LETTER
Golf Course Superintendents

Association

Sponsors and administrators of the Troll-Dickinson Scholarship
Fund - Awarded yearly to deserving Turf Management Students.

Monday, August 9,1993
Thorny Lea Golf Club
Host Superintendent
Joseph Rybka, CGCS

9:00 a.m.

Board Meeting

10:30 a.m.

Regular Meeting

11:00 a.m.

Education
G o l f and Lunch to f o l l o w
G o l f & Lunch - $35.00
Lunch Only - $18.00

Reservations Required
Call by August 6, 1993
(617)328-9479
You must pay by check
payable

August 1993

Andy Langlois takes giant
career steps in stride

August
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Joe has been superintendent at Thorny Lea Golf
Club for 29 years. He is a graduate of the
University of Illinois. Joe resides in Whitman
with his wife.
Directions to T h o r n y L e a Golf Club: North
and South: Take Route 24 to Brockton Exit
(Route 123). Route 123 is Belmont Street. Travel
for 1.2 miles going through four traffic lights. At
the fifth traffic light and turn left onto West
Street. Shaw market is on the left. OnWestStreet
travel 1/10th of a mile to the first traffic light and
turn left again. This is Towey Street. You will
now be traveling behind the Shaw markets. The
club is 4/10ths of a mile on the right.

If Andy Langlois has learned anything since leaving the relatively
calm life as superintendent of a private 18-holegolf course forthemore
upbeat and busier surroundings of a
36-hole public layout, it's that the
man in charge is only as effective as
the people around him.
"That's for sure," Langlois emphasized in between pulling the trigger for the maintenance moves at the
Stow Acres Country Club. "Nowadays I have to rely much more on my
peripheral personnel. There are 26
on the staff here and I spend a lot of
time just shuffling them around to
keep my grooming schedule on track.
So, directing this operation involves
constant change."
Langlois changed jobs in
January, He came to.Stow from the Foxboro
Country Club where he had served five years,
the last four as head superintendent. In fact,
those five years constituted his entire experience in the profession. At Foxboro one year
(1988) he was the assistant super, thenexthe
was top man on the maintenance totem pole.
So, he must be good.
"Hey, I caught a lucky break," Andy explained. "I got involved in a big project at
Foxboro, a new irrigation system, it picked
up the condition of the course and I guess a
reputation followed. When someone told me
about the opening at Stow, I applied. However, I never thought I'd get it."
Langlois doesn't mean to put down
Foxboro in describing the job change. "That
was a great place," Andy said of his first
position. "I was able to get a handle on

e's taken a liking to his new home at Stow

Acres.

virtually every phase of golf course maintenance. First hand, that is. I did a lot of the
jobs many crew members do. I set up the golf
course three times a week. I wanted to
familiarize myself with every corner of that
course and getting out where the work load
was made possible."
So far, Andy hasn't had much time to "get
out into the field," as he describes his work
habits at Foxboro. His main input at Stow is
planning and organizing the maintenance
program and he virtually agonizes over it.
"I never was a good planner," he explained. "A good organizer? Yes. So, I have
to work harder on my weaker suit. Which
means long hours. My day starts any time
between 3:30 and 4:30. When my crew
arrives aboutfive,I'm ready for them. Teeoff
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6 Birch Street, Paxton, M A 0 1 6 1 2
(H) 506-752-0031 • (W) 508-791-5373
Club Affiliation - T a t n u c k C . C .
VICE PRESIDENT
Edward L. Brearley
189 Matfield Street, W . Bridgewater, MA 02379
(H) 506-584-6568 • (W) 508-295-7010
Club Affiliation - Bay Point® C.C.
SECRETARY
Robert DiRico, C G C S
326 Fuller Street, W e s t Newton, MA 0 2 1 6 5
(W) 617-527-6968
Club Affiliation - Brae B u m C.C.
TREASURER
Paul J a m r o g
P.O. Box 38, Belchertown, MA 0 1 0 0 7
(H) 413-323-8519 • (W) 413-536-4195
Club Affiliation - The Orchards G.C.
TRUSTEE
John T. Hassett
110 Montgomery Avenue, Lowell, MA 01851
(W) 506-458-7300
Club Affiliation - Mount Pleasant C.C.
TRUSTEE
Eric E. Newell, C G C S
113 Cross Street, Hanover, MA 0 2 3 3 9
(H) 617-826-7207 • (W) 617-878-5836
Club Affiliation - Rockland C.C.
TRUSTEE
Kevin F. Osgood
62 Maple Street, Hyde Park, MA 02136
(H) 617-364-4859 • (W) 617-630-1950
Club Affiliation - Newton Comm. G.C.
FINANCE
CHAIRMAN
Robert Ruszala
6 9 Gelinas Drive, Chicopee, M A 01020
(H) 413-592-5780 • (W) 413-256-8654
Club Affiliation - Hickory Ridge G.C.
GOLF
CHAIRMAN
J a m e s Fitzroy, C G C S
357 W. Squantum Street, N. Quincy, MA 02171
(H) 506-528-6956 • (W) 617-328-1776
Club Affiliation - Presidents G.C.
EDUCATIONAL
CHAIRMAN
Richard Duggan, C G C S
9 3 Warren Avenue, Marlboro, MA 01752
(H) 506-485-6894 • (W) 508-369-0879
Club Affiliation - Concord C.C.
NEWSLETTER
CHAIRMAN
J a m e s Reinertson
19 Main Street, Wayland, MA 01778
(H) 506-655-7415 • (W) 508-358-2250
Club Affiliation - W a y l a n d C.C.
PAST PRESIDENT
Paul Miller, C G C S
1 Leicester Road, Marblehead, MA 0 1 9 4 5
(H) 617-631-7910 • (W) 508-369-5704
Club Affiliation - N a s h a w t u c C . C .

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NEWSLETTER
James Reinertson
Newsletter Editor
Paul Jamrog
Business Manager

G e r r y Finn
Contributing Editor

Matthew Crowther
Associate Editor

information contained in this publication may be used freely, in
whole or in part, without special petmission a s long as the true
context is maintined. W e would appreciate a credit line.

times here are very early, too. Golfers start
playing at seven weekdays and five on weekends. And it's one continuous flow. That's
why I'm going 12 or so hours a day...seven
days a week."
Play at Stow Acres never seems to end.
Besides hosting a regular stream of outings,
the popular course has a number of regular
golfers spread through a several pass-holding categories. Then, there are walk-ons,
many of whom make up the rank and file of
public link players. "I'd say there's almost
one outing a day here," Andy informed. "It's
nothing to have 350 or more golfers go
around the course in one day. That's a little
different from Foxboro where the entire
membership was around 350. Oh, don't get
me wrong, it was busy there, too, but not like
this."
The transition from working at a private
club to taking over at a public course has
been a smooth one, simply because Andy
prefers the latter type of operation. "There's
more politics present in the private club's
operational structure," Langlois remarked.
"The superintendent has to assert himself at
the political level. He has to work through
committees, committee chairmen and then
the board of directors. I'm not knocking that.
It's just the way of life at the country club."
"My situation here eliminates most of the
lost time trying to get projects going because
of die long chain of command in the private
sector. I do what the owners want and work
with them setting up an overall maintenance
program. And there are only two of them.
Mosdy, I'm in contact with Walt Lankau.
He's die on-site owner. On-site in diis case
means being here 15 hours a day, seven days
a week. It's a more comfortable arrangement
from my end."
Langlois makes light of it but his happens
to be an amazing success story. As recentiy
as six years ago, Andy wasn't sure where he
was going career-wise. "When I got out of
high school (Easdiampton), I thought about
making sports and such part of my life but in
the field of physical education," Andy disclosed. "So, I enrolled at Springfield College."
Two years later, Andy started to waffle on
his life's work intentions. He bounced around
die college circuit, made a stop at Westfield
State and eventually settled in at die University of Massachusetts where exposure to a
possible career in die turffieldpointed him to

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On top of being a good superintendent,
Andy is a good golfer.

the golf course...again.
While in high school, Andy was the No.
1 man on a very good Easthampton team. It
captured two Western Massachusetts team
titles and one state championship. And competition on the golf course led to summer
stints working on it. Thus, when Andy
graduated from UMass in 1988 and the assistantj ob offer came from Foxboro, he grabbed
it. Happily, his star has been rising ever
since.
"I really love this job," Andy told. "It's
time consuming but it's a big challenge and it
falls right into my work ethic. Two years
from now we'll be hosting the USGA Public
Links Championship and I'll be right in the
middle of it. There's where I want to be...in
this office. Hey, it's not the oval office but it's
perfect fit from where I am."
A perfect fit all around. Andy Langlois
and Stow Acres. They fit like a glove.
GERRY FINN

Calendar
August 9
August 24

Thorny Lea
Wachusett C.C.
Memorial

Sept. 13

Tourn.

Hatiierly C.C.
Member/M ember

Sept. 27

Willow Bend
Research

October

Tourn.

Ferncroft C.C.
Pro/Superintendent

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The Super Speaks Out:
This month's question: How do factors consistent with weather conditions
at oceanside golf courses affect your maintenance methods and schedule?
Tom Colombo, New
Seabury Golf Club:
"We are pretty much
a seaside oriented
golf course even
though our 36 holes
are divded into a socalled inner layout
and outer 18. Naturally, the most important aspect of trying
to maintain optimum playing conditions in
areas on or near the ocean is the wind. To put
it in simple terms, we are at the mercy of the
wind."
"Therefore the direction and velocity of the
wind virtually dictates our watering, pesticide-spraying and fertilizer-laying schedules.
Those factors vary at oceanside course around
New England, but here at New Seabury it's a
chancy situation once the winds pick up, usually sometime after eight in the morning."
"All of those maintenance aids, then, are
scheduled as early as we can get on the course.
In this case, early means no later than 5:30
a.m. If we can stay ahead of the weather and
the pickup of winds, we've won the watering
and spraying battle for that particular day.
Because the winds are constant in the oceanside
areas, there is more probability of plants drying out. So, I find there is more syringing
activity necessary in that area of course maintenance."
"One of the popular assumptions among
those interested in oceanside maintenance is
that the superintendent is always on the lookout for sea spray and the effect it can have on
all course plant life. There is evidence of salt
spray after big storms and the immedi ate counteraction is to apply heavy doses of water to
the affected parts of the course. The extreme
case here is a situation such as the storm of
1991 (Hurricane Bob) that did a job on a
number of Cape Cod courses."
"The problem with Bob was the lack of rain
accompying the storm. Worse yet, we were
without electricity for several days. This
meant we had to run manual spray rigs over
the course to combat the sea spray that discolored practically everything on the course that
grows. Overall, my approach on both 18-hole

courses considers the wind factor in all maintenance plans. On the ocean or just near it
poses the same potential danger. As I said, we
are at the mercy of the winds."
Neil Wendell, Point
Judith Country
Club: "Our wind
pickup schedule is
the prime difference
betweenmaintaining
an inland course and
one that sits near the
ocean."
"Point Judith is
just close enough to
the ocean that we usually are out watering as
early as 5 a.m. That gives us about a fivehour edge on the arrival of winds. They
usually hit the course between ten andnoon."
"We are on a manual irrigation system, so
it's essential that my program get started on
time...at all times. However, that work load
should be less stressful since we are in the
middle of a massive project or the planning
stage of a new irrigation as well as drainage
system. Once that gets going there'll be a
feeling of relief all around."
"There are a couple of factors, other than
the wind, that have to be considered in planning my maintenance schedule. For example, we never can cut roughs in the early
morning unless we want to put up with the
additional problem of eliminating huge grass
clumps. Of course, other weather conditions
control the drying out process where the dew
in concerned. So, in a word, the dew can be
a pain in the neck."
"Storms have been another danger to think
about, such as the one in December that
downed about 20 trees. With the storms
come salt spray. Then, when the hurricanes
come, all we can do is pray. Oh, there's also
another part of the games superintendents
play that keeps me hopping. We have 14
grass tennis courts to he maintained. The
same deal goes with them, plus keeping them
smooth and hard. Otherwise, we live a quiet,
peaceful life at Point Judith."

Len Blodgett, Kittansett Club: "The
bywordhereis watch
the wind first, then
get on with the maintenance schedule.
Our irrigation systems respects the
situation, too. Usually, all the watering
is done between one
and four in the morning. According to our
records and experiences, that's when the wind
is the lightest."
"Kittansett is what I call a half-and-half
course. One half is inland, the other on the
point (oceanside). Se, we get our share of
ocean-type winds and the big ones when the
storm season arrives."
"The salt spray triggered by storms has hit
us hard in the two most recent hurricanes.
But we've been hit so many times some of the
plants have become immune to the damage
salt spray inspires."
"Water. That's the only weapon to combat salt spray. In fact, we have one island
green whose exposure calls for drastic measures. If need by, I'll flood it after there's
evidence of a salt spray visit."
"Because of those salt spray invasions, I
do a lot of overseeding. I'm constantly feeding the plants. It's just something we have to
do and something that works."
"There's one other wind-influenced move
I should mention. It (wind) affects the position of the tee markers. We usually know by
9 (a.m.) what the wind will be for that day.
Most of the time I have to move markers up.
So, the wind at Kittansett is a factor from a
player point of view as well as the golf course
superintendent."

GERRY FINN

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Tournament results of the Supt Chairman
LOW GROSS

L O W MET

1st
2nd
3rd
4th

Longmeadow C.C.
Presidents G.G.
Salem C.C.
Wampatuct

1st
2nd

Franklin C.C.
Stowe Acres C.C.

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1

"You're Gonna Like This Guy"

UW-Madison Hires Scott Mackintosh to Manager the Noer Facility
By Dr. Frank S. Rossi
It is with great pleasure and excitement
that I introduce to you die new Station Manager of die O.J. Noer Turfgrass Research and
Education Facility, Scott Mackintosh. Scott
received the offer as a result of a rigorous
national search and interview process conducted by the UW-Turfgrass Group (Dr.'s
Meyer, Koval, Kussow, & Rossi) widi Dr.
March Finner and Tom Harrison presiding.
As I write, Scott is completing his M.S. in
Turfgrass Science at the University of Massachusetts under the guidance of Dr. Richard
Cooper (himself die former Research Station
Manager at Ohio State). We expect Scott to
officially join us by June 15th.
Scott Allen Mackintosh was literally born
on a golf course in the Berkshire Mountains
of Western Massachusetts in October of 1966.
Scott's fadter, A. Roy Mackintosh, is a golf
course superintendent and has clearly had a
significant impact on Scott's professional as
well as personal life. Scott's interview was
filled with references to learning experiences
from his years with his Dad, who Scott describes as a "working superintendent,
hardworking and dedicated, committed to
enhancing the professionalism of the industry." Additionally, as a result of Scott's
enormous exposure to the golf course, he
enjoys both recreational and competitive golfhey, Rod, you got your wallet handy!!
Scott is happily married and his spouse
Diane, is excited and supportive about the
move to Madison. They are expecting twins
in July!! So, Scott will make the trip to
Madison on his own at first, return to Massachusetts for the birth of the children and
rejoin us in time to aid with Field Day activities. Diane will venture out sometime after
she and the twins recover and the Grandparents give them a few months of lovin'. With
die twins in July and Julie Meyer and her
husband Wayne expecting their child in August, we will be renaming the facility the O.J.
Noer Turfgrass Research and Daycare Facility!!
Scott speaks fondly of his experience
with Dr. Rich Cooper, describing Rich as
"easy going, with an open door policy that

Scott and Diane Mackintosh

made for an excellent learning experience."
Scott's M.S. research investigates the fertilizer potential and environmental impact of
sewage sludge applied to the turfgrass system. He evaluated some experimental material and used Milorganite as the standard
treatmentby which to compare performance.
I had the opportunity to attend Scott's presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American
Society of Agronomy last November in Minneapolis, Minnesota. At the time I was
thoroughly impressed by his command of the
material, never thinking he would be joining
us. Also, I remember thinking that I finally
met someone who could talk as fast as me
while making a presentation!
One of the recurrent themes in my conversations with Scott has been his soft-spoken
enthusiasm for die position. He indicated
how impressed he was with die open and
friendly, team-based relationship among
members of die Turfgrass Group. Additionally, having been working out of a mobile
home trailer with used equipment for die

UMass Research Facility, he stated that the
O.J. Noer Facility was the best in the country-"equipmentheaven". He feels challenged
by the opportunity to work with both experienced and new turfgrass researchers, as well
as regular interaction with the turfgrass industry.
Help me in giving a warm Wisconsin
welcome to Scott and his family, marking a
new phase in the growth of the UW-Turfgrass
Program!

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What is it with Plant Growth Regulators?
By Dr. Frank S. Rossi
Department of Horticulture
University of Wisconsin-Madison
It may seem you like an odd title for an article,
but, during my travels on the golf courses in
Wisconsin, it is one of the most widely asked
questions. Many superintendents do not understand this technology. It is not because we are not
intelligent, not because we don't understand the
concept, rather it is simply a case where technology arrives and we are not prepared to integrate it
into our management schemes.
Do I use it for clipping reduction? Do I use it
for Poa conversion? Do I use it to enhance green
speed? Or do I use it because by green chairperson
or owner or salesman said I should? I would like
to address these topics in a two-part article; first,
I want to review some basic concepts in plant
growth regulation, and second, I will discuss their
implication in golf turf management and inform
you about some of our research in this area.
Let's start at the very basics of growth. Plants
in general create biomass (leaves, stems, roots,
flowers) by producing new cells from existing
cells which divide (cell division). Cell division
increases the number of cells. Once the plant has
new cells, these cells must stretch or elongate to
make new organs (leaves, roots, flowers) by a
process call cell elongation. These processes are
indirectlyregulatedbyaplanthormone,gibberillic
acid ( G A ) , much like our hormones regulate hair
growth and the female reproductive cycle. As G A
levels increase, growth (division & elongation)
occurs and the plant creates new biomass.
Turfgrass growth regulation began as an idea
some 50 years ago, probably by some disgruntled
homeowner who was tired of mowing. One of the
flrstproducts used successfully in turf was maleic
hydrazide (MH). M H suppressed foliar

growth and seedhead formation of roadside vegetation. More recently, Mefluidide ( E m b a r k &
Embark Lite) has been used primarily for Poa
annua seedhead suppression on golf courses.
Mefluidide is absorbed by the leaves, most effectively at the base of the leaves, and does not move
through the plant; this makes thorough spray
coverage essential. Once it penetrates the leaf it
begins to affect both cell division and cell elongation. Consequently, when it contacts a flowering
stem ( P o a seedhead) during formation (this fact
makes timing essential) it causes it to distort and
prevents seedhead emergence from the leaf sheath.
Products which exhibit this type of activity are
classified as Type 1 Growth Regulators, of
which Mefluidide is the most common.
The other popular class of PGRs are the materials which also act by inhibiting G A synthesis,
but, apparently to a lesser degree than Mefluidide.
This is evidenced by the suppression of cell elongation but not cell division. Products which
exhibit this type of activity are classified as Type
2 Growth Regulators. Products in this class
include Flurprimidol (C ut l e s s ), Paclobutrazol (Turf
Enhancer & TGR active ingredient), and a new
material-Cinmectacarb (Primo). Because these
products primarily affect cell elongation and not
division. The number of new cells is only slightly
reduced while their ability to elongate is significantly altered. So, you get more small cells. This
explains the altered morphology of the turf leaves
(wider leaf blades) and the short stumpy appearance of the plants (reduced internode length-the
distance between new leaves). There is also some
experimental evidence that indicates stolons of
treated plants become more

prostrate and rosette-like (like a witches broom).
Cutless and Turf Enhancer are both primarily root
absorbed while Primo is being advertised as primarily foliar absorbed. This could be a significant
strategic use aspect in terms of the length and
flexibility of regulation (more on this in my next
article). The other significant factor in the use of
PGRs is that they exhibit different degrees of
regulation depending on the turf species. This is
kind of a hassle for landscapers who want to
regulate the growth of the entire mixed species
home lawn; however, for the golf course superintendent it couldn't be a better deal. W e thought.
The concept of regulating turfgrass growth
goes right to the heart of what makes grass such a
unique biological system. Grasses are constantly
creating new biomass to replace mown or damage
biomass. Therefore, when using these products a
manager must understand that there are trade-offs
in quality and vigor which, it not compensated for,
can make for some unhappy golfers. Be clear as
to why you are using them. As I mentioned in the
opening paragraph, there are various reasons for
using them. Some are theoretically sound, others
not so sound.
In my next article I will discuss the management aspects of using PGRs for clipping reduction, green speed enhancement, and Poa conversion programs.

DIVOT DRIFT

...announcements...educational seminars...job opportunities...tournamentresults...and miscellaneous items ofinterest to the membership.
MEMBERSHIP
New Members:
Robert Barbati, Affiliate, Boston Irrigation.

MEMBERSHIP
Proposed New Members:
David D'Andrea, Assistant, Juniper Hill
G.C.; StephenK. Lewis, Assistant, Andover

CHEMICAL

INFO.

Voluntary EPA Registration Withdrawal of CaloClor® and & Calo-Gran® Turf Fungicides.
Grace-Sierra regrets to inform you of the voluntary
withdrawal of Calo-Clor and Calo-Gran with the EPA.
Grace-Sierra is requesting the following withdrawal
procedures with the EPA.
1. Grace-Sierra will voluntary discontinue the manufacturing of its mercurial products (Calo-Clor and CaloGran in the United States immediately and request it be
allowed to sell its existing inventory through December
31, 1994.

2. Grace-Sierra distributors will be allowed to sell
their inventories through December 31, 1995 to the
golf course industry.
3. That Golf Course Superintendents be allowed to use
their inventories of Calo-Clor and Calo-Gran until
inventories are depleted.
Due to increased pressure on the only mercury compound remaining in the U.S., Grace-Sierra no longer
can support the registration process of a mercury
compound. The voluntary withdrawal was submitted
to the EPA July 1,1993. Grace-Sierra expects to hear
from the EPA on this request shortly and will immediately inform you of the outcome.

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John's Tree & Landscape Company
Tree & Landscape
Experts
All employees certified & insured.
John P., Rep. - 617-739-7760
Larchmont Eng. & Irrlg. 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

Nor-Am Chemical Co.
Wilmington, Delaware
David Sylvester, Rep.
(203) 828-8905
Partac Golt
Kelsey Part,
Jim Kelsey Heat treated
turf blankets,
plies.

Course Top-Dresslng
Great Meadows, NJ 07838
800-247-2326, (908) 637-4191
top-dressing, golf hole targets,
and other specialty golf sup-

P.I.E. Supply Co.
Dedicated to sales and service of quality
irrigation equipment.
(203) 878-0658
Frank Santos - (508) 420-0755
for your irrigation
needs.

LESCO, Inc.
20005 Lake Rd.
Rocky River, OH 44116
Ron Tumiski, Rep. - Mike Donohue
800-321-5325

Read Sand & Gravel, Inc.
171 VFW Dr., Rockland, MA 02370
Topdressing; root-zone mixes; bunker sand;
3/4 & 3/8 screened loams, cart path
mails';
mulch; drainage
stone.
Joe Farina - 1-800-660-2955

02822

Riverside Kawasaki Mule Sales
2 Union Square, Somerville, MA
(617) 628-6400
Sales, service, parts - on site demos
all purpose mule utility
vehicles.

01843

Scotts Pro-Turf Dlv.
Allan Cumps, Regional Director
Rep. Scott Brown - (401) 294-3606
Rep. Richard Forni - (401) 534-8896
Shemln Nurseries, Inc.
Complete Hort. and Irrig. Supply
Hudson, MA 01749
Ron Diramio - 1-800-274-3646

Center.

Sports Club Management
104 Wyman Rd., Braintree, MA 02184
Ron Smith
(Hazcom and right to know
compliance
implementation).
Sullivan Tire Co.
Goodyear Specialty Tires 8 Tubes
MA:
800-646-1144 • 508-580-2222
N.E.: 800-321-0042
Tom Wilson, Rep.
Tee and Green Sod, Inc.
Bentgrass, bluegrass and biue/fesue
Dave Wallace, Exeter, Rl 02822
(401)789-8177 (office)
(401) 295-1870 (home)

sod.

Turt Enhancement Enterprises
Featuring
Fioratine
Products,
Precision
Small Engine Co. & Trion Lifts.
Tom Fox - (508) 865-9150

Pro-Lawn Products, Inc.
24 Johnathan Rd, W. Greenwich, Rl 02817
Specializing in turf & ornamental
needs.
Contact Mike Krolan - (401) 397-8880

Rep

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

Tuckahoe Turf Farms, Inc.
Richmond, Rl
Chris Beasley, Rep.
1-800-556-5985

Lazaro's Golt Course Accessories
dba Hammond Paint & Chem. Co, Inc.
738 Main/Suite 223
Waltham, MA 02154
Joseph Lazaro • (617) 647-3361

Loft's Seed
22 Lantern Lane, Exeter, Rl
Victoria Wallace, Rep.

Safety Storage, Inc.
Prefabricated pesticide storage bidgs., gas
& oil, storage
cabinets.
86 Sanderson Ave,, Lynn, MA 01902
(617) 599-5490

Mass Natural

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 Skates - (603) 889-7177
Chris Petersen - (508) 653-8023

and

J.P. Roberts Co,
Technical Resource Catalog
Survey-Weather-Testing-Meas.8.
Diag
Equipment.
Barbara Piantedosi - (508) 456-6886

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

The Charles C. Hart Seed Co.
P.O. Box 9169
Weathersfield, CT 06109
1-800-326-HART
Roy Sibley - (203) 376-9525
Don Whlnnem - (603) 692-5097
Dick Gurski (413) 543-2777

Irrigation M a i n t e n a n c e & S e r v i c e
21 Lakeview Ave., Natick, MA
(508) 653-0625
Irrigation consultation,
design and
evaluation.
Bob Healy, ASIC

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

The Magovern Co., Inc.
27 Lawnacre Road
Windsor Locks, CT 06096
800-243-7718 or (203) 623-2508

International Golt Constuctlon Co.
Antonlos Paganis, Rep.
5 Purcell Rd., Arlington, MA 02174
Golf Course
Contruction
(617) 648-2351 or (508) 428-3022

The Bordon Company
Maynard, MA - (508) 897-2571
Sales Rep. - Jack Bordon
Bulk Limestone
Dealer
Boston Irrigation Company
Dedham, MA - (617) 461-1560
John Ramey, Paul Kenyon
Distributor of Irrigation Supplies
Accessories

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H a m m o n d & T l l t o n , Inc.
P.O. Box 30, Exit 35W off I95
Fairfield, ME 04937
(207) 453-7131
John Deere Golf & Turf Equipment
Contact: Gary Hammond

avail.,

Turt 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) 355-6777
Winding Brook Turf Farm, Inc.
240 Griswold Rd. Wetherstield, CT 06109
800-243-0232, Alan Anderson
Wlnfleld Nursery
1320 Mountain Rd., Suffied, CT 06109
Jeff Rogers
(wholesale nursery trees & shrubs)
Philip Wogan
Golf Course
Architecture
17 Walker Rd., Topstield, MA 01983
Varney Bros. Sand, Gravel & Concrete
Concrete Golf Cart Paths
Bellingham, MA
1-800-441-7373
Kenneth Mooradian, Rep.

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1st Annual GCSANE
Memorial Golf Tournament
In memory of Don Marone and Joel McKeon. A l l G C S A N E members and guest are welcome to participate.
Funds raised will go toward the establishment of a Scholarship and Benevolent Fund to which all members will be
eligible.

Date
Tuesday, August 24,1993

Place
Wachusett Country Club, West Boylston, M A

Cost
$75.00 per person

• $150 per team

(includes golf, cart, prizes and dinner)

Format

T w o man best ball
8:00 A M

Registration, C o f f e e and Danish

8:45 A M

Shotgun Start

2:00 - 3:00 P M
3:00 P M

LETTER

Cocktails
Buffet Dinner

FIRST CLASS
U.S. P O S T A G E

PAID
P E R M I T NO. 365
FRAMINGHAM, MA

James Reinertson
96 Main Street
Wayland, MA 01778