May 2008

No Task Too Tall for The Meadows’ Duggan
By: Gary Trask
You can make the argument that
Dick Duggan simply loves a challenge.
Others might say he’s a glutton for
punishment. Either way, Duggan’s
dedication and affection for his job as a
head golf course superintendent can
not be questioned.
“I really love what I do, that’s for
sure,” says the 55-year-old head man
at The Meadow at Peabody golf
course in Peabody, Mass. “I enjoy
getting up in the morning and coming to work. I’m lucky to be in a
situation where I can say that.”
This isn’t the first job where
Duggan has been happy. In fact, he
says some of the best days of his
life were spent at Cyprian Keyes
Golf Club in Boylston, Mass where
he got a chance to be part of a
grown-in. When he started in January of 1996, it was shortly after
ground had been broken on the project. For nearly four years, Duggan
– along with fellow certified superintendents Dick Zepp and Jim Beane
– helped mold and nurture Cyprian
Keyes into one of the finest public facilities in the state.
“It was the time of my life,” Duggan
remembers. “The owner Bob Frem
was a great guy to work for. And being
there from the beginning was a great
learning experience. It was nice to
work with some great people and help
turn something that was just a blueprint into a beautiful golf course.”
Duggan enjoyed the experience so
much that when he was presented with
the opportunity to do it all over again at

The Meadow at Peabody back in 1998,
he couldn’t resist. Sure, he was more
than comfortable at Cyprian Keyes and
he probably could have stayed there
until he retired. But, as mentioned before, Duggan is a man who loves a
challenge. And that’s precisely what
The Meadow at Peabody was going to
be.

The Meadows
Photo Courtesy of The Meadows

“A lot of people said to me, ‘Why
do you want to do that all over again?
You must be crazy,’” Duggan says with
a laugh. “But I just thought it would be
nice to be part of another grow-in. You
don’t get too many chances to be at a
course right from the beginning so I
just decided I wanted to give it one
more shot.”

Duggan admits that there were
days in the early part of the project
when he started to think that the people who thought he was crazy might
have been on to something. The
Meadow, which was designed by Mark
Mungeam, was not exactly a walk in
the part to construct.
The 259-acre municipal course
required approximately 17,000 cubic yards of rock to be blasted
away. Then 60,000 cubic yards of
solid fill were brought in to cover
ledge while another 30,000 yards
of sand was needed to cover the
fairways. Toss in the all the red
tape of confusing permits and
some dicey weather in the months
before the course was finally set to
open and you can see why
Mungeam once referred to the
$6.75 million project as one of the
toughest he ever worked on.
“I remember one day just before
we were hoping to open the course
we got some real bad rain right
after we sodded one of the fairways,”
Duggan says. “I drove to the course to
see how it was holding up with all the
rain and all the sod we just put down
was sliding right off the fairway. I sat
there and watched a full three days of
work just slide away and literally go
down the drain. What a horrible feeling
that was.”
In the end, Duggan, Mungeam and
the rest of the crew that helped build
The Meadow prevailed. The club
opened its full 18 holes in 2001 and
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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
Blue Hill Country Club
TREASURER
Michael W. Stachowicz
68 Westfield Road, Westwood, MA 02090
781-326-7860 Fax: 781-326-0664
E-mail: Mstach@dedhamclub.org
Dedham Country & Polo Club
TRUSTEE
Scott Lagana, CGCS
22 Sherborne Circle, Ashland, MA 01721
978-342-6451 Fax: 978-342-0421
E-mail: Grounds@oakhillcc.org
Oak Hill Country Club
TRUSTEE
Peter Hasak
154 Tedesco Street, Marblehead, MA 01945
781-592-5764 Fax: 781-631-6530
E-mail: PHasak@tedescocc.org
Tedesco Country Club
TRUSTEE
Mark Gagne
233 Baker Street, Walpole, MA 02081
508-668-3859 Fax: 508-668-9969
E-mail:Mgagne@walpolecc.org
Walpole Country Club
FINANCE CHAIRMAN
Michael Luccini, CGCS
10 Griffin Road, Franklin, MA 02038
508-520-3615 Fax: 508-528-1885
E-mail: Mluccini@verizon.net
Franklin Country Club
GOLF CHAIRMAN
David Stowe, CGCS
30 Western Avenue, Natick, MA 01760
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PAST PRESIDENT
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140 Ryan Street, Gardner, MA 01440-0145
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has been one of the most acclaimed
courses in the area since Day 1.
“It’s rewarding to see the course
mature and get better and better as the
years go by,” Duggan says. “It’s really
a beautiful site. Sometimes when I
drive in and see the course, I think
back to what it once looked like in the
very beginning. You kind of just sit
back and say, ‘Wow,’ because you
remember that one day this place was
just a big pile of dirt. It’s a nice feeling.”
That feeling is even more rewarding for Duggan because working in the
golf industry is something he has
wanted to do since right after graduating from Concord Carlisle High School
in 1971. Duggan, who worked as a
general contractor for a few years after
high school, was an avid golfer and
was crowned club champion at Sandy
Burr Country Club in Wayland for three
straight years.
“It was at that point I really started
to develop an appreciation for the
game,” he says. “That’s when I knew it
was something I wanted to do for a
living.”
He decided to give up his general
contracting job to take the plunge and
get his degree at Stockbridge School
of Agriculture. After graduating in
1977, he worked as an assistant at
Concord CC and Spring Valley Country Club in Sharon, Mass. before getting his first head job at Maynard CC.
Along the way he got married to
his wife, Janet, and the couple had
three sons: Kevin, now 26; Jeffrey, 22;
and Matthew, 19. The family has a
house in Marlborough, Mass., but
spends most of its time in their second
home in York Harbor, Maine. When
he’s in Maine, Duggan’s commute to
work requires him to get on the road by
4:30 a.m. and lasts a full hour.
“Sometimes the ride is good because it gives me time to think about
the day and plan things for the next
day,” he says.
All three of his sons love to play
the game and the Duggan foursome
gets out to play as a group on a regular basis, mostly at The Meadow.
“My crew hates when I play the
course because I always come in with
a big list of things we have to do,” he
says with a laugh. “When you’re playing the course, you see things different. That’s what I tell my guys all the
time. When you’re out working on the
course, try to pretend you’re the
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customer. You just spent good money
on greens fee and a cart so you want
to have a good experience. It’s our job
to make the people that play here want
to come back.”

“I really love what I do, that’s
for sure; I enjoy getting up in
the morning and coming to
work. I’m lucky to be in a
situation where I can say
that.”
Dick Duggan
The Meadows
Despite his hectic schedule,
Duggan, who once set a record at the
annual Francis Ouimet Scholarship
Fund’s Golf Marathon by playing 602
holes in one day, tries to find the time
to get out for a round once a week. He
still plays to an 8.5 handicap and is
undefeated against his sons.
“They can hit it a country mile, but
they haven’t beaten the old man yet,”
says Duggan, who has taken a few
golf trips to Ireland with his family.
“They’re getting close, though. But
honestly, it’s not about who wins when
we’re out there. It’s just great to be
able to go out as a family and do
something together that we all really
love.”
If it sounds like Duggan is a man
looking forward to leaving the grind of
being a head super and spend more
time actually playing the game on a
regular basis, guess again.
“I hope to retire [at The Meadow],
but not for another 10 or 11 years,” he
says with conviction. “I’d love to say I
spent the first 20 years here as the
head super. That’s the goal. You don’t
see that kind of thing very much anymore, so that would be kind of special.”

Peer to Peer
AERATION…..WHEN ,WHY AND HOW MUCH $$$
By: Mike Cassidy and Rich Gagnon
It’s not unusual to see an article
about aeration in just about every turf
publication at one time or another…..so here is another spin on the
process and the financial cost related
to aeration; whether you do it or have
all or some of your work contracted
out. We posed a few questions to a
handful of clubs including private, public, North of Boston, South of Boston
and even Rhode Island. The questions
were to the point and put together to
offer insight as to how each of these
clubs gets this done. Hopefully the following information will help with your
clubs concerns about aeration, cost
and timing. Clubs responding include
Middleton GC, Essex CC, Walpole CC,
Rhode Island CC and Kernwood CC.
Thanks to all the superintendents that
took the time to answer these questions.
1. The first question is always on
every golfers mind….When do
you aerate?
Middleton: Late April and early
October
Essex: Mid May and early September
(based on club tournament schedule)
Kernwood: April and September
Rhode Island: Third week in August
is when all aerification is done.

Walpole: Fairways are core aerified in
April, tees core aerified in June, greens
and tees core aerified at the end of
August, greens and tees Vertidrained
in early November.
2. What type of aeration? Do you
core, solid, deep tine and why?
Middleton: Greens ½” - 5/8” deep tine
up to ¾” inch with heavy. Mid fall
core .Deep tine helps with drainage all
season.
Essex: Greens (spring) .40 ID hollow
on 1.3 inch spacing, in the fall .70 OD
hollow on 1.3 inch spacing. Spacing on
Tees and Fairways depends on the
health of the turf.
Kernwood: Greens 3/8 core in spring,
1/2 core in fall, 5/8 solid deep tine in
late fall. Tees and fairways are done
with 5/8” core in spring and fall.
Greens are done twice to help root
zone and to fill profile with sand. 5/8”
core on tees and fairways to reduce
thatch.
Walpole: Greens and tees with ½”
coring tines, fairways with ¾” coring
tine, Vertidrain greens and tees with
½” or ¾” solid tines.
Rhode Island: Uses ½” hollow on
greens and ¾” hollow on tees and fairways.

3. Do you aerate Fairways once,
twice or as needed?
Middleton: No Fairways get aerified.
Essex: Scheduled for two times yet
weather last year allowed only once.
Kernwood: Twice, because it has
been done that way for years and
works.
Walpole: Once per year.
Rhode Island: Once per year.
4. Is any of your aeration con
tracted out? If so, does your
crew help with any of it?
Middleton: All done in-house.
Essex: Fairway aeration has been
contracted out in the past and might be
this year. Crew doesn’t help yet there
is always a little cleanup after the contractor leaves.
Kernwood: Greens and Tees done inhouse, fairways contracted out.
Walpole: All aerification is contracted
out as well as fairway clean-up.
Greens and tees are cleaned up inhouse.
Rhode Island: Fairways are all hired
out including clean-up, and greens and
tees are all done in-house including
clean-up.
5. What is your 2008 budget figure
for contracted services?
Middleton: N/A
Essex: $25,000.00 yet looking to do
all in-house in 2009
Kernwood: $20,000.00
Walpole: $15,000.00
Rhode Island: $10,000.00
6. Do you seed during this time? If
so, what type on Greens, Tees
and Fairways?
Middleton: In the past have used G2
only on damaged surfaces.
Essex: Seed goes down every time an
area is aerated. Greens over-seeded
with A4, Fairways and Tees with a
blend of colonial bents and chewing
fescues.
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A Glimpse into the 2008 GCSAA
Assistant Superintendent Committee
By: Andrew Eick
This past March I had a great opportunity to serve on the GCSAA Assistant Superintendent Committee. The
committee is composed of ten assistant superintendents located around
the country, with John O’Keefe from
Preakness Hills Country Club acting as
chairman and Dave Fearis GCSAA,
Director of Membership and Chapter
Services, as the Staff Liaison. The
committee met in Lawrence, KS at the
GCSAA Headquarters for two days.
The purpose of this committee is to
provide assistant superintendent perspective, give recommendations and
direction for GCSAA in continuing to
build relationships with assistant members, and to come up with programs to
help engage assistant members. While
at the GCSAA Headquarters we were
able to brainstorm ideas and sugges-

tions for each other to take back to our
fellow assistant superintendents and
local chapters. I got a lot out of the experience, more than I thought I ever
would. It was quite amazing to see
what other Assistants are doing at their
respective courses, local associations
and at the national level.
GCSAA is starting to tailor programs towards the assistant superintendent. Last year in Orlando the
GCSAA held it’s first Assistant Superintendent Education Session, which
consisted of a superintendent panel,
followed by assistant superintendent
presentations, with a reception after
the session. During this meeting we
were able to make some decisions to
improve the experience for New Orleans in 2009. They are also looking at
adding more educational sessions dur-

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Another concept that is being
looked into is Assistant Superintendent
“Boot Camps”. Northern California Golf
Association held the first of its kind in
Monterey, CA. The boot camp had
various activities from golf to dinner
and great education seminars about
golf course renovations and tournament preparations. This boot camp
was fee based, but had well over thirty
assistants and speakers attend. This
was a great opportunity for assistants
in that area to meet each other and
learn out in the field and not just in the
classroom. The GCSAA is looking into
the possibility in creating regional boot
camps. Once again the idea of practical knowledge over classroom education is preferred. These are just a couple of the highlights that were discussed. GCSAA continues to be dedicated in serving its members, advancing their profession and enhancing the
enjoyment, growth and vitality of the
game of golf. The GCSAA staff did a
great job at putting together an informative and productive meeting.
We then turned the meeting to the
local associations and discuss some
creative ideas to get assistant activities
together. GCSANE has done a great
job in getting one of these activities
going with the first annual Assistant
Superintendent Appreciation Golf Outing. This was held at Tedesco Country
Club this past fall and was well attended. Most everyone I have talked to
about this event had a great time and
really liked having a meeting with assistants. I hope that this activity will
continue because it was a great time!
Another idea that was discussed
was a concept called “Shop Talks”.
“Shop Talks” are where an assistant
will hold a meeting at his respective
facility. These meetings will have an
education speaker, either a superintendent or vendor, and after the speaker

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Peer to Peer - continued from page 3

Kernwood: Greens w/ velvet bent at
1#/1000. Fairways w/creeping bent at
1#/1000. Tees get 1# bent mixed with
milorganite and put down with a drop
spreader.
Walpole: No seed in fairways. Tees
seeded with Princeville or Pennway
and greens are seeded with A-4 or
G-2.
Rhode Island: Fairways are not overseeded and greens are only overseeded a week or two after a second
aeration with solid ½” tine aeration
holes.

and get a 3-4 green head start. Most of
the time this can be completed in one
day. Tees take about a week and close
one at a time working from 18 backwards.
Essex: The club closes for 3 days in
May and September and can be extended to 4-5 day if weather is unsettled.
Kernwood: The club closes for 2 days
in spring and fall.
Walpole: Closes completely for 2 days
in the spring for fairways and closes in
August for 2 full days and stays ½
closed the next 2 days for tee and
green aerification.

7. Does your club close for
aeration? How many days? If
not, how do you get it done?

8. Do you fertilize before or after
aeration to promote rapid
healing?

Middleton: Close front 9 until done
then move on to the back 9. Usually
done on Monday, or start Sunday night

Middleton: On average 7-10 days before aeration for a nice push to promote quick healing. In the past, have

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fertilized again 7 days after depending
on weather.
Essex: Foliar feed green and fwys
with .2# of N/1000 two or three days
before aeration. Due to environmental
restrictions can only apply 1 granular
application of fert a year on fwys in the
spring at .5# N/1000 after aeration is
completed. After greens are aerated a
granular micro-nutrient package and a
granular fert at .75 # of n/1000.
Kernwood .75 # of N the weekend
before aeration and usually a week
after to help the recovery. Use an organic 12-4-5 both times.
Walpole: Fairway aeration not tied into
fertilization. Greens receive .15#N 5
days before aerifiying with a liquid
combination. After greens are aerated,
a granular organic or Grigg 8-4-16 is
applied at .4#N, along with gypsum at
10#/1000, and ProMag at 2#/1000.
Rhode Island: Soluble only on greens
rather than granular. Fertility practices
not usually tied into aerification.

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usually assistants will talk about agronomic issues and share tips about
managing day to day operations. The
wealth of knowledge that each one of
us has is amazing. We could all benefit
from discussing ideas and solutions
with each other because “there is more
than one way to skin a cat”! These
meetings are conducted at night, normally from 5:00-8:00 PM and about
every two months. This allows assistant superintendents a chance to get
together and start networking with
each other. Networking has become a
huge aspect in our industry as it continues to get more competitive.
Within the next couple of months, I
will be sending out a survey to all assistant members in the GCSANE. The
survey will poll the level of interest for
some of these ideas in the New England sector. From this survey I am hoping there will be support for implementing these ideas, especially the “Shop
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Bunker raking rule clarified, etiquette restored
In the wake of a recent ruling involving Stewart Cink at the Zurich
Classic of New Orleans, the Joint
Rules Committee, made up of representatives of The R&A and the USGA,
have issued an interpretation of Rule
13-4a.
Cink hit a shot where his feet were
in a fairway bunker, but not his ball. He
hit his ball into a greenside bunker.
His caddie smoothed the sand in
the fairway bunker, and Cink was penalized for smoothing sand in a bunker
from which he had not made a stroke,
when his ball lay in another similar
bunker. To avoid such an act being a
breach of the Rules in the future, the
JRC has decided to make public its
agreed position on smoothing a similar
hazard.
The effect this could have on good
golf etiquette is obvious. After discus-

sion, the JRC agreed on the following
position, effective immediately:
"Rule 13-4a prohibits a player from
testing the condition of the hazard in
which his ball lies or a similar hazard.
Yet Exception 3 to the Rule, which was
introduced in 2008, allows a player to
test the condition of one hazard after
playing from that hazard into a similar
hazard. Although Decision 13-4/0.5
lists smoothing a bunker with a rake,
club or otherwise as an example of
testing the condition of the hazard, the
Etiquette Section of the Rules of Golf
provides that "Before leaving a bunker,
players should carefully fill up and
smooth over all holes and footprints
made by them and any nearby made
by others."
The committee said it is not the
intent of Rule 13-4a to prohibit players
from practicing the proper etiquette of

the game when more than one bunker
is involved. Therefore, when the
player’s ball lies in a bunker, it would
not be a breach of the Rules if the
player were to smooth the sand in another bunker, provided (a) the smoothing is for the purpose of tidying up the
bunker, (b) the smoothing does not
breach Rule 13-2 (Improving Lie, Area
of Intended Stance or Swing, or Line of
Play) with respect to his next stroke
and (c) there is not a reasonable possibility that the smoothing could affect a
subsequent stroke by the player.

Source: GCM Weekly

Tournament Results
Easton Country Club
May 29, 2008
Host Superintendent: Matt Ponte
First Net:
Ron Dobosz and Matt Santos
Second Net:
Garrett Whitney and Jeff Urquhart

Closest to the Pin winners:
Hole 4- Patrick VanVleck
Hole16- Lenny Blodgett
Long Drive winner:
Darin Eddy
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Scenes from the GCSANE Monthly Meeting
May 29, 2008
Easton Country Club
Host Superintendent: Matt Ponte
Photo source: Rich Gagnon

Darin Eddy of Country Club Enterprises
tees off on the 14th hole

Nick Welch of Oak Hill CC tees off at
Easton CC

Tate Asselin of Segregansett CC
tees off at Easton CC

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DIVOT DRIFT... announcements ... educational seminars ... job opportunities
...tournament results...and miscellaneous items of interest to the membership.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Our condolences are extended to the
Wendell family on the recent passing
of GCSANE member, Malcolm
Wendell. Mal was the golf course superintendent for the Highland Country
Club, Wannamoisett Country Club and
the Rhode Island Country Club for
many years before retiring. He was an
avid golfer, scoring several holes-inone and was a member of the Wannamoisett Country Club. He was one
of the three founding members of the
Attleboro Area Golf Association and
had won the Attleboro City Open three
times.
Sent on Behalf of GCSAA President
David S. Downing II, CGCS
I am writing to inform you that Hannes Combest, GCSAA Managing Director, Member Programs has been
chosen as the new CEO for the National Auctioneers Association. This is
a bittersweet day for GCSAA. We are
sad to be losing a wonderful team
member who has served the membership with dedication, passion and
pride. However, we know this is a wonderful opportunity for her. Hannes is a
certified association executive and replaces former GCSAA Senior Director
of Corporate Marketing and Sales Bob
Shively. Her last day at GCSAA is May
28.
Hannes joined GCSAA in May
1996 as a manager of education and
quickly climbed the ranks. She has
been integral in GCSAA’s efforts to
elevate the profile of the member and
the association. Please join me in congratulating Hannes and offering her
best wishes for success in her leadership of the NAA.
Looking for Volunteers for the CVS
Charity Classic Event
Peter Lund, CGCS, is looking for volunteers and equipment for the CVS
Charity Classic event at Rhode Island
Country Club. He will need help on
Saturday, June 21st at noon through
the morning of June 24th. If you are
able to help, please contact Peter Lund
at (401) 245-5138 or email
Lund@ricc.org

CALENDAR
June 16: GCSANE Monthly Meeting
Scholarship & Benevolence Tournament
Tedesco Country Club
Host: Peter Hasak
June 18, 2008:
UMass Turf Research Field Day
For more information, please visit
www.umassturf.org or call
(508) 892-0382.
July 22, 2008:
The University of Connecticut Field
Day
For more information please visit:
www.turf.uconn.edu/fieldday08.
July 28: GCSANE Monthly Meeting
Walpole Country Club
Host: Mark Gagne
August 19: GCSANE Monthly Meeting
Individual Championship
Marlborough Country Club
Host: Ken Crimmings, CGCS
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.
September 15: GCSANE Monthly
Meeting
Twin Hills Country Club
Team of Two Championship
Host: Matt Kowal
September 29, 2008:
The 2008 Joseph Troll Classic at
Lyman Orchards Golf Club, honoring
George B. Thompson.
October 29: GCSANE Monthly
Meeting
Country Club of Halifax
Member/Guest Tournament
Host: Edward Gianni, CGCS
November 13: GCSANE Monthly
Meeting
Bellevue Golf Club
9-Hole Tournament
Host: Brian Skinner
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S & B Information
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.

UMass Extension
UMass Extension Turf Program
Upcoming Events
June 4 - Turf IPM Twilight Walkabout
Stanley Park, Westfield, MA
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
July 22 - Turfgrass Identification and
Selection Workshop
UMass Joseph Troll Turf Research Ctr.
S. Deerfield, MA
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
July 31 - UMass Turf Open House
UMass Joseph Troll Turf Research Ctr.
S. Deerfield, MA
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Mid August Date TBA - Dollar Spot
Resistance Field Trials and Oriental
Beetle Discussion
Wianno Club, Osterville, MA
October 30 - 2008 Turf Season in Review: Research from Field and Greenhouse, Results from On-Golf-Course
Trials UMass Amherst, Amherst, MA
8:30 am - 12:00 pm
For program details and registration
information, please visit
www.umassturf.org or call
(508) 892-0382

Vendor News
Peter, John, David and Bob Maher,
former principals of D.L. Maher Company are proud to announce the start
up of Maher Services located in Stoneham, Mass. Maher Services will specialize in pump sales, pump repair,
well redevelopment and preventative
maintenance. Phone: 781-279-0328 ;
Fax: 781-279-0329

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

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77th Rhode Island
Turfgrass Field Day

Pre-Register NOW!
Registration and payment must be received by August 8th for vendors. Preregistration by August 8th is suggested
for everyone. Admittance fee increases
to $40 after August 8th. Vendor booth fee
includes one registration. Registration includes the cost of
breakfast and a URI Field Day Book. Charges for the postField Day event at Laurel Lane are separate.
Make checks payable to: URI Turfgrass Foundation, and
send to Dr. Rebecca Brown – URI Turfgrass Field Day, University of Rhode Island, Dept. of Plant Sciences, 210 Woodward Hall, Kingston, RI 02881 (send payment along with the
completed form below).
Please call 401-874-2791 for additional information.

August 20, 2008
The University of Rhode Island’s C.R. Skogley Turfgrass
Research Facility, Kingston, RI 02881
Tentative Event Schedule
7:30 – 9:00 AM: Registration and Check-in.
9:00 AM– 1:00 PM: Visit with commercial exhibitors.
(Visit with regional turf products and equipment distributors.
The URI turf field day hosts the largest gathering of regional
product distributors outside the New England Regional
Turfgrass Conference and Show)

Company:

A light buffet breakfast will be served until 10:30am.

Contact:

10:30 AM– 1:00 PM: Tour of the turf plots and
research demonstrations. (Variety trials, fertilizer trials, insecticide, fungicide and herbicide trials)

Address:

1:30 PM: Adjourn to Laurel Lane Golf Course for an
event sponsored by the URI Turf Alumni; separate
fee (to be determined) paid to Rhode Island Turfgrass
Association.

Registration _____ people at $30.00 each = $
($40 after August 10th)

Booth fee _____ booths at $75.00 each =

$

(includes 1 registration)

Total Due $

Contact Vicki Wallace at vhwallace@cox.net.

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

DGM Systems

Maher Services

Sports Club Management, Inc.

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

30 Rear Pine Street, PO Box 80061, Stoneham, MA
02180

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,
Rob Fitzpatrick - (800) 4-AA-WILL

Specializing in pump sales, pump repair, well
redevelopment and preventative maintenance
(781) 279-0328

Mayer Tree Service

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

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.

Michael Drake Construction, 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

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

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

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

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

DHT Golf Services

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

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

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

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

GPS New England Mapping
A-OK Turf Equipment Inc.
1357 Main St., Coventry, RI 02816-8435
Articulator, Terra Topper, Greens Groomer brush,
& used equipment.
Mike Cornicelli - (401) 826-2584

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

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

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

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

BASF Turf & Ornamental

Harrell’s Turf Specialty LLC

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

John Deere Golf
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.
Partac Peat Corporation

Irrigation Management & Services
Cavicchio Landscape Supply, Inc.

87 Concord Street, North Reading, MA 01864
Rain Bird Golf irrigation distributor.

TurfLinks, Inc.
On-Course Golf Inc., Design/Build

Holliston Sand Co., Inc.
Boston Irrigation Supply Co. (BISCO)

S.V. Moffett Co., Inc.

Tuckahoe Turf Farms, Inc.
Northeast Golf Company

Hartney Greymont
The Borden Company

Manchester, NH
Professional stump chipping service.
Brendan McQuade - (603) 625-4165

Tree Tech, Inc.

Gustavo Preston Service Company
Barenbrug USA

Stumps Are Us Inc.

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

Ken Jones Tire, Inc.

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

R.F. Morse & Son, Inc.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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