LETTER
Golf Course Superintendente

Associati©!!

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

OF NEW ENGLAND, INC.

December 1996

Tísrf CQnfsrmce f © go regional in '98;
cooperation of many paves the way
Sf anything, the decade of the 1990s
has shown an overactive propensity for
change. And if anything mirrors that
tendency, it's the nonstop pursuit of perfection in expanding educational opportunities for members of the golf course
superintendent profession.
Therefore, it comes as no surprise
that the Massachusetts Turf Conference is
on the move again. This is the big move from local to regional status. Make way
for the New England Regional Turf
Conference and show! The initial offering
unfolds the first week of March, 1998 at
the Rhode Island Convention Center in
Providence.
The regional level caps an evolution
for the Mass. Conference. It began to
materialize 18 months ago when the Golf
Course Superintendents Association of
New England assumed leadership in operating an educational endeavor that had
flourished for more than 40 years in the
western end of the Bay State.

In this Issue ...
Page
Calendar

of Events

. . . . . . . .

The End of the Line (Photos!)

2

. . .

3

From the Editor
Ouimet

4

Fund News

.

GCSANE News

.

Divot Drift
Host Superintendent

4
5
6

Profile

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8

An administrative change was accompanied by a change in conference sites, from
the Springfield Civic Center to the Marriott Copley Place Hotel in Boston. Chip
Brearley, then GCSANE president and a
prime force in effecting the association's
move to a stronger position in conference
involvement, explained that the change
from Springfield to Boston and alteration
of the conference dates from March to
January were product of the times. "We're
just keeping up with the future," Brearley
described the situation.
"The same theme applies now," he
referred to the regional twist the event
has taken. "In the back of everybody's
minds was the thought that the conference should be presented on a regional
basis. It took a lot of meetings, a lot of
idea exchanges to bring this about. It's
just where we ought to be. I'm not sure
but our conference, when it gets going a
little over a year from now, will be the
fifth largest of its kind in the country."
The regional setup smacks of heavy
golf course superintendent flavor. The
superintendent associations of all New
England states, will be steering the
mechanics of the conference, along with
representation from the Sports Turf
Management and Mass. Lawn Care Professional fields. There also will be input
from the various turf equipment and
service industry companies, most important because it was that group absorbing
much of the expense, being part of socalled local turf conferences and shows.

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think it's great for
everyone. M©st definitely
this was our goal at the
beginning. We had to
respect and appreciate

the strain the splitconferences had on the
overall industry. They
(vendors) were stretched
out too thin. Our n e t

revenue potential is
way up there."
Bob DiRico
President, GCSANE

"They (vendors) were a big factor in
consolidating all of the split-conference
efforts into one offering," explained
Brearley, who serves as co-chairman of
the regional organizing group with Gary
Sykes of Rhode Island. "It really wasn't
fair to have the equipment and service
people running around from one site to
the next when it was more practical and
economically sound to bring all of us
together."
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PRESIDENT
Robert DIRloo, CGCS'
326 Fuller Street, West Newton, MA 0216S
617-527-6968
Brae Burn Country Club
VICE PRESIDENT
Kevin F. Osgood
14 Inman Lane, Foxborough, MA 02035
617-630-1950
Newton Commonwealth Golf Course
SECRETARY
James Fltzroy, CGCS*
357 W. Squantum Street, North Quincy, MA 02171
617-328-1776
Presidents Golf Course
TREASURER
Robert Ruszala
69 Gellnas Drive, Chicopes, 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
Charles T. Passlos, CGCS*
P. O. Box 392, Hyannisport, MA 02647-0392
508-775-5116
Hyannisport Club
FINANCE CHAIRMAN
James B. Conant, CGCS*
606 River Road, Marstons Mills, MA 02648-1735
508-362-1136
Kings Way Golf Club
GOLF CHAIRMAN
Michael J. Hermanson
100 Eaton Street, Gardner, MA 01440
508-632-2713
Gardner Municipal Golf Course
EDUCATION CHAIRMAN
Michael V. lacono, CGCS*
42 Newton Street, Weston, MA 02193-2399
617-899-7913
Pine Brook Country Club
NEWSLETTER CHAIRMAN
Michael Nagle, CGCS*
51 Lincoln Avenue, Holden, MA 01520
508-853-6574
Worcester Country Club
PAST PRESIDENT
Edward L. Brearley
189 Matfleld Street, West Brldgewater, MA 02379
508-584-6568
*denotes Certified Golf Course Superintendent

NEWSLETTER
Newsletter Editor . . M i c h a s ! F. N a g l e , C Q C S
Contributing Editor
G e r r y Finn
Business Manager
Robert Ruszala
Information contained in this publication may be
used freely, in whole or in part, without special
permission as long as the true context is maintained. W e would appreciate a credit line.

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with the future ... I'm not
sur© but our conference,
when it gets going a little
over s year from now,
will be the fifth-large it
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Chip Brearley
Co-Chairman,
N.E. Turf Grass Foundation

continued from page 1
The regional production will be
grouped into sponsorship of the New
England Turf Grass Foundation, a spinoff
corporation made up of the superintendents and other groups putting on the
show. The next major item on the agenda
is seeking a show manager. Then, it's off
to lining u p a program.
Joining Brearley and Sykes in getting
over the show's organizational hurdle
were Mark Richards, Mike lacono,
and Jim Conant. They sifted t h r o u g h
the pros and cons of the project and
seem to have emerged with the educational outlet everyone hoped for in the
first place.
During their discussions, the site of
the first regional presentation turned into
consideration of two cities, Providence
and Boston. "There were pluses for both
sites," Brearley disclosed. "After all, how
can anyone question the convention possibilities of Boston? However, when all was
said and done, and the air cleared,
Providence got the nod. Why? Mostly
economics. Boston is nice, but very,
very expensive."
This doesn't mean the regional show
is locked in there. "We are leaving ourselves open for the future," Brearley
added. "We have visions of moving things
to other sites. But for now we're very
satisfied with Providence. The convention
center is a new (two-year-old) facility, and
everything is within reach. We think
everyone will like it."
Certainly, it has gained the approval of
GCSANE president Bob DiRico, who lends

energy and enthusiasm to every promising
superintendents' venture.
"I think it's great for everyone,"
DiRico noted. "Most definitely this was
our goal at the beginning. We had to
respect and appreciate the strain the splitconferences had on the overall industry.
They (vendors) were stretched out too
thin. Our net revenue potential is way
up there."
Net revenue is another integral part
of the proceedings. All profits will be
channeled to one project - turf research.
Plus, it will be the superintendents'
profession to administer, meaning a
turfgrass foundation will oversee the
disbursement of all monies. Research
cutbacks appear to be a way of the
academic world these days, and turf
research has suffered because of them.
The success of the regional show should
correct that situation.
In the meantime, the last of the
splintered conferences will on as scheduled: Rhode Island's show in December
and the Mass. Turf Conference next
month in Boston. After that (with the
exception of an isolated event in Maine),
the New England Turf Conference and
Show will have the playing field to itself.
"This is how the f u t u r e looks for us
now," Brearley quipped. "Not too far
down the road it will be the present.
We had to go regional. It was the right
thing to do."
GERRY FINN

Calendar
December 15

GCSANE Christmas Party
Brae Burn Country Club
W. Newton, Mass.

January 9
1997

GCSANE Annual Meeting
Brae Burn Country Club
West Newton, Mass.

Jan. 13-15,

Mass. Turf Conference

1997

Hynes Convention Center
Boston, Mass.

Feb. 6-12,

68th GCSAA International

1997

Golf Course Conference
and Show
Las Vegas, Nevada

March 12

GCSANE Monthly Meeting
Dean Junior College
Franklin, Mass.

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The end of the line . . .
As I leave The Newsletter as chairman and editor, certain things must be done. Files sent to the new chairman,
files thrown out - and that includes photographs of a number of individuals. I thought I'd share a few of these
with our readers. After all, it's Christmas time!

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From the Editor

A message fk@m the editor:
T h i s is it! The last issue of The Newsletter that I'll be editor and chairman of!
Although the last several months have
dragged a bit, the three years I've been
associated with this publication have been
very good.
I'm not suggesting that thinking of
an original feature article and a subject
for "Super Speaks Out" and collecting
pertinent articles for the body of The
Newsletter and writing "Divot Drift" and
trying to take a few snapshots at meetings
and getting a meeting postcard out on
time have been easy. None of it has been
easy. But, it has been satisfying. I've been
fortunate to have the support of a great
board and membership that values a
monthly publication. I've also leaned on
several past newsletter chairmen for advice or feedback and for that I'm grateful.
The Newsletter had a good layout and
format when I was elected chairman, so
all 1 really had to do was provide information to fill the pages. Gerry Finn, who
writes all of the feature articles and
"Super Speaks Out", has done a great job.
He makes all of the phone calls to individuals for interviews to write the stories
and, believe me, it's a lot of work. Sheila
and Russ Johnson and especially Reg Bacon of Zip Type Service - the company
that prints our publication - have been
terrific to work with. Reg was the one
who made several design changes to the
pages helping to highlight our features.
His extensive background in this business
and his originality have helped to make
The Newsletter something to look forward
to each month.
We tried to make some significant
changes with The Newsletter, some were
successful, some weren't. Advertising, in
the form of inserts that would not affect
the content of our publication, was approved for Friends of the Association.
Although there were some objections initially, we went ahead with the newsletter
name contest Even though I would have
liked to have seen an original title for our
publication, we, as a group, decided to
stick with The Newsletter as its name. We
no longer have to rely on The Newsletter
for meeting information. A postcard is

If 3 could wish for me thing
for The
Newsletter
committee, it would be
mere
membership
involvement."
Mike Nagle
Editor, The Newsletter
now sent to all regular, assistant, retired
and affiliate members of our association
detailing the times, cost, and directions
for each meeting.
If I could wish for one thing for The
Newsletter committee, it would be more
membership involvement If this is to
continue to be an informative, interesting,

Is it!
and successful publication, it will require
the efforts of more than just a few people.
Send in an article that may be pertinent
for our association. Better yet, try writing
one! You just may find that it's not that
difficult to do! If you hear of information
for "Divot Drift", call the editor with it.
I was always racking my brain for new
feature articles or a question for "Super
Speaks Out". If you think of anything
along those lines, let the committee know.
In short, just try to get involved. If each
member of this association sent in one
article or had one thought for a feature
per year, we would have more than
enough information for The Newsletter
for years to come!
Finally, I hope you have enjoyed or at
least been satisfied with The Newsletter
for the last three years. If you have, I've
done my job.
MIKE NAGLE, Editor,
The Newsletter of the GCSANE

Ouimet Fund News

Arnold Palmer in Boston Jan. 2
to receive Francis Ouimet Award
A r n o l d Palmer will be the guest speaker
and will receive the Francis Ouimet Award
for Lifelong Contributions to Golf at the
Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund's 48th
Annual Banquet on Thursday, January 2,
1997 at the Sheraton-Boston Hotel.
"Arnold Palmer's contributions to golf
are extraordinary. This is the first time we
have awarded a 'Francis Ouimet Award'
and I can think of no one more deserving
of the recognition than Arnie. We believe
that Francis Ouimet first popularized golf
in this country with his stunning upset
win in the 1913 US Open. However,
Arnold Palmer made the game an American pastime with his dominance of the
professional tour and magnetic personality. This is indeed a moment of history for
us. We are very proud to have him, and
deeply indebted to Dick Connolly for arranging Mr. Palmer's visit," said Stephen
Buckley, Ouimet Fund President.

Paine Webber will be the presenting
sponsor. Brian Leary, weekend anchor
and Evening co-anchor of WCVB-TV in
Boston, will be the master of ceremonies.
The Ouimet "Student Speaker" will be
named shortly. Tickets for the event will
be priced at $95, and various sponsorship
packages will be available.
The Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund
was founded in 1949, and since that time
has awarded over $7.8 Million in needbased college tuition assistance to over
3300 young people who have given three
years "service to golf' as caddies or helpers in pro shop or course superintendent
operations in Massachusetts. The fund
is awarding a record $525,000 to 263
student in 1996-97. The Ouimet Fund is a
501 (c) (3) organization and is considered
the "Golf Charity of Massachusetts."
Please call The Ouimet Fund at (617)
891-6400 for information.

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GCSANE News

Amendements, bylaws, cbmg^B, & g
proposed for GCSANE book of bylaws
T h e following are the proposed bylaw
amendments, proposed bylaws, and clerical updates/changes for the GCSANE
bylaw book:
Clerical updates and changes for the
bylaw book ares
(1) Add The Presidents, page 2: Edward L. Brearley, 1994 -1995; and Robert
F. DiRico, 1996 -1997.
(2) Add to History, page 5: "In 1993,
the Association established the Scholarship and Benevolence fund. This fund
offers assistance in time of need and scholarships to its members' families."
"In 1995, the Thomas Schofield Scholarship was established. This award,
established in memory of the long time
treasurer of the Association, is awarded to
a deserving student."
"In 1996 the Association became the
sponsor and organizer of the Massachusetts Turfgrass Conference and Trade
Show.
(3) Change, Section 2, Classes of
Membership: 1. There shall be seven
classes of membership: Regular, Associate,

Assistant, Honorary, Life, Affiliate, and
Student.
(Note: all the above additions are not
changes to bylaws.)
Proposed bylaw amendments are:
Article IY, Membership, Section 8,
paragraph 1, page 9: (1.) An affiliate mem
ber is a person employed by a company
that is a "Friend of the Association". He
or she shall have all the privileges of the
Association except to vote and hold office,
(la.) A Friend of the Association is a company that sells a product or provides a
service that is used in the maintenance
of a golf course. The initiation fee and
annual dues shall be fixed by the Board
of Directors.
Article VIII, Committee, Section 2 Standing committees, paragraph 1, page
18: (1.) The Standing Committees shall be
as follows: a. Membership, b. Finance,
c. Educational, d. Golf, e. Newsletter,
f. Welfare, g. Employment, h. Publicity,
i. Turf Research, j. Scholarship and
Benevolence.

GCSANE News

Tony Coranci f© receive GCSANE
Distinguished Service Award
A n t h o n y B. (Tony) Caranci, longtime
golf course superintendent at Ledgemont
Country Club, Seekonk,
Mass., will receive the
Distinguished Service
Award from the Golf
Course Superintendents
Association of New
England at the 66th
Massachusetts Turf
Conference in Boston
on Monday, January 13.
Everyone who registers for the conference is welcome to attend this award
ceremony, which will be held during the
cocktail reception on the 4th floor ballroom at the Marriot-Copley Place Hotel.

Tony, born and raised in Providence,
R.I., is in his 41st year at Ledgemont as
superintendent. He is a 1957 graduate
of the Winter Turf School at UMass. Prior
to Ledgemont, Tony was the golf course
superintendent at Louisquisset C.C. His
tenure there was interrupted by the
Korean Conflict, in which he served two
years. He held positions on the boards
and was president of both the GCSANE
(1968-69) and the RIGCSA (1957), and
has also served on the Mass. Turf Conference Committee. Tony and his wife of
37 years, Matilda, reside in North
Providence.
We all look forward to January 13 for
this special night.

Article VIII, Committee, Section 3 Duties and Responsibilities, paragraph
10, page 22: (10.) Scholarship and
Benevolence Committee - This committee
will consist of the following seven members: The President of GCSA of New
England, Immediate Past President, three
members of the Welfare committee, and
two Affiliate members. The purpose of this
committee shall be: (a.) Establish and
maintain a Scholarship and Benevolence
fund to support scholarships and financial
aid. (b.) Grant need-based undergraduate
college aid to immediate family members
of the GCSA of New England, (c.) Grant
financial aid to GCSA of New England
members a n d / o r immediate family in
emergency situations, (d.) The award of
Scholarships and Financial aid from this
fund shall be determined by majority vote
of the Board of Directors.
The following amendments a r e
needed to comply with t h e new Affiliation Agreement and recommendations
of GCSAA's legal counsel:
Add to Article IV, Membership, Section 1, page 8: (7.) Effective July 7, 1997,
each applicant for Regular of Associate
membership must present to the Membership Committee an application for
membership or evidence of membership
with the GCSAA.
Article V, Government, Section 1,
page 12: The Officers of the association
shall consist of a President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer elected as
provided in Article VI. All officers of the
association shall also by Class A or B members of the Golf Course Superintendents
Association of America.
Article V, Government, Section 2,
page 12: The association shall be governed by a board of directors consisting
of the aforementioned officers, three
Trustees, the chairman of the Finance
committee, Educational committee, Golf
committee, Newsletter committee and the
immediate Past President, all of whom
shall be regular members of the association and a majority of whom shall be
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GCSANE bylaws
continued from page 5
regular members of the association and a
majority of whom shall be Class A or B
members of the Golf course Superintendents Association of America. They shall
be elected for a term of one year, excepting the Trustees.
Article III, T h e Association's Code of
Ethics, Section 1, p a r a g r a p h 3 , page 7:
Delete this paragraph (paragraph 4 will become 3).
Article XIV, indemnification, page 2 4
(This is a new bylaw.): The Association
shall indemnify any and all persons who
serve or who have served at any time as
officers or directors, and their respective
heirs, paid administrators, successors and
assigns, against any and all expenses, including amounts paid u p o n judgments,
counsel fees and amounts paid in settlement (before or after suit is commenced),
actually necessarily incurred by such
person in connection with t h e defense or

settlement or any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which they, or any of them are
made parties, or a party, or which may be
asserted against them or any of thern, by
reason of being, or having been, an office
or director of this Association, except in
relation to matters as to which any such
officer or director, or former officer or
director, shall be adjudged in any action,
suit or proceeding to be liable for those
acts and omissions arising out of his or
her willful misfeasance. Such indemnification shall be in addition to any other
rights to which those indemnified may be
entitled including such immunities under
any law, bylaw agreement, or otherwise.
Article XV, Dissolution, page 2 5 (This
is a new bylaw.): In the event of the dissolution of the Association, after all liabilities and responsibilities have been met, its
assets shall be distributed in accordance
with Internal Revenue code concerning its
exempt status or in accordance with State
law. The decision of distribution shall be
made by the Board of Directors.

Article VII, duties of Officers, Direct o r s , Trustees, and Auditors, Section 4 duties of t h e T r e a s u r e r , p a r a g r a p h 5 ,
p a g e 15: (5.) Issue annual membership
cards to paid up members, send statements to delinquent members in accordance with Article IV, Section 11 paragraph
1, and notify the Directors of all delinq u e n t members in arrears more than
five months.
Article VII, Duties of Officers, Direct o r s , T r u s t e e s , and Auditors, Section 5 B o a r d of Directors, p a r a g r a p h 3 b , page
15: (b.) To hear and determine charges
made against any member, full and final
authority being hereby granted, to reprimand, to suspend, and to expel any
member in accordance with Article IV,
section 12, paragraph 1.
Article VIII, Committee, Section 3 Duties and Responsibilities, p a r a g r a p h
7a: (a.) Maintain an active file of information pertaining to golf course superintendents positions open and a list of
association members seeking positions.

DIVO ¡1 DRiFT...announcements...educational
seminars...job
...tournament results...and miscellaneous items of interest to the
MEMBERSHIP
Proposed for Membership: Dana Hancock, Regular, Tara Ferncroft C.C., Danvers, Mass.; Daniel
Uhlman, Assistant, Westborough C.C., Westborough, Mass.; Richard Gagnon, Assistant, Saiem
C.C., Peabody, Mass.; Eric Anderson, Assistant,
Salem C.C., Peabody, Mass.; Richard Francis,
Regular, Miiford C.C., Milford, Mass.
Welcome New Members: James Whitley, Regular,
Maynard Country Club, Maynard, Mass.; Gregory
Carr, Regular, George Wright Golf Course, Hyde
Park, Mass.; Deneen Mackintosh, Assistant, Twin
Hills Country Club, Longmeadow, Mass.; James
Barr, Assistant, Larry Gannon Municipal G.G.,
Lynn, Mass.; Keith Savage, Affiliate, Larchmont
Engineering, Lexington, Mass.

TOURNAMENT

RESULTS

Nabnasset Lake 4-Person Scramble
Nov. 4, 1997
1st Gross: Carl Tesche, Tim Keating, Chuck Bramhall, & Dave (The Newsletter) Barber
2nd Gross: David Stowe, Kevin Osgood, Dennis
Friel, & Joe Pianna
3rd Gross: Greg Frederick, Brian Linnehan, Palmer Whitney, & Doug Preston

INFORMATION
A special raffle will be held at the Annual Meeting
at Brae Burn C.C. to benefit the family of Chicopee
C.C. golf pro Mark Jamrog, who lost his life in an
automobile accident in November. He leaves a wife
and an infant daughter. Mark was the brother of
Paul Jamrog, golf course superintendent at Metacomet C.C. in Rhode Island. The prize for the raffle
will be two round-trip airline tickets to Florida.
Let's make sure everyone in Massachusetts that is
a licensed pesticide applicator gets their renewals
into the Mass. Pesticide Bureau before Jan. 1,
1997. The penalty for being late is a loss of your
license and having to take the exam all over again!
On Tuesday, January 9, 1997, the Northeastern
Weed Science Society will present a symposium
on the biology and management of important turf
and ornamental weeds. This program will be held
at the Newport Marriot Hotel in Newport, R.I. from
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. This program will include a
new products update. For registration information, contact Kathleen Carroll, UMass Extension,
at (413) 545-0895.
Mass. Torf Conference pre-registratlon is available until Dec. 30,1996. Take advantage of this to
save $$$! All speakers and topics look excellent!
We hope to see all of our members in Boston Jan.
13-15, 1997.

opportunities
membership.

MEETING

NOTES

Thanks to Artie Miller, manager John Cupo, golf
professional Tom Thibeault, and the rest of the
staff at Nabnasset Lake for a great job as hosts of
the November meeting.

POSITIONS

AVAILABLE

Golf Course Superintendent - Country Club of
Pittsfield, Pittsfield, Mass. Send resumes by December 31,1996 to: Country Club of Pittsfield, c/o
Mr. James Tremblay, P.O. Box 538, Pittsfield, MA
01202-0538.
Assistant Superintendent - Easton Country Club,
South Easton, Mass. Must have minimum two-year
degree in turf management, and Mass. Pesticide
Applicators license in Cat. 37. Send resumes to
Eric Brown, Easton Country Club, P. O. Box 257,
South Easton, MA 02375.
Corcoran Jennison Hospitality Management is
accepting resumes for both Assistant Superintendent and Head Mechanic at The Widow's Walk Golf
Course, Scituate, Mass. and The Olde Scotland
Links Golf Course, Bridgewater, Mass. Send resumes by January 31, 1997 to: Mr. Jeffrey Carlson,
c/o Corcoran Jennison Hospitality Management,
832 Villages Drive, Brewster, MA 02631. Positions
are available in March, 1997.

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Please patronize these FRIENDS of the ASSOCIATION
Advanced Agronomic Services, Inc.
91 Day St., Leominster, MA 01453
Deep-tine aerification, core aerification,
overseeding, and irrigation services.
Jim Favreau - (508) 840-0432
fe-OK Turf Equipment
9 Leuba Road, Coventry, Rl 02816
New England Articulator dealer,
Greens Groomer Brush, & used equipment.
Mike Comicelli-(401) 826-2584
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, ins.
59 Dwight St., Hatfield, MA 01038
Fertilizer, seed, and chemicals for turf.
1-800-346-5048
Aiians Seel Store, Inc.
Specializing in quality seed and related
golf course maintenance supplies.
Gregg Allen-(401) 294-2722
(car phone-(508) 577-1001)
Baker Golf Cars
40 Walker St., Swansea, MA 02777
Steve Founier, Doug Hooper
(508) 379-0092
Bartiet! Tree Experts
153 Rumford Ave., Newton, MA 02166
Tree maintenance, fertilization & consulting.
(617) 969-5990
l a y e r Corporation
118 Eilery Ave., Middletown, Ri 02842
Baylaton, Merit, Dylox, Tempo, Nemacur.
Brad Herman - (401) 846-3515;
FAX (401) 846-8012
T h e Borden Company
Maynard, MA
Bulk limestone dealer.
Jack Borden - (508) 897-2571
Boston irrigation Company
Dedham, MA
Distributor, irrigation supplies & accessories.
John Ramey, Paul Kenyon, Robert Barbati
(617) 461-1560
The Cardinals, inc.
166 River Rd„ P. 0. Box 520
Unionville, CT 06085
Golf course & landscape supplies.
John Callahan - (203) 673-3699
Cedar Lawn Tree Service, inc.
32 Nickerson Road, Ashland, MA 01721
Pruning, fertilization, removal, and
professional care.
William P. Maley - (508) 881-2622

Elanco Products Company
31 Old Town Trail, Namagansett, Rl 02882
Bob Scott-(401) 376-7290
F.D.I., inc.
(Fairway Design Illustration)
55 Railroad Ave., Warren, Rl 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
The Chartes 0. Hart Seed Co.
P. 0. Box 9169, Weathersfield, CT 06109
Roy Sibiey, Dick Gurski
1-800-326-HART
Hartney Greymont
433 Chestnut St., Needham, MA 02192
Tree care, landscape consruction, consulting,
Mark J. Tobin-(617) 444-1227
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 & system
evaluation.
Bob Healey, ASIC, CID - (508) 653-0625
Tom Irwin, Inc.
11B A St., Burlington, MA
Jack Petersen, Wayne Ripley, Dennis Friel
Paul Skafas, Chris Petersen
1-800-582-5959
Ken Jones Tire Co.
Worcester, MA
Distributor of tires tor lawn & garden, trucks,
cars, industrial equipment, and golf carts.
Gerry Jones - (508) 755-5255
Landmark Construction
42 ChamockSt., Beverly, MA 01915
Tee/bunker shaping & remodeling,
cart path work, drainage, tree planting,
6 landscape construction our specialty.
Daniel Champion - (617) 927-5052
Larchmont Eng. & Irrig. Co.
Larchmont Lane, Lexington, MA 02173
Keith Savage-(517) 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

Geoffrey S. Cornish & Brian Sitva
Golf Course Architects
Fiddlers Green, Amherst, MA 01002

Lasare's Golf Course Accessories
dba Hammond Paint & Chem. Co., inc.
738 Main St., Suite 223, Waltham, MA 02154
Joseph Lazara - (617) 647-3361

Country Club Enterprises, inc.
P. 0. Box 820, Cataumet, MA 02534
Club Car golf cars, carryalls, utility cars.
Jim Casey, Dave Farina, Ed Maguire
(508) 563-2284

LESCO, inc.
20005 Lake Rd„ Rocky River, 0H 44116
Ron Tumiski, Mike Donohue
1-800-321-5325

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

Loft's Seed
22 Lantern Lane, Exeter, Ri 02822
Victoria Wallace - 1 -800-648-7333
Lycott Environmental Research, Inc.
600 Chariton St., Southbridge, MA 01550
Environmental consulting services: lake &
pond management, wetland studies, site
assessments, & laboratory analysis.
Lee Lyman, president - 1-800-462-8211
D.L Mater Co.
Box 127, Concord St., N. Reading 01864
Water supply specialists; water wells &
pumping equipment.
(617)933-3210

McNulty Construction Corp.
19 Turner Rd., P.O. Box 3218
Framingham, MA 01701
Asphalt paving of cart paths, walkways,
and parking areas.
John McNulty-(508) 879-8875

Sodso, Inc.
P.O. Box 2, Slocum, Rl 02877
Matt Faherty, Pat Hogan
Bluegrass/Fescue, Bluegrass/Rye,
Bluegrass/Fescue/Rye, Bentgrass
1-800-341-6900

Meoo Environmental!, Inc.
1119 Washington St., Weymouth, MA 02189
Installation of UST/AST, pump/tank upgrades,
and oil/water separator installation.
Greg Murphy-(617)331-6446

Sports Club Management
104 Wyman Rd., Braintree, MA 02184
Hazcom and right-to-know compliance
implementation.
Ron Smith-(617) 848-5978

Modern Aeration Service, inc.
212 Kendrick St., Newton, MA 02158
Featuring water injection aeration.
Kevin Osgood-(617) 630-1950

Dahn TiSsbei
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 (517) 834-2392

Modern Tractor & Truck Service, Inc.
400 Pine St., Seekonk, MA 02771
Holliston sand/loam topdressing mixture,
. J / 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,
Christopher Cowan
(508) 295-1553
Nardone Sand & Gravel Co., Inc.
37 Power Rd., Westford, MA 01886
Topdressing sand & mixes, bunker sands,
root-zone mixes, loam, cart path materials,
drainage stone.
Greg Frederick - (508) 692-8221,
(617) 648-6222
Agr-Evo U.S.A. Co.
Wilmington, Delaware
David Sylvester - (203) 828-8905
Partac Golf Course Top-Dressing
Keisey Part, Great Meadows, NJ 07838
Heat treated top-dressing, golf hole targets,
turf blankets, and other specialty golf supplies.
Jim Keisey- 1-800-247-2326,
(908) 637-4191
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)
Prescription Turf Services, inc.
Complete deep-line and hydro-injection
services, custom fertilizer and pesticide
applications, fairway aeration, and top
dressing operations.
Scott McCoy-(508) 777-1663
Pro-Lawn Products, Inc.
24 Johnathan Rd., W. Greenwich, Rl 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
J.P. Roberts Co.
Technical resource catalog; survey-weathertesting-measurement & diagnostic equipment.
Barbara Piantedosi - (508) 456-6886
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
Sawtsile Bros.
65 Glenn St., Lawrence, MA 01843
Bob Brown, Larry Bunn, Mike Hannigan,
Frank Higgins, John Lenhart
(508) 682-9296
Sootts Pra-Tur! Div.
Dick Warner, Regional Director
Randy Hamilton - (508) 528-4642
Richard Fomi-(413) 534-8896

Tee and Green Sod, Inc.
Exeter, Rl 02822
Bentgrass, Bluegrass and Blue/Fescue sod.
Dave Wallace, Robin Hayes
(401) 789-8177
Tuckahoe Turf Farms, inc.
Richmond, Rl
Chris Beasley - 1-800-556-6985
Turf Enhancement Enterprises
Featuring Floratine Products, Precision Small
Engine Co. & Trion Lifts.
Tom Fox-(508) 865-9150
TurfNet Associates, Inc.
21 Brandywine Road, Skillman, NJ 08558
Communication, information,
market intelligence.
Peter L. McCormick -1-800-314-7929
Turf Products Corp.
157 Moody Road, Enfield, CT 06082
Distributors of Toro irrigation and maintenance
equipment, lightning detection systems, and
other golf-related products.
Irrigation products:
Tim Berge & Palmer Whitney;
Commercial products: Ed Fallow, Rick Moulton, &
John Winskowicz; (860) 763-3581
Turf Specialty, Inc.
15 Londonderry Rd., Londonderry, NH 03053
Turf & ornamental supplies.
Scott Mackintosh, Kevin Lyons,
Dave Schermerhorn, John Lensing
1-800-228-6656
United Horticultural Supply
P.O. Box 7, Sodus, NY 14551
Fertilizer, seed, chemicals, and IPM.
Glen Larabee - (508) 223-4931
Bruce Chapman - (401) 885-5245
Varney Bros. Sand, Gravel & Concrete
Bellingham, MA
Concrete golf cart paths.
Kenneth Mooradian - 1-800-441-7373
Winfield Nursery
1320 Mountain Rd., Suffield, CT 06109
Wholesale nursery trees & shrubs.
Jeff Rogers
Philip Wogan & George F. Sargent, Jr.
Golf Course Architects
17 Waiker Rd., Topsfield, MA 01983
(508) 887-3672
Zip Type Service
50 Kent St., Newburyport, MA 01950
Design, printing, mailing,
advertising specialties.
Sheila Johnson - (508) 462-9358

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Host Superintendent Profile

Meet host superintendent B&b M&iihew^ Marshfield C.C.
O u r host for the December meeting of
the GCSANE was Bob Matthews, CGCS.
Bob has been the golf course superintendent at Marshfield Country Club since
1988. Prior to that, he was superintendent
at Fox Run C.C. on Long Island, N.Y., for
five years. Bob became a Certified Golf
Course Superintendent in 1982. He is a
graduate of Stockbridge, Class of 1973.

Bob and his wife, Robin, along with
sons Eric (15) and Sean (12), reside in
Marshfield. incidentally, Eric is about to
attain scouting's highest rank: Eagle
Scout!
Bob has been one of the pioneers of
birding, championing the merits of the
Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program
in this area. He also is a youth hockey
coach, and scoutmaster of Boy Scout
Troop 101 in Marshfield.

Bob has served on the education committee of the GCSANE, and was recently
voted in as a board director of the Golf
Course Managers Association of Cape Cod.
In his free time Bob enjoys sailing,
skiing, and golf.
We appreciated the opportunity to
have our December meeting at Marshfield
Country Club.

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