LETTER February 2004 of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of'Mew England, inc. « • m m u h m m b Sponsors and administrators of the Troll-Dickinson Scholarship Fund - A w a r d e d yearly to deserving Turf M a n a g e m e n t Students, New GCSANE president Michae! Hermanson draws on 32 years ©f golf course experience The only thing that's been at Gardner Municipal Golf Course longer than Michael J. Hermanson is the grass, and some aren't even sure about that. Kidding aside, it's no secret why Hermanson is entering his 33rd season as superintendent of one of the most popular 18-hole public layouts in the Northeast. "You've got to evolve with the times," aid Hermanson, who assumed the presidency of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of New England on January 13. "If you don't change with the times, you're gone." And Hermanson has seen plenty of changes in the industry since arriving on the scene in March of 1972. Sure, he learned a lot at the University of Massachusetts at Stockbridge, where he earned his associate's degree in ! 970. He learned even more during his placement training at Oak Hill Country Club in Fitchburg. INSIDE . . . Page Calendar of Events ... 2 From the President ... 3 G C S A N E News ... 3 Turf Science . U M ass News Audubon (ACSP) News Divot Drift 4& 5 ... 5 . . ... 6 ... 6 Friends of the Association . . . . 7 üliAkiüJáikiJikiiM^ But it was during his first season at Gardner that he learned the most. "You can have all the education in the world - education is very important - but there's no substitute for experience," he said. Hermanson gained that experience at an early age. As a child, he and his neighbor, current Winchendon Country Club superintendent Dave Comee, built miniature golf courses in the yards of their parents' homes, complete with rough, fairways, greens, bunkers, coffee-can cups, and flags. That's when they weren't playing golf. "Our dads would drop us off at 6:30 in the morning with a bag with a couple sandwiches and a soda in it and pick us up at 5:30," Hermanson said. " W e ' d go around and around and around." Like many kids his age, he wasn't sure what he wanted to do with his life, but that soon changed. When he entered high school, Hermanson needed a summer job and joined Dan Donovan's grounds crew at Gardner as a laborer. " W h o would have thought I'd still be here all these years later," said Hermanson, one of a handful of G C S A N E members with over 30 years of service. And like Ted Williams, he's never changed positions. That's not to say the field hasn't changed around him. "When I first started, your entire day was spent on the golf course," Hermanson said. "Now, you're lucky if you're out there half the time." When he's not on the course - or sorting out city, state and federal regulations, keeping up to date with water management and pesticide laws, and fulfilling reporting and filing requirements - Hermanson's spending time with his wife, Susan, and sons, 18-year-old Matt and 15-year-old Scott. "They've made a lot of sacrifices," he said. "Being a golf course superintendent isn't easy on a family." Hermanson is the first to admit the job wasn't always this tough. When he first came to Gardner, he had two sets of mowers, one to cut the fairways, rough and tees, and another for the greens, which were cut longer than a 1970s shag rug. Since then, the seven-gang tractors have been replaced with tri-plex mowers, the old red barn with a state-of-the-art maintenance facility, and an antiquated septic system with a $225,000 sewer tie-in. continued on page 2 u Everyone watches the Masters on TV and they wonder why their club can't look like that There's no doubt, expectations are at an all-time high, but that's where the business is." Michael Hermanson Gardner Municipal G.C. Page 150 continued from page I PRESIDENT Michael J. Hermanson 140 Ryan Street, Gardner, MA 01440-0145 978-632-2713 Fax 978-632-2713 E-mail: herm068@hotmall.com Gardner Municipal Golf Course VICE PRESIDENT Patrick S. Kriksceonaitis 4 Lakemans Lane, Ipswich, MA 01938-2505 978-526-4600 Fax 978-526-8333 E-mail: Grounds@Essexcc.org Essex County Club SECRETARY Russell E. Heller 41 Clifford Street, Melrose, MA 02176-0140 617-983-2786 Fax 61 7-983-2786 E-mail: Rheller@gcsane.org Franklin Park Golf Course TREASURER Ronald P. Dobosz, Jr. 1137 Park Street, Stoughton, MA 02072-3728 781 -341 -8564 Fax 781 -341 -8564, *51 E-mail: rdoboszl 11 @aol.com Cedar Hill Golf Course TRUSTEE Leonard F. Curtin 6 Louis Avenue, Sudbury, MA 01776 781-862-5167 E-mail: lrina2@peoplepc.com Lexington Golf Club TRUSTEE Jason S. Adams 11 Woodcrest Lane, Blackstone, MA 01504 781 -326-3801 Fax 781 -326-3801 E-mail: Jayadams35@hotmall.com Norfolk Golf Club TRUSTEE David A. Comee 65 Marquette Street, Gardner, MA 01440 978-297-2339 Fax 978-297-0911 E-mail: photoC@hotmail.com Wlnchendon School Golf Club FINANCE CHAIRMAN Arthur Silva, CGCS 35 Pennacook Road, Tewksbury, MA 01876 617-484-5440 Fax 61 7-484-6613 E-mail: Asllva@belmontcc.org Belmont Country Club GOLF CHAIRMAN James A. Small III 690 Pine Street, Brldgewater, MA 02324-2116 508-697-4816 Fax 508-279-3355 E-mail: jasiiil 88@yahoo.com Olde Scotland Links Golf Club EDUCATION CHAIRMAN Patrick J. Daly, CGCS P. O. Box 2284, Framingham, MA 01703-2284 508-872-9790 Fax 508-872-5393 E-mail: pat@framinghamcc.com Framingham Country Club NEWSLETTER CHAIRMAN Michael W . Stachowicz 68 Westfield Road, Westwood, MA 02090 781 -326-7860 Fax 781 -326-0664 E-mail: par5N2@yahoo.com Dedham Country and Polo Club PAST PRESIDENT James R. Fitzroy, CGCS 357 W . Squantum St., N. Quincy, MA 02171-2758 617-328-1776 Fax 617-328-9479 E-mail: Jfitz39@rcn.com Presidents Golf Club EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Sharon K. Brownell P. O. Box 566, Mattapoisett, MA 02739-0566 508-758-6474 Fax 508-758-6474 E-mail: Sbrownell@gcsane.org h t T H E I Si NEWSLETTER G C S A N E Headquarters 300 Arnold Palmer Blvd., Norton, MA 02766 Tel.: (800) 833-4451 Fax: (508) 758-6474 Web Site: www.gcsane.org Newsletter Editor . . . . iVtlchaeä Stachowicz Contributing Editor Gerry Finn Business Manager Juiie Heston (401-934-3677; E-mail: jheston@verizon.net) Any opinions expressed in this publication are those of the author and/or person quoted, and may not represent the position of GCSANE. 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. We would appreciate a credit line. .¿MÄLKÄKUÉAÀ^^KMÀLK But as technology changed, so had public opinion. "Everyone watches the Masters on TV and they wonder why their club can't look like that," Hermanson said. "There's no doubt, expectations are at an all-time high, but that's where the business is. Everyone compares your golf course to the one down the road, to the one they played yesterday, to the one they played last week." While it isn't easy keeping a course with over 45,000 rounds in tip-top condition, that's just what Hermanson and his staff do. Even if that includes cutting greens by 4:30 a.m. Golfers at Gardner have been known to strike their first drives in the dark, hoping there's enough daylight to hit their approach. Hermanson's approach to his job has never changed, and like Boston's Big Dig, his work is never done. "A golf course is a living and breathing entity, which always needs to be improved," said Hermanson, who recently oversaw the construction of Gardner's new driving range and practice green. "You can't be stagnant in this business. W e ' r e always building a new tee, fixing a bunker or putting new drainage in." Like the courses it helps to improve and grow, Hermanson is confident the GCSANE will also continue to improve and grow. He takes pride in the membership's relationship with the MGA and NEPGA, and will work hard to keep those lines of communication open. Hermanson believes the GCSANE's strength is in its numbers, over 450. A member of the board of directors for the last nine years and golf chairman for the first seven, he has learned much from his peers. Some of the best advice he has received, Hermanson said, was gathered during a "working" round of golf at the GCSANE's monthly meetings. "The membership is a great sounding board," the new president said. "Sometimes they're doing something differently than you are and it may be something that's better. We've all made mistakes. I know I've made my share. But the only bad mistake is the one you don't learn from." During his two-year term, Hermanson will serve on the board of directors of the Massachusetts Golf Association and the Ouimet Scholarship Fund. He will also represent the G C S A N E at the national conference, which will be held this year in San Diego. Never shy to speak his mind - "I'm no as politically correct as some," he admits Hermanson will continue to pick the brains of his predecessors, Jim Fitzroy and Bob Ruszala. "I've got some big shoes to fill," he said. "I will continue to draw on their experience." Experience - with 32 seasons under his belt, Hermanson already has plenty of that. DAVE NORDMAM CALENDAR . . . March 24 G C S A N E Monthly Meeting Framingham Country Framingham, Club Mass. Supt. - Patrick Daly, C G C S Guest Speaker - Dr. Scott April 2 6 G C S A N E Monthly Olde Scotland Ebcion Meeting Links Bridgewater, Mass. S u p t . - J a m e s S m a l l III May 17 Scholarship & Benevolence Tournament Pine Brook Country Weston, Club Mass. Supt. - Michael lacono, J u n e 10 G C S A N E Monthly C G C S Meeting Joint Meeting with Goif Course Managers Association ofCape W o o d s Hole Golf W o o d s Hole, Mass. Supt. -T h o m a s Flaherty, July 13 G C S A N E Cod Club Monthly T e a m o fT w o C G C S Meeting Championship The Meadow at Peabody Peabody, Mass. Supt. - Richard Duggan, August 24 G C S A N E Monthly individual C G C S Meeting Championship Marlborough C.C. (permanent Marlborough, Supt. - K e n n e t h Sept. 2 0 G C S A N E Crimmlngs Monthly Supt./Ciub Official Tedesco Country October S Meeting Tournament Club Marblehead, Mass. Supt. - Peter Hasak G C S A N E Monthly Stockbridge Fund Meeting Raiser Tournament Hickory Ridge Country Amherst, G C S A N E Ruszala Monthly Meeting Scramble B e a r Hill G o l f C l u b Stoneham, Club Mass. Supt. - Robert Nov. I site) Mass. Mass. Supt. - Richard French Page 3 ÜIH^LMKKMÜTLLJDI.IUÜTLIJDUMÜTLLJDLL^IMÜL i l , u i . ü ü . ^President Hermanson I would like to thank the G C S A N E membership and the board of directors for electing me president. I would especially like to thank past presidents Bob Ruszala and Jim Fitzroy for their support and guidance. I will continue to draw on their experience. I feel my nine years on the board of directors and my 32 years as a golf course superintendent has well prepared me for this position. Those of you who know me realize that I may sometimes not be as politically correct as President Fitzroy was but hopefully that won't be a bad thing. W e all realize that our profession has and will continue to endure some negative press involving the alleged ethics violations of one of our members. I am confident that we will become a stronger professional organization in spite of this. ¿ j s W e have entered the PDI era and many ^ yther changes are contemplated at the national level. Your board of directors will make sure the transition will be a smooth one. GCSANE's past president Fitzroy's service on several GCSAA committees and his candidacy for national office will only help insure this. W e have a new building at our UMass Stockbridge turf research facility that needs our support and w e may be looking at the possibility of an endowed position that will be insulated from state budget cuts. GCSANE's relocation to the William Connell House at the T P C in Norton with nearly all the other allied associations can 4 The 2004 G C S A N E Board of Directors is comprised of (back row, I. to r.) Pat Kriksceonaitis, Jason Adams, and Michael Stachowicz; and (I. to r.) James Small, Pat Daly, Jim Fitzroy, Michae! Hermanson, Dave Comee, Len Curtin, Arthur Silva, Russell Heller, and Ron Dolbosz. iilliliili.ljiih Imks forward to challenge only make us stronger professionally in this industry. Our executive secretary Sharon Brownell gives you someone in our office that you can speak to and either solve your problem on the spot or get back to you in a short period of time. FROM THE PRESIDENT W e now have our own website which will continue to grow and improve. W e have a first-class newsletter that continues to improve and evolve. W e provide an outstanding directory to our members that is updated and reissued on an annual basis. W e have a very active employment committee that, when invited, visits with our clubs and helps them establish the criteria necessary in hiring their next superintendent. W e are rapidly moving into the computer age and away from the days of using paper. I'm sure that any communication on the local or national level will be via the web in the not too distant future. Get involved! Contact a committee chairman and volunteer to serve on a committee. Attend meetings, play in the Scholarship & Benevolence Tournament, bring your president or greens chairman to the Superintendent/Club Official Tournament, come to the Christmas gala, and be an active member. In closing, I can only hope to improve the G C S A N E as much as each of our distinguished list of past presidents has and I look forward to the challenge. Thank you very much. Sisicereiy, Michael Heprnans@ra President, G C S A N E GCSANE toard & committee assignments The Golf Course Superintendents Association of N e w England elected its new slate of officers for the 2004 season: Michael J. Hermanson, Gardner Municipal G.C. President. Patrick S. Kriksceonaitis, Essex County Club Vice-President. Russell E. Heller, Franklin Park G.C. . . . Secretary Ronald P. Dobosz, Jr., Cedar Hill G.C. . . Treasurer Arthur Silva, CGCS, Belmont C.C. Finance Chairman James A. Small III, Olde Scotland Links Golf Chairman Patrick J. Daly, CGCS, Framlngham C.C. Education Chairman Michael W. Stachowicz, Dedham Country & Polo Club Newsletter Chairman James R. Fitzroy, CGCS, Presidents G.C. Past President. Also elected were three trustees: David A. Comee, The Winchendon Club . . Trustee Leonard F. Curtin, Lexington C.C Trustee Jason S. Adams,Norfolk G.C Trustee GCSANE NEWS 20§4 G C S A N E Committee Assignments Membership Jason Adams, Chmn. Finance Arthur Silva, CGCS, Chmn. Education Patrick Daly, CGCS, Chmn. Golf James Small III, Chmn. Newsletter Michael Stachowicz, Chmn. Employment James Fitzroy, CGCS, Chmn. Publicity Michael Stachowicz, Chmn. IPM Leonard Curtin, Chmn. Scholarship & Benevolence . David Comee, Chmn. Distinguished Service Awards . Jason Adams, Chmn. Government Relations . . . Leonard Curtin, Chmn. Certification Attestor James Fitzroy, CGCS, Chmn. GCSAA Chapter Liaison Patrick Kriksceonaitis, Chmn. Troll-Dickinson Scholarship Dean Robertson, Chmn., Tony Caranci Carl Teschke Research Patrick Kriksceonaitis, Chmn. Bylaws James Fitzroy, CGCS, Chmn. Affiliate Liaison Robert Healey, Chmn. Welfare David Comee, Chmn. First Tee Patrick Daly, CGCS, Chmn. Handicaps David Comee, Chmn. Holiday Gala Arthur Silva, CGCS, Chmn. AMGO James Fitzroy, CGCS, Chmn. Conference Robert Ruszala, Chmn. James Conant, CGCS Retirement Jason Adams, Chmn. Ouimet Fund Patrick Kriksceonaitis, Chmn. àiiÌpLli.liliJilill.i,litillUililli.ljtlii.llJXl4ll.ÌAÌii,iiJi.l.ilJlli lirici Page 4 ÚUÜÁLÍML lilltJil]lll.lJliii,llJl.lrfiJiillJ .lulli ÜLiUÍU Lililí, Wintsr greens monitoring project takes shape as daia-leggigig equipment eyes 'trouble spots' By Peter Hasak,, ¡Research Committee, Tedesc© Country CSub ©ver the past few weeks, with the cooperation of Jim Skorulski and Dr. John Roberts at U N H , what promises to be a very important study in the mechanism(s) behind winter damage of greens in the Northeast has begun to take shape. Having taken severe "hits" in '03 as well as '0!, the greens at Tedesco C.C. were a natural to participate in the preliminary work by Dr. Roberts, as he sets his parameters for a full study to begin this coming fall and next winter. W e have seen it all in this period, from anoxia to desiccation and everything in between. The major difference this time around is that the research will be coming directly from the field. W e are presently monitoring the surface and air temperature differentials at three green sites prone to damage. Readings are taken every two hours, 24/7, using data-logging equipment. Plugs are extracted and being sent to U N H for study every 10 days, or immediately after an event that could pose a direct kill. W e are studying two greens covered with Ice Shield impermeable covers and one that has the standard sevenyear evergreen permeable cover in place. As if it were part of the game plan, the month of January has seen record breaking cold, to the degree that could damage poa or perennial ryegrass. These extremes are what dictate the necessity for such a study. Dr. Roberts and Jim hope that w e TURF SCIENCE can begin to draw some real correlations between weather/temperature patterns, surface conditions, and turf damage. Tie in site-specific conditions such as shading and w e can hopefully begin to gain further knowledge of the phenomena behind winter freeze injury. Remember in the spring of 2001 or 2003 when many of us were exclaiming that there appeared to be no rhyme or reason behind who did or didn't receive damage, or even one site versus another on our own courses? I beg to differ. Once w e really take the time to evaluate, patterns should begin to emerge. I know that for me, (and many other I am sure), it will be very advantageous to be able to determine the specifics behind greens damage. Last January, all I could do was warn my chairman that I suspected damage as early as the weekend after N e w Years, due to Readings are taken every two hours, 24¡7, using data-logging equipment. rain/ice events w e experienced along the coast. In early March, after removing inches of ice and using a Sawzall to extract samples, our fears were confirmed. What a great tool it would have been to have had a better understanding and some scientific backing to bring into an early committee or board meeting when damage is suspected. Information from the field, (for multiple seasons), is what will make this research credible and worthwhile. This will require the full commitment from a number of us, as well as a small investment in monitoring equipment. At Tedesco, the initial expense was just over $600 to monitor the three sites. At present, various funding options are being researched while Dr. Roberts prepares the presentation of the study for the appropriate funding committees. Please plan on participating in this important endeavor for the 2004/2005 winter season. Gary Liiccini Scholarship A w a r d winners. Pictured above (I. to r.) are B o b Ruszala, superintendent at Hickory Ridge C.C., with his turf student (and scholarship winner) jonathan Kinner; scholarship winner Tim Johnston and his mentor B r e t t Johnson, superintendent at The International; and Michael Luceini, son of Gary Luccini and superintendent at Franklin C.C. .ILI^LIJ^ÍMÚAAJÁKIMLULÜULA^LLÜ.ILLJÁILMÚ^L We are presently monitoring the surface and air temperature differentials at three green sites prone to damage. At this time, thanks go out to Kip Tyler (Salem C.C.), Matt Behl (Haverhill C.C.), and Chris Frielinghaus (Glens Falls C.C., N.Y.) for agreeing to participate this winter. W e hope more of you will be interested in as cooperators next fall! j,liáiiiitjiiiliiíjtuiiiiji.l 1 iijiiiij.i,litiiiuüiiii,ljtili444-1227 IHalliston Sand Co., inc. P. 0. 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