Northwest TURFGRASS TOPICS
Vol. 26, No. 2

Morning
9 a.m.

3-6 p.m.
6-7 p.m.
7 p.m.
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Sept 1983

PUYALLUP, WASHINGTON

Monday, September 19, 1983
Arrive Kah-Nee-Ta
NTA Championship Tournament
Tee times and pairings will be posted by Sunday Evening at the Pro Shop.
Registration Desk Open
No host cocktail hour
Golf awards dinner
Tuesday, September 20, 1983
Registration Desk Open at entrance to Conference Room

FIRST SESSION CHAIRMAN — Dick Malpass, President, NTA
8-8:15
Welcome
8:15-8:55
"Effective use of effluent water for turfgrasses",
Dr. Ali Harivandi, University of California,
Hayward, CA.
8:55-9:35
"Integrated pest management for turfgrass", Dr.
Steve Fushtey, Canada Department of
Agriculture, Agassiz, BC.
9:35-10
"Varietal variation in spring/fall color of Kentucky bluegrasses", Dr. Ron Ensign, University
of Idaho, Moscow, ID.
10-10:20
Coffee Break
SECOND SESSION CHAIRMAN — Ray McElhoe, Everett Golf &
Country Club
10:20-11
"Turfgrasses and their management in Africa",
Mr. Warren Bidwell, Tee-2-Green, Matteson, IL.
11-11:30
"Low temperature survival of turftype perennial
ryegrass cultivars", Dr. William J. Johnston,
WSU, Pullman, WA.
11:30-12:10
"Mowing heights - what are the limits?", Don
Hoos, USGA Green Section, Placentia, CA.
12:10-12:50
"The present and future of turfgrass cultivars",
Dr. William Meyer, Turf-Seed, Inc., Hubbard,
OR.
12:50
Free Time
2 p.m.
Two man Best Ball Competition
TUESDAY EVENING SESSION CHAIRMAN — Roy Goss, WWREC,
Puyallup, WA
7-9 p.m.
New Innovations for Turfgrass Manager and "A
different view of Africa" - Slide Show by Al Law,
Pullman, WA.
Wednesday, September 21, 1983
SPLIT SESSION A — Golf Course Superintendents
FIRST SESSION CHAIRMAN — Bill Campbell, Sahalee Golf and
Country Club
8-8:40
"Master planning your golf course", Mr. W.G.
Robinson, Bellingham, WA.
8:40-9:20
"Preparing your course for a major tournament", Mr. Mike Bauman, Meridian Valley
Country Club, Kent, WA and Harvey Junor,
Portland Golf Club, Portland, OR.
9:20-10
"Extending the Life and efficacy of pesticides",
Mr. Ted Lewton, PBI Gordon Company, St.
Louis, MO.
10-10:15
Coffee Break
10:15-10:35
"Effects of nutrition, top dressing and mowing
height on putting green quality, speed, and Pota
annua," Dr. Roy L. Goss, WWREC, Puyallup, WA.

PROGRAM37TH NORTHWEST
TURFGRASS CONFERENCE
SECOND SESSION CHAIRMAN — Jim Connolly, Turfgo NW,
Spokane, WA
"Shattercore aerification after one year", Mr.
10:35-10:55
Larry Gilhuly, Seattle Golf Club, Seattle, WA.
"Effects of intensive fairway aerification", Mr.
10:55-11:15
John Monson, Broadmoor Golf Club, Seattle,
WA.
"Maintaining putting greens with minimum prac11:15-11:40
tices", Dr. San Brauen, WWREC, Puyallup, WA.
"Enhancement of putting green bentgrass
11:40-12:20
populations with Rubigan", Mr. Mike Bauman,
Meridian Valley Country Club, Kent, WA and
Mr. Dick Schmidt, Port Ludlow Golf Course,
Port Ludlow, WA.
Merging of Split Session Groups
12:20-12:30
Northwest Turfgrass Association Membership
12:30-1
Meeting. ALL MEMBERS SHOULD DEFINITELY
ATTEND.
SPLIT SESSION B — Schools, Parks, Grounds Managers
FIRST SESSION CHAIRMAN — Carl Kuhn, P.E., Mercer Island, WA
8-8:35
"The Cambridge sportsturf drainage system of
sportsfield renovation", Mr. Glen Krause, Landscape Architect, Beaverton, OR.
8:35-9:15
"Low budget sportsfield reconditioning", Mr.
Dennis Pagni, Oregon City, OR and Gene
Howe, Sportsturf NW, Redmond, WA.
9:15-9:45
"Establishing grass on sportsfields (Varieties,
seeding rates, methods)", Dr. Roy Goss,
WWREC, Puyallup, WA.
9:45-10:15
"Maintenance of low traffic turfgrass areas",
Mr. Tom Cook, OSU, Corvallis, OR.
10:15-10:35
Coffee Break
SECOND SESSION CHAIRMAN — D. A. Hogan, P.E., Seattle, WA
10:35-11:10
"Contract fertilization and weed control", Mr.
Joe Miller Chemlawn, Lake Oswego, Or.
11:10-11:50
Managing Sportsfields with funds you can afford", Dr. Roy L. Goss, WWREC, Puyallup, WA,
and Mr. Tom Cook, OSU, Corvallis, OR.
11:50-12:20
"Positive identification of grasses and weeds",
Mr. Tom Cook, OSU, Corvallis, OR, and Dr. Roy
Goss, WWREC, Puyallup, WA.
Merging of Split Session Groups
12:20-12:30
12:30-1
Northwest Turfgrass Association Meeting. ALL
MEMBERS SHOULD DEFINITELY ATTEND
1 p.m.
Free time
Nine-hole, Two-man Team Horserace
2 p.m.
No host cocktails
6:15-7 p.m.
Banquet and awards: Something light to enter7 p.m.
tain you—Scot Lamb, Salem, OR

Continued on Page 2

Thursday September 22, 1983
FIRST SESSION CHAIRMAN — Gary Sayre, Oakbrook Golf & Country Club
8-8:30
"Fertigation for turfgrasses", Mr. Bruce
Jackman, Clarkston Golf and Country Club,
Clarkston, WA.
8:30-9
"Maintenance cost savings and turfgrass
response to growth regulants", Dr. Stan
Brauen, WWREC, Puyallup, WA.
9-9:30
"Take-all patch-like disease of bluegrass:
Characterization of fungus and its sensitivity to
fungicides", Dr. Gary Chastangner, WWREC,
Puyallup, WA
9:30-10
"Persistence of ryegrass and Kentucky
bluegrass cultivars in the Willamette Valley of
Oregon", Mr. Tom Cook, OSU, Corvallis, OR.
10-10:20
Coffee Break
SECOND SESSION CHAIRMAN — Mike Nauroth, Veterans Golf
Club, Walla Walla, WA
10:20-10:50
"Managing saline, sodic, or saline-sodic soils
for turfgrasses", Dr. AN Harivandi, University of
California, Hayward, CA.
10:50-11:20
"Response of turftype perennial ryegrass to
shade environment", Dr. S.E. Brauen, WWREC,
Puyallup, WA.
11:20-11:45
British Columbia Turfgrass Update, Dr. Steve
Fushtey, Agassiz, BC.
11:45-12
"The effect of high rates of potassium fertilization on Poa Annua putting green turf", Dr. S.E.
Brauen, WWREC, Puyallup, WA.
12-12:15
Wrap-up and adjourn.

LADIES PROGRAM
Program Committee
Nancy McElhoe
Pam Sayre
Joan Eby
Val Kain
Bev Nord
10 a.m.
9:30
7-9 p.m.

10-12

10-11

Monday, September 19, 1983
Champagne Fashion Show Brunch
Tuesday, September 20, 1983
Golf Tournament or Slide Presentation
Interior Design Demonstration and Golf Awards
(This will be during the Tuesday evening session of the Conference)
Wednesday, September 21, 1983
Stress Panel Discussion
Thursday, September 22, 1983
Cooking Demonstration with Roots and Herbs

President's Message
Dick Malpass
Last February we attended the annual Conference and
Show of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of
America in Atlanta, Georgia. A chance meeting with two
superintendent friends, one from Georgia and the other
from Colorado, brought out the fact that one had developed
a device for removing aerification cores from greens which
saved a tremendous amount of time and effort. This was
mounted upon an ordinary trap rake and was simple to
build and operate. We requested, and he sent us, pictures
and blueprints of the device; and, a number of Portland area
superintendents have built and used the device. I tell the
reader this because we have found, over the years, that
attendance at turf conferences does not cost you or your
employer—it pays. It pays in increased knowledge for the
turf manager, whether he is responsible for a golf course,
athletic fields, cemeteries, parks—any turfed area. It pays
because of the new techniques he hears about, the new
equipment to better take care of our turf that he may see. Or,
in the case above, just casual visiting with fellow superintendents is one of the best ways of finding out how to take
care of old problems or to anticipate new problems. We
seldom miss a conference dealing with our field of endeavor
if we can possibly make it. We are confident that it has made
us far more valuable to our employer and we have saved our
employer a lot of expense and numerous problems by the
knowledge that we have obtained.
I am never ashamed to ask my employer for funds to
attend either the meetings of my local association or for
conferences of the Northwest Turfgrass Association or for
those of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of
America, because I know that they are going to get their
money's worth.
We look forward to meeting you at this year's conference
of the Northwest Turfgrass Association. Come—listen to
some fine speakers, visit with fellow turf managers, and
relax just a little before contending with another winter.

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How Fast Is Fast?
By Sherwood A. Moore
Superintendent of Golf Courses
Winged Food Golf Club (New York)
In the English language, the word "fast" has many meanings such as you can run fast, hold fast, go for a fast, have
fast women, and have fast greens. The topic of conversation
around the locker and grill rooms of most golf clubs these
days is "How fast are the greens today?" In some areas of the
country it is referred to as the "Roll of the green." It all boils
down to the speed of the ball on the green. Lost is the art of
stroking the ball—today, a tap is all that is required. I think
some of the golfers want the ball to roll into the cup just by
looking at it. At some clubs they post the speed of the green
on their bulletin board for the day.
Are we becoming victims of the stimpmeter, fast greens
and tournament play? When big tournaments are on TV, all
we hear about is how fast the greens putt; that they doublecut the greens daily, even triple-cut and yes, on some greens
quadruple-cut to increase the speed.
Whenever a group of golfers or superintendents congregate, golf and turf are naturally discussed, green speed for
the average club is a favorite topic. Seven, 8, 9, 10 or more
feet is suggested.
Has the superintendent contributed to the dilemma? Yes,
in a way. He probably has perfected his course to the point
where only incredibly fast greens will save par. Also, the
competition to have faster greens than your neighbor is not
helping the situation in any way.
In any event, an increasing amount of pressure is put on
the superintendent to increase the speed of the greens. Every
superintendent has heard the following remarks: "Are the
greens going to be mowed today?" "When are you going to
lower the height of cut?" "The greens at such-and-such a
club are faster than ours."
Seriously, I am concerned about this trend of "fast
greens." Can we afford to maintain greens of this caliber
-that require frequent topdressings; frequent verticutting;
daily cutting or double-cutting of greens; close, close mowing - even to the point of grinding the underside of already
thin bed knives.
And, in all my conversation and reading and listening, I
have never heard anyone mention a thing about the little
grass plant. How is it standing up under all thisabuse? I was
tutored under the late Professor Lawrence Dickenson of
Massachusetts, and one of his often quoted phrases was,
"Give the little grass plant half a chance. It wants to live."
Under these conditions of shaving the grass plant to I / 8 inch
or less, are we giving it "half a chance"? I do not think so. We
are giving it very little chance. Sooner or later we are headed
for trouble.
We all know that the root growth of a grass plant is in
proportion to the top growth. That the grass plant needs leaf
surface for survival, for transpiration, respiration, the
manufacturing of carbohydrates to maintain life and growth.
It also needs nitrogen and other nutrients that we are withholding so as to increase speed by limiting plant growth.
I predict that in the not too distant future we will get back
to the basics of a good putting green surface—that the
demands of the grass plant will be given equal or more
consideration than the demands of the golfers. A firm, true,
healthy green with reasonable speed is much more pleasurable than putting on dead grass and plain soil. We will return
to stroking tha ball, not tapping it.
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It's Conference Time Again
The 37th Northwest Turfgrass Conference, appearing in
this issue of Turfgrass Topics, should be educational to
everyone attending. Your program committee and directors
have endeavored to come up with a variety of current and
interesting subjects and speakers to enhance the quality of
the educational sessions. There is something there for
everyone.
Split sessions will be conducted on Wednesday with all
school and parks members attending their own session, and
all golf course people in another. Everyone, of course, is
welcome to attend whatever session they wish.
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How much 2,4-D enters the body of an average 175pound worker who applies his herbicide 30 days a year for 30
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"The present study gives us an estimate of exposure for
the segment of the population in closest contact with 2,4-D,"
Nash said in a recent press release. Because users of 2,4-D
consider the herbicide to have a low order of toxicity, they
are less likely to wear protective clothing than when applying other pesticides. Therefore, these amounts can generally
be interpreted as the upper limit of exposure.
A study was conducted in spring 1980 among two groups
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the country: ground applicators from North Dakota and
aerial applicators from Washington.
The herbicide 2,4-D has been used widely and safely for
more than 35 years to selectively control broadleafed weeds
in crops, range land and pastures, lawn and turf, and utility
rights-of-way among other areas.
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Fall Reminders
By Roy L. Goss
The cooler nights of late August and shortening day
length and possible precipitation and cloudiness all add up
to Fusarium patch weather. Be on guard for Fusarium
outbreaks from now on through the winter. Those of you
who are carrying out an active disease control program
should make sure that you have two or three good fungicides
on hand and don't wait for the outbreak before purchasing
your materials. Do not place all of your eggs in one basket
and have only one fungicide available. It is best to alternate
with two or more fungicides for best control. Materials such
as PMAS, terrachlor, bayleton, fore (Dithane M-45) and
RP 26019 will provide good control.
Do not neglect watering on turfgrass areas during September if sufficient rainfall does not occur. Many turf managers begin the dry down with hopes of preparing for the
onset of fall rains. An imposed dormancy from water stress
is more detrimental than going into the rainy period with
moist soils. One foot of dry soil will hold somewhere
between 1 and 2XA inches of water; therefore, the time it takes
the weather to provide us with this much water can be a
reasonably short period of time. Therefore, you have not
gained much by drying down although your turfgrass can be
in very poor vigor going into a period of slow growth. Good
water management, of course, is always the best policy.
Park areas, football fields and golf course fairways should
be thoroughly aerified to speed up infiltration rates of water
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Sportsfield Construction
and Maintenance Seminars
During the latter part of November, 1983, seminars will
be conducted at several Educational Service Districts in
western Washington. Similar seminars will be presented to a
number of Educational Service Districts in eastern Washington in the spring of 1984 as well.
An Educational Service District may cover all of the
schools in one or more counties.
The objectives of the seminar will be to acquaint school
maintenance personnel, principals, superintendents, coaches
and athletic directors with the material in a printed bulletin
which will be available in September of 1983 entitled "Contruction and Maintenance of Natural Grass Athletic Fields."
Emphasis will be placed on selection of root zone materials,
depths of material, drainage, irrigation, fertility programs,
maintenance programs and renovation programs as required.
The seminars are planned for one day duration at each
location with ample periods for questions and answers. The
material presented will be such that schools can incorporate
information provided in the bulletin into a set of specifications for construction or maintenance. Material contained
in the bulletin will also be useful to architects who design
and develop specifications for contract construction of
sportsfields.
Northwest Turfgrass Assocation members on the school
districts should watch for these announcements which will
be mailed from the superintendent's office in your own
specific Educational Service District.
Instructors for each session will include Don Hogan and
Carl Kuhn, Professional Engineers, to cover irrigation and
drainage, Roy Goss on all agronomic practices, and selected
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20224 80th So. Kent

CUSHMAN —
Complete TURF - CARE
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SUNSET NORTHWEST
1919 - 120th Ave N.E. — Bellevue, WA 98005
(206) 455-5640

BALTZ & SON CO.
817 E. Burnside
Portland, OR 97216
Jacobsen — Cushman
Standard — Par Aide
Golf cars - New & Used
Complete line of Turf Equipment
and supplies

256-1453

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