July 1984

Published monthly by the Metropolitan Golf Course Superintendents Association

Met GCSA Picnic Notice
Monday, August 20th
Location:
Time:
Program:

Price:

Woodway Beach Club
Hobson Avenue, Stamford, CT
3:00p.m. -9:00p.m .
Volleyball, badminton, swimming,
Games & Prizes for Kids
Tennis - bring own equipment
Ping Pong
B .Y .O .B . - mixes provided
Just Relax
$12.00 per couple
$ 6.00 single
Children under 18 years free

Vol. XIV, No. 6

Coming Events
August 20
September 17
September 27
October
Nov. 15
Nov. 7-9
Dec. 8
June 6,1985

Family Picnic, Woodway Beach Club
NYSTA Tournament, Spook Rock GC
Met GCSA meeting, Innis Arden G .C .
Met GCSA meeting - Green Chairman/
Superintendent, Whippoorwill C.C.
Met GCSA Annual Meeting,
FairviewC.C.
NYS Turfgrass Association Conference
and Trade Show, Syracuse, NY
Christmas Party, Fairview C.C.
Met GCSA Invitational, Stanwich Club

Presidential Message
New Logo Symbolizes Chapter Progress
Earlier this year the Met GCSA Board of Directors commit­
ted the Chapter to a two-year management research program.
The purpose of this Presidential Message is to present our mem­
bership with a progress report on this important project.
Two fundamental premises led the Chapter to undertake this
assignment: first - it had become clear that the golf course
superintendent would not be able to earn the professional recog­
nition so well deserved until that time when he would be re­
spected both for individual performance and for the quality of
the organization that supported and represented the profession
locally; and second - it is necessary to find a way to create a staff
capability for the Chapter so that the sound thinking and plan­
ning within the Association could be implemented by someone
with ample time to do the job the right way.
After six months of hard work, I can say that we are well
under way and that our two objectives: establishing a profes­
sional organizational image and providing a consistant staff
capability - are well within our reach. Following is a brief sum­
mary of what the Chapter has been doing in key program areas
now and what it is planning to accomplish in 1985.
Our first task was to find a logo for the Chapter that would
convey a positive “look” when used on stationary, envelopes,
blazer jackets and the newsletter. We are pleased with the new
logo you see presented here for the
first time. (Although not shown,
green and blue are the colors used
for the logo.) It will be incorporated
into the January/February, 1985
issue of TEE TO GREEN and used
immediately in the other areas mentioned.

cooperate with the Met GCSA Tournament Committee as it
works to obtain future tournament sites. We find the same few
clubs and superintendents are hosting the majority of tourna­
ments. It is our intention to try to spread this responsibility to ad­
ditional clubs.
The Chapter’s most important communications opportunity
is, of course, our newsletter. Through the years, TEE TO
GREEN has been nourished and carefully managed by a dedi­
cated series of editors - Gary Crothers, recently Ted Horton,
now Pat Lucas and Ted. The amount of work it takes to put out
each issue of TEE TO GREEN would surprise many. The re­
spect the Met GCSA commands with local vendors and
suppliers has produced a unique situation that requires attention
- how to deal with a growing number of ads within a limited
amount of space.
After a series of meetings this past Spring, the Editorial Com­
mittee (Pat Lucas, Ted Horton, Steve Cadenelli, Dennis Petruz­
zelli, Rachel Therrien and Jim McLoughlin) recommended sev­
eral changes in newsletter policy, which the Board has accepted
for 1985. A brief summary of planned changes in TEE TO
GREEN for next year should interest all our readers. These are:
eight issues will be published each year instead of the present
number of ten; each issue will consist of eight pages - five pages
will deal with editorial commentary, two net pages of ads and
one page will be used for listing patrons: the “look” and image
of the newsletter will be upgraded with the availability of a new
logo, the design of a new masthead and other format changes.
All this will be accomplished without sacrificing the economic
stability of the newsletter.
One of the primary objectives of the model research project
is, of course, to improve the management capability of the As­
sociation. This requires taking a good hard look at some long­
standing practices - which were generally established when
there was no expectation of professional staff becoming avail­
able. With access to a micro-business computer, over the next
six to nine months the Chapter plans on improving budget man­
agement procedures and outside audit scheduling. New Legal
Counsel Bob Troup will establish guidelines in the contract, in­
surance and By-Law areas. Then finally, Executive Director
Jim McLoughlin will work closely with each committee chair-

EDITORIAL STAFF
Pat Lucas, C o -E d ito r ............................Office 203-359-0133
Home 203-637-3939
Ted Horton, C o -E d ito r......................... Office 914-967-6000
Home 914-937-3613
Dennis P. Petruzzelli, Staff Writer . . . Office 914-946-1074
Home 914-946-2552
OFFICERS
President .................Charles Martineau, Whippoorwill Club
Office 914-273-3755; Home 914-273-9112
Vice-President . Peter Rappoccio, Silver Spring Country Club
Office 203-438-6720; Home 203-431-3990
Secretary.................
Scott Niven, The Stanwich Club
Office 203-869-1812; Home 203-629-2594
T re a su re r.................Robert Alonzi, Winged Foot Golf Club
Office 914-698-2827; Home 203-531-1930
Executive Director . . . . James McLoughlin, 914-769-5295
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.
Because of the time of the year, we have a good opportunity
to look closely at our tournament program and make desirable
changes. Attention is being given to improving the reservation
system, establishing a more formal competitive environment
with a variety of formats, working with a representative prize
structure and communicating well before the day of the tourna­
ment so that everyone will know what to expect and enjoy the
day more. Chairman Larry Pakkala and his dedicated commit­
tee, which includes Tim O ’Neill and Steve Finamore, were able
to bring all these factors together on June 28th for the 1984 Invi­
tational Tournament. The Met GCSA presented itself and its
membership to club officials and invited guests in a most profes­
sional manner on this occasion. Again, one of the important in­
gredients to the success of any program of this kind is having
professional staff available to support committee planning.
The Board of Directors is concerned about the few number of
members using official handicaps at Met GCSA tournaments
and in general. The Board feels strongly that every member
should qualify for and earn an official USGA handicap. Such a
policy would enhance the image of the profession, this Associa­
tion and the individual golf course superintendent at his club.
All local golf associations offer their handicap services free of
charge to our members. You are encouraged to accept their invi­
tation. A new USGA ruling now allows consecutive 9-hole
scores to be combined for posting as one eighteen hole score.
Do your profession and yourself a favor - earn a handicap, only
five 18-hole scores are needed.
One final objective in the tournament area will be to complete
our 1985 schedule by mid-Fail this year. Completing schedules
on time is good management practice and members are asked to

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The rain didn’t dampen the spirits of the Met GCSA Summer
Social held at the Fairview Country Club on July 10. Our turn­
out was somewhat smaller than usual but the enjoyment was
high. Our thanks to our Program Committee and everyone at
Fairview for helping in this fine evening.
Hosting major tournaments as was done in June under the ad­
verse conditions must be a horrendous job. But, the Met GCSA
has very special individuals like Sherwood Moore, Bob Alonzi,
and Ted Horton who handled the impossible with flying colors.
Congratulations guys, for a job well done.
— Pat Lucas

man to document all operating procedures and policies - for our
own benefit and to share with other chapters.
Matters still on our growing agenda that will be given atten­
tion by the Board at a comfortable pace in the coming year: re­
vitalization of the Scholarship and Research program, review­
ing the Chapter’s awards program, building a meaningful re­
lationship with a local charity or community service, establish­
ing an effective club and public relations progam within the
area, identifying the best sources and methods of delivering ap­
propriate education on a local basis to our membership and find­
ing the way to involve more members, on a group basis, with the
INDIVIDUAL CAREER COUNSELING PROGRAM.
Executive Director Jim McLoughlin has been working for
most of the year with several individual Met GCS A members in
the career counseling area. The experience being gained, data
collected and the findings made within this important project
can be very helpful to each member. More information will be
made available to the membership this Fall on this project.
Meanwhile, a profile check list of what the program involves is
available for the asking from Jim McLoughlin.
In keeping with our present practice of examining present
standards for the Met GCS A, the next printing of the Member­
ship Directory has been postponed until January of 1985. We
need this time to incorporate desired changes of format, design
and content into a book which is widely distributed and relied
upon within the Metropolitan area.
If professional image is earned by the sum total of doing
many little things right every day, you can be sure that your
Chapter is working hard toward this goal and getting many
things done. We will earn a solid reputation for service to the
game of golf and our membership - with your continued help.
We are identifying and defining the organizational and staff
needs of the Chapter - the primary objectives of the research
project. I would like to express my sincere thanks to the Board
of Directors and Executive Director Jim McLoughlin for their
time and unerring commitment to our profession.
I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge that Jim Fulwider
and Sherwood Moore recently resigned from the Board of Di­
rectors for personal reasons. We are most grateful for their
meaningful contributions and will miss these fine gentlemen as
members of our Board.
Your ideas and suggestions are invited and welcome.
Charles A. Martineau, President

GCSAA News
To: All Members
From: James A. Wyllie, CGCS Nominating Committee Chairman
Re: Call for Nominations for 1985 Election
This notice marks my call for Nominations for the offices of
President, Vice President and Director of GCSAA. All chapters
are encouraged to submit the name(s) of any GCSAA member
who meets the qualifications for the GCSAA Executive Com­
mittee.

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Met MGCSA News
Can you believe it, another year of rain. Here it is the middle
of July and we still haven’t dried out. I have standing water
where I never had it before. And the grass is weak, the poa just
hanging on. Let’s hope for an easy August to help things along.
At the Met GCSA Board of Directors meeting held on June
20th at the Whippoorwill Club the following applications were
acted upon and voted to the listed membership:
Class D
The Stanwich Club
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Class A
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Class D
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will be requested later of the scholarship recipients.
If you need additional copies of the application, please feel
free to reproduce the form or to request additional copies from
GCSAA.
Please return all applications to:
Director of Education
GCSAA
1617 St. Andrews Drive
Lawrence, KS 66044

Explanations of qualifications, terms of office and responsi­
bilities of the GCSAA Executive Committee are attached.
All nominations must be received by September 1, 1984.
Please send nominations to me at the following address:
James A. Wyllie, CGCS
GCSAA Headquarters
1617 St. Andrews Dr.
Lawrence, KS 66044
The Nominating Committee will meet in Lawrence at the
Headquarters Office in late September or early October to deter­
mine the slate of candidates for the 1985 election.
Members of the Nominating Committee are:
Lee C. Dieter, CGCS
DonTolson
5106 33rd St. N.
YellowstoneCC
Arlington, VA 22207
Rt. 6, Bobby Jones Blvd.
Billings, MT 59102
Bruce Wolfrom, CGCS
Warren Stringer
Rt. 1, Box 64-K
435 Stein Rd.
Frisco, TX 75034
Ann Arbor, MI 48103

GCSAA Scholarship Program for 1984-85
In accordance with procedures to make scholarships avail­
able to students at the beginning of the school year, the due date
for scholarship applications this year is August 1. The applica­
tions are reviewed, and the awards will be made in September.
Each year more and more students are seeking financial aid.
For these reasons the competition for assistance will be great
and we urge you to screen your applications carefully.
Please note all applications must be postmarked no later than
August 1. Those received after that date, as well as those that are
incomplete will not be considered. Applications must be type­
written. Because of the time involved in processing the applica­
tions, we cannot make exceptions to the foregoing. We are also
strongly recommending that the application be endorsed by a
Class A or Certified Golf Course Superintendent.
Photographs need not be sent in with the applications. These

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prepared the course for the 1984 U.S. Open. [Compliments of Golf
Course Managment magazine, see p. 14, June].

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answers. But if a person goes away confused he might pass
along some wrong information to some else. Or worse, he might
feel that he was put off and begin harboring some bad feelings.
I think that if a member or anyone else sincerely asks me
about something then he deserves the best answer I can give. I
now make a point to explain things as clearly and as simply as I
can. I also try to watch the questioner to see if it looks like he un­
derstands what I’m saying. And I make sure that I understand
the question. If someone asks - “What have you done to the
greens?” - 1 don’t know if he is asking how much fertilizer I’ve
applied this year or why I topdressed yesterday. It’s probably
the latter that concerns him, but who knows? So I try to find out
what exactly he wants to know. Sure, it takes a little more time
but the more knowledgeable people become, the easier they are
to deal with.
— Credit: The Georgia Turf Grass News

by George T. Preisinger, Jr., GCS
Bent Tree Golf Course, Jasper, Georgia
Have you ever answered a question about your golf course
operations and received a quizzical stare from the questioner? If
you have, I ’m sure you realize that it isn’t always easy to explain
such things to “lay” people. It is certainly harder than talking
with your crew or another superintendent. But do you remember
this when you answer a member’s question?
This point has really come home to me the last few weeks in
discussions with the new manager at our course. The previous
manager had been a golf course superintendent at one time, so
there were never any problems discussing operations or just
talking shop. There were no communication problems at all.
Our new manager is at the other end of the spectrum. He freely
admits that he knows very little about what I do, and he knows
that he needs to have an understanding of golf course mainte­
nance. Most of our time together has been spent going over
basic everyday maintenance. It isn’t hard to explain why I have
to change cups and tee markers more often in July than in Janu­
ary. But there have been two or three occasions when my expla­
nations were greeted by blank stares, and I realized that I hadn’t
answered the question as well as I should have. I found that I
sometimes skipped over a basic principle because it seemed so
obvious to me. Or I didn’t adequately explain a cause and effect
relationship because to me it is plainly evident that one thing is
the result of another. I assumed my questioner knew some basic
facts when, given his background, there was no reason for him
to know any of them.
Now I have begun to wonder about how well I have replied to
questions from our golfing members. I thought that I usually did
a pretty good job explaining why this is done and that is not, but
now I’m not so sure that I did as well as I might have. How many
times do people stand there and nod their heads in agreement
when they are saying to themselves “what’s he talking about?”
When I’m busy or in a hurry it isn’t easy to stop and answer a
question, especially if I think the answer is an obvious one. And
I’ll grant you, we occasionally get questions that don’t deserve

Some Ecological Principles of Turf Management
By Dr. Donald B. White
Dept, of Horticultural Science and Landscape Architecture
University of Minnesota
(Excerpts from the 1984 Massachusetts Turfgrass Conference)
It is often useful to take a non-traditional view of our turf situ­
ations. A new perspective often results in some new ideas. My
objective is to apply ecological principals to turf management
that may give some insights into why things happen in the
turfgrass community. I’ve added a few principles to my list and
hope that they are useful to you as guideposts in examining
problems and developing programs.
1.
The first principle is really a definition. It is my definition
of Turf Management: “Turf management is the management of
competition between desirable (turfgrasses, trees, etc.) and un­
desirable (weeds, etc.) vegetation.”
This says we manage our turf to favor the plants we want
while penalizing the plants we don’t want. Mowing, for in-

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Kentucky bluegrasses tolerate a lower mowing height than com­
mon Kentucky bluegrasses. Lower the height of cut and you
eliminate the “Common” types. Lower it some more and you
eliminate the “Elite” types and end up with poa annua or
bentgrass.
5. “There are interactions between growth factors and we
must realize that when we change one condition we change
them all.”
An example might be if we increase irrigation, we increase
leaching potential (interaction of water with nutrients) and de­
crease air in the soil (interaction with oxygen and soil) and can
change the pH, etc. The more we understand interactions the
easier it will be to manage turfgrasses.
6. “There is an accumulation affect associated with constant
or regular treatment applications.”
If we constantly mow elite Kentucky bluegrasses at the nor­
mal height for common Kentucky bluegrass, the effect will
likely be to accumulate excessive organic matter, thatch. If we
continually apply lime when it is not needed it will accumulate a
higher pH which may lead to reduced availability of some nutri­
ents . If we regularly mow a putting green at the lower limit of to­
lerance, the effect will likely be to accumulate a continuing re­
duction in not only top growth, but also root growth and con­
sequently accumulate an increased susceptability to drought and
wear damage.
7. “One shot treatments do not accumulate affects but tend to
move things off center only briefly. Usually the tendency is for
the situation to return to the original condition.”
It is comforting to remember that nature is forgiving in many
ways (just don’t make the same mistake twice) and grass often
grows in spite of us. Application of this principle allows us, for
example, to mow shorter than is desired occasionally, say for
overseeding, without doing a great deal of lasting damage. Con­
versely we must realize that in order to really change things we
usually need to establish a program for continuing application of
the change factor.
8. “When things are not going right, an effective strategy is
to identify the factor or condition furthest from the optimum and

stance, favors turfgrasses while penalizing young woody plants
and most coarse weeds that can’t tolerate decapitation.
The other principles are not definitions and are described
below.
2. “All plants are different in response to the major growth
factors (light, water, nutrients, air) and mowing.”
The differences allow us the opportunity to manage the com­
petition. Another example with mowing is that most turfgrasses
respond to regular mowing in a way that increases the popula­
tion of tillers. The turf becomes more dense, capturing more
light and crowding out or not allowing other plants to become
established.
3. “There is an optimum set of conditions when considering
the major growth factors, under which any plant type will be
most productive and competitive.”
If we can discern the optimum level for light, water, nutri­
ents, soil, air, mowing, etc., for the plants we desire and main­
tain these conditions, then our turf will always be functioning at
the best level of quality. An important note here is that optimum
is not meant to be maximum. A maximum condition can only be
maintained briefly and then a recovery period is required to
bring things back to a sustainable condition (which some might
call normal). It is something like running as fast as you can for
as long as you can. The longer you run, the longer it takes to re­
cover and catch your breath. Optimum means the best or most
favorable condition for continued reproducible performance.
The lesson for us is that if we drive our turf as hard as it can go
(say by mowing as close as possible) it will sooner or later fail
and the harder it has been driven (the closer it has been mowed)
the longer it will take to recover.
4. “There are limits of tolerance related to conditions under
which turf can grow.”
Shade and non-shade tolerant grasses offer an example.
There is a minimum amount of light under which ‘Baron’ Ken­
tucky bluegrass can maintain competitive growth. If the mini­
mum is exceeded, ‘Baron’ will not be able to compete with say
‘Glade’ which (is different) utilizes light more efficiently and
tolerates lower light levels. Another example is that elite type

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correct it first.”
This is a very important principle because it adds incentive to
learn the others and occasionally allows us to perform seem­
ingly magical things. The reason is that all factors interact and
when the furthest from the optimum is corrected it usually inter­
acts to shift responses to all the other factors closer to the op­
timum.
There are several more principles that are applicable to turf
management situations. Maybe the best one to end with is 9. “If
things are working well, don’t fix them.”
Best wishes for a good year in turf.

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Most conventional fungicides are multisite inhibitors. They
attack the disease-producing fungi from various fronts, interfer­
ing with vital functions. To resist action, the pathogen must go
through numerous changes in its genes. That’s why these fun­
gicides have had very few field resistance problems.
The newer, more powerful fungicides such as the ben­
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sterol inhibitors (such as Bay cor4, Vanguard5, Funginex6) have
different kinds of action against fungi. They are specific-site in­
hibitors which zero in on one or two vulnerable spots. Resis­
tance to disease fungi begins because the alteration of only one
or two fungal genes is sufficient to circumvent the action.
Ways to Delay or Avoid Resistance
First, you should not use one fungicide exclusively season
after season. Same goes for the use of related chemicals.
Switching from one benzimindazole such as Du Pont BENLATE to another such as Topsin M can result in cross-resis­
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useless.
Extensive studies from around the world show growers who
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proved effective in many northeastern orchards. In fact, no
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Facts About Resistance in Disease Fungi
(You may not have many apple trees but if you need information
about resistance in disease fungi, read on! Our thanks to Bob
Lippman o f Westchester Turf Supply for forwarding this to us.)
If you grow apples, you know all about insect resistance. In­
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the years.
More recently, however, the problem with fungi resistance
has troubled apple growers. And you can’t always solve the
problem by simply switching to a new product. That’s because
most of the newer, more active fungicides have potential for de­
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lated fungicide as this can develop cross-resistance. This is
where resistance to one chemical means resistance to another.
But there are ways to cope with resistance in apple disease
fungi and this will be explained later, but let’s look at the
causes.
Causes of Resistance
When you used the older, conventional fungicides such as
mancozeb (Du Pont MANZATE® 200) captan (Orthocide1) or
captafol (Difolatan1) resistance wasn’t a problem. So, why is it
a problem now? The answer can be found in the ways the older
products work and how their modes of action differ from the

Orthocide and Difolatan are registered trademarks of Chevron Chemical Corp.
2Topsin M is a registered trademark of Penn wait Corp.
3Cyprex is a registered trademark of American Cyanamid Corp.
4Baycor is a registered trademark of Bayer Corp.
5Vanguard is a registered trademark of Ciba Geigy Corp.
6Funginex is a registered trademark of Celamerck Corp.

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1984 SCHOLARSHIP GUIDELINES

D i r e c t e d To:

Met GCSA Membership

P l e a s e be a d v i s e d t h a t t h e Met GCSA Board o f D i r e c t o r s has been a b l e t o
d e t e r m i n e t h e amount o f money t h a t w i l l be a v a i l a b l e i n 1984 f o r s c h o l a r ­
s h i p g r a n t s . A c c o r d i n g l y , t h e S & R Committee has been a u t h o r i z e d t o
c i r c u l a t e g u i d e l i n e s t o t h e membership and i n v i t e a p p l i c a t i o n s .
Scholar­
s h ip s a re a v a i l a b l e in th e follow ing c a t e g o r i e s :
* C a t e g o r y 1:

one award o f a s p e c i f i e d sum t o a C l a s s A, B o r C
member, which must be u s e d in t h e t u r f f i e l d .

* C a t e g o r y 2:

one award o f a s p e c i f i e d sum t o a C l a s s D member,
which must be u s e d f o r e d u c a t i o n in t h e t u r f f i e l d .

* C a t e g o r y 3:

one award o f a s p e c i f i e d sum t o a d e p e n d e n t o f a
C l a s s A, B o r C member.
Up t o f o u r awards p o s s i b l e in t h i s c a t e g o r y , i f
no g r a n t s a r e made i n C a t e g o r i e s 1 a n d / o r 2 t h i s
year.
T u r f management f i e l d a p p l i c a n t s w i l l r e c e i v e
p r e f e r e n c e in t h i s c a te g o r y .

A ll l e t t e r s of a p p l i c a t i o n should i n d i c a t e th e c a te g o ry of g ra n t sought,
s t a t e t h e a r e a o f s t u d y t h e a p p l i c a n t i s i n v o l v e d w i t h and i n c l u d e s c h o o l
t r a n s c r i p t ( s ) . Employment and ac ademic r e f e r e n c e s would be h e l p f u l . The
c u t - o f f d a t e f o r r e c e i v i n g a p p l i c a t i o n s i s August 2 1 s t .
L e t t e r s o f a p p l i c a t i o n s h o u l d be s e n t t o S & R Committee Chairman M ic h a e l
M a f f e i - t o be r e v i e w e d by t h e Co m m itt ee .

Met GCSA S & R COMMITTEE

J u l y 25 , 1984

M ic h a e l A. M a f f e i , Chairman
Ro be rt U. A l o n z i
Edward C. Hor ton

T E R S A N 1991 +Daconil 2787
Put the proven performers (together for even better
control of brown patch, dollar spot and other
serious! diseases.
Tank mixing brings other advantages,
too. With T ersan 1991 in your tank, you get
systemic action for protection from within
the turf plant. Disease control is longerlasting and is less affected by rainfall or
frequent irrigation. Tank mixing fungi­
cides with different modes of action also
reduces chances of benzimidazole resis­
tance. You help insure the long-term effec­
tiveness of T ersan 1991 in your disease
control program.
This year, plan on using T ersan 1991 in
combination with Daconil 2787. It’s the
tank mix turf diseases can’t match.

T ersan® 1991 fungicide and Daconil
2787* fungicide are two of the most effec­
tive disease control products on the market.
And now, these proven broad-spectrum
fungicides are labeled for tank mixing.
Together, they give you even better control
of major turf diseases than either product
used alone. You get improved control, yet
without the problem of phytotoxicity com­
mon with some tank mixes.
A T ersan 1991/Daconil 2787 tank mix
will give you consistent performance
against brown patch and dollar spot—the
two most troublesome diseases on turf
each summer. You’ll also get strong action
on leaf spot and other important diseases.
It’s the kind of performance superinten­
dents depend on when a quality course
can’t be compromised.

With any chemical, follow
labeling instructions and
warnings carejully.

*Daconil 2787 is a registered trademark of Diamond
Shamrock Corporation.

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The 1984 Met GCSA Invitational Winners: the Mt. Kisco team con­
sisting of (I. to r.) Domonick Pasquale, President, Fred Scheyhing,
Superintendent, George Primavera, Green Chairman and Nick
Manolios, Golf Professional.

Met GCSA Tournament Chairman Larry Pakkala
(left) and Invitational 2nd Low Net Winner Steve
Finamore of Wykagyl (right).

Host Superintendent Fred Scheyhing being congratulated by Met
GCSA Tournament Chairman Larry Pakkala.

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Egypt Farms top dressing is formulated especially for the transition
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AQUA-GRO reduces irrigation costs,
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3rd Low Gross
Silver Spring Country Club
(tie with Bedford G . & T. Club)
Peter Rappoccio
Bob Broska
Willis Mills
Bill Strachan

Tournament Results
1984 Met GCSA Invitational
Mt. Kisco Country Club
June 28th
Low Net
Mt. Kisco Country Club
Fred Scheyhing
Domonick Pasquale
George Primavera
Nick Manolios

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Low Net Guest
Metropolitan Golf Association
Jay Matolla
Arthur Weber

2nd Low Net
Wykagyl Country Club
Steve Finamore
Lloyd Monroe
Mark Connelly
Bill Belton

Nearest to Pin
Bob Watson
Westchester C.C.

59 (draw)

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Longest Drive
Bob Moro
Willow Ridge C.C.

3rd Low Net
Metropolis Country Club
(tie with Woodway C.C.)
Bruno Vadala
Gene Borek
Stuart Albrecht
Alan Safir
Low Gross
Stanwich Club
Scott Niven
Billy Farrell
Steve Green
Ed Hughes

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2nd Low Gross
Whippoorwill Club
Chuck Martineau
Wally Doud
George Stewart
Chris Rabold

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Our speaker for the Invitational Ed Schneider (left), former Presi­
dent of Winged Foot G.C. and General Chairman of the 1974 and
1984 U.S. Open and Met GCSA President Chuck Martineau
(right).

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Engineering Consultation Provided Upon Request

Richard Borrelli, President
203-655-4222

145 Old Kings Highway South
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erans Administration Hospitals in California, Kentucky, Maine
and Oregon. He designed Air Force base golf courses in a dozen
states and was responsbile for delivering a 7,000-yard layout to
servicemen at Vandenberg AFB in California at the incredible
price of $24,000 in 1959.
Cornish arrived in golf after an education in agronomy at the
Universities of British Columbia and Massachusetts and has
been New England’s most active architect since the early 1950s.
Like Baldock, his design credits are “too numerous to men­
tion,” but his ancillary activities have done even more to enrich
American golf history.
Cornish’s crowning achievement may be his magnificent
book, “The Golf Course,” on which he collaborated with
Ronald E. Whitten. The product of exhaustive research, the
tome is a coffee table necessity for every golf buff. More than a
history of golf course architecture, the abundantly-illustrated
work lists all golf course architects who have labored in this
country and all their courses.
The author or co-author of many design and turfgrass man­
agement articles and manuals, Cornish was given the Distin­
guished Service Award of the Golf Course Superintendents As­
sociation of America in 1981.
When Golf Digest selected America’s 50 greatest public
courses in 1981, one Baldock course was in the top 10, and two
Cornish creations were in the next 40.
Callaway, of Pinehurst, North Carolina is responsible for cre­
ating the handicapping system that bears his name. He also con­
tributed many inventions and innovations to golf.
Other recipients will be announced as they are selected.

Baldock, Cornish Named NGF
Outstanding Service Award Winners
Two veteran golf course architects, Bob Baldock and Geo­
ffrey Cornish, who have plied their professions on opposite
sides of the continent and contributed much more than their im­
mense talents to the game, have been named the latest recipients
of the National Golf Foundation’s Outstanding Service Award.
The award honors those who have “provided continuous and
exceptional service to golf, the people who play the game and
the environment in which it is played.”
Baldock, 75, of Costa Mesa, California and Cornish, 70, of
Amherst, Massachusetts will be honored along with Lionel Cal­
laway, the first 1984 recipient, at the Foundation’s Golf Man­
agement Workshop at the Oglebay Resort in Wheeling, West
Virginia on October 28-31.
Responsible for the design of some 600 golf courses in their
concurrent careers and both still active, Baldock and Cornish
are eminently eligible for aclaim on accomplishments alone.
But their selection is based more upon “service far beyond the
call,” according to NGF Executive Director Joe Much, who ad­
ministers the awards program.
“There are scores of golf courses in rural and small town West
which very likely would not be there had it not been for Bob Bal­
dock,” Much said. “Very often his service went past design,
construction and early maintenance to community service and
to a commitment to the game and the players that involved fi­
nancial sacrifice on his part.”
For example, Baldock donated architectural services to Vet­

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Summer Stress

various situations and take time to listen.
Lunch break - don’t skip lunch and don’t “junk out.”
Stress on the golf course affects all levels of employment. For
this reason the superintendent cannot afford to overlook the
need to curb “summer stress” of his/her staff.
Delegate responsibility along with authority to your assistant.
Properly train summer staff - spend the extra time.
Rotate job assignments - avoids boredom and discontent.
Rotate weekend and overtime shifts - prevents “burn-out.”
Recognition - goes hand in hand with constructive criticism.
Mid-summer mini-vacation (4 day weekend) for full time
staff - reduces summer absenteeism.
Summer crew party - great moral booster, save and cash in
aluminum cans to cover cost; frees club of expense and respon­
sibility.
July and August can be the two longest months of the year. If
a superintendent learns to recognize and makes an attempt to
deal with physical and mental summer stress, it just may give
him that necessary extra edge on environmental summer stress
of the turf.
— Credit: Minnesota Home Notes

by Glen F. Lentner, Superintendent
Rich Acres Golf Course
When a superintendent hears the phrase “summer stress” the
first thing that comes to mind is wilt, high humidity, disease and
soil compaction. All variables that have a direct impact on the
growth of turf. But, what about “summer stress” of the Superin­
tendent?
Sure, winter is a few months down the road - a chance to un­
wind, look back, gather thoughts and regroup for the following
year. But in July and August, mid-winter is too far away to even
think about. That’s why a superintendent should evaluate him­
self and his/her staff along with the golf course.
First of all, a superintendent must realize that stress is a non­
specific response of the body to any demand made on it. During
the summer months many demands are placed on an individual
both mentally and physically. When the occupational demands
become too great to handle, the result is stress overload.
Summer stress cannot be eliminated, but a superintendent can
take steps to avoid “summer stress overload” of oneself.
Open line of communication - keep members and/or manage­
ment aware of maintenance activities.
Make use of professional services - attend monthly associa­
tion meetings, give a fellow member a call; don’t be afraid to
ask for help.
Delegate authority - don’t try and do everything yourself.
Develop an outside hobby or interest - totally unrelated to
present occupation.
Look for physical or mental stress - observe employees in

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