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Forewarned Is
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The Multi-Talented Arthur Weber Wins
John Reid Lifetime Achievement Award

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et out your ammunition. Once
t is a given that “some people don’t
again, golf courses—and golf
choose their careers. They’re en­
course superintendents—are under
gulfed by them.” Case in point:
attack by misguided environmen­
Arthur Phineas Weber, the multi­
talists. This time their words of ridicule talented Long Islander and a jack-of-allhave been published in what I had be­trades if there ever was one, who served
lieved to be a credible and journalisti­two years (1987-88) as president of the
cally responsible newspaper: The Wall
100,000-member Metropolitan Golf
Street Journal. I now have my doubts. Association (MGA).
For those who haven’t seen the May
Weber—whose careers ran the gamut
2 WSJ article titled “Golf Courses Are from harmonica virtuoso to speed-skater
Denounced as Health Hazards,” let me to master rifleman to nuclear scientist
give you some of the high points. You and engineer to author to turf expert—
should be armed to address questions
has captured the MetGCSA’s coveted
from members who will most certainly John Reid Lifetime Achievement Award
Ralph Engel, Geoffrey Cornish, Dr.
be alarmed by what they’ve read here. for 1994.
The article quotes such misinformed
Weber’s selection was announced by Haruo Tashiro, Frank Hannigan, and
“environmentalists” as Sierra Club rep­ Country Club of Darien Superintendent James McLoughlin.
Arthur Weber is truly a man for all
resentative Blake Early who says of golf Tim O ’Neill, who is chairman of the
courses, “They nuke these things in order Awards Committee and immediate past seasons and one both fascinated and
to get the grass looking real nice.” An in­ president. Weber was honored Monday, consumed by the work ethic. He is a
graduate chemical and nuclear engi­
telligent comment, if I ever heard one. June 6 at Tamarack Country Club in
neer, with degrees from the College of
Then there’s the claim from an in­
Greenwich, CT, as a highlight of the
ternational anti-golf organization, the
MetGCSA’s annual Invitational Tourna­ the City of New York (CCNY) and The
Global Anti-Golf Movement, that golf ment. He joins an impressive roster of Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak
courses create pollution that aleads to
Reid honorees that include Ken Venturi, Ridge, TN.
The 74-year-old (continued on page 4)
health problemsfor local communities,
Alexander Radko, Guido Cribari, Dr.
populations downstream, and even golf­
ers.” Of course, they don’t present any Also in This Issue
evidence to substantiate this farfetched
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Board of Dvectors
! recent GCSAA study, which the paper
says anoted an alarm ingly high rate o f
cancer deaths am ong itsfo rm er m em bers,33
T o say “alarmingly high” is a bit o f a
stretch.
W hat’s m ore, though the W SJ does go
on to say that the study’s authors
astressed that no causal link had been
established, nor any dan ger to golfers, 33it
did add a slightly incriminating final
statement. It notes that the researchers
said ait would be ca p ru d en t strategy3fo r
superintendents to cm inim ize their expo­
sure potential to pesticides3 through such
methods as w earing protective clothing
and m aking sure pesticide users carefully
follow label instructions.33 N ot only does
that suggest we don’t handle and apply
pesticides carefully, it implies that any­
one who works— and plays— on golf
courses has something to worry about.
Worse still was the paper’s recap o f
the 1 991 study by the NYS Attorney
General titled “Toxic Fairways.” As you
probably remember, this report was
based on nonscientific documentation
which stated, among other things, that
“golf course managers apply huge
amounts o f pesticides following a pre­
determined recipe o f repeated applica­
tions rather than customized treatments
in response to specific problems.”
The WSJ extrapolated the following
from this study: aA t least some g o lf
courses in the U.S. pound the planet with
so many chemicals that they make more
widely vilified offenders such as fa rm er
and crabgrass-killing homeowners look
harmless. The g o lf courses in the Long
Island area annually used more than
5 0 ,0 0 0 pounds o f pesticides, or about 18
pounds p er treated acre. That is nearly
seven times as much as fa rm ers dum p per
treated acre. A n d it is almost twice as
high as the more dire estimates o f what
homeowners dum p through do-it-yourself
lawn care.33
The WSJ piece further damned golf
courses by suggesting that wildlife—
particularly birds— are endangered on
golf courses. It says, *Since 1971, the
New Tork State D epartm ent o f Conserva­
tion has recorded 2 5 cases o f bird deaths
that it says were related to g o lf course
pesticides. In one instance, 5 4 6 brant

geese were fo u n d dead on and near a
Hem pstead g o lf course after it was
sprayed with diazinon; the rem ains were
fo u n d to have unusually high residues o f
the pesticide. D iazinon has since been
banned on all g o lf courses in the U .S.33
Why didn’t the paper bring out the
fact that many courses across the coun­
try are working with the Audubon So­
ciety and USGA to establish themselves
as wildlife sanctuaries— and that they’re
complying with a rigorous set o f criteria
in seven achievement categories, not the
least o f which are environmental plan­
ning, IPM , wildlife food and cover en­
hancement, and water conservation and
enhancement?
Yet another offense was the illustra­
tion that accompanied the article. It
showed two golfers playing a course in
moon suits surrounded by glowing trees
and chemical warning signs. Pretty
appalling. I thought The W all Street
Jo u rn a l had a little more class.
So convincing is The W all Street
Jo u rn a ls testimony against golf courses
that even superintendents could begin
to doubt their safety. But remind your­
self that nothing in the GCSAA study,
the “Toxic Fairways” report, or the
numerous other accounts o f pesticide
and fertilizer use suggest that we are
putting the environment or the public
at risk.
W e, after all, applied the principles o f
integrated pest management long be­
fore the term was invented. W e’ve been
at the forefront o f the environmental
movement, continually educating our­
selves in the responsible use o f pesti­
cides and fertilizers and supporting re­
search to find viable nonchemical con­
trols for golf course pests and fungi.
Be sure to get your hands on this
Wall Street Jo u rn a l article, and if you
haven’t already, read the “Toxic Fair­
ways” report. (I can supply copies o f
both, if you need them .) See for your­
self how our profession is being unfairly
victimized. I t’s the only way to prepare
a truly informed response for golfing
members who read these irresponsible
and unfounded reports.
JO E A L O N Z I, CGCS
President

President
JOSEPH ALONZI, CGCS

Westchester Country Club
Vice President
JOHN O'KEEFE, CGCS

Preakness Hills Country Club
Secretary
JOHN CARLONE, CGCS

Middle Bay Country Club
Treasurer
EARLMILLETT

Ridgeway Country Club
Past President
TIMOTHY O'NEILL, CGCS

Country Club of Darien
MATT CEPLO, CGCS

Westchester Hills Golf Club
WILLIAM HEINTZ

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PATRICK E. LUCAS

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DAVID MAHONEY

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TIMOTHY MOORE

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DENNIS PETRUZZELLI, CGCS

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JEFFREY SCO n , CGCS

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Spotlight

M att Ceplo and W estchester Hills:
H osts to the M et’s Tw o-Ball Qualifier
veryone works together for a com ­
mon cause.” F o r M att Ceplo,
that’s one o f the high points o f his
job as golf course superintendent
at W estchester Hills G olf Club in White
Plains, NY. “In a day and age where
clubs are becoming more like businesses,
W estchester Hills still maintains a familytype atmosphere,” he continues. “The
membership, manager, and clubhouse
staff—from chef to locker room atten­
dant— are all great to work with. I t’s like
one big family.”
May 1 6 , M att hosted our second golf
meeting o f the year and the 1 9 9 4 Tw oBall Qualifier.
Superintendent at W estchester Hills
for seven years, M att came to the job
with a two-year degree in horticulture
from SU N Y Delhi and four years as
assistant superintendent at Ridgewood
Country Club in New Jersey under then
superintendent E d Walsh.
His strong background is o f immense
help with what he describes as one o f his
biggest challenges at Westchester Hills:
“trying to keep this old course challeng­
ing for modern play.”
Constructed in 1 9 1 3 by Pete Clark—
who shortly after designed and built
Ridgeway Country Club directly across
the street— Westchester Hills is a quaint,
relatively short course. The fairways are
tight and the greens small. That means
to score low, you have to be a straight
shooter with pinpoint accuracy— as those
who played golf on the 16th know well.
Explains M att, “Because the ball goes
so much farther today, we have to come
up with different ways to make holes
interesting.”
Case in point: the Par 5, Num ber 6,
which is considered the signature hole.
M att and his crew built a pond in front
o f the green his first year as superinten­
dent mainly because the green was too
easily reached in two strokes. In addition
to adding challenge to the hole, the
pond also eliminated one o f the course’s
wet areas.
Two more recent projects M att has
added to his list o f accomplishments are
three new tees— #2 # 1 4 , and # 17— and
the expansion o f the course’s cart paths.
H e completed this work last year.

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As you rounded the course, you
probably also saw evidence o f the bun­
ker renovation program Matt began
three years ago. So far, he’s rebuilt 6 0
o f the course’s 7 5 bunkers and hopes to
secure the funds to complete the rest in
the near future.
Another o f M att’s “pet” projects is
to attract blue birds— and now wood
ducks— to the course. H e has 11 blue
bird boxes strategically located on the
grounds and, for the past three years,
has had two fledglings come back to
nest. A third has moved in for the first
time this year. The two wood duck
boxes he posted last year have yet to
draw visitors, but M att’s still hopeful.
One o f the clubhouse maintenance staff
has kindly offered to help with the pro­
gram by cleaning and monitoring the
boxes on a regular basis.
Though Matt admits he finds it dif­
ficult to squeeze in a full round o f golf
very often, you will see him on the driv­

ing range. He also likes to take a pitch­
ing wedge along when he changes cups
so he can work on his short game. He
tries to get in four or five holes some
afternoons to help stay in tune with the
way the course is playing before he starts
his trek back home to New Jersey, where
his wife, Jasmine, o f nine years and their
two daughters, Allison, 6 , and Megan,
2 , await his arrival.
This is the third MetGCSA meeting
— two golf and one business— that Matt
has hosted. “I was happy to have every­
one come here to play the course,” he
says. “After a tough winter, though,
there are a few areas that got hurt. I
can’t single out any one area; greens,
tees, and fairways all need extra attention
this spring. But hey,” Matt continues,
adding a little levity to the situation,
“the sand in the bunkers came through
fine.”
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Special Feature (cont.

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The Multi-Talented Arthur Weber Wins
John Reid Lifetime Achievement Award
Rockville Center resident was one o f
only 35 knowledgeable atom experts
assembled from the World W ar II
Manhattan Project for Special Training
and Coordination o f the Nuclear
Sciences to harness the atom as a fuel
for nuclear power reactors. The late
Admiral Hyman Rickover was also a
member o f that renowned group. It
was Weber and his talented cohorts who
helped develop America’s first two
atomic submarines: Nautilus and
SeaWolf.
But long before the atom , Arthur
Weber, the eager, ambitious teenager,
was authoring headlines as a harmonica
virtuoso with the Children’s H ou r CBSRadio Sunday Morning Show and as a
member o f the popular Borrah Minnevitch Harmonica Rascals on W O R radio. Young W eber was blowing his

nonsectarian golf club on the Island— on
the former Cornelius Vanderbilt W hit­
ney Estate. W eber served as the club’s
first president and a long-tenured Green
Chairman. And to this day, 3 3 years
later, he is still an influential member o f
the Green Com m ittee.
O h, yes, in and around this period,
Arthur W eber found time to serve as a
full professor at the now Polytechnic
University, associate professor at New
York University, and instructor o f
chemical engineering at C C N Y.
In 1 9 8 4 , he organized and chaired
the very first Green Comm ittee for the
M GA, from which sprouted the TriState T u rf Research Foundation, a fund­
raising organization now run by repre­
sentatives from the MetGCSA, LIGCSA,
N JGCSA, CAG CS, and the MGA.
It is no stretch to recount there that
these vital efforts helped dignify the role
o f the greenskeeper to the lofty heights
o f superintendent. T u rf research has
attained the pinnacle o f pure profession­
alism, thanks to the efforts o f the dedi­
cated Webers who join the fold.
It was W eber who recently put to ­
gether
the first Code o f Environmental
be his work with the golf course superin­
C
onduct,
which he describes as “an
tendents in golf course maintenance.
interactive
set o f principles, policies,
“His leadership role in creating the
procedures,
and responsibilities govern­
MGA Green Com m ittee, in starting the
ing
the
use
o
f golf course nutrients and
Tri-State T u rf Research Foundation, and
pesticides,
water
management, and
in ensuring that our golf courses are
wildlife
conservation.”
This code was
environmentally responsible will have a
not
only
adopted
by
his
home club, Old
positive effect on golf for years to come.
Westbury,
it
is
also
being
considered by
“I can think o f no one who deserves
the
USG
A
as
a
model
for
the universal
the John Reid Lifetime Achievement
code it is creating to guide turfgrass
Award more than Arthur W eber.”
management practices across the
country.
Larry Pakkala, CGCS
W eber is a member o f the USGA
Superintendent, Woodway CC
Green Section C om m ittee, and a few
First President of the Tri-State Turf Research
years ago, authored “ Communicate!
Foundation
Communicate! C om m unicate!” for the
Past president, MetGCSA
USGA G reen Section R ecord. A version
“It was an honor to work on the board
o f this piece appeared in the July 1 9 9 2
o f the Tri-State T u rf Research Founda­
issue o f the Tee to G reen and is consid­
tion with Arthur W eber.
ered M U ST reading for superintendents,
“With his diverse background in the
green chairmen, golf executives, and
science world, his knowledge o f the
golfers in general.
game o f golf, and his close relationship
In honoring Arthur P. W eber, the
with the agronomic aspects o f turfgrass
M etGCSA reaches out and makes a
management and the golf course super­
“super” contribution to the golf awards
intendent, Arthur is an outstanding
game.
recipient for this year’s Reid Award.”

way to fame during the tender 10- to
1 7 -year-old period o f his life.
Before he finished high school,
young W eber hit the jackpot as a speedskater on ice, winning the New York
Daily News’ Silver Skates Crown and
vying for the Olympic team, which was
ended by a bad fall and severed leg vein
and six months o f hospitalization.
During this period, he was also hailed
as a master marksman with rifle out o f
Abraham Lincoln H igh, one o f the 10
best in the City o f New York.
There’s more, o f course, considerably
more: Later golf out o f BethPage; for­
mation o f The Sunrise Golf Club (2 4
guys who loved the game beyond de­
scription); golf at Oceanside, which later
became Middle Bay Country Club; and
finally the creation o f the Old Westbury
Golf & Country Club— the very first

H igh Praise for A rth ur W eber’s W ork
in the G olf W orld
Tim O’Neill, CGCS
Superintendent, CC of Darien
Awards Committee Chairman
Immediate Past President, MetGCSA
“As the M etGCSA’s Awards C om m it­
tee Chairman, I am proud to present
Arthur W eber with the 1 9 9 4 John Reid
Lifetime Achievement Award.
“In serving on the board o f the TriState T u rf Research Foundation, I ’ve
seen firsthand Arthur’s enthusiasm for
and dedication to promoting the golf
course superintendent and the profes­
sion. Equally important, though, is his
tireless search for— and support of—
environmentally responsible golf course
maintenance practices.
“Arthur has been an inspiration to all
fortunate enough to have worked with
him.”

Jay Mottola
Executive Director, MGA
“Although few people have affected
golf in as many ways or on as many
levels as Arthur W eber, it’s clear to me
that his most lasting contributions will

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Spotlight

A Look at the Invitational Site and H ost
nyone who played Tamarack
Country Club before 1 9 8 8 was
treated to a new-and-improved
course on June 6 . O ur host, Dave
Arel, has been busy making improve­
ments for the past six years. This gem
o f a golf course is tucked in a hidden
corner o f Greenwich, C T , surrounded
by other clubs that get all the attention.
I t’s an excellent choice for this year’s
M etGCSA Invitational.
Built in 1 9 2 9 , Tamarack is a Charles
Banks course. Nicknamed “Steam
Shovel,” Banks had an affinity for
moving tremendous amounts o f earth to
form huge, elevated greens and deep
bunkers. His design has made the
course a maintenance challenge: “W e’re
forced to use lightweight mowers,
which takes a lot o f tim e,” explains
Dave, who has 30 acres o f fairways to
groom with Triplexes.
When he took the job at Tamarack
the latter part o f 1 9 8 7 , the consensus
was that the course needed to change—
in a big way. His greens chairmen— his
first o f five years and now his present
one— have given Dave both the funding
and support necessary to do whatever it
takes to update the course— properly.
After all, Tamarack is a golfer’s
club— there’s no paddle tennis and only
a few tennis courts— with an active
golfing membership. When there’s an
outing, they’re champing at the bit to
get out on the course the second they
can. When it rains, they’re teeing it up
as soon as the last drop hits the ground.
The course gets heavy play, to say the
least, which is why cart path expansion is
an ongoing project here.
Among the major capital improve­
ments Dave’s initiated and completed in
his tenure are a four-year, in-house
bunker renovation program and the
reconstruction o f tees #4 and # 13.
Both projects were done simultaneously.
If you’re scratching your head in
wonder, let me just say there was a
method to Dave’s madness. H e was
able to recycle the old trap sand by
using it in the tee mix. “You have to
put it someplace,” he notes.
Completed late last fall, the bunker
project involved a good deal o f drainage

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work: Some drains were reconstructed,
many rerouted, and others were
capped. A total o f 2 5 dry wells were
installed where drains originally were
routed into old cinders directly beneath
the bunker.
Explaining the tee reconstruction,
Dave says, “Overall, the tees here are
tiny— about two acres total throughout
the entire course. We expanded the
4th from 1 2 0 0 square feet to 4 3 0 0 and
the 13th from 1 8 0 0 to 3 2 0 0 .” Dave
plans to attack one or two tees every
fall, until all have been renovated.
Another project, which is nearing
completion, is the enlargement o f a
retention pond. Constructed 2 0 years
ago, the pond was too small to hold the
water required to carry the course
through a drought. Besides doubling
the pond’s capacity, Dave and his crew
installed a new liner to put an end to
the persistent leaks they’ve always had
to live with. “When this project is
finally complete, we might actually be
prepared for the next stress period,”
says Dave.
Still another project Dave’s set his
sights on: returning the 197-yard, Par
3, Number 12 hole to its original
design. Apparently, the green has
gotten smaller over time, as the long,
deep swale that was once part o f the
green has evolved into an approach area
in front o f the green.
Dave came to Tamarack after five
years as an assistant to Sleepy Hollow
Superintendent Joe Camberato. Hired
right out o f Stockbridge UMass, which
also happens to be Jo e ’s alma mater,
Dave feels he owes a good deal o f his
success to Jo e’s training and guidance.
Dave also gives praise to his manager,
Tom Tuthill, another Sleepy Hollow
alum, for his interest in and support o f
the maintenance operation.
When I didn’t see a wedding ring on
Dave’s finger— and knowing that he
must have to put in a good 6 0 to 7 0
hours a week to juggle all those
projects— I immediately assumed he
wasn’t married. Those who know him
well know how mistaken I was. N ot
only has Dave been married for 10
years, he and his wife, Carol, have an

8 -year-old son named Keith.
Dave explains he’s never worn a
wedding ring for fear he could get it
caught in a piece o f machinery and lose
a finger.
One o f Dave’s loves in life is w ood­
working. Examples o f his craft can be
seen in the office he constructed when
he first got to Tamarack and in the
bunk beds he built in his son’s room at
home.
Another o f Dave’s favorite pastimes
is golf; he plays whenever he can make
the time. H e’d like nothing better than
to drop his handicap from an 18 to a
1 0 , but that means making time for
lessons and practice— time he doesn’t
quite have at present. H e would also
like to become certified in the near
future. But right now, it’s business as
usual . . . more cart paths . . . more tee
work . . .
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Scorecard

Sleepy Hollow Superintendent/M anager
Tourney Draws a Full Field
he opening golf tournament at Sleepy Hollow— our Superintendent/M an­
ager Event— was a terrific success. The golf course was in perfect condition,
and the flowering ornamentals were at their peak. After a long winter, it was
a very welcome sight.
Joe Camberato and his staff deserve the highest praise for preparing a great course
in such as short time.
We had a full field with 1 2 9 golfers. H ere are the results:

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work on Hype rodes Weevil control.
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research projects you would like us to
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remember to send in your donation for
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PATRON DI RECTORY
Patrons listed on this page are supporting bur association. You are encouraged to support them.
Almstead T ree C o . Inc.
Kevin Wyatt: 9 1 4 -5 7 6 -0 1 9 3
58 Beechwood Avc.
New Rochelle, N Y 10 8 0 1

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Feldm an Brothers Inc.
David Feldm an/Joe Schneider
T urf Maintenance Equipment
8 0 0 -5 2 7 - 3 8 9 8 ,2 0 3 -4 4 3 - 3 5 3 0

ft

R hone-P oulenc C o ./C H I P C O
Greg Hutch
8 7 7 Ycllowbank R d., Tom s River, NJ 0 8 7 5 3
9 0 8 -9 2 9 - 4 6 5 7

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Fleet Pum p & Service G roup
Donald Tiedemann
1 0 0 Calvert St., Harrison, NY 10 5 2 8
9 1 4 -8 3 5 -3 8 0 1

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S A V -A -T R E E
Complete Tree & Shrub Care, Naturally
Westchester: 9 1 4 -6 6 6 -8 2 0 2
NJ: 2 0 1 -8 9 1 -5 3 7 9 CT: 2 0 3 -6 6 1 -6 7 5 5

A1 Preston’s Garage
Gary Shashinka: 2 0 3 -9 2 4 -1 7 4 7
Massey Ferguson, Sales & Service
Shelton, C T 0 6 4 8 4

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G lenm ore Landscape Service
Glenn S. M oore
9 8 Hackgreen R d., Pound Ridge, NY 1 0 5 7 6
9 1 4 -7 6 4 -4 3 4 8

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Sawtelle B ro th ers Inc.
Jim Rock
21 E. Dudleytown R d., Bloomfield, C T 0 6 0 0 2
8 0 0 -9 9 9 -T U R F

A rgento & Son Inc.
Turf Equipment: Parts and Service
Louis Argento: 9 1 4 -9 4 9 -1 1 5 2
1 Prospect Ave., White Plains, NY 1 0 6 0 7

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Grass R oots T u r f P rod ucts Inc.
KenKubik
P .O .B o x 3 3 6 , Mt. Freedom , N J 0 7 9 7 0
2 0 1 -3 6 1 -5 9 4 3

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Shemin N urseries Inc.
Horticultural-Irrigation Supplies
Jim Hespe: 2 0 3 -5 3 1 - 7 3 5 2
1081 King St., Greenwich, C T 0 6 8 3 1

Greenacres C om pany
Golf Course Irrigation & Landscaping
2 6 6 Newtown Tpke., Redding, C T 0 6 8 9 6
Dave Pijnenburg: 2 0 3 -9 3 8 -8 6 1 8

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Stephen Kay, G o lf C ou rse A rchitects
Renovation, Master Planning, New Golf Courses
4 9 5 New Rochelle Rd., Office 2B
Bronxvillc, N Y 1 0 7 0 8 ,9 1 4 - 6 9 9 - 4 4 3 7

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G row th P rod ucts, L td .
Clare Reinbergen
P.O . Box 1 2 5 9 , White Plains, NY 1 0 6 0 2
9 1 4 -4 2 8 -1 3 1 6

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Steven W illand, Inc.
Bruce Pye
2 3 Route 2 0 6 , Augusta, NJ 0 7 8 2 2
2 0 1 -5 7 9 -5 6 5 6

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H aw thorn e B ros. T ree Service Inc.
John Haw thom c/Charles Siemers
5 Center St., Bedford Hills, NY 1 0 5 0 7
8 0 0 -2 3 5 -7 0 3 5

f t T ee and Green Sod, Inc.
Bentgrass, Fescue, Rye, Sod Blends, Washed Sod
P.O . Box 4 1 8 , Exeter, RI 0 2 8 2 2
David Wallace: 4 0 1 -7 8 9 - 8 1 7 7

f t A L P IN E , the C A R E o f T R E E S
Excellence in Tree Care
NY: 9 1 4 -9 4 8 -0 1 0 1
NJ: 2 0 1 -4 4 5 -4 9 4 9 CT: 2 0 3 -8 4 7 -1 8 5 5

f t Atlantic Irrigation Specialists Inc.
Tim P o g u e /E d Santalone
6 2 0 Commerce St., Thom w ood, NY 1 0 5 9 4
8 0 0 -8 7 8 -8 8 7 3
f t Blue Ridge Peat Farm s Inc.
Topdressing, Peat, Humus, & Potting Soil
Gene Evans
7 1 7 -4 4 3 -9 5 9 6
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Bruedan C orp.
Mike Gesm undo/Ron Shapiro
Ez-Go & Yamaha Vehicles
8 0 0 -5 3 5 -1 5 0 0

f t D A F Services
David A. Frechette
Irrigation Specialists
2 0 3 -5 2 8 -7 3 6 2 , FAX 2 0 3 -5 2 8 -0 0 5 1
f t D ar Par Sales
Golf Course & Tennis Supplies
Outdoor Furniture Dominic A. Richichi
9 1 4 -9 4 6 -1 7 4 3 , FAX 9 1 4 -9 4 6 -0 7 9 6
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D&S
Floratine Products, Nova T ee, Flymo,
Douglas Rollers, Trion Lifts
Dave Basconi: 2 0 3 -2 5 0-T U R F
DeLea Sod Farm s
Joel Miller/Vinnie Sasso
4 4 4 Elwood Rd., East Northport, NY 11 7 3 1
8 0 0 -2 4 4 -S O D S /5 1 6 -3 6 8 -8 0 2 2
Double Eagle Equipm ent C o ., Inc.
Carl Wallace, Vice President
Wallingford, C T 0 6 4 9 2
2 0 3 -2 6 5 -6 0 0 6

f t Down T o E arth
All Phases of Golf Course Construction
David Griffin
9 1 4 -5 7 6 -7 6 9 3

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Jam es C arriere & Sons, Inc.
Bill Carriere
7 Cottage St., Port Chester, NY 1 0 5 7 3
9 1 4 -9 3 7 -2 1 3 6

f t T he T erre C om pany o f N J, Inc.
Byron Johnson Jr.
2 0 6 Delawanna Ave., Clifton, N J 0 7 0 1 4
Office: 2 0 1 -4 7 3 -3 3 9 3 Home: 2 0 3 -7 4 8 -5 0 6 9

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L E S C O , Inc.
Seed, Fertilizer, Control Products, Equipment
Greg Moran: 9 1 4 -3 3 1 -4 8 6 9
8 0 0 -3 2 1 -5 3 2 5

f t Tuckahoe T u r f Farm s, In c.
Bentgrass for Greens, T ecs, & Fairways
Fine Fescue, Rye, Bluegrass, Washed Sod
Skip Deubel: 8 0 0 -2 4 3 -7 5 8 2

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L o ft’s Seed, Inc.
John Farrell
P.O . Box 1 4 6 , Bound Brook, N J 0 8 8 0 5
9 0 8 -3 5 6 -8 7 0 0

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T u r f P rod u cts C o r p ./T O R O
George Gorton, Irrigation/A l Tretera, Equipment
P.O . Box 1 2 0 0 , Enfield, C T 0 6 0 8 3
8 0 0 -2 4 3 - 4 3 5 5 /2 0 3 -7 6 3 - 3 5 8 1

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T u r f Prod u cts C orp oration
Ernie Rizzio
4 7 Howell Rd., P.O . Box 2 9 6
Mountain Lakes, NJ 0 7 0 4 6 ,2 0 1 - 2 6 3 - 1 2 3 4

f t M etro M ilorganite Inc.
Rick A p gar/Scott A p gar/Joe Stahl
3 6 5 Adams St., Bedford Hills, NY 1 0 5 0 7
9 1 4 -6 6 6 - 3 1 7 1 , FAX 9 1 4 -6 6 6 -9 1 8 3

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f t Eastern Land M anagem ent Inc.
Bruce M oore
Golf Course Renovation & Construction
2 0 3 -9 2 4 -7 2 7 2
Egypt Farm s, Inc.
Topdressing, Construction Mixes, Bunker Sand,
Computerized Soil Blending
White Marsh, M D 2 1 1 6 2 , 8 0 0 -8 9 9 -7 6 4 5 (SO IL)
f t Em erald Isle, L td .
Bill Middleton
2 1 5 3 Newport Rd., Ann Arbor, M I 4 8 1 0 3
8 0 0 -6 2 8 -GROW
f t E / T Equipm ent C o.
John Ferrucio /B e m ie White
4 2 5 S. Riverside Ave., C roton-on-Hudson, NY 10520
9 1 4 -2 7 1 -6 1 2 6 , FAX 9 1 4 -2 7 1 -6 1 4 6

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T h e Scotts C om pany
Steve DiVito: 2 0 3 -7 2 3 -5 1 9 0
111 Mallane Lane, U nit #D, P.O . Box 2 8 6
Naugatuck, C T 0 6 7 7 0

Jam es B a rrett Associates, Inc.
Golf Course Irrigation Design & Consulting
Jim Barrett: 2 0 1 -7 4 4 -8 2 3 7
Montclair, NJ

f t Ciba T u r f & O rnam ental Prod ucts
Randy Moser N Y /N J: 2 1 5 -3 4 3 -5 6 5 4
Steve Sears CT: 4 1 3 -2 8 3 - 7 8 7 7

M on tc o /S u rf - S id e/Z ap !
Surfactants & Defoamers
Box 4 0 4 , Ambler, PA 1 9 0 0 2
Bob Oechsle: 2 1 5 -8 3 6 -4 9 9 2 , FAX 2 1 5 -8 3 6 -2 4 1 8

f t Valley View G reenhouse
Frank Amodio
R T 1 2 3 , R R 2 , B ox 2 7 , So. Salem, NY 1 0 5 9 0
9 1 4 - 5 3 3 - 2 5 0 4 /9 1 4 - 5 3 3 - 2 5 2 6

Nassau Suffolk T u r f Services, Inc.
Frank Marra
T urf Supplies & Equipment Rentals
5 1 6 -2 8 6 -1 0 5 2 , PAGER 5 1 6 -2 7 8 -4 7 6 6

f t W .A Cleary Chem ical C o.
Robert Leslie: 2 0 1 -7 4 6 -6 7 3 4
1 0 4 9 Somerset St., Somerset, NJ 0 8 8 7 3
9 0 8 -2 4 7 - 8 0 0 0 /8 0 0 - 5 2 4 - 1 6 6 2

N or-A m Chem ical C o m p an y /A g r Evo
David J. Sylvester
311 Carriage D r., Kensington, CT 0 6 0 3 7
2 0 3 -8 2 8 -8 9 0 5

f t W estchester F o rd T ra c to r Inc.
John Apple/R ay Beaudry
Meadow S t., Goldens Bridge, NY 1 0 5 2 6
9 1 4 -2 3 2 -7 7 4 6

P artac G o lf Course Top-D ressing
Kelsey Park, Great Meadows, N J 0 7 8 3 8
Jim Kelsey: 8 0 0 - 2 4 7 - 2 3 2 6 /9 0 8 -6 3 7 - 4 1 9 1
BiU & Joe Carriere: 9 1 4 -9 3 7 -2 1 3 6

f t W estchester T u r f Supply, In c.
Bob lippm an S r./B o b Lippman Jr.
P.O . Box 1 9 8 , Lincolndale, NY 1 0 5 4 0
Office: 9 1 4 -2 4 8 - 7 4 7 6 Mobile: 9 1 4 -6 4 9 -0 3 0 3

P .I .E . Supply C om pany
Artie deAtienza/Steve Smith
2 4 3 W oodm ont Rd., Milford, C T 0 6 4 6 0
2 0 3 -8 7 8 -0 6 5 8

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P ro-Law n P rod ucts, Inc.
Richard Cooke
T urf & Ornamental Products
9 1 4 -8 8 3 -5 8 8 1 , FAX 9 1 4 -8 8 3 -5 9 4 3

'f t W ilfred M acD on ald, In c.
Dennis DeSanctis/Chris Santopietro
3 4 0 Main Ave., Clifton, N J 0 7 0 1 4
2 0 1 -3 6 5 -6 8 0 1

W hite C o n tracto rs
Golf Course Construction & Renovation
P.O . Box 4 8 4 , Old Greenwich, C T 0 6 8 7 0
James E. Morris Jr.: 2 0 3 -8 6 9 - 8 8 0 8 /9 1 4 -2 3 4 - 0 0 9 2

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