LETTER
Golf Course Superintendents

A s s o c i a t i c i - OF NEW ENGLAND, INC.

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

March 1998

"Man-of-many-hats"
Kevin Osg@odl
adds another hat as GCSANE
president
T o Kevin Osgood, it's one more hat to
wear . . , one more added responsibility
that will require some juggling of priorities.
"My family realizes this," said the
incoming president of the Golf Course
Superintendents Association of New
England. "For the next two years my time
^-way from them will be stretched somewhat. But they're behind me and in this
day and age all of us need as much
support as possible."
Osgood succeeds Bob DiRico as the
GCSANE president. The size of the shoes
to fill? Inestimable. No shoehorn needed.
Therefore, Kevin has another mountain to
scale. But he knows he can do it. Like
before . . . one step at a time.
After all, Kevin has been doing it all
through his professional career.
Incidentally, that career had it's beginning under familiar circumstances. As a
13-year-old in his hometown of Claremont,
N.H. Kevin looked for summer work and
found it at a local golf course.

In this issue ..

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Calendar of Events
The Super Speaks Out
PGR Research Report
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GSCAA News
. 5
Remember When?
. 5
Friend of the Association Profile . . 6
Divot Drift
Literary Miscellany

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"I had no direction toward college,"
Osgood remembered. "So I was exposed
to the great feeling of freedom in the
outdoors that many of us experience
when mulling over the prospects of a
vocational future. I liked it so much I
continued to work on the golf course
for the next three years, getting more
interested in maintenance as I went
along."
Kevin then made a bold move. Instead
of tacking more time onto his formal
education, he gave himself a long, hard
look at the superintendents' profession
by becoming a laborer on the crew at the
Woodstock (Vt.) Country Club. Former
GCSANE and GCSAA president Dick
Blake was holding the super fort at
Woodstock, and Osgood took advantage
of the situation.
After that valuable year of improving
his feel for the business, Kevin went back
to the books, only this time it was a mind
and body commitment in the two-year
course at Stockbridge (UMass). From
there it was on to Monmouth, N.J. for his
placement spot. That led to his first administrative job as assistant superintendent at
the Newton Commonwealth Municipal
Golf Course.
"Actually, I took my placement time
to feel out my future," Kevin disclosed.
"Going into that time I wasn't sure just
what part of the turf business I wanted to
try. Then, all of a sudden, 1 realized that
becoming a golf course superintendent
was what I wanted to do."

Osgood arrived at Newton Commonwealth in 1979 and within one year he
was promoted to head superintendent.
The almost overnight advancement was a

"I res Hz® I'll have to spread
my involvement in many
directions. But I'm going
f© approach the task of
leading the association
with the same dedication
and application I put into
my management
business/9
Kevin Osgood
Sterling Golf
Management
quick trip to the top, but Osgood had
something else in mind almost from the
moment he took over as crew chief.
"I just happened to come into a
situation that was ripe for someone wanting to test the club management field,"
Kevin explained. "The City of Newton
opened up the bids to manage the club in
1992.1 made my bid, it was accepted, and
Sterling Golf Management, Inc. was born.
It really was a long shot development,
but I got my chance to run the whole
thing and I've been doing it ever since."
Osgood's natural tendencies to manage
surfaced on many fronts at Newton Commonwealth, where he supervised changes
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PRESIDENT
K e v i n F. O s g o o d
14 I n m a n Lane, F o x b o r o u g h , M A 0 2 0 3 5
617-630-1950
Fax 6 1 7 - 9 6 9 - 8 7 5 6
N e w t o n C o m m o n w e a l t h Golf C o u r s e
VICE PRESIDENT
Robert Ruszala
69 Gellnas Drive, Chicopee, M A 0 1 0 2 0
413-256-8654
Fax 4 1 3 - 5 9 2 - 0 1 2 0
Hickory Ridge Country Club
SECRETARY
J a m e s Fitzroy, C G C S
357 W , S q u a n t u m Street, North Quincy, M A 02171
617-328-1 776
Fax 6 1 7 - 3 2 8 - 9 4 7 9
Presidents Golf Course
TREASURER
M i c h a e l V. lacono, C G C S
42 N e w t o n Street, Weston, M A 0 2 1 9 3
781-899-7913
Fax 781 - 6 4 7 - 0 6 0 2
Pine B r o o k Country Club
TRUSTEE
Arthur Sllva, C G C S
35 Pennacook Road, Tewksbury, M A 01876
781 - 4 8 4 - 5 4 4 0
Fax 781 - 4 8 4 - 6 6 1 3
Belmont Country Club
TRUSTEE
David C o m e e
65 Marquette Road, Gardner, M A 01440
978-297-1223
Fax 9 7 8 - 2 9 7 - 0 9 1 1
The Winchendon School Country Club
TRUSTEE
Gregory Mlsodoulakis
44 Wilson Road
Londonderry, NH 03053
781 -245-2114
Fax 781 - 2 4 6 - 3 9 2 0
B e a r Hill G o l f C l u b
FINANCE CHAIRMAN
Daniel Hlgglns, C G C S
6 8 H u t c h i n s o n R o a d , W i n c h e s t e r , M A 01 8 9 0
781 -729-3809
Fax 781 -721-1561
Winchester Country Club
GOLF CHAIRMAN
M i c h a e l J. H e r m a n s o n
100 Eaton Street, Gardner, M A 0 1 4 4 0
978-632-2713
Fax 9 7 8 - 6 3 2 - 2 0 2 9
G a r d n e r Municipal Golf C o u r s e
EDUCATION CHAIRMAN
R o n a l d P. D o b o s z , J r .
1137 Park Street, Stoughton, M A 02072
781-341-8564
Fax 781-344-5048
C e d a r Hill G o l f C o u r s e
NEWSLETTER CHAIRMAN
W a y n e F. L a C r o i x , C G C S
97 Gould Road, Andover, MA 01810
978-475-6638
Fax 9 7 8 - 4 7 5 - 9 4 8 8
Andover Country Club
PAST PRESIDENT
R o b e r t DIRioo, C G C S
3 2 6 Fuller Street, W e s t N e w t o n , M A 0 2 1 6 5
617-527-6968
Fax 6 1 7 - 5 2 7 - 0 0 6 9
Brae B u m Country Club

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NEWSLETTER
GCSANE Headquarters
175 Highland Avenue, Needham, M A 02192
(800) 8 3 3 - 4 4 5 1
Fax (781 ) 8 9 3 - 6 1 3 7
Newsletter Editor . . . W a y n e L a C r o i x , C G C S
Contributing Editor
Gerry Finn
Business Manager
. . Michael V. Iacono, C G C G
I n f o r m a t i o n c o n t a i n e d In this p u b l i c a t i o n m a y b e
u s e d f r e e l y , In w h o l e o r i n p a r t , w i t h o u t s p e c i a l
p e r m i s s i o n a s l o n g a s t h e t r u e c o n t e x t is m a i n t a i n e d . W e w o u l d a p p r e c i a t e a c r e d i t line.

which marked a steady stream of course
and clubhouse improvements. The oncourse upgrades included new tees, new
greens, rebuilt bunkers, and contoured
fairways. A new clubhouse accompanied
those successes, and the City of Newton
found itself with a triple-A public golfing
facility.
"We've gone the streamlined route,"
Osgood told. "It's a new worid out there
as far as municipal golf courses are
concerned. Cities and towns would rather
engage private management companies
to operate the facilities. It's sort of a
guaranteed expertise situation instead of
a hit-or-miss political pull. Now we're into
computer-aided and eiectronic-laced
operations. My company has also added
the Chelmsford Country Club to our
supervisory stable, and we're always looking for other similar opportunities."
Therefore, the hats have been building
up for Osgood in his in-house managerial
involvement. Jumping under another
one as GCSANE president is certainly a
difficult jump to master, but Kevin's ready
to give it a go.
"I realize I'll have to spread my involvement in many directions," Kevin admitted.
"But I'm going to approach the task of
leading the association with the same
dedication and application I put into my
management business. One thing I've
learned along the way that has helped me
immensely is the ability to delegate authority. That will be one of the hallmarks of
my administration."
Osgood is pleased with the way the
association has prospered in the succession of similarly-dedicated predecessors.
"I'm thrilled with the new regional
conference (formerly the Massachusetts
Turf Conference) and how our group
was instrumental in setting it up," he
said. "It's nice that our people are now
major players in the conference. But
I think we have to expand on our
involvement."
By that Kevin means he'd like to bring
GCSANE and other New England groups
like the Connecticut, New Hampshire,
Vermont, Maine, and Rhode Island superintendent associations closer together.
He's also determined to launch an ali-out
membership drive within the GCSANE.
"I'd like to see every superintendent in

Tm thrilled with the new
^
regional
conference,
and how our group was
instrumental in setting it
up. Si's nice thai ©ur people
are now major players in
the conference. But I think
we have to expand our
involvement."
Kevin Osgood
Sterling Golf Management

the region become a member of our
association; it can be done," he remarked.
So, strengthening the GCSANE with
a fuli-house membership and ongoing
involvement by a cross-section of superintendents is high on Osgood's list of
priorities as he takes the gavel handoff
from DiRico. He believes other advancement will spring from that initial
endeavor. From there, he's hoping for
improvement on all fronts. That's how he
does it in his day-to-day professional life.
That's how he intends to do it on the
GCSANE level.
GEMRY FINN

Calendar
March 2 5

GCSANE Monthly Meeting
P l e a s a n t Valley Country Club
Sutton, Mass.
S u p t - Randy Kehres, CGCS

April 2 7

GCSANE Monthly Meeting
Juniper Hills Golf C o u r s e
N o r t h b o r o u g h , Mass.
Supt. - T h o m a s L. Ackley, CGCS

May 18

GCSANE Monthly Meeting
Scholarship & Benevolence
Tournament
W e l l e s l e y Country Club
Wellesley, Mass.
Supt. • D a v e Barber, CGCS

J u n e 19

GCSANE Monthly Meeting
F r a m i n g h a m Country Club
F r a m i n g h a m , Mass.
Supt. - David A. C l e m e n t

June 2 4

Turf & Research Field Day
UMass Turf R e s e a r c h Facility
S o u t h Deerfield, Mass.

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question:
Are you an advocate of employee training,
and if so, how d© you set up and administer your program?
1 /j/s

J i m Whitley, Maynard Country Club:
"Until this year the turnover in my crew
was very high, and employee training
became a vital part of my overai! maintenance schedule. But for some reason this
year has been just the opposite, and I'm
expecting everyone from last year's group
to be back.
"A training program is primarily
arranged for new or first-year employees.
In the past I covered a number of subjects
with strong emphasis on safety measures.
"One of the teaching aids I use is a
written checklist of operational steps in
running a machine. That checklist is taped
to a section of the machine where it will
be staring at the operator at all times.
It's not that I'm trying to drum into the
A e r a t o r ' s head some facet of the operation where he or she may come up short.
Rather, it's just a reminder when it becomes necessary to refresh their memories.
"This doesn't mean that I confine my
training oniy to new employees. Training
comes into play when a new piece of
equipment is being used for the first time.
In that case everyone who will operate
the machine goes through a step-by-step
program. And they still get the checklist
when they're sure they know what they're
doing.
"One of the items on the training sheet
which is a must for anyone working on a
golf course is work etiquette. I instill in
my crew the unwritten but strict rule that
goifers have the right-of-way on the
course when any kind of course maintenance is going on. New employees are
the target of this part of the program
because I think there has to be a certain
rapport between golfers and crew
members in order to have a smooth
operation in place.
Overall, I rely on training as a safeg u a r d on employees trying to take
.lortcuts in their work in order to make
it easier on them. Sometimes those shortcuts can trigger a serious accident or
whatever. So, I guess in the end the safety

factor stands out as the one glowing
reason to keep workers on the ball
and operate equipment according to
specifications."

F a n ! Wilson, Whitinsville Country Club:
"I've had a training schedule in place ever
since I became a head golf course superintendent, and so far it's working just the
way I planned.
"First of all, we don't have many new
employees. As an average I'd say it probably comes down to one a year. As a
matter of fact, this may be the oniy place
in town where seasonal jobs are available.
Therefore, there aren't too many openings
here. In fact, Whitinsville always has been
known as a workplace where you'll never
find quitters or people who've been fired.
This speaks well for my predecessors.
So, most of my summer guys have
three or four years of experience and
come back each season with the basics of
the operation a matter of just picking up
where they left off about seven months
ago. However, they still have to put themselves through a refresher course that I
administer myself.
"Always, the emphasis is on safety,
and beiieve it or not one of the first things
I harp on is to watch out for flying golf
balls. It's part of an etiquette program
which stresses that the worker be seen
and heard as little as possible when there
are golfers around a project area.
"So, I have a work agenda that takes a
new employee through the paces on a
crawl-before-they-walk theory. By this I
mean that first-year employees generally
are restricted to hand work. Then, they
break in gradually to operating light and
heavy equipment.
"That's pretty much the training setup
around here, other than the fact that
safety comes first in any kind of operation.
I've arranged this approach through experience. It's much more formal than when I
first started in the profession as a 'bunker

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boy'. Then, I learned most of the tricks of
the trade through observation and concentration. Now, the development of a golf
course worker has a classroom flavor. It's
more effective, too."

D a n a Hancock, Tara Ferncroft: "Our
training program is a very extensive one
that was put together three years ago. It
just doesn't sit there, either. It's tied in
with the hotel training manual, and we're
continually adding to it as changes in
operating procedures occur.
"My training format begins with a
general knowledge concept and job
description for anything to do with course
and area maintenance. The first thing for
an employee is that he or she has to know
the course, has to become acquainted
with every piece of equipment used to
condition the course, and attend a step-bystep session on operating the equipment
before climbing aboard. After that, they
must be accompanied by a trainer before
going solo.
"Then, in a week or two a follow-up
quiz must be taken to go over what was
learned during that indoctrination period.
It should be remembered that in every
step along the way safety factors are
emphasized.
"A special section on the program is
devoted to etiquette that includes proper
dress and any contact with golfers that
stresses they are the primary customers
of the Tara Ferncroft operation.
"One of my assistants does the actual
training of employees, and I oversee the
operation, including monthly department
meetings to cover any issues or questions
concerning the course maintenance
program. One other thing, pertaining
to video aids. They are a coming thing
here and I believe they will be an integral
part of the training setup in the near
future."
GERRY FINN

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Research Report

The influence of plant growth
regulators
©n creeping bentgrass fairway turf
by Mary Petrovic and Bill Barnett,
Cornell University Turfgrass Team
Natural resource conservation is
becoming an important issue facing
many turfgrass managers. Resources
such as water for irrigation and fuel used
in many maintenance operations are two
prime examples. In the Northeast, we
have not taken water conservation as
seriously as the West has, where the cost
of water for irrigation can be the single
most costly expenditure after labor.
Plant growth regulators (PGRs) have
been used by turfgrass managers for
decades, generally on low value but
difficult to mow sites like steep embankments, along fences, and near trees and
other structures. PGRs have had limited
use on high value areas like golf courses,
except as part of an annual bluegrass
reduction program or for annual bluegrass seedhead suppression.
The older classes of PGRs generally
caused unacceptable visual quality if
applied at rates to give plant growth
suppression, especially in summer
months/Thus, they were not widely used
on higher value turf. Recently released
PGRs, however, appear to not affect visual
quality, while suppressing the shoot
growth rate. Trinexapac-ethyl (Primo™)
is one of the new PGRs that inhibits
gibberellic acid synthesis. This inhibition
results in a decrease in cell elongation
and internode length, thus producing
shorter plants requiring less mowing.

Experimental

procedures

The site for the study was the free
draining lysimeter plots in the rainout
shelter facility known as the ARESTS
Facility, located at the Cornell University
Turfgrass Field Research Laboratory in
Ithaca, N.Y. The lysimeters are 12'xl2',
containing 17" of soil, with individually
controlled irrigation and drainage collection systems. All natural rainfall was
excluded from the plots by the rainout
shelter (moveable greenhouse). The site
was established in 1987, reseeded with

Penncross creeping bentgrass in May of
1991, and maintained as a typical moderate maintenance fairway: mowed at 0.5"
with a reel mower and clippings collected;
fertilized three times per year with a
32-3-10 methylene urea fertilizer (3 lbs.
N/1000 sq. ft./yr.); and pest control
periodically applied (mostly fungicides).
For this study, lysimeters containing
sand were used.
The study was conducted for two
years. In 1995, treatments included
trinexapac-ethyl applied at a rate of 0.75
oz./lOOO sq. ft., mefludide (Embark™)
at 1.32 oz. /10Q0 sq. f t , and a nontreated
control. In 1996. trinexapac-ethyl was also
applied at a lower rate (0.25 oz./lOOO
sq. ft.) and mefludide was not applied
due to severe damage noted in 1995.
Treatments were applied monthly from
July through September, with a small
hand held sprayer.
Data collected included daily water
use rate, clipping yields, and canopy
temperatures as a measure of turfgrass
stress for August into October.

Results:
As seen in the accompanying table, the
applications of PGRs had a variable effect
on water use, with always a reduction in
the amount of clippings produced. In
1995, a year that was hot and dry, the
PGRs substantially reduced the amount of
water used by the creeping bentgrass turf.
This would translate into a water savings
of at least 26%. The amount of clippings
produced was also reduced by at least
55%, which would result in a significant
fuel savings by either reducing the
number of mowings, the fuel used to
mow, or the fuel used in the clipping

disposal process. Repeated mefludide
applications resulted in very poor
turfgrass quality by the end of the first
year, and were not used in 1996.
In 1996, a cooler and wetter year,
trinexapac-ethyl reduced clipping production similar to the first year but with no
reduction in water use. In fact, more
water was used by the creeping bentgrass
sites treated with trinexapac-ethyl. Thus,
at times when plant water use is high, we
would expect trinexapac-ethyl to reduce
the need for irrigation, while at times of
low irrigation need, no water saving
would be realized.
One of the primary reasons plants
take up and transpire water is to keep the
turfgrass plants cool during high temperatures. If a plant uses less water, then the
plants may be under more stress (as a
higher temperature in the plant canopy
would indicate). We measured canopy
temperatures in 1995 and found no difference in canopy temperatures between
plots treated with trinexapac-ethyl and the
untreated control plots, indicating no
stress. We believe this is a result of the
fact that trinexapac-ethyl reduced the
shoot growth rate while transpiring less
water, thus having no effect on the level
of stress (temperature related). Or in
other words, the trinexapac-ethyl treated
turf maintained a transpiration rate necessary to keep itself cool.
These results suggest that the PGR
trinexapac-ethyl can be used to reduce
the mowing cost on the greatest high
maintenance turfed area on golf courses
(fairways), while also cutting down on the
need for irrigation on the largest irrigated
part of a golf course, while apparently not
putting the turf under stress.

Impact of trinexapac-ethyl and mefludide on clipping fields and water use of creeping bentgrass,
PGR Treatment

Rate of Application

Clipping Yield
1995
1995

1995

Water Use

1996

% of control amount

OZ./1000 sq. ft.

100

100

100

100

trinexapac

0.25
0.75

45

65
56

74

119
164

mefludide

1.32

9

Control

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GCSAA News

'CSAA Leg&cy Awards offer educational aid
T h e GCSAA Legacy Awards Competition
offers educational aid to the children and
grandchildren of GCSAA members. The
awards of $1,500 each are sponsored by
Novartis and administered by The GCSAA
Foundation.
Applications will be reviewed by an
independent committee consisting of three
educators a n d / o r college administrators,
All decisions of the committee will be
final. Applicants will be notified by
mail of their status by June 15, 1998.
All scholarship award checks will be
made payable to the applicant and their
educational institution.
Eligibility
1. One or more of the applicants parents
or grandparents must have been a
GCSAA member for five or more consecutive years and must be a currently active
GCSAA member in one of the foliowing
classifications: A, B, C, Retired-A, Retiredor AA-Life. The competition is open to
natural or adoptive offspring of GCSAA
members. Children or grandchildren of
deceased members are aiso eligible if the
member was currently active at the time
of his or her death.
2. The student must be studying or
planning to study a fieid unrelated to
golf course management. (Students
planning to study turfgrass management
are eligible to compete in The GCSAA
Scholars Competition.)
3. The student must be enrolled full-time
at an accredited institution of higher
learning, or in the case of high schooi
seniors, must be accepted at such an
institution for the next academic year.
Graduating high school seniors must
attach a letter of acceptance to their
application.
4. Past winners are ineligible to apply
the following year. They may apply after
a one year hiatus.
5. Although any number of students
from the same family may apply, only one
student per family will be eligible to
„receive an award.
). Those employed by Novartis and
current members of The GCSAA Foundation's Board of Trustees and their
families are not eligible for this program.

Criteria for Selection
1. Applicants will be evaluated based on
academic achievement, extra-curricular
and community involvement, leadership,
and outside employment.
2. The student's composition of an
original 100-word essay on his or her
parent's or grandparent's involvement
with GCSAA. The essay must be original
and not previously submitted to GCSAA.
3. Financial need is not a factor in the
selection.
How to Apply
Students must complete and submit the
attached application form and supply the
following under one cover:

1. Transcripts from ali high schools and
colleges attended.
2. Typed original essay.
3. Graduating high school seniors must
attach a collegiate letter of acceptance to
their application.
4. All applications must be postmarked
by April 15, 1998.
5. Additional application booklets
may be obtained from Affiliated Chapter
Presidents, The GCSAA Foundation, or
on the GCSAA home page, which is:
(www.gcsaa.org).
6. Send the packet to: The GCSAA
Foundation, GCSAA Legacy Awards,
1421 Research Park Drive, Lawrence, KS
66049-3859.

GCSANE News

Remember when?: GCSANE's
Remember when? looks at significant
individuals and events in GCSANE's past.
25 years ago
The 1973 UMass Turf Conference
this month takes on another innovative
twist as part of the "new Springfield". The
site for the annual conclave of turf experts
and exponents is the Bay State West
Motel, which is tabbed the hub of modern
construction taking piace in the City of
Homes.
Previously the conference was heid
on the outskirts of the city, but with the
addition of the new Civic Center, Springfield is headed toward becoming one
of the leading convention centers in
New England.
To go aiong with the excitement of
the Springfield invasion of golf course
superintendents and other turf people,
conference director Joe Troll has lined up
an equally exciting agenda. It's topped
by the appearance of famed British golf
architect F.W. Hawtree, who will give his
version of hole, hazard, and fairway
location. This will be in concert with a
presentation by Hawtree's American
counterpart, Geoffrey Cornish.
Taking part in the show as GCSANE
representatives will be Richard Blake,
Robert Grant, and Leon St. Pierre.
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15 years ago
The GCSANE had 14 participants in
the GCSAA Golf Tournament, staged in
Myrtle Beach as part of the national
conference and show in Atlanta.
Three of those intrepid 14 goifers came
out winners. Paul Miller took third low
gross in the black flight; Steve Murphy
was a fourth-place finisher in the red
flight; and Doug Johnson wound up third
in the blue flight.
Another local highlight of the Atlanta
conference was the election of Don Heam
of the Weston Golf Club as a director of
the GCSAA. Our local chapter extends
congratulations to Don, who is expected
to become an integral part of the
national's governing wing.
5 years ago
The GCSANE board of directors recognized the importance of the formation of a
Benevolence/Scholarship Fund available
to all regular and affiliate members of the
association. Therefore association
president Steve Chiavaroli has appointed
a subcommittee to investigate the fund's
estabiishment. The committee will be
chaired by Jack Hassett. Working with
Jack will be Paul Miller, Tim Berge, Bob
Matthews, Roger Brink, and Frank Santos.
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Friend of the Association Profile

Meet McNulty
McNulty Construction Corp. began as
a part-time paving business in 1976, and
has been growing ever since. Today,
McNulty Construction Corp. is a midsized, full-service, fully-insured and
bonded asphalt paving company.
Our courteous, experienced crews
can handle all paving projects, from
simple repair patching to full construction
or reconstruction of roads, parking areas,
driveways, sidewalks, and cart paths.
McNulty Construction Corp. operates a
first-class fleet of radio-equipped vehicles
and paving equipment necessary to complete your paving project.
In addition to traditional asphalt
paving, McNulty Construction Corp. is
one of a select number of authorized

Construction
applicators of the StreetPrint imprinted
asphalt system, a unique process where
the dramatic look of brick or cobblestone
can be achieved in asphalt paving, at a
fraction of the cost of brick or stone.
Imagine an installation that has the
appearance of brick or stone, and none of
the ongoing labor-intensive (weeds, or
frost-heaves) maintenance. Imagine an
installation that takes hours, rather than
days. Imagine a product so flexible that if
you tire of your red brick walk, you could
easily have it transformed into a cobblestone walk. All of this, and more, is what
you can achieve with StreetPrint. The
enclosed postcard offers a glimpse of
just a few options that StreetPrint can

DIVOT DRIFT...announcements...educational
...tournament

results...and

MEMBERSHIP
Welcome New Members: Gary Watschke, Superintendent, Manchester Country Club, Manchester,
N.H.; Brian T. McHugh, Assistant, Brae Bum
Country Club, Newton, Mass.; Jonathan W. Burke,
Assistant, Brae Burn Country Club, Newton, Mass.;
Derek W. Preston, Assistant, Bedfordshire Golf
Course, Bedford, Mass.; Robert Giimartin, Assistant, Lexington Golf Club, Lexington, Mass.;
Shawnmark Industries, Inc., Friend, Warwick, R.I.;
Matt Howland, Affiliate, Shawnmark Industries,
Inc.; and Miller Golf Construction, Friend, Marblehead, Mass.

miscellaneous

GCSANE Committee Assignments 1998:
Membership: Greg Misodoulakis, Dick French,
David Kahrman, and David Stowe. Employment:
Robert Ruszala, James Fitzroy, Robert DiRico,
Richard Zepp, Michael lacono, and Kevin Osgood.
Publicity: James Fitzroy, Wiliiam Spence, and
Richard Tworig. Conference: Robert DiRico and
Kevin Osgood. Government Relations/Chapter
Liaison: Arthur Silva. 75th Anniversary: Patty
Knaggs, Leonard Curtin, and Robert Healey. Finance: Daniel Higgins, Robert Ruszala, and
Michael lacono. Welfare: David Comee, Wayne
LaCroix, Robert DiRico, Donald Hearn, David Barber, Richard Zepp, and Edward Brearley.
Scholarship & Benevolence: David Comee,
Wayne LaCroix, Robert DiRico, Robert Healey,

produce. And, McNulty Construction
Corp. can make it happen for you.
John "Jack" McNulty is the president
of the company, with over 30 years of
experience in the construction industry,
and is responsible for commercial and
municipal sales and estimating. His son,
John, a graduate of Wentworth School of
Engineering, supervises the field crews
and residential sales.
As a family-owned and operated small
business, customer satisfaction is very
important to us. Asphalt paving is our
business, our only business. Just one telephone call, (508) 879-8875, to McNulty
Construction Corp. will start to solve your
paving needs, because at McNulty Construction Corp., "We Pave The Way."

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

Dennis Friel, Ronald Dobosz, John Lenhart, and
Kevin Osgood. Education: Ronald Dobosz, Mary
Owen, Chuck Bramhall, Vickie Wallace, Patty
Knaggs, Edward Gianni, and Brian Linehan. Newsletter: Wayne LaCroix, Russ Heller, Mark Casey,
and John Murphy. Golf: Mike Hermanson, Dave
Comee, Robert Healey, Robert LeBIanc, and Larry
Anshewitz. Research: Robert Ruszala, Daryn
Brown, Michael Kroian, and James Fitzroy. IPM:
Michael lacono, Dan Higgins, Pat Kriksceonaitis,
Ronald Dobosz, and Daryn Brown. Certification
Attestor: Robert DiRico. Handicap Chairman:
Dave Comee.
Our condolences extend to Robin Hayes and her
family on the passing of her father recently.

INFORMATION

Corporation

We were saddened to hear of the passing of Dr.
Elliot from UNH. He had a large influence on many
people in the turf industry.
Our sympathies go to the family and friends of
Robert A Drake. He was the owner of Chester
Drake, Inc., a family-run business his father started
in 1919, which was involved in the finish construction and renovation of golf courses. Some of the
golf courses included the Framingham Country
Club, Millwood Farms Golf Course, Brae Burn
Country Club, Woodland Country Club, The Country Club, and many more t h r o u g h o u t New
England. He was formerly a member of the
GCSANE.

MEETING

NOTES

A "Thank You" to Joseph L. Rybka, CGCS, and
the entire staff at Thorny Lea Golf Club for hosting
our February meeting.

POSITION

AVAILABLE

Assistant Superintendent, Oak Hill Country Club,
Fitchburg, Mass. Individual should have at least
three years of experience in golf course management, with a minimum of a two-year degree in turf
management or related field. Individual should be
skilled in management of a large staff and have a
knowledge of all areas of turfgrass cultural practices, Must have, or have the ability to obtain, a
Massachusetts pesticide license. Salary is commensurate with experience and ability. Benefits include
health insurance, dues to GCSAA. and expenses
for attending regional seminars and conferences.
Send resume to: Oak Hill Country Club, Attention:
Brett Johnson, 840 Oak Hill Road, Fitchburg, MA
01420.

EQUIPMENT

FOR

SALE

Three (3) Cushman Truckster Runabouts. All
have 22 hp engines and are in excellent condition.
Tuned up, painted red, and ready to go for 1998!
Will listen to any serious offers. Five (5) stainless
steel Oasis electric drinking fountains, upright
models. $2200 for all. Contact Michael Nagle,
Worcester C.C., at (508) 853-6674.

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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 - (978) 840-0432

ft-OK Turf Equipment

Country Goit, inc.

4852 Westchester Dr., Traverse City, Ml 49684
Goif course construction & reconstruction;
specialists in Donald Ross courses.
Jerry Deemer - (616) 947-5751

Douglas Equipment Corp.

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

90 Douglas Pike, Smithfield, RI02917
John Deere goif £ turf equipment dealer
Paul T. Surabian, Pres.; Allen Vadala, Sales Rep.
(401) 232-3700

M M i Materials Corporation

Michael Drake Constuction, Sns.

168 Washington St., Stoughton, MA 02072
Top dressing & bunker sand, loam, decorative
stone, a landscape materials. Est. 1886.
Frank Will, Dan Graziano, Kevin LaPorte
1-800-4-AAWILL

Apr-Evo U.S.A. Co.

Wilmington, Delaware

David Sylvester - (203) 828-8905

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 phone-(508) 577-1001)

Baker Golf Cars

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

Elance Products Company

31 Old Town Trail, Narragansett, Rl 02882
Bob S c o t t - ( 4 0 1 ) 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 Wholesaie Nursery
a Sad Farm
Bill Thompson
Lexington, M A - ( 7 8 1 ) 861-1111
Canterbury, NH - (603) 783-4717

The Charles C. Hart Seed Co.

Bartlett Tree Experts

Hartney Greymomt

P. O. Box 9169, Weathersfield, CT 06109
Roy Sibley, Dick Gurski
1-800-326-HART

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

433 Chestnut St., Needham, MA 02192
Tree care, landscape consruction, consulting.
Mark J. Tobirr - (781) 444-1227

lay State Organic / MW/RA

5 Purceli Rd., Arlington, MA 02174
Golf course construction.
Antonios Paganis
(617) 648-2351 or (508) 428-3022

Bayer Corporation

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

The Borden Company

Maynard, MA
Bulk limestone dealer.
Jack Borden - (978) 897-2571

Boston Irrigation Company

International Goif Construction Co.

irrigation Management & Services

D.L. Maiier Co.

Scotts Pro-Turf Div.

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

Box 127, Concord St., N. Reading 01864
Water supply specialists; water wells &
pumping equipment.
(781) 933-3210

Sodee, Inc.

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

ieNuity 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

Sports Club (Management
1119 Washington St., Weymouth, MA 02189
Installation of UST/AST, pump/tank upgrades,
and oil/water separator installation.
Greg M u r p h y - ( 7 8 1 ) 331-6446
212 Kenrick 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.
StevenS. Howitt-(508) 761-5554

R.F. Morse & Sons, Inc.

W. Wareham, MA 02576
Larry Anshewitz, Jack Cronin, Christopher Cowan
(508) 295-1553
37 Power Rd., Westford, MA 01886
Topdressing sand £ mixes, bunker sands,
root-zone mixes, loam, cart path materials,
drainage stone.
Greg Frederick-(978) 692-8221,
(781) 648-6222

Tom Irwin, inc.

Partac Golf Course Top-Dresssrsg

Kelsey 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

The Cardinals, inc.

Landmark Construction

Complete deep-tine and hydro-injection services,
custom fertilizer and pesticide applications,
(airway aeration, and top dressing operations.
Scott McCoy - (978) 777-1663

110 CodjerLane, Sudbury, M A 0 1 7 7 6
Grower of annuals, perennials,
garden mums, & ground covers
Darren Y o u n g - ( 9 7 8 ) 443-7177

Cedar Lawn Tree Service, inc.

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

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

Country Club Enterprises, inc.

P. 0. Box 820, Cataumet, MA 02534
Club Car golf cars, Carryall utility vehicles.
Steve Butler. Dave Farina, Ed Maguire
(800) 662-2585

larehmont Eng. I Irrig. Co,

Larchmont Lane, Lexington, MA 02173
Keith Savage-(781) 862-2550

Lazaro's Golf Course Accessories

dba Hammond Paint & Chem. Co., Inc.
738 Main St., Suite 223, Waltham, MA 02154
Joseph Lazaro - (781) 647-3361

LESCO, 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

Tucfcatee Turf Farms, Inc.
Richmond, Rl
Chris Beasley - 1-800-556-6985

Turf Enhancement Enterprises

Featuring Floratine Products, Precision Small
Engine Co. £ Trion Lifts.
Tom F o x - ( 5 0 8 ) 865-9150

TurfNet Associates, inc.

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

PIE. Supply Co.

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

Cavicchio Greenhouses, Inc.

Exeter, Rl 02822
Bentgrass, Bluegrass and Blue/Fescue sod.
Dave Wallace, Robin Hayes
(401) 789-8177

Turf Products Corp.

Worcester, MA
Distributor of tires for lawn £ garden, trucks,
cars, industrial equipment, and golf carts.
Gerry Jones - (508) 755-5255
42 Chamock St., Beverly, MA 01915
Tee/bunker shaping & remodeling,
cart path work, drainage, tree planting,
£ landscape construction our specialty.
Daniel Champion - (978) 927-5052

Tee and Green Sod, Inc.

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

Novartis Turf & Ornamental

Dedham, MA
Distributor, irrigation supplies £ accessories.
John Ramey, Paul Kenyon, Robert Barbati
(781) 461-1560
166 River Rd., P. 0. Box 520
Unionville, CT 06085
Golf course £ landscape supplies.
John Callahan - (203) 673-3699

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.
(781) 837-3503

Nardone Sand & Grave! Co., Inc.

394 Monson Tpk. Road, Ware, MA 01082
Novartis Specialty Products
David Ravel - (413) 967-6745

Ken Jones Tire Co.

104 Wyman Rd., Braintree, MA 02184
Hazcom and right-to-know compliance
implementation.
Ron S m i t h - ( 7 8 1 ) 848-5978

Data Tibbett
Professional Goif Services

Modern Aeration Service, inc.

21 Lakeview Ave., Natick, MA 01760-4252
Irrigation consultation, design £ system
evaluation.
Bob Healey, ASIC, CID - (508) 653-0625
11B A St., Burlington, MA
Jack Petersen, Wayne Ripley, Dennis Friel
Paul Skafas, Chris Petersen
1-800-582-5959

Sawteile Bros.

65 Glenn St., Lawrence, MA 01843
Bob Brown, Larry Bunn, Mike Hannigan,
Frank Higgins, John Lenhart
(978) 682-9296

Nleco Environmental, Inc.

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

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

Lycott Environmental Research, Inc.

600 Charlton St., Southbridge, MA 01550
Environmental consulting services: lake £
pond management, wetland studies, site
assessments, £ laboratory analysis.
Lee Lyman, president - 1-800-462-8211

Prescription Turf Services, Inc.

Pro-Lawn Products, Inc.

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

Read Sand S 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.
Scott Mackintosh, Kevin Lyons,
Dave Schermerborn, John Lensing
1-800-228-6656

United Horticultural Suppiy

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

Varsiey Bros. Sand, Grave! & 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

j.P. Roberts Co.

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

Philip Wogan & George F. Sargent, Jr.

Golf Course Architects
17 Walker Rd., Topsfield, MA 01983
(978) 887-3672

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

Zip Type Service

50 Kent St., Newburyport, MA 01950
Design, printing, mailing, advertising specialties.
Sheila Johnson - (978) 462-9358

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Literary Miscellany

Guest verse: B@rr@wfog Woods on a Sunday Evening
F r o m Mark Casey, Winchester C.C.:
I am sure many of you eagerly await the
coming season. With each passing day,
we are a day closer to opening. I would
like to share with you a short poem
alluding to the game we so dearly miss,
to help pass the time. It follows in verse
to Robert Frost's Stopping by Woods
on a Snowy Evening.

Borrowing Woods on a Sunday Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know,
Maybe Arnie's or Jack's, surely someone
He will not see me using them here
Alone on the links, no one to show.

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My trustworthy caddie must think it queer
To sling a bag on which my name not appear.
"Tween sandy traps, long rough, and shallow lake,
Awaits fairway well groomed with care.
While lowering the bag, clubs rattle and shake.
He fondles for the driver, among the many clubs I did take.
The only other sound's the sweep,
A rhythmic swing, the shots I make.
These woods are borrowed; not mine to keep.
Tell not a soul, please!.. . not a peep.
And from the country club bag room, many more to reap,
And upon emerald greens at sundown, many score to keep!

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