President's Message

Special Feature

Give, and You Shall
Receive

MetGCSA to H onor Cornish With 1991
John Reid Lifetime Achievement Award

t seems every time I pick up a
newspaper or turn on the TV, the
media is either doing a piece on
the pros o f organic gardening and
lawn care—or the cons o f chemical use.
Unfortunately, where chemicals are
concerned, the media prefers to give
overzealous environmentalists more
press than those who really know about
how pesticides interact with the envi­
ronment. (Did any of you happen to
catch Ted KoppePs Nightline on ABC
May 10?) The result, as you know, is
that a growing number of people are
fighting hard to have pesticides—and
even fertilizers—either banned alto­
gether or severely restricted.
Right now, a pesticide ban could
spell disaster for golf courses, and golf
course superintendents. Completely
eliminating the use o f chemicals—even
in the near future—would severely
affect turfgrass quality. And although
researchers are making progress toward
uncovering biological and genetic
controls for many golf course pests and
problems, they still have a long way to
go. None, so far, have proved nearly as
effective as the chemicals we’re cur­
rently using.
So what is a superintendent to do?
Well, you can’t wait for the problem to
disappear. It won’t. You can’t take on
the media. They’re far too strong. But
you can support industry research—re­
search devoted to (continued on page 2)

anadian-born Geoffrey Cornish,
who’s had an awesome impact on
golf course architecture worldwide,
is the recipient of the MetGCSA’s
coveted John Reid Lifetime Achieve­
ment Award for 1991.
Cornish’s selection was announced by
Scott Niven of The Stanwich Club,
chairman of the supers’ Awards Com­
mittee. Cornish will be honored June
10 as a highlight to the MetGCSA’s
annual Invitational Tournament at the
Patterson Club in Fairfield, CT.
Author, professor, lecturer, advisor
par excellence, in addition to architect,
Geoff Cornish has designed 241 courses
over a most distinguished career, includ­
ing two currently in the design stage in
Milan and Florence, Italy. Many of
Cornish’s designs are scattered through­
out New England, but his architectural
signature or imprint stretch clear across
the Metropolitan New York district.
Someone once said of Cornish that
“his golf courses are works of art, works
of diligence and time,” and that “he
obviously walks with the Good Lord in

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Geottrey Cornish, the Met’s 1991 Reid Award
recipient, studies plans tor one ol his many
goll course designs.

Also in This Issue

( 2 ) Here’s Looking at Your May Meeting
Host

( 5) A Preview of the Invitational Site— and
Superintendent Host

( 3 ) Lyme Disease: It Can Happen to
You.
.plusTick Tips to Live By

( ? ) Areola Scramble: The Winners
( 7) Upcoming Events

( ? ) New Members

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Give, and You Shall Receive
finding controls that are unquestionably
safe for the environment, whether they
be natural or synthetic.
In our industry, there are plenty o f
opportunities to support research.
There’s the NYSTA Poa Annual G olf
Tournament, our own association’s
S& R Fund, and the Tri-State Research
Foundation, to name just a few. Today,
funding these endeavors is more than
“ the benevolent thing to do,” it’s a

necessity, particularly if we’re going to
continue to produce the kind o f golf
courses that we, and our memberships,
have grown accustomed to.
Keep in mind, you don’t have to
make a donation that’ll break the bank,
but do give something to help preserve
an industry that, quite frankly, has given
so much to you.
LARRY PAKKALA, C G C S
President

Board of Directors

President

LAWRENCE PAKKALA, CGCS

Woodway Country Club
Vice President

TIMOTHY O'NEILL, CGCS

Country Club of Darien
Secretary

JOHN O'KEEFE, CGCS

Preakness Hills Country Club
Treasurer

JOSEPH ALONZI, CGCS

Fenway Golf Club

Spotlight

The Host—and Club—Behind the May
Meeting

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Right now, Peter’s juggling three
f you attended the May 23
major projects on the course: H e’s
M etGCSA meeting and annual
Manager-Superintendent Tourna­ renovating his bunkers—four holes are
completed so far—installing cart paths,
ment, you’ve no doubt had the
and rebuilding his maintenance facility.
pleasure o f playing Ridgefield, Connec­
ticut’s Silver Spring Country Club— None o f them small undertakings, these
are projects he says he’ll be living with
and meeting veteran Superintendent
and Property Manager Peter Rappoccio. for the next few years—at least.
Though managing the course keeps
Peter’s been with Silver Spring for 13
him plenty busy, Peter still finds time to
years. He started as superintendent in
serve the association he once led. He
1978 and, six years later, was promoted
was MetGCSA president in 1985 and
to property manager, which meant
assuming the additional responsibility o f 1986 and now serves on five o f the
maintaining the tennis courts, pool, and association’s committees.
Despite the magnitude o f his pro­
clubhouse grounds.
fessional duties, Peter still seems to be
Peter’s golf course experience began
able to maintain balance in his life. He
at an early age. At 15, he took a job on
enjoys golfing, hunting, fishing, and,
the crew at Fairview Country Club and
most recently, running. Though he
worked through the course’s construc­
says he doesn’t have time to train
tion phase alongside others who went
seriously, he enters local races now and
on to become superintendents: Bob
then, and manages to run 20 to 30
Alonzi, Bill Gaydosh, and the late Gene
miles a week.
Grady, to name a few.
A father o f two sons—Peter, 12, and
After graduating high school, Peter
enrolled in St. Francis College in Maine, Tim, 9— Peter’s actively involved in
their extracurricular activities. H e’s
received a bachelor’s degree, and was
coached Pop Warner Football for the
offered a position as a rehab counselor.
past three years and officiated for his
It was then that he decided to pursue a
sons’ baseball and basketball teams.
career in golf course management.
Peter’s also an active participant in their
He returned to Fairview Country
school’s PTA, now as past president.
Club, and soon after completing a twoPeter’s wife, Birdie, also plays an
year degree in T urf Management from
Rutgers, he became assistant superinten­ important role in the Ridgefield school
system—as a registered nurse.
dent. That was in 1975. Three years
later, Peter accepted the position as
TIM M OO RE
Knollwood Country Club
superintendent at Silver Spring.

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Past President

SCOTT NIVEN, CGCS

The Stanwich Club
DANIEL BRETON

Silver Spring Country Club
JOHN CARLONE

Middle Bay Country Club
MATTHEW CEPLO

Westchester Hills Golf Club
ANTHONY GRASSO

Metropolis Country Club
BOB LIPPMAN

Westchester Turf Supply
EARLMILLETT

Ridgeway Country Club
TIMOTHY MOORE

Knollwood Country Club
JEFFREY SCOTT

Apawamis Club

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Work Smarts

Lyme Disease: It Can Happen to You
A fellow superintendent’s trials with the “g reat im itator”

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yme disease, because o f its ability
to mimic a wide variety o f other
illnesses, has been dubbed the
“ great imitator.” And few people
know that better than Superintendent
Dave Pijnenburg (Redding Country
Club in Redding, CT) , whose symp­
toms were misdiagnosed until the
disease had reached its more debilitat­
ing, later stages.
What follows is an account o f his or­
deal with the disease—a story he hopes
will spare others from serious complica­
tions that can arise when the Lyme
disease bacterium— Borrelia burgdorferi
—isn’t treated promptly. By the way,
Dave never spotted the offending tick
or the telltale rash that frequently warns
people they’ve been infected.
Last July, while I was preparing the golf
course for our annual member-guest
tournament, I started feeling exhausted
in the afternoons. At first, I shrugged it
off, figuring it was because I ’d been
putting in a lot o f lo.ig hours.
Wrong. Two weeks after the tourna­
ment had passed, I felt even weaker. I ’d
go home around 11 a.m. and take a
two-hour nap, just so I could make it
through the day. I went to the hospital;
they ran all kinds o f tests but couldn’t
come up with anything. Their diagno­
sis: Probable virus. Their prescription:
Get plenty o f rest.
The next week, I began having con­
stant headaches and dizzy spells. I al­
most passed out at the wheel one after­
noon. I went back to the hospital. This
time they took spinal fluid to check for
meningitis or Lyme disease. Once
again, their tests came back negative.
They gave me aspirin for my headache
and told me to take it easy for a while.
By the beginning o f September, I felt
extremely weak. Then, just after Labor
Day, I woke up and the left side o f my
face was numb. I returned to the
hospital, and after another spinal tap, I
was diagnosed as having Lyme disease.
Because the disease was now in a
later stage, I was admitted to the
hospital and put on intravenous antibi­
otics. The next day, the right side o f
my face—and body—was paralyzed. I
couldn’t move my lips or blink my eyes.

After four days, I was released from
the hospital and given a new antibiotic—
Ceftriaxone—to take, once a day for 14
days. My health slowly improved, and
by the end o f October, I had regained
full control o f my facial muscles.
I ’ve been in good health since, but I
do have to go back to the hospital every
three months to be sure I haven’t had a
relapse—one o f the hazards o f having
contracted Lyme disease.
After all this, I can’t emphasize
enough that prevention is the best medi­
cine for Lyme disease. Educate your
employees. Now’s a good time to start.
Because we had a mild winter, ticks are
bound to be more plentiful and active
this year. With that in mind, here are
some tips that’ll help you and your crew
guard against this serious health threat.
I f you’re going to be working around

wooded or tail-grass areas on the course:
• Wear light-colored clothing so ticks
will be more visible.
• Tuck your pant legs into your socks
or boots and your shirt into your pants.
• Tape the area where your pants and
socks meet to keep ticks from crawling
under your clothing.
• Spray your pants, socks, and shoes
with an insect repellent. Those contain­
ing D E ET (diethyltoluamide) will repel
ticks for hours. Permanone is a new
insecticide that kills ticks on contact.
Unlike D EET , Permanone cannot be
applied to skin, and it’s not approved in
all states—New York, among them.
• Check your body and clothes for
ticks throughout the workday. (See
“ Tick Tips” below.)
DAVE PIJN EN B U R G
Redding Country Club

Tick Tips

H

ere are little-known facts about tick
activity, detection, and removal
from Dr. Durland Fish o f New
York Medical College in Valhalla, NY.
1. Know your risk. Be particularly
vigilant in June and July, when nymphs,
which are no larger than a poppy seed,
are most prevalent. Nymphs are respon­
sible for the majority o f Lyme disease
cases. About 25 percent are infected.
Larval ticks, which are even smaller
than nymphs, are most abundant in
August. But so few are infected (less
than 1 percent) that they don’t consti­
tute much a o f a risk.
Adult ticks, most common in spring
and fall, have a higher infection rate (50
percent) than nymphs. But their larger
size—similar to an apple seed—makes
them more likely to be felt and removed
before the infection can be transmitted.
2. Scan your body for ticks. Favorite
attachment sites for nymphs are the
groin, underarm, and behind the knee.
Adult ticks commonly attach in the
head—often behind the ear. But no part
o f the body is out o f bounds.
3. D on ’t delay tick removal. It takes

nearly 24 hours for a tick to transmit
the infection, so daily tick checks are
critical to Lyme disease prevention.
The best way to remove a tick is to
grasp it with a sharp pair to tweezers as
close to the skin as possible and then
pull it away from the skin. Never use
petroleum jelly, mineral oil, or a hot
match to dislodge the tick. These
methods can do more harm than good.
4. Be aware o f the symptoms. The
most common indicator o f Lyme
disease is a skin rash, which resembles a
bull’s-eye, blotch, or red spot and ap­
pears two to 10 days after the bite. Be­
cause only 60 percent o f patients get a
rash, however, it shouldn’t be your only
means o f diagnosis. Other early indica­
tors are fatigue, headache, stiff neck,
jaw discomfort, muscle or joint aches,
fever, chills, or swollen glands.
Weeks or months after the tick bite,
you might also experience irregular
heart beats, Bell’s Palsy (facial muscle
paralysis), weakness in arms and legs,
depression, and arthritis.
I f you experience any o f these symp­
toms, seek prompt medical attention.

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Notable Notes

MetGCSA to Honor Cornish
; is constantly undergoing change, mov­
ing in circles and always in upward
spirals. And we’re getting better at it
all the time.
“ Happily,” he adds, “ we seem to be
getting back to what I like to call the
old North American Inland Style
courses. And it’s a blessing to see this
trend rekindled.
“ The universally accepted design
features o f the Inland Style layouts,”
Cornish explains, “ are broad fairways,
big yawning bunkers, and large
greens...features that are joyously
welcomed with open arms by golfers
everywhere.”
Past president and honorary member
o f the American Society o f G olf Course
Architects, Cornish credits another
renowned Canadian, Dr. Stanley
Thompson, for both his initial interest
and success in the design field. Robert
Trent Jones also is a student o f the
legendary Thompson, he points out.
This elegant gentleman o f golf has
designed, redesigned, refined, revised,
altered, and contoured so many courses
across the land that he’s lost count.
A graduate o f the University o f
British Columbia, Cornish received a
master’s and then, in 1986, an honor­
ary Doctor o f Science from the Univer­
sity o f Massachusetts. He resides in
Amherst, MA.
Pressed to name his favorite among
all the courses he’s designed alone or
with his loyal associate, Brian Silva, he
politely declines. “ Pick a favorite? No
way,” he laughs. “When you’ve got
one, great big happy family, you don’t
single out your pet choices. Partiality
can be painful at times,” he warns.
Some o f Cornish’s original designs
include Connecticut G olf Club (“ on an
impossible piece o f land” ), Sterling
Farms, Heritage Hills o f Westchester,
Millbrook, Bowling Green, Brooklake,
Fiddler’s Elbow, and another 100
scattered across New England. Two o f
the most talked about are the super
Captains Club and Cranberry Valley on
Cape Cod, two o f the best public
courses in America.
But the Cornish imprint has also
been stamped across such Metropolitan

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area courses as Winged Foot, West­
chester (the super fairway contouring),
Quaker Ridge, Woodway, Wee Burn,
Fairfield, Rockaway Hunt, Woodmere,
Hollywood, and too many others to
itemize here.
Suffice it to say that G eoff Cornish
has been well occupied over the past
half-century and more, obviously ad­
hering to the Lord Byron philosophy:
“ The busy have no time for tears.”
Surprisingly, Cornish has kind words
for the entry o f golf professionals in the
field o f course architecture. He is
particularly impressed with the design
work o f Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer,
Ben Crenshaw, and Tom Weiskopf.
“ These professionals have added a
unique dimension to the profession,”
he opines. “And we are the beneficia­
ries o f their talents. They’ve studied
golf course architecture, and their new
facets, new thoughts are being widely
imitated.
“ Nicklaus, for example, has such a
keen eye and feel for the art that he can
look at a tee and recognize immediately
that it’s a foot too low. That’s a design
fault that some o f us veteran designers
might not notice for days. It is a natu­
ral instinct with them. Surely, it’s a gift
from within,” says this modest giant o f
the game.
Among Cornish’s awards and honors
are the Distinguished Service Award
from the G olf Course Superintendents
Association o f America, the Donald
Ross Award from the American Society
o f Architects, and the Outstanding
Service Award from the National G olf
Foundation.
If, as they say, the learned under­
stand the reason o f a particular art, then
the unlearned (that’s us) sense the plea­
sure and pure emotional joy whenever
we play a Cornish course, providing
said course is maintained by the greenthumbed giants o f the MetGCSA.
G U ID O CRIBARI
Guido C ribari is the retired executive
sports editor fo r the Gannett Westchester
Newspapers, Inc. He is also an honorary
member of the M etGCSA and the first
recipient of its John Reid Award.

New M em bers
Dave Basconi, Class C, D & S,
Cheshire, CT
Joseph Cotone, Class B, Briar Hall
Country Club, Briarcliff Manor, NY
William Jones, Class A, The Creek
Club, Locust Valley, NY
David Knobloch, Class B,
Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY
Robert Nielsen, Class B, Bedford Golf
& Tennis Club, Bedford, NY
Steven Sweet, Class B, Westchester
Country Club, Rye, NY
Peter Waterous, Class B, Scarsdale
Golf Club, Hartsdale, NY
Robert Zaletsky, Class B, Greenwich
Country Club, Greenwich, CT

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Ray Beaudry Hosts Upcoming Invitational

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June 10 M etGCSA Invitational
Tournament will have the plea­
sure o f playing one o f Fairfield
County’s finer private courses: the
Patterson Club in Fairfield, CT.
Designed by Robert Trent Jones, the
course opened in 1947. H ost Superin­
tendent Ray Beaudry became part o f
the club’s history nearly 30 years
later—in 1976— shortly after he got
word that Patterson was looking for
someone to train as an assistant.
Though he’d had no previous turf
management experience, Ray contacted
then superintendent Bob Clarke and,
soon after, signed on as a laborer. “ I
had been working in the tree care
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years, I began to realize there was little
opportunity for advancement.”
Patterson proved to be the advance­
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superintendent in just two and half
years. A year before taking over as
superintendent, Ray completed the
UMass Winter School program.
For the past three years, one o f
Ray’s pet projects has been deep
aerifying his greens with the clubowned Verti-Drain Deep Tine Aerifier.
“ I have 18 greens, and they’re all
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But that’s not the only area o f the
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It’s variables like these that Ray says
keep his job interesting. “ No two
seasons on the course are the same,”
says Ray, “ so I ’ve got little time to get
bored.”
When he’s off-duty, he enjoys
fishing, yard work, and playing an
occasional game o f golf. But from
Ray’s track record, you’d gather he’s
something more than a casual golfer.
The past two years, he’s played on the
winning team from Connecticut at the
GCSAA Championship Tournament.
We’ll see if he—and the Patterson
team—can keep that winning streak
going at the Invitational.
Ray lives in Danbury, CT, with his
wife, Karen, and their son Ryan, who’s
5. Ray also has two daughters:
Christie, 20, and Stacey, 16.
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Upcoming Events

Scorecard

A Winning Day—-for 19 Players

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ighty-three golfers teed it up at the April 17 Areola meeting. The scramble
format, which required that everybody’s drive be used at least twice, put a
few teams in compromising situations. One foursome—who shall remain
nameless—had to play their second shot from behind the ladies’ tee. Other
teams were able to use the format to better advantage, making the competition ex­
tremely close. We had to match cards to determine both gross and net winners.
Here’s how the players fared:

Low Gross Winners

Invitational Tournament
Monday, June 10
Patterson Club, Fairfield, CT
Host: Ray Beaudry (See Spotlight, page 5.)

Meeting Calendar Update

Low Net Winners

1st
D. Arel, Tam arack Country Club;
J. DeLibero, Landscape Supply Co.;
J. Farrell, Lofts Seed; C. Quazza,
Haledon Nurseries
2nd
2nd M. M ongon, Areola Country Club;
L. Pakkala, Woodway Country
3rd
Club; R. Schock, Wee Burn
Country Club; G. Stanley,
Rockrimmon Country Club
1st

Meeting Reminder

J. McNally, Greenrock Corp.;
T. Powers, Pound Ridge GC;
W. Remo, Rock Spring CC;
S. Tibbies, Sterling Farm s GC
W. Gaydosh, Hackensack GC;
R. Mullane, Alpine Tree Care;
E. Rizzo, T u rf Products Corp.
M. Fuller, The Quechee Club;
J. Kennedy, Irra-Tech; S. Kopach,
M ountain Ridge CC; J. O ’Keefe,
Preakness H ills C C

Congratulations to the winners, and thanks again to Areola Superintendent Mike
M ongon, Manager Charles Kelly, and Pro Bill Burgess.
MATT CEPLO
Westchester Hills G olf Club

Annual Meeting
Thursday, November 14
Apawamis Club, Rye, NY
Mark your calendar with this newly finalized
meeting date.

Special Event

Cornell Field Day
Thursday, June 27
Cornell Turf Plots
Ithaca, NY
For further information, contact NYSTA,
800-873-TURF or 518-783-1229.

We’ll Transplant
Your Large Trees
& Save You Money!
Get the most out of the trees you already have. Increase the look
and
effect of your golf course by using trees that are overcrowded or
are needed in another location.
With our Big John Tree Transplanter we can plant trees up to
12" in diameter for less than you think.
Now is an Excellent
Time to Transplant
Large Trees

Hawthorne Brothers
Tree Service, Incorporated
5 Center Street
Bedford Hills, New York 10507
914-666-5035
203-531-1831
Tee to Green

May 1991 (j)

PflXROWDIRECTORY
Patrons listed on this page are supporting our association. Youare encouraged to support them.

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 of Liquid Fertilizers, Micronutrients Complete Tree 8c Shrub Care, Naturally
Clare Reinberger
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 K Hawthorne 8c Charlie Siemers
5 Center St., Bedford Hills, NY 10507
914-666-7035/203-531-1831

Shemin Nurseries Inc.
Horticultural-Irrigation Supplies
Jim Hcspe: 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
Bronxville, 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, & Potting Soil
Gene Evans
717-443-9596

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

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

Bruedan Corp.
Jeff Kinyoun
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

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

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

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

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

Tuckahoe T u rf Farms, Inc.
Growers o f Kentucky Blue Grass/Fescue Turf,
Penncross Bentgrass available at V 4" Height
Skip Deubcl, Sales Rep., 800-243-7582

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

Metro Milorganite 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 Trctera, 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- Sidc/Z ap!
Surfactants-Defoame rs
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, NJ 07838
Jim Kelsey; 800-247-2326
Bill 8c Joe Carrière: 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 Otte
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, Lincolndale, 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 DeSanctis/Jim Pelrine
340 Main Ave., Clifton, N J 07014
201-471-0244

Tee to Green

May 1991