December 2013

We all know landscaping...but goatscaping?
By Johanna Seltz, Boston Globe South Correspondent
COHASSET — Glen Misiaszek was griping at a family gathering about the perils and pain of attacking the poison ivy
and brambles at the edges of the Cohasset Golf Club, where
he’s the course superintendent.
“You should rent a ruminant,” a relative told him.
“You’re kidding,” he replied,
“No, rent a goat,” she said.
So he did, taking advantage of a small but growing cottage industry that uses four-legged critters to manage vegetation in places ranging from the Google campus in California to the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C.
Misiaszek leased a crew of four — Geisha, Skylark, Zoe,
and Chloe — from the Goatscaping Co. in August 2012, becoming the first customer of the Plymouth-based enterprise
that now wrangles 30 goats along with four borrowed sheep.
When they’re not working, the goats stay at the Colchester
Neighborhood Farm in Plympton.
“We’ve got most of our goats booked up and working
through this month and into November, depending on the
weather,” said Jim Cormier, company cofounder and chief
goat herder.
At their work sites, the animals are enclosed by about
100 feet of portable solar-powered electric fencing, which is
moved as needed. On average, four to five adult goats can
clear about an acre of brush, up to about 6 feet high, in a
week, Cormier said. Because of their agility, goats can reach
rocky or ledge areas that are difficult to mow, he said.
Goats don’t like to eat grass, but thrive on poison ivy,
poison sumac, blackberries, nasty vines, and briars — the
type of vegetation that ordinarily requires heavy machinery,
herbicides, or intense encounters with personal pain to manage, Cormier said.
“What’s garbage to us is dessert to them,” he said.
And goats leave behind no trash, according to Cormier’s
partner, Elaine Philbrick, a Duxbury resident who owned the
company’s original four goats as pets.
“There’s no debris, no hauling away, or burning,” she
said. “And their bio-waste is indistinguishable from deer’s.
It’s odorless and degrades in a week or two.”
The company charges $10 per goat per day, requires a
minimum of four goats for one week, and asks that custom-

Photo Source: Goatscaping Co.

ers put out daily water and a “little bit” of provided hay and
grain. Socializing with the goats is not mandated, but appears inevitable with the friendly animals, each of whom has
a name.
Goatscaping’s customers include Misiaszek in Cohasset, Black Rock Country Club in Hingham, a state agency,
Duxbury, Planet Subaru in Hanover, and numerous individual homeowners who turned to goats to tackle landscaping
headaches after more traditional methods failed or were
deemed environmentally problematic.
In Duxbury, the Department of Public Works opted for a
crew of goats to get rid of vines, brush, and masses of poison ivy on a 5-acre waterfront property that the town bought
in 2011. The former Blairhaven Retreat Center, which had
been owned by a Swedenborgian church in Cambridge, is
being converted to a park, according to the DPW’s director,
Peter Buttkus.
The goats arrived the first week of September for a twomonth trial, and Buttkus said he’s sold on the five animals.
He said the town could have used heavy equipment to clear
the site, but the goats were a gentler solution.
“They’re very quiet, and they’re doing a great job,” he
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GCSANE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT
Mark Gagne
233 Baker Street, Walpole, MA 02081
508-668-3859 Fax: 508-668-9969
Email: Mgagne@walpolecc.org
Walpole Country Club

VICE PRESIDENT
Scott Lagana, CGCS
840 Oak Hill Road, Fitchburg, MA 01420
978-342-6451 Fax 978-345-2044
Email: slagana@oakhillcc.org
Oak Hill Country Club

TREASURER
Michael Luccini, CGCS
10 Griffin Road, Franklin, MA 02038
508-520-3615 Fax: 508-528-1885
Email: Mluccini@verizon.net
Franklin Country Club

SECRETARY
David W. Johnson
179 Fletcher Street, Whitinsville, MA 01588
508-234-2533 Fax: 508-234-2533
Email: djohnson.wgc@verizon.net
Whitinsville Golf Club

TRUSTEE (Membership)
Jeffrey Urquhart
70 Green Lodge Street, Canton, MA 02021
781-828-2953 Fax 781-828-3220
Email: jmartin101@gmail.com
Milton-Hoosic Club

TRUSTEE (Government Relations)
J. Michael Rose
181 Winter Street, Belmont, MA 02478
617-484-5360 Fax 617-484-6613
Email: mrose@belmontcc.org
Belmont Country Club

TRUSTEE (Scholarship & Benevolence)
David Stowe, CGCS
30 Western Avenue, Natick, MA 01760
617-789-4631 Fax 617-789-4631
Email: Newtonmaint@aol.com
Newton Commonwealth Golf Club

AFFILIATE TRUSTEE
Mark Casey
890 East Street, Tewksbury, MA 01876
617-990-2427 Fax: 978-409-0445
Email: mcasey@mte.us.com
MTE - Turf Equipment Solutions

FINANCE CHAIRMAN
Donald D’Errico
25 Tiot Street, Sharon, MA 02067
508-530-2113
Email: donny@springvalleycountryclub.com
Spring Valley Country Club

GOLF CHAIRMAN
Jason VanBuskirk
58 Randall Road, Stow, MA 01775
978-568-1100 ext. 121
Email: jvanbuskirk@stowacres.com
Stow Acres Country Club

EDUCATION CHAIRMAN
Patrick VanVleck
103 Cochituate Road, Wayland, MA 01778
508-358-1104 Fax: 508-358-2359
Email: patrickvanvleck@sandyburr.com
Sandy Burr Country Club

NEWSLETTER CHAIRMAN
Peter J. Rappoccio
246 Ornac, Concord, MA 01742
978-371-1089 Fax: 978-369-7231
Email: gcs@concordcc.org
Concord Country Club

PAST PRESIDENT
Jason S. Adams
27 Cherry Street, Wrentham, MA 02093
781-828-6540 Fax: 781-326-3801
Email: jadams@bluehillcc.com
Blue Hill Country Club

President’s Message
Thanks to Mike Luccini of Franklin Country Club for hosting our December meeting. Our
featured speaker was Mike Burkman from Univest, who gave an informative presentation on
some new options for financing equipment purchases. We also heard from Marina Brock
about the new requirements from OHSA for Hazard Communication training. Details are being
finalized, but it looks like Marina will be offering a seminar on January 8 th at Crosswinds Golf
Club in Plymouth to fully educate us on the new requirements. We are looking forward to our
Annual Meeting, which will be held on January 7 th at Cyprian Keyes Golf Club and hosted by
Richard Zepp, CGCS and Jason Paradise. Our speakers at the Annual Meeting will be Dave
Frem, Owner of Cyprian Keyes and President of the NEGCOA and Jesse Menachem, the Executive Director of the Massachusetts Golf Association.
Jason Adams and his nominating committee have finalized the slate of candidates for next
year’s Board of Directors. Two of our current directors have decided to step down; Mike Rose
and Patrick Van Vleck. I want to thank Mike for his years of service on the Board as our Government Relations Chair. Mike represented us well at the State House for events like State
Agriculture Day, and worked with our legislative consultants to protect green industry interests
and concerns. Mike also hosted our 2010 Scholarship and Benevolence golf event at Belmont
Country Club. Patrick had completed his first year as Education Chair and we hope he will rejoin the Board at some point in the future. The nominating committee has selected Tom Albert
and Brian Skinner, CGCS as new Board members and I want to thank Tom and Brian for stepping forward and offering their time and talents. Congratulations are in order for Dave Johnson, who will be leaving Whitinsville Golf Club soon to take over the reins at the Wianno Club.
We were also pleased to hear Dave’s decision to stay on the Board as Secretary.
This year’s Scholarship & Benevolence Tournament at Essex County Club was a great
success and many thanks go to David Stowe and the S&B committee for all the work they put
into this important event. Bob Healey has participated on this committee for many years and
has served as its unofficial historian. The S&B has always directly benefitted our members in
need for many years and Bob’s latest report notes that the fund has awarded over $100,000 in
scholarships and nearly $150,000 in benevolent aid since its inception. Those figures represent a significant investment in our membership and underscore the need for importance of the
fund.
When I was growing up around the Thanksgiving Day table, my parents would request that
my brothers and I recite one thing that we were thankful for. In that spirit, I find I am thankful
for many things on the job this year, including: un-August like weather in August, curative abw
controls that actually worked, fans, chainsaws, new ways to treat salty irrigation water, and a
talented team of assistants and crew that were committed to producing the best conditions
possible. As I reflect back on the Association this year, I also want to thank our Friend members who stepped up to participate in the first year of our Partner Promotion Program. We
hope you realized that convenience and value that we hoped to provide through this new opportunity. Our Affiliate Trustee Mark Casey has been working on responding to suggestions
and improving the program for next year. I’m also very thankful to be working with our Chapter Manager, Don Hearn. Don has quickly become the “face” of our group and the go to guy
for all things GCSANE. He is a consummate professional and works tirelessly to help our
members in whatever ways they may need.
The Board of Directors established several goals at the beginning of the year and we have
worked hard to make progress towards them. Some of these goals may take several years to
achieve. Perhaps one of the most important of these goals is to find ways to increase participation in our events. I know from interacting with leaders from other GCSAA chapters around
the country that GCSANE is not alone in this regard. Many chapters are struggling with downturns in membership and participation. There are many reasons for this, from the ease of electronically networking, to increasing demands on our time at home and work. However, the
Board is working hard to make GCSANE more relevant to our members and make it easier to
participate. We have and will continue to look at the timing, cost and quality of our services
and events in order to make progress towards this goal.
The time of year has arrived for continuous improvement through education and preparing
for the next season. I look forward to seeing everyone at the Golf Industry Show in Orlando
and at the Nor’easter reception, which will be held on February 5 th at BB King’s Blues Club.
The GIS will be followed by the New England Regional Turf Conference, held in Providence
from March 3rd to the 6th.

ASSOCIATION MANAGER
Donald E. Hearn, CGCS
300 Arnold Palmer Blvd., Norton, MA 02766
774-430-9040 Fax: 774-430-9101
Email: donhearn@gcsane.org

Best wishes to you and your family for a Merry Christmas and safe and happy New Year.

Mark Gagne

BUSINESS MANAGER, THE NEWSLETTER
Julie Heston
Phone: (401) 934-7660 Email: jheston@verizon.net
GCSANE Headquarters
300 Arnold Palmer Blvd., Norton, MA 02766
Tel: (774) 430-9040 Fax: (774) 430-9101
Web Site: www.gcsane.org
Any opinions expressed in this publication are those of the author

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help with the fall
grass mowing,
he said.
“With a golf
course, especially an old one like
Cohasset, it’s all
about being as
natural, as raw
as you possibly
can — letting the
golf course
speak for itself,”
Photo Source: Goatscaping Co.
he said. ”And
having sheep and goats out here eat some of our grasses
and help with some of these difficult areas — to me it’s so
natural. I think it’s a great concept.”
Not everyone is a fan, though.
Philbrick tried to interest NStar in using goats instead of
herbicides on the utility’s right-of-way corridors on Cape Cod.
But NStar spokesman Michael Durand said the company
prefers an “integrated vegetation management” system,
which combines limited mowing and herbicide applications
targeted at killing invasive species and encouraging the
spread of low-growing meadow plants.
“Goats are indiscriminate eaters,” Durand said. “They’re
ineffective at creating the low-growing, self-sustaining environment that we want.”
Despite that, Philbrick and Cormier said they are confident enough in the market for the company’s services that
they’re planning to grow their herd over the winter.
It’s a turn of events they both acknowledge was surprising, considering neither came from farm backgrounds or had
experience with livestock.
Cormier, who lives in Plymouth, had been in the book
business, and Philbrick owns a brokerage company in Rockland and her husband is an executive with Ernst & Young.
But both became involved with Colchester Neighborhood
Farm, where Philbrick kept the four goats she got as pets for
her two young children. From there it was a leap of faith to
start a goat landscaping business, which Cormier now does
full time.
“Maybe a month ago, I was filling out an application and
it asked my occupation — and I actually wrote goat herder.
And I loved it,” he said. 

said. “And they’re so easy. All you have to do is install a
small portable electric fence, and pretty much turn them
loose. It’s a lot less invasive than bringing heavy equipment
in and ripping everything apart.’’
The goats “very quietly munch everything down,’’ Buttkus said, “and then we can get in and do the finish work.”
Goats earned similar raves from the state’s Division of
Capital Asset Management and Maintenance, which in June
hired 15 goats and a few sheep for just shy of $5,000 to
clear vegetation from the grounds of the closed
Westborough State Hospital.
The weeds were a fire hazard and impaired sight lines
needed for security surveillance, according to agency
spokeswoman Rachael Neff. But the debris on the site and
dense vegetation posed a hazard for human landscapers, so
the state decided to try the ruminants, she said.
The trial “was a huge success,” Neff said, with the site
cleared without any harm to humans, goats, or sheep. “They
ate everything to as high up as they could reach; it was
simply amazing to watch the transformation” of the property,
she said.
“I want to emphasize that they ate everything — poison
ivy, thorn bushes, thickets, leaves. Seemed like the more
menacing . . . the plants, the more delicious the goats found
them,” she added.
And using goats instead of machinery also had the environmental benefit of leaving no carbon footprint, Neff said.
Sandra Moll chose goats to clear poison ivy from her
property on the North River in Hanover partly for environmental reasons. She could have used herbicides, Moll said,
but there was “no way I’m going to put poison down next to
the North River.” And a lawn crew would have had to do
some major cutting to get to the pesky plants, she said.
She did some research online, discovered the Goatscaping Co., and for two weeks had four goats addressing the
problem. When they were done, the goats moved down the
street to help a neighbor who also had a fierce patch of poison ivy. Moll said she plans to bring back the goats next
year, and more neighbors are interested.
“They’re charming little animals, and they did a very
good job,” she said. “They eat with a little staccato effect, but
it’s definitely not slash and burn. The other thing is they’re
cheap compared to a lawn service. I got estimates that it
would have cost $1,000 to $1,500, and I paid like $450 for
the goats. So it was considerable savings, far less damage
to the property, and they’re kind of cute.”
The golfers at Black Rock Country Club also are getting
a kick out of the four leased goats that have been working
there since May, according to course superintendent Chuck
Welch. “They’re unbelievably friendly; they love to be petted,” Welch said.
“They’re doing a really nice job,” he added. “They’ve
cleaned a couple of rocks that were pretty infested with poison ivy. I’d put my crew in there, and somebody was always
bleeding from the cat briar or getting poison ivy. This year we
put the goats in, and didn’t have a single case of poison ivy.”
The number of cases of poison ivy has also plummeted
at Cohasset Golf Club since the goats arrived there, according to Misiaszek. And the amount of herbicides he’s used on
the property is down “almost to nothing,” he added.
The club recently swapped out its goats for four sheep
— which, unlike goats, like grass and are neater eaters — to

Johanna Seltz can be reached at seltzjohanna@gmail.com.
The Goatscaping Co. can be reached at
www.gogreengoat.com
Sidebar: Why goats?
►On average, four to five adult goats can clear about an
acre in a week.
►Goats can eat practically any vegetation, including poison
ivy, poison sumac, blackberries, briars, and other invasive
and thorny weeds and brush.
►They should not eat nightshade, rhododendron,
pachysandra, and some other ornamental plants.
►Delicate eaters with extremely mobile lips, goats move
from the outside of a plant toward the center; they can snag
a tiny bud off a branch but also can eat whole twigs.
SOURCES: Oklahoma State University; An Peischel at University of Tennessee; the Goatscaping Co.; GoatWeb
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Thoughts From Your Association Manager
A Member of the GCSA of New England, Robert McNeill,
has been featured in the Winter 2013 issue of BY DESIGN,
the official publication of the American Society of Golf
Course Architects (ASGCA). Robert was featured for his
work at the Mohegan Sun Country Club and has been honored in the Design Excellence Recognition Program. To
read more about the Program, Robert’s work and other interesting articles about golf course architecture click here.

Why do banks charge a fee due to insufficient funds; when
they already know you're broke?
The statistics on sanity say that one out of every four persons is suffering from some sort of mental illness. Think of
your three best friends. If they're OK..? (then it's you!)
Why is it that when someone tells you that there are one
billion stars in the universe you believe them, but if they tell
you there is wet paint you have to touch it to check?

HERE ARE SOME THOUGHTS FOR YOU TO PONDER:

You should be able to relate to this:

If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?
If it's true that we are here to help others, then what exactly
are the others here for?
If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, then
doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians
denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked, and dry cleaners depressed?
What hair color do they put on the driver's licenses of bald
men?
Why do they put pictures of criminals up in the Post Office?
What are we supposed to do, write to them? Why don't they
just put their pictures on the postage stamps so the mailmen
can look for them while they deliver the mail?

By Don Hearn

GCSANE Annual Meeting
Cyprian Keyes Golf Club
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Hosts: Dick Zepp, CGCS - Director of Maintenance
Jason Paradise - Superintendent
8:00 AM
9:30 AM
10:30 AM
11:00 AM
11:45 AM
12:00 noon
After Lunch

Board of Directors Meeting
Past Presidents Meeting
Registration
Membership Meeting, Election, Awards
Guest Speaker: Dave Frem, President,
New England Golf Course Owners Association
Lunch
Guest Speaker: Jesse Menachem,
Executive Director, Massachusetts Golf Association

Cost: $45.00 / Retirees: $20.00
Registration Deadline: 12 noon on Tuesday, December 31, 2013 Click here - Register Now!
Dress Code: Business Casual (sport jacket, collared shirt, slacks)
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Kevin Doyle - GCSAA Updates
Need GCSAA points to achieve Class A or
recertify? There are many ways to achieve
those points. Here is one you might not have
known about:
You

Orlando. Don’t forget, several golf events sold out last year.
Register early to avoid the waiting list! GIS registration information is linked here.
Regional Pages:
The latest addition to the GCSAA communications vehicles
are the GCSAA Regional Pages. The regional pages feature
several dynamic elements including a field staff blog, member transitions, job board postings, regional forums and resources relevant to members right here in the Northeast Region! Give it a look here!
2014 Ski Day
The Nor’Easter Ski Day will again take place at Killington
Resort. This event last year garnered rave reviews, and the
committee is working hard to replicate that success again.
Put the Nor’Easter Ski Day on your calendar now for January
16th (NEW DATE!!!!!) and join over 100 golf industry peers
from across the region on the mountain in Vermont. Visit
VTGCSA.com for information and registration.
Upcoming FREE webcasts:

Get
Cool
Stuff
Already from your
Association

Hazard Communication, the Globally Harmonized System & Your Golf Course:
OSHA’s MSDS safety system as we know it now is GOING
AWAY! Any facility that has hazardous chemicals on the
property was required to train all staff on the new system by
December 1, 2013. GCSAA members have access to a
FREE 90-minute webcast designed to answer many of the
questions OSHA has received in this first year of Hazard
Communication 2012 implementation. The webinar is also
available to non-members for a fee. This valuable webcast
is linked here for ease of access, and the web page also includes forms designed to document your employees as they
are trained.
Golf Industry Show:
Registration for the 2014 Golf Industry Show and related
events is now open to the general public as well as GCSAA
members. Make plans today to attend the event, Feb. 1-6, in

Jan. 9: Predictive Modeling for Turfgrass Performance and Health
Jan. 16: Making PGRs Work for Your Turf
Jan. 14: Benefits of Slow-Release Phosphorus: Understanding Citrate-Solubility and Advancements in Nutrient Management
Jan. 23: Golf Course Marking: Why we do it this way
Feb. 19: Update on Fairy Ring Control

Again, if I can be of any assistance, please feel free to
contact me. 
Kevin Doyle, GCSAA Field Staff, kdoyle@gcsaa.org
Follow me on Twitter @GCSAA_NE

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Affiliate Update
Dear Affiliate member participants of the Partnership
Promotion Program;

Working with the board, I know your personal commitment
and that of your company to sponsor the GCSANE is recognized as meaningful, appreciated, and has contributed to the
financial stability of the organization in an important way. As
the season is winding down plans for the coming year are in
progress.

A final thanks for your participation in the Partnership Promotion Program for the 2013 Season. It was well received and
the participation level a great success for the inaugural program. We had 15 great companies help to make a super
showing!

For those unfamiliar with the program, the Partnership Promotion Program enables your company membership dues
for Friends & Affiliates packaged with advertising bundles in
the Newsletter, Website, Membership Directory, at greatly
discounted rates. In the coming weeks, you will receive
membership renewal forms that will provide descriptions and
benefits of each sponsor level. Feedback has been generally positive about the program & we hope to grow even better
participation for the coming season!

Thank you personally for your participation to Patron
Partners: Joe Lazaro and LAZARO’s / HAMMOND PAINT
& CHEMICAL, Dave Wallace and TARTAN FARMS, Keith
Tortorella and COUNTRY CLUB ENTERPRISES, Andy
Langlois and BISCO, John Winskowicz and JOHN
DEERE, Melissa Gugliotti and SYNGENTA, Brian Giblin
and BAYER, Jim Favreau and MATRIX.
Thank you to our Silver Sponsors: Michael Parks &
HILLCREST TURF SERVICES, Chris Cowan & Scott Macintosh of ATLANTIC GOLF & TURF, Ed Downing & NEW
ENGLAND SPECIALTY SOILS, Erik Hagenstein and
ALLENS SEED, and Bob Chalifour and SLATER FARMS

Enjoy the Holidays.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Mark Casey
Affiliate Trustee GCSA of New England
MTE ~Turf Equipment Solutions

Thank you for Gold Sponsorship: Ben Mancuso & MTE~
TURF EQUIPMENT SOLUTIONS and Platinum Sponsorship; John Ferry & TURF PRODUCTS CORPORATION.

HazCom/GHS Compliance Training
January 8, 2014
The Golf Course Superintendents Association of Cape Cod
(GCSACC) is sponsoring a seminar to help those responsible for
training to better understand Hazardous Communication
(HazCom) and the Globally Harmonized System of Classification
(GHS) requirements. The GCSACC has graciously invited the
members of the GCSA of New England to participate in this educational seminar.
The speaker will be Marina Brock, Senior Environmental Specialist with the Barnstable County Department of Health and the Environment. Marina will provide training to help meet the requirements established by OSHA.
Registration
Compliance Training
Lunch

9:30 AM
10:00 AM
12:00 PM

Our host will be Brian Smoot, Superintendent
Location: Crosswinds Golf Club, 424 Long Pond Road
Plymouth, MA 02360
Cost: $25.00 - checks payable to the "GCSACC"
click here for more registration information
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How to Conduct Yourself as a Professional
A superintendent-friend of mine from St. Louis, Mike Vogt,
writes a blog and this is one of his most recent articles. Mike
is currently an independent consultant affiliated with the
McMahon Group, Inc. I contacted Mike and he gave me permission to share his thoughts. I’ve slightly modified what he
wrote but the context remains the same. I believe what he
has to say is important. I also believe some superintendents
are “missing the boat” when it comes to acting like a professional. The following lists some of the points that certainly
can be helpful for all of us.
Are You a Golf Superintendent and a Business Professional or a Business Person that’s a Golf Superintendent?
You have expended a lot of time and money to earn your
degree and labored extensively as an assistant superintendent. Now you are representing a club that has not only
weathered the economic firestorm of the past several years
but has managed to add membership and increase club usage. Your golf course is impeccably cared for and of course,
you are putting in long hours and hopefully earning a good
salary in return.
However, to be successful in the golf business today,
you must have more than a great education and a pedigreed
employment history. If you desire to move up the ladder of
success in the golf management field, that means being
thoughtful and engaging with those around you. In fact, the
attention you pay to detail is the ingredient that differentiates
you from evolving from a golf businessperson to a golf business professional.
Where are you in your evolution from business person to
business professional? Picture yourself in the following situations to find out:
1. You sent an e-mail message to a club board member
only to realize that you have transposed two letters in a
word.
A Golf Business Person hopes the board member realizes
that keyboarding is not their best strength.

4. You have a 3:00 p.m. conference call scheduled with
a golf course architect and a golf course builder for an
important sand bunker project.
A Golf Business Person dials into the conference call at 3:00
p.m.
A Golf Business Professional dials into the call a few minutes
prior to the designated time.
5. Saturday morning on the first tee, while performing
your usual PR, you meet a new member whose name is
difficult to pronounce.
A Golf Business Person avoids using the name in conversation.
A Golf Business Professional asks for assistance to correctly
pronounce the name.
6. You are attending a meal event welcoming new members from India and have been seated at the new members table. You would like to order beef as your entree.
A Golf Business Person orders the beef dish.
A Golf Business Professional honors the culture of his new
member by also choosing a vegetarian meal.
7. You are invited to your manager’s home for a casual
gathering.
A Golf Business Person verbally thanks his manager for being included in the get-together at the end of the evening.
A Golf Business Professional recognizes that a verbal thank
you does not take the place of a written note.
8. You believe it’s important that you to send holiday
cards to your board members, committee members, employees and other business contacts that help you during the busy season.
A Golf Business Person signs his name on each card.
A Golf Business Professional adds a short personal note
with each card.

A Golf Business Professional sends a revised message correcting the error.
continued on page 8

2. You are invited to the annual club Christmas Party
with your spouse who feels uncomfortable since she will not know anyone there.
A Golf Business Person approaches the
members making sure that his spouse is
next to him/her.
A Golf Business Professional briefs his
spouse about members that may have
similar interests and then makes a point
of introducing her to them.
3. You are meeting with a long range
planning committee member with
whom you spoke by phone one week
ago.
A Golf Business Person goes to the
meeting at the appointed time.
A Golf Business Professional confirms
the meeting details 24 hours in advance.
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GCSANE Slate of
Officers for 2014

9. Your assistant is on vacation and you are going to be
on the course all day. A Golf Business Person checks
voice-mail at the end of the day to prioritize which calls need
to be returned.
A Golf Business Professional updates his voice-mail message to reflect his schedule.

The Nominating Committee would like to present
the following slate of officers for 2014:

10. You are invited to an early Monday morning meeting
at the club.
A Golf Business Person picks up a cup of coffee and takes it
into the meeting.

President
Mark Gagne

A Golf Business Professional drinks the coffee before arriving at the meeting rather than walking into the meeting with
the cup in hand.

Vice-President
Scott Lagana, CGCS

11. You are at a member reception and are handed a
bottle of beer from the bartender.
A Golf Business Person thanks the bartender and moves on.

Secretary
David W. Johnson

A Golf Business Professional requests a glass for the beer.

Treasurer
Michael Luccini, CGCS

12. You drop by the office of the club’s accountant who
makes time to talk with you.
A Golf Business Person gets the colleague’s feedback and
then continues to make idle conversation.

Trustee (Membership)
Jeffrey Urquhart

A Golf Business Professional gets the answer to the questions and then leaves unless he/she is encouraged to engage in further conversation.

Trustee (Scholarship & Benevolence)
David Stowe, CGCS

13. You have been asked to participate in a 10:00 a.m.
Webinar.
A Golf Business Person downloads the webinar as he/she
dials into the call.

Trustee (Government Relations)
Peter J. Rappoccio

A Golf Business Professional does a test download the day
before to avoid any unexpected delays at the time of the
meeting.

Trustee (Affiliate)
Mark Casey

14. You have promised a return telephone call to a
Green Committee Member by noon and are waiting for a
document from a company that supplies bunker sand
who cannot be reached.
A Golf Business Person returns the call to the committee
member as soon as he has all of the information and explains the delay.

Finance Chairman
Donald D’Errico
Golf Chairman
Jason VanBuskirk

A Golf Business Professional keeps his word by getting back
to the committee member a few minutes before noon and
updates the member with the information he does have.

Education Chairman
Brian Skinner, CGCS

15. My favorite (added by me). No matter how cool you
think you look, don’t wear a hat or cap inside!

Newsletter Chairman
Tom Albert

Mostly, the above Golf Business Professional behaviors
have to do with going the extra mile, being thoughtful, and
showing your business colleagues and patrons that you’re the
consummate professional.
Society has discarded many of the traditions and business
etiquette of years past, but this shouldn’t be an excuse to act in
a classless or boorish manner. We’ve all heard this, “That’s the
way they do it in the business world.” Not everything done in the
business world is a sterling example of good behavior. Do your
part to separate yourself from the “ME FIRST” leaders.
Dale Carnegie said, “When dealing with people, remember
you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion.” 
By Don Hearn

Past President
Jason S. Adams

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Come to the 2014 Show!
New England Regional Turfgrass
Conference & Show-March 3-6, 2014
It is that time of year again as all the outdoor work is
winding down and winter cold once again introduces itself to
the northeast to think about the New England Regional
Turfgrass Conference and Show among other activities.
2014 will be the 17th annual show to be held in Providence.
The schedule is filled with quality speakers and topics that
consistently affect the Turfgrass Industry in New England.
We have arranged 9 seminars on Monday (7)-4 hr. and (2)-2
hr. seminars addressing topics from Dollar Spot, Professional Development, to the Rules of Golf. A new and interesting
seminar will be taught by GCS Jason VanBusKirk of Stow
Acres Country Club on using Google Applications to help
you manage. You can go to www.nertf.org and see the complete descriptions of the seminars and online registration for
all conference and show days is already up and running!
Tuesday is chock full with a full day of USGA related topics and sports turf also going on. On Tuesday at 3:45 we
decided to do something different than a typical keynote
speaker. We have planned a presentation on a spotlighted
sporting event like a super bowl or a world series that all
turfgrass managers would be interested in. Our speaker is
the best in the Baseball Business, Mr. David Mellor, Director
of Grounds for the Boston Red Sox. What a year for Boston
both good and bad. We are excited to hear it from David’s
perspective. This will be a speaker you won’t want to miss
as he highlights the year and shows you the challenges of
managing Fenway especially in the spotlight of the World
Series.
Wednesday and Thursday, another 2 great days of informative speakers and topics addressing our industry needs
here in New England. Professors John Kaminski (Penn
State) and Jim Murphy (Rutgers), among others, as well as
most of our local researchers will be participating again this
year. We have also, Matt Shaffer, GCS of Merion and this
year’s US Open lead man will be on the program talking
about his experiences on Wednesday morning, March 5.

The equipment technicians have a full day on Wednesday
with important education with equipment representatives and
equipment observations on the trade show floor. The trade
show will again be open for 13 hours over the 3 days and we
hope you will be able to accomplish whatever business you
need to attend to on the floor over that time. Booth sales
have been strong again as exhibitors look at these three
days as important opportunities to reach out to potential customers as everyone prepares for the coming season.
As you start your planning we know you will see the values associated with this year’s show and the benefits you
and your team will gather from the opportunities of learning
and the information available that will make your job go
smoother in the year to come. There will be a lot of turf activity in Providence the week of March 3th-6th with much to
take advantage of. Come be an important part of the 17th
Annual New England Regional Turfgrass Conference and
Show! 
Gary Sykes, Executive Director
NERTF, Inc.

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2014 Nor’easter Ski Day – January 16th - Killington Ski
Please follow the link to the Vermont GCSA Website http://www.vtgcsa.com/ where links are posted on
the left hand side of the page. There is a link with
“more information” and a link to “register.” On the registration page you can register for the day and buy
more ski passes if you would like to ski on any extra
days after the Nor’easter Cup, so please explore the
site!
Get together with the rest of your association members and see if you can field that championship team in
2014!!

Dear Member,
For those of you that received the
“save the date” note a couple weeks
back, we apologize, but Killington had
a conflict with the date and asked us
to change the date to Thursday, January 16th.
For those that might be attending for your first time,
let us provide you with a brief history. Twenty years
ago four gentlemen from The Northeastern and Vermont Associations; Fred Montgomery, Tim Madden,
Dave Berard and Ken Stevens started up a friendly little
ski rivalry between the two associations.
Last year the associations opened up their event to
all the Northeast Associations for a day of fun, racing
and camaraderie at Killington Ski Resort in Vermont.
This year The Vermont and Northeastern GCSAs
would like to cordially invite all of you and your guests
to join in the great time and see if your association can
take home The Nor’easter Cup! Whether you ski or
not, we’d love to see you there!
Last year’s event was a huge success, with one exception; there was so much snow the day before we
had to cancel the race for safety reasons. Overwhelmingly, skiers wanted to return to Killington Resort this
year, so we will be holding this year’s event at Killington
in Vermont on January 16th, 2014. This date made the
most sense with all the winter dates involving tradeshows, winter vacations and chapter events.
Killington has been fantastic to work with and has
graciously agreed to honor the rates we have negotiated with them through the long weekend until January
20th, 2014 (MLK Day) for those that would like to bring
their families for a long weekend. For ski pass prices,
click on the link down below.
Killington has also worked with us to make available
rooms at The Grand Summit Hotel, The Inn of the Six
Mountains as well as condominiums on the mountain,
so please check the information page for links to lodging options. Please note there are a limited number of
rooms at each location, so we encourage you to make
your reservations as soon as possible if you are interested. The room block will drop on January 1st and
there is a contact name on the website, but just in case
here it is again for rooms: Please reference “Nor’easter
Ski Day” and call Brandi at (802) 422-6159.
Anyone wishing to attend is asked to please preregister by January 9th, 2014, so we can plan accordingly. Refunds unfortunately will not be available after
that date and there will also be a $20 surcharge if you
register after that date.

NOTE TO SPONSORS: We would be incredibly grateful if you are interested in sponsoring this event.
Please note there are 3 levels. The Silver and Gold
levels will have 1 or 2 attendee fees paid for. Therefore, under the “Fee” section please click the “No
charge” option and then under the “Additional Items &
Services” section you can choose a sponsorship level.
Thank you for your support!!
We sure hope to see you there and if you have any
questions please drop a line to Andy Drohen at
adrohen@agriumat.com or (413) 531-6401. 

Hillcrest Turf Services
Providing quality service to
golf courses



Dethatching
 Root Pruning
 Seeding

Michael Parks
617-852-0479
michaelparks09@comcast.net
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Tee-Up New England! ~ 2014
Tee-Up New England is a fund-raising initiative
that provides golfers with an opportunity to play some
of their favorite courses while providing funding for
turfgrass research in New England. Interested golfers
will participate in an online bidding process (April 1421, 2014), linked to your course’s website, to purchase
a donated round of golf for a foursome. This is a great
way to showcase your
facility and to open the door
to attract new players. All net proceeds will go to the
New England Regional Turfgrass Research Trust (NERTRT) and toward funding
turfgrass research here in New England. Turf research will continue to insure
that future turf conditions on golf courses will be at the highest levels
throughout the industry.

Please Support Tee-Up New England and Turfgrass Research by
signing up your Golf Course for the April 2014 Auction!
For more information go to www.tee-upnewengland.com

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2 0 1 4 WINTER SEMINAR
Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Mystic Marriott
Groton, Connecticut
“Devoted to sharing knowledge and experience for better turf”

7:30 a.m.

MORNING SESSION

AFTERNOON SESSION

Morning Session Chairperson
Richard Duggan, GCS

Afternoon Session Chairperson
Kevin Doyle, GCSAA Representative

Registration – Coffee and Danish
Booths will be open

1:00 – 1:05

8:25 – 8:30 Donald Beck,
CAGCS President
Welcome

1:05 – 2:00

8:30 – 9:30 Jason Henderson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor,
Turfgrass & Soil Science
University of Connecticut
“Regrassing Fairways in New England: Possible but
Improbable?”

2:00- 2:50

9:30 – 10:00 Break – Booths Open
Election – Class C
Representative to the Board

Les Kennedy, Jr., CGCS
Past President
Tri-State Research Foundation
“Update.”
Michelle DaCosta, Ph.D.
Stockbridge School of Agriculture
University of Massachusetts
“Physiology and Management for Winter Injury of
Turf”
Jim Kerns, Ph.D.
Turfgrass Pathologist
NC State University
“Managing an Old Enemy with New Tools and
Tactics, An Updated Look at Dollar Spot”

2:50 – 3:00 Break – Booths Open

10:00 – 11:00

Brad Klein, Architecture Editor
Golf week Magazine
“A Career Survival Guide Through the Golf Industry”

11:00 – 12:00

Jim Kerns, Ph.D.
Turfgrass Pathologist
NC State University
“Maximizing Fungicide Efficacy for Summer
Diseases”

3:00 – 3:45

Chava McKeel, Director
Government Relations, GCSAA
“GCSAA Government Relations Update: You
need to Know Now; Be An Advocate For the
Profession”

3:45 – 4:00

Closing Remarks
Distinguished Member Award
Distribution of credits
Jacket & Tie required

PLEASE NOTE!!! CAGCS ROOM BLOCK

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch/Booths Open

Anyone who is interested making a reservation for Monday,
January 13, 2014

Applications for this program have been made to GCSAA for
certification credits, CT DEP,
NY & RI DEM pesticide credits

https://resweb.passkey.com/go/GolfCourse
Room rate is $105.00 plus taxes.
RESERVATION DEADLINE FOR THIS RATE IS
JANUARY 2, 2014.

FEES (Including Coffee, Danish & Lunch)
Pre-registration Deadline: January 7th - $95

On-site Registration - $120.00

Register by: Web site: www.cagcs.com
Email to: cagcs@sbcglobal.net

Phone: (203) 387-0810 or (888) 561-7778

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Arysta Life Science
Earn Educational Dollars for Your GCSAA Chapter
Arysta LifeScience donating to Northeastern Chapters through August 2014
Arysta LifeScience is offering superintendents the opportunity to generate
funding for their local Golf Course Superintendents Association of America
(GCSAA) chapters by purchasing Arysta LifeScience products. Funds then will
be used throughout the Northeastern United States to support ongoing
education. Arysta LifeScience will make financial contributions to local GCSAA
chapters based on a percentage of proceeds from superintendents’ purchases of
DISARM® Fungicide, XONERATE® Herbicide and ALOFT® Insecticide through
August 2014.
Superintendents may make qualifying purchases during two select time periods:
a fall purchase period, Sept. 2-Dec. 7, 2013; and an in-season purchase period,
Dec. 8, 2013-Aug. 31, 2014. Purchases through Dec. 7, 2013, will generate a 2%
rebate to the GCSAA chapter of your choice (Premium Value); purchases from
Dec. 8, 2013-Aug. 31, 2014, will generate a 1% rebate to your chapter (Base
Value).
Additionally, superintendents participating in this program must be GCSAA
members in good standing from one of the following chapters: Connecticut, New
England, Cape Cod, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont or Maine.
To learn more on required purchases and to receive program enrollment forms,
visit your local authorized Arysta LifeScience distributor.

For additional information, contact your local Northeast GCSAA Chapter or
Arysta LifeScience Northeast Territory Sales Manager Eric Gerhartz, phone
570/269-6061 or email eric.gerhartz@arysta.com.

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

by – Web site: www.cagcs.com; Email to:
cagcs@sbcglobal.net Phone in: 203/387-0810 or
888/561-7778

Congratulations to Linda Tucker, owner of Sodco, Inc. who
received the Conservation Farmer of the Year award for
2013 by Southern Rhode Island Conservation District. The
plaque stated “For your outstanding contributions to the Mission of the Southern Rhode Island Conservation District in
protecting water quality, saving soil and preserving our natural resources.”

JANUARY 16 – Nor’Easter Ski Day at Killington Ski
Resort Please follow the link to the Vermont GCSA
Website http://www.vtgcsa.com/ where links are posted
on the left hand side of the page. If you have any questions please contact Andy Drohen at
adrohen@agriumat.com or (413) 531-6401.

As in the past, The Newsletter continues to invite Affiliate
members to submit a press release about new personnel,
new products or a company bio. We will print each and every
release free of charge. This is a great way to advertise for
free. Who said nothing in this world is free? Free advertising to better your company, wow what an offer.

March 3-6 – New England Regional Turfgrass Conference & Show, RI Convention Center, Providence,
RI For more information visit www.nertf.org or call
(401) 848-0004
MARCH 25- Green Section Seminar – Andover CC,
Andover, MA Please visit www.negreensection.org for
more information

CALENDAR
JANUARY 8 - GCSACC Education Seminar –
HazCom/GHS Compliance Training-Crosswinds GCvisit www.gcsacc.org for more information or contact
Julie Heston (401) 934-7660 or jheston@verizon.net.
JANUARY 14 – CAGCS Winter Seminar – Mystic
Marriott, Groton, CT - Pre-registration Deadline January 7th - $95 On-site Registration - $120.00 Register

GCSANE Offers
Website Banner advertising at
www.gcsane.org
The price is $500 for one year which will be
re-occurring annually from your first billing unless
otherwise specified.
For more information, please contact Jeff Urquhart
at 781-828-2953 or jmartin101@gmail.com

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Please Patronize these FRIENDS of the ASSOCIATION
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A.A. Will Materials Corp.
198 Washington St., Stoughton, MA 02072-1748
Root zone mixes, divot mixes, topdressing blends, bunker sands,
cart path mixes, bridging stone, & hardscape supplies.
Rob Fitzpatrick - (800) 4-AA-WILL
www.aawillmaterials.com

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 Brothers foliar
fertilizers, and Aquatrols. Specializing in custom seed blends.
Robin Hayes 508-237-2642 Dick Gurski 413-531-2906
Mike Carignan 603-540-2562

Agresource, Inc.
100 Main St., Amesbury, MA 01913
Tim Gould, Guy Travers (800) 313-3320, (978) 388-5110
Agrium Advanced Technologies Direct Solutions
Suppliers of Chemicals, Fertilizer, and Grass Seed
Jim Pritchard 401-259-8-5472 jpritchard@agriumat.com
Glenn Larrabee 401-258-3762 glarrabee@agriumat.com

Country Club Enterprises
PO Box 670, 29 Tobey Rd., W.Wareham, MA 02676
Club Car golf cars, Carryall utility vehicles.
Dave Farina, Keith Tortorella, Mike Turner (800) 662-2585

Allen’s Seed
693 S. County Trail, Exeter, RI 02822
Specializing in quality seed, fertilizer, chemicals, and related golf
course maintenance supplies.
Peter Lund (401) 474-8171
www.allensseed.com

DAF Services, Inc.
20 Lawnacre Rd., Windsor Locks, CT 06096
Provider of prefabricated pump stations and water management
systems. Richard Young - (860) 623-5207
DGM Systems
153A Foster Center Road, 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

Atlantic Golf and Turf
9 Industrial Boulevard, Turners Falls, MA 01376
Specializing in agronomy through the distribution of fertilizer, seed
and chemicals throughout New England.
Chris Cowan (413) 530-5040, Gregg Mackintosh (508) 525-5142,
Scott Mackintosh CPAg (774) 551-6083

DHT Golf Services
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. Dahn Tibbett (20 year member),
Jaime Tibbett 508-746-3222 DHTGOLF.COM

A-OK Turf Equipment Inc.
1357 Main St., Coventry, RI 02816-8435
Lastec, Tycrop, Blec, Wiedenmann, Therrien, Graden, Sweep
& Fill, Baroness, and used equipment.
Mike Cornicelli - (401) 826-2584
Barenbrug USA
Great in Grass
10549 Hammond Hill Road, East Otto, NY 14729
Bruce Chapman, Territory Manager (401) 578-2300

G. Fialkosky Lawn Sprinklers
PO Box 600645., Newton, MA 02460
Irrigation services to golf courses throughout New England.
Gary Fialkosky - (617) 293-8632
www.garyfialkoskylawnsprinklers.com

BASF Turf & Ornamental
47 Falmouth Rd., Longmeadow, MA 01106
“We don’t make the turf. We make it better.”

Harrell’s LLC
19 Technology Drive, Auburn, MA 01501
Turf & Ornamental supplies. Chuck Bramhall, Mike Kroian,
Mike Nagle - (800) 228-6656

BACKED by BAYER
Building on an already solid foundation of proven products to help
you succeed. Brian Giblin 508-439-9809 brian@bayer.com
www.backedbybayer.com

Hartney Greymont
433 Chestnut Street, Needham, MA 02492
www.hartney.com
Hartney Greymont is a company that specializes in tree care, landscape services, strategic woodland management and plant
healthcare. Michael Colman (781) 727-7025

Boston Irrigation Supply Co. (BISCO)
60 Stergis Way, Dedham, MA 02026
New England's single source for a complete line of irrigation and
pumping equipment featuring Rain Bird, plus landscape lighting,
drainage, tools and all related accessories. www.gobisco.com
Andrew Langlois, Jay Anderson III, Dan Fuller, Jeff Brown, Greg
Hennessy, Chris Russo (800) 225-8006

Helena Chemical Company
101 Elm Street, Hatfield, MA 01038
www.helenachemical.com
National distributors of all your turf chemicals and fertilizers.
Extensive line of Helena Branded wetting agents, foliars,
micronutrients and adjuvants.
Louis Bettencourt, CGCS (978) 580-8166
Chris Leonard (339) 793-3705

The Cardinals, Inc.
166 River Rd., PO Box 520, Unionville, CT 06085
Golf course and landscape supplies.
John Callahan, Dennis Friel - (800) 861-6256

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Please Patronize these FRIENDS of the ASSOCIATION
Hillcrest Turf Services
P.O. Box 767, Medfield, MA 02052
Mike Parks 617-852-0479
Providing specialty cultural services to golf courses and sports turf.

Mayer Tree Service
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

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

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

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

MTE, Inc. – Turf Equipment Solutions
118 Lumber Lane, Tewksbury, MA 01864
New England’s source for equipment sales, service and parts. New
and pre-owned mowers, tractors, attachments and much more
from: Jacobsen, Turfco, Smithco, Ventrac, Redexim, Neary
Grinders, Ryan, Buffalo Turbine, Mahindra, Husqvarna, Gravely,
Standard, Par-Aide and others. Office: 978-654-4240.
Mark Casey: 617-990-2427. Matt Lapinski: 978-551-0093

John Deere Golf
Offering our customers the most complete
line of products, service and expertise in the
industry.
John Winskowicz - (978) 471-8351
Ron Tumiski 1-800-321-5325 x6219

Mungeam Cornish Golf Design, Inc.
195 SW Main Street, Douglas, MA 01516
Golf course architects
Office: 508-476-5630
Cell: 508-873-0103
Email: info@mcgolfdesign.com
Contact: Mark A. Mungeam, ASGCA
www.mcgolfdesign.com

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

New England Lawn & Golf
15 Del Prete Drive, Hingham, MA 02043
Distributor of Express Dual and Anglemaster Speed Roller and
Converted Organics a liquid compost & fertilizer from food waste
John Lenhart - (781) 561-5687

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

New England Specialty Soils
435 Lancaster, Street, Leominster, MA 01453
1mm. Top Dressing Sand, High Density Bunker Sand, Rootzone
Mixes, Tee Blends, Divot Mixes, Bridging Stone, Cart Path Mix,
Infield Mixes, Inorganic Amendments, SLOPE LOCK Soil.
Ed Downing - 978-230-2300
www.nesoils.com

Maher Services
71 Concord Street, N. Reading, MA 01864
Specializes in Water well drilling, pump sales, pump repair, well
redevelopment and preventative maintenance
Peter Maher cell: (781) 953-8167 or (978) 664-WELL (9355)
Fax (978) 664-9356 www.maherserv.com

New England Turf
P.O. Box 777, West Kingston, RI 02892
Phone: 800-451-2900 or Ernie Ketchum 508-364-4428;
Mike Brown (508) 272-1827
Website: www.newenglandturf.com

MAS Golf Course Construction LLC
60 Hope Ave., Ste. 107, Waltham, MA 02453
Fulfilling all your renovation and construction needs.
www.masgolfconstruction.com Matthew Staffieri (508) 243-2443
Maltby & Company
30 Old Page Street, P.O. Box 364, Stoughton, MA 02072
Provides expert tree pruning, tree removal and tree planting services. Our two other divisions include Natural Tree & Lawn Care,
which treats for winter moth caterpillars, ticks and mosquitoes etc.
Forest Floor recycling manufactures color enhanced mulch and
natural composted leaf mulch. For more information or to speak
with one of our arborists please call Bill Maltby at 781-344-3900

NMP Golf Construction Corp.
25 Bishop Ave., Ste. A-2, Williston, VT 05495
Golf course construction. Mario Poirier - (888) 707-0787
Northeast Golf Company
Golf Course Architectural/Consultation Services
118 Beauchamp Drive, Saunderstown, RI 02874
Robert McNeil (401) 667-4994

Matrix Turf Solutions
29 Gilmore Drive - Unit C, Sutton, MA 01590
Providing the finest turf care products and accessories.
Jim Favreau - (978) 815-9810
www.matrixturf.com

Northeast Nursery Inc.
6 Dearborn Road, Peabody, MA 01960
Complete line of Golf Course, Landscape & Lawn Care
Construction and Maintenance Supplies
Tom Rowell (978) 317-0673

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Please Patronize these FRIENDS of the ASSOCIATION
North Shore Hydroseeding
20 Wenham St., Danvers, MA 01923
Hydroseeding and erosion control services.
Brian King - (978) 762-8737 www.nshydro.com

Tuckahoe Turf Farms, Inc.
P. O. Box 167, Wood River Junction, Rl 02894
Joe Farina (774) 260-0093
Turf Products Corp.
157 Moody Rd., Enfield, CT 06082
Distributors of Toro irrigation & maintenance equipment and other
golf-related products. Tim Berge, Dave Beauvais, Nat Binns,
Andy Melone - (800) 243-4355

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 www.on-coursegolf.com

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

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

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

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
Slater Farms (Holliston Sand Products)
P. O. Box 1168, Tifft Rd., Slatersville, RI 02876
USGA recommended topdressing, root-zone mixes, compost, pea
stone, angular & traditional bunker sand.
Bob Chalifour, CGCS (Ret.) - (401) 766-5010 Cell: 860-908-7414
Sodco Inc.
P. O. Box 2, Slocum, Rl 02877
Bluegrass/Fescue, Bluegrass/Rye, Bluegrass/Fescue/Rye, Bentgrass. Sean Moran, Pat Hogan - (800) 341-6900
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
Stumps Are Us Inc.
Manchester, NH
Professional stump chipping service.
Brendan McQuade - (603) 625-4165
Syngenta Professional Products
111 Craigemore Circle, Avon, CT 06001
Melissa Gugliotti (860) 221-5712
Tartan Farms, LLC
P.O. Box 983, West Kingston, RI 02892
Dave Wallace
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Full service tree service specializing in zero impact tree removal,
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of Certified Arborists.

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