January  1980

Property  of 

JAMES  B.  BEARD 

Soil,  Crop  Sciences  Dept 

Texas  A&M  Univ.

A  PATCH
GREEN
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Official  Publication  of  the

Michigan  &  Border  Cities  Golf  Course  Superintendents  Association

MICHIGAN  &  BORDER 
CITIES GOLF  COURSE 
SUPERINTENDENTS 

ASSOCIATION

P R E S I D E N T

JAMES  TIMMERMAN,  CGCS

ORCHA RD   LA K E  CO UN TRY   CLU B 

7183  B uckthorn 

O rchard  L a k e ,  M ichigan  48033 
Off.  682-2150,  R e s .  682-7234

V I C E   P R E S I D E N T
ROBERT  HOPE,CGCS
TH E   LOCKMOOR  C L U B  

20740  Marter  R oad

G r o s s e   P o in te   Woods,  M ichigan  48236 

Off.  881-8112,  R e s .  884-8684

S E C R E T A R Y - T R E A S U R E R
BRUCE  WOLFROM,  CGCS

BA RTO N   H ILLS   CO UN TRY   CLU B 

435  S tein  R oad 

Ann  Arbor,  M ichigan  48103 
Off.  662-8359,  R e s .  663-9213

B O A R D   O F   D I R E C T O R S

KEVIN  DUSHANE

WABEEK  C O UN TRY   CLU B 

2191  G reer

S ylvan  L a k e ,  M ichigan  48033 
Off.  852-1689,  R e s .  681-3515
MICHAEL  EDGERTON

MEADOWBROOK  CO UN TRY   CLU B 

3066  S esam e 

H owell,  M ichigan  48843 

Off.  349-3608,  R e s .  517-546-5927

CHARLES  GAIGE

LA K E L A N D S   G O L F   &  C O UN TRY   CLU B  

7390  R ic k e tt 

Brighton,  M ichigan  48116 

Off.  231-3003,  R e s .  227-4617

WATERS  ED G E  CO UN TRY   CLU B 

ED  HEINEMAN
10531  B e lle v u e  

G ro s s e   lie,  M ichigan  48138 
Off.  675-0927,  R e s .  676-3095
FRITZ  MCMULLEN,  CGCS
F O R E S T   LA K E  C O U N TR Y   CLU B 

3912  F ie l d v ie w  

O rchard  L a k e,  M ichigan  48033 
Off.  335-1410,  R e s .  363-8030

BLO O M F IE L D   H IL L S   C O UN TRY   CLU B 

CHRIS  MYERS
2831  Saturn  Drive 

L a k e   O rion,  M ichigan  48035 
Off.  642-0707,  R e s .  391-2074

P R E S I D E N T   E M E R I T U S

CLEM  WOLFROM

D E T R O IT   G O L F   CLU B 

530  K endry

Bloom field  H ills,  M ichigan  48013 

Off.  345-4589,  R e s .  334-0140

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What  Does  A

Superintendent  Do In  The  Winter?

What  Does  the  Golf Course  Superin­
tendent  Do  in  the  Winter?  What  do  you 
say  when  someone  asks  you  this 
question?  Do you have  a ready  answer? 
Probably  not.  Here  are  a  few  things 
that  you  might  want  to  say.  Maybe 
you  would  like  to  print  some  cards 
with  this  information.  If you  get  asked 
this  question  as  often  as  I,  you  may 
just want to memorize it.
Many  people  have  the  false  concep­
tion  that  we  do  absolutely  nothing  on 
the  course.  It  certainly  must  be  a 
vacation  -  at  least  it  must  be  thor­
oughly  enjoyable.  Nothing  could  be 
further 
truth.  ChK.,  then, 
what  does  a  productive  superintendent 
do in the  months of December,  January, 
February,  and March?

Maintenance 

repairs,  overhauling 
of equipment  and  sharpening of mowers 
is  only  part  of  the  winter  schedule.

from 

the 

the 

On  good  days,  we  even  work  out  on 
course  on  heavy  construction 
the 
work  and  trimming  of  trees.  Budget 
work,  meeting  with 
long  range 
planning  committee  Board  of Directors 
and  the  grounds  committee  are  just  a 
few  of  the  meetings  that  we  attend. 
These  meetings  are  necessary  to  set 
up  next  year’s  purchases  and  pro­
grams.  This  is  also  a  good  time  to 
contact  prospective  employees  for  the 
coming year.
In  addition  to  good  planning,  the 
winter  months  offer  time  for  the  super­
intendent 
to  attend  conferences  and 
thus  be coming  better 
seminars, 
qualified  and  educated 
in  the  ever 
changing field of Turf Management.
The  so-called  off  season  is  a  good 
time  to  re-evaluate  past  programs  and 
Searching  out 
course 
Continued  on  page  7

conditions. 

par ex

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Certification,  a  viewpoint

by Steve Gipson

its 
some 

For  somewhat  over  eight  years,  a 
program  called  Certification  has  been 
available 
to  the  Superintendent  from 
The  Golf  Course  Superintendents 
Association  of  America.  To  date, 
there  are  nearly  five  hundred  Certified 
Superintendents  and  more  are  applying 
and becoming certified.  An encouraging 
picture?  Perhaps.
inception,  Certification 
From 
created 
animated  discussion 
among  superintendents.  As  a  result  of 
the  establishment  of  the  Certification 
program, 
some  superintendents  were 
looking  forward  to  the  opportunity  to 
become 
involved  while  others  felt 
uneasy;  some  insultes;  some  unsure; 
and  some  bewildered.  After  a  period 
of  time,  excuses  began  to  be  heard:
I  do  not  have  the  necessary  time;  the 
lest  does  not  meet  my  standards;  my 
experience  qualifies  me  for  certifica­
tion;  my  education  qualifies  me  for 
certification;  etc.  Then  superinten­
dents  had  second  thoughts  or  were 
ready 
to  admit  that  they  were  still 
unsure  about  Certification.  However, 
they  would 
the  program 
further.
Since  February  1,  1979,  I  have been 
Certified.  Do  I  march  to  a  different 
than  some  superintendents? 
drummer 
Hardly. 
I  gave  my  reasons  for  not 
becoming  Certified.  Then  I  realized 
that,  in  my  case,  these  reasons  were 
simply  excuses  to  avoid  the  program 
for  some  reason.  This  reluctance  on 
my  part  was  due  to  my  resistance  to 
change.  There  are those  in every group 
who  are  simply resistant to  any change 
no  matter  how  small,  or  large,  the 
change  may  be.  Realizing  my  lack  of 
action  with  the  Certification  Program 
had  no  real  base,  it  was  time  for  me 
to  discontinue  using  excuses  and  time 
to  become 
taking  the 
test.
After  having  taken  the  Certification 
test,  I  had  mixed  emotions.  It  was 
obvious  the  test  could  mean  different

involved  by 

look 

into 

this 

things  to  different  people.  There  is  an 
opportunity,  for  those  with  experience, 
to  prove  their  ability;  for  those  with  a 
degree,  it  is  an  opportunity  to  refresh 
their  knowledge  and  test  themselves 
and  their  beliefs;  and,  the  time  needed 
for  the  test  is  but  six  hours  (plus  the 
time  needed  for  review)  which  di­
minishes 
the  excuse  of  not  having 
enough  time.  To  those  who  feel  the 
test  does  not  meet  their  standards, 
this  is  their  opportunity  to  verify  the 
feelings  that  it  does  not  meet  their 
standards  by  actually  experiencing  the 
test  first-hand  and,  if they  continue  to 
hold 
low-standard  belief,  they 
should  work  as  diligently  to  improve 
the  program  as  they  have  worked  to 
dis-favor the program.
Today  we  find  professionals  all 
around  us 
in  society.  Our  need  to 
become  more  readily  recognized  as 
professionals  is  still  great.  At  times 
progress  seems  agonizingly  slow  and, 
when 
internal  disputes  appear,  pro­
gress  nearly  stops.  However,  indivi­
duals  now  have  the  opp or tu ni t y 
through  their  own  initiative,  to  prove 
to 
their  employees  and 
their  peers  that  they  are  qualified  to 
hold 
the  p o s i t i o n   of  golf  course 
superintendent  on  a  national  level. 
There  are  those  who  are  certainly 
qualified  to  become  Certified  who  are 
not  and  there  are those  who  are  ex­
tremely  qualified  as  a  superintendent 
but  remain  unrecognized  beyond  their 
club  and  local  associations.  Certifi­
cation  helps  to  provide  that  additional 
recognition  which  merely  verifies 
nationally,  and  through  peers,  what  is 
known locally.
To  be  sure,  Certification  is  not  a 
panacea.  It  may  need  improving  upon, 
and  it  may  not  be  capable  of  totally 
evaluating  an  individual,  but  Certifi­
cation  is  a  positive  step  forward  for 
individuals  in  this  profession.  We  have 
been  complacent  long  enough  to  be 
Continued  on  page  14

themselves, 

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The 70’s...

A Decade To Remember

Ted  Woehrle  became 

introducing 

preparation 

The  70’s  were  good  to  the  Superin­
tendents  of  Michigan.  Our  profession 
took  great  strides  forward  in  becoming 
duly  recognized  as  the  true  profes­
sionals  at  our  clubs.  Our  efforts  have 
paid off.

Bob  Prieskorn  won  the  Seniors  Title 
so many times, that he owns the trophy.
The  National  and  the  Local  both 
celebrated  their  Golden  Anniversaries. 
selection  of  10  Superintendents 
A 
were  presented  at  the  50th  Anniver­
sary  celebration  held 
in  Sylvania, 
Ohio  as  “ Outstanding  Service  Award” 
winners.  Our  own  Clarence  Wolfrom 
was  one  of  these  men  so  honored. 
The  late Willie Smith,  a charter  member 
was  also  in  attendance.
the  fourth 
President  of the  National  to  come  from 
a  Michigan  Chapter  of GCSAA.  He  was 
bestowed  this  honor  in  1977.
Teams  such  as  EPA  and  OSHA 
became  household  words.  Both  af­
fected  our  lives  and  our  jobs.  Some 
feel  they  have  contributed  to  inflation 
but  still  have  done  some  good  in  our 
society.  The  energy  crisis  of  1974 
gave  us  a  new  insight  into  conserva­
tion  of our  Natural  Resources.  A  ferti­
lization 
to 
scream  for  restrictions  on  golf courses 
for  the  good  of  the  World  Food  Short­
age.  The  Wall  Street  Journal  fanned 
the  flames  of  the  fertilizer  ban.  For 
the  first  time  we  took  a  good  hard 
look  at  maintenance  practices  on  the 
golf  course  and  we  learned  to  appre­
ciate  the  importance  of  our  resources. 
early  70’s  produced  a  water 
The 
Continued  on  page  17
No  synthetically produced fertilizer can  compare  with

The  Golf  Course  Superintendents 
Association  of America  led  the  way  in 
the  much 
the  70’s  by 
needed 
fortification  program.  Study 
programs  were  offered through  a choice 
of  selected  seminars  and  the  produc­
tion  of  several  manuals  dealing  with 
pesticides.  Mathematics,  landscaping, 
budget 
and  business 
management  were  welcome  additions 
to  the  educational  programs  already  in 
existence.
It  was  a busy  time  for  the National. 
headquarters  was  moved  to
The 
Lawrence,  Kansas. 
A  director  of
education  was  hired  to  administer  the 
new  programs.  A  director  of Communi­
cations  was  hired  as  well  as  a  staff 
to  run  the  advertisement  for  the  maga­
zine  and  the  annual  conference  and 
show.  The magazine  has  changed its
name 
to
“ Golf Course  Management.”
trade  magazine  called 
“ Golfdom”  changed  its  name  to  “ Golf 
Business.”
The  Michigan  and  Border  Cities 
GCSA  won  two  Golf  Team  Champion­
ships  at  the  National  Tournament  and

shortage  caused 

some 

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Superintendent  in  winter?  continued
better  ways  of doing  the  job  must  be  a 
continued  concern  of  the  productive 
superintendent.  The  winter months give 
the  superintendent  a  chance 
to  re­
vitalize  himself,  his  golf  course  and 
his  profession.
in  particular,  we  are 
This  year, 
undergoing 
P e s t i c i d e  
Training  and  Certification  Programs. 
That, 
like  it  or  not,  will  result  in 
proper pesticide control  and usage.
If  you  feel  that  your  golfers  don’t 
really  know  the  training  education  and 
productivity  accomplished  during  the 
winter  months,  why  not  submit  a 
report  informing  them?

intensive 

We’ve  heard  it  said. 

.On  close 
. 
examination  you  will  find 
that  the 
person  with  a  green  thumb  also  has  a 
calloused palm.

Dr.  C.  Reed  Funk  Named 

Recipient of  the  1980 

USGA  Green  Section  Award

FAR  HILLS,  NoJ.  (December  21, 
1979)  -  Dr.  C.  Reed  Funk,  research 
professor  of 
turfgrass  agronomy  at 
Rutgers  University,  New  Brunswick, 
New  Jersey,  has  been  named  the  re­
cipient  of 
the  1980  Green  Section 
Award,  presented  by  the  United  States 
Golf  Association  in  recognition  of his 
distinguished  service  to  golf  through 
work with turfgrass.
Dr.  Funk  will  receive  the  Award 
during  the  24th  annual  USGA  Green 
Sectional  Educational  Conference  at 
the  Ritz-Carlton  Hotel 
in  Chicago, 
Illinois  on  Friday,  January  25,  1980. 
The  conference  is  held  in  conjunction 
with  the  86th  Annual  Meeting  of  the 
USGA  on  Saturday,  January  26.  The 
topic  of  the  Conference 
is  “ Better 
Turf  for  Better  Golf:  A  Program  for 
the  80s.”

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What’s  A Gas  Station,  Dad?‘

From the  Los  Angeles Times, 
during  the  last gasoline  shortage

“ Daddy,  tell  me  again  what  it  was 
like  in  1973  when  anyone  who  wanted 
to could drive  a car.”

“ I  know  you’re  not  going  to  believe 
this,  son,  but  all  you  had to  do  was  to 
drive  up to  a gas  station and  say to the 
attendant,  ‘Fill  ‘er  up!’  And  you  know 
what?  He  had  to  wipe  your  windshield 
too,  or  you  wouldn’t  buy  any  gas  from 
him.”

“ Aw  come  on  daddy,  you’re  putting 

me on.”

“ I’m  telling  the  truth,  son.  And not 
only  that,  but  we  used  to  have  these 
big  cars  -  three  times  the  size  of the 
ones  you  see  now - with four doors  and 
air  conditioning  and  everything.  Some 
of them  got  nine,  10  miles  to  a gallon. 
I  think there  are  some  pictures  of them 
in  the  encyclopedia here.”

“ Gosh,  those  were  some  cars.”
In  those  days  you  could  drive  your 
car  to  work  or  to  the  city  all  alone 
without  violating  the  law.  You’d  see 
people 
in  eight  passenger  station 
wagons  all  by  themselves.”

“ Is  it  true  you  could  drive  to  the 
beach  or  to  the  mountains  or  to  a foot­
ball  game  100  miles  away  without 
getting  a  special  pass  from  the  Auto­
mobile  Authority?”

“ Yup,  One  time  your  mother  and  I 
drove  all  the  way  to  Florida,  and  we 
didn’t  have  to  ask  permission  from  a 
soul.  We just went.”

“ What happened, daddy?”
“ Nobody  really  knows.  People  just 
kept  using  up  gasoline  and  oil  until 
there  was  none  left.  I  remember  in  ’73 
that  Detroit  announced 
it  had  its 
greatest  year.  Sold  more  big  cars  than 
anytime  in  history.”

“ But  nobody  b ot h e r e d   to  tell 
Detroit  there  would  be  nothing  to  put 
in 
the  big  gas  tanks.  They  said  it 
wasn’t their problem.”

“ It  was  really  funny  because  in 
Washington 
they  were  arguing  about 
automobile  pollution  and  the  emission 
standards  for  1976  when,  in  fact,  the 
problem  solved  itself.  There  was  no 
fuel left to pollute  anything.”

“ Why  didn’t  Detroit  build  smaller 
cars  that  wouldn’t  use  so  much  gaso­
line?”

“ Because 

said  Americans 
wouldn’t  go  for 
it.  They  said  that 
Americans  had  always  had  big  cars, 
and  that  they  had  deserved  big  cars 
because  big  cars  are  what  made  Ameri­
ca great.”

they 

“ Of course  now they have  no choice 
but  to  manufacture  two  cylinder  auto­
mobiles  because  that’s  the  only  kind 
of  car  Americans  can  afford.  I  mean 
when  gas  is  selling  for  $9.50  a  gallon 
and  you’ve  got 
rationing  coupons, 
nobody  in  his  right  mind  is  going  to 
make  a  four  cylinder  car.”

“ Is  that  why  we  moved  back  to the 
city,  because  you  couldn’t  drive  to 
work  any  more?”  “ Yup,  We  lived  in 
Continued  on  page  18

COMING  EVENTS

51st  International  Turfgrass  Con­
ference  and  Show,  Feb.  17-22,  1980, 
St.  Louis.
Pre  Conference  Seminars  and  Cer­
tification  Examinations  on  Feb.  16  & 
17.
“ Symposium  on  Turfgrass  Insects” 
October  14  &  15,  1980,  Columbus, 
Ohio.
GAM 
-  Green  Seminar,  Saturday, 
March  8,  1980,  9:00  A.M.  to  3:00  P.M.
Detroit  Golf  Club,  a  meeting  for 
Greens’  Chairmen  and  Golf  Course 
Greens’  Chairmen  and  Golf  Course 
Superintendents.

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Host  Superintendent,  Fritz  McMullen,  welcomes  everyone 
to 
the  Christmas  party  at  Forest  Lake  Country  Club. 
Story  and  more  pictures  next  month.

James  Timmerman,  center,  presenting  past  president  Clem 
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Jim  Brocklehurst

T echnical  Representative
1964  Catalpa
Berkley,  Michigan  48072 
Telephone:  313-547-9632

Writing  To  Your  Government Representatives

Power  of  a  letter  -  Letters  from 
home  have  become  the  primary  form  of 
contact  for  legislators  with  the  voters 
back  home  -  and,  as  a result,  the  main 
source  for  assessing  the  views  of  his 
or  her  constituency.  Your  letter  can 
and  should be part of that input.

Form  Letters  -  Avoid  form  letters 
stereotyped  phrases  and 
or  using 
sentences.  They 
identify  your  mes­
sage  as  part  of  an  organized  pressure 
campaign  and  will  have  little  or  no 
impact.
When 

to  write  -  In  general,  write 
early.  Begin  to  encourage  approval  or 
disapproval  of  a  bill  while  it  is  in 
committee, 
if  possible.  Try  to  time 
the  arrival  of your  letter  for  midweek - 
Monday  and  Friday  are  heavy  mail 
days  and  are  also  the  days  members 
of  congress  travel  back  and  forth  from 
home.
-  Write  on  personal 
stationery  or  on  plain  paper.  If  you 
your  own  business,  you  should  use 
your  business  letterhead.

Stationery 

Return  address  -  Put  your  return 
address  on  the  letter,  not  just  the 
envelope.  Envelopes  are  often  tossed 
away before  a letter is  answered.

Identify  yourself -  If you  are  writing 
on  your  own  behalf  or  as  president  of 
an  organization  or  the  chairman  of  an 
association,  say  so.

Identify  your  subject  -  Somewhere 
in  the  first  paragraph,  state the  name 
of  the  legislation  about  which  you  are 
writing.  Include  the  bill  number  if you 
can.  Sometimes 
several  bills  are 
that  deal  with  the  same 
introduced 
subject  matter.

State  your  position  -  Explain  how 
the  bill  would  affect  you,  your family, 
your  business,  or  even  your  state  or 
community.

facts  -  Arguments  that  can’t 
be  substantiated  are  dismissed.  Be 
sure  of  your  facts  but  don’t  overload 
the 
letter  with  them.  Facts  tend  to 
validate  your  letter  and  illustrate  that 
you  have  given  a lot of thought to your 
position.

Use 

Keep 

Use  human  terms  -  Make  it  your 

own  letter;  write  in  your  own  style.

it  short  -  Write  your  letter 
about  one  issue.  If  you  are  concerned 
about  three  issues,  write  three  letters. 
This  makes  your  letter  easier  to  read 
and  your  position easier to  understand.
Ask  for  a  reply  -  Indicate  to  your 
legislator  that  you  would  appreciate  a 
reply  containing  his  position  on  the 
issue.  As  a  constituent,  you  have  a 
right  to  know  how  your  representative 
feels  on  an  issue.

Follow  up  -  If  your  legislator’s 
vote  on the bill  pleases  you,  thank him
Continued  on  next  page

12

Letter  to  Rep.  continued
for  his  vote.  Everybody  appreciates 
a  complimentary 
letter.  If  his  vote 
displeases  you,  let  him  know  that too.
Be  reasonable  -  Don’t  ask  for  the 
impossible.  Don’t  tell  a  legislator  to 
vote  your  way  “ or  else.”  Do  be  firm, 
confident 
and  positive  about  your 
position.

Suggested  salutations  -  Here  are 
the  addresses  and  suggested  saluta­
tions  to  be  used  when  writing  members 
of  the  United  States  Congress:

The Honorable John Doe 
House  of Representatives 
Washington, DC 20515 
Dear Mr.  Doe:

The Honorable John Doe 
U.S.  Senate 
Washington,  DC  20510 
Dear  Senator  Doe:

O

■

I  am  the  foundation  of  all  pros­
perity.  I  am  the  fount  from  which  all 
blessings  flow.  Everything  that  is  of 
value  in  the  world  springs  from  me.  I 
am the  salt that  gives  life  its  savor.
I  am  the  sole  support  of  the  poor, 
and  the  rich  who  think  they  can  do 
without  me  live  futile  lives  and  fill 
premature  graves.
I  am  the  friend  of  every  worthy 
youth.  If  he  makes  my  acquaintance 
when  he  is  young,  and  keeps  me  by 
his  side  throughout  life,  I  can  do more 
for him than the richest parent.
I  keep  bodies  clean  and  fit,  minds 
alert.  I  am  even  the  parent  of genuis 
itself.
I  am  represented  from  every  paper 
that  flies  from  the  press,  in  every  loaf 
of bread  that  springs  from the  oven.
Fools  hate  me,  wise  men  love  me. 
The  man  who  shirks  me,  scorns  my 
aid,  never  lives  -  never  really  lives, 
even 
though  he  may  c o n t i n u e   to 
breathe.

Who am I?  What am I?
My name is W-O-R-K.

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Certification  continued
lulled  by  many  excuses  into  a  status 
quo  situation.  In  the  future  we  must 
be  ready  to  meet  new  situations  with 
new, 
and  proper  answers  and  not 
years  old  rhetoric.  Certification  can 
be  part  of  the  answer,  an  important 
part,  but  only  a  part.  Professionalism 
will 
come  with  peer  recognition, 
individual  effort,  community  partici­
pation,  staying current  and time  enough 
to  allow  all  of  this  to  come  together. 
Individuals  should  become  active  in 
this  program 
their 
clubs, 
their  professions,  their  asso­
c i a t i o n s   and  the  quality  of  their 
futures.

themselves, 

for 

CHANGE  IN  SLATE  OF 

CANDIDATES  FOR 
1980  ELECTIONS

Louis  D.  Haines,  CGCS,  has  with­
drawn  his  name  for  nomination  for  the 
office  of  vice  president.  He  will  meet 
with  voting delegates  at their  luncheon 
on  Tuesday,  February  19,  1980,  in 
Room  266  at  Cervantes  Convention 
Center to answer any  questions.

the  committee, 

In  light  of  Lou  Haines’  withdrawal 
of  nomination  for  the  office  of  vice 
president, 
the  Nominating  Committee 
has 
through  communication 
within 
to  nominate 
two  additional  candidates 
for  vice 
president.  They  are Michael  R.  Bavier, 
CGCS  and  James  A.  Wyllie,  CGCS. 
Along  with  David  C.  Holler,  CGCS, 
this  will  make three candidates running 
for the vice presidency.

agreed 

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Nationally known brands  such as Rain 
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Attitudes  To 

Promote 
Within 
Your Staff

activities.  Activities 

1.  As  long  as  you  are  with  us  you 
are  a  “ company  man” .  Defend  not 
only  our  sections  and  division  but the 
company  as  a  whole.
2.  We  achieve  results,  we  don’t 
perform 
and 
equipment  are  only  tools  to  be  used 
while  achieving.
3.  Changes  are  not  acknowledge­
ment  of  past  weaknesses  or  failures 
but  only  present  strength  and  future 
potentials.
4.  Take 

the  little 
to  do 
extras  that  make  the  job  professional. 
Take  time  to  follow  through.

time 

5.  Anti-Negativism

dealing  with 

a.  Always  support  the  SYSTEM 
sub­
while 
ordinates.
b.  Work  to  change  the  system 
when  you  feel  seriously  that 
is  needed,  BUT  work 
it 
through the  system.

c.  Agree 

could  be 
better,  but  admit  and  advise 
they could be worse.
d.  Admit  work  areas  are  large, 
then  show  how  equipment, 
have 
improved  and 
etc., 
them  we  still  only 
remind 
work  an  8-hour  day.

things 

e.  As 
is  -  IS  -  until  we  can 
change  it.
f.  Changes  come  easier  when 
quality  and  performance  are 
high.
6.  Convince  yourself  and  your  men 
that  eventually  almost  anything  can  be 
done 
interest,  and 
imagination.
7.  No  man  can  ever  reach  his 
maximum  potential,  for  as  he  nears 
his  potential,  his  maximum  moves 
forward, too.
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Decisions by committee
Committee  decisions  have  been  the 
butt  of  jokes  since  men  have  had 
committees,  but  they  can  be  effective 
if the  right groundwork  has  been  laid.

Committees 

allow  members  with 
differing  backgrounds  and  opinions  to 
weigh  alternatives  and  decide  on  the 
best 
solution.  But  without  careful 
management,  decision  making  groups 
can turn  into  battlegrounds.
Members  should  be  guided to  accept 
and  offer  opposing  points  of  view, 
communicate  clearly,  feel  free  to  dis­
agree  without  malice,  listen  and  use 
feedback  to  check  comprehension  of 
opposing 
ideas 
instead  of  people,  accept  criticism  of 
their  ideas,  be  able  to  risk  offering 
new  thoughts  and  reason  logically  and 
constructively.
Above  all,  make  sure  disagreements 
and bad feelings  stay  in the  conference 
room.  Don’t  take  them  back  to  the 
office.
METRIC  CONFUSION

thoughts, 

criticize 

As  we  consider  metrics,  let  us  also 
consider 
some  other  p e r t u r b i b g  
thoughts.  Cliches,  and  the  people  who 
love  to  use  them,  will  suffer  horribly. 
Examine 
following  “ metrified” 
cliches  to  see  why:

A  miss  is  as  good  as  1.61  kilo­

the 

I  beat  him  within  2.54  centimeters 

meters.

of his life.

Give  him  2.54  centimeters  and 

he’ll  take  1.61  kilometers.

He  missed  that  one  by  1.61  country 

Kilogram  for  kilogram,  he’s  the  best 

Peter  Piper  picked  8.81  liters  of 

kilometers.
man.

pickled  peppers.

It  hit  me 

bricks.

like  907  kilograms  of 

Third  down  and  centimeters  to  go.
Hell’s 2,026  square meters.
Any questions?
Reprinted 

from  ProTurf, 
published  by  O.M.  Scott  &  Sons, 
Proturf  Division,  Marysville,  Ohio 
43040
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in  part 

70's  continued
shortage  on  the  east  coast  and  later 
in  the  up’s  the  west  coast  felt  the 
effects  of  a  drought.  We  learned  some­
thing  about  water  conservation.

The  State  instituted  a  “ Certified 
Pesticide  Applicators”  program.  This 
is  an  attempt  to  control  the  use  of 
pesticides  to  help  protect  the  Environ­
ment.  The  word  “ Ecology”  became  a 
part of everybody’s vocabulary.
New  Equipment.  Industry  developed 
new  equipment  for  our  use  in  the 70’s. 
The  first  new  idea  in  mowing  equip­
ment  was  introduced  by  the  Roseman 
Mower  Company 
in  1972  with  their 
Hydrogang  for  mowing  fairways.  TORO 
and  JAKE  mowers  are  now  also  avail­
able.
Hahn,  Jake  and Toro  all  have riding 
greens  mowers.  These  are  also  hy­
draulic,  which  was  a  new  concept  in 
the  70’s.
Stanely Clark,  a golf course  superin­
tendent 
from  Florida,  developed  a 
riding  sand  trap  rake.  Smithco,  Jake 
and  Toro  soon  followed  with  improve­
ments.  A  slow,  tedious  job  soon  be­
came  something  that  could  be  done  in 
a  few  hours  on  a  daily  basis.  Large 
verticut  units  for  fairways  as  well  as 
introduced. 
vacuum 
Fairway 
introduced 
that  collected 
for  easy 
cleanup.
The  irrigation equipment was greatly 
improved.  Automation  is  almost  uni­
versal to  some degree  on  most courses. 
The  sprinklers  have  been  improved  as 
well  as 
their  controls.  The  newer 
controls  are  computer  operated.  The 
sky  is  the  limit.  Some  manufacturers 
even  offer  “ Coffee  brewing”  as  a 
fringe benefit with their  system.

sweepers  were 
aerifiers  were 
the  plugs 

New  Chemicals.  Dollar Spot Control 
was  of  paramount  concern  on  fairways 
in the  70’s.  DuPont’s  1991  was  offered 
as  a  cure  for  Dollar  Spot.  It  was  one 
of 
the  new  “ Systemic s” .  O th er s  
followed.  3331  -  Fungo  50,  they  all 
entered the market in the 70’s.  Anthrac- 
nose  was  an  old  disease  that received 
a  great  deal  of  attention.  Fusarium 
blight  also  became 
the  pest-of-the- 
year  in  1971.

Lately,  26019  came  on  the  scene 
to  control  resistant  strains  of  dollar 
spot.  Daconil,  Dyrene,  Banvil-D, 
MCPP,  Trimec,  Tresan  are  all  “ in” 
chemicals.
Chlordane,  Silvex,  2,4-D,  Sodium 
Arsenate,  Calcium  Arsenate,  and  Lead 
Arsenate  are  all  “ out”  chemicals.
Growth  regulators  received  another 

look in the 70’s.
Michigan  and  Border  Cities.  The 
annual  Golf  Day  continued  to  be  the 
headline 
in  chapter  activities  during 
the  70’s.  It  was  the  one  big  thing that 
allowed  us  to  contribute  over $100,000 
to 
the  Michigan  Turf  Foundation.  It 
helped  us  realize  a  dream  of  having 
our  own  (Michigan’s)  Turfgrass  Field 
Laboratory.  In  late  1979,  the  Robert 
Hancock  Lab  was  started.  Here  we 
will  be  able  to  conduct  research  both 
in  the  lab  and  in  the  field.  This  event 
capped  off  a  very  productive  decade  - 
the  70’s.

than  ever 

The  80’s  present  us  with  a  greater 
challenge  that  will  give  us  the  oppor­
tunity  to display  our  skills  to  a greater 
degree 
thought  possible. 
Inflation,  Conservation,  Management, 
these  are  words  that  will  take  on  a 
serious  meaning.
It  will  be  up  to  us  to  provide  more 
for  less,  to  manage  with  greater  ef­
ficiency,  to  stimulate  greater  produc­
tion  from  fewer  employees.  The  chal­
lenge  of the  80’s  is  a  great  one.  Let’s 
work  together  and  make  this  decade  a 
great  as  the  one  just  completed.

FROM THE MICHIGAN 

SECTION  OF  PGA

Buddy  Whitten  wins  PGA  National 
Club  Professional  Championship  at 
Calloway  Gardens.  Buddy  is  the  1979 
Champ  and hails  from Grand Rapids.
The  1980  President  of  the  Section 

is Jim Dewling,  Great Oaks C.C.
Secretary  is  Jim  Picard,  Lochmoor 
Club  and the Treasurer  is Tom Stewart, 
Bay Valley C.C.
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A “ Birdie”  is:

One of those  small feathered 
creatures that make  its  nest  in

And  a “ Hole-In-One” 

And  as  for  an “ Eagle” ?

usually refers to 
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"What's  a  gas  station?"  continued
the  suburbs  when  you  were  very  little, 
but  when  the  country  ran  out  of gaso­
line  we  had  to  move  back  here.  Oh,  I 
tried  bicycling  to  work,  but  it  was  40 
miles  each  way  and  I  was  p r e t t y  
pooped  by  the  time  I  got  home.  So  we 
came back.  And  it was  curious because 
up  imtil  that  time  blacks  lived  in  the 
c i t i e s   and  w h i t e s   li v ed   in  the 
suburbs.”

“ Now,  of  course,  all  the  whites 
live  in  the  cities  and  the  blacks  live 
in  the  suburbs  because  that’s  the  only 
housing 
the  blacks  can  afford.  The 
blacks didn’t want to go to the  suburbs, 
but 
the  whites  kept  buying  up  the 
ghettos  and  the  blacks  had  no  choice. 
They’re  probably  happier  out  there 
anyway,  living among their own kind.” 
“ Who  was  to  blame  for  our  running 

out  of  gasoline?”

“ Detroit  blamed  it  on  Ralph  Nader, 
the  President  blamed  it  on  Congress, 
the  Arabs  blamed  it  on  Israel  and  the 
oil  companies  blamed  it  on  the  caribou 
in  Alaska.”
“ It  must  have  been  fun  living  in 
1973.”  "It  was.  Do  you  know  that  one 
time  we  drove  30  miles  just  to  have  a 
sirloin steak?”

“ What’s  a steak?”
“ Oh,  the  hell  with  it.  It  hurts  too 

much to talk about it.”

IN REMEMBRANCE

Dale  Weitzel  of  Titusville,  Florida, 
passed  away  November  15,  1979.  Dale 
was  85.  A  member  of  our  Association 
for  many  years  and  superintendent  of 
Forrest  Lake  Country  Club.  Dale  re­
vived  Forrest  Lake  after  being  closed 
during World War II.  After the Club was 
purchased  by  the  present  membership, 
Dale  moved  to  Florida  and  was super­
intendent of two of the  big Clubs there 
until  his  retirement  in  1970.  Surviving 
is  his  wife  Janet  Weitzel,  R-2  Box  66 
Q  #48,  Titusville,  Florida  32780.

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