President's Message Special Feature Beware of the Seasonal Change in You MetGCSA Honors Dr. C. Richard Skogley With 1995 Reid Award uring a recent family conversation, my wife, Judy of 23 years, and my two youngest daughters, Allison, 15, and Amanda, 13, were re­ counting my seasonal personality changes over the years. (Though Chris and Amy were away at college and not part of this discussion, their sentiments would, I’m sure, have been in sync with their mother’s.) In their view, I go through a total personality change from one part of the year to the next. When I was at the Huntington Crescent Club from the early ’70s to the early ’80s, Judy tells me that I was pretty agreeable most of the year. Summer—June, July, and Au­ gust—was the period she would notice I’d become more quick tempered. In 1984, we moved to Fenway Golf Club. About that time, my “summer personality” began to extend into May and September. One year while I was still at Fenway, Judy felt my stress level was so high that she went out and bought me a “Stress Buster.” This gadget made a variety of sounds: bombs exploding, machine guns firing, and Star Wars-type noises. I’d use this on my lengthy trek to and from work on 1-684. Every time someone would cut me off or try to drive into my backseat, I’d give them a blast from my Stress Buster. It was better than obscene gestures. r. Conrad Richard (Dick) Skogley, noted educator and turfgrass scientist, is the recipient of the MetGCSA’s coveted John Reid Lifetime Achievement Award for 1995. The retired University of Rhode Island (URI) professor, who has a host of former students serving as golf course superintendents here and across the country, will be honored June 12 as a highlight of the Met’s annual Invita­ tional being held, this year, at Fairview Country Club in Greenwich, CT. And appropriately, one of Dr. Dp. C. Richard Skogley, Prolessop Emeritus ot Skogley’s former students, Tim O ’Neill Plant Sciences at URI receives the MetGCSA’s of the Country Club of Darien, will make the presentation. Tim is chairman Coveted John Reid Lifetime Achievement Award. of the MetGCSA’s Awards Committee. wich Country Club’s superintendent at “This is a singular honor for me,” the time. I moved over to Darien three says Tim, who praised his former years later.” Paul, by the way, was also a mentor as a genius in the field of turf research. “As my advisor for four years Skogley student. Dr. Skogley is not only a renown at URI,” he adds, “Dr. Skogley was not only responsible for my major, but my authority in his field, he’s also, accord­ ing to Tim, managed to create a very career as well. He recommended me more than a decade ago for my first job special bond between URI and every as an assistant to Paul Caswell, Green- one of its turfgrass (continued on page 3 ) D (continued on p ag e 2 ) Former Reid Award Recipient Guido Cribari Offers an Inside Look at Dr. Skogleyh Award-Worthy Accomplishments D £ | Also in This Issue : ( 2 ) Note T his Schedule C o rre c tio n !. . . and Tw o U pcom ing Events ; ( 4 ) Invitational Site and Host (? ) Day at the Bay Golf C h a m p s . . . and Tw o-Ball Qualifiers President's Message (coni from 1) ^ Beware of the Seasonal Change in You In 1992,1 came to Westchester Country Club. Since then, I’ve been told, my summer personality has become one for all seasons. In February out at the National, I gave up the chance to play golf at Cypress Point so I could meet Judy at the airport. (To a non­ golfer this wouldn’t seem like much of a sacrifice, but to me, it was a heartwrenching experience.) When the plane landed and people started to exit, I remember seeing Cathy Mahoney, Joe and Barbara Camberato, Jackie Unger, and my wife. I greeted everyone, and we proceeded to the baggage claim area. While waiting for the luggage, Judy informed me that I had kissed all the women just listed ex­ cept her. I told her I thought she was mistaken, but she reassured me that my lips had never touched hers. I then made the mistake of snapping, “Well, I thought I kissed you. I kissed some­ b o d y !” For Judy, this was the first sign that my summer personality had arrived for the year—much earlier than normal. I wasn’t totally convinced my summer personality had taken hold until we were shopping at Costco in Danbury shortly after we’d returned from the convention. A shopper approached me and said, “excuse me,” and I snapped back with an annoyed, “WhutV.” This poor guy just wanted to know which section of the store he could find something he saw in my shopping cart. Judy pointed out that I may have been a bit rude. I, of course, agreed. But more important, I realized that my summer personality—although joked about in my family—is something that could present itself as a problem. I also realized that this “personality change” is probably not unique to Joe Alonzi. My sister-in-law Kim Alonzi has said, “When the season arrives, it’s like the rest of the world comes to a screeching halt. If the subject doesn’t involve grass or golf, our spouses become oblivious.” A number of other wives I’ve talked to have similar stories about their husbands. So I guess I’m writing this message as a wake-up call to those of you out there who haven’t recognized this “seasonal change” in yourselves. We all have to try hard to pay more attention to—and avoid taking our frustrations out on—the ones we love the most, the ones who are always there when we need them. Jobs come and go; you don’t want the same to apply to your family. Judy and the kids have always been there for me . . . when I left the Hun­ tington Crescent Club for the job at Fenway Golf Club and when I left Fenway for the position at Westchester Country Club. When the day comes that I leave Westchester, I want my family to be right there with me. So Judy and the kids, in case I haven’t said it recently . . . I love you. JOE ALONZI, CGCS President Upcoming Events O METGCSA SUMMER SOCIAL Tuesday, August 22 Fairview Country Club Greenwich, CT (D Tee to Green May 1995 Vice President JOHN O'KEEFE, CGCS Preakness Hills Country Club Secretary JOHN CARLONE, CGCS Middle Bay Country Club Treasurer EARLMILLETT Ridgeway Country Club t Past President TIMOTHY O’NEILL, CGCS Country Club of Darien MATT CEPLO, CGCS Rockland Country Club ANTHONY GRASSO Metropolis Country Club WILLIAM HEINTZ Hampshire Country Club DAVID MAHONEY Siwanoy Country Club TIMOTHY MOORE Knollwood Country Club DENNIS PETRUZZELLI, CGCS takeover National Golf Club DAVID POLIDOR St. Andrew’s Country Club JOSEPH STAHL Metro Milorganite Executive Secretary INEKE PIERPOINT Tea to Green Staff Editors DENNIS PETRUZZELLI TIM MOORE Summer Social Misprint! ooooops! We got the place right — but the date wrong for this year’s Summer Social. Please be sure to note the correct date on your calendar of events: President JOSEPH ALONZI, CGCS Westchester Country Club 914-592-7829 914-242-0706 Managing Editor PANDORA C.WOJICK M eeting Rem inders Invitational Tournam ent Monday, June 12 Fairview Country Club, Greenwich, CT Host Superintendent: Rich Marcks, CGCS July MetGCSA M eeting Monday, July 17 Salem Golf Club Association, North Salem, NY First Round: Met Area Team Championship Qualifier/Alumni Tournament Host Superintendent: Bob Bruce Editorial Committee SCOTT APGAR BOB NIELSEN MIKE COOK TIM O’NEILL PAUL GONZALEZ BILLPERLEE PAT LUCAS STEVE RENZETTI ALTRETERA Advertising Manager DENNIS PETRUZZELLI 914-242-0706 Photographer DOMINIC RICHICHI is TEE TO GREEN published eight times a year by the M etropolian G o t Course Superintendents Association 49 Knollwood Road, Elmstord, NY 10523-2819 914-347-4653, FAX: 914-347-3437 Copyright €>1905 Special Feature (cont. trompg. 1) MetGCSA Honors Dr. C. Richard Skogley graduates. “Dr. Skogley has had a very positive effect on superintendents here and across the nation,” notes Tim. And the Skogley roster of “supers” is legion—close to 100 around the country and a dozen or so in the immediate area. Among them are the following, who most likely will be on hand at Fairview when the Good Doctor is honored on the 12th: Barry Anes of Candlewood Valley Country Club, Jim Calladio of the Milbrook Club, John Carlone of Middle Bay Country Club, Bert Dickinson of Willow Ridge Country Club, Tony Girardi of Rockrimmon Country Club, Scott Niven of The Stanwich Club, Dennis Petruzzelli of Lakeover National Country Club, Rick Raymond of Sands Point Golf Club, Steve Renzetti of Wykagyl Country Club, Vin Sharkey of Wheatley Hills Golf Club, Donald Szymkowicz of the Engineers Country Club, and Dave Wallace, owner of Tee & Green Sod, Inc. The admiration and respect these superintendents hold for their former mentor, Dr. Skogley, just seems to soar with the seasons. He has obviously made an everlasting impression on his students. URI, incidentally, boasts the longest, continuous program in turf research in the world, dating back to 1880 as an experimental station in Kingston, RI, and moving over to URI in 1888—115 years in all. This marks the third major turf award for Dr. Skogley in recent years. He received the USGA’s prestigious Green Section Award in 1992; the Distin­ guished Service Award from the GCSAA two years ago; and the Oregon Seed Trade Association’s Man of the Year Award in 1985. He has been active in turfgrass management programs at the university level for more than 40 years and has served golf through his work as a researcher, an educator, an extension specialist, and a turf consultant. In addition, Dr. Skogley has devel­ oped several important varieties of turfgrass, including Providence creeping bentgrass, Jamestown and Jamestown II chewings fescue, Georgetown Kentucky bluegrass, Kingstown velvet bentgrass, and Exeter colonial bentgrass. He has written extensively on the subject for scientific journals and the nation’s press and is a featured speaker on turfgrass programs around the world. served as a torpedoman aboard a Navy destroyer in the Pacific during World War II. He numbers Alexander Radko, Sherwood Moore, and Jim Fulwider as “mentors, dear friends, and associates.” Radko is a former Reid Award winner and retired head of the USGA’s Green Section; Fulwider is the retired superin­ tendent at Century Country Club; and Moore a “super” legend—Winged “ Dr . Skogley has had a very positive Foot, Hollywood, and Woodway—and effect on superintendents here and a founder of the MetGCSA. across the nation . ” In addition to Radko—and now Dr. Skogley—previous recipients of the Reid Award are Arthur Weber, James McLoughlin, Frank Hannigan, A native of Deer Lodge, Montana, Geoffrey Cornish, Dr. Haruo Tashiro, Dr. Skogley is a graduate of URI and Dr. Ralph Engel, Ken Venturi, and earned his doctorate at Rutgers. He Guido Cribari. and his wife, Jane—they met while he was schooling at URI and she at nearby Guido Cribari is the retired executive Brown University—live in Exeter, RI, sports editor for the Gannett Suburban Newspapers, Inc. and have three children. Dr. Skogley G reens renovation in your future? Make it easier on yourself and elim inate the guesswork! Call for this brochure that takes you through three different reno­ vation methods step by step. Call today and ask for the Greens Renovation Brochure. It's yours for the asking ... FREE ¡M LOFTS Lofts Seed Inc Bound Brook, NJ (610) 266-6612 (800) 708-8873 Tee to Green May 1995 ( 3) Spotlight Met’s Annual Invitational to Be Held at Fairview Familiar Site With an All-New Look o say things are changing at Fairview Country Club would be a vast understatement. So much has changed, in fact, that even if you played the course two years ago, at the Met’s May 1993 meeting, you’ll have little advantage over newcomers who attend this year’s annual Invitational Tournament June 12, here in Green­ wich, CT. Certified Golf Course Superintendent Richie Marcks and his crew have worked hard the past eight months completing the most recent—of many—renovation projects: the redesign of six holes. You’ll see the most dramatic changes in holes #9 and #15, but holes #4, #6, #7, and #16 were also altered signifi­ cantly. Tees were realigned, fairways renovated, and sand bunkers reshaped, added, moved, or eliminated. When the sand finally settled, 22 bunkers were completely redone. aWe, at first, were just going to redo a hand­ T the power of information ful of the bunkers,” says Richie, “but then as the first couple were completed, the membership liked them so much that they wanted us to do more.” Fairview’s most significant change, however, happened long before Richie’s tenure: It was in 1968, when the club moved from Elmsford, NY, to its cur­ rent site in Greenwich. Once St. Luke’s Convalescent Hospital, the facility had to be transformed into a golf club, and Robert Trent Jones Sr. was hired to design the course. Over the past 27 years, Jones has been called in to guide various renova­ tions—this last project among them. But also making his job enjoyable is that everyone at Fairview works as a team. Richie’s staff is so well versed in each others’ duties that the department doesn’t have to miss a beat in any work­ er’s absence. But even more significant is that there is constant overlap between departments. “The laundry crew has done string trimming work before main golf events,” notes Richie, “and my golf course crew has pitched in with clubhouse mainte­ nance in the winter.” Most recently, when the club manager was called about a sizable irrigation leak, he took care of it—without telling Richie until the next morning. A Team Effort Richie, himself, wears many caps. He’s Fortunately, Richie appreciates his mem­ involved with six club committees: golf, bership’s propensity toward change. tennis, pool, clubhouse maintenance, “They like to see changes, and I like to construction, and decorating. “My actual construct new things,” he says. “Every title is facilities manager,” he notes. year, we try to top what we’ve done the In managing the golf course aspect of previous year. I enjoy the diversity.” the facility, Richie adheres to environ­ mentally responsible practices. An Inte­ grated Pest Management proponent, Richie uses disease ID kits to track pro­ blems and avoid unnecessary chemical applications. He also watches weather GOLF COURSE patterns to guard against water waste. In addition, he’s a longtime partici­ pant in the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program, which among other things, encourages various wildlife to thrive on the course. To date, he’s placed 30 bluebird houses, a few bat houses, and most recently, several purple martin houses around the course. Richie can also add to his list of cre­ A M E R IC A 'S P R E M IU M dits the purchase of two border collies, H E A T TREATED which have chased away every last goose T O P -D R E S S IN G S on the course. “I was the original bor­ der collie user three-and-a-half years ago,” says Richie. “Now there are 42 of this breed around the country.” U .S . 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Within two-and-a-half years, Richie was promoted to assistant and had the op­ portunity to work under then Superin­ tendent Ted Horton. aI have the ut­ most respect for Ted,” says Richie. “He taught me a lot. We’re still close friends.” Then, in 1980, Richie landed his first superintendent’s job: Black Hall Golf Club in Old Lyme, CT. Two-and-a-half years later, he accepted his current posi­ tion at Fairview, where’s he’s worked— and lived—for the past 12 years. Professional C om m itm ents the past eight years on the Education Committee. He’s also a longtime member of the CAGCS, where he also served on the board and chaired both the Public Relations and Government Relations committees. Richie also put his govern­ ment relations expertise to work on the GCSAA’s Government Relations Com­ mittee for three years. And as if all that is not enough, he’s a former president and cofounder—along with Greenwich Country Club’s Greg Wojick—of the Professional Pesticide Users of Connecticut, an organization that promotes the intelligent use of pesticides. Richie was instrumental in writing the chemical usage posting laws in Connecticut—and nationally. Last, but not least, he is a long-ten­ ured instructor—very fittingly—at Rutgers Winter Turf School. Richie’s commitment to the profession extends well beyond his work at the S till Tim e for Fun club. In the MetGCSA, he’s served on If you think this guy is all work and no the Board of Directors, chaired the play, guess again. Richie still finds time Social & Welfare Committee, and spent to scuba dive, ski—on both water and snow—and, of course, play an occasional round of golf. His number one hobby, however, is restoring old Ford Mustangs. And apparently, it’s become a family affair. “My 16-year-old daughter, Pam­ ela, and 13-year-old son, David, like to help me tinker with the cars, and they’re becoming very good at it,” he says. Richie’s oldest son, Douglas, who’s 20, isn’t big on cars. “But can he ever sing,” says Richie. Doug has performed with acappella singing groups abroad and even at the White House at Bush’s Inaugural Ball. Richie’s philosophy about life: “If you’re not having fun, you shouldn’t be doing what you’re doing.” And it seems likely his attitude won’t change. The golf course, on the other hand, most certainly will. Concludes Richie: “Enjoy yourselves the 12th, but don’t bother trying to remember too much about your round, because the next time you play here it will probably be completely different.” SCOTT C. APGAR Metro Milorganite, Inc. Tee & Green & In Between AA/hether your challenge is a dead­ line, a tee, a green, a fairway, a rough, or a bunker surround, we have a blend that fits your needs. 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Moore 495 New Rochelle Rd., Office 2B 98 Hackgreen Rd., Pound Ridge, NY 10576 Bronxville, NY 10708. 914-699-4437 914-764-4348 f t Steven Willand, Inc. f t Grass Roots Turf Products Inc. Bruce Pyc KenKubik 23 Route 206, Augusta, NJ 07822 P.O.Box 336, Mt. Freedom, NJ 07970 201-579-5656 201-361-5943 f t Tee and Green Sod, Inc. f t Greenacres Company Bentgrass, Fescue, Rye, Sod Blends, Washed Sod Irrigation Contractor P.O.Box 418, Exeter, RI 02822 266 Newtown Tpke., Redding, CT 06896 Owen Regan/David Wallace: 401-789-8177 Dave Pijnenburg: 203-938-8618 f t The Cardinals, Inc. f t Hawthorne Bros. Tree Service Inc. John E. Callahan John Hawthornc/Charles Siemers 166 River Rd., Unionville, CT 06085 5 Center St., Bedford Hills, NY 10507 203-673-3699 800-235-7035 f t The Scotts Company James Barrett Associates, Inc. Steve DiVito: 203-723-5190 Golf Course Irrigation Design & Consulting Tom Marmelstein: 516-679-1961 Jim Barrett: 201-744-8237 Montclair, NJ f t The Terre Company of NJ, Inc. Byron Johnson Jr. f t James Carrierc & Sons, Inc. 206 Dclawanna Ave., Clifton, NJ 07014 Bill and Joe Carrierc Office: 201-473-3393 Home: 203-748-5069 7 Cottage St., Port Chester, NY 10573 914-937-2136 f t TurfNct Associates, Inc. Peter L. McCormick f t LESCO, Inc. 21 Brandywine Rd., Skillman, NJ 08558 Seed, Fertilizer, Control Products, Equipment 800-314-7929, FAX 908-359-3389 Greg Moran: 914-331-4869 800-321-5325 f t Turf Products Corp./TORO George Gorton, Irrigation/AlTretera, Equipment f t Loft’s International Golf Development Division P.O. Box 1200, Enfield, CT 06083 John Farrell 800-243-4355/203-763-3581 2202 Hangar Rd., Ste. 170, Allentown, PA 18103 201-267-8358 f t Turf Products Corporation Ernie Rizzio f t Metro Milorganite Inc. 47 Howell Rd., P.O. Box 296 Rick Apgar/Scott Apgar/Joe Stahl Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046, 201-263-1234 365 Adams St., Bedford Hills, NY 10507 914-666-3171, FAX 914-666-9183 f t Valley View Wholesale Greenhouse Frank Amodio Mid Westchester Landscaping, Inc. 229 Smithridgc Rd., So. Salem, NY 10590 Greg Porteus: 914-739-5800 914-533-2526, FAX 914-533-2050 Excavation, Blacktop, Hydroseeding, Wet Well Installations f t Westchester Ford Tractor Inc. John Apple/Ray Beaudry Mon tco/Surf- Side/Zap! Meadow Sl , Goldens Bridge, NY 10526 Surfactants & Defoamers 914-232-7746 Box 404, Ambler, PA 19002 Bob Occhsle: 215-836-4992, FAX 215-836-2418 f t Westchester Turf Supply, Inc. Bob Lippman Sr./Bob Lippman Jr. f t Nassau Suffolk Turf Services, Inc. P.O. Box 198, Lincolndale, NY 10540 Frank Marra Office: 914-248-7476 Mobile: 914-649-0303 Turf Supplies & Equipment Rentals 516-286-1052, PAGER 516-278-4766 f t White Contractors Golf Course Construction & Renovation Partac Golf Course Top-Dressing P.O. Box 484, Old Greenwich, CT 06870-0484 Kelsey Park, Great Meadows, NJ 07838 James E. Morris Jr.: 203-869-8808/914-234-0092 Jim Kelsey: 800-247-2326/908-637-4191 Bill & Joe Carrierc: 914-937-2136 f t Wilfred MacDonald, Inc. Dennis DeSanctis/Chris Santopietro Rt. 17 & Terminal Rd., Lyndhurst, NJ 07071 201-804-1000 ft f t Denotes M etG CSA member