Volume 21, Number 4 • June 1991

President's Message

Special Feature

Don't Let the Season If you think faster is better, you may be...
Take a Toll on You Putting on the Edge of Disaster
his time of year, superintendents
are almost always operating in a
state of emergency. If we’re not
shifting into overdrive to prime
the course for a major tournament,
we’re fending off a fungus, waging war
on hyperodes weevil, or keeping a vigi­
lant watchout for wilt.
This year’s unusually warm weather
has brought that pressure-cooker period
on a lot sooner, and guess what? It’ll
probably last a lot longer. So it’s im­
portant that we pace ourselves—and
our work—to keep from short-circuit­
ing before the season’s out.
To be sure the coming months don’t
take a toll on you—and your course—
here are a few words of wisdom I’ve
collected from some of the country’s
foremost stress experts:

hough most golfers expect—no
demand—superfast greens, one
the worst things you can do is
succumb to the pressure. Putting
greens that are lightning fast, like those
at The Masters or a U.S. Open, have
been specially prepared for one week.
They can’t possibly be maintained at
those speeds throughout the season—
and come out alive.
Your goal then, as superintendent, is
to educate your membership about the
pros of slower putting. There are many.
The following piece should give you the
ammunition you need to begin raising
the cutting height of your mowers—just
a notch.

grounds crew to cut and roll the green
again.
At least that’s according to Oakmont
lore. For most of this century, Oak­
mont has set the standard against which
all other top clubs measure their green
speeds. Now comes new evidence from
Architect Pete Dye that green speed in
the old days may be wildly exaggerated.
Dye had motion pictures of the
1962 U.S. Open at Oakmont studied
by mathematical experts. Analyzing the
time lapse of putts rolling across the
greens, they’ve concluded that
Oakmont’s speeds back then were
about 8 on the Stimpmeter, which
today is considered relatively slow.
If true, Dye’s discovery is important
The Green Speed Myth
because it might curb the chase for
When Architect Bill Fownes wanted to faster greens, golfs costly equivalent of
check the green speed at Pennsylvania’s the arms race. “The USGA is trying to
Rule #1: Set priorities. Few people can
famed Oakmont Country Club, he
raise $10 million to find hardier turf,”
work 17-hour days and still be produc­ would walk out to the second hole and says Dye. “But all they’ve got to raise
tive. In fact, a chronically overloaded
carefully drop a ball on the back of the is the mowers—1/16th of an inch.”
work schedule leads not only to ex­
putting surface. If it didn’t roll down
But golfers persist in the mistaken
treme frustration, but also diminished the slope, off the front of the green, and belief that faster is better. And just as
performance.
into the fairway, he would tell the
mistakenly, club (continued on page 4)
The way out? Plan your day, rather
than taking it as it comes. Identify your I Also in This Issue
high-priority projects, and set them in
motion while you’re most alert. For
( 5 ) Stanw ich Takes Invitational Trophy
instance, it doesn’t make sense to spend ( 2 ) A Long List of Events
your freshest hours answering phone
( 3 ) M eet Y o u r July M eeting Host
( 7 ) 1991 Scholarship Awards Announced
messages or sifting through mail. Save
those tasks for later in the day. Then, ( J ) 1 0 0 Tee It Up at M anager-S uperin­ ( 7 ) Green Life’s Chem -Free Plan: Is It All
tendent Tourney
It’s Cracked Up to Be?
when quitting time approaches, you’ll
be inspired to Step up (continued on page 3)

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Upcoming Events

Board of Directors

Meeting Remtader
President

Golf Meeting
Tuesday, September 24
Scarsdale Golf Club, Hartsdale, NY

Herb Waterous will be the host superintendent.

LAWRENCE PAKKALA, CGCS
Woodway Country Club

Vice President
TIMOTHY O’NEILL, CGCS
Country Club of Darien

Social Event

Secretary

MetGCSA 1991 Picnic
Monday, July 22,3 p.m.
The Woodway Beach Club, Stamford, CT

Superintendent Larry Pakkala is once again hosting
this annual family event. The fun and games begin
at 3 p.m. with family Olympics—and all the tennis,
volleyball, and swimming you can muster before
sundown.
Dinner’s at 6 with a choice of hamburgers and
hotdogs, at $10 per person, or lobster and steak,
at $28 per person. Anyone under 18 eats free of
charge. Cocktails are extra.
Reservations are due by July 17.

JOHN O'KEEFE, CGCS
Preakness Hills Country Club

Treasurer
JOSEPH ALONZI, CGCS
Fenway Golf Club

Past President
s c o n NIVEN, CGCS
The Stanwich Club

DANIEL BRETON
Silver Spring Country Club

Special Events

JOHN CARLONE
Middle Bay Country Club

Field Diagnostic Course for Turfgrass
Managers
Tuesday-Thursday, August 6-8
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

For further information, contact Joann Gruttadaurio,
607-255-1792.

MetGCSA Professional Turfgrass
Field Day
Tuesday, September 17
Rain date: Wednesday, September 18
Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY

Don’t miss this golden opportunity to scan area
suppliers’ wares. This year’s special attractions in­
clude a Turf & Athletic Field Maintenance Clinic and
Reel Mower Grinding Clinic. For further informa­
tion, contact Bob Lippman, 914-248-7476, or
Byron Johnson, 203-748-5069.

Metropolis Country Club

Northeast Autumn Classic
Sunday-Tuesday, September 29,30,
October 1
The Quechee Club, Quechee, VT

Mark Fuller is host superintendent.

Knollwood Country Club

New York State Turfgrass Association
Turf and Grounds Exposition
Tuesday-Thursday, November 5-8
Rochester, NY

For further information, contact NYSTA,
800-873-TURF or 518-783-1229.

MATTHEW CEPLO
Westchester Hills Golf Club

ANTHONY GRASSO
BOB LIPPMAN
Westchester Turf Supply

EARL MILLETT
Ridgeway Country Club

TIMOTHY MOORE
JEFFREY S C O n
Apawamis Club

Executive Secretary

Tee to Green Staff

914-592-7829

New York State Turfgrass Association
Golf Course Design/Construction and
Golf Day
Tuesday, August 13,9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
SUNY Delhi, Delhi, NY

This seminar focuses on retaining the orginal de­
sign intent of a mature golf course while making the
modifications necessary for modern-day play.
The event is cosponsored by the Metropolitan
GCSA, Central New York GCSA, Finger Lakes AGCS,
Hudson Valley GCSA, and Northeastern GCSA.
Proceeds from the seminar are used to support the
Delhi golf course internship.
For further information, contact NYSTA,
800-873-TURF or 518-783-1229.

Membership Directory Correction
Note this change in your directory: Bruce Moore of Eastern Land Management
Inc. can be reached by dialing 800-926-GREEN.
Tee to Green

Editors
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TIM MOORE

Seminar

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JAN RUSSO

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Managing Editor
PANDORA C.WOJICK

Editorial Committee
TONY BAVIELLO
M A n CEPLO
PAT LUCAS

MARY MEDONIS
MIKEMONGON
DENNIS PETRUZZELLI

Advertising Manager

M An CEPLO

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1991 the Metropolian Golf Course Superintendents Association.
ADDRESS: P.O. Box 396, Mamaroneck, NY 10543.

President's Message (cont.

1)

Don't Let the Season Take a Toll on You
your pace and avoid frittering away
valuable time on low-payoff activities.

best lap time at the pool, you’re proba­
bly not truly relaxing. And if you lose
or don’t measure up, you’ll only add to
Rule #2: Take time for family and fun. Peo­
your stress, not relieve it.
Another must-do: Select an extracur­
ple who are most successful on the job
ricular activity that focuses on tangible
always take time out for family and
hobbies. A Shell Oil Company execu­ objects—like woodworking, fishing, or
tive I read about hunts game birds. He building a model plane with your son
or daughter—rather than on ideas. If
claims precision shooting clears his
mind and allows him to return to work you’re reading a magazine, for instance,
with renewed enthusiasm. (We could a word or phrase might trigger worry
all use a dose of that this time of year.) about a problem on the course. It’s far
Though no one denies the benefit of more difficult to slip back into work
exercise in alleviating stress, psycholo­ when you’re trying to reel in a fish
dinner or perfect the finish on a piece
gists advise against participating in
recreational activities that involve close of wood.
competition with another person or
In the end, just be sure to take time
yourself. Their rationale: If you’re
out of your day—even it’s just an
trying to beat your opponent at rachour—to do something you truly
quetball or trying to outperform your enjoy.
Spotlight

Here's Looking at the Site and Host
Superintendent for the July Meeting
hose of you attending in the July
15 MetGCSA Golf Meeting will
have the opportunity to play
Pelham Country Club—one of
famed Golf Course Architect Devereux
Emmet’s “Roaring Twenties’’ designs.
Under host Superintendent Tony
Baviello’s charge, the 70-year-old
course has seen numerous changes. He
and his staff have constructed nine new
tees, rebuilt greens #4 and #7, recon­
structed 36 traps, and built a new
driving range. Tony’s also initiated
major drainage work to reroute the
course’s various “flood zones.”
Tony grew up in Irvington, NY, and
like many superintendents, he got his
start in the business working on parttime summer crews. His first golf
course experience was at Ardsley Coun­
try Club in Ardsley-on-Hudson, NY.
He worked during the summers of ’74
and ’75 as the night waterman and then
as a crew member while he pursued a
degree from SUNY Agricultural and
Technical College in Delhi, NY.
He graduated in 1979 with an asso­
ciate’s in Horticulture and a specializa­

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tion in turf management. With his hor­
ticultural degree in hand, Tony took a
two-year hiatus from golf course work,
accepting a position as a landscape
foreman at Pound Ridge Nurseries in
Pound Ridge, NY.
In 1981, however, Tony found him­
self back at Ardsley—this time as a
foreman. He stayed there until 1983,
when he landed the job as assistant
superintendent at Wykagyl Country
Club in New Rochelle, NY.
“Two” seems to be Tony’s lucky
number, because in 1985—again, two
years after his start date at Wykagyl—
Tony was offered the superintendent’s
position at Pelham.
Recently joining the ranks of certi­
fied golf course superintendents, Tony
shares his expertise by serving on the
Tee to Green Editorial Committee.
He lives on club grounds with his
wife, Laura, and two sons, Christopher,
4, and David, 2 1/2. When he has a
breather, Tony likes to spend it deepsea fishing, golfing, or playing softball.
TIM MOORE
Knollwood Country Club

Rule #3: Don’t feel guilty about taking time for
yourself.

Though many of us drive
ourselves full throttle during the golf
season because we get a sense of
satisfaction and accomplishment from
what we do, just as many of us work
nonstop to avoid an uncomfortable
feeling—an almost punishing sense of
guilt—because we’re not doing some­
thing or we’re home at a reasonable
hour. Let’s face it, we’ve been condi­
tioned to associate relaxation during
the season with laziness and selfindulgence. Hogwash.
Program yourself to take a time-out.
Tell yourself—more often than not—
“Hey, I’m going to take a lunch break
—or I’m going to get out of here at a
reasonable hour today.” The golf
course will still be there when you get
back. And in the long run, taking
five—or ten—will pay off.
LARRY PAKKALA, CGCS
President

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Special Feature (cont. frompg. 1)

Putting on the Edge of Disaster
; members argue that their greens were
faster back in the ’50s and ’60s. Most
agronomists agree that this is not pos­
sible. In fact, USGA Green Section
National Director Jim Snow cites four
innovations that have, only in recent
years, greatly added speed:
• It’s only been in the past 15 years
that clubs cut greens seven days a week.
They used to be cut every other day—a
big change.
• Cutting greens at 3/l6ths was
considered very close and x/4th of an
inch was common until the 1970s.
The introduction of thinner bedknives
allowed greens to be scalped below
V8th of an inch.
• Clubs used to topdress greens
once or twice a year; now they do it
lightly every three weeks.
• Until the 1970s, we didn’t have
verticutters and groomers to take the
excess top growth off the blades of
grass.
But the real culprit is that yard-long
metal rod known as the Stimpmeter,
which was developed to quantify green
speed. When it was introduced in the
mid-’70s, the USGA surveyed more
than 1,500 greens in 36 states and
found that the average roll was 6 feet 6
inches on the Stimpmeter. wIt’s crept
up over the years until the average is
closer to 8 today, and 9 feels slow to
some people,” says Snow.
The Cons of Under-Cutting Your Greens

increased their speeds to the point that
severely undulating greens are unputtable. Then members argue the greens

“ Trying to maintain consistently
fast greens means always living
on the edge of disaster. ”

fastest greens in town and leads macho
golfers to demand higher numbers—or
the super’s job.
Longtime turf authority A1 Radko
says good putting begins at 7 feet 6
inches. And for everyday play, it should
not get above 9.
The PGA Tour aims to have its
greens at around 10 feet, and the U.S.
Open shoots for 10 to l l x/2 feet. But
those are once-a-year occasions, with
the host club’s maintenance program
targeted for tournament week.
If there’s one thing we’re learning,
it’s that speed kills—if not the superin­
tendent, the greens.

have “settled” over time and now need
to be rebuilt. Of course, all they need
to do is play the greens at the speed
they were designed for.
Now, some courses are starting to
post their green speeds on locker room This article , written by Jerry Tarde, was
bulletin boards. This only encourages adapted from the January 1991 issue of Golf
idiotic competition among clubs for the Digest.
Scorecard

100 Tee It Up at the May ManagerSuperintendent Tournament

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he May 23 Silver Spring meeting attracted 100 golfers. The field consisted
of 21 Manager-Superintendent teams and 58 golfers playing a blind partner
format.

Not all took took home prizes, but everyone had a winning day: The
weather was excellent, the food superb, and the golf course magnificendy condi­
tioned. Here are the event’s “heavy hitters”:
Blind Partner Low Net
Manager-Superintendent Low Net
1st E. Millett and D. Vasquez,
1st R. Gonyea, Rye GC, and
Ridgeway CC
P. Bilbao, Guest
2nd C. Denny and M. Kondrat,
2nd F. Buschini, Brae Burn CC, and
W. Urban, Mill River CC
Century CC
3rd A. Baviello and S. Burne,
3rd T. Moore, Knollwood CC, and
Pelham CC
C. Quazza, Haledon Nurseries

The result has been higher expenses for
maintenance of weaker turf that’s more
susceptible to disease. Several years ago
in the Midwest, dozens of country
clubs noticed that their bentgrass
Blind Partner Low Gross
greens were dying of bacteria known as Manager-Superintendent Low Gross
E. Millett, Ridgeway
J. Farrell, Lofts Seed
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neighboring daily-fee and municipal
Longest Drive
Closest to Line
courses were unaffected. Turf-types
M. Millett, Old Oaks CC
T. Boles, Bedford Golf & Tennis Club
began calling it the “Rich Man’s
Disease,” because it hit only the
Closest to Pin (#15)
Closest to Pin (#10)
wealthy courses, like Muirfield Village
W. Mills, Silver Spring CC
W. Remo, Rock Spring Club
and Butler National, where the greens
were cut too low.
Trying to maintain consistently fast Special thanks to Silver Spring Superintendent Peter Rappoccio, Manager Bob
greens means always living on the edge Sommer, and Pro Stan Garrett for a well-planned event.
of disaster,” says Snow.
MATT CEPLO
Some classic, old courses have now
Westchester Hills Golf Club
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Scorecard

Stanwich Takes Invitational Trophy
he June 10 Invitational at the
Low Gross Winners
Patterson Club went off without 66
Wee Burn Country Club
a hitch—for everyone except the
R. Schock, J. Moler, R. Pace,
Pelham team, which suffered a
B. Souders
flat tire on the parkway and had to pick 67 Pound
Ridge Golf Club
up speed to make it to the tourney on
T.
Powers,
M. DiBuono, N. Hill,
time. (Tony, we understand that
/.
Rainiero
Mario Andretti is looking for a pit crew 67 Old Oaks Country Club
director.)
M. Millen, L. Kurtis, P. Nordlow,
The tournament was a close one: It
K. Schlechter
called for a match of cards, which put
The Stanwich Club in first place.
Longest Drive
Here’s a look at how the winning
Pro:
B. Miller, Knollwood CC
teams fared:
Amateur: M. Millett, Old Oaks CC

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Low Net Winners

58 The Stanwich Club
S. Niven, B. Farrell, S. Green,
B. Loock
58 Fenway Golf Club
/. Alonzi, L. Fisher, J. Foxx,
M. Rosengarten
59 Brae Burn Country Club
D. Flynn, S. Lowe, K. Moser,
M. Nissman

Closest to Pin

Pro: J. Coats, Greenwich CC
Amateur: N. Hill, Pound Ridge GC
Let’s also hear it for Heritage Hills,
which took the prize for the tourna­
ment’s “Best Dressed” team, and Tony
Grasso, who racked up winning points
for “Best Legs.”

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their help in making the tournament a
success.
MATT CEPLO
Westchester Hills Golf Club

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1991 Scholarship Recipients
to Be Honored
ongratulations to the following
six scholarship recipients who
will be honored at the Met’s July
15 meeting: Robert Alonzi, Holly
Ann Gonyea, Christopher Horton,
Timothy Horton, Robert Pierpoint, and
Stephen Tibbels.
Here’s a little background on these
outstanding achievers: Robert Alonzi
is a sophomore at Iona College and is
the son of Winged Foot Superintendent
Bob Alonzi.
Holly Ann Gonyea, the daughter of
Rye Golf Club Superintendent Dick
Gonyea, is planning to attend the Un­
iversity of New Hampshire this fall.
Christopher Horton will be a junior
this fall at Trinity University in Texas
and is a second-time scholarship reci­
pient. His brother, Timothy Horton,
just graduated from Johns Hopkins
University and is going on to Columbia
Medical School this fall. Both Chris and
Tim are sons of Ted H orton, director

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of sports and grounds at Westchester
Country Club.
Robert Pierpoint has just completed
an associate’s in Turf Management and
Landscape Design from the SUNY
Agricultural and Technical College in
Delhi, NY. He plans to attend Penn
State this fall. Robert’s father, George
Pierpoint, is superintendent of Ardsley
Country Club.
Our final recipient, Stephen Tibbels,
is a recent graduate of the University of
Massachusetts Winter Turf School. He
is a MetGCSA member and the assistant
superintendent at Sterling Farms Golf
Course in Stamford, CT.
The Scholarship Committee would
like to thank Metropolis Country Club
Manager Max Sanz for generously
donating his $200 raffle win to the Met
Scholarship Fund.
The raffle was held at Silver Spring’s
Superintendent-Manager Tournament
in May.

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• Yamaha Golf Cars
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• Browuer Turf Equipment
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Box 496 Graycourt Avenue
Chester, N.Y. 10918
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nontoxic soil conditioner called
Green Life is making headlines.
And why not> Its California-based
developers claim that, when used
in conjunction with an organic program,
it will allow golf courses to be main­
tained without chemicals or fertilizers.
“When worked into the turf,” says
Green Life President Lewis Zettell in
Golf Course News, “it rejuvenates the
soil’s natural defense system against
disease and allows turfgrass to use or­
ganic material and nitrogen it fixes from
the air as fertilizer.’’ Green Lifers also
suggest the product reduces water use—
and eliminates the need to aerify.
Though Green Life sounds like the
magic bullet the golf industry has been
seeking, it’s received mixed reviews from
pilot-test courses. Among the gripes:
yellowish and hard greens, clumps of
flowers in the turf, no noticeable reduc­
tion in water use, and disappointing root
structure.

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Abbey Lane Landscaping Corp.
Brent J.C. Roubos
RT 123, Box 27, South Salem, NY 10590
914-533-2382

Grass Roots T u rf Products Inc.
Bert Jones: 201-686-8709
Ken Kubik: 201-361-5943
P.O. Box 336, Mt. Freedom, N J 07970

Alpine Tree Care, Inc.
Robert Mullane - Ken Clear
44 Slocum St., Norwalk, CT 06851
CT: 203-847-1855 NY: 914-948-0101

Growth Products, Ltd.
SAV-A-TREE
Manufacturers o f Liquid Fertilizers, Micronutricnts Complete Tree 8c Shrub Care, Naturally
Clare Reinbergcr
Westchester: 914-666-8202
White Plains, NY, 914-428-1316
NJ: 201-891-5379 CT: 203-661-6755

A1 Preston’s Garage
Massey Ferguson, Sales 8c Service
Shelton, CT 06484
203-924-1747

Hawthorne Bros. Tree Service Inc.
John R. Hawthorne 8c Charlie Sicmcrs
5 Center St., Bedford Hills, NY 10507
914-666-7035/203-531-1831

Shemin Nurseries Inc.
Horticultural-Irrigation Supplies
Jim Hespe: 203-531-7352
1081 King St., Greenwich, CT

Argento’s And Sons Inc.
Turf Equipment: Parts and Service
Louis Argento: 914-949-1152
1 Prospect Ave., White Plains, NY 10607

Irrigation Systems Incorporated
Installation, Service, 8c GC System Design
P.O. Box 66, Windsor, CT 06095
203-727-9227

Stephen Kay, G olf Course Architect
495 New Rochelle Rd., Office 2B
Bronxvillc, NY 10708
Office: 914-699-4437 Home: 914-738-3399

Atlantic Irrigation
Ed Santalone
620 Commerce St., Thornwood, NY 10594
800-878-TURF

James Barrett Associates, Inc.
Golf Course Irrigation Design 8c Consulting
Jim Barrett
201-744-8237

Steven Willand, Inc.
Dave Marmelstein
P.O. Box 9, RT 206, Augusta, N J 07822
201-579-5656

Blue Ridge Peat Farms Inc.
Topdressing, Peat, Humus, 8c Potting Soil
Gene Evans
717-443-9596

James Carriere 8c Sons, Inc.
Bill Carriere
7 Cottage St., Port Chester, NY 10573
914-937-2136

Tec And Green Sod Inc.
Bluegrass, Bentgrass, 8c Blue/Fcscue Sods
P.O. Box 418, Exeter, RI 02822
David Wallace: 401-789-8177

Bruedan Corp.
JeffKinyoun
Box 496, Greycourt Ave., Chester, NY 10918
914-469-2288

Landscape Supply Company
Wholesale Landscape Supplies
James DeLibero
201-948-7170

The Scotts Company
Area Technical Representatives
NY: Frank Marra, 516-758-2063
CT: A1 Arison, 203-336-9890

Dar Par Sales
Golf Course 8c Tennis Supplies
Outdoor Furniture Dominic A. Richichi
914-946-1743, FAX 914-946-0796

LE SC O , Inc.
800-321-5325
Seed, Fertilizer, Control Products, Equipment
Greg Moran: 914-838-1650

The Terre Company o f N J, Inc.
Byron Johnson Jr.
206 Delawanna Ave., Clifton, N J 07014
Office: 201-473-3393 Home: 203-748-5069

Pro-Lawn Products, Inc.
Stephen M. Ko to wiez
30 Nashville Rd., Bethel, CT 06801
203-792-3032

Lofts Seed Inc.
DeBuck Sod Farm
For De-Best in Quality Turfgrass Sod
John Morrissey
Fine Turf-Type Tall Fescues, Kentucky Blue Blends P.O. Box 146, Chimney Rock Rd.
914-258-4131
Bound Brook, N J 08805, 201-356-8700

Tony Bettino 8c Sons
Paving, Cart Paths, Parking Lots,
Excavation, and Drainage Projects
Tony Bettino: 914-949-3362

D .J. Callahan Inc.
Dennis Callahan, Golf Course Renovation
P.O. Box 1435, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
518-584-7080/914-273-6568

Magovem Co.
Peter M. Moran 8c Joe Schnieder
Windsor Locks, CT
800-243-7718

Tuckahoc T u rf Farms, Inc.
Growers o f Kentucky Blue Grass/Fcscue Turf,
Pcnncross Bentgrass available at V 4" Height
Skip Deubel, Sales Rep., 800-243-7582

EA RTH W ORKS, Deep Aerification Services
Patrick Lucas, CGCS
81 Tomac Avenue, Old Greenwich, CT 06870
203-698-0030

Metro Milorganitc Inc.
Rick Apgar 8c Joe Stahl
365 Adams St., Bedford Hills, NY 10507
914-666-3171

T u rf Products Corp.
George Gorton, Irrigation/Al Trctcra, Equipment
157 Moody Rd., P.O. Box 2576
Enfield, CT 06082, 800-243-4355

Eastern Land Management Inc.
Golf Course Restoration 8c Renovation
433 West Main St., Stamford, CT 06902
Bruce Moore: 203-324-3231

M ontco/Surf-Side/Zap!
Surfactants-Defoamers
Box 404, Amber, PA 19002
Robert Oeschle: 215-836-4992/215-628-3144

T u rf Products Corporation
Turfgrass Supplies
Ernie Rizzio - Buddy Rizzio
201-263-1234

Egypt Farms, Inc.
Green Topdressing, Sand, Construction Mixes
White Marsh, MD 21162
800-899-SOIL

Nor-Am Chemical Company
David J. Sylvester
Area Sales Representative
203-828-8905

Valley View Greenhouse
Frank Amodio
RR 2, Box 27, RT 123, So. Salem, NY 10590
914-533-2504/914-533-2526

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

Partac G olf Course Top-Dressing
Kelsey Park, Great Meadows, N J 07838
Jim Kelsey: 800-247-2326
Bill 8c Joe Carriere: 914-937-2136

W.A. Cleary’s Chemical Co.
Robert Leslie: 201-933-6696
1049 Somerset St., Somerset, N J 08873
800-524-1662

Fleet Pump 8c Service Group
Donald Tiedemann
100 Calvert St., Harrison, NY 10512
914-835-3801

P.I.E. Supply Co.
Paul Roche 8c Pete Ottc
P.O. Box 3049, Milford, CT 06460
203-878-0658

Westchester T u rf Supply, Inc.
Serving the Fine Turf Profession
P.O. Box 198, Lincolndalc, NY 10540
Bob Lippman: 914-248-7476

Glenmore Landscape Service
Glenn S. Moore
RR 3, Box 199, Hackgreen Rd.
Pound Ridge, NY, 914-764-4348

Proform H igh Performance T u rf Products
Turf Seeds, Fertilizer, Control Products
NE, NY, LI: Jeff Kircher, 516-753-6506
N J 8c South: Dave Jackson, 800-435-5296

Wilfred MacDonald, Inc.
Dennis DcSanctis/Jim Pelrinc
340 Main Ave., Clifton, N J 07014
201-471-0244

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