April 2008

Essex County Club to Host the 2010 Curtis Cup
By: Eric Richardson, GCS
The tournament, officially titled the
"Women's International Cup," is the
most famous team competition for
amateur women golfers, co-sponsored
by the United States Golf Association
and the Ladies' Golf Union. The Curtis
Cup is a biennial women's amateur
team competition played between eight
-member teams from the United States
of America, Great Britain, and Ireland.
Currently the United States leads
Great Britain and Ireland 25-6-3. The
Curtis Cup has strong roots at Essex
County Club. The Match is named in
recognition of the efforts of two Essex
members, Margaret and Harriot Curtis,
in starting the event. Both sisters were
U.S. Women's Amateur champions.
Harriot won in 1906 and Margaret won
in 1907, 1911 and 1912. The Curtis
Cup is presented to the winner of the
tournament and engraved on the cup
is a statement that best represents the
Curtis Cup: "To stimulate friendly rivalry among the women golfers of
many lands." Essex County Club
hosted the Curtis Cup Match in 1938,
won by the United States team. The
Curtis Cup will be held at Essex
County Club June 11th – 13th of 2010.
This year it is being held at the most
historic of places, St. Andrews, May
30th – June 1st. A saying that has become popular is that “the Curtis Cup is
coming from the home of golf to the
home of the Curtis sisters”
This will be the fourth Curtis Cup to
be held in New England; Essex County
Club in 1938 and 2010, Brae Burn
Country Club in 1958 and 1970. This is

an amateur event so you may not recognize many of the participants. In a
few years, they may end up becoming
some of the most prominent names in
women’s golf. Just for starters, Nancy
Lopez, Michelle Wie, Juli Inkster,
Paula Creamer, and Dottie Pepper
have all participated in previous Curtis
Cup matches.
In my mind, Essex County Club is
the perfect setting for this tournament.
I believe this not just because of the
Curtis sisters, but because there is, not
unlike many other clubs in New Eng-

Margret Curtis with fellow
competitors during the 1896 Ladies
Club Championship at Essex
Photo Source: Essex CC

land, a rich and storied history attached to Essex County Club. Although the St. Andrew Club in New
York and the Country Club in Brookline
brought golf to the U.S. and New England, Essex opened in 1893 and was
the first nine hole golf course in New
England. A delay in the 1893 U.S. mail
prevented Essex form becoming one
of the five charter members of the

18th Hole at Essex County Club
Photo Source: Essex CC

USGA (Essex was admitted 6th). In
1917, Essex expanded to 18 holes
when Donald Ross finished his work at
Essex. Ross was also the Club Professional, beginning in 1909.
In preparation for the tournament,
the club has pushed forward with an
extensive restoration project. When
Essex received the Curtis Cup the
USGA stated “we can play the golf
course as is”, but under the direction of
the Essex’s architectural consultant,
Bruce Hepner of Renaissance Golf
Design Inc., and with the approval and
support of the Greens Committee
Chairman, Val Somers, and Club
President, Lincoln Morison, implementation of a master plan originally
adopted in 2002 has quickly moved
forward. The restoration projects dealt
with many areas that will make Essex
shine on TV and to any who attend the
Curtis Cup. Until this past fall, much of
the focus, and rightly so, was placed
on drainages and infrastructure. StartContinued on page 2

PRESIDENT
Russell E. Heller, CGCS
41 Clifford Street, Melrose, MA. 02176-0140
617-983-2786 Fax: 617-983-2786
E-mail: Rheller@gcsane.org
Franklin Park Golf Club

VICE PRESIDENT
Patrick J. Daly, CGCS
P.O. Box 2284, Framingham, MA 01703-2284
508-872-9790 Fax: 508-872-5393
E-mail: Pat@framinghamcc.com
Framingham Country Club

SECRETARY
Jason S. Adams
28 Pecunit Street, Canton, MA 02021
781-828-6540
E-mail: jadams@bluehillcc.com
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TREASURER
Michael W. Stachowicz
68 Westfield Road, Westwood, MA 02090
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E-mail: Mstach@dedhamclub.org
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TRUSTEE
Scott Lagana, CGCS
22 Sherborne Circle, Ashland, MA 01721
978-342-6451 Fax: 978-342-0421
E-mail: Grounds@oakhillcc.org
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TRUSTEE
Peter Hasak
154 Tedesco Street, Marblehead, MA 01945
781-592-5764 Fax: 781-631-6530
E-mail: PHasak@tedescocc.org
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TRUSTEE
Mark Gagne
233 Baker Street, Walpole, MA 02081
508-668-3859 Fax: 508-668-9969
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10 Griffin Road, Franklin, MA 02038
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30 Western Avenue, Natick, MA 01760
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Segregansett Country Club
PAST PRESIDENT
Michael J. Hermanson
140 Ryan Street, Gardner, MA 01440-0145
978-632-2713 Fax: 978-632-2713
E-mail: herm068@hotmail.com
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Essex CC - continued from page 1

ing in October of 2007, there have
been many cosmetic changes to the
golf course. We removed 600 trees,
renovated bunkers and rebuilt some
tees; to name a few of the projects.
This will continue for another year. The
track taken by the club is to restore the
golf course to it original design/ intent.
Shown here are some before and after
pictures. The top picture (before) is a
picture of a hill behind #11 green which
was a lost feature due to a planting of
pine trees four or five decades ago. As
you can see in the bottom picture
(after) there has been some dramatic
changes. Many of the restoration projects have also decreased the agro11th Hole Essex County Club, before and after
nomic issues in each area.
Photo Source: Essex CC
The Curtis Cup will be televised on
the golf channel and the club expects
and kindness.
attendance to be anywhere from 2,000
Contact Information
to 3,000 patrons. It is a “Ryder Cup”
Eric Richardson, GCS
format match play tournament. I will be
Essex County Club
attending the Curtis Cup in Scotland in
978-526-4600
May and they are expecting 15,000
grounds@essexcc.org
patrons to attend. This may be due
partly to the venue, but this tournament
References:
seems to resonant more in England
Caner Jr., George C. (1995)
History of the Essex County Club
and Ireland than here in the United
1893-1993, published by Essex
States. In 2010, the Curtis Cup should
County Club
be a forum to show the world what
The
Curtis Cup 2006 Archive, http://
New England has to offer. The Curtis
www.curtiscup.org/2006/history/
Cup also offers an opportunity for peoThe Curtis Cup 2006 Archive, http://
ple to discuss the very rich championwww.curtiscup.org/2006/history/
ship golf history that has and continues
to be made in this area, not to mention
the great golf courses. This event will
be seen world wide (110 media credentials, so far). That is why myself
and the club will need all the help we
can get. I will begin the process of tryGCSANE Monthly Meeting
May 29
ing to recruit grounds volunteers this
Easton Country Club
time next year with a more formal procHost: Matt Ponte
ess than this article. The club and I are
GCSANE Monthly Meeting
June 16
hoping to have the support from all of
Scholarship & Benevolence
you with this tournament. If you would
Tournament
like to speak to me about any assisTedesco C.C.
tance you can offer please contact me,
Host: Peter Hasak
my information is listed at the end of
this article.
GCSANE Monthly Meeting
July 28
Also, I would like to take this opWalpole C.C.
portunity to ask everyone to put David
Host: Mark Gagne
Heroian, CGCS, Myopia Hunt Club in
GCSANE Monthly Meeting
Aug. 19
their thoughts and prayers. He has
Individual Championship
recently been diagnosed with cancer,
Marlborough C.C.
the outlook is positive. David has not
Host: Ken Crimmings, CGCS
only been a mentor of mine and but is
good friend to not only me but to all of
GCSANE Monthly Meeting
Sept. 15
you. He has and continues to do an
Twin Hills C.C.
amazing job at Myopia for 21 years,
Team of Two Championship
Host: Matt Kowal
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CALENDAR

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Gardner Losing Hermanson
Final Year for Remarkable Reign
By: Bill Doyle
In 1972, Tiger Woods hadn’t been
born yet, such local golf courses as
Cyprian Keyes, the Woods of Westminster, Kettle Brook and Red Tail
were decades away from opening, and
Gardner Municipal Golf Course hired
Mike Hermanson as superintendent.
No other superintendent in the
state has worked for the same club for
as long, but Hermanson’s reign will
end next year. Hermanson has informed Gardner’s mayor and golf commission of his decision to retire in
2009. He may leave as soon as February, but could end up staying on a few
months longer if he’s needed.
“It’s time,” Hermanson said. “I see
too many people work and work, then
retire and the next year they’re dead.”
With members so demanding and
Mother Nature cruel at times, most
superintendents don’t last more than a
handful of years at a club. Hermanson
enjoyed the security associated with
being a Civil Service employee, but he
still treated Gardner as if it were his
own backyard. His alarm rang at 5:30
a.m. seven days a week. He’s respected so much by his peers, he’s a
past president of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of New England.
For 71 of the 73 years that Gardner Municipal has been open, the club
had just two superintendents, Dan
Donovan and Hermanson. Donovan
served as superintendent from 19361968. Laurie Blacquiere held the job
from 1969 until Steve Zodak took over
midway through the 1970 season.

Donovan returned for 1971.
Hermanson worked on the
grounds crew at Gardner while attending Gardner High and worked two
summers at Oak Hill CC in Fitchburg
while attending the Stockbridge School
of Agriculture at the University of Massachusetts.
He was substitute teaching in
Gardner when he was hired as superintendent in March of 1972.

“They took a chance on a 21-yearold kid with little experience,” Hermanson said, “and I still enjoy going to
work every day.”
On Hermanson’s first day, he discovered that only one of the club’s 30
pieces of mechanical equipment —
tractors, mowers, trucks, utility vehicles
— started.
Without a mechanic on staff, Hermanson and his crew somehow got
everything in working order. Except for

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the greens, grass over the entire
course was cut at the same height before Hermanson added definition to the
course by growing rough and fringe
about the greens. Play at Gardner has
doubled from 20,000 rounds to 40,000
rounds since Hermanson came on
board.
Hermanson oversaw hundreds of
projects, including the construction of a
14,000-square foot practice green and
a 10-acre driving range across the
street from the course. He was a driving force behind the formation of Gardner Municipal Golfers Inc., a private
fund-raising organization which has
raised $400,000 to pay for such projects as the irrigation system.
“When I started here, it was all
hoses and sprinklers,” Hermanson
said. “All we could water was greens
and tees.”
Some of Hermanson’s early dates
with his future wife Susan were spent
watering Gardner’s greens by hand at
night.
Hermanson’s most recent project
was performing major drainage work
on the 11th hole to keep Crystal Lake
from flooding the fairway.
Continued on page 5

The Tool Every Golf Course Superintendent
Should Have
By: Rich Gagnon, Editor
With everything in the world
changing around us it can be difficult to
keep up with the latest and greatest
when it comes to technology. With the
birth of plasma televisions, GPS navigation systems, iPhones and wireless
internet access, along comes a technology that every golf course superintendent should take advantage of; digital photography. With this technology
being a few years old, camera companies competing for your business, the
decreasing cost of a digital camera,
and the user-friendly improvements
associated with this technology, there
should be no reason to procrastinate
when it comes to buying your first digital camera. Photography in general
has been a valuable tool over the
years for superintendents but lately it
has become easier than ever to produce high quality photos thanks to this
great technology.
I decided to write this article because I have had a passion for photog-

raphy going back as far as I can remember. I have used my camera as a

Salem Country Club
Photo by: Rich Gagnon

valuable tool in the past few years as a
golf course superintendent and wanted
to share my basic knowledge on the
subject and hope that some fellow superintendents can learn something. I
am by no means a professional pho-

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tographer nor am I a professional
writer for that matter. With that being
said, I needed to at least be familiar
with the subject if I am going to educate others in writing. So what better
place to start my amateur research
than a trip to the Barnes and Noble
book store and getting my hands on
the most obvious book for the occasion: Digital Photography for Dummies.
As I thumbed through the 700 page
guide I figured this would be a gold
mine of information on the subject of
golf course photography. I flipped to
the section on “golf” and found only
one sentence on the subject. I was
quickly reminded that the book was
written for “dummies” and is very appropriately named. The two important
(and only) tips they offered were to: 1)
never take a picture of a golfer as they
are swinging because you will make
them mad, and 2) never stand directly
in front of a golfer as you could get
Continued on page 5

Hermanson - continued from page 3

“The course is fabulous, year in
and year out,” Gardner golf pro Mike
Egan said. “I don’t know how he does
it with the budget he works with. We’ve
got private club greens basically.”
This is Egan’s 32nd year as Gardner’s head pro. When Egan was an
assistant pro at Alpine CC in West
Warwick, R.I., the head pro and superintendent there did not get along.
“It was horrible,” Egan said. “But
since day one Michael and I have gotten along, we travel together, we communicate well with each other and he
always knows what I’m doing and I
know what he’s doing. That’s so important. We literally talk every day and
he’s been super to work with.”
Egan and Hermanson twice finished second in the New England PGA

Photography - continued from page 4

injured while taking their picture. It
looks like I will have to rely on my personal experiences and recall information that I learned from some of the
pros who have taught me over the
years.
What kind of camera should I buy
and what do I look for?
These are the two questions I get
asked the most. There are two basic
kinds of cameras. The first is what is

Pro-Superintendent Tournament. Hermanson won the club championship in
1981 and another of the club’s major
events, the DeLay Memorial, in 1976,
but he hasn’t played much in recent
years.
Hermanson spent 25 winters refereeing high school and women’s college basketball, but last January he
vacationed in Naples, Fla., and fell in
love with it. He plans to winter in
Naples with Susan and spend much of
the rest of the year golfing at Gardner.
What will he do if he doesn’t care for
the course conditions at Gardner after
he retires?
“I’ll keep my mouth shut,” he said.

Source: telegram.com

called the “point and shoot” style cameras which take a lot of the guess work
out of picture taking. They can be very
effective, very handy and fit comfortably in your pocket. The prices for this
type of camera generally range from
$150 to $350. Even though the cost is
reasonable and they are very user
friendly this camera does have its limitations. You can’t change the lens, the
zoom features are few, the settings are
not advanced, and there are no manual controls. If this is your camera of
choice try to make sure the camera
features a high amount of megapixels.

A megapixel is 1 million pixels, and is a
term used not only for the number of
pixels in an image, but also to express
the number of image sensor elements
of digital cameras or the number of
display elements of displays. The more
megapixels the better. Generally any
camera with megapixels above 6 is
going to take good pictures. I would
hope that every superintendent would
at the very least have one of these
cameras and take advantage of all
they have to offer.
The second kind of camera is
called the SLR (single lens reflex) or
DSLR (digital single reflex) camera. A
digital single-lens reflex camera is a
digital camera that uses an automatic
mirror system and pentaprism or pentamirror to direct light from the lens
through the viewfinder eyepiece.
These cameras offer a wider range of
advanced features including interchangeable lenses, higher megapixels,
manual controls, and interchangeable
accessories such as filters and flashes.
The cost for a good SLR camera can
range from $500 to $5000. You can
get a fantastic camera for around
$1000. There are many camera manufacturers and all of them are good, but
the long-time leaders seem to be
Canon and Nikon. You can’t go wrong
if you decide to go with either of these
brands. Before you leave the store
make sure you have the proper memory card for your specific camera.
Memory cards are measured by gigaContinued on page 6

Photos
By:
Rich
Gagnon

Winged Foot Golf Club

Essex County Club
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Segregansett Country Club

Photography - continued from Page 5

bytes (GB) and the more the better. A
gigabyte is a unit of information or
computer storage meaning exactly 1
billion bytes. A memory card of 1GB
will be plenty and a 4GB card will last
you forever.
Photography101
If you decide to buy the point and
shoot camera you have very little flexibility and you have to live with whatever the pictures look like. If you buy
the SLR camera you will have lots of
flexibility and you will need to know
some of the basic features of your
camera. If you’re going to be taking
great pictures you need to know how
to achieve the proper exposure. The
two keys to successful exposure are
understanding the two controls for light
which are shutter and aperture. The
shutter controls the speed at which the
opening in your lens will open and
close. The longer it remains open the
more light will get through. Too long
will overexpose your picture and too
short will underexpose it. The aperture
is the size of the opening in your lens.
The wider it opens the more light will
get through and the smaller it opens

the less light will get through. Too open
will overexpose your picture and too
closed will underexpose your picture. A
small aperture will give you more depth
of field which means that objects in the

Segregansett Country Club
Photo by: Rich Gagnon

foreground and background will be
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background blurry you would want to
use a larger aperture.
What else do I need to know?
Once you have your camera,
know the basics about proper exposure and have an understanding
about depth of field, you have a great
foundation for taking great pictures of
your golf course. There are a few tips
however that will help you before you
start clicking away:
• A filter is a great accessory to have
in your camera bag. There are
hundreds of filters to choose from
but the best filter for this occasion
is called a polarizing filter. This
filter will really enhance the colors
in your photo, darken up the grass,
plus produce great sky images.
This is a must for your landscape
photos.
• Having a tripod is also very useful
and usually inexpensive.
• The best times of day to take pictures are early and late. You want
the shadows to creep in and show
the mounding, contours, and features of your course.
• Shoot at an angle to the light or
sun. Never shoot directly into or
away from the sun.
• Take both horizontal and vertical
pictures of your course. Most score
cards, magazine covers, pamphlets, and books use the vertical
angle. Most people forget to turn
the camera sideways once in a
while to get a great shot.
• Back-up your images. Once your
images are on your memory card
you want to transfer them to a
computer and finally burn them all
onto a cd. You can then delete the
photos from your memory card for
re-use. You now have all your photos on your computer and on a cd
with a fresh memory card.
• Take advantage of the latest Photoshop software and become
savvy on how to improve your photos. You can darken, lighten, crop,
resize, and enhance your photos
with the click of a button. You can
also fix any imperfections in your
photos such as a golf ball, a golfer,
or the occasional patch of brown
grass, goose, or stray leaf.
• Take advantage of any classes
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The Dangers faced by New Employees
By: Ron Smith, MBA, CPSI
New employees are five times
more likely to suffer a lost-time injury
on the job within the first month than
are those more experienced. Other
statistics add that 40 percent of all
workers injured on the job have been
doing it less than a year.
Such injury rates lead to the question of why new employees are so vulnerable, and more important, what
your company can do about it. The
first question—why it happens—is
easy to answer. The high injury rates
are caused by a combination of lack of
knowledge and fear.
The lack of knowledge is not only
on the workers’ part. They are most
likely unfamiliar with the tools, conditions, and most important, safety hazards, of their new environment. But it
extends to employers, too.
Many
times supervisors assume that new
employees know more than they really
do. Familiarity with the work tasks being performed can also negatively impact supervisors as certain job precau-

tions may seem like common sense to
someone who has spent years on the
job. However, to a newcomer these
are brand new hazards never even
thought about.
The fear comes in a newcomer’s
refusing to ask questions, lest he or
she seem incapable of doing the job,
which could lead to an early termination. Supervisors need to remind new
workers again and again that questions are welcome at any time.
In an attempt to reduce the high risk of
safety accidents new employees encounter safety experts recommend
supervisors take the following steps:
Make safety training part of every
worker’s orientation
• include a copy of your safety policy
in the new hire document pack
• stress safety features at your facility while doing the usual new hire
walk-through

Develop and deliver formal safety
training as part of the orientation
process.
• The formal safety training program
for new employees should include the
following:
Lay out the objectives
An accident free workplace
Note specific learning
Warn against horseplay
Explain the worker’s role in
security
List safety information sources
Give detailed safety information
Housekeeping, fire hazards and
response (including extinguisher
use and technique,), ergonomic
cautions, safe lifting and materials
handling, PPE types and use, elec
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ures, and hazardous chemicals.
Ask for questions
Have a safe season and please call
me at 877-848-5978 if you any safety
related questions.

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Golf Industry Show offers a great
class taught by John R. Johnson
called “Comprehensive Photography Instruction for Golf Courses,
Personal Images, and Projects”.
Johnson was a 2 time “National
Golf Photographer of the Year”.
The USGA offered a great class at
the New England Regional
Turfgrass Foundation show in
Providence last March.
Take advantage of when your
course looks best. October when
the foliage is peaking, in August
when your flowers are full, and in
late spring when your grass is at
it’s greenest are all great times to
shoot.
What do I do with all these
great new photos of my golf
course?
Hopefully you will put together a
nice collection of photos of your
golf course and will have many
valuable uses for them. Some of
the things that you can do with
your digital photos:

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Provide your employer with great
photos for the club’s website.
Communicate with your employer
via email on any projects or equipment that you need to update them
on.
A PowerPoint presentation for your
committee or board of directors is
always impressive.
Promote your golf course, tournaments, and events.
Build pamphlets and market your
course.
Provide photos to any media outlets that may be featuring your golf
course in their publication. There is
nothing worse than when a reporter shows up with a photographer to do a feature on your
course. Especially if it’s the day
you’re aerifying greens! You will be
happy you have them.
Hang a few in the clubhouse and
ask if you could make them available for sale. You could generate
revenue for your club.
Over time, you will have enough
photos to build a great portfolio as
well.

Golf Results– 2nd Annual Bear Cup
GCMACC vs. GCSANE - April 23rd
GCMACC won the Bear Cup with 13.5
pts. To 12.5 pts.
1st Gross: Darin Eddy, Tom Harrington
1st Net: Chuck Bramhall, Chuck Welch
2nd Net: Mike Marshall, Matt Santos
3rd Net: Jim Small, Dave Shepherd
4th Net: Bruce Carlson, George Wise

Joe Felicetti, with Bear Cup
before meeting started at Pinehills G.C.
Photo Credit: Rich Gagnon

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Woodward selected GCSAA Chief Executive Officer
Mark J. Woodward, golf operations
manager for the city of San Diego has
been selected chief executive officer
for the Golf Course Superintendents
Association of America (GCSAA).
His selection by the GCSAA Board of
Directors comes after conducting a
national search to replace Steve Mona,
who became the chief executive of the
World Golf Foundation March 3. A familiar face to GCSAA, Woodward has
been actively involved as a committee
participant, a member of the board of
directors and 68th president of the association in 2004. He is in his 30th
year as a GCSAA member and first
achieved the status of certified golf
course superintendent in 1986. He is
the first golf course superintendent to
serve as GCSAA’s permanent chief
executive.
“We were extremely pleased with
the quantity and quality of candidates
that were interested in the position.
Without a doubt, Mark presented the
best fit for the association,” GCSAA
President David S. Downing II, CGCS
said. “He is a talented individual with a
myriad of skills and abilities that will
serve him, the membership, the association, the industry and the game well.
He has a strong track record of service
to GCSAA and success as a golf
course superintendent and an administrator. His efforts have earned him rave
reviews in bolstering golf operations for
the city of San Diego.”
In his capacity in San Diego,
Woodward developed a five year business plan that has resulted in generating an additional $3 million in revenue
from 2006 to 2007, including the implementation of the Advance Tee Time
program that added $500,000 in revenue in the first year. His department
has hosted numerous high profile
events including three junior world golf
championships, three city amateur
championships, three PGA Tour
events and the upcoming U.S. Open -on top of the three golf facilities annually hosting 260 golf outings. His plan
resulted in creating 20,000 additional
tee times available for the public golfer.
From a golf course standpoint, Woodward has implemented a management

plan that has produced drastically improved course conditions and enhanced environmental stewardship.
“Mark will begin his duties at GCSAA
on July 1,” Downing said. “It is important to him and to GCSAA that he sees
to completion the U.S. Open. It is a
wonderful celebration of the game and
it is only fitting that he finishes his integral role in conducting the event.”
Woodward was named to his position
in San Diego in January 2005 after
serving 31 years in various capacities
with the Phoenix suburb of Mesa, Ariz.
His last position there was parks and
recreation administrator, which included the oversight of two golf
courses, a tennis facility, the Chicago
Cubs spring training home, a minor
league baseball training site, a park
ranger program and a cemetery. He is
a 1974 graduate of Arizona State University with a degree in environmental
resources and holds a master’s degree
in Business Administration from the
University of Phoenix.
In addition to his past volunteer
service to GCSAA, Woodward is active
in the National Institute of Golf Management sponsored by the National
Golf Foundation. He joined the NIGM
board of regents in 1992, serving as its
chair in 1999. He was a trustee for the
Environmental Institute for Golf, serving as secretary in 2004.
Woodward has a strong golf
course management background. He
began his career as an assistant golf
course superintendent at Mesa’s Dobson Ranch Golf Course, helping to
construct the layout. Two years later
he assumed the superintendent position and then in 1987 assumed the
additional duties of managing Mesa’s
Riverview Golf Course. His grandfather
Jay is one of only three superintendents to have been inducted into the
Arizona Golf Hall of Fame and was
recognized as one of 11 GCSAA members to be recognized for outstanding
service at the association’s 50th anniversary celebration. Other family members to have served in the superintendent profession include his son Matt,
son-in-law Cody Swirczynski, a cousin,
Mike Pock, and his sons, Ernie and

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Mark J. Woodward
GCSAA Chief Executive Officer
Photo Credit: GCSAA

Jay.
Woodward, 55, (born September
6, 1952) is a native of Phoenix, Ariz.
He and his wife Amy have six children
including Mark’s son Matt and his
daughter Erin and Amy’s daughters,
Rachel, Christine, Nicole and Jessie.
They currently have seven grand children.
For More Information Contact: Jeff
Bollig, GCSAA Director of Communications, 800-472-7878, ext. 4430 or 913449-1635
Source: GCSAA Press Release

“He is a talented individual
with a myriad of skills and
abilities that will serve him,
the membership, the association, the industry and the
game well.”
David S. Downing II, CGCS
GCSAA President

11 Years and Running!
New England Regional Turfgrass Show & Conference
By: Gary Sykes, Executive Director, NERTF

2008 was the 11th New England Regional Turfgrass Conference and
Show! The NERTF board wishes to
thank all participants. Since 1998, our
Turfgrass conference and show has
grown in several ways but remains as
it started out, a turf show. Whatever
the reason you come to the show, from
students & researchers to exhibitors
and attendees of all facets of the
turfgrass industry, we hope you get the
message that the show’s objective is to
help build and support the Turfgrass
Industry here in the New England Region through research and education.
This year 2300 attendees and more
than 300 in attendance at our Monday
seminars, experienced hearing some
of the most qualified educators and
professionals the turf industry has to
offer.
Booth space expanded more than
it has since 2004. New exhibitors intermixed with many vendors who have
been with us for several years and
worked the 14 hours of show floor
time. These exhibitors come to display their products, make new contacts, interact with familiar customers,
but also to participate in a well respected turfgrass event that is dedicated to the strengthening of the
Turfgrass Industry here in New England Region through research and
education. They do this through sponsorships and donations of more than
$29,000 in products to our show auctions. These companies allow our
show to do more than it could without
their interest and generosity. These
include Coffee & Danish each morning
before the show floor opens sponsored
by Floratine, or Lanyards sponsored by
TurfLinks, Inc., and the show program
that is sponsored by Tom Irwin, Inc.
and Lebanon Turf Products ever since
we started the show in 1998!
Many individuals told me they
thought the show floor seemed busier
than other year’s especially on Tuesday and Wednesday morning. Tuesday’s USGA program was thankfully
organized by Jim Farrell and Jim

Skorulski, both of the USGA. Speakers introduced more professional opportunities for the superintendent in the
areas of communication and financing.

Keynote Speaker: Mike Vrabel
Photo Credit: Rich Gagnon

Today’s superintendents are expected to be ready for presentation
and communication possibilities well
beyond bulletin boards and letters to
the membership. New England Patriot Mike Vrabel, who was sponsored
by Bayer Environmental Science,
shared personal and team experiences
with an appreciative audience on
Tuesday afternoon. Following Mikes
appearance, there was a lot of energy
on the trade show floor, along with a
wonderful amount of food sponsored
by TORO/TPC and Anderson’s Golf
Products.
Wednesday started much like
Tuesday finished. Loud and full of energy! Education sessions met expectations as industry members filled and
sometimes over-filled meeting rooms.
The day on the show floor concluded

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with another successful auction with
more than $21,000 destined for the
NERTRT to fund ongoing turf research. We especially need to thank
Danny Calise and Manny Mihailides for
their coordinated efforts on our behalf
as auctioneer & emcee, along with Lori
Mihailides, Mary Jo Kennedy and Julie
Heston for helping with the auction.
We couldn’t have done it without them!
But, most of all we thank everyone
who donated and participated in this
year’s auction. They are listed on our
show website at NERTF.org. After the
auction many attendees and exhibitors
enjoyed some refreshments at the conference reception in the rotunda sponsored by Syngenta and Harrell’s Turf
Specialty.
As we wrap things up on Thursday
with more education and a more relaxed atmosphere on the show floor,
we realize the many good memories,
new contacts and older reaquaintences that were made over these 4
days. As spring approaches, and
warmer weather prevails, the hope is
that opportunities for all participants
will develop as planned. Here are
three attendees who will remember
this show for quite sometime. Matt
Gomez, of Manchester Country Club in
Ct., who took home a brand new 2008
Kawasaki 600cc ATV as our grand
prize winner of our give-away! We
also congratulate Carl Hughes, of New
York’s Apawamis Club for winning the
46” Sony HD TV and Joseph Monroe
of Amherst CC in New Hampshire for
winning a new set of fitted Titleist
Clubs.
We, as the board of directors of
the NERTF, we thank you for your participation and your interest in the future
of our wonderful, but challenging industry. As we look forward to 2009,
and our 12th conference & show, we
hope you all have a prosperous 2008
even beyond your expectations!

University of Massachusetts Alumni to Honor George Thompson,
CGCS at the Fifth Annual Joseph Troll Turf Classic
Lyman Orchards in Middlefield,
Connecticut is to host the 5th annual
Joseph Troll Turf Classic, sponsored
by the Alumni Turf Group. The event
will take place on September 29th,
2008.
This year’s tournament honoree is
George Thompson, CGCS. He graduated from Stockbridge in 1963. He
Moved to Pinehurst in 1983 to become
Director of Golf Course Management
for the Country Club of North Carolina
until he retired at age 63 in 2001 to
consult and teach Golf Course Management at Sandhills Community College in Pinehurst. Mr. Thompson has
mentored well over 100 interns, placement trainees, and assistant superintendents. He is the recipient of many
industry awards including The USGA's
highest turfgrass honor - The Green
Section Award, Mid Atlantic Superintendent of the Year, and Distinguished

Service Awards from the Carolina’s
Golf Course Superintendents, North
Carolina Turfgrass Council, and Golf
Course Superintendents Association of
America. In August 2006, he became
the first career golf course superintendent to be inducted into The Carolina's
Golf Hall of Fame.
People that know him well have
stated: “Mr. Thompson is the consummate gentleman, a persistent teacher,
and mentor who cares deeply about
turfgrass education. This will continue
a great annual tradition of honoring
inspirational and accomplished alumni
of the turf programs at the University of
Massachusetts.”
The fundraiser was initiated in
2004 as a means to raise money for
the new Dr. Joseph Troll Turf Research Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. With the building
completed, the Alumni Turf Group has

continued the fundraising efforts to
support the turf program at the University.
The Alumni Turf Group (ATG),
formed in 2005, is a 501c3 organization made up of turf professionals who
are graduates of the Stockbridge
School of Agriculture and the University of Massachusetts. Through fundraising, ATG hopes to further research
and education, promote UMass alumni
in the turf management profession,
and instill pride and commitment in the
turf programs at the University of Massachusetts.
Entry forms, additional information for
this event, membership applications,
and ATG information are available
online at www.alumniturfgroup.com.
Source: Alumni Turf Group Press
Release

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

S & B Information

SAVE THE DATE

Congratulations to Tedd Perry who has
accepted the superintendent position
at Thomson Country Club.

16th Annual
Scholarship & Benevolence
Golf Tournament
In Memory of:
Leroy Allen and Ken Turner

June 18, 2008:
UMass Turf Research Field Day
For more information, please visit
www.umassturf.org or call
(508) 892-0382.

Our condolences are extended to
Dennis Friel and family on the
unexpected passing of Dennis’
daughter.
Our condolences are extended to Tim
Strano and family on the passing of
Tim’s father in April.
It is with great pleasure that
S.V. Moffett proudly announces the
addition of Ron Milenski to our Turf
Equipment sales team. Ron will be
covering central Massachusetts and
work from the North Reading Branch. Ron comes to S.V. Moffett
with over 30 years of Turf and Sales
experience, and we are very pleased
to welcome him. Ron may be reached
at anytime on his new cell #
(978) 270-1263, or
email rmilenski@svmoffett.com

Monday, June 16th, 2008
Tedesco Country Club
Host: Peter Hasak
$350 per twosome
$700 per foursome
Better ball of two / 80% handicap
11:00 AM: Registration, Buffet Luncheon
12:30 PM: Shotgun

Steak roast BBQ dinner to follow golf
(golf attire for dinner)

July 22, 2008:
The University of Connecticut Field
Day
For more information please visit:
www.turf.uconn.edu/fieldday08.
August 20, 2008 :
The University of Rhode Island Field
Day
Pre-registration is now open. For more
information, please contact
Dr. Rebecca Brown (401) 874-2791.

Entry Deadline: May16th, 2008
We are asking all superintendent
members to solicit their club or facility
to contribute a round of golf for this
year’s raffle. Thank you in advance
for your support and we hope you will
participate as the Scholarship & Benevolence Fund is an important benefit to all members in need.
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September 29, 2008:
The 2008 Joseph Troll Classic at
Lyman Orchards Golf Club, honoring
George B. Thompson.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Joseph Troll Turf Research Center
South Deerfield, Massachusetts

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Please Patronize these FRIENDS of the ASSOCIATION
A.A. Will Materials Corp.

DGM Systems

Larchmont Engineering & Irrigation

Southwest Putting Greens of Boston

198 Washington St., Stoughton, MA 02072-1748

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

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

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

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

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

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

DHT Golf Services

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

8 Meadow Park Road, Plymouth, MA 02360
Serving the GCSANE for over 20 years.
Planning to proposal to completion. Golf construction and irrigation consulting. Emergency
irrigation repairs. 508-746-3222
Dahn Tibbett (20 year member), Jaime Tibbett

Allen’s Seed Store, Inc.

D.L. Maher Co.

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

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

The Andersons Technologies, Inc.

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

Agresource, Inc.

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

9 Scots Way, Essex, MA 01929
Your one source tree care company. Our certified arborists specialize in plant health care as
well as tree pruning and technical removals.
Jeff Thomas (978) 768-7232

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

Michael Drake Construction, Inc.

Mega Green
38 Village Road, Unit 210, Middleton, MA 01949
Mega Green is a protein rich organic fertilizer
processed from farm raised catfish in Mississippi.
It is a foliar feed applied through a sprayer mixed
30 gal. water to one gal. Mega Green on Greens,
Fairways and Tees. John Flynn - (978) 979-2471

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

A-OK Turf Equipment Inc.

Gold Star Tree & Turf Farm, LLC

Atlantic Silica, Inc.

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

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

Miller Golf Construction

Barenbrug USA

Golf Cart Services, Inc.

NMP Golf Construction Corp.

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

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

BASF Turf & Ornamental

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

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

Boston Irrigation Supply Co. (BISCO)

Harrell’s Turf Specialty LLC

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

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

Holliston Sand Co., Inc.

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

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

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

North Shore Hydroseeding
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

Hartney Greymont

166 River Rd., PO Box 520, Unionville, CT 06085

Cavicchio Landscape Supply, Inc.

Norfolk Power Equipment, Inc.

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

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

The Cardinals, Inc.

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

Gustavo Preston Service Company

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

The Borden Company

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

GPS New England Mapping

10 Kidder Road, Unit 8, Chelmsford, MA 01824
Flowtronex irrigation pumps - sales and service.
Spring start ups, winterization and 24 hour
emergency service for all irrigation pumps.
Ed Ceaser (978) 250-3333 or

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

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

Putnam Pipe Corp.
90 Elm St., Hopkinton, MA 01748
Underground water, sewer, & drain pipe and
fittings-Erosion and sediment control material. 24
-hour service.
David Putnam, Eli Potty - (508) 435-3090

International Golf Construction Co.
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

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

207 N. Main St., Uxbridge, MA 01569
Golf course architects. (508) 278-3407

Country Club Enterprises

John Deere Golf

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

Read Custom Soils
125 Turnpike St., Canton, MA 02021
Custom soil blending, top dressing sands,
Root zone blends, “early green” black sand,
divot & cart path mixes.
Terry Driscoll, Garrett Whitney – (888) 475-5526

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

Mungeam Cornish Golf Design, Inc.

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

Stumps Are Us Inc.
Mayer Tree Service

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

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

Sports Club Management, Inc.

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

Offering our customers the most complete
line of products, service and expertise in the
industry. Ron Tumiski 1-800-321-5325 x6219

Manchester, NH
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)

Syngenta Professional Products
111 Craigemore Circle
Avon, CT 06001
Melissa Gugliotti (860) 221-5712

Tee & Green Sod
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, Ernie Ketchum (888) 638-4657

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

Tuckahoe Turf Farms, Inc.
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.
29 Gilmore Drive, Sutton, MA 01590
Distributor of quality fertilzer, grass seed, &
control products for the golf course industry.
Kevin Lyons, Scott Mackintosh, Jim Favreau,
Chris Cowan - (888) 398-TURF (8873)

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

Valley Green
14 Copper Beech Drive, Kingston, MA 02364
Phone: 413-533-0726 Fax: 413-533-0792
"Wholesale distributor of turf products"

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

Ken Jones Tire, Inc.
DAF Services, Inc.
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

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

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