President’s Message Special Feature Monday Meetings The Big ‘Me’ Is Back! A Blessing in Disguise Jim McLoughlin to Receive the MetGCSA’s John Reid Lifetime Achievement Award A ho says you can’t go home again? Not James Edward (Jim) McLoughlin, who ignores the maxim, for sure. The multi­ talented McLoughlin is about to receive the warmest welcome home imaginable from those masters o f the green who comprise the MetGCSA. They’ve voted Jim the recipient o f their coveted John Reid Award for “ distinguished service to the association and the game o f golf,” an award Jim himself helped to establish while with the MetGCSA during the mid-1980s. The tribute will be presented M on­ day, June 21 at the Country Club o f Darien as a highlight to the association’s annual Invitational Tourney. McLoughlin, thus, comes full circle. The Big Me is indeed back. And the words o f one Elwyn Brooks White must echo through the windmills o f his mind: “There is no moment when a man so surely has the world by the tail as when he strolls down the fairway swinging that prized stick.” In this instance, the cherished John Reid Award. ttendance at our regular meetings continues to thrive with a strong showing—and many new faces—at the season’s first two meetings: Fenway G olf Club April 26 and Fairview Country Club May 17. Our meetings have been attracting more than 100 for golf and another 20 to 40 for the dinner reception and educational program. And that’s meant clubs just can’t accommodate us when they’re open to member play—particu­ larly now that we require a shotgun start at all our meetings. Consequently, all but one o f our golf meetings this year are being held on Monday. My own club has a policy that any function with more than 48 people must be scheduled on Monday, so this doesn’t come as any surprise to me. And when you factor in all the local associations competing for outing sites, we should consider ourselves lucky to have found a place for our group to meet on any day o f the week. When it comes right down to it, I think Monday events actually work in our favor. On Mondays, we don’t have to share the club with members, which means we can use the entire facility and basically set our own schedule through­ out the day. What’s more, we don’t have to worry about disrupting member play and can accommodate everyone in our group who wants to golf. Monday is also a better time (continued on page 2) W Jim McLoughlin, the MetGCSA's 1993 John Reid Utetime Achievement Award Winner An Honor Well Deserved Jim’s reaction upon learning o f the award was Stunning, (continued on page 4) Also in This Issue ( g ) A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Your May Meeting Host ( 3 ) Three Events Fast Approaching ( 5 ) New Additions to the MetGCSA Membership Roster ( 5 ) Seeking Nominations to the Board ( 7 ) Fenway Tourney Champs ( 7 ) Tougher Controls for Aquatic Pesticides ( 7 ) Posters Worth a Thousand Words President's Message (coni from pg. 1) Meetings on Mondays for many superintendents to be away from their own course, since it’s closed. In any case, I think we have to be flexible and respect the policies and re­ quirements o f the clubs who are gra­ cious enough to find a slot for our events in their busy calendars. We are fortunate to have Tourna­ ment Committee Chairmen John Carlone and Matt Ceplo handling the many details, but we should be equally appreciative o f our hosting superinten­ dents’ efforts in scheduling events at their clubs. Unfortunately, it seems we rely on many o f the same clubs to host events. So how about giving these superinten­ dents—and clubs—a break by hosting a meeting at your club next year? We’re already looking for sites for 1994, so please contact John or Matt if you’re willing and able. Hosting events not only gives you added incentive to get your course in tip-top shape, but it also offers our membership the opportunity to ob ­ serve—and learn from—other golf course maintenance operations. And, as I ’ve said before, sharing knowledge and experience is what we’re all about. TIM O ’N E ILL, CGCS President President TIMOTHY O'NEILL, CGCS Country Club of Darien Vice President JOSEPH ALONZI, CGCS Westchester Country Club Secretary JOHN O'KEEFE, CGCS Preakness Hills Country Club Treasurer EARL MILLETT Ridgeway Country Club Past President LAWRENCE PAKKALA, CGCS Woodway Country Club Spotlight JOHN CARLONE A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Your May Meeting Host T hose o f you who attended the May 17 MetGCSA meeting had the pleasure o f playing—and dining at—the Fairview Country Club in Greenwich, CT. You also had the opportunity to see, firsthand, the handiwork o f the club’s decade-long superintendent, Richie Marcks. In addition to managing the day-to-day details o f the 198.2-acre golf course and grounds, Richie’s been busy with numerous special projects. One o f his pet projects is working with the New York State Audubon Society to encourage various wildlife to take up residence on the course. This past winter, Richie’s crew worked to attract blue birds, sparrows, and wood ducks by building and strategically locating bird houses on the grounds. They also constructed housing for bats, which feed on insects and offer a natural—and highly effective—method o f keeping bugs at bay. Other recent capital improvements: relandscaping the clubhouse area, which includes new stone and lattice work and flowerbeds; mounding and recontouring the 6 th fairway—the first o f many to come; and reconstructing #6 tee—one o f 10 already completed. Next, he hopes to attack tee #8 and #16 front tee and, a little further down the road, begin renovating the course’s 2 5 -yearold bunkers. Opened in 1904 as a nine-hole club, Fairview was first located on Route 9 A around Elmsford, NY. It expanded to 18 holes, and then in 1968, bothered by the growing traffic around the course, the club picked up and moved to its current site in Greenwich. Once St. Luke’s Convalescent Hospital, the facility had to be transformed into a golf club. Robert Trent Jones Sr. was hired to design the course. Like Fairview’s beginnings, Richie’s route to the turfgrass management profession was somewhat unconven­ tional. During his high school years in Brick Township, N J, he attended Lakewood Tech Vocational School where he studied architecture. At 16, he joined the Coast Guard and, after earning his “ wings,” served four years in an Air Rescue Squadron based in Brooklyn, NY. He continued his studies at the Delahantes School o f Automotive Engineering and then at Pratt Institute for Industrial Design. In 1974, Richie accepted a position at Westchester Country Club as the Middle Bay Country Club MATTHEW CEPLO Westchester Hills Golf Club W ILLIAM HEINTZ Hampshire Country Club MICHAEL M 0NG0N Areola Country Club TIMOTHY MOORE Knollwood Country Club JEFFREY SCOTT, CGCS Apawamis Club STEVEN SWEET Westchester Country Club ALLAN TRETERA Turf Products Corp. Executive Secretary JAN RUSSO Tee to Green Staff Editors TIM MOORE 914-592-7829 MIKE M 0NG0N 201-843-6960 Managing Editor PANDORA C. WOJJCK Editorial Committee SCOTT APGAR W ILL HEINTZ LARRY PAKKALA DENNIS PETRUZZELLI Advertising Manager MIKE M 0NG0N 201-843-6960 Photographer DOMINIC RICHICHI TEE TO GREEN is published eight times a year. Copyright © 1993 the Metropolitan G olf Course Superintendents Association. ADDRESS: P.0. Box 396, Mamamneck, N Y 10543. (2 ) Tee to Green May 1993 Upcoming Events JUn i . IMm M ic h ig a n s t a t e u n iv e r s it y golf course maintenance department’s mechanic. He quickly realized he’d rather work on the course than on the equipment and showed enough promise to be sent to Rutgers Winter T urf School. Within two-and-a-half years, Richie was promoted to assistant under then Superintendent John Traynor. After five years at Westchester, Richie moved on to his first superintendent’s position at Black Hall G olf Club in Old Lyme, C T. Then two-and-a-half years later, he accepted his current position at Fairview. Richie’s commitment to the profes­ sion extends well beyond his work at the golf course. In the MetGCSA, he’s served on the Education and Govern­ ment Relations committees for the past six years. H e’s also a long-time member o f the Connecticut Association o f G olf Course Superintendents, where he’s served on the Board o f Directors and both the Government Relations and Social & Welfare committees. Richie also put his government relations ex­ pertise to work on the GCSAA’s Government Relations Committee for three years. And as if all that’s not enough, he’s a former president and cofounder o f the Professional Pesticide Users o f Connecticut, an organization that promotes the intelligent use o f pesticides. And he served as an instruc­ tor for seven years at the school that gave him his training: Rutgers Winter Turf School. You might think a guy like this is all work and no play, but apparently that’s not the case. Richie says he still loves to fly Cessnas on occasion, scuba dive, ski—on both water and snow—and, o f course, play an occasional round o f golf. He has three children: Douglas, 18; Pamela, 14; and David, 12, and he lives on club grounds. D EN N IS PETR U Z ZELLI, CGCS Lakeover Meeting invitational Tournament Monday, June 21 Country Club of Darien, Darien, CT Meeting Host: Tim O’Neill, CGCS 1993 Green Chairmen Educational Series Irrigation Systems Wednesday, June 23 Essex County Country Club, West Orange, NJ 6 p.m. buffet dinner/7-9 p.m. speaker Registration: $30 This is the second in a three-part educational series sponsored by the MGA Foundation. Here, Jim Barrett, an irrigation consultant, will be the featured speaker. For further information, contact the MGA, 914-698-0390. Educational Event MetGCSA Professional Turfgrass Field Day Tuesday, October 19/Rain date: October 20 Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY For further information contact Field Day Committee Chairmen Al Tretera, 203-763-3581, or Jeff Scott, 914-967-2570. 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Jim left the MGA in 1980 to become executive director o f the GCSAA, "Jim McLoughlin’s achievements in specifically to upgrade the association, improving the quality of golf course to bring a professional business manage­ ment style to GCSAA headquarters— superintendents’ careers and their where a strong agronomic background very image locally, nationally, and always flourished—and to guide a pro­ even internationally are accomplish­ posed relocation o f the group from ments that demanded our attention . ” Kansas, presumably, to Florida. When internal association politics interfered with the relocation, Jim left the GCSAA in May 1983 and almost During a highly successful 15-year immediately began a new relationship career (1965-1980) as executive with the MetGCSA supers. director o f the 100,000-member During his brief stay with the na­ Metropolitan Golf Association (MGA), tional superintendents, Jim restructured Jim took the MGA from its very GCSAA finances, reorganized staff, de­ modest existence to the leading re­ fined new educational programs, and gional amateur golf body in the revitalized the International Trade country—where it still remains. He Show and national magazine, while was referred to the MGA for hiring by working with solid administrations to the legendary Joseph C. Dey Jr., then build national rapport and respect for executive director o f the USGA, who the GCSAA and its membership. was later to become the first commis­ So successful was the national body sioner o f the PGA Tour. under Jim ’s guidance that during a re­ During Jim’s tenure, the MGA set ception at the 1983 Masters Tourna­ new standards for golf administration; ment in Augusta, then USGA President namely, the first use o f computers for William Campbell openly applauded the tournament administration in the early GCSAA for “ having put together the ’70s; refinement o f g o lfs handicap sys­ finest professional team in golf,” and tem (the present USGA G H IN system hinted, in a complimentary way, that was originally modeled off the MGA the GCSAA would find it difficult to system); defining a testing mechanism keep its staff in tact. The 9,000-mem­ for measuring golf officials’ knowledge ber association has flourished ever since. o f the Rules o f Golf; securing commer­ A Quantum Leap Into the Golf Industry cial sponsorship for regional association The Met Years events and activities; and establishing The knowledgeable McLoughlin, a Brooklyn native (1934), is a graduate o f the precedent o f the Presidents Council Jim became executive director o f the MetGCSA in December 1984 during as one o f g o lfs more effective and Iona Prep (basketball scholarship) and Chuck Martineau’s term as president. lasting educational programs. Holy Cross College (1956). In addi- • to say the least. “ This is the ultimate recognition, and from the very people I wanted it most,” he smiles. “And quite timely as well.” Jim recently won a lawsuit against the G olf Course Superin­ tendents Association o f America (GCSAA), which he pursued to clear his name and reputation. “ There is neither a feeling o f vindica­ tion nor retribution, and surely none was sought or desired,” explains Jim. “ I have only admiration and respect for golf course superintendents across this land.” But actions speak louder than words: While in the midst o f the legal battle with the national body, he continued to help local superintendents every day through the MetGCSA and through individual counseling where fees were never an issue. Virtually every super up and down the East Coast who loses a job is referred to Jim for “ crisis” career management help—and with good results. Specifically, 25 o f 26 supers coun­ seled in the job application process over the past few years have been hired. What’s more, many superintendents sleep well these days because o f the pre­ cedent-setting security Jim writes into their contracts with employers. “ This award has to be the gift o f a lifetime,” says Jim. And according to Winged Foot Super Bob Alonzi, it’s well earned. A past MetGCSA president and current member o f the Awards Commit­ tee, Bob made an impassioned presenta­ tion in nominating Jim for the award. “ It’s recognition long overdue,” insists Bob. Larry Pakkala o f Wood way Country Club, who chairs the Awards Commit­ tee, says, “Jim McLoughlin’s achieve­ ments in improving the quality o f golf course superintendents’ careers and their very image locally, nationally, and even internationally are accomplish­ ments that demanded our recognition.” (4 ) Tee to Green May 1993 tion, he holds a law degree from Fordham University (1959) and a master’s in Physics from Syracuse University (1961) thanks to a National Science Foundation Fellowship. Before embarking on a career in the golf industry, Jim taught Physics and coached basketball at Pleasantville High School and Hackley Prep. It was while attending Syracuse that he met Mary Ellen Schepp, who was to become his wife and the mother o f Laura, Jim, and Kenneth. They’ve made their home for years in Pleasantville, NY, and are members o f the Whippoorwill Club. Notable Notes And he left in May 1987 because pres­ sures o f the lawsuit were creating con­ fusion and divided loyalties. “ I was hired by the Met to accom­ plish, on a regional basis, many o f the same goals and objectives that I was hired to achieve for GCSAA,” says Jim. wJim McLoughlin took us to a higher plateau, adding a new and expanded dimension to our local association, and he succeeded beyond our wildest dreams,” says Chuck, adding: “ He restructured and fully sponsored our newsletter; increased our member­ ship roll from 200-plus to 400-plus in two short years; computerized adminis­ tration o f chapter activities and records; set new educational standards for re­ gional chapters; instilled a new pride in the MetGCSA membership; and earned everlasting respect for the Met supers throughout the New York Metropolitan district. “ He was and is something very spe­ cial,” Chuck continues. “ His contribu­ tions to the Met are legendary, and the John Reid Award is merely a small token o f our appreciation o f his efforts.” During his illustrious career, Jim found time to serve as president o f the International Association o f G olf Ad­ ministrators and National Chairman for g o lfs Turf Management Research Committee. At the moment, Jim heads three golf-based service companies: TM G, Inc., a consulting firm; Double Eagle Enterprises, Inc., a golf course develop­ ment company; and Capital Links, Inc., g o lfs first investment banking firm. “ This was totally unexpected,” Jim says o f the award. “ Suddenly, I rea­ lized that my relationship with superin­ tendents across the country has always been on course—no pun intended. This honor is a confirmation o f the many good things the supers and I have shaped and shared through the years.” F O R I I II PERFECT PU T T . . . You’ve seen the Smooth Roll in action - grooming the greens at the following major events: New Members Scott Boyce, Class B, Burning Tree Country Club, Greenwich, CT Patrick Daly, Class B, Rockrimmon Country Club, Stamford, CT Into Alert C’mon Board he MetGCSA Nominating Com ­ mittee is ready and waiting for nominations to the Board o f Di­ rectors. 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The course, which attracted 88 buying or selling aquatic pesticides must golfers, played beautifully despite the rain. Here’s the outcome o f both tourneys. adhere to a series o f new regulations. Suppliers must have a commercial Four-Man Net Tourney applicators permit to sell the products, and they must hold one o f the following Low Net Winners to purchase them: a commercial applica­ 57 Mark Fuller, Connecticut GC, Frank Lamphier, Aspetuck Valley CC, Fred tors permit, a certified I.D. card, or a Scheyhing, Mount Kisco C C special one-year purchase permit, which 59 John Hawthorne & Charlie Siemers, Hawthorne Brothers Tree Service, Tom states how much product can be bought Tooley, Mount Kisco CC, Scott Tretera, Elmwood CC and applied. The permit is free. 59 Gary Arlio, North Jersey CC, Mike Cook & Bob Mullane, Alpine, the Care of Chemical applicators must be certified Trees, Bob DeMarco, Powelton Club in aquatic category 5, have the special 60 Tony Baviello, Pelham CC, Matt Ceplo, Westchester Hills GC, Dave purchase permit, or hold a private appli­ Mahoney, Siwanoy CC, Dennis Petruzzelli, Takeover CC cators permit. 61 John Currie, Currie Landscaping, Bob Lippman, Westchester T urf Supply, The DEC is offering a grace period— Tim Moore, Knollwood CC, Todd Polidor, Heritage Hills of Westchester but only for products labeled for both 61 Scott Niven, The Stanwich Club, Larry Pakkala, Woodway CC, Rick Schock, terrestrial and aquatic use, such as cer­ Wee Burn CC, Gregg Stanley, Rockrimmon CC tain Diquat and copper sulfate products. Noncommercial permit holders have Closest to the Pin Longest Drive until November 1, 1993 to purchase and sell these mixed-label products; while #4 Ernie Rizzio, T urf Products Corp. #3 Tony Grasso, Metropolis CC commercial permit holders have until #17 Stephen Kay, Stephen Kay Golf March 1, 1994. Course Architects If you have any questions concerning this new regulation, you can contact the Superintendent Two-Man Best Ball Championship New York State D EC at 518-457-7482. SC O TT APGAR Mark Fuller and Frank Lamphier posted an astonishing 62 and were awarded the Metro Milorganite, Inc. first seed. Equally remarkable was Fred Scheyhing, who without his partner, Chuck Martineau, qualified on his own ball. In all, 16 teams made the grade. O Tools ol the Trade 62 65 66 67 67 67 67 67 70 70 70 70 70 71 73 73 Mark Fuller, Connecticut G C /Frank Lamphier, Aspetuck Valley CC Bob Alonzi, Winged Foot G C /Joe Alonzi, Westchester CC Rick Schock, Wee Burn CC/G regg Stanley, Rockrimmon C C Tim Moore, Knollwood CC/Todd Polidor, Heritage Hills of Westchester Earl Millett, Ridgeway C C /Mark Millett, Old Oaks CC Bob Dwyer, Somerset Hills GC/Wayne Foster, Rockaway River CC Dave Mahoney, Siwanoy CC/Dennis Petruzzelli, Lakeover CC Tony Baviello, Pelham CC/M att Ceplo, Westchester Hills GC Les Kennedy, Oak Lane C C /John Streeter, Woodbridge CC Tony Grasso, Metropolis C C /Greg Wojick, Greenwich CC Gary Arlio, North Jersey C C /Bob DeMarco, Powelton Club Dave Arel, Tamarack C C /Joe Cotone, Briar H all CC Mike Mongon, Areola C C /]ohn O ’Keefe, Preakness Hills CC Mike Leary, Montammy GC/Tony Savone, Quaker Ridge GC Dennis Flynn, Brae Burn C C /Peter Rappoccio, Silver Spring CC Chuck Martineau, Whippoorwill Club/Frcd Scheyhing, Mount Kisco C C Competing teams will arrange and play their respective matches until a team cham­ pion is crowned in September. Updates will be reported, here, in the Tee to Green. DAVE M AHONEY Siwanoy Country Club Posters Worth a Thousand Words A complimentary three-poster set from the GCSAA has probably already arrived on your doorstep. It’s objective is to help you educate your membership about three o f the most important, but least understood, phases o f golf course maintenance: aerification, application o f fertilizers and pesticides, and golf cart restrictions. The posters are UV-coated so you can jot down—and then erase—dates or other pertinent information. Additional copies are available for a nominal $5 per set by contacting the GCSAA’s Commu­ nications Department, 913-832-4470. Tee to Green May 1993 (7 ) mmmmmmmmx Patrons listed on this page are supporting our association. You are encouraged to support them. ft Almstead Tree Co. Inc. Kevin Wyatt 58 Beechwood Ave., New Rochelle, NY 10801 914-576-0193 ft Grass Roots T u rf Products Inc. Ken Kubik: 201-361-5943 P.O. Box 336 Mt. 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Box 418, Exeter, RI 02822 David Wallace: 401-789-8177 James Barrett Associates, Inc. Golf Course Irrigation Design & Consulting Jim Barrett 201-744-8237 ft The O.M. Scott & Sons Company Area Technical Representatives NY: Frank Marra, 516-286-7712 CT: Steve DiVito, 203-723-5190 James Carrière & Sons, Inc. Bill Carrière 7 Cottage St., Port Chester, NY 10573 914-937-2136 ft 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 ft Atlantic Irrigation Specialists Inc. Tim Pogue/Ed Santalone 70 Research Drive, Stamford CT 06906 800-886-4774 ft Blue Ridge Peat Farms Inc. Topdressing, Peat, Humus, & Potting Soil Gene Evans 717-443-9596 ft Ciba-Geigy Corp. Randy R. Moser 2120 Greyhorse Dr., Warrington, PA 18976 215-343-5654 Steven Willand, Inc. Turf Equipment P.O. Box 9, RT 206, Augusta, NJ 07822 201-579-5656 Land Reclamation Inc. Richard Borrelli 145 Old Kings Highway So., Darien, CT 06820 203-655-4222 T B S Maintenance & Improvement Tony Bettino 102 Fulton St., White Plains, NY 10606 914-949-3362 T L C Security Systems Electronic Surveillance, Card Keys, Door Hardware 620 Mamaroneck Ave., Mamaroneck, NY 10543 Bob Thompson: 914-698-8382 ft Dar Par Sales Golf Course & Tennis Supplies Outdoor Furniture Dominic A. Richichi 914-946-1743, FAX 914-946-0796 ft LESCO , Inc. Seed, Fertilizer, Control Products, Equipment Greg Moran: 914-331-4869 800-321-5325 ft D& S Floratine Products, Trion Lifts, Precision Small Engine Co., Flymo Dave Basconi: 203-250-TURF ft Lofts Seed, Inc. John Farrell P.O. Box 146, Bound Brook, NJ 08805 908-356-8700 ft Tuckahoe T u rf Farms, Inc. Golf Course Turf Specialists Bents, Fescues, Ryes, Blues Skip Deubel: 800-243-7582 DeBuck’s Sod Farm Grower and Supplier of Quality Bluegrass and Fescue Sods Ray Dorsey/Leonard DeBuck: 914-258-4131 ft Metro Milorganite Inc. Rick Apgar/Scott Apgar/Joe Stahl 365 Adams St., Bedford Hills, NY 10507 914-666-3171, FAX 914-666-9183 ft T u rf Products C orp./T O R O George Gorton, Irrigation/Al Tretera, Equipment P.O. Box 1200, Enfield, CT 06083 800-243-4355/203-763-3581 DeLea Sod Farms Vinnie Sasso/Joel Miller 444 Elwood Rd., East Northport, NY 11731 800-244-SODS/516-368-8022 M ontco/Surf- Side/Zap! Surfactants-Defoamers Box 404, Amber, PA 19002 Robert Oeschle: 215-836-4992/215-628-3144 ft T u rf Products Corporation Ernie Rizzio - Buddy Rizzio 47 Howell Rd., P.O. Box 296 Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046, 201-263-1234 Double Eagle Equipment Co. Inc. Jerome Pearlman 27 Lawnacre Rd., Windsor Locks, CT 06096 203-623-2500 Nor-Am Chemical Company David J. Sylvester 311 Carriage Dr., Kensington, CT 06037 203-828-8905 ft Valley View Greenhouse Frank Amodio RT 123, RR 2, Box 27, So. Salem, NY 10590 914-533-2504/914-533-2526 Partac G olf Course Top-Dressing Kelsey Park, Great Meadows, NJ 07838 Jim Kelsey: 800-247-2326 Bill & Joe Carrière: 914-937-2136 ft W.A. Cleary Chemical Co. Robert Leslie: 201-746-6734 1049 Somerset St., Somerset, NJ 08873 908-247-8000/800-524-1662 P.I.E. Supply Company Dedicated to Sales and Service of Quality Irrigation Equipment Call Steve Smith at 203-878-0658 ft Westchester Ford Tractor Inc. John Apple Meadow St., Goldens Bridge, NY 10526 914-232-7746 Pro-Lawn Products, Inc. Stephen Kotowicz P.O. Box 2935, Danbury, CT 06813 203-792-3032 ft Westchester T u rf Supply, Inc. Bob Lippman/Bob Lippman Jr. P.O. Box 198, Lincolndale, NY 10540 914-248-7476 ^ Eastern Land Management Inc. Bruce Moore 113 Canal St., Shelton, CT 06484 . 203-924-7272 Egypt Farms, Inc. Topdressing, Construction Mixes, Bunker Sand, Computerized Soil Blending White Marsh, MD 21162, 800-899-7645 (SOIL) ft Emerald Isle, Ltd. Bill Middleton 2153 Newport Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48103 8 00-628-GROW ft E / T Equipment Co. Bernie White/John Ferrucio 425 S. Riverside Ave., Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520 914-271-6126, FAX 914-271-6146 Rhone-Poulenc C o./C H IP C O Greg Hutch 877 Yellowbank Rd., Toms River, N J 08753 908-929-4657 ft Fleet Pump & Service Group Donald Tiedemann 100 Calvert St., Harrison, NY 10512 914-835-3801 SAV-A-TREE Complete Tree & Shrub Care, Naturally Westchester: 914-666-8202 NJ: 201-891-5379 CT: 203-661-6755 Glenmore Landscape Service Glenn S. Moore RR 3, Box 285, Hackgreen Rd. Pound Ridge, NY 10576, 914-764-4348 (J ) Tee to Green May 1993 ft 'C. White Contractors Golf Course Construction and Renovation P.O. Box 484, Old Greenwich, CT 06870 James E. Morris Jr.: 203-637-5251/914-234-0092 ft Wilfred MacDonald, Inc. Dennis DeSanctis 340 Main Ave., Clifton, NJ 07014 201-365-6801 f t Denotes M etG CSA member