Published by the Metropolitan Golf Course Superintendents Association Secretary SHANNON, CGCS tan Woods Golf Club ast President BERT ALONZI nway Golf Club Directors RON CROUSE olf Club of Purchase LLIAM CYGAN pring Country Club RLES LAFFERTY Rye Golf Club AEL McCORMICK Apawamis Club In this Issue VE PETERSON ermine Golf Club NIEL ROGERS gyl Country Club lass “C” Rep MES WHITE gyl Country Club lass “AF” Rep VE CONRAD Feature nt Food Company ecutive Director Brett Chapin Is Named MetGCSA’s 36th President ....................2 E McCALL, CGCS cutive Secretary SAN O’DOWD o Green Staff Departments Co-Editors Y DAN ROGERS Chapter News........................................................................5 914-400-5918 anaging Editor National News ......................................................................8 DORA C. WOJICK torial Committee National Scorecard ................................................................9 EWS ANTHONY MINNITI R BOB NIELSEN O SCOTT NIVEN Upcoming Events ................................................................10 INS JIM PAVONETTI EN JAMES WHITE ONE GREG WOJICK Spotlight ............................................................................11 Designer RRIE YOUNG Member News......................................................................12 ertising Manager OGERS, 914-400-5918 shed bimonthly by the Metropolitan Golf uperintendents Association Road, Elmsford, NY 10523-2819 FAX: 914-347-3437, METGCSA.ORG Copyright © 2022 ivity, and 12 years since I joined the MetGCSA Board of Directors. Even more amazing to me are all the challenges we’ve faced during that nection time—and the progress we’ve made in meeting those challenges. Now that I’m honored to serve as MetGSCA president, I want you to know how excited I am to work with all of you to strengthen our association and our industry. As I settle into this new role, I can’t help but admire the leadership demonstrated by our past presidents. In my time on the board, these presidents, along with the Board of Directors, began the process of bringing back the Executive Director posi- tion while initiating several projects to strengthen the association. Like the progress we make at our respective clubs, the work Brett Chapin MetGCSA President needed to move forward is often done behind the scenes. I also want to give thanks to Rob Alonzi for his service over the past two years as ship to share their thoughts and ideas on president of the MetGCSA. He could never ways to strengthen the impact we have on have envisioned the challenges Covid would our clubs, our communities, and the game of create for all of us, professionally and person- golf. ally. Rob provided a steady hand and out- • Sensible environmental initiatives. Our envi- standing leadership in helping us cope and ronmental initiatives are challenged on a adapt. I hope to follow Rob’s excellent daily basis. We are currently working with example as the Covid crisis eases and we can the GCSAA and CAGCS to lobby against a focus our energies more fully on what we ban of Chlorpyrifos and Neonicotinoids on do best. golf courses in Connecticut. New Jersey just went through a similar process, and New York is not far behind. We need to unify not Looking Ahead just to support these efforts, but also to share Let me share a few of the areas I’d like to and strengthen the “lessons learned” from focus on this year and next: these challenges. • Attracting talent. During the past year, • Enhanced transparency. I believe a lot of the most superintendents faced increasing hard work that goes into progress is done shortages of labor as they struggled to fill behind the scenes. Personally, I think we almost every staff position open. The could do a better job as a board in making MetGCSA is working with the Met PGA sure membership understands and values the and Met CMAA to create an annual job fair goals and accomplishments of our associa- to expose potential employees to the game tion. Similarly, I want to invite the member- continued on page 8 Tee to Green January/February/March 2022 1 Brett Chapin Is Named MetGCSA’s 36th President by Greg Wojick anuary/February/March 2021 by Brett Chapin understates gation system, new bunkers and tee com- that are still in place today. onate and committed he is to plexes, and the removal of all but 50 trees,” Because declining a challenge is not in his and the game of golf. His he says. “Massive amounts of fill were DNA, Brett agreed to take on the responsi- nvolvement over the past 20 brought onto the course to create architec- bilities of Education Committee chairman. any levels—from serving on tural mounding where trees had been.” “Knowing that education has always been a mmittees as a member and The team’s hard work did not go unno- centerpiece of our association, I felt com- ngoing stint, since 2010, on the ticed by club members or outside golf pro- mitted to furthering that effort,” Brett says. ctors—is legendary. And now, fessionals. The project was so successful that, “Fortunately for me, assuming that position mpressive record of service to in 2004, it won the prestigious “Golf Club of was a very smooth process. Glen Dube and ion, last November he gra- the Year” award from the Metropolitan Golf Rob Alonzi, co-chairs before me, did a fan- ted the reins from now past Course Writers Association. tastic job in showing me the ropes.” b Alonzi and became the As if his plate wasn’t already filled, Brett th president. Back to Connecticut eventually agreed to chair the Social and Welfare Committee, where he spearheaded In 2006, Brett landed his current position as the move of our Summer Social from a ound Up superintendent at Redding Country Club in country club to the Orienta Beach Club. ement in the turf business Connecticut. As at Seawane, Brett jumped in The infamous clambake has made this a really early. Hailing from the with both feet. Working closely with green must-attend Met summer event. Washington, CT, he worked chairman Brian Innes, Brett and his team nd during summers at The removed more than 1,500 trees as part of Club, a nine-hole course. His redoing bunkers, the irrigation system, short GCSAA Involvement here had him working hard in game facilities, and much more. Brett’s industry commitment has gone He spent the next couple of “Mr. Innes is not your everyday chair- beyond Met boundaries to getting involved rking and learning on the man,” Brett says. “He was a second-year in the GCSAA. In 2014, when after 14 years crew. He clearly came to con- green chairman when I took the position, Bedford’s Bob Nielsen was ready to retire at the club more than a way to and I feel fortunate that, 15-plus years later, from his Chapter Delegate responsibilities, ket money, because following he is still chairman.” he handed off this important duty to Brett, m high school, Brett enrolled Communication has proved to be the key who accepted it with his usual can-do ass management program at to this successful working relationship. “We attitude. herst. While pursuing his B.S. email turf articles to each other, look for- For the past eight years, Brett has traveled g a die-hard Red Sox and ward to the MGA Green Chairman Events, to the GCSAA Chapter Delegates Meeting he secured three impressive and have shown the membership that conti- in Lawrence, KS. For two days, the group of 1999, he worked at The Golf nuity is priceless,” Brett says. “RCC contin- delegates discuss GCSAA issues and prepare hase with now-retired Bob ues to expand its footprint as club mem- for the organization’s Annual Meeting, held 00, at Apawamis with also bership has grown significantly over the at the Golf Course Industry Show. rlee; and in 2001, at Siwanoy past two years. The club will begin this sea- “The MetGCSA is considered one of the Dave Mahoney. son to rebuild our bunkers and replace our strongest associations in the country,” says d experiences left Brett well- synthetic liners, upgrade our sand, and con- Brett.“I’m honored to represent the Met as a ter the industry, which he did tinue to enhance our member experience.” delegate.” upon graduation from UMass. As he built solid relationships with assistant’s job at The Seawane Stepping Up to the Board GCSAA members around the country, Brett Island. He didn’t have much expanded his volunteer work, agreeing to into the job: Superintendent Brett joined the Met Board of Directors in serve on the organization’s Education ict immediately got him the fall of 2010 and immediately began Committee, as well as the Communication lping usher the club through making a difference. Working closely with Outreach Task Group. Most recently, Brett econstruction project to bring Whippoorwill’s Paul Gonzalez and former was appointed by the GCSAA board to k to its original seaside design. Executive Director Ed Brockner on the serve on its 2021 Board Oversight Task de-by-side with Brian, as well Advertising Committee, Brett helped Force Group and Nominating Committee Tee to Green January/February/March 2022 3 club after two years in the same position at Fresh Meadow Country Club. They mar- ried on January 29, 2005, holding the cere- mony and reception right there at the club. Today, Brett and Grace-Marie remain a wife, Grace-Marie, and children Nathaniel and Adreanna, in one of their favorite riots game. strong golf-industry couple: Grace-Marie recently was hired as the executive director of the Connecticut Golf Course Super- e 2022 GCSAA Board of improved relationships with allied associa- intendent’s Association. The busy couple e was put together. tions and has opened up communications have two children, Adreanna, 12, and with club managers, head pros, and club Nathaniel, 10. Channels of controllers through their professional asso- The Met association is in very experi- ciations. That effort requires a consistent enced and capable hands with Brett in the tion Open awareness that relationships, from family to top leadership spot. As always, Brett is ks forward to his term as sports teams to our professional relation- approaching this new challenge with resident, he is quick to ships, require a certain level of work in order enthusiasm and humility. the accomplishments of the to be successful.” “I look forward to continuing the fine d board members who served tradition of excellence that our association His Highest Priority has demonstrated over the years,” he says. I’ve followed have made it “I’m truly honored to be given this oppor- y for me because there remain While Brett likes to say that being a golf tunity.” anges for the Met group that I course superintendent is a way of life, it’s t. clear to anyone who knows him that his Greg Wojick, a member of the Tee to Green se areas concerns Met meet- highest priority is his family. Editorial Committee, is co-owner of Playbooks es. “Participation at the meet- Because golf has been such a huge part of for Golf. ys been difficult to keep at a Brett’s life since high school, it may not be so ent, but I understand the limi- embers are subjected to as all s to be taken up by additional s,” Brett says. “Having said y encourage members to make o attend the Met events. You hen you’ll pick up a tip or two ake your year a better success. have a great time getting away urse for a few hours to meet s, reconnect with friends, and out dealing with all the issues s we superintendents face.” ssed enthusiasm for working e work of—Executive Direc- all. done a stellar job for our asso- he accepted the post as execu- ” Brett says. “He has forged Brett enjoys a ride around the property with his green chairman, Brian Innes. anuary/February/March 2021 rson, our January 12 event did Host m the core principal of the nar: Education. The speakers ding, and Playbooks for Golf ’s h, once again this year, did a moderator. ents and Their Effects on urf Diseases kicked off with Dr. Michael essor of plant and soil sciences Berks. Dr. Fidanza’s main topic was the use of wetting agents management program and the in disease management. ly, wetting agents were re- mmer-month applications to ation efficacy. But Fidanza Pathogen Environment w research that suggests wet- ay be useful all season long as tants on intensely managed ime again, research has proved Deciphering Differences in Pythium pathogens. Most of the Pythium species are soil borne and like high relative humidity moisture management will Turf Diseases and high soil moisture. Russell circled back r diseases and other turf issues Next up was a new face to the turf scene, to the disease triangle and how inf luencing ear. When plants get stressed Penn State’s Travis Russell, a Ph.D. candi- one side of the triangle can be an effective isture, wetting agents can help date in agronomy-turfgrass pathology. way to avoid Pythium outbreaks. ls in balance with the right Russell’s talk focused on understanding the Correct diagnosis is critical in choosing ter and air space. similarities and differences between control measures, because not every pointed out that instances of Pythium diseases as a means to effective Pythium fungicide product is effective dollar spot, fairy ring, and prevention and control. He also shared Penn against every strain of Pythium. Russell m patch can be minimized State research that has pinpointed a new notes that preventive applications at the of wetting agents applied early Pythium disease of annual bluegrass called onset of favorable environmental conditions as part of pre-stress condition- Pythium Patch. can be one of the most effective ways to a solid season-long wetting Russell started with the basics of disease avoid outbreaks. He also warns that when m to reduce stress will increase formation and went into the disease trian- choosing a control product, it is important e programs’ effectiveness dur- gle that we are all aware of (see above). He to keep in mind that there has been resist- stressful parts of the season. explained how to inf luence one of the sides ance to mefeonoxam (Subdue Maxx). The of the triangle to gain some control of these table on page 6 lists controls for the various al information on wetting diseases. Pythium diseases. disease management, you can He then went on to explain the differ- anza at maf100@psu.edu. ences in Pythium diseases. Pythium disease For further information, you can reach can be devastating to all turf species. There Travis Russell at trr33@psu.edu. are more than 230 different Pythium species, and the majority are turf plant Tee to Green January/February/March 2022 5 ast, Cornell’s Dr. Frank Rossi recovery before utilizing that location that golf courses offer valuable and envi- . An associate professor in the again. The program tracks the hole locations ronmentally friendly green space. There is tegrative Plant Science at for the entire year, so now you can get a no better way for professional turf man- rsity, Dr. Rossi leads the uni- good picture of traffic distribution on the agers to do that than by embracing the rass Science Program and is green surface, as well as the green surrounds current BMP initiative and documenting d by MetGCSA members. He that handle the majority of entrance and exit all that we do for the environment on our he Met’s prestigious John Reid points. This is powerful information that, specific properties. Adopting the Facility evement Award in 2017 for again, can be used to proactively manage BMPs will offer an extremely powerful tributions to the image and traffic on and around our green complexes. way to illustrate to government officials he game of golf and the golf Dr. Rossi also touched on his work in ana- and the public how golf courses can lyzing golf shoe wear on different surfaces to enhance the environment, as well as iscussion centered on logistics determine what is the best, least aggressive waterways and local communities. sis, and how we, as turf man- spike pattern or sole on the shoe. This data data to better manage our has spurred one of the largest footwear com- For further information, you can reach Dr. many sources of good infor- panies in golf shoe apparel to team up with Rossi at fsr3@cornell.edu. industry today, and we are at a Cornell to produce a product that sells and how we use this data can performs well without adversely affecting Thank you, again, to Matt Leverich, our we do our jobs, providing us the putting surface. Golf shoe wear on turf moderator, for keeping the seminar on rtunity to operate more effi- has been a particularly tough problem, espe- schedule and the audience engaged. ith a firm emphasis on per- cially for those who converted their greens Although the winter seminar was once jobs in an environmentally to 100 percent bentgrass. It will be great if again virtual, it was, by all accounts, a suc- ustainable manner. this study leads to golf shoes that have less of cess. I look forward to our traditional nt over tracking golfer traffic, an impact on turf health, while still doing Winter Seminar gathering resuming next pedestrian, through the latest the job for the golfer. year! o target areas that might need Dr. Rossi closed with a shout-out to Ken or aerification. This data can Benoit of the New York Golf Course Chip Lafferty, co-chair of the Tee to Green oactively manage traffic to Foundation and the implementation of Editorial Committee, is superintendent at Rye d micro-manage more highly BMPs at our facilities. With the legislative Golf Club in Rye, NY. s before they decline. ease Controls Foliar Blight Pythium Root Rot Pythium Root Dysfunction Pythium Patch • Cyazofamid • Pyraclostrobin • Field reports of Fosetyl-Al being n + cyazofamid • Etridiazole • Azoxystrobin ineffective n • Mefenoxam • Cyazofamid • Currentliy being evaluated • Azoxystrobin • Most Pythium fungicides • Pyraclostrobin effective in lab experiments b anuary/February/March 2021 A Committee Chairs at Your Service ded a list of each of the Dave Peterson Membership Committee 022 committee chairs, includ- Silvermine GC Aaron Crouse ne numbers and emails. Please depturf@gmail.com The GC of Purchase ntact any of them with ques- 845-521-6736 aaron.crouse@aol.com nts, or helpful suggestions. Bill Cygan 914 -656-3379 Silver Spring CC mittee cygan22@yahoo.com Scholarship & Research Committee 413-626-6814 Mike Brunelle, CGCS Upper Montclair CC Environmental Committee mbrunelle@uppermontclaircc.com mail.com Mike Brunelle, CGCS (NJ) 973-417-8199 3 Upper Montclair CC Rob Alonzi (Tri-State) mittee mbrunelle@uppermontclaircc.com Fenway GC le 973-417-8199 ralonzijr@hotmail.com air CC Jesse Shannon, CGCS (NY) 914 -484 -0373 ppermontclaircc.com Manhattan Woods GC 9 j.shannon@mwgconline.com Social & Welfare Committee 845-521-2668 Brett Chapin ns Committee Redding CC Government Relations Committee green@reddingcc.org Brett Chapin (CT) 203-885-3109 mail.com Redding CC Rob Alonzi 3 green@reddingcc.org Fenway GC 203-885-3109 ralonzijr@hotmail.com ions Committee Jesse Shannon, CGCS (NY) ty (Tee to Green) 914 -484 -0373 Manhattan Woods GC j.shannon@mwgconline.com Tournament Committee t@ryegolfclub.com 845-521-2668 Steve Wickstrom 1 Mike Brunelle, CGCS (NJ) Burning Tree CC (Advertising) Upper Montclair CC stevewickstrom@hotmail.com mbrunelle@uppermontclaircc.com 586-945-5212 agylcc.org 973-417-8199 Bill Cygan 8 Silver Spring CC mick (Website) Investment Committee cygan22@yahoo.com is Club Mike Brunelle, CGCS 413-626-6814 @apawamis.org Upper Montclair CC 9 mbrunelle@uppermontclaircc.com Class C Representative (Website) 973-417-8199 James White Wykagyl CC Long-Range Planning & Steering jameslwhite@optonline.net optonline.net Committee 845-270-5638 8 Rob B. Alonzi mmittee Fenway GC Class AF Representative le ralonzijr@hotmail.com Dave Conrad air CC 914 -484 -0373 Plant Food Company ppermontclaircc.com dconrad@plantfoodco.com 9 914 -263-3244 Tee to Green January/February/March 2022 7 ed to a one-year term as presi- strengthening this event for coming GCSAA at the association’s years. ng February 10, held in con- • Supply chain innovation. Supply chain the GCSAA Conference and issues continue to cause disruptions to reen is the 86th president in our operations. Previously readily avail- ’s history. able items are harder and harder to find. d as vice president of the asso- Prices on everyday items have shot up. 1 and has been a member of For many, purchasing equipment and n’s board of directors since construction supplies must be pushed out ar member of GCSAA, Breen until 2023—or later. We can’t wait for president of both the Sierra things to change or get “back to normal.” and the California GCSA. There is a new normal, and we must ed as the superintendent at La adapt. We are a creative industry, known ountry Club since 2011. Prior for our problem-solving skills. Let’s put ved as the director of mainte- these skills to good use, sharing ideas and ontan Golf Club in Truckee, Directors strategies for dealing with this issue that e superintendent at Los Ala- • Douglas D. Dykstra, CGCS, superintend- affects us all. xico) Golf Course. ent at White Mountain Country Club in • Reconnect and recharge. As we work helor's degrees in horticul- Pinetop, AZ through these and other challenges, it’s Colorado State University in • Marc E. Weston, CGCS, superintendent at important to reconnect with colleagues nd in meteorology from the Indian Hill Country Club in Newington, and friends. So please take advantage of Nebraska, Lincoln. CT several fun events coming up in 2022, u for the opportunity I have • Steven J. Hammon, superintendent at such as our Two-Ball event on April 25 s coming year in leading our Traverse City (Michigan) Country Club at Knollwood, our summer clambake on GCSAA,” Breen said.“I have a • T.A. Barker, CGCS, superintendent at July 11, or the West Point Family Football deavors and work ahead of me Fore Lakes Golf Course in Taylorsville, UT Day on November 19. These events pro- y looking forward to.” • Paul L. Carter, CGCS, superintendent at vide an opportunity to unwind from the Bear Trace at Harrison Bay in Harrison, TN daily challenges we face, recharge our d of Directors at a Glance Immediate Past President batteries, and strengthen the connections with colleagues and friends that can be so Mark F. Jordan, CGCS, natural resources beneficial to our careers. , CGCS, superintendent at La leader at Westfield Country Club in untry Club in Los Gatos, CA Westfield Center, OH This year is going to be a year of chal- lenge and change. I look forward to John R. Fulling Jr., CGCS, grounds and working with all of you to not just meet derman, CGCS, director of facilities manager at Kalamazoo (Michigan) the challenges successfully, but also a Del Sol Yacht and Country Country Club, retires from the board after implement creative new ways to make ersburg, FL serving the past year as immediate past positive contributions to our clubs, our president. industry, and the game we all love. asurer e, CGCS, superintendent at The 2023 GCSAA Conference and Trade Brett Chapin ountry Club in Mission Hills, Show will be held February 4 -9 at the MetGCSA President Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL. anuary/February/March 2021 point. We didn’t see a cloud achieved that total, leading to a playoff that Upper Montclair’s Mike Brunelle came in ntire tournament and enjoyed was won by Strickland on the first hole of 17th followed by Westchester’s David Du- 70s and 80s. If you didn’t play sudden death. That was his 5th time win- dones who finished 20th and Pelham’s Jeff ainly couldn’t blame it on the ning our National Championship and first Wentworth 21st. five golf courses chosen for back to back. In the Fourth Flight, Bob Nielsen placed vents provided excellent con- 12th Net. e 400 attendees. In the Four-Ball Championship Finally, Montammy’s James Swiatlowski es South was the site of the finished 6th Gross in the Senior II Flight. hampionship with lodging In the Four-Ball, we had more than a few niently at the Hilton La Jolla Met members who took home prize money. The MetGCSA had a couple of winners in . The PGA tour just happened In the First Flight, Allied Nutrients’ Andy the proximities prizes with Redding the week before, playing the Drohen and Quaker’s Tom Ashfield came in Country Club’s Brett Chapin winning rance Open, so the golf course 3rd Gross, while John Carlone of the Closest to the Pin in the Scramble at 8'1", ondition with slick greens and Meadow Brook Club and partner Mark and in the Four-Ball, Pelham’s Jeff Went- ugh. Warren finished 1st in the Net Division and, worth won Closest to the Pin, knocking it to ses used for the event included the following day, also captured 2nd place in 17'3". s North, Singing Hills Golf the Scramble event. In the Second Flight, Mike Brunelle of ardo Heights Country Club, Upper Montclair Country Club and Tom Special Thanks s Ranch Golf Club. Played se of three days, the golf events Weinert of Plant Food Company came in Special thanks to all the GCSAA staff for bruary 5 – 7 and offered an 3rd in the Gross Division while David Du- their efforts in putting this special event ortunity for networking and dones of Westchester Country Club along together and to all of the sponsors who made petition. with partner James Swiatlowski of Mont- this event possible, especially the Toro MetGCSA member didn’t take ammy Golf Club claimed 12th Net. Company for their generous partnership in ational Championship trophy, In the Third Flight, Jeff Wentworth of being the title sponsor for more than 25 from the Met did manage to Pelham Country Club and Bob Nielsen of years. teworthy scores. Bedford Golf & Tennis finished 13th in the Congratulations to all who participated Net Division. in this year’s golf championships. This annual preconference golf event offers a nal Championship great opportunity to not only play some of In the Golf Classic the country’s best courses, but also to net- his year, the Met had only two peting in the Championship The Golf Classic drew a similar cast of work with superintendents from across the Meersman of The Patterson characters, posting respectable finishes. In U.S. and around the world. n 22nd and Tom Ashfield of the First Flight, Steve Whipple of West Next year, the GCSAA Golf Champion- ge Golf Club finished 36th. Point Golf Course finished 20th Gross. Tom ship will be held in Orlando, FL. I hope to alified for the Senior Division Weinert played in the Affiliate Flight and see you all there! shed a very respectable 8th. came in 3rd Gross. es South’s challenging setup In the Second Flight, Meadow Brook’s Scott Niven, a member of the Tee to Green n our competitors, leading to a John Carlone placed 3rd Gross while Editorial Committee, is property manager at The re of 5 over par. Both Seth Winged Foot’s Stephen Rabideau came in Stanwich Club in Greenwich, CT. 3rd Net. The Stanwich Club’s Scott Niven Tee to Green January/February/March 2022 9 itational Tournament participation helps fund research grants, 16 student scholarships, equipment, and special Rutgers Turfgrass Research Field Day: Club projects for the Turfgrass Research, Teach- Golf & Fine Turf T ing, and Extension programs at the School Tuesday, July 26 ven, CGCS of Environmental and Biological Sciences/ Rutgers Horticultural Farm II Rutgers, The State University of New New Brunswick, NJ al/Clambake Jersey. Save the date, and watch for details. Call 1 For further information, call 973-812- 973-812-6467 or visit www.njturfgrass.org h Club 6467 or visit www.njturfgrass.org. for further information. NY National Golf Day The 16th Annual Dr. Joseph Troll ic Tuesday, May 10 – Wednesday, May 11 Turf Classic st 18 A virtual event Monday, September 12 orial Park In its 15th year, National Golf Day offers the Pelham Country Club important opportunity to meet with mem- Pelham, NY bers of Congress, the Executive Branch, and Host: Jeff Wentworth, CGCS t Championship/ alifier t 29 s Club MetGCSA Scholarship Award cCormick Applications Now Available! tGCSA Scholar ship Awards are Knights vs. UConn Application forms for the 2022 Me www.metgcsa.org, or through mber 19 avai lable on the Met website, n O’Dowd at 914 -909 -4843 or m, West Point MetGCSA Executive Secretary Susa etGCSA and HVGCSA mem- sodowd@mgagolf.org. C, Life C, AF, or Life AF mem- and family for the West Point Any Cla ss A, Life A, Life A/AF, B, . ent of a member is elig ible to win ball Day and Tailgate party. ber of the MetGCSA or a depend cou rse or in an asso ciat e’s, sho rt ages will be compliments of Applicants must be enrolled in a helo r’s, mas ter’s, or Ph.D. program . ations. bac stio ns about the application process, plea se feel or for further information, If you have any que irm an Mike Brunelle at Upper O’Dowd at 914 -909-4843 or free to contact Scholar ship Cha reach him by call ing 973 -417- golf.org. Montcl air Country Club. You can unelle@uppermontclaircc.com. 8199 or by sending an ema il to mbr select recipients based on leader- iday Party The Scholar ship Commit tee wil l , activities, and commit ment to a mber 8 ship, mat urity, scholast ic capabil ities - ST be RECEIV ED by end of busi ouse chosen career. All applications MU l not be acce pted! d applications wil ness day on Friday, June 10. Emaile NY Scholarships wil l be awa rded at an upcoming event. Watch our cal- or on our associat ion website for the nter Seminar endar of events in the Tee to Green uary 11, 2023 precise date and site of the event. ountry Club anuary/February/March 2021 ave Mahoney Two-Ball com- Work began anew with the rerouting of ple of the association’s annual some of Tillinghast’s design and new greens construction. In January of 1926, at age 51, the late Dave Mahoney, the Seth Raynor passed away. The torch for noy Country Club superin- completing the project was passed on to ast MetGCSA president who Charles Banks, who continued the work, o soon, the Two-Ball competi- Scott Olson which was completed in September 1927. inally organized to promote The total cost of the land and construction mong MetGCSA members. was a mere $178,000. “It was a big change for me. Along with A (lower handicap) and a B The end result was a “hybrid” course de- moving across the country, I went from a er handicap) f light for two- signed and built by three of the more iconic 10-year-old all-bentgrass course to a 100- ho make the cut. The compe- architects of that era. The routing of 12 holes year-old Poa golf course,” Scott remembers. e whole season until there is and construction of 2 greens are credited to “Then, starting in 2006, the club went left standing in each f light at Tillinghast. The routing of 6 holes and con- through a two-year major renovation to the year. The winning teams are struction of 6 greens are credited to Seth greens and bunkers, so it was a very busy very year in January at the Raynor. The construction of 9 greens is few years.” r Seminar held at Westchester credited to Charles Banks. And Hole #9, Scott remained at Scarsdale until 2012, . one of Van Etten’s original greens, still when he landed a superintendent’s position remains. at Hampshire Country Club. His first on of Knollwood One of the more unique features at super’s job put his skills to the test. It was the ountry Club got its start 128 Knollwood is the “19th hole.” The newly winter after Hurricane Sandy, and the golf en developer Augustus Gil- constructed 18th ended almost 200 yards course had been devastated by the storm. sed 75 acres in Elmsford, NY, from the clubhouse, so Seth Raynor de- “Eight feet of water sat on the course for a -contained exclusive commu- signed a par 3 to shorten that gap and enable week,” says Scott. “In the spring, we had ouse was built in 1892, and golfers to play an additional hole and, most dead turf throughout the course to deal er, Knollwood Country Club likely, settle some bets. with. Along with the turf issues, we had to organized. An all-new master plan, under the guid- replace two pump stations, buy new equip- nt, 200 additional acres were ance of architect Ian Andrew, was initiated ment, and deal with f lood gates that had the original golf course was in 2010 and pretty much concluded before failed.” built by Lawrence Van Etten, a Scott’s arrival. In 2016, a major bunker reno- Fortunately for Scott, the irrigation sys- gineer and founding member, vation (all f lat-bottom traps with grass tem was back up by June, and the f lood- t from golf professional and faces-original design) was completed, and control measures were repaired. “By ect Willie Park. Measuring the 12th green was rebuilt along with some August, we were back to normal,” he says. rds, the course at Knollwood new tees and extensive tree removal. The biggest challenge at Hampshire was ly deemed antiquated—“too working with a small budget and crew. The he club was having problems The Road to Knollwood course was purchased with the hope of members. developing high-end condos on the prop- Scott was born and raised in Wayne, NE. He erty, so the owners weren’t committed to ollwood’s Board of Governors pursued a B.S. in horticulture with an expand the golf course. They putting a lot of money into the course. All emphasis on turfgrass at the University of projects were done in-house. ll-known architect A.W. Til- Nebraska, interning at Baltimore Country iew the present course, taking Scott stayed at Hampshire until 2019 Club for Doug Peterson in 1999. After com- when he was hired as superintendent at ation the adjacent available pleting his degree in 2000, he accepted an inghast recommended using Knollwood. “I felt like I had taken Hamp- assistant’s position at Shadow Ridge Coun- shire as far as I could with the limited to build seven new holes and try Club in Omaha, NE, where he spent course by approximately 900 resources I was given, and I was ready for a three full seasons. new challenge,” recalls Scott. $50,000. Though his proposal In 2004, he decided to head East, accept- pproval with f lying colors, by And a challenge it was. Scott and his staff ing an assistant’s position under Matt spent a good amount of time in the Spring of 1925, they discharged Severino at Scarsdale Country Club in nd immediately retained the of 2019 repairing turf damage from the Hartsdale, NY. Tee to Green January/February/March 2022 11 illion dollars in capital im- • Ryan Hartmann, Class C, Haworth chusetts, Stockbridge School of Agricul- o the club. Spring of 2021 Country Club, Haworth, NJ ture, Skip was inspired to enter the ovements to the landscaping, • Jonathan Kaschak, Class C, Upper turfgrass management industry by his ee complexes, reconstruction Montclair Country Club, Clifton, NJ uncle and mentor, Sherwood Moore, who rs, and additional drainage. • Michael Marvin, Class AF, E-Z-GO began showing Skip the ropes when he was w putting green was built to Cushman, Metropolitan NY/NJ area just 12 years old. Skip served as superin- a multi-million-dollar club- tendent at numerous New York and New io renovation. In Sympathy Jersey courses throughout his career before e looking up at the club,” says For those who may not have heard before accepting the position he retired from: ership is up considerably, the now, Sabato Autorino—better known as Canoe Brook Country Club in Summit, in great shape, and everyone Chubby among Met members—passed NJ. the upcoming 2022 season. away August 20, 2021. He was 92. A Our condolences to Skip’s family. He is l,” he adds, “the membership MetGCSA member since 1971, Chubby survived by his wife of 62 years, Phyllis ership group have been very owned his own landscaping company Marcantonio Cameron, his children, d I have a great assistant and before becoming superintendent of the grandchildren, and great-grandson. serve a lot of the credit for Blind Brook Golf Club, a job he held for 35 Interment will take place at a later date vy lifting. We would not be years. in the spring in the Brigadier General now without their efforts.” Our condolences and deepest sympathy William C. Doyle Veterans Cemetery, to Chubby’s family. In lieu of f lowers, Wrightstown, NJ. Arrangements are under Speaking memorial donations can be sent to the the direction of the Peppler Funeral Home, Alzheimer’s Association, www.alz.org. Allentown. al note, Scott met his wife, Memorial contributions may be made in both were working at a pri- We regret to announce the passing of Skip’s name to the Shriners Hospitals for incoln. Scott was bartending another long-tenured MetGCSA member, Children, Attn: Processing Center, P.O. Box s waitressing. Scott was smit- Maurice “Skip” Cameron. A member 947765, Atlanta, GA 30394. never had to wait for her bar. They married in 2002. Brook live in Brewster, NY, e children: twin boys Grant ho are 8, and daughter Sloan, ping up with three young kids kept Scott busy. 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