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August 1982

Published monthly by the Metropolitan Golf Course Sgperintendents Association

M eeting N otice
Day & Date:
Thursday, September9, 1982
Ï Location:
St. Andrews G. C ., Jackson Ave.,
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706
J Host Superintendent:
Lanny Pakkala
Host Club Manager:
Bob Schmidt
Host Golf Professional: Thomas Forrest
’Greens Chairman:
Jack Nicklaus
Club President:
Phillip Mitchell
Telephones:
Superintendent:
(914) 693-1966
Club House:
(914)478-3500
Golf Shop:
(914)478-3670
'Golf:
12:30on.
Carts: $15.00
Caddies: $12.00 + tip
Lunch:
11:30a.m. $5.50
»Social Hour:
6:00 p.m. with hors d’oeuvres
7:00 p.m. $18.00 plus gratuity
Dinner:
You may sign for these charges.
Directions:
, South — Take Sprain Brook Parkway North to Jackson Ave.
exit. Turn left at light as you come off ramp. Continue about Vi
,mile to severe left fork in the road. (Do not go around this left
hand curve.) Simply continue straight onto Old Jackson Ave.
Club entrance about 100 ft. on right.
* From West — Pick up Sprain Brook Parkway from Route
287 east. South to Jackson Avenue exit. At bottom of ramp take
aright. See above directions.
• From Connecticut — West on 287 exit 2 (Elmsford). At the
[bottom of the ramp take a left, at the first light take another left.
JThis brings you back on 287 going East. Take Sprain Brook
Parkway South to Jackson Avenue exit. At bottom of ramp take
aright. See above directions.

August 25
Sept. 9
Sept. 30

iOct. 19
[lov. 9-11

C o m ing Events
Univ. of RI Field Day, Kingston
MGCSA Meeting — St. Andrews G.C.
Chapter Team Championship,
RidgewoodC.C. (contact
Dennis Flynn for details)
MGCS A Meeting — Wee Burn G.C.
NYS Turfgrass Conference & Trade
Show, Rochester

Dec. 6-9
Dec. 11
Feb. 19-25,1983
Feb. 28-March 3

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NJ Turfgrass Association Expo,
To be announced
MGCS A Christmas Party
Brae Burn C.C.
54th International Turfgrass
Conference & Show, Atlanta, GA
Penna. Turfgrass Conference &
Trade Show, Hershey, PA

N otice
Enclosed in this issue are new stickers to update your roster.
If there are any questions or corrections, please contact Scott
Niven, Roster Chairman.

Tom W atson, Tom Kite, Dean Bem an H onored
Tom Watson, Tom Kite, and Dean Beman were among the
many National and Metropolitan Golf Winners honored at the
1982 National Awards Dinner sponsored by the Metropolitan
Golf Writers and Golfcasters, on June 22, 1982, at the Rye
Town Hilton.
Tom Watson, fresh off his 1982 US Open victory at Pebble
Beach, was honored as Player of the Year. Tom Kite was the re­
cipient of last year’s “Most Improved Player” award.
The 1981 “Golden Tee Award,” the highest award given by
the Golf Writers, was presented to Dean Beman, commissioner
of the TPA Tour. Commissioner Beman was the driving force
behind the development of The Tournament Players Course, the
permanent home of The Tournament Players Championship.
Other award winners were: The Manufacturers Hanover
Westchester Classic, recipient of “The Bing Crosby Award,”
Garden City Golf Club, “Club of the Year,” Ray Volpe, for­
merly of the LPGA Tour, “Distinguished Service Award,” and
the Lou Mattiace Family, “Golf Family of the Year.”
All Metropolitan Area Gold Championships were also hon­
ored.
Representing MGCS A at the affair were, President Mike
Maffei, and Secretary Peter Rappoccio. Representatives of
Long Island, New Jersey Superintendents Association were
also present.
Jack Whitaker, of ABC Sports, was Master of Ceremonies.
Mr. Whitaker is presently serving as President of the Golf
Writers and Golfcasters.
—Peter Rappoccio

EDITORIAL STAFF
Pat Lucas, C o -E d ito r............................Office 203-637-3210
Home 203-637-3939
Ted Horton, C o -E d ito r......................... Office 914-967-6000
Home 914-937-3613
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
T re a su re r........... Sherwood Moore, Winged Foot Golf 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 for Tee to Green is 21 days before the
regular meeting.
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Contact Bob Alonzi, Fairview C.C., 203-531-8910.
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Tel. (914) 277-5819

H o w P lants Kill Each O th e r
The lowly but beautiful sunflower may soon become one of
our most potent weed killers.
Scientists have long known that certain plants and trees have
the ability to poison neighboring plants with toxic secretions
from their leaves or roots - a process called allelopathy. Such
common flora as the black walnut tree, creosote bush and wild
cherry tree possess the trait.
Now scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture are test-'
ing the highly allelopathic sunflower to see just how it can
knock out such insidious weeds as Johnson grass and ragweed
and how, through crossbreading, this ability can be enhanced.
U.S.D.A. plant physiologist Gerald Leather said that it may
be possible one day to extract the key weed-killing chemical di­
rectly from the sunflower or, more likely, to develop a synthetic
compound that’s similar. Or sunflowers could be planted along
with certain immune crops to help control late-season weeds.

N ielsen C o n firm s N G F Figures
C o n cern in g G o lf s G row th
The good news in the world of golf is that the A.C. Nielsen
Company has just released figures showing that the number of
golfers in America has grown by 9.2% since 1979 - to
17,367,000.
Those figures confirm information released earlier by the Na­
tional Golf Foundation, which showed that as of January 1,
1982, there were 17,100,000 golfers in the United States - or
7.6% more golfers than in 1979.
The National Golf Foundation, which is recognized as the re­
search center of golf, says that early indications are that golf
play in the first half of 1982 will also show an increase.
Year
1976
1979
1982

GOLFERS
A.C. Nielsen
16,568,000
15,897,000
17,367,000

NGF
16,000,000
15,900,000
17,100,000

Credit: National Golf Foundation

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V e g etative C h aracteristics of T u rfg rasse s
The leaf consists of several parts. The leaf sheath is a cylindrical
portion surrounding the stem and its growing point. The sheath
arises at a node and ends in a pale-colored region, the collar.
The collar is transitional to the outer, usually flat portion of the leaf
— the blade. The collar usually has a membranous outgrowth or
ligule. In ryegrass and certain other grasses, the collar produc­
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H ow to T u rn C o m p lain ts T o Y o u r A d vantage
How do you handle complaints from golfers? Nobody finds it
easy to take criticism, especially when the gripes come from
someone whose only turfgrass experience is his dandelion-free
lawn. Unfortunately, golf courses were built and superinten­
dents hired for the benefit of golfers, a situation which often
necessitates a kid-glove approach to complaints.
Even if complaints are supposed to go to your green chair­
man, chances are you’ll still have to field a few questions and
comments from golfers who catch you on the course. Generally,
they will be friendly, but there are always a few who aren’t.
The first rule is keep your temper. Some people actually
enjoy hasrassing an employee, and others have to find someone
to blame for a bad round. However, if you stay cool, he will
soon realize he is out of line.
Hear him out. Many people who have honest complaints only
reveal portions of their grievances because they are afraid you
don’t have time to listen to them. When you’ve heard the whole
thing, try to give a thorough explanation. Above all, don’t cut
him off abruptly, even if you are in a hurry. Truy to set up a time
when you can go into the problem in detail if you think it is nec­
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Don’t try to laugh it off. If he is serious about his complaint,
he probably won’t be very receptive to a joke about it. After all,
he may have a point.
Don’t try a cover up. Even if it’s your fault, he’ll be more im­
pressed with your forthrightness than with a slick, superficial
explanation which blames everything from the weather to last
month’s ladies tournament.
There are some positive steps you can take to head off com­
plaints. You can keep members informed of construction,
maintenance operations and other problem areas on the course
by posting signs in the pro shop. If your club has a monthly
newsletter, you can use it to keep members informed of upcom­
ing operations and explain why they are necessary. Some
superintendents have found it helpful to compile regular reports
of their operations so that everyone, including club employees,
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You also can train your crew to successfully deal with prob­
lems on the course. Make sure they have enough information to
handle the problem and that they realize they are representing
you and the club when they handle a complaint or answer a
question.
Credit: GCSAA Fore Front
T h e P o or N eglected G o lf C o u rse E m ployee
The end of the summer is a prime time to re-evaluate your em­
ployee benefits and working conditions. Bringing about effec­
tive changes within your operation results from observation of
your labor productivity, working conditions, regulations, and
compensation. Compare the club benefits to what the club
house employees receive as compared to your grounds crew.
Ever notice how few of the benefits are applicable to the
grounds crew? The meals and uniforms, 15 minute breaks, etc.;
are rarely part of the ground crew benefits. An exception to this
would be uniforms, as they are rapidly becoming more promi­
nent.
You are the supervisor. You and only you can provide im­
proved working conditions for your men. Certainly no one else
will investigate a change or improvement, especially if less
money spent is a result of a proposed change. You, as super­
visor, may reward a subordinate, or fail to; give understanding,
or fail to; promise security, or instill fear; recommend pay in[ creases, or fail to; provide a good working environment, or not;
? give a man hope, or kill it.
The God-like power any supervisor or manager has over life
of a subordinate is awesome. Strive for improvements for 1983
budget and you will be rewarded by a better qualified work
force.
The following table was published by the American Manage­
ment Association. It reveals the gap between what workers re­
ally want and what supervisors think they want.
Supervisor
Worker
Rating
Rating
Job Conditions
8
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Appreciation for good work
2
10
Feeling “in” on things
3
9
Help with personal problems
2
4
Job security
1
5
Good wages
5
6
Work that keeps you interested
7
3
Possibilities for promotion
6
8
Personal loyalty to workers
4
9
Good working conditions
7
10
Tactful discipline
Much above would apply to our work forces. Try this test on
your employees on some rainy day.
WELFARE: Please contact Bob Alonzi, 203-531-8910
(office) or 203-531-1930 (home) regarding any hospitaliza­
tions, etc. of members of the MGCSA.

Think About I t . . .
There is neither rhyme nor reason to the people we trust and
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least as much as politicians do.

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“The easy way is efficacious and speedy - the hard way ardu­
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M e tz’s Rules of G olf for G ood Players
(or How to Lower Your Score Without Trying)
By Rudy Hempe
Courtesy of Dennis Petruzzelli
1. On beginning play, as many balls as may be required to
obtain a satisfactory result may be played from the first tee.
Everyone recognizes a good player needs to loosen up but does
not have the time for the practice tee.
2. A ball sliced or hooked into the rough shall be lifted and
placed in the fiarway at a point equal to the distance it carried or
rolled in the rough. Such veering right or left frequently results
from friction between the face of {he club and the cover of the
ball, and the player should not be penalized for erratic behavior
of the ball resulting from such uncontrolable mechanical
phenomena.
3. A ball hitting a tree shall be deemed not to have hit the
tree. Hitting a tree is simply bad luck and has no place in a scien­
tific game. The player should estimate the distance the ball
would have traveled if it had not hit the tree and play the ball
from there, preferably from atop a nice firm tuft of grass.
4. There shall be no such thing as a lost ball. The missing ball
is on or near the course somewhere and eventually will be found
and pocketed by someone else. It thus becomes a stolen ball,
and the player should not compound the felony by charging
himself with a penalty stroke.
5. When played from a sand trap, a ball which does not clear
the trap on being struck, may be hit again on the roll without

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counting an extra stroke. In no case will more than two strokes
be counted in playing from a trap, since it is only resonable to
assume that if the player had time to concentrate on his shot, in­
stead of hurrying it so as not to delay his playing partners, he
would be out in two.
6. If a putt passes over a hole without dropping, it is deemed
to have dropped. The law of gravity holds that any object at­
tempting to maintain a position in the atmosphere without some­
thing to support it, must drop. The law of gravity supercedes the
law of golf.
7. Same thing goes for a ball that stops at the brink of the hole
and hangs there, defying gravity. You cannot defy the law.
8. Same thing goes for a ball that rims the cup. A ball should
not go sideways. This violates the law of physics.
9. A putt that stops close enough to the cup to inspire such
comments as “You could blow it in” may be blown in. This rule
does not apply if the ball is more than three inches from the hole,
because no one wants to make a travesty of the game.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Donald Metz did his golf course stomping in
Devon , Pa. I have it on unconfirmed report that Mr. Metz is no
longer with us since the first time he employed the above set of
rules, his foursome clubbed him to death before he reached the
19th hole.

From O ur Files
Published monthly by the Metropolitan Golf Course Superintendents Association
MEETING

FROM THE

NOTICE

DATE: Thursday July 22, 1965
PLACE: Bedford Golf and Tennis Club. Rt. 22 Bedford, N.Y.
HOST: Stanley Priest, Superintendent
GOLF: Superintendents* Championship. All day.
DINNER: 7 P.M.
PROGRAM: Dr. John Corman of Cornell University will
talk to us on “ How To Stay Out of Trouble.“
DIRECTIONS: Approx, one'mile north of Bedford on Rt. 22.

HEARD AT

THE

19th HOLE

Danny Galass o and h i s wife Mary left on July 10 for a
months trip to Europe.
The dust i s flying so thickly at Skip Cameron’s p lace
in Montague, New Jersey that he ca n’t find h is way out
to attend our m eetin gs lately. Maybe h i s truck i s still stuck
below the dam.
John Traynor i s serving with the MPs in Seoul, Korea.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Once again we had a very s u c c e s s fu l m eeting at Quaker
Ridge Country Club with Al Pentenero hosting. Many golf
en thu sia sts turned out to test Quaker Ridge’s superb golf
course. Over seven ty stayed for a wonderful dinner and
heard comments from Mr. King, Greens Chairman, and
scheduled speaker, Dr. Ralph Engel of Rutgers University.
The weather t ea sed u s a little that day with a light shower,
but it could hav e poured and everyone would have loved it
and exclaimed, “ what a perfect d ay.’’
And a “ perfect day’’ we are to have at Bedford Golf and
Tennis Club where we a lways receiv e the “ red carpet’’
treatment from h o st Stan P riest and h is wonderful club.
Everyone e n j o y s t h e m s elv es at Bedford so l e a v e your
patch of dry brown turf, and head for the h i l l s of Westchester
on July 22. Note the change in date from the 21st.
We have such a busy sc hedu le ahead of us that a l i s t of
important even ts i s included for your c o n v e n ie n c e .
The third annual Fall Flower and Garden Show that was
to be held at the C oun ty Center on September 9 - 1 2 , 1965
and in which we were to participate with a booth, h as been
canceled b eca u se of the sev ere drought and critical water
shortage in the Northeast.
See you on the 22nd.
Sherwood Moore.

DATES TO

REMEMBER

July 22M .G .C .S .A . Meeting, Bedford Golf and Tenn is Club.
Aug. 12 Fine Turf Field Day, Rutgers University, Nicol Ave.
New Brunswick, N.J.
Aug. 17 M.G.C.S.A. Meeting, Darien Country Club, Daien,
Conn.
Aug. 25 Field Day at Rhode Island Agricultural Experiment
Station, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, R.I.
Aug. ? Annual P i c i n i c ?
Sept. ? M G.C.S.A. Meeting?
Sept. 21 Joint Meeting M.G.C.S.A. and New J ersey G.C.S.A.
Green Brook C.C., North Caldwell, New Jersey.
O ct . 5 M.G.C.S.A. Turf Equipment Field Day at Wykagyl
Country Club, New Rbchelle, N.Y.
Oct. 13 M.G.C.S.A. M e e t i n g and Annual Supt. - Pro Tour­
nament at Century C.C., Pur chase, New York
Oct. 26-30 Golf Conference, Concord Hotel, Kiamesha Lake.
Nov. ? Annual Meeting Hampshire Country Club
Dec. ? Christmas Party, Greenwich Country Club.

GOLF

JULY. 1965

COMMITTEE

A large turnout i s ex p ected for our Superintendent’s
Championship tournament at Bedford Golf and T e n n is Club
on July 22. Hospi tality h a s been the word in the past, and
we know we can exp ect the same from our ho st Stan P r ie st
and the club o f f i c i a l s this year.
The tournament this year will be only 18 h o l e s a s com­
pared to 36 l a st year. For the C l a s s A A s s o c i a t i o n members
there will be two flights; championship and first flight with
gross and net p rizes for e a c h flight. C l a s s A members will
ch o o se the flight in which they will compete. Starting times
will be given to th e s e two flights. An attempt will be made
to contact each c l a s s A member to determine in which flight
he w i s h e s to compete. T h o s e not contacted for any reason
should get in touch with Jim Fulwider, T ele ph o n e WH 9 -4613
or Herb Waterous, Tele phone NE 2-7336, before Friday
July 16.
There will be a flight for C l a s s B members and also a
flight for C l a s s C members. The putting c o n t e s t for non­
regulation golfers will be held a s in the past.
We have $500.00 for p rizes thanks again to Mr. Lawren ce
Labriola, so the c h a n c e s are good that everyone will take
something home.
With the fairways a litt le harder than usual due to the
drought, some of the short s h o o t e r s will have a run at our
perennial champion Chuck Fatum. The h ost Stan P r ie st i s
real steady this year and on home ground. Herb Waterous
h a s been practicing l e s s and playi ng better. Another New
J e r s e y import, Larry Thompson, i s inte rested and Jim
Fulwider had a 76 at Metropolis t h e other day and h as signed
affidavits to prove it. B e c a u s e of a finger injury, Sherwood
Moore d o e sn ’t think he will be in top form ana c o n c e d e s
that he may not be among the leaders.
See you on the 22nd.
Jim Fulwider
VOICE OF E X P E R IE N C E
Automatic Irrigation
Sunningdale Country Club i s now being watered completely
by an Automatic Irrigation system . T h is i s the superinten­
dent’s dream. We started in stallation l a s t November and
work was completed June 30th.
We repiped eight fairways u sin g transite pipe. We u sed
P.V.C. in all piping around t e e s and greens. Approximately
300,000 feet of underground cable was u s e d . We ha v e 190
fairway h ea d s each one valved se parately. Three or four
hea ds were placed around e a c h green and about the same on
the t ees.
The contractor w as r esp o nsib le for the lifting and re­
placing of all turf, also trenching and clea n in g up. Our own
crew h as not been involved at all on this project.
We have four control points on the course from which we
can s e e all head s that are operated from that point.
I feel personally that Mr. Selig so n of Aquamatic, Inc.,
Franklin Square,, New York City h a s given us a- very carefully
designed system u sin g Rain-Bird h ea d s and weather matic
(tels co ) c l o c k s and v a lv es . U sin g city water, we can se t
this sy stem up to discharg e up to 3,000 g a llo n s a minute.
This i s all on city pressure, no pumps.
We will be digging a lake very soon which will supply our
water.
The unique part of automatic water i s that there i s finger­
tip control over the amount of water being u s e d for each
station, as each station can be s e t for from 1 to 60 minutes.
We are u sin g 17 and 23 station c l o c k s and the controller can
be se t up on a 14 day cy cle.
This sy stem h a s eliminated all man hours for watering and
has given a more complete water c o v e r a g e and control.
I would like to have all superintendents and chairman
v isit us and s e e the sy stem in operation at their con v en ien ce,
and also s e e our very modem, com plete new equipment
building.
See you soon,
Bob Depencier.

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By E. Alan Cameron
Our thanks to John Wistrand o f Metro Milorganite for forward­
ing this article to us. — The Editors
E. Alan Cameron is associate professor of entomology at
Penn State. A native of Canada, he earned his undergraduate
degree at the University of Guelph, Ontario, and his master’s
and doctorate at the University of California, Berkeley. His re­
search since 1971 has been devoted to the gypsy moth. Until
1978, he was one of the leaders in field-testing disparlure, a
chemical sex attractant and in basic behavioral studies. He
currently studies larval movement of the pest. Cameron is at
308 Patterson Bldg., University Park, PA 16802 (phone, 814863-2867).

The June sky is clear, the sun is shining brightly - and there is
little shade from the tattered trees. Once again our forests and
forested residential areas are under attack from the voracious
appetites of millions of gypsy moth larvae. In 1981, Pennsyl­
vania suffered defoliation on over 2.5 million acres; almost 12.9
million acres were stripped in the Northeast. The outlook was
the same for 1982.
Few insects are as well-known to the public, but as poorly
known to the scientist, as the gypsy moth. Since 1869, when
this pest was brought to North America, we have jumped from
one program to another, desperately trying to defeat our enemy.
We have mounted labor-intensive search-and-destroy cam­
paigns against egg masses, applied chemical pesticides, re­

leased exotic insect parasites and predators, and, in recent
years, sought to coordinate agencies and programs in integrated
control efforts.
Funding always has collapsed with cyclic declines in gypsy
moth populations. By the time it is restored through a slow-torespond political system, we are well into the next cycle of
defoliation.
Ironically, only three years ago some people claimed that
parasites had solved the gypsy moth problem in Pennsylvania.
In 1979, our state recorded only 8,400 acres of defoliation —
the lowest figure since 1970, when the gypsy moth was just be­
ginning its march across the state. The claim was naive. Even in
eastern Europe (where it is native and has a large complex of ef­
fective natural enemies), the gypsy moth remains “our most
serious forest pest” in the estimation of my colleagues there.
Parasites alone cannot control the pest; at best, they can extend
the interval between population peaks from the three to four
years we are experiencing to perhaps as long as 15 to 20 years.
Individual states must consider the insect to be a regional
problem. Too often, programs in adjacent states are not compat­
ible, worse, states insist on politically expedient but unrealistic
eradication, exclusion, or “biological control” programs. What
we need is a responsible regional program to manage the pest.
Such management implies an awareness of economic injury
thresholds. We cannot eradicate the gypsy moth, but we can
(principally by using relatively safe conventional pesticides)
minimize defoliation and keep trees alive.
If management is to progress beyond this rather primitive
level, we must have a long-term, continuing commitment to re-„
search and development, especially at the federal level. (The l

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gypsy moth is a national problem: it has now been reported in 28
states.) With such support, we might develop systems to include
manipulation of forest-stand age and species composition, inte­
grated use of parasites, predators, and pathogens, and perhaps
novel approaches such as genetic manipulation.
The gypsy moth continues to move west and south, the very
young larvae dispersing on the wind. The larvae also move back
east and north, but this reinfestation is masked by existing popu­
lations in place. Understanding the process of airborne larval
^dispersal would greatly improve our abilities to predict where
■ n e w outbreaks will occur, and, perhaps, help us identify source
^p o p u latio n areas for spraying.
Most funding now goes for nuisance abatement. We can con­
tinue this shortsighted approach (at accelerating annual cost), or
we can support research to improve our ability to manage the
gypsy moth. Scientists, administrators, politicians, and the
public must agree to the second alternative, else we will remain
on the unproductive treadmill where we have run so long.
Credit: June '82 issue o f Research!Penn State,
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Sentinel Swans —
The System that Keeps the Geese Away!
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Proven m eth od for control of Canada G eese
P erfected after years of field testin g
U ses life-size (35" long), life-lik e sw an replicas
Ready to float, no m ou n tings n eed ed

TURF TIP: Here’s a handy tip for anyone having G.M. Ill
vapor locking trouble, particularly after a hard run in the sum­
mer heat. Wrap a piece of flashing or similiar material around
the frame, allowing it to hang freely. This will deflect heat
blowing from the engine fan away from the gas bowl and
thereby prevent vapor lock. We implemented this procedure for
our G.M. Ill and had no further vapor locking trouble.
— A1 Moore, Superintendent, Waccabuc C.C.

Swan Study Soon
The mute swan, immortalized in fairy tales as the “ugly duck­
ling,” has been called greedy and vicious by some environmen­
tal experts.
The state Department of Environmental Protection said it has
received so many nuisance calls about the stately animals that it
has begun a three-year program to count swans in Connecticut
and study their behavior and effect on other waterfowl.
Some wildlife biologists say they suspect the large white
birds with the long, curving necks are scaring away migratory
waterfowl.
Connecticut Newspapers, Inc., Aug. 8, 1982
After five years of field testing at the Innis Arden Golf Club in Old
Greenwich, Connecticut, Superintendent Pat Lucas introduces the
S en tin el Swan Family S ystem . . .antidote to Canada Geese
“Fowl Play.”
The S en tin el Swan Family S tste m works effectively for two
reasons: the System devised by Pat Lucas and the Utilization of
swan replicas that are life-like, life-size and natural in appearance.
Research bears out that Canada Geese are not easily fooled.
You’ve read about this new system in “Golf Course Manage­
ment” and “Golf” magazines. The S en tin el Swan Family
S ystem makes the geese fly over, not fly down. Eliminates nasty
geese problems — unhealthy droppings, packed mower rollers,
feather-clogged irrigation suction strainers, dead turf, time-consum­
ing cleanup, and golfer complaints.
Call Pat (203-637-3939) if you have questions regarding your
specific needs.
To order:
One Family system (box of 5 swans)
$130.
Two to Four Family Systems
125. each box
Five or more Family Systems
120. each box
Connecticut residents add 7V2% sales tax. Orders shipped freight
collect. Mail orders only. Send check payable to:
Sentinel Swans, 81 Tomac Ave., Old Greenwich, CT 006870