April 1983

Published monthly by the Metropolitan Golf < jrse Superintendents Association

Meeting Notice
Day & Date:
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Host Superintendent:
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Program

Wednesday, April 20, 1983
Country Club of New Canaan
New Canaan, CT 06820
Stephen G. Cadenelli, CGCS
JohnP. Lippke
Paul Setti
Leslie T. Young
Fordyce B. St. John
(203)966-2145
(203)966-3513
(203)966-3033
Afternoon. Carts: $19.00
Caddies $9.50 if available
Noon - Special menu $5.50 incl.
6 - 7 p.m. including hors d’oeuvres
7:00p.m. $28.00
Spencer Davis“Preventative Tree Care”

Vol. XIII, No. 3

MÖCSA News
March has set a record for rainfall . . . some 11 to 12 inches.
Can’t we save any for the summer?
The MG A did a fine article on Temporary Greens in the
March issue of their Golfing News. The article was compiled
with the help of Ed Walsh, Sherwood Moore, and the USGA
Northeastern Green Section. It would be a good article to clip
for your bulletin board come next winter.
At the MGCSA Board of Directors meeting held at the Whipporwill Club on March 9th, $150 was donated to the O.J. Noer
Foundation which will be matched by Metro Milorganite Corp.
Membership reclassifications from B to A for the following
members were approved: Tim O ’Neill, John O’Keefe, Anthony
Grasso, Harry Ward and Richard Marcks.
Jack Martin was voted a class A member.
Ann Reilly, Executive Director of the NYSTA was voted an
Honorary member of the MGCSA.
Bob Mullane was appointed as a C member to serve on the.
Board.

Directions:
From South: Merrit Parkway to Exit 38. Turn right off exit and
follow Route 123 North for 3.5 miles. Turn left on Country
Club Rd. Club is on right. From North: Merrit Parkway to Exit
38. Turn left off exit and follow as above.

Coming Events
May 12

June 2
June 6-12
June 21
July
August
September 12
September 13
October
November 1-3
November
December 10

MGCSA Green Chairman/
Superintendent Meeting
Country Club of Darien, CT
MGCSA Invitational, Fairview C.C.
Westchester Classic
Field Day at Cornell University
MGCSA Summer Social, Fairview C.C.
MGCSA Meeting - Tamarack C.C.
MGCSA Annual Family Picnic
Wood way Country Club
Poa Annual Golf Tournament
Cortland C.C.
MGCSA Meeting - Old Oaks
MGCSA Meeting, Sleepy Hollow
New York State Turfgrass Association
Conference & Trade Show, Rochester
MGCSA Annual Meeting
MGCSA Christmas Party, Ridgeway

MGCSA March Meeting, (left to right) Jay Matolla, Executive
Director, Metropolitan Golf Association; Ann Reilly, Executive
Director, New York State Turfgrass Association; Bob Mullane,
President elect of National Arborist Association, (all members of
MGCSA)

As we get into the season, think about sharing your experi­
ences with fellow Association members through the Tee to
Green. How about that new piece of equipment? Does it per-

GCSAA’s Golf Championship
The somewhat wet and windy weather could not deter the 260
players who participated in the 1983 GCSAA Golf Champion­
ship. The tournament was played on the finely groomed Myrtle
Beach National West Course and the very demanding Arcadian
Shores Golf Club.
Roger Null, of St. Louis, Missouri, was the overall winner
with even par 144. Carey Stoffel, of Myrtle Beach, South
Carolina, finished second with a score of 145.
Several MGCSA members participated in the tournament and
came away with honors. Mel Lucas was the winner of Second
Low Net in the Blue Division (142), Jim McNally finished third
in the Net Division of the Blue Flight and Steve Finamore was
the winner of Fifth Low Gross in the Blue Flight.
The surprise of the tournament was the play of Bob Alonzi.
Known by many in MGCSA as “El Bandito,” Bob’s sweet
swing and deadly short game proved too much for the rest of the
players in the Blue Flight. Rounds of 8 5 - 8 8 , produced a four
stroke victory and the Low Gross championship in the Blue
Flight.
True to form, Bob’s fine play, along with a 20 handicap, en­
abled him to win the overall net championship of the entire tour­
nament. His 133 was 11 under par (ouch).
The MGCSA team of Bob Alonzi, Mel Lucas, Peter Rappoc­
cio and Terry Mulligan had a fine first day and led the net team
championship by 1 stroke. Excellent rounds, by the Carolina
# 3 team and the Connecticut #1 team, on the second day pre­
vented MGCSA from winning any honors.
All tournament participants honored the winners at a Victory
banquet held at the Myrtle Beach Hilton Hotel.
Tournament Chairman Frank Lamphier should be congratu­
lated for a very well run tournament.
— Peter Rappoccio

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were the results? Or, how about a turf tip? Keep us in mind. The
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Remember, our April 20th meeting at Steve Cadenelli’s
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MGCSA Membership
From: MGCSA Audit Committee
Re:
Annual audit of financial accounts
On March 29, 1983 the members of the MGCSA Audit Com­
mittee — Bob Alonzi, Mike Maffei and Chuck Martineau —
met with Sherwood Moore, treasurer MGCSA, and checked in
detail all Association bank accounts. We found all checking and
savings accounts to be in order and report our Association to be
in a healthy financial state. A note of thanks to Sherwood for his
excellent recordkeeping which made our job much easier.
— Mike Maffei

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GCSAA Voting Delegates’s Report
Volumes would need to be written if an adequate summary of
the going’s on at GCSAA’s 54th Annual Conference and Show
were to be completely reported. In lieu of such volumes, let me
briefly summarize the results of the elections, by-laws propo­
sals, and various other situations. Obviously, please do not
hesitate to ask any questions that you might have now or at any
time in the future.
For the second consecutive year, delegates from throughout
the Northeast area worked together so as to best support the can­
didates from our areas, as well as the issues that most effect our
region. This working together has proved very successful and
hopefully, will continue in the future.
The issues presented to many of the membership via the paper
from the Coalition of Concerned GCSAA members clouded
much of the time spent at conference. While there is no doubt
that several credible points were brought to the forefront by the
group, the manner in which points were made via insinuation
and innuendo, resulted in much ill-feeling and controversy.
Fairly widespread opinion developed that several valuable
issues were raised by the coalition but that matters were carried
a bit too far. This resulted in an alternate slate of candidates
being nominated by the coalition which, to say the least, made
the elections considerably more interesting. The end result of
the elections being:

Nothing during Tournament or Conference week received
more debate than the dues proposal and proposed headquarters
move. The issue regarding the headquarters was somewhat dif­
fused when the Executive Committee appointed a Relocation
Committee with non-Executive Committee members as part of
the new committee’s make-up. This Relocation Committee was
charged with doing a thorough study of the proposed move com­
plete with outside consultation. The Executive Committee will
then make final recommendations to the membership for a vote.
This vote to be held at the 1984 conference in Las Vegas.
The dues proposal presented by the Executive Committee in
the State of the Association Message created further discussion
as did the many developing proposals for dues increases. In the
final analysis the consensus was that the existing dues structure
simply did not provide adequate revenue to continue present
programs and initiate new ones. Thus, the dues were set at $145
by the membership in attendance. This dues structure will re­
main until such time as changed by the membership.
I trust the above adequately describes the business at the
Atlanta Conference. Again, do not hesitate to ask me questions.
I thank you for the opportunity of being your delegate and look
forward to continuing in this capacity subject to the will of the
Board.
Respectfully submitted,
Stephen G. Cadenelli, CGCS

President:
Robert W. Osterman, CGCS unanimous
Vice President: James W. Timmerman, CGCS
2,779
Paul Boizelle, CGCS
319
Director:
Donald E. Hearn, CGCS
2,109
Richard V. Slivinski, CHCS
1,334
William J. Emerson, CGCS
1,273
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509
James E. Lindblad, CGCS
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A natural beauty
O f breathless splendor
Comes a-rapping
A rap a-tap-tap-tap
A t my window
(Her way o f saying — Hello)
At the dawn o f Spring
In full dress
O f soft green
Flirtatious — nonetheless
Branch-ing out a long arm
Still a-rapping
A rap a-tap-tap-tap
At a startled window
Awakening me
At an ominous hour
For me — to return in kind
A re-assuring — Hello
Each day o f her re-birth
For she'll be rapping
' til she departs (leaves)
In the Autumn wind
So without further delay
T il say hello
You see —
She's my — Neighborly Tree
Hello!
— Frank Paladino

A planned, annual tree maintenance program will
minimize spring cleanup.

Richard Marcks On Burn Care
by Gerry Kunkel, Westchester Country Club
At the opening monthly MGCSA meeting at Whipporwill
Country Club, Richard Marcks delivered an instructive presen­
tation on bum victims. Mr. Marcks is superintendent at Black
Hall Country Club, Old Lyme, Connecticut. He is a member of
MGCSA, is on the Board of Directors CGCSA, but more im­
portantly, serves as President of the Connecticut Bum Care
Center at Bridgeport Hospital.
Every year, 7,500 people die from bum injuries. In addition,
another 50,000 people are hospitalized for a period of 6 weeks
to 2 years with bum related injuries. These figures are stagger­
ing, and as Mr. Marcks indicated, society must increase not
only its awareness of bum care victims, but also the causes of
bums and how they can be controlled.
Of particular interest in the program was a film which de­
picted what happens to victims when they are burned, their
treatment and hospitalization, and finally, their rehabilitation.
An emphatic point brought out is that bums take time to heal,
and for some victims, a very long time. Because of the unpre-

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dictable nature of bums, the treatment and rehabilitation for
such injuries are often difficult tasks. The victim not only suf­
fers physical agony form the injury, but must also deal with
physchological effects that are associated with rehabilitation,
such as permanent scarring and disfiguration, social accep­
tance, and perhaps most importantly for a successful rehabilita­
tion, family care and understanding.
As Mr. Marcks stated, “Bums are caused, so they can be con­
trolled.” It is up to each of us to be aware of the potential for a
bum injury. It is also incumbent upon us to make sure that our
employees have an awareness of the risks for a bum injury.
Don’t cut comers where the slightest safety factors are con­
cerned. Make sure that your working area is as safe as it possibly
can be. Some safety points you might consider are as follows:
1. Are your employees aware of how to deal with an emergency
bum situation?
2. Does your maintenance building have properly located,
functional fire exits?
3. Are fire extinguishes in working order and easily located?
4. Is there a fire alarm and a smoke detection system in your
maintenance building?
5. Are flammable liquids and pesticides stored in proper con­
tainers and areas?
6. Is a phone number displayed on or near the telephone for the
nearest bum center or emergency health care facility?
7. Are there showers readily available in the maintenance area?

March Meeting Speaker Richard Marcks

8. Are proper precautions taken around gas pumps, i.e., en­
gines shut off and cigarettes extinguished?
Of course, these are just a few points to look at when dealing
with safety. When you consider your own situation, just a few
minutes of your time could prevent a tragedy. If you have any
questions regarding bum care or fire safety, contact your local
hospital or fire department.

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April Meeting — The Country Club of New Canaan
Host Superintendent; Stephen Cadenelli, CGCS
by Dennis Petluzzelli
The April meeting of the Metropolitan Golf Course Superin­
tendents Association is scheduled at The Country Club of New
Canaan, in Connecticut. Host Superintendent is Stephen
Cadenelli, CGCS.
Steve’s start in golf course management came rather indi­
rectly. After graduating from Northern Michigan University
with a Bachelor of Science Degree he taught high school gov­
ernment and history. Offered a job working on the local nine
hole golf course by a close friend, Steve soon caught the “bug”
that would have him leave the teaching profession for a career in
the golf industry. After three years at Greenock Country Club in
Lee, Mass (that first job) the final year as superintendent and
completion of the Short Course at UMass, Steve took the
Superintendent’s position at the Pequot Golf Club in
Stonington, CT. He remained there for three years before be­
coming superintendent at New Canaan where he has just started
his seventh year.
Steve enjoys the opportunity of being his own boss. Making
the decisions to questions and/or problems that arise provides
him an independent, self-employed state of mind. He enjoys
working outdoors and working with whatever Mother Nature
presents.
Of the many “hats” a Superintendent wears, Steve feels his
forte is dealing with the Club’s various committees. Clear com­
munication and educating the Club members helps sell pro­
posed programs (which can be the major steppingstone when in­
troducing proposals). Inadequate communication tends to
jeopardize the salability of needed programs, proper equipment
and even supplies.
What Steve enjoys most about his job is being outdoors, deal­
ing with 160 acres of land, which presents a variety of chal­
lenges. However, he believes dealing with individuals (crew,
club members) is an equally satisfying as dealing with nature.
As for fresh new trends in Golf Course Management, Steve
foresees the development of business skills as very important to

the knowledge of today’s superintendent. Such skills as com­
munications, business management and personnel management
are required for success in golf course management. Computers
(which are of no secret to today’s superintendent) will increas­
ingly make their impact known in the industry. Not only will
they be helpful tools for various record storage, but also as a
training device for the crew as well as the Superintendent. Steve
also foresees more Government involvent within our industry.
He believes by “sticking” together as an Association, we can
have a prominate voice in determining regulation.
What does it take to become a successful Superintendent? Ev­
eryone probably has different theories and suggestions. Steve
feels the combination of education and practical experience is a
strong foundation. Competition for jobs is fierce and possessing
the proper qualifications often wins jobs. Steve pointed out that
today, one has to be much more qualified than ten years ago. It’s
getting to a point where it’s imperative for a young aspiring
Superintendent to have a minimum of a Bachelor of Science de­
gree. Achieving a well rounded education is a major point Steve
tells students when guest lecturing. Also, dedication is essential
in being successful. Mother Nature doesn’t work an eight hour
day, nor does a Golf Course Superintendent. Considerable time
imput is necessary to achieve favorable results on the golf
course or in the office. Perseverance on the part of the aspiring
Superintendent is also needed to become successful. “It takes
longer for the young assistant to get his ‘foot in the door’ due to
the competition factor,” says Steve.
Steve’s hobbies include involvement in New Canaan’s Boys
Baseball, Cub Scouts and Youth Hockey League. He also en­
joys gardening, fishing, photography, serving his professional
associations (past president of CAGCS and currently a GCSAA
Education Committee Member) and of course, golf.
Note: Those playing golf at the April meeting will notice a golf
course in transition as they tour the New Canaan layout.

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Many projects and programs have been initiated during
the past six seasons with many still underway and still
more to come. Among those more obvious changes, are
the total landscaping of the clubhouse grounds, a large
scale tree planting program, fairway renovation (strip­
ping and reseeding), tee enlargement, and cart path con­
struction. Less obvious but in progress include a com­
plete updating of the automatic irrigation system as well
as the installation of numerous feet of drainage tile.
Future plans include continued tree planting, tee con­
struction, drainage work and a complete review of the
bunkers with the help of Geoff Cornish in hopes of pro­
viding the New Canaan layout a fresh and unifying look
through the bunkering. Steve is most proud of this work
for he believes the accomplishment of these projects is a
great credit to his staff who have carried out the majority
of the work. The overall plan when completed will en­
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Robert W. Osterman, CGCS, superintendent of the Connec­
ticut Golf Club, Easton, was elected the 47th President of the
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America during the
Association’s annual membership meeting on February 24,
1983, in Atlanta.
Osterman, a GCSAA member for 10 years, has been superin­
tendent of the Connecticut Golf Club for 13 years. He served as
GCSAA’s Vice President in 1982 and Secretary-Treasurer in
1981. He was elected to the Board of Directors in 1980. He suc­
ceeds 1982 President James A. Wyllie, who will remain on the
Board for an additional year.
Osterman also is a member of the Metropolitan Golf Course
Superintendents Association and the Connecticut Association
of Golf Course Superintendents, a group he has served as presi­
dent, vice president, secretary-treasurer, director and newslet­
ter editor. A graduate of the UMass Turf Management Program,
he served on the Massachusetts Turf and Lawn Council in 1979
and has been a member of the New York State Turfgrass Associ­
ation.
GCSAA members also elected 1982 Secretary-Treasure
James W. Timmerman, CGCS, superintendent of the Orchard
Lake Country Club, Orchard Lake, Michigan, to the post of
Vice President. Richard V. Slivinski, CGCS, superintendent of
golf courses for the City of Phoenix, Arizona, was re-elected to
a two-year term on the Association’s Board of Directors and
Donald E. Hearn, CGCS, superintendent of the Weston Golf
Club, Weston, Mass., was also elected to a two-year term.
In his first official action, Osterman appointed Eugene D.
Baston, superintendent of the Birmingham Country Club, Bir­
mingham, Alabama, Secretary-Treasurer.
The annual membership meeting and election activities were
part of GCSAA’s 54th International Turfgrass Conference and
Show, February 19-25, in Atlanta. Other conference activities
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GCSAA is a professional association of golf course superin­
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6. In stroke play, a competitor misses a short putt and strikes
the ball away in anger.
A. Player incurs no penalty, but must count the stroke
taken in anger and play the ball back toward the hole
from where it came to rest.
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the hole earlier in the round. They return to the correct tee and
drive again.
A. Both players have incurred a two-stroke penalty.
B . Both players are disqualified.
C. Both players must count all the strokes while playing
the wrong hole.
8. A four-ball match is all square after fifteen holes and play
had to be suspended because of darkness. The players all agree
to replay the entire match the next day and did so, the match
going seventeen holes.
A. Players in match play are permitted to replay a sus­
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10. In stroke play, a player’s ball comes to rest on the apron of
a putting green. Since the ball would interfere with a fellowcompetitor’s shot, upon request, he marks and lifts the ball.
Before replacing it, he cleans the ball.
A. Player incurs a one-stroke penalty.
B. Player incurs a two-stroke penalty.
C. There is no penalty, because a ball lifted under the
Rules may be cleaned.
(Answers on next page)

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Answer Sheet — 1983 Rules of Golf Quiz
Question

6.

Answer

c

Applicable
Rule/Decision

Comment

Rule 27-lc
Dec.57-22

Striking the ball away is
equivalent to the player
moving
the
ball
purposely

7.

A

Rule 13-2

Players must return and
play from the correct
teeing ground. Strokes
played from outside the
teeing ground do not
count in their score.

8.

B

Rule 37-6b

When play is suspended,
it shall be resumed from
the point of suspension.

9.

C

Rule 20-2

Player must replay the
second putt in correct
order if opponent requests
it.

10.

A

Rule 23-2

This is one instance when
a ball may not be cleaned.

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