SEED DEMAND EXCEEDING SUPPLY
As if the present water drought is not
enough, local Golf Course Superintendents
face another challenge of some import later
this summer as the playing season draws
to a close. A constantly growing industry
and our old friend Mother Nature, once
again, have combined to create the
condition where there is far greater demand
for some grass seeds than can be produced
at this time.
Confirming what everyone already
knows, the classic bent grasses: Penncross,
Penneagle, Seaside and Emerald - are
presently in very short supply. The
availability of blue grasses will also cause
some concern. Rye grasses are in routine
plentiful supply.
Bob Russell of J & L Adikes, Inc.
confirmed the bent grass seed shortage and
offered an explanation why: “Two bad
growing seasons in Oregon because of
heavy rains in 1983 and 1984 curtailed
production and eliminated all hope for
carry-over supplies.” Approximately 95%
of the country’s seed supply is grown in
Oregon. Similarly, John Morrissey of
Loft's Seed suggests that the short supply
is also due to the surprising amount of new
golf course construction around the
country and the continually expanding
nature of our industry.
Clearly, demand is running ahead of
supply. Bill Somers of Somers Turf Supply
advises that it takes the growers three to
four years to significantly increase the seed
production capacity of the industry. We are
now in year three of such a program that
has been held back by the bad growing
years of 1983 and 1984. However, all
sources indicate that the August 1985 crop

Task Force Update
The Westchester County Drought
Emergency Task Force is proceeding
with business as usual through the
month of July.
Late June meetings finalized the
official form that will be used to
submit variance requests. Golf
courses will be granted variances at
this time if they meet the following
requirements: reduce consumption
by 50% over “prior” usage norms,
water fairways during the cooler
evening or early morning hours of the
day and syringe greens only for a few
minutes during mid-day hours. Golf
facilities may draw upon their own
water supplies - provided they, too,
comply with these same guidelines.
Should New York City move to a
Stage Three alert because of the
drought, new pressures will be put
on Westchester County to further
reduce water consumption. ■

does look very promising and should allow
the industry to begin to work itself into a
positive growing-storage cycle.
Bill Rose of the Tee To Green Seed
Company, Hubbard, Oregon advises that
his company dedicated 50% more acres to
bent grass seed production this year and
expects a bumper crop to be harvested in
mid-August. Barring unwanted rains, Tee
To Green will begin to ship seed across the
country on August 17th.

Rose indicates that the seed production
industry is doing everything it can to meet
customer needs, but that, “It is very
difficult to get a harness on rapidly
increasing client needs.” Rose advises,
however, that TTG expected to have
produced enough seed this year to have a
carry-over surplus for next year.
Dr. Norm Hummell of Cornell Univer­
sity offers advice that frames the seed issue:
“Superintendents should try to take
advantage of one of the drought’s
by-products, its ability to kill off poa
annua, by re-seeding earlier this year after
fairway renovation - if they can get seed
when they want it.” Dr. Hummel suggests
that some 1984 seed can still be found, if
we look hard enough. Unfortunately, the
desired seed probably will not become
available until the present crop is harvested,
cleaned, shipped and, hopefully, received
by mid-September - dangerously close to
the remaining poa annua population’s
germination period.
The bent grass seed shortage has pushed
prices up about 25% across the board. As
anticipated, scalpers are trying to take
advantage of the situation - forcing Golf
Course Superintendents to make a tough
decision: plant when they should with
costly seed of questionable quality, or wait
for the new crop which might not arrive
on time. Constant communication with
local distributors regarding scheduled
availability of seed should soften this
decision process. Ironically, Golf Course
Superintendents have been placed in the
unique position of praying for rain on the
East Coast and for no rain on the West
Coast - not an uncommon dilemma. ■

The Spouse Committee
Guest Columnist: Nancy Horton, Co-Chairman

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Peter R. Rappoccio

Silver Spring CC

Vice-President
Patrick A. Lucas, Jr.

Innis Arden GC

Secretary
Scott E. Niven

Stanwich Club

Treasurer
Robert U. Alonzi
Winged Foot GC
Past President
Charles A. Martineau

Whippoorwill Club

First of all, the Committee was not formed to plan social functions. Bill Gaydosh,
Harry Nichol and the Social & Welfare Committee do this very well, with help
from all of us. As a first order of business, Carole Pakkala and myself were asked
to serve as Co-Chairmen for the sub-Committee. It is intended that a succession
of women will be asked to serve in this capacity through the years - as I first
move on, then Carole.
In a natural way, the Committee has found it relatively easy to work along the
lines suggested by the ByLaws. Our immediate goals are to discuss and find ways
to support Met GCSA families and to make appropriate contributions to the
Association and profession. We have moved at a deliberately slow and careful
pace to insure that we can carry out the right way what is planned. There are needs
within the Chapter that we think the Committee can help address, but only after
given the time to become more familiar with issues. It will be important to expand
the Committee with interested members and their spouses as tasks become defined.

William J. Gaydosh

Edgewood CC

Edward C. Horton

Westchester CC

Melvin B. Lucas, Jr.

Piping Rock Club

Robert C. Mullane

Alpine Tree Care, Inc.

Harry H. Nichol

Burning Tree CC

Timothy T. O’Neill

CC of Darien

Lawrence J. Pakkala

Woodway CC

Dennis P. Petruzzelli

Brae Burn CC

Executive Director
James E. McLoughlin
914/769-5295
TEE TO GREEN STAFF
Editor
Patrick A. Lucas, Jr.
203-359-0133
David M. Dwinell
Dennis M. Flynn
Edward C. Horton
Michael A. Maffei
John J. O’Keefe

The Met GCSA ByLaws, as revised last November, called for the formation of
a sub-Committee within the Social and Welfare Committee entitled the “Spouse
Committee.” The purpose of this new Committee, as stated in the ByLaws, was
to support family unity and to help family members better understand and contribute
to the profession. The Committee has been functioning for six months now and
would like to communicate with the membership regarding its work, future plans
and to correct some general misconceptions. We are comfortable with what we
are doing, but not necessarily with our name. Suggestions are welcomed.

So far the Committee has been able to focus on the personal side of Chapter
life. We have worked to identify new members and expect to be able to contact
their families soon to help them assimilate into our community and to be comfortable
at Met GCSA social functions. Consideration is being given to initiating an annual
reception for new members and their families. We surveyed the full membership
to help the Committee acquire a feel for family size, the children population and
living patterns. This information will be passed on to the Social & Welfare
Committee to help it better plan for Association programs. The first evidence of
this will be the expanded concept for this year’s Family Picnic, which is profiled
on Page 5 of this Newsletter.
There is particular interest within this Committee and the Membership Committee
to work diligently to identify the senior and retired members of the Association;
to make them always feel welcome within our family and to plan activities for the
Chapter that will not discourage their participation. For example, one of the early
monthly meetings each year might be dedicated to honoring our senior members
and the valuable contributions they have made to the profession. We invite their
participation within all committees.
We are moving slowly, but with confidence that our Committee can make a
contribution. Your thoughts are invited as to how our outreach programs and
general planning can better serve the Association membership. ■

Dennis P. Petruzzelli
Allan Tretera
Paul M. Veshi
Patrick Vetere

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Common Sense and Information
Neatness
Impresses

Improving Telephone
Coverage

Exercise
Pays Off

A recent survey of the country’s leading
business executives indicated that there is
a close correlation between the neatness of
a person’s desk/office and the respect his
or her employers have for the individual ’s
management ability and their willingness
to provide advancement.
The national survey, conducted by a
national accounting firm, rated the overall
neatness of the desks/offices of top execu­
tives, middle managers and other staff
personnel. The desks/offices of top execu­
tives earned a passing neatness grade 72%
of the time - as compared to 55% for
middle managers and 54% for other staff
members.
The lower the level of responsibility
within a firm - the more likely the desk of
the individual was to be cluttered than the
desk of top executives. For example,
middle managers and staff personnel were
75% more likely to work in sloppy environ­
ments than top executives. Surveyist Marc
Silbert advised that his survey did not look
into the condition of desk drawers.
A second survey is now underway that
is expected to show the further correlation
between neatness and work efficiency. ■

A recent year-long live survey of Met
GCS A Members indicated that when called
by a person outside their own club during
working hours: 21% of calls were not
answered; 52% of the time the phone was
answered, but the Superintendent was not
available to take the call, generally because
“he was out on the course” - leaving only
27% of the time when the Superintendent
was able to accept calls personally.
When asked when the Superintendent
might be available to return or take another
call when he “is out on the course” - 68%
of the time the caller is told by the crew
member that he does not know.
A busy manager is expected to be away
from his telephone. A good manager plans
adequate coverage - an option not always
available within a small golf course crew.
The answer to this problem can be a
telephone answering machine ranging in
price from about $ 100 to $260. This would
allow the Superintendent to leave a per­
sonal message before leaving the office
indicating when he would be back and able
to return or accept calls. The ability to
provide 100% telephone coverage would
please callers and enhance the professional
image of the Superintendent. ■

Regular exercise, sweating and jogging
pays off at work according to a recent
Gallup Poll of 1,033 men and women over
18 years of age - according to USA
TODAY.
Fifty-five percent of exercisers feel less
stress at work and home since they began
working out, while only 39% of non­
exercisers felt the same way.
Ninety-one percent of exercisers feel
certain they can make their plans work,
compared to 82% of non-exercisers.
Forty-four percent of exercisers feel
better about their careers since they started
working out. Thirty-seven percent of
exercisers say they feel more creative
because of regular workouts.
Analyst Anne Mollegen says, “To me,
exercise is indicative of mindset - solving
problems, meeting challenges and taking
control.”
The findings of the current poll confirm
earlier studies which indicated that exercis­
ing professionals are less anxious and
confront problems in a more controlled
manner with greater degrees of success.
Regular exercise is recommended for all
members of the golf course superinten­
dent’s family. ■

Coming Events
August

1
6
19
27-9/1

Entry Closing - NE Supt’s Classic
Met GCSA Board Meeting
Met GCSA Family Picnic
US Amateur Championship

QuecheeC(Vt.)
Innis Arden GC
Woodway CC
Montclair GC

Cornell Field Day
GCSAA Mid-Year Conference
Met GCSA Championship - 2nd Round

Ithaca, NY
Indianapolis, IN
Ridgeway CC

September

10
19-24
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The Number One
Motivator
of People is
FEEDBACK
on Results!

Host Superintendent

Record Invitational

Scott Niven, Stanwich Club

Silver Spring and Winged Foot Take Honors

Our host for the 1985 Met GCS A Invitational is a dynamic
individual who pursues excellence and diversity both on and
off the golf course.
Scott Niven was bom in Quantico, Virginia and grew up
living on golf courses maintained by his father, who doubled
as a superintendent and golf professional. Constant access
to golf courses has allowed Scott to develop a solid golf
game with a handicap generally under 10.
Family background led Scott to the University of Rhode
Island, where he graduated in 1976 with a BS degree in
Plant Science. Locally, Scott served as an Assistant under
Paul Caswell at Greenwich; and later was named Golf
Course Superintendent at both St. Andrews and Siwanoy before coming to Stanwich in 1982.
A constant innovator, Scott has effectively managed
expansive beautification and poa annua eradication programs
at Stanwich. Scott feels that the poa annua reduction pro­
gram, which began at Stanwich before he arrived, has
increased the bent grass population from some 20% to 77%
of the fairway area. To support this program, Scott cuts
fairways with 84 inch triplexes, removes cuttings, overseeds
extensively, syringes infrequently and uses a wide variety
of supportive chemicals.
Recognizing the fast changing nature of the science of
golf course management, Scott anxiously and constantly
seeks out new information and methods for getting the job
done. As ready as he is to acquire knowledge, Scott is
willing to share it with fellow Superintendents. He
thoroughly enjoys the camaraderie of working within the
profession and making friends.
Scott enjoys the diversity and freedom that being a Golf
Course Superintendent offers, while at the same time
respecting the correlating responsibilities. Recently married
to his lovely wife, Dana - Scott ran in the last New York
City Marathon, finishing very respectably. ■

Records can be broken numerically. The 1985 Stanwich
Invitational did that with a record 38 club teams entered.
Tournaments can also set new records in the intangible areas.
The Stanwich Invitational did this, also - by providing a
thoroughly enjoyable day that included new planning and a
large field playing a marvelous golf course in under 5 hours.
All in all, it was quite a remarkable day - with the best
weather possible.
The day’s agenda concluded with a Cocktail Reception,
with delightful and fully appreciated hors d’oeuvres that
capped off the day and allowed participants to go home in
the early evening hours.
The competition was as close as the day was enjoyable.
Both the Net and Gross Championships were fiercely
contested, with close final scoring. Gross Honors were won
by the Winged Foot GC with a best ball of four score of
69; the Quechee C finished second with another score of
69, with Mt. Kisco CC third at 70.
The Silver Spring CC won the Net Tournament and the
overall Met GCS A Championship with a Best Ball score of
61; Ridgeway and Woodway tied for second with scores of
63. The 1986 Invitational will be held at the Woodway CC
next June. ■

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Exciting New
Picnic Plans
Make way for one of the more exciting
days in Chapter annals. The former Family
Picnic has been revitalized and renamed
the “Met GCSA Lobster Clambake and
Family Picnic” and scheduled for Monday,
August 19th at the Woodway Beach Club.
The Board, Social & Welfare and Spouse
Committees have worked hard to present
an enjoyable day that will attract the vast
majority of Chapter Members and add
cohesion to the Met GCSA family.
The menu for the day will feature lobster,
steak, BB chicken, hotdogs and hambur­
gers. Featured games and activities will
include swimming, volley ball, tennis and
lawn pong - designed for all age groups.
The entire day’s program, including enter­
tainment, has been carefully structured to
appeal to both children and adults.
A raffle will be held to spread good cheer
after the early evening cookout. Pricing
will be attractive - with children under 12
getting in free; between 12 and 18 paying
half price. Official notice with full details
will be mailed out in late July. ■

S & R Applications
Chapter Members are encouraged to
submit requests for 1985 grants to the Met
GCSA Scholarship & Research Commit­
tee, P.O. Box 196, Thomwood, NY 10594
- before the closing deadline of August 31,
1985.
Applications will be considered within
the following three categories: (1) an
award of $1,000 to Class A, B and C
Members that must be used for education
in the field of turfgrass management; (2) an
award of $400 to a Class D member to be
used for education in the field of turfgrass
management; and (3) an award of $600 to
Class A, B or C dependents to be used for
an educational purpose.
The above information is subject to
modest change. Final details of the 1985
Grant Program will be mailed to the full
membership in a short time. Questions
about the Program should be directed to
Chairman Mel Lucas - (516) 676-2332.
Letters of application should state area
of study applicant is considering and
include school transcripts. Employment
and academic references are welcomed by
the Committee. ■
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Directory Comment
Met GCSA members will be receiving
their 1985 Membership Directory at about
the same time as this Newsletter.
When received, the contents of the
booklet will be self-explanatory. The
format is new, as are many of the features.
The 44-page Directory is intended to
promote and present information about the
Association’s members and lists the 25
Patron Sponsors of Tee To Green.
A new “B -l” membership coding is
listed within the Directory to distinguish
Class B members holding Superintendents
positions versus those who serve as Assis­
tants.
A full effort has been made to present
accurate information within the Directory.
Members are asked to forward necessary
corrections to Jim McLoughlin - for the
1986 edition.
Members may obtain additional Direc­
tories for $5.00. Direct requests in writing
to Met GCSA, P.O. Box 196, Thomwood,
NY 10594. The Directory is available to
Chapter Members only. ■

Photo Contest
Committee Appointed
Scholarship & Research Committee
Chairman Mel Lucas has announced that
the following individuals will serve on the
Committee to judge results of the 1985 Met
GCSA Photo/Slide Contest as announced
in the June issue of Tee to Green.
The Committee consists of: Ross
Goodner of Golf Digest; Zahid Iqbal,
Director of Communications for the Na­
tional Club Association; Charlie Robson
of the Met PGA; Ron Rhoads, General
Manager at Wykagyl; Jim Snow of the
USGA; Gene Westmoreland of the MGA;
and the remaining members of the Met S
& R Committee - Dick Livingston of
Quaker Ridge and Craig Wistrand of
Round Hill.
The Contest is open to all Met GCSA
members wishing to submit previously
taken or original 35 mm color slides
focusing on the science of turfgrass man­
agement, the playing of the game of golf,
its magnificent courses/facilities and
people.
The Committee expects to have the
winning selections published in a manner
that will enhance the profession and raise
money for the S & R Fund. ■

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Turf Tip:
Fairway Renovation

Often the Golf Course Superintendent
must tear apart good looking turfgrass
in order to insure its future. The annual
late summer ritual of renovating fair­
ways is generally not understood by the
average club member or golfer.
Fairway renovation is a time of mixed
emotions for the Superintendent balancing the known need to prepare for
reseeding against the many anxious
moments, caring and hard work that go
into growing quality grasses.
The fundamental reason why it is
necessary to cut and disturb fairways is
to produce the best seed bed possible
for the coming growing season. Re­
novating accomplishes this through the
following indirect means:
• By reducing thatch.
• By relieving compaction, especially
in heavily traveled areas where golf
cars pass; and
• By opening the soil to receive the
new seed.
Renovating also offers the opportu­
nity to reduce and eliminate unwanted
surface undulations that build up
through the golf season.
Culturally, the best time to renovate
fairways is in late August or early
September for these two reasons:
• To give the new seed time to settle
in and germinate before the poa
annua population naturally germi­
nates and offers stiff competition to
new seed growth in late September.
Most clubs wait until member play
falls off after Labor Day before
renovating; some run the risk of
modest member dissatisfaction and
renovate in August to insure
maximum results; and
• To take advantage of the normal
very healthy Fall growing season.
Fairway renovating is accomplished
by the following four practices: aerating
or coring to a depth of about three
inches, verti-cutting along the surface,
verti-grooving just within the soil and
dragging.
Very obviously, fairway renovation
is an important tool in the year-to-year
and long range planning and manage­
ment of a golf course. ■
- Pat Lucas, Innis Arden GC
7

The Met GCS A Board of Directors met
on June 25th at the Whippoorwill Club.
The highlights of this meeting follow:
• It was noted that 1985 dues payments
were comfortably on schedule.
• Elected to Class A membership were:
Mike Miner (Mahopac) and John
DeMatteo (Split Rock); to Class B
were: Ken Flisek (Apawamis), Scott
Schukraft (Rolling Hills), Stan
Pollander (Burning Tree) and Don
Szymkowicz (Silver Spring).
• Confirmation has been received that
GCSAA will offer a Seminar on
Ornamental Pest Management at the
Elmsford Holiday Inn on October
16-17.
• Education Committee reviewing
candidate names to replace Steve
Cadenelli as Co-Chairman of the
annual Winter Seminar Program.
• Bob Alonzi confirmed Winged Foot’s
invitation to host an October, 1985
Green Chairmen’s Golf/Meeting. The
date will be announced soon.
• Board reviewed comments in reaction
to cancelling of Summer Social recognizing the popularity of the event
with some, as well as the heavy cost.
The feeling prevailed that the Chapter
could not afford the Social this year
and should use its resources to insure
that the Picnic and Christmas Party
were successful and well-attended.
• The Hampshire CC has expressed a
strong desire to host the First Annual
Bill Caputi Memorial Golf Tourna­
ment this coming August. Met GCS A
will support this effort totally every
year.
• Scholarship & Research Committee
looking at a busy July agenda:
soliciting the applications, setting
priority list for many requests received
for donations, getting the Photo
Contest underway, supporting the Bill
Caputi Tournament and preparing for
the Annual Raffle.
• The Met GCSA will consider
sponsoring an annual Most Improved
Holes Contest next year - an exciting
possibility.
The Board will next meet on August 6th
at Innis Arden.»
A good picture is worth a 1000 words!

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Patrons listed on this page are supporting our Association. You are
encouraged to support them.
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Stephen M. Kotowicz
30 Nashville Road
Bethel, CT 06801
203-792-3032

Alpine Tree Care, Inc.*
Main office: White Plains 914-948-0101
Branch offices: Chappaqua 914-238-4400
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Hawthorne Brothers Tree Service, Inc.*
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Bedford Hills, NY 10507
914-666-7035 and 203-531-1831
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The Reichert Company*
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P.O. Box 273
Riverside, CT 06878
203-637-2958

Aquatrols Corporation of America
1432 Union Avenue
Pennsauken, NJ 08110
800-257-7797
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66 Ema Avenue, P.O. Box 9
Milford, CT 06460
203-878-0658
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Greenwich, CT 06830
Mark Sosnowitz
203-869-4149

Bruedan Corporation*
Box 496 Grey court Avenue
Chester, NY 10918
Golf Cars & Turf Equipment
914-469-2275 or 800-535-1500 (outside NYS)

Land Reclamation, Inc.
Richard Borrelli, President
145 Old Kings Highway South
Darien, CT 06820
203-655-4222

Stephen Kay, Golf Course Architect*
Long Range Planning, Remodeling, &
New Development
Main P.O. Box 81, Purchase, NY 10577
914-963-9555

James Carriere & Sons, Inc.*
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Port Chester, NY 10573
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Turfgrass Supplies
Box 1014, Clifton, NJ 07014
201-473-3393
Byron Johnson, Jr.

Egypt Farms, Inc.
Golf Green Topdressing
John Strickland
White Marsh, MD 21162
301-335-3700

Loft’s Pedigreed Seed, Inc.
Box 146
Bound Brook, NJ 08805
201-356-8700 1-800-526-3890
John Morrissey

Turf Products Corporation*
South Windsor, CT 06074
203-528-9508
Toro Mowing Equipment
Toro Irrigation Equipment

Emerald Isle, Ltd.
2153 Newport Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Bill Middleton
313-662-2727

The Magovern Company*
911 Hope Street
Stamford, CT 06907
1-800-243-9094 or 203-348-8211
Main Office: 800-243-7718

Westchester Ford Tractor*
Goldens Bridge, NY 10526
914-232-7746
John Apple
Hubert Greene & Jeff Underhill

Glenmore Landscape Service*
Glenn S . Moore
RR3 Box 199 Hackgreen Rd.
Pound Ridge, NY 10576
914-764-4348

Metro Milorganite, Inc.*
P.O. Box 267, Hawthorne, NY 10532
Turfgrass Supplies
Tony Grasso and John Wistrand
914-769-7600

Westchester Turf Supply, Inc.*
P.O. Box 198, Lincolndale, NY 10540
Serving the Fine Turf Profession
Bob Lippman
Office 914-277-3755 Home: 914-248-5790

Grass Roots Turf Products, Inc.*
P.O. Box 336, Mt. Freedom, NJ 07970
Turfgrass Supplies
Ken Kubik 201-361-5943
Bert Jones 201-686-8709

Partac Golf Course Topdressing
Kelsey Park
Great Meadows, NJ 07838
James Carriere & Sons/ J. & B. Trucking
914-937-2136 Bill & Joe Carriere

York Chemical Co., Inc.
118 Fulton Avenue
Garden City Park, NY 11040
Rick Allen 516-741-4301
718-895-3196 or 800-645-6007 (outside NYS)

Patrick Lucas, Editor
81 Tomac Avenue
Old Greenwich, CT 06870
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