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WILLIAM H E IN T Z
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M A TTH EW CEPLO, CGCS
Rockland Country Club
Treasurer

R O B E R T NIELSEN JR ., CGCS
Bedford G olf & Tennis Club

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Rockrimmon Country Club
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T IM O T H Y M O O R E
Knollwood Country Club

R O B E R T A LO N ZI JR .
St. Andrew's G olf Club

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KEVIN COLLINS
Aquatrols, Inc.

CHARLES D EN N Y
Salem G olf Club

GLEN DUBE, CGCS
Oak Hills Park G olf Course

DAVID D U D O N ES
North Jersey Country Club

BLAKE H ALDERM A N, CGCS
Brae Burn Country Club

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

G LEN N PERRY, CGCS

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CHIP LAFFERTY
MIKE REEB
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GREGWOJICK
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Feature
Talk So Your Club W ill L isten ........................................................................ 2
Writing a Speech So It Doesnyt Sound Written ......................................... 5

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y recent elec­
tion as chairperson of The Westchester
County Pest Management Committee,
which is required by law to monitor and
reduce pesticide use on county-owned
property, is a good thing for our associa­
tion. It’s an opportunity for our group
to show our continued commitment to the
environment, especially when it comes
to managing pests and using pesticides.
Unfortunately, allegations about health and
environmental problems associated with
pesticide and fertilizer use continue to chal­
lenge us as turfgrass industry professionals.
Pesticides are, and always will be, a public
health concern—a concern that we must
make a concerted effort to address. While
we need to be sensitive to others’ fears
about pesticide use on golf courses, we must
also be able to communicate what is not so
scary about our pesticide applications and
the environment we’ve created on our golf
courses.
We should be proud of our knowledge
and awareness of what it means to be
environmentally responsible— and of our
attention to the tenets of integrated pest
■management (IPM). This, I believe, has
given all of us an even clearer understanding
over the past decade of the science of pest
management and the complexities associ­
ated with it.
: Just think, if we were not sensitive to the
environment when applying pesticides,
would we be able to create wildlife habitats
on our golf courses for various birds, ani­
mals, and beneficial insects, like bees and
butterflies? Would these habitats, moni­
tored by the Audubon Society, be able to
thrive as they have, in and around areas we
treat with pesticides?
We need to communicate that as golf
course superintendents ...
• We are experienced and educated pesti­
cide applicators who use these products res­
ponsibly and strictly according to label
specifications.
• We use pesticides judiciously, always try­
ing to avoid creating situations that require
a need for these products.
• We are always on the lookout for alterna­
tive treatment methods that provide effec­
tive control.

Will Heintz
MetGCSA President

Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due
It’s also appropriate to remind the public of
the many benefits golf and golf courses
bring to society, the economy, and yes, even
the environment.
As far as society goes, golf provides recre­
ation and focuses on integrity and sports­
manship as its key components. In terms of
the economy, a recent NYSTA Turfgrass
Survey showed that, in New York State
alone, more than $5 billion is spent annually
on turfgrass maintenance. Second to the
turfgrass industry in New York is the dairy
industry at $1.6 billion.
Golf courses also help protect the envi­
ronment by preserving open space, wildlife
habitat, noise and fire buffers, storm and gray
(effluent) water retention, and by preventing
erosion. Scientific research has proved that
our grasses, with their fibrous root systems,
serve as a tremendous filtering device. These
grasses retain soil, dust, fertilizer, and even
pesticide particles.
Also worthy of mention is how pesticides
have, for a very long time, added to the qual­
ity of our everyday life. Consider that, with­
out pesticides, our crops and produce would
be substantially reduced—and sometimes
devastated—by disease and insect infestacontinued on page 7
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Talk So
Your Club
Will
Listen
by C. MikeJousan

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Communications
Gum Offers Tips
and Techniques
for Gaining—
and Keeping—
an Audience’s
Attention

T IP :
Do practice your speech out
he old story goes, “There are
two kinds of superintendents: those who are
having trouble with their greens and those
who are about to have trouble.” My belief is
that whenever you’re in trouble—and even
before you are in trouble—you better be able
to communicate well.
On every occasion, when I meet with or
conduct seminars for superintendents, I’m
impressed with their technical competence
and professional conduct. If only that were all
you needed for success! The reality is that a
major part of your success as a superinten­
dent is having the ability to present yourself
and your ideas clearly and effectively be­
fore your Green Committee or general
membership.
Unlike the casual conversations you have
with your colleagues, crew, and golfing mem­
bership, presenting to a group requires
thought and preparation. It’s your opportu­
nity, after all, to enhance your image as a con­
fident, knowledgeable, and likable pro­
fessional and to win favor on a proposal or
idea that might not otherwise be taken
seriously.
You’ll find a lot written about the mechan­
ics of composing and delivering a presenta­
tion. That’s not what I’m going to focus on
here. I want to talk, instead, about another
aspect of presenting that I feel is equally
important to a presenter’s success—and that is
your state of mind as you stand before your
audience. Let me explain.

There’s More to Presenting Than Meets
the Ear
By state of mind, I mean what you’re thinking
about and paying attention to as you speak.
It wouldn’t, of course, be productive to
think about your plans for the weekend or
contemplate the birds flying past the window
as you address a group. More typical is that
you’ll divide your thoughts and attention
among your Self your Message, and your
Audience.
Together, these three things will comprise
100 percent of your attention. But which of
the three merits the highest percentage of
your attention?

Let’s consider them for a minute:
• Self. You, of course, will have to pay some
attention to your self—how you feel and
how you look. You might worry . . . Can
they tell that I’m nervous? Do they like me?
Am I speaking loudly enough?
• Message. Yes, you will be thinking about
your message. That’s why you’re there! You
might wonder ... Am I giving the audience
the information they need or want? Did I
prepare adequately? Are my visuals interest­
ing, and do they support my message? Did I
need that visual? What if the PowerPoint
fails?
• Audience. While presenting, you’ll watch
your audience for signs of approval: Are they
awake? Are they responding to me and my
message? Are they convinced by my mes­
sage? If you’re losing their attention, think
about what you might do to get them back.
Now, let’s consider those percentages. I see
presenters who give most of their attention
to themselves. They are visibly self-con­
scious, their gestures are contrived rather
than natural, and they worry more about the
technique of their presentation than the
results.
Other presenters concentrate mostly on
their messages. They try to produce perfect
sentences and end up stumbling over their
words. They search for the perfect word and
end up saying “uh.” They look at and talk to
their visuals. As a colleague of mine once
described it, they’re “surgically connected” to
their PowerPoint!
The best presenters I see give the highest
percentage of their attention to their audi­
ence. They connect or make contact with
their audience by first taking the time to
know their audience and then tailoring their
presentations to their audience’s needs and
concerns. Let’s face it, even the most perti­
nent, hard-hitting information can fall on
deaf ears if you fail to connect or make con­
tact with your audience.

You make contact and connection with your
eyes, your voice, your gestures, and your
body language. This means you must look at

loud— even tape record it to
help you spot areas that
sound strange or unnatural.

Don’t practice gestures
and facial expressions in
fro n t o f a mirror. I f you
rehearse too many gestures,
th at’s exactly how th ey’ll
look. L et them come
naturally to you.
the audience—not at your notes—sound
sincere and committed as you speak, use ges­
tures to emphasize your words, and appear
confident and secure with your stance and
posture. Practice these skills until they
become natural and you appear to be just
“having a conversation with the audience.”
The more prepared you are and confident
you feel about your presentation, the better
you’ll be able to respond to unplanned situa­
tions: a comment from the group, a glitch
in your PowerPoint slides, a yawn from the
sidelines.

The Bottoni Lino
Get yourself prepared and comfortable so
that you pay only minimal attention to your.self. Rehearse adequately so that you are
thinking about the delivery of your message
and not the message. When you can spend
less time thinking about yourself and your
message, you’ll have more time to focus on
what’s most important in the room—and to
your success: THE AUDIENCE.
C. Mike Jousan is the founder and president of
Clear Communication Company in Scottsdale,
A Z (mike@clearcommunication.com, 480-4434683). He has worked with golf course superin­
tendentsfor more than 15 years, leading seminars
at annual conferences and chapters and coaching
individual GCSAA and chapter officers through­
out the country.

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Writing a Speech So It Doesn’t
Sound Written
Pitfalls to Avoid When Composing a Presentation

ecause an
often-quoted statistic
puts public speaking at
the top of the phobia
list—higher even than
the fear of death—we
thought we’d try to
take the scare out of
one of the most essen­
tial aspects of present­
ing: composing your
presentation.
Read on for some of the best—and the
worst—you can do when preparing to speak
to a group at your club.
#1 D on ’t write your talk out wordfor-word. Instead, use index cards to make
notes on your talk. Put major topics and
thoughts onto separate cards. This will allow
you to rearrange your ideas as your talk
begins to take form. It will also allow you to
easily toss the bad ones. The benefits?
• You’ll concentrate less on writing and more on
speaking. Writing tends to be more formal,
less natural.
• You won’t be tempted to read it. This is the
surest road to a boring presentation.
• You won’t be confined. Memorizing your
speech leaves you less able to react to situa­
tions around you as they occur.
#2 Avoid the humorous opener. Con­
trary to what a lot of speakers believe and
practice, there’s no law that a speaker has to
“break the ice” by opening a presentation
with a joke. In fact, there are many good
reasons not to do it. Here are several:
• First impressions are lasting impressions. You
have enough to worry about without sud­
denly dealing with the burden of trying to
gracefully recover from a joke that bombs.
• You have to recapture their attention. Even if
the joke goes over well, you still face the task
of getting people off the joke to the major
point of your talk.
• Everyone does it. The fact that nine out of
ten speakers open with a joke is a good rea­
son not to do it. A different tactic—like a
question or shocking statistic—might help
make sure you grab your audience’s atten­

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ahead and mention
them. Just do it sim­
ply and unobtrusively.
• Put your thesaurus
back on the shelf. Fancy
words don’t impress;
they distract and
alienate. You’re giv­
ing a talk, so sound
conversational. For
instance:
tion ... and then keep it.
• Jokes travel fast. Chances are that a lot of
people in the audience have already heard
that great joke you just heard last night.
#3 Follow your opening with a clear
statement o f what’s to com e. After
you’ve grabbed your group’s attention, keep
it by making your presentation easy to fol­
low and remember.
• Break your talk down. It’s easiest to do this
by making reference to the number of points
you plan to discuss. For instance, “We have
two major projects planned for 2005. First,
we plan to ...”
• Repeat your main points as your talk pro­
gresses. This will make sure your message is
being heard and understood. For example,
“Okay. So far we’ve covered the advantages
of renovating hole #1. Now, let’s take a look
a t ...”
• Use the word <(you” often. Even in an audi­
ence of 200 people, each person is listening
only for himself or herself. Prepare your talk
as if you were talking to only one person.
• Use lots of down-to-earth examples to illustrate
your points. Make them easy to relate to, par­
ticularly if you’re covering one of the more
technical aspects of your job.
#4 Establish the right tone. The tone
of your talk, after all, is your most important
tool in building rapport with your audience.
Tips for setting the right tone:
• Don’t name-drop. Never try to sound more
important than you are. If your experiences
with important places or events add to the
effectiveness or credibility of your talk, go

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#5 Close quickly and forcefully. Make
your closing a quick and forceful summary of
your main points. But don’t use the usual “in
conclusion” or “to sum up” to cue the audi­
ence. That’s the signal that the end is near and
that it’s time for the audience to stop listening
and start thinking about what’s next on their
agenda.
• Avoidfalse endings. You’ve no doubt been to
talks where you think the speech is coming to
a close, only to hear the speaker launch into
another idea. Ugh.
• End on an upbeat note. Quickly rephrase
your theme statement, and then even if your
talk deals with a controversial topic, end opti­
mistically and enthusiastically.
With your presentation planned, don’t forget
an important last step: Rehearse, rehearse,
rehearse. There’s nothing more important to
overcoming stage fright than to feel confident
and comfortable with your message.

irst and foremost, I want to thank
the MetGCSA for all your support during
my time on the GCSAA board. It was cer­
tainly exciting being elected president at the
GCSAA Annual Meeting February 11.
Special thanks also to John Carlone and
Bob Alonzi for serving as Chapter Delegates
over the years and for speaking on my
behalf.
I am also grateful to my employers at the
Country Club of Darien for allowing me
the opportunity to serve on the GCSAA
board. In particular, I am thankful to Chad
Anderson, my assistant superintendent, for
keeping things running smoothly while I
travel for GCSAA.
| As president, I will be expected to repre­
sent the association at numerous meetings
and industry events. I will lead at least four
quarterly board meetings and serve another
year on the Environmental Institute for
Golf’s board of trustees.
Even more of a privilege is that I am
working with a talented group of individu­
als. Here’s a look at the GCSAA board elec­
tion results. Members elected three officers
and three directors from a field of eight
candidates:
Officers
President: Timothy T. O ’Neill, CGCS,
Country Club of Darien, Darien, CT
Vice President: Sean A. Hollehan, CGCS,
Wildhorse Resort & Casino, Pendleton,
OR
Secretary /Treasurer: Ricky D. Heine,
; CGCS, general manager/director of
¡ grounds,The Golf Club Star Ranch, Austin,
TX
Directors
• James R. Fitzroy, CGCS, director/
superintendent, Presidents Golf Course,
N. Quincy, MA
• Mark D. Kuhns, CGCS, director of
grounds, Baltusrol Golf Club, Springfield, NJ
• Robert M. Randquist, CGCS, director of
' golf and grounds, Boca Rio Golf Club,
Boca Raton, FL

Jon D. Maddern, CGCS, immediate past
president, and Robert J. Maibusch, CGCS,
MG, director, retired from the board of
directors.
Mark J. Woodward, CGCS, golf opera­
tions manager for the City of San Diego,
CA, will serve on the board for one year as
immediate past president.
Gary K. Carls, CGCS, of Sunnyvale/
Sunken Gardens Golf Courses in Sunnyvale,
CA, and David S. Downing II, CGCS, direc­
tor of golf operations at The Pearl Golf
Links & Ocean Isle Golf Club in Sunset
Beach, NC, each have one year remaining
on their two-year director’s term.

Partnerships Trove Profitable
Despite some concern from members
regarding the notion of partnerships and
growing our annual conference and show, all
seemed to go smoothly. This year in
Orlando, as anyone who attended knows, we
worked for the first time with three other
organizations: the National Golf Course
Owners Association (NGCOA), the
National Golf Course Builders Association
(NGCBA), and the American Society of
Golf Course Architects (ASGCA).
These organizations seemed to blend well
with our own, and prior concerns about our
losing our identity and the show becoming
too large disappeared once all was said and
done. W hat’s more, from a financial per­
spective, we exceeded all expectations, with
attendance figures for the show and educa­
tional seminars near an all-time high.
One of the highlights of the show, made
possible by the NGCBA and the ASGCA,
was the building of a 6,500-square-foot
green. This green took shape over four days
in the center of the show floor. By Saturday
morning, it had been sodded and was ready
for play.
As most everyone knows, the CMAA will
be joining the Golf Industry Show (GIS) in
2007 when we visit Anaheim, CA. The
addition of this group will have a greater
impact on the size of the show. This organi­
zation will bring as many as 5,000 new

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B y the N um bers . . .
The Stats on the Education Conference and G o lf Industry Show
Here are several noteworthy statistics on this year’s Education Conference and Golf
Industry Show in Orlando:
• Total attendance this year was 22, 723
(including 743 participants from the
NGCOA) compared to 19,314 last year in
San Diego.
attendees and add another 50,000 square
feet of show floor space.
Not only will this partnership solidify
our association’s largest and most important
event, but it will also allow our employers
the opportunity to better understand the
complexities and challenges superinten­
dents face every day. Experience has shown
that employers come away with a much
better understanding of our profession once
they have attended the show.

Tour of Duly
Soon after the conference, I found myself in
Lawrence, KS, for the annual orientation for
new board members. This program has
evolved over the past few years to more
effectively inform and prepare board mem­
bers for their new roles. The president, vice
president, and executive staff participate in
this two-day meeting each February.
In early March, I was also in New
Orleans for the annual meeting of the Club
Managers Association of America (CMAA),
particularly important since, as I men­
tioned, this group will become associated
with the Golf Industry Show in 2007.
One of my other tours of duty was
attending the Masters, where I met with the
officers of the PGA of America and
Executive Committee members of the
USGA. I attended events sponsored by the
USGA, Club Car, and EZ-GO and met
with executives from those two companies
as well. Finally, I was interviewed on the
Golf Channel for Wednesday night of the
tournament.

Spring Hoard Meeting Focuses on
Membership Issues
The GCSAA spring board of directors
meeting, held in Phoenix, AZ, was one of
the most eventful meetings I’ve participated
in while on the board. In addition to dis­
cussing the standard business of the associa­
tion, the board and I spent much of the
meeting analyzing membership trends.
Adding to the productivity of this meet­
ing was the input of the local chapter repre-

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• The total square footage of trade show
space sold was 270,760 (including 13,000
sq. ft. sold by NGCOA), surpassing last
year’s total of 240,000.
• The number of qualified buyers (those
sentatives—and outside industry experts—
we invited to attend. We began this practice
last year, and I can’t tell you how valuable
it’s been. This allows us to get direct feed­
back, not only on our programs and serv­
ices, but on the strategic vision we are
mapping out for the association and the
profession.
One area on which we plan to focus our
efforts is growing our membership. It was
noted that GCSAA membership has
declined in recent years, going from 22,162
in August 2002 to 20,635 in March 2005.
Membership numbers are key indicators
for GCSAA because they reflect its ability
to represent and advocate for the profession
and to gain influence in an industry. Think
about the 1990s, when solid growth mir­
rored significant increases in member com­
pensation and positive golfer perceptions of
superintendents. These are just a few of the
strides our profession made during that
decade with GCSAA s help.
Joining the board for a review of mem­
bership growth strategies were GCSAA
Past President Paul McGinnis; Kemper
Sports Chairman Steve Lesnik; the Cactus
and Pine GCSA board of directors and
Cactus and Pine GCSA Executive Director
Lynn Cannon; President of the Golf and
the Environmental Foundation of Arizona
Henry DeLozier; Arizona Golf Association
Executive Director Ed Gowan; and South­
west PGA of America Section Executive
Director Kathy Wilkes. The four strategies
we discussed were:
• Increasing the value of current programs
• Improving communication of the value
of membership to potential and current
members
• Increasing member utilization of current
programs to enrich the perceived value of
membership
• Making chapters more effective
It was generally agreed that the program

who can influence purchase decisions)
walking the show floor was 8,149 com­
pared to only 6,200 last year.
• At week’s end, the total number of sem­
inar seats sold was 7,329 compared to
6,772 in San Diego.
• A total of 539 contestants competed in
this year’s Golf Tournament (see how
MetGCSA members fared, page 7).
must create a valuable “experience” for
members and the marketing of such mem­
berships must be customized, rather than
based on a more traditional one-size-fits-all
model.
Steve Lesnik of Kemper Sports noted that
a flat golf economy was a challenge to
GCSAA in growing membership, especially
with employers paying 96 percent of mem­
ber dues. He challenged the association and
its members to be focused on providing
business solutions to facilities that would
decrease costs and enhance revenues. He
also encouraged superintendents to take a
facilitywide perspective, rather than focus
solely on maintenance or turf issues.
Henry DeLozier, who is vice president of
golf for Pulte Homes, concurred with
Lesnik and indicated the “silo approach”—
where each department functions inde­
pendently—is outdated, and employers
across all industries are looking for “bridgebuilders” as employees. He encouraged
superintendents to take the initiative in
building business relationships.
Membership and GCSAA “identity”
were also topics of the discussion. The
board said the association will continue to
position its members as key to the facility in
terms of economic vitality and golfer
enjoyment. The association will also con­
tinue to position itself as a leading golf
organization. However, on the board level,
we all agreed that it is appropriate to enter
into partnerships that will strengthen the
GCSAA and its members to a greater
degree than going it alone.
In the fall, the board’s meeting will be
held in New York City, and representatives
from our chapter and the Long Island, New
Jersey, Hudson Valley, and Connecticut
chapters will be invited to attend.
It is shaping up to be another busy, but
productive year. And as always, I will keep
you posted on any noteworthy happenings.

GCSAA Golf Championship Made
Tracks to Orlando
he tradition continued when the 2005 GCSAA
Golf Championship headed to Orlando. Despite
cool temperatures during the practice rounds, the
weather was great. All five golf courses hosting the tourna­
ment were challenging for all and in great condition. Thank
you to our peers in the Orlando area for a job well done.
This year marked the 11-year anniversary for GCSAA s part­
nership with The Toro Company to bring members from around
the world a premium golfing experience on five championship golf
courses.
Seth Strickland, the superintendent at Miami (FL) Shores Country
Club, fired a 1-under-par 71 Tuesday on the International Course at
Champions Gate to win the 2005 GCSAA Golf Championship.
Strickland’s two-day total was a 4-under-par 140.
Our MetGCSA Team III made up of Sean Cain, Dave Mahoney,
Larry Pakkala, and Peter Rappoccio placed 33rd Gross and 18th Net.
Here’s a look at some of our members’ individual achievements.

Championship Flight

Second Flight

Our two best finishers were:
• J o h n Carlone of The Meadow Brook
Club with a 156
• Sean Cain of Sunningdale Country
Club with a 160

• Scott Niven ofThe Stanwich Club had
the best finish, placing 10th Gross.
• Stephen Rabideau of Wheatley Hills
Golf Club placed 13th Net.

First Flight

Tim O ’Neill of Country Club of Darien,
and our newly elected GCSAA president,
placed 31st.

Third Flight

Christopher Smith of Hudson National
Golf Club had the best finish, taking 9th
Place Gross and 8th Place Net.

Fourth Flight

Larry Pakkala of Woodway Country Club
placed 9th Gross and 11th Net.
Fifth Flight

Michael Benz of Middle Bay Country
Club placed 19th Gross and Net.
Sixth Flight

Scott Schukraft of Huntsville Golf Club
placed 9th Gross and 1st Net.
Thanks to all who attended, and congratula­
tions to our winning competitors.

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RobAlonzi

President’s Message continuedfrom page 1
tion, affecting our food supply— and
economy. We’d have algae and bacteria
populations in our drinking water and
swimming pools. Insect populations, like
the mosquitoes Culex pipiens and Culex
restuans, which carry the West Nile Virus,
would be far more prevalent— and far
more of a health threat. These are just
several of the many situations where the
benefits of pesticide use far outweigh
nonuse. I’m sure you can add a few of
your own in your discussions with others.
In short, we need to communicate to
others that our turf care products are vital
to the future of our industry When used
appropriately and responsibly, they sup­
press pest populations that would other­
wise devastate our plants. We need to
protect our right to use these products
and demonstrate to our lawmakers and
counterparts that we are a group that
bases our decision-making on science and
education. That contemporary turf man­
agement is the result of more than 50
years of university-based research. That
we look to the future for alternative,
more effective pest control methods and
disease-resistant seed varieties. We aren’t
applying pesticides mindlessly. We never
will.

Spring Is in the Air
On a final note, it’s that time of year
again—spring. There’s always electricity
in the air when spring arrives. Mother
Nature comes out of hibernation, full­
time course maintenance kicks into gear,
and we’re off and running into another
golf season.
This is the beginning of that long
period when we ask a lot of ourselves, our
assistants, our mechanics, and our crew.
The sacrifice is great. During the hustle
and bustle, we often sacrifice one of our
most precious commodities: time— espe­
cially time for ourselves and our family.
We might do well to heed the advice of
the sage Ben Franklin who once said,
“Doest thou love life? Then do not
squander time, for that’s the stuff life is
made of.” Take time this season to keep
things in perspective. Today’s work, after
all, will be there tomorrow . . . and even
the next day.
Best regards,
Will Heintz
President

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MetGCSA Makes a Showing at Journal News
Golf Show
by Matt Ceplo, CGCS
MetGCSA vice
president Matt Ceplo
mans the Met booth
with his daughter
Megan, at The
Journal News
Golf Show.

19 and 20 marked
a first for the MetGCSA. We secured a
booth and made our presence known at
The Journal News Golf Show, held at the
Westchester County Center in White
Plains, NY.
For the uninitiated, the golf show offers
companies and organizations a chance to
market their goods and services to the pub­
lic. A total of 75 exhibitors, most affiliated
with the golf industry, showed their wares,
which ranged from golf club memberships
to hand-rolled cigars.
When I arrived, there were at least 600
people waiting at the door for the 10 a.m.
opening. By the end of the day, 1,350 tick­
ets had been sold.
Our booth, which represented our asso­
ciation as environmentally sensitive and
aware, generated a good amount of interest.
We had rules books to give out, comple­
ments of the USGA; issues of our very own
Tee to Green; and literature from GCSAA.

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Our booth featured a display from Audu­
bon International, and we enticed onlook­
ers to fill out a brief survey by letting them
know it would make them eligible to win a
Pebble Beach golf print, courtesy of the
Audubon. We collected more than 60 sur­
veys, which polled public perception of golf
courses.
What we learned: Most golfers do view
their courses as beneficial to the environ­
ment and would be willing to travel farth­
er and pay a little more for golf courses
that have demonstrated good environmental
stewardship.
We asked questions but also answered
many, as well— on topics that ranged
from goose control to organic fertilizers.
MetGCSA Past President Tim Moore said
he spoke with a reporter from a golf maga­
zine about the possibility of contributing to
the publication. It’s that kind of networking
that can be invaluable.
I would like to thank the people who

helped man the booth: Chuck Denny of
Salem Golf Club; Glenn Perry of Rolling
Hills Country Club; Glen Dube of Oak Hills
Park Golf Course; Tim Moore of Knollwood Country Club; Blake Halderman of
Brae Burn Country Club; Peter Waterous of
Westchester Hills Golf Club; and last but not
least, my daughter, Megan.
I would also like to thank Dave Oatis from
the USGA for the golf rules books and litera­
ture; Shelly Howard from the GCSAA; and
JoEllen Zeh from Audubon International for
letting us borrow her display.
In the end, we all agreed that the show
went quite well. We were able to share a lot
of good information. And it was a great way
to reach the golfing public and educate them
on how golf courses— and our management
practices— actually benefit the environment.
Matt Ceplo is vice president of the MetGCSA
and superintendent at Rockland Country Club in
Sparkill, NY.

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MetGCSA President Elected New Chair of Westchester
County Pest Management Committee
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et president and Centennial Golf Club Superintendent Will Heintz
J was recently elected the new chairperson of The Westchester County
Pest Management Committee. In 1995, a Pest Management Committee
was appointed by the Board of Legislators to implement the Westchester County Pesticide
Reduction Law and evaluate and monitor all pest management programs used by the vari­
ous county departments. Since that time, the pest management committee has, in conjunc­
tion with county department heads, established pest management programs geared toward
using the least toxic pesticides available and developing IPM programs that focus on the
prevention of pest problems.
“I consider this to be a great opportunity for our industry to deal with the sensitive issues
regarding pesticide use, public health, and the environment. I am especially honored to fol­
low Roberta Wiernik, past president of The League of Women Voters, who chaired the
committee for 10 years.”
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Ernie Steinhofer of Metro Turf Specialists
has recently satisfied the requirements nec­
essary to maintain his status as a certified
golf course superintendent (CGCS) with
GCSAA.
Christopher Smith of Hudson National
Golf Club, has recently completed the
coursework required to become a certified
golf course superintendent with GCSAA.
Congratulations to both!

In Sympathy
We would like to express our sincere con­
dolences to the family of longtime
MetGCSA member Bob Capstick, who
passed away March 11. A member of the
Met since 1977, Bob was the superinten­
dent at Country Club of New Canaan for
27 years before retiring to Athens, GA, with
his wife, Betty.

Towers Country Club Superintendent Eric
O ’Neill and his wife, Denise, on the birth
of their daughter, Lindsey Joy O ’Neill, on
March 8.
Scott Tretera of Metro Turf Specialists and
his wife, Charlene, on the birth of their
twins, Carlie and Kelsie Tretera, on March 25.
Brae Burn Country Club Superintendent
Blake Halderman and his wife, Kristen,
on the birth of their son, Brendan Andrew
i, on March 28.
Halderman,

New Members
Please join us in welcoming the following
new members:
Andrew Bobiak, Class C, Hudson
National Golf Club, Croton-on-Hudson,
NY.
Mark Chant, Class B, Colonial Springs
Golf Club, Farmingdale, NY.
Dennis DeSanctis Sr., Class AF,AerCore, Inc., Downingtown, PA.
Hunter Horton, Class C, Dellwood
Country Club, New City, NY.
Scott Ingram, Class C, Bonnie Briar
Country Club, Larchmont, NY.
Dr. Zhongchun Jiang, Class I, State
University of New York at Cobbleskill,
Cobbleskill, NY.

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Births
Congratulations to:
Richmond County Country Club
Superintendent Mark Griff and his wife,
Tina, on the birth of their son, Mark
Michael GriffJr., on February 8.

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Regional News

New York State Turfgrass Advocacy Day
A n In sid e L o o k a t th e D a y ’s E v e n ts
by Bob York of BASF

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W Association’s 2005 Turfgrass Advocacy Day took place on Tuesday,
February 1 in Albany, NY. Initiated in
the year 2000, the Turfgrass Advocacy
Day was established to provide a forum
for discussing legislative and regulatory
pesticide issues. This years event drew 55
green industry professionals and educa­
tors, who came prepared to discuss the
concerns and proposed legislation sur­
rounding pesticide use.
Extremely valuable was the time we
were able to spend one-on-one with
state legislators discussing issues and con­
cerns related to our industry. This was
also our opportunity to inform policy
makers of the impact of environmental
legislation and report on research find­
ings pertinent to the turfgrass industry.
We were divided into groups of three
or four and were granted 30- to 45minute appointments with a legislator.
The legislators’ reactions to what we had
to say varied. But in general, there was a
good give-and-take on the issues and a
strong indication that we might move
some of the pesticide issues into an area
of more realistic expectations.
Currently, there are 27 bills in front of
the New York State legislature that per­
tain to pesticide use and have the poten­
tial to dramatically affect our industry.
We should all be thankful for people like
Beth Seme, executive director of
NYSTA, and the NYSTA board mem­
bers who have been acting on our behalf.
We should also be thankful to the
entire NYSTA board for setting up this
fine forum for discussion on pesticide
issues and concerns.

Other Advocacy Hay Highlights
Another highlight of the day was the
special roster of speakers the NYSTA
board put together to discuss a variety of

topics relating to the environment—
and its preservation. Speaking first on
“How to Be Effective Citizen Advo­
cates” was Jeff Williams, regulatory
issues coordinator with the New York
Farm Bureau. He recommended ways
to lobby more effectively against unrea­
sonable pesticide legislation. He later
presented the objectives of the New
York Farm Viability Institute, which is
an important and exciting initiative to
strengthen New York’s agricultural,
food, and green industries.
Mike Maffei, vice president of
NYSTA and a certified golf course
superintendent with Back O ’Beyond,
Inc., presented the results of the New
York Turfgrass Survey, which polled
green industry professionals through­
out the state to document the turfgrass
industry’s contribution to the New
York State economy. Based on data
taken in 2003, the survey revealed a
contribution of greater than $5 billion.
Chris Revere, lobbyist for the New
York Alliance for Environmental
Concerns, was up next. He discussed
the status of legislation regarding the
Restricted Pesticide Use bill. This bill is
looking to eliminate many of our cur­
rent pesticide products, contending that
green industry professionals use pesti­
cides unnecessarily for aesthetic and
ornamental purposes.
This was followed by a presentation
by Larry Wilson, chairman of the New
York Alliance for Environmental
Concerns.
He focused on the
Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
(CVSA) inspection process for vehicle
owners who transport turf-related
products— e.g., sod and fertilizers— to
green industry operations. He lobbied
for local inspection agencies to honor
the CVSA decal, indicating that these
vehicles are in compliance with DOT
regulations.

NYSTA President Jim Diermeier
discussed the mission of the Turfgrass
Environmental Stewardship Fund to
support product development that
enhances turf quality while protecting
the environment. He emphasized the
need for the state to allocate additional
funds— $175,000 annually— to sup­
port future turfgrass research and
development.
Michael Hoffman, Ph.D., director of
Cornell University’s Community IPM
program, discussed the importance of
ongoing funding to allow Cornell to
visit communities throughout New
York State to help them employ inte­
grated pest management programs,
when possible, to manage their pest
problems.

When All Was Said and Hone
This year’s 2005 Turfgrass Advocacy
Day was a resounding success. All who
attended felt privileged to have the
opportunity to work with legislators
toward the goal of educating lawmak­
ers and achieving sound environmental
policies.
For more on the 2005 Turfgrass
Advocacy Day— or to link to the
Lobby Day Issue Papers—you can log
on to www.nysta.org.

The New York State Tufgrass Association
is composed of 1,800 green industry
professionals who have joined together to
share technology, promote environmental
stewardship, support education, advance
research, and disseminate researchfindings.
For more information, please call Denise
Lewis, Public Relations Coordinator, (518)
783-1229.

MetGCSA Education
Committee Co-Chair
Glen Dube accompanies
meeting speaker Dr. John
Kaminski of the
University of CT. John
spoke about managing
bacterial wilt, anthracnose, and summer patch.

2005 Met Calendar of Events
W e ’re G e ttin g T h e re !

Our 2005 Meeting and Social Calendar is
nearing completion. Two of our annual
social events are still looking for sites. To host
one of them, please call any one of our Social
& Welfare Committee co-chairs: Tom Leahy
at 914-941-8281, Chuck Denny at 914-6695959, or Bob Nielsen at 914-234-3779.
Its also not too early to secure a golf meet­
ing for next year. Call either of our Tourn­
ament Committee co-chairs: Tom Leahy or
Chuck Denny.

Annual Meeting

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

December
Date & Site OPEN
GlenArbor Superintendent Ken Benoit
and his wife, administrative assistant, and
horticulturist, Melodee, in theJohn Jay
Room of the new GlenArbor clubhouse.

Invitational Tournament

Tuesday;June 21
Fairview Country Club, Greenwich, CT
Host: Mike Mongon

Educational Events

Education Meeting

Wednesday,July 20
Ridgeway Country Club, White Plains, NY
Host: Earl Millett
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

Tuesday, August 9
Metropolis Country Club, White Plains, NY
Host: Tony Grasso
Second Round of Met Championship

Monday, September 19
Connecticut Golf Club, Easton, CT
Host: Mark Fuller, CGCS
Superintendent/Green Chairman
Tournament

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

Date & Site OPEN
Met Area Team Championship

Monday, October 24
Aronimink Golf Club, Philadelphia, PA
Host: Henrique Holanda

The Cornell Turf and landscape Management Field Day

Tuesday,June 21
Turf and Landscape Research Center, Ithaca, NY
Sponsored by Cornell and the New York State Turfgrass Association, this field day offers par­
ticipants the opportunity to tour turf plots and research in progress at the Turf and Landscape
Research Center, Cornell Campus, and Cornell Plantations. There will be product demon­
strations, workshops, speakers covering a variety of cutting-edge turf management products
and practices, and an industry trade show. For further information, contact Joann
Gruttadaurio at 607-255-1792 or atjgl7@cornell.edu.
The University of Massachusetts Field Day

Wednesday,June 22
UMass Joe Troll Turf Research Center, South Deerfield, MA
Field day activities begin with registration from 8:30 to 9 a.m. and will be highlighted by the
dedication of the new building at the Joe Troll Turf Research Facility in South Deerfield. The
dedication ceremony will honor Joe Troll, who trained a tremendous number of golf course
superintendents during his tenure at the university.
The day will also include vendor displays and demonstrations, as well as a tour of the turf
farm and discussions about ongoing research projects. Among the research on display: studies
on the biology and integrated management of turf-damaging insects, short- and long-term
weed management, pesticide exposure, fertility, drought management, and a range of National
Turfgrass Evaluation Program turf variety trials.
For further information, contact the UMass Turf Program office at 508-892-0382.
The Rutgers Golf & Fine Turf Field Day

Thursday, August 4
Horticultural Farm II, North Brunswick, NJ
Registration for these field day activities begins at 8:30 a.m. Tours are run from 9:30 a.m. to
2:30 p.m. For further information, contact Michelle Rickard at 215-757-6582.
University of Rhode Island Field Day

Wednesday, August 11
C. Richard Skogley Turfgrass Research Center, Kingston, RI
The field day will offer the traditional vendor displays, demonstrations, and field tours of
research in progress.
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Rolling Hills Rolls Out Red Carpet tor Superintendent/
Manager Tourney
by Eric O ’Neill
oiling Hills Country Club in
/T Wilton, CT, was the site of this
year’s Superintendent/Manager
Tournament. Hosting the event was Super­
intendent Glenn Perry, who has been with
the club since 1999.
If you hadn’t played Rolling Hills in a
long while, then you probably enjoyed see­
ing the handiwork ofThe Roger Rulewich
Group, the architectural firm Glenn secured
to help the 43-year-old club restore— and
improve on—various aspects of the original
Alfred Tull design. Breaking ground in
2002, the first round of renovations
included rebuilding all of the course’s
bunkers, the fifth green complex, and the
entire thirteenth hole.
“The course had 56 bunkers,” says Glenn.
“We reduced the number by nine but
quadrupled the total square footage.” Also
increasing in square footage were the fifth
and the thirteenth greens. “The reshaping
of the fifth green was the improvement
most appreciated by the members,” says
Glenn. “The green’s old-school design just
wasn’t able to meet our golfers’ require­
ments for faster green speeds.”
If you asked Glenn what the most impor­
tant aspect of the renovation was, he would
tell you it was moving the thirteenth hole.
“The thirteenth went from being a belowaverage Par 3 to one of the strongest holes
on the golf course,” says Glenn.
No rest for the weary, Glenn and his crew
were embroiled over the past two years in
transforming Rolling Hills’ driving range
into a full-fledged practice facility. The grass
tee was laser leveled and increased in size,
the target greens and rough were regrassed,
drainage was installed, four inches of sand
was incorporated into the soil, and a new
fence netting was installed.
This coming year, Glenn is scheduled to
build a short-game practice area, a new
maintenance facility, and as if all that’s not
enough, he and his crew will be continuing
to improve the tee areas and cart paths.
“The numerous capital improvement proj­
ects have been a great experience for me,”
says Glenn, adding, “There’s certainly no
time for the job to get stale.” Glenn also
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points out the crucial role longtime assistant
Yogi Dawson has assumed through the spe­
cial projects. “I couldn’t have done this
without him. He assumed responsibility for
many of the day-to-day tasks so I could
focus my efforts on the projects.”

Turf Beginnings
Glenn started his turf management training
at U RI in S. Kingston, RI, where he pur­
sued a B.S. in plant science with a con­
centration in turfgrass and grounds mainte­
nance. During his four years there, he had
the good fortune of studying under Dr.
Noel Jackson, becoming—rumor has it—
one of Noel’s most prized students.
In 1988, the summer after his junior year,
Glenn had another stroke of good luck:
He secured an internship with Woodway
Country Club Superintendent Larry
Pakkala. “After working for Larry, I was
completely sold on the turf business,
and then when I completed my degree,
he steered me in the right direction—to
an assistant’s job with his good friend
Scott Niven at The Stanwich Club in
Greenwich, CT.
I can’t thank Larry
enough.
“After four years with Scott,” says Glenn,
“I was well prepared for the next step: my
first superintendent’s position at Potowomut Golf Club in East Greenwich, RI. At
Potowomut, Glenn quickly improved turf
conditions simply by getting back to basics.
Once the club grew confident in Glenn’s
abilities, they began to expand their capital
expenditures. And within four years,
Potowomut Golf Club was deemed worthy
of hosting the New England Amateur
Championship and many other Rhode
Island amateur events. That same year, co­
incidentally, Glenn earned CGCS status
with the GCSAA.

Juggling Act
Glenn has always been more of a doer than
a spectator. H e’s held newsletter editor
positions in both the Rhode Island and, as

Glenn Perry, CGCS
we know, the Met associations, helping the
Tee to Green continue its award-winning
status for just about every year his name has
been associated with it.
Busy as he is, Glenn still enjoys spending
time with his two daughters— Caroline, 9,
and Kirsten, 3—whether it’s over an early
morning breakfast or a winter ski trip to
the Poconos. Oh, and we can’t forget to
mention “man’s best friend” Sampson,
who’s been by Glenn’s side for the past five
years, when he rescued Sam from the
pound.

At Tourney’s End
If there’s one thing tourney participants had
May 16, it was a good game of golf. The
length of the course is not overwhelming,
but the tight, undulating, tree-lined layout,
and small, elevated greens with four Par
fours over 420 yards, combined with a good
collection of Par 3s, is a good test of golf.
Rolling Hills is known in the Met area to
have one of the toughest back-to-back Par
fours. If you were even Par with 7 and 8,
you played well__
Eric O ’Neill, a member of the Tee to Green
Editorial Committee, is superintendent at Towers
Country Club in Floral Park, NY.

Spotlight

Fairview Makes Another (to at Hosting the
MetGCSA Invitational
by Bill Perlee
7f
he MetGCSA Invitational TournW ament is fortunate enough to be invited
r back for another go at one of the Met
area’s finest clubs: Fairview Country Club in
Greenwich, CT.
Hosting the event June 21 is Fairview’s
property manager, Mike Mongon, who,
now in his sixth year, is hopeful that last
years’ rainout won’t be repeated.

(Jetting There
With Fairview since 1999, Mike learned the
trade at Woodway Country Club, where he
proudly served nearly five years as the first
assistant Larry Pakkala hired when he
arrived at Woodway in 1983.
“I was working as a credit analyst then in
NYC and wasn’t at all happy in a desk job,”
says Mike, who explains that it was Scott
Niven who, in effect, rescued him from his
misery. “I had met Scott on a ski trip with
mutual friends,” says Mike, “and he had told
me how great his career was. Then not long
after, he called to tell me about the position
with Larry. Scott thought Larry would be
just the person to guide my career. And
how right he was.”
While at Woodway, Mike added a twoyear Rutgers turf degree to his associate’s in
finance— and his stint playing college foot­
ball for East Stroudsburg University and
Pace University.
In 1987, Mike moved on to his first
superintendent’s position at Areola Country
Club in New Jersey, where he spent 13 years
before accepting his current position at
Fairview.
While at Areola, Mike oversaw a com­
plete golf course restoration project, which
included new pond development, an allnew irrigation system, and a brand-new
maintenance facility.

Fairview Old and i\ew
Clearly on a roll, Mike continued his facility
improvement mode at Fairview, tackling a
tree assessment and improvement plan, con­

structing new tees and a practice putting
green, and completing a total bunker reno­
vation. Over the past couple of years,
Mike’s installed an acid injection system to
take care of his water pH problem, and he’s
totally renovated the 7th hole, which now
stretches to 440 yards and features a recon­
toured fairway, two new tees, and an
impressive stone wall along the pond.
Not one to let grass grow under his feet,
Mike has plans to add a practice area, imple­
ment a network of cart paths, tackle a pond
restoration project, and renovate the main­
tenance facility. Over the past year, Mike’s
also been seeking out an effective way to
use effluent water for irrigation.
Started in 1904, Fairview Country Club
was relocated to its present site in 1968,
boasting one of the most impressive Robert
Trent Jones Sr. designs. Nonetheless, the
membership, according to Mike, has been
very supportive of the work going on to
improve the course, which has been
according to a plan established by John
Harvey, a protégé of Roger Rulewich and
Robert Trent Jones Sr.
If you were to ask Mike to name his
favorite hole, it would be number 12.
“Hole 12 is awesome since we rebuilt the
stone wall behind the green,” says Mike.
Dr. Bill Quirn, in the well-known Golf
Clubs of the MGA, offers a fine preview for
first-time golfers of the Fairview course:
“Fairview s two nines,” he writes,“offer a
marked contrast. To score well on the rela­
tively short front nine, one must avoid
water, which is very much in play on five of
the first seven holes, then rely on length and
accuracy on the longer back nine. The sec­
ond is a scenic par five cut through the
woods. Two bunkers flank the fairway to
the left at the top of a sharp fall-off into the
woods. Few players go for the green in two
because a large pond dominates the final
100 yards, with just a narrow landing area to
the right. The green is elevated beyond the
water, but falls off steeply toward another
pond on the left.”

Mike Mongon

Pride and Passion
Besides the pride that Mike takes in prepar­
ing his golf course for the membership at
Fairview, he is just as quick to point out the
accomplishments of his three children,
Ryan, a Penn State sophomore; Katrina, a
high school junior; and Timothy, a sixth
grader, who, of the three, would be voted
most likely to become a golf course super­
intendent. They are all excellent athletes
whose exploits Mike will expound on at
the slightest urging.
One of Mike’s personal passions is going
to the Masters. Having made the trek to
Augusta numerous times, he counts among
his fondest memories the time he’s spent at
the event with the likes of John O ’Keefe,
Earl Millet, Wayne Remo, Ken Krausz, and
others. “But bar none, the best experience
I’ve had,” says Mike, “was meeting my
father there one year and walking the
Masters with him.”
Several weeks after this year’s Masters and
Tiger’s triumph, Mike was still charged up
and talking about the Tiger/DeMarco bat­
tle. Now, he’s looking forward to bringing
a tournament to his own course—the Met’s
June 21 Invitational, of course.
Bill Perlee, a Tee to Green Committee member,
is superintendent at The Apawamis Club in
Rye, NY.

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David Griffin
Rob Good
All Phases of Golf Course Construction
GroundWater and Environmental
914-576-7693, CELL 914-413-3173
Consulting
Egypt Farms, Inc.
203-452-3100
Dean Snyder
EMAIL rgood@lbghq.com
P.O.Box 223
© LESCO, Inc.
White Marsh, MD 21162
Greg M oran: 914-755-4798
800-899-7645
CELL 914-755-4798
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Charlie Siemers: 914-672-2087
Douglas Middleton
CELL 914-755-4202
2153 Newport Road
© Metro Turf Specialists
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
“Customers, Our Top Priority”
800-628-4769
203-748-GOLF, FAX 203-743-0458
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“Americas Premium Top-Dressings”
800-247-2326/908-637-4191
Bill and Joe Carriere: 914-937-2136

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David Fleury/MarshaUVictor
Golf Course Design, Renovation, &
Construction
800-465-3668, FAX 413-648-0211

“The Liquid Fertilizer Experts”
TomWeinert
914-262-0111/800-562-1291

R. Argento & Sons, Inc.
Louis Argento
1 Prospect Avenue
White Plains, NY 10607
914-949-1152

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New Jersey, Inc.
Byron Johnson
P.O. Box 1000,206 Delawanna Avenue
Clifton, NJ 07014
973-473-3393

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Joe Stahl
795 Rt. #148
Kihingworth, CT 06419
203-209-6951

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Soil Solutions LLC

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Skip Deubel
800-243-7582, CELL 860-306-8883
www.tuckahoeturf.com

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Rick Schock, Equipment: 860-729-2237
Scott Wosleger,Yamaha Golf Cars &
Utility Vehicles: 860-306-6400

Anthony Decicco/John Decicco
7Whittemore Place
Ryebrook, NY 10573
914-393-0659, FAX 914-939-5010

United Horticultural
Supply/VERDICON

© Stahl Holdings, LLC
Wash Water Recycling
Bulk Chemical Mix and Load
Jeff Stahl, N Y /N J/C T : 203-858-4136
Joe Stahl: 203-209-6951

Gerald B. Fountain
1470 Jersey Avenue
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
732-296-8448, CELL 877-697-1199

© Steven Willand, Inc.
Gary Mathis
4 Production Drive
Brookfield, CT 06804
203-775-5757

© Valley View Wholesale Greenhouses
Frank Amodio
229 Smith Ridge Road
S. Salem, NY 10590
914-533-2526, FAX 914-533-2050

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P ick Krok/Gary Lynott/Fred Rapp
3191 US.Hwy.22
Somerville, NJ 08876
908-722-9830/800-526-3802

© Westchester Tractor Inc.
John Apple, President
14 Meadow Street
Goldens Bridge, NY 10526
914-232-7746
www.wtractor.com

Surfside Wetting Agents
Liquid ~ Granular ~ Pellets
ZAP! Defoamer
Robert Oechsle: 800-401-0411

© Westchester Turf Supply, Inc.
Bob Lippman Sr./Bob Lippman Jr./
Dave Lippman
“Serving the Golf Turf Profession”
845-621-5067, FAX 845-621-7180

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Lee A. Kozsey
Banner Maxx, Daconil, Heritage,
Medallion, Primo, Subdue
610-861-8174, CELL 215-796-0409

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Glenn Gallion
19 Central Boulevard
So. Hackensack, NJ 07606
888-831-0891

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