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DAVIS Secession Golf Club Beaufort, SC (843) 522-4642 [email protected] Vice-President November -December 2011 DOUGLAS C. LOWE, CGCS Greensboro Country Club Greensboro, NC Columns and Departments (336) 691-5822 [email protected] 2 President’s Message Secretary-Treasurer 4 Executive Director’s Message STEPHEN T. HAMILTON, CGCS Dunes Golf and Beach Club 6 The Pat Jones Index Myrtle Beach, SC 10 On the Road (843) 449-7332 [email protected] 12 Turf Talk Past President 14 USGA Green Section JEFFREY S. CONNELL 16 SC Government Relations Fort Jackson Golf Course Fort Jackson, SC 17 NC Government Relations (803) 787-4723 [email protected] 18 Headliners 34 Local Association News Directors JEREMY D. BOONE, CGCS 36 Industry News Sequoyah National Golf Club Cherokee, NC 42 Welcome New Members (828) 506-7194 [email protected] 42 Our Friends 44 The Clean Up Lap PAUL M. BRANDENBURG, CGCS Furman University Golf Course Greer, SC News and Features (864) 294-2060 [email protected] 20 Distinguished Service CHUCK GREEN Award Goes to Borman Sage Valley Golf Club Aiken, SC 24 Fairways to Heaven (803) 663-8232 A New Take on No-Till [email protected] DAVID K. FRUCHTE, CGCS 28 Floor Walker Pine Needles Resort Make the Most of Trade Show Southern Pines, NC (910) 693-7276 29 Career Closes [email protected] Fisher Draws Line DAVID JACOB, CGCS Benvenue Country Club 30 Small Engines Big Issue Rocky Mount, NC Tier 4 Changes Loom (252) 443-7334 [email protected] 31 Precision Infusion Company Makes Gift WILLIAM E. KENNEDY, CGCS Chechessee Creek Club Bluffton, SC 32 Coach’s Address (843) 987-2740 Penley at Fall Meeting [email protected] DAVID LEE Hope Valley Country Club Cover: Carolinas GCSA Distinguished Service Award winner, Durham, NC Chuck Borman, at the association headquarters in Liberty, SC. (919) 489-4308 [email protected] WILLIAM M. PATTON Published bimonthly by the Forest Creek Golf Club CAROLINAS GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION Pinehurst, NC Executive Director: Tim Kreger (910) 693-1373 CAROLINAS GREEN: [email protected] Editor: Trent Bouts email: [email protected] W. BRIAN POWELL, CGCS Design: Sherry Simmons and Rachel Mumford Old Chatham Golf Club CONTACT INFORMATION: Cary, NC 103 Edgemont Avenue, P.O. Box 210 Liberty, SC 29657-0210 (919) 361-1401 Phone: 800-476-4272 Fax: 864-843-1149 Web: www.carolinasgcsa.org [email protected] www.carolinasgcsa.org CAROLINAS green 1 [ search engine powered by magazooms.com ] President John Davis Long Run Comes to an End Carolinas GCSA president, John Davis, right, presents a plaque of appreciation to fall mountain meeting host superintendent, Mark Rogers, at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC. As I reflect on my year as president industry recognize our importance to the I am proud that I was given the and my 11th year serving on the board, game as a whole. I have been fortunate opportunity to serve on the board of (94 - 98 and 2004 – present) I have many to serve with no fewer than 20 past- directors during a time when so many fond memories of my time and the many presidents that I have learned a lot from people contributed so much to form the friendships that I have made along the over the years. From my first days on the great association that we have today. way. I asked some past-presidents for some board to now we have: Your boards, past and present, have been advice before I started my presidency and t .PWFEPVS$POGFSFODFBOE5SBEF4IPX dedicated to serving the superintendent they both said, “Leave the association in out of the basement of the Myrtle Beach and looking out for the best interest of the better shape than when you took the helm Hilton to tents to the present venue and association as a whole. never looked back; and enjoy every moment of your year as I think back on the many of miles that I have traveled during my term on the president because it will be over before t 8FIJSFE$IVDL#PSNBOoUXJDF you know it.” I feel that with the support of board. A vendor representative asked me a great board, a wonderful staff and Tim t 1VSDIBTFEPVSPXOPďDF recently, “Why did you serve so long and Kreger at the administrative helm, I have was it worth it?” I just smiled and said, “I accomplished both. t $SFBUFEBSFMJBCMFTPVSDFPGSFTFBSDI wanted to give back to this industry that I This year the board hired Charlie dollars with Rounds4Research; love and that has given me and my family Rountree as our new South Carolina a comfortable living and, yes, it was worth government relations counsel, approved t (JWFOIVOESFETPGUIPVTBOETPGEPMMBST every minute.” to turfgrass research; the purchase of a new database system and I want to take a moment to thank Secession Golf Club management, newly updated webpage design, formed a t 3BJTFEBMFHJTMBUJWFWPJDFJOCPUI members and especially my staff for their new assistant superintendents committee, Carolinas with the hiring of Chris and adopted a new financial protocol Valauri, NC and Charlie Rountree, SC; support and understanding that allowed that is a fiscal written policy for the me to serve my association. And also association. I think the biggest news of the t 5BLFOCarolinas Green to award- my family, for their patience and full year is that in these tough economic times, winning heights and improved our understanding that this was something I when all we hear and see is bad news on media presence; had to do. the economic front, the Carolinas GCSA And most of all, to the good Lord for has produced another stellar outcome t &TUBCMJTIFEBHSFBUXPSLJOHSFMBUJPOTIJQ giving me the opportunity. with this year’s Conference and Trade with our industry partners who are the Thank you and God Bless. cornerstone of our association; Show. This says a lot about who we are as an association and as a golfing region. t &TUBCMJTIFEWJBCMFXPSLJOHSFMBUJPOTIJQT The boards of directors over the with our allied associations; years have strived to improve the professionalism of the golf course t #FDPNFBMFBEFSJOUIFJOEVTUSZ JOUIF superintendent and to make the golf Carolinas and the nation. 2 CAROLINAS green November - December 2011 [ search engine powered by magazooms.com ] NORTICA® HAS TURNED NEMATODE MANAGEMENT ON ITS HEAD. Before, you waited for nematodes to cause damage. Now, with Nortica,® you can help manage nematode problems before they start. Nortica contains a naturally-occurring active ingredient that protects turf roots from nematodes. Roots grow deeper, turf looks healthier and your course is as lush as it can be. Why wait? Take a fresh look at nematode management with Nortica. Learn more at BackedbyBayer.com/Nortica Bayer CropScience LP, Environmental Division, 2 T.W. 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So trade show floor or manning the booths. many people live their lives without even Make the most of the chance to catch seeing a blade of grass in the day let alone up with as many people as you can. In the wildlife that abounds on our courses challenging times it always helps to know in the Carolinas. that you have people you can reach out to A lot of people are quite happy and for support and answers. None of you are content with that lifestyle and good luck alone. We may not have a uniform but it to them. But there’s not a superintendent has to feel good to know that every single in the business who doesn’t love the out- person on that trade show floor is on doors. Remember, it’s also true that there your side. are a lot of people stuck in cubicles or Then there’s Thanksgiving itself and, on production lines who love it too. of course, Christmas. Any time that any Be thankful. of us can spend with family should be We can also look forward to the next viewed as a success. Because let’s face it, hand we shake for the first time. If golf that is why we do what we do.