June 1980

Published monthly by the Metropolitan Golf Course Superintendents Association

COMING EVENTS
CAGCS Meeting, Silver Springs C.C.,
MGCSA Members invited.*
First U.S. Senior Open Championship,
June 26-29
Winged Foot Golf Club
Long Island Field Day
July 24
MGCSA Meeting, Bedford Golf & Tennis
•July 31
Aug. 14
MGCSA Family Picnic—Woodway C.C.
Aug. 14-17
Westchester Classic, Westchester C.C.
Joint meeting of CAGCS and MGCSA
August 19
at H.B. Brownson
MGCSA Meeting, Spook Rock Golf Club
Sept. 15
MGCSA Invitational, Fenway Golf Club
Sept. 30
November
MGCSA Annual Meeting
MGCSA Christmas Party—
December 12
Westchester Country Club
*Any MGCSA members planning to attend CAGCS meeting
at Silver Spring—call either Bruce Cadenelli (203-838-4960)
or Peter Rappoccio (203-438-6720) or Silver Spring Club
(203-438-2671).

June 19

Vol. X, No. 5

Congratulations are in order to Mary and Mark Millett on
the birth of their son Jeffery Mark on May 14th.
At the MGCSA Board of Directors Meeting held at the
Fairview Country Club May 22, the following applications
were acted upon:
Scott Niven
St. Andrews G.C. Voted A Member
Curtis Niven
Fairview C.C.
Voted B Member
Welcome to MGCSA!
We all are saddened to learn of the death of Dr. Andrew
Virtuoso, longtime friend of the MGCSA. We send our
thoughts and prayers to his family.
—Pat Lucas

WELFARE: Please contact Bob Alonzi, 203-531-8910 (of­

fice), or 203-531-1930 (home) regarding any hospitalizations,
etc. of members of the MGCSA.

MGCSA NEWS

On Thursday, May 29th the MGCSA journeyed to
Fairview Country Club for the annual Green Chairman/
Superintendent Invitational Tournament. Over 40 teams
from the Metropolitan area competed in this event. Bob
Alonzi, MGCSA President and Fairview Superintendent, had
the course groomed to perfection with the greens like light­
ning. And the weather could not have been better. Here are
the results:
Low net was a 63 which was a three way tie among the
teams from the L.B. Brownson Country Club, the Innis
Arden Club and the Fenway Golf Club. A match of cards
determined the following winners:
First Low Net:
Second Low Net:
Third Low New:
Jim Medieros
Pat Lucas
A1 Tretera
G. Beach
Chet Rice
W. Hellenback
Low gross was captured by Mr. Brandt of Candlewood
Valley Country Club while Vinny Pentenero recieved the
closest to the pin award and Mark Millet got the longest drive
award.
In all it was a fun day for everyone. We’d like to thank Bob
Alonzi and everyone at Fairway Country Club along with
MGCSA volunteers for making the event a big success.

Winners of the Green Chairman/Superintendent Invitational
Tournament held at Fairview Country Club are (left to right):
G. Beach and Jim Medieros of the H.B. Brownson Country
Club; W. Hellenback and Al Tretera of Fenway Golf Club; Mr.
Brandt of the Candlewood Valley Country Club; Vinnie
Pentenero of the Siwanoy Country Club; and Mark Millet of
Westchester Hills Golf Club. Not pictured: Chet Rice
and Pat Lucas of Innis Arden Golf Club.

THE COMPLETE GOLF COURSE
By Rachel Therrien, Westchester Country Club

EDITORIAL STAFF
Pat Lucas, Co-Editor

Office 203-637-3210
Hom e 203-637-3939

Ted H orton, Co-Editor

Office 914-967-6000
Hom e 914-937-3613

OFFICERS
President

........... Robert A lonzi, Fairview Country Club
Office 203-531-8910; Hom e 203-531-1930

Vice-President

Michael M affei, Back o f Beyond G olf Course
O ffice 914-279-7179; Hom e 914-279-7895
.........Paul Caswell, Greenwich Country Club
Office 203-869-1000; Hom e 203-661-8949

Secretary .........
Treasurer-----

. . . Sherwood M oore, Winged Foot G olf Club
Office 914-698-2827; Hom e 914-234-9469

Reprint permission is hereby authorized providing credit is
given to Tee to Green . . . unless author states otherwise.
Publication deadline for Tee to Green is 21 days before the
regular meeting.

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The guest speaker at our May meeting, Fairway
C.C. was R.P. Korbobo, Rutgers University
Extension Service.

On Thursday, May 29, guest speaker Dr. Raymond
Korbobo, landscape specialist of the Cooperative Extension
Service based at Rutgers University, addressed M.G.C.S.A.
members concerning the selection and care of proposed plant
material utilized on golf courses.
Through the combination of his experience as a landscape
designer/extension agent and his keen interest in golf, Dr.
Korbobo has come to the conclusion that future golf course
management will not be solely involved with turf.
Members were reminded that golf course management is
not just a two-dimensional business but rather a threedimensional situation. We must not direct our energies ex­
clusively to turf but should lift our eyes and view the golf
course as a complete landscape—a land use whereby, turf and
other plant material should compliment one another.
Population pressures and urbanization have meant that the
space allocated for the growth of plants in one’s neighbor­
hood or community has been decreasing rapidly, particularly
in densely populated residential areas. Even as more land is
paved or covered with houses and the other construction
necessary for urban and suburban life, plants continue to be
important features in the man-made landscape. People are
beginning to lose touch with the soil. “ Club members are
coming to the course to see what they have lost from their
backyards,” in Dr. Korbobo’s opinion.
With this basic philosophy of what the human needs are,
Dr. Korbobo enthusiastically pursued the topic of the ex­
panded role in golf course management by demonstrating
through visuals, the functional and aesthetic values of plants
on the golf course.
Too often landscape plants are thought of only for their
beauty, without regard for their functional value. Yet, plants
can be used for much more than beautification. They can
improve the quality of an environment functionally as well.
Some examples were shown where plants were mass planted
in order to provide a visual barrier to an objectionable view,
i.e. expressways or as a means of noise control. When using
plants for screening purposes, one should remember not to
plant in a straight line or in a very obvious equidistant pat­
tern. Secondly, all transplanted trees should be guyed and
staked. Some plants suitable for use as screening material are:
Red Pine, Japanese Black Pine, and the San Jose Holly. The
audience was forewarned and encouraged not to plant Scotch
Pine or Austrian Pine in the future. Both species are very
susceptible to Diplodia. Honeylocust and Grey Birch are also
not recommended due to their susceptibility to disease. The
White Dogwood has not been performing well in recent years.
A good substitute for this variety is the Kousa Dogwood.
Attention was given to the fact that plant material can be
used to direct a view. This may be done by placing plants so
they reveal an outstanding view gradually as one moves along
a golf hole or through plantings, or it may be accomplished
by framing or restricting the view with plants. Some examples
that illustrate these factors can be seen at Oak Hills C.C.,
Rochester, N.Y. and Woodway C.C., Darien, Connecticut.
It is important that one should consider the whole growing
season. Aesthetic values can be found in plant parts. Texture,
color, and a feeling of design movement show in a wide

variety of bark. The form of a large Sycamore with patches of
peeling bark is very majestic against a clear, blue winter sky.
Shrubs were recommended for only those areas not in play.
A suggested list of plants suitable for golf course land­
scaping are: Flowering Crabapple, Callery Pear, Dawn
Redwood, Yoshino Cherry, Beech, Saucer Magnolia,
Sweetbay Magnolia, Silverbell, Sourwood.
The presentation proved to be extremely informative and
thought provoking. The point had definitely been made when
Dr. Korbobo stated, “ A golf course is only complete when
you take advantage of what you have.”

Something to Think About

. . .

Thank You, God, fo r eyes that see
All this beauty surrounding me.
Thanks fo r ears so I can hear
Voices o f those which I hold dear.
Thank You, God, fo r this good earth
Filled with numerous things o f worth.
Thank You fo r trials that let me know
That You are helping me to grow.
Thanks fo r this farmland where we toil
On this Your changing fertile soil.
Thanks for health to work each day
To earn the cash our bills to pay.
Thanks fo r our family that we love,
Yes, special thanks to You above,
For sending us so many dear
To us as they give pleasure here.
Thanks for my feet with which I trod
On this Your land, yes thank You, God.
Thanks fo r the hands tha I can use
To sew or cook or write good news.
For everything I give my thanks,
To One Who always now outranks
The ones I love here on earth
Because o f Him I know their worth.
—Credit: Pull Tab, Spokane, WA.

Kenneth Weiser, President of Fairview C.C.
welcoming MGCSA members at the May meeting.

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stantly growing and renewing themselves? Yes, this is certain­
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When USGA Agronomist Bill Brewer addressed our March
26th meeting at Mark Millett’s Westchester Hills Golf Club
he referred to our MGCSA Superintendents as collectively
possessing “ the greatest store of turf knowledge in the
world.” Yes, our Metropolitan area certainly has the highest
concentration of knowledgeable turf managers in the entire
world. We live and work among a gold mine of talent and
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COMMUNICATIONS, CREDIBILITY AND FAIRNESS

A GOLDMINE
OFTALENT...

In putting this little newsletter together each month, I am
faced with many decisions for Tee To Green content. Sure
there are always the usual features such as meeting notices,
MGCSA News, GCSAA News and the like. And if we are
lucky, we receive a research article from one of our many
friends at our colleges and universities. Of course, there are
usually photos of our previous meeting to be used.
Finally, to fill the remaining portion of available space, I
usually wind up using reprints from other sources.
Where are the “ meat and potatoes” articles? Where are the
first hand experiences from the people “ in the know” ? What
were the field results, good and bad points of that new piece
of equipment which you recently purchased? Is that chemical
as good as it’s claimed to be in the ads in national magazines?
If you had to do that automatic irrigation system over again,
what would you do differently?
At our recent Superintendent/Green Chairman Invitational
Meeting at Bob Alonzi’s Fairview Country Club, everyone
received a one page flyer describing Fairview. It contained
such things as the names of our hosts for the day, a little club
history, brief description of maintenance practices, test plot
results, etc. I think Bob did an excellent job for public rela­
tions with this one descriptive sheet. And 1 won’t hesitate to
say that this Superintendent picked up a few ideas from the
conversation which this flyer generated.
We have Tee to Green. How about it fellows?
—Pat Lucas

Morale problems such as absenteeism, turnover or poor
level of performanace can be closely related to your em­
ployees’ sense of whether or not they are being treated fairly.
Even if their jobs are less than satisfying, studies show that
people will often put up with unpleasant duties as long as they
feel that their organization makes an effort to treat them
fairly, gives them the sufficient job-related information and
makes them feel a part of the overall operation.
One of the primary factors in employee morale is the
manager’s credibility. The more your employees believe you
and support you, the more effective you will be as a super­
visor. In a way, it’s similar to having a good reputation in that
it must be earned and continually maintained.
Consistency is one of the marks of a good manager. People
like to know that you will respond to them tomorrow the
same as you did yesterday. It is also important that you avoid
treating one employee more favorably than another. It is only
human that you like some of your people more than others,
but don’t let your personal tastes affect the quality of your
management. Favoritism shows up first in this area of
personal attention, and your people will pick up on it quickly.
An effective manager also keeps a close rein on his
emotions. Losing your temper rarely solves a problem, and
most employees work best when their surroundings are not in
an uproar.
Broken promises can do more to dampen morale than any­
thing else. Do things when and how you say you will and
follow through on your plans and programs. Even though
your people might understand that it’s not always your fault
when things don’t work as planned, you should avoid making
promises unless you know you can deliver.
Be available to your employees for advice and help. People
appreciate a leader who will take the time to work with them
in solving problems and providing support. Be even-handed
in giving coaching, guidance, praise and personal favors.
No matter how good a supervisor you are, sooner or later
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discipline is both appropriate and consistent. The punishment
must fit not only the violation, but also the circumstances and
past record of the offender, and it must be enforced each time
there is a violation.
—Credit: GCSAA Fore Front

NY STATE TURFGRASS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
MOVES TO ROCHESTER

The New York State Turfgrass Association is pleased to
announce that its Annual Conference will be held this year
from November 11-13, with the trade show at the Rochester
War Memorial and the Genesee Plaza Holiday Inn as the host
hotel.
Following a successful show last year in Syracuse, NYSTA
once again plans on an expanded trade show with much floor
space devoted to the display of heavy equipment. Exhibitors
representing all facets of turfgrass management will once
again partake in the trade show, this year being held for two
days.
Besides the trade show, the 34th Annual Turfgrass Con­
ference offers three days of educational sessions with
presentations on various aspects of turfgrass research and
management for those in the golf course, parks, landscaping,
athletic fields, sod growing, cemetery, seed, supply and edu­
cational fields. Credit will be given for Pesticide Recertifica­
tion and a special Pesticide Training course will be given.
Booths measuring 9'xlO ' are only $135 each; multiple
booths are available at a discounted rate. For complete
information on the trade show, contact Janet Dudones, The
Ed Worthington corporation, 50 Petrova Avenue, Saranac
Lake, N.Y. 12983/(518) 891-1830. For other information
relating to the Conference, contact Executive Secretary Ann
Reilly at 210 Cartwright Blvd., Massapequa Park, N.Y.
11762/ (516) 541 -9034 or 6902.
—Ann Reilly

DEALING EFFECTIVELY WITH SALESMEN
Salesmen are a necessary part of your business operation.
They keep you informed of new products and serve as a
personal contact between you and your suppliers. When a
product you need is in short supply, a good relationship with
your salesman can make the difference between getting your
order and going without.
Unfortunately, many superintendent/salesmen contacts
result in a lot of time and coffee being consumed with very
little to show for it. Here are some ways you can organize
your meetings with salesmen to save you both time and
energy.
Prepare fo r sales calls by having some idea of what you will
order. Study that firm’s promotional literature and trade
magazine advertisements to develop a list of questions about
products which interest you.
Make your salesmen understand that your time is valuable
and that you have no intention of wasting it. Your regular
salesmen should understand that you will have nothing to do
with a salesman who wastes your time and his. After all, he is
there for your convenience.
Train your staff to separate the unimportant and unneeded
items which salesmen are seeking to sell you from those
products which could be of some value. Give someone on
your staff the authority to turn down those which obviously
have little value. Keep a list of your needs handy so that your
staff can refer to it when a salesman calls.
Meet with salesmen in an area of your building where you
are least likely to be interrupted. The few minutes each day
you save by making your meetings more efficient will add up
to a sizeable total by the end of the year.
Don't bother your salesmen with matters over which they
have no control. If you have a problem which they cannot
solve, go directly to the company and use the time saved for
more pressing matters.
It doesn’t hurt to cement valuable relationships over an in­
formal cup of coffee when you both have time to spare, but a
hard look at the way you deal with salesmen can result in a
considerable amount of time saved on everyone’s part.

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BACKPACK BLOWERS HAVE MANY USES

With the coming of fall, many golf course superintendents
are confronted with the problem of removing leaves from
greens, sand traps and course shelters. Instead of dusting off
the traditional leaf rake, many have found a simpler and
quicker solution in a new breed of backpack blowers.
A backpack blower is simply a small gasoline engine which
blows a stream of air through a hose controlled by the
operator. They can be used to chase leaves into a neat pile for
removal or blow debris from tight spots in course shelters.
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BUTANE LIGHTERS CAN BE DANGEROUS
Recent reports citing exploding disposable butane lighters
in the deaths of two welders are false, according to George
Bombyk of the National Safety Council. Flowever, Bombyk,
an NSC safety technical specialist, said that at least one death
and a number of serious injuries had been blamed on the
lighters.
“ I only know I’ll never carry one,” he said.
Bombyk said that the primary danger from disposable
lighters was that their butane chambers may become weak­
ened from heat, allowing flaming butane to spray on the user.
“ I have one report of a woman from North Carolina who
was badly burned from chin to waist when her lighter sprayed
butane down her flammable shirtfront,” he said. Another
report said that a Pittsburgh man died of severe lung damage
caused by a leaking lighter which ignited his clothing, he said.
Bombyk said that when the lighter flame heats the lighter’s
metal windshield, that heat is transferred to the plastic butane
chamber weakening it. The melting points of plastics used in
lighter chambers range from 300° to 400°F., although some
melt at temperatures as high as 600°, he said.

In another case, a lighter lying on a truck dashboard began
leaking because of the sun’s heat focused through the
windshield. Bombyk said that the butane apparently triggered
a chemical reaction resulting in the release of hydrogen
cyanide, a chemical used in gas chambers.
Reports of the welders’ deaths from exploding lighters were
circulated by a wire service, newspapers and magazines, in­
cluding Popular Mechanics magazine. However, Popular
Mechanics later retracted the story, citing a report from the
National Burn Victim Foundation that no such evidence had
been found.
The news stories stated that a single butane lighter
contained a potential explosive force equal to approximately
three sticks of dynamite. Bombyk said that if a lighter did
explode in a confined space, the force might be equal to that
of a large firecracker.
He noted that in one case, a lighter which had fallen down a
truck defroster vent actually did explode. However, he said
that it only blew the top off the defroster and that the driver
was not injured.
—Credit: GCSAA Fore Front

This space was left over. Your article could have made
the difference. If you’re shaky about spelling or
grammar, don’t worry—our typesetter is a former
teacher. You know how they all love to change things
around. They do it to me each month.
Pat Lucas, Editor

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RONALD LEISHMAN TO RECEIVE GCSAA
CITATION OF PERFORMANCE

Harry Nichol, Superintendent of Country Club of Darien,
being congratulated by MGCSA President Bob Alonzi on
receiving his GCSAA re-certification award.

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Ronald Leishman, superintendent of the Royal Montreal
Golf Club, lie Bizard, Quebec, has been selected to receive a
1980 Citation of Performance award from the Golf Course
Superintendents Associaiton of American, Melvin B. Lucas,
Jr., CGCS, GCSAA president, announced. The award will be
presented in ceremonies during the 1980 Canadian Open
Championship at the Royal Montreal June 19-22.
Leishman was selected to receive the award for his ex­
pertise and performance in his profession and his preparation
of the Royal Montreal Course for the 1975 and 1980 Ca­
nadian Open championships, Lucas said.
Leishman, 30, was raised on a dairy farm near Lachute,
Quebec, approximately 45 miles north of Montreal, and
began working on golf courses while a student in the turfgrass
management program at the University of Guelph, Ontario.
Those courses included the Lachute Country Club, the Royal
Montreal, and Thorn Hill Country Club in Toronto.
“ Because of my background on the dairy farm, I wanted
some type of agricultural career. I feel that a career as a golf
course superintendent was a perfect choice for me,”
Leishman said.
He returned to the Royal Montreal as an assistant super­
intendent after his graduation in 1974 and was named super­
intendent of the 45-hole complex in 1975.
The Royal Montreal, the oldest permanent golf club in
North America, has a rich history. Founded in 1873, the club
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1904. The 1980 Open will mark the seventh such tournament
for the Montreal golf club, which was designated “ Royal” by
Queen Victoria in 1884.
In 1959, the club moved to its present location on lie
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complex was designed by Dick Wilson.
Despite problems caused by unfavorable weather condi­
tions this spring, Leishman said he thought the course would
be in excellent shape for the Open.
“ We had a very, very bad spring here,” he said. “ This is
the first winter I’ve seen here where we had no snow cover.
We had a lot of wind burn and a very late spring, but we’ve
done a lot of work to get the course in decent shape for the
Open.”
“ Basically, all we’re doing is following normal mainten­
ance procedures, but to a much greater degree than usual.
We’ve aerated a lot of landing areas and approaches, and the
course is coming back well. I feel that it will be in decent
shape,” he said, praising his staff of 35.
Leishman, a member of GCSAA since 1978, and his wife,
Jennifer live in Pierrefonds, a Montreal suburb. They have a
10-month-old son, Jeffrey.
GCSAA is a professional association of golf course superintendents, founded in 1926 to promote the art and science of
golf turf management. Its 4,800 members are located in the
United States, Canada, Mexico, and 17 other countries.
—Credit: Dick Halè,
Director of Communications, GCSAA

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ation, Texas A&M , Penn State, North Carolina, and the University of
Maryland.
Many years of research and testing by these leading universities have
produced a soil mixture for superior growth; to maintain the best bal­
ance of percolation; to resist compaction; for good aeration; and for
the retention of usable water and nutrients in the growing medium.

Serving the turfgrass industry
with quality and dependability
BERT JONES (201) 686-8709
KEN KUBIK (201) 361-5943

Aa/
1170 U S. ROUTE 22
MOUNTAINSIDE, NEW JERSEY 07092
(201) 654-5800

METRO-MILORGANITE, INC.
(914)769-7600

THETERRECO.
(201)843-6655

WAGNER SEED CO.. INC.
(516) 293-6312

TRC
PRODUCTS
ANTI-FREEZE

KLENZER
PRODUCTS

WEATHERMATIC
IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT
PUMPS, VALVES, CONTROLLERS
FMC - JOHN BEAN SPRAYERS
FUNGICIDES-HERBICIDES
INSECTICIDES
FERTILIZER

ANDREW WILSON INC.

D IS T R IB U T E D BY:

FRAM-WIX
FILTERS

SERVING THE PROFESSIONAL
TURF INDUSTRY SINCE 1903

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*Green and tee construction materials and mixes conforming to
U.S.G.A. specs are also available.

WETTING
AGENT
PARTS
CLEANERS

TRW
PRODUCTS

LUBRICATING
EQUIPMENT

TH E REICHERT C O M P A N Y

Sales Representative —
Brian Makar

(914) 969-5932

(203) 637-2958

MAIL P.O. BOX 273
RIVERSIDE, CT. 06878