Nov./Dec. 1979

Published monthly by the Metropolitan Golf Course Superintendents Association

MGCSA ANNUAL MEETING
Date:
Tuesday, November 20, 1979
Place:
Rye Golf Club
Rye, New York
Host Supt.:
Dick Gonyea
Lunch:
12:00 Luncheon Meeting
$8.50 cash
Directions:
From North—take 95 to Playland,
Rye Exit first right access to Old
Post Rd. turn right to Boston Post
Rd.; Vi mile to Golf Club on left.
South—Rt. 95, exit 12A to Rt. 1.
South 2 miles to Golf Club.
Also, Route 287; get off Exit 11 to
Route 1, right turn to Mamaroneck,
Golf Club 2 miles on left.

COMING EVENTS
Nov. 13-15
N.Y.S. Turfgrass Association Conference
& Equipment Show, Syracuse, N.Y.
Nov. 20
MGCSA Annual Meeting, Rye Golf Club
12 noon
Nov. 26-29
New Jersey Turfgrass Expo ’79,
Cherry Hill
Dec. 2-3
GCSAA Fall Seminars, Netherland
Hilton, Cincinnati
Dec. 12
O.M. Scotts Golf Course Seminar,
Hartford, Ct.
Dec. 13
O.M. Scotts Golf Course Seminar,
Armonk, N.Y.
Dec. 14
MGCSA Christmas Party,
Brae Burn Country Club
Jan. 7-10
Garden Living Industries Nurseryman’s
Conference, Concord Hotel,
Kiamisha Lake, N.Y.
F e b .17-22
GCSAA Conference & Show,
St. Louis, Mo.
Feb. 26-29
Penn State Turfgrass Conference,
Hershey, Pa.
March 4-6
University of Massachusetts Turf
Conference, Springfield Civic Center
March 18
U.S.G.A. Green Section
Regional Meeting,
Westchester Country Club

Vol. IX, No. 10

MGCSA NEWS
A fine fall day combined with a good turnout made for a
great day for the final round of the Superintendent’s Cham­
pionship at Bob Bruce’s Salem Golf Club. Listed below are
the winners in their respective catagories:
Class A—Low Gross
1st Mark Millett
77-82— 159
2nd V. Pentenero
74-87 — 161
3rd J. Fulwider
76-86— 162
4th J. Musto
93-83 — 176
Class A—Low Net
1st R. Alonzi
139
2nd G. Powell
141
3rd P. Caswell
144
4th R. Bruce
152
Class B
Ed Bisse
81 low gross
Scott Niven
73 low gross
Class C
Dan Cancelled 88 low gross
Bill Barrett
74 low net
We had a total of 65 members and guests for dinner.
Our speaker for the evening who was provided through
Metro Milorganite was a representative from the Maccaferri
Gabion Company. A film was shown and discussion followed

Class A Winners (Gross). Left to right: Mark M illett, Jim
Fulwider, Vinnie Pentenero and John Musto.

WELFARE: Please contact any member of the Welfare Com­
mittee regarding any hospitalizations, etc. of members of the
MGCSA; Dennis Flynn (914) 636-8700; Pat Lucas (203) 6373210; Peter Rapoccio (203) 438-6720.

Editorial Staff
Ted Horion, Co-Editor
Pat Lucas, Co-Editor

President

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

OFFICERS
Robert Alonzi, Fairview Country Club
Office 203-531-8910, Home 914-531-1930

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

Treasurer

Sherwood Moore, Woodway Country Club, Inc.
Office 203-329-8257, Home 203-322-0004

Not copyrighted. I f there is good here, we want to share it with
all chapters - unless author states otherwise.
Publication deadline for Tee to Green is 21 days before the
regular meeting.
centering around the functions of gabions relative to our
applications.
Our thanks to Bob Bruce and everyone at Salem for a most
enjoyable day.
At a meeting of the MGCSA Board of Directors held at the
Fairview Country Club on October 10th, the following
donations were approved:
$150 O.J. Noer Fund
300 Cornell University through N.Y.S. Turfgrass Assoc.
300 N.J. Turfgrass Association for bentgrass research
100 GCSAA Scholarship & Research Fund
Bill Caputi has completed final arrangements for our
Christmas party to be held at the Brae Burn Country Club,
Barnes Lane, Purchase, N.Y. on Friday, December 14th. The
enclosed flyer gives full details.
This y e a r’s N om inating Com m ittee com prised of A1
Caravella, Chuck Martineau, and Ray Twombly has submit­
ted the following nominations for the three terms on the
Board of Directors:
Dennis Flynn
two year term
Pat Lucas
two year term
Mark Millett
two year term
The slate of officers is as follows:
President:
Robert Alonzi
Vice-President: Michael Maffei
Secretary:
Paul Caswell
Treasurer:
Sherwood Moore
This year’s Annual Meeting will be a luncheon meeting held
at the Rye Golf Club on Tuesday, November 20th at 12 noon.
At this meeting decisions will be made which will affect all of
us. Let’s have a good turnout.
—Pat Lucas

Class A Winners (Net). Left to right: Gus Powell, Bob Alonzi,
Bob Bruce and Paul Caswell.

Something to think a b o u t. . .
Haste
The man who saves time by galloping loses it by missing his
way; the shepherd who hurries his flock to get them home
spends the night on the m ountain looking for the lost;
economy does not consist in haste, but in certainty.
—Ramsey MacDonald

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As 1979 rapidly fades away, some reflections come to
mind. I think it’s been a difficult year. We had May and early
June with their record setting rains. Then came July and Au­
gust with the extreme heat and humidity. During that period
there wasn’t any difficulty locating fungus and insects. When
we can normally take a deep breath after Labor Day, along
came Frederic and David followed closely by snow in early
October. (October?) And we won’t forget the gas lines of the
summer which played havoc with everyone’s lives.
A side effect from all this adversity is that most of us de­
velop new methods of coping with the situations. We don’t
just get older, we get better.
Due to the fact that I’m still waiting for articles of first
hand experiences, 1 might as well relate mine.
What has happened to the Mallinckrodt Spray Hawk? I
tried buying one a year ago and was told by several suppliers
that they are used very little and therefore not stocked. It
seems everyone today rides across the greens with the Cush­
man mounted 100 gal. sprayer. That’s fine but how about
this May, with record setting rains which kept many greens
saturated for days? Fortunately we were able to crank up our
spray hawk, calibrate it in a couple of minutes, and away we
went spraying our saturated greens (and the accuracy can’t be
matched). This spring it was a lifesaver and just another tool
we have at our disposal.
And how about granular fungicides? You check the course
in the morning and notice some disease on one of your greens.
“ I must go find Louie to spray.” But Louie may be cutting
fairways, or Louie may be home sick, or somewhere in a gas
line. Maybe if Louie is available, the tractor for spraying is
tied up on cutting greens or the Cushman is tied up doing
something else. Maybe it’s in the shop for repairs or maybe
the winds are picking up to 15 miles an hour.
One answer is to have a few bags on hand of the various
types of granular fungicides and a couple of cyclone spread­
ers. In a few minutes and a minimum of effort the areas in
question can be treated and controlled until you are ready to
treat with your regular equipment and materials. Grandular
materials . . . just another tool at your disposal.
Wetting agents or surfacants. Much has been written and I
don’t intend to write anymore except to offer my observa­
tions here at Innis Arden this past summer.
In April, May and June we made three heavy applications
of wetting agents to our greens, watered in well. However,
when the stress periods began in July, we began to notice
weak spots on some collars which upon observation were
found to be dry and water tight. It was obvious that the regu­
lar treatments to the greens in the Spring had not prevented
this.

We then took a small Ortho proportiner which goes on a
garden hose, mixed it with wetting agent and water and
heavily soaked the areas in question. In two days, all areas
had cleared up and had uniform moisture through the soil
profile. Other areas where we had watered only had not
cleared up or shown much improvement. The areas spot
treated with wetting agents improved dramatically.
This leads me to believe that following a “ program” in
spring might not be effective. I will be ready next summer
with my proportinier and wetting agents to spot treat any
areas which develop under stress from lack of moisture. A
great deal of research is currently being done on wetting
agents. I’m not sure exactly what took place when we spot
treated in July, but the results were remarkable.
—Pat Lucas

Our hosts at Salem Golf Club. Left to right: William liter, Green
Chairman, Clarence Fogal, Pro, Dick Miller, Manager and Bob
Bruce, Superintendent.

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GCSAA’S FALL SEMINARS
December 2-3,1979
The Netherland Hilton, Cincinnati, Ohio
Immediately preceding the Ohio Turfgrass Conference,
five two-day seminars will be offered. Each one is taught by
experts in various fields. The information you take home can
be used every day on you own course.
Each registrant will be able to select only one two-day
seminar. Enrollment is limited and applications must be ac­
companied by the proper fee and received by GCSAA no later
than two weeks prior to the seminar.
The following courses will be offered:
PESTICIDE III — Insects
Fees: $80 Members, $115 Non-Members
Learn how to identify and control common insects.
IRRIGATION II — Equipment/Operation
Fees: $80 Members, $115 Non-Members
This seminar will concentrate on the basics of modern irri­
gation equipment from the fundamentals of hydraulics to the
components of a complete system.
LANDSCAPE I — Design Theory
Fees: $90 Members, $125 Non-members
Superintendents can learn how to exploit the full potential of
an area through proper landscape techniques.
NUTRITION I — Principles
Fees: $80 members, $115 Non-members
This seminar will focus on the elements required by turfgrass,
the ways in which plants use nutrients and methods by which
nutrients can be added.
MANAGEMENT II—Personnel
Fees: $80 Members, $115 Non-members
The process of management and the reasons why people work
will be the focus of this seminar.
Indicate first and second choices for a seminar. Mail your
check before November 19, 1979 to GCSAA Seminars, 1617
St. Andrews Drive, Lawrence, Kansas 66044.

Class C Winners: Bill Barrett (left) and
Dan Cancelled (right).

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BRAE BURN COUNTRY CLUB - Friday, December 14,1979
COCKTAIL HOUR - Open Bar
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COLD HORS D’OEUVRES: Bowl of Black Caviar with Chopped Onions, Sour Cream & Chopped
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Half of Fresh Pineapple Boat
Pascal Celery, Queen & Ripe Olives, Rose Radishes, Carrot Sticks
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String Beans Almondine, Rissole Potatoes
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Make checks payable to
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and mail with your reservation before
November 30,1979 to:
Mr. William Caputi
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Cove Road
Mamaroneck, N.Y. 10543

THANK YOU
It is at this time that we thank all those who help make Tee
to Green possible.
This includes everyone at our printer, the Deynor Cor­
poration, all who have contributed articles or provided us bits
of news, and our advertisers, who by bringing their message
to us, help to defray the cost of publication. Our thanks to
one and all.
—Pat Lucas
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Metro Milorginate, Inc.
Montco Products Corp.
North American Plant Breeders
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The Powerhouse, Inc.
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O.M. Scotts
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Somers Turf Supply
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