LETTER
Golf Course Superintendents

Association

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

OF NEW ENGLAND, INC.

November 1995

Green chairmen not monsters after all,
say superintendents Cowan & Robertson
November
Meeting
Monday, November 6,1995
Hopedale Country Club
Hopedale, Massachusetts
Host Superintendent
Rober Dill
8:30 a.m. Board Meeting
11 a.m.
Regular Meeting
11:30 a.m. Lunch with golf to follow
Cost: lunch only - $12;
lunch and golf - $35
Reservations Required
CaO by November 2,1995
(508) 632-0252
You must pay by check - No cash!
Checks payable to GCSANE
Bob Dill has been the golf course superintendent at Hopedale C.C. for eight years. Prior to
that he was the superintendent at Ludlow
C.C., Ludlow, Mass., for three years. Bob also
worked at Franconia C.C. in Springfield,
Mass. for 11 years. He has a degree in computer technology and is a graduate of the Turf
Winter School. Bob and Mary Ann Dill reside
in Hopedale with their two sons, Nicholas (2),
and Christopher (6 mo.). In his free time, Bob
enjoys golf, Softball, and racquetball.
Directions: From 1-495 South, take Exit 19
(Rte. 16 & 109). Take Rte. 16 west into
Hopedale and go left at the traffic light at
Cumberland Farms onto Hopedale Street. At
the next stop sign, take a right onto Green
Street and go straight through another stop
sign at the pond to Hopedale C.C. If you are
travelling on 1-495 North, take Rte. 140 north
to Rte. 16 west and follow remaining directions.
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I s it a m i s c o n c e p t i o n o r a r e D e a n
R o b e r t s o n a n d B r i a n C o w a n t w o of t h e
luckiest golf course superintendents in the
profession?

since I've been here. O n the other hand, I
k n o w w e ' v e had more t h a n four presidents. So, I guess t h e y k n o w h o w to pick
the chairmen here."

T h e p o p u l a r p r e m i s e is t h a t g r e e n
c h a i r m e n can be difficult. T h e y look over
t h e s u p e r i n t e n d e n t ' s shoulder o f f e r i n g advice f r o m a n infallible source (their own)
and demanding that the turf be kept under
control r e g a r d l e s s of financial restraints
and weather complexities. In a word,
t h e y ' r e t o u g h to live with.

Presently, Dean walks in the guiding
light of D r . H o w a r d R o s e n k r a n t z , a g o l f i n g
zealot w h o s e tee appointments are w r i t t e n
in stone. Dr. R o s e n k r a n t z plays K e r n w o o d
every Wednesday afternoon, Saturday,
a n d S u n d a y . M o s t of the t i m e he visits t h e
club h e drops in to chat w i t h R o b e r t s o n .
T h a t ' s only t h e b e g i n n i n g of t h e i r c o n v e r sations or p e r h a p s the c u l m i n a t i o n of
those encounters.

H o w e v e r , c o n s i d e r t h e e x p e r i e n c e s of
Robertson and C o w a n and that perception
comes tumbling down. According to the
w a y fate has hitched them up with green
c h a i r m e n over the y e a r s , life w i t h the
" b o s s " couldn't be better.
Golf chairmen usually see their tenure
decided b y the country club board's administrative m a k e u p . C o m e the n a m i n g or
election of a n e w president a n d a handp i c k e d g r e e n c h a i r m a n b e c o m e s p a r t of t h e
governing change. It's like that at most
clubs.
" B u t not at mine," piped Robertson,
w h o ' s b e e n in charge of the g r e e n i n g process at the K e r n w o o d Country Club for the
last 1 8 years. "I've h a d only four chairmen

" W e talk on the telephone every m o r n ing at 9 : 1 5 , " D e a n revealed. "It's j u s t like
a s t a n d i n g order. If Dr. R o s e n k r a n t z
h a s n ' t called m e b y t h a t h o u r , I do t h e
dialing. W h a t do w e t a l k a b o u t ? E v e r y thing. We talk about the golf course, about
the weather . . . about everything in general. It's almost like w e ' r e the best of
b u d d i e s . I t ' s t h a t k i n d of a r e l a t i o n s h i p . "
Robertson explained that his green
c h a i r m a n is a n a t u r a l l y inquisitive p e r s o n
w h o likes to be kept u p to date on e v e r y t h i n g t h a t ' s g o i n g on a r o u n d the golf

continued on page 2

"I've had only four chairmen since I've been here (18 yearsj.
On the other hand, I know we've had more than four presidents.
So I guess they know how to pick the chairmen here."
Dean Robertson
Kernwood Country Club

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r e g u l a r mold. F u n n y thing, too. T h a t chair-

course. H e even gets D e a n caught u p on

m a n w h o gave m e all t h egrief became one

things t h e s u p e r m a y not b e a w a r e of.
"There are two different approaches to
c a t c h i n g all the little things t h a t h a v e to h e

PRESIDENT

Edward L. Brsarjey
189 Matfleld Street, West Brldgewater, MA 02379
508-584-6568
Evergreen Valley Country Club

VICE PRESIDENT
Robert DIRIco, CGCS*
326 Fuller Street, West Newton, MA 02165
617-527-6968
Brae Burn Country Club

SECRETARY

of m y closest f r i e n d s a t t h e club. S o , it all
worked outfor the best."
Cowan's present chairman, Toby Sand-

addressed b y the superintendent on the

ers,

golf c o u r s e , " D e a n said. " T h e s u p e r c a n

super-chairmen

represents

situation

in

relationships. About

a unique

20

t a k e a t o u r of the place, h e c a n play it, o r

years agoToby worked on Brian's mainte-

he c a n rely on information from members

nance crew at E a s t w a r d Ho. N o w Sanders

playing the course."

is a C P A .

That's where Dr. Rosenkrantz displays

"Right," exclaimed Cowan. " H e ' s good

a helpful a m o u n t of expertise. " H e just h a s

at numbers. H e ' s also a good golfer, which

the k n a c k f o r noticing little things o t h e r s

helps t h e overall give a n d take conversa-

m a y n o t , " R o b e r t s o n told. " I t ' s n o t t h a t

tion b e t w e e n us. H e k n o w s t h e n e e d s of t h e

he's looking f o r anything o u t of place. H e

golf course

just w a n t s everything to b e right. I can't

golfer, w h i c h comes naturally, since h e ' s

from two standpoints

- the

an ardent player - and the superintendent,

complain about that."
Robertson claims that a strong, healthy

b e c a u s e h e ' s b e e n o n t h a t side o f t h e coin,
so to s p e a k . "

Kevin F. Osgood
14 Inman Lane, Foxborough, Ma 02035
617-630-1950
Newton Commonwealth Golf Course

relationship b e t w e e n the golf course superw h e n their personalities a r e compatible.

the respect the incoming boards show f o r

TREASURER

Here's w h e r e luck comes in. According to

m e , " C o w a n explained. " T h e y a l w a y s con-

Robert Ruszala
69 Gelinas Drive, Chicopee, MA 01020
413-256-8654
Hickory Ridge Country Club

TRUSTEE

John T. Hassett
110 Montgomery Avenue, Lowell, MA 01851
508-458-7300
Mount Pleasant Golf Course

TRUSTEE

Scott Reynolds
543 Dedham Street, Newton Centre, Ma 02159
617-244-7741
Charles River Country Club

TRUSTEE

intendent and green chairman is enhanced

Dean, h e a n djust about every

chairman

he's had, " s e e m to hit it off".
Dean h a s been on a

first-name

w i t h all f o u r of h i s K e r n w o o d

basis

chairmen,

who have been composed of t w o dentists

family at Kernwood.
Cowan, just completing his 28th year at
the same longevity platform a s Robertson,

Ho member who Cowan

t r a c e s a s first b e i n g a n e l e c t r i c i a n , o w n e r

G E R R Y

FINN

Calendar
Nov. 6

GCSANE Monthly Meeting
Hopedale C.C.
Hopedale, Mass.

Nov.
28-29

GCSAA Regional Seminar
Golf Histoiy, Theory, Construction,
and Maintenance
The International
Bolton, Mass.

Dec. 5

GCSANE Monthly Meeting
Thorny Lea Golf Club
Brockton, Mass.

Jan. 3

GCSANE Monthly Meeting
Mt. Pleasant C.C.
Lowell, Mass.

Jan.
15-17,
1996

65th Mass. Turf Conference
& 20th Industrial Show
Boston Marriott - Copley Place
Boston, Mass.

of a t o w n h a r d w a r e store, a n d a m e m b e r o f
t h e H a r w i c h b o a r d of selectmen.
" T h a t w a s a n d is a great relationship,"

NEWSLETTER CHAIRMAN

w a s the c h a i r m a n f o i six or seven years. W e

Stephen A. Chiavaroli, CGCS*
6 Birch Street, Paxton, MA 01612
508-752-0031

H m m m ? Green chairmen m a y not be
monsters, after all.

T h e champion in this respect is a veteran Eastward

Brian explained. "It's almost a s if w e w e r e

PAST PRESIDENT

ter relationship."

his long a n dsuccessful stay a t his club.

Richard Duggan, CGCS*
93 Warren Avenue, Marlboro, MA 01752
508-369-0879
Concord Country Club
Michael Nagle, CGCS*
51 Lincoln Avenue, Holden, MA 01520
508-853-6574
Worcester Country Club

green

nance crew. So, it'ssimply one, big, happy

s i n c e h e ' s h a d o n l y five g r e e n c h a i r m e n i n

EDUCATION CHAIRMAN

an incoming

and t w obusiness executives. A n dthat air

FINANCE CHAIRMAN

Michael J. Hermanson
100 Eaton Street, Gardner, MA 01440
508-632-2713
Gardner Municipal Golf Course

me about

of f a m i l i a r i t y l e a k s over t o t h e m a i n t e -

the E a s t w a r d H o Country Club, declares

GOLF CHAIRMAN

sult

"That's

chairman. T h a t ' s nice. It m a k e s f o r a bet-

James B. Conant, CGCS*
606 River Road, Marstons Mills, MA 02648-1735
508-362-1136
King's Way Golf Club
James Fitzroy, CGCS*
357 W. Squantum St., North Quincy, MA 02171
617-328-1776
Presidents Golf Course

One other plus on the matter.

climbing life's ladder together. I think h e
a l w a y s g o t a l o n g a n d w e a c c o m p l i s h e d a lot
w o r k i n g together a s a team. B u t most of
m y chairmen have been great all the w a y
d o w n t h e line.
With o n e exception.
"Yeah,

that's

interesting,"

Brian re-

called. " I t ' s t h e only p r o b l e m I've ever h a d
in regard to m y relationships w i t h green
chairmen. This m a n h a d been the green
chairman of a prestigious club at the other

Feb.
GCSANE Monthly Meeting
(tentative) Stow Acres G.C.
Stow, Mass.

end of the state a n d w h e n h e took over h e r e
he wanted
Newsletter Editor
Michael F. Nagle, CGCS
Associate Editor . Stephen Chiavaroli, CGCS
Contributing Editor
Gerry Finn
Business Manager
Robert Ruszaia
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m e to duplicate just

everything that

he liked about

about
his old

course. Obviously, that w a s a n unreasonable request that became a demand.
" T h a t kind of head-butting w e n t on f o r
a couple of years until t h e board realized
just

h o w unreasonable

the person had

been. A change of chairman

took

Feb.
5-11,
1996

67th Annual International
Golf Course Conference & Show
Orange Cty. Convention Center
Orlando, Florida

March
GCSANE Monthly Meeting
(tentative) Franklin C.C.
Franklin, Mass.

place

s h o r t l y t h e r e a f t e r a n d t h e n e w m a n fit t h e

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The Super Sueaks Out:
This month's question: With the recent drought a memory,
and a bitter one for some golf course superintendents, what form
of headache did it inspire for you when it came time to combat it?
Kip Tyler, Salem Country Club: "I
sit h e r e , r e a l i z i n g t h a t all w e n e e d e d i n
t h o s e t h r e e ( o r w a s it
four) m o n t h s of rainless w e a t h e r w a s one,
honest-to-goodness
thunder storm . . . a
whopper w h e n you get
a r e a l drenching. It
never happened, and
w e p a i d d e a r l y f o r it.
" B e f o r e I get into
the g o r y details, let m e fill in the statistics,
as dreary as they were. B y the month, we
received 1 . 9 inches of rain in J u l y ; t h a t
d r o p p e d t o .9 i n c h e s i n A u g u s t ; w e h a d n o t
a s i n g l e d r o p o f r a i n d u r i n g t h e first 1 6 d a y s
of S e p t e m b e r ; a n d w h e n w e w e r e t a l k i n g
(on O c t o b e r 4 w h e n s o m e of N e w E n g l a n d
was being inundated by storms) we had
e x p e r i e n c e d t h e g r a n d t o t a l o f .2 i n c h e s .
" T h a t m e a n s w e w e r e h e a v y into a
drought. S o m e h o w , I ' m told, o u r c o u r s e
held up pretty well. In fact, there w e r e no
c o m p l a i n t s f r o m p l a y e r s a b o u t p l a y i n g conditions. T h a n k f u l l y , w e didn't get b u r n e d
out, b u t w e w e r e dry. T h e roughs? A n o t h e r
story. T r y . . . cooked!
"Which brings m e to Headache No. 1.,
or o u r s o u r c e of w a t e r f o r irrigation. I t ' s a
w e l l field, i n c l u d i n g a c r e e k a n d s o m e

"Now we are in the midst of
headache no. 2... the attempt
to find another source of
water on club grounds. So far,
so bad ...the
combined
output is about 20 gallons a
minute, which is what I think
i can sweat in the height of a
drought."
Kip Tyler
Salem Country Club

s w a m p y area. I n t i m e s of n o r m a l rainfall,
the combination is e n o u g h to k e e p t h i n g s
u p to snuff.
"However, these were not normal,
moisture-letting times. We simply ran dry
w h e n it c a m e t i m e to irrigate, a n d t h e City
of P e a b o d y h a d to b e c o m e a f r i e n d i n d e e d
because w e w e r e a golf course in need.
" T r a n s l a t e d , it m e a n t b u y i n g w a t e r
f r o m the city for 3 1 days. T h e n u m b e r s
w o r k d o w n to 200,000 gallons a day. T h e
m o r e important bottom line w o r k s down or
u p to a b o u t $ 1 9 , 0 0 0 .
"Interestingly, this w a s the second
straight y e a r w e h a d to b u y w a t e r f r o m the
city, a n d t h e t h i r d overall. L a s t y e a r t h e
c i t y p u m p e d u s w a t e r f o r five d a y s . T h e
only time w e needed outside help before
that w a s 1 0 y e a r s ago w h e n the city kept
us from drying out for three days.
" T h e fact that we couldn't replenish our
w a t e r supply o u r s e l v e s c a u s e d s o m e cutback in irrigation, a n d t h a t ' s w h e r e the
cooked r o u g h comes into play. T h e rest of
the course got its f a i r s h a r e b u t w e h a d to
be prudent about watering. Somehow w e
m a d e it b e c a u s e I g o t g o o d c o n d i t i o n i n g
m a r k s f r o m people playing the course.
N o w , w e are in the m i d s t of m y H e a d ache No. 2, or the distress signals coming
f r o m t h e a t t e m p t t o find a n o t h e r s o u r c e o f
w a t e r on club g r o u n d s . S o f a r , so bad. T h e
drilling c o m p a n y h a s m a n a g e d to get into
two holes. O n e goes d o w n 500 feet, the
other 460. A s w e talk, the combined output
is a b o u t 2 0 g a l l o n s a m i n u t e , w h i c h is w h a t
I t h i n k I c a n s w e a t in t h e h e i g h t of a
drought.
" T h a t k i n d of r e s p o n s e w o n ' t do if w e
h a v e to face a n o t h e r s u m m e r like the one
t h a t j u s t passed. W h a t w e n e e d is a gusher,
a real strike that will give u s enough w a t e r
t o flood t h i s p l a c e i n t h e d r i e s t o f t i m e s .
" W h a t w e d o n ' t n e e d o r I d o n ' t n e e d is
a repeat of this y e a r , or t h e sight of a pipe
coming from a holding pond being fed
water from a pump continuously running,
t h e n , all of a s u d d e n , c o m i n g t o a halt.
T h a t ' s w h a t h a p p e n e d h e r e a n d led u s to
the w a t e r w o r k s at the City of P e a b o d y . W e
shouldn't h a v e to depend on t h a t k i n d of
remedy. We need a gusher. We really do."

Roger Brink, Indian Ridge Count r y C l u b : " T h e town (Andover) gets o u r
good guy a w a r d this
y e a r . I f it h a d n ' t b e e n
for
Andover,
we
c o u l d n ' t h a v e g i v e n j§
golfers a reasonably
conditioned course. In
f a c t , it w o u l d h a v e j j
been total disaster
without buying water „ ^ J S
from the town.
" A n d that's not just this year. W e ' v e
h a d to tap into the t o w n the last couple of
y e a r s . I don't k n o w t h e cost, b u t it's in t h e
thousands. A t this point, it's not the issue.
B r i n g i n g o u r o w n source of w a t e r u p to a t
l e a s t a p a s s i n g g r a d e is a n i s s u e w e h a v e t o
tackle, a n d a problem w e m u s t solve.
"I've been here seven years, and w e
a l w a y s s e e m to b e in a situation w h e r e
we're hoping against hope for some kind of
waterless relief because w h a t w e have on
the grounds just isn't adequate.
" O u r sources are struggling. W e have
two wells that generate 1 0 0 gallons of
water a minute. A third well, our newest,
is p u m p i n g out only 40 to 5 0 gallons a
minute, which makes that a questionable
quantity.
" O u r l a t e s t a t t e m p t t o find a n o t h e r p r o ductive well h a s n ' t been of a n y value. A t
last count, w e h a d gone down 400 feet a n d
come u p with j u s t a trickle. M a y b e we'll t r y
digging another hole this year, but w e can't
really count on a solution based on w h a t
w e ' v e m a n a g e d to b r i n g out of t h e g r o u n d
in the past.
" I t ' s kind of discouraging and I ' m
a m a z e d t h a t w e f a r e d as well as w e did,
h a v i n g to d e p e n d o n t h e t o w n w h i l e n e v e r
k n o w i n g w h e n its supply might hit bottom.
"Without getting that big (water) strike
f r o m drilling, w e ' r e destined to go the old
r o u t e of p r a y i n g f o r r a i n or s e e k i n g t h e
t o w n ' s a s s i s t a n c e . T o t e l l t h e t r u t h , if w e
get t h r e e w e e k s of d r y w e a t h e r h e r e , w e ' r e
g a s p i n g . T h a t ' s a l l it t a k e s t o e s t a b l i s h
drought conditions at Indian Ridge. It's a
tough situation to live with. It's scary, too."
GERRY

FINN

"If it hadn't been for the Town
of Andover, we couldn't have
given golfers a reasonably
conditioned course."
Roger Brink
Indian Ridge Country Club

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Superintendents announce election slate
Bruce R. Williams, C G C S , has been
n o m i n a t e d f o r t h e p r e s i d e n c y of t h e G o l f
C o u r s e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t s A s s o c i a t i o n of
A m e r i c a . T h e a s s o c i a t i o n ' s 1 9 9 6 election of
o f f i c e r s a n d directors is s c h e d u l e d f o r S a t u r d a y , F e b . 10, during its a n n u a l m e e t i n g
at the G C S A A International Golf Course
C o n f e r e n c e a n d S h o w in O r l a n d o , F l a .
Williams, superintendent at B o b
O ' L i n k G o l f C l u b in H i g h l a n d P a r k , 111.,
c u r r e n t l y is vice p r e s i d e n t of G C S A A T h e
n o m i n e e for vice p r e s i d e n t is P a u l S.

Turf grass giant
Manny Francis,
dies at 91
M a n u e l L . Francis, Sr., golf course
o w n e r a n d o n e of N e w E n g l a n d ' s m o s t ren o w n e d a u t h o r i t i e s on golf c o u r s e
maintenance, passed
a w a y at his home in
Marshfield, Mass. on
Oct. 2 6 , 1 9 9 5 .
Emigrating from
Lousa, Portugal at age
15, he soon began his
life's w o r k on the golf
course as the foreman
of a W h i t e P l a i n s , N . Y .
golf course constuction c o m p a n y . M a n n y
w a s t h e golf course s u p e r i n t e n d e n t at
courses in Portland, Me., A m e s b u r y and
Haverhill, Mass., and at the Vesper Coutry
Club in Tyngsborough, M a s s . before opening his o w n club, G r e e n H a r b o r G o l f C l u b
in Marshfield, M a s s . 2 5 y e a r s ago.
Although Manny, a self-taught agronomist, is best k n o w n for t h e d e v e l o p m e n t of
V e s p e r Velvet Bentgrass, he also helped
develop aeration equipment, putting green
m o w e r s a n d other specialized golf course
equipment. He never patented the grass
strain that he found one day while hunting.
"Oh, I could h a v e , " he told the B o s t o n
Herald in 1987, but " w h e n y o u enjoy w h a t
you are doing, you are not looking for the
dollar. Y o u a r e looking f o r a n a m e . T h a t ' s
what I wanted, a name."
M a n n y leaves his wife Shirley, a son
M a n u e l N . F r a n c i s of M a r s h f i e l d , t h r e e
grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
T h e golf course m a n a g e m e n t industry
in N e w E n g l a n d will miss M a n n y F r a n c i s
greatly.

M c G i n n i s , C G C S , of U n i o n Hills Country
C l u b in S u n City, Ariz. M c G i n n i s currently
is s e c r e t a r y / t r e a s u r e r of t h e association.
The nominees for secretary/treasurer
are D a v e F e a r i s , C G C S , of B l u e Hills Country Club in K a n s a s City, Mo.; and George
R e n a u l t III, C G C S , of B u r n i n g T r e e Club
in Bethesda, Md.Six candidates will vie for
two director positions. T h e nominees are
P a u l A . D e r m o t t , C G C S , of O a k d a l e G o l f &
C o u n t r y C l u b in Downsview, Ontario, Cana d a ; K e n M a n g u m , C G C S , of A t l a n t a
Athletic C l u b in Duluth, Ga.; S a m u e l Snyder VII, C G C S , of Hercules C o u n t r y Club
in Wilmington, Del.; Robert J . " B o b "
T i l l e m a , C G C S , of S h e r w o o d F o r e s t G o l f
C l u b in Sanger, Calif.; Michael Wallace,
C G C S , of H o p M e a d o w C o u n t r y C l u b i n
Simsbury, Conn.; and R. Scott Woodhead,
C G C S , of V a l l e y V i e w G o l f C l u b in Bozeman, Mont. Both Wallace and Woodhead
c u r r e n t l y s e r v e on t h e G C S A A b o a r d of

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directors. G C S A A directors serve a twoyear term.
Secretary/treasurer candidates Fearis
and Renault each have one y e a r remaining
o n t h e i r c u r r e n t t e r m s a s d i r e c t o r . I n accordance with bylaws, the incoming
p r e s i d e n t w i l l m a k e a n a p p o i n t m e n t t o fill
the director's seat vacated b y the successful candidate for secretary/treasurer.
G C S A A ' s current president, G a r y T.
G r i g g , C G C S , of R o y a l P o i n c i a n a G o l f C l u b
in Naples, Fla., will continue to serve on
t h e b o a r d of directors f o r o n e a d d i t i o n a l
y e a r as immediate past president.
J o s e p h G. B a i d y , C G C S , of A c a c i a Count r y Club in L y n d h u r s t , Ohio, w h o s e
one-year term as immediate past president
expires, will end seven years' service on the
G C S A A b o a r d . B o a r d m e m b e r T o m m y D.
Witt, C G C S , of W y n s t o n e Golf C l u b in
N o r t h B a r r i n g t o n , 111., h a s o n e y e a r r e m a i n i n g on his c u r r e n t t e r m .

Chapter reps help shape GCSAÂ's future
R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s f r o m affiliated chapt e r s of t h e G o l f C o u r s e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t s
Association of A m e r i c a m e t at the association's h e a d q u a r t e r s last m o n t h to discuss
w a y s to s t r e n g t h e n ties b e t w e e n the national association and its affiliated
c h a p t e r s . N i n e t y - f i v e of G C S A A ' s 1 1 4 affiliated
chapters w e r e represented at the
meeting in Lawrence, Kan.
T h e g r o u p r e v i e w e d plans f o r dozens of
current, new, and potential programs.
T h e y continued a t w o - y e a r discussion of
possible changes to the affiliation agreem e n t , w h i c h spells hut each p a r t y ' s rights
a n d responsibilities, a n d r e a c h e d a solid
consensus.
This two-year process has involved the
annual delegates meetings, a resource
group and the chapter relations committee
that evolved f r o m the resource group. T h e
i m p o r t a n c e of c h a p t e r r e l a t i o n s issues led
G C S A A ' s b o a r d of d i r e c t o r s to m a k e
"Serve the members through chapters"
o n e of its m a n d a t e s f o r 1 9 9 5 a n d b e y o n d .
C o n t i n u i n g e x p a n s i o n of j o i n t or cooperative programs between G C S A A and
chapters requires improved liability prot e c t i o n i n b o t h d i r e c t i o n s , t h a t l e d to t h e
d r a f t i n g of proposed changes to the affiliation agreement. The draft affiliation
a g r e e m e n t w a s p r e s e n t e d to all c h a p t e r s in
a d v a n c e of the meeting. T h e following list
summarizes the delegate's recommended
changes to the agreement:

• T h e conference and show privilege for
chapter executive directors should be
removed from the agreement.
• T h e a f f i l i a t i o n f e e of $ 5 0 0 f o r n e w
chapters should not be implemented
until J u l y 1, 1997.
• G C S A A Class A and B members
s h o u l d m a k e u p a m a j o r i t y of t h e
c h a p t e r ' s b o a r d a n d all of its o f f i c e r s .
T h e r e should be a dual m e m b e r s h i p requirement in affiliated chapters and
G C S A A starting J u l y 1, 1997. Superintendents a n d assistants w h o joined G C S A A or
an affiliated chapter before that date would
be g r a n d f a t h e r e d into the respective association. R e q u i r i n g n e w m e m b e r s to become
m e m b e r s of a n affiliated chapter requires
a bylaws change. The Standards & Bylaws
Committee will meet to draft this amendm e n t s a n d r e c o m m e n d it b e p u t t o a v o t e
at the 1996 annual meeting.
G C S A A ' s Chapter Relations Committee
will update the draft affiliation agreement
t o r e f l e c t t h e c o n s e n s u s of t h e c h a p t e r repr e s e n t a t i v e s a n d will p r e s e n t it to t h e
board for approval later this month.
T h e re-affiliation process would begin
J a n . 1, 1996, with chapters having until
M a r c h 3 1 , 1 9 9 7 , to complete the process
b e f o r e c h a p t e r b e n e f i t s w o u l d be suspended. A n y c h a p t e r still not m e e t i n g
requirements by Jan. 1, 1998, would have
its affiliated status revoked.

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Drought, drought,... and more droughtEffect on woody plants often not immediate
by Robert Childs

a n d predisposed t h e m to extended problems 1 - 2 years down the road.

T h e s u m m e r of 1 9 9 3 w a s o n e of t h e
driest on record for the northeastern
United States. T h e Amherst, Mass. area
suffered for over two months between midJ u n e a n d m i d - A u g u s t , w h i c h is n o r m a l l y
t h e driest t i m e of y e a r , w h i l e t h e e a s t e r n
p a r t of M a s s a c h u s e t t s w e n t a l m o s t ano t h e r m o n t h w i t h o u t r a i n . T h i s t y p e of
atypical drought added extra stresses even
to our native a n d established woody p l a n t s

M a n y t i m e s , t h e u l t i m a t e e f f e c t s of
drought on woody plants are not seen for
two years after the drought year. Unfortunately, this is n o w t h e second y e a r a f t e r
that major drought, and w e are once again
i n t h e m i d s t of a n o t h e r h a r s h e r t h a n normal drought.
A s of this w r i t i n g , M a s s a c h u s e t t s h a s
had below average precipitation for the last
f i v e m o n t h s a n d m o s t of M a s s a c h u s e t t s is

Ponder these facts about
We in the irrigation industry spend
w h a t sometimes seems like endless hours
discussing irrigation products, design, and
even philosophy. Somewhere a m o n g the
computer-controlled, radio-assisted, E T
driven, pressure-regulated products, we
lose sight of the m o s t i m p o r t a n t e l e m e n t of
any irrigation system. With the s u m m e r of
' 9 3 a s a r e m i n d e r of its s u p r e m e significance, here are some interesting facts
about our most valuable
component...water.
• 7 8 % of the E a r t h ' s s u r f a c e is covered
by water.

® I f w a t e r w e r e s o l d l i k e m o t o r oil, it
w o u l d h a v e a n S . A . E . r a t i n g of 1 .
• So m u c h w a t e r is t a p p e d f r o m t h e
C o l o r a d o r i v e r t h a t i t n e v e r m a k e s it
to the sea. It simply dries u p in t h e
d e s e r t of M e x i c o .
9

T w o - t h i r d s of that is locked in p o l a r
ice. T h a t l e a v e s o n l y 1 % of t h e e a r t h ' s
w a t e r for all t h e w o r l d ' s needs.

» E v e r y d a y , 2 5 0 cubic m i l e s of w a t e r is
evaporated into the atmosphere.
• 9 5 % of A m e r i c a ' s f r e s h w a t e r is u n derground.
9

T h e Ogallaga, the aquifer that feeds
t h e plains states, is estimated to contain a quadrillion gallons.

• 1 0 0 % pure w a t e r will not
electricity.

9

9

I t t a k e s a b o u t 2 5 0 0 g a l l o n s of w a t e r t o
p r o d u c e a s i n g l e 8 oz. s t e a k .

9

N e w Y o r k C i t y is fed b y w a t e r m a i n s
1 5 feet in diameter and 800 feet below
ground.

S c i e n t i s t s b e l i e v e t h a t m o s t of t h e
planet's w a t e r came to u s in the f o r m
of ice, f r o z e n i n a n c i e n t c o m e t s w h i c h
collided w i t h t h e earth.

• T h e a v e r a g e 1 8 hole golf course u s e s
1 5 0 - 1 8 0 thousand gallons for one
complete irrigation cycle.
9

N e w Y o r k City uses 1 . 5 billion gallons
a day.

9

1 5 % of M e x i c o ' s p o p u l a t i o n h a v e n o
indoor plumbing.

• T h e r e are about 75,000 d a m s in t h e
U.S.
9

conduct

® 3 trillion gallons a day are used to t u r n
t u r b i n e s producing electricity (that's
8 t i m e s the flow of the Mississippi).

A n acre-foot of w a t e r w e i g h s 2 . 7 million pounds.

» At any given time, the earth's atmosp h e r e is holding a b o u t a t e n day
s u p p l y of f r e s h w a t e r .

• Only 3 % is not salt water.
9

water...

Irrigation in t h e U . S . uses about 1 3 7
billion gallons each day.

• T h e a v e r a g e A m e r i c a n u s e s 1 0 0 gallons a day.
9

T h e city of T u c s o n , A r i z o n a n o w employs "Water Cops" to investigate and
fine water wasters.
F r o m Golf Report, F a l l 1 9 9 5 ,
P . I . E . S u p p l y Co., Vol. 8, # 1

n o w nearly eight inches below normal rainfall. O n F r i d a y , J u l y 7, p o r t i o n s of w e s t e r n
M a s s a c h u s e t t s w e r e subjected to
fierce
t h u n d e r s t o r m s that produced u p to t w o
i n c h e s of r a i n in s o m e a r e a s , i n less t h a n
one hour. Initially, this m a y sound like
m u c h needed relief, but w h e n rain falls
t h a t h a r d a n d f a s t onto v e r y dry soil it
u s u a l l y r e s u l t s i n m o s t of t h e w a t e r b e i n g
lost as run-off. Digging down six inches in
t h e soil 2 4 h o u r s later r e v e a l s v e r y little
p e n e t r a t i o n of t h e w a t e r deep i n t h e soil
w h e r e it is absolutely needed. I n addition,
w h e n t h e soil h a s b e e n v e r y dry f o r l o n g
p e r i o d s , m a n y o f t h e fine r o o t t i p s r e s p o n sible f o r w a t e r absorption in the u p p e r soil
profile h a v e a l r e a d y died.
M u c h of N e w H a m p s h i r e a n d V e r m o n t
e x p e r i e n c e d m o r e of a d r o u g h t t h a n M a s sachusetts this year. All three states
received less t h a n one inch of rain for t h e
e n t i r e m o n t h of J u n e . M a s s a c h u s e t t s r e ceived about _" of rain on J u l y 1 , b u t t h i s
s t o r m s t a y e d mostly south of V e r m o n t a n d
N e w Hampshire. New Hampshire has had
t o i m p o s e a b a n o n o u t d o o r fires d u e t o t h e
d r y n e s s o f t h e f o r e s t floor. T h e s e s t a t e s d i d
receive some needed rain during mid-July
b u t a r e still r u n n i n g at a l a r g e deficit.
Given that we know full well the import a n c e of d r o u g h t a n d its e f f e c t s on w o o d y
plants, h o w do w e best design a m a n a g e ment strategy for helping our trees a n d
s h r u b s m a k e it t h r o u g h these v e r y difficult
t i m e s ? W e need to t a k e i n v e n t o r y of t h e
plants under our care and evaluate their
level of p r e d i s p o s i t i o n to d r o u g h t e f f e c t s .

continued on page 6

Native plants in any region
are highly adapted to
withstand normal seasonal
occurrences of drought,
and it is only severe drought
that leads to stress.
Once a plant is weakened,
it becomes strongly
predisposed to invasion by
diseases and insects.

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Drought...

Continued from page 5
F i r s t o f a l l , it i s a l l t o o c o m m o n t h a t
m o s t t r a n s p l a n t s f r o m field g r o w n n u r s e r y
s t o c k h a v e , at b e s t , o n l y 2 0 % of t h e i r original rootmass with the average being more
in t h e r a n g e of 1 0 - 1 5 % . A t t h e t i m e of
digging for shipping, m o s t roots get left in
t h e field. A l s o , c e r t a i n s o i l m i x t u r e s u s e d
for containerized stock are often very light
and porous; even when adequate a m o u n t s
of w a t e r a r e a p p l i e d to t h e root zone, m o s t
o f it m a y p a s s d i r e c t l y t h r o u g h t h e r o o t b a l l
and become unavailable to the plant. U n der t h e b e s t of c i r c u m s t a n c e s n e w
t r a n s p l a n t s should be
considered
"stressed" and receive extra care such as
proper mulching and weekly watering.
P l a n t s that h a v e been in the landscape f o r
a n u m b e r of y e a r s s h o u l d a l s o r e c e i v e t h i s
treatment. Watering should be done with
t h e u s e of a s o a k e r h o s e . T h e s e h o s e s a r e
placed around the root zone and allow
w a t e r to leak out slowly to be a b s o r b e d b y

t h e soil o v e r a p e r i o d of h o u r s . M a n y h o m e owners often are adamant that they have
watered their trees and shrubs sufficiently, b u t w h a t t h e y h a v e done is stood
b y t h e p l a n t a n d w e t t e d t h e soil b y u s i n g a
hose and spray nozzle, or h a v e employed
t h e u s e of a l a w n s p r i n k l e r . E v e n w h e n
puddles have formed from these methods,
the w a t e r does not m o v e very f a r into the
soil. T h e u p p e r o n e i n c h o f s o i l w i l l m o s t
likely r e t a i n m o s t of t h e w a t e r . I f a l a w n is
present, it's roots and thatch will undoubtedly b e t h e b e n e f i c i a r y of t h e v a s t m a j o r i t y
of this w a t e r . L a w n s w i t h built-in irrigation heads m a y lead the h o m e - o w n e r to
believe t h a t a m p l e w a t e r is b e i n g applied
t o m e e t t h e t r e e ' s n e e d s , h o w e v e r , t h e opposite is usually t h e case.
A s pointed out b y Sinclair in Diseases of
Trees and S h r u b s (Cornell Press), w a t e r
availability is t h e p r i m a r y factor at a n y
given latitude a n d elevation. T h a t determines the species growing there and their
r a t e of g r o w t h . N a t i v e p l a n t s in a n y r e g i o n
are highly adapted to w i t h s t a n d n o r m a l

DIVOT DRIFT,.announcements...educational
...tournament results,..and miscellaneous

MEETING NOTES

Proposed f o r Membership: Donald Derrico Asst., Franklin C .C ., Franklin, Mass.

Special thanks to Kip Tyler, CGCS, of
Salem Country Club for a great job hosting
the Turf Research Tournament Oct. 16. Also,
thanks to Kirk Hanefeld, Director of Golf,
Mary Wilkenson, Head Golf Professional,
and the rest of the staff at Salem for their
efforts to make the tournament a success.

INFORMATION
Congratulations to Tom Colombo of New
Seabury C.C., Mashpee, Mass. on becoming
a certified golf course superintendent.
The Massachusetts Pesticide License/Recertification applications have hit the
mailboxes. They must be completed and returned by Jan. 1, 1996, or you will be
required to retake the exam.
The team of Jack Hassett, Kevin Osgood,
Jim Fitzroy and Ray Costello distinguished
themselves by w i n n i n g the Jimmy
Fund/Cancer Research Fundraiser At
Nashawtuc C.C. on Oct. 2 with a score of-11.
Congratulations!
Congratulations also to Kevin and Carolyn
Osgood on the birth of their second son, Benjamin, on October 25. The 8 pound, 11 ounce
Ben joins brother Alexander at home in Foxborough.
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T h o s e o f u s i n t h e field o f p l a n t p r o b l e m
diagnostics were sure that we would be
dealing with the drought-related problems
of 1 9 9 3 t h i s g r o w i n g s e a s o n . N o w t h a t o u r
w o o d y plant material h a s been subjected to
y e t a n o t h e r r o u n d of d r o u g h t s t r e s s e s , w e
have been overwhelmed with addressing
this issue and are strivingto ameliorate it's
e f f e c t s . W e will, u n d e r t h e b e s t of f u t u r e
circumstances, be dealing with this for the
next 2-3 years.
Reference: Sinclair, W.A.; Lyon, H.H.; Johnson, W. T.;
Diseases of Trees and Shrubs. 1987, Comstock Publishing, Cornell University Press.

From Tree Neios, Aug. 10,1995,
a publication of the Umass
Cooperative Extension System

seminars...job
opportunities
items of interest to the membership.

MEMBERSHIP
Welcome N e w Members: Don Doering, Affiliate, Doering Equipment Co., Franklin,
Mass.; Bob Lake, Affiliate, Winding Brook
Turf Farm, Inc., Weathersfield, Conn.; Kevin
Miller, Assistant, Tatnuck Country Club,
Worcester, Mass.

s e a s o n a l o c c u r r e n c e s of d r o u g h t a n d it is
only s e v e r e drought that leads to stress.
O n c e a p l a n t i s w e a k e n e d i n t h i s w a y it
b e c o m e s strongly predisposed to invasion
b y d i s e a s e s a n d i n s e c t s (e.g. H y p o x y l o n
atropunctatum and the Two-lined Chestn u t B o r e r in oaks).

POSITION AVAILABLE
Golf Course Superintendent, Manchester Country Club, Manchester, N.H. Send
resumes to William Bigelow, c/o Manchester
Country Club, 180 South River Road, Bedford, N H 03110.

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE
Giant Vac leaf loader/vacuum, 20 hp Köhler,10" suction hose, new discharge hose,
very good condition, $2000 or best offer.
Royer Model 30 power screener, 5 hp B&S
engine, very good condition, $1200 or best
offer. Call Mike Nagle, Worcester C.C. at
508-853-6574.

TOURNAMENT
RESULTS
Turf Research Tournament
October 16, 1995 at Salem Country Club
1st Gross - Manny Francis, Sr. & Manny Francis, Jr., 72
2nd Gross - Dick Anderson & R. Marcos, 74
1st Net - John Kotosk & Sonny MacDonald, 59
2nd Net - Ron Kirkman & Jim Healy, 63
3rd Net - David Stowe & Richard Stowe, 64
Closest
Closest
Closest
Closest

to pin
to pin
to pin
to pin

#3 - Bill Cohen, 6' 7 1/2"
#6 - Mike Menery, 11' 3"
#12 - Sonny MacDonald, 8' 4"
#14 - Manny Francis, Jr., 2' 31/2"

John Shan ah an Memorial
Pro-Superintendent Championship
October 18, 1995 at The Willowbend Club
Team (Gross)
Jim Maddalena & Chris Tufts, The Willowbend Club, 71
Mo Guttman & Pat Lewis, Portland C.C., 77
Jack Neville & Rich Tworig, Ponkapoag G.C., 78
GregMcPhee & Dick Duggan, Concord C.C., 79
Joe Pustizzi & Mel O'Kelly, Rockland G.C., 80
Team (Net)
•"Billy Andrews & Barrie Robertson, Nashua C.C., 68
Rich Hasenfus & Ron Kirkman, Needham G.C., 73
Dan Diskin & Bob Dembek, Stow Acres C.C., 74
Kurt Sokolowski & Mike Iacono, Pine Brook C.C., 75
Mike Egan & Mike Hermanson, Gardner Municipal G.C., 75
Rick Finlayson & Joe Piana, C.C. of Norwood, 75
Ron Hallett & Jeff Carlson, Ocean Edge Resort, 76
Ken Chrzan & Dave Clement, Framingham C.C., 76
"denotes champions

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Please Patronize These FRIENDS OF THE ASSOCIATION
Advanced Agronomic Services, Inc.
65 Rocky Pond Road, Princeton, MA 01541
Specializing in Verti-Drain deep-tine aerification
Jim Favreau - (508) 464-5159

Doering Equipment
P.O. Box N, Franklin, MA 02038
Distributor of John Deere golf & turf equipment.
Mark Doering - (508) 520-3629

A-OK Turf Equipment
8 Boulder Dr., Coventry, Ri 02816
Buy & sell used turf equipment.
Mike Cornicelll - (401) 826-2584

Elanco Products Company
31 Old Town Trail, Narragansett, RI 02882
Stephen C. Dolinak - (401) 789-9017

AA Will Materials Corporation
168 Washington St., Stoughton, MA 02072
Top dressing & bunker sand, loam, decorative
stone, & landscape materials. Est. 1886.
Frank Will, Dan Graziano, Kevin LaPorte
1-800-4-AAWILL
Agriturf, Inc.
59 Dwight St., Hatfield, MA 01038
Fertilizer, seed, and chemicals for turf.
Bruce Chapman, Paul McDonough,
Chris Cowan
1-800-346-5048
Baker Golf Cars
40 Walker St., Swansea, MA 02777
Steve Founier, Doug Hooper
(508) 379-0092
Bartlett Tree Experts
153 Rumford Ave., Newton, MA 02166
Tree maintenance, fertilization & consulting.
(617) 969-5990
Bayer Corporation
1516 Capella South, Goat Island
Newport, RI 02840
Baylaton, Merit, Dylox, Tempo, Nemacur.
Brad Herman - (401) 846-3515;
FAX (401) 846-8012
Best Bent Turf, Inc.
P.O. Box 318, Raymond, NH 03077
Alan Anderson - (603) 895-6220

F.D.I, Inc.
(Fairway Design Illustration)
55 Railroad Ave., Warren, RI 02885
Custom granite signs & markers,
Joseph K. Martin, Robert Page
(401) 245-7890 or 1-800-358-8337
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
Business forms, graphics, reports, resumes.
Nora Berard - (508) 543-9822
FAX (508) 698-0402
The Charles C. Hart Seed Co.
P. 0. Box 9169, Weathersfield, CT 06109
Roy Sibley, Dick Gurski
1-800-326-HART
International Golf Construction Co.
5 Purcell Rd„ Arlington, MA 02174
Golf course construction.
Antonios Paganis
(617) 648-2351 or (508) 428-3022
Irrigation Management & Services
21 Lakeview Ave., Natick, MA 01760-4252
Irrigation consultation, design and
system evaluation.
Bob Healey, ASIC, CID - (508) 653-0625

The Borden Company
Maynard, MA
Bulk limestone dealer.
Jack Borden - (508) 897-2571

Tom Irwin, Inc.
11B A St., Burlington, MA
Jack Petersen, Wayne Ripley, Dennis Friel
Paul Skafas, Chris Petersen
1-800-582-5959

Boston Irrigation Company
Dedham, MA
Distributor, Irrigation supplies & accessories.
John Ramey, Paul Kenyon, Robert Barbati
(617) 461-1560

Ken Jones Tire Co.
Worcester, MA
Distributor of tires for lawn & garden, trucks,
cars, Industrial equipment, and golf carts.
Geny Jones - (508) 755-5255

Brennan Sales
P. 0. Box 1082, Scarborough, ME 04070
Turf care products.
Bob Brennan - (207) 883-5799

Landmark Construction
42 Charnock St., Beverly, MA 01915
Cart path work, drainage, tree planting,
6 landscape construction our specialty
Daniel Chapin - (617) 927-5052

Caldwell Environmental
5 Cross St., Acton, MA
(508) 263-4586
The Cardinals, Inc.
166 River Fid., P. 0. Box 520
Unionville, CT 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.
P. O. Box 820, Cataumet, MA 02534
Club Car golf cars, carryalls, utility cars.
Jim Casey, Dave Farina, Ed Maguire
(508) 563-2284
Country Golf, Inc.
4852 Westchester Dr., Traverse City, Ml 49684
Golf course construction & reconstruction;
specialists in Donald Ross courses.
Jerry Deemer-(616) 947-5751
Michael Drake Constuction, Inc.
240 Walnut Street, Framingham, MA 01701
Golf course reconstruction; professional shaper
Michael Drake - (508) 875-8247
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Larchmont Eng. & Irrig. Co.
Larchmont Lane, Lexington, MA 02173
Steve Butler-(617) 862-2550
The Lawn Co., Inc.
P. O. Box 1540, Buzzards Bay, MA 02532
Fertilizers & pest controls applied;
fairway aeration & slice seeding.
Tom Fair- 1-800-660-TURF
Lazaro's Golf Course Accessories
dba Hammond Paint & Chem. Co., Inc.
738 Main St., Suite 223, Waltham, MA 02154
Joseph Lazaro - (617) 647-3361
LESCO, Inc.
20005 Lake Rd„ Rocky River, OH 44116
Ron Tumiskl, Mike Donohue
1-800-321-5325
Loft's Seed
22 Lantern Lane, Exeter, RI 02822
Victoria Wallace -1-800-648-7333
D.L. Matter Co.
Box 127, Concord St., N. Reading 01864
Water supply specialists;
water wells & pumping equipment.
(617) 933-3210

Mass Natural
P. O. Box 363, Westminster, MA 01473
Manufacturers & suppliers of organic compost, enriched topsoll, custom planting mixes.
(508) 874-0744
Lawrence R. McCoy & Co., Inc.
100 Front St., 700 Mechanics Tower
Worcester, MA 01608
Wholesale resource for railroad ties, timbers,
bagged or bulk mulches, fencing, stakes,
planters, and ice & snow melt.
1-800-346-2269
Modern Aeration Service, inc.
212 Kendrick St., Newton, MA 02158
Featuring water injection aeration.
Kevin Osgood-(617) 630-1950
Modern Tractor & Truck Service, Inc.
400 Pine St., Seekonk, MA 02771
Holliston sand/loam topdressing mixture, 1/2"
or 1/8" screened loam, underground tank
removal, Convault aboveground fuel tank.
Steven S. Howitt - (508) 761-5554
R.F. Morse & Sons, Inc.
W. Wareham, MA 02576
Larry Anshewitz, Jack Cronin
(508) 295-1553
Nardone Sand & Gravel Co., Inc.
37 Power Rd„ Westford, MA 01886
Specializing in topdressing sand.
Greg Frederick - (508) 692-8221

Sodco, Inc.
P.O. Box 2, Slocum, RI 02877
Matt Faherty, Joe Wagner
1-800-341-6900
Sports Club Management
104 Wyman Rd„ Braintree, MA 02184
Hazcom and right-to-know
compliance implementation.
Ron Smith-(617) 848-5978
Sullivan Tire Co.
Goodyear specialty tires & tubes.
Tom Wilson
MA: 1-800-464-1144, (508) 580-2222
NE:1-800-321-0042
Dahn Tibbett Professional Golf Services
d/b/a/Weed & Feed, Inc.
20 Clark Lane, Marshfield, MA 02050
Specialists in golf course construction and
Irrigation installation. We also offer a wire
tracing service.
(617) 837-3503, FAX (617) 834-2392
Tee and Green Sod, Inc.
Exeter, RI 02822
Bentgrass, bluegrass and blue/fescue sod.
Dave Wallace, Robin Hayes
(401) 789-8177
Tuckahoe Turf Farms, Inc.
Richmond, RI
Chris Beasley- 1-800-556-6985

Agr-Evo U.S.A. Co.
Wilmington, Delaware
David Sylvester - (203) 828-8905

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

Partac Golf Course Top-Dressing
Kelsey Part, Great Meadows, NJ 07838
Heat treated top-dressing, golf hole targets,
turf blankets, and other specialty golf supplies.
Jim Kelsey, 1-800-247-2326, (908) 637-4191

TurfNet Associates, Inc.
21 Brandywine Road, Skillman, NJ 08558
Communication. ..information...
market intelligence
Peter L. McCormick -1-800-314-7929

P.I.E. Supply Co.
For your Irrigation needs; dedicated to sales
and service of quality irrigation equipment.
Greg Albanese - (617) 964-8533 (phone & fax)

Turf Products Corp.
7 Coppage Dr., Worcester, MA 01603
Distributors of Toro irrigation and maintenance
equipment, lightning detection systems, and
other golf-related products.
Tim Berge, Ed Fallow, Rick Moulton,
John Winskowlcz
(508) 791-2091

Pro-Lawn Products, Inc.
24 Johnathan Rd„ W. Greenwich, RI 02817
Specializing in turf & ornamental needs.
(401) 397-8880
Read Sand & Gravel, Inc.
171 VFW Dr., Rockland, MA 02370
Topdressing; root-zone mixes; bunker sand;
3/4 & 3/8 screened loams; cart path materials;
mulch; drainage stone.
Joe Farina- 1-800-660-2955

Turf Specialty, Inc.
15 Londonderry Rd„ Londonderry, NH 03053
Turf & ornamental supplies.
Bob Flanagan, Kevin Lyons,
Dave Schermerhorn, John Lensing
1-800-228-6656

j.P. Roberts Co.
Technical resource catalog; survey-weathertesting-measurement & diagnostic equipment.
Barbara Piantedosi - (508) 456-6886

United Horticultural Supply
P.O. Box 7, Sodus, NY 14551
Fertilizer, seed, chemicals, and IPM,
Glen Larabee - (508) 223-4931
Ed Wlacek-(401) 254-1674

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

Varney Bros. Sand, Gravel & Concrete
Bellingham, MA
Concrete golf cart paths.
Kenneth Mooradlan -1-800-441-7373

Sani-Mate Supply, Inc.
88 Shrewsbury St., Worcester, MA
Distributor, Karcher hot high pressure equipment & bulk detergents, sales, service, rentals
Barry Hackett - (508) 752-8888
Sawtelle Bros.
65 Glenn St., Lawrence, MA 01843
Bob Brown, Larry Bunn, Mike Hannigan,
Frank Higgins, John Lenhart
(508) 682-9296
Scotts Pro-Turf Div.
Allan Cumps, Regional Director
Randy Hamilton - (508) 528-4642
Richard Forni-(413) 534-8896

Winding Brook Turf Farm, Inc.
240 Griswold Rd„ Wethersfield, CT 06109
1-800-243-0232
Winfield Nursery
1320 Mountain Rd„ Suffield, CT 06109
Wholesale nursery trees & shrubs.
Jeff Rogers
Philip Wogan
Golf Course Architecture
17 Walker Rd„ Topsfleld, MA 01983
Zip Type Service
50 Kent St., Newburyport, MA 01950
Design, printing, mailing, ad specialties.
Sheila Johnson - (508) 462-9358

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Green School offered by UMass Extension;
60-hour training program begins in Jan. 1996
G r e e n School is a c o m p r e h e n s i v e educational training program for Green
I n d u s t r y p r o f e s s i o n a l s . T h e p r o g r a m is designed to provide t r a i n i n g in horticulture
f u n d a m e n t a l s a n d t h e r e l a t i o n s h i p of t h o s e
f u n d a m e n t a l s to e n v i r o n m e n t a l quality.
G r e e n S c h o o l is i n t e n d e d to instill a
s e n s e of e n v i r o n m e n t a l s t e w a r d s h i p in the
participants. Integrated pest management
( I P M ) is t h e f o u n d a t i o n of t h e c u r r i c u l u m .
This 60-hour training program focuses
on t h e m a n a g e m e n t of t h e l a n d s c a p e a s a
whole, and would be appropriate for garden center managers and employees,
private or public facility grounds managers
and personnel, municipal grounds managers, landscape and lawn care operators,
nursery operators and personnel, a n d professional gardeners.
Horticulture professionals will learn
about I P M concepts and the optimization
of pest control t h r o u g h proper cultural
m a n a g e m e n t of turf, woody ornamentals,
a n d other related specialties.
T h e cost of t h e t r a i n i n g p r o g r a m is
$ 3 5 0 . P l e a s e r e g i s t e r soon; s p a c e is l i m i t e d .
T h e application deadline is Dec. 1 , 1 9 9 5 .
C a l l t h e U m a s s E x t e n s i o n service f o r additional i n f o r m a t i o n a t (508) 8 9 2 - 0 3 8 2 .

DAY 1
Jan. 3

DAY 2
Jan. 5

DAY 3
J a n . 12

DAY 4
J a n . 19

DAY 5
Jan. 22

DAY 6
Jan. 30

Basic Botany
& Plant
Structure

Basic Plant
Pathology

EXAM

Fertilizing
Woody
Ornamentals

EXAM

Basic Irrigation
Systems

Woody
Ornamentals:
Cultural
Practices
& Problems

Basic
Entomology

DAY 7
Feb. 6

DAY 8
Feb. 13

EXAM

Turf Physiology EXAM
Turf Insects
& Management
Horticultural
Turf Diseases
Weed Biology
Calculations
& Management
Turf
Construction
& Maintenance

Sustainable
Landscape
Design
Alternative
Plant Materials

Tree & Shrub
Insect
Problems

Pruning Trees
& Shrubs

Soils

Handling
ContainerGrown Plants
In the Garden
Center and the
Landscape

Tree & Shrub
Disease
Problems

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Feb. 2 3

DAY 10
March 7

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DAY 12
M a r c h 19
Power Tool

Maintenance
DAY 11
& Safety
M a r c h 12
Understanding
& Using
Pesticides
Environmental
Issues &
Regulations

EXAM

DAY 13
M a r c h 21
FIELD TRIP
Belchertown,
Mass.
(See course
description)

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