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WILLIAM H E IN T Z
Centennial G olf Club

V ice President
M A TTH EW CEPLO, CGCS
Rockland Country Club
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R O B E R T NIELSEN JR ., CGCS
Bedford G olf & Tennis Club

Secretary
A N T H O N Y G IR A R D I, CGCS
Rockrimmon Country Club

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Knollwood Country Club

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St. Andrew's G olf Club

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Aquatrols, Inc.

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Salem G olf Club

DAVID D U D O N ES
North Jersey Country Club

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Oak Hills Park G olf Course

BLAKE H ALDERM A N, CGCS
Brae Burn Country Club

TH O M A S LEAHY, CGCS
Sleepy Hollow Country Club

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G LEN N PERRY, CGCS
Rolling Hills Country Club

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11 of us, as members
our association, are business associates
who interact with each other. Interaction is
a valuable tool. We learn how others conbusiness. We exchange information on
everything from crew strategies and labor
union experiences to lessons learned from
construction/renovation projects and new
product trials. We discuss regulatory, permit,
and licensing issues, handling risk evaluators/inspectors, and of course, the trials and
tribulations of managing turf. We learn how
others handle the problems that face us.
in the process, many of us build friend­
ships that last a lifetime.
When we did the grow-in here at
Centennial, I networked constantly with my
peers. Some of them had already gone
through what we were about to tackle.
They told me what worked and what didn’t.
I found immediate value in my association
with them. W hat’s more, it saved me time
and money.

Supporting Club Support
Most clubs in our area recognize the value
of association. It’s reflected in our budgets.
Our expenses are generally completely cov­
ered for monthly meetings, regional/
national conferences, educational seminars,
university research/field days, and a variety
of other mind-expanding opportunities.
Some of our predecessors, I’m sure,
worked long and hard to get an “Education
& Conference” line item in their budgets.
It’s part of our responsibility, therefore, to
retain this support, and we can do that simby using it.
Association with peers and industry
events keeps us on our toes, professionally. It
gives us answers to those often tough ques­
tions members or our Green Committee or
club officials ask us during meetings and
conversations. If I don’t have the
answer to a particular question, I know
where to get it— quickly and easily—
because of my association with peers and
events.

W ill H eintz
M etG C SA President

Keep in mind, the information we pro­
vide is continually scrutinized. Phone calls
are made to double-check its validity. Our
credibility is either strengthened or weak­
ened by what they find out. When you give
an answer, don’t wing it. Be sure it’s the
right one.
GCSAA continually emphasizes the
importance of ongoing education— and
making use of all our national association
has to offer. GCSAA has built in some
checks and balances to ensure superintend­
ents continue their professional develop­
ment. First, they require any superintendent
seeking to attain—and maintain— CGCS or
Class A status to accrue a set number of
service and education credits.
Then,
GCSAA has also developed the Professional
Development Initiative (PDI). The PDI
identifies 48 competencies we need to be
successful as superintendents. By way of the
internet, members can evaluate their success
in each of these competencies. An educa­
tion plan is then developed to address any
weaknesses identified.
continued on page 1 i

Understanding the Insect’s Lite Cycle
vil (ABW)— better known to super­
intendents as Hyperodes weevil— has
been wreaking havoc on golf course
turf in the metropolitan New York
area for nearly 40 years. W hen super­
intendents first started noticing spring
die-back of annual bluegrass on their
courses, they believed Poa annua’s
inherent weakness in summer condi­
tions was the culprit.
But Bob O ’Knefski, an extension
agent on Long Island, eventually
pieced together the evidence and
realized there was a small insect that
appeared at the same time the Poa
began to decline. He correctly sur­
mised that the weevil was causing the
damage.
His discovery was the start of
numerous studies on the weevil.
Among them was research funded by
the MetGCSA and led by Cornell
University’s Dr. Haruo Tashiro, the
premier research turfgrass entomolo­
gist in the country during the ’70s
and ’80s.
Selected by Dr. Tashiro as the Ph.D.
student to conduct these studies, I
became intimately familiar with the
life cycle and ecology of the annual
bluegrass weevil. That was in the late
’70s. More recently, I’ve been work­
ing with Dr. Nikki Rothwell, who
completed her Ph.D. in my lab, to
expand some of these studies.
W hat follows is a look at some of
our latest findings, which offer impor­
tant insight into what works and what
doesn’t in the war against the weevil.

If you’re going to win the war against the
weevil, you must first understand your oppo­
nent. To start, we know that the ABW over­
winters in the adult stage in relatively
protected locations, such as leaf litter under
trees, including white pines, or near the base
of tufts of grass. In the spring, adults begin to
move toward the fairways, greens, and tees.
They are capable of flying but seem to prefer
the walk. Females lay eggs inside leaf sheaths.
The eggs hatch into tiny larvae that feed
inside the stems for about 10 days and then
migrate toward the crowns of the plants,
where they continue feeding for another two
or three weeks.
The larvae then move to the upper inch of
soil, where they pupate for 7 to 10 days.
New young adults emerge, mate, and the
process begins all over again. Normally,
damage is most severe in the metropolitan
area during the first half of June. That’s when
large larvae are feeding aggressively. Young
adults emerge in late June or early July.
In the metropolitan area, the weevils
repeat this process two or three times during
the remainder of the summer, so they com­
plete three or four generations. In years with
cool spring or summer temperatures, how­
ever, there may be “only” three generations.
It’s hard to tell because from mid-June on,
there’s a lot of overlap. Any superintendent
who samples for ABW from mid-June
through mid-September will find small lar­
vae, medium larvae, large larvae, pupae, and
adults, all at the same time.
To determine the best plan of attack
against the weevil, you’ll want to determine
what stage most of the insects are in through
careful sampling. (See box on page 5 for a
tried-and-true sampling method.)

The Weevil’s Path oi Destruction
Nikki Rothwell found that ABW larvae will
feed on some creeping bentgrass, and in fact,
the numbers found in creeping bentgrass
plots often were as high as they were in
neighboring annual bluegrass plots. The
damage, however, was almost always much
more obvious in annual bluegrass.

In addition, Nikki found that larvae were
evenly distributed across fairways, even in
the spring. Interestingly, however, the dam­
age was almost always more severe along the
edges of fairways, greens, collars, and tees.
We suspect this has something to do with
the fact that there are additional stresses
along the edges—particularly with the com­
paction that results from “clean up” passes.
Given this finding, we believe most golf
courses can concentrate on treating the
perimeters of fairways, greens, and tees
when targeting the first generation of wee­
vils. From early July on, however, you have
second and subsequent generations of wee­
vil at work, so damage tends to occur
throughout the fairways. That means your
treatments must cover broader areas.

Ilow Well Does Your Turf Take It?
Turf’s tolerance levels vary depending on
local conditions. In general, the more
annual bluegrass there is in a given area, the
lower your turf’s tolerance level will be.
When there are fewer agronomic stresses,
like in the spring, tolerance levels will be a
little higher—even in the annual bluegrass.
As a general rule of thumb, we consider
the maximum number of ABW larvae your
turf can tolerate to be about 30 to 80 larvae
per square foot for the first generation (dam­
age in June), and between 10 and 40 larvae
per square foot for activity in July and
August.

Taking Control: Management
Strategies Old and New
Since the 1970s, the traditional recommen­
dation for weevil control has been to apply a
nonmobile insecticide to vulnerable areas
between Forsythia full bloom and dogwood
full bloom. For metropolitan-area golf
courses, that’s usually between the third
week of April and the middle of May.
Over the years, the materials of choice
have included chlorpyrifos (Dursban™),
isofenphos (Oftanol™), which is no long­
er labeled for use on turf, or one of the

Weevil Sampling:
Use a cup cutter or a
smaller corer to collect
turf samples. Then
place the cores in a
saline solution to draw
out the insects.

pyrethroids. The most common pyrethroids
currently used to control ABW include
bifenthrin (Talstar™), cyfluthrin (Tempo™),
lambda-cyhalothrin (Battle™, Scimitar™),
or deltamethrin (Deltagard™). These appli­
cations should be watered in lightly—-just
one or two passes of the irrigation head—to
wash the material off the blades and into the
thatch.
Here’s what’s been uncovered more
recently about controlling ABW from first
generation and beyond.
• For first-generation control: Dr. Paul
Heller of Penn State University and I each
have conducted field studies over the years
that have shown that applications of
Dursban™ or a pyrethroid are usually more
effective if they are made closer to dogwood
full bloom. At the very least, we suggest that
applications not be made until Forsythia
bushes are half green, half gold. That is, wait
until some of the leaves start to bud. These
applications often provide excellent control
of the first generation of ABW.
• When the A B W larvae have grown to
medium or large size and the telltale wilt is
apparent: At this point, the nonmobile
materials will not work fast enough. But all
is not lost. Field trials over the past two years
have confirmed that trichlorfon (Dylox™)
will reduce larval populations significantly
compared to the untreated control plots.
Levels of control have ranged from 75 to 98
percent. In general, the greater control
occurs when applications are made before

larvae reach their fifth and largest instar. But
even if you get only 50- to 70-percent con­
trol (if the larvae are already quite large), this
may be enough to reduce the population
below your turf’s tolerance level.
Important note: Apparently, Bayer Crop
Science is working to add the annual bluegrass weevil to the label of their Dylox™
products. But until this change is finalized,
superintendents in states like New York,
which require both the pest and the site to
appear on the label, cannot legally use
Dylox™ to treat ABW populations. Those
states that require only the site to be listed
on the label, could go ahead and give
Dylox™ a try. It’s always best, however, to
check with your state officials before using
the product.
• If most of the insects are in the pupa stage:
When the weevil is in this stage of develop­
ment, patience is key. You need to wait a
week or two to allow the pupae to complete
their development and emerge as adults. It’s
at this stage that they’re most susceptible
to the nonmobile insecticides, such as
Dursban™ or a pyrethroid.
• If sampling shows that most of the insects
are adults: Treat as soon as possible with a
nonmobile insecticide. Keep in mind, all
applications should be watered in lightly.
• Is there merit in mixing with Merit™?
For several years, superintendents have used
imidacloprid (Merit™) in a tank mix with a
pyrethroid to control ABW. The combina­

tion has proved effective, but on closer
scrutiny of the field data, it becomes appar­
ent that the control is provided mostly by the
pyrethroid. Occasionally, we see a reduction
in larval populations with Merit™ alone, but
not very often. In most cases, I recommend
that superintendents save their Merit™, and
use it later in the season against white grubs.
Having said this, there is a new combina­
tion product that’s recently received federal
registration. This product, Allectus™, pro­
vides a granular combination of Merit™ and
Talstar™. We were not able to test the prod­
uct for the spring generation of ABW in
2004, but we did conduct a test later in the
year. We applied the product at four differ­
ent rates on June 15 and returned on July 9
to collect samples.
The lowest rate tested— 1.15 lbs. product
per 1,000 square feet—provided 81 percent
control of the larvae, and the three higher
rates provided at least 90 percent control. We
are quite excited by these results, because it
appears the combination may extend the
period of effectiveness. Note, however, that
we do have only one season of data on this
product, so the official jury is still out.
Another holdup: Each state must approve
the registration before it can be used legally.
The current guess is that Allectus™ will not
be available in New York in 2005, though
other states may have the product available
sooner. Also note that so far we have only
one season of data on this product.
• New product, very new chemistry: There’s
a new product on the horizon from DuPont
known as E2Y45. It’s been tested as an
experimental compound for a couple years
and shows great promise. We tested it against
first-generation ABW larvae in 2004 and
found that applications made in late April or
mid-May provided 90 percent control or
better. Applications made in late May were
not as effective, so apparently it is a slightly
slower acting compound than, say, Dylox™.
Keep your eye on this one. DuPont is hop­
ing to receive federal registration for this
product “shortly.”

Annual Bluegrass
Weevils at Work:
AB W damage
often is more severe
along the edges of
fairways, tees, and
collars in the
spring.

Weevil
Sampling
Made Easy
\iinl nnlil iumil Strategies lor Weevil
Control
Many superintendents are under pressure to
reduce their reliance on pesticides. There­
fore, we have been investigating a range of
products that are not traditional insecticides.
The results have sometimes been inconsis­
tent, but we believe we see some encourag­
ing signs. Here’s what we looked at.
• Spinosad: Known as Conserve™, this
product is labeled for use against various
caterpillars in turf. We’ve tested it for the past
four years on the ABW using several rates of
application. And we’ve been frustrated by
some inconsistencies in the results. We did
manage to see relatively consistent results,
however, at the 1.2-fluid-ounce-per-l,000square-foot rate. In 1999, it provided 100
percent control (applied on April 20); in
2000, we had 95 percent control (applied on
May 9); in 2001, there was 98 percent control
(applied on April 26), and in 2003, we saw 96
percent control (applied June 3). We consider
these results to be very promising.
There are, of course, several cautions to
note: First, Conserve™ is not labeled for
use on the ABW, so in New York, it would
not be legal to apply it. Second, the out­
come of the product is not reliable; there
have been several inconsistencies in effective­
ness at other application rates. Therefore, we
cannot wholeheartedly recommend this
product until we can explain some of these
inconsistencies.

• Bacillus thuringiensis var. tenebrionis:
This compound is available for use on veg­
etables in a product called Novador™. We
conducted trials in 2002 and 2003 and
found that the product provided about 60
percent control in most cases. All trials
were conducted when larvae were already
present.
This is a lower level of performance than
some superintendents would like to see,
but if we can demonstrate that the product
is consistent, it may be an option in some
situations.
• Entomopathogenic nematodes: We’ve
looked at several types of nematodes over
the years and have found them to be very
inconsistent, with control ranging from 0
to 85 percent. There are several logistical
factors that may account for the inconsis­
tency, but until we have a better under­
standing of what the nematodes “need,”
they’re not likely to provide much relief.

End Note: Even though some commercial
products have been mentioned in this article,
this does not imply endorsement by the author
or the University of Massachusetts.
If you have any questions about Dr. Vittum’s
trials, feel free to contact her at the Division of
Entomology, 104 Agricultural Engineering
Building, 250 Natural Resources Road,
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
01003. Email: pvittum@ent.umass.edu.
Telephone: 413-545-0268.
You might also check the UMass TurfTeam
website—www.umassturf.org— throughout the
growing season. That’s where you’ll find
weekly updates posted on a variety ofpest and
agronomic issues.

Nancy Consolie, formerly a technician in
Mike Villani’s laboratory at the Geneva
Experiment Station (part of Cornell
University), refined a sampling technique
that we’ve found highly effective in diag­
nosing weevil problems.
1. Collect a sample of turf, including the
crowns and upper half-inch of soil. R e­
member that a standard cup cutter plug,
with a 4.25-inch diameter core, is almost
exactly 0.1 square foot. We often use a
corer that cuts samples that are about 1.9
inches in diameter. It takes 50.8 such cores
to make a square foot.
2. Subdivide the sample into pieces that
are no more than an inch on a side and
place them in a bowl.
3. Submerge the samples in a salty solu­
tion. The “recipe” we use is about 2/3 cup
of table salt in a quart of lukewarm water.
4. Stir the mixture a couple of times.
Every stage, except eggs, will float to the
surface of the salty water, often within 5 or
10 minutes. Just to be sure, allow the mix­
ture to stand for 45 minutes.
This technique will help you determine
the stage of the insect you’re dealing with,
which will, in turn, aid you in selecting an
effective control strategy.

Chapter Slews

Another Snowy Start to Our
Winter Seminar
by David Dudones

~or the second year running, a
late-night snow hampered travel
to the Annual Winter Seminar held at
Westchester Country Club on January 12.
The hot coffee and smooth registration
process provided some ease for the large
turnout of superintendents, assistants, and
vendors. Once the caffeinated group took
their seats, MetGCSA President Will Heintz
gave a gracious welcome, thanking Joe
Alonzi and the rest of the Westchester staff
for once again hosting this event. Session
Chairman Glen Dube addressed some lastminute details before introducing the first
speaker, Dr. Rex Bastian from the Care of
Trees.

Tree Management

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Winter Seminar sessions command a
fu ll house

Dr. Bastian’s presentation, Shade Tree Risk
Assessment and Management for Your Golf
Course, emphasized the importance of creat­
ing a formal tree risk management policy
for your course. He outlined five steps to a
successful program that took participants
through establishing an action plan, mar­
shaling and then managing the appropriate
resources, and finally reviewing and updat­
ing the program annually. “All trees have
risk,” he told participants. “We can’t elimi­
nate the risk, but it can be managed with a
sound reduction strategy.” The take-home
message: Vigilance is key to protecting your
members from harm and your club from
costly legal action.
The second presentation also revolved
around the timely issue of tree manage­
ment. Former Met area superintendent
Herb Waterous, now of ArborCom
Technologies, discussed the importance of
Developing a Golf Course Shade Management
Program. He provided numerous case stud­
ies demonstrating ArborCom’s computer­
ized shade mapping program at work. The
3D shadow patterns mapped throughout
the day and year provided excellent infor­
mation, showing a direct correlation
between areas that were shaded most of the
day and weak turf. Herb explained how
pruning can help increase sunlight to the
playing surface but does not truly solve the
problem. Nor does artificial lighting. Even

in severe cases where grow lights were
brought onto the playing surface, they repli­
cated only 25 percent of direct sunlight,
proving there is no substitute for the real
thing.
In addition to identifying current candi­
dates for removal, the program can be used
to project how a tree will grow and affect
sunlight penetration in years to come.
Whether a tree is an issue today or 20 years
into the future, ArborCom’s program adds
credibility to the tree removal recommenda­
tions you make for your course.

New Poa Control
After a short coffee break and Dr.Vittum’s
New Annual Bluegrass Weevil Control
Strategies presentation (featured on pages
2-5), Rutgers University’s Dr. Steve Hart
discussed Velocity Herbicide for Poa Control.
Velocity 80WP (not registered in New York
and California) has been found effective in
reducing Poa populations on fairway-height
grass. Dr. Hart explained the importance of
timing in both application and interseeding.
The most effective applications were
observed in the summer months when tem­
peratures were above 80 degrees. The Poa
was severely damaged after two treatments,
three weeks apart, while the bentgrass
showed only a slight yellowing. Spring and
fall treatments were found to be very detri­
mental to the bentgrass without affecting
the Poa. W ithout certain masking tech­
niques, be prepared to explain significant
injury to your bentgrass ifVelocity is applied
under cool temperatures.
Dr. Hart has seen the most success inter­
seeding fairways with bentgrass two to three
weeks after the last Velocity treatment.
Closing words to the wise: Velocity is not
labeled for use on greens, and it should not
be tank-mixed with anything.

Bentgrass Selection
After an impressive gourmet lunch and a
trade show visit, the afternoon session began
with a presentation on Selecting the Right
Bentgrass from Dr. Stacy Bonos of Rutgers
University. Dr. Bonos began with an in-

sightful lesson about the history of bentgrass
and how the first selected seeded variety—
Penncross— was developed.
The long
process of collection based on density, dis­
ease resistance, color, hardiness, texture, and
many other factors continues today in an
attempt to meet the ever-changing
demands of the industry
Dr. Bonos had promising information on
many new cultivars, which will make decid­
ing on a bentgrass for your course all the
more challenging. When selecting a variety,
you’ll want to think about the factors most
important to your club. Dr. Bonos pointed
out, for instance, that if your operating
budget is low, you might opt for a variety
that’s most resistant to dollar spot. For
higher-end clubs, texture and density might
be more important to allow for faster green
speeds. In the end, Dr. Bonos emphasized
that there is no one perfect variety for every
situation, and that is why the selection
process continues.

Phosphite Fertilization
The last speaker of the day was Rick
Fletcher of the Cleary Chemical
Corporation, who spoke to a full house
about Phosphite Fertilization: Is It Right for
You? Mr. Fletcher’s presentation was some­
thing new for most of the audience, judging
by how many people’s hands remained
down when he polled the audience for their
knowledge of P 0 3 and its importance.
After some basic chemistry on the role
phosphorus plays in plant health—from res­
piration to meristematic growth to anti­
fungal defenses— the discussion turned to
highlighting the differences between the
widely used P 0 4 and P 0 3. P 0 4 (phos­
phate) is highly immobile in the soil and is
not foliarily available, while P 0 3 (phos­
phite) will move rapidly into the canopy.
Rick Fletcher summarized the advantage
to using P 0 3 over P 0 4 products: P 0 3 is
rapidly available to the plant. P 0 4 availabil­
ity to the plant is hampered by low temper­
atures, poor oxygen levels in the soil, and
higher pH levels, which cause the P 0 4 to
bind with calcium and make it unavailable
to the plant. At the end, Rick reminded us
that, although soil tests may show an ade­
quate level of phosphorus in the soil, that
doesn’t mean it will be available to the plant
when needed. P 0 3 is a more immediate
solution to increasing phosphorus levels
benefiting the plant.
For a more in-depth look at this
presentation, please call up our website at
www.metgcsa.org.
Dave Dudones is superintendent at North Jersey
Country Club in Wayne, NJ.

Special Thanks to Our Winter
Seminar Exhibitors
We’d like to thank all the vendors who participated in this year’s Winter Seminar. As a
show of appreciation, we’re listing the exhibitors here, along with their areas of specialty
and phone numbers.
When the opportunity arises, we hope you’ll show these contractors and suppliers the
same support they’ve shown us during our Winter Seminar—and throughout the year.
A. G. Enterprises

Earth Works, Inc.

Plant Food Company, Inc.

Rick Gordon
Uniforms & Work Apparel
201-488-1276

Carl Wallace
For All Your Aerifying Needs
860-558-6968

Tom Weinert
Liquid Fertilizers
914-262-0111

Al Preston's Garage

E /T Equipment Co.

Precision Labs

Gary Shashinka
Massey Ferguson Tractors
203-924-1747

Bruce Pye
Golf Course Equipment Sales
914-271-6126

Nick Eberhard
Wetting Agents, Adjuvant, & Spray
Pattern Indicators
201-401-5257

Almstead Tree & Shrubs

Grass Roots, Inc.

Michael Mathew
For All Your Tree Care Needs
914-576-0193

Ken Kubik
Golf Course Supplies
973-361-5943

AT Sales

Greenacres Company

Owen Regan
Sod & Organic Fertilizers
401-686-8066

Dave Pijnenburg
Irrigation Contractor
203-748-0558

Atlantic Irrigation
Specialties, Inc.
Tim Marcoux
Irrigation Specialists
914-686-0008

Terre Company of NJ, Inc.
Byron Johnson
Golf Course Supplies
973-473-3393

The Care of Trees
Mike Cook
Entire Tree Care Company
914-345-8733

Grigg Brothers
Vince Van Meter
Liquid Fertilizers
208-673-6340

Turf Products Corporation
Rick Schock
Golf Course Equipment
800-243-4355

Harrells Turf Specialty
Bayer Environmental Science
Dave Sylvester
Plant Protectants
860-841-3173

Joe Stahl
Golf Course Supplies
203-209-6951

Verdicon
Gerald Fountain
Golf Course Supplies
732-296-8448

Koonz Sprinkler Supply
Central Irrigation Supply, Inc.
George Gorton
Irrigation Specialists
914-347-5656

Barbara Koonz
Irrigation & Floratine Sales
973-379-9314

Westchester Tractor Inc.
George Risley
Golf Course Equipment
914-232-7746

Lesco, Inc.
DeLea Sod Farms, Inc.
Vince Sharkey
Sod & Topdressing
631-368-8022

Charlie Siemers
Golf Course Supplies
914-755-4798

Westchester Turf Supply, Inc.
Bob Lippman
Golf Course Supplies
845-621-5067

Metro Turf Specialists
DP Golf Associates, Inc.
Lance Authelet
Aerial Mapping
516-361-9898

Scott Apgar
Golf Course Supplies
203-748-GOLF (4653)

Mid-Hudson DryJect
Jack Neely
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845-235-5484

Wilfred MacDonald, Inc.
Glenn Gallion
Golf Course Equipment
888-831-0891

Members on the Move
Dave Dudones, formerly an assistant
superintendent at Westchester Country Club
in Rye, NY, has accepted the superinten­
dent’s position at North Jersey Country
Club in Wayne, NJ.
Mike Samol, formerly assistant superin­
tendent at Trump National Golf Club in
Briarcliff Manor, NY, has accepted the super­
intendent’s position at Trump.
he 2004 Annual Bill Caputi Scholarship Raffle, held at the December 4 MetGCSA
Christmas party at The Canyon Club, not only raised a sizable sum for the M et’s
Scholarship Fund, but also awarded $4,500 in cash prizes to 18 lucky ticket holders.
The raffle is the prime source of the scholarship awards we distribute to deserving Met
member dependents each year. In 2004, we awarded $11,050 to 11 students.
Many thanks to all who contributed to this worthwhile fundraiser, and congratulations
to our $ 1,000-grand-prize winner, Joe Stahl of Harrells Turf Specialty.
The other prize winners were:

$500 W inners

$100 W inners

D oug Belmont, Monroe Country Club
Les Kennedy, Blind Brook Club
Ted Valentine, outside contributor

Ted Cirocci, outside contributor
Neal Hill, friend of Larry Pakkala s
Gary Mathis, Steven Willand, Inc.
Beth Moore, wife of Knollwood’s
Tim Moore
Curt Niven, brother of Stanwich’s
Scott Niven
John O ’Keefe, Preakness Hills CC
Lauren & Christina Pakkala, daughters
ofWoodway s Larry Pakkala
John Ruzsbatzky, CC of Farmington
Peter Schmidt, The Care ofTrees
Bobby Welch, Rock Ridge CC

$250 W inners
David Allen, friend ofWoodway s
Larry Pakkala
Tim Benedict, Woodmere Club
Peter Rappoccio, Silver Spring CC
John Ruzsbatzky, CC of Farmington

Into Alert

____________________
Don’t delay in calling for your 2005
MetGCSA Scholarship Award application!
Any Class A, AL, B, C, AF, or AFL member
of the MetGCSA or a dependent of a
member is eligible to win. But the dead­
line for submissions is fast approaching. All
applications should he REC EIVED by
Friday, April 1.
Application forms are available through
MetGCSA Executive Secretary Ineke
Pierpoint at 914-347-4653. If you have

any questions about the application process,
feel free to contact S & R Chairman Matt
Ceplo of Rockland Country Club at 845359-5346.
The Scholarship & Research Commit­
tee will select recipients based on leadership,
maturity, scholastic capabilities, activities, and
commitment to a chosen career.
Scholarships will be awarded at an up­
coming Met meeting. We’ll keep you post­
ed on the time and place.

Tim Powers, superintendent of Cyrstal
Springs Golf Course in Burlingame, CA, has
received the GCSA of Northern California’s
presitigious Turfgrass Excellence Award in
the Public Category. This award is presented
to a superintendent member whose facility is
maintained at a standard that reflects consis­
tent, high-quality playing conditions, while
displaying exceptional agronomic and man­
agement skills. Congratulations,Tim, for a
job exceptionally well done!

We want to offer our sincere condolences to:
Owen Regan of AT Sales. Owen’s mother,
Helen Regan, passed away December 31.
Bob and Allison Ranum, whose 21-yearold son, Christopher, passed away January
17. Bob is the superintendent at Atlantic
Golf Club in Bridgehampton NY.
Jim Calladio of E /T Equipment Co. Jim’s
father passed away January 18.

Well Wishes
We’d like to send well wishes to Mrs. Moran,
Greg Moran’s mother. Greg is with Lesco,
Inc.

Hirths
Congratulations to Bedford Golf & Tennis
Club Superintendent Bob Nielsen and his
wife, Carolyn, on the birth of their son, John
Charles Nielsen, on January 20.

All Was Aglow at the
The Pakkala Family:
Christina & Lauren
Carole & Larry

Glen & Erica
Dube

Bob & Carolyn
Nielsen
^

Earl Millett, Tony &
Lucille Grasso, Mark &
Mary Pat Millett, Donna
Millett

The Canyon Club

Dana & Scott
Niven
Dennis & Cindy Flynn,
Peter & Birdie Rappoccio,
Joe &Judy Alonzi, Anne &
Mike Maffei

Mike & Lisa Cook,
Toni & Scott Ferguson,
Tim & Beth Moore,
John &Jackie Ferrucio,
Jon &Jaime Ferrucio

WTeewto Green January /February 2005

Think Spring
by Debbie Haigh

^

Mhere’s no time like
\ S e n t to think about spring plant­
ings on your course. W hile some
area clubs have the resources to cre­
ate and maintain extensive gardens,
there are still a fa ir number whose
budgets are limited. The good news
is that it is possible to create impres­
sive-looking gardens without taxing
your maintenance budget— or staff.
Debbie H aigh o f Valley View
Wholesale Greenhouses has worked
with numerous area supers to help
them develop simple, yet elegant
flowerbeds fo r their course, using
what she refers to as “tried and
true” annuals.
Here, Debbie describes fiv e o f
her personal favorites— fo r their
beauty and, moreover, their ease o f
maintenance.
1. Wax Begonia: This is my all-time
favorite annual. Wax Begonias are depend­
able and flexible. They can take sun or shade,
and deer steer clear of them. Still, this is an
underappreciated plant. It has two different
leaf colors— red and bronze—but its flower
colors are limited to only white, red, and
pink. Despite this limitation, the Wax
Begonia is a guaranteed winner that will
improve the look of your gardens with little
time and effort.
2. Impatiens: Everyone knows and loves
Impatiens. They make gardens seem familiar,
warm, and inviting. Impatiens, like Wax
Begonias, will do well in sun or shade.
Unlike Begonias, however, they come in a
wide variety of colors: white, pink, red,
lavender, orange, and more. Plant a mass of
them together in a bed and they’ll fill in and

look impressive. The only caveat: Deer love
them too
3. New Guinea Impatiens (NGI): NGIs
are a close cousin to Impatiens. They have
the same large color selection, but with
darker, stronger leaves. They prefer shadier
areas over full sun. Their colors are vibrant,
clear, and eye-catching. I like NGIs because
they are so forgiving. If they get a little dry
and grow limp, just add water and they
spring right back into shape. They are also
easy to handle and care for. The other good
news: NGIs are not high on the deer’s hit
list.
4. Coleus: This is one of the most underused plants. Coleus has always been thought
of as a shade-only plant, but it’s not. It does
well in both sun and shade. Coleus will produce a flower, but it’s minimal and almost
irrelevant compared to the beauty of the
foliage. The foliage comes in a large array of
colors and unique patterns: small or large,
smooth or textured, dark or bright. The
selections are endless! Coleus grows like
crazy and requires very little maintenance.
Here’s a trade secret: Deer generally do not
eat plants with a square stem, and the Coleus
happens to be one of those square-stemmed
plants.
5. Wave Petunias: When you think of
Petunias, you probably think high maintenance. Not true of the Wave Petunia. This

is a much more user-friendly plant. It
spreads out rather than up, filling in a
flowerbed beautifully. But better still, it’s
nearly self-cleaning. The only bit of maintenance these Petunias require is fertilization about once a week. Wave Petunias
come in a variety of crisp colors—whites,
Pinks- salmons, purples, reds— that are sure
to brighten up any flowerbed. Wave
Petunias can be sticky to handle, but that
a^so can work as a deterrent to deer.

I’uttiiiir These Nanis to Work
When planning your flowerbeds, think
about using color patterns rather than
plant variety to create visual interest. In
other words, use the same plant, just alternate the color. The benefit with this tack is
that the garden’s maintenance needs will be
consistent.
How about planting a mono-colored
garden? Different plants, same color. This
will provide a blast of color, not easily
missed.
If you have a hankering for something
unique, then why not experiment on a
smaller scale? Try new and unusual plants in
containers. They’ll be simpler to plant and
maintain, and if they don’t work out, you
can easily replace them without risking the
aesthetics of your flowerbeds,
Again, the goal is to have spectacular gardens with easier planting and maintenance,
For a more complete plant list, please refer
to Valley View’s website: www.vvgh.com.
Debbie Haigh is the manager at Valley View
Wholesale Greenhouses in South Salem, NY.

2005 Met Calendar of Events
Sites Still Open!
Our 2005 Meeting and Social Calendar is inching toward completion. We are looking for
volunteers to host a few remaining professional events and all our social events. To secure a
golf meeting, don’t delay in calling either of our Tournament Committee co-chairs: Tom
Leahy at 914-941-8281 or Chuck Denny at 914-669-5959. To host one of our three social
events, please call any one of our Social & Welfare Committee co-chairs, which again include
Tom Leahy and Chuck Denny and also Bob Nielsen, who can be reached at 914-234-3779.
Business Meeting

Wednesday; Marth 23
GlenArbor Golf Club, Bedford Hills, NY
Host: Ken Benoit Jr., CGCS

Superintendent/Green Chairman
Tournament

Monday October 17
Century Country Club, Purchase, NY
Host: Kevin Seibel

Two-Ball Qualifier

Monday April 25
Trump National Golf Club
Briarcliff Manor, NY
Host: Mike Samol
Superintendent/Manager Tournament

Monday May ! 6
Rolling Hills Country Club, Wilton, CT
Host: Glenn Perry, CGCS
Invitational Tournament

TuesdayJune 21
Fairview Country Club, Greenwich, CT
Host: Mike Mongon
Education Meeting

July /Date TEA
Ridgeway Country Club,White Plains, NY
Host: Earl Millett

Annual Assistants Championship

Date & Site OPEN
Met Area Team Championship

October
Date & Site OPEN
Annual Meeting

Wednesday November 9
St. Andrews Golf Club
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
Host: Rob Alonzi
MetGCSA Christmas Party

December
Date & Site OPEN

Educational Event

Family Picnic

July
Date and Site OPEN
Poa Annual Tournament/First Round
of Met Championship

Monday August 15
Oak Hills Park Golf Course, Norwalk, CT
Host: Glen Dube, CGCS
Summer Social

August
Date and Site OPEN
Second Round of Met Championship

Monday September 19
Connecticut Golf Club, Easton, CT
Host: Mark Fuller, CGCS

The 8th Annual New England Regional
Turfgrass Conference & Show

Monday - Thursday March 7 - 1 0
Rhode Island Convention Center
Providence, RI
The annual conference and show’s educa­
tional sessions will bring you cutting edge
turfgrass management tactics and techniques,
while the three-day trade show will offer
you easy access to the latest in equipment,
products, and supplies offered by more than
400 exhibitors. Call the NERTF Office at
401-841-5490 for further information.

President’s Message continuedfrom page 1

Pick and Ehoose
There are so many opportunities for pro­
fessional development that we can’t possi­
bly take advantage of all of them. We do,
after all, have a golf course to tend to.
There is a way to narrow the field. Be
sure to start by checking your club calen­
dar. You can first cross off any association
or other business that conflicts with a
club event that requires your presence.
Then run through the list of upcoming
Met and other area events— available,
by the way, on our very own website:
www.metgcsa.com—and pick and choose
those that are most likely to benefit your
professional development.
Once you’ve filled in your calendar
with your “wish list” of events, I’ve found
it extremely helpful to email it to your
employer. Then, the day before the event,
be sure to communicate to your assistant
or other staff members where you might
be reached in case of emergency. Let your
employer know who to contact in your
absence— especially if it’s an extended
one. A well-communicated absence goes
a long way toward avoiding the percep­
tion that you’re “never there.”
If you ever feel hesitant about stepping
away from the job on a summer day, keep
in mind that all club professionals take
time for professional development: club
house personnel, golf and tennis profes­
sionals, chefs, and club managers. And
most clubs view it as time— and even
money—well spent.
With warmest regards,
Will Heintz
President

Spotlight

It’s All Business at the March GlenArbor Meeting
by Bill Perlee

J M / M / hen Ken Benoit and the
f /
GlenArbor Golf Club host the
. ^ /\^^tVLetGCSA annual Business Meet­
ing on March 23, it will be our first look at
this impressive new facility.
Formerly
known as Lakeover National, the club has
undergone numerous changes over the past
four years. There’s a brand-new clubhouse
and a newly renovated golf course that now
boasts a Gary Player signature design. While
it’s always frustrating to visit a fine course
like GlenArbor without our golf clubs, fear
not: Ken plans on hosting our Invitational
Tournament in 2006.

Unconventional Start
Ken’s been GlenArbor’s superintendent
since 2001, dazzling the owners with his
somewhat unconventional prior experience.
A native of Michigan, Ken had graduated
from University of Detroit with a degree in
marketing and was managing a large sales
territory when he decided the corporate
world wasn’t for him. “A friend steered me
in the direction of golf course manage­
ment,” says Ken, who was looking for some­
thing that would combine his love for golf
with the outdoors.
Knowing he’d have to take a step back to
move forward along the new career path
he’d chosen, Ken accepted a position on the
crew ofWalnut Creek Country Club out­
side of Detroit and enrolled in the two-year
turfgrass management program at Michigan
State University.
Following graduation, he landed a job at
the renowned Riviera Country Club in Los
Angeles, CA. Working as an assistant under
Paul Latshaw, he helped groom the course
for the 1998 Senior U.S. Open.
In 1999, Ken broadened his experience
working for MacDonald & Sons Golf
Course Builders as a construction superin­
tendent. While with the Maryland-based
company, he logged in two new course
constructions and a renovation at Olympia
Fields.

His next and final stop before
GlenArbor—a year at Quaker Ridge as
Steve Renzetti’s assistant—gave him insight
into the subtleties of maintaining turf in
Westchester County.
At that point, Ken had the perfect mix of
golf course management and construction
experience required for the GlenArbor job.
It was no surprise, then, that the owners
selected Ken from a long list of candidates.

For the Birds
In addition to managing the course trans­
formation at GlenArbor, Ken has focused
his efforts on numerous environmental
efforts. One he’s gained local and national
recognition for is a program to help rebuild
the Eastern bluebird population, which has
been declining because of loss of habitat,
susceptibility to pesticides, and competition
from two more aggressive imported species:
the house sparrow and the European
starling.
Since 2002, he’s placed bluebird boxes
throughout the course, monitoring them
regularly, primarily for the number and
health of birds and the condition of the
boxes. In the first year, the nests produced
87 fledglings. By the end of 2004, that
number was up to 292.
Ken’s other environmental pursuits
include his IPM-based pesticide program
and the planting of numerous naturalized
areas, trees, and shrubs throughout the
course. Bluebirds, however, will always be
an extra-special interest to Ken—and his
wife of four-and-a-half years, Melodee,
who in addition to being Ken’s administra­
tive assistant and horticulturist, is happy to
take care of the bluebird box monitoring.
While GlenArbor may be newly reno­
vated, it doesn’t mean Ken can’t keep his
hands busy with construction projects. The
club is building three holes for teaching and
practice, and there are future plans for
building cottages for members and their
guests.

Ken Benoit

A II fill llnl iIiio im ii . iii
Proving his enthusiasm for the outdoors,
Ken recently returned from a weekend of
winter camping in the Adirondack
Mountains, where he took his assistant, Jake
Kellar. “It was a little cold,” says Ken, “like
20 below with 50-mile-an-hour winds at
the summit. I climbed Mount Marcy for
the first time, so that was exciting— espe­
cially when one gentleman I met up with
who was hiking with two others slipped on
shear ice and slid for about 100 feet before
hitting a rock outcropping that saved his
life. I climbed a little more cautiously after
that,” Ken adds.
Ken and Melodee live in Bedford, NY.
They met while Ken was working at
Riviera and attending an L.A. Dodgers
game. “Her hands were cold, so I gave her
my gloves,” says Ken. “I guess that really
impressed her.”
You’ll be impressed too— by what you
see of GlenArbor on March 23 and by
what you experience at the M et’s 2006
Invitational.
Bill Perlee, a member of the Tee to Green
Editorial Committee, is superintendent at The
Apawamis Club in Rye, NY.

JVew Super, New Venue for the Two-Ball Qualifier
by Eric O ’Neill

ike Samol will have barely
gotten his feet wet as the
new super at Trump Nation­
al Golf Club when he hosts the Met’s TwoBall Qualifier on April 25.
But Mike is well prepared for the job,
having spent three years as the club’s assis­
tant superintendent, under his former boss
and mentor Blake Haider man.
“Blake and I have a five-year history,” says
Mike fondly. “He hired me as an intern in
1999 when he was at Minisceongo; then
took me on as his assistant at Trump— in
time for the grow-in.”

The Course Takes Shape
That was February 2001— not quite a year
after Donald Trump broke ground on the
club’s site in Briarcliff Manor, NY. Trump
National, Blake himself will tell you, was
no run-of-the-mill construction project.
“There were 3 million yards of earth moved
to create waterfalls, winding streams, lakes,
stone bridges, and ravines,” remembers
Blake.
One feature that’s particularly
notable is the man-made, 100-foot waterfall
on the signature par three 13th hole, with a
five-acre holding pond.
“I was fortunate to have Mike on board
for the project,” says Blake. “I couldn’t have
had anyone more dedicated. Mike would
show up at least 45 minutes before starting
time everyday,” Blake remembers.
Bringing a course to life brought the
business to life for Mike. “Working with
Blake and Golf Course Architect Tommy
Fazio was a tremendous experience,” he
says. “You get a great appreciation for this
profession when you actually see the shaped
soil turn into manicured turf or raw land
turn into a great golf course,” he adds.

The Business Crew on Him
Mike grew up in Grafton, OH, which is in
the northeast part of the state. His first duty
on a golf course was caddying at Elyria

Country Club, near his hometown. That’s
when he got the bug to become involved
with turfgrass management. “As a caddie, I
saw the grounds staff in action and wanted
in,” says Mike. So on his 16th birthday, he
approached the golf course superintendent
for a job and was hired on the spot.
“I was fortunate,” says Mike. “I worked
with a great group of guys. They didn’t see
me as some 16-year-old boy, who they
could pass the petty jobs on to. Instead they
treated me with respect and took every
opportunity to share their knowledge and
expertise with me.”
After spending summers working on the
grounds crew of Elyria Country Club,
Mike knew the path he would take when
he graduated high school. In the fall of
1997, he enrolled in the two-year Turf
Management program at Ohio State Uni­
versity. That’s when his fortunate associa­
tion with Blake began—first as an intern in
’99 and then as an assistant in 2001.
“Working with Blake over the past five
years has shown me what it takes to have a
well-detailed and conditioned course,” adds
Mike, who says he has no regrets leaving
the country life of his rural Ohio home­
town behind. “I have the best of both
worlds here: the country atmosphere of
northern Westchester and the City only
one hour away,” explains Mike.
But that doesn’t mean Mike’s forgotten
his first training ground in Ohio. In fact, his
learning experience at Elyria left such an
impression that Mike’s adopted that same
mentoring philosophy with the people he’s
worked with as an assistant and now as a
superintendent. W hat’s more, he encour­
ages his staff and assistants to follow suit. “I
hope someday I will inspire someone to
further his or her career in the golf course
management field,” says Mike.

Still Time for Fun
In his spare time, which he admits isn’t
much in the spring and summer, he enjoys

Mike Samol

having cookouts with his friends and play­
ing basketball, a sport he played in high
school. H e’s also an avid baseball fan. If
there’s one thing he does miss about being
in Ohio, it’s attending the Cleveland Indians
games. In the winter months, Mike enjoys
snowmobiling and skiing.

Playing It Safe
“Stripe it long and straight” is Mike’s advice
to his fellow Met members when they try
qualifying on April 25. “The course has the
hardest slope rating in Westchester County,”
says Mike. “It’s 7,291 yards long and very
narrow with many forced carries over water
and ravines.” So be sure to take a few prac­
tice putts to fine-tune your game before the
big day, and good luck!
Eric O ’Neill, a member of the Tee to Green
Editorial Committee, is superintendent at Towers
Country Club in Floral Park, NY.

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