April 1978 Published monthly by the Metropolitan Golf Course Superintendents Association MEETING NOTICE: Date: May 2 3 ,1978: Annual Green Chairman—Supt. Meeting Place: Westchester Country Club Host: John Traynor Golf: 12 noon on—Green Chairman—Supt.—Team Tournament Lunch: Available in Golf House Cocktails: 6 PM Dinner: 7 PM Program: Ernie Koch, of Stauffers Chemical Company— “5 screen presentation of Agriculture Today” Directions: Take 287 East to Exit 10 “Purchase, Route 120 Rye.” Take ramp and bear right do not go under underpass. Go through the first traffic light, at the next blinker make a right into Westchester Country Club. COMING EVENTS: May 9 Conn. GCSA Glastonbury Hills Country Club May 23 MGCSA meeting June 7 Rutgers Turfgrass Research Day. Plot tours start at 10 AM. Ryders Lane Turf Station Route 1 and Ryders Lane, New Brunswick June MGCSA July To be announced August 14 Family Picnic, Woodway Beach Club September 19 Sunningdale GC, MGCSA Invitational Vol. V III, No. 3 Greenwich. You will receive a special mailing which will have not only a request for support by individuals but also a state­ ment which you may submit to your club. If your club has already contributed in 1978 please disregard the statement. Your Greenschairman will also receive a letter about the May meeting. Dr. Tashiro and Pat Vittum will give an update at that time. This is our annual Greens Chairman meeting so please be sure to put May 23rd down on your calendar and also contact your Green Chairman in this regard. To date we have already had the following clubs give for the 1978 season. The Apawamis Club Individuals Blind Brook Club John Corsi Brae Burn Country Club Roger J. King Century Country Club Anthony Grasso Fenway Golf Club John Hunt Greenwich Country Club Garry Crothers Old Oaks Country Club Piping Rock Club Sleepy Hollow Country Club Wee Burn Country Club Winged Foot Golf Club Wykagyl Country Club Membership: The MGCSA would like to welcome the follow­ ing members: Stephen Cadenelli, Supt. Country Club of New Canaan, Class A. Stuart Sharpies, Assistant Supt., Spook Rock GC, Class B. In Memoriam—Vernon Burnham—Vernon was a member of MGCSA for many years. He only retired about 2 years ago. He was a life member at the time of his passing. He had retired to his home area in Vermont. His son still works at the Country Club of Darien where Vernon was Supt. for many years. May he rest in peace in the great green pasture in the Green Mountain State. MGCSA Research Funds Report: I f s Hyperodes Weevil time again and our first spray or granular will be put on about the time you receive this news­ letter. We have only added one club since last time, that being President Ted Horton presenting a check from MGCSA to Dr. Tashiro and Patricia Vittum for Hyperodes Research. April meeting MGCSA, Shore Haven C.C., Norwalk, Connecticut. Editorial Staff Co-Editor Co-Editor Garry Crothers Ted Horton OFFICERS President: Edward C. H orton, Winged F oot G olf Club Vice President: R obert Alonzi, Burning Tree C.C. Secretary: Michael Maffei, Back o f Beyond G olf Course Office 914-698-2827, Home 914-937-3613 Office 203-869-5779, Home 914-937-1527 Office 914-279-7179, Home 914-279-7895 Treasurer: John Traynor, W estchester C ountry Club Office 914-967-6000, Home 203-334-7359 part of June or early July or approximately 60 days from the time you spray the first time. Pat Vittum then discussed the work she is doing in the field in regard to finding more than one species and also in their reproduction of eggs. She showed some excellent slides taken with the electronic microscope camera. With magnification about 500 times the detail is just amazing. These pictures enable Pat to determine differences in the hyperodes weevils and to in fact see if there is definitely more than two species. Dr. Tashiro also noted that one of the things that makes it difficult to time the second spray is that the hyperodes weevil doesn’t always lay their eggs in a given period. It could stretch over 2 weeks and this is what causes the wide range of development we see in the summer and even in the fall. Maybe we ought to reach the President of the Hyperodes weevil nation and ask them to declare a National Holiday and then they could all lay their eggs then. It certainly isn’t a simple problem to solve but we are fortunate in having two great people working on the research for us. Dr. H. Tashiro is one of the leading entomologist in the United States and Pat will soon be getting her masters and probably within two years have her Doctorate. Garry Crothers Not copyrighted. I f there is good here, we want to share it with all chapters - unless author states otherwise. MGCSA News: We had a tremendous joint meeting with Conn. GCSA. Bob Phipps who is a member of both the Conn, and Metropolitan GCSA was our host. We had 123 for dinner and that certainly is the largest April turnout we have had in a long time. Thanks to Jack Mosher—everybody was served dinner with a complete guessing game as to how many were coming. The word was the greens were fast and there were many 3 putt greens, but the course was in excellent shape for early Spring. Bob Osterman made a special effort to thank the management for their great job. Conn. GCSA conducted a 50-50 split for Research. Metro Milorganite’s Tony Grasso contributed his winnings of $25.00 to The Hyperodes Research Fund. Also John Hunt contributed his split winning of $15 to the same Hyperodes Research project. Let’s keep the money coming everybody. We would like everybody to contribute if possible. Most Superintendents and other interested members, both Class B & C, have contri­ buted at least $15 in the past. The evenings program highlighted both Dr. Tashiro and Pat Vittum who have been working on the Hyperodes Research for the past 2 years and will again be doing it this year. Dr. Tashiro reviewed some of the past research with the hyperodes weevil and brought us up to the present in regard to some of the points in regard to the life cycle. It was thought at first that severe winters might reduce populations but this hasn’t been the case in the last two winters. They seem to do most of their hibernating in the rough and in particular under pine trees. Here populations were very high. It appears that the first spray still should be timed with the flowering of Dogwoods with Dursban doing the best job either liquid or granular do about the same. As to the 2nd generation it appears that there is a staggered development which makes it very difficult to pin point the 2nd spray. It probably should be done in the later A t our April meeting at Shore Haven C.C., Norwalk, Connecticut: left to right, Kelly Moser, golf professional, Robert Phipps, superintendent, Robert Osterman, President CGCSA, Ted Horton, President MGCSA, Dr. Tashiro and Patricia Vittum . SMILE A smile costs nothing, but it gives much. It enriches those who receive, without making poorer those who give. It takes but a moment but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. None is so rich or mighty that he can get along without it, and none is so poor but he can be made rich by it. A smile creates happiness in the home, fosters good will in business and is the coutnersign of friendship. It brings rest to the weary, cheer to the discouraged, sunshine to the sad and it is natures best antidote for trouble. Yet it cannot be bought, begged, bor­ rowed, or stolen, for it is something that is of no value to anyone until it is given away. Some people are too tired to give you a smile—give them one of yours, as none needs a smile as he who has no more to give. (Author Unknown) JOB OPENING Golf Course Superintendent The Apawamis Club, available September 1 or sooner. Private club— 18 holes—Manual irrigation. Please send complete resumes to: Mr. Ralph H. Hubbard Jr. c/o Green Chairman The Apawamis Club Club Road Rye, New York 10580 Please do not call club. Please refer to code ethics when applying for job. Deadline for applications—June 1st JOB O PPO RTUNITY TITLE: LOCATION: Greenskeeper Saxon Woods Golf Course, Scarsdale, New York STARTING SALARY: $14,010 FRINGE BENEFITS: Civil Service, Retirement Plan, Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Liberal Leave Policy. DUTIES: Under general supervision of the Golf Course Manager, this position involves responsibility for keeping the golf course in a playable condition at all times. Super­ vision is exercised over a number of subordinate personnel assigned to the maintenance of the course. Supervises the mowing, top dressing, and care of golf greens and trees; Exercises the proper control of weeds, insects and fungi pests; Supervises the proper watering of greens, the maintenance of sand traps and the mixing of compost; Directs and supervises the proper care of lawns, shrubbery, trees, roads, paths, and parking spaces and other de­ BEn5un (A-34) KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS veloped or undeveloped areas pertaining to golf course property; Directs the maintenance and minor repairs to all buildings, Directs the maintenance and minor repairs to all mowers and golf course mechanical equipment; Establishes work schedules of subordinate personnel. QUALIFICATIONS: Three years of full-time paid experience in general maintenance work on public or private golf courses, one year of which shall have been directed to the care and upkeep of golf greens and completion of a standard grade school education; or, a satisfactory equivalent com­ bination of training and experience. SUBMIT RESUME TO: James E. Arles, Deputy Commissioner Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation County Office Building 148 Martine Avenue White Plains, N.Y. 10601 Closing Date: As soon as possible Robert Phipps, left, host superintendent and Robert Osterman, right, President CGCSA at our April meeting at the Shore Haven Country Club, Norwalk, Connecticut. FRAM FILTERS T RC PRODUCTS RATED FIRST FOR WEAR TOLERANCE RATED FIRST FOR SHADE TOLERANCE RATED HIGH IN DISEASE RESISTANCE BenSun (A-34) Kentucky bluegrass was the only bluegrass, out of 18 tested, to receive an excellent rating, for wear toler­ ance on golf courses. 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