LETTER
Golf Course Superintendents

Association OF NEW ENGLAND, INC.

August 1997

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

it ' just business-as-usual
for Bob
DiRico
as fee prepares Broa Burn for USGA ew<t§ii
A couple of weeks into July and only
less than a month from what could be his
shining (or darkest) hour, Bob DiRico
addressed the obligatory question: How
was he up to the pressures of preparing
the Brae Burn Country Club course for a
USGA's showcase event, the Women's
National Amateur Championship?
"It's nothing special," the seasoned
Brae Burn superintendent and GCSANE
president understated his position on the
hot seat. "What I mean is that this is the
same course the women will be playing
next month (Aug. 4-9). We have our annual three-day member-guest tournament
going on now. Condition-wise, it's where I
always like to have it. The same goes for
the USGA event."
In other words, what Brae Burn members and their guests were seeing and
playing in the middle of July is what the
USGA and its stellar field would be experi-

in this issue . . .
Calendar of Events
UMass Extension News
The Super Speaks Out
Irrigation Retrofit, Part II
Ouimet Fund News
Pesticide Disclosure Act
Remember When?
Divot Drift
Superintendent Profile

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encing some three weeks down the road.
DiRico prides himself on his perennial
productivity, that of giving his members
the best possible playing conditions year
after year after year.
"And I'm not alone in that kind of
attitude," DiRico stressed. "What we're
getting, my fellow superintendents and I,
is a non-stop demand on our expertise
and whatever we can squeeze out of
Mother Nature. What golfers want are
top-notch playing conditions. It's not just
at certain times of the season. It's an
everyday thing. What we do every day as
superintendents is what I'll be doing to
produce that effect for the ladies."
At the time DiRico was in an affable
and pleasant mood. He had just come off
an aerial survey and television overview of
the Brae Burn course. That was scheduled
for presentation during ESPN's telecast of
the women's championship, or specifically,
a close-up look at the make-up and play at
holes 7 through 18. It was something new
for the superintendent, who admitted any
experience in the art before that was confined to homemade, family-oriented videos.
"The television people have been
great," Bob revealed. "They came in and
staked out the areas for the shooting
towers. They set up a compound to store
the equipment, and made preparations for
a mobile studio for the announcers. They
used to erect studios around the televised
area and have to come back and tear
them down. Then someone got the
brainstorm to put together a mobile unit.
That's the setup here."

Actually, the playing of the women's
national amateur was two years in the
making. USGA officials visited the course
that far in advance, working with DiRico
to arrange Brae Burn to meet the specific
event's physical needs.
"The most important of those were to
rebuild the 16th and 17th tees," Bob
explained. "That was no problem because
the project was needed anyway. Other
than that, they set up the yardage with
only one change on the card, making No.
4 a par five instead of a par four, to
increase overall par from 72 to 73. The
idea, too, was to have the ladies tee off
from the middle of the men's driving areas.
The idea of the overall undertaking
also came with sentimental and traditional
attachments. This being the 100th anniversary of Brae Burn, it seemed fitting to
continued

on page 2

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Condition-wise, the course
is where we always like
to have it.. . What golfers
want are top-notch playing
conditions. It's not just
at certain times of the
season, it's an everyday
thing/0
Bob DiRico
Brae Burn C.C.

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The SufMjE Speaks Qmê
This

month's question:

Mob Larson, Pine Midge Country Club:
"This is my 10th year as a superintendent,
but only my first at Pine Ridge. However,
in most club and golf course budgets, one
of the built-in rules is to keep overtime at
a minimum.
"But we all know that sometimes it is
impossible to get certain projects completed up to standards without stretching
the time clock.
"One of those projects is mowing
at peak growing periods. I handle this
by using four employees on weekends,
mowing both days with a triplex mower.
During the week all greens are handmowed which is done by a split crew
of full and part-timers.
"Because the combination of weekend
and weekday mowing this time of year
requires more time than non-peak periods,
I rotate the overtime hours. The total in
this project is 12 hours of overtime
a week.
"Aerification is another procedure
where my crew has to double up on assignments and put in more time. So, in the
three or five days of aerifying, it means
that employees are working 10-hour
instead of eight-hour shifts.
"That does it for overtime. Our owners
understand the situation and are satisfied
that any overtime needed to do those jobs
is justified. They approve it without any
questions.
"This year we had one other overtime-needed project that began before I
took over for John Kotoski (Rob's
predecessor). John started the finishing
touches on completion of a new automated irrigation system last November.
But the project ran over to this spring,
and I had to complete the final eight
holes of the system.
"Therefore, it was necessary to use a
couple of part-timers on a full-time basis
in April and May. That constituted overtime. Once the system was in place, the
part-timers went back to their 24-hour
per-week schedule."

How do you manage overtime in your maintenance program?
D e a n Loomis, HoMen Hills Country
Club: "I'm in a constant battle of the
hours. We're an 18-hole public course and
the word from the owners is simple, yet
firm: No overtime.
"That means I have to have a good
crew because we are a manual irrigation
course. Fortunately, my people understand that some of the intangibles, like
working outside, make up for a little
juggling of working hours. They have to
pull early, early morning shifts, but they
know they'll be compensated for it with
time off during normal working hours.
It's a struggle for me to get the schedule
lined up to be fair with everyone. Somehow, I do it.
"I rotate the weekend work of watering
and mowing which usually ends up with a
person pulling chores on the weekend
mornings only. It's one of the givens here.
When I hire someone, it's understood that
some work on weekends is expected of
the whole crew, myself included. Hey, this
is my fifth super job. I'm used to putting
in a million hours a week.
"My biggest headache, then, is to set
up a schedule that will compromise both
ends, the golf course and the workers.
True, some things suffer. However, my
general manager is happy with the results
and the condition of the course. I take
that to mean I'm doing my job.
"Whatever the situation or the particular project, the rule is laid out here for

"I'm in a constant battle
of the hours. We're an
18-hole public course
and the word from the
owners is simplea yet firm:
M© overtime."
Dean Loomis
Holders Hills C.C.

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everyone on the crew. Everybody works
40 hours, straight time. Believe it or not,
my guys like it this way."
E r i c Newell, Rockland Golf Club: "I've
been here 16 years and this is the only
superintendent's job I've ever had. I mean
it. I came out of Stockbridge School
straight to this job and the grass never
has looked greener on the other side of
the fence.
"I only mention this because Rockland
is a par-three course. But don't let that
fool you. We're as busy as most courses.
We have members, we have tournaments,
and the course is expected to be razorsharp even though the greens take
beating with all those direct hits.
"There is some overtime and this is
dictated by the elements. If more time is
needed to maintain acceptable conditions,
I'm allowed to pay some overtime as the
situation dictates.
"Naturally, our owner makes it a point
to stress keeping overtime to a minimum.
However, because there's so much handwatering involved in my maintenance
schedule, there has to be some concessions made.
"I try to get around the overtime with
that schedule. Give a guy a day-off during
the week to make up for a morning weekend shift and rotate the extra work when
the course has to be at its best at tournament time. I like to think the extra money
a worker earns is more of a bonus than
anything. It's for work beyond the normal
expectancy.
"My crew is mainly part-time: retired
people and students. My assistant is
on salary, which means he can do the
45-50 hour week without overtime. The
same goes for me. So, I have to be very
selective and give things a lot of thought
when excessive worker input is necessary.
Again, in my position, I have to keep everybody happy. That's the key. Keep the crew
happy and ownership happy. It's not that
easy, but I'm doing it."
GERRY FINN

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The Sufter Speaks Out
This

month's question: How do you manage overtime in your maintenance program1

Mo!) Larson, Pine Ridge Country Club:
"This is my 10th year as a superintendent,
but only my first at Pine Ridge. However,
in most club and golf course budgets, one
of the built-in rules is to keep overtime at
a minimum.
"But we all know that sometimes it is
impossible to get certain projects completed up to standards without stretching
the time clock.
"One of those projects is mowing
at peak growing periods. I handle this
by using four employees on weekends,
mowing both days with a triplex mower.
During the week all greens are handmowed which is done by a split crew
of full and part-timers.
"Because the combination of weekend
and weekday mowing this time of year
requires more time than non-peak periods,
I rotate the overtime hours. The total in
this project is 12 hours of overtime
a week.
"Aerification is another procedure
where my crew has to double up on assignments and put in more time. So, in the
three or five days of aerifying, it means
that employees are working 10-hour
instead of eight-hour shifts.
"That does it for overtime. Our owners
understand the situation and are satisfied
that any overtime needed to do those jobs
is justified. They approve it without any
questions.
"This year we had one other overtime-needed project that began before I
took over for John Kotoski (Rob's
predecessor). John started the finishing
touches on completion of a new automated irrigation system last November.
But the project ran over to this spring,
and I had to complete the final eight
holes of the system.
"Therefore, it was necessary to use a
couple of part-timers on a full-time basis
in April and May. That constituted overtime. Once the system was in place, the
part-timers went back to their 24-hour
per-week schedule."

D e a n Loomis, Holdem Hills Country
Club: "I'm in a constant battle of the
hours. We're an 18-hole public course and
the word from the owners is simple, yet
firm: No overtime.
"That means I have to have a good
crew because we are a manual irrigation
course. Fortunately, my people understand that some of the intangibles, like
working outside, make up for a little
juggling of working hours. They have to
pull early, early morning shifts, but they
know they'll be compensated for it with
time off during normal working hours.
It's a struggle for me to get the schedule
lined up to be fair with everyone. Somehow, I do it.
"I rotate the weekend work of watering
and mowing which usually ends up with a
person pulling chores on the weekend
mornings only. It's one of the givens here.
When I hire someone, it's understood that
some work on weekends is expected of
the whole crew, myself included. Hey, this
is my fifth super job. I'm used to putting
in a million hours a week.
"My biggest headache, then, is to set
up a schedule that will compromise both
ends, the golf course and the workers.
True, some things suffer. However, my
general manager is happy with the results
and the condition of the course. S take
that to mean I'm doing my job.
"Whatever the situation or the particular project, the rule is laid out here for

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Tm in a constant battle
of the hours. We're an
18-hole public course
and the word from the
owners is simples yet firm:
No overtime ."
Dean Loomis
Hoiden Hills C.C.

everyone on the crew. Everybody works
40 hours, straight time. Believe it or not,
my guys like it this way."
E r i c Newell, Rockland Golf Club: "I've
been here 16 years and this is the only
superintendent's job I've ever had. I mean
it. I came out of Stockbridge School
straight to this job and the grass never
has looked greener on the other side of
the fence.
"I only mention this because Rockland
is a par-three course. But don't let that
fool you. We're as busy as most courses.
We have members, we have tournaments,
and the course is expected to be razorsharp even though the greens take
beating with all those direct hits.
"There is some overtime and this is
dictated by the elements. If more time is
needed to maintain acceptable conditions,
I'm allowed to pay some overtime as the
situation dictates.
"Naturally, our owner makes it a point
to stress keeping overtime to a minimum.
However, because there's so much handwatering involved in my maintenance
schedule, there has to be some concessions made.
"I try to get around the overtime with
that schedule. Give a guy a day-off during
the week to make up for a morning weekend shift and rotate the extra work when
the course has to be at its best at tournament time. I like to think the extra money
a worker earns is more of a bonus than
anything. It's for work beyond the normal
expectancy.
"My crew is mainly part-time: retired
people and students. My assistant is
on salary, which means he can do the
45-50 hour week without overtime. The
same goes for me. So, I have to be very
selective and give things a lot of thought
when excessive worker input is necessary.
Again, in my position, I have to keep everybody happy. That's the key. Keep the crew
happy and ownership happy. It's not that
easy, but I'm doing it."
GERRY FINN
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Planning irrigation system retrofit:
by Joseph

Sarkisian

(Part II; Part I ran in our July issue.)
W h e n converting to a double-row system, determine the width you need to
maintain and assume only 75% effective
coverage towards the roughs. If you
make a mistake in sprinkler selection and
try to maintain more than 75% of the
radius towards the rough by increasing
run time, you will create overwatering
between sprinklers. Select sprinklers that
use mid-sized nozzles in the original
design. Then, if field adjustments are
needed, they can be made by nozzle
changes rather than conversion to larger
or smaller sprinkler heads. If you cannot
get proper coverage with double-row
design, consider triple-row or multi-row.
High or low pressure at the sprinkler
can cause dry spots, wet spots, and lack
of coverage towards the rough. When
retro-fitting, consider valve-in-head sprinkler designs that offer pressure regulation
in the operating range for your system.
When locating sprinkler heads, consider wind direction and compensate for
wind effect. Consider topography and soil
conditions. Use smaller sprinklers with
slower precipitation rates to irrigate
slopes or areas of heavy, slow-draining
soils. Don't discount the fact that wet
spots or dry spots could be caused by
compact soils or a heavy thatch layer. If
coverage in these areas is known to be
good, try fracturing the ground with one
of the hydraulic aerating machines.

Try to maintain individual sprinkler
head control on greens. There is a lot of
elevation change on greens, and puddling
or dry spots are hard to control with multihead operation. Green surrounds will
seldom get proper watering from green
sprinkler overthrow. Set up separate sprinklers for watering green surrounds.
Control systems are where most innovations have been in the past 15-2©
years. Older electro-mechanical control
systems have been replaced by computerdriven systems. These systems offer more
control, programming flexibility, and efficiency, especially when coupled with
weather monitoring equipment. Systems
come in many shapes and sizes and offer
communication via hard-wire and radio
(the latter making retrofit quite simple).
Because of the computer-driven
system's unique ability to monitor and
adjust system flow, these control systems
can be retrofit to older irrigation systems
with limited water supplies and pipe sizes
to make them more efficient, even with
sprinklers added for more coverage. The
piping system should be in good repair
(and mainline sizes known) for optimum
results. A major consideration for retrofitting control systems is to make sure the
115-volt power wire to the system satellite
controllers and the 24-volt wiring to solenoid valves from the satellite controllers
are large enough to allow the system to
function properly and deliver all its features and benefits. Generally, some
wire-size upgrades are necessary.

Ouimet Fund News

QuìmeI ¡Fund aims for mother record
T h e Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund
announced it will break its own record for
the fifth consecutive year, with plans to
award $550,000 in scholarships in 1997-98.
"We are very pleased to be able to plan
this level of scholarships," said fund president Steve Buckley. "We have grown each
year, and $550,000 will represent a cumulative increase of 38% over the last three
years. Our scholars can receive $10,000 to
$15,000 or more over four years." The increase will bring the fund to $8.3 million
in awards since its founding in 1949.
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Students and families should call (617)
891-6400 now for applications, which will
be mailed Sept. 1 (due Dec. 1). Students
with three years service to golf as caddies
or helpers in pro shop or superintendent
operations in Massachusetts are eligible.
The fund awards need-based undergraduate college tuition grants to young
people who have given three years "service to golf" at courses in Massachusetts.
Awards range from $500 to $5,000 per
year. In 1996-97, 263 students from 109
clubs won scholarships.

Part II

When considering the control system
retrofit, take a hard look at present and
future needs. A retrofit may be required
to operate a simple single-row system, and
may not require too many bells and whistles. However, future plans may call for a
complete retrofit of sprinklers and some
piping. At that time, more control and system management requirements may be
necessary. In this situation, you don't
want to over-buy up front, but you don't
want to be limited in the future. Many systems are upgradable for this reason.
The pipe is the most difficult part of
an existing system to assess with respect
to continued use or total abandonment.
As mentioned, poorly regulated pressure
from the water source can cause weakening of the PVC pipe, which surfaces as
cracks along the sidewalk Once this problem begins, chances are it may never go
away. The failure rate can be slowed
down, but damage will never heal. Other
than stress cracks along the sidewalk PVC
fittings have been known to cause problems in older systems. Tees and elbows
will break. If the problems are persistent
and the failure rate is increasing, perhaps
a new system is the most prudent choice.
If you decide that your piping system
is in fairly good shape and you have
committed to improved pressure regulation and air release valves at system high
points, then you must consider the quality
of swing joint fittings, valve assemblies,
and pump station piping material.
Galvanized pipe is no longer specified
for use in irrigation systems. The material begins to decay the minute the system
is turned on for the first time. If you are
retrofitting sprinklers and valves, replace
the swing joints with the new prefabricated PVC type, and if possible, use
copper and brass in places where PVC
nipples don't provide enough impact
strength. Also, it might be wise to install
a quick coupling valve before the first
main line valve from the pump house.
By doing so, you can flush the pump
station each spring before you pump
water into the irrigation system. This is
recommended, because pump stations are
sometimes plumbed with steel pipe and
galvanized nipples.
continued on page 8
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Summary

of Pesticide Disclosure

T h e following is a summary of content
and changes to the Pesticide Disclosure
Act (S. 1062) as of July 3, 1997.
SECTION 1. Goals of the Act.
Acknowledges the fundamental right of Massachusetts citizens to know about pesticide use, the
toxicity of pesticides, the current lack of a useful
compilation of data on pesticide use, and that Massachusetts citizens are being denied their right to
know about pesticide use in the Commonwealth.
States policy goals of the act as the creation of an
accessible database and the provision of advance
notice to the public about pesticide applications so
they may reduce their exposure.

SECTION 2. Reporting.
Sections 1 & 2. Pesticide Use Reporting. Provides
for the creation of a state-wide pesticide use computer database capable of providing accessible
information to the general public about pesticide
use by five-digit zip code or street address. The
database will be developed and operated by the
Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
(Addresses concerns raised by the Department of
Food and Agriculture (DFA) regarding personnel
and resources. DEP has expertise and experience
operating sophisticated computer data bases.)
Section 3. Annual Report on Pesticide Use. Requires DEP commissioner to prepare
annual
report, submitted to the legislature, summarizing
pesticide use in the state. (Addresses
concerns
raised bg the DFA regarding personnel and resources.)

SECTION 3. Definition of Integrated
Pest Management (IPM).
Defines IPM as a comprehensive strategy of pest
control whose major objective is to achieve desired
levels of pest control in an environmentally responsible manner by combining multiple pest control
measures to reduce the need for reliance on chemical pesticides. (Allows pesticide use "only when
absolutely necessary," as opposed to "as a last
resort. "Addresses Dept. of Food and Agriculture's
(DFA) concern that pesticides are not necessarily
"a last resort;" sometimes they are necessary.)

SECTION 4. Definition of Abutter.
Defines "abutter" as occupant of adjoining properties and properties directly opposite. (Limits
abutters to occupants, not owners. Addresses applicators' concerns that notifying both owners and
occupants would be excessively
burdensome.)

SECTION 5. Definition of Standard
Written Notification.
Defines "standard written notification" as including
a number of types of information. (By deleting
requirement that agricultural pesticide application
shall not begin prior to approximate dates specified
in the annual notice and shall not conclude more
than 72 hours after approximate dates in the
annual notice, addresses concerns raised by farm-

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ers that they cannot predict with certainty
specific pesticides will be used.)

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SECTION 6. IPM.
Requires DFA to promote IPM and to prepare an
annual report, submitted to the legislature, describing efforts and progress made toward furthering the
use of IPM in the state.

SECTION 7. Pre-notification for Mights
of Way and Aerial Applications.
Section 6B. Pre-notification for Rights of Way and
Aerial Applications. Eliminates seven day pre-notification requirement to abutters, replaces with
requirement for conspicuous notice in local newspaper 48 hours in advance. Requires applicators to
make available a phone number for information for
right-of-way applications. (Addresses utility and railroad concerns that individual, mailed notification
would be excessively burdensome. Requirement of

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toll-free number eliminated in response to concerns
that small
businesses
and
small
municipalities would not have a toll-free number
or the resources to establish one. Requirement of
publication in two newspapers reduced to one
newspaper in response to concerns raised regarding small towns with only one newspaper.)

SECTION 8. Pre-notification for Agricultural Application; Lawn Care, Tree Care,
and Landscaping; and Outdoor Posting.
Section 6C. Pre-notification for Agricultural Application. Eliminates the 48-hour mailed prenotification requirement for golf courses and agricultural applications. Replaces with annual written
notice requirement for agricultural applications, delivered by method of choice of applicator. Annual
notice to abutters need not include all information,
as long as that information is sent to local Board of

continued on page 6

GCSANE News

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when?": GCSANE

Remember when? looks back at the
GCSANE's many significant events and
individuals of the past.

25 years ago

A supposedly confidential profile and
salary survey of members, conducted by
the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, has been released . . . not
by the superintendents group, but by the
PGA Magazine. Regardless, almost 1,200
supers responded to the survey, with
these interesting results:
The average salary in the profession is
$12,846, with $8,000 the minimum, and
$25,000 the maximum.
The lowest salary range among the
respondents was recorded from replies by
supers employed by resort, military, and
college courses, where the figure was
$3,000 below the national average.
The average age of the superintendent
is 42.4 years, and nearly 50 percent of
supers are second-generation followers of
the profession. One out of every three
have brothers in the business.
Fringe benefits (on average) include:
Automobile or pickup truck expense allowance (67%), clubhouse privileges (65%),
GCSAA dues (86%), GCSAA conference
expenses (70%), life insurance (44%),
housing (27%), pension plan (26%), meals
(43%), utilities (21%) and disability
insurance (20%).

History

15 years ago
Things got off to a rocky start at the
GCSANE's individual championship
tournament at Vesper when host super
Bert Frederick was run over by a golf
cart. Bert escaped serious injury, insisting
he had sustained "only a flesh wound."
Information as to who was driving at the
time of the accident as not available.
Meanwhile, back at the tournament,
Paul Miller of Tedesco captured the
championship with a 76. Brian Cowan's
80 was good for second place. The big net
winner was Steve Murphy of Gannon (66).
Joe Rybka was second (67). The seniors
division was a family affair, with brothers
Norm and Bob Mucciarone sharing gross
honors. Steve Butler took commercial Division honors, with Larry Bunn second.
5 years ago
Dick Zepp made a smashing impression on a neighbor's window at the
GCSANE championship tournament held
at Winchester Country Club. When last
observed, the neighbor (a club member)
and Dick were engaged in a friendly chat.
Mystery shrouds the championship
tournament. Six golfers - Greg Misodoulakis, Keith Gavin, Rich Tworig, Dave
Barber, Pat Lewis, Charlie Dickow - tied
at 82. However, no one reported the
result of an ensuing playoff.
GERRY FINN

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request direct notification of agricultural applications. (Addresses concerns of golf courses and
farmers that mailed pre-notification is excessively
burdensome and would disrupt IPM efforts.)
Section 6D. Pre-notification for Lawn Care, Tree
Care, and Landscaping. Eliminates seven day individual mailed notice for lawn care. Replaces with
48-hour written notice to abutters, delivered by
method of choice of applicator. (Addresses concerns
of applicators that seven-day individual mailed
notice was an excessive burden.)
Section 6E. Emergency Applications. Provides for
right, on approval of department, to waive requirements of 6B through 6D if emergency application is
necessary. (Addresses concern that pre-notification
would disrupt emergency
applications.)
Section 6F. Posting Signs. Eliminates requirement
for rights-of-way and non-agricultural aerial applicators to post signs upon application. Eliminates requirements for golf courses to post on perimeter of
property. Provides for posting of signs upon application of outdoor pesticides and leaving signs up for
48 hours after application, around the perimeter of
the sprayed area. Provides for some sign specifications. Requires signs to be posted in entryways to
golf courses. (Addresses concerns that rights-of-way
and aerial applicators would be excessively burdened to post signs around sprayed areas.)

Section 6G. School Notification and Signs. Requires school committees to implement policy to
provide students, parents, and employees with written notification two working days before application.
Requires schools to post signs prior to and at least
72 hours after application. Includes some specifications for signs. Also allows for waiving of provisions
for emergency spraying, with approval of department. In case of emergency, signs must be posted
and written notice must be provided immediately
prior to or immediately after spraying. Written notification not required if classes are not scheduled for
five consecutive days or more. Information to be
distributed must be provided to the school committee by the pesticide applicator. (Addresses concerns
raised regarding seven day notification as interfering with IPM, concerns regarding cost of providing
written notice when school is out of session, and
burden on school committee to obtain information
to be included in the notice packet.)

SECTION 9. IPM as State Policy.
Section 6H. Mandates adoption and implementation of IPM for all state buildings and grounds.

SECTION 10. Recordkeeping and
Reporting.
Section 7 A . Specification of Recordkeeping and
Reporting Requirements. Changes reporting requirements from monthly to twice yearly. Requires
applicators to record and submit certain pesticide
application information to the DEP. (Addresses ap-

plicator concerns that monthly reporting requirements were excessively burdensome.
Addresses
DFA's concerns regarding resources and personnel to process the reporting data.)

SECTION 11. IPM Consideration in
Competency Exam.
Adds IPM competence to criteria for considering
applications by professional pesticide applicators.

SECTION 12. Reference.
Changes General Laws language to reflect new law.

SECTION 13. Disclosure Act Fund.
Section 16. Pesticide Disclosure Act Fund. Creates
fund entitled the Pesticide Disclosure Act Fund to
utilize existing fees required to be paid for pesticide
registration, licenses, permits, certifications, etc., to
be used to cover the costs of the pesticide use
database, the IPM program, and enforcement.

SECTION 14. Reference.
Changes General Laws language to reflect new law.

SECTION 15. Breast Cancer Research.
Requires department of public health to establish a
plan to increase the number of applicants to breast
cancer research program who propose to investigate
potential link between pesticides and breast cancer.

SECTION 16. Dates.
Provides for the effective dates.

DIVOT DR,IPT.oSann©un€ements...educational
seminars,..job
opportunities
„..tournament results...and miscellaneous items of interest to the membership.
MEMBERSHIP
Proposed for membership: Darren Johnson, Superintendent, Cedar Glen Golf Course.

INFORMATION
The Scholarship & Benevolence Tournament
(May 5 at Cohasset G.C.) needs to add two "thank
yous" to the many included last month. Thanks to
Turf Specialty, Inc., a major contributor (one of
the "magnificent seven"); and thanks to Bob
Healey, who sponsored the hole-in-one contests.
The GCSANE Scholarship & Benevolence Committee has voted to award its 1997 scholarships.
The Thomas Schofield Memorial Scholarship
($2,000) was awarded to Kathryn E. Fitzroy, who
is attending North Adams (Mass.) State College.
Scholarships of $1,250 were awarded to Elizabeth
Luccini, attending Johnson and Wales. Providence, R.I.; and Daniel DiRico, a t t e n d i n g
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass. The
Scholarship & Benevolence Fund has awarded
$12,500 in scholarships in the last three years.
Our best wishes for a speedy recovery go to URI
Professor Emeritus C.R. Skogley, who is experiencing health problems.

Michael F. Nagle, CGCS, of Worcester (Mass.)
C.C., earned an environmental management specialist certificate from the GCSAA for completing
a program for Integrated Plant Management. The
GCSAA is addressing the environmental impact of
course maintenance and increasingly complex
training needs by offering specialized training
through its Environmental Management Program.
The program consists of six certification programs:
integrated plant management; underground storage tanks; employee safety & right-to-know; water
quality & application; golf course development;
and storage, disposal, & recycling. The Integrated
Plant Management specialization focuses on discovering effective methods of reducing reliance on
pesticides and increasing use of biological, mechanical, and cultural pest control.

POSITION

OPENING

Golf Course Superintendent, Manchester C.C.,
Manchester, Conn. Applicants must have a degree
in turfgrass management, and have a minimum of
seven years of working experience in the golf
course management industry. Salary commensurate with experience and ability. Candidates should
expect to begin employment within the 1998 golf
season. Interviews will be conducted during
Oct/Nov. 1997. For information call (806) 684-

3434. Submit resumes by mail or in person before
Sept. 30, 1997 to: Manchester C.C., Superintend e n t S e a r c h C o m m i t t e e , P.O. Box 3 9 5 0 ,
Manchester, CT 06045.

TOURNAMENT

RESULTS

Tedesco Country Club, Marblehead, Mass.
July 7, 1997
Team of Two Championship
Superintendent Division: First Gross - Andy Langlois & Bob Dembeck, 70. First Net - Todd Lagassy
& Jim Whitley, 62. Affiliate Division: First Gross
• Joe Lazaro & Dick Gurski, 77. First Net - Dennis
Friel & Paul Skafas, 65.
Winchester Country Club, Winchester, Mass.
Aug. 4, 1997
GCSANE Championship
Superintendent Division: First Gross - Jack Hassett, 80; First Net - Mark Casey, 71; Dave Laffey,
71*. Affiliate Division: F i r s t G r o s s - Ken
Mourodian, 79; First Net - Dave Wallace, 70*; Bill
Raymor, 70.
Ciosest-to-Pin: Greg Frederick, 7'5"
*Card Match

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P/eose patronize these FRIENDS of the ASSOCIATION
Advanced Agronomic Services, Inc.
91 Day St., Leominster, MA 01453
Deep-tine aerification, core aerification,
overseeding, and irrigation sen/ices.
Jim Favreau - (508) 840-0432

A-OK Turf Equipment

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 Consfucfion, Inc.

9 Leuba Road, Coventry, Rl 02816
New England Articulator dealer,
Greens Groomer Brush, & used equipment.
Mike Cornicelli-(401) 826-2584

240 Walnut Street, Framingham, MA 01701
Golf course reconstruction; professional shaper.
Michael Drake - (508) 875-8247

M Wilt Materials Corporation

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

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.
1-800-346-5048

Aliens Seed Store, inc.

Specializing in quality seed and related
golf course maintenance supplies.
Gregg Allen-(401) 294-2722
(car p h o n e - ( 5 0 8 ) 577-1001)

Baker Goif Cars

40 Walker S t , Swansea, MA 02777
Steve Founier, Doug Hooper
(508) 379-0092

Bartlett Tree Experts

153 Rumford Ave, Newton, MA 02166
Consulting, planning, IPM MoniTor®, pruning,
fertilization, & plant appraisal
Jack Kelly-(617) 969-5990

Bay State Organic / MWRA

100 First Ave, Charlestown Navy Yard
Boston, MA 02129
Manufacturer & supplier of dry organic fertilizers
Amy Barad - (617) 241-6261

Bayer Corporation

118 ElieryAve, Middletown, Rl 02842
Baylaton, Merit, Dyiox, Tempo, Nemacur.
Brad Herman-(401) 846-3515;
FAX (401) 846-8012

The Borden Company

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

Boston irrigation Company

Doering Equipment

Lycett 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. MaherCo.

Box 127, Concord St., N. Reading 01864
Water supply specialists; water wells &
pumping equipment.
(617) 933-3210

McNulty Construction Corp.

31 Old Town Trail, Narragansett, Rl 02882
Bob Scott - (401) 376-7290

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

F.D.I., Inc.

Meco Environmental, Inc.

Elanco Products Company

(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

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

Gold Star Wholesale Nursery
& Sod Farm

212 KendrickSt., Newton, MA 02158
Featuring water injection aeration.
Kevin Osgood-(617) 630-1950

Bill Thompson
Lexington, MA - (617) 861-1111
Canterbury, NH - (603) 783-4717

The Charles C. Hart Seed Co.

P. 0. Box 9169, Weathersfield, CT 06109
Roy Sibley, 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
Goif 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.

Modern Aeration Service, Inc.

Modera 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. Worse & Sons, Inc.

Agr-Evo U.S.A. Co.

Wilmington, Delaware
David Sylvester-(203) 828-8905

Larchmont Lane, Lexington, MA 02173
Keith Savage-(617) 862-2550

Larchmont Eng. & Irrig. Co.

24 Johnathan Rd., W. Greenwich, Rl 02817
Specializing in turf & ornamental needs.
(401) 397-8880

Lazaro's Gol! Course Accessories

Read Sand & Gravel, inc.

Geoffrey S. Cornish & Brian Silva

Golf Course Architects
Fiddlers Green, Amherst, MA 01002

Country Club Enferprises, Inc.

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

dba Hammond Paint & Chem. Co., Inc.
738 Main St., Suite 223, Waltham, MA 02154
Joseph Lazaro - (617) 647-3361

IESCO, inc.

20005 Lake Rd„ Rocky River, OH 44116
Ron Tumiski, Mike Donohue
1-800-321-5325

Loft's Seed

22 Lantern Lane, Exeter, Rl 02822
Victoria Wallace - 1-800-648-7333

•ahn Tibbett
Professional Golf Services

d/b/a/Weed & Feed, Inc.
20 Clark Lane, Marshtieid, 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, Rl 02822
Bentgrass, Bluegrass and Blue/Fescue sod.
Dave Wallace, Robin Hayes
(401) 789-8177
Richmond, Rl
Chris Beasley - 1-800-556-6985

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

Turf Net Associates, Inc.

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

Turf Products Corp.

Turf Specialty, Inc.

Complete deep-tine and hydro-injection services,
custom fertilizer and pesticide applications,
fairway aeration, and top dressing operations.
Scott McCoy - (508) 777-1663

32 Nickerson Road, Ashland, MA 01721
Pruning, fertilization, removal,
& professional care.
William P. Maley - (508) 881-2622

104 Wyman Rd., Braintree, MA 02184
Hazcom and right-to-know compliance
implementation.
Ron S m i t h - ( 6 1 7 ) 848-5978

P.I.E. Supply Co,

42 Charnock St., Beverly, MA 01915
Tee/bunker shaping & remodeling,
cart path work, drainage, tree planting,
6 landscape construction our specialty.
Daniel Champion - (508) 927-5052

Cedar Lawn Tree Service, Ins.

Sports Club Management

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,
Mike Turner, & John Winskowicz; (860) 763-3581

For your irrigation needs; dedicated to sales
and service of quality irrigation equipment.
Greg Albanese - (617) 964-8533 (phone/fax)

110 Codjer Lane, Sudbury, MA 01776
Grower of annuals, perennials,
garden mums, 8. ground covers
Darren Young - (508) 443-7177
FAX (508) 443-5440

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

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

Partac Golf Course Top-Dressing

The Cardinals, Inc.

Cavicchio Greenhouses, Inc.

Mike Peterson, Regional Director
Randy Hamilton - (508) 528-4642
Richard Forni- (413) 534-8896

Turf Enhancement Enterprises

Worcester, MA
Distributor of tires tor lawn & garden, trucks,
cars, industrial equipment, and golf carts.
Gerry Jones - (508) 755-5255

Landmark Construction

Sootts Pro-Turf Div.

Nardone Sand & Grave! 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

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

166 River Rd„ P. 0. Box 520
Unionville, CT 06085
Golf course & landscape supplies.
John Callahan - (203) 673-3699

65 Glenn St., Lawrence, MA 01843
Bob Brown, Larry Bunn, Mike Hannigan,
Frank Higgins, John Lenhart
(508) 682-9296

Tuckahoe Turf Farms, Inc.

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

Ken Jones Tire Co.

Sawtelle Bras.

W. Wareham, MA 02576
Larry Anshewitz, Jack Cronin, Christopher Cowan
(508) 295-1553

Prescription Turf Services, Inc.

15 Londonderry Rd.. Londonderry, NH 03053
Turf & ornamental supplies.
Scott Mackintosh, Kevin Lyons,
Dave Schermerhorn, John Lensing
1-800-228-6656

Pro-Lawn Products, Inc.

P.O. Box 7, Sodus, NY 14551
Fertilizer, seed, chemicals, and IPM.
Glen Larabee - (508) 223-4931
Bruce Chapman - (401) 885-5245

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.

United Horticultural Supply

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

Winfield Nursery

1320 Mountain Rd, Suffieid, CT 06109
Wholesale nursery trees & shrubs.
Jeff Rogers

Philip Wonan & George F. Sargent, Jr.

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

Golf Course Architects
17 Walker R d , Topsfield, MA 01983
(508) 887-3672

Sani-Maie Supply, Inc.

Zip Type Service

88 Shrewsbury St., Worcester, MA
Distributor, Karcher hot high pressure equipment
& bulk detergents, sales, service, rentals
Barry Hacked-(508) 752-8888

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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
T h e host superintendent for our August
meeting is Daniel Higgins of Winchester
Country Club, Winchester, Mass.
Dan has been the golf course superintendent at Winchester C.C. since 1990.
After graduating from Stockbridge in
1978, he moved to Daren, Conn, and

Irrigation retrofit
Continued

from page 4

If you are retrofitting your control
system to a new computer-driven system,
evaluate the pipe size, and if possible,
try to provide more water to remote
areas of the course. By doing this you
help the control system work more efficiently by allowing more sprinkler groups
to operate. This may require an additional
run of main line pipe or more loops in the

Daniel Higgins, Winchester

worked for Sherwood Moore at Woodway
C.C. Dan then relocated to New Canaan,
Conn, and was assistant superintendent
under Stephen Cadenelli at The Country
Club of New Canaan. Dan then landed the
superintendent position at Cohasset C.C.
in Southbridge, Mass., where he was

piping system. Each system is different
and must be evaluated on an individually.
Determining the best approach to
revitalize an old irrigation system can be
somewhat involved. The ultimate success
of the process is based on properly identifying problems, determining the best
upgrade method, or, based on condition
of the system components, installing a
new system. The final decision will be
based on the superintendent's knowledge
and experience working with the existing

C.C.

employed for five years. He became a
certified superintendent in 1996.
Dan and his wife Anne live in Winchester with their two children, Daniel and
Maureen. When Dan is not working, he
enjoys thinking about work (must be
August) and being a rock-and-roll star.

system, present and future course
demands, developing a plan and budget
that is agreeable to the owner(s), and presenting the project in such a manner that
the owner(s) realize how important an efficient, properly operating irrigation system
is to optimum turf and play conditions.
Joseph Sarkisian is president of
Joseph Sarkisian & Associates, Inc.,
an East Sandwich, Mass. company
specializing in irrigation systems design
and consulting.

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