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hinking about the season to
^ c o m e , I started to reflect on the
season past. It was a time that many golf
course superintendents would rather forget.
A time when horrific weather conditions
closed greens, and, in some cases, entire
courses.
Then I began to think back on the
Presidents Message I wrote for our
September/October ’05 issue. It focused on
weak links in our maintenance and agro­
nomic programs__ How they become obvi­
ous during periods of high stress or peak
demand.
Thinking further, I decided that, in all
likelihood, the major reason some superin­
tendents lost greens and others didn’t had
more to do with a particular weak link than
with the superintendent’s lack of talent.
That weak link, I believe, was Poa annua.
In most cases, I think we are asking Poa to
perform beyond its capabilities. I’m con­
vinced it is no longer a suitable grass for
modern-day golf. And as we know, mod­
ern-day golf is asking us to push even the
most tolerant of grass species beyond their
capabilities in producing—and consistently
maintaining—fast greens. But despite the ill
effects of undercutting our turf, fast greens
seem to be here to stay, and the turf species
we use has to be able to handle it.

Will Heintz
MetGCSA President

P oas Achilles Heel
Although Poa is a fierce competitor, capable
of adapting to almost any height of cut, its
primary weakness lies within its own biol­
ogy. In a recent presentation by Rutgers’
Dr. Jim Murphy, he reminds us that the
weakest part of Poa’s life cycle is right after
its May/June flowering and seed head
production.
Yes, if nature had its way, Poa would die
naturally during the months of July and
August. Is it any wonder why we have to go
to the lengths we do to keep it alive, espe­
cially during our most stressful months?

P«a Annua Meets the Theory of
Evolution

Speaking From Experience

Now, you might argue, from an evolution­
ary standpoint, that Poa has survived the
times and is the superior species. But I chal­
lenge that position. Poa has flourished in
the past 20 years because its primary com­
petitor, Pencross Creeping Bentgrass, has
been unable to withstand today’s lower
heights of cut. Until the recent arrival of
the A and G strains of bentgrass, Poa’s
encroachment was unchecked. This re­
sulted in unusually high percentages of Poa
(20% to 100%) on our putting greens.

After managing Poa for 13 years and bent­
grass for the past 8, I can honestly say that
bentgrass is far superior. Poa’s major inher­
ent problems—winter kill, bacterial wilt,
seed head abundance, hyperodes weevil,
anthracnose, and summer patch—are nonis­
sues when managing bentgrass.
Bentgrass’s two major obstacles are its
intolerance to shade and its high tendency
to produce thatch. It also, along with Poa
annua, is susceptible to dollar spot, brown
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Tim O’Neill Talks
Candidly About His
Journey as GCSAA
President
..
.A n d Offers Insight
Into the Initiatives o f Our
National Organization

Left to Right:
2006 G CSA A G olf Champion
Joe Anderson and LPG A Hall ofFamer
Nancy Lopez, with G C SA A President
Tim O ’Neill, C G C S
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Tim O ’Neill addressed an audience of 2,000
at the GCSAA Opening Session, kicking off
the 2006 Golf Industry Show and GCSAA
Education Conference—his last as the orga­
nization’s president.
Now that all the fanfare— the numerous
banquets, meetings, and celebrations— hon­
oring the outgoing president has ended,Tim
has time to reflect on his term as GCSAA’s
president.
Here, he speaks to us about what it was
like to preside over one of the largest associ­
ations in the golf industry and what GCSAA
has up its sleeve for the turfgrass manage­
ment industry ... today and into the future.
H ow did you spend this past year as
G C S A A president?
Not surprisingly, 2005 was a busy year, jug­
gling the responsibilities as GCSAA presi­
dent and as a superintendent during one of
the most challenging seasons, weatherwise,
we’ve had in a long time. Thanks to the
work of my assistant, Chad Anderson, the
operations at the club went smoothly.
As president, I represented GCSAA at
more than 30 events and meetings that
required more than 90 days away in 2005
and early 2006. Those events included each
of the major U.S. golf championships; indus­
try events such as the John Deere Classic
Pro-AM' in Moline, IL, and the annual
20/20 Meetings and Hall of Fame Induc­
tions in St. Augustine, FL; trips to annual
conferences in Canada and England; and
board meetings in Phoenix, Chicago,
Washington, D.C, New York City, and
Pinehurst.
W hat did you enjoy the most?
I have to say, it was extremely exciting to be
the “spokesman” and representative for
GCSAA at each of these events. If I was not
running the meeting, I was usually asked to
make comments to the group on behalf of
the association. That’s not to say that, at first,
being in the limelight wasn’t nerve-wrack­
ing. It was. But as time went on, I did begin
to feel more comfortable with my ability to
speak in front of large audiences.
It was interesting preparing to talk at the
show’s major sessions. I practiced my script

The association Mission: “G C S A A is dedicated to
serving its members, advancing their profession, and
enhancing the enjoyment, growth, and vitality of
the game of golf ”
weeks before and then had to learn how to
use a teleprompter. All the major sessions at
our shows are done with teleprompters. I
guess it was nice to know that I had a
backup if my mind went blank.
Probably one of the greatest rewards
of serving on the board as president of
GCSAA was having the opportunity to
get to know many prominent— and inter­
esting—people in our industry: Greg Nor­
man, Jaime Ortiz-Patino, Jack Nicklaus,
Arnold Palmer, Jim Colbert, Herb Kohler,
Rees Jones to name several. The opportu­
nity to work and interact with all of them
has been amazing.
I also enjoyed having the opportunity to
work with Steve Mona and the GCSAA
staff. I gained an even greater appreciation
for the talent and dedication of everyone
out at headquarters. Just seeing them han­
dle the change in venue for this past show
was impressive. They essentially did two
years’ worth of work in five months. And
the show went off without a hitch.

chairing the association Annual Meeting.
I had my last meeting as a trustee with the
Environmental Institute for Golf Board of
Trustees. I chaired a past presidents meet­
ing, attended various receptions, and
enjoyed industry client get-togethers
throughout the week. In all, it was a suc­
cessful week for GCSAA in many ways.

A n y challenges?
I’d say one of the challenges I faced was
running the board meetings. It was reward­
ing, but also stressful—primarily because I
was so intent on making the best use of
everyone’s time and the association’s
resources.
Otherwise, GCSAA made everything as
simple as possible for board members.
While I did have to travel a considerable
amount, I knew about it well in advance,
and most of my lengthier trips were during
our off-season. I’m not going to say travel­
ing was easy. At times is was tiring, and it
was often stressful having to pack up and
leave my family and regular job behind, but
for the most part, I had very few problems.
It gave me the opportunity to visit some
great places—and many great courses.

W hat would you say are G C S A A ’s top
initiatives or areas o f focus in 2006?
First and foremost, we plan to focus on
growing our membership. In fact, we’ve
earmarked $100,000 in additional funding
toward recruiting—and retaining—mem­
bers in 2006. The saying, “There’s strength
in numbers,” applies here. The larger our
organization and more involved our mem­
bers, the more influence we can have in our
industry. During the 1990s, for instance,
solid growth of our organization mirrored
increases in superintendents’ compensation
and an enhanced image among golfers and
others in the industry.
Our objective is to continue this trend—
and strengthen our ability to promote the
golf course superintendent’s professional
standing, as well as opportunities, within the
golf industry.
We will be more aggressively marketing
the benefits of our association and our pro­
grams to current and potential members,
targeting nonmember clubs and working
with local chapters to guide them in com­
municating the value of GCSAA member­
ship to their members.

W hat was the highlight?
I’d have to say it was the Golf Industry
Show and GCSAA Education Conference
in Atlanta. The weeks leading up to Atlanta,
along with events at the show, were an
exceptionally busy time. I had major roles
in the Opening Session, General Session,
and the President’s Celebration along with

W hat are your responsibilities as imme­
diate past president?
I will continue to serve on the board for
another year as an officer of GCSAA and
will join the new president in representing
the association at many of the same meet­
ings and events I attended last year.
As immediate past president, I will chair
three committees: the Standards/Bylaws and
the Historical Preservation Committees, as
well as the Facility Task Group.
As you can see, my job for the association
isn’t done. I will still have a voice in
GCSAA’s direction and initiatives. I wel­
come that.

Is it true that G C S A A also plans to
promote members over nonmembers to
employers?
Yes. That will be yet another benefit of
GCSAA membership. We will promote
superintendent members, but we will also
recognize Class A members as having met a
membership standard that superintendent
members have not. Certified members,
those who have achieved and maintained
CGCS status, will be recognized as having
attained the highest standards set forth by
GCSAA.
We want to encourage our members to
be the best that they can be. By achieving
and maintaining Class A and CGCS status,
superintendents demonstrate their com­
mitment to ongoing professional develop­
ment and, ultimately, superior performance
on the job.
By the way, keep in mind that July 2006
marks the deadline for the first wave of
Class A membership renewals. We’ve
divided the renewal process into three
phases over the course of three years to
enable the GCSAA administrative staff to
more effectively process these renewal
applications.
For the uninitiated, as part of GCSAA’s
Professional Development Initiative, we
established a list of criteria that superin­
tendents must meet to achieve Class A and
CGCS status within GCSAA. Superin­
tendents must renew their status every five
years and are responsible for reviewing their
“transcript” of qualifying criteria to make
sure all their activities are being recorded.
To check your transcript, you can log on to
the GCSAA website at www.GCSAA.org.
Do you think members will take these
standards more seriously when they
realize that they will carry some
weight— with G C S A A planning to
promote their significance to employers?
I do, but it won’t happen overnight. U n­
fortunately, some members may give up
something that may be more difficult to
acquire in the future. Anyone who is
“grandfathered” from the education re­
quirement will lose that status if their
membership lapses. Yes, I do think that by
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aggressively promoting the brand of the A
member and the certified superintendent
others will feel there’s merit in achieving
these higher professional standards.
A ny other areas o f focus for 2006?
Another important area of focus for
GCSAA this year will be communicating
its “Success of the Facility” concept. It’s
become increasingly apparent that the “silo
approach,” where each department func­
tions independently, is outdated. Employ­
ers in all industries are looking for “bridge
builders”—people who can think and act
beyond their own areas and form produc­
tive working relationships across other
departments. For superintendents, that
means looking beyond the golf course to
issues affecting the health and welfare of the
entire facility. Today, a golf course superin­
tendent’s success hinges not just on the
conditions of the course, but on the overall
success of the facility.
GCSAA is taking steps to equip mem­
bers with the knowledge and skills they
need to assume this facilitywide perspec­
tive. It also plans to step up communica­
tions with employers about the value
GCSAA members bring to a facility’s
success.
Getting away from the superintendent
fo r a minute, I understand that the
G C S A A board has decided to take a
more public stance on issues that relate
to the game o f g o lf What, exactly, does
this mean?
First, the issues we’re talking about are only
those that we, as superintendents or an
association, can have a direct impact on.
Issues related to golf balls or club shafts are
not in our bailiwick. Pace of play, a long­
standing issue affecting rounds of golf and
golfer satisfaction, is.
After considerable feedback and discus­
sion on the issue, GCSAA has decided to
lead the charge in developing ways to
improve the pace of play on golf facilities
across the country. In fact, we’ve already
generated interest in this initiative from all
the associations that have joined us in pre­
senting the Golf Industry Show (including
CMAA, which joins the event in 2007), as
well as from the PGA of America, PGA
TOUR, USGA, and International Associa­
tion of Golf Administrators.
The ultimate goal in attempting to man­
age the pace of play is to enhance facility
targets for revenue generation and cus­
tomer satisfaction. Again, we are encourag­
ing our members— and the allied and
industry organizations—to approach this
issue from a facilitywide perspective.
Each allied association will offer strate­

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gies that can be implemented in its own
area of facility management for the good of
the entire facility. GCSAA, for example,
will focus on how course setup and mainte­
nance practices might be modified to
enhance pace of play. We’ll be announcing
a plan of action sometime soon.
Speaking o f the allied organizations
and industry partners, what is
G C S A A currently doing to foster
these relationships?
GCSAA is continuing to work on relations
and cooperative projects with allied organi­
zations and industry partners. We’ll be con­
tinuing discussions, this year, with officers
from the USGA, PGA of America, CMAA,
and others.
Discussions last year led the USGA to
provide complimentary membership to
GCSAA superintendents for two years. As
a long-time member of the USGA, I appre­
ciate the benefits of belonging to this
organization and know that, once superin­
tendents have a taste of all that the USGA
has to offer, they’ll become long-time
members too. We are hoping the USGA
will become a more formal partner in the
GIS.
Future discussions with other allied org­

anizations will lead to more cooperative
partnerships. In 2008, an interesting oppor­
tunity may arise. The GIS and the PGA
Merchandise Show are back-to-back in suc­
cessive weeks. I am hoping we will capital­
ize on the proximity of the shows and offer
our members and industry partners and the
PGA of America members to attend each
other’s shows and take advantage of all the
educational and trade show opportunities
available.
The year 2008 promises to be a great
opportunity for golf to have a significant
“spotlight” during the conference week.
I understand the board ju st approved
the creation o f a Board Policy Oversight
Task Group. W hat is this group’s
purpose?
Over the past few years, the board has com­
mitted to improving the “transparency” of
its operation. In other words, information
about board practices and procedures that
was once confidential, like the details in the
standard operating procedures, is now read­
ily available to the membership. This, as you
can imagine, has caused some of the mem­
bership to question the way the board is
handling its expenditures.
The solution we came up with was to

form what we’re calling the Board Policy
Oversight Task Group. This group will con­
vene every three years—beginning this
year—to evaluate the board’s expense poli­
cies. It’s composed of members of the
GCSAA Nominating Committee plus two
additional members: a member at large and
a past president who has never served with
any of the present board members. In other
words, I couldn’t be selected for the com­
mittee this year.
Any recommendations for change that
this task group might want to propose
would have to be presented at the Chapter
Delegates Meeting.

Association Executive Director Ed
Gowan, Southwest PGA of America
Section Executive Director Kathy Wilkes,
and the local superintendent association’s
board of directors.
Plans for the Golf Industry Show and
several of the initiatives we’re involved in
were the result of this type of collabora­
tive thinking process.
The work we completed in 2005— the
numerous initiatives I mentioned and our
partnerships with industry organiza­
tions—will only help our relations going
forward. I’m proud to have had a hand in
that.

During your term as president, the
G C S A A board voted to revise the asso­
ciation's vision and goal statements to
reflect its new focus on the Usuccess of
the fa c ility” concept, but also to reflect
the importance o f its diversity initiative .
This is the first Vve heard of this initia­
tive. W hat does it involve?
This initiative was introduced last year with
the creation of a Diversity Task Group,
which consists of members and nonmem­
bers in and outside the golf industry. This
group has been appointed to work on
expanding the diversity of the golf course
management profession by exploring ways
to promote the increased representation of
minority racial, ethnic, and gender groups
and by working to identify any barriers that
may exist within the organization and pro­
fession which may limit or prevent us from
achieving a more representative member­
ship profile.
Like anything worthwhile, this initiative
will evolve slowly. It will take a good deal
of time and effort to effect change in this
area. The task group will be meeting again
sometime this year to discuss their action
plan.

H ow does it feel to step down from
your post as G C S A A president?
Stepping down as president is bittersweet,
for sure. Part of me is relieved because I
realize that serving any more than one
year as president would be too much of a
burden for my club and probably for me,
personally. But I truly enjoyed represent­
ing GCSAA and will miss my interac­
tions with others in our industry.
It’s funny. Already, my phone doesn’t
ring as often as it did two weeks ago.
And I do feel that some of the pressure’s
off. Still, I know I will miss serving as
president.
But stepping down as president won’t
really hit home until a year from now,
when I leave the board entirely. Right
now— and for the next year— I will be
doing almost as much as I did in 2005. To
start, I’m headed to Hawaii for the
CMAA conference, then to Vancouver
for the CGSA conference. Later in
March, I have the spring board meeting
in San Francisco and, following that, the
Master’s in early April.
I just want to end by saying that I am
thankful to many people for the wonder­
ful opportunity to serve as president of
GCSAA. I am grateful to my employers
at the Country Club of Darien, as well as
the staff who helped things run smoothly
while I was busy for the association.
Again, I can’t thank my assistant, Chad
Anderson, enough. I’m not sure I could
have done it without him.
I am also thankful to the Met members
who have supported me throughout my
time on the board, as well as the members
from the CAGCS and the Rhode Island
chapters that I also belong to.
I may be leaving GCSAA service soon,
but I don’t think I can ever stop thinking
about what I can do to enhance our pro­
fession. As my GCSAA responsibilities
eventually wind down, I hope to become
more involved in helping my local chap­
ters again.

Looking back, now, on your term as
president, what would you say some of
your proudest achievements have been?
I am extremely proud of the overall effort
of the GCSAA board and staff. The board
has been progressive, open, and sensitive to
the interests of the membership, and the
staff has implemented the programs and
objectives established by the board ex­
tremely well.
I’m also proud of the fact that we were
able to successfully integrate into our longrange planning the perspectives and expert­
ise of industry colleagues and chapter
members. At our spring board meeting in
Arizona, for instance, we invited Kemper
Sports Chairman Steve Lesnik, President of
the Golf and Environmental Foundation of
Arizona Henry DeLozier, Arizona Golf

President’s Message continuedfrom page Í
patch, pythium, and leaf spot. Nothing,
unfortunately, is perfect.
Although I would like to credit our
success last season to my talents and the
diligence of my staff, I firmly believe our
success was the result of having bentgrass, rather than Poa annua, on our
greens. We did not have that weak link
to fail when the heat, quite literally,
was on.

Eliminating the Weak Link
Even if Poa didn’t prove to be a disas­
trous weak link for you this past sum­
mer, keeping it alive and well during the
summer months is an additional stress—
and expense— none of us need.
The solution, of course, isn’t simple.
The USGA’s January/February ’06
Green Section Record article “Rebuild or
Regrass” covers this subject in great
detail. Unfortunately, more often than
not members will focus on the short­
term obstacles and put the kibosh on any
attempt to make the switch. Among
their objections are the cost, the incon­
venience, and the perception that “a
masterpiece” is being tampered with.
I maintain that ridding your greens of
Poa saves time and money in the long
run, particularly when you factor in all
the effort it takes to baby-sit and chemi­
cally treat Poa greens going bad. I also
maintain that there are ways around the
inconvenience to members through rec­
iprocity at neighboring clubs. And
about the masterpiece: Using today’s
GPS technology to replicate putting
green contours will ensure you recreate
the same masterpiece once again.
Nobody wants to go through what we
did last year. Unfortunately, if we don’t
change, history has a way of repeating
itself.

Will Heintz
President

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2006 Golf Industry Show Earns High
Marks—and Admirable Numbers

Stiff Competition at the
21106 National Championship
and Coif Classic

Not even the prospect of being relocated nar seats sold was 7,229, exceeding the pro­
twice could dampen the spirits of organiz­ jected 6,760 seats. This also happens to be
ers, attendees, and exhibitors of the 2006 the fourth highest total ever.
Golf Industry Show held in Atlanta, GA, • There were 756 exhibitors, surpassing the
projected 750.
February 5 - 11.
“Early feedback on the event is over­ • The total footage of trade show space sold
whelmingly positive,” says GCSAA Chief was 244,200 square feet, which is just under
Executive Officer Steve Mona, CAE, noting the projected 245,000.
that both exhibitors and attendees reported • The number of qualified buyers (those
being highly impressed with the show And who can influence purchase decisions)
though attendance for the event was down walking the show floor was 6,650, com­
from 22,723 in Orlando to 18,900 this year, pared to the projected 7,500.
“All in all,” says Mona, “we are pleased
Mike Hughes, chief executive officer of the
with
the attendance totals, but our true satis­
National Golf Course Owners Association
faction
comes in the positive feedback we
(NGCOA), feels our second Golf Industry
have received from those who were there to
Show was “a major win.”
Says Hughes, “The Atlanta show added conduct business.
At the 2007 Golf Industry Show, the Club
more evidence to our belief that this is the
Managers
Association of America (CMAA)
year's most important gathering of industry
leaders. Owners were impressed with the will join GCSAA and NGCOA as a pre­
quality and consistency of educational offer­ senting partner. Also participating as sup­
ings, solutions to their business problems, porting organizations again next year will be
and the networking opportunities. I think the Golf Course Builders Association of
we left Atlanta with a lot of momentum for America (GCBAA), the American Society
of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA), and
Anaheim in 2007 and the years ahead.”
the
National Golf Foundation (NGF).
Other GIS facts and figures:
The
show will be held in Anaheim, CA,
• A total of 74 countries were represented,
February 18-24,2007.
including 1,659 international attendees.
• At week’s end, the total number of semi-

The 2006 GCSAA National Championship
and Golf Classic was held February 5 —7, in
Houston, TX. The weather was quite com­
fortable— despite the two-club winds and
some morning frost. Contestants also experi­
enced a slight change in format: The Cham­
pionship competitors (those with handicaps
less than 5.0) played a three-day, 54-hole
stroke play tournament, while the rest of the
field played the traditional quota system.
Due to the change in venue of the Golf
Industry Show after Hurricane Katrina,
attendance was considerably lower than in
past years. About 15 players from the Met
made the trek to Houston. Three of them
played in the three-day event at Redstone
Golf Club, while the others competed in the
Golf Classic at The Oaks Course and Panther
Trail Golf Course at The Woodlands Resort.

Who Made the Final Cut?
G C S A A Board Election Results
Voting GCSAA members attending the
February 10 Annual Meeting in Atlanta were
asked to elect three officers and two directors
to the GCSAA Board of Directors. Here’s
who made the final cut:
Officers
President: Sean A. Hoolehan, CGCS,
Wildhorse Resort GC, Pendleton, O R
Vice President: Ricky D. Heine, CGCS,
The GC Star Ranch, Austin,TX
Secretary/Treasurer: David S. Downing II,
CGCS, Rivers Edge GC, Shallotte, NC
Immediate Past President: Timothy T.
O ’Neill, CGCS, CC of Darien, Darien, CT

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Directors
Newly elected to board:
• Patrick R. Finlen, CGCS,The Olympic
Club, San Francisco, CA
• Sanford G. Queen, CGCS, Overland Park
GC, Overland Park, KS
Continuing term on board:
• James R. Fitzroy, CGCS, Wollaston
Recreational Facility/Presidents GC in
North Quincy, MA
• Mark D. Kuhns, CGCS, Baltusrol GC,
Springfield, NJ
• Robert M. Randquist, CGCS, Boca Rio
GC, Boca Raton, FL
Mark J. Woodward, CGCS, golf operations
manager for the City of San Diego, is retiring
from the board of directors after serving the
last year as immediate past president.

The National Championship
At Redstone Golf Club, Texan superintend­
ent Joe Anderson shot a 227 and defeated fel­
low Texan assistant superintendent Chris
Webster on the first playoff hole. Looks like
they had a little home field advantage!
Met players in this division were Les
Kennedy and Sean Cain, both posting scores
o f254, followed by John Carlone who posted
a 260. Great job to these guys!
The Golf Classic
In the Golf Classic, there were three flights
this year, and although we had a couple of
players finishing in the top 25 percent of their
respective flights, only Rick Schock, playing
in the Second Flight, was able to place 3rd
Low Gross. Second Flighters were Glen
Dube, Larry Pakkala, and Chad Esposito.
In the First Flight, James Swiatlowski led
the Met, followed by Chris Smith, Jeff
Wentworth, and Scott Niven. Jason Ziesmer
was the Third Flight Met leader, followed by
Ken Benoit and Bob Nielsen.
The Chapter Team Event
The MetGCSA also was involved in the
Chapter Team event, which consisted of 60
teams in both the gross and net divisions.
Our best finish was in the net division. We
came in 17th out of 60 with the team of
Benoit, Nielsen, Pakkala, and Ziesmer. The
gross division also faired pretty well, finishing
18th out of 60 with the team of Cain,
Kennedy, Niven, and Swiatlowski.
—

Blake Halderman

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2006 Met Calendar of Events
Inching Toward Completion
Our 2006 Meeting and Social Calendar is nearly complete. Stay on the lookout for
changes as we confirm meeting dates and sites. There are still some events looking for
hosts. If you’re interested in volunteering your club, you know who to call. For profes­
sional events, contact either of our Tournament Committee co-chairs: Blake Halderman at
914-946-1074 or Chuck Denny at 914-669-5959. Our Social & Welfare Committee co­
chairs are Tom Leahy (914-941-8281) and Bob Nielsen (914-234-3779). Both are avail­
able to discuss any upcoming social events.
Business Meeting
Wednesday, March 22
Metropolis Country Club
White Plains, NY
Host: Tony Grasso
Two-Ball Qualifier
Tuesday, April 25
Centennial Golf Club
Carmel, NY
Host: Will Heintz
Superintendent/Manager or Guest
Tournament
Tuesday, May 9
Wykagyl Country Club
New Rochelle, NY
Host: Mike Scott
Family Picnic
Date & Site OPEN
MetGCSA Invitational Tournament
Thursday, June 1
GlenArbor Golf Club
Bedford Hills, NY
Host: Ken Benoit, CGCS
Education Meeting
July
Date & Site OPEN
Poa Annual Tournament
August
Salem Country Club
North Salem, NY
Host: Chuck Denny

MetGCSA Championship and
Met Area Team
Championship Qualifier
Tuesday, September 5
Hudson National Golf Club
Croton-on-Hudson, NY
Host: Chris Smith, CGCS

you missed the MetGCSA s Gingerbread
blouse Party December 11, you missed a
great afternoon of family fun. Hosted at the
Centennial Golf Club in Carmel, NY, this
first-ever event drew about 70 Met mem­
bers, spouses, and children.
Our Met President s wife and former chef,
Linda Heintz, was the mastermind behind
the event, cooking up 20 pounds of dough
to create the gingerbread houses that the
children—and some adults—later decorated.
Everyone was served a light lunch and
then went straight to work, supplied with a
bag of icing and an assortment of candy to
decorate their ready-made houses.
Special thanks to the Social & Welfare
Committee, who were on hand to help, and
of course, to Linda and Will Heintz, for
organizing and hosting the event.
Gingerbread
Hh use Elves
W ill and
Linda Heintz

Superintendent/Green
Chairman Tournament
Tuesday, October 3 i
Sleepy Hollow Country Club
Scarborough, NY
Host:Tom Leahy, CGCS
Annual Assistants
Tournament
Date & Site OPEN
Met Area Team
Championship
Date & Site TBA
Annual Meeting
November
Bedford Golf & Tennis Club
Bedford, NY
Host: Bob Nielsen, CGCS
MetGCSA Christmas Party
Saturday, December 2
Mount Kisco Country Club
Mount Kisco, NY
Host: Fred Scheyhing, CGCS

The Leahy
fam ily

Met Executive Secretary
Ineke Pierpoint
and grandchildren

Summer Social
August
Old Oaks Country Club
Purchase, NY
Host: Mark Millett

The Tretera fam ily

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Chapter Slews

AttendeeslUoWU ■11¡If by Winter Seminar
by Glen Dube, CGCS

^

M t wouldn’t have been a MetGCSA
M Winter Seminar without inclement
weather. This year’s seminar goers
were greeted January 18 by dangerously high
winds with gusts up to 60 miles per hour.
Fortunately, no one was “blown away” until
after they had attended the educational ses­
sions, which included an impressive lineup of
speakers and topics ranging from environ­
mentally friendly golf course grasses to
anthracnose-inhibiting cultural practices.
MetGCSA President Will Heintz kicked
off the day with his opening welcome and
round of thank yous to the Education
Committee for a seminar well planned and to
Joe Alonzi and the rest of the Westchester
Country Club staff for agreeing, once again,
to host this annual event.
We’d also like to extend a special thank you
to all the commercial members who pur­
chased a table for the trade show. Our
exhibitors, who you’ll find listed on page 9,
provide valuable information and products
that we all can put to use at our facilities.
The educational sessions began with an
environmentally friendly topic: low-mainte­
nance grasses for golf courses.

Awards Committee member John Carlone presents the M et’s coveted John Reid Lifetime Achievement
Award to the M G A }s Gene Westmoreland.

Growing Environmentally Friendly
Grass

stressed that perhaps the most important
aspect of establishing a stand of native grasses,
be it cool- or warm-season, is to be patient.
Many of these grasses are slow to establish
and may take a year or two to achieve the
expected results.

Speaking about these grasses was Marie
Pompei of F.M. Browns from Sinking Spring,
PA. She described the many benefits of
establishing low-maintenance grasses, not the
least of which is that they are environmen­
tally friendly. They require fewer chemical
and fertilizer applications, less frequent irriga­
tion, and they make an attractive habitat for
wildlife. In addition to being good for the
environment, these grasses are relatively low
cost to maintain, putting less of a strain on
your maintenance budget.
The next part of Pompei’s presentation
covered native grass establishment as well as a
rundown on which varieties would be best
suited to our particular region. Interestingly,
cool-season native grasses aren’t the only
varieties that will work well; warm-season
grasses can make wonderful and attractive
selections for planting here, as well. She

The next topic of discussion dealt with wet­
lands and water quality issues. With more
than 30 years’ experience in this field,
Carmine L. Labriola presented strategies for
dealing with multi-regulatory agencies and
described how these agencies go about
ensuring that the wetlands and native habi­
tats are preserved.
He used many site-specific photos to show
us the types of control measures that can be
put in place to keep wetland disruption to a
minimum. From silt fences, coir logs, and
drainage systems, we learned about a wide
variety of techniques and equipment that can
be used to ensure that we stay in compliance
while we are performing projects in environ­
mentally sensitive areas.

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Preventing Phosphorus Runoff
It’s a wonder that our next speaker ever made
it to the Winter Seminar. Cornell Univer­
sity’s Dr Marty Petrovic was scheduled to fly
in the morning of his talk. After his plane
experienced 90-mile-per-hour wind shear
and two failed attempts at landing, he almost
missed his call to the podium. But on the
third try, the plane was able to touch down
and he landed at the session in the nick of
time. He spoke about phosphorus runoff in
surface waters and how we, as turf managers,
can minimize this form of water pollution.
Dr. Petrovic stressed that a dense, healthy
stand of turf will help keep runoff to a mini­
mum. By contrast, applying a fertilizer con­
taining phosphorus to a sparse stand of turf,
and/or bare soil will increase the chances of
runoff into our surface waters. He also
advised that we clean up any fertilizers that
spill over onto driveways or roadways. When
left on a hard surface, fertilizers can be
washed into a storm drain by rainwater.
Most drains, he cautions, empty into a body
of water, which will then suffer the ill effects
of phosphorus runoff.

The Ins and Outs of Sprayer Nozzle
Selection
After a scrumptious lunch and an awards cer­
emony in which Gene Westmoreland, the
MGA’s assistant executive director and tour­
nament director, was honored with the Mets
coveted John Reid Lifetime Achievement
Award, the talks continued with Dr. Mike
Fidanza of Penn State University. He dis­
cussed the role sprayer nozzle selection plays
in our ability to apply pesticides and fertiliz­
ers more safely and effectively. Basically, the
efficacy of certain products can be greatly
influenced by the type of nozzle configura­
tion we have in our sprayers. According to
Dr. Fidanza, operating pressures, wind, the
type of material being applied, and the partic­
ular pest you’re trying to target, should all be
factored in to your sprayer nozzle selection.

Anthracnose Antidote
Our final speaker of the day was Dr. Jim
Murphy of Rutgers University. Updating us
on his research, Dr. Murphy provided a
promising plan of action we can use to avoid
anthracnose disease on Poa annua turf.
His trials have shown that increasing nitro­
gen fertility will dramatically reduce the
incidence of disease. Furthermore, he’s dis­
covered that rolling, even up to four times per
week, and the use of certain types of plant
growth regulators, namely Primo, do not
affect disease severity as much as lower mow­
ing heights do.
His formula for anthracnose disease pre­
vention is to apply more nitrogen and raise
your height of cut. Though we know raising
mowing heights will reduce green speeds, Dr.
Murphy claims that if you increase rolling
frequency and use plant growth regulators on
a regular basis, green speeds will improve and
the risk of disease severity will be greatly
reduced.

M etG CSA President W ill Heintz looks on as Tournament Committee Co-chair Tom Leahy recaps the
year in golf.

Glen Dube, the MetGCSA Education Chair­
man, is superintendent at Oak Hills Park Golf
Course in Norwalk, CT.

Special Thanks to Our 2 0 0 6 W inter 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

DryJect Northeast/Turfpounders

Metro Turf Specialists

Rick Gordon
Uniforms & Work Apparel
201-488-1276

Eric Booth
21st Century Aeration
570-656-2194

Scott Tretera
Golf Course Supplies
203-748-G0LF (4653)

Aquatrols Corp. of America

Earth Works, Inc.

Montco/Surfside Products

Kevin Collins
Innovative Products for Effective
Resource Management
609-841-2077

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

Bob Oechsle
Surfside - Pellets - ZAP!
800-401-0411

E/T Equipment Co.

Phoenix Environmental

Atlantic Irrigation Specialties, Inc.

Bruce Pye
Golf Course Equipment Sales
914-271-6126

Owen Towne
Plant Protectants
229-245-8845

Tim Marcoux
Irrigation Specialists
914-686-0008
Bayer Environmental Science

Dave Sylvester
Plant Protectants
860-841-3173

M etG CSA President W ill H eintz
presents Past President Tim Moore
with the infamous green jacket.

Grass Roots, Inc.

Plant Food Company, Inc.

Ken Kubik
Golf Course Supplies
973-361-5943

Tom Weinert
Liquid Fertilizers
914-262-0111

Grass Roots Weather

Precision Labs

Herb Stevens
Weather Forecasting Strictly
for Superintendents
401-965-6156

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

Holliston Sand Co.

Quali Pro Products

Bob Chalifour
Golf Course Sands, Root Zone
Mixes, Bunker Sands
860-908-7414

Allan Yust
Plant Protectants
206-255-9635

Winter Seminar
goers break for lunch.
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A nd N o w a Thank
You to Our Sponsors

th e IP

Helping to make our 2005 Christmas
Party at Westchester Country Club all
the more merry and bright were the
generous contributions o f some o f our
Class AF members. We’d like to extend
a very special thank you to:
Frank Amodio o f Valley View
Greenhouses
Scott Apgar o f Metro Turf Specialists
John Apple o f Westchester Tractor, Inc.
John Callahan o f The Cardinals, Inc.
William Carriere o f James Carriere &
Sons, Inc.
Kevin Collins o f Aquatrols, Inc.
Mike Cook o f The Care o f Trees
David Frechette o f DAF Services, Inc.
David Griffin o f Down to Earth
Lee Kozsey o f Syngenta
Tim Marcoux o f Atlantic Irrigation
Specialists
Douglas Middleton o f Emerald Isle, Ltd.
Bruce Pye o f E /T Equipment Company
Owen Regan o f AT Sales Associates
Ernie Rizzio Jr. o f Turf Products
Corporation
Joe Stahl III o f Turf Connection
David Sylvester o f Bayer Environmental
Science
John Wickes o f Ira Wickes/Arborists

Bill & Lorah Perlee

Party host Joe
A lonzi, Dom
Richichi, Bob
A lonzi

Tony & Lucille Grasso

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Birdie & Peta
Judy A lonzi, A

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Member lews
Party, Westchester Country Club

lappoccio, Bob A lonzi & Fred Scheyhing,Joe &
ne & Mike Maffei

Scholarship Raffle Speaking of
Scholarships...
a Success
The 2005 Annual Bill Caputi Scholarship
Raffle, held at the December 3 MetGCSA
Christmas party at Westchester Country
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 de­
serving Met member dependents each
year. In 2005, we awarded $10,600 to
nine students.
Many thanks to all who contributed to
this worthwhile fundraiser, and congratu­
lations to our $ 1,000-grand-prize winner,
Scott Niven, Property Manager of The
Stanwich Club.
The other prize winners were:
$500 Winners
William Bartells, Tanto Irrigation
Elaine Denny, mother of Salem’s
Chuck Denny
Bobby Steinman, Beekman Country
Club
$250 Winners
F. Fudeh, outside contributor
Byron Johnson, The Terre Company of
NJ, Inc.
Caroline Perry, daughter of Rolling
Hills’ Glenn Perry
Bill Salinetti, National Golf Links of
America
$100 Winners
Rob Alonzi, St. Andrew’s Golf Club
Frank Amodio, Valley View
Greenhouses
Carly Amodio, daughter of Frank
Amodio
John Callahan, The Cardinals, Inc.
Tony Chateauvert, Bedford Golf &
Tennis Club
Bob Lippman, Westchester Turf Supply,
Inc.
Mike Maffei, Back O ’Beyond, Inc.
Chuck Martineau, Whippoorwill Club
Bob McFee, Westchester Country Club
Bill Perlee, The Apawamis Club

Don’t delay in calling for your 2006
MetGCSA Scholarship Award application!
Any Class A, AL, B, SM, C, AF, or AFL
member of the MetGCSA or a dependent
of a member is eligible to win. But the
deadline for submissions is fast approach­
ing. All applications must be RECEIVED
by Friday, March 31.
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 Committee
will select recipients based on leadership,
maturity, scholastic capabilities, activities,
and commitment to a chosen career.
Scholarships will be awarded at our July
Education Meeting. Watch the Calendar of
Events in Tee to Green for a time and place.

Members on the Move
Brian Kishpaugh was promoted from assis­
tant to superintendent at Minisceongo Golf
Club in Pomona, NY.

New Members
We’d like to welcome the following new
members:
• Chris Burnett, Class C,Tamarack
Country Club, Greenwich, CT.
• Scott T. Campbell, Class C, Silver
Springs Country Club, Ridgefield, CT.
• Jason Green, Class C, Country Club of
New Canaan, New Canaan, CT.
• Andrew Joseph Hannah, Class C,
Century Country Club, Purchase, NY.
• Kyle McNerey, Class C, Tamarack
Country Club, Greenwich, CT.
• Daniel Schultz, Class C, Silver Springs
Country Club, Ridgefield, CT.
• Brian Upton, Class C,Woodmere Club,
Woodmere, NY.

Well Wishes
Wishing Lucille Grasso, wife of Metropolis
Superintendent Tony Grasso, a speedy
recovery.
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Spotlight

Met Veteran Tony Grasso Steps Ip to the Plate—
Once Again—to Host the Spring Business Meeting
by D a v id D udones

Jf

his year’s MetGCSA Business
Meeting will be held March 22 at
^ ^ ^ M e tro p o lis C ountry Club in W hite
Plains, NY. All members are encouraged
to join host Superintendent Tony Grasso
and the Met Board of Directors to dis­
cuss association affairs for 2006. There
will be no golf on the agenda. We’ll
catch only a glimpse of one of the finest
conditioned courses in the Met area from
the recently renovated clubhouse.
For Tony, this meeting is just another
“notch in his belt” when it comes to his
contributions to the association. Having
hosted three Met meetings, two
Christmas parties, and a few other social
events, including last season’s Summer
Social, this will be the seventh event held
at Metropolis over the past 10 years.

What You See Isn't Always What You Get
For the few of you who haven’t met
Tony, think of a brick wall with a smile.
His mere 6’2" presence can be intimidat­
ing, especially for a new superintendent
playing in his first Two-Ball match
against Tony.
My partner and I didn’t really know
Tony, except in passing, so when he sug­
gested playing the round at his course, we
decided saying no wasn’t an option.
W hen we arrived for the match, we
were greeted with the firmest handshake
on record— and some background on the
course and the latest Ken Dye renova­
tion. It didn’t take my partner and I long
to realize that first impressions aren’t
always right. Tony was a lot more ap­

proachable than he looked. In fact, he
made us feel downright welcome.
The hospitality continued throughout
the day, ending with cool drinks and
appetizers on the clubhouse veranda.
Golf was great, stories were endless, and
even some excellent advice was handed
down to the rookies: “Take care of your
assistants and they will take care of you,
and remember the importance of spend­
ing time with family.”

All in llii1Family
For Tony, spending time with family was
all part of the job. His father, Anthony,
was one of the original owners of Metro
Milorganite until 1991, when he sold the
company to R ick Apgar who has since
passed it on to his son Scott. Educated at
UMass with a B.S. in soil science, Tony’s
hands-on experience began with his first
assistant’s position at Metropolis under
his then future father-in-law, Bruno
Vadala.
During Tony’s four-year term, he be­
gan dating B runo’s daughter, Lucille; they
married in 1980. A year later, Tony
accepted the superintendent’s job at
Willow Ridge, where he remained for 10
years. Metropolis came calling for his
return— this time as superintendent— in
1991, and it’s there he’s remained for the
past 15 years.
Tony and Lucille have been married
for more than 25 years and have three
children: Anthony, w ho’s a college grad
working in Florida; Katie, w ho’s an edu­
cation major in her junior year; and

Tony Grasso

Joseph, who is a 13-year-old middle
school student.
So far, the kids have stayed out o f the
business. However, Tony’s brother, Larry,
is an assistant at Century in Purchase, and
Lucille’s brother, Greg, is the superin­
tendent at M ontclair C ountry Club in
New Jersey.
For the past 28 years, Tony has also
served as a member of another family: the
MetGCSA. From the Board o f Direc­
tors, numerous committees, and his con­
tinued com m itm ent to volunteering his
facility for our functions, Tony’s service
to the association continues to be an
excellent example for all of us to follow.
If you haven’t met Tony, take time at
the Business Meeting to get to know one
of our most storied veterans. Behind that
brick wall there’s a really fun-loving, car­
ing individual— not to m ention a great
superintendent.
Dave Dudones, a member of the Tee to
Green Editorial Committee, is superinten­
dent at North Jersey Country Club in
Wayne, NJ.

Spotlight

Centennial—and Met President
Will Heintz—to Host Two-Ball Qualifier
by Kevin Collins

J n April 25, Superintendent Will
f
/ Heintz and Centennial Golf Club
'-----^ of Carmel, NY, will host the season’s
first golf meeting: the MetGCSA Two-Ball
Qualifier. This is the third MetGCSA golf
event Will has hosted at Centennial; the last
was in September 2001.
Centennial is a 27-hole layout with three
distinctive nine-hole tracts. Aptly named
Lakes, Meadows, and Fairways, each course
provides the golfer with both a traditional
and a links feel. This Larry Nelson design
takes great pains in not being redundant.
Every hole is unique, which makes for a
rewarding golf experience. The course has
matured nicely. In fact, if you didn’t know
better, you’d think it’s been around a lot
longer than 10 years.
Will explains, “The last few years have
been mostly about course maintenance.
There haven’t been many major projects.
We’re given the resources to keep the course
in great shape. It plays well, and the players
like it. The conditions are a testament to our
focused team approach.”

The Early Years
Will knows all too well about teamwork. As
one of 12 children, he was raised as part of a
team— on a 200-acre dairy/hobby farm in
upstate Clinton, NY, which his father, a nowretired oral surgeon, decided to activate when
Will was just 8 years old.
“My siblings and I grew up with a strong
work ethic,” remembers Will. “At an early
age I learned to operate equipment, work the
soil, care for livestock, and face the elements.
We all worked together.”
Will’s farm experience led him to pursue a
degree in biology. But after graduating from
St. Lawrence University, he realized that
he wasn’t cut out for a career in scientific
research. He opted, instead, for a job at a
stone quarry.
“Fortunately, it didn’t take me long to see I
was going nowhere quickly,” says Will.
“That’s when I decided to pursue a career in
Turfgrass Management.” Will enrolled in
UMass’s Turfgrass Management Program,
receiving his associate’s degree in 1977.

The Career Trail

industry to promote our ability to deal with
sensitive issues regarding pesticide use, public
health, and the environment,” says Will.

Will’s first job out of school was as an assistant
at Teugega Country Club in Rome, NY. But
his real training ground was Westchester
Country Club under then Superintendent From Turf to Tunes
Ted Horton.
When he’s on the job, it’s hard to imagine Will
Despite Will’s previous experience, it was
talking anything other than turf. But there are
back to square one. “I started on the divot
those of us fortunate enough to know another
crew at Westchester,” says Will, “and had to
side of Will—Will the musician.
work my way back up to assistant superin­
In addition to being an accomplished banjo
tendent.” Will was quickly brought up to
player, he’s got quite a talent on the bass guitar.
speed, learning the ins and outs of what it
Having jammed with “Will the Thrill” many
takes to maintain one of the most mammoth
times, I think he’s at his best when he can sit in
golf course operations in the area.
with some buddies and play music. His pas­
After five years of skill-building, Will
sion for playing is contagious. It makes every­
accepted his first superintendent’s job at
one around him play better, taking the music
Hampshire Country Club where he worked
to a new level. If we ever hit the road, we’ll
12 years before accepting the superintendent’s
post our club dates in the Tee to Green.
position at Centennial midway through its
When he’s not out strummin’, Will enjoys
construction.
spending time with his wife, Linda, and now
That was a busy time for Will—both on the
8-year-old Will Jr.—particularly when they
job and at home. Just 17 days after arriving in
can escape to their home away from home in
Carmel, Will Jr. was born.
Willsboro, NY. It’s a farm—which includes a
The house provided by the club had to be
stone house, a barn, and 25 acres—and is
renovated and prepared to accommodate its
located on Lake Champlain. The property
first tenants in many years. And the contrac­
provides Will with a venue for his “This Old
tors involved in building the course had to be
House” carpentry and plumbing skills.
organized and unified to complete the con­
Being interviewed for this profile was not
struction phase and grassing of the course.
something Will enjoyed. Will’s not comfort­
Will’s leadership and personable, positive
able drawing attention to himself and would
style motivated everyone. Centennial opened
rather deflect praise to the people around him.
to rave reviews and, to this day, is a profession­
All Will cares about is the final result. The sum
ally run and successful enterprise.
total of his years of accomplishments, dedica­
tion, and hard work on behalf of the
MetGCSA speak volumes about a person
At Your Service
who has definitely made an indelible mark on
Despite his busy schedule, Will has devoted our industry and it’s people.
the past 16 years to the MetGCSA Board of
When asked about the future of our indus­
Directors and is currently in his final year as try, Will said he had just one wish: “I’d like to
the Met’s president. Will comments,“I look at see more clubs gain a better understanding of
the current board and see that we have a the resources and time required for superin­
strong team doing a mountain of work in tendents to make their golf courses great.”
unison with all the committees that conduct
Amen.
the Met’s business.”
Be sure to join fellow Met members at
Clearly committed to the welfare of our Centennial—for a little two-ball and some
industry, this past year Will was appointed friendly competition on a golf course Will,
the new chair of Westchester County Pest I’m sure, will make great.
Management Committee, a group charged
with evaluating and monitoring all pest man­ Kevin Collins, a member of the Tee to Green
Editorial Committee, is Northeast territory manager
agement programs used in the county.
“I consider this a great opportunity for our forAquatrols Corp. ofAmerica.
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Somerville, NJ 08876

Richard Schock Jr., Equipment

N. White Plains, NY 10603

845-354-3400

800-526-3802, FAX 908-722-9847

Bryan Diggle, Irrigation

860-729-2237
Scott Wosleger, Yamaha Golf Cars, &

914-686-0008

© Irra-Tech, Inc.
© Blue Ridge Peat Farms

Surfside Wetting Agents

Joseph D. Kennedy

Liquid ~ Granular ~ Pellets ~

Gene Evans

18 Merritt Street

ZAP! Defoamer

133 Peat Moss Road

Port Chester, NY 10573

Robert Oechsle: 800-401-0411

White Haven, PA 18661

914-937-7273

Utility Vehicles: 860-306-6400

© Valley View Wholesale
Greenhouses
Frank Amodio

© Syngenta Professional Products

570-443-9596

© Leggette, Brashears & Graham, Inc.

229 Smith Ridge Road

Lee A. Kozsey

S. Salem, NY 10590

Robert Good

Banner Maxx, Primo Maxx, Subdue

914-533-2526, FAX 914-533-2050

John Callahan

126 Monroe Turnpike

Maxx, Daconil, Heritage, Medallion

Complete Distributor of Golf Course

Trumbull, CT 06611

610-861-8174, CELL 215-796-0409

Accessories & Turf Maintenance

203-452-3100

© Cardinals Inc.

© Down To Earth

© LESCO, Inc.

Goldens Bridge, NY 10526

Charlie Siemers

Wayne Rice: 401-641-2972

914-232-7746

65 Primrose Street

DaveWallace: 401-789-8177

Katonah, NY 10536

All Phases of Golf Course

914-755-4202

Bruce Pye / John Rizza

914-271-6126, FAX 914-271-6146

Bob Lippman / Dave Lippman
“Serving the Fine Turf Profession”

Louis DeLea & Sons, Inc.

JimTwomey, NJ: 201-445-4949

845-621-5067, FAX 845-621-7180

444 Elwood Road

Ken Clear, CT: 203-847-1855

EMAIL westturf@suscom.net

E. Northport, NY 11731
631-368-8022

The Pond Connection

© Wilfred MacDonald, Inc.
Glenn Gallion

Jeff Stahl

425 South Riverside Avenue
Croton, NY 10520

© Westchester Turf Supply, Inc.
© The Care ofTrees
Mike Cook, NY: 914-345-8733

Construction

© E /T Equipment Co.

14 Meadow Street

Golf Course Sod Products / Installation

David Griffin

914-576-7693, CELL 914-413-3173

John Apple

© Tee and Green Sod, Inc.

Supplies
800-861-6256, FAX 860-673-8443

© Westchester Tractor Inc.

© Metro Turf Specialists
“Customers, O ur Top Priority”

203-858-4136

19 Central Boulevard

NY / NJ / CT

S. Hackensack, NJ 07606
888-831-0891

203-748-GOLF, FAX 203-743-0458
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