I did when I
came here eight
years ago was to establish a nursery.
M i n e is
10,000
square feet and it's
probably one of the
best moves I've ever
made developing a
maintenance aid.
" W e call
our
nursery 'the bullpen'. It's the place we go
for relief after vandals come to call. And,
believe me, it's put up a lot of 'saves' the
past several years.
"We use the nursery for a number of
innovative maintenance helpers. Half of it
is Penncross and the other a combination
of creeping bents. We've also made use of
it as a place to try out some of the newer
grasses like washed bent. So, we also use
it as a sort of scientific workplace.
"Most of the nursery grasses go into tee,
green, and collar repairs. W e maintain
them in the same manner we maintain
greens and tees out on the course. That
means one-eighth inch cut for greens and
5/32nds for tees.
"One other advantage of having a nursery is to use it as a training ground for
seasonal recruits and others who haven't
had experience mowing. W e put them in
there and they get the feel of having to put
a perfect cut on a piece of grass. Really,
before they leave there, they're walking
straight lines like an old pro.

"It's one of the best tools
of the profession."
Dick Duggan
"Obviously, I'm a big booster of the need
for every golf course to have its own nursery. It prevents a lot of headaches and
gives me a certain sense of control over
costly and sometimes touchy grass repair
work. It's one of the best tools of the profession a golf course superintendent can
have."
GERRY

FINN

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Letter to the Editor:

James T. Snow, USGA Green Section director,
responds to articles on greens construction
To readers of the GCSANE Newsletter:
I have read with interest the articles in
the past two issues of your newsletter concerning green construction according to
the USGA method, and I would like to
clarify a few points. First of all, the USGA
specs were developed in the 1950s as a
result of a huge demand from golf course
superintendents and course officials for a
scientifically sound method of green construction that would work under all types
of climatic and playing conditions.Tens of
thousands of USGA greens have been
built throughout the United States and in
dozens of foreign countries over the past
thirty years with excellent results. We are
not saying it is the only method that can
be used, but the fact is that the USGA
method is most widely researched, widely
used, and consistently successful method
of green construction in the world. If followed according to the letter, and if the
greens are maintained properly after construction, the USGA method will produce
consistently good results.
On the other hand, thousands and
thousands of greens have been built over
the years by using modified USGA methods or by eliminating certain steps
completely. Many of these greens have
worked out successfully, but many have
not. Sure, we realize that shortcuts have
been taken and good results sometimes
have been achieved, but how do you know
that the shortcuts you take won't turn out
to be a disaster, as the ones we often see?
Who will decide when the shortcut will
work and when it won't, and on what scientific basis will the decision be made? If
you were in the shoes of the USGA, would
you include in your specifications all of the
steps that would ensure success, or would
you allow shortcuts that have been known
to produce disastrous results?
With respect to several of the shortcuts
mentioned in the article, our staff has seen
severe problems at countless courses that
left out the tile drainage systems. Sure,
good greens have been built without it, but
for the very modest cost of installing drain
tile, who would want to take the chance?
If you were the USGA, knowing that many
greens have failed due to the lack of a
proper outlet for excess water, would you
put in the specifications that it is okay to
leave out the drain tile?

The same could be said of the other
shortcut. It is foolhardy not to have laboratory testing done when building high
sand content greens. Nobody - no soil scientist, no agronomist, and no golf course
superintendent - can consistently eyeball
topmix materials and tell if they are the
best or if they are even adequate. Sure,
lots of old golf courses were built of mixes
or native soil that never would be recommended today, and many of these old
greens have provided good performance
when combined with long term cultivation, proper topdressing programs, and a
little bit of luck. But our Green Section
staff has seen thousands of greens fail
because of the lack of proper testing. Who
thinks he knows so much that he can't
benefit from the scientific analysis of a
good soil laboratory? If you were the
USGA, knowing of the vast number of
failures that have occurred because of inadequate testing, would you recommend
in your specifications that it is okay to skip
laboratory testing? The advice and testing
of a good soil laboratory costs a few hundred dollars - why wouldn't a golf course
superintendent take advantage of this expertise?

Again, we are not saying that the
USGA method is the only method that
should be used, but what kind of scientific
validity and long-term success do other
methods have? With these alternate
methods, how can you be sure that success
at one site will translate to success at
another site, using different materials,
without laboratory testing, etc.? For that
matter, how can I put my hands on all
these other so-called specifications? If
they are so great, why aren't they published and available for everyone to use? How
much assistance are all the critics of
USGA greens providing to golf course sup e r i n t e n d e n t s and course officials
throughout the United States and the
world who want and need a dependable
method of green construction?
USGA greens are based on sound scientific information and have more than
thirty years of consistent success to back
them up. In my view, the USGA Speq^
have none of the characteristics of '
"wrong" method. Where would you put
your money?
Sincerely,
James T. Snow
National Director
USGA Green Section

Bush administration favors amending
FIFRÂ to prohibit local regulation
of the sale & use of pesticides
from GCSAA Briefing, April, 1992
The Bush administration now favors
amending FIFRA to prohibit local governments from regulating the sale and use of
pesticides, according to Victor Kimm,
EPA's deputy assistant administrator for
prevention, pesticides and toxic substances. This reversal of opinion was
presented as testimony to the House Subcommittee on Department Operations,
Research and Foreign Agriculture, Committee on Agriculture, on March 4.
Kimm said that EPA had weighed the
competing policies, and the administration now b e l i e v e s that a political

subdivision of a state should be prohibited
from regulating pesticide sale and use—
unless the state has acted affirmatively to
allow local regulation. Kimm added that
any local regulations that went into effect
before January 1, 1992, should remain in
effect unless the state acts affirmatively to
pre-empt them.
"We wish to make it clear that such an
amendment would not affect the exercise
of local authority pursuant to any other
federal laws. Similarly, this change wou
not affect current federal authority under FIFRA or statutes regarding pest control
and eradication," Kimm said.

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- GCSANE photo gallery of April & May events
Left to right: Don Hearn congratulates Ron K i r k m a n for something. (If I find out what for, I'll print it in the next issue.) Golf chairman
Jim Fitzroy loads up after another successful day. Don Carr relaxes after hosting the Pro-Press-Supt.-Sponsor event at George
Wright C.C. Finally, new member David Devin demonstrates a highly unorthodox method of putting at Plnebrook C.C. David uses
his 5-iron instead of a putter. (Photos by Kip Tyler)

Evaluation of bentgras s cultivar s for putting green turf
Richard J. Cooper
department of Plant and Soil Sciences
U. of Mass. at Amherst
Methods
During fall 1989, we established the
National Turfgrass Evaluation Program
( N T E P ) Bentgrass Cultivar Trial at our
South Deerfield Turfgrass Research Facility. Plots were established on coarse sandy
soil which had previously been amended
with peat to produce a sand/peat mixture
of approximately 80/20. The area had been
maintained as a putting green prior to the
study. In addition to commercial and experimental creeping bentgrass cultivara,
other bentgrass species not commonly
used on putting greens (browntop, colonial, and dryland bentgrasses) were also
established.
Visual ratings of turfgrass quality were
taken monthly using a scale of 1 to 9 with
l=brown, poor quality turf; 5=acceptable
putting green quality; and 9=ideal, dark
green turf. Color and leaf texture were
primary factors considered when rating
plots. Irrigation was applied only to prevent severe drought stress and allowed
evaluation of the grasses under low water
-use. A mowing height of 3/16" was mainlined during the g r o w i n g season.
Disease activity was low w i t h Brown
Patch being the only disease of note to
occur with severity during the season.

topped the list during April, they consistently ranked among the poorest grasses
for most of the remainder of the season.
In general, no significant differences
could be discerned among the top 10 bentgrass cultivars on any given date. Some
might consider this disappointing (none
were noticeably better than "Penncross");
however, I think that it shows that we now
have many cultivars which can be expected to perform as well as, if not better
than, "Penncross". T h e cultivars Forbes
89-12, Pennlinks, Providence, Putter, Regent and SR 1020 appear to be among the
most promising of the new cultivars.

Results
Turfgrass quality during the season is
shown in the table below. During April,
the colonial bentgrasses (Allure, Bardot,
Tracenta) as well as BR-1518 and Egmont
e x h i b i t e d quicker green-up than the
creeping bentgrass cultivars. A m o n g
creepers, no cultivar proved to be substant i a l l y e a r l i e r to green-up t h a n other
creeping bentgrasses. As the season progressed, it became clear that creeping
bentgrass cultivars were best adapted to
provide acceptable putting green quality
compared to alternative species being
e v a l u a t e d . W h i l e a l t e r n a t i v e species
Bentgrass cultivar quality during 1591
Cultivar

26 Apr

18 Jun

16 Jul

20 Aug

18 Sep

24 Oct

BR 1518
Carmen
Tracenta
Putter
SR 1020
Providence
Bardot
Penncross
Pennlinks
UM 84-01
Egmont
Normarc 101
Forbes 89-12
WVPB 89-D-15
National
88.CBE
88.CBL
Cobra
Emerald
TAMU 88-1
Allure
MSCB-6
MSCB-8
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6.7
5.0
7.7
5.3
5.3
4.0
7.7
4.7
5.0
4.0
7.7
5.3
4.7
5.0
5.7
4.7
4.7
4.7
4.3
4.3

3.0
6.7
4.0

6.2

4.8
6.7
7.3
6.7
7.8

4.2
7.7
4.8

4.5
4.7
7.0
5.2
5.3
5.3
4.0
5.7
6.2
4.5
5.8
6.7
5.7
4.5
5.0
5.8
5.3
5.3
4.3
5.3
6.0
5.0
4.7

8.0

4.3
5.7
2.4

6.8

7.0
7.0
5.3
6.7
7.7
5.8
5.7
7.0
7.3
7.0
7.0
6.8

7.2
7.0
6.3
7.3
4.7
7.0
6.8

6.8

7.3
7.0
6.3
7.2
8.3
6.7
6.3
7.0
7.8
7.8
8.2
7.8
6.3
6.8
8.5
8.0

6.3
6.8

8.5
6.5
7.7
•NS

8.0

7.3
6.5
7.7
7.8
7.7
7.3
8.5
7.5
6.2
7.8
8.0
7.5
6.5
7.8
6.3
5.5
7.2
*NS

7.5
8.5
5.8
7.7
8.3
7.8
5.3
8.0
7.8
7.5
7.3
8.0
7.5
8.0

6.3
7.7
5.0
6.7
6.7
1.7

1.9
1.8
1 -brown, poor quality; 5-acceptable quality; 9-dark green, ideal turf
indicates the smallest numerical difference necessary to be sure that the cultivars differed statistically in their response
NS indicates that although the response of cultivars varied, the differences among cultivars were not great enough to be statistically sure
of. Thus, we cannot say with confidence that they actually were different
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GCSAA announces plan to expand international operationsu
The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America announced it will
open a fully-staffed extension office in Singapore to manage membership activities
and services in the Pacific Rim countries.

Services provided by GCSAA's Pacific
operations will include education/training, certification, publications, conferences, trade shows, and research—the
same range of activities as in the U.S..

The organization's Pacific operation»
will cover Japan, Guam, Taiwan, Hong
Kong, China, Korea, The Philippines,
Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, and India.

DIVOT DRIFT ...announcements...educational seminars...job opportunities
...tournament results...and miscellaneous items of Interest to the membership.
PUBLICATION

INFORMATION

T h e U S G A o f f e r s a n e w b o o k entitled, Golf
Course Management and Construction: Environmental Issues. This publication will
serve as a comprehensive reference book
summarizing the environmental effects of
golf courses on surface and groundwater
quality, wildlife, and wetlands. This important publication provides a scientific rather
than emotional analysis of the impact of golf
courses on the environment.

C o r r e c t i o n : Mark Fuller, CGCS is the new
general manager at the Connecticut G.C., not
superintendent.

The 900-page book is based on a review of
pertinent scientific literature compiled by
Spectrum Research of Duluth, Minnesota.
Golf Course Management and Construction:
Environmental Issues is divided into chapters such as wildlife, water use, and pesticide
applications, and includes an extensive reference section at the end of each chapter. The
book should prove invaluable to anyone interested in these issues, including golf course
superintendents, architects, green committees, r e s e a r c h e r s ,
developers,
and
regulators.
The book will be available beginning in May
1992 for $72.25 each (including shipping and
handling). Contact the U S G A Order Department at 800-336-4446.

POSITION AVAILABLE
Technical Editor Wanted for GCSAA Golf Course Management magazine seeks a
detail-minded technical editor to solicit, edit,
and write material for leading 4/c monthly
publication and to manage book publishing
program. Bachelor's in agronomy, horticulture, journalism, or r e l a t e d discipline.
Technical knowledge and experience required. Contacts in and understanding of golf
course industry desirable.
Send cover letter and resume to G C M
Search, GCSAA, 1421 Research Park Drive,
Lawrence, KS 66049.

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S p e c i a l thanks to the superintendents who
hosted recent events: Greg Carr, George
W r i g h t G.C., P r o - P r e s s - S u p t . - S p o n s o r
Championship; Paul Miller, Nashawtuc
C.C., Supt.-Pro-Manager-Club President;
Mike Iacono, Pinebrook C.C., G C S A N E May
Regular Meeting.
A j o b w e l l d o n e to Bob Ruszala for putting
together the 1992 membership directory. It
takes a huge amount of time to do. You will
also notice the affiliate members are listed
for the first time.
T h a n k s to o u r guest s p e a k e r s for the M a y
meeting, Dick Duggan, CGCS and Mike Nagle, CGCS on the "Right to Know".
C o m m e r c i a l n e w s : Friend of the Association Mob ay Inc. is now known as Miles
Incorporated, Greg Ellis, Rep.
O r r i n Ellis, superintendent at Pine Meadows C.C., had his article "A Procedure to
Enhance Early Spring Green-up" ("The
Newsletter", February 1992) reprinted in the
highly regarded "The Grass Roots" publication of the Wisconsin GCSA. What a pleasure
to speak to the Editor Monroe Miller. Monroe
states that Wisconsin experiences similar
winter conditions as we find in N e w England.

MEMBERSHIP
W e l c o m e N e w M e m b e r s : David Devin,
Regular member, Braintree Municipal G.C.,
Braintree, Mass.; Paul J. Lianes, Regular
member, Ballymeade C.C., North Falmouth,
Mass.; Mark A. Spaulding, Regular member,
Dedham Country & Polo, Dedham, Mass.;
and W i l l i a m Zuraw, R e g u l a r member,
Crumpin-Fox Club, Bernardston, Mass.

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Proposed N e w Members: Peter Lund, Regul a r m e m b e r , T a c o n i c Golf Club; G a r y
Summerton, Associate member, C.C. of New
Bedford; Stephen Tibbels, Assistant member, Segregansett C.C., Taunton, Mass.; and
Todd Sauer, Assistant member, Mt. Pleasant
C.C., Boyleston, Mass.
W e l c o m e N e w F r i e n d s of t h e Association: R i v e r s i d e K a w a s a k i , S o m e r v i l l e ,
Mass.; Turf Enhancement Enterprises, Millbury, Mass.; and White Turf Inc., Barre,
Mass.
W e l c o m e N e w Student M e m b e r s : Robert
R. Varanka, Springfield, Mass.; and Michael
W. Stachowicz, Huntington, Mass.
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GOLF RESULTS
Pro-Press-Superintendent-Sponsor
April 26, 1992, George Wright G.C., Hyde
Park, Mass., Host Supt., Greg Carr
GROSS
66 Rick Depamphilis, Steve Boucinic,
Brent Banulis, Tom B.
66 David O'Kelly, Curtis Tufts,
Bob Quirk, Paul S.
66 John Kotoski, Mark Larrabee,
Mark Murray
NET
60 Kirk Hanefeld, Kip Tyler,
Gary Larrabee, Andy Hydorn
60 John Delbonis, Peter Ohlson,
Sean McDonough, Ollie H.
G C S A N E Golf Results
Q u o t a T o u r n a m e n t - T e a m of T w o
May 18,1992, Pinebrook C.C., Weston, Mass.
TIE FOR FIRST
Rick Arzillo, Joe Eckstrom
Leroy Allen, E. Uhlman

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Paul Jamrog, Dave Devin
Dave Barber, Steve Chiavaroli

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Keith Gavin
CLOSEST T O T H E P I N
Joe Rybka

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Please Patronize These FRIENDS OF THE ASSOCIA TION
A-OK Turf Equipment
8 Boulder Dr., Coventry, Rl 02816
Buy & sell used turf equipment
Mike Cornicelli (401) 826-2584
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
Agriturf, Inc.
59 Dwight St., Hatfield, MA 01038
Fertilizer, seed, and chemicals for turf
1-800-824-2474
Baker Golf Cars
40 Walker St., Swansea, MA 02777
(508) 379-0092
Reps, Ray Chadwick, Bob Kinyoun
Bartlett Tree Experts
Tree Maintenance, Fertilization & Consulting
153 Rumford Ave., Newton, MA 02166
(617) 969-5990
The Bordon Company
Maynard, MA, Tel: (508) 897-2571
Sales Rep. Jack Borden
Bulk Limestone Dealer
Boston irrigation Company
Dedham, MA
John Ramey, Paul Kenyon
(617) 461-1560
Distributor of Irrigation Supplies
and Accessories
The Cardinals, Inc.
166 River Rd., P.O. Box 520
Unionville, C T 06085
Golf Course & Landscape Supplies
John Callahan (203) 673-3699
Geoffrey S. Cornish & Brian Silva
Golf Course Architects
Fiddlers Green, Amherst, MA 01002
Country Club Enterprises, Inc.
Club Car Golf Cars, Carryalls/Utility Cars
P.O. Box 400, W. Falmouth, MA 02574
(508) 563-2284
Chester Drake & Sons, Inc.
222 Walnut St., Framingham, MA 01701
Golf Course Construction
(508) 875-7929
Elanco Products Company
Stephen C. Dolinak
31 Old Town Trail, Narragansett, Rl 02882
(401) 789-9017
Gold Star Wholesale Nursery & Sod Farm
Bill Thompson
Lexington, MA, (617) 861-1111
Canterbury, NH, (603) 783-4717
Golf Direction Associates
54 N. Grove St., Foxboro, MA 02035
Golf forms designed to meet the
industry's specialized record keeping requirements.
Nora Berard, (508) 543-9822
Hammond & Tilton, Inc.
P.O. Box 30, Exit 35W off I95
Fairfield, ME 04937
Tel: (207) 453-7131
John Deere Golf & Turf Equipment
Contact: Gary Hammond
The Charles C. Hart Seed Co.
P.O. Box 9169, Weathersfield, CT 06109
1-800-326-HART
Roy Sibley, (203) 376-9525
Don Whinnem, (603) 692-5097
Dick Gurski (413) 543-2777
Holliston Sand Co., Inc.
P.O. Box 393, Trifft Rd., Slatersville, Rl
(401) 766-5010/Topdressing & Bunker Sand
Hunt and Hulteen, inc.
Custom fertilizer applications, shade tree spraying & pruning,
irrigation, landscape design & construction
Bob Mann - 1-800-696-3363 (in MA); 508-580-1062

International Golf Const. Co.
Antonios Paganis, Rep.
5 Purcell Rd., Arlington, MA 02174
Golf Course Construction
(617) 648-2351 or (508) 428-3022
Irrigation Maintenance & Service
21 Lakeview Ave., Natick, MA, (508) 653-0625
Irrigation consultation, design, and
system evaluation - Bob Healey, ASIC
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
John's Tree & Landscape Company
Tree & Landscape Experts
All employees certified & insured
John P. Re, 617-739-7760
Larchmont Eng. & Irrig. Co.
Larchmont Lane, Lexington, MA 02173
(617) 862-2550
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
LESCO Inc.
20005 Lake Rd., Rocky River, OH 44116
Ron Tumiski, Rep. - Mike Donahue, Rep.
800-321-5325
Loft's Seed
20 Beck Rd., Arlington, MA 02174
Victoria Wallace, Rep.
Madden Asphalt Corp., Boston, MA 02134
Paving-cart paths-parking lots-roadways
grading-sitework-drainage
(617) 254-0000 (617) 254-7100
The Magovern Co., Inc.
27 Lawnacre Road
Windsor Locks, CT 06096
Tel: 800-243-7718 or (203) 623-2508
Lew Varga, Rep.
D.L. Maher Co.
Box 127, Concord St., N. Reading, MA 01864
(617) 933-3210
Water Supply Specialists
Water Wells & Pumping Equipment
Mass Natural
P. O. Box 363, Westminster, MA 01473
Tel: 508-874-0744
Manufacturers and suppliers of organic compost,
enriched topsoil, and custom planting mixes.
Miles Specialty Products
Greg Ellis, Rep. (401) 884-2071
67 Primrose Dr., E. Greenwich, Rl 02818
Bayleton, Dyrene, Dylox, Oftanol, Nemacur
Modem Aeration Service, Inc.
62 Maple St., Boston, MA 02136
Featuring water injection aeration
Kevin Osgood, (617) 254-0925
Modem Tractor & Truck Service, Inc.
400 Pine St., Seekonk, MA 02771
Topdressing, Vz" or Va" screened loam, underground
tank removal, "convault" aboveground fuel tank,
Steven S. Howitt, (508) 761-5554
R.F. Morse & Sons Inc.
W. Wareham, MA 02576
(508) 295-1553
Reps., Larry Anshewitz, Jack Cronin
Nardone Sand & Gravel Co. Inc.
37 Power Rd., Westford, MA 01886
(508) 692-8221
Specializing in Topdressing Sand
Nor-Am Chemical Co.
Wilmington, Delaware
David Sylvester, Rep.
(203) 828-8905

Partac Peat Corporation
Great Meadows, NJ 07833-800-247-2326
(201) 637-4191—G.C. topdressing, const, mixes,
tennis ct. supply
P.I.E. Supply Co.
Dedicated to sales and service of quality
irrigation equipment. (203) 878-0658
John Lensing, (401) 246-0864 for your
irrigation needs.
Pro-Lawn Products Inc.
231 Heather Street, Cranston, Rl 02920
Specializing in turf & ornamental needs
Contact Mike Kroian, (401) 944-9990
Read Sand & Gravel, Inc.
171 VFW Dr., Rockland, MA 02370
Topdressing; root-zone mixes; bunker sand; 3/4 &.3/8 screened
loams; cart path matls.; mulch; drainage stone
Joe Farina, 1-800-660-2955
Riverside Kawasaki Mule Sales
2 Union Square, Somerville, MA
(617) 628-6400
Sales, service, parts - on site demos avail.; all purpose mule utility
vehicles
J. P. Roberts Co.
Technical Resource Catalog
Survey-Weather-Testing-Meas.& Diag. Equip.
Barbara Piantedosi, (508) 456-6886
Safety Storage Inc.
Prefabricated pesticide storage bldgs.
gas & oil, storage cabinets
86 Sanderson Ave., Lynn, MA 01902
(617) 599-5490
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
Ron Diramio, 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
Chris Beasley
Turf Enhancement Enterprises
Featuring Floratine Products, Precision Small Engine Co.
6 Trion Lifts
Tom Fox - (508) 865-9150
Turf Products Corp.
7 Coppage Dr., Worcester, MA 01603
(508) 791-2091
Turf Specialty Inc.
15 Londonderry Rd., Londonderry, NH 03053
Turf & Ornamental Supplies
1-800-228-6656
Bob Flanagan, Kevin Lyons,
Dave Schermerhorn; John Lensing
White Turf, Inc. - Barre, MA
Irrigation contractor - Pump specialist
(508) 882-3898
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

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Friends of the Association profiles^
A.A. Will Materials

Mobay Corp.

A.A. Will Materials, 105 year old construction materials manufacturer and
supplier, has expanded its products, inventory, and marketing departments to
service the golf course, park and recreation areas in Massachusetts and Rhode
Island.
A fourth generation company founded
in 1886, A.A. Will Materials Corporation
is based in Stoughton, Freetown, and
Lakeville, Massachusetts providing large
material reserves within easy access to
major highways which allows fast delivery, pick-up, and service.
Customer satisfaction and product excellence is our priority. From bunker and
top dressing sand to cart path mix and
custom blending of root zone mix, peat,
sand and loam mixes to a wide array of
landscape materials.
Please call 1-800-4-AAWILL regarding
any needs, questions, concerns, or suggestions to enable us to better serve you, and
our experienced staff will be able to assist
you.

A familiar name in the turf and ornamental industry has a new identity.
Mobay Corp., the manufacturer of Bayleton fungicide and a host of other plant
protection products, is now part of the
Agricultural Division of Miles Inc. The
official name change became effective
January 1, 1992.
The name change is part of a larger
reorganization of the U.S. holdings of
Bayer AC Under the reorganization the
Agricultural"
Health Divisions, formerly
orp., have been
merged to form
.ght operating divisions of the new Miles Inc. Miles Inc. is
a Fortune 100, research-based company
with businesses in chemicals, health care,
and imaging technologies. Headquartered
in Pittsburgh, the company has major operations throughout North America with
30,000 employees and 1991 sales of $6.2
billion.
The Agriculture Division of Miles Inc.
operates three business groups, including
Crop Protection Products, Specialty Products, and Animal Health Products. For
many years, Miles Specialty Products
Group has been recognized as one of the

nations leading manufacturers and marketers of plant protection products for the
turf and ornamental industry. The group
currently manufactures 11 turf and ornamental products. Among the most widely
known and used products are Bayleton,
Dylox, Dyrene, Nemacur, Oftanol, and
Temp. Several new products, including a
new grub control compound, are under
development for future release.
On the local front, Greg Ellis is the
Miles Specialty Representative for New
England and New York and is based in
East Greenwich, Rhode Island. "We'll still
be the same organization, doing business
the same way," Ellis says. "The advant a g e s to our business f r o m the
reorganization are expanded resources
and enhanced ability to respond to our
customers needs."

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