May 1980

Published monthly by the Metropolitan Golf Course Superintendents Association

June 19

MEETING NOTICE:

Date:
Place:
Hosts—
Superintendent:
Club Manager:
Golf Professional:
Greens Chairman:
Club President:
Telephones:

Golf:
Lunch:
Social Hour:
Dinner:
Program:
Special Notes:

Directions:

May 27June 1
May 29
June 12-15
June 12
June 17

Thursday, May 29, 1980
Supt.—Greens Chairman Tourn.
Fairview Country Club
King St., Greenwich, Ct. 06830
Bob Alonzi
Drew Campbell
Craig Shankland
Roy Benjamin
Kenneth Weiser
Superintendent: 203-531-8910
Clubhouse: 531-6200
Golf Shop: 531-6207
Shotgun—12:30 p.m. Carts: $13.00
Caddies: $10.00 plus tip
Buffett 11:00 a.m.
6:00-7:00 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
To be announced
Golf is open to all classes, however
Superintendents and their Green
Chairmen will have priority, limited
to 36 foursomes. All persons
playing golf will be charged for
dinner.
Merritt Parkway to King Street Exit
(Route 120). Go north about 3 mi.
Club entrance is on right. Rte. 684take Westchester County Airport
Exit to Rte. 120 South. Club
entrance on left (Just beyond Bruce
Golf Course.)

COMING EVENTS
Golden Lights Tournament,
Wykagyl Country Club
MGCSA Greens Chairmen Meeting,
Fairview Country Club
U.S. Open, Baltusrol G.C.,
Springfield, N.J.
Cornell Field Day
MGCSA Meeting, Wykagyl C.C.

June 26-29
July 24
July 31
August
Aug. 14-17
Sept. 15
Sept. 30
November

Vol. X, No. 4

CAGCS Meeting, Silver Springs C.C.,
MGCSA Members invited.
First U.S. Senior Open Championship,
Winged Foot Golf Club
Long Island Field Day
MGCSA Meeting, Bedford Golf & Tennis
MGCSA Picnic
Westchester Classic, Westchester C.C.
MGCSA Meeting, Spook Rock Golf Club
MGCSA Invitational, Fenway Golf Club
MGCSA Annual Meeting

Guest speaker at our April meeting, Ray Delewski, Department
of Environmental Conservation and Mike Maffei, Program
Chairman.

MGCSA NEWS
Please note on your calendars the new date and place for
the 1980 MGCSA Invitational Tournament. The new date is
Tuesday, September 30 at A1 Tretera’s Fenway Golf Club.
This change was necessary due to conflicting schedules.
At the monthly Board of Directors meeting held on April
17th at the Fairview Country Club, the following applications
were acted upon:
Alex Praslick, Knollwood Country Club, classification
changed to A
Peter DiRollo, Leewood Country Club, classification
changed to A

Other committe members are James A. Bertoni,
California; Gary T. Grigg, CGCS, New Mexico; Robert T.
Heron, CGCS, Ontario, Canada; and David Stone,
Tennessee.
We encourage you to nominate members with the
leadership qualities necessary to insure the continued success
of GCSAA.

EDITORIAL STAFF
Pat Lucas, Co-Editor

Office 203-637-3210
Home 203-637-3939
Office 914-967-6000
Home 914-937-3613

Ted Horton, Co-Editor

OFFICERS
President ___
Vice-President
Secretary ........
Treasurer-----

.......... Robert Alonzi, Fairview Country Club
Office 203-531 -8910; Home 203-531-1930
Michael Maffei, Back of Beyond Golf Course
Office 914-279-7179; Home 914-279-7895
........ Paul Caswell, Greenwich Country Club
Office 203-869-1000; Home 203-661-8949
. . . Sherwood Moore, Winged Foot Golf Club
Office 914-698-2827; Home 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.
Raymond J. Harmonay, Rolling Hills Country Club,
Class B
Paul J. Petrarca, Scarsdale Country Club, Class B
John C. Lensing, University of Rhode Island, Class D
Gary R. Mullane, Hawthorne Bros. Tree Service, Inc.,
Class C
WELCOME TO THE MGCSA!
Another reminder, we still have not received our informa­
tion cards for the roster update. If you haven’t sent yours in,
why not do it now!
Congratulations to Bob Laird, retired MGCSA Class A
member who has just received his 25th year anniversary mem­
bership pin from the GCSAA.
As you all know, advertising plays a big role in making Tee
To Green a success each year and we would like to take this
opportunity to remind our membership of the importance of
patronizing our advertisers whenever possible.
As of this writing (May 2) we still have some advertising
space available for the June, July and October issues.
—Pat Lucas

NOMINATIONS FOR GCSAA’S DISTINGUISHED
SERVICE AWARD NOW BEING ACCEPTED

The GCSAA Executive Committee is now accepting nom­
inations for the Distinguished Service Award. Nominees will
be considered at the Fall Board Meeting; therefore, all nom­
inations must be received by the Chairman of the Public
Relations and Awards Committee by August 15, 1980.
To be accepted for the Distinguished Service Award, a
nominee must meet the following qualifications:
(1) Must have made an outstanding contribution to the ad­
vancement of the profession of Golf Course Super­
intendency.
2) The outstanding contribution may be, or have been,
regional in nature as long as it can be judged to have signifi­
cantly advanced the profession nationally or internationally.
3) The nominee must not have been a recipient of this
award during the preceeding ten (10) years.
Please send all nominations to:
Mr. Ed Dembnicki, CGCS
Kingston Arcadian - A3
Myrtle Beach, S.C. 29577

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WELFARE: Please contact Bob Alonzi, 531-8910 (office),

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

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Director of GCSAA. All nominations must be received by the
Nominating Committee Chairman no later than September 1,
1980. The Nominating Committee Chairman is:
Mr. George Cleaver, CGCS
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FIELD DAY

Commercial turfgrass managers are cordially invited to a
Turfgrass Research Field Day on Thursday, June 12, 1980 at
Pinelawn Memorial Park in Farmingdale, N.Y. Co­
sponsored by the N.Y. State Turfgrass Association, Cornell
University and the Cooperative Extension Association, the
event will be held from 5 to 8 p.m., rain or shine, at the Park
on Pinelawn Road.
Admission to the Field Day is open to anyone interested in
turf and is free of charge. Pinelawn Memorial Park is located
on Pinelawn Road between Exit 49 of the L.I.E. and Exit 35
of the Southern State Parkway. Enter the Park from the
north side and the turfgrass plots will be on your left side.
For more information, contact the N.Y. State Turfgrass
Association at 516-541-9034 or the Cooperative Extension
Association at 516-454-0901.

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GCSAA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR 1980-81

In accordance with our procedures to make scholarships
available to students at the beginning of the school year, the
due date for scholarship applications this year is June 15. The
applications are reviewed, and the awards will be made in
September.
Each year more and more students are seeking financial
aid. For these reasons the competition for assistance will be
great and we urge you to screen your applicants carefully.
Please note all applications must be postmarked no later
than June 15. Those received after that date, as well as those
that are incomplete, will not be considered. Because of the
time involved in processing the application, we cannot make
exceptions to the foregoing.
Photographs need not be sent in with the applications.
These will be requested later of the scholarship applicants.
If there are other instructors at your institution advising
students who might qualify for a scholarship, please share
this material with them. If you need additional copies of the
application, please feel free to reproduce the form or to
request additional copies from GCSAA.
Please return all applications to: Director of Education,
GCSAA, 1617 St. Andrews Drive, Lawrence, KS 66044.
—Palmer Maples, CGCS Director of Education

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Bob Alonzi, President MGCSA and Mike Caravella, Host
Superintendent. Speaking is Ralph Hubbard, Green
Chairman of Apawamis Club. To his right, Harry Moore,
Golf Chairman and William Vanneck, President, Apawamis
Club, at our April meeting.

NUISANCE CANADA GOOSE
CONTROL PROCEDURES

Effective immediately in New York State, the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service will drive-trap and relocate nuisance
geese only when requested in writing on Form 3-1923.

At these locations the quest should be initiated by the
following individuals:
Location
Individual
the landowner
A. Private land
both landowners
B. Joint private land
C. Private lake association
association president
mayor or town supervisor
D. Municipal lake or pond
Note: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will not remove
geese from public lands unless requested to do so by an
elected official or representative of the municipality such as
the mayor or town supervisor.
I. To obtain Form 3-1923: Write U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, P.O. Box 150, Albany, N.Y. 12201.
II. To complete Form 3-1923:
Section 1: Enter A: “ Canada Geese.”
B: The approximate number of birds
present.
Section 2: Enter the following:
A. Method: drive trapping.
B. The location of the geese and where
the trap is to be erected; including
name, address, city or town, county
and telephone number.
Note:We can remove geese only if we can locate the
problem area—if necessary attach a map to Form
3-1923.
Note: In some situations (such as a municipal lake or
pond) the trap may have to be located on the land of a
person other than the person requesting goose control.

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In such situations the Form 3-1923 should be counter­
signed by the landowner upon whose land the trap is to
be located.
Sign and date Form 3-1923 below Section 4, and be sure
to read the Privacy Act notice on the reverse side.
III. Mail completed Form 3-1923 to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, P.O. Box 150, Albany, N.Y. 12201.
IV. By return mail you will receive the signed pink copy of
Form 3-1923 acknowledging receipt of your request.

all completed Forms 3-1923 requests must reach our office no
later than the close of business May 31st.
—U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Revised October 1979
Note: Our thanks to Chubby Autorino o f The Blind Brook
Club fo r providing us with this timely information regarding
Canada geese.
—Pat Lucas

Additional Information

1. Requests for goose removal will not be accepted before
April 1st in any calendar year. Requests should be mailed
during the period April 1st to May 31st.
2. Our crew is not equipped to remove geese from salt
water areas. Geese will be removed only from fresh water
areas.
3. Because of the logistics involved and the short time
period when geese can be drive trapped, it is impossible for
the crew to telephone ahead. Once your request has been
mailed, you can expect the crew any time during the last two
weeks of June. Geese will be removed regardless of whether
the landowner is home.
4. Geese will only be captured and removed from West­
chester, Rockland and Putnam Counties.
5. Most goose problems in municipal parks and salt water
marinas result from the public “ feeding the birds.” Such
feeding is actually detrimental to the health of the geese;
causes health and sanitation problems and should be
discouraged.
6. Flightless Canada geese can be captured by drive­
trapping only during the last two weeks of June. Therefore,

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GOLF TIPS

Editor’s Note: Thank you to The Gateway Green, Missisippi
Valley Golf Course Superintendents Association Newsletter,
Bob Mitchell, Jr., Editor.
—Pat Lucas
Close Lie—Play back slightly. Weight on left leg. Hit down
and thru. Do not try to scoop ball. Let loft of clubface do
lifting.
Sidehill Lie—Ball lower than feet. Aim to left of target.
Grip at end of shaft and stand closer to ball to accommodate
a more upright swing.
Sidehill Lie—Ball above feet. Aim further right to allow for
difference. Grip farther down shaft for flatter, baseball like
swing plane.
Flip Shot—Wide open Clubface. Maximum wrist action.
Open stance. Hands counter clockwise. Never try off hard
ground.
Uphill Lie—Stance closed. Play ball towards center of
stance. Aim ball to right to allow for hook. Use at least one
club longer than normal lie.
Sand Trap—Imbed feet deeply. Open stance. Open face
club. Weight forward on left foot. Break wrists.
Against Wind For Distance—Play ball further back. Shut
face slightly. Shorter, stiff wrist action. More weight on left
foot. Hit down and through.
Sand Trap Buried Ball—Closed club face. Ball played
back. Hit through with smooth unhurried stroke.
Crosswind—Use one less lofted club than usual. Tee ball
on side from which wind is blowing and play that side of
fairway.
Chip Shot—Shot swing. Play ball towards center of stance.
Hands close to body. Knees bent. Use shoulders and finger­
tips. Avoid flipping the wrists.
Uphill Slope—Wide open club face. Open stance and swing
far outside-in. The ball must be played to clear the top of the
mound.
Downhill Lie—Open Stance. Ball back from left foot. Aim
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to left to allow for slice. Use at least one club longer than
normal lie.
Wet Grounds—Be certain to hit ball first, just below
center. Club must hit ground after the ball is in flight.
High Grass—Firm up your grip. Very upright swing. Strike
ball as vertical as possible. Open clubface wide so that it
becomes square on impact. Hit ball before ground.
Putting—Putts will run faster with grain, slower against.
Crossgrain putts will break with the grain just as on a sidehill
slope. Never move head or body during stoke.
With Wind fo r Distance—Play ball forward. Open face
slightly. Hands over clubhead. Hit ball a low point of swing.
Increase wrist action. More weight on right foot.

PEST CONTROL PROGRAMS THREATENED BY
PETITIONS FOR NEW SPRAYING REGULATIONS

Editor’s Note: Our thanks to Dick Allen fo r sending us this
important article.
—Pat Lucas
A petition to the Federal Aviation Administration proposes
important changes in regulations. They would essentially
require that a pilot of a spray plane would have to obtain
written permission before spraying from each person and
property owner within 1,000 feet who was not included in the
spray contract. Under this rule, only 0.17 acre could be
sprayed in the center of a 100 acre tract without such per­
mission. This could wipe out aerial application in many
sections of the country. However, the proposed rule changes
also affect ground application. Field and shade tree sprayers
would be required to follow the same rules within a 250 foot
border, and ground mist or airblast equipment would be
under the same rules as air, that is, 1,000 feet.
A petition to the Environmental Protection Agency
requests warnings on the labels of the conditions set forth
above. It would supply a Citizen Enforcement and Monitor­
ing Packet wherein lay persons would put out cards to catch
and report spray drift.

Please think what such a requirement would do to your
operations and send your comments to:
Federal Aviation Administration
Office of the Chief Counsel
ATTN: Rules Docket (AEC-24)
Docket No. 19448
800 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20591
Document Control Officer
Chemical Information Div. (T.S. - 793)
EPA - Room 447, East Tower
401 M Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20460
You may want to send a copy of your letter to your Congress­
man or Senator.
Don’t depend on someone else to make this contact, he
may be depending on you.
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. . .
Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must,
like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.
—Thomas Paine

May we not tire in our determination to free our hostages.
—Pat Lucas

NIGHT LIGHTING MAY BE HARMFUL TO TREES
The energy crunch may provide a hidden blessing for trees
sensitive to night lighting. After the introduction of highpressure sodium lighting in the 1960s, architects and designers
rushed to include bright exterior lighting in new building
designs. However, the rising cost of electricity is forcing a
trend toward fewer lights or the use of more energy-efficient
lighting systems.
USDA research horticulturist H. Marc Cathey surveyed 54
species of trees and shrubs for their response to all-night
lighting. He found that continuous light forces sensitive trees
into continuous growth, which causes stress and makes them
more susceptible to air-pollution damage. It also delays
dormancy in the fall, exposing new growth to a killing frost.
These effects are dependent on several factors, including light
intensity, color and night temperature, Cathey reported.
Elms and sycamores are the most sensitive. A single footcandle of incandescent or sodium light on the leaves of dog­
woods, birches and some maples also intereferes with the
natural dark-light cycle of those trees. Oaks, evergreens and
many fruit trees are sentitive to night lighting, and holly,
rhododendron, linden and most maples are only moderately
sensitive.
If your club uses less efficient light sources such as metal
halide or mercury vapor lighting, you may be doing your trees
a favor. These lamps emit less of the red part of the spectrum,
which triggers continuous growth.
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