May 2007

Brodeur leads the “New Englandization” of
the TPC Boston

By Mark Gagne

Tom Brodeur had it all. A successful
PGA TOUR tournament each year, a
layout that was praised by both the
members and TOUR players alike, and
a maintenance program that produced
outstanding results. However, it goes
against Tom Brodeur’s nature to ride the
wave of complacency. When he saw
the opportunity last year to be a part of
improving on what had been established, he jumped at it. The resulting
transformation of the golf course is
nothing short of amazing.
For several years now, the TPC
Boston has been favored by past
winners and long hitters such as Tiger
Woods, Adam Scott and Vijay Singh.
However, when the TOUR pros show up
for the Deutsche Bank Championship
this Labor Day weekend, they will be in
for a surprise. Actually, a lot of surprises
in the form of new bunkers, greens,
mounds, stone walls and a new design
philosophy; strategic shot placement in a
rustic New England setting.
This winter, during a lull in the
renovations, I sat down with Tom to hear
him tell the story:

Tom, what prompted the renovation?
“The entire project went down very
quickly” recalls Brodeur. “Last summer
Steve Wenzloff (VP of Design Services
for the PGA TOUR) and I took a road
trip to Essex County, Myopia, Boston
Golf Club and Olde Sandwich in June, to
give him a sense of the look and feel of
what our golf course could have. Pat

(K), Dave (Heroian), Rodney (Hine) and
Sean (McCormick) were a great help
during that part of the process.”
Brad Faxon, and Wenzloff then
helped to persuade the decision makers
at PGA TOUR Golf Course Properties to
hire Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner of
Hanse Golf Course Design to develop a

“Gil and Jim have been great to
work with. They each tackle different
parts of the project which is cool and
they do their own shaping. It is interesting to work with architects that actually
do their own work. It really makes you
feel like their plans are being implemented the way they intended.”
“Everyone from the membership to
management was proud of the property
and golf course (originally laid out by
Palmer Course Design Company) but
the fear was that this place was represented as a ‘bombers paradise’. Part of
this was also to make it the best possible venue for the FedEx Cup and they
wanted to make it so that anyone could
win or minimize that reputation. The
focus was on adding strategy, not
yardage.”

My guess is that Hanse’s involvement
was driven by you?

Tom Brodeur

plan to give the golf course some “New
England Charm”
“Gil and Jim walked the property in
July and August, after which they came
up with an 18 hole remodeling plan. In
Jim Wagner’s words, part of the objective was to ‘give the place a personality’.
I think that is the most concise explanation I’ve heard to describe the work that
has been done. We ran it by the
players during the tournament and 2
weeks later we broke ground.”

“You need to lead a horse to water
in different ways. Do I think it was good
that it happened? Sure. Is it outside of
the box for the TPC organization and
frankly for most clubs that have the
responsibility of hosting a professional
competition? Absolutely. But a lot of
folks associated with the club needed to
support the idea and recognize the value
in order for this to become a reality.”

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Where it seems like every other
tournament course in the world is
being lengthened to add challenge,
Wagner and Hanse took a different
approach. Tom, how has the length
of the course changed?
“I think it’s generally true that more
courses are being lengthened in order to
adjust to equipment changes. We
actually have more than enough room to
do just that, so if things work out this
may send an interesting message to the
golf community about what makes a golf
course good for member and competitive play.”
“We shortened the course by
roughly 150 yards. Turned a 435 yard
par 4 into a 300 yard par 4 and changed
a 210 yard par 3 into a 160 yard hole.
And there were a couple of other less
significant yardage reductions along the
way.”
“A 300 yard hole is a lot shorter, but
it might also be harder if you are hitting
into a green that is only 3000 square
feet and is fronted by a cavernous
bunker and surrounded with a variety of
awkward ground features.”
“So there was some adjustment to
length, but there was additional strategy
built in and there were some aesthetic
aspects too. It has more rustic charm
now in terms of its appearance. I think
this will probably be more likely to meet
the member, guest, and professional
golfer’s expectations for being in this
part of the country.”
How has the strategic value of the
golf course changed?
“The drive zones have been tightened up without trees. They have been
tightened up with ground features.
There is also more stuff in the middle
now. It requires more thought now when
deciding where to place the shot. It puts
indecision in the mind of the players
when they stand on the tee or in the
fairway executing an approach shot.”
Tom pulled out the hole by hole
Shotlink results from all the Deutsche
Bank tournament rounds. Shotlink, as
seen on golf telecasts, is a computer
generated chart depicting where each

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CALEND
AR...
CALENDAR...
May 29

GCSANE Monthly Meeting
TPC of Boston
S & B Tournament
Host: Tom Brodeur

June 6

GCSANE Monthly Meeting
Pocasset G.C.
Joint Meeting w/GCMACC
Host: Stephen Carr

June 20

UMass Turf Research
Field Day
University of Massachusetts
Joseph Troll Turf Research
Center, S. Deerfieild, MA

July 16

GCSANE Monthly Meeting
Belmont C.C.
Host: Arthur Silva, CGCS

Aug. 21

GCSANE Monthly Meeting
Marlborough C.C.
Individual Championship
Host: Kenneth Crimmings,
CGCS

Aug. 22

URI Turfgrass Field Day
C.R. Skogley Turfgrass
Research Facility
Kingston, RI

Aug. 25

GCSANE Family Night
Brockton Rox Baseball
Campanelli Stadium
Brockton, MA

Sep. 10

GCSANE Monthly Meeting
Ludlow C.C.
Team of Two Tournament
Host: Ronald Dobosz

Oct. 1

Dr. Joseph Troll Turf
Classic
The International
Honoring Geoffrey Cornish
Host: Brett Johnson, CGCS

Oct. 22

GCSANE Monthly Meeting
Pleasant Valley C.C.
Member/ Guest Tournament
Host: Donald D’Errico

Nov. (TBA) GCSANE Monthly Meeting
Brockton C.C.
9-Hole Tournament
Host: Justin Bousquet

The June Swoon
Jim Skorulski, Senior NE Green Section Agronomist and
Dave Oatis, Director, NE Green Section
The June swoon was unfortunately
an all too familiar term to many of us
New England baseball fans. Regrettably,
many golf course superintendents are
familiar with another type of June
swoon; one that involves annual bluegrass (AB) on golf courses, especially
on putting greens. The decline of AB is
anticipated in early-mid June when the
plant has completed seeding and the
first wave of hot weather arrives. Depending on the weather and seed head
production, fertility, soil temperatures,
etc. it can range from being fairly minor
to quite severe. Usually, the weakest
biotypes of annual bluegrass are most
affected, and the swoon can signal the
onslaught of various diseases such as
anthracnose and summer patch.
Several factors are responsible for
the decline of annual bluegrass in early
summer. The true nature of the plant
itself dictates that the potential for
summer decline is likely. As a winter
annual, annual bluegrass germinates
and grows rapidly in the cooler tempera-

tures of late summer, fall and spring,
produces a heavy seed crop and then is
expected to die once exposed to stress
and heat. Much of the plant’s energy is
expended to produce seed, and between the rising temperatures and
expended energy, there is a dramatic
and corresponding die back in root
systems. The weakened plants are
more vulnerable to disease infection and
heat and drought stresses that increase
the likelihood of decline and/or failure
later in the summer.
To make matter worse, June is
usually the time when maintenance is
intensified for the annual member-guest
tournament or special outing that
requires elevated green speeds and
firm, dry conditions. Mowing heights
often are lowered, mowing frequency
increased, and topdressing and vertical
mowing practices implemented to ready
the surfaces for the special event.
Sometimes the practices cause no long
term plant damage. However, a spell of
severe weather during this same period

can quickly change things, leading to a
painfully long and potentially humbling
experience.
What can be done do avoid the
June swoon and remain a winner
through the long summer season? Here
are a few things to think about:
1. Never take basic agronomics for
granted. Drainage, organic matter
management, good growing environments, fertility practices, and sound
irrigation must be in place if good quality,
reliable playing surfaces are to be
maintained consistently! Unfortunately,
there are no short cuts here and weaknesses in any of the above categories
eventually catch up with even the best
managers, usually when they are
pushing the playability envelope.
2. Develop an annual management
plan for the putting greens that
includes mowing, rolling, cultivation,
topdressing, fertilization and disease
management programs. You have to
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play the hand that is dealt you whether it
involves limitations with available
resources, staffing, or the greens’
infrastructure. Implementing an unrealistic management plan may be successful
in the short term but will not be sustainable in the long run. The plan must also
be flexible to permit changes to be made
based depending on the status of the
turfgrass or unusual weather conditions.
The program should be presented to
and agreed upon by the green committee or owner prior to the season’s start.
Just about all golf course superintendents will have such a plan, but the key
is following it as closely as possible. It is
easy to slip into a “deferred” maintenance program whereby important but
sometimes disruptive practices are put
off. While this may please golfers in the
short term, it invites disaster in the long
run.

“You have to play the hand that is
dealt you whether it involves
limitations with available resources, staffing, or the greens’
infrastructure.”
3. With more and more emphasis
being placed on surface conditioning, it
is probably unrealistic to think that
mowing heights will be appreciably
raised. However, if greens do not meet

the basic agronomic requirements then
even slight upward adjustments or a
switch to smooth rollers during times of
stress can be critical in regards to
success or failure. The height of cut
probably has the greatest impact on
ball roll, but it is not the only means
to obtain faster ball roll! Results from
Rutgers University anthracnose research have shown that double-cutting
and rolling can be used with higher
mowing heights to provide similar ball
roll and less stress/disease pressure as
compared to greens maintained at lower
heights of cut. A frequent topdressing
program through all but the toughest
weather and careful water management
will also help to keep the surfaces
smoother, firmer and faster at a higher
height of cut. A little management and
communication creativity will be necessary to meet the conditioning goals in a
sustainable fashion.
4. Consciously reevaluate your
current management programs
weekly beginning in June to determine whether to continue with
current practices or if adjustments
(i.e. raise cutting heights, switch to
solid rollers, reduce mowing frequency. etc.) are necessary. Mark the
dates on the calendar if that’s what it
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critical decisions.
5. Utilize growth regulators to
suppress seed heads in spring. This
will help the plants conserve their energy
and will leave them better able to
tolerate the stresses ahead. Primo
applications should be commence
following the seed head suppression
applications, and Primo usage should
continue throughout the summer at
spray intervals of 1-2 weeks. The
regular and continued use of the growth
regulator has been shown to reduce the
potential for anthracnose and to improve
the stress tolerance of annual bluegrass.
6. Expose the turf, and yes that
includes the annual bluegrass, to
some drought stress to precondition
it for the summer season. This falls
more or less into a philosophy of more
conservative water management. The
key is not to dry things down to permanent wilt point, but let the plants struggle
a bit early in the season when the soil
temperatures still remain favorable for
growth. Some of the more shallow
rooted biotypes may bow out early, but
that is not such a bad thing as long as it
is kept under control. A “controlled-burn”
approach, so aptly named by a superintendent last year, is always preferred
over a wildfire. This philosophy will
slowly swing the scales in favor of the
stronger and more dependable grasses
on the greens.
7. Cultivate the greens in June after
the annual bluegrass completes
seeding and prior to the summer
stress. A less disruptive “venting” with
microtines, water injection, or air injection will help alleviate surface compaction, encourage water infiltration, improve gas exchange, and stimulate the
plants. Consider the less aggressive
forms of cultivation similar to giving the
team a day off before a grueling road
trip.
8. The grass has to have proper
nourishment to survive as well.
However, early summer is not the time
to apply large quantities of nitrogen or
potassium. Initiating a spoon-feeding
program with nitrogen is most effective
for putting green turf at this time of year
and through the warmer summer
months to maintain vigor without stimulating excessive shoot growth and
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shot came to rest and what the player
scored on that hole.
Pointing to the Shotlink maps, Tom
showed how “This bunker has been
moved here and that mound has been
moved”, considering where the cluster of
most shots land. “Is it the same hole
now? Probably not. They (the TOUR
pros) miss by more than you think.
However, they are really good at nearly
every type of shot. They don’t have
trouble with bunkers. Anything you can
do to mix it up, the more you give
different things for them to think about
the better. A good example is where we
might take a bunker out next to the
green and replaced it with a weird
ground feature to deal with, making it a
very tough chip. Is that hole harder
now? I think it is, but at the very least
it’s more interesting.”
How has the bunkering changed?
“Jim (Wagner) and Gil (Hanse) are
very good, very natural with how they
place things. I have so much respect for
how they do that. I think they’ll tell you
that using landforms to create deception
is one of their primary objectives.”
“Bunkers properly positioned in
relationship to current equipment and
shaped properly immediately add
difficulty without adding length. You
want to see a bunker?” Tom pulls out
photos of a massive cross bunker that
stretches the width of the hole on the
600 yard par 5, 7th in the 2nd shot lay-up
zone. This area was formerly gently
sloping fairway with 5 fairway bunkers
on the right side. “The players will have
to make a decision on their second
shots now. They can lay-up in front of
this bunker to within 135 yards from the
green, but the best view is to lay-up
about 160 yards from the green. And if
the players want to go for the green in
two, they want to avoid hitting it too far
left because that area now feeds down
into some deep bunkers. Ending up in
this bunker may be an uncommon
occurrence, but the golden distance of
100 yards has been taken away as a lay
up option.”
Tom shared photos of what the
finished bunkers look like. Most take on
the appearance of irregularly shaped
gnarly edges with unmowed fescue and

bluestem on the perimeters and small
islands within the bunkers. Some have
been deepened with revetted (stacked
sod) walls on three sides.
“Overall, the number of bunkers has
decreased, but the square footage of
sand has essentially remained the
same. I haven’t figured out how we will
maintain them – I may let just let the
fescue hang over the edges. In the end,
they might make actually be easier to
maintain than the old bunkers.”
Do you think the TOUR pros, given
their expectations for perfection
especially when it comes to bunkers,
will struggle with the new design?
“I don’t know, but I’m sure they’ll
recognize they are more interesting and
not much like any they normally see
week to week.”
You know the first TOUR pro that has
to peer into a clump of fescue to
identify his ball or has his ball roll up
against a revetted wall….
“Oh yeah, and it gets worse (laughing deviously). There is a large blob in
middle of this bunker, with foot high
fescue (pointing to a photo). It will be
interesting to see how everyone reacts.
I’m going to be the defender of this
natural look – just don’t touch it and let it
go. Let’s face it, Phil Wogan (Golf
Course Architect) told me the game is
5% luck at least and why shouldn’t it be?
You put a couple of nuances in there
and maybe get really lucky and land on
the top of a clump or maybe you don’t
and you are going to have to create a
shot.”
Tell me about some of the changes to
particular holes?
“On #1, the fairway bunkers have
been repositioned a little bit and we
have added some mounds in the left
side of the drive zone.”
“The 2nd hole bunkers have been
repositioned in the drive zone and there
are just 2 bunkers now. This will play
now as a 3 shot hole. It doesn’t take
much to get in the way. It doesn’t have
to be mean-spirited, just enough to
make a difference.”

“There are some aesthetic aspects
to the renovation, strictly aesthetic.
We have added a new stone wall behind
the Par 3 3rd green. Does it do anything? Probably not, but visually its
pretty intimidating. When you stand on
the tee the wall provides an interesting
backdrop.”
“The 4th hole has been completely
redesigned tee to green. A 435 yard par
4 dogleg right has been converted into a
straightaway 298 yard par 4. The new
green is 3000 square feet and tilts two
ways with a valley in the middle and is
fronted by a cavernous bunker. The
hole now requires the player to decide to
go for the green or lay-up. At 298 yards,
most of the pros can reach the green
with a 3 wood. It’s a pretty clever hole
now, it will be different. It’s kind of
reminiscent of the short 10th at Riviera.
I read somewhere that half shot holes
create drama and interest. #4 is a par 3
½.“
“Both #7 and #18 have had features
and fairway contouring added that make
the second shot more interesting.”
“The 9th green was made into a
punch bowl green, perhaps more of a
“dust pan’ not a true punchbowl, but very
different from what was there.”
“On the 17th, large ridges have been
added on either side of the drive zone
and the green is now an island at only
3300 square feet.”
“Every bunker is new and every hole
is somehow different, in general it’s not
as easy to get comfortable over too
many shots throughout the golf course.
And the 16th is completely different.”
Tom, that was a pretty neat hole
before.
“Yes, this will be a good one too.”
Why would you make a change on a
hole like that?
“I think to get some balance on the
par threes. We had par threes of 184,
213, 231 and 205 yards. All pretty long.
Now we have 161, 184, 200, and
231yards. We have more of a balance
now and in all honesty, this is one of the
changes the membership was most
excited about. If you think about it, if you
were a member, a lot of these par 3’s
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Photos of the TPC of Boston
Photo credit: Christopher Split

The Par 3 16th Hole Before Renovation

16th Hole After Renovation

Pictured Below: The new par 4 4th hole from the
tee

Pictured above: The new 6th Green Complex

Pictured to the left: New cross bunker
in the 7th fairway

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burning the plants carbohydrate reserves. Nitrogen is by far the most
important nutrient for the turf at this
point, but potassium deficiencies may
also occur if the greens are composed
or heavily modified with sand. A complete soluble fertilizer, containing phosphorous, potassium and micronutrients
can be used for the early summer
applications when the annual bluegrass
is at its weakest. Keep in mind that
research continues to show that nitrogen
deficiencies and anthracnose are
strongly correlated.
It is inevitable that annual bluegrass
will experience The June Swoon to
some degree. However, a well thought
out management plan based on the
greens’ agronomic condition, their
growing environments, and the available
resources is the best means of maintaining annual bluegrass through a
potentially difficult period. Avoid the
June swoon and chances are a good
summer season will follow.

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The first thirty golf courses have
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the nature of the game by participating
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“We’re excited about the early
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simple golfer pledge for the environment,” says Kevin A. Fletcher, Ph.D.,
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Throughout 2007, Audubon International is inviting golfers and golf courses
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Finally, golfers who take the pledge will
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Becoming an Audubon Green Golfer
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are hard and the 16th is a hard hole even
at 161 and the wind becomes a much
bigger issue if you have a 8 or 9 or
wedge in your hand. It’s really not
easier for the professionals, it’s just
different. There is a bunker on the right
that is higher than the green so the
bailout is there but if you were in that
bunker you would see it is a treacherous
recovery. The 16th green is my favorite
new green in terms of contouring. It is
a fairly narrow green with tough pin
placements. I don’t think anyone ever
said the objective was to be harder; it’s
just more interesting. The TOUR
players are just so good that I don’t think
you are going to beat them. It’s more
important to create turning points at
different times within a round of golf. I
think #16 accomplishes that”
Tom, are you concerned about the
decreased size of some of the new
greens?
“Definitely, we are a busy club, and
to this point we have been fortunate to
have avoided too much annual bluegrass encroachment in the greens –
we’ll see how they hold up going forward, my intuition says they’ll be fine.
For the new 4th green we brought in
Scott (Robinson) of Arborcom. I told
everyone that we would be clearing the
trees needed to grow quality turf. I’m a
big fan of sunlight on greens, so this
was non-negotiable, particularly with a
3,000 square feet green.”
How about other changes to the
course?
“This course drains wonderfully, but
another driver for the improvements was
that there were an awful lot of catch
basins in the fairways, especially in
landing zones.”
“I’ll never forget this. They (the
architects) asked me after I had been on
the job here for a month, ‘How comfortable are you with carrying water?’
On this soil? I told them maybe 150 to
200 feet. It didn’t seem to matter
because for a variety of reasons we
ended up with a lot of catch basins
anyway and sometimes they were really
in bad places. I think everyone’s intentions were good regarding drainage but

playability took a hit. One common
thread with this renovation is that when
fairway bunkers were reshaped, they
were tied out into the landing zone
appropriately and the basins eliminated
as part of that process whenever
possible.”
“The collection areas and basins
was a player criticism and it was justified. We have eliminated or changed
grade around a lot of them, but there are
still some more to go.”
“We also had a 9,000 sq. ft chipping
green that tilted away from a small
chipping area. I was able to convince
everyone while we were at it, to kind of
reverse the area and turn it into a 3,500
square chipping green with 25,000
square feet of chipping area with
varying angles and elevations, along
with a couple of bunkers. We also
added a small practice putting green
which I think will help players that prefer
to putt immediately after hitting balls. In
all, a big improvement.”
It seems as though you have done
some renovation to the course each
year since it became a tour venue?
“Yes, we’ve done a little bit each
year except last year which was pretty
quiet. I have read in more than one
place that this is the third major remodeling or renovation since the club has
opened which actually is not true.”
“Factually, prior to the first tournament in 2003 we did a fair amount of
infrastructure work ( bridges, built food
prep, and corporate accommodations,
cart paths, etc. and added a couple of
tees.) After the first event we did
recontour and partially rebuild 13
greens, reposition a few bunkers, and
reshape some of the landing zones with
extreme catch basin problems. Between then and now we have done
additional infrastructure, basin raising
and filling, and very minor tweaks, the
same as you would do at any club.”
I’m amazed at how you have
recontoured and expanded greens in
the past and always had them in
perfect condition each year for the
tournament.
“I’m not promising anything this
year.”

Yes, but you have been very successful in the past.
“Yes we have, but you never get too
cocky. We built seven new greens
between late October and December.
You need some luck to have those ready
for a professional golf tournament 4
growing months later.”
What has the membership reaction
been so far?
“The other side of this whole renovation is our membership. It is fair to say
there were somewhat uncomfortable
members as the property has had its
share of work done to it. One of the
good things about having a tournament
is you have a tournament and attention
is paid to the course and things get
improved. One of the bad things about
having a tournament that attention is
paid to the course and things get
improved – it all depends on your
perspective.”
“If you are a member here you have
put up with a fair amount of disruption
between the normal activity to set up an
event, and regular improvements to the
facility, but when the work is done, we
have provided a wonderful product and I
think they will mostly tell you that.”
“I think a lot of people were uncomfortable that we delved in so quickly in
the middle of play in September and
October, but they got it after awhile. A
lot of people were very uncomfortable
with #4 because that was a big change
and they are beginning to understand
that it’s a hole you can make 2 or 7 on
any given day. I think that some golfers
have forgotten that the game is supposed to be fun. A hole like number 4
can be an interesting during match or
medal play. There hasn’t been a member I’ve taken round to show the work
that hasn’t been pumped. It stunk we
had a little disruption but I don’t think
anything good comes from complacency.”
Does the membership have any say
when it comes to renovation work?
“One of the realities of this situation
is that we make decisions in the best
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interests of the membership for them.
While I think that could frustrate people
now and then, and there were definitely
some frustrations expressed in the fall,
you’ll get a sentiment from these folks to
the effect of: I am so mad about this, I
can’t believe you are doing this again but
I have to admit that everything you have
ever done has been really good to this
point, so I am going to give it a chance.
That correctly characterizes their
position and at the end of the day, I think
that will prove itself again.”
“Yes, we make decisions for the
members and the tournament gets in the
way of their enjoyment of the property
for 10 days, but for a lot of them, it adds
value. Let’s be realistic, this renovation
won’t be inexpensive– I’m not sure yet
how much, but aside from the inconvenience, there are no assessments or
extra fees for these types of improvements.”
And that’s hard to argue.
“It is. The tournament can be a pain
to the members, but we really don’t get a
lot of complaints about it. I think the
membership is beginning to recognize
the value of having the PGA TOUR
invest aggressively in the property. Few
will argue that the product is continually
improving. We do our best to help them
enjoy the tournament experience, and
provide them with respectable playing
conditions throughout the year. While
it’s not something everyone readily
admits, who wouldn’t get a kick out of
the best players in the world playing on
their golf course once a year.”
What were the biggest challenges of
the project?
“Obviously the sense of urgency, to
get as many interesting things done to
the course as possible in a short time
frame and make sure that all 18 holes
had related characteristics. Also, it was
critical in everyone’s mind that we allow
the membership and guests to continue
to play golf as much as possible.”
“Weather was a challenge. I reviewed records for the period from
September through the end of April
when we were working and while the
weather was unusually warm, we did

have 43" of rainfall to work around. That
much rain was pretty destructive to the
type of work we were doing. Nonetheless almost everything Gil and Jim had
planned was completed. The work
crews and particularly Matt Staffieri, who
is Hanse Golf’s key guy and Jeff
Joedicke our first Assistant came up
huge when it came to keeping everyone
in good spirits and focused on the job at
hand. A lot of bunkers collapsed and
were put back together 3 and 4 times
before things rooted in adequately. I
have a great picture of our staff laying
sod in February during a snow storm. A
first in my book.”
Do you find that the tournament is
held at a time of year that can be a
challenge agronomically?
“The date we have is weirdly not a
great date. I’m learning to love it
because I have to. Otherwise I’d drive
myself insane. Every bit of your busiest
time and most stressful weather conditions is recently behind you and I
suppose everyone’s ideal objective
when preparing a golf course for a
professional tournament is to present
the place like it hasn’t been played on
for the season, which is obviously
unrealistic.”
“One of the more enlightened TOUR
rules officials I’ve had the pleasure of
getting to know, commented to me last
year when I was wishing the golf course
looked a little less played on. He
pointed out that he thinks a golf course
that has been played a lot is an indication that people like the place which is a
positive reflection on the health of the
game and course, and that dealing with
divots is a challenge that all golfers face.
He correctly reminded me that everyone
has the opportunity to practice from
divots on the practice tee. It doesn’t
make you want to do anything less than
your best, but it is a healthy perspective.”
With regard to preparing the golf
course for the tournament, what do
you do differently than for regular
play?
“It depends on the year. For greens
preparation this past year we used a
heavy (Salsco) roller because of wet

conditions to try and get some firmness,
but normally we use walk rollers (mowers with weights) for the tournament.
We play the weather. We don’t really do
that much different – for day to day play
we mow fairways twice a week and
greens once a day at .140" or .135". We
roll once a week, mow tees 2 to 3 times
per week and it seems we are mowing
some part of the rough all the time. I’m
proud of the fact that we don’t over
maintain the place. I think its good that
we mow the fairways twice a week. We
use a fair amount of TGR. We like to
control – manage our end – not in like a
starve it to death kind of way. I like to be
on the safe side when it comes to wet
weather. We have really bizarre soil, it
reminds me of cement – we get ‘Take All
Patch’ and all these weird diseases that
are tough enough to deal with without
getting into things like pythium or brown
patch, which would be in my opinion a
waste of time and money. With as much
play and cart traffic as we get, I just
don’t feel comfortable keeping the place
juiced up. It seems to hold up to traffic
better when it is firm, although it isn’t
always pretty. We are instituting a
caddie program this year which will help
take some of the pressure off.”
“This past year we cut the greens at
.130" for the tournament. Two mows
and one rolling. It was wet, but the
speeds were fine. We get around 11 ½
to 12 feet, even on the wet days. I
usually just ask the rules and agronomy
staff if they want them slower or faster
without getting too picky and we’ll adjust
our practices accordingly.”
“Towards the date of the tournament, and this is where you learn to love
the date, towards the end of the summer
you start to feel like you are out of the
woods weather wise. Somewhere in the
middle of August, when I feel it is right,
we will turn on the afterburners for 10
days with soluble fert on the fairways
just to give some color and maybe
improve density if possible. We like
them to be as hard as they can be.
Depending on the year we might be
using more urea that time of year and
I’m talking the difference between .5 and
.9 (lbs of N) depending on the year we
have had and that will lead into additionally mowing. No matter what, we are
going to mow every day for the week of
the tournament.”
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“It doesn’t really get to that point till
we close the Saturday before the
tournament that we ramp up the mowing. Sometimes we skip mowing on the
weekend because we have other things
to do. We’ve had the issue with divots in
the collection areas in the past and we
have used a method to plug divots and
we’ll ramp that up within reason. You
never know, it depends on if it’s a dry or
wet year. In a dry year the divots aren’t
that bad. In a wet year, we could have a
lot of big divots.”
“We will sneak up on a little color
with solubles and we’ll do the same to
the rough inside the ropes. We are
usually done mowing rough by the
Friday before the tournament.”
Tiger seemed to be happy about the
condition of the golf course last year.
During a press conference he said it
was in the best condition he had seen
it - and that was before he won.

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“We have always gotten mostly
positive feedback on golf course conditions before during and after the event. I
think most golfers including professionals prefer greens with a ‘full head of
hair.’ Dry green conditions tend to
reveal the slight differences in the
composition of a green and make it
more difficult to judge putts. Last year
we had a wet week before and during
the event so the greens were easier to
putt than they had been in the past.”

What do you think about the USGA
experimenting with varying heights of
rough for the US Open?
“I like it. I have had more than one
person use the term inconsistent rough
during tournament preparations and I’ve
gotten feedback to that effect after the
event. But if you think about the words
‘inconsistent rough’ they are kind of an
oxymoron. We’ve probably strayed from
the original intent of the concept of

rough by neatly clipping it at about any
height. But aesthetics, pace of play, and
general enjoyment of the game are
realities of the business. I know in the
back of my mind I’m thinking the more
unpredictable you can make things, the
more interesting they become. I
mentioned some things we try with
fertility, I’ve also been trying to imagine
how we could incorporate stuff like 4
bladed blitzers close to the event to
create a poorly cut taller rough. When I
started in the business they used to
drive me nuts because you missed all
the stalks on fescues and other stringy
growths. Maybe a tournament is the
perfect time for that chopped look.”
We hope this behind the scenes
look at Tom’s work adds to the anticipation for the GCSANE Scholarship and
Benevolence Tournament, to be held on
May 29th at the TPC Boston. Of course,
the real test will occur this fall when the
golfing world arrives for the Deutsche
Bank Tournament – and Tom Brodeur
can’t wait to see the reaction.

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New England Regional Turfgrass Foundation, Inc.
Research Update
May 10, 2007
The New England Regional Turfgrass
Foundation announces that Robert A.
Ruszala, Golf Course Superintendent of
Hickory Ridge Country Club in Amherst
MA, has been elected president for the
2007-2008 fiscal year. Bob has been
serving on the NERTF Board of Directors since 2000 as a delegate of the Golf
Courses Superintendents Association of
New England (GCSANE) which he
served as president of in 2000 & 2001.
He replaces Ted Maddocks of Ekwanok
Country Club, Manchester VT, who will
continue to serve on the board as the
immediate past president. William R.
Morton, CGCS of The Misquamicut Club
(Watch Hill, RI) will serve as Vice-

President, Bob A. Matthews, CGCS,
CIA, of White Cliffs Country Club
(Plymouth, MA) will serve as Secretary,
and Michael A. Buras, of Longwood
Cricket Club (Chestnut Hill, MA) will
serve as Treasurer. The foundation has
recently enjoyed its 10th Educational
Conference and Trade Show at the
Rhode Island Convention Center in
Providence, RI. More than 3000 individuals attended the 4 days of education
conference and trade show activities.
The 11th Annual New England Regional
Turfgrass Conference and Show will
take place on March 3-6th, 2008. The
NERTF has funded more than $763,000
in Turfgrass Research in the New
England area since being organized in
1996. More information may be ob-

tained concerning the foundation, the
conference & show and turfgrass
research funded by the foundation, by
visiting our website @ www.nertf.org.
Attached with this release is a picture of:
Incoming President Robert Ruszala,
Outgoing President Ted Maddocks,
Executive Director Gary Sykes presenting NERTF Show Manager David
Rosenberg with a framed 10th Anniversary Show memento at this year’s
annual meeting on May 10th, 2007.
Sincerely,
Gary Sykes
Executive Director, NERTF

Pictured to the left
NERTF Board of Directors from the Annual
Meeting:
Front Row (l-r): David Rosenberg (Show Manager), Michael Buras (NESTMA), Bob Matthews
(GCMACC), Bob Ruszala (GCSANE), Ted
Maddocks (VtGCSA), Mary Owen (UMass)
Back Row (l-r): Gary Sykes (Executive Dir.),
James Connelly (MALCP), Chris Cowan
(VtGCSA), Phil Neaton (CAGCS), Mark Richard
(RIGCSA), Gary Watschke (NHGCSA), Dr. Noel
Jackson (URI), Anthony Grosso (CAGCS)
Missing: Roderick Blake (NHGCSA), James
Conant (GCSANE), Steve Cadenelli (GCMACC),
Scott Cybulski (MGCSA), Jim Hodge (MGCSA),
William Morton (RIGCSA)

Pictured to Right:
Bob Ruszala, David Rosenberg,
Ted Maddocks and Gary Sykes

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DIVOT DRIFT ... announcements ... educational seminars ... job opportunities
...tournament results...and miscellaneous items of interest to the membership.
MEMBERSHIP

AFFILIA
TE NEWS
AFFILIATE

Welcome New Members:
• Gustavo Preston Service Co., Friend
• Edward Ceaser, Affiliate, Gustavo
Preston Co
• Patrick McDonald, Assistant, Tedesco
CC
Proposed for Membership:
• Chris Morris, Superintendent, Vesper
CC
• Brad Morrissey, Assistant, Andover CC
• Adam J. Kushmerek, Assistant,
Walpole CC
• Mary M. Moffett, Affiliate, SV Moffett
Co. Inc
• Ernie Ketchum, Affiliate, New England
Turf
• David Putnam, Affiliate, Putnam Pipe Co
• Eli Potty, Affiliate, Putnam Pipe Co.

A Letter From Bob Goglia
Dear Association Membership,
I have accepted an opportunity to
become the National Marketing Manager for our Lawn and Landscape
business effective May 1, 2007.
This is a great opportunity for me
personally to be involved with leading a
growing market for Syngenta with new
products like Meridian® and Tenacity®
and some other technology coming
down the road.
I will always cherish the relationships and friendships that have been
built over the years. I am not saying
goodbye….. I am just saying see you
around…
I will be based in our corporate
office in Greensboro. Bob Goglia,
Syngenta, 410 Swing Rd., Greensboro,
NC 27409 800-334-9481
There will be a new Syngenta rep in
place soon. In the meantime, continue
to work closely with your Authorized
Syngenta Channel (Distributor) Partner.
They should be able to handle any
questions. Also, you may call our
Customer Center at
(866) SYN-GENT(a). Press 1, then 3.
Ask for Luke Dant.
Sincerely,
Bob Goglia
Syngenta Mobile (860) 716-0315
robert.goglia@syngenta.com

MEMBER NEWS
Congratulations to the following
GCSANE members who were assigned
to the initial four-year Class A renewal
cycle and have successful completed all
the requirements for maintaining their
Class A status. These individuals have
obtained at least 4.0 points, a minimum
of 1.6 coming from education points and
have demonstrated environmental
stewardship by possessing a pesticide
license in the state of their employment
or successfully passing GCSAA’s IPM
exam:
Jason S Adams
Thomas G Brodeur
Daryn J Brown
Stephen M Cronin
David F D’Andrea
David J Ferrantino
Dana R Hancock
Michael J Hermanson
Dennis J Houle
Lianne Larson
David Mucciarone
John D O’Donnell Jr.
Kevin F Osgood
Justin F Santos
Jay W Snyder
Michael W Stachowicz
Timothy J Strano

TurfLinks Inc. has moved
New Address: 29 Gilmore Drive,
Sutton, MA 01590
New Phone: 508-234-TURF (8873)
New Toll Free: 888-398-TURF (8873)
New Fax: 508-234-8355

TOURN
AMENT
OURNAMENT
RESUL
TS
RESULTS
Results from the April 30, 2007 meeting
at Lexington Golf Club:
1st Place: Denzil Rice, Russ Heller, Jim
Cohen, Chris Donato
2nd Place: Bob McNeil, Bob Dembek,
Dennis Friel, Mike Nagle
3rd Place: Jim Small, Don Hearn, Mike
Cornicelli, Ken Crimmings

ANNOUNCEMENTS
New England Calendar Update:
There are a couple of changes to the
New England Chapter Calendar that
appeared in last month’s issue.
For CAGCS, please note the following
changes: July meeting is July 16th;
September meeting is now on
September 4th. The August meeting at
Great River GC is the Invitational.

UMASS GOLF COURSE IPM
WALKABOUT - JUNE 5 BOLTON, MA
Join the turf specialists of UMass
Extension for a walk and discussion
focused on golf course IPM. The International Golf Club in Bolton, MA will host
this event on June 5, 2007 from 3:005:00 PM. The program will involve a site
walk and discussion about implementing
sound agronomics as well as managing
biotic and abiotic stresses within the
framework of an IPM system.
Dress for walking; the workshop will be
held rain or shine. Bring a clipboard,
pencil, and hand lens if possible (lenses
will be available to borrow).
Additional UMass walkabouts emphasizing landscape turf will be held on May 30
in Waltham, MA and on June 7 in
Amherst MA.
Two contact hours for category 37 or
commercial applicator have been
approved. Preregistration is required
due to limited enrollment; the cost will be
$50.
For registration information, visit:
http://www.umassturf.org/
upcoming_events.html
Questions? Contact the UMass Extension Turf Program at (508) 892-0382;
mowen@umext.umass.edu

POSITION OPENINGS
Please visit our web site
www.gcsane.org
for all the details
on any current
job openings.

Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Joseph Troll Turf Research Center
South Deerfield, Massachusetts
From the North: From Route 91 take exit 25. Turn left onto Route 116. Follow 116 South to River Road (on the left just before
the Connecticut River bridge). Turn left onto River Road. The Center is on the corner of Route 116 and River Road.
From the South: From Route 91 take Exit 24. Turn right onto Route 5 North. Turn right onto Route 116. Follow Route 116 to
River Road (on the left just before the Connecticut River Bridge). Turn left onto River Road. The Center is on the corner of
Route 116 and River Road.

Turf managers and their associates from across the Northeast Region are invited to help us welcome
summer at University of Massachusetts Turf Research Field Day on Wednesday, June 20, 2007. As in the
past, this year’s event will be held at the Joseph Troll Turfgrass Research Center on River Road in South
Deerfield, Massachusetts. Please join us for an update on ongoing improvements to the Center, and to
see our fully-implemented teaching, research, and maintenance building.
As always, attendees will have the opportunity to meet and speak with the researchers and educators of
the UMass Turf Team, and to hear about and see current turf research underway at UMass. Several
ongoing studies will be highlighted at Field Day, including an array of National Turfgrass Evaluation Program (NTEP) variety trials. The half-day agenda will include a trade show, and several Green Industry
vendors and exhibitors will be on hand.

QUESTIONS ABOUT FIELD DAY 2007? E-Mail fieldday@umassturf.org
Support the UMass Turf Program with your presence at Turf Field Day 2007! Come to learn about
cutting-edge turf research, network with colleagues, and meet with vendors. Enjoy a tour of the research
facility named for Dr. Joe Troll. Pesticide recertfication contact hours will be available for all New England
states. Morning coffee and barbecue lunch are included in the price of registration. For additional information, including attendee/exhibitor registration information, please refer to the reverse side of this sheet. !
!
Visit our web site for further UMass Turf Research Field Day information, as well as information on:
How to sign up for the free TurfTalk e-mail list, with timely turf Management Updates.
Diagnostic Services – A wide range of turf diagnostic services is available from UMass, including
disease diagnosis, nematode assay, turf insect identification, and weed identification.
Upcoming Events, including future educational programs offered by UMass Extension.

http://www.umassturf.org

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS TURF RESEARCH FIELD DAY
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2007
To be held rain or shine at the UMass Joseph Troll Turf Research Center, South Deerfield, Massachusetts

8:00-9:00 Registration - Coffee - Trade Show - Equipment Demonstrations*
9:00
Welcoming Remarks
9:15-12:00 Featured Research Presentations:
NTEP Perennial Ryegrass Trial Results

Wear Tolerance in Creeping and Velvet Bentgrass

Development of Fungicide Resistance in Dollar Spot

Nitrogen & Potassium Effects on Perennial Ryegrass Wear Tolerance

Managing Pesticide Exposure from Treated Turf

Can We Manage Turf Insects Without Chemical Insecticides?

Seasonal Carbohydrate Partitioning of Creeping Bentgrass
Breeding of Disease Resistance in Ryegrass and Bentgrass

New Directions in Low Temperature and Drought Stress Research at UMass
Optimizing Vegetative Filter Strips to Reduce Pesticides in Turfgrass Runoff

12:00
Lunch - Trade Show - Equipment Demonstrations*
Following Lunch:
UMass Turf Program Advisory Board Meeting
Massachusetts Association of Lawn Care Professionals Monthly Meeting
* VENDORS/EXHIBITORS – Equipment demonstrations must be arranged in advance with Thom Griffin, (413) 665-4360.
2 contact hours in commercial certification category 37 (turf), category 32 (sod), category 49 (demo & research), the dealer license, and the
applicator’s license have been approved for all New England states.
For more information contact: Jason Lanier at (413) 545-2965, Mary Owen at (508) 892-0382, or e-mail fieldday@umassturf.org

REGISTRATION FORM
Pre-registration deadline: June 15, 2007. Return this form (with your check payable to University of Massachusetts) to: Turf
Field Day, UMass Extension, 78 Center Street, Suite 206, Pittsfield, MA 01201. * Municipalities may register using a PR#
or PO# and faxing those registrations to (508) 892-4218.

FOR ATTENDEES:
____ attendees @ $45 each* = $
TOTAL ENCLOSED

= $ _______

FOR VENDORS/EXHIBITORS:
Vendor/Exhibitor registration**
= $ __150__
____ additional lunches @ $10 each = $
TOTAL ENCLOSED
= $ _______

*Attendees: $5 additional charge for on-site registration June 20. Morning coffee & lunch is included in the registration fee.
**VENDORS/EXHIBITORS: Fee includes 2 lunches, a table, and two chairs. Additional lunches are extra.
PLEASE CONTACT THOM GRIFFIN AT (413) 665-4360; griff@psis.umass.edu PRIOR TO THE EVENT FOR DETAILED
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Please Patronize these FRIENDS of the ASSOCIATION
A.A. Will Materials Corp.

DAF Services, Inc.

Ken Jones Tire, Inc.

Southwest Putting Greens of Boston

198 Washington St., Stoughton, MA 02072-1748

20 Lawnacre Rd., Windsor Locks, CT 06096
Irrigation pumps - sales & service; northeast
warehouse/distributor for ISCO HDPE pipe &
fittings.
Richard Young - (860) 623-5207

71-73 Chandler St., Worcester, MA 01613
Distributor of tires for lawn & garden, trucks, cars,
industrial equipment, and golf cars.
Gerry Jones - (508) 755-5255

P.O. Box 827, Westford, MA 01886
Synthetic turf, tee lines, practice greens, outdoor
and indoor practice facilities.
Douglas Preston - (978) 250-5996

Larchmont Engineering & Irrigation

Sports Club Management, Inc.

11 Larchmont Lane, Lexington, MA 02420-4483
Kevin Rudat - (781) 862-2550

104 Wyman Rd., Braintree, MA 02184
OSHA and EPA compliance services & training.
Ron Smith - (781) 848-5978

Root zone mixes, divot mixes, topdressing
blends, bunker sands, cart path mixes,
bridging stone, & hardscape supplies.
Charlie Downing, Ed Downing (800) 4-AA-WILL

DGM Systems
A.D. Makepeace Co.
158 Tihonet Road, Wareham, MA 02571
(508) 322-4092

Agresource, Inc.
100 Main St., Amesbury, MA 01913
Tim Gould, Guy Travers
(800) 313-3320, (978) 388-5110

Allen’s Seed Store, Inc.
693 S. County Trail, Exeter, Rl 02822
Specializing in quality seed and related golf
course maintenance supplies.
Gregg Allen - (800) 527-3898
Michelle Maltais - (401) 835-0287

1 Snagwood Rd., Foster, RI 02825
Your New England specialty products distributor:
Reelcraft, POK, Allen, Kenyon, Echo, Carhartt
Office - (401) 647-0550
Manny Mihailides - (401) 524-8999
David Mihailides - (401) 742-1177

DHT Golf Services
dba Weed & Feed, Inc.
8 Meadow Park Road, Plymouth, MA 02360
Golf course renovation & construction in all
areas: bunkers, tees, greens, drainage, irrigation,
& cart paths.
Dahn Tibbett, Chip Brearley - (508) 746-3222

D.L. Maher Co.

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.
1301 E. 9th St., Ste. 1300, Cleveland, OH 44114
Ron Tumiski - (800) 321-5325

Stumps Are Us
5 Timberwood Rd., #108, Goffstown, NH 03045
Professional stump chipping service.
Brendan McQuade - (603) 625-4165

S.V. Moffett Co., Inc.
87 Concord Street, North Reading, MA 01864
Rain Bird Golf irrigation distributor.
Mark Casey (617) 990-2427 (Eastern MA & Boston);
Bob Hobbs (603) 833-0309 (NH & ME);
Chris Francis (413) 519-8585 (Western MA and VT)

McNulty Construction Corp.

71 Concord St., P. O. Box 127, N. Reading, MA 01864

26 Waite Ave., S. Hadley, MA 01075
Manufacturer of fertilizer & control products.
Rick Forni - (413) 534-8896

Water supply specialists; wells & pumping
equipment. (781) 933-3210

P. O. Box 3218, Framingham, MA 01705
Asphalt paving of cart paths, walkways, parking
areas; imprinted asphalt.
John McNulty - (508) 879-8875

Syngenta Professional Products

The Andersons Technologies, Inc.

Michael Drake Construction, Inc.

Miller Golf Construction

Tee & Green Sod

P.O. Box 10, Enfield N.S. B2T 1C6 Canada
(902) 883-3020

240 Walnut St., Framingham, MA 01702
Golf course reconstruction; professional shaper.
Michael Drake - (508) 875-8247

P.O. Box 1008, Essex, MA 01929
Golf course construction & renovation.
Jonathon Miller - (978) 768-6600

A-OK Turf Equipment Inc.

E-Z-GO/Textron

NMP Golf Construction Corp.

A Division of New England Turf
P. O. Box 777, West Kingston, RI 02892
Bentgrass, Blue/Fescue mixes, Bluegrass, Low
Cut Bluegrass and complete installation services
Dave Wallace, Scott McLeod - (888) 638-4657

EZGO golf and utility vehicles.
Doug Hopper - (800) 234-0474

25 Bishop Ave., Ste. A-2, Williston, VT 05495
Golf course construction.
Mario Poirier - (888) 707-0787

Atlantic Silica, Inc.

1357 Main St., Coventry, RI 02816-8435
Articulator, Terra Topper, Greens Groomer
brush, & used equipment.
Mike Cornicelli - (401) 826-2584

Barenbrug USA
Great in Grass
166 Juniper Drive, North Kingstown, RI 02852
Bruce Chapman, Territory Manager
(401) 578-2300

BASF Turf & Ornamental
47 Falmouth Rd., Longmeadow, MA 01106
Emerald, Insignia, Pendulum AquaCap,
Curalan, Drive, Basagran, Iprodione Pro,
Propiconazole Pro, Bifenthrin Pro, Plateau,
Sahara.
John Bresnahan - (413) 374-4102

G. Fialkosky Lawn Sprinklers
91 Freeman St., Newton, MA 02466
Irrigation services to golf courses throughout New
England. Gary Fialkosky - (617) 293-8632

Northeast Golf Company

Golf Cart Services, Inc.

North Shore Hydroseeding

275 Wells St., Greenfield, MA 01301
Club Car golf, turf, transportation, & utility cars.
James Bernier - (800) 287-0955

114 Summer St., Maynard, MA 01754
Bulk limestone dealer.
Jack Borden - (978) 897-2571

39 Cedar St., Cohasset, MA 02025
Precise irrigation & drainage as-builts; wire
tracking & electrical repairs.
Greg Albanese - (781) 789-1166

The Cardinals, Inc.
166 River Rd., PO Box 520, Unionville, CT 06085

Golf course and landscape supplies.
John Callahan, Dennis Friel - (800) 861-6256

Gustavo Preston Service Company
10 Kidder Road, Unit 8, Chelmsford, MA 01824
MFG Rep and Service House.
Ed Ceaser (978) 250-3333

Harrell’s Turf Specialty LLC
15 Londonderry Rd., Londonderry, NH 03053
Turf & ornamental supplies.
Chuck Bramhall, Mike Kroian, Mike Nagle,
Jim Wierzbicki - (800) 228-6656

Hartney Greymont
Cavicchio Landscape Supply, Inc.
110 Codjer Lane, Sudbury, MA 01776
Annuals, perennials, garden mums, ground
covers, loam, & mulch.
Darren Young - (978) 443-7177

Charles C. Hart Seed Co., Inc.
304 Main St., Wethersfield, CT 06109
Authorized distributor for Bayer, Syngenta,
Grigg Bros., Foliar Fertilizer, & Aquatrols.
Roy Sibley, Dick Gurski, Robin Hayes (800) 326-HART

Cornish, Silva, & Mungeum, Inc.
207 N. Main St., Uxbridge, MA 01569
Golf course architects.
(508) 278-3407

433 Chestnut St., Needham, MA 02492
Tree care, landscape construction, consulting.
Mark Tobin - (781) 444-1227

Holliston Sand Co., Inc.
P. O. Box 1168, Tifft Rd., Slatersville, RI 02876
USGA-recommended sands, root-zone mixes,
bunker & topdressing, agresoil compost, stonedust, & pea-stone
Bob Chalifour, CGCS (ret.) - (401) 766-5010

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

Irrigation Management & Services
Country Club Enterprises
PO Box 670, 29 Tobey Rd.,W.Wareham, MA 02676

Club Car golf cars, Carryall utility vehicles.
Dave Farina, Darin Eddy, Keith Tortorella (800) 662-2585

21 Lakeview Ave., Natick, MA 01760
Irrigation consultation, design, and system
evaluation.
Bob Healey, ASIC, CID - (508) 653-0625

Tom Irwin Inc.
11 A St., Burlington, MA 01803
Turf management products.
Jack Petersen, Paul Skafas, Rob Larson, Chris
Petersen, Greg Misodoulakis, Mike DeForge
(800) 582-5959

Tree Tech, Inc.

250 West Rd., Canterbury, NH 03224-2127
Growers of turfgrass and ornamentals.
Malcolm McPhail - (800) 648-8873;
Canterbury Office - (603) 783-4717

GPS New England Mapping

60 Stergis Way, Dedham, MA 02026
Distributor, irrigation supplies & accessories,
featuring Rain Bird.
Andrew Langlois, Jay Anderson III, Dan Fuller,
Jeff Brown, Greg Hennessy, Chris Russo
(800) 225-8006

5 Cushing Dr., Wrentham, MA 02093
Sales, service, rentals, leasing, Kubota tractors
(508) 384-0011

Gold Star Tree & Turf Farm, LLC

The Borden Company

Boston Irrigation Supply Co. (BISCO)

Norfolk Power Equipment, Inc.

1131-0 Tolland Turnpike, Suite 261,
Manchester, CT 06040
Bob Goglia (860) 716-0315

Golf Course Architectural/Consultation Services
118 Beauchamp Drive, Saunderstown, RI 02874
Robert McNeil (401) 667-4994

6 Springbrook Rd., Foxbvoro, MA 02035
Foxboro, Wellesley, Fall River
Andy Felix - (508) 543-5644

Tuckahoe Turf Farms, Inc.
20 Wenham St., Danvers, MA 01923
Hydroseeding, erosion control, & tree services.
Brian King - (978) 762-8737

On-Course Golf Inc., Design/Build
16 Maple Street, Acton, MA 01720
We serve all your remodeling and renovation
needs. You can trust your project with us!
We make you look good!
Sean Hanley (978) 337-6661

Partac Peat Corporation
Kelsey Park, Great Meadows, NJ 07838
Heat treated topdressing, golf hole targets, turf
blankets, other specialty golf supplies.
Jim Kelsey - (800) 247-2326

Putnam Pipe Corp.
90 Elm St., Hopkinton, MA 01748
Underground water, sewer, & drain piping sales &
distribution. 24-hour service.
David Putnam, Eli Potty - (508) 435-3090

Read Custom Soils
125 Turnpike St., Canton, MA 02021
Custom soil blending, top dressing sands, root
zone blends, divot & cart path mixes.
Terry Driscoll, Garrett Whitney - (888) 475-5526

P. O. Box 167, Wood River Junction, Rl 02894
Chris Beasley - (800) 556-6985

Turf Enhancement Enterprises
6 Jessica J Dr., Millbury, MA 01527
Floratine products, Precision Small Engine Co.,
Douglas Rollers, Trion Lifts.
Tom Fox - (508) 865-9150

TurfLinks, Inc.
16 Kane Industrial Dr., Hudson, MA 01749
Distributor of quality fertilzer, grass seed, &
control products for the golf course industry.
Kevin Lyons, Scott Mackintosh, Jim Cohen,
Jim Favreau - (866) 567-9221

TurfNet Associates, lnc.
21 Brandywine Rd., Skillman, NJ 08558
Cutting edge communication for the golf course
industry.
Peter McCormick - (800) 314-7929

Turf Products Corp.
157 Moody Rd., Enfield, CT 06082
Distributors of Toro irrigation & maintenance
equipment and other golf-related products. Tim
Berge, Rick Moulton, Jeff Stouffer, Mike Turner (800) 243-4355

UAP Professional Products
R.F. Morse & Son, Inc.
22 Cranberry Hwy., Wareham, MA 02576
Professional goods, services, & John Deere
equipment for the golf course industry.
Larry Anshewitz, Mike Hannigan, Tom Rowell,
Ren Wilkes, John Winskowicz - (508) 295-1553

Sodco Inc.
P. O. Box 2, Slocum, Rl 02877
Bluegrass/Fescue, Bluegrass/Rye, Bluegrass/
Fescue/Rye, Bentgrass.
Sean Moran, Pat Hogan - (800) 341-6900

18 Legate Hill Rd., Sterling, MA 01564
Fertilizer, seed, chemicals, & IPM.
Glenn Larabee, Mark Miller - (800) 224-4440

Varney Bros. Sand & Gravel
79 Hartford Ave., Bellingham, MA 02019
Concrete golf cart paths.
Kenneth Mooradian - (800) 441-7373

Winding Brook Turf Farm
Wethersfield, CT 06109
Scott Wheeler, Mike Krudwig, Sam Morgan (800) 243-0232

Philip Wogan & George F. Sargent, Jr.
17 Walker Rd., Topsfield, MA 01983
Golf course architects.
(978) 887-3672

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