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March 2005

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Golf ÍQi^rse Superintendents Association of Mew England^ lue«
Sponsors and administrators of the Troll-Dickinson Scholarship Fund - Awarded yearly to deserving Turf Management Students, mam—m—uimmmi&m*

For Jeff Baker, developing ë new golf course
is g grmf opportunity for professional growth
By Anthony Pi@ppi

iitecoming a head superintendent for
the first t i m e is a m o v e f i l l e d w i t h stress.
If t h a t first j o b h a p p e n s to be a t a n
u p s c a l e p r i v a t e facility, the pressure c a n
b e even g r e a t e r . A n d m a n y w o u l d a g r e e
t h a t g r o w i n g - i n a g o l f course is a fastt r a c k ticket to a h e a d of g r a y h a i r .
So the fact t h a t Jeff B a k e r ' s first j o b as
a h e a d s u p e r i n t e n d e n t w a s the g r o w - i n
of The G o l f C l u b of
N e w E n g l a n d , a pri• H
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course
that
Hi
I straddles the N e w
H a m p s h i r e towns of G r e e n l a n d a n d
S t r a t h a m , must m e a n he's a c a n d i d a t e
f o r the f u n n y f a r m .

MONTHLY

W e l l , n o . H e ' s d o i n g just f i n e . A f t e r
all, this is a g u y w h o d i d n ' t t a k e t h e
n o r m a l route into the g o l f course m a i n t e n a n c e business, so w h y s h o u l d n ' t h e
c o n t i n u e o n a r o a d less t r a v e l e d ?
Baker w a s h i r e d by G C N E in F e b r u a r y
o f 2 0 0 1 b e f o r e the first t r e e h a d b e e n
f e l l e d . H e w a s i n v o l v e d in every a s p e c t
of t h e b u i l d f r o m selecting grass types to
c h o o s i n g a n i r r i g a t i o n system.
Four w e e k s after b e i n g h i r e d , B a k e r ' s
responsibility i n c r e a s e d even m o r e w h e n
the p r o j e c t m a n a g e r w a l k e d o f f t h e j o b
a n d w a s never r e p l a c e d .
" i t w a s trial by f i r e , " Baker s a i d in a
world-class understatement.
Baker's r o a d t o G C N E b e g a n in 1 9 9 0
after he g r a d u a t e d f r o m C o l b y C o l l e g e
in M a i n e w i t h a d e g r e e in p o l i t i c a l scie n c e . A f t e r a fruitless e i g h t - m o n t h j o b
s e a r c h , Baker w e n t t o w o r k at T h e C o u n try C l u b , in B r o o k l i n e , M a s s .

"I r e a l i z e d a n i n e - t o - f i v e office j o b
w a s not s o m e t h i n g I w a n t e d , " Baker
said.
A short t i m e later he b e g a n t a k i n g
classes a t University of MassachusettsS t o c k b r i d g e . For t h r e e years he w o r k e d
f o u r days a w e e k a t the C o u n t r y C l u b
a n d c o m m u t e d t o s c h o o l f r o m his h o m e
in F r a m i n g h a m t h e o t h e r t h r e e days. H e
e a r n e d a n associate's d e g r e e in 1 9 9 3 .
Baker credits The C o u n t r y C l u b sup e r i n t e n d e n t Bill Spence f o r his success.
He s a i d Spence g a v e h i m a lot of r e s p o n sibility in m a n y a r e a s a n d t h a t a l l o w e d
h i m t o g r o w as a s u p e r i n t e n d e n t . By the
t i m e the Ryder C u p r o l l e d a r o u n d in
1 9 9 9 , Baker h a d b e e n a n assistant sup e r i n t e n d e n t f o r several years.
" T h e C o u n t r y C l u b really p r e p a r e d
m e well f o r t h e d e c i s i o n - m a k i n g p r o c ess," Baker said.
T h e f o l l o w i n g F e b r u a r y he t o o k the
G C N E j o b . F r o m the start it w a s a n
entirely d i f f e r e n t beast.
" T h e b i g g e s t t h i n g is t h e m a g n i t u d e
of a p r o j e c t this size," Baker said.
The course takes u p 2 8 5 acres of the
4 5 5 - a c r e site.
" E a c h h o l e is u n t o itself," Baker said.
D u r i n g c o n s t r u c t i o n , 1 0 acres of wetl a n d w a s f i l l e d in, but the o w n e r s h a d t o
g i v e b a c k at a 4 - t o - l r a t i o .

O n c e w o r k on the project began,
Baker realized t h e r e w a s a l a r g e d i f f e r ence b e t w e e n b u i l d i n g g o l f course a n d
m a i n t a i n i n g a g o l f course. For o n e t h i n g ,
a n y s c h e d u l e is o u t the w i n d o w .
" Y o u c a n ' t r e a l l y p l a n y o u r d a y , " he
said. "I just d e a l t w i t h e v e r y t h i n g I c o u l d
in a 12- o r 1 4 - h o u r d a y . "
This is not t o say t h a t e v e r y d a y w a s a
g r i n d . Baker s a i d he especially e n j o y e d
w o r k i n g w i t h Erik Larsen, t h e l e a d a r c h i tect o n t h e j o b f o r P a l m e r C o u r s e d e s i g n .
T h r o u g h o u t the c o n s t r u c t i o n , Baker said
Larsen elicited his i n p u t .
" H e w o u l d l o o k a t m e a n d say, ' h o w
a r e y o u g o i n g t o m a i n t a i n t h i s ? ' " Baker
said.
Baker's g o a l w a s not to m a k e the
course easy to m a i n t a i n a t the expense
of Larsen's v i s i o n .
"I w a n t e d the full architectural flavor
to c o m e o u t , " h e s a i d .
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"You can't really plan
your day. S just dealt with
everything 1 could in a
12 ©r 14-hour d a y / '

T h e distance f r o m t h e m a i n t e n a n c e
facility t o the t h r e e holes a t the f a r e n d
o f t h e p r o p e r t y is a m i l e - a n d - a - q u a r t e r .
Baker said b e c a u s e of w e t l a n d s a n d p r o t e c t e d a r e a s t h e r e a r e n o shortcuts.
T h e r e a r e 7 , 0 0 0 linear feet of b r i d g e s .

Jeff Baker
The Golf Club
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N o w e n t e r i n g his t h i r d season, Baker
has settled into his j o b , but he has also
t a k e n a g a n d e r in his r e a r v i e w m i r r o r ,
a n d is a m a z e d at all t h a t h a p p e n e d as
the course w a s built.

PRESIDENT
Michael J. Hermanson
140 Ryan Street, Gardner, MA 01440-0145
978-632-271 3 Fax 978-632-2713
E-mail: herm068@hotmall.com
Gardner Municipal Golf Course

" H a d I sat d o w n a n d t h o u g h t a b o u t
the m a g n i t u d e , I w o u l d have g o n e nuts,"
Baker said.

VICE PRESIDENT
Patrick S. Krlksceonaltis
4 Lakemans Lane, Ipswich, MA 01938-2505
978-526-4600 Fax 978-526-8333
E-mail: Grounds@Essexcc.org
Essex County Club

A l t h o u g h the c l u b has d e c l a r e d b a n k ruptcy, Baker s a i d he has been assured
by the n e w o w n e r s h i p , t h a t he will be
p r o v i d e d w i t h a b u d g e t that will a l l o w
h i m to m a i n t a i n the g o l f course in a w a y
that m e m b e r s o f a n exclusive private
c l u b w o u l d expect. U

SECRETARY
Russell E. Heller, CGCS
41 Clifford Street, Melrose, MA 02176-0140
61 7-983-2786 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: rdobosz111@aol.com
Cedar Hill Golf Course
TRUSTEE
Patrick J. Daly, CGCS
P. O. Box 2284, Framlngham, MA 01703-2284
508-872-9790 Fax 508-872-5393
E-mail: pat@framinghamcc.com
Framlngham Country Club
TRUSTEE
Jason S. A d a m s
27 Cherry Street, Wrentham, MA 02093
781 -326-3801
Fax 781 -326-3801
E-mail: Jayadams35@hotmail.com
Norfolk Golf Club
TRUSTEE
David A. Comee
65 Marquette Street, Gardner, MA 01440
978-297-2339 Fax 978-297-0911
E-mail: photoC@hotmall.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, CGCS
690 Pine Street, Bridgewater, MA 02324-2116
508-697-481 6 Fax 508-279-3355
E-mail: jsmall@oldescotlandlinks.com
Olde Scotland Links Golf Club
EDUCATION CHAIRMAN
David Stowe, CGCS
30 Western Avenue, Natlck, MA 01760
617-789-4631
Fax 617-789-4631
E-mail: Newtonmaint@aol.com
Newton Commonwealth Golf Club
NEWSLETTER CHAIRMAN
Michael W. Stachowlcz
68 Westfleld Road, Westwood, MA 02090
781 -326-7860 Fax 781 -326-0664
E-mail: Mstach@dedhamclub.org
Dedham Country and Polo Club
PAST PRESIDENT
James R. Fltzroy, CGCS
357 W. Squantum St., N. Quincy, MA 02171-2758
61 7-328-1 776 Fax 61 7-328-9479
E-mail: Jfitzroy@presldentsgc.com
Presidents Golf Club
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Sharon K. Brownell
P. O. Box 566, Mattapoisett, MA 02739-0566
508-758-6474
Fax 508-758-3688
E-mail: Sbrownell@gcsane.org

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A n t h o n y P i o p p i is a

"The biggest thing is
the magnitude ©f the
projiec! . . . Each hole
is unto itself. Had I sat
d o w n and thought
about the magnitude;
I would have gone nuts."
Jeff Baker
The Golf Ciub
of N e w England

Contributing

Editor for Goifdorn

Magazine.

UConn's turf pathologist
receiwes Musser Award
D r . John Kaminski, turf pathologist in the
Department of Plant Science at the University
of Connecticut, received the 2 0 0 5 Musser
A w a r d of Excellence f r o m the Musser International Turfgrass Foundation.
The a w a r d was created in honor of Professor H. B. Musser, w h o s e career in
turfgrass at Penn State spanned four decades. The foundation began w h e n a group
of turfgrass researchers,
educators, suppliers,
a n d managers decided
to create a vehicle for
promoting the future of turfgrass. They
focused on doctoral candidates w h o
w o u l d be the educators a n d researchers
of t o m o r r o w . The a w a r d acknowledges
the most outstanding scholars seeking a
Ph.D. in the turfgrass sciences, encouraging
the
continued
pursuit
of
excellence. The honor includes a c o m memorative plaque a n d cash award.

SCIENCE

Dr. K a m i n s k i j o i n e d U C o n n ' s D e p a r t m e n t of Plant Science in J a n u a r y 2 0 0 5
as a n assistant professor after c o m p l e t i n g his P h . D . at t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f
M a r y l a n d . U n d e r the d i r e c t i o n of Dr.
Peter H . D e r n o e d e n , J o h n ' s g r a d u a t e
research i n v o l v e d the b i o l o g y of Ophiosphaerella
agrostis a n d e p i d e m i o l o g y o f
d e a d spot, a n e w l y d i s c o v e r e d disease of
b e n t g r a s s p u t t i n g g r e e n s . At U C o n n he
will direct the T u r f g r a s s Disease D i a g nostic C e n t e r a n d c o n d u c t research that
w i l l have a n i m m e d i a t e i m p a c t f o r the
t u r f g r a s s i n d u s t r y in C o n n e c t i c u t a n d
southern N e w England, a

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April 25

GCSANE M o n t h l y M e e t i n g
Segregansett Country Club
Taunton, Mass.
Supt. - R i c h a r d G a g n o n

May 23

Superintendent/Club Officiai
Worcester Country Club
Worcester, Mass.
Supt. - Steve Thys

June 16

Schoias-ship & B e n e v o l e n c e
Tournament
The C o u n t r y C l u b
C h e s t n u t H i l l , Mass.
Supt. - W i l l i a m S p e n c e

July 11

GCSANE M o n t h l y M e e t i n g
Team-of-Two Championship
G a r d n e r Municipal Golf Course
G a r d n e r , Mass.
Supt. - M i c h a e l H e r m a n s o n

August 23

GCSANE M o n t h l y M e e t i n g
Individuai Championship
M a r l b o r o u g h Country Club
( p e r m a n e n t y e a r l y site)
M a r l b o r o u g h , Mass.
Supt. - K e n n e t h C r i m m i n g s , C G C S

Sept. 19

GCSANE fs/tenthiy M e e t i n g
Joint M e e t i n g w i t h Golf Course
M a n a g e r s of Association of Cape Cod j
Eastward Ho! Country Club
C h a t h a m , Mass.
Supt. Emeritus - B r i a n C o w a n
Supt. - F r a n k H a n c o c k

October 6

GCSANE M o n t h i y M e e t i n g
Join Meeting with
t h e N o r t h e a s t e r n GCSA
Berkshire Hills C o u n t r y C l u b
Pittsfield, M a s s .
Supt. - S t e p h e n C u r r y

Nov. 1

GCSANE M o n t h l y M e e t i n g
9-Hsie Meeting
W a m p a t u c k Country Club
Canton, Mass.
Supt. - E d w a r d E a r d l e y

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President reflects m Orlando & Providence events
wiih hearty combination of pride and pleasure
I t w a s nice to see m a n y of y o u in O r l a n d o . I h a d a c h a n c e to p l a y in m y first
GCSAA golf tournament and although i
c o u l d h a v e p l a y e d better, it w a s q u i t e the
experience.
I'd like to c o n g r a t u l a t e Past President
J i m Fitzroy, C G C S , w h o w a s elected a
G C S A A Director. J i m received 9 7 % of
the votes cast. Those a t t h e n a t i o n a l level
have f o u n d o u t w h a t
we already knew that
Jim is not o n l y a n o u t J
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but a very special p e r s o n as w e l l . V i c e

P r e s i d e n t , Pat K r i k sceonaitis
and
I
b r o u g h t J i m a r o u n d to
all t h e o t h e r c h a p t e r ' s
hospitality r o o m s to m e e t o t h e r officers,
d e l e g a t e s , a n d c h a p t e r m e m b e r s . It w a s
a very l o n g n i g h t a n d w e e n d e d u p
l e a v i n g Pat in the M i c h i g a n hospitality
r o o m w h e r e I t h i n k he still m i g h t b e
l o b b y i n g f o r votes.
S p e a k i n g of hospitality r o o m s , a special t h a n k y o u to Bob Ruszala f o r
c h a i r i n g the hospitality r o o m c o m m i t t e e
a n d d o i n g a n o t h e r o u t s t a n d i n g j o b . In
B o b ' s never e n d i n g quest t o i m p r o v e T h e
N o r ' e a s t e r , B o b is w o r k i n g w i t h D a v e
S c h e r m e r h o r n of HTS, a n d has a l r e a d y
received p l e d g e s o f $ 1 0 , 0 0 0 . 0 0 in n a t i o n a l v e n d o r s u p p o r t f o r next y e a r ' s
N o r ' e a s t e r in N e w O r l e a n s .

If y o u h a p p e n to see J o h n L e n h a r t
f r o m Sawtelle Brothers, he needs to u n d e r s t a n d t h a t y o u h a v e to l o o k a t t h e
entire name
on the wall
w h e n entering
a rest r o o m in
the O r l a n d o Convention Center. A p p a r ently, J o h n s a w the letters " M E N " o n the
w a y in but o n t h e w a y o u t , u p o n closer
e x a m i n a t i o n , t h e letters " W " a n d " O "
mysteriously a p p e a r e d b e f o r e " M E N . "
Nice going John.

PRESIDENT'S
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I ' d like to t h a n k Pat D a l y , C G C S , f o r
h o s t i n g the M a r c h m e e t i n g . T h a n k s to
T r e a s u r e r Ron D o b o s z f o r his r e p o r t o n
the status of t h e T r o l l - D i c k i n s o n S c h o l a r ship Fund. The f u n d s lifetime return is
1 8 . 3 7 % a n d as of 3 / 2 / 0 5 has a b a l a n c e
o f $ 9 1 , 1 4 3 . 7 6 . T h e f u n d has a w a r d e d
m o r e t h a n $ 4 0 , 0 0 0 in s c h o l a r s h i p s since
its i n c e p t i o n in 1 9 6 8 . A special t h a n k s to
S c h o l a r s h i p C h a i r m a n D e a n Robertson
a n d c o m m i t t e e m e m b e r s Bob Ruszala
a n d C a r l Teschke. I w i l l h a v e a r e p o r t o n
o u r s c h o l a r s h i p a n d b e n e v o l e n c e f u n d in
a f u t u r e newsletter.
H o l i d a y Party C h a i r m a n A r t h u r Siiva,
C G C S , reports t h a t the 2 0 0 5 G C S A N E
Holiday G a l a will be held on December
1 6 , 2 0 0 5 at B e l m o n t C o u n t r y C l u b .
M a r k this d a t e o n y o u r c a l e n d a r .
I w o u l d like to c o n g r a t u l a t e e v e r y o n e
i n v o l v e d w i t h the N e w E n g l a n d R e g i o n a l

Russ Heller rékcts m Ihe details
of his position œ GCSANE secretary
T h e G C S A N E B o a r d of Directors posit i o n of Secretary is s i m i l a r to a W o r l d
W a r li b o m b e r . T h e r e a r e l o n g stretches
of inactivity o n l y t o b e f o l l o w e d w i t h
p e r i o d s of h e i g h t e n e d activity.
M y m a i n f u n c t i o n as Secretary is to
r e c o r d t h e m i n u t e s of b o t h r e g u l a r a n d
b o a r d m e e t i n g s . It c a n o f t e n be a c h a l lenge to accurately d o c u m e n t this
i n f o r m a t i o n . T h o u g h t s a n d ideas a r e
o f t e n t h r o w n across a b o a r d t a b l e w i t h
dizzying speed. W h e n a f o r m a l m o t i o n

is m a d e , it is vital t h a t all points a r e
r e c o r d e d w i t h clarity. T h e m i n u t e s a r e
the o f f i c i a l r e c o r d s o f t h e a s s o c i a t i o n ,
after all. T o be sure all p e r t i n e n t i n f o r m a t i o n is p r o p e r l y a c c o u n t e d f o r , I m a k e
every e f f o r t to w r i t e all m e e t i n g m i n u t e s
n o later t h a n the next d a y . This describes
the c h a o t i c p a r t of m y j o b .
The r e m a i n d e r of m y duties involve
coordinating various office w o r k with
S h a r o n , o u r Executive Secretary. I m a k e
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C o n f e r e n c e recently h e l d in Providence.
Another great job!
W h i l e in Providence, I h a d the pleasure of a t t e n d i n g the S t o c k b r i d g e
Breakfast, a n d with the help of Dr.
J o s e p h T r o l l , p r e s e n t e d this y e a r ' s six
Troll-Dickinson Scholarships totaling
$ 4 , 0 0 0 . M a n y of us also h a d the o p p o r tunity t o m e e t w i t h D r . Pat V i t t u m a n d
several S t o c k b r i d g e / U M a s s staff. D u r i n g
a t w o - h o u r o p e n f o r u m , suggestions
p e r t a i n i n g to the entire
Stockb r i d g e / U M a s s p r o g r a m , i n c l u d i n g but
not l i m i t e d to t h e Internship P r o g r a m ,
w e r e discussed. W e all k n o w t h a t w e a r e
in the c o n s t r u c t i o n p h a s e of the Troll
B u i l d i n g a n d this m e e t i n g w a s just a n o t h e r positive step in r e t u r n i n g the
S t o c k b r i d g e / U M a s s Turf P r o g r a m to the
lofty p o s i t i o n t h a t it o n c e h e l d .
See y o u at o u r first o u t d o o r m e e t i n g
o n A p r i l 2 5 a t Segregansett.

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©CSANE President

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M i l l V a l l e y G o l f Links, Inc., the o p e r a t o r
of the M i l l V a l l e y G o l f C o u r s e in Belchert o w n , has b e e n assessed a $ 2 7 , 7 2 5
p e n a l t y by t h e D e p a r t m e n t of Environm e n t a l Protection (DEP) f o r u n d e r t a k i n g
a n e x p a n s i o n of t h e g o l f course w i t h o u t
t h e necessary W a t e r M a n a g e m e n t Act
Permits.

a n d o t h e r resource a r e a s , e n d a n g e r e d
species a n d the rights of o t h e r w a t e r
users. Permitting also requires i m p l e m e n t a t i o n of c o n s e r v a t i o n m e a s u r e s ,
i n t e g r a t e d pest m a n a g e m e n t practices,
s t o r m w a t e r c o n t r o l s , a n d m e t e r i n g of
u s a g e . In a d d i t i o n , there is a n o p p o r t u nity f o r p u b l i c c o m m e n t .

The W a t e r M a n a g e m e n t Act requires
t h a t a n y business, w h i c h uses a n a v e r a g e of over 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 g a l l o n s p e r d a y of
w a t e r o r nine m i l l i o n g a l l o n s in a t h r e e m o n t h period, must obtain a Water
M a n a g e m e n t Act p e r m i t p r i o r t o c o n struction. A DEP inspection a n d review of
i r r i g a t i o n p l a n s established t h a t M i l l V a l ley e x p a n d e d t h e
c o u r s e a n d its ca! 1111 k l p a c i t y t o w i t h d r a w
w a t e r in a n a m o u n t
r e q u i r i n g a p e r m i t . In a d d i t i o n , DEP o b served a n e x p a n s i o n o f the c l u b h o u s e
into the protective z o n e (Zone I) of the
c l u b h o u s e d r i n k i n g w a t e r w e l l in v i o l a t i o n of the Public W a t e r Supply statute.

"The W a t e r M a n a g e m e n t A d p e r m i t t i n g process is d e s i g n e d to ensure t h a t
users of l a r g e q u a n t i t i e s of w a t e r d o not
adversely affect critical e n v i r o n m e n t a l
resources o r n e a r b y w a t e r users," said
M i c h a e l G o r s k i , d i r e c t o r of DEP's W e s t e r n Regional O f f i c e in S p r i n g f i e l d , " i t is
i m p e r a t i v e t h a t all e n v i r o n m e n t a l p e r mits b e o b t a i n e d p r i o r to s t a r t i n g a
project. Permitting p r i o r to c o n s t r u d i o n
a l l o w s DEP to review those i m p a c t s a n d
appropriately condition permits."*

In a d d i t i o n to the p e n a l t y , M i l l V a l l e y
will be required to a p p l y for a W a t e r
M a n a g e m e n t Act p e r m i t a n d a d d r e s s
the e n c r o a c h m e n t of the c l u b h o u s e into
t h e protective z o n e f o r the w e l l . T h e
p e r m i t t i n g process u n d e r the W a t e r
M a n a g e m e n t A d provides for, a m o n g
o t h e r t h i n g s , the p r o t e c t i o n of w e t l a n d s

Dr. Rob Wick mums

In addition to the
penalty ($27,725),
Mill Valley will be
required to apply for
a Wafer M a n a g e m e n t
Act permit and address
the encroachment of
the clubhouse info the
protective zone for
the well.

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Fr@rei ©EPMewSj
Moss. Dept. of
Environmental Protection.

The Water
M a n a g e m e n t Act
requires that any
business, which uses
an average of ©ver
100,000 gallons per
day of wafer ©r nine
million gallons in o
t h r e e - m o n t h period,
must obtain a Water
M a n a g e m e n t Act
permit prior t©
construction.

position
m lead turf ¡ß§lh§lo§i$t at UMass
ETob W i c k is b a c k into t u r f g r a s s p a t h o l o g y . Rob has b e e n a p l a n t d i s e a s e
d i a g n o s t i c i a n his entire p r o f e s s i o n a l career, m o r e t h a n 2 5 years. A t V i r g i n i a
T e c h , w h e r e he received his Ph.D. ( 1 9 8 1 )
and tutelage under
H o u s t o n C o u c h , Rob
r a n the D i a g n o s t i c Lab a n d N e m a t o d e
A d v i s o r y Service. He w a s s u b s e q u e n t l y
h i r e d there as a faculty m e m b e r b u t left
f o r t h e University o f Massachusetts in
1984.
A t the U M a s s S u b u r b a n E x p e r i m e n t
Station in W a l t h a m , M a s s . , Rob's d i a g nostic lab covered vegetable a n d
o r n a m e n t a l c r o p s , a n d t u r f g r a s s diseases a n d n e m a t o d e s . W h e n Rob m o v e d
to the A m h e r s t c a m p u s in 1 9 9 1 , he g a v e
u p turfgrass p a t h o l o g y f o r G a i l Schumann. Gail quickly became
an

outstanding turfgrass pathologist, gaining national recognition.
G a i l has since left U M a s s , a n d several
c h a n g e s a r e t a k i n g p l a c e in d i a g n o s t i c s .
A n a d d i t i o n a l d i a g n o s t i c i a n is b e i n g
h i r e d t o help cover s o m e of Rob's w o r k l o a d so t h a t he c a n c o n c e n t r a t e m o r e o n
turfgrasses. Rob b r i n g s 2 5 years of turfgrass n e m a t o l o g y a n d 10 years of
t u r f g r a s s p a t h o l o g y into the p r o g r a m .
U M a s s will c o n t i n u e t o b e a l e a d e r in
t u r f g r a s s sciences a n d d i a g n o s t i c s .
Specimens for turfgrass diagnostics
a n d n e m a t o d e assays s h o u l d b e sent t o :
Rob W i c k , D e p a r t m e n t o f Plant Soil &
Insect Sciences, 2 7 0 S t o c k b r i d g e R o a d ,
F e r n a l d H a l l , University of M a s s a c h u setts, A m h e r s t , M A 0 1 0 0 3 . Please a v o i d
h a v i n g s p e c i m e n s a r r i v e o n Friday aftern o o n if possible. Please see this m o n t h ' s
insert f o r a U M a s s Extension Plant D i a g nostic Labs Turf F o r m . B

Appreciation from New Jersey superintendents
shows that Dr. Joseph Troll Is 'No Average
i f

Dave

Pease,

MCPS ©©If
M e w

C@yrses,

Jersey

It was a w a r m September m o r n i n g on
the southwest l a w n of S t o c k b r i d g e H a l l .
G a t h e r e d a r o u n d in a collective h u d d l e
w i t h f e l l o w students I h e a r d o u r p r o f e s s o r
p a u s e , t h e n b e n d i n g over r e q u e s t i n g assistance in i d e n t i f y i n g a p l a n t w i t h i n t h e
c o m m u n i t y of grasses
present. It w a s m y first
d a y at t h e university a n d
I w a s a b o u t to g a i n a
v a l u a b l e lesson if I w e r e g o i n g to c o n t i n u e m y studies a t this institution o f
h i g h e r l e a r n i n g . A student u p at the f r o n t
o f the g r o u p b l u r t e d o u t , " t h a t ' s P o a . "
W i t h i m m e d i a c y , D r . Troll r e s p o n d e d t o
t h e collective mass s t a n d i n g d e e p t o t h e
r e a r of the g r o u p , " Y o u k n o w g e n t l e m e n , 2 5 cents a n d h a n g i n g in the b a c k
w i l l o n l y get y o u a c u p of coffee. I suggest
if y o u w a n t to l e a r n a n y t h i n g y o u better
get u p f r o n t . " E n o u g h said.
D e e p in the b o w e l s of S t o c k b r i d g e
H a l l a m o n g s t the c a t a c o m b s of research
l a b o r a t o r i e s w a s Dr. T r o l l ' s o f f i c e , a n
extension to his f o r m a l c l a s s r o o m setting
t w o stories a b o v e . Like s o m e t h i n g o u t of
a M i c k e y S p i l l a n e n o v e l , the d o o r w a y ,
w i t h its w a i n s c o t i n g f r a m e a n d f r o s t e d
w i d o w p a n e e m b o s s e d w i t h g o l d leaf
lettering, " D r . T r o l l , T u r f " g r e e t e d all w h o
e n t e r e d . His office w a s a m o s t w e l c o m e
p l a c e f o r his students. D o c , c o m i n g o f f
as a n o - n o n s e n s e g u y , p r e t t y m u c h
b l a c k - a n d - w h i t e w h e n it c a m e to issues

Doc championed
the attitudes and
resources necessary
to be successful,
not only in the
profession of golf
course stewardship,
but in life as well.

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of p r i n c i p l e , w a s w a r m a n d a p p r o a c h a b l e t o his students, a l m o s t t h e antithesis
of his c l a s s r o o m d e m e a n o r , p e e r i n g
o v e r his r e a d i n g glasses as if he c o u l d
r e a d y o u r d a r k e s t t h o u g h t s . Joe h a d a n
o p e n d o o r policy, w e l c o m e d t o visits at
a n y t i m e . H o w e v e r , his c l a s s r o o m w a s
a n a r e a o f business w h e r e lectures w e r e
g i v e n , notes t a k e n , a n d a b o v e a l l , y o u
h a d better b e p r e p a r e d f o r t h a t d a y ' s
lesson. His t i m e w a s v a l u a b l e a n d he
r e q u i r e d t h a t his students respect their
t i m e as w e l l . He p r o v i d e d g u i d a n c e a n d
a n e a r to y o u r c o n c e r n s , in a d d i t i o n to
g i v i n g a d v i c e a n d snippets of w i s d o m
b e y o n d o u r years. T h e office w a s the
" d o o r w a y to o u r f u t u r e . "
Prof D i c k i n s o n w a s a l e g e n d a r y f i g u r e
w h o established t h e c o u n t r y ' s very first
c o l l e g e - l e v e l c o u r s e in t u r f g r a s s m a n a g e m e n t a n d science a t t h e University o f
Massachusetts (Mass A g g i e , M a s s State).
D r . Troll o n the o t h e r h a n d is a " L e g e n d
in his o w n t i m e . " H e t o o k the virtues
b e s t o w e d u p o n h i m b a c k in 1 9 5 7 a n d
t r a n s c e n d e d their v a l u e f o r the h u n d r e d s
of students w h o c a m e u n d e r his t u t e l a g e .
D o c c h a m p i o n e d the attitudes a n d resources necessary to b e successful, not
o n l y in t h e p r o f e s s i o n o f g o l f course
s t e w a r d s h i p , but in life as w e l l . First a n d
f o r e m o s t D r . Troll w a s a researcher a n d
e d u c a t o r , w h i c h has b e e n w e l l d o c u m e n t e d . But his p r o f o u n d effect o n t h e
industry w a s his c o m m i t m e n t to h u m a n
r e s o u r c i n g ; the e m p h a s i s in g e t t i n g his
students w h o h a d c o m p l e t e d their studies i n t o t h e f i e l d o f g o l f c o u r s e
m a n a g e m e n t . " T o diversify o n e s k n o w l e d g e , cut t h e a p r o n strings, a n d get o u t
into the w o r l d to e x p a n d y o u r k n o w l e d g e
base by e x p l o r i n g o p p o r t u n i t i e s b e y o n d
y o u r b a c k y a r d " w a s Joe's p h i l o s o p h y .
W h e n I h e a r d t h a t t h e N e w Jersey
G o l f C o u r s e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t s Associat i o n D i s t i n g u i s h e d Service A w a r d w a s
b e i n g presented to D r . T r o l l , I c o u l d not
t h i n k of a m o r e d e s e r v e d p e r s o n t o receive such h o n o r . His l e g a c y extends
d e e p w i t h i n t h e f a b r i c of o u r p r o f e s s i o n
t h r o u g h t h e careers l a u n c h e d by his
steadfast beliefs in g e t t i n g his students
into the f i e l d of g o l f course m a n a g e m e n t . N o o t h e r p e r s o n has i m p a c t e d the

" p e r s o n n e l l a n d s c a p e " of N e w Jersey
g o l f courses m o r e t h a n D r . Troll. His
p r o f o u n d i m p a c t w a s felt by n e t w o r k i n g
a p l a c e m e n t p r o g r a m to p r o m o t e the
p o s i t i o n i n g of students w i t h t h e o p p o r t u nity t o m a n a g e g o l f courses. For over
t h r e e d e c a d e s his i m p a c t has b e e n felt
by his students w h o have h a d careers
a n d still have careers o n N e w Jersey g o l f
c o u r s e s . T o n a m e a f e w : Steve Fin a m o r e , Bill Spence, Dick L a F l a m m e ,
M i k e M i n o r , Eric C a d e n e l l i , Jack M a r t i n ,
Larry D o d g e , Jeff A l l e n , Skip C a m e r o n ,
J a n Kasyjanski, S h e r w o o d M o o r e , D a v e
H e r o i a n , Bruce Peeples, Rick C h r i s t i a n ,
G r e g N i c o l l , Steve M a l i k o w s k i , Pete
Coste, Steve C u r r y , T o m G r i m a c , Bob
D w y e r , Bruce C a d e n e l l i , D i c k B a t o r ,
H a r r y S t a f f o r d , D o u g L a r s o n , Bob Tosh,
Bill M u r r a y , B o b M a t h e w s , C h a r l i e
Cross, Steve C a d e n e l l i , M a t t C l e m e n t ,
Steve M c N a m a r a , Kevin O s g o o d , J o h n
O ' K e e f e , G a r y S t e d m a n , Phil Scott, Pete
Pedrazzi, yours truly, a n d m a n y m o r e .
"I o w e a d e b t of g r a t i t u d e t o Dr. T r o l l ;
I a m w h e r e I a m t o d a y because of h i m ;
I wish m y c h i l d r e n h a d s o m e o n e like h i m
to g u i d e t h e m o n their p r o f e s s i o n a l p u r suits." - Steve F i n a m o r e , A l p i n e C o u n t r y
C l u b , D e m a r e s t , N.J.
Continued

on page 9

W h e n I heard that
the N e w Jersey
Golf Course
Superintendents
Association
Distinguished Service
A w a r d was being
presented t© Dr. Troll,
I could not think ©f
a more deserved
person to receive
such honor.

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Is PCNB sfili working? Careful application
is crucial, m noted in checklist of considerations
i y J o s e p h USrraelspoch,
O h i o State U n i v e r s i t y
R e c e n t l y t h e r e have been questions
a b o u t the impact of periodic heavy rainfall a n d w a r m w e a t h e r this winter o n the
longevity a n d efficacy of PCNB products
a n d snow m o l d control.
In d o i n g s o m e research it a p p e a r s
that the PCNB products should be relatively stable if properly a p p l i e d . PCNB is
a contact material
with limited movement in the plant so
initial c o v e r a g e a n d
p l a c e m e n t is i m p o r t a n t as it is with all
contact type fungicides. The f o l l o w i n g
are some considerations to think a b o u t .

I. Did t h e a p p f i c a t i o n ( s )
p r o p e r l y cover t h e host
a n d s t a b i l i z e a t t h e site?
L i q u i d a p p l i c a t i o n s . In the case of
liquid treatments carefully consider if the
product h a d a d e q u a t e t i m e to a d h e r e to
the turf a n d soil before excessive rainfall.
If there was insufficient time to dry/stabilize then the product m a y have m o v e d
or been diluted. In late fall or early winter
the " d r y " time is slow a n d m a y be days
c o m p a r e d to hours in s u m m e r . This is
d u e to m a n y e n v i r o n m e n t factors such

The PCNB products
should be relatively
stable if properly
applied. ThePCNB
is a contact maferioS
with limited movement
in the plant, so
initial coverage
and placement is
important as it is
with all contact
type fungicides.

as low temperatures, short d a y length,
cloudy conditions, relatively high h u m i d ity, etc. If the application did not have
a d e q u a t e t i m e a n d subjected to heavy
r a i n s , p r o d u c t c o v e r a g e w o u l d have
been c o m p r o m i s e d a n d reduced disease p r o t e c t i o n w o u l d be expected.
Check weather conditions experienced
after the application(s).

Dry oppiicsfi@rss. Do not require a
d r y i n g period. A concern w o u l d be if
there was excessive rain that m o v e d
product a n d resulted in uneven particul a r d i s t r i b u t i o n . R e m e m b e r t h a t the
areas that are the most p r o n e to the
m o v e m e n t of product are often the most
p r o n e to disease d e v e l o p m e n t due to
f a v o r a b l e microenvironments.

91. Is t h e t u r f g r o w i n g
s u d t h e r e f o r e Sewering
t h e a m o u n t ©I f u n g i c i d e
protection?
Excessive wet a n d w a r m w e a t h e r conditions can greatly increase the g r o w t h
rate of the host/turf. M o r e snow m o l d

i l l . H i g h p o t e n t i a l s n o w sn@ld
sites esre ©Itéra w e t a n d
t h e most p r o n e f@ b@fh
r e d u c e d f u n g i c i d e persistence
sane! t h e h i g h e s t s r r o y n f
©f disease pressure.
Keep in m i n d that w e a t h e r patterns
can affect the fungicide product, the
d e v e l o p m e n t a n d advance of the disease p a t h o g e n , a n d the g r o w t h a n d
susceptibility of the host. In high disease
pressure sites a d d i t i o n a l f u n g i c i d e a p p l i cations m a y well be needed to deliver
h i g h quality disease free turf. tfa

Jack Nicklaus is entitled to kh opinion
« recipient of QU Tom Morris A ward
I he f o l l o w i n g are bullet points f r o m the
Q & A session with Jack Nickiaus after he
accepted the O l d
T o m M o r r i s A w a r d at
the 2 0 0 5 GCSAA
G o l f Industry s h o w
last m o n t h in O r l a n d o , Florida:

GCSAA
NEWS

• "I w o u l d like tosee the return of f u r r o w e d rakes like they used to use at
O a k m o n t . Bunkers h a v e b e c o m e to
easy a n d a r e not the hazards they used
to b e . "
9 "Thirty years a g o , at a Pro A m , if a n
a m a t e u r was h a v i n g a g o o d d a y he
c o u l d beat a t o u r i n g p r o (at the a m a teur's) h o m e course. N o t t o d a y , the pros
a r e to g o o d a n d p l a y i n g a m u c h different g a m e . "
9
" T h e ball is g o i n g t o o f a r . There
should be a 10% r e d u c t i o n ; this w o u l d

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w o u l d be anticipated even with no loss
of fungicide f r o m runoff. Lush g r o w i n g
turf is substantially m o r e susceptible to
this disease a n d requires a d d i t i o n a l
steps to m a n a g e . PCNB is not systemic
so new growth is not protected by the
fungicide. Also r e m e m b e r excessive wet
w e a t h e r is especially conducive for pink
snow m o l d ( M i c r o d o c h i u m nivale) dev e l o p m e n t and increased disease
pressure.

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effect the tour pros m u c h m o r e t h a n
amateurs."
° "There use to be bentgrass players
a n d b e r m u d a grass players, but n o w
courses are c o n d i t i o n e d so well that it
really d o e s n ' t m a t t e r . "
9 "Superintendents should be the first
hire in the construction process."
9 "Six inch r o u g h d o e s n ' t a l l o w f o r creativity o r recovery o n the g o i f course.
A r n i e was p o p u l a r because of his recovery skills; that is missing t o d a y . A u g u s t a
used to be a second-shot course, [with
r o u g h a n d tree plantings] that has been
taken away."

• "I a m still hitting the ball as f a r as I
d i d in m y p r i m e . "
9 "I believe a g o o d m e m b e r y a r d a g e is
6 2 0 0 to 6 7 0 0 y a r d s . " m

Ohio Siate U. reports m a variety é herbicides
ffls an effective way to minimi annual grassy weed
By J o h n Streets D a v i d
&L D e b

Most

Gardner,

Hoidren, Ohi© State

turfgrass

managers

across

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the

state ( O h i o ) c o n t i n u e t o rely o n the use
of p r e - e m e r g e n c e h e r b i c i d e s t o c o n t r o l
a n n u a l grass w e e d s .

MewSy S e e d e d T u r f g r a s s ( m o w e d
less t h a n 3 times). S i d u r o n s h o u l d be
a p p l i e d a t the t i m e o f
s e e d i n g o r p r i o r to t h e
Td M t TJ H e m e r g e n c e o f t h e
w e e d grasses. A seco n d a p p l i c a t i o n m a y b e necessary w h e r e
w e e d pressure is heavy.

TURF

E s t a b l i s h e d T u r f . Pre-emergence
h e r b i c i d e s f o r 2 0 0 5 i n c l u d e : Benefin
(Balan), Bensulide (Betasan, others),
P e n d i m e t h a l i n (Pre-M, P e n d u l u m , o t h ers), O x a d i a z o n (Ronstar), T r i f l u r a l i n +
Benefin ( T e a m Pro), D i t h i o p y r ( D i m e n sion), a n d P r o d i a m i n e (Barricade).
M o n i t o r soil t e m p e r a t u r e s ( 2 - i n c h
d e p t h ) to p r e d i c t a n n u a l grassy w e e d
germination. A n n u a l bluegrass germin a t e s in s o i l t e m p s o f 4 5 F ( 8 C ) ,
C r a b g r a s s = 5 0 - 5 5 F (1 0 - 1 3 C ) ,
G o o s e g r a s s = 6 0 - 6 5 F ( 1 5 - 1 S C ) , Barnyardgrass = 60-65F (15-18C), and
Foxtails = 6 5 F ( 1 8 C ) . In N o r t h e r n O h i o ,
crabgrass e m e r g e n c e occurs a r o u n d
A p r i l 1 to M a y 1, C e n t r a l O h i o it occurs
a r o u n d M a r c h 1 5 t o A p r i l 1 5 , a n d in
S o u t h e r n O h i o M a r c h 1 t o A p r i l 1.
Post-emergence
for annual

grassy

herbicides
weeds

A f t e r a n n u a l grass w e e d s h a v e establ i s h e d in g r a s s a r e a s , t h e i r r e m o v a l
u s u a l l y necessitates t h e use o f postemergence control products. Those
products for 2 0 0 5 are: M o n o s o d i u m
Acid Methanearsonate (MSMA, Daconate, others), Fenoxaprop p-ethyl

Dimension is unique
in that it exhibits both
pre-emergence &
post-emergence
activity on crabgrass.

( A c c l a i m Extra), D i t h i o p y r
a n d Q u i n c l o r a c (Drive).

(Dimension),

D i m e n s i o n is u n i q u e in t h a t it exhibits
both pre-emergence & post-emergence
activity o n c r a b g r a s s . It is m o s t effic a c e o u s o n y o u n g c r a b g r a s s t h a t is
b e y o n d the 1 - 2 tiller m a t u r i t y s t a g e .
G r o w t h s t o p p a g e of c r a b g r a s s occurs
w i t h i n 3 - 5 days after a p p l i c a t i o n but
a c t u a l kill t a k e s 3 - 5 w e e k s . It is a g o o d
specialty h e r b i c i d e f o r use w h e r e the
critical t a r g e t d a t e f o r c r a b g r a s s has
b e e n missed, a p o s t - e m e r g e n c e a p p l i c a t i o n is r e q u i r e d , b u t s e a s o n a l
p r e - e m e r g e n c e c o n t r o l is still necessary.

P e r e n n i a l g r a s s w e e d e@rafr@S
Non-selective, Systemic Control.
Products such as G l y p h o s a t e ( R o u n d u p
Pro) a n d G l u f o s i n a r e a m m o n i u m (Finale) a r e t h e t w o p r i m a r y non-selectives.
Both have systemic activity, a r e f o l i a r
a b s o r b e d in 2 - 4 h o u r s , a n d have no soil
residual activity. G l y p h o s a t e has also
Continued

on page

Most turfgrass
managers across the
state (Ohio) continue
to rely on the use
of pre-emergence
herbicides to control
annual grass weeds.
After annual grass
weeds have established
in grass areas,
their removal usually
necessitates the use
of post-emergence
control product^.

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continued

from page 5

" I w a s in his office o n e d a y w h i l e
w o r k i n g o n the Turf Bulletin, a n d D o c
i n q u i r e d : ' S p e n c e , y o u ever h e a r d of
M o n - M o u t h C o u n t y ? ' W i t h a s m i l e I rep l i e d , 'Yes, t h a t ' s w h e r e I ' m f r o m in N e w
J e r s e y . " W e l l , Bill, t h e y ' r e l o o k i n g f o r a
superintendent.' That opportunity prov i d e d m y first s u p e r i n t e n d e n t ' s j o b . " Bill Spence, The C o u n t r y C l u b , B r o o k line, M a s s .
" H e has b e e n c o m m i t t e d to excell e n c e in e v e r y a s p e c t , i n t e a c h i n g ,
research, a n d in g u i d i n g his students. If
it w e r e n ' t f o r D r . T r o l l , I w o u l d n ' t h a v e
enjoyed the career that I have." - Dave
Sylvester, sales rep f r o m Bayer Environm e n t a l Science a n d class of ' 7 5
g r a d u a t e of t h e Turf P r o g r a m .
"!t w a s m y first d a y of class sitting next
to T e d d y M a d d o x w h o ' s n o w in V e r m o n t
a n d I c a n r e m e m b e r ever so clearly D r .
Troll saying 'I d o n ' t c a r e w h a t y o u d o in
a n y of y o u r o t h e r classes, but if y o u ever
miss a n y o n e of m y e i g h t o ' c l o c k classes
y o u ' l l never get a j o b in this c o u n t r y ,
cause y o u r g r a n d f a t h e r o n l y dies o n c e , '
i n s i n u a t i n g t h a i y o u ' v e g o t o n e excused
a b s e n c e . " - Steve M a l i k o w s k i , Panderl o d g e G o l f C l u b , Villas, N.J.
Joe Troll g r e w u p in Paterson N e w
Jersey, t h e son of a chemist. It's q u i t e
a p p a r e n t t h a t Joe g o t o f f to a pretty g o o d
start in his c a r e e r , i n h e r i t i n g s o m e p r i m e

" H e has been corn miffed
f© excellence in every
aspect, in teaching,
research, and in
guiding his students.
Sf it w e r e n ' t for Dr. Troll,
1 w o u l d n ' t have
enjoyed the career
that S have."
Dave Sylvester
D N A to p u r s u e a c a r e e r in the f i e l d of
science. D r . Troll j o i n e d t h e d e p a r t m e n t
o f p l a n t a n d soil sciences a t U M a s s as
a n instructor in 1 9 5 7 a n d w a s p r o m o t e d
to professor in 1 9 5 9 . He w a s responsible for teaching u n d e r g r a d u a t e a n d
g r a d u a t e courses, c o n d u c t i n g a n e i g h t week winter school for turfgrass
m a n a g e r s , a n d t e a c h i n g courses in a
t w o - y e a r p r o g r a m at t h e S t o c k b r i d g e
S c h o o l , w h e r e he w a s c h o s e n as O u t s t a n d i n g Professor of t h e Y e a r o n t h r e e
occasions. D r . Troll w a s r e c o g n i z e d in
1 9 8 3 by t h e G o l f C o u r s e S u p e r i n t e n dents A s s o c i a t i o n of A m e r i c a w i t h its

iefter to the Editor mrnlk Bob Heeley,
longtime superintendent §f Quaboag CX.
¡©ear Mike,
I ' m a f r i e n d of Roy M a c k i n t o s h f r o m
T w i n Hills C o u n t r y C l u b . M y n a m e is
Richard K a c z m a r c z y k a n d I a m the d i r e c t o r o f p u b l i c w o r k s f o r the T o w n of
P a l m e r o u t in w e s t e r n Massachusetts.
A g o o d f r i e n d of o u r s by the n a m e of
Bob Heeley, w h o was the greens superi n t e n d e n t f o r Q u a b o a g C o u n t r y C l u b in
M o n s o n , M a s s . f o r years, passed a w a y
M a r c h 1, 2 0 0 5 in O c a l a , F l o r i d a . B o b
a n d I w e r e close f r i e n d s f o r years. I d i d
all his s h a p i n g w o r k w i t h m y b u l l d o z e r s
Jdli^ililLijdAl.liJiUiildl.J^

a n d Bob a n d I b e c a m e g o o d f r i e n d s .
B o b ' s son c a l l e d m e a n d a s k e d if I c o u l d
c o n t a c t s o m e o n e in the g o l f course sup e r i n t e n d e n t s a s s o c i a t i o n . ! c a l l e d Roy
a n d that's how I got your n a m e a n d
e-mail.
His son w o u l d a p p r e c i a t e it if y o u
w o u l d just m e n t i o n Bob's passing in y o u r
newsletter t o let his f r i e n d s k n o w of his
p a s s i n g . B o b d i e d after a battle w i t h
cancer.
Thank you,
Pick Kaszmsrezyk

D i s t i n g u i s h e d Service A w a r d . In 1 9 9 1 ,
D r . Troll received the U S G A G r e e n Sect i o n a w a r d in r e c o g n i t i o n f o r his
d i s t i n g u i s h service to g o l f t h r o u g h w o r k
w i t h turfgrass.
" H e t o u c h e d p e o p l e ' s lives t h r o u g h o u t their careers. His influence o n his
students w a s not l i m i t e d to the t w o o r
f o u r years they w e r e at s c h o o l . H e w o u l d
i n v o l v e himself unselfishly t h r o u g h o u t
t h e careers of his students. H e w o u l d be
i n s t r u m e n t a l in p l a c i n g his students in
g o l f c o u r s e positions t h r o u g h o u t the n a t i o n . His f a r r e a c h i n g contacts m a d e it
possible to run a j o b referral service a n d
m a n y of his students eventually o c c u p i e d
t h e m o s t prestigious positions in the ind u s t r y . " - J . Barrie Robertson.
W e in the business h a v e b e e n so
f o r t u n a t e to h a v e k n o w n this m a n ; he
has b e e n a m e n t o r to m e a n d so m a n y
others. H e strived to get y o u to think
o u t s i d e t h e b o x , t h a t t h e r e w e r e no
" c o o k b o o k a n s w e r s " out t h e r e , a n d t h a t
o n e n e e d e d to expose themselves to the
u n a n t i c i p a t e d c h a n g e s o n e w a s a b o u t to
h a v e t h r o w n a t t h e m . T h e r e w a s a n exc i t e m e n t in his eyes w h e n c o n v e r s i n g
a b o u t the business of m a n a g i n g t u r f , as
if in a n o t h e r life, he t o o w o u l d like to
d r i v e the bus, to be a s u p e r i n t e n d e n t
experiencing the constant trials a n d
t r i b u l a t i o n s in m a i n t a i n i n g h i g h q u a l i t y
turf o n g o l f courses. He loved the g a m e
o f g o l f a n d like most of us w a s f r u s t r a t e d
t h a t he c o u l d n ' t i m p r o v e his h a n d i c a p
b e y o n d his skill level. In the b a s e m e n t of
S t o c k b r i d g e H a l l I recall s e e i n g h i m
d o n n e d in his w h i t e l a b c o a t , d o i n g
research, r e a d i n g his p a p e r s , a n d i w o n d e r e d at times w h i l e o b s e r v i n g h i m at his
w o r k just h o w a p p r o a c h a b l e he w a s
w h e n it c a m e to o u r life's pursuits. D r .
Troll has i m p a c t e d m y life in w a y s t h a t !
h a v e yet to discover. Like m a n y of us w h o
s t u d i e d u n d e r h i m , ! pass o n those virtues to m y protégés. He continues to
h a v e a p r o f o u n d effect t h r o u g h his disciples o f turf m a n a g e m e n t . Joe is a
p o w e r f u l f i g u r e f o r all w h o have c o m e to
k n o w h i m . iS

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. announcements *.. educational seminars... job opportunities
. „ a tournament results... md miscellaneous items ©i internst lo the membership.
W e l c o m e n e w m e m b e r s : A n d r e w Eick, Assistant, W a l p o l e C . C . , W a l p o l e , Mass.; M i c k
Echard, Assistant S u p e r i n t e n d e n t , W a l p o l e
C . C . , W a l p o l e , Mass.; James Hastings, Assistant, Pine M e a d o w s G . C . , Lexington Mass.
W e l c o m e new Friend: Tree Tech, Inc., Foxb o r o , Mass.
P r o p o s e d f o r m e m b e r s h i p : David W.
Johnson, Superintendent, Whitinsville G . C . ,
Dudley, Mass.; Christopher M . J o h n s o n , Superintendent, M i l f o r d C . C . , M i l f o r d , Mass.;
B e r n a r d E. M e e h a n , Jr., S u p e r i n t e n d e n t ,
Wahconah,
Dalton,
Mass.;
Jeremy
Stachowicz, Superintendent of G r o u n d s ,
W a h c o n a h , D a l t o n , Mass.

O u r c o n d o l e n c e s g o to the Heeley f a m i l y o n
the passing of o u r f r i e n d Bob Heeley. Bob was
the superintendent f o r Q u a b o a g C o u n t r y C l u b
in M o n s o n , Mass. f o r m a n y years, a n d he
passed a w a y M a r c h 1, 2 0 0 5 in O c a l a , Florida
after a battle with cancer.
O y r c o n d o l e n c e s are extended to the Snyder
f a m i l y o n the passing of Arthur Jack Snyder, a
Past President a n d Fellow of the A m e r i c a n
Society of G o l f Course Architects a n d m e m b e r
since 1 9 6 4 , w h o d i e d February 12 in Phoenix,
Arizona. He was 8 7 .
W e w i s h M a r y A r m s t r o n g a speedy recovery
f r o m her recent surgery.
B e s t w i s h e s g o to Peter Lund o n a speedy
recovery f r o m his recent surgery.
C o m g n a f y l o t i e n s to Dick D u g g a n , C G C S ,
superintendent at The M e a d o w at Peabody,
w h o was recently recognized by the m a y o r of
Peabody f o r the c o m p l e t i o n of his t h i r d renewal
as a C e r t i f i e d
Golf
Course
Superintendent.
R i c h a r d G a g r a o n , superintendent at Segregansett C . C . , was interviewed by G o l f Course
News on h o w s u p e r i n t e n d e n t s a r e saving
m o n e y d u r i n g these budget-conscious times.
To r e a d this article, visit:
http://www.golfcoursenews.com/Features/Feafure.asp?ID
= 8.

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
P e n d i n g L e g i s i a t i e n : (1) N e w York S.B.
5 7 2 requires a g o l f facility to m a k e a v a i l a b l e
at least o n e f u n c t i o n a l cardiac defibrillator
a n d requires that employees of the facility be
t r a i n e d in its p r o p e r o p e r a t i o n a n d use. (2)
V e r m o n t S.B. 12 limits the a m o u n t of g r a n u l a r
fertilizer that m a y be a p p l i e d per 1 , 0 0 0 s q u a r e
feet of turf f o r n o n - a g r i c u l t u r a l uses i n c l u d i n g
golf courses.

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T h e p r o p o s e d M a s s . F e r t i l i z e r Preemption Bill is b e i n g revised. There was concern
r e g a r d i n g the w o r d i n g , a n d a b o u t w h o w o u l d
b e c o m e the source of i n f o r m a t i o n on fertilizer
in the state. W e will provide a n u p d a t e w h e n
m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n becomes available.

GCSANE NEWS
Sf t h e r e is a e o m e e l l a f i o r a of a G C S A N E
event, i n f o r m a t i o n will be (1) posted on the
w e b site, (2) a v a i l a b l e o n the association's
office a n s w e r i n g m a c h i n e , a n d (3) delivered
via a n e - m a i l blast. Please m a k e sure that you
have given Sharon your correct e - m a i l address
a n d that your e m a i l account is set up to accept
association mass m a i l i n g . M a n y of o u r attempts to reach p e o p l e are being rejected by
s p a m filters.
T h a n k s !® B o b S w s z a l a , C G C S , for putting
together this year's N o r ' e a s t e r in O r l a n d o . It
was well attended a n d a lot of f u n .
T h e T u r f C l u b is r e f o r m i n g at UMass after
m a n y years of h i b e r n a t i n g .
T h e r e is a $ 2 5 0 s t i p e n d for an article f r o m
a G C S A N E m e m b e r . The article doesn't have
to be perfect - we will pretty it u p if w e have
to. It is a g r e a t w a y for m e m b e r s m a k e some
m o n e y w h i l e b e e f i n g u p their p o r t f o l i o . A
length of 6 0 0 - 7 0 0 w o r d s is all w e ask, a mere
t w o pages in M S W o r d in 1 2 - p o i n t type, single
spaced. The Newsletter w o u l d like to invite all
affiliates to s u b m i t a press release a b o u t new
hires or a c o m p a n y bio. W e will print press
releases o n a first-come, first-served basis.

GCSAA NEWS
T h e n e w d e s i g n of the o n l i n e G C S A A m e m ber benefit directory - the benefit puzzle - c a n
help y o u n a v i g a t e t h r o u g h the m a n y G C S A A
p r o g r a m s a n d services offered. Let us help y o u
m a k e the most of your m e m b e r s h i p at the
G C S A A w e b site:
www.gcsaa.org.

F r e e s e r v i c e . You can n o w post positions at
t h e S t o c k b r i d g e S c h o o l w e b site f r e e at:
www.umass.edu/stockbridge/jobnet/Hstaiob.php.
Internship a n d p e r m a n e n t professional positions can be listed separately under Turfgrass
Management.

T u r f & S u r f S w e e p s t a k e s : Herifage-TL. To
celebrate its new liquid f o r m u l a t i o n of Heritage, Syngenta Professional Products offers
superintendents the chance to w i n a C a r i b b e a n
trip for two in the "Turf & Surf Sweepstakes."

The w i n n e r receives a five-day, expenses-paid
trip to the Sandals resort in the Bahamas. In
a d d i t i o n to the g r c n d prize, 2 5 superintendents will w i n a G C S A A self-study course, a n d
5 0 superintendents will w i n a G C S A A online
course. To enter, visit
www.heritageTL.com.
The promotion ends M a y 1, with winners announced June 1. Entries limited to one per month.

POSITION OPENINGS
A s s i s t a n t S u p e r i n t e n d e n t , Charles River
C o u n t r y C l u b , N e w t o n , Mass. Charles River
C . C . is a D o n a l d Ross designed club, located
a p p r o x i m a t e l y five miles west of Boston in N e w ton Centre, Mass. The 2 1 9 - a c r e facility includes
driving range, p o o l , a n d tennis courts. Individual must have a n associates or bachelors
degree in turfgrass m a n a g e m e n t or related
field, individual must be a t e a m player with
strong attention to detail. It is i m p o r t a n t that the
c a n d i d a t e have previous experience in personnel m a n a g e m e n t . The c a n d i d a t e will assist the
superintendent in all aspects of golf course
m a i n t e n a n c e . Individual must be skilled in all
facets of golf m a i n t e n a n c e , daily set-up, a n d
personnel m a n a g e m e n t of teams of 10 or
m o r e . Salary is c o m m e n s u r a t e with experience
a n d ability. Benefits include health insurance,
4 0 1 (k) p r o g r a m , a n n u a l vacation-sick time,
a n d a n n u a l dues p a i d to national & regional
associations. Position o p e n until filled. Please
send resume to: Paul Blanusa, Superintendent,
Charles River C . C . , 4 8 3 D e d h a m St., Newton
Centre, M A 0 2 4 5 9 ; E-mail:
pblanusa@charlesrivercc.org;
Fax: 6 1 7 - 2 4 4 - 8 5 5 3 .
G o l f C o u r s e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t , Pleasant
Valley C . C . , 9 5 A r m s b y Road, Sutton, Mass.
Pleasant Valley is a n a t i o n a l l y - k n o w n private
1 8 - h o l e c h a m p i o n s h i p course that has hosted
3 3 PGA Tour events a n d 14 LPGA events as
well as Mass. O p e n s a n d NEPGA Section
C h a m p i o n s h i p s over its 4 4 year history. Q u a l i fications include a turf m a n a g e m e n t degree
a n d a m i n i m u m of three years of experience
as a superintendent. A Massachusetts Pesticide
License is required, individual must have a
proven track record in construction projects as
well as experience in the d e v e l o p m e n t of long
a n d short-term course i m p r o v e m e n t prog r a m s . Responsibilities include m a i n t e n a n c e
of entire g o l f course a n d g r o u n d s that feature
an a w a r d - w i n n i n g horticultural p r o g r a m . N e w
construction is n o w u n d e r w a y on t w o holes.
Individual must have a total u n d e r s t a n d i n g of
budgets, p u r c h a s i n g , leasing, a n d a d m i n i s t r a tive duties. The superintendent will direct a
truly o u t s t a n d i n g crew w h i c h r e m a i n s in place.
C o m p e n s a t i o n includes a competitive salary,
based on experience, c o m b i n e d with an excellent benefit p r o g r a m . D e a d l i n e for responses
in M a r c h 3 1 , 2 0 0 5 . Fax resume to 5 0 8 - 8 6 5 0778, or e - m a i l resume to:
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Please Patronize these FRIENDS of the ASSOCIATION
A-OK Turf Equipment int.
1357Mom St.,Covertly, RI 02816-8435
Articulator, Terra Topper, Greens Groomer
brush, S used equipment.
Mike Corniceli!-(401) 826-2584
A A Will Materials Corp.
198 Washington St., Stoughton, MA 02072-1748
bunker sands, cart path mixes, bridging stone,
& hardscape supplies.
Charlie Downing, Ed Downing - (800) 4-AA-WILL
Accusoils
P.O. Box 1125, Catvet, MA 02330
Topdressing sand 8 mixes, divot mix, greens Stees, toot zone mix,
bunker sand, cart path mix, stablizer, 8 greens care analysis.
(866) 222-6644
Allen's Seed Store inc.
693 S. County Trail, Exeter, Ri 02822
Specializing in quality seed and related
golf course maintenance supplies.
Gregg Allen-(800) 527-3898
Agresource, inc.
100 Main St., Ameshury, MA 01913
Tim Gould, Guy Trovers
(800) 313-3320,(978) 388-5110
The Andersons Technologies, inc.
26 Waite Ave, S. Hodley, MA 01075
Manufacturer of fertilizer 8 control products.
Rick Forni-(413) 534-8896
Armstrong Golf Architects, LLC
76 S. New Boston Rd, Francestown, NH 02043
Golf course design 8 renovation. (603) 547-3132
BASF Turf £ Ornamental
12 Peterson Rd., Palmer, AAA 01069
Emerald, insignia, Pendulum AquaCap, Curalan, Drive,
Basagran, Iprodione Pro, Propiconozole Pro,
Bifenthtin Pro, Plateau, Sahara
Bob York-(413) 283-9675

Country Club Enterprises
P.O. Box 820, Catoumet, MA 02534
Club Car golf cats, Carryall utility vehicles.
Dave Farina, Darin Eddy, Dorten Ort - (800) 662-2585
DGM Systems
I Snogwood Rd, Foster, RI 02825
Distributor of Reelcraft products 8 inventor of the
Direct Underground Maintenance Syringing System.
Manny Mihailides - (401) 886-0888, (401) 524-8999
David Mihoilides - ( 4 0 1 ) 647-0550
DHT Golf Services
dba Weed 8 Feed, Inc.
20 Clork Lane, Marshfield, MA 02050
Golf course renovation 8 construction inali areas:
bunkers, tees, greens, drainage, irrigation, 8 cart paths.
Dahn Tibbelt, Chip Brearley - (508) 746-3222
Michael Drake Construction, Inc.
240 Walnut St, Ftamingham, MA 01702
Golf course reconstruction; professional shoper.
Michael Drake - (508) 875-8247
E-Z-GO/Textron
E2G0 golf end utility vehicles.
Doug Hopper - (800) 234-0474
Gold Star Nursery & Sod Farm
250 West Rd, Canterbury, NH 03224-2127
Growers of turfgrass and ornamentals.
Malcolm McPhuil; Lexington, Mass. - (781) 861-1 111;
Canterbury, N.H. - (603) 783-4717
Golf Corf Services, Inc.
275 Wells St, Greenfield, MA 01301
Club Car golf, turf, transportation, 8 utility cots.
James Betnier-(800) 287-0955
GPS New England Mapping
39 Cedar St, Cohasset, MA 02025
Precise irrigation 8 drainage as-builts;
wire tracking 8 electrical repairs.
Greg Albanese-(781) 789-1166

Bey State Fertifeer/WlWte
100 First Ave., Boston, MA 02129
Manufacturer 8 supplier of dry organic fertilizers.
Kristen Patneoude - (617) 788-4437

©reeno, inc.
2352 Main St., Concord, MA 01742
Tree transplanting, landscape construction, 8 masoniy.
Kevin Mulcahy-(800) 439-7244

The Borden Company
114 Summer St., Moynord, MA 01754
Buik limestone dealer.
Jack Borden-(978) 897-2571

Kartell's Turf Specialty LLC
15 Londonderry Rd. Londonderry, NH 03053
TurfS ornamentai supplies.
Chock Bramitali, Mike Kroian, Mike Nagle,
Jim Wierzhicki-(800) 228-6656

Boston Irrigation Supply Company
60 Stergis Way, Dedharn, AAA 02026
Distributor, irrigation supplies 8 accessories, featuring Rain Bird.
Andy Longlois, J. Anderson !ii, Randy Peterman
(800)225-8006
Bourke & tannery Turf Care dba "DryJecf"
48 Hordwick Terrace, Brighton, MA 02135
Aerification 8 filling of holes with dry material in one pass
on greens, tees, ot problem spots on fairways.
RoryBoorke-(617) 779-8873

Charles C. Hart Seed Co., Inc.
P. 0. Box 9169, Wethersfield, CT 06109
Roy Sibley, Dick Gatski, Robin Hayes
(800) 326-HART
Hariney Greymoni
433 Chestnut St., Needham, MA 02492
Tree care, landscape construction, consulting.
MatkTobin-(781) 444-1227

The Cardinals, inc.
166 River Rd., P.O. Box 520, Unionville, CT 06085
Goif course and landscape supplies.
John Callahan, Dennis Friei - (800) 861-6256

Holliston Sand Co., Inc.
P.O. Box 1168, T i t Rd. Slatetsviile, RI 02876
USGA-recommended sends, root-zone mixes, bunker &
topdressing, agresoil, compost, stone-dust, 8 pea-stone
Bob Cholifour, CGCS (ret.) - (401) 766-5010

Cavicchio Landscape Supply, Inc.
110 Codjer Lane, Sudborv, MA 01776
Annuals, perennials, garden mums, ground covers,
loom, 8 mulch.
Darren Young-(978) 443-7177

International Golf Construction Co.
5 PurcelIRd, Arlington, MA 02474
Golf course construction.
Antonios Paganis - (781) 648-2351;
(508)428-3022

Cedar Lawn Tree Service, inc.
32 Nickerson Rd., Ashland, MA 01721
Pruning, fertilization, removal, 8 professional core.
William P. Maley - (508) 881-2622

Irrigation Management & Services
21 tokeviewAve, Natick, MA 01760
Irrigation consultation, design, and system evaluation.
Bob Heoley, ASIC, CiD-(508) 653-0625

Ciantelli Landscaping
Wohurn, MA 01801
Reverse rototiliing, cultivating.
(781) 938-5055

Ken Jones Tire, Inc.
71-73 Chandler St., Worcester, MA01613
Distributor of tires for lawn 8 garden, tracks,
cars, industrial equipment, and golf cats.
Gerry Jones- (508) 755-5255

Clean Quest
P. 0. Box 1102, Southbury,CT06488
Distributors of the Landò Water system for treating
wash water, Safety Storage chemical buildings,
8 Octoflex portable wash pads.
Steven Burnett, Michael Wende - (800) 521-5585
Cornish, Silva, & Mungeum, inc.
207 N. Main St, Uxbridge, MA 01569
Golf course architects.
(508)278-3407

larchmont Engineering & Irrigation
I I Larchmont Lane, Lexington, MA 02420-4483
Marc Utero - (781)862-2550
Landmark Construction
P.O. Box 662, Winchester, MA 01890
Tee/bunker shaping 8 remodeling, cart paths,
Drainage, tree planting, landscape construction.
Daniel Champion-(781) 729-3250

Lazaro's Golf Course Supplies £ Accessories
dba Hammond Paint and Chemical Co, Inc.
738 Main St., Suite 223, Waltham, MA 02154
Complete line of golf course accessories;
Standard, Par Aide, Eagle One.
Joe Lazaro - (781) 647-3361
Lesco, Inc.
20005 Lake Rd., Rocky River, OH 44116
Ron Tumiski-(800) 321-5325
D.L Moher Co.
71 Concord St, P.O. Boxl27, N. Reading, MA 01864
Water supply specialists; wells 8 pumping equipment.
(781) 933-3210
McNulty Construction Corp,
P.O. Box 3218, Ftamingham, MA 01705
Asphalt paying of cart paths, walkways,
parking areas; imprinted asphalt.
John McNulty-(508) 879-8875
Miller Golf Construction
P.O. Box 1008, Essex, MA 01929
Golf coarse construction 8 renovation,
jonathon Miller - (978) 768-6600
S.V. Moffett Co., Inc.
33 Thruway Park Dr., W. Henrietta, NY 14586
Rain Bird Golf irrigation distributor.
Nathan Clark, Bill Stinson- (888) 708-5296
R.F. Morse £ Sons, inc.
22 Cranberry Hwy, Wareham, MA 02576
Professional goods, services, ¿John Deere
equipment for the golf coarse industry.
Larry Anshewitz, Mike Hannigon,
Kevin McDonough, Tom Rowell,
Ren Wilkes, John Winskowicz - (508) 295-1553
Nardone Sand and Gravel, Inc.
37 Power Rd, Westford, MA 01886
Topdressing sand 8 mixes, bunker sands, toot-zone
mixes, loam, cart path materials, drainage stone.
Gteg Frederick-(978) 692-8221
Norfolk Power Equipment, Inc.
5 Cushlng Dr, Wrentham, MA 02093
Soles, service, rentals, leasing, Kubota tractors
(508)384-0011
North Shore Hydroseeding
20 Wenham St. Danvers, MA 01923
Hydroseeding, etosion control, 8 tree services.
Brian King-(978) 762-8737
Partac Peat Corporation
Kelsey Park, Great Meadows, NJ 07838
Heat treated topdressing, golf hole targets,
turf blankets, other specially golf supplies.
Jim Kelsey-(800) 247-2326
Prescription Turf Services, Inc.
P. 0. Box 39, Middleton, MA 0J 949
Deep-tine and hydro-injection services, custom
fertilizer 8 pesticide applications, fairway aeration,
topdressing operations. (978) 777-1663
Putnam Pipe Corp.
90 Elm St., Hopkinton, MA 01748
Underground water, sewer, 8 drain piping sales.
8 distribution. 24-hour service. Elliot Putnam,
David Putnam, Eli Potty - (508) 435-3090
R.A.D. Corp.
269 Hanover St., Hanover, AAA 02339
Golf course construction, greens, tees, bunkers,
drainage, earth-moving, ponds, 8 water features.
Robert M. Delmonico-(78!) 826-2800
Kotondo Precast
151 Old Farms Road, Avon, CT 06001
Precast concrete buildings for chemical 8 equipment storage.
Fully-equipped restroom buildings also available.
Boh Anania - (860) 673-3291
Sawtelle Brothers, inc.
65 Glenn St, Lawrence, MA 01843
Larry Bunn, John Lenfiart
George Wise-(800) 999-8873
SBi Turf Services
65 Glenn St, Lawrence, MA 01843
Deep-tine, cote, 8 water-injection aerification,
DOL 8 Veiti-Seed overseeding, irrigation services.
(800) 999-TURF

Shawnmark Industries, Inc.
P.O. Box 8966, Warwick, RJ 02999
Matt Howtand-(401 >295-1673
Sodco Inc.
P.O. Box2,Slocum, R102877
BluegrasyTescue, BluegrassTRye, Bluegros^Fescue/ Rye,
Sean Moran, Pal Hogan - (800) 341 -6900
Sports Club Management
104Wyman Rd. Broinfree, MA 02184
0SHA and EPA compliance services 8 training.
Ron Smith-(781) 848-5978
Stumps Are Us
5 Timbeiwood Rd, # 1 0 8 , Goffstown, NH 03045
Professional stump chipping service.
Brendan McQuade-(603) 625-4165
l e e £ Green Sod, Inc.
P.O. Box 418, Exeter, Rl 02822
Dave Wallace - (401) 789-8177; Scott Mcleod - (401) 641-3814
Tom Irwin inc.
11 A St, Burlington, MA 01803
Turf management products.
Jock Petersen, Paul Skafas, Rob Latson, Chris Petersen,
Greg Misodoulakis, Mike DeFotge
(800)582-5959
Tuclcahoe Turf Farms, inc.
P. 0. Box 167, Wood River Junction, Rl 02894
Chris Beasley-(800) 556-6985
Turfgrass Environmental Consulting
47 Falmouth Rood, Longmeadow, MA 01106
1PM pians for permit protects, wildlife enhancement projects,
8 water quality monitoring programs.
John Bresnohan - (413) 565-5340
TurfLinks, Inc.
16 Kane Industrial Dr., Hudson, MA 01749
Distributor of quality fertilzer, grass seed,
8 control products for the golf course industry.
Kevin Lyons, Scott Mackintosh, Tim Cohen,
Jim Favreau-(866) 567-9221
Turf Enhancement Enterprises
6 Jessica J Dr., Millbury, MA 01527
Florotine products, Precision Small Engine Co,
Douglas Rollers, Ttion Lifts.
Tom Fox-(508) 865-9150
TurfNet Associates, Inc.
21 Brandywine Rd, Skillman, NJ 08558
Cutting edge communication for the golf course industry.
Peter McCormick - (800) 3 ! 4-7929
Turf Products Corp.
157 Moody Rd, Enfield, 0 06082
Distributors of Taro Irrigation 8 maintenance equipment
and other golf-related products. Tim Betge, Brian Laccini,
Rick Moolton, Mike Turner - (800) 243-4355
Varney Bros. Sand & Gravel
79 Hartford Ave, Bellingham, MA 02019
Concrete golf cart paths.
Kenneth Mooradian - (800) 441-7373
Verdicon
18 Legate Hill Rd, Sterling, MA 01564
Fertilizer, seed, chemicals, 8IPM.
Glenn Larahee, Brace Chapman, Maik Miller - (800) 224-4440
Waterflowers Ecological Design
132 Bridge St, Salem, MA 01970
Environmental audits, planning/design 8 permits
for all environmental details.
Tony Bastion-(978) 745-3142
Winding Brook Turf Farm
Wethersfield, a 06109
Scott Wheeler, Mike Krudwig, Sam Morgan - (800) 243-0232
Philip Wogan £ George F. Soroeni, Jr.
17 Walker Rd, Topsfield, MA 01983
Golf course architects.
(978)887-3672
Zip Type Priniing Services, Inc.
50 Kent Street, Newburyport, MA 01950
Design, printing, mailing, advertising specialties.
Sheila Johnson-(978) 462-9358

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been formulated for more rapid burnd o w n o f w e e d s in t h e n e w p r o d u c t
called QuickPro, w h i c h discolors weeds
in 2 - 3 days. T h e s p e e d o f initial discolo r a t i o n can also be e n h a n c e d with the
a d d i t i o n of n o n - s e l e c t i v e c o n t a c t h e r b i cides such as Scythe o r R e w a r d .
S e l e c t i v e C o n t r o l s . Corsair continues to b e a v a i l a b l e f o r selective c o n t r o l

of Tall Fescue in e s t a b l i s h e d Kentucky
b l u e g r a s s . This p r o d u c t s h o u l d not b e
used o n p e r e n n i a l ryegrass.

A n n u a l bluegrass (AUG) e©rrtr©S
¡ P r o g r a s s is a p o s t - e m e r g e n c e herbicide capable of eliminating A B G f r o m
t u r f g r a s s a r e a s . C a r e f u l l y assess the extent of the A B G p o p u l a t i o n b e f o r e u s i n g
this p r o d u c t . T h e best efficacy f r o m Pro-

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sure all p r o p o s e d m e m b e r s h a v e t h e i r
p a p e r w o r k in o r d e r a n d t h a t they a r e
invited to t h e i r s e c o n d r e a d i n g s . I dist r i b u t e 2 5 - y e a r m e m b e r pins to the a p p r o p r i a t e i n d i v i d u a l s . I g e n e r a l l y try to
k e e p the o t h e r b o a r d m e m b e r s u p - t o date on various association doings.

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These a r e t h e p e r i o d s of inactivity t h a t
m a k e u p t h e easy p a r t of m y j o b .

I w o u l d like to e n d this by a p o l o g i z i n g
to b o m b e r pilots e v e r y w h e r e . W h i l e m y
j o b m a y b e hectic at t i m e s , theirs is m u c h
more dangerous.*

Mosseli H e l l e r
GCSANE Secretary

grass occurs w i t h m u l t i p l e a p p l i c a t i o n s
m a d e in the fall.
V e l o c i t y (bispryibac s o d i u m ) (regist r a t i o n p e n d i n g in Mass.) is a n ALS
i n h i b i t o r l a b e l e d in 2 0 0 5 by V a l e n t f o r
p o s t e m e r g e n c e c o n t r o l of A B G in c r e e p i n g b e n t g r a s s . Velocity w i l l kill A B G in
4 - 6 w e e k s d e p e n d i n g o n rate. A t this
t i m e , it is l a b e l e d f o r g o l f c o u r s e turf (not
greens) a n d s o d f a r m s . It is l a b e l e d farc r e e p i n g b e n t g r a s s & p e r e n n i a l ryeg r a s s . R e s e a r c h is b e i n g d o n e t o
e v a l u a t e effects o n Kentucky b l u e g r a s s .
W e w i l l keep f i e l d m a n a g e r s a b r e a s t of
any new developements.
C e r t a i n t y ( s u l f u s u l f u r o n ) is m a r keted by M o n s a n t o f o r selective c o n t r o l
of Poa a n n u a & Poa trivialis ( r o u g h s t a l k
bluegrass) in c r e e p i n g b e n t g r a s s f a i r w a y s & tees o n w a r m season turf. It w i l l
h a v e a c o o l s e a s o n l a b e l in 2 0 0 6 . *

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