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President's Message Special Feature Worthy Endeavor Cigars and Wine: How Savvy Seeks Stamp of Are You? Approval A Q & A That Will Put Tour Knowledge to the Test

n this issue of Tee to Green, I want ith cigar smoking and wine tasting at the height of popularity at club to discuss an area that is near and events and even among friends, it never hurts to put your cigar and wine dear to the hearts of many Met- acumen to the test. What follows is a Q & A that will show you how GCSA superintendents: finding a much— or how little—you really know on these all-important topics. foolproofI method for ridding our greens Special thanks to two of our members— Pelham Country Club Superintendent Jeff of moss. Wentworth on cigars and Herb Waterous of ArborCom Technologies Inc. on As I mentioned in my last President’s wine— for gathering the facts and figures for this comprehensive test. Message, our association is fortunate to have investments that partially fund our From Selecting to Smoking Cigars for a round of golf. The smallest cigars research and scholarship programs. (4 to 5 inches) are rolled to be smoked With the past year’s bull market, we saw M h I Cigars have two size measurements. in as little as 15 minutes—perfect for a double-digit returns on our money. ■ J 1 What are they, and what role do they theater intermission. Because of this, and a reasonable profit play in selecting a cigar? from the Tee to Green, the MetGCSA Length and ring gauge are the two True or false: Like wines, certain voted last year to allocate funds toward measures. The ring gauge, measured in Q cigars are better with certain types a moss research program to be con­ 64ths of an inch, indicates a cigar’s of foods. ducted by Cornell University’s Dr. thickness, which can range from as small True. If you’re lighting up after a meal Frank Rossi. (The details of our as 25 to as large as 66. Knowing this of beef or game, for instance, you’ll financial status will be available for measure is important since the larger the want to select a stronger tasting cigar. review at the spring business meeting.) cigar diameter, the greater the quantity A lighter cigar is better suited as a Dr. Rossi is hoping to develop a and variety of leaves, which can make follow-up to a seafood dish. nonchemical control— and, ultimately, for a far richer flavor. cure— for moss, and, more important, The length of the cigar is also note­ How does the cigar’s condition he plans to tailor his work to golf worthy since it determines the smoking m m ° 1 affect your smoke? courses in the Met area. time. Longer cigars (10 inches) can The cigar’s condition affects how it will Unfortunately, our funds alone can’t take up to four hours to smoke— ideal burn. sustain this worthwhile effort. That’s why we’re actively seeking support from Also in This Issue the Tri-State Turf Research Foundation, GCSAA, the USGA, and other private (2 ) Local Super Supports Education (5) Member News— and Lots of It sources. (3) Spotlight on Business Meeting Host ( D 1999 Meeting Calendar Update and If you or a fellow superintendent has Educational Events experienced a moss problem, you are ® Info Alert Re: Scholarship Applications well aware of the temporary nature of all and Reid Award Nominations (fj) A Thank You to Our Winter Seminar the moss-control (continued on page 2) Exhibitors ... Fun Facts and Figures ® All-New Met Web Site to Launch President's Message (cont. 1) 9» - Ä

Worthy Endeavor Seeks Stamp Board of Directors of Approval

programs available today. I feel very employ a multi-faceted approach that strongly that Dr. Rossi’s research could will include: provide groundbreaking results. Please 1. Gathering information from superin­ President take a moment to look at the following tendents nationally and analyzing the EARL MILLETT goals and objectives of Dr. Rossi’s data to observe trends Ridgeway Country Club proposed research. I think you’ll agree 2. Running tissue tests on golf courses Vice President that his work offers great promise in in the Metropolitan New York area to JOHN CARL0NE, CGCS The Meadow Brook Club finding a solution— once and for all— to explore how moss might be affected, this persistent problem. long-term, by nutrition Secretary DAVID MAHONEY 3. Examining the area surrounding the Siwanoy Country Club Moss Research in the Making moss roots to determine nutrient Moss invasion of putting greens has availability and its impact on turf Treasurer TIMOTHY MOORE plagued golf course superintendents for growth Knollwood Country Club the past 70 years. Several more recent 4. Identifying the biological cycle of Past President investigations into the problem have moss, exploring vegetative and repro­ JOHN O’KEEFE, CGCS yielded important findings that can be ductive mechanisms that could be Preakness Hills Country Club incorporated into curative control exploited for more effective control MATTHEW CEPL0, CGCS programs. These studies, however, fell 5. Evaluating several integrated biologi­ Rockland Country Club short in several areas: cal, nutritional, and sanitary approaches MICHAEL COOK JR. • Few were concerned with preventive for development of a sustainable moss Alpine, the Care of Trees approaches that seek to create an exclusion program environment where moss can’t persist. A final note: I hope you’ll consider ANTHONYGIRARDI Rockrimmon Country Club • None of the studies have attempted lending your support to this initiative. to exploit the biological cycle of the Just4contact a representative of any of WILLIAM HEINTZ Centennial Golf Club organism, identifying the more critical the groups I mentioned on page 1 to times for vegetative and reproductive let them know about your interest in JONATHAN JENNINGS, CGCS The Patterson Club growth and then utilizing this informa­ the study—or offer your golf course for tion as a basis for control decisions. this important research. STEVEN RENZETTI, CGCS • No one has explored the ecology— We, on the MetGCSA board, thank Wykagyl Country Club the response of moss to the environ­ you in advance for your support. PATRICK SISK ment— and management of moss. EARL F. MILLETT Country Club of Fairfield Dr. Rossi’s project, therefore, will President THOMAS WATR0BA Quaker Ridge Golf Club

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f you’ve been in the industry for any length of time, you know the name Editors JON JENNINGS STEVE RENZETTI Bob Osterman. Bob’s served as superintendent and then general manager at 203-259-7390 914-636-8700 ext 212 two Connecticut clubs: the Redding Country Club and Connecticut Golf Managing Editor Club. In his tenure as superintendent, Bob’s also led the CAGCS and, five C.W0JICK yearsI later, the GCSAA as their president. Editorial Committee Bob was schooled in turfgrass management, courtesy of Connecticut Golf BOB AL0NZI SCOTT NIVEN Club, at UMass’s two-month Stockbridge Turfgrass School. MIKE COOK TIM O’NEILL GIRARDI BILL PERLEE His family’s UMass connection has stayed strong. His oldest son also took BLAKE HALDERMAN HERB WATER0US the two-month course, and his younger son is a Stockbridge graduate. PAT LUCAS JEFF WENTWORTH Now, Stockbridge is benefiting in return. This year, Bob Osterman presented Photographer the school with its largest-ever gift, $260,000, to be used annually for scholar­ BILL PERLEE ships, with preference given to students majoring in turfgrass management. Advertising Manager The Charles E. and Frances M. Osterman Scholarship Fund honors the STEVE RENZETTI, 914-636-8700 ext212 memory of Bob’s uncle and aunt, respecting his uncle’s wish that bequests be made to educational institutions with turf-related courses. Two other institu­ TEE TO GREEN is published bimonthly by the Metropolitan Golf Course Superintendents Association tions will gain from the Ostermans’ generosity: Michigan State University and 49 Knollwood Road, Elmsford, NY 10523-2819 Florida’s Lake City Community College. 914-347-4653, FAX: 914-347-3437 Copyright © 1999

( 2) Tee to Green January/February 1999 Spotlight It’s All Business at Rockrimmon Rockrimmon Country Club Superintendent Tony Girardi Hosts MetGCSA Business Meeting

I hen the MetGCSA Business munications Committee, and most Meeting rolls around, that’s a recently, has spearheaded the develop­ sure sign to area supers that ment of a web site for the association, we’re on the heels of a new sea­ which is expected to debut in the son.W This year’s meeting is being hosted spring. (See the announcement on page by Rockrimmon Country Club Superin­ 4.) tendent Tony Girardi on March 25. Besides playing golf to a 14 handicap, In his fifth year at the dub, Tony Tony enjoys most winter sports, includ­ seems to run full-throttle year-round. In ing skiing and hockey. He recently addition to his all-consuming duties at returned from a two-day hockey tourney Rockrimmon, which include the many in Canada, called the Golf Course projects set forth in the dub’s five-year Hockey Challenge, where a team of olas, and of course his wife, Christine. master plan, Tony serves on several “locals” competed against superinten­ Mark your calendar for March 25. MetGCSA committees, he’s a new dent teams across the U.S. and Canada. Attending the business meeting is a father, and he’s in the throes of launch­ “Camaraderie,” says Tony, “was the great way to keep up with the inner ing the MetGCSA’s first web site. highlight of the trip.” workings of the association. The other highlight of his life right BILL PERLEE Getting His Feet Wet now is his firstborn, 7-month-old Nich­ The Apawamis Club Tony started in the golf course business with a B.S. in turfgrass management from the University of Rhode Island. Info Alert “My family owned a nursery business in Naragansett, RI, which is largely respon­ Get Your Scholarship sible for my interest in pursuing a field that allows me to stay in tune with Applications nature,” Tony says to explain his career path. pplications are now available for the 1999 MetGCSA scholar­ His first golf course job was at ship awards. The Scholarship and Research Committee will select recipi­ Country Club of Darien, where he ents based on leadership, maturity, scholastic capabilities, activities, and interned for two seasons under Tim commitment to a chosen career. O ’Neill. “H e’s the one,” says Tony, ToA be eligible, a candidate must be a Class A, AL, B, C, AF, or AFL member of “who gave me the opportunity in the the MetGCSA or a dependent of a member in one of these classes. You can golf course industry and instilled in me receive an application form by contacting S & R Chairman John Carlone at The a desire to excel.” Meadow Brook Club, 516-935-6505, or Ineke Pierpoint at the MetGCSA After completing his degree in 1992, Office, 914-347-4653. Tony moved across town to Woodway The deadline fo r submissions is April 30. Country Club, where he spent three valuable years, as Tony puts it, “working for and learning from one of the best, Calling All Reid Larry Pakkala.” Award Nominations Never a Dull Moment In his tenure at Rockrimmon, Tony’s he Awards Committee is looking been instrumental in the construction of for nominations for one of the Charlie Robson, Dr. Patricia Vittum, 10 new tee complexes and the complete M et’s most prestigious awards: the late Dr. Richard Skogley, Arthur renovation of several greenside bunker The John Reid Lifetime Achieve­ Weber, Jim McLoughlin, Frank complexes. In addition, he’s been mentT Award. Hannigan, Geoffrey Cornish, Dr. consumed with an ongoing irrigation Initiated in 1986, the John Reid Haruo Tashiro, the late Dr. Ralph upgrade and a bentgrass conversion Lifetime Achievement Award is Engel, Ken Venturi, the late A1 Radko, program on the fairways. presented to a metropolitan area and Guido Cribari. A recent addition to the MetGCSA resident “who has demonstrated a The Awards Committee needs your Board of Directors, Tony’s hit the knowledge of—and commitment to— nominations by April 15! So don’t ground running. He co-chairs the the game of golf and the science of delay in contacting Awards Committee Tournament Committee, is an active golf course management.” Chairman John O ’Keefe, 973-694- participant on the Tee to Green’s Com­ Past Reid Award winners are 0260, with your list of candidates.

Tee to Green January/February 1999 ( 3) Info Alert MetGCSA Gears Up to Launch All-New Web Site

hanks in large part to the efforts feature articles; Turf Research Foundation; and much of Rockrimmon Country Club president’s messages; more, depending on how the needs Superintendent Tony Girardi and golf results; member of our membership evolve. Patterson Club Superintendent news; and upcoming We have been working with JonT Jennings, the Met has joined forces meetings and social, golf, and educa­ GCSAA’s design company, Knowledge with the Connecticut Association of tional events. You’ll also find postings Systems, Inc., to establish the main site Golf Course Superintendents to create for used and wanted equipment; design. From there, the Web Site a web site that we, together, can call research updates from the Tri-State Committee— composed of Paul our own. Gonzalez, Paul Pritchard, Blake The Met and Connecticut are Halderman, and, of course, Tony and among approximately 12 chapters in Buy and Sell Jon—will be responsible for keeping the country to develop a site to date. the site well stocked with up-to-date “Our thought in designing and Equipment On-line news and information. launching a site,” explains Tony, “was If you’re looking to buy or sell But like any new endeavor, this one to get a jump on the electronic infor­ equipment, the MetGCSA’s new will, at first, have a few kinks that will mation superhighway. Just about any web site is the place to do it. need to be worked out. The commit­ information you could want is available Please e-mail or call Tony Girardi tee would, of course, welcome any on the Worldwide Web, and this web with your listing, and he’ll be feedback. site is going to make obtaining associa­ happy to post it on-line! The site’s address will be tion and industry news quick and His phone number and e-mail www.gcsaa.org/metctgcsa.com. Keep easy.” address are 914-764-5010 and it close at hand. If all goes according Among the kinds of information you tgirardi@cloud9 .net. to plan, you’ll be able to visit our new can expect to find on the Met’s web site as early as March. Watch for a page: Tee to Green highlights, including launch time update!

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( 4 ) Tee to Green January/February 1999 Notable Notes Met Members Take the Golf Course Hockey Challenge

hen Peter McCormick of Montammy Golf Club (N J)— these TurfNet Associates announced players ranging in age, interest­ this past November that he was ingly, from 25 to 52! planning to sponsor a hockey Other teams who took the team— covering the necessary uniforms challenge were from Western and team fee— to play in the Fifth New York State and Michigan Annual Golf Course Hockey Challenge, in the U.S. and from Niagara, 15 superintendents and assistants London, Toronto, North Toronto, and signed up for this unique— and friendly Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. — competition. Contested since its in­ Each team played four games over ception on Canadian turf (or ice), this two days, with Michigan winning the A MetGCSA members who took the Golf Course year’s event was held in Fort Erie, On­ Division and Western New York Hockey Challenge were (left to right) Jim tario on January 26 and 27. winning the B Division. All partici­ Swiatlowski, Steve Finamore, CGCS, Mark Fullerj CGCS, Tony Girardi, and Peter Among the 15 who answered Peter’s pants were either assistants, superinten­ McCormick. call to compete, were five Met mem­ dents, or commercial suppliers to the bers. Including Peter, himself, they trade. also had never met one another before. were Steve Finamore of Alpine While Team TurfNet didn’t win any Well, maybe next year, guys! Country Club (NJ), Tony Girardi of trophies in their inaugural visit to the Rockrimmon Country Club (CT), tournament, their 1-3 record was a Special thanks to TurfNet Associate’s Peter Mark Fuller of Connecticut Golf Club good start for a team of individuals who McCormick for providing this write-up (C T), and Jim Swiatlowski of had not only never skated together, but and accompanying photo.

New Members

Please welcome the following long list Matthew Heideman, Class C, Lake- Santos Nieves, Class C, Innis Arden of new members to our association: over National GC, Bedford Hills, NY Golf Club, Old Greenwich, CT

Toby Alves, Class C, Bedford Golf & David Henault, Class C, Fenway Golf Sean Oberly, Class C, Silver Spring Tennis Club, Bedford, NY Club, Scarsdale, NY Country Club, Ridgefield, CT Brent Borelli, Class C, Pelham Jeff Hugeboom, Class C, Sunningdale Justin Santos, Class C, Westchester Country Club, Pelham Manor, NY Country Club, Scarsdale, NY Hills Golf Club, White Plains, NY

Scott Curry, Class C, Scarsdale Golf Albion Imondi, Class C, The Stanwich Jared Viarengo, Class C, Winged Foot Club, Hartsdale, NY Club, Greenwich, CT Golf Club, Mamaroneck, NY

Christopher D’Agostino, Class C, David Koziol, Class C, Country Club Thomas Weinert, Class AF, Plant Burning Tree CC, Greenwich, CT of Fairfield, Fairfield, CT Food Company, Cranbury, NJ

Matthew DuTremble, Class C, Sleepy John LaVoie, Class C, Minisceongo George Wise, Class AF, Sawtelle Hollow CC, Scarborough, NY Golf Club, Pomona, NY Brothers, Inc., Lawrence, MA

Douglas George, Class C, Waccabuc Mark Mansur, Class C, Brae Burn Michael Zenowich, Class C, Golf Club Country Club, Waccabuc, NY Country Club, Purchase, NY of Purchase, Purchase, NY

Ryan Greenhill, Class C, Orange Paul Mazzola, Class AF, Turf Products Branko Zdravkoski, Class C, Centen­ County GC, Middletown, NY Corp., Enfield, CT nial Golf Club, Carmel, NY

Special Thanks Birth

The MetGCSA would like to thank both Honorary Member Roger King and Congratulations to Sleepy Hollow Sullivan Construction’s Kevin Sullivan for their generous contributions to our Country Club Superintendent Tom Scholarship Fund. Leahy and his wife, Jennifer, who had Roger contributed $100 and Sullivan Construction donated $1,000 to our the distinction of having their baby boy, fund. We appreciate your generosity. Ty Robert, born on January 1!

Tee to Green January/February 1999 ( 5) Special Feature (cont. 1) Cigars and Wine: How Savvy Are You?

How would you describe a perfect How do you ensure that a cigar is and depth of color are determined by M m 4 1 smoke— i.e., a cigar in prime 8 evenly lit? how long the are allowed to condition? Using a wooden match, hold the cigar remain in contact with the fermenting The perfect smoke is a cigar that is firm at a 4 5 -degree angle to the flame, and juice. The range is generally anywhere when squeezed between the fore finger char the end of it. Once the end is from two days to three weeks. and thumb. If a cigar is too soft, it’s well-charred, it will light easily, as you • Interestingly, white wines may be typically too moist to burn properly. If draw on it and hold a match to the end. made from either “white” (i.e., green) it’s too firm, it will be too dry to burn To make sure you have the entire end or dark grapes. If dark grapes are used, well. ignited, hold the cigar bottom up and however, the grape skins and pressed gently blow on the lit end. The entire juice never come in contact with one True or False: Once a cigar has surface should glow. another. u dried out, you should discard it. • True rose wines are made from dark Cigars frequently go out during False. You can restore cigars to the grapes. Their skins, however, remain in M m * smoking. What’s the best way to appropriate moisture level by placing contact with the juice only until they’ve relight it? them in a humidor, a device designed turned it a pale pink. specifically to store cigars for long Gently roll off the ash and follow the periods of time. For a super dry stogie, same lighting procedure just covered. R J J T l Which country produces more wine you’re probably looking at several Are there any rules on how long you l a 4 I than any other in the world? weeks in the humidor before it’s 10 should smoke your cigar? France. Keep in mind, that doesn’t suitable to smoke. No. But many people call it quits after mean you should limit your selections to French wines. California also makes True or False: You can tell a good two-thirds of the cigar is smoked since some of the finest wines in the world. L U cigar by its country of origin. cigars do get stronger in taste as they’re smoked. And other countries—Australia, Chile, False. Actually, this has little bearing Italy, and Romania, to name several— on the quality of the cigar. Among also produce some excellent wines. smokers in the U.S., Cuban cigars were Wine: The Basics and Well Beyond thought to be the best, but this percep­ Wines are generally classified by tion probably had more to do with the 1 Where and when were some of the M m J I regions of origin. There are six fact that Cuban cigars are illegal here first vineyards cultivated? (Hint: well-defined regions in France. What are due to the Cuban trade embargo You may be surprised at how long ago it they? established in the 1960s. was!) Bordeaux, Burgundy, the Cotes due Fine cigars are produced throughout The first vineyards could be traced back Rhone, the Loire Valley, Champagne, the world. In fact, our very own to sometime between 6000 and 4000 and Alsace. Bordeaux, the most Connecticut River Valley is known BC in the Caucasus. Wine was know important of these regions, is further worldwide for its light, shade-grown by 3000 BC in Mesopotamia. divided into 36 districts, among the tobacco. The Connecticut-grown P S C p l Wine falls into three basic catego- most outstanding of which are Medoc, tobacco is used as wrapper leaf for such m m c 1 ries. What are they, and when are Graves, and Saint Emilion. well-known cigars as the Aston cigar they most commonly consumed? As if that’s not confusing enough, made in Honduras, the Dunhill made • Table wines, also called still or these districts are further divided into in the Canary Islands, and the natural wines. These are consumed communes, such as Margaux in the M acanudo made in the Dominican primarily as complements to food. Medoc district. Within these com­ Republic. • Sparkling wines. With champagne an munes lie world-renowned individual FYI: The cost of most premium example, these are distinguished by vineyards, such as Chateau Lafite- cigars is between $5 and $9 with their effervescence and are generally Rothschild. vintage and Cuban cigars running reserved for festive occasions. Wines are usually identified by the between $15 and $25. • Fortified wines. In this category are type of grape used to make the R J y - How and why do you cut the cap of a sherry and vermouth, which are most wine, such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot M m ___ cigar? commonly consumed before or after Noir, and Chardonnay. What are two grapes meals. They’re also used during The best way to cut the cap is with a used in making the fine red wines in guillotine cutter. The goal is to open cooking. Bordeaux? the cap or end of the cigar enough to R J o l As you know, table wines are The Cabernet and Merlot grapes. The allow it to be fully smoked. But be­ ■ ■ ° I classified by color: red, white, or Pinot Noir is the grape used mostly in cause the cap holds the cigar wrapper in rose (pink). How is their color determined? the great red wines of Burgundy and place, take care not to remove so much • Red wines, as you might expect, are the Chardonnay grape in the fine of the cap that you unroll the cigar. made from dark grapes. The character whites of Burgundy.

( 6 ) Tee to Green January/February 1999 I g j y i Name three of Italy’s best reds. Certain types of wine and food have room or cellar with a temperature of Good choices are Chianti E long been considered complimen­ about 55 degrees. Classicos, Barola, and Amarone. Two tary, like champagne and caviar, dry whites What kind of wine glasses are best with hors d’oeuvres, seafood, and light fowl whites that are among Italy’s most m m I suited to red and white wines? in blond sauces. highly regarded are Pinot Grigio and Red wines should always be served in Can you describe what might best Soave. large, bowel-shaped glasses to more accompany Bordeaux- and heavier Burgundy- True or False: Red wines should easily enjoy the “bouquet” or the type reds, sweet whites and champagne, and always be opened just before aroma of the wine. White wines should sweet reds and port? serving. be served in the tulip-shaped glasses, Bordeaux are best served with roast False. Reds should be opened at least tapered more near the stem. fowl and lighter roasted meats. Heavier half an hour before they are to be Burgundies are better with rare meats poured to allow the wine to “breathe.” End Note and game. Sweet white wines and This softens the taste and helps alleviate If, after putting your cigar and wine champagne are naturals with desserts, any bitterness, which is present particu­ savvy to the test, you found your while sweet reds and port are tradition­ larly in newer red wines. knowledge quotient a little lower than ally served with cheese. In addition, reds should always be you’d hoped, don’t worry. The real served at room temperature, while True or False: Wine bottles should key to enjoying fine wines and cigars is whites should be served chilled. I10 lu I always be stored so that the wine not memorizing a lot of facts and Care should be taken, however, not does not come in contact with the cork. figures, but rather trying these little to overcool the whites. This diminishes False. Wine bottles should be stored pleasures in life and finding those that the taste of a fine wine. If you’ve re­ horizontally to keep the corks from you, yourself, find most enjoyable. frigerated a white wine, always take it drying out. Ideally, they should also be JEFF WENTWORTH out 15 to 20 minutes before serving. stored in a darkened or moderately dry HERB WATEROUS

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Tee to Green January/February 1999 ( 7) Upcoming Events 1999 Meeting Calendar Progress Report

ore of our meeting sites and dates have been confirmed, but | we’re still on the lookout for a few more volunteers. Please consider offering your club for one of the open meeting sites. Call either of the golf course construction Tournament Committee co-chairs: Pat Sisk, 203-254-1240, orM Tony Girardi, 914-764-5010. MetGCSA Business Meeting Poa Annual Tournament March 25 August Greens, tees and bunkers Rockrimmon Country Club, Stamford, CT Sands Point Golf Club, Sands Point, NY Host: Tony Girardi Host: Richard Raymond Excavation of all types

Two-Ball Qualifier Golf Meeting/Format TBA Ponds/lakes April 22 September Drainage Ardsley Country Club, SITE OPEN Ardsley-on-Hudson, NY Stone walls/Masonry Host: George Pierpoint III Superintendent/Green Chairman Tournament October 5 Asphalt/Car paths, etc. Superintendent/Manager Tournament Wykagyl Country Club, New Rochelle, NY May 17 Host: Steve Renzetti, CGCS Willow Ridge Country Club, Harrison, NY Met Area Team Championship Host: Bert Dickinson October SITE OPEN Invitational Tournament Contact David Griffin June 7 Annual Class C Outing The Patterson Club, Fairfield, CT October 14 P.O.Box 719 Harrison, N.Y. 10528 Host: Jon Jennings, CGCS Century Country Club, Purchase, NY Host: Brian Benedict, assistant superintendent Tel 914.576.7693 Fax 914.241.6986 MetGCSA Championship/Met Area Team Championship Qualifier, Round 1 MetGCSA Annual Meeting July 6 November 4 Century Country Club, Purchase, NY Milbrook Club, Greenwich, CT Host: Jim Fulwider, CGCS Host: Jim Calladio C.N.V. Educational Events and Seminars CORPORATION NYSTA Southeast Regional Turf & Grounds Managing Golf Courses in the Next Millennium: Conference Putting Environmental Principles Into Practice YEAR ROUND Monday, February 22 Wednesday, March 10 FLOWERS & PLANTS The Holiday Inn, Suffern, NY Westchester County Center, White Plains, NY Cosponsored by the Cornell Cooperative Exten­ This workshop will explore the techniques used SPRING: sion, this conference will feature an extensive by golf course designers, builders, and managers bedding pots, annual flats, hanging bas­ trade show and roster of lectures on nearly every to develop courses that offer exciting playing kets, perennials, shrubs & nursery stock aspect of turf management. For further fields while protecting natural resources. information, contact NYSTA at 800-873-8873. Etonic’s Superintendent Leadership Series: SUMMER: Strategic Career Planning for Assistants and Managing Your Hispanic Work Force indoor & outdoor flowering plants, annu­ Superintendents Friday, March 12 als & perennials Wednesday, February 24 The Patterson Club, Fairfield, CT The Rock Spring Club, West Orange, NJ Cosponsored by the MetGCSA and GCSAA, this FALL: Sponsored by the GCSA New Jersey Class C session is designed to help you learn and prac­ hardy mums, cabbage, kale, pansies, orna­ Committee, this seminar is being presented by tice Spanish for the Green Industry. For further mental grasses, fall perennials, bulbs former GCSAA executive director Jim information, call Jon Jennings at 203-259-7390. McLoughlin. He will touch on all aspects of WINTER: building and maintaining a successful career. 1999 Green Section Regional Conferences poinsettias, potted bulb plants, indoor For further information, call Rock Spring Friday, March 19 Superintendent Wayne Remo at 973-736-2154. Wesleyan College, Middletown, CT flowering plants Thursday, March 25 New England Regional Turfgrass Conference & Delivery in Westchester, Putnam, Fairfield, Nassau, USGAGolf House, Far Hills, NJ Suffolk, & Rockland Counties Show Tuesday - Thursday, March 2 - 4 These sessions will offer informative talks on Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, Rl some of the most challenging aspects of a turf 229 Smith Ridge Rd. 350 product and equipment booths and a host of manager’s job— everything from communica­ South Salem, NY 10590 informative presentations await you. tions and budgeting to managing turf and (914) 533-6449 (914) 533-2050 fax For further information, contact Julie Wilson turfgrass diseases. For further information, call at 401-848-0004. the USGA at 908-234-2300.

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Stormy 37 Forrest Lane • Carneys P oint, NJ 08069 Acres,inc. 609 299 5109 • Fax: 609 299 7146 Superior B entgrass Sod for G olf Courses

@ Tee to Green January/February 1999 And Now, a Special Thank You to Our Winter Seminar Exhibitors

s a special thank you to the exhibitors who participated in our Winter Seminar event, we’ve put together this directory with their names, areas of specialty, and phone numbers.

A We hope you’ll clip and save this sheet and, when the opportunity arises, show these contractors and suppliers the same support they showed us during our Winter Seminar— and throughout the year. AgrEvo U.S.A. Company W.A. Cleary Chemical Corp. Sawtelle Brothers, Inc. Turf & Ornamental Care Turf & Ornamental Care Equipment Sales 860-828-8905 717-686-1845 800-999:(TURF)8873 Alpine, the Care of Trees DeLea & Sons Sod Farms Steven Willand, Inc. Excellence in Tree Care Sod, Topdressing, & Construe. Blends Ransomes Turf Equipment 914-948-0101 800-244-7637/516-368-8022 973-579-5656 Al Preston’s Garage Glenmore Landscape Service Tee and Green Sod, Inc. Massey Ferguson Tractors Irrigation & Construction Specialists Sod Products 203-924-1747 914-764-4348 401-789-8177 American Golf Carts Growth Products Terre Company of NJ, Inc. Golf & Utility Vehicles Liquid Fertilizers Turf & Ornamental Products 516-747-3906 914-428-1316 973-473-3393 Atlantic Irrigation Grass Roots Inc. Turf Partners Specialists Inc. “For All Your Golf Course Supplies” Turf & Ornamental Products Irrigation Products 973-361-5943 973-473-3393 800-878-8873 Metro Milorganite Inc. Turf Products Corp. Bayer Corp. Turf & Ornamental Products Equipment & Irrigation Specialists Turf & Ornamental Products 914-666-3171 860-763-3581 973-208-2418 Montco/Surf-Side/Zap! Defoamer Westchester Ford Tractor Inc. Central Irrigation and Supply Surfactants & Defoamers Equipment Sales “For All Your Irrigation Supplies” 800-401-0411 914-232-7746 914-347-5656 P.I.E. Supply Co. Wilfred MacDonald, Inc. Irrigation Specialists Equipment Sales 203-878-0658 201-804-1000

Did You Know? FUN FACTS AND FIGURES ABOUT THE TURFGRASS INDUSTRY The number of insects in the world far outweigh the number of people. In fact, for every acre of land in the U.S., there’s an average of 400 lbs. of insects— and only 14 lbs. of people. ^ i p Currently, there are only 119 out of 16,000 ^Oll COUXSCS in the U.S. that are fully certified in the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program, Certainly not the kind of participation the environmental community likes to see!

There Cis no full moon in February. This lunar phenomenon happens every 20 years or so, when the calendar falls out of sync with the solar system. ^

The number of Internet users has soared to more than 60 million people. T u r f and landscape professionals have some catching up to do, however. Just over 30 percent surf the web.

Tee to Green January/February 1999 @ PATRON DIRECTORY Patrons listed on this page are supporting our association. You are encouraged to support them. AgrEvo U.S.A. Company Emerald Isle, Ltd. Shemin Nurseries Inc. David J. Sylvester William Middleton Horticultural & Irrigation Supplies 311 Carriage Dr., Kensington, CT 06037 2153 Newport Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48103 Guy Romano: 203-531-7352 860-828-8905 800-628-GROW (4769) 1081 King St., Greenwich, CT 06831 f t ALPINE, the CARE of TREES f t E /T Equipment Co. Sodco Inc. Mike Cook, NY: 914-948-0101 Kevin Collins Matt Faherty Ken Clear, CT: 203-847-1855 425 S. Riverside Ave., Croton, NY 10520 Bentgrass, Bluegrass, B/F/R/Mix, High Fescue Peter McFarland, NJ: 201-445-4949 914-271-6126 800-341-6900 A1 Preston’s Garage f t Fleet Pump & Service Group, Inc. f t Sound Beach Services, Inc. Gary Shashinka Donald Tiedemann White Contractors Massey Ferguson Tractors 100 Calvert St., Harrison, NY 10528 P.O. Box 484, Old Greenwich, CT 06870 203-924-1747 914-835-3801 James E. Morris Jr.: 203-869-8808 Aqua Turf ~ Golf Course Irrigation f t Glenmore Landscape Service f t Stephen Kay, Golf Course Architects Gordon Holmes/Dave Arel Glenn S. Moore Stephen Kay/Doug Smith 5 No. Payne St., Elmsford, NY 10523 98 Hack Green Rd., Pound Ridge, NY 10576 499 New Rochelle Rd., Bronxville, NY 10708 914-347-5151, FAX 914-347-6323 914-764-4348 914-699-4479 Argento & Sons, Inc. f t Grass Roots Inc. f t Steven Willand, Inc. Turf Equipment: Parts and Service Ken Kubik/Keith Kubik/Jay McKenna Bruce Pye Louis Argento: 914-949-1152 Service ~ Technical Support ~ Quality Products 23 Route 206, Augusta, NJ 07822 1 Prospect Ave., White Plains, NY 10607 973-361-5943 973-579-5656 f t Atlantic Irrigation Specialists Inc. f t Greenacres Company Sullivan’s Construction Service Inc. Rain Bird Golf Irrigation Contractors Golf Course Construction and Renovation Thornwood, NY 10594 75 Codfish Hill Rd., Bethel, CT 06801 P.O. Box 854, Suffield, CT 06078 Tim Marcoux/Ed Santalone: 800-878-8873 Dave Pijnenburg: 203-748-0558 Kevin Sullivan: 860-668-2129 f t Bayer Corporation Hawthorne Bros. Tree Service TBS Maintenance and Improvement JefFWeld John Hawthorne Tony Bettino: 914-949-3362 91 Schofield Rd., West Milford, NJ 07480 5 Center St., Bedford Hills, NY 10507 Black Top, Stone Work, Landscaping, Excavation 973-208-2418 800-235-7035 102 Fulton St., White Plains, NY 10606 f t Blue Ridge Peat Farms Inc. Howard Maurer Design Group, Inc. f t Tee and Green Sod, Inc. White Haven, PA 18661 Golf Course Architecture and Land Planning Owen Regan/Dave Wallace Gene Evans P.O. Box 127, Hopedale, MA 01747 Sod Supply and Installation 717-443-9596 508-478-9684 401-789-8177 f t Bruedan Corp. f t Irra-Tech, Inc. f t Terre Co. of New Jersey, Inc. Ron Shapiro/Mike Gesmundo Joseph D. Kennedy Byron Johnson Jr. Greycourt Ave., Chester, NY 18 Merritt St., Port Chester, NY 10573 206 Delawanna Ave., Clifton, NJ 07014 800-535-1500 914-937-7273 OFFICE, 973-473-3393 FAX, 973-473-4402 Central Irrigation and Supply James Barrett Associates, Inc. f t The Cardinals, Inc. George Gorton Jim Barrett John Callahan 8 Westchester Plaza, Elmsford, NY 10523 Irrigation Consulting & Design Complete Distributor of Golf Course Supplies 914-347-5656, PAGER 914-537-8310 973-744-8237 860-673-3699 f t C.N.V. Corporation f t James Carriere & Sons, Inc. f t The Scotts Company Frank Amodio Bill and Joe Carriere Jim Santoro 229 Smithridge Rd., So. Salem, NY 10590 7 Cottage St., Port Chester, NY 10573 Fertilizers, Fungicides, Growth Regulators 914-533-2526, FAX 914-533-2050 914-937-2136 508-679-4797 DAF Services Inc. f t Lesco, Inc. f t Tuckahoe Turf Farms, Inc. David A. Frechette/Bob Houle A Team of Turfgrass Professionals Skip Deubel Flowtronics PSI Sales & Service Center Greg Moran/Mike Dukette/Ernie Steinhofer Golf Course Turfgrass 860-528-7362 800-321-5325 800-243-7582 f t Dar Par Sales f t Metro Milorganite Inc. f t TurfNet Associates, Inc. John Richichi Scott Apgar/Joe Stahl Peter L. McCormick “Your One-Stop Shop” 365 Adams St., Bedford Hills, NY 10507 21 Brandywine Rd., Skillman, NJ 07014 914-946-1743, FAX 914-946-0796 888-217-1039, FAX 203-743-0458 800-314-7929 f t D & S Montco/Surf-Side/Zap! Defoamer f t Turf Products Corp./TORO Floratine Products, Flymo, Bob Oechsle/Tom Hunter Paul Mazzola, Irrigation/Al Tretera, Equipment Douglas Rollers, Trion Lifts Box 404, Ambler, PA 19002 800-243-4355/860-763-3581 Dave Basconi: 203-250-TURF 800-401-0411 The Sprinkler House/Amodios: 914-328-0190 DeBuck’s Sod Farm O’Conner Pumps and Service f t Turf Products Corporation Premium Quality Kentucky Bluegrass, Joe O’Conner Ernie Rizzio/Buddy Rizzio Tall Fescue Blends 6 Nye Street, Rockville, CT 06066 47 Howell Rd., Box 296, Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046 Leonard/Valeri: 914-258-4131 860-875-6890 973-263-1234 DeLea & Sons Sod Farms Partac Golf Course Top-Dressing f t Westchester Ford Tractor Inc. Vincent Sasso Kelsey Park, Great Meadows, NY 07838 John Apple/Ray Beaudry 444 Elwood Rd., E. Northport, NY 11731 Jim Kelsey: 800-247-2326/908-637-4191 Meadow St., Golden’s Bridge, NY 10526 800-244-7637/516-368-8022 Bill and Joe Carriere: 914-937-2136 914-232-7746 f t Down To Earth f t Rhone-Poulenc/Chipco f t Westchester Turf Supply, Inc. All Phases of Golf Course Construction Greg Hutch Bob Lippman Sr./Bob Lippman Jr. David Griffin 877 Yellowbank Rd., Toms River, NJ 08753 “Serving the Fine Turf Profession” 914-576-7693 732-929-4657 Office: 914-248-7476, FAX 914-248-6862 f t Earth Works, Inc. SavATree f t Wilfred MacDonald, Inc. The Soil Aerification Specialists Thomas Marino Santopietro/Chris Huny P.O. Box 99, West Warham, MA 02576 360 Adams St., Bedford Hills, NY 10507 www. wilfredmacdonald .com Pat Lucas: 800-815-1113, FAX 508-295-8187 914-666-8202 201-804-1000, FAX 201-804-1001 Egypt Farms, Inc. f t Sawtelle Brothers, Inc. Winding Brook Turf Farm, Inc. Dean Snyder George Wise/Jason Bassi Don Grant P.O. Box 223, White Marsh, MD 21162 65 Glen St., Lawrence, MA 01843 240 Griswold Rd., Wethersfield, CT 06109 800-899-7645/410-335-3700 800-999-TURF 800-243-0232/860-529-6869 @ Tee to Green January/February 1999 ft Denotes MetGCSA member