President's Message Sneak Peak at the Season Ahead ’d like to kick off our all-new sea­ son by bringing you up to date on the M et’s upcoming events, activi­ ties, and exciting new directions. But first, I want to urge all o f you to attend the cocktail reception on April 28 at Shorehaven G olf Club in East Nor­ walk, C T, in honor o f Bob Phipps. Bob is a longtime member who many o f you know is retiring after suffering a stroke. Your attendance fee and contributions will go to The Phipps Fund. When called on in the past to support a fellow member in need, we, as an association, have always been generous. Let’s be sure to give Bob the same show o f support. Other notes . . . I On Our Golf Events This season’s golf meetings kicked off with the Two-Ball Qualifier and a fine day at Siwanoy on the 15th. (See the Spotlight on page 3.) May will be an action-packed month, with two major events nearly back to back: the first, the Superintendent/Manager meeting at Silver Spring Country Club on May 23 and the second, the Invitational Tournament at Winged Foot G olf Club on May 28. Winged Foot has generously offered the use o f both golf courses for the Invitational. That means we’ll be able to expand our field to (continued on page 2) Special Feature G etting at the R oot Causes o f Ailing Greens USGA M id-Continent Region D irector Jam es F. Moore Offers a P ractical Approach— an d Tool—fo r Identifying an d M anaging T u rf Stresses That A ffect the H ealth an d W elfare o f Tour Greens our course is approaching 100 years old. From the members’ per­ spective, the typography is interest­ ing, the layout challenging, and the mature plantings picturesque. For you, as superintendent, the course’s age-old charm translates into small pushup greens with poor drainage, subpar soil mixes, and a heavy poa population. Those mature plantings impede air movement and block neces­ sary light to many o f the greens. And as if to add insult to injury, the course gets heavy play, which spells disaster for greens with limited surface area— and entrance and exit points. With few o f the key ingredients for success more typical o f courses built within the past 40 years, your greens are forever a maintenance challenge— frequently a maintenance nightmare. Y Once a Bad Green, Always a Bad Green? The reality is that some greens— no matter how knowledgeable or skilled the superintendent— will never perform really well. The tough part is explaining that to members who know only that your greens don’t look as good— or play as well— as XYZ course’s across town. When one or more o f your greens is chronically ailing, it’s rarely the result o f one factor, but rather a combination o f stresses. Invariably, Green Committees and memberships want to lopkTòr a single cause to the problem— and a single, preferably quick fix. In many cases, that quick fix is to replace the superintendent. Unfortunately, more often than not, the next superintendent will only struggle with the same problems. Another attempt at a quick fix is to rebuild the problem greens. While there are instances where this is appropriate, far too often a great deal o f money is spent — and inconvenience endured— to end up with a green that (continued on page 4) Also in This Issue 2 ) Major To, 0 0 Spotlig Host and ReadyAiling Green: Set for May s First Meeting ( jj) News From the National. . . including GCSAA Golf Championship Results (g ) Member News ^agnosing ® Good Golf Reads— for You and Your Membership C O Ü FC 1IO N ( il) Quick Guide to Deer-Resistant Annuals President's Message (cont. 1) Sneak Peak at the Season Ahead 50 foursomes. Though this is the larg­ est field we’ve ever allowed, don’t be fooled into thinking you can’t be closed out o f this popular event. Send in your reservations early! August will bring us to The Tuxedo Club for the first round o f the Met Area Team Championship Qualifier. The second round will be held early October at Pine Hollow Country Club on Long Island. W e’ll then return to the Island for our Superintendent/Green Chair­ man Tourney at Old Westbury G olf & Country Club. All three o f these clubs are new meeting sites for our associa­ tion, so be sure to attend and experience these golf courses and facilities. Among the most significant will be adjusting our membership classifica­ tions to parallel GCSAA’s. That means Class A members will be superinten­ dents with three or more years’ experi­ ence. Class B members will be superin­ tendents with less than three years’ ex­ perience. And Class C ’s will be assis­ tant superintendents. Our commercial members will then have to be reclassi­ fied. W e’re currently looking at the term “affiliate.” All this will be up for membership vote at our November business meeting. Board of Directors President JOHN O’KEEFE, CGCS Preakness Hills Country Club Vice President EARL MILLETT Ridgeway Country Club Secretary JOHN CARLONE, CGCS Middle Bay Country Club Treasurer TIMOTHY MOORE Knollwood Country Club Past President JOSEPH ALONZI, CGCS On the Tee to Green The Tee to Green has gone high-tech. It’s now being given to the printer on disk— rather than in the form o f laserOn Our Field Day printed mechanicals. This offers us the Due to a less-than-satisfactory turnout ability to produce a typeset-quality at our past Field Days, we’re offering newsletter with quicker turnaround and our vendors a new avenue for advertis­ at no extra cost— once we get past the ing their equipment and products. At our August 5 Tuxedo meeting, vendors startup phase. To fully appreciate the difference in will be able to advertise on tee signs and type quality, compare this issue and the sponsor a Hole-in-One contest on any o f the course’s Par 3 holes. Those lucky January/February issue with earlier enough to make a hole in one on any o f issues o f Tee to Green. Another note: Dennis and Tony, our the Par 3s will win the piece o f equip­ co-editors, are looking for old photos ment displayed at the hole’s tee. or information to establish a “Remem­ ber When . . . ” section o f the Tee to On Our Bylaws Green. I f you have any you’d like to To comply with the GCSAA/Chapter share, please give one o f them a call. Affiliation Agreement that will go into And as always, articles and ideas are effect lanuary 1, 1997, we will need to welcomed by the newsletter staff. make several changes to our bylaws. JO H N J. O ’K EEFE, CGCS (See article “GCSAA Conference President Highlights” on pages 6 - 7 for details.) Westchester Country Club MATTHEW CEPLO, CGCS Rockland Country Club ROBERT DEMARCO Powelton Club ANTHONY GRASSO Metropolis Country Club WILLIAM HEINTZ Hampshire Country Club DAVID MAHONEY Siwanoy Country Club DENNIS PETRUZZELLI, CGCS Lakeover National Golf Club DAVID P0LID0R St. Andrew’s Country Club RAY BEAUDRY Westchester Ford Tractor Executive Secretary INEKE PIERPOINT Tee to Green Staff Editors DENNIS PETRUZZELLI TONY GRASSO 914-242-0706 Upcoming Events 914-949-0375 Managing Editor PANDORA C. WOJICK Meeting Reminders! Special Events Superintendent/Manager Tournament* Rematch of LIGCSA/MetGCSA Softball Game!!! Thursday, May 23 Silver Spring Country Club, Ridgefield, CT Host Superintendent: Peter Rappoccio, CGCS Tuesday, April 30 After a 26 to 10 rout, the Met team needs your support! Call Dave Mahoney, 914-961-8698, or Scott Apgar, 914-282-0049, for details. Invitational Tournament* Tuesday, May 28 Winged Foot Golf Club, Mamaroneck, NY Host Superintendent: Bob Alonzi, CGCS *Be sure to sign up early to avoid being closed out o f these popular events! 1st Annual Rutgers Turfgrass Research Classic Monday, May 15 Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club, Far Hills, NJ Cost: $250/person to support turfgrass research & education at Cook College and Rutgers University. For further info, call Bea Devine at the New Jersey Turfgrass Foundation, 908-821-7134. Editorial Committee SCOTT APGAR MIKE COOK PAUL GONZALEZ PAT LUCAS TIM MOORE BOB NIELSEN TIM O’NEILL BILL PERLEE STEVE RENZETTI PAT SISK AL TRETERA Advertising Manager TONY GRASSO, 914-949-0375 TEE TO GREEN is published eight times a year by the Metropolitan Golf Course Superintendents Association 49 Knollwood Road, Elmsford, NY 10523-2819 914-347-4653, FAX: 914-347-3437 Copyright © 1996 Spotlight T eeing I t U p a t Siw anoy C o u n try C lub fo r th e Season’s F irs t G o lf M eetin g is Dave’s way o f trying to generate more interaction among members— and more timely information sharing. For the uninitiated, MetByte is our association’s electronic bulletin board system, which allows members to communicate with one another via computer and modem. “I started this three years ago,” says Dave, “when I got on the Met board. Unfortunately, it’s been slow to take off; though it does seem to be getting more use lately. “We, as an industry, are behind the times in the computer world— probably because we aren’t at our desks long Now That’s What an Association Should Be Working on golf courses— and belonging enough to become computer geeks, and most o f us don’t have secretaries. Some­ to associations— outside the New York day,” he says, probably only h a lf in jest, area has allowed Dave to witness, first­ hand, the importance o f superintendents “I ’d like to equip my golf cart with a cell and commercial members alike commu­ phone and laptop computer so I can do my administrative work and still be on nicating openly and bouncing ideas off the golf course.” one another. Dave’s involvement with the associa­ “There is no doubt in my mind,” says tion extends well beyond MetByte. For Dave, “that the MetGCSA is second to none as an association. Our meetings are nearly two o f his three years on the board, he has both chaired and co­ well attended, and we have strong sup­ port for hosting meetings and for indivi­ chaired the Tournament Committee and is well-known for his witty tournament duals getting involved at the committee From Whence He Came commentary at our meetings. and board levels. The superintendentBorn in Queens, NY, and raised in LevThough time consuming, Dave will salesperson relationship is strong and itown, L I, Dave began his golf course tell you his committee work pays divi­ friendly, and the competition among maintenance career far from his New superintendents and among commercial dends. With that “I ’m joking” twinkle York roots— in Chicago, IL, where his in his eyes, he says, “I ’m owned an members is generally amicable and family relocated when he was 12. enormous amount o f favors from guys healthy. I do, however, feel there is After graduating from Naperville plenty o f room for improvement when it who constantly call in their reservations Central High in 1978, Dave worked on late, groveling to be allowed to the crew at the Naperville Country Club comes to working together.” participate.” Dave cites last year’s famed “Black for four years. Showing great promise, Sunday” as an example o f where associa­ he was offered the assistant superinten­ Life After Work dent’s position there, where he remained tion members could have joined forces When he’s not involved with work, as­ and helped each other through this until 1982. During that period— and sociation business, or one o f his three unprecendentedly tough time. the off-seasons, o f course— Dave at­ “Everyone was hurt to some degree,” computers, Dave enjoys spending time tended the Turf Management program with his wife, Catherine, o f 12 years and at Penn State University, completing his he says. “Yet it wasn’t until the Family Picnic that a lot o f us communicated our his 10-year-old son, David, and 9 -yeardegree in 1983. old daughter, Jessica. The Mahoney’s problems— and realized we weren’t Looking to further his on-the-job made the most o f this past winter by education, Dave then accepted a position alone. This was too late. Having that taking up— and thoroughly enjoying— kind o f information when it happened at The G olf Club o f Oklahoma, where skiing. would have helped many o f us fend off he had the opportunity to work under Pretty much a sports enthusiast, Dave complaints from members who insisted then Superintendent Terry Buchen on coaches soccer and basketball for the that no other course was suffering. the grow-in phase o f the all-new FazioTuckahoe/Eastchester Town Youth “In a ‘cyber world,’ where informa­ designed course. Program, plays a lot o f golf, and a little tion can be so quickly exchanged, we “Learning to grow in a new course ball on the MetGCSA softball team. can— and need to— do a better jo b ,” he and being involved in determining how SC O TT C. APGAR concludes. a new course will play— not to mention Metro Milorganite, Inc. Acting as M etByte’s system operator maintaining bentgrass greens in the arking the end (we hope) to a long, long, long winter is the start o f the 1996 Met meeting tour, which made its first stop April 15 at Siwanoy Country Club in Bronxville, NY. The main event: the fourth Annual Superintendent Two-Ball Qualifier. Host Superintendent Dave Mahoney has joined forces again this year with Lakeover National’s Dennis Petruzzelli to claim the Two-Ball crown from last season’s champs Jim McNally o f Greenrock Corporation and Wayne Remo o f Rock Spring Club. Entering into his ninth season at Siwanoy, Dave is looking forward to the renovation work planned for this coming fall. Explains Dave: “The membership has agreed to work with G olf Course Architect Arthur Hills in restoring many o f the 8 2 -year-old course’s original Donald Ross design features— and charm.” Also part o f the master plan are a new irrigation system, designed by Jim Barrett, and a brand-new 1.5-acre pond. M extreme heat— are experiences that I still rely on today,” says Dave. “And work­ ing under Terry, who had already grown in several courses, I learned the impor­ tance o f being thorough and never taking anything for granted.” After the course opened, Dave re­ turned to Naperville Country Club— this time as golf course superintendent. He stayed there five years, until in 1988, he was offered the superintendent’s position at Siwanoy— and the opportunity to return to the New York area. Special Feature (coni 1) Getting at the R oot Causes o f Ailing Greens improvement is generally more the exception than the rule. What you should be able to accomplish, however, is slight improvement in three or four factors that will result in significant overall improvement o f your greens. Consider, for example, a green with a C for overall performance. Its report card might look like the one below. A Tool for Targeting— and Improving— Your It’s possible that judicious pruning o f the trees adjacent to the green will bring Greens’ Deficiencies the grades for sunlight, air circulation, To help you assess the various stress factors on your greens, I ’ve developed a and root competition up to B ’s. Al­ though removing the trees entirely might rating sheet that allows you to graphi­ bring the grades up to A’s, this may not cally depict— for yourself and your Green Committee or membership— the be possible without destroying the degree o f impact that a variety o f stress aesthetics o f the hole. Nonetheless, elevating the rating for each o f these factors may be having on the perfor­ stress factors to a B will have a positive mance o f each o f your greens. In chart Teaching the Tenets of Integrated Turf overall impact on the green. form, it’s not unlike a school report Management Better still, if you can put up ropes or The moral o f this story: Superintendents card, which allows you to assign a grade signs to give walk on/off patterns a B —A, B, C, D, F— to each performance must educate their Green Committee rating, use deep aerification to bring category or, in this case, stress factor. and membership about the tenets o f your internal drainage rating up to a B, An equally key component to this integrated turf management (ITM ): The assessment tool is space to assign a grade and reposition your irrigation heads to essential process o f identifying— and elevate your irrigation coverage rating to for each green’s performance over addressing as best as possible— a ll the an A, chances are you can bring the over­ time— or several seasons. This overall stresses a green endures. Critical to the grade will indicate the combined impact all performance o f your green up to a long-term health o f any turfgrass stand, B— maybe even an A. This is ITM at its o f the various stresses and illustrate this process enables superintendents to find ways to bolster the overall quality o f which greens deserve the most immedi­ best. ate attention. a green, despite certain stress factors or Once the greens are graded, the next Involvement Key to Success problems that, for one reason or an­ When using the rating sheet, I cannot step is to try to raise poor grades. You other, can never be completely elimi­ emphasize strongly enough the benefit may not be able to elevate each stress nated or corrected. o f involving Green Committee members Let’s say, for instance, you discover a grade to an A. In fact, that kind o f high nematode count on one o f your greens. As we all know, nematodes can Green Number I place a tremendous amount o f physi­ ological stress on turf. And worse, many Stress Factors 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 o f the more effective chemicals we’ve Sunlight Exposure relied on in the past are no longer available. Air Circulation With the less potent, short-lived Root Competition products that remain, complete control is unlikely— that is, you have a stress Walk 0n/0ff factor that can’t be completely elimi­ Internal Drainage nated. Your only alternative, then, is to work on reducing the overall stress on B Cupping Area that green. You might, for instance, Irrigation Coverage remove trees to provide additional light to a shaded green or raise the cutting OVERALL HISTORICAL height to allow the turf to better gather PERFORMANCE what light is available. Although the nematode population may remain the Greens Construction same, its ill effect on the health o f the ; performs only marginally better than the one that was plowed under. Yes, that new green may have a welldrained root zone and new grass, but it’s still plagued by the same inadequate light, poor air movement, limited cupping area, limited entrance and exit points, etc. Unfortunately, it’s only a matter o f time before these stress factors become just as damaging to that new USGA-spec’ed green as they would be to the old pushup soil green. Then, when the new green doesn’t perform up to expectations, fingers are pointed at the superintendent, the USGA method o f construction, the architect, or the grass selection. green is greatly reduced. This is ITM . Even if chemical treatments could eliminate nematodes entirely, it would still be a mistake to only apply the nematicide and ignore the remaining stress factors. All must be addressed to ensure the long-term health o f your green. c c c c c c c 3 that certain greens— no matter what you do— will never perform extremely well. The sheet below lists the most com­ mon types o f stresses greens must en­ dure. I ’ve left blank spaces so that you can add a few o f your own, if need be. I hope you find this rating system helpful— in both dealing with chronically and golfers in the grading process. I f nothing else, it helps drive home the point that successful greens manage­ ment requires their support and under­ standing— particularly when it comes to removing trees, raising cutting heights, and controlling traffic. And perhaps more important, it helps demonstrate challenging greens and communicating those management trials to your Green Committee and membership. I f you have any thoughts on how this system might be improved, please contact me at 817-7 7 6 -0 7 6 5 . JAMES F. M O O R E, USGA Director, Mid-Continent Region Special thanks to Innis A rd en Superintendent Pat Lucas, C G CS, fo r passing along this article idea an d fo r helping us to adapt the Greens Perform ance R a tin g Sheet fo r M et area superintendents. Greens Performance Rating Sheet Green Number Stress Factors 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 PG Sunlight Exposure Air Circulation Root Competition Purity of Stand (Poa/Bent) Disease Pressure Insect Pressure Walk On/Off Cupping Area Size Equipment Turning Area Surface Drainage Internal Drainage Irrigation Coverage OVERALL HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE Instructions: Assign a letter grade— A, B, C, D, F— to each performance category or stress factor. Blank spaces have been provided to allow you to add other stress factors that might pertain to your greens. Consistency in your ratings is key— as is assigning a grade for each green’s overall performance. This will indicate the combined impact of the various stresses and illustrate which greens deserve the most immediate attention. ‘ Construction Key: 1 - USGA Spec Green Greens Rated By: 2 - Modified USGA Green 3 - Pushup Green (Native Soil) _________ _________________________________________________________________________ ____ Date Greens Rated: ____________ ___________________________________________________________________________ .. News From the National GCSAA Conférence H ighlights G C SA A /C hapter A ffiliation Ajpreement Vote, B oard Elections, an d More he 67th GCSAA Golf Champion­ ship, Conference, and Trade Show held in Orlando, FL, from Febru­ ary 5 - 1 1 attracted a record num­ ber o f participants— nearly 2 2 ,0 0 0 in all— from around the world. Among the many highlights: • An impressive 700 players braved Northeast-style winter temps to com­ pete in the preconference G olf Champi­ onship held February 3 - 5 . (See facing page for the lowdown.) • More than 90 educational seminars, sessions, and forums featured dynamic speakers from all facets o f the golf industry, including MetGCSA members Scott Niven o f The Stanwich Club, Larry Pakkala o f Woodway Country Club, Ed Walsh o f Essex County Country Club, and Greg Wojick o f Greenwich Country Club. • The annual golf course equipment and supply show featured 650 exhibitors spread over 4 5 0 ,0 0 0 square feet, which puts it among the largest trade shows in the world T • This year’s superintendent reception was held in the Omni Rosen on the evening o f February 9 and was cohosted by the MetGCSA and four other superintendent associations: Connecti­ cut, Hudson Valley, New Jersey, and Rhode Island. An impressive showing o f superintendents and GCSAA board members and staff enjoyed hors d’oeuvres and the opportunity to discuss convention happenings— from election strategies to equipment dis­ plays. The event, orchestrated again this year by Woodbridge Country Club Superintendent and Met member John Streeter, was so well received that other associations expressed interest in co­ hosting the event next year. Particularly worthy o f note was this year’s GCSAA Annual Meeting held February 10. What follows are the high points o f the GCSAA board elections and the outcome o f the vote to amend the bylaws and articles o f incorporation, which included the GCSAA/Chapter Affiliation Agreement. Who’s Who on the New GCSAA Board The Annual Meeting elections closed with Bruce Williams, CGCS, o f Bob O ’Link G olf Club in Highland Park, IL, voted in as the new president. Bruce succeeds Gary Griggs, CGCS, o f Royal Poinciana G olf Club in Naples, FL, who will continue to serve on the board for the next year as immediate past president. Other newly elected officials are Vice President Paul McGinnis, CGCS, o f Union Hills Country Club in Sun City, AZ, and Secretary/Treasurer George Renault III, CGCS, o f Burning Tree Club in Bethesda, MD. Reelected as director is Scott Woodhead, CGCS, o f Valley View G olf Club in Bozeman, M T. Michael Wallace, CGCS, o f Hop Meadow Country Club in Simsbury, C T, was reappointed for another year. And Ken Mangum, CGCS, o f Atlanta Athletic Club in Duluth, GA, was newly elected to the board for a twoyear term. 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The major issues were related to the GCSAA/Chapter Affiliation Agreement and to the membership status o f assistant superin­ tendents. Here are the highlights: • Assistant superintendent members o f GCSAA will no longer be able to vote but will be charged only half the dues rate: $1 0 5 . • The GCSAA/Chapter Affiliation Agreement was affirmed and will go into effect January 1, 1997. The Dual Membership requirement, though originally proposed for both assistants and superintendents, will apply only to superintendents. It requires that superintendents joining a local chapter after July 1, 1997 also become a member o f GCSAA. Likewise, any superintendent joining GCSAA will also have to become a member o f a local chapter. Those who join either the national or a local chapter before July 1997 will not be affected by this amendment. Other amendments— or require­ ments o f affiliation— which we covered in considerable detail in the feature article in the September/October 1995 issue o f Tee to Green, include becoming incorporated, gaining tax-exempt status from the IRS, obtaining general liability and D & O insurance, and ensuring chapter bylaws and membership classifications are consistent with GCSAA’s. The agreement is the culmination o f more than two years o f discussion and debate among GCSAA Chapter Relations Committee members. Intended to strengthen the relationship between GCSAA and its affiliated chapters, the new agreement is also designed to smooth the way for improved services and enhanced communication among associations across the country. But just as impor­ tant, the agreement will allow better representation o f the golf course superintendent and the profession. To become affiliated by the January 1997 deadline, the MetGCSA will need to make several changes to our bylaws. Among the most significant is that we will have to adjust our member classifi­ cations to parallel GCSAA’s Class A, B, and C classifications. In short: • A’s should be superintendents with three or more years’ experience. Any superintendent achieving Class A status before the January 1997 deadline, regardless o f years’ experience, will remain a Class A. • B ’s would be superintendents with less than three years’ experience. • C ’s would be assistants. • The classification title for our commercial members will change, with the title “affiliate” mentioned as a possibility. Needless to say, our Bylaws Com­ mittee will be busy preparing all the changes for a vote o f our membership at the November business meeting. In the meantime, if anyone has any questions concerning these issues, you can contact me at 2 0 3 -6 5 6 -0 6 0 0 . T IM O ’N EILL, CGCS MetGCSA Chapter Delegate M et Golfers G et Blown O ff Leader Board in O rlando he 30 MetGCSA golfers who competed in the GCSAA G olf Championship in Orlando, FL, on February 3 - 5 were rudely met with record cold tempera­ tures and brutal winds. The first two days o f the tourney, temps dipped as low as 29 degrees while winds picked up to 30 mph. Stories o f crushing 3 irons 150 yards and having errant shots crudely blown across fairways and into water 40 yards offline dominated the tales at the 19th hole. Needless to say, our usual proliferation o f names on the Leader Board were swept away. We were represented by several players with a strong wind game and a lot o f patience. The rest o f us shipped our clubs home and eagerly awaited the conference. Those placing for the Met were: T Third Flight category, 4th place gross Eighth Flight category, 3rd place net Larry Pakkala, Woodway CC, Darien, C T Mike Reeb, CC o f New Canaan, New Canaan, CT Fifth Flight category, 4th place net Phil Anderson, Old Westbury G olf & CC, Old Westbury, NY Senior I category, 4th place net Fifth Flight category, 6th place net Ed Walsh, Essex County CC, W. Orange, NJ Rick Schock, Wee Burn CC, Darien, C T Senior II category, 4th place gross Eighth Flight category, 1st place net Scott Schukraft, Huntsville GC, Shavertown, PA Frank Lamphier, retired from Aspectuck Valley CC, Weston, CT The golf courses were all in outstanding condition and the tournament was professionally coordinated by GCSAA staff. The Toro Company sponsored the championship for the second consecutive year, which all participants agree has made for an outstanding event. Next year’s golf championship and conference will be held in Las Vegas, NV, February 6 - 12, 1997. 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If you want a tree company that consistently beats par, call us. SAV^mEE CO M PLETE TREE AND SHRUB CARE, NATURALLY 360 Adams Street, Bedford Hills, NY 10507 (914)666-8202 • (203)661-6755 Notable Notes In Memoriam We regret to announce the death o f longtime superintendent and Met member Gus Powell. Gus retired in 1979 from the Round Hill Club in Greenwich, C T, where he worked as superintendent for 20 years. Starting on the tennis maintenance crew at the club when he was 17, Gus worked his way up to assistant superin­ tendent, attending both the Stockbridge Winter School and, in the mid-40s, the Rutgers Winter School where he studied under Dr. Ralph Engel. He became the club's superintendent in 1959, follow­ ing the late Molly Strazza. Gus was a member o f the MetGCSA for 30 years before retiring and becom­ ing a Life member. SOD ' SEED ' FER TILIZER PAVERS • W ALLS Special Congratulations Phil Anderson, superintendent o f Old Westbury G olf Sc Country Club in Old Westbury, NY, is one o f 39 golf course superintendents from three continents that have been honored with an Envi­ ronmental Steward Award for their work in protecting and enhancing the environment. Sponsoring the award are Ciba Turf & Ornamental Products, Rain Bird's G olf Division, the Jacobsen Division o f Textron Inc., and Lebanon Turf Prod­ ucts. These sponsors have donated funds in the name o f the award winners to the GCSAA Foundation, which supports educational opportunities for future golf course superintendents and scientific advancements in golf course management. Newly Certified Bruce Rickert, superintendent o f Med­ ford Village Country Club in Medford, N J, has been designated a Certified G olf Course Superintendent by the GCSAA. Congratulations, Bruce! Wilfred MacDonald, Inc. o f Lyndhurst, N J, has earned the 1995 Jacobsen Golden Reel Award, which recognizes Jacobsen Distributors for their long­ term sales and service excellence. D e L ea S od F arms Serving the New York area with the finest Sod and service for over 60 years FORKLIFT SERVICE VACUUM COOLED SOD • BIG ROLLS GROWERS OF IMPROVED BLUEGRASS BLENDS MIXTURES FESCUES & BENT GRASS Harmony Organic Fertilizers Expedite • Spyker TOPSOIL 444 Elwood Road • East Northport, NY 11731 (516) 368-8022 • Fax: (516) 368-8032 1-800 244-7637 (BIG SODS) 1-800 344-7637 (DIG SODS) 696 Route 25A • Miller Place, NY 11764 (516) 821-1414-Fax: (516) 821-1144 EGYPT FARMS Rem em ber W hen . . . WHITE MARSH, MO (410) 335-3700 1-800-899-SOIL Sterilized Top Dressing ( 7645 ) EGYPT FARMS EXCLUSIVE! All top dressing ingredients are thorough­ ly mixed and sterilized by indirect heat in our special process. The sand particles are actually coated with a mixture of top soil and peat humus for a completely homoge­ nous mixture that will not separate during handling and spreading. Egypt Farms top dressing is formulated especially for your area to specifications recommended by leading universities and testing laboratories. • Computerized blending of soil mix­ tures for a superior growing medium. • Custom on-site soil blending and testing with a portable computerized blender to meet your specifications. • Bunker Sands «Mulch • Canadian Sphagnum Peat Distributed by: T h e T erre Co. (201) 473-3393 M etro -M ilo rg a n ite, Inc. (914) 666-3171 M axw ell Turf (516) 681-3032 Tools of the Trade G ood G olf Reads— for You and Your Membership ublished by Sleeping Bear Press out o f Chelsea, M I, these three good golf reads not only offer a historical perspective on the game o f golf—and golf course maintenance— but also depict golf courses as environ­ mental assets, not detractors. Though your corner bookstore isn’t likely to carry them, you can order them from GCSAA by calling its book dis­ tribution center at 800-97G-CSAA. P world’s first golf tournament for spec­ tators and players alike— the Masters— and much more. This fine book includes hundreds o f photos and insight into Jones’ private life, including his valiant fight against a crippling spinal disease. This book will no doubt leave you admiring a truly remarkable “legend” o f the game o f golf. The Spirit of St. Andrews Life & Times of Bobby Jones: Portrait of a Gentleman By Sidney L. Matthew This book chronicles the awe-inspiring accomplishments o f Bobby Jones, who at 28 won golfs Grand Slam and went on to help design and build one o f the most renowned courses in the U .S., Augusta National. Along the way, he made films in Hollywood, designed and built golf clubs for Spaulding, established the By Alister Mackensie This untouched manuscript— penned by Alister MacKensie, himself, in the early ’30s— provides page after page o f interest and common-sense information about all aspects o f the game o f golf. Although written nearly 60 years ago, Mackensie offers timeless views on golf course construction, “greenkeep­ ing,” ideal golf courses and holes, and putting and golf swings. It’s well worth a special order. The Golf Course Superintendent's Choice. The Bunton Triplex G reensm ow er is no ordinary reel mower. You'll know that the instant you see the clean, consistent cut it delivers on your course greens, tees, collars, and approaches. It's equipped with all the features that golf course m aintenance professionals want in a riding greensm ow er and more. A View From the Rough By M ike K lem m e G olf is good for the environment— and this book has the photographs to prove it. In A View From the Rough, you’ll find a fine collection o f images by Mike Klemme, who is considered to be the best golf landscape photographer in the business today. Klemme’s photos capture elk, deer, eagles, and other wildlife alive and well on some o f golfs top courses. Making these shots all the more meaningful are captions and statements from individuals in the golf world, as well as the environmental community. These books will not only bolster your own store o f knowledge, but may also prove valuable to your Green Commit­ tee— and even your membership. At the least, they’re great resources for your office bookshelf. BUNTON 22" and 26" GREENSMOWERS W hen it com es to greens mainte­ nance, the Bunton 22" and 26" walkbehind greensm ow ers are rapidly becoming the industry standard. BUNTON TRIPLEX GREENSMOWER BUNTON EXCLUSIVELY DISTRIBUTED BY Westchester Ford Tractor, Inc. Meadow St. Goldens Bridge, NY 10526 Phone #: 914-232-7746 W ork Smarts Quick Guide to D eer-Resistant Annuals Frank A m odio o f Valley View Greenhouses Suggests A nnuals That A ren ’t H igh on Most D eer’s H it Lists he last thing any golf course superintendent wants is to spend valuable budget dollars and— probably more important— work time on replanting flowerbeds that have been devastated by deer damage. To help you keep your plantings intact this summer, here is a list o f annuals that are not only deer-resistant, but also most likely to thrive in our area: # # Ageratum Geranium Perlargonium Alyssum Heliotrope Begonia (Wax) Herbs Celosia Lobelia Centaurea Marigold Cleome Petunia Cosmos Salvia Dahlia Snapdragon Dusty Miller Verbena Gaillardia Pulchella Zinnia One word to the wise: No plant is 100-percent deer proof. Weather, flowers’ proximity to deer sites, and herd size can increase the likelihood that deer will eat whatever they can get their hooves on. FRANK A M O D IO Valley View Greenhouses New Engla nd 's F inest Sod High Fine Fescue M ix Blend Q uality Bluegrass Sod Bluegrass/Fescue Blends Bluegrass/Rye Blends Penncross Bent Penncross Providence Providence/Putter/SR 1020 Sod Handler Delivery Washing Services Available Installation Available Unrolling Service Competitive Prices 500 sq. ft. pallets or Big Rolls Farm Visits Encouraged Site Review/Samples S 7 1- 800- 341-6900 A Real Workhorse When You Need More Than a Utility Truck, Get a Jacobsen SV System Vehicle . . . The Workhorse of Work Trucks. • 2 ,8 0 0 -p o u n d capacity, the most of any truck in its class, heavy-duty suspension and rugged steel fram e. • Stable 4-w h eel design, 3-w heel m aneuverability. • SV-2322 pow ered by reliable 2 3 -h p liquid-cooled diesel engine. • SV-3422 pow ered by fuel-efficient 34-hp liquid-cooled gas engine. • Spray, top dress, spread, aerate, harvest cores, and m ore w ith hydraulic pow ered attachm ents. Take a w orkhorse fo r a spin, see y o u r Jacobsen d is trib u to r today. ‘T i/iifr te ti 'T H a c D tM a ic L , 2 Terminal Road & Route 17, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071 • Office 201-80 4-1000 • Fax 201-804-1001 JACOBSEN TEXTRON Jacobsen Division of Textron Inc. PATRON DIRECTORY Patrons listed on this page are supporting our association. You are encouraged to support them. ft ft AgrEvo USA Company David J. Sylvester 311 Carriage Dr., Kensington, CT 06037 860-828-8905 f t Emerald Isle, Ltd. William Middleton Safe, Natural, Effective Soil & Turf Products 800-628-4769 Sawtelle Brothers Inc. 65 Glenn St., Lawrence, MA 01843 21 E. Dudley Town Rd., Bloomfield, CT 06662 800-999-TU RF Almstead Tree Co. Inc. Kevin Wyatt 58 Beechwood Ave., New Rochelle, NY 10801 800-427-1900/ 914-576-0193 ft f t E / T Equipment Co. John Ferrucio 425 S. Riverside Ave., Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520 914-271-6126, FAX 914-271-6146 Shemin Nurseries Inc. Horticultural-Irrigation Supplies Jim Hespe: 203-531-7352 1081 King St., Greenwich, CT 06831 A LPIN E, the CARE o f TREES Excellence in Tree Care NY: 914-948-0101 NJ: 2 0 1 -445-4949 CT: 203-847-1855 f t Fleet Pump & Service Group Donald Tiedemann 100 Calvert St., Harrison, NY 10528 914-835-3801 f t Stephen Kay, Golf Course Architects Stephen Kay/Ron Turek/Doug Smith 495 New Rochelle Rd., Bronxville, NY 10708 914-699-4437 A1 Preston’s Garage Gary Shashinka Massey Ferguson Tractors 2 0 3-924-1747 f t Glenmore Landscape Service Glenn S. Moore 98 Hackgreen Rd., Pound Ridge, NY 10576 914-764-4348 f t Steven Willand, Inc. Bruce Pye 23 Route 206, Augusta, NJ 07822 201-579-5656 Argento & Son Inc. Turf Equipment: Parts and Service Louis Argento: 914-949-1152 1 Prospect Ave., White Plains, NY 10607 f t Grass Roots Inc. Ken Kubik Jay McKenna 201-361-5943 Sullivan’s Construction Service Inc. Golf Course Construction and Renovation P.O. Box 854, Suffield, CT 06078 Kevin Sullivan: 860-528-7344 Atlantic Irrigation Specialists Inc. Tim Marcoux/Ed Santalone 620 Commerce St., Thornwood, NY 10594 8 00-878-8873 f t Greenacres Company Dave Pijnenburg Irrigation Contractor 203-748-0558 TBS Maintenance and Improvement Tony Bettino: 914-949-3362 Black Top, Stone Work, Landscaping, Excavation 102 Fulton St., White Plains, NY 10606 Barenburg/Garfield Williamson Division P.O. Box 99 150 Main St., Ogdensburg, NJ 07439 John Farrell: 201-209-0088 f t Tee and Green Sod Owen Regan/David Wallace P.O. Box 418, Exeter, RI Ö2822 401-789-8177 James Barrett Associates, Inc. Jim Barrett P.O. Box 853, Montclair, NJ 07042 201-744-8237 ft Blue Ridge Peat Farms Inc. Topdressing, Peat, Humus, & Potting Soil Gene Evans 717-443-9596 f t James Carriere & Sons, Inc. Bill and Joe Carriere 7 Cottage St., Port Chester, NY 10573 914-937-2136 f t The Cardinals, Inc. John E. Callahan 166 River Rd., Unionville, CT 06085 860-673-3699 ft Bruedan Corp. Mike Gesmundo/Ron Shapiro Chester, NY 800-535-1500 ft LESCO, Inc. Seed, Fertilizer, Control Products, Equipment Greg Moran: 914-331-4869 800-321-5325 f t The Scotts Company Tom Marmelstein Fertilizer, Fungicide, Growth Regulators 516-679-1961 ft DAF Services Inc. David A. Frechette Flowtronics PSI Pumping Stations 203-528-7362 Long Island Compost Corp. Jeff Frank Screened Compost, Blackgold Divot Mix, Topsoil 516-878-0652 f t The Terre Company of New Jersey, Inc. Byron Johnson Jr. 206 Delawanna Ave., Clifton, NJ 07014 Office: 201-473-3393 Home: 203-748-5069 ft Dar Par Sales ft Dominic A. Richichi/John Richichi Golf Course & Tennis Supplies, Outdoor Furniture 914 -9 4 6-1 7 4 3 , FAX 914-94 6-0796 Metro Milorganite Inc. Rick Apgar/Scott Apgar/Joe Stahl 365 Adams St., Bedford Hills, NY 10507 914-666-3171, FAX 914-666-9183 f t TurfNet Associates, Inc. Peter L. McCormick 21 Brandywine Rd., Skillman, NJ 08558 800-314-7929, FAX 908-359-3389 ft D & S Floratine Products, Nova Tee, Flymo, Douglas Rollers, Trion Lifts Dave Basconi: 203-250-T U R F M ontco/Surf-Side/Zap! Defoamer Bob Oechsle/Tom Hunter Box 404, Ambler, PA 19002 800-401-0411 f t Turf 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 Partac Golf Course Top-Dressing Kelsey Park, Great Meadows, NJ 07838 Jim Kelsey: 800-247-2326/ 908-637-4191 Bill and Joe Carriere: 914-937-2136 f t Turf Products Corporation Ernie Rizzio/Buddy Rizzio 47 Howell Rd., Box 296, Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046 201-263-1234, FAX 201-335-2491 P .I.E . Supply Company Chris Weimann 243 Woodmont Rd., Milford, CT 06460 203-878-0658 f t Valley View Wholesale Greenhouse Frank Amodio 229 Smithridge Rd., So. Salem, NY 10590 914-533-2526, FAX 914-533-2050 DeBuck’s Sod Farm Premium Quality Kentucky Bluegrass, Tall Fescue Blends Leonard/Valeri: 914-258-4131 ft DeLea Sod Farms Bluegrass, Fescues, Rye, Bentgrass Long Island Grown, Vacuum Cooled 80 0-244-7637/ 516-368-8022 ft Down To Earth All Phases o f Golf Course Construction David Griffin 9 1 4-576-7693 f t Pro-Lawn Products, Inc. Turf & Ornamental Products Richard Cooke, 914-883-5881 Mike Dukette, 203-684-6242 Earth Works, Inc. ft The Soil Aerification Specialists Patrick Lucas/Eric Zars, Old Greenwich, CT 06870 8 0 0 -815-1113, FAX 2 0 3-698-1920 ft Eastern Land Management Inc. Bruce T. Moore Sr., CCLP 246 Selleck St., Stamford, CT 06902 203-316-5433 Egypt Farms, Inc. Ray Bowman, President White Marsh, MD 21162 800-899-7645 (SOIL) Rhone-Poulenc C o ./C H IP C O Greg Hutch 877 Yellowbank Rd., Toms River, NJ 08753 908-929-4657 f t Robert Baker Comp; Jeff Rogers 1320 Mountain Rd. 860-668-5225, FAX 86j SAV-A-TREE Thomas Marino 360 Adams St., Bedford Hill; 914-666-8202 ursery, Ine. ft Westchester Ford Tractor Inc. John Apple/Ray Beaudry Meadow St., Goldens Bridge, NY 10526 914-232-7746 ft Westchester Turf Supply, Inc. Bob Lippman Sr./Bob Lippman Jr. P.O. Box 198, Lincolndale, NY 10540 Office: 914-248-7476 Mobile: 914-649-0303 ft White Contractors Golf Course Construction & Renovation P.O. Box 484, Old Greenwich, CT 06870-0484 James E. Morris Jr.: 203-869-8808/ 914-234-0092 ft Wilfred MacDonald, Inc. Chris Santopietro 2 Terminal Rd., Lyndhurst, NJ 07071 201-804-1000 T 06093