December 1978

Published monthly by the Metropolitan Golf Course Superintendents Association

MEETING NOTICE:

Day & Date: Saturday, December 2, 1978
Annual MGCSA Christmas Party
Location: Greenwich Country Club
Doubling Road
Greenwich, Conn. 06830
Note: See attached flyer for details.

Voi. V ili, No. 10

COMING EVENTS:
November 28- New Jersey Turfgrass Expo ’78, Cherry Hill
December 1 Hyatt House, Route 70, Cherry Hill, N. J.
December 2
MGCSA Christmas Party, Greenwich
Country Club
December 5-7 Ohio Turf Conference
December 8-10 Mid-Atlantic Turf Conference
O.M. Scotts Golf Course Seminar, Ramada
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Armonk, New York
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December
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M . Scotts Golf Course Seminar, Holiday
ttauford, Conn.
Garde4^i«ag Industry of Eastern U.S.
k9 ConvWtion & Trade Expo, Concord
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Kiameshia Lake, N.Y.
.Y. Turf & Landscape Conference,
ri^ p e n Zee Town House
February 4-9
50tlM®)ernational Turfgrass Conference &
Show, Georgia World Congress Center,
Atlanta, Ga.
February 27, 28- 1979 University of Massachusetts Turf
March 1
Conference, Springfield Civic Center,
Springfield, Mass.
June
MGCSA Monthly Meeting, Mt. Kisco
Country Club
September 20 MGCSA Invitational, Ridgeway Country
Club
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Janua^l^

Directions: GREENWICH COUNTRY CLUB is located just
off North Street, 2.8 miles south of the Merritt Parkway and
1.5 miles north of the Boston Post Road. Small signs
“Doubling Road” and “ GREENWICH COUNTRY CLUB”
point to the entrance. Southbound, look for side road just
beyond school, Northbound, the side road is shortly after the
traffic light.
If you are coming via the Conn. Turnpike (Interstate 95) you
can turn off at Arch St. Exit 3, but to avoid traffic, we recom­
mend Indian Field Road, Exit 4. Turn north to Boston Post
Road and left on Post Road to the church with the high
steeple. Make sharp right around statue of old soldier.

Recently elected officers and board of directors of MGCSA. Left
to right: Sherwood Moore, Dennis Flynn, John Traynor, Robert
Alonzi, Peter Rapoccio, Michael Maffei, Paul Caswell, Pat Lucas
and Edward Horton.

ject of winter play and resulting damage. Anyone wishing!
copies of the information published by the U.S.G.A. and
others can contact Pat Lucas.

Editorial Staff
Ted Horton, Co-Editor

Office: 914-698-2827
Home: 914-937-3613
Office: 203-637-3210
Home: 203-637-3939

Pat Lucas, Co-Editor
OFFICERS

President

Robert Alonzi, Burning Tree Country Club
Office 203-869-5779, Home 914-937-1527

Vice-President

Michael Maffei, Back of Beyond Golf Course
Office 914-279-7179, Home 914-279-7895

Secretary

Paul Caswell, Greenwich Country Club
Office 203-869-1000, Home 203-661-8949
Sherwood Moore, Woodway Country Club, Inc.
Office 203-329-8257, Home 203-322-0004

Treasurer

Not copyrighted. If there is good here, we want to share it with
all chapters - unless author states otherwise.
MGCSA NEWS:

Our 1978 Annual Meeting held at the Elmwood Country
Club on Thursday, November 16 was well attended. The slate
of officers as presented by the Nominating Committee were
approved by the membership and are as follows:
President—Robert Alonzi
Vice-President—Michael Maffei
Treasurer—Sherwood Moore
Secretary—Paul Caswell
Directors—2 years
Robert Tosh
John Traynor
1 year
Dennis Flynn
Peter Rapoccio
Mark Millett and Pat Lucas will remain on the board to
complete terms expiring in 1979 and Edward Horton will con­
tinue as Past President.
By-Law changes as published in the November Tee to
Green were approved.
Committee appointments will be published in Tee to Green
when it becomes available.
MGCSA Survey Results
This month’s survey request was on the subject of tempo­
rary greens. Out of the 16 club’s responding to the statement:
“ We plan on using temporary greens at our club this winter’’
here is how the results looked:
Temporary Greens All W inter................................ 7 Clubs
Temporary Greens Used Partially...........................3 Clubs
Temporary Greens Not U sed.................................. 4 Clubs
Course Closed to Play..............................................2 Clubs
Total 16
There is a great deal of information published on the sub­

Past President, Ted Horton, with Pio Salvati, Superintendent of
Elmwood Country Club and host of the MGCSA Annual
Meeting.

WELFARE:

Please contact Pat Lucas 203-637-3210 or Edward Horton)
914-698-2828 regarding any hospitalizations, etc. of members
of the MGCSA.
17 October 1978
Mr. Edward Horton, CGCS, President,
Metropolitan Golf Course Supts. Assoc.
6 Wilton Rd.
Port Chester, New York 10573

Dear Mr. Horton:
I have the doubtful honor this next March of lecturing myj
fellow Golf Course Architects on “ Innovations in Golf
Course Design and Construction.” You can imagine that
what is innovative in one end of the country is not necessarily
so 3000 miles away. I will do my best, however, and ask that
you give me a hand if you can.
Besides contacting other Society members, I hope to ask as
many golf course superintendents as possible for their input. (
If your members come across any unique ideas for golf/
course design or construction that are likely to be unknown to*
the majority of our Society members, please ask them to drop
me a note with a sketch, if practical, and I’ll pass the best
ones on to the Society members at our next annual meeting.
Emphasis should be on methods and procedures rather [
than equipment or supplies which we are already exposed to./
I’ll be happy to credit the source of any ideas I can use.
The Society members and particularly I will greatlyf
appreciate any help you can offer in our efforts to improve
ourselves, our profession, and the golf industry.
Sincerely,
Robert Muir Graves

CHRISTMAS PARTY - 1978
GREENWICH COUNTRY CLUB - December 2, 1978
COCKTAIL HOUR - open bar
7:30-8:30 P.M.
Baked Clams
Fried Shrimp
Egg Rolls
Wrapped Franks
Chicken Puffs
Cheese Twirls, etc., etc.
DINNER - 8:30 P.M.
..'ifi!

Celery-Olives
Fresh Fruit Cup
Tossed Green Salad
Prime Ribs of Beef, au jus
Baked Potato, sour cream and chives
String Beans, almandine
Rolls and Butter
Parfait
Coffee
A bud vase with a floral arrangement will be on every table
Unlimited liquor for five (5%) hours top grade liquor; also
wine and beer . . . includes one hour cocktail hour.
Music by Second Generation - 8:30 P.M.

Door Prizes.
Guests welcome.

Cost Per Person - $25.00
includes tax and gratuities,
Make checks payable to
MCCSA CHRISTMAS PARTY
and mail with your reservation before
November 24, 197$ to:
Mr. Paul Caswell, Chairman
MGCSA Christmas Party
Greenwich Country Club
Dcublin Road
Greenwich, Conn., C6 S 3 C

THE STATE OF NEW YORK TURFGRASS
By Ted Horton, CGCS

At the recent New York State Turfgrass Association—
Cornell University Turfgrass Conference I had the oppor­
tunity to attend the Annual “ Turfgrass Industry Leaders
Forum” convened by Professor Carl F. Gortzig. The purpose
of the forum was “ to provide opportunity for turfgrass
industry leaders, Cooperative Extension Agents with pro­
grams in turfgrass, and Cornell University Faculty involved in
the Turfgrass program to meet for an informal interchange of
information about our regional and state-wide turfgrass pro­
grams, and progress reports on Cooperative Extension and
Cornell University turfgrass programs.”
First and most important to the gathering was the progress
report presented by Professor Gortzig on the selection of
Cornell Turfgrass Management Faculty Members. The posi­
tion vacated by Dr. John Kaufman two years ago had not yet
been filled. Unfortunately, the position was first unfilled be­
cause of budgetary reasons but upon the reallocation of the
funds there were not enough candidates from which to select
a successor. This year, however, we were assured that there
have been eight or ten applicants at the Assistant and Associ­
ate Professor levels and that the position may be offered to
one of these candidates before the new year. Depending upon
the selected individual’s commitments he should be at Cornell
with the next six months. However there are four other uni­
versities seeking to fill a turfgrass position at this time also.
Progress on the development of the turfgrass research facil­
ities at Cornell was then outlined. Turfgrass research at
Cornell has gone forward rapidly. We are most fortunate to
have dedicated individuals such as Dr. Smiley, Dr. Tashiro
and their support staff at Ithaca and Geneva. Their programs
have been most favorably received through the country and
they are certainly a credit to Cornell. To foster further re­
search at the University a new building has been completed.
The road to the facility—named “ Bluegrass Lane” by Dr.
Smiley—is being worked on and the laboratory has been
established at an approximate expense of $20,000.00 to
Cornell. The “ Northeast 57 Shade Turf Plots” and a series of
bentgrass plots have been established and it is intended to

install a 10,000 square feet bentgrass green using the
U.S.G.A. Green Section Specifications next spring. Irrigation
for the turfgrass plots remains a problem and it was indicated
that it would require approximately $45,000.00 to fund the
needed pipe lines.
Water quality in New York State is an important concern
today. Dr. George Good explained that the Environmental
Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Environ­
mental Conservation have set up what is called “ a 208 Proj­
ect—A Water Pollution Study.” The concern is because the
levels of inorganic nitrates in water have increased to fright­
ening proportions. Although the nitrates could, and prob­
ably do, also originate from other sources such as septic
fields, there is strong circumstantial evidence that fertiliza­
tion is a contributor to the problem. Turfgrass fertilization
could be a primary factor and as a result, a work group has
been organized to study the significance of the Nitrogen
problem and its fate (volatization, seepage, carry-off, etc.,)
after application to the soil. Results of the “ Water Pollution
Studies” will significantly affect turfgrass maintenance in
New York State. If our use of Nitrogen fertilizer proves to be
a serious contaminant fo the State’s water resources we will
most certainly have to modify fertility programs. The results
of this project will be important to all of us.
The Turfgrass Land Use Survey is in completed form now
and is available from the Department of Floriculture and
Ornamental Horticulture at Cornell. The results will be
instrumental for Department budgeting and expansion of the
Turfgrass Staff in the next five years.
Finally, it was announced that Bob O’Knefski, an
Honorary member of the MGCSA, will assume some StateWide turfgrass extension responsibilities as well as his duties
with Nassau County Cooperative Extension. We are all proud
that Bob is affiliated with our Association and were particu­
larly pleased to note the honor extended to him by the New
York State Turfgrass Association when they named him the
first recipient of a “ Certificate of Merit” from the State
Organization.

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Turfgrass Research. Left to Right: Melvin Lucas, President
NYSTA, Ann Reilly, Executive Secretary, NYSTA and John
Musto, MGCSA and Director of NYSTA.

Editor's Note: Our thanks to Rachel M. Therrien o f the
Winged Foot Golf Club Maintenance Staff fo r the following
interesting and thought provoking article.
Pat Lucas
THE GOLF COURSE—A UNIQUE LAND USE
AND NATURE MODEL
Rachel M. Therrien
Winged Foot G.C.

. . whatever grounds a great city may need for public
purposes . . . it also needs a large ground scientifically
and artistically prepared to provide a poetic and tranquilizing influence on its people as comes through a
contemplation of natural scenery . . . ”
Frederick Law Olmsted in a letter to architect Henry
Van Brunt
In the not too distant future, man will have invaded every
corner of the earth. Once the wilderness has vanished, even
temporary escape from the city will also vanish. Man is in
double jeopardy: the same time he risks losing the few
pleasures of the city; he also risks losing the comfort of oc­
casional contacts with nature.
No environment, natural or man-made, can withstand the
presence and sounds of crowds and machines that it was not
intended to accomodate. No matter, how well the attempt at
conservation is; its purpose is soon defeated by the increasing
interference of men and vehicles. The marks of man’s pene­
tration is everywhere. Contact with nature is very hard to find
not only because of man’s increasing control over it but also
his ability to transform it. The natural is shrinking, while the
man-made is increasing. The total effect of such interference
with the environment will not only change ecological
patterns; it will destroy them.
Many people are under the impression that a golf course is
an artificial space. Contrary to its conventional interpreta­
tion and understanding, this land use is and can be much
more, than a layout for a sport. The Scottish links course,
where the sea and farms link natural terrain, and climatic ele­
ments prevail, is without an inkling of suggestion towards
artificiality. The golf course acted as a “ link” between the
farmer and the sea. This intermediate landscape was not of
much use to the farmer but the land was free for the citizens
to use however they wished. It was undulating and had good
growing conditions for turf. Referring to its initial begin­
nings, the golf course performed the function of park, back­
yard, and social club for people of all ages and classes.
Golf in all probability, was not invented by one individual.
Rather it was created by the social conditions of the time.
People had certain needs and this land use developed from
fulfilling those needs. Yet, many of today’s social needs are
no different then the needs of past generations. The golf
course once again can assist in satisfying the craving exhibited
by this technological society for contact with nature.
The golf course can become the local arboretum, wildlife
preserve, public park or green oasis for heavily populated
areas, (i.e. New York Metropolitan Region) The intensity,
sincerity, and quality of attention that is directed towards
management of these potential uses will be the determinant of
not only their success but their feasibility to exist with the re­
quirements for the game of golf. Such ventures could prove to
be very beneficial to communities which maintain municipal

courses throughout the country.
Currently, there is a group of concerned citizens in Jamaica
Plain, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston, who identify them­
selves as the Franklin Park Coalition. The coalition is the out­
growth of many years of individual and joint efforts focused
on the rehabilitation of this Olmsted-designed Park. (The
same gentleman who designed Central Park, New York City
and Prospect Park, Brooklyn.) The Park includes the Arnold
Arboretum, the Boston Zoo, and a golf course which at one
time was kept closely cropped by a flock of sheep, and was
stocked with peacocks until nearby residents complained of
their screaming. The planting in Franklin Park used native
New England trees and shrubs predominantly. When com­
pleted, Franklin Park was a democratic, American “ People’s
Garden” open to all the citizens of Boston. The end result of
Franklin Park is not a coincidence but its purpose parallels
the original intentions of the first Scottish links.
Whether a course is private, public, or municipal, its
members and patrons will grow and learn to appreciate a
facility that not only satisfies their needs but is one that they
can also relate to and be proud of.
Land is a very valuable commodity. As with energy, its
importance will only be realized when communities and this
nation are faced with the problem of land deficiency.
“ Let it not be for present delight, nor for present use
alone;. . . let us think . . . that a time is to come
when . . . men will say ‘See! this our fathers did for
us’.”
(John Ruskin, Seven Lamps o f Architecture, quoted by
Olmsted in Notes on the Plan o f Franklin Park)

THANKYOU
We would like to take this opportunity to thank our
advertisers for their support this year in helping make Tee to
Green possible:
O.M. Scott’s
Almstead Tree Co.
Emanuel Shemin
Alpine Tree Care, Inc.
James Carriere & Sons, Inc.
Surf Side Wetting Agents
W.A. Cleary Chemical Corp. Tuco Products
The Henshaw Company
Turf Products Corp.
I. & E. Supply, Inc.
U.S.S. Agri-Chemicals
Tom Irwin, Inc.
Warren’s Turf Nursery
The Magovern Company
Westchester Turf Supply
Andrew Wilson, Inc.
Metro/Milorginite, Inc.
The Reichert Company

ANOTHER THANK YOU
As 1978 draws to a close, Ted and I would like to thank
everyone at our printer, the Deynor Corporation. The people
“ behind the scenes” are Dottie, the office manager, Ann,
who handles all mailings, Kathy, in charge of typesetting,
Dorothy, who is responsible for paste-ups, John, the camera­
man, and Bill and Peter, the printers.
Pat Lucas

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT:

Success is a journey, not a destination. Happiness is to be
found along the way, not at the end of the road, for then the
journey is over and it is too late. Today, this hour, this minute
is the day, the hour, the minute for each of us to sense the fact
that life is good.
R. Updergraff

President of New York Turfgrass Association, Melvin Lucas
presents a "Certificate of M erit" to Robert O'Knefski.

SOME NOTES FROM THE NEW YORK STATE
TURFGRASS ASSOCIATION—
CORNELL CONFERENCE
By Ted Horton, CGCS

The recent 1978 New York State Turfgrass Conference at
the Turf Inn, Albany, was a success. Although attendance is
not yet as high as it should be, those who were there bene­
fited from the high caliber of the program and the exposure to
the commercial and educational resource displays of the trade
show. It should also be pointed out that “ membership in
NYSTA is an investment in the future of our State industry,
for one half of the dues collected is used to support the
expanding turfgrass research program at Cornell University.”
Perhaps a summary of some of the highlights would be of
interest:
1. the membership of NYSTA re-elected Melvin Lucas,
Jr. —President; Philip M itchel—Vice-President; Ed
Kabelac—Secretary-Treasurer; and John Musto—Director of
our region. MGCSA is further represented by a Director-atLarge, John Wistrand. Replacing Ms. Janet Neumann as
Executive Secretary of NYSTA will be Ms. Ann Reilly—a
young woman who is already familiar to the “ Green Indus­
try.” Ann’s experience has been gained by working for the
Long Island Flower Growers Association and the Long Island
Horticultural Society. She has authored four garden books
and is knowlegdeable in the field of public relations. Ann
should be instrumental in the growth of the New York Turf­
grass Association.
In an evening educational session, Dr. Herb Cole—Pro­
fessor of Plant Pathology, Penn. State University—reviewed
turfgrass diseases noting that there are a number of “ brown
patch” organisms working at different ranges of tempera­
tures. He said that Pythium and Brown Patch Disease are
particularily difficult to tell apart on Ryegrasses and must be
diagnosed under the microscope. It was pointed out that a
real crisis is developing on golf courses in the selection of fair­
way grasses and commented that Dr. Joe Duich believes that
Colonial Bentgrass will be the fairway turf of the future.
Mention was made that the fungicide Baylaton, labeled for
use in Europe, has exhibited excellent lasting fungicidal and

growth retardant properties. One application has produced
control of Dollar Spot Disease into the second year. How­
ever, this persistant property will probably exclude the label­
ing of Baylaton in the United States. What a shame!
Dr. Donald Zepp,—Assistant Professor, Department of
Entomology, Cornell University—noted that Orthene is now
labeled for use to control Black Vine Weevil on Taxus,
Rhododendron and Azalea species. Control of the insect can
be gained by one application on the Rhododendrons and
Azaleas but two applications are needed on the Taxus. Be
sure to have the supplemental label on hand when employing
Orthene for the above insect. Sample two to three year old
twigs of Honeylocust now to determine whether egg masses of
the Honeylocust Plant Bug are present. Eggs hatch at bud
break and nymphs feed on newly expanding foliage. The in­
sect matures in three weeks and damage may be chlorotic
stipling of leaves, curling of branch tips and possibly defolia­
tion. It happens quickly, but the insect is easily controlled
with Sevin if sprayed before or just after bud-break.
Dr. George Hudler—Assistant Professor, Plant Pathology,
Cornell University—presented a discussion on disease of tree
leaves resulting in defoliation. Defoliation upsets the energy
balance in the plant as shown by his slide presentation. Early
spring growth, before leaves are produced, is enabled by the
food stored in the twig and root cells. Defoliation depletes the
food supply. Once leaves mature they are counted on to pro­
duce new food supplies and to replenish the storage cells.
Usually a healthy tree can withstand defoliation once but two
or three years in a row can result in twig mortality or death of
the specimen. Two agents of defoliation were noted: 1.
Anthracnose—a catch-all term for a variety of organisms pro­
ducing a variety of diseases on a variety of hosts and 2. the
Powdery Mildews—seen so frequently in hot dry weather.
Dr. Tashiro—Professor, Department of Entomology,
Geneva—presented a historical review of turfgrass insecti­
cides. From the persistant arsenicals and chloronated hydro­
carbons we are now using the short lasting organophosphates.
For the future, Dr. Tashiro noted that we “ need to rely on
products developed for corn. Once registered for use on corn
it is usually easy to get registration for use on turf.” To
control the Hyperodes Weevil, the research still points to the
use of a single spring application of Dursban. Oftenol looks
promising and Dasanit when applied for Nematodes yielded
control of the Hyperodes. Diazinon seemed to work better
in the summer than in spring treatments. There is still some
hope that control of the adult may be achieved in September
by treating under Pine trees at the edges of the fairways. For
grub control check for developing resistance to the organo­
phosphates. Dr. Tashiro also pointed out that the insecti­
cides appear to break down faster when soil pH exceeds 6.0.
Dr. Richard Smiley—Assistant Professor, Department of
Plant Pathology, Cornell University—presented a discussion
on “ the fungicidal effects on non-target processes in turfgrasses” —a subject of study since 1975. With the objective
“ to determine how, or if, fungicides will enhance the overall
management program,” 22 materials were applied to turf at
21 day intervals with three replications. The plants and soils
were then studied with little regard for disease to look for
subtle changes:
1. differences in thatch were first noticed. Why would some

fungicides “ shut off” decomposition of thatch? Possibilities
suggested that a fungicide might increase plant growth, affect
decomposition organisms, inhibit earthworm activity, etc.
2. some fungicides produced increased amounts of clip­
pings but it should be remembered that clippings are simply
an indication of health or growth.
3. root growth was measured by weight per cubic area and
found to be related to thatch . . . Fungicides that increased
the growth also increased roots and thatch.
4. the number o f fungi present appeared to be inversely
proportionate to the amount of thatch. This study showed a
significant correlation with Fusarium to thatch.
5. different fungicides resulted in big differences in
numbers o f thatch decomposition bacteria.
6. nitrification processes were affected differently.
7. pH in the top inch of the soil profile differed. A cause
and relationship effect between pH and thatch was found but
why would the pH decrease in some fungicidal plots when all
were limited equally? The thiophanate and maneb
compounds contain Sulfur which results in an acidifying
effect but the benomyl fungicides produced acid conditions
and there is no elemental Sulfur in this compound. There has
to be another way in which the fungicides are affecting soil
pH. Some may have caused an increase in nitrification which
is an acidifying process.
8. different fungicides affected the activity of earthworms
to different degrees with a resultant affect on thatch
accumulation.
What do studies of this nature mean? Remember that the
study took place at one location on one soil type and as a
result is certainly not conclusive. But, when applied to the
disease Fusarium Blight it was noted that:
1. Fusarium increased as soil pH increased and this is the
reverse of common thinking.
2. Fusarium was found to be occuring where there was the
least amount of thatch—again the exact opposite to what was
expected.
3. greater leaf production resulted in less Fusarium Blight.
4. Fusarium Blight was greatest where the highest amount
of bacterial decomposition activity occurred and this is where
the poorest turf was found.
5. no relationship between Helminthosporium diseases and
thatch was found. This was surprise! It was noted that where
there was less root growth and less turf density greater
amounts of disease prevailed.
The future for the study is to terminate the fungicidal ap­
plications and to examine the recovery rates of the thatch.
Similar studies on bentgrasses using various combinations of
herbicides, insecticides and fungicides will be initiated. The
studies are different and results are somewhat thought pro­
voking. Dr. Smiley’s work should result in some new under­
standing of the basic elements of turgrass management.
A great deal of further information was presented at the
New York Turfgrass Association—Cornell Conference but it
is always more interesting to learn first hand for oneself. So it
is not too early to mark the calendar for next year’s meeting
in Syracuse on November 13-15, 1979. I hope to see you
there.
Right: Patricia Vittum receiving the grant from Ted Horton,
President of MGCSA, for Hyperodes research at Cornell.

JOB AVAILABLE

Golf Course Superintendent
North Hempstead Country Club
Located on north shore of Nassau County
18 Holes
Salary and benefits negotiable
Send letter of application and resume to:
Mr. Richard Wood, General Manager
North Hempstead Country Club
Port Washington Blvd.
Port Washington, New York 11050
November 16, 1978
Ted Horton, President, Metropolitan Greens Supt.
Association
From: Roy Benjamin (Chairman, Greens Committee,
Fairview Country Club, Greenwich, Conn.)
Re:
Announcement o f Opening at Fairview Country Club
fo r Greens Superintendent Position
Ted Jozwick, for the past 25 years Greens Superintendent
at the Fairview Country Club in Greenwich, Conn., is retir­
ing from active day-to-day superivision at his club. He will be
available for consultation assignments with other clubs in the
New York metropolitan area.
Meanwhile, Fairview is considering applications at this
time for the post of Greens Superintendent.
Fairview is located in Greenwich, Conn., on King Street,
on the border between Connecticut and New York States.
Fairview is one of the district’s oldest and most prestigious
clubs. Founded in 1904, it was located in Elmsford (West­
chester County) from 1904 to 1968 when it moved to
Greenwich.
For over 40 years, prior to Ted Jozwick’s appointment, its
Greens Superintendent had been Mike Turnesa, father of the
famous Turnesa golfing family.
The new Fairview course in Greenwich was designed and
laid out by Robert Trent Jones. It opened for play in 1968.
Fairview is the only course in the metropolitan area carrying
the Robert Trent Jones name.
Applications for the Fairview job will be held in the stric­
test confidence. Those interested should send their resumes
and letters of application (no phone calls, please) to:
* Greens Chairman
Fairview Country Club
1241 King Street
Greenwich, Conn. 06830

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STAMFORD, CT. 06907

CONN TURNPIKE FROM NEW YORK - EXIT 9
Take 2 left turns to Courtland Street
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9

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CONN. TURNPIKE
From New York

From New Haven

CONN TURNPIKE FROM NEW HAVEN - EXIT 9
Turn right on Courtland. North on Courtland to
Glenbrook. Left on Glenbrook to Hope Street. Right
on Hope Street to Kentucky Fried Chicken. Take
right into Industrial Park

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Box 37
Rye, New York 10580
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EAST LANSING MI
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It's no coincidence that the country's top golf courses use
TO R O irrigation systems. Because there are more T O R O
systems installed on golf courses than any other kind.
For a number of very good reasons.

TOROt

The No. I name
in golf course irrigation.

turf products corporation

Contact MARK LOPER

1496 JOHN FITCH BLVD.
SOUTH WINDSOR, CT 06074

10 FITCH STREET
EAST NORWALK,' CT 06855

(203) 289-3471

GREENHOUSE

NURSERIES

One Stop Wholesale Center

T RC
PRODUCTS

FRAM
FILTERS

! D istributors o f
• TREE STAKES
•EVERGREENS
• FLOWERING TREES • R A ILROAD TIES
• MULCHES
• SHADE TREES
• CONTAINER
• GROUND COVERS
MATERIAL
• FENCING
• TURF CHEMICALS
•F IR & PINE BARK
• GRAVELS
•HOLLYTONE
• GRASS SEED
•SPRAYING
• ARBORIST SUPPLIES
EQUIPMENT
^A-D-S-DRAINAGE SYSTEMS

W eather

matic.

TRUE TEMPER TOOLS
TURF MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES

Lawn Sprinkler Systems

HOMELITE CONST. EQUIPMENT

Lawn Sprinkler Systems

EMANUEL SHEMIN - HORTICULTURIST

THE REICHERT COMPANY

1081 KING STREET, BOX 64, GLENVILLE STATION
GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT06830
(203)531 7352

(914)937-4644

LUBRICATING
EQUIPMENT

MARVEL
PRODUCTS

(203) 637-2958

M A IL P.O. BOX 273
RIVERSIDE, CT. 06878