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Board of Directors
President
M A TTH EW CEPLO, CGCS
Rockland Country Club

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

Treasurer

Cover story: Bad
growing environments
make tough seasons
tougher.

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

Secretary
G LENN PERRY, CGCS
Rolling Hills Country Club

Past President
WILLIAM H E IN T Z
Pound Ridge G olf Club

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Sleepy Hollow Country Club

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GLENN PERRY
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Lessons Learned From Two U nforgiving Seasons

PANDORA C.WOJICK

Editorial Committee
I KEVIN COLLINS
DAVE DUDONES
CHIP LAFFERTY
SCOTT NIVEN

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What We’ve
Done, Where
We’re Going

ts hard to believe,but here we
are at the start of a new year—and my first
term as MetGCSA president. It doesn’t
seem that long ago that I started as the
advertising chair, working alongside Tim
Moore, who was then the Tee to Green edi­
tor. Tim took me under his wing and
showed me the ropes, helping me to
become acclimated and comfortable as a
new member of the board. For that I am
forever grateful.
Tim, who has worked tirelessly on the
board for many years, has completed his
final term as past president. We all appreci­
ate Tim ’s time and many efforts and will
miss his calm, cool, and collected approach
to the business of our association.
Stepping into Tim’s role as past president
is Will Heintz, who I can’t thank enough
for making my transition into the presi­
dent’s seat such a smooth one. In his term
as president, Will had
the board working
like a well-oiled
machine. Now, in
his role as past
president, we will
still look to Will
for counsel and
advice. No rest for
the weary, Will— at
least not yet.
I am proud to have servd on the board with both Will and
There are no two nicer and more
capable people to work with.

Such an Honor
It’s a great honor to have the opportunity
to serve as the M et’s president. And I’m
pleased to be able to work with such an
outstanding group of board members. Let
me take a moment, now, to recognize
the efforts of our long-standing board
members.
Thanks, in large part, to the efforts of our
Tournament Committee chair, Blake
Halderman, attendance at our meetings has
improved over the past couple of years.
Our site selection is strong, and our meet­
ings are extremely well run. W hat’s more,

M att Ceplo, C G C S
M etG C SA President

Blake has done wonders for the Met Team
Championship, bringing it back to its for­
mer glory.
Glenn Perry and Rob Alonzi have con­
tinued to do a great job with the Tee to
Green. With the editorial help and guidance
of Pandora Wojick, they’ve provided con­
tent that is informative and well worth shar­
ing with our green chairmen and club
officials. I, for one, always make sure my
green chair and club president receive a
copy.
Glen Dube, our Education Committee
chair, has done an outstanding job with our
educational programming. Be sure to
attend this year’sWinter Seminar. Glen’s put
together a program you can’t afford to miss.
Our social and welfare events have been
well attended thanks to Tom Leahy. This
year’s Christmas party at Mt. Kisco is just
one example of the tremendous job our
Social and Welfare Committee does for our
association.
Also coming back for a repeat perform­
ance on the board are Kevin Collins, our
Class AF representative, and Dave Moffett,
our Class C rep. Both have been highly
responsive and provide valuable input in
their respective areas.
Stepping off the board this year is Chuck
Denny. Chuck was always there to lend a
helping hand. We will miss him.
Replacing the vacancies on the board are
continued on page 9
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he summers of 2005 and
2006 produced some of the most stressful
weather conditions to hit the Northeast in
recent times. Both seasons were marked
with record-high temperatures, which often
topped the century mark on the ther­
mometer. The real troubles began, however,
when heat stress was combined with heavy
rainfall.
The painful result for many area golf
courses was widespread turfgrass loss—par­
ticularly on putting greens. Those hardest
hit were the older courses with a predomi­
nance of Poa annua (annual bluegrass)—the
species most likely to succumb to pest pres­
sures, weather extremes, and aggressive
maintenance practices. Managing Poa has
never been easy, but with the changing
weather pattern and the ever-increasing
demand for fast putting surfaces, it just
keeps getting harder— and, as this past sea­
son proved for many, pretty near impossible.

What Went Wrong
How, specifically, did turf die? Let me count
the ways. O f course, the usual fungal
pathogens causing dollar spot, brown patch,
summer patch, and anthracnose diseases
were present and accounted for. But while
managing these diseases was difficult, more
devastating these past two seasons were turf­
grass ills like bacterial wilt, which has no
known cure, and Pythium, which, in a num­
ber of instances, did not respond as

I expected to prescribed number of golf courses in our region con­
tinue to produce fine playing conditions
chemical controls.
Another “terminator” year in and year out, regardless of the turf­
was the annual bluegrass grass species or the weather. How do they
weevil, which under nor- do it? Adequate resources and good grow­
mal circumstances can devas- ing environments are a plus. Limited play is
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tate Poa, but these past two a bonus. But here’s the real secret: The
"W seasons was all the more damag­ greens are not groomed to be fast all of the
ing due, in part, to the fact that time; they’re, quite literally, maintained at a
these insects seemingly refused to cut above the rest. Those stories from
succumb to the customary chemical golfers about the course down the road hav­
controls.
ing superfast greens 365 days a year ... I have
As if pathogens and insects weren’t tough yet to see it.
Believe me when I say that maintaining
enough to handle, we also had two physio­
logical conditions that contributed to turf low heights of cut is—without a doubt—
loss: scald and wet wilt. As we know now the most stressful and potentially deadly
better than ever, these conditions occur method of obtaining green speed. Consider
when high temperatures and an overabun­ raising the height of cut—preferably to
dance of moisture combine to seriously 1/8”—and employing other less stressful
damage the turf plant and its roots. The end methods of achieving desired ball roll (see
result: areas of dead grass—particularly in sidebar on page 5).
low-lying or poorly drained areas of putting
And if you want to prepare your golf
course to play like the U.S. Open for a spe­
greens.
Last, but certainly not least was mechani­ cial tournament or event, schedule it for
cal damage. Mowing saturated greens—and June or September, when weather condi­
worse, mowing them too low in the name of tions are less stressful—not July and August,
green speed—was, in many instances, what when the heat’s on. If that’s not possible, be
pushed flagging turf over the edge ... to the prepared to take what Mother Nature gives
point of no return.
you. The worst turf loss I saw this year came
as the result of maintaining fast greens when
the weather simply did not allow it.

Keeping Your Poa Safe and Sound
Unfortunately, unless your golf course is
willing to undergo the expense— and dis­
ruption— of regrassing or reconstructing
your greens, your only choice is to do all
that it takes to keep your Poa alive.
What follows is a long list of sugges­
tions—many culled from the successes and
failures I’ve observed over the years. Some, I
know, you’ve heard before. Others you may
have overlooked, responding instead to the
unrealistic expectations of the green com­
mittee or demanding golfers. If nothing
else, let this serve as a reminder—to you and
the members of your club— that when it
comes to managing Poa, you can’t afford to
ignore the basics of sound turf management.
Remain a Ucut above” the rest. Despite all
that has been said about Poa greens, a good

Cut a tree, save a green. As hard as it may be,
it’s essential that you convince tree-hugging
members of the key role tree removal plays
in turf health and playability. Trees are, after
all, the leading cause of thin or dead turf on
golf courses. They block sunlight necessary
for photosynthesis and air movement need­
ed to moderate extreme temperatures and
eliminate disease-inducing moisture in the
leaf canopy. What’s more, encroaching tree
roots rob the turf of essential water and
nutrients.
Another point to remember in your case
for tree removal is that annual bluegrass will
dominate putting greens and other areas of
the golf course that are shaded by trees
because Poa can thrive where bentgrass
can’t—in low-light areas.
Note: There are times when removing a

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Reconstruction Reality Cheek
After the trauma o f the past two seasons, several clubs in the
area have opted to reconstruct their greens (clearly a grow­
ing trend in our region). They’re using the best possible root
zone m ix and replacing their high-m aintenance Poa with
creeping bentgrass, the m ost pest- and stress-tolerant turfgrass for putting greens in our region.
Sounds ideal, but don’t be lulled into a false sense o f secu­
rity. For one, even the m ost stress-tolerant turf can decline
under weather extremes if pushed too far. Second, what
starts as a monostand o f bentgrass will not always stay that
way—particularly if you haven’t done everything humanly
possible to ensure an optimal growing environment. But
even under the best circumstances, keeping Poa out o f new
greens is an ongoing and persistent battle. D on ’t be sur­
prised if in 10 to 15 years, you’ll need to regrass again.

tree is not possible or, perhaps, another per­
manent structure blocks air movement
across a playing surface. In these instances,
fans are ideal to help supplement air move­
ment. The key is to place large fans close to
the green to maximize coverage and effec­
tiveness.
Don’t skimp on the feedings. Recent
research and historical observations
point to the fact that well-fed Poa turf
is healthier and better able to withstand
pest pressure and environmental stress.
Over the past 20 years, we’ve gone
from applying excess nitrogen to
starving the turf in the
name of increasing green
speed. It makes sense that
right around the time that
nitrogen levels in soil
started to diminish, anthracnose disease began to devastate
annual bluegrass on putting
greens.
Taking into account
green size, growing environ­
ments, and traffic, you should
be applying a combination
of both liquid and granular
formulations of nitrogen in
the range of 3 to 5 lbs.
N/1000 sq. ft. per year on
most Poa native soil
greens.
Drainage makes a difference. During heat
stress and heavy rainfall, the less time turf is
submerged or saturated, the better its
chance of survival. It only follows, then,
that sand-based greens with little thatch and
good internal drainage were best able to
[ tolerate the weather conditions of the past
two seasons. Fairing badly— along with

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poorly drained, soil-based greens— were
sand-based greens that had excess thatch
and organic matter content in the upper
portion of the soil profile. This, as you
know, holds water at the surface, promoting
softer greens that are more prone to scalp­
ing and other mechanical damage, no mat­
ter what the weather.
Fortunately, there are several relatively
painless ways to improve drainage on your
greens. The drill and sand fill is one of the
least expensive and sometimes the only
procedure that is necessary to improve put­
ting green drainage. It’s usually best to have
the greens drilled and filled once a year for

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a period of five years to achieve maximum
benefit.
The most popular and most effective
method of drainage, short of reconstruction,
is to install internal drainage lines. This pro­
cedure usually takes one to two days per
green, and after the jobs complete, most
golfers would be hard-pressed to tell that
anything had been done. Keep in mind,
however, that while internal drainage has
helped improve many poorly drained
greens, poor soil still lies between the drain
lines and can adversely affect the perform­
ance of greens during periods of wet
weather.
You can get too much of a good thing.
Another key factor in achieving healthy turf
and ideal playing conditions is effective
water management. Knowing when and
how much to irrigate is both an art and a

lip the Speed of Your Greens Without
Lowering Your Height of Cut
by James H. Baird

science. Having a newer, state-of-the-art
irrigation system will allow for more
site-specific application of water and will
ultimately, conserve this valuable re­
source. Having said that, no irrigation
system is a complete substitute for hand­
watering, which is especially critical dur­
ing the summertime when temperatures
are high and humidity is low.

The Shape of Things to Come
I wish I could say that the weather pat­
terns that led to putting green decline
these past two seasons were a fluke of
nature. The truth is it’s bound to happen
again. W hen it will happen, we’re not
certain. That’s why it’s critical that you
develop strategies now to safeguard your
greens from disaster.
Just as important as implementing the
practices I’ve suggested for protecting
your Poa is communicating to your
green committee and membership about
the consequences of maintaining optimal
green speeds in times of severe stress.
The choice is cleanYou can keep the turf
alive with more conservative heights of
cut and maintenance practices or risk the
possibility of a long-term decline in
playability. If putting green turf dies, it
takes weeks or even months to return the
turf to playable condition. Many greens
in our region still bear the scars of the
past two seasons.
The summers of 2005 and 2006 are
proof that the only thing turf will do
quickly is die. Bringing damaged greens
back to life is a long, hard process that we
would all do best to avoid. It’s not too
soon to plan a course of action to keep
your turf out of harm’s way in the face of
yet another unforgiving season.
Jim Baird is a UGSA Agronomist in the
Northeast Region and afrequent contributor
to the Tee to Green.

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/ hat follows are several triedand-true methods for producing good ball roll without low­
ering the height of cut on your greens.
Though common sense, they’re not neces­
sarily common practice—no doubt because
executing them requires increased time,
labor, and money. What you need to realize,
however, is that in the end, whatever the
cost, it’s a small price to pay for keeping
your membership happy—and your turf
alive and well.
Increase your cutting frequency. Although
more labor intensive, upping the frequency
of cut (e.g., double cutting) will enable you
to increase ball roll while maintaining your
putting green turf at a reasonable height. Be
sure to minimize wear by equipping mow­
ers with solid front rollers—particularly
during the summer—and skipping the
mowing of cleanup passes every other day.
It’s also a good idea to take your mower
turns on mats or thin plywood boards to
further minimize wear on the perimeter of
your greens.
Suppress seedhead production and shoot
growth. This will not only help you increase
ball roll, but also maintain its consistency
throughout the day. Your best bet is to apply
plant growth regulators (PGRs) in early
spring to inhibit the production of Poa
seedheads and then follow that up with reg­
ular applications of Primo, which will coun­
terbalance increased shoot growth resulting
from higher fertility rates.
The other benefits of this practice: It will
expedite lateral spread of creeping bentgrass
and help improve turf stress tolerance.

Don’t be afraid to continue using Primo
if annual bluegrass is lost due to anthracnose
or other stresses. Primo, after all, will help
to encourage lateral spread of the creeping
bentgrass present.
Roll, roll, roll your greens. Research has
demonstrated that greens should not be
rolled more than three times each week on
a regular basis. Bah humbug. If you target
roll 20 to 30 feet around each hole on a
daily basis, you will not only increase sur­
face smoothness, but also achieve desired
ball roll at a greater height of cut without
stressing the turf. And I’ll bet my bottom
dollar that your golfers will never know the
difference!
Groom or lightly verticut. Do this one or
more times per week during the spring and
late summer to help remove excess leaf tis­
sue and provide truer ball roll. If the
weather is reasonable, you can groom dur­
ing the summer months, but during most
years, you’re better off suspending this prac­
tice near the end of June and not resuming
it again until late August or early
September.
Get your greens topdressed. Probably the
single most important practice to increase
ball roll and provide truer putting surfaces is
sand topdressing. Light, frequent applica­
tions of sand help smooth out and firm up
the putting surface, creating increased ball
roll. Topdress every week or two using an
application rate that is light enough to
incorporate into the turf canopy with light
brushing or a brief cycle from the irrigation
system.

Chapter Slews

Chapter Delegates Look to the Future
by Bob Nielsen, CGCS

s the MetGCSA s chapter del­
egate, I spent October 13
through 14 in Kansas City at
GCSAA s 2006 Chapter Delegates Meeting. 1
was there to represent our association s view
of the industry and our national organization
and to discuss GCSAA s long-term vision and
goals.
There were three main items on the agenda
for discussion:
1. The development of a long-term dues strat­
egy to stabilize revenue streams
2. Growing the GCSAA membership
3. Positioning GCSAA and its membership
classes in the marketplace (primarily to
employers and influential golfers).
Other issues discussed had to do with
methods for improving the effectiveness of
our chapters, GCSAA s advocacy efforts, and
last but not least, our Golf Industry Show.

Dues Debate
First and foremost was the discussion of
finances, which centered on the establishment
of a long-term dues pricing strategy. The
GCSAA board and staff presented a By-laws
amendment proposal that would allow the
association to raise dues on a biannual basis—
without prior membership approval—and tie
the increase to the Consumer Price Index.
Historically, the association increased dues
every five to seven years in larger increments
but felt this resulted in a loss of members.
There was widespread agreement that
smaller dues increases would be more easily
absorbed by clubs and less likely to result in a
decline in membership. Delegates did, how­
ever, feel that the membership should retain
their ability to approve all dues increases.
In the end, the board withdrew its By-laws
amendment, agreeing to make its case for
dues increases before the membership at the
Annual Meetings—more frequently than in
the past, but in smaller increments.

(¿rowing tin* Membership
Tied to the discussion of revenues was the
examination of the GCSAA membership.
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tion’s membership has declined approxi­
mately 10 percent to just over 20,000 today.
Most agreed that this situation was created
primarily by a struggling golf economy and
the implementation of member standards.
Late last year, GCSAA enacted a sevenphased membership growth and recruitment
campaign. Though membership numbers
have remained flat, the delegates supported
the campaign efforts, realizing that an initia­
tive like this will take time to yield results.

Positioning Membership Classes
GCSAA s philosophy on the positioning of
the association and its membership classes
inspired the “liveliest” debate. Delegates
shared a variety of opinions, but most agreed
that for membership standards to have value
in the marketplace, they have to be promoted
not just to GCSAA members, but to the
entire industry.
There was also support for more dedica­
tion to marketing the association, with a focus
on Class A as being the preferred membership
class. Many chapter delegates felt, however,
that any effort to promote Class A members
should be part of a broader campaign that
supports all GCSAA members and classes.
Responding to the concern, Steve Mona,
GCSAA’s CEO, emphasized that this was
always GCSAA s intention.
As a result of this discussion, the GCSAA
board and staff are planning a significant pub­
lic relations campaign in 2007. A large part of
this effort will be showcased on the Golf
Channel.

field staff members, whose job it is to travel to
individual chapters to attend their meetings and
discuss ways that GCSAA can help support
them in improving their effectiveness. Many
delegates felt that if the field staff pilot program
were to be expanded, it would help in imple­
menting chapter effectiveness programs across
the country.

Handling Produi t Registration
Carrie Reardon, GCSAA s director of informa­
tion and public policy, discussed the methods by
which the GCSAA handles EPA-proposed bans
on chemicals. Methyl bromide, PCNB, and
MSMA were all discussed. There were prob­
lems during the 2006 EUP application for
methyl bromide that are being handled by the
GCSAA and Florida chapters. Everyone agreed
that nothing influences the EPA more than vol­
ume of letters, so I hope everyone submitted
their letters to the EPA for PCNB prior to the
December 4 deadline!

The 2007 Golf Industry Show in Anaheim, CA,
will be the first to include both CMAA and
GCSAA members. Many delegates were con­
cerned that the combination show would
adversely affect GCSAA attendance as both
superintendent and manager may not be able—
or want—to be away at the same time. GCSAA
feels, however, that attendance should not be
affected since there will be only a two- or
three-day overlap.
We also had the opportunity to meet the new
slate of candidates (see article on page 7) who
are all extremely capable and qualified to lead
the organization.

Another point of discussion that emerged was
chapter effectiveness. We delegates were
charged with providing the board and staff In the Lml
with suggestions on how the association I walked away from the meeting feeling that the
might invest resources to enhance chapter GCSAA membership is in good hands. The
operations. Areas that delegates felt needed board and staff are truly interested in listening to
the most attention were membership recruit­ the membership. I feel a great deal of pride in
ment and retention, chapter executive devel­ the organization— and in our profession.
opment and support, and chapter meeting
effectiveness, including meeting attendance, In addition to being the M etGCSA’s Chapter
value, and satisfaction (doesn’t this issue sound Delegate, Bob Nielsen is our association’s treasurer
familiar?).
and superintendent at Bedford Golf &Tennis Club in
In 2006, GCSAA created positions for two Bedford, NY.

National News

(¡( S U Unveils Plans for Its 2007 Conference and Show
\ ^ / J he 2007 GCSAA Education ConW ference and Golf Industry Show will
run February 19 to 24 in Anaheim, CA.
This year, like every year, GCSAA has a
whole host of special events and speakers
planned.
The Education Conference’s
Opening Session, set for 9 a.m. on February
22, will give top billing to golf legend
Charlie Sifford. Sifford will be presented
with GCSAA’s highest honor, the 2007 Old
Tom Morris Award.
A 2004 World Golf Hall of Fame in­
ductee, Sifford became the first AfricanAmerican to play on the PGA Tour fulltime
(1961) and the first to win on the tour when
he claimed the 1967 Hartford Open Trophy.
Sifford also won the 1969 Los Angeles Open
and the 1975 PGA of America Seniors
Championship.
He was introduced to the game of golf as
a caddie at age 13 and quickly became a fine
player. Though well qualified, Sifford was
denied the opportunity to compete in highprofile events due to his heritage. A group,
including Sifford and former heavyweight
champion Joe Louis, fought to rescind the
“Caucasians only” clause on the tour, which
was stricken in 1961. He has recounted his
career in an autobiography titled, Just Let Me
Play.
The not-to-be-missed Golf Industry
Show General Session at 8:30 a.m. on Feb­
ruary 23 will feature keynote speaker Pat
Croce. After tasting success as a pioneer in
the field of physical therapy, Croce em­
barked on a career that has been nothing
short of remarkable. He became owner and
president of the National Basketball Asso­
ciation’s Philadelphia 76ers in 1996, bring­
ing the team from worst to first in NBA
standings.
Moving from CEO to television person­
ality, Croce served as N B C ’s commentator
for the NBA and the 2004 Summer
Olympics.
Croce has shared his gift to communicate
and motivate through his works as an author
and sought-after speaker. He has written a
New York Times bestseller, I Feel Great and You
will Too!, along with 110%, and Lead or Get

For Vice President
David S. Downing II, CGCS, at Rivers Edge
Golf Club in Shallotte, NC
For Secretary / Treasurer
• James R. Fitzroy, CGCS, director/super­
intendent ofWollaston Recreational Facil­
ity/Presidents Golf Club in North Quincy,
MA
• Mark D. Kuhns, CGCS, director of
grounds at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, NJ

Off the Pot! He earned the “Best Motivator”
title from Sales & Marketing magazine, and
his likeness has graced the cover of Success
magazine.
A golf course owner, Croce’s latest ven­
ture is with Donald Trump to develop a
casino in his hometown of Philadelphia.
The President’s Reception, starting at 6
p.m. on the 23rd, will mark the passing of
the gavel to the incoming president by
GCSAA’s soon-to-be past president Sean
Hoolehan. Music and entertainment will be
provided this year by the Pink Flamingos.

Who’s Who in the Slate of Candidates
Speaking of a changing of the guard, a full
slate of candidates will be vying for GCSAA
Board of Director slots at the February 23
Annual Meeting. Voting members are being
asked to elect three officers and three direc­
tors. The following candidates will appear
on the ballot:
For President
Ricky D. Heine, CGCS, general manager
and director of grounds at The Golf Club
Star Ranch in Austin,TX

For Director (electing three)
• Keith A. Ihms, at the Country Club of
Little Rock in Little Rock,AR
• John C. Miller, CGCS, at The Golf Club
at Yankee Trace in Centerville, OH
• Robert M. Randquist, CGCS, director of
golf course and grounds at Boca Rio Golf
Club in Boca Raton, FL
• Roger M. Ruff, CGCS, at Mountain Dell
Golf Course in Salt Lake City, UT
Our very own Tim O'Neill, CGCS, of the
Country Club of Darien is retiring from the
board of directors after serving the past year
as immediate past president. Sean A.
Hoolehan, CGCS, at Wildhorse Resort &
Casino on the Umatilla Indian Reservation
in Pendleton, O R , will serve on the board
for one year as immediate past president.
Sanford G. Queen, CGCS, manager of
golf operations for the City of Overland
Park, KS, and Patrick R. Finlen, CGCS,
director of golf course maintenance opera­
tions at The Olympic Club in San Fran­
cisco, CA, both are entering the second year
of their terms as directors.

Haven’t Registered Yet?
If you’re late in registering for the GCSAA
Education Conference and Golf Industry
Show, there’s a little time left to do it online
at www.golfindustryshow.com or through
faxback services at (888) 838-4419. Ad­
vance registration is open until the end of
the business day on January 31.

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Upcoming Events

2007 Met Events Still Seeking Sites
ur 2007 Meeting and Social
Calendar is still a work in progress.
If anyone is interested in hosting a
meeting or social event that does not have a
site, please contact the appropriate commit­
tee chairman. For professional events, con­
tact either of our Tournament Committee
co-chairs: Blake Halderman at 914-9461074 or Ken Benoit at 914-241-0700. Our
Social & Welfare Committee co-chairs are
Tom Leahy (914-941-8281) and Bob
Nielsen (914-234-3779). Both are available
to discuss any upcoming social events.

S u p erin ten d en t/M an a g er or Guest
Tournam ent
Date TEA
Scarsdale Golf Club
Hartsdale, NY
Host: Matt Severino

Summer Social
August
Date & Site OPEN

M et Championship and M et Area
Team Championship Q ualifier
Date & Site OPEN

Fam ily Picnic
Date & Site OPEN

S u p erin ten d en t/G reen Chairm an
Tournam ent

MetGCSA In v itatio n al Tournam ent

Date & Site OPEN

Business M eeting

Date TEA
Whippoorwill Club
Armonk, NY
Host: Paul Gonzalez, CGCS

March
Date & Site OPEN

Education M eeting

Date & SiteTBA

July
Date & Site OPEN

Annual M eeting

Poa Annual Tournam ent

November
Date & Site OPEN

Two-Ball Q ualifier
Tuesday, April 24
Centennial Golf Club
Carmel, NY
Host: Glen Dube, CGCS

Annual Assistants Championship
Date & Site OPEN

M et Area Championship

Monday,July 9
Powelton Club, Newburgh, NY
Host: Bob DeMarco

MetGCSA Christmas P arty

MetGCSA W inter Seminar

CAGCS W inter Seminar

NYSTA Southeast Regional Conference

Wednesday,January 17,2007
Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY
Plan now for our upcoming Winter
Seminar. Here is the preliminary roster of
speakers:
• University of Connecticut’s Jason Hend­
erson will discuss fairway top dressing.
• Dr. Bruce Clarke of Rutgers University
will provide us with a dollar spot update.
• Dr. Kimberly Erusha of the USGA
will discuss issues pertinent to area
superintendents.
• Pat Jones of Flagstick LLC, founder of
Golfdom Magazine, will talk about a variety
of industry topics.
• Bill Evans, Channel 7 News meteorolo­
gist, will provide superintendents with tips
and techniques for using weather forecasts to
enhance job performance.
For further information, call our Edu­
cation Chairman, Glen Dube, at 845-2798960.

Tuesday,January 23
Hawthorne Inn, Berlin, CT
The Winter Seminar program conducted by
the Connecticut Association of Golf Course
Superintendents will include on its roster the
following speakers and topics:
• The golf course architectural firm The
Roger Rulewich Group will discuss design
and construction through an architect’s eyes.
• A group of agronomy professors and
researchers from the University of Connecti­
cut will be on hand to discuss the university’s
turf program, research, and new website.
• David Oatis, director, Northeast Region
USGA Green Section, will discuss the
rebuilding of greens on older courses.
• Dr. Frank Rossi, associate professor of turfgrass science at Cornell University, will share
the myths and truths of nutrient management.
For further information, call Mark Mansur
of Wintonbury Hills Golf Course at 860-2421354.

Tuesday —Wednesday,January 3 0 —31
Holiday Inn Suffern, Suffern, NY
Geared toward landscape and turfgrass profes­
sionals, this conference will include a trade
show and a variety of sessions on topics
related to golf turf, lawn and landscape and
sports turf. The educational programming
will kick off on the 30th with a GCSAA sem­
inar titled “USGA Intermediate Rules of
Golf.” Dr. Genger Fahleson, the USGA’s
assistant director of rules education, will dis­
cuss how the golf course and its management
affect the proper playing of the game of golf.
Fahleson will also review basic rules while
discussing proper marking of the course.
On the 31st, the educational opportunities
will continue with an early bird session at
6:30 a.m., in which Dr. Bruce Branham of
the University of Illinois will discuss the
future of turf management. At the 8:30 gen­
eral session, Cornell’s Dr. Marty Petrovic will
cover current trends in fertilizers, soil testing,
and phosphorus.

December
Date & Site OPEN

Educational Events

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New England Regional
Turfgrasa Conference & Show
March 5-8, 2007

• R.I. Convention Center, Providence

Show & Conference Pass Includes

Certification Credits

• Opening Reception • Admission to Trade Show
• Keynote Speaker • Educational Sessions
• Show Reception • Luncheon Voucher

Pesticide Applicators Recertification Credits will be offered.

Sports Turf Seminar
Tuesday, March 6 • 1pm-3:30pm

Over 400 Turf Related Booths Await You...

Irrigation Troubleshooting and Repair

Meet professionals on the cutting edge of turf
management. See the latest in equipment, products and
supplies. Join fellow lawn, golf, sports, landscape, municipal
and other turf industry professionals.

Pre Conference Sem inars:

Informative Presentations
• Golf Course Management • Lawn Care & Landscape Mgt.
Sports Turf & Grounds Mgt. • Equipment Technicians

Monday, March 5 • 8am-5pm Call (401) 841-5490
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Computer Training - PowerPoint 2003 ~ 8am-12pm
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Throughout the day, golf turf professionals
will also have the opportunity to learn about
advances in annual bluegrass control, seed
head suppression on putting greens, and foliar
feeding.
To obtain a conference brochure and regis­
tration forms, call NYSTA at 800-873-8873
or 518-783-1229, or contact them by email:
nysta@nysta.org.

NYSTA's Annual Lobby Day: Turfgrass
Advocacy 2 0 0 7
Wednesday; February 7
Empire State Plaza Concourse
Albany, NY
NYSTA extends this complimentary offer to
all green industry professionals. Lobby day
offers a priority issue briefing session to
inform you about current legislation that
could affect the turfgrass and green industry,
legislative appointments with your local
elected officials, and a luncheon with a legis­
lator. Join NYSTA in Albany and have a
chance to be heard.
Please contact Jill Cyr for more informa­
tion at jill@nysta.org or 800-873-8873 or
518-783-1229. Registration deadline is
Friday,January 26!

The 10th Annual New England
Regional Turfgrasss Conference &
Show
Monday —Thursday, March 5 —8
Rhode Island Convention Center,
Providence, RI
This year’s annual conference and show’s
educational sessions will bring you cutting
edge turfgrass management tactics and tech­
niques, while the three-day trade show will
offer you easy access to the latest in equip­
ment, products, and supplies offered by more
than 400 exhibitors. Call the NERTF Office
at 401-841-5490 for further information.

President's Message continuedfrom page t
Ken Benoit and Dave Dudones. Ken will
be helping Blake with tournaments and
has some great ideas for our website.
Dave will hit the ground running with
the Tee to Green. I am looking forward to
working with both of them.
Now, a bit about our officers. Bob
Nielsen, in his second term as treasurer,
has his watchful eye on the association’s
finances. Fle’s balanced the budget in
record fashion.
Glenn Perry has stepped down as Tee to
Green co-editor to assume the position of
secretary and, with it, chairman of the
Membership Committee.
Tony Girardi has traded his role as the
M et’s “webmaster” for the position of
vice president and chair of the Schol­
arship and Research Committee. By the
way, have you all checked out our website
lately? It’s good and getting better all the
time.
Behind the scenes working long and
hard for our association are our executive
secretary, Ineke Pierpoint, and her assis­
tant, Holly Kotiadis. These ladies do a
great job with the day-to-day operation
of our association. Thank you.

What It All Fours Down To
Hark to the Future

The Annual Bill Caputi Scholarship
Raffle, typically held at our December
Christmas Party, will be conducted,
instead, at the January 17 Winter Seminar
at Westchester Country Club. The raffle is
the prime source of the scholarship
awards we distribute to deserving Met
member dependents each year.
For those interested in purchasing tick­
ets to help support this worthy cause,
please contact any MetGCSA board
member. Their names are listed on the
inside front cover of the newsletter.

has become our standard motto: We hope
all of you will show these vendors the same
kind of support they’ve shown us.
Another area we’ve had to take an even
longer and harder look at is our monthly
meetings. Although attendance at our
meetings is creeping upward, our numbers
often still aren’t adequate enough to
reserve a course for a Monday meeting.
Clubs generally have minimum player
requirements on that day since they have to
open just for our event. As a result, you
may find this coming year more of our
meetings scheduled for a Tuesday or
Thursday afternoon when clubs are up and
running anyway. That will assure the meet­
ing can still go on— even with a limited
field—and because it would be on the
club’s normal day of business, it may also
prove to be more economical. It’s a winwin.
To encourage greater participation in
our monthly meetings, we are also toying
with the idea of having a speaker. That
way, those who couldn’t come for the golf,
would still have an incentive to join us for
our meeting.

As with anything, there is always room
for improvement. And sometimes, in our
quest to improve, we find that by taking a
step backward we can actually move for­
ward. Take the Tee to Green. When we
redesigned the newsletter some years ago,
we decided to remove advertising from
the publication. In 2006, in an attempt to
meet rising production costs and preserve
the quality of our newsletter, we reversed
our decision and put advertising back
into the pages of the Tee to Green.
We have been working hard to
encourage our vendors to advertise in
our publication and are grateful to those
who have agreed to help support Tee to
Green. In return, let me emphasize what

At the risk of sounding like a broken
record, we need greater participation from
our members. One of my many goals as
president is to inspire all of you to get
involved ... come to our meetings .. .join a
committee ... think about what we can do
to enhance our organization and better
meet the needs or our membership. With
your help, we will continue to keep our
association working for you.
In closing, as Larry Pakkala stated when
receiving the 2003 Sherwood A. Moore
Award, let’s all take a moment to thank the
people who packed our parachutes. I wish
everyone a happy and healthy 2007.
M att C e p lo

President

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Scorecard

Outstanding Results at the 2000
MetGCSA Assistants Championship

Golfers Kept Their Head
Super/Green Chair Tout

f

( J j n October 12, fifty MetGCSA assistant golf course superintendents converged on
/ the beautiful Seawane Golf Club in Hewlett Harbor, NY. After an overnight thun----^ derstorm scare, golfers were treated to great course conditions at this premier Long
Island club.
On arrival, we were showered with shirts, hats, golf balls, and travel bags, thanks to the
generosity of all our sponsors.
As we headed out to the course, there was a feeling of “shock and awe” when we were
told to play from the black tees. My partner and I were quickly eliminated from the com­
petition with a snowman and double digits on the first two holes. (Boy was I happy to see
cocktail hour at the 10th hole).
Rising to the challenge were Jake Parchen of Dellwood and Brian Upton of Woodmere,
the individual gross and net champions respectively. Jake partnered with fellow Dellwood
assistant Brian Chapin to take first place team gross, as well.
It was also a winning day for Greenwich Country Club’s Paul Boyd and Matt Leverich,
who took first place team net. Also noteworthy was the play by Country Club of New
Canaan’s Jake Green, who on the 220-yard, Par 3 Number 11 pulled closest to the pin—
with a 20-mile-an-hour wind in his face!
What follows are all the outstanding results of the day.

Individual Gross W inners

Closest to the Pin

79
81

#5

Jake Parchen, Dellwood Country Club
Andrew Sliwa, Sleepy Hollow
Country Club

Individual Net Winners
74
74

Brian Upton, Woodmere Club
(won in a match of cards)
Ryan Linton, Sunningdale Country
Club

#8
#11
#14

Andrew Agnew, Sleepy Hollow
Country Club
5' 5"
Ryan Linton, Sunningdale
Country Club
T 10"
Jake Green, Country Club of
New Canaan
39'
Ryan Linton, Sunningdale
Country Club
12' 6"

Longest Drive
Team Gross W inners
74
81

Brian Chapin/Jake Parchen
Dellwood Country Club
Andrew Sliwa/Brett Richards
Sleepy Hollow Country Club

Team Net W inners
67

67

3

Paul Boyd/Matt Leverich
Greenwich Country Club
(won in a match of cards)
Jake Green/J.D.Ashwood
Country Club of New Canaan

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#2/15 Dave Moffett, Trump National Golf
Club
Many, many thanks to Seawane assistants
Brett Chapin and Tyler Casey, Super­
intendent Brian Benedict, and the entire
Seawane staff for making this such a great
event. I hope everyone had fun and met
some new people. I, for one, look forward
to doing it again next year!
—Dave Moffett

( J M / M / hat better place to hold a
W y W y golf event the day before
y /
Halloween than Sleepy Hollow
Country Club, the home of the Headless
Horseman! The MetGCSA contested its
Superintendent/Green Chairperson Tour­
ney on October 30, a beautiful fall day, with
sunshine and a cool breeze to remind us it
really was the day before Halloween.
The attendance was fabulous. We had 96
players, with more than half the field com­
posed of Superintendent/Green Chairper­
son teams. Thanks to all who attended.
Superintendent Tom Leahy and assistants
Brett Richards, Doug Vanderlee, Andrew
Agnew, and Andrew Sliwa had the golf
course in great condition— even in the
midst of a renovation project! In addition to
the great golf course and facility, we also had
some great golf out there.
In the Superintendent/Green Chair­
person Division, we had the home club
favorites of Phil Cuthbertson/Andrew
Sliwa, taking home First Place Gross with a
score of 71. Following by two strokes for
Second Place was the Sean Cain/Mike Moss
duo. In the Net Division, Chip Lafferty and
Scott Vandravesich won First Place on a
match of cards over Second Place finishers
Jeff Wentworth and Justin Meagher, both
with scores of 63.
We also had a Guest Division where Rick
Gordon and Eurice Rojas won First Place
Gross with a score of 70, and Ray Beaudry
and Jim Weiland took home the Net
Division prize with a score of 61. (We may
have to make a committee rule that no two
gentleman with over 30 handicaps can play
together anymore!)
Not many superintendents would offer
their club during such a major project, so a
special thank you to Tom Leahy, the Sleepy
Hollow Board of Governors, and the rest of
the club’s staff for hosting such a wonderful
event.

s at the Sleep Hollow
ney
Congratulations to the winners listed
below.

Superintendent/G reen
Chairperson Division
Net W inners
63

63

Chip Lafferty/ScottVandravesich
Rye Golf Club
(won in a match of cards)
Jeff Wentworth/Justin Meagher
Pelham Country Club

Gross W inners
71
72

Andrew Sliwa/Phil Cuthbertson
Sleepy Hollow Country Club
Sean Cain/Mike Moss
Sunningdale Country Club

Guest Division
Net W inner
61

Ray Beaudry, Atlantic Irrigation
Specialists
JimWeiland, Shorehaven Golf Club

Gross W inner
61

Rick Gordon, A. G. Enterprises
Eurice Rojas,guest

Longest Drive
#15

Mike Moss, Sunningdale Country
Club

Closest to the Pin
#3

Andrew Agnew, Sleepy Hollow
Country Club
2'11"
#7 Gerry Tobias, Dellwood
Country Club
3' 5"
#10 Mike Morton, North
fersey Country Club
9" (almost!)
#16 Andrew Sliwa, Sleepy Hollow
Country Club
14' 4"
- Blake Halderman, CGCS

And the Two-Ball Winners Are...
M / m / e finally made it down to
W / m / four teams in each of the two
flights. By this time, the trash
talk was at a high pitch. Paul Gonzalez
reported getting messages from Mike Scott
every day leading up to their match. But
once the results were in, it was the winners
who got the last laugh.

First Flight Action
In the First Flight, Dube/Halderman beat
Cain/Wentworth 2 up to reach the finals
only to be shellacked by the Garceau/
Steinhofer team. Garceau and Steinhofer
had been easily defeating their opponents in
the 4 & 3 range all the way to the finals.
They continued their trend, beating
Dube/Halderman 4 & 3 in a match that was
never really a match.
I think the only highlight of that match
was on Hole 10 when both Dube and
Halderman, once again, hit bad tee shots
and Dube slammed his club into his bag.
What he forgot was that there was a cold
libation in there, which blew up inside his
bag making matters much worse but giving
the rest of us a great laugh.
Congratulations, Tim and Ernie, on win­
ning the First Flight Championship!

holes. Quick decided to put an early end to
this playoff, making a four-foot par putt on
the 19th hole to take home the champi­
onship. Great playing everyone!

Be There Next Year
We look forward to seeing everyone partic­
ipate in the 2007 Two-Ball Championship.
The qualifying round will be held in April
at Centennial Golf Club. Be sure to watch
the newsletter and check out the website at
metgcsa.org for updated information on all
events, pairings, and winners.
Thank you, and have a great off-season!
Here’s the complete rundown on the semi
and final rounds.

Semi-Final Division
First Flight
9)
4)
6)

Glen Dube/Blake Halderman
defeated l up
15) Sean Cain/JeffWentworth

Second Flight
5)

Second Flight Story
The only really exciting match was the
Second Flight final. Until then, Gonzalez
and Quick ran the table, reaching the finals
with a 3 & 1, 5 & 4, and a 2 up victory.
Either they are really good or they are really
good sandbaggers. Next year, we may have
to play at a 50-percent handicap!
Luckily, these two met their match when
they came up against the duo of
DeSanctis/Scott, who made it to the finals
in the lower portion of the bracket.
Although Mike Scott chipped in early in
the round to take the wind out of
Gonzalez/Quick and hold them 2 down
going into 17, Gonzalez/Quick fought
back from dormie to get the match to extra

Tim Garceau/Ernie Steinhofer
defeated 3 & 2
Joe Gardner/Tom Weinert

8)

Paul Gonzalez/Lou Quick
defeated 2 up
Mark Fuller/Byron Johnson

2)

Dennis DeSanctis Jr./Mike Scott
defeated 1 up
14) Joe Kennedy/PeterWaterous

Final Match Results
First Flight
9)
6)

Tim Garceau/Ernie Steinhofer
defeated 4 & 3
Glen Dube/Blake Halderman

Second Flight
5)
2)

Paul Gonzalez/Lou Quick
defeated in afirst playoff hole
Dennis DeSanctis Jr./Mike Scott
- Blake Halderman, CGCS

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Member News

Members on the Move
• Chad Anderson is the new superintendent at The
Canyon Club in Armonk, NY. Previous position: Assistant
superintendent, Country Club of Darien, Darien, CT.
• Tom Ashfield is the new superintendent at Quaker
Ridge Golf Club in Scarsdale, NY. Previous position:
Superintendent, Canoe Brook Country Club, Summit, NJ.
• Paul Gonzalez is the new superintendent at
Whippoorwill Club in Armonk, NY. Previous position:
Superintendent,The Canyon Club, Armonk, NY.

New Members
Please join the board in welcoming the following new
members:
• John Bresnahan, Class AF, BASF Chemical Company,
Longmeadow, MA
• Dennis M. Flynn Jr., Class AF, D & D Turfworks LLC,
Katonah, NY
• Rick Grant, Class AF, Phoenix Environmental Care,
Valdosta, GA
• Peter D. Hunter Jr., Class C, Manhattan Woods Golf
Club, West Nyack, NY
• Nathaniel Iarmurri, Class C, Rockland Country Club,
Sparkill, NY
• Ryan Lipton, Class C, Sunningdale Country Club,
Scarsdale, NY
• Matthew Mol, Class C, Metropolis Country Club,
White Plains, NY
• Phil O ’Brien, Class AF, Quali-Pro, Audubon, NJ
• Douglas Pekera, Class C, Sterling Farms Golf Course,
Stamford, CT
• Andrew Sliwa, Class C, Sleepy Hollow Country Club,
Briarcliff Manor, NY

Mirth
Congratulations to Centennial Golf
Club Superintendent Glen Dube
and his wife, Erica, on the birth of
their son,Jacob Ryan, on October 28.

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973-263-1234 / Fax: 973-335-2491

Cell: 732-580-5514 / Fax: 609-587-1696

BR826@aol.com

Dennis.DeSanctis@syngenta.com

O Turf Products Corp. / TORO
O Tanto Irrigation

Pat Cragin, Irrigation: 860-874-2812!

William Bartels

Jon Barlok, Equipment: 860-729-22^

Elmsford, NY

Main Office: 800-243-4355

914-347-5770

Amodios: 914-328-0190

Charlie Siemers

© The Cardinals, Inc.

© UAP Professional Products

Long Island, NY

“Fine Turf Supplier”

Bentgrass, Bluegrass, Fescue Sod

914-755-4202 / Fax:914-232-5825

John Callahan

Turf Seed ~ Fertilizer ~ Plant

USGA Construction Mix,Topdressing

sls268@lesco. com

Complete Distributor of Golf Course

Protectants

Rick DeLea: 631-368-8022

© Metro Turf Specialists
O Down To Earth

Accessories & Turf Maintenance Supplies

Gerald Fountain: 877-697-1199

800-861-6256 / Fax:860-673-8443

Ada Dundon: 631-278-7958

“Customers, O ur Top Priority”

David Griffin

Scott, Ernie, Dennis, Gary, & Dave

The Pond Connection

“All Phases o f Golf Course

203-748-4653 / Fax:203-743-0458

Jeff Stahl

Bob & Dave Lippman

Construction”

metro@metroturfspecialists.com

203-426-7055 / Fax:203-426-2078

“Serving the Fine Turf Profession”

www.thepondconnection.com

914-576-7693 / Cell: 914-413-3173

© Partac Golf Course Top-Dressing

© Westchester Turf Supply, Inc.

845-621-5067 / Fax: 845-621-718(
westturf@suscom.net

© The Roger Rulewich Group

Egypt Farms, Inc.

Bill & Joe Carriere: 914-937-2136

Dean Snyder

“America’s Premium Top-Dressings”

David Fleury / Marshall Victor

P.O.Box 223

800-247-2326

Golf Course Design, Renovation, &

White Marsh, MD 21162

www. PARTAC. com

Construction

19 Central Boulevard

800-465-3668 / Fax:413-648-0211

South Hackensack, NJ 07606

410-335-3700 / Fax:410-335-0164
dean@egyptfar ms .com

O Plant Food Company, Inc.
“The Liquid Fertilizer Experts”
TomWeinert

© Wilfred MacDonald, Inc.
Glenn Gallion

888-831-0891