June 1981 June 24 July 6 July 16 August 10 August 25 August 26 September 24 October 14 November November 16-19 December 12 Jan. 31-Feb. 5 Published monthly by the Metropolitan Golf Course Superintendents Association COMING EVENTS University of Massachusetts, Field Day South Deerfield, Mass. Summer Social, Fairview Country Club MGCSA Meeting, Edgewood C.C. MGCSA Family Picnic, Woodway C.C. MGCSA Joint Meeting with Hudson Valley, Waccabuc Country Club Univ. Of R.I. Field Day, Kingston MGCSA lnvitiational, Elmwood C.C. Pro/Superintendent Tournament Old Oaks MGCSA Annual Meeting N.Y.S. Turfgrass Assoc. Conference & Trade Show, Albany, N.Y. Christmas Party, Ridgeway C.C. GCSAA Int’l. Turfgrass Conference and Show — New Orleans. MGCSA Program Chairman Chuck Martineau addressing MGCSA meeting. A t table with him, left to right, are Architect Jeff Cornish, speaker; Mike Maffei, MGCSA President; Chuck Martineau; and Robert Judell, Quaker Ridge Golf Club President. WELFARE: Please contact Bob Alonzi, 203-531-8910 (of­ fice), or 203-531-1930 (home) regarding any hospitalizations, etc. of members of the MGCSA. Vol. X I, No. 5 SPECIAL EVENT — SUMMER SOCIAL Date: Place: Hosts: Monday, July 6 Fairview Country Club Robert Alonzi, Superintendent Drew Campbell, Manager Poolside Hors d’Oeuvres and Cocktails 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. Followed by: Barbecue — Steak Dinner Entertainment: 8:00 to 12:00 by a very popular Country-Western Band GUESTS WELCOME Reservations: By Friday, July 3 Call Robert Alonzi: Office: (203)531-8910; Home: (203)531-1930 Note: If you wish to play Golf or Tennis, please inquire about arrangements. Dress Code: Jackets M.G.C.S.A. NEWS The M.G.C.S.A. Green Chairman/Superintendent Tour­ nament held at Tony Savone’s Quaker Ridge Golf Club was a huge success. The course was in impeccable condition, the food and service excellent and we were given an informative presentation on golf course architecture by Jeff Cornish. The tournament results are as follows: 1st Place — Fenway Golf Club 59 A1 Tretera — Superintendent Bill Hallenbeck, Chairman 2nd Place (Match of Cards) — 63 Blue Hill Golf Club Frank Bevelacqua, Superintendent Joe Clarke, Parks & Recreation Department 3rd Place — Whippoorwill Club — 63 Chuck Martineau, Supt. David Caldrock, Chairman Our thanks to Tony Savone and everyone at Quaker Ridge. The month of May has provided us more than enough rain­ fall, and in some cases too much at one time. Let’s hope that we can see some easing of the restrictions. The rain along with a hot and humid beginning of June is bring out some dollar spot. A few Hyperodes have come out which were missed by the spray pattern. —Pat Lucas EDITORIAL STAFF Pat Lucas, Co-Editor Ted H orton, Office 203-637-3210 Home 203-637-3939 Office 914-967-6000 Home 914-937-3613 Co-Editor OFFICERS President................................... Michael Maffei, Back O ’Beyond, Inc. Office 914-279-7179; Home 914-278-9436 Vice-President.......................Charles Martineau, Whippoorwill Club Office 914-273-3755; Home 914-273-9112 Secretary.......................Peter Rappoccio, Silver Spring Country Club Office 203-438-6720; Home 203-866-4276 Treasurer........................... Sherwood Moore, Winged Foot G olf Club Office 914-698-2827; Home 914-234-9469 Reprint permission is hereby authorized providing credit is given to Tee to Green . . . unless author states otherwise. Publication deadline to meeting. Tee to Green is 21 days before the regular This month we’d like to thank: Blue Ridge Peat Farms, Inc. W.A. Cleary Chemical Corp. Egypt Farms, Inc. Hawthorne Bros. Tree Service, Inc. Lakeshore Equipment and Supply Co. Metro Milorganite, Inc. O.M. Scotts Partac Peat Corp. The Reichert Company Shemin Nurseries Turf Products Corp. Westchester Turf Supply, Inc. Andrew Wilson, Inc. for helping to make this issue of Tee to Green possible. WANTED TO BUY: Used set of reel units for Toro G.M. III. Used 5 or 3 gang set of Toro fairway mowers. Contact: Pat Lucas Innis Arden Golf club (203)637-3210 WATSON LEADS NELSON CLASSIC Spectator is killed by fallen tree limb by Denne H. Freeman, Associated Press Tom Watson’s roller-coaster, even-par 70 withstood a day­ long challenge Friday and the defending champion clung to a 1-shot lead after 36 holes of the $300,000 Byron Nelson Classic, which was marred by tragedy when a falling tree limb killed a spectator. Watson played 11 holes before he reached the 585-yard Par 5 No. 3 where the spectator was killed and three others seriously enough injured to be hospitalized by the tumbling limb from a storm-weakened oak tree. “ That’s like being struck by lightning. It just rips your guts out . . . there’s no rhyme or reason for it,” said Watson, who played in the morning. Watson said it was hard to concentrate from that point on. “ You just keep thinking about it,” said Watson, who is hoping to win the tournament for the fourth straight year and join the legendary Walter Hagen as the only golfer to win an event four consecutive times. Watson said, “ That was a giant limb that fell . . . it was huge . . . it was worse than lightning because if a storm is coming you can at least get off the course. My sympathy goes out to the families involved.” It was the first time a spectator had been killed on a course during a PGA tournament since the mid-1960s when lightning killed a spectator in the Buick Open at Detroit. Editor’s Note: Hearing news of this tragedy one can not help to think of his own club. What if this happened at my club? How would I feel and what would be the ramifications? In today’s age of frequent law suits, litigations, and in some cases huge awards, one cannot help to think of what position he would be in if this type of tragedy should happen at his club. First, nobody expects us to inspect thousands of trees on our property. But, do we have a tree maintenance program? Do we do a yearly inspection of the course along with a cer­ tified arborist from a reputable tree maintenance firm? Do we annually allocate dollars in our budgets for tree maintenance? Do we contract yearly for pruning, cabling, bracing, and out­ right removal of dangerous trees where necessary? If we can answer “ yes” to these questions, we are going a long way towards avoiding this type of accident while demon­ strating that we do have a program in place. —Pat Lucas The Very First Systemic in FLOWABLE Form CLEARY’S 3336-F Fungicide The dawn of a better technology. FLOWABLE. Cleary’s 3336 Systemic Fungicide has earned your confidence in the prevention and control of dollar spot and 6 other major diseases. Today W.A. Cleary announces the development of 3336-F, the first systemic in flowable form. Flowables are simpler and safer for the user to handle. Need little agitation. Will not clog spray nozzles. Offer a uniform particle distribution for excellent availability to the plant. Cleary's new 3336-F FLOWABLE. Now available at application cost less than systemic wettable powders. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE YOUR LOCAL DISTRIBUTOR OR CONTACT uHKiBttvoencn. 1049 Somerset St.. Somerset, N.J. 08873 (201) 247-8000 Left: Quaker Ridge Golf Club President Robert Judell addressing MGCSA meeting. MGCS MGCSA President Mike Maffei, looks on. Right: Host Superintendent Tony Savone of Quaker Ridge Golf Club, welcoming us at the MGCSA May meeting. Left: Dick Livingston, Green Chairman of Quaker Ridge Golf Club. Right: MGCSA President Mike Maffei presenting Past President's jacket to Bob Alonzi. • JHaYMoT BLUE RIDGE PEAT FARMS, INC. PlAYÜKe CHEMICALS JacKoRTöM or Ar SUPPLIES WHITE HAVEN, PA. 18661 SEED Golf Course Topdressing Peat-Humus FERTILIZER Gene Evans, Owner Professional Engineer (717)443-9596 Topdressing meets specifications recom­ mended by USGA and is approved by Texas A.&M., Penn State and Brookside Labs of Ohio. Topdressing mixtures may be custom blended to meet your specifications. Tee and green construction material available. In business for over 30 years. BUT I CAN HANDLE YOUR ORDERS LIKE A PRO! BOB LIPPMAN WESTCHESTER TURF SUPPLY, INC. HOME (914) 248-5790 BUSINESS (914) 937-6523 WHO’S PRONE TO HEART ATTACKS? Every fifth male executive and every seventeenth woman executive will suffer a heart attack in his or her forties or fifties. “ Even though doctors usually can identify who those in­ dividuals will be, and even though there are many ways to re­ duce the likelihood of a heart attack, many people prefer to ignore the problem,” observes Dr. William Castelli, director of the federally sponsored Framingham Heart Study in Fram­ ingham, MA, which has researched the epidemic of cardio­ vascular disease for more than 30 years. “ Unfortunately, the only thing that rings many people’s bell is that crushing chest pain or $20,000 coronary bypass surgery,” says Castelli. “ But before that happens, there are usually very clear signals that can point to who’s a high risk candidate for a heart attack.” Some early warning signs: 1. If you have high blood pressure, particularly higher than 140/90. 2. If you have high cholesterol levels, notably if the ratio of total cholesterol divided by the HDL (high-density lipo­ protein) cholesterol exceeds 4.5. 3. If you have diabetes or high blood sugar levels. 4. If you are overweight. For example, if you weigh 20% more than the ideal weight listed for your height in standard insurance tables, the chances of having a heart attack triple. 5. If you seldom exercise and always choose the elevator over the stairs. 6. If you smoke. 7. If you fit the “ Type A” personality, the individual with the “ White knuckle syndrome” who is usually highly com­ petitive, aggressive, and constantly under stress. “ Many ‘Type A’ executives know before they visit a doctor that their lifestyles are unhealthy,” says Castelli. “ Regret­ tably, the evidence we have now suggests that most of these men and women are unwilling to alter their stressful, often overindulgent and destructive lifestyles. The executive sees his or her behavior as the reason for success and doesn’t want to start tampering with that success.” Even so, according to Castelli, such high-risk, hard-driving executives aren’t necessarily destined to have heart attacks. A proper low-fat, low-cholesterol diet, no smoking, and proper exercise can make all the difference. —Credit: Turf Marketing, Spring, 1981 Our thanks to Mike Maffei fo r forwarding this to us. PESTICIDE USERS NOTE: Are you aware of the fact that if you store pesticides, you must notify your local fire department? They should be pre­ sented with a list of the materials that you have stored and the storage location. This is for their safety if you should have a fire or other type of an emergency in your storage area. Be sure that the list has your name, street address (specific directions if necessary) and phone number on it — so that they can reach you easily. —Credit: Cooperative Extension Cornell University W e'll P lan t LARGER TREES fo r LESS! N o w . . . in c re a s e th e lo o k a n d v a lu e of y o u r p ro p e rtie s ( a n d s p e e d sales!) b y p la n tin g la rg e , m a tu r e trees. A n d w e c a n p la n t u p to a 12” T.D. tre e for less th a n y o u think w ith o u r Big John T ree T ran s p la n te r! Just g iv e us a c a ll t o d a y for a fre e e s tim a te . Y o u ’ll g e t th e m o st tre e for y o u r m o n e y fro m us! Hawthorne Bros. Tree Service, Inc. P.O. BO X 368, B E D F O R D H IL L S , N E W Y O R K 10537 9 1 4 — 6 6 6 — 7035 26-YEAR-OLD TEXAN HAS 38 HOLES-IN-ONE “ On par-3’s,” says Pro Macil Davis of Dallas, “ I have an ultimate sense of confidence.” The texan has good reason to feel that way. Davis is only 26, yet already in his golfing life he has had 38 holes-in-one, according to a recent wire story in the Associated Press. Davis got his first ace when he was 12, and he recorded 12 more within a year of that. Number 38 came in February on a 379-yard hole, his first on a par-4. Providence even lends a hand at times. Davis once bounced a ball off a tree and a sprinkler before it went into the hole. “ I feel subconsciously when I set up on a par-3, generally I’m trying to knock it in the hole,” explains Davis. “ I aim for it.” Davis still has a way to go before catching the all-time holes-in-one leader, Norman Manley of Long Beach, CA. Manley, 57, upped his career mark to 47 with two more in 1980, according to Golf Digest. —Credit: National Golf Foundation Market Report April, 1981 Reprinted by GCSAA Our thanks to John Wistrand fo r sending this article to us. REDUCING FOAMING DURING AGITATION One tablespoon of kerosene added to 100 gallons of solu­ tion will effectively reduce foaming in spray tanks during agitation, according to Jeff McKinney, regional agronomist for ChemLawn Corp., Columbus, Ohio. McKinney, speaking at the Pennsylvania Turfgrass Con­ ference, said, “ There are many products you can put into a tank mixture that will decrease foaming, but we found plain old kerosene to be very effective.” Excessive foaming is one characteristic of chemical incom­ patibility, but it certainly isn’t the only characteristic. Others include sludge formation, salting out and unstable mixtures. The first step in preventing incompatibility, according to McKinney, is to read product labels carefully. Secondly, lawn care operators should label all products clearly, particularly when buying in bulk. “ I don’t know how many times 1 have been called in on a situation where an applicator has filled his vehicle with the wrong products,” McKinney said. “ So please label these products very clearly and precisely.” Yet another suggestion for preventing incompatibility con­ cerns mixing products in the proper sequence. McKinney said if products are mixed out of sequence they may not go into solution correctly. Therefore, he suggested the following mixing sequence: • Add water and liquid fertilizer. • Start agitation. • Add wettable powders. • Add flowables. • Add water solubles. • Add emulsifiable concentrates. Regarding mixing flowable lime in tank formulations, McKinney said, “ You have to keep in mind that lime has an extremely high pH, so you should think twice before mixing it with a pesticide. 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Write, Write — take in hand the mighty pen, And bring to view to our legislative-men; — That our profession beams from a priceless toil, And not to imperil our golden soil; To convince them, to genuinely agree; — That we're as important as industry; Fight! Fight! Facts, Facts, — give it all, without fear, — Loud and datum clear; And ensure our right, — So, as to vanish all doubt, With bold-strokes — and they'll genuinely agree; That we're as important as industry; Fight! Fight! Until the last drop. —Frank Paladino Think About I t . . . Nothing is opened by mistake more often than the mouth. by Palmer Maples, Jr., CGCS GCSAA Director of Education Water use is more likely to be restricted in many parts of the country during the next decade. Total water use may also be affected by weather conditions and the cost of purchasing water and power to pump. Documentation of prior water use will play an important part in reaction to any water re­ strictions. A very basic ingredient in any water use plan is a record of how much was used in the past and under what conditions. This calls for a review of purchases if water is received from a municipality or company or a review of use if water is re­ ceived from wells, ponds, or rivers. You must know how much water was used. Equally important are records of weather data and main­ tenance procedures. Weather data will indicate if conditions were normal or if supplemental water had to be applied. Maintenance records will indicate establishment or maintain­ ing conditions. These records should indicate changes in the level of maintenance, such as preparations for a special tour­ nament. Maintenance records also will indicate management programs, including irrigation system check and repaid, pond and stream management, conservation methods, agronomic procedures and other information comprising a respectable, documented folder of information that will be the base on which presentations can be made and changes calculated. You will then be prepared to meet any restriction of water use, whether it comes voluntarily or through a rationing or prohibiting order, if you have prepared and maintained adequate records. —Credit: Fore Front Editor's Note: Our thanks to Byron Johnson fo r forwarding this to us. IN THE YEAR 1923 — DO YOU KNOW WHO WAS* * * 1. President of the “ largest” steel company? 2. President of the “ largest” gas company? 3. President of the New York Stock Exchange? Sterilized Top Dressing I WHITE M ARSH MD.| 301-335-3700 EGYPT FARMS EXCLUSIVE! am top dressing ingredients are thoroughly mixed and sterilized by indirect heat in our special pro­ cess. 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The greatest wheat speculator, Arthur Cooken, died abroad, insolvent. 6. The Great Bear of Wall Street, Goasbee Rivermoore, passed away while reading the Wall Street Journal. In the same year, 1923, the winner of the most important golf championships, Gene Sarazan, won the U.S. Open and the P.G.A. tournaments. Today he is still playing an excellent game of golf and is solvent. CONCLUSION: STOP WORRYING ABOUT BUSINESS AND PLAY GOLF! —Author Unknown Patronize our Advertisers Keep this card handy. It could save you time and money. LIVING WITH THE GRAPEVINE Fortune magazine estimates that U.S. industry is con­ fronted by a minimum of 33 million fresh rumors every working day. If valid, that startling statistic emphasizes a major problem facing everyone who manages people. Rumors come in all shapes and sizes, from the big ones which created a climate of fear around Three Miles Island and DC-lOs to the little ones which are passed along the grape­ vine in every office or factory. Once started, they are almost impossible to stamp out, even in a small organization. Experts say that rumors depend on the importance of the subject matter multiplied by the ambiguity of the existing facts. They flourish because of uncertainty, social strain or plain boredom, and internal rumors can be as damaging as external ones. When you are faced with a rumor in your organization, you have three choices. You can tackle it head-on; you can out­ flank it by introducing new facts or findings that make it ir­ relevant and ridiculous, or you can postpone comment in­ definitely. Repressive measures are not really an alternative, because when normal sources of information are shut off, the grapevine flourishes. Of course, it is possible to turn the grapevine to your advantage. Once you know how the rumors are spread, you can pass along accurate information and obtain feedback from your employees. 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