August, 1973

Published monthly by the Metropolitan Golf Course Superintendents Association

MEETING NOTICE
Date:
Thursday, August 16th
Joint Meeting Conn. GCSA & MGCSA
Place:
Wee Burn C. C.
Golf:
12 noon on
Lunch:
Available in grill room
Cocktails: 6 PM
Dinner:
7 PM
Speaker: Dr. Richard Skogley
University of Rhode Island
Host:
Chuck Fatum
Directions: Take Merritt Parkway to Exit 36. Take right, go
south at end of ramp, go past Woodway CC. At
first traffic light make left on Camp Avenue. Go to
top of hill at stop sign and make right onto Hollow
Tree Ridge Road. V* of a mile on left is club
entrance.
COMING EVENTS
Aug. 9 Tour of Turf Plots, Salisbury, Long Island,
Eisenhower Park — Dr. Kauffman and Dr. Smiley
4:30 until 7 PM
Dr. John Kauffman is the new turf director at Cornell
University replacing Dr. Cornman. It is a good op­
portunity to meet him.
Directions: Take Northern State Parkway to Meadow
Brook Parkway. Then Exit by Roosevelt Raceway
and ask directions from there to Eisenhower Park.
Aug. 22 Rhode Island Field Day
Kingston, R.I.
Aug. 27 MGCSA Beach Party and Picnic, Woodway CC
Rain date Aug. 28 (Details to follow.)
Sept. 10 MGCSA Equipment & Supplies Field Day
Fenway Golf Club, Al Tretera, Chairman
RAIN DATE Sept. 17
Sept. 20 MGCSA Meeting Bonnie Briar
Superintendents’ Championship
Oct. 2 MGCSA Invitational - Metropolis C.C.
Oct. 2 NJGCSA Field Day
Nov.
Annual Meeting
Dec. 8 Christmas Party
MGCSA NEWS:
Well, everybody was in great shape until about July 5th.
Then came heavy showers, hot weather and turf conditions
changed rapidly.
We certainly enjoyed our meeting at Siwanoy C.C. We had
an excellent program with both Guido Gribari giving some
excellent comments on golf and golf courses in the Westchester
area. Guido has been involved in the Caddy Scholarship Fund

Vol. II, No. 22

and the Westchester from their inception. Dr. Ralph Engel
had an appropriate topic “Poa Annua, Should We Live With
It Or Eradicate It.” Since everybody had lost poa annua that
previous week-end, it was a hot topic and certainly we had an
excellent question and answer period after Dr. Engel had given
his presentation. We certainly should have more programs of
this nature to bring out as many viewpoints as possible. It
certainly gives more educational information to any greens
chairman, etc. who might be attending.
Hyperodes are out again. A whole new family. Take a second
look at those poa annua fairways that just seem to be wilting
away or have a brownish cast. Chances are you may have
hyperodes and not know it.There also have been reported
slight burning from Proxol 80 SP. So check it out before you
use it.
Special attention to all owners of Jacobsen Greenskings.
Check inside all the wooden blocks that hold the steel tubing
for your hydraulic lines especially under the seat.There have
been at least two cases in the area where the lines have burst. It
is a simple vibration that is causing wear inside the blocks.
Note it is not visible from the outside of the block. Having done
at 360 degrees on a green it’s worth a few minutes to check. It
doesn’t just spray out, it pours out and your operater won’t
notice it right away because the block is located right under his
seat. This notice should be coming from Racine, Wisconsin.
Now that the machine has been in use a few areas the wear
points are beginning to show. Changing the front axle will run
■over $200.00.
There have also been reports of Pythium in the area so it
looks like we are covering the whole gamut this year. Dollar
spot is reported very heavy on fairways in particular. Fusarium
Roseum is also very active. I guess we will have to have Dr.
Houston Couch back for a season review. A great year for
chemical salesmen. Somebody must be getting fired at
Diamond Shamarock in the marketing of 2787. What a year to
run out of supply.
Our thanks to Bob DePencier for arranging complimentary
tickets to the Westchester Classic.
Reminder — Please return your questionnaire as soon as
possible.
Job Opening:
Cherry Valley Country Club
Garden City, L.I. 11530
516-746-4420
No House, adequate budget, automatic irrigation system,
Blue Cross-Blue Shield paid, National and Local dues paid,
National expenses.
Salary: Qualified Superintendent — $15-20,000
Good assistant $12-15,000
Send resume to: Mr. George Baker

Editorial Staff
Garry Crothers
Ted Horton
President:
First Vice
President:
Second Vice
President:
Secretary:
Treasurer:
Sergeant at
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Co-Editor
Co-Editor
OFFICERS
Harry H. Nichol, Elmwood C.C.
^ Office 914-592-6608, Home 914-268-9370
Garry N. Crothers, Apawamis Club
Office 914-967-2100, Home 914-234-3770
Edward C. Horton, Winged Foot Golf Club
Office 914-698-2827, Home 914-937-3613
Richard Allen, Sunningdale C.C.
Office 914-723-3200, Home 914-723-8097
Robert Alonzi, Burning Tree C.C.
Office 203-869-5779, Home 914-937-1527
Anthony Altamaro, Greenwich C.C.
Office 203-869-1000, Home 203-661-7019

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By now most of us are very well aware of the tyrannical
“OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY and HEALTH ACT of 1970.”
OSHA has created an incredible maze of “safety and health”
standards. No business could possibly understand, much less
obey every one of OSHA’s several thousand rules and regu­
lations. At this time the currect OSHA regulations and docu­
ments, piled on top of each other, form a stack seventeen
feet high. Now, under the promise of “safety and health” for
the American workers, what is left of our free enterprise
system is being ruled, regulated, and ruined by growing
Federal controls.
Now there is something each one of us can do about this
threat to freedom. On May 2, 1973, Congressman Steven
Symms (R.-Idaho) introduced H.R. 7437, which would repeal
the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. During the
past two years most of us have had to spend valuable time
trying to comply with the impossible. Let us all take a few
minutes to let our elected representatives know how we feel
about this matter. Ask your Senators and Representatives to
support this bill, and send copies of your letters to: The
Honorable Carl C. Perkins, Chairman; Education and Labor
Committee; House Office Building; Washington, D.C. 20515.
Yours truly,
Pat Lucas, Jr.

ents. The golf course superintendent’s job has become a
profession in which the competition is far exceeding the
recognition. New and highly technical equipment has been
developed to aid the superintendent in dealing with the course
of nature. Irrigation systems have been designed to apply water
in specific areas for a given amount of time. One entire golf
course can be run from the superintendent’s office with the
push of a button. The chemical development has been so
rapidly increased and perfected that even annual bluegrass can
be controlled or liquidated. Mowing machinery has also been
perfected so that this job is cut in half, time wise, while also
improving the turf quality.
Dr. Engel discussed the encroachment of Poa annua over
the bentgrass, and its adversities to the bentgrass.
Poa, being the prolific seeder that it is, will invade all places
and areas where there is no turf, and if given the right
commodities for growth, it will germinate. Heavy watering is
an aid to the Poa and will cause it to crowd out whatever
bentgrass is there. It would follow that less watering would
help in control of Annual Bluegrass and could possibly be
infused into a yearly control program along with calcium
arsenate.
A further check on the Poa invasion to bare areas would be
overseeding with bentgrass to get it started before the Poa has
a chance to germinate. This seeding should be done as soon as
possible and best results will follow. Dr. Engel suggested that
the superintendent not use chemicals. A good application of
Nitrogen in mid-April, will push the vegetative process and
there will be less reproduction. This sounds like a good point to
store away in one’s mind.
In summation, Dr. Engel suggests that superintendents
avoid all encroachment of Poa annua; have as good a turf
cover as possible in the fall, to avoid Annual Bluegrass the
following spring; overseed bad spots to fill voids; and lastly,
avoid overwatering or frequent watering. These will help deter
the Annual Bluegrass from recurring.

Guest speakers: Dr. Ralph Engel (above), Guido Cribari (below).

JULY MEETING — SIWANOY COUNTRY CLUB
By Scott Benty
Winged Foot Golf Club
Siwanoy was the sight of the July Superintendents’ meeting
of the MGCSA. Great service and an excellent meal were
followed by the introduction of Mr. Cribari, who wished 0i\
superintendents the best intentions and saluted them all in the
field.
Rutgers University was well represented by Dr. Engel, the
guest speaker. Poa annua was the topic for discussion. Dr.
Engel believes that there is no easy method or pattern to follow
in either case of growing or living with Annual Bluegrass.There
have been great advances in recent years. Dr. Engel attributes
this to the more advanced and better educated superintend­

SERVICE ROADS AT WINGED FOOT GOLF CLUB
The following specifications for golf course service roads
were prepared at Winged Foot Golf Club with the aid of Mr.
Jack A. West, Corporate Construction Manager, Stone
Products Group of the Flintkote Company. The plans and
location maps are integral parts and are intended to be
cooperative with the specifications.
LOCATION
The location of the service roads on the maps are approxi­
mate only and the final direction should be approved by the
Golf Course Superintendent or a representative of the Golf
Club. The prime concern is to locate the service roads so that
they interfere as little as possible with the game of golf.
Whenever possible, the roads should be constructed so that
they do not detract from the natural beauty of the golf courses.
Surface drainage should be considered if possible, by locating
the service roads on the sides of hills or along “hog-backs” .
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MATERIALS
1. Hot M ix Asphalt — 2 inch thick compacted-surface type
mix available in the area — generally 30% well graded
minus 3/8 inch stone (3/8 or smaller), 63% sand, 6 1/2% to
7% liquid asphalt cement.
2. Crusher-run Stone — well graded crusher-run stone —
top size passing 1 inch, maximum 10% passing No. 200
Mesh compacted to 100% Standard Proctor — place in 2-3
inch lifts. The Crusher-run stone course should be primed
with a suitable cut-back on emulsified asphalt at 1/5 gal. per
square yard prior to paving.
3. Sand — well graded, maximum 8% passing No. 200 Mesh
compacted to 100% standard Proctor. In high well drained
areas with good soil, the sand layer may be eliminated.
DRAINAGE:
In low wet areas, place runs of 6” perforated galvanized
asphalt coated steel pipe. The perforations are to be place
down and the pipe should be bedded in sand as shown. The fall
in the pipes should be 1%, with frequent (not more than 200 ft.
intervals) “T V ’ and “take-off’ pipes.
DETERIORATED AREAS ON EXISTING ROADS
1. Completely Failed Areas — dig out and rebuild to above
standards — provide subdrains in all low areas.
2. Asphalt Surface Badly Alligatored — remove asphalt
surface — add stone as required — prime and pave as
above.
3. Surface Failed But Reasonably Stable — sweep — prime
with 1/10 gal. per square yard suitable cut-back or
emulsified asphalt — resurface with 2 inches Hot Mix as
above — ends of patch to be cut or burned in as below:

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EXCAVATION
Excavation below ground level should be made to the
required depth — the excavated surface sloped as shown,
graded smooth and rolled before placing of granular materials.
Any fill required should be of dry surplus excavated material,
placed in 6 inch lifts, compacted to 95% Standard Proctor.
Topsoil should be stockpiled at convenient locations for later
removal by Golf Course Personnel. Tree and stump removal,
where necessary, will be performed by the Golf Course
Personnel.

Vinnie Pentenero, host superintendent at Siwanoy Meeting.

Metropolitan Golf Course Superintendents
Association
present

ANNUAL TURFGRASS SUPPLIES
IRRIGATION and
EQUIPMENT FIELD DAY

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10,1973
12:30 P.M. - 5=30 RM.
FENWAY GOLF CLUB
OLD MAMARONECK ROAD
WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK
FREE BEER
FREE DOOR PRIZES
FREE ADMISSION
FREE PARKING

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE WELCOME TO VIEW DISPLAYS
AND DEMONSTRATIONS UNDER ACTUAL FIELD CONDITIONS

RAIN DATE WILL BE SEPTEMBER 17, 1973, MONDAY
PLAN TO BE THERE

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