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N ew York T im es Sports C o lu m n ist D ave A nd erson ......................... 2
D eem ed Just ‘W rite5 for the M et’s 2012 R eid Award

Departments
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M em ber N e w s ..................................................................................................... 10
U p c o m in g E vents ............................................................................................ 12

Current Periodicals

One and A l
irst and foremost, I want to
wish everyone a wonderful holiday
season and a happy and prosperous
New Year. Hopefully you w ill be able
to spend extra tim e with fam ily and
friends to really enjoy this special
tim e o f year. After the long season, it’s
nice to have a little less stress and
finally be able to relax and enjoy the

I also want to thank you for reelecting the
entire board this year. This group of individ­
uals is more devoted to this association and
profession than I can possibly put into words
here. They work tirelessly to put together
seminars that are both educational and
entertaining, tournaments that are both
competitive and fun, and social events that
bring the entire association together. The
newsletter and website keep our members
informed of the latest news, both technolog­
ical and legislative, and the support garnered
from our affiliate members is second to
none.
Unfortunately, weather, as well as the
economy and job constraints, took a toll on
some of our events this past year. If anyone
has any ideas or suggestions on how we
might improve our meetings or social
events, please contact me or one of the com­
mittee chairs with your thoughts. Or better
still, consider joining one or more of our
committees. To make it easy, we’ve included
a mail-back postcard in your dues notice
where you can specify your committee in­
terest. We are always looking for people with
fresh new ideas who are willing to roll up
their sleeves and help out.
I would be remiss if I also did not offer a
wholehearted thank you to Ed Brockner,
Ineke Pierpoint, and Pandora Wojick for all
that they do for the association. Ed has made
great strides in his first year as executive
director and promises to be an even greater
asset to the MetGCSA in the future. Ineke
makes sure that our day-to-day operations
are running smoothly, and we appreciate her
efforts. Pandora is a true taskmaster; this
publication would be half of what it is with­
out her expertise. She makes us all look good.

Get Educated This Winter
I know I said this last issue, but please make
time for some of the educational events this
winter. I just came back from Atlantic City
and Bruce Clarke, Jim Murphy, Albrecht
Koppenhoffer, Steve Hart, and Bingru
Huang all gave excellent presentations in
their respective fields. Particularly interest­
ing to me were some of the new grasses
being developed. Seems they’ll be the way to
go in the future, particularly given the everincreasing restrictions on nutrient and pesti­
cide use.
Also on the roster were pathologists Lane
Tredway, Lisa Beirn, and Steve MacDonald,
who discussed bacterial wilt, dollar spot, and
fungicide mixtures. Lane gave straightfor­
ward answers to tough questions regarding
bacterial wilt. Treatments are illegal, and
Lane was quick to point that out.
Our friends from the USGA, Adam
Moeller and Dave Oatis, offered their
thoughts on regrassing, while MetGCSA
past presidents Scott Niven and Joe Alonzi

Bob Nielsen, C G C S
M etGCSA President

gave excellent presentations on their experi­
ences with regrassing the greens on their
own courses.
Our fall seminar at Patterson also offered
excellent educational opportunities. Be sure
to check out the Upcoming Events on page
12 in this issue for other great opportunities
to keep abreast up of the latest and greatest
in tu rf management.

Just a Little Government Relations
I cannot write a message without including
something related to government relations.
Congratulations to the CAGCS on their win
in Connecticut’s water withdrawal permit­
ting battle. Thanks to the efforts of people
like Scott Ramsay and John Garcia, who
were diligent in tracking and monitoring
this legislation, Connecticut law now ex­
empts all golf courses that agree to abide by
the BMPs published regarding water use in
Connecticut.
In New York, the enforcement and re­
quirements of the law are just being devel­
oped. The water reporting law has been
enacted by Albany. If anyone has not re­
ported their water use to date, you must file
your 2011 Water Withdrawal Report by
February 15,2012 or you may be required to
file for the full permit, which could take up
to six months to receive. You do not want to
explain to your club that you cannot use
water until August 15 when you get your
permit!
Once again, I want to thank all of you for
your support. Happy Holidays, and I’m look­
ing forward to seeing everyone at the Winter
Seminar!
Bob Nielsen, CGCS
President
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Deemed Just Write
for the Met’s 2012
Reid Award
by Ed Brockner, M etGCSA
Executive Director

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ave Anderson, selected to
receive the MetGCSAs 2012 John Reid
Lifetime Achievement Award, needs little
introduction among sports enthusiasts. A
columnist for The New York Times since
1971, Anderson has offered Pulitzer Prize­
winning commentary on a wide range
of high-profile sports events, capturing
thel981 award for distinguished commen­
tary on such memorable events as the
Olympic hockey teams unexpected win
over the Soviets in Lake Placid, George
Steinbrenner’s dismissal of yet another
Yankees manager, and Jack Nicklaus’s re­
turn to the Winners Circle at the U.S.
Open at Baltursol.
As you might expect, Anderson’s writings
aren’t just your run-of-the-mill recap of
athletic events, but rather insightful obser­
vations of our society through the lens of a
sport. To Met area golf industry profes­
sionals—superintendents and golf pros,
alike— Anderson has humanized the sport
and the science of golf course maintenance.
“During Mr. Anderson’s remarkable
tenure at The New York Times, he has shown
great passion for sports,” says Tony Girardi,
chairman of the MetGCSA Awards Com­
mittee. “He’s provided wonderful coverage
of Met area courses and major golf events,
and he’s taken special interest in the super­
intendents who are responsible for main­
taining these facilities to the highest
standard. The MetGCSA couldn’t be more
pleased to present Dave Anderson with this
year’s John Reid Lifetime Achievement
Award.”
Anderson himself certainly understands
the significance of John Reid in the history
of the game. In fact, you might say he wrote
the book on it. The Story of Golf one of 21
books Anderson has authored, begins with
a vivid account of how Reid became known
as the “Father of American Golf” through
his lead role in the formation of St. An­
drews Golf Club in 1888, the first golf club
in the United States.
Anderson wrote the following to de­
scribe golf’s humble beginnings there that

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led to the games rapid growth in popularity
during the years that followed:

Dave Anderson is the 22nd recipient of
the Reid Award, which was initiated in
1986 and named after the man who was not
only instrumental in golf’s beginning in
this country, but also in forming the USGA
and the MGA. Probably even more impor­
tant to superintendents is that John Reid, by
recognizing that golf courses required daily
maintenance and care, was in large part
responsible for establishing the golf course
management profession.

From Golfer to Golf Writer
Born in Troy, NY, in 1929, Anderson cur­
rently lives one state over, in Tenafly, NJ,
with his wife, Maureen. The couple has
four children— Steve, Mark, Mary Jo, and
Jean Marie— and three grandchildren.
Still an active golfer at nearby Knicker­
bocker Country Club, Anderson has always
been in awe of all the wonderful courses in
the Met area—and the golf course superin­
tendents who maintain them. In his words,
“You can’t have a great golf course without a
great superintendent.”
He also feels that with the high concen­
tration of top-level courses in the Met area,

some of them tend to get undeservedly lost
in the shuffle. “The rankings tend to favor
the new over the old,” he says. “But those
courses are still just as good as they ever
were.” And as Dave Anderson continues a
career that’s spanned more than half a cen­
tury, his insightful commentary, like these
classic old courses, continues to be just as
good as it ever was throughout his notewor­
thy career.
That career began shortly after Anderson
graduated from Holy Cross College in
1951. W ith a B.A. in English Literature, he
accepted his first job as a sports writer at the
Brooklyn Eagle, covering baseball and other
sports when the Dodgers still called the
borough home. When the Eagle closed in
1955, the same year the hometown team
finally won the World Series, he landed
at the now defunct New York JournalAmerican, where he was a member of the
sports staff for the next 11 years. Anderson’s
next move was to The New York Times,
where he has been since 1966, first as a
sports reporter and finally a columnist since
1971.

Humanizing the Game
Although he has written thousands of
national sports stories over the years, he gave
an especially in-depth analysis when golf’s
major championships were played near his
home here in the Met. While a handful of
other top area clubs have hosted majors dur­
ing his Times tenure—including Shinnecock, Baltusrol, and Bethpage—his golf
coverage of the course and competitions at
Winged Foot gives some of the best exam­
ples of how Anderson was able to look
beyond the boxscore or, in this case, the
scorecard. In doing so, he gave a face to not
only the players, but also the superintend­
ents toiling behind the scenes in setting the
stage for the drama.
In 1974 . . . the U.S. Open came back to
Winged Foot for the first time in 15 years,

and Anderson foretold of the carnage to
come thanks to the brutal setup for the
upcoming championship. Pro Johnny Miller
had torched Oakmont on Sunday the year
before with a 63, which neither the USGA
nor the Winged Foot membership seemed
eager to see repeated.
Anderson used his trademark descriptive
style to illustrate the extreme conditions the
pros would face that year:
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Bob Alonzi and Ted Horton, both former
Winged Foot superintendents and Met area
legends in their own right, remember the
1974 Open well. Bob, who was the club’s
super from ’84 to ’99, recalls weather lead­
ing up to the event that helped Horton pro­
duce the incredibly tough test. He also
recalls how his friend used some tricks of
the trade to attain unprecedented speeds—
such as removing and grinding down
mower bed knives—to get the greens a frac­
tion shorter than the 3/16” quoted by
Anderson and determined by the champi­
onship committee.
“The USGA always had total say in how
they wanted to see the course set up,” said
Bob, “but superintendents are a very re­
sourceful group.”
The notoriously difficult conditions of
the ’74 Open resulted in Jack Nicklaus’s
famous three-putt on the first green of the

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Greg Norman congratulates F uzzy Zoeller at
the ’84 U.S. Open.

championship on the clubs West Course,
where a 20-footer for birdie was followed
by an even longer putt for par. Bob also
remembers how a confused motorist drove
his car right over the middle of this same
green before the second round—but the sur­
face was so firm that its tires didn’t even
leave a mark!
In reminiscing about the ’74 Open, Hor­
ton most fondly recalls the consistency
of the rough his crew was able to achieve
and, in the process, revolutionized how
these areas were prepared for future
championships.
“Up until then, the specs of the USGA
and PGA Tour for a cool-season rough were
4 to 6 inches, but there wasn’t a mower that
cut at that height so it was always uneven
and disheveled,” said Ted. “The year before
the Open in ’74, we bought four rotary
mowers that had just come out, added 6inch brackets, and started mowing the rough
twice a week starting the fall prior. Even
though it was within the height require­
ments for the event, none of the pros had
ever seen rough as consistent as that before.”
Anderson summed it up best in writing
about Ted Horton’s efforts stating,“He is, so
to speak, a Marquis de Sod who turns the
leafy beauty of golf courses into outdoor
torture chambers.”
In the end, the course that he and his crew
prepared led to a young Hale Irwin winning
the tournament by surviving to finish with

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a winning score of 7 over par in an Open
that fellow writer Dick Schaap later immor­
talized as “the Massacre at Winged Foot.”

second hole of the playoff and was never
able to get back in the hunt in one of his
many close calls in the majors.

In 1984 . . . prior to the Open’s next trip
to Winged Foot, Anderson wrote a profile
on Nicklaus—the iconic competitor with
whom the distinguished writer shared a
mutual admiration throughout their careers.
Written toward the tail end of Nicklaus’s
days on the regular Tour, the author noted
that age seemed to be catching up with the
Golden Bear and that it was clear family and
business pursuits were becoming a bigger
priority.
Victory was not in the cards for Nicklaus
on that occasion— although he would cap­
ture one more major in dramatic fashion at
the Masters in ’86 at age 46, finishing well
back of the playoff duel in which Fuzzy
Zoeller beat out Greg Norman. The Aussie
got caught up in the towering trees on the

In 1993 __Anderson penned a very differ­
ent kind of feature— one that eulogized a
beloved specimen that fell victim to Dutch
Elm disease. Estimated at 175 feet high by
175 feet wide, the mammoth elm—be­
lieved to be the largest of its kind in New
York State—had guarded the entrance to
the 10th green on the club’s East Course.
Capturing the sentiments of the club
membership and then Superintendent Bob
Alonzi on the tree’s demise, Anderson
quoted Bob as saying, “The tree was like a
person to us.” Anderson went on to further
describe this lost treasure as only he could:

Historical image of the great elm on Winged
Foot East’s 10th hole.

In 1997 and 2006 . . . Winged Foot hosted
two more majors: the ’97 PGA Champion­
ship and the ’06 U.S. Open, with Anderson
featuring the divergent outcomes for
those who provided the big story of each
championship.

In the former, Davis Love III dominated
the field in his lone major victory, while in
the latter, Phil Mickelson suffered a crushing
defeat to let the U.S. Open once again slip
through his grasp.

And after Phil Mickelson’s collapse on
the 2006 U.S. Open’s final hole, Anderson
described how one of the golfer’s own chil­
dren reacted to Daddy’s disappointment
after the round:

Beyond the Sports Report
Dave Anderson’s writings over the past 61
years—including more than a dozen of golf’s
major championships here in the Met area—
have captured the essence of human nature
and emotion that transcend the sport.
In his piece on Hale Irwin in ’74, he cele­
brated the perseverance and determination
of a young professional on the rise; while 10
years later, he wrote of Jack Nicklaus trying
to fight off inevitable decline to win the
Open for a record fifth time.
In bidding a sentimental adieu to the
Winged Foot’s eldest elm, Anderson showed
us how even though the tree was not
human, it could still be part of the family
and would be sorely missed.
When Davis Love III won in ’97, the
author explained how Love did so by dedi­
cating this triumph to the memory of his
father— a PGA professional who undoubt­
edly held that championship especially dear,
while also fulfilling the lifelong dream of a
son at one of golf’s most storied venues.

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come up just short, showed us the exact
same thing that Dave Anderson’s experi­
enced wisdom has given his readers for
more than half a century: PERSPECTIVE.
And while as fans we may feel as though
we live and die with the wins and losses of
our exalted sporting heroes, Anderson still
helps to remind us that, at the end of the
day, it’s only just a game— and that it’s what
we can learn about others and ourselves
through sports that really matters.
The MetGCSA will present its coveted
John Reid Lifetime Achievement Award to
Dave Anderson at the January 18 Winter
Seminar at Westchester Country Club.

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National News
21)11 GCSAA Chapter Delegates Meeting Fosters Open Discussion
Delegates Debate Value o f Membershp, Member Standards, and Field S ta ff Expansion
by Bob Nielsen, C G C S

W
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j/ rence, KS, for the GCSAA
^ -----^ Chapter Delegates Meeting, which
was held October 28-30 at GCSAA head­
quarters and the Airport Hilton in Kansas
City, MO. These meetings have drawn dele­
gates from chapters across the country for
the past 19 years. I’ve been coming to rep­
resent the MetGCSA for the past seven
years.
This year, as always, association executive
staff and elected leaders solicited feedback
and frank discussion on a multitude of top­
ics and charged all of us to communicate
with our respective chapters when we
returned home.
Here’s an overview of our three days of
discussion.

Value of Membership
GCSAA President Bob Randquist repeated
a message that he has emphasized through­
out his term in office: GCSAA must
enhance the value of membership and
demonstrate it to the members.
He outlined several new programs im­
plemented in the past year, including
expansion of the field staff program, cre­
ation of a new job board, growth of social
media, a new website, new resources to
enhance sustainability of the golf facility,
and the online Self-Assessment Tool to
measure member competency and identify
resources to facilitate improvement. The
new job board is much more functional, but
the new website seems to have a few kinks
that need to be worked out. I have not
reviewed the new Self-Assessment Tool yet,
but I’ve been told it’s quite comprehensive.
As far as the growth of social media . . .
you’ll have to find out about that one on
your own; I haven’t a clue!
In the end, this discussion generated a
number of suggestions on how GCSAA
might increase and demonstrate value, with
many ideas focused on delivering value at
the chapter level through field staff and
enhanced use of technology. GCSAA is
hoping that field staff will help promote
association programs so that members can
realize the value of their membership.
GCSAA also hopes to expand smartphone
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apps that can be used in a similar way to the
one available for the GIS (see page 8).

Field Staff Expansion
Randquist elaborated on the field staff pro­
gram, noting that four regions (Florida,
Great Lakes, South Central, Southwest)
were staffed, and two more would be as­
signed by the end of 2011. One will be in
our region, the Northeast, and the other in
the Northwest.
All nine GCSAA regions are slated to
have resident field staff by the end of 2013.
He said the directive for the program re­
mains unchanged: to create a greater link
between the association and its chapters—
something he believes is happening “to an
even greater degree” than he had expected
this early in the program.
GCSAA staff also provided several exam­
ples of how field staff has helped to
facilitate chapter effectiveness through
association programs, including strategic
planning, advocacy, membership growth,
and allied association relations. A round­
table discussion was conducted among
smaller groupings of delegates to examine
areas for opportunity and measures of suc­
cess for field staff. The feedback was loud
and clear that the program had the poten­
tial to create an even greater impact in the
future. Some prime examples of this have
been demonstrated in Florida. Ralph Dain
has been able to unite members behind sev­
eral pieces of legislation that have had an
impact on Florida.

Member Standards: ID Years Later
There was a bit of a “Back to the Future”
moment with the introduction of the
Member Standards Advisory Group, which
has been formed to take a strategic look at
the impact the membership standards have
had on the association and its members. It
has been 10 years since members approved
the implementation of these standards by a
3 to 1 margin.
Randquist, who served on the group that
originally coordinated the development of
those standards, said the current board felt
the review was “prudent.” And it may well
be, considering that the number of newly

certified superintendents has dropped off
dramatically with the new requirements!
Working independent of the board, the
Standards Advisory Group will review the
impact of the standards to determine if the
goals are being met and if there have been
any unintended consequences. Then, the
group will make recommendations to the
board on a future course of action in regard
to the standards.
The 11-member group will be composed
of a cross-section of the membership, in­
cluding certified members and Class A, SM,
and C representatives. Chairing the group
will be GCSAA Past President Sean
Hoolehan with GCSAA Past President (and
MetGCSA Past President) Tim O ’Neill
serving as vice-chair.
There is no firm deadline for the group’s
report, but a progress update will be de­
livered at the 2012 Chapter Delegates
Meeting.

Additional Discussion Items
• It was announced that beginning Nov­
ember 1, GCSAA webcasts would be free of
charge for all members. This means that
there should be no restrictions on main­
taining Class A status.
• It was announced that members who
would like to apply for certification can
now do so as soon as they attain Class A sta­
tus. The additional requirements of one year
as a Class A and 5.0 education points have
been removed.
• GCSAA continues to grow its collabor­
ation with allied golf associations to
strengthen the game of golf. It is imperative
that representatives of those organizations
on the facility level— e.g., club managers
and PGA pros—work in the same fashion to
effect positive change as well.
• Newly appointed Chief Operating O ffi­
cer Richard Konzem was introduced (see
page 7).
• An in-depth presentation on GCSAA
government relations efforts revealed that
collaboration among staff, chapters, and
allied associations is having a positive im­
pact. The work of Chava McKeel and Carrie
Riordan on these fronts has been invalu­
able. They work tirelessly to advocate for
our industry, and they should be credited

for many of the advances the industry has
gained in the political arena.
• Four chapters made presentations on
programs they have instituted with the
assistance of GCSAA resources in the areas
of BMP development, media/public rela­
tions, strategic planning, and government
relations.
• The GCSAA promotional package on
the Golf Channel was well received and
supported as an important investment of
funds.
• Outlined were new features for the Con­
ference and Show and the National Cham­
pionship and Golf Classic, including edu­
cation programs, networking opportunities,
and cost-saving options available to atten­
dees. This includes a chapter incentive pro­
gram for golfers who have not participated
in the tournament in the past two years.

Candidate Presentations
The new candidates for officers and the
board were introduced and hosted breakout
sessions where the delegates were allowed
to question the candidates. We heard pre­
sentations for the offices of president, vice
president, secretary/treasurer, and for the
two openings for director.
Here’s who will appear on the ballot:
For President

Sanford G. Queen, CGCS, City of Overland
Park, KS
For Vice President

Patrick R. Finlen, CGCS, The Olympic
Club in San Francisco, CA
For Secretary/Treasurer

• John J. O ’Keefe, CGCS, Preakness Hills
Country Club in Wayne, NJ
• Keith A. Ihms, CGCS, Country Club of
Little Rock, AR
For Director (electing two)

• Rafael Barajas, CGCS, Hacienda Golf
Club in La Habra Heights, CA
• Bill Maynard, CGCS, of Milburn Golf
and Country Club in Shawnee Mission, KS
• Darren Davis, Olde Florida Golf Club in
Naples, FL
• Mark Jordan, CGCS, Westfield Group
Country Club in Westfield Center, OH
There are four candidates running for two
open director’s positions this year. Darren
Davis has been a long-term delegate and
very active in the environmental arena, and
I have served with Mark Jordan on the
Government Relations Committee. Both of
these gentlemen are well equipped to rep­
resent our industry at the national level.
John O ’Keefe and Keith Ihms, candidates
for secretary/treasurer, have one year re­
maining in their director terms, so the

president will appoint a director to fill the
vacancy created by either John or Keith.
Peter J. Grass, CGCS, of Hilands Golf Club
in Billings, MT, will remain on the board
with one year left in his two-year director
term.
Robert Randquist, CGCS, of Boca Rio
Golf Club in Boca Raton, FL, will serve on
the board as immediate past president dur­
ing 2012, and James R. Fitzroy, CGCS, of
Wollaston Recreational Facility/Presidents Golf Club in North Quincy, MA,
will retire from the board.

For Further Details
For more specifics on any of the Delegates
Meeting discussions, you’ll find the presen­
tations available online at:
h ttp ://w w w .g c s a a .o rg /C o m m u n ity /
C h a p te r-D e le g a te s - M e e tin g /2 0 11 Chapter-Delegates-Meeting.aspx
In addition to being the MetGCSA’s Chapter
Delegate, Bob Nielsen is our association’s presi­
dent and superintendent at Bedford Golf &
Tennis Club in Bedford, NY.

Konzern Named thief Operating Officer
ichard Konzem, who has
more than 30 years of
managerial experience, pri­
marily in intercollegiate athletics, as­
sumed the role of chief operating officer
of GCSAA on October 17.
Konzem comes to GCSAA from
Rockhurst University in Kansas City, I
MO, where he has served as director of
athletics since November 2007. In his
tenure there, Konzem served on the
NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Regional
Advisory Committee and had student
athletes from eight of 11 teams compete
in NCAA postseason competition.
“I am pleased to have Richard join the
GCSAA team,” says GCSAA Chief
Executive Officer R hett Evans. “He has
an impressive track record of success sup­
porting and facilitating a performancedriven culture among a group of diverse
and talented individuals. That will serve
the association well as he oversees the
day-to-day operations of association pro­
grams with a focus on serving the
GCSAA membership.”
Konzem is responsible for developing,
implementing, and executing key mem­
ber programs that support the achieve­
ment of the association’s mission, vision,
and operational goals. Serving on the
association’s executive team, he is
charged with overseeing the professional
development; membership; strategic
communications; corporate marketing,
sales, and business development; environ­
mental programs; and events and meet­
ing planning departments. He will also
represent GCSAA in a variety of indus­
try and allied association events, pro­
grams, and activities.
A native of Salina, KS, Konzem gradu-

ated from the University of Kansas
in 1980 with a bachelor’s degree in
business administration and earned
a master’s in education: athletics ad­
ministration from the University of
Southern California in 1984.
Holding a variety of positions at his
graduate and undergraduate alma
maters—from fundraising and event
management to senior associate athlet­
ics director and finally deputy director
of the University of Kansas’s Robert j.
Dole Institute of Politics— Konzem
is pleased to accept a challenge out­
side the department of intercollegiate
athletics.
“I am honored to join the GCSAA
staff and have the opportunity to work
with the board of directors and associa­
tion members,” says Konzem. “As an
avid golfer, I have the utmost respect for
the professionals who manage the
game’s playing field. It is certainly a
challenging profession, and one of great
value to the industry.”

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Designed to benefit every member of
the golf course, club, and equipment man­
agement team, this year’s Golf Industry
Show, running February 29 through March
1, will feature hundreds of exhibitors
sprawled over more than 100,000 square
feet of exhibit space.
The highlights:
General Session

Intended to motivate, inspire, and provoke
personal and professional growth, the Gen­
eral Session is always a great way to start
your day
From 8 to 9 a.m. on March 1, David
Feherty, golf’s premier funnyman will pay
a visit to the GIS and spin stories like no
other. A former assistant greenkeeper, the
Northern Ireland native turned profes­
sional golfer at 17. Today, he is a commenta­
tor for CBS and the Golf Channel and the
host of a widely acclaimed weekly show
on the Golf Channel. He is popular on
the speaking circuit and the author of six
books, including his latest, The Power of
Positive Idiocy.
Feherty has 10 worldwide professional
wins to his credit and, despite his self-dep­
recating style, was considered a solid player,
especially in team, match-play competi­
tion. But it is off the course where Feherty
has captured his biggest wins.
Afflicted with depression and battling
alcoholism, he has persevered and reached
out to others to help them in their own
struggles. He is also a supporter of, and a
volunteer for, wounded Special Forces,
Green Berets, and other U.S. heroes.
Be sure not to miss David Feherty’s
“Tales of a Survivor.”
On the Trade Show Floor

• Tech Tips on the Half are designed to give
you the latest information on some of the
hottest topics in the golf course industry.
These all-new quick info sessions will take
place almost every half-hour during the
Golf Industry Show in the Test Drive
Technology Center on the show floor.
• Answers on the Hour; a repeat of last year’s
popular series of educational sessions, will

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Everyone at the 62nd
GCSAA National
Championship and Colt
Classic
take place on the trade show floor. Pre­
senting a come-and-go opportunity to
learn more about topics pertinent to your
facility and career success, these informal,
30-minute sessions will be led by industry
experts every hour during the trade show.
• My Planner and Golf Industry Show Con­
nection offer customized conference and
show applications for download. The Plan­
ner is for computer access to planning your
conference and show experience, while the
GIS Connection allows you to download a
planner app to your IPhone, Android, and
other smartphones.
W ith these applications, you’re able to
access interactive tradeshow floor maps,
exhibitor brochures, and plan your week’s
activities, including your education sessions
and seminars, social media interaction,
business lunches, dinners, and meetings.
You can download these apps by logging on
to www.golfindustryshow.com.

Along with the Golf Industry Show,
GCSAA will join forces with the NGCOA
to present our annual Education Confer­
ence. The largest show in the turfgrass
management industry, this year’s confer­
ence will feature 24 new seminars with
more than 100 seminars and numerous
education sessions in all, covering all
aspects of golf course management, includ­
ing agronomics, communication, and busi­
ness management. T hat’s more than 50
hours of educational opportunities for you
to take advantage of.
New On the Education Front

All-new Agronomic Solutions sessions will
be held February 27 and 28. These two in­
teractive agronomic sessions will include a
panel of experts available to answer your
questions and discuss management options
related to two topics: disease and weed con­
trol from South to North and ultradwarf
Bermudagrass. To ensure you get the most
out of these sessions, you’ll have the oppor­
tunity to help guide the discussions in
advance by submitting your questions on­
line in January.

Celebrate GCSAA!

Held the evening of February 28, this notto-be-missed event will be hosted by
GCSAA President Robert Randquist, as
conference goers celebrate the winning
accomplishments of numerous well-de­
serving GCSAA members and industry
friends.
• GCSAA’s most coveted honor, the Old
Tom Morris Award, will be presented to
one of the true characters in the game of
golf: Peter Jacobsen. Diversely talented,
Jacobsen is a seven-time PGA Tour and
two-tim e senior major championship
winner. He is also a course designer, televi­
sion commentator, author, musician, and
philanthropist.
• Other GCSAA top awards that will
be presented are the National Cham­
pionship Award, the Leo Feser Award, the
Excellence in Government Relations
Award, GCSAA/Golf Digest Environmen­
tal Leaders in Golf Awards, the President’s
Award for Environmental Stewardship,
and the Col. John Morley Distinguished
Service Award.
The celebration will continue with food
and beverages, entertainment, and the
company of fellow members.
Annual Meeting Goers to Elect New Board

The Annual Meeting, scheduled for March
2, ushers in the close of the Education
Conference and the “changing of the
guard” at GCSAA. During the meeting,
voting members will elect three officers
and two directors.
For a preview of who will appear on this
year’s ballot, be sure to read Bob Nielsen’s
account of the Chapter Delegates Meeting
he attended in October. (See page 7.)

Registration is open for the GCSAA Edu­
cation Conference and Golf Industry Show.
Be sure to catch the advance registration
rate by completing your registration form
by February 1 at 5 p.m. It’s available online
at www.golfindustryshow.com.

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m eld before the start of the
M
/GCSAA Education Con^ Y ference and Golf Industry
Show, the 2012 GCSAA National Cham­
pionship and Golf Classic will be heading
to Palm Springs, CA, on February 24-26.
It will take place at five courses among
PGA West, LaQuinta Resort, and Desert
Willow Golf Resort and is expected to
draw at least 400 GCSAA members.
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The GCSAA National Championship
will be held February 25-26 at PGA West's
Nicklaus Tournament Course. Limited to
100 GCSAA members with a 5.0 handicap
index or lower, the championship is a twoday, 36-hole, stroke-play event. The win­
ner, along with champions from the last
five years, will receive an invitation to par­
ticipate in the renowned Trans-Mississippi
Golf Championship, where the likes of
PGA Tour professionals Jack Nicklaus, Ben
Crenshaw, Dean Beman, and Bob Tway,
among others, have carried home the
championship trophy.
The GCSAA G olf Classic welcomes
participants of all abilities February 25-26
to compete in both gross and net competi­
tion within their respective flights using
the point quota scoring system. Flights in
the Golf Classic will rotate between LaQuinta Resort's Dunes and Mountain
courses, and Desert Willow Golf Resort's
Firecliff and Mountain View courses. A
four-ball mixer open to all competitors
will be held February 24.
The PGA of America, which has been
involved in the event for more than 10
years, will provide rules officials, course
setup, and course markings.
Don’t miss this opportunity to network
with peers from across the country and
around the world. And who knows, you
might even have some fun!

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Scorecard

MetGCSA Pulls Second Place in Met Area
Team Championship
by Ken Benoit, CGCS, Tournament Committee Co-Chair

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ifteen GCSAA chapters, from
the Mid-Atlantic
to
New
England, participated in this year’s
Met Area Team Championship. Held O cto­
ber 25 at Galloway National, just 15 minutes
outside Atlantic City, NJ, the event was, by
all accounts, a resounding success.
The club’s staff went out of their way to
make us feel welcome, and Galloway, a Top
100, Fazio-designed course, lived up to its
reputation by delivering not only a true test
of golf but also awe-inspiring views of the
Atlantic City skyline and surrounding bay.
This year, the Philadelphia team won first
place with a 294. The MetGCSA took home
second place with a highly respectable score
of 301, and Central Pennsylvania won third
place with a 305. Andy Drohen won Indi­
vidual Gross with an impressive score of 76.
Representing the Met were Gross Division
players Blake Halderman and Les Kennedy
with a Best-Ball 81 and Tony Hooks and
Tom Ashfield with a 79. The Net Division
players were Glen Dube and Dave Dudones,
who shot 71, and George Corgan and Ken
Benoit, who came in with a Net 70.
Placing second is certainly worthy of
a hearty congratulations! Great playing
everyone!

Thank You, Thank You!
Special thanks to our seven national
sponsors—Agrium Advanced Technologies,
Aquatrols, BASF, Bayer, The Care of Trees,
Syngenta, and Toro—for their continuing
support, year after year. Without them, we
could never run such a great event.
A huge thank you as well to Andy Drohen
for organizing this event. Although several
people do lend a helping hand, Andy does all
of the heavy lifting for this annual event,
which seems to get better every year.
If you’ve never participated in this cham­
pionship, do yourself a favor and try to
qualify for the MetGCSA team. You’re guar­
anteed to have a great time playing golf with
your peers while experiencing one of the
best courses in the country. A worthy

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fundraiser, this year’s event raised $1,200 for
a charity to be determined.

Tim Results
What follows is a list of team and proximity
winners. Congratulations to one and all!
Team Scores

1st / 294
2nd / 301
3rd / 305
4th / 306
5th / 306
6th / 309
7th / 312
8th / 313
9 t h / 318
10th / 327
1 1 t h / 330
12th / 333
13th / 336
14th / NC
1 5 th /N C

(Par 288)
Philadelphia AGCS
MetGCSA
Central Penn GCSA
GCSA of New England
(won in a Match of Cards)
Hudson Valley GCSA
GCSA of New Jersey
Central New York GCSA
GCMA of Cape Cod
Pocono Turfgrass
Association
Northeastern GCSA
Connecticut AGCS
Rhode Island GCSA
Eastern Shore AGCS
Long Island GCSA
Mid-Atlantic AGCS

Gross Division Chris Tufts
New England GCSA
(Sponsored by Agrium
Advanced Technologies)
Sponsors Div. Scott McBane
Galloway National Golf
Club
(Sponsored by the
MetGCSA)
Individual Gross

76

Andy Drohen
Philadelphia GCSA

Sponsorship Team Winners

70

Kevin Collins & Kevin
Seibel
Aquatrols

Two-Man Team High Score

Gross / 93
Net / 87

Jerry Noons & Joe Olivera
Rhode Island GCSA
Mark Ross & Chris
Fronczek
Cape Cod GCSA

Closest to the Pin

#2 / T 9"

#5 / 13’ 10"

#8 / 3’ 5"

# 1 4 / 3' 9"

#17 / 12"

Les Kennedy
MetGCSA
(Sponsored by Syngenta)
John Urbanski
Philadelphia AGCS
(Sponsored by BASF)
Brad Helcosld
Central Penn GCSA
(Sponsored by Toro)
Ron Dubose
New England GCSA
(Sponsored by Aquatrols)
Augie Young
Hudson Valley GCSA
(Sponsored by The Care of
Trees)

Longest Drive

Net Division

Billy Murray
GCSA of NewJersey
(Sponsored by Bayer)

er news
New Members

Please join us in welcoming the follow­
ing new MetGCSA members:
• Alexander Brooks, Class C, of
Westchester Country Club in Rye, NY
• Spencer Henley, Class C, of
Centennial Golf Club in Carmel, NY
• Gregory Ilacqua, Class C, of West­
chester Country Club in Rye, NY
• Jordan Nem itz, Class C, of
Country Club of Waterbury in
Waterbury, CT
• Jake Traskos, Class C, of Quaker
Ridge Golf Club in Scarsdale, NY
Birth

Congratulations to Rye Golf Club
Superintendent Chip Lafferty and his
wife, Clare, on the birth of their son,
Travis Rueben, on December 11.

Super/Manager Event Beats Mother Nature
by Ken Benoit, CGCS, Tournament Committee Co-Chair

Æ wreaked havoc on so many
MetGCSA events, it seemed only fit­
ting that we should have a cold, wet day for
our final event of the season. Despite the
less-than-perfect conditions, everyone who
showed up October 27 for our Superintendent/Manager Tourney had a great time.
The Tournament Committee decided to
play the event as a Four-Man Scramble to
speed up play for those willing to brave the
weather. The team of Scott Ferguson
(LaCorte Equipment), Jeff Stutphen (LaCorte Equipment), and Blake Halderman

and Dave Peterson (Brae Burn) took home
the First Place Net prize with a score of 49.
Meanwhile, the team of Bob Nielson (Bed­
ford Golf & Tennis), Glen Dube (Centen­
nial), Ed Brockner (MetGCSA Executive
Director), and Ken Benoit (GlenArbor) won
the First Place Gross prize with a score of 66.
It was rumored that the team spent a portion
of their winnings purchasing a large bottle
of ibuprofen to help alleviate the sore back
Ed received as a result of carrying his team
around the course!
Congrats, also, to the following proximity

Closest to the Pin

#7

Ed Brockner
MetGCSA Executive Director
#14 Blake Halderman
Brae Burn Country Club

IT 2"
18'

longest Drive

#9

Greg Gutter
Mount Kisco Country Club

Thank you to Superintendent Mike Reeb
and his crew for allowing us to play on
through the rain. Rain or shine, Country
Club of New Canaan is a real gem, offering
up a tough test of golf. The club staff was
equally terrific, making our season’s finale
an all-around memorable event.

And the Two-Ball Champs Are. . .
by Larry Pakkala, C G C S

he Dave Mahoney Two-Ball
Championship has come to a
close with both First- and SecondFlight winners dominating their final
matches.

and tied the 17th with pars to clinch the
win 2 and 1.
In the Second Flight. . .

The finals found last years Second Flight
champions Greg Gutter (Mount Kisco CC)
and Ken Benoit (GlenArbor GC) facing off
In the First Flight. . .
Glen Dube (Centennial GC) and Blake against the formidable team of Chris Alonzi
(Elmwood CC) and Mike Cook (The Care
Halderman (Brae Burn CC), past champi­
ons and a formidable duo, were defeated by of Trees). They played the match at Old
Oaks Country Club on a warm November
Matt Ceplo (Rockland CC) and Jim
Swiatlowski (Montammy GC). The match afternoon reminiscent of the old days when
went one up early on with a par on the 2nd weather was enjoyed, not cursed.
Alonzi and Cook came out firing on all
hole. That lasted until Blake returned the
cylinders getting out to a quick lead and
favor by winning the 5th hole with a par.
Having gained some momentum, Dube and going 2 up after three holes. After Gutter’s
Halderman went on to win the 6th, 8th, and heroic play brought them back to within
one, the two teams halved the next four
9th.
Ceplo and Swiatlowski were three down holes. Finally, on the 9th hole, just when
heading into the back nine. Ten was tied Alonzi and Cook looked to be making a
with pars. Ceplo and Swiatlowski won bid to increase their lead to 2 up, Benoit
the 11th when Jim made a 4 for 3. They!] chipped in off a stone wall from 40 yards for
squeaked out another one on 12 with a par. a net birdie, pulling his team back to even.
After breaking for lunch in the famed
Thirteen was halved, but the shot of the day
Old Oaks halfway house, the teams made
was on 14 when Ceplo knocked it in from
T40 yards for eagle! That shifted the m o­ their way to the 10th tee to start the last
nine. Using the momentum from the 9th
m entum in Ceplo and Swiatlowski’s favor.
The duo went on to win the next two holes hole, Gutter and Benoit won the 10th, tak­

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ing their first lead in the match. Noted for
their ability to run out front, Gutter and
Benoit never looked back, winning the next
four holes to win the match 5 and 4. The
only question left to answer is, can this team
three-peat?

Another Unbeatable Two-Ball
This season’s weather far from dampened
the spirits of this year’s Dave Mahoney
Two-Ball participants, who enjoyed the
same mix of friendly competition and cam­
araderie that this event’s become famous for.
If you didn’t opt to play this year, be sure to
come out and qualify next year. Watch our
Upcoming Events for the 2012 Two-Ball
Qualifier held every year in April.
Last, I would like to thank the superin­
tendents at the courses that host our
matches. It’s your gracious hospitality that
makes this event such a great success. Thank
you again, and we look forward to seeing
everyone at the April qualifier.
Larry Pakkala, a member of the Tee to Green
Editorial Committee, is territory manager with
Plant Food Company in Cranbury, NJ.

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MetGCSA Winter Seminar: A Mot to BeMissed Lineup of Speakers
his years Winter Seminar, being
held January 18 at .. . you guessed
it ... Westchester Country Club may
be the same venue, but there’s nothing
“same old” about this year’s roster of speak­
ers. Education Chair Rob Alonzi has lined
up five industry and university professionals
to speak about some of the toughest tu rf
issues facing golf course superintendents
today On the schedule:
Dr. Pat Vittum from the University o f
Massachusetts will provide an update on
the ever-challenging annual bluegrass wee­
vil, starting with a rundown on the weevil
life-cycle that makes control so difficult
and ending with the best control strategies
available to superintendents today
Dr. Frank Wong o f Bayer Environ­
mental Science will offer important in­

sight into the biology and management of
Waitea Patch, discussing a variety of chemi­
cal and cultural control practices.
Dr. Michelle DaCosta o f UMass will
discuss a topic near and dear to most of us:
managing environmental stress to reduce
winter injury to our turf. The focus of Dr.
DaCosta’s talk will be on using proper cul­
tural practices as an integral part of an IPM
program before winter to promote the
health and persistence of turfgrasses and,
ultimately, reduce reliance on pesticides.
Steven McDonald o f Turfgrass Disease
Solutions, PA will introduce newer herbi­
cide chemistries being used to control some
of the most problematic broadleaf and
grassy weeds in select turfgrass species.
Among them: Poa annua, Poa trivialis, moss,
creeping bentgrass, and clover.

Dr. Nathaniel Mitkowski o f the U ni­
versity o f Rhode Island will discuss the
latest and greatest nematode management
practices, including tried-and-true cultural
and chemical controls, as well as promising
new products coming on the market.
Plan now for our upcoming W inter Semi­
nar, which in addition to a superb lineup of
speakers will include the presentation of the
John Reid Lifetime Achievement Award to
Sports Columnist Dave Anderson. And
don’t miss this great opportunity to shop the
wares of the exhibitors who participate in
our Winter Seminar trade show. Their
booths will be open during breaks for cof­
fee and lunch and before and after the con­
clusion of the program.

Educational Events
CAGCS Winter Seminar

Southeast Regional Conference

Tuesday,January 17,2012

Tuesday —Wednesday,January 24 —25
Ramada Conference Center
Fishkill, NY

Mystic Marriott
Groton, CT
Presented by the Connecticut Association
of Golf Course Superintendents, this year’s
roster of speakers will incldde Dr. John
Kaminski from Penn State; Adam Moeller,
USGA Agronomist, Northeast Region;
Lobbyist Michael Dugan of Capitol Con­
sulting LLC; Dr. John Inguagiato of The
University of Connecticut; and Dr. Frank
Wong of Bayer Environmental Science.
For further information on the CAGCS
Winter Seminar program, log on to www
cagcs.com.

Join fellow professionals for two days of ed­
ucation and trade show shopping. Dr. Joseph
Vargas of Michigan State University will
kick off the educational portion of the pro­
gram with a half-day seminar on turfgrass
diseases and new chemistry controls. On
Wednesday, there will be a host of valuable
educational opportunities to choose from.
For further information, log on to
www.nysta.org or call 518-783-1229.
15th Annual New England Regional
Turfgrass Conference and Show

Monday —Thursday, February 6 —9
Rhode Island Convention Center
Providence, RI
For the 15th consecutive year, the confer­
ence and show provides turfgrass profes­
sionals from all areas of the industry the

Tee to Green November/December 2011

opportunity to see the newest products, sup­
plies, services, and equipment available
while joining turfgrass professionals for
informative educational sessions, pesticide
recertification credits, and endless network­
ing opportunities.
Preconference GCSAA seminars open on
February 6, while the educational sessions
and trade show begin on the 7th. Don’t miss
Ray Bourque, former captain of the Boston
Bruins Hockey Team, for an inspirational
keynote address.
For further details, log on to
www.NERTF.org or TurfShow.com or call
401-841-5490.
2012 MGA/US6A Green Chairman
Education Series

Thursday, March 15
Alpine Country Club, Alpine, NJ
Watch for program details!

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