LETTER Golf Course Superintendents Association Sponsors and administrators of the Troll-Dickinson Scholarship Fund - Awarded yearly to deserving Turf Management Students. May 1993 Mike Iacono a "natural" in super field June Meeting Monday, June 7,1993 Thomson Country Club Host Superintendent David Kahrman 9:00 a.m. Board Meeting 10:30 a.m. Regular Meeting 1:00 a.m. OF NEW ENGLAND, INC. Education Golf and Lunch to follow Golf & Lunch - $35.00 Lunch Only-$17.00 Reservations Required Call by May 4, 1993 (617)328-9479 You must pay by check - No Cash! Checks payable to GCSANE David Kahrman has been Superintendent at Thomson Country Club forthe past five years. Prior to that he was Superintendent at Steeplechase Country Club in Columbus, Ohio forthree years. BeforerelocatingWesthewas Assistant Superintendent at Ferncroft Country Club for eight years. David obtained a degree in Turf &Horticulture at Essex Agricultural Institute. Married to wife Colleen,theyresideinMiddleton. Davidenjoyshockey, golf and traveling. Directions to T h o m s o n C o u n t r y Club: North on Rte. 128 - Take Exit 41 marked Lynnfield Center bear right off Exit and follow straight through for five or six miles until you reach Rte. 62; bear left on Rte. 62 and the Thomson Club is 1/4 mile on left. Route 93 - Take Exit marked Concord Street Wilmington bear right off Exit and follow until you come to Rte. 62; take right about five or six miles, the Thomson Club is on your right. Rte. 128 South - Take 114 West to Rte. 62 Middleton; take left at Rte. 62 and follow through until you reach t J "^qiomson Club on your left. FromRte. 1 -Take 114 West ' Rte. 62 Middleton; take left on Rte. 62 and follow two miles, bear right and clubhouse is on left. itfkiiiárt.^iiikii^iilíii^ ofanaturalin his own little field of dreams - the superintendent's profession. He was born into it, had to sidetrack away from it for a while but gradually came to realize that golf course maintenance was tire only route to follow settling into his Mike works on his computer to organize Pine Brook. life's work. The sideMike lacono says he's just beginning to get track was a four-year, degree-earning stint at his feet wet. Which is no big feat in itself, Providence College. Half of that time was considering the preponderance of high tides spent anticipating a career in medicine while that turned the golfing community into a quag- Mike poured over his major in biology. Butthat mire this spring. direction was soon abandoned. Actually, lacono, a pillar in the Rhode Is"After two years of preparing myself to land Golf Course Superintendents Association become a doctor, I got the old "outdoor call" before a recent job change to the Pine Brook bug, Mike recalled. "Suddenly, I told myself Country Club, is saving ground while familiar- I'd never be happy working within four walls all izing himself with colleagues in the Greater the time. But I wanted that degree and stuck it Boston area and the rest of his peers who make out until I got it. After that everything was all up the Golf Course Superintendents Associagolf, the way I probably thought it would be tion of New England. "I want to become from the beginning," involved (in GCSANE affairs)," he explained. It's not too difficult to appreciate Iacono's "But I don't want to look like I'm bulldozing my love for the superintendent's profession. It was way into the group. Eventually, I'd like to take built-in since his late father, Vincent, was a an active part here. It's just the natural thing to fixture and a renowned super at East do. I wouldn't feel right if I didn't." Providence's Metacomet Country Club. Speaking of involvement, lacono is sort continued on page 2 Page 4 continued from page 1 "Working on a golf course fascinated me from the moment I started tagging along with my father at Metacomet," Mike disclosed. "I think I was 12 years old when I got my first taste of it. When I was 13,dadletmeworkaroundthecourse. Then, I became a regular "semi-crew" member the following year. It was strictly summer stuff and it got to a point where I wished summer never would end." Stephen A. Chiavaroli C G C S 6 Birch Street, Paxton, M A 0 1 6 1 2 (H) 508-752-0031 - (W) 508-791-5373 Club Affiliation - T a t n u c k C.C. VICE PRESIDENT Edward L. Breariey 189 Matfield Street, W . Bridgewater, MA 02379 (H) 506-584-6568 • (W) 508-295-7010 Club Affiliation - Bay Pointe 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 Burn C.C. TREASURER Paul Jamrog P.O. Box 38, Belchertown, MA 0 1 0 0 7 (H) 413-323-8519 • (W) 413-536-4195 Club Affiliation - T h e Orchards G.C. There was an interesting sidelight to that appointment. Mike was given the prestigious post even though he never attended a formal turf school or taken a turf-related educational course. However, that didn't stop him from plunging into seminars and the like in order to become a successful aspirant in the golf course superintendents' certification program. TRUSTEE John T. Hassett 110 Montgomery Avenue, Lowell, MA 01851 (W) 508-458-7300 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. "Really, I'm a graduate of the school of hard knocks as far as my formal training in golf course maintenance in concerned," Mike said. "But, when you look at it, could I have had a better teacher when I was learning the business? Hey, I had the best. I just hope I live up to my dad's expectations, even though, originally, he tried to talk me out of being a super." FINANCE CHAIRMAN Robert Ruszala 69 Gelinas Drive, Chicopee, MA 01020 (H) 413-592-5780 • (W) 413-256-8654 Club Affiliation - Hickory Ridge G.C. GOLF CHAIRMAN J a m e s F'rtzroy, C G C S 357 W . Squantum Street, N. Quincy, MA 02171 (H) 508-528-6956 • (W) 617-328-1776 Club Affiliation - Presidents G.C. EDUCATIONAL CHAIRMAN Richard Duggan, C G C S 93 Warren Avenue, Marlboro, MA 01752 (H) 508-485-6894 • (W) 508-369-0879 Club Affiliation - Concord C.C. NEWSLETTER CHAIRMAN J a m e s Reinertson 19 Main Street, Wayland, MA 01778 (H) 508-655-7415 • (W) 508-358-2250 Club Affiliation - Wayland C.C. PAST PRESIDENT Paul Miller, C G C S 1 Leicester Road, Marblehead, MA 01945 (H) 617-631-7910 • (W) 508-369-5704 Club Affiliation - Nashawtuc C.C. M Y 11112/ NEWSLETTER James Reinertson Newsleiter Paul Jamrog Business Manager Editor G e r r y Finn Contributing Editor Matthew Crowther Associate Editor Information contained in this publication m a y be used freely, in whole or in part, without special permission a s long as the true context is maintined. W e would appreciate a credit line. U.MÌALìuaL.^ÌI^A When Mike graduated from PC, he went right from the classroom to the position of Metacomet assistant superintendents under his father. Five years later, tragedy struck. Mike's father fell ill and died. And, all of a sudden, Mike found himself in charge. In fact, there never was any question as to who would take over the head super's job. Metacometmembers also know Mike was a natural in his chosen profession and he was the logical choice to cany on the Iacono tradition at one of the top five country club operations in Rhode Island. Iacono, then, definitely didn't start at the bottom. He moved into the cat bird's seat atMetacomet without a hitch. That was in 1982. Nine years later he faced a tough decision. The Pine Brook job opened and its members were aware that the answer to their needs was toiling among the cream of the crop in Rhode Island. "I don't want to put it in words that suggest I'd gone as far as I could go at Metacomet and in Rhode Island," Mike emphasized. "However, Metacomet was kind of a done deal maintenancewise. Its members, through cooperation with me and my staff, had taken it to a certain level - where they wanted it to be. On the other hand, Pine Brook members wanted their course to be a better one than it had been." Yet, the change was a mind-wrenching experience for Mike and his wife, Roseanne. Both were Rhode Island natives, Mike had run the gamut in the RIGCSA from newsletter editor to president and there also had to be considered the future of the couple's children; Andrew, 4 and Alyssa, 2. "I guess the thing that convinced Roseanne and me to pull up stakes was the challenge Pine Brook presented," Mike said. "I'd spentjust about half of my life at Metacomet, so maybe the change was a I Mike here enjoying the Spring this year on his course. plus for evetybody all around. I know it was the right decision, too. My family and I have adjusted to our new surroundings and everything has fallen into place very nicely." Presently, Mike is dividing his professional time between "getting Pine Brook where it wants to be" and establishing a one-on-one relationship with GCSANE members. His next-door nei bor, Weston Golf Club's Don Hearn, has been very helpful along those lines and in other ways, also. "Right, Mike concluded. "We're really starting to feel at home. I like my new job, the people within its framework and the supers I associate with away from the job. Everyone's made it easy for me to become part of a new environment. I couldn't be happier." GERRY FINN Calendar June 7 Thompson Club June 28 Franklin C.C. Supt./Chairman July 19 Concord C.C. Championship August 9 Thorny Lea mUââiûéiâi VI/A/ Page 3 -The Super Speaks Out: This month's question: What are the pressures, if any, you encounter in regard to preparing a public golf course fo ras early an opening as possible and what have been the drawbacks in that endavor in light of Mother Nature's late winter blast this year? Bill Zuraw, Crumpin-Fox Club: "Until the last few days, and it's die middle of April as we speak, we've had so much snow accumulate on both nines that it's been impossible to even get vehicles onto the fairways and in die roughs. Therefore, my crew hasn't had much to do other than clean up where the snow has melted." "As for pressure from management to get the course in shape in order to generate revenue, there is none." "Crumpin-Fox has turned into one of the special golf courses in the region, so much so that we draw guests from near and faraway places. Because it's supposed to be a treat to play here, the bulk of our business is conducted during the height of the golf season and maybe splashes here and there into the ^ w r l y fall months." ' "They want to see and experience playing the course when i t's in full bloom. Therefore, the preparation for spring open is 110 different here than in surrounding private clubs. However, we are north of the Pioneer Valley which means our growing and playing season probably is a couple of weeks or so behind die courses nearer to Springfield." "Right now, we still have snow (plenty of it on die older holes) and die snow has been my ally in not having to rush to open. However, die new holes have responded to higher temperatures and I've set my sights on getting them to play be die end of die weekend (April 18di). So, our members should be able to get some early swings in because of those holes' better drainage and more favorable exposure to sunshine." "We're just abouttiireeweeks behind our 1992 opening which fell in die last week of March. That's not too bad after die late snow blasts we got and die larger amounts of snow mold we have to live witii because of late winter and early spring washoff of the pre_ventive sprays." "My biggest concent is getting my irrigation system running smootiily. The weather here can be tricky. Three or four days of 70degree temperatures bring signs of wilt and we can't afford tiiat." "Otherwise, we're in about die same boat as everyone else. We have plenty to do and not enough time to do it in. Which is notiiing new." Charles Dickow, Poquoy Brook Golf Club: "In my case the question of opening die golf course always boils down to a balance of agronomics and economics. Since I own die course in addition to maintaining it, the feelingtiiatI might tend to rush the opening might be a popular reaction from those who know that condition exists." "However, as a golf course superintendent with over 20 years experience in die field, my priority always has and always will be die condition of die golf course. In fact, sometime I wish I could hold up die opening of die course more dian I do. Unfortunately, when finances have to be considered I simply can't do that." "The late winter snows and other storms have meant time and, frankly, money to our operation titis year. Generally, we open around die first of March. This year, we didn't open until April first andtiierewas a lot of clearing of ice, snow and debris before we could get things rolling again." "The delay hasn't' put die golfers on hold. Since we opened, we've been jammed. I mean diere are days when we are in excess of 200 golfers. After all, we're die first golf stop on die way to die Cape (Cod), so we're a happy sight for golf-starved folks enroute there. So, I guess you might say I control die only pressure there might be on me to prepare die course for its opening because I also own it. Again, I have to emphasize my prime concern as a superintendent. The golf course comes first here. I won't let it be any other way." Jim Passios, Middleton Golf Club: "Obviously, revenue is a factor in all phases of operating a public golf course and setting the course on target for an early opening is one way of keeping its presence in mind." "However, our owners appreciate the importance of maintaining the course at a level of high standards and I work with diem in keeping our efforts fixed in that direction. Opening day, then, is die result of a meeting of many minds and my expertise always comes into play in die final decision." "This was, as everyone knows, an unusual lead-in period to the golf season. We were like most local courses in the matter of storm damage. We got battered by bother late-winter and early-spring storms. There was snow all over the place and some of it was still there while we prepared to get things going." "Opening day is the result of a meeting of many minds." Jim Passios "We finally got to play on April tenth. That's about tiiree weeks later then normal which took its toll financially. Just to give you die picture, usually at this time we're sitting on 3,000 rounds. This year that figure is way down, around 1,000. So, you can see what a late opening can mean in a public course operation." "Most of our preparation had to do widi cleanup. We lost a lot oftimeclearing debris, like a ton of it from 25-year-old arbor vitae that didn't hold up to stormy conditions. That and a lot of tree work kept me and my crew going around the clock." "Now, we're looking for the equalizer or a bunch of fair weatiier weekends. We deserve them after tiiose two wicked late storms." GERRY FINN Page 4 Snowfall Amount (inches) BOSTON WORCESTER SPRINGFIELD 1991 - 1992 Season 21" 46" 24" 1992 - 1993 Season 82" 119" 61.8" Record High 89"(1947-1948) 119"(1992-1992) 90.4 (1947-1948) Record Low 9" (1936-1937) 21"(1954-1955) 16.1 (1979-1980) Average **NOTE: 40" 67" 48" Data provided courtesy of WCYB TV (Channel 5) Meterologist Dick Albert. Special thanks to Matt Crowther Associate Editor Tee Party Salutes Gerry Finn Gerry Finn, the guest of honor at the 47th annual Tee Party held a week ago at Shaker Farms Country Club, Westfield, was certainly not one-dimensional in his sports writing career. The Tee Party, sponsored by the Western Massachusetts PGA Chapter, recognizes on individual each year for contributions to golf. Thus, die accolades received by the honored guest each year generally are received only from representadves from die golf community. Finn, who recendy retired after 40 years - a majority spent widi die Springfield Newspapers - as a sports reporter and columnist, did earn the plaudits of die various golf associations. In addition, he was also cited by Lou Gorman, general manager of the Boston Red Sox, and Dave Gavitt, general manager of the Boston Celtics, who sent along a Celtics' warm-up shirt. In his long service with the Union/News/ Republican and die Hartford Times, Finn on many occasions covered the diree golf majors - the Masters, U.S. Open and PGA. He also was on hand to report the action on die local level. His penetrating observations, skillful mastery of words and unique style enabled him in different years to be a prize winner in die Golf Writer's Association of American writing contests. In addition to earning national recognition, Finn also won the respect and admiration as a writer of his colleagues. Co-worker Carlo Imelio, die New England Patriot's beat writer, said "I have long appreciated die talents of Gerry Finn as a writer. I have set a goal of being as good a writer as he is, but I know that I never will reach diat level," said Imelio. "There is no way diat I can roast a Gerry Finn. I am willing only to toast him." Ted Perez Jr., pro at East Mountain Country Club, presented a gift to Finn from the Western Mass. PGA Chapter and Bob Shea, executive director of die Connecticut Section, sent a congratulatory message and a gift. General chairman Tom DiRico, pro at Shaker Farms, after lauding die committee, also presented gifts to die guest of honor. Jim Barry, a member of the original committee, who explained the origin of the Tee Party, made a presentation to Nancy Finn, the guest's wife. Finn's daughters, Cynni and Robin were also present. Mass. Golf Association was represented by Robert Hutchins of Longmeadow, a member of die executive committee. A special tribute was also paid to Finn by Leon St. Pierre from die New England Golf Course Superintendents Association, which the retired Longmeadow Country Club superintendent helped to found. Rollie Jacobs was die master of ceremonies. Page 4 Tournament Results from Poquoy Brook BEST 16 HOLES Low Gross Ed Ulmann, Westboro G.C. 70 Jack Hassett, Mt. Pleasant 72 *Mike Hermanson, Gardner Mucp. G.C. Low Net Steve Murphy, Gannon G.C. 68 *Dave Comee, Winchendon G.C. Eric Newell, Rockalnd G.C. Dick Duggan, Concord C.C. 70 *Place determined by match of cards. May format: A B C D four ball 100% handicap. SUGGESTIONS ON GREEN SPEED Jim Connolly, USGA Green Section One of the best statements on green speed can be found in the 1973 Manual for Championship Preparation by the USGA. "The greens should not be rolled or cut to point where a ball could gain speed in putting down all but the severest slopes." Furthermore, "A player should be able to stop the ball at the hole." The ball should come to rest within two to three feet of the hold when putting from above the hole. There are rare occasions where this may not be the case, perhaps on a green where the obvious strategy is to keep the ball below the hole, and only a miss-hit shot would end up above the hole. These guidelines should be followed when setting cutting height and green speed. The speed should be set to represent the average of all 18 holes. If there is only one severely sloped green, the speed would not be set to green. However, five or more greens with slopes and undulations would have a definite impact on overall cutting height/ green speed. I recently visited a golf course built in 1921 that has an average green six of less than 5,000 sq. ft. and more titan nine of the greens could be considered "undulating". Many areas of the greens are not used for hole locations when cutting heights go below 5/32". When greens are cut so short that flagstick locations are lost you are essentially robbing the golfer of a good part of the game. This is a shame. Large, flat expansive greens are most prone to lower cutting heights simply because of their design. Many golfers that complain about slow greens, especially on large greens, lack a quality in their game known as authority of stroke. John Jacobs, famous British instructor and former Walker Cup coach, describes this fault in golfers. "We tend to wave it, coax it, steer it, drag it, jab it, twitch it-anything but hit it." John Jacobs. Practical Golf On this type of green, the emphasis should be upon smoothness because the distance of ball travel may be longer. Imperfections along the line of putt will make it difficult to predict ball direction and roll. Enter this season with these thoughts in mind and begin to manage the putting surfaces appropriately. Go out on the course with the green committee and go through the above steps. Examine each green and see if there are hole locations that have been sacrificed to the Speed God. Get them back. The Green Superintendent greatly influences the game as a direct result of maintenance. He/She is responsible for preparing the course and making decisions that are best for the game. The USGA Green Section Turf Advisory Service (TAS) is designed to assist golf courses in maintenance programs that bring out the best in a golf course. A visit to your course opens a forum for discussion and creates an atmosphere of open communication. I encourage you to support the USGA Green Section by subscribing to the TAS this year. Page 4 NEWS RELEASE CGCM report chronicles pesticide usage at U.S. golf facilities. Lawrence, Kan., May 14,1993 expenditure information and pre- C G C M is the market research sented superintendents with a com- subsidiary of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. Pesticide usage patterns in the prehensive list of more than 100 U.S. golf industry are documented in turfgrass disease, weed and insect a new report from the Center for Golf problems. Course Management ( C G C M ) . The 1993 Pesticide For each turfgrass problem, Usage superintendents in the survey were is designed to complement asked to rate the intensity of the prob- and expand upon the pesticide por- lem at their facility, indicate the pes- tion of C G C M ' s 1991 Pesticide ticide products used as primary and Report Fertilizer and Usage Report. secondary treatments, and rate their The 1993 Pesticide Usage Report presents the findings of an in- effectiveness. The 1993 Pesticide Usage depth survey of golf course superin- Report is available from C G C M for tendents. The survey, conducted in $2,500. For more information, con- the fall of 1992, collected pesticide tact C G C M at (913) 841-2240. DIVOT DRIFT ...announcements...educational seminars...job opportunities...tournament results...and miscellaneous items ofinterest to the membership. MEMBERSHIP MEMBERSHIP New Members: Proposed N e w Members: Richard Trombi, Assistant, Pleasant Gerard Jones, Affiliate, Ken Jones, Valley C.C.; Raymaond Legere, As- Inc., Friend; Barry Hackett, A f f i l i - sistant, The Meadows, Inc., Associ- ate, Sani-Mate Supply, Friend. ate; D a v i d M . Caldwell King, Student; Environmental, Inc., Friend; Mark A . Farley, Affiliate, Baker Golf Cars; RobertD. LeBlanc, Student. - S Page 4 Please Patronize These FRIENDS OF THE ASSOCIATION A-OK Turf E q u i p m e n t 8 Boulder Dr., Coventry, R! 02816 Buy & Sell used turf equipment. Mike Cornicelli - (401) 826-2584 AA Will M a t e r i a l s C o r p o r a t i o n 168 Washington St. Stoughton, MA 020725 Top dressing, sand, loam, trap sand, decorative stone, landscape materials. 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Reading 01864 (617) 933-3210 Water Supply Specialists Water Wells & Pumping Equipment T o m I r w i n , 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 C o u n t r y Club E n t e r p r i s e s , Inc. Club Car Golf Cars, Carryalls/Utility P.O. Box 400 West Falmouth, MA 02574 (508) 563-2284 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., Turf S p e c i a l t y , Inc. 15 Londonderry Rd. Londonderry, NH 03053 Turf & Ornamental Supplies. 1-800-228-6656 Bob Flanagan, Kevin Lyons, Dave Schermerhorn, John Lensing W h i t e T u r f , Inc. - Barre, MA Irrigation contractor, Pump specialist. (508) 355-6777 W i n d i n g B r o o k Turf Farm, Inc. 240 Griswold Rd. Wethersfield, CT 06109 800-243-0232, Alan Anderson Winfleld Nursery 1320 Mountain Rd., Suffied. CT 06109 Jeff Rogers (wholesale nursery trees & shrubs) Philip Wogan Golf Course Architecture 17 Walker Rd., Topsfleld, MA 01983 Varney Bros. Sand, Gravel & Concrete Hopedale, MA 01747 Kenneth Mooradian, Rep. Page 8 • ^ f y r