Golf Course Management - January 2014 by Golf Course Management

INSIDE:

Florida’s fertilizer conundrum

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GCSAA’s new Key Contacts program 36 Preventing tree injuries 56

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Finding the balance in your greens 140

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A jam-packed menu of education and exhibitions awaits in Orlando at the 2014 Golf Industry Show. PAGE 80

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Muddied waters

Contradictory rules regarding fertilization practices have stirred up controversy and confusion in the state of Florida. Stacie Zinn Roberts

From the roots up: Preventing tree injuries When it comes to trees, Ben Franklin’s advice is best: “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” John C. Fech, Ph.D.

Fear and loathing and the ADA Adapting golf courses for disabled golfers isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s also a good investment for the game. Jim Ferrin, CGCS Sam Samuelson, CGCS

2014 GCSAA Education Conference and Golf Industry Show

80 Outsiders’ Orlando Veteran visitors name their favorite things about O-Town. • 82 Center stage stars Golfing legend Annika Sorenstam and actor/comedian Bill Engvall are the marquee names headlining special events in Orlando at the Golf Industry Show. • 86 Turf Bowl XX For the past 20 years, turfgrass students have come to the Golf Industry Show to test their knowledge and compete for the honor of their school. • 88 There’s no business like small businesses They hardly possess the largest booths at the Golf Industry Show, but small businesses that you may not know a whole lot about dream big when it comes to gaining a foothold in the industry. 102 Trade show map 104 Meet the exhibitors • 116 Candidates • 152 Membership milestones • On the Cover: Florida, responsible for more than three-quarters of the oranges grown annually in the United States, welcomes the 2014 Golf Industry Show.

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RESEARCH

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Just what the grass requires: Using minimal levels for sustainable nutrition

Cutting Edge Teresa Carson

Good turf performance can be achieved at lower nutrient levels. Micah Woods, Ph.D. Larry Stowell, Ph.D. Wendy Gelernter, Ph.D.

Finding the balance

Core aeration affects turf health, soil physical properties and the playability of golf course greens. Jeff Atkinson, M.S. Bert McCarty, Ph.D.

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INSIGHTS

Turf Breaking the language barrier Teresa Carson

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Retrofit EFI: Is it worth consideration? Scott R. Nesbitt

Advocacy Making contact Kaelyn Seymour

36 Environment 38 Gently down the stream Bunny Smith

Career

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Up to speed Product news Industry news Climbing the ladder

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On course Coming up New members In the field

Winning interview strategies Carol D. Rau, PHR

175 Newly certified 175 On the move 184 Final shot

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The road map to 2020 Patrick R. Finlen, CGCS pfnlen@olyclub.com

We think the addition of Shatto and Dockstader to the GCSAA team signals our dedication to executing our strategic plan for 2020 and to making sure that your association is not satisfed with business as usual.

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Several times in the past year, I have written about GCSAA’s vision for the future — both the future of the association and the future of the golf course management industry — the strategic planning work put in by your national board of directors as we refned this vision and what we believe our business will look like in the year 2020. There is little doubt about the value of longterm planning and the benefts that kind of work can deliver. Whether you are mapping out where you’d like to see your own golf course management operation 10 years down the line or charting a course for the 19,000 members of a worldwide organization such as GCSAA, these exercises can help lead to a clarity of purpose for organizations that simply isn’t possible when you’re focused only on the moment. That doesn’t mean there aren’t challenges along the way. Finding the time to commit to these activities among the litany of day-to-day challenges that we face in the golf course management industry is a defnite hurdle. Knowing that the tangible benefts from such long-range forecasting might not be realized for years can also hinder a full investment in this type of work. Fortunately, the strategic planning that we have undertaken this year at GCSAA is already paying dividends. In November, we announced the hiring of two new executive-level staff members — Chief Operating Offcer Matt Shatto and Chief Business Development Offcer J.D. Dockstader. You can read more about each gentleman in this issue of GCM (Page 24), but the skills and experiences they bring to the table and the responsibilities they will take on are all key components of our vision for 2020. In our new COO, we believe we have found an individual with the skills and experience to continue the association’s forward momentum on issues such as technology, professional development and advocacy, all of which will be important components of GCSAA’s vision for what the association and industry will look like in the not-so-distant future. By creating a new executive position focused on matters of business development and then

flling that position with an individual with a rich background in this arena, we are confdent that we have enhanced the association’s ability to achieve growth in industry revenues and success in fundraising for the Environmental Institute for Golf, both key components to ensuring a strong foundation for the future. On a broader scale, though, we think the addition of Shatto and Dockstader to the GCSAA team signals our dedication to executing our strategic plan for 2020 and to making sure that your association is not satisfed with business as usual, that new ideas and new strategies will be the order of the day now and moving forward. Another key component of our plans for the future of the association and the industry includes the continued evolution of our work internationally with golf course superintendents in all corners of the world. We have been especially active in China, where our educational partnership with Reed Guanghe Exhibitions for both the China and Asia Golf Shows is growing with each passing event. Most recently, GCSAA was involved in several events during November’s Asia Golf Show in Shenzhen. Whether it was the hands-on instruction of the Turf Science Academy or classroom sessions on soil health and staff management, attendance at these events reached new heights across the board, offering further proof that our efforts are paying dividends among golf course management professionals in these regions. Finally, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention next month’s Golf Industry Show in Orlando, and the excellent package of information about that event available in this issue of GCM (Page 80). I frmly believe regular attendance at this event is one of the most important things a superintendent can do for his or her career, and I certainly hope you’ll decide to take advantage of the world-class education, networking and exhibitions that are available there.

Patrick R. Finlen, CGCS, is the general manager at The Olympic Club in San Francisco and a 29-year GCSAA member.

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Welcome to the new GCM Scott Hollister shollister@gcsaa.org twitter: @GCM_Magazine

I bury you in these clichés and qualifers because by now it’s probably pretty obvious that something has changed about GCM. For the frst time since 2007, this magazine has an all-new look and feel, a new fow and several new features.

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People fear change. I know I’m painting with a very broad brush by saying that, but for the most part, people like the familiar more than the unfamiliar. They like what they know much more than what they don’t know. They prefer the tried-and-true as opposed to the path less traveled. That’s why the decision to institute change can be such a wrenching one for organizations and institutions. Even when that change is almost universally accepted as being a key to future growth, development and success, it’s still diffcult to escape the instinct to not rock the boat too much, to not fx something that isn’t broken. I bury you in these clichés and qualifers because by now it’s probably pretty obvious that something has changed about GCM. For the frst time since 2007, this magazine has an all-new look and feel, a new fow and several new features. It’s work that took the GCM staff nearly a year to complete, from concept to implementation, and it’s work that we’re extremely proud of and excited for you to see. In the course of our preparations for this redesign, I made several presentations to groups of GCSAA members — from GCSAA’s national board of directors to the members of the Strategic Communications Committee — and one question that was common to all of these experiences was, “Why?” Why, they typically wanted to know, did we need to redesign and repackage GCM? Didn’t readership surveys and feedback from advertisers tell us we were doing just fne the way we were? Why were we fxing something that wasn’t broken? I found one of the best ways to respond to those inquiries was by posing a question of my own: Why do golf courses go through redesign or renovation projects? In most instances, the existing golf course is probably in good mechanical order. It probably compares favorably with the newer golf courses up the road. It probably has a group of fairly loyal, fairly consistent customers. But maybe the course’s owners or club members decide the layout needs a few new touches, the irrigation system, the bunkers, the cart paths need modernization. Maybe they want to keep up with the Joneses and their

fancy new course up the road. Maybe they’re looking to attract a whole new group of loyal and consistent customers. Maybe they’re not fxing something that isn’t broken. Maybe it’s just time. As we dove deep into GCM and the work that we were producing each month, we came to many of the same realizations as those golf course owners. We had a great product that our customers loved and embraced, but we felt like we could make it even better. That’s why you’ll fnd our market-leading research section, the Photo Quiz and our main package of feature stories in the same places you always have, albeit with a new look and a fresh coat of paint. That’s why we’ve taken our popular Front Nine news section and made it larger, with new data-driven graphics and an enhanced menu of regular monthly topic-focused columns, covering an array of issues that matter to all working superintendents, from turf to technology, government relations and advocacy to career development. And that’s why our industry and product news sections, long a staple in GCM, will continue to deliver the latest updates from the world of golf course management in a package that is brighter, more modern and easier to consume. We’ve also upped the ante when it comes to our focus on GCSAA members and the work that they do every day. You’ll see more stories written by them and more stories written about them, all part of a conscious effort on our parts to increase the spotlight on the men and women who make up this great profession and who remain the focus of our staff’s efforts as we put together each issue of GCM. We realize that change can be hard. We realize that changes to something that you count on every month for the latest news, information and insight about your business and your career can be even harder. But we’re confdent that the changes we’ve instituted with this redesign serve only to make a good thing even better, and we hope that you’ll continue to fnd GCM a valuable resource, both now and well into the future. Scott Hollister is GCM’s editor-in-chief.

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A golf mecca in the Sunshine State Baseball icon Babe Ruth played here. Thomas Edison has been on the grounds. Golf legend Gene Sarazen had a cottage there for his winter home. Presidents Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush played golf on the property as did the Duke of Edinburgh. Sam Parks Jr., 1935 U.S. Open champion, was a club member. President Barack Obama, before he took offce, made a brief stop. Each one of these men has made history for different reasons. No question that this place they came to know is a historical landmark in its own right. There are hundreds of golf courses in Florida, site of next month’s 2014 Golf Industry Show in Orlando. One course in the Sunshine State, though, claims it is unlike any of the others. You get the picture as soon as you drive up to it. The sign upon entrance to Belleair Country Club in Belleair, Fla., reads “Florida’s First Golf Club.” Although legendary golf course architect Geoffrey Cornish claimed that a nine-hole municipal course in Sarasota built in 1886 was the state’s frst formal golf course, Belleair just might be Florida’s oldest existing golf course (originally it was called Belleview Biltmore Country Club). In 1897, Belleair built six holes with elevated greens surfaced with crushed seashells to serve as a winter golf destination. “Everybody and their brother who was important came here,” says Belleair’s GCSAA Class A head superintendent Andy Neiswender (pictured), a 12-year member of the association, who oversees two 18-hole layouts that were designed by famed architect Donald Ross. The person who made it all possible at Belleair has a city named in his honor. Henry Bradley Plant (Plant City, Fla.)

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Feb. 1-3

The 2014 GCSAA Golf Championships will be contested at 6 Orlando-area golf courses

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Number, in millions, of visitors to Orlando in the past year

Total acres, in millions, that greater Orlando encompasses

74° 450

Average daytime high temperature for Orlando in February

Hours of education that will be offered at the 2014 Golf Industry Show

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spending generated by tourism in Orlando, in billions

Ph.D.s who will be presenting at the GCSAA Education Conference

Total attendees and turf experts at GCSAA’s frst education program in 1928

Feb. 5

GCSAA recognizes certifed golf course superintendents at Celebrating Certifcation!, 12:30 p.m. in the Orange County Convention Center

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The sign outside Belleair Country Club refers to its historic status.

dreamed of a winter resort, and he made it come to fruition. Part of the master plan featured the Belleview Biltmore Hotel, a grand palace where guests stayed after arriving by rail (Plant built railroads and steamships). The hotel, now vacant, abuts 2,450 acres of lush golf turf. “Back in the day, the hotel was elegant,” says Bill Conway, club professional and director of golf at Belleair from 1962 to 2008. “It was tuxedos for men, long dresses for ladies. The golf course, well, it’s stood the test of time. It’s not a long course. It has brilliant views from the bluffs overlooking Clearwater Bay. Quite an old, special place.” Neiswender, 44, credits his staff, including superintendent Kevin Maguire, assistant superintendent Chase McKeithen, equipment manager Bill Cash, landscape foreman Jeff Benedict and administrative assistant Debbie Darling, for their effort in overseeing two courses that average 25,000 rounds annually. As a 19-year-old, Neiswender was thrust into the business unexpectedly. At the time he was a college student, working at a golf course to help pay tuition, when a major opportunity surfaced. “I actually helped build Sundance Golf Club (now Scotland Yards Golf Club). It was built out of an old orange grove,” says Neiswender, who credits superintendents Tony Disano and Buddy Carmouche for educating him in the business. “The superintendent left in 1989, and the job fell into my lap. I had a restricted pesticide license and I learned any way I could, from vendors such as Harrell’s, who offered education. That’s when it clicked for me.” Now, years later, Neiswender serves in part as a caretaker of history at a facility that has been around way longer than most. He credits people such as general manager Ed Shaughnessy for modernizing a facility that helped establish Florida as a place to golf so many years ago. “It’s still got that old feel to it here,” Neiswender says. “Between the views and the history, I think it’s an awesome place to work.” — Howard Richman, GCM associate editor

And the award goes to É Recipients of three major GCSAA awards were recently announced. Three men earned the GCSAA Col. John Morley Distinguished Service Award (DSA). They are Stephen Cadenelli, CGCS, who served as GCSAA president in 1991; Bruce Clarke, Ph.D., director of the Center for Turfgrass Science at Rutgers University; and Bruce Martin, Ph.D., professor of entomology, soils and plant sciences at Clemson University. Roger Stewart, CGCS, is receiving the GCSAA’s President’s Award for Environmental Stewardship. Stewart works at TPC Twin Cities. The award is based on environmental contributions to the game of golf, contributions that exemplify the superintendent’s image as a steward of the land. Anthony Williams, CGCS, is receiving GCSAA’s 2014 Excellence in Government Relations Award. Williams, a 17year member of the association, serves as the director of grounds at Stone Mountain (Ga.) Golf Club by Marriott. The award recognizes and honors an individual, chapter or coalition/alliance that demonstrates outstanding advocacy or compliance efforts in government relations. You can read more about the President’s Award, EGR Award and DSA honorees in the February issue of GCM.

Finlen earns new title at The Olympic Club GCSAA President Patrick R. Finlen, CGCS, became general manager at The Olympic Club effective Dec. 1. Finlen, who was promoted to director of golf operations earlier in 2013, continues to oversee golf operations at the 45-hole facility. In a letter to club members, The Olympic Club President Dennis F. Murphy said that Finlen was selected for the position because of his “signifcant experience, knowledge, credentials, style and ft with our culture.”

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The Turf Science Academy at Long Island in Dongguan, China, was attended by more than 120 people. Photo by Eric Boedecker Shatto

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GCSAA adds executive leaders GCSAA’s two newest executives began their roles this month. Matt Shatto is the new chief operating offcer. Shatto most recently served as city administrator for the city of North Kansas City, Mo. He also has had success in the private sector with the development of his family’s dairy business (Shatto Milk Co.) into a multi-million dollar organization. Shatto is focusing on the execution and delivery of member programs and services with focus on areas such as technology solutions, enhanced professional development and advocacy. GCSAA also created a new executive-level position — chief business development offcer — and hired J.D. Dockstader to fll that role. He will focus on enhancing the association’s revenue generation and brand awareness efforts as they relate specifically to areas such as international initiatives, the Environmental Institute for Golf (EIFG), the Golf Industry Show, and new partnerships and business opportunities. Dockstader has more than 17 years of experience in strategic business development, most recently serving as director of commercial facilities for the city of Mesa, Ariz. “We are very excited to welcome Matt and J.D. to the GCSAA staff,” says Rhett Evans, GCSAA CEO. “The addition of these two experienced professionals gives us the opportunity to create an alignment that better enables us to expand into areas of signifcant opportunity and help us implement our strategic priorities.”

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GCSAA gets down to business in China Before the end of 2013, GCSAA participated in multiple facets of a major event on another continent. At the Asia Golf Show in Shenzhen, China, the featured speaker on the frst day of the GCSAA education program was Xi Xiong, Ph.D., who was having a homecoming of sorts. Xiong, a native of Sichuan Province, is an assistant professor in the University of Missouri’s division of plant sciences. Hal Phillips, managing director of golf and resorts, Mandarin Media, was on hand to speak with Xiong. In order to deliver her 2½-hour seminar “Soil management for turfgrass — the root of problems and opportunity,” she was obliged to leave the U.S. before Thanksgiving. Xiong was too busy at the golf show to make it home to Sichuan. “I couldn’t get there on this trip, but I did make it home to Sichuan for a visit back in July, and I have some family coming to visit me here,” Xiong told Phillips. “I left China in 2002, and speaking here was the frst time I could really do something for the Chinese people in my profession. That’s very meaningful, so I couldn’t miss it.” Phillips reports that Xiong concentrated on weed management and soil water repellency, which is responsible for localized dry spot, a common problem for sand-based putting greens. She discussed the impact of nutrient status, pH and water availability on turfgrass root and shoot growth, in addition to strategies for dealing with nutrient defciencies and soil-borne diseases. Those who attended both days of the GCSAA education program earned a certifcate of completion, in addition to GCSAA education points applicable to a wide range of industry-recognized certifcation programs. GCSAA directed the agronomic education program on behalf of show organizer Reed Guanghe Exhibitions. In addition to Xiong, Bruce Williams, CGCS, presented “High performance golf course management,” a detailed discussion of effective staff hiring,

staff training, budgeting and long-range planning. Also, the 2013 Turf Science Academy, presented in partnership with Jacobsen, was held at Long Island Golf and Country Club in Changan Town in Dongguan. It provided attendees with an in-depth look at the newest innovations in golf course management. Attendance at this event exceeded the 120 mark, nearly twice as many as took part in last year’s Turf Science Academy.

Crop Science Society honors graduate students At the annual meeting of the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) in November, the Turfgrass Science division of the society (also known as C5) honored graduate students for their scientifc research, which had been presented at the meeting as a poster or an oral presentation. The graduate students’ work is evaluated by turfgrass scientists, and the awards are funded by GCSAA, the Turfgrass Science division, the Turfgrass Breeders Association and the C5 Industry Committee. The top winners in each category for 2013 are listed below. • GCSAA oral presentation: Paul R. Giordano, Michigan State; A new host for an old pathogen: Describing the genetic relationships among Acidovorax spp. from different plant hosts • GCSAA poster: Zane Raudenbush, Kansas State University; The impact of nitrogen source and spray volume on the colonization of silvery thread moss • C5 oral presentation: Joseph A. Roberts, North Carolina State University; Biostimulant and plant growth regulator effects on etiolation of creeping bentgrass putting green turf • C5 poster: Giordano, Michigan State; Exploring symptomology and disease development of bacterial etiolation and decline • Turfgrass Breeders Association oral presentation: Renee Rioux, University of Wisconsin; Culture-based and mo-

lecular detection of Sclerotinia homoeocarpa in commercial creeping bentgrass seed • Turfgrass Breeders Association poster: Joshua Friell, University of Minnesota; Evaluation of cool-season turfgrass species mixtures for roadsides • Industry oral presentation: Charles J Schmid, Rutgers University; Potassium source and rate effect on anthracnose severity of annual bluegrass • Industry poster: John Haguewood, University of Missouri; Plant-available water in hydrophobic soils affected by wetting agents. In addition to the graduate student awards for scientifc research, the Turfgrass Science division of CSSA also presented the Chris Stiegler Turfgrass Science Student Travel Award. Stiegler was an assistant professor of turfgrass ecology and physiology at Texas A&M University when he and his wife, Jenny, were killed in an automobile accident on Dec. 24, 2010. The travel award honors Stiegler’s contributions to the Turfgrass Science division of CSAA by offering travel grants to help graduate students attend the annual CSSA meetings. In 2013, six award winners received grants of $1,000 each: Joshua Friell, University of Minnesota; Quincy Law, Purdue University; Michael Flessner, Auburn University; Phillip Vines, Mississippi State University; Paul Giordano, Michigan State University; and Charles J Schmid, Rutgers University. The Turfgrass Science division of CSSA will host a golf tournament to support the endowment for the Stiegler award fund when the CSSA meetings are held in Long Beach, Calif., later this year.

One more honor for GCSAA’s Old Tom Morris Award winner Annika Sorenstam, GCSAA’s 2014 Old Tom Morris Award recipient, is receiving the 2013 PGA First Lady of Golf Award. The First Lady of Golf Award was launched in 1998 and has been presented biennially since 2011. It is given to a woman who has made signifcant contributions to the promotion of the game of golf. Barbara Nicklaus, wife of Jack Nicklaus, received the inaugural award. Sorenstam is being honored Jan. 22 at the PGA of America Awards. On Feb. 5, she is being honored at the Opening Session of the Golf Industry Show at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando.

Barrow on the mend The First Tee Chief Executive Offcer Joe Louis Barrow Jr. continues to recover from a hemorrhagic stroke that he suffered Nov. 23. Steve Mona, chief executive offcer of the World Golf Foundation, told GCM that he spoke with Barrow in mid-December. Mona said that Barrow suffered no permanent damage to his speech, vision and extremities. High blood pressure was the main cause of the stroke, Mona said, and Barrow is taking medications to address the issue.

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“He’s already back, engaged, working a couple of hours a day by phone and email. All in all, it’s very good news,” Mona said. “All of us are very pleased with that. He came through it.” Mona said he expected Barrow to return to work full time sometime this month. Barrow is the son of legendary heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis.

A ‘grass roots’ initiative GCSAA and its philanthropic organization, the Environmental Institute for Golf (EIFG), have signed on as Silver Partners for Grass Roots, a collaborative effort between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Turfgrass Federation at the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington D.C. The Grass Roots initiative is “committed to helping citizens, including national decision makers, understand new and emerging science underlying our nation’s beautiful lawns, athletic felds and gardens,” according to the National Arboretum. Groundbreaking for the exhibit took place in November, and Chase Rogan, GCSAA Mid-Atlantic feld staff representative, attended. What follows is a portion of Rogan’s report from the event. You can read the report in its entirety at http://gcsaa-mid-atlantic.blogspot.com/2013/11/a-grassroots-initiative.html: As professionals in the turf industry, we search for ways to communicate to the public what it is that we do, how we steward our environment, and especially, how turfgrass benefts our society, economy and health. We all know these things, but how do we tell others? Well, one new communication vehicle is offcially on the road to support this ambition — the turfgrass exhibit at the National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. Arboretum assistant director Kevin Morris outlined the fve components of the exhibit, scheduled for completion in the spring: • Outdoor interactive area • Web-based information • Workshops, symposiums, product demos • National greenscape corridor • Personal “Grass Roots” stories Frank Rossi, Ph.D., at Cornell University, presented an educational lecture detailing the history of America’s love

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for lawns. “Can we sustain this love affair?” Rossi asked the crowd. The answer was an emphatic “yes.” To support his theory, Rossi presented science-based information on turf’s role as a carbon sink and water flter in the context of golf, lawns, landscapes and athletic felds. However, if we are going to sustain, Rossi said, we must do it smartly, starting with educating the public. Geoffrey Rinehart has been hired to coordinate the development and maintenance of the project, and will oversee the exhibit on a full-time basis, which will ensure that the exhibit will be maintained at the standard expected of our beloved golf courses. The all-inclusive exhibit will display a real-life par-3 golf hole, complete with a tee, green and fairway. Likewise, a green roof, a rain garden, sports felds, lawn games and cool- and warm-season grasses will be showcased — and that’s only half of it. Imagine an interactive center for displaying responsible fertilization practices, proper water use and re-use techniques, maintenance demos and recreational lawn games. Superintendents of the Mid-Atlantic GCSA chapter will play a key role in supporting the exhibit by offering their expertise in management, assistance with turf equipment maintenance and possible labor support. Not only is this a great way to get involved, it’s also a great way to embrace an industry initiative that will beneft our livelihood. Grass Roots is the name — and how could it be any better?

Hall call for two Georgia superintendents Certifed golf course superintendents Mark Esoda and Ken Mangum — who work 20 miles apart — now have something more in common. Both have been inducted into

the Georgia Golf Course Superintendents Association Hall of Fame. Esoda has spent 24 years at Atlanta Country Club. He was president of the Georgia GCSA in 1995 and 1996 and was Superintendent of the Year in 2001. He received GCSAA’s Distinguished Service Award in 2008 following a campaign to maintain golf’s access to water during drought. In 2011, Esoda became just the second superintendent inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame. Mangum, meanwhile, has 25 years of experience at Atlanta Athletic Club, where he has overseen two PGA Championships, a U.S. Women’s Open and a U.S. Junior Championship. Mangum was president of the Georgia GCSA in 1997 and 1998 and was the association’s Superintendent of the Year in 2003. Last year, Mangum received GCSAA’s Distinguished Service Award. He served on GCSAA’s Board of Directors from 1996 to 2001.

Finding her niche in a land far, far away Nuzhat Gul has made quite a name for herself since she graduated in horticulture and landscape from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Gul is the frst female turf manager in India, according to India Today. “We want some tournaments to be held here. We want players from the Western countries to come and play here,” Gul told the publication about her course, 18-hole Royal Springs Golf Course in Srinagar. Gul has worked at the course since 2002.

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NEWS An alternative north of the border It may be wintertime at Stony Plain Golf Course in Alberta, Canada, but GCSAA international superintendent member Scott Hiles isn’t bored. A cross-country skiing area that runs the circumference of the golf course has Hiles (10-year association member) and his staff busy, according to a story in the Spruce Grove Examiner. www.sprucegroveexaminer.com/2013/12/06/town-ofstony-plain-opens-up-cross-country-ski-trail-that-runaround-the-edge-of-golf-course

Walk softly and carry a wooden stick It took a while, but Eddie Stimpson’s wooden slat eventually found its niche in the game of golf. The story of the Stimpmeter in the Burlington County Times goes inside how reading green speed never was the same after Stimpson got involved. www.burlingtoncountytimes. com/life-style/guides/golf/a-simple-wooden-stick/arti cle_59c40cce-9425-5e74-b0cd-1cd21a9a630d.html

Arizona courses unite in wastewater effort More than a dozen golf courses in Arizona use reclaimed city wastewater that they funded to survive, KTAR.com reports. Jeff Plotts, 20-year GCSAA member and director of golf course operations at TPC Scottsdale, weighs in on this plan’s importance.http:// ktar.com/22/1674891/Wastewater-partnership-keepsScottsdales-golf-courses-in-the-green

Can weather dictate capital improvement scenarios? Pre-winter weather fuctuations ranging from droughts to record rains probably have golf course owners, general managers and superintendents facing diffcult decisions on whether to spend this winter on improvements, according to a report in Golf Business. www.golfbusiness.com/article.aspx ?id=2748&bq=6yfv%5Eg433$

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Breaking the language barrier

Alfredo Martinez, Ph.D., will be teaching a Spanish-language seminar on fungicides at the GIS in Orlando. Photo courtesy of Alfredo Martinez

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Ever heard of tar spot? Alfredo Martinez has. In fact, he may be one of the frst to identify tar spot on seashore paspalum in Georgia. A dedicated scientist as well as an associate professor in the department of plant pathology at the University of Georgia’s Griffn campus, Martinez is passionate about his work. Over the past 27 years the Montana State University graduate has studied a wide range of topics and plant species, but as an Extension specialist in Georgia, he has become deeply involved in providing information to turfgrass managers about new and recurring turf diseases and in developing cultural biological and chemical methods of disease control for both warmand cool-season grasses. Martinez’s current research involves identifying strategies for managing and controlling dollar spot on seashore paspalum and brown patch on both warmand cool-season grasses. “We are always looking for new ways to communicate the information,” says Martinez, who cites the turfgrass section of the university’s Cooperative Extension websites (http:// extension.uga.edu/agriculture/turfgrass/ and www.georgiaturf.com) as one source of information for Georgia superintendents and other turfgrass managers. In an effort to get the word out, Martinez also works closely with fellow faculty members Patrick McCullough, Ph.D., and Clint Waltz, Ph.D., who were the frst to develop turfgrass management apps for superintendents. His Extension outreach has a long arm, as Martinez consults regularly with county Extension agents throughout the state and provides education and training for superintendents. Although he works closely with the Georgia GCSA, his world extends far beyond golf, encompassing landscape professionals, sod producers and athletic feld managers. It’s no surprise that Martinez says he “travels quite a bit” and analyzes numerous turf samples. Fungicidas de Céspedes: Todo lo que quería saber pero tenía miedo a preguntar When: Wednesday, Feb. 5, 8 a.m.–3 p.m. Instructor: Alfredo Martinez, Ph.D., University of Georgia

Part of Martinez’s travel in 2014 will include a short hop to Orlando, where the native of Mexico will be presenting “Turfgrass fungicides: All you wanted to know but were afraid to ask” in Spanish at GCSAA’s education conference. Martinez, who also taught a seminar at the 2013 Golf Industry Show, praises GCSAA for reaching out to diverse audiences. “GCSAA is in the forefront of doing great things to bring people together. They are taking steps to break down barriers to make the information accessible to more people,” he says. “There were a variety of superintendents at last year’s seminar. They were from Colombia, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, California.” Providing classes in foreign languages is an essential step for the association, according to Martinez. “The people who take the classes in Spanish have a working knowledge of English, but it makes it easier for them to hear the lecture and discussion in Spanish. We are trying to reach that audience, trying to make the subject understandable. They feel more comfortable asking questions in their native language. Often by the time they have formulated questions in English in their heads, they may feel like the seminar has moved on and it’s inappropriate to ask the question.” This year’s Spanish-language seminar will address in detail the modes of action of various turfgrass fungicides and bio-fungicides and their relevance to disease control. The major chemical groups of fungicides will be identifed, and product selection and application timing will be discussed. Special emphasis will be given to product effcacy, performance of proven and new products and spraying techniques. The session will discuss in detail appropriate nozzle selection, pressure, and equipment. The seminar will also cover strategies for maximum fungicide effcacy and the use of fungicides to control specifc diseases as well as costs and Internet resources. Fungicide resistance and strategies to circumvent it will be covered. The importance of soil fertility in relation to disease control will be reviewed briefy. Teresa Carson is GCM’s science editor.

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(shop) Replacing a damaged carburetor with electronic fuel injection makes no sense economically, but would be an interesting tinkering project. The inset picture shows a throttle-body fuel injection nozzle for an engine three times larger than the typical V-twin gasoline engines found on turf equipment. Photos by Scott Nesbitt

Retroft EFI: is it worth consideration? With electronic fuel injection (EFI) replacing carburetors on air-cooled engines powering some new turf equipment, daring souls may think about converting older carbureted engines to the modern computer-controlled engine management system. Unless you have time to tinker and a big budget, chances are you’re better off waiting to replace old equipment with new machines that start life with EFI engines. Conversion is for hobbyists. Check Youtube.com under “EFI small engines.” Is EFI that much better? Yes. Cars and trucks have used EFI for 25 years, achieving improved fuel economy, reduced emissions, improved engine life and increased reliability. Gone are the fooding and vapor-locking that marred my youth. Motorcycles, particularly the small one-cylinder Asian “monkey bikes,” have seen increasing use of EFI to improve power and reduce emissions. Some of the cycle EFI components end up on experiments seen on YouTube. Turf mowers with EFI engines have been in limited production for more than 10 years. The learning curve is suffciently fat now, and several mower makers offer the technology. Cars and cycles have a throttle directly controlled by the driver. Turf equipment engine speed is controlled by a governor, and that’s a big difference. On-road EFI technology doesn’t

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directly translate, or trickle down, to the turf small engine market, and that slowed introduction of EFI for the green industry. On a carburetor-governed engine, you select a desired engine speed by stretching a spring, which pulls the throttle wide open. When the engine comes up to speed, centrifugal force from the governor’s spinning fyweights counteract the spring, pushing the throttle closed. No road vehicle has to deal with the continual schizophrenic push-pull mechanical throttle-fuel-timing balancing process found in a mower engine bouncing across the rough. With EFI, engine speed is read directly off the fywheel by a magnetic pickup sensor. The data instantly feed the electronic control unit (ECU), which adjusts fuel fow, throttle position and ignition timing to maintain engine speed. The ECU also processes data on incoming air temperature and density, and engine temperature. Drive an EFI mower and you’ll notice the greatly reduced engine “droop” when it hits a load. With carburetion, acceleration is achieved by dumping a “best guess” amount of extra fuel into the intake air stream. With “closed loop” EFI systems, there’s an oxygen sensor in the exhaust system. This detects unused oxygen (lean condition) or unburned fuel (rich condition) and adjusts the fuel injection rate to maintain an “ideal” air-fuel ratio. Acceleration uses a small dose of extra fuel that’s quickly reduced based on the oxygen sensor. The net effect is that EFI engines use about 25 percent less gasoline. Currently, Kohler is

the leading air-cooled EFI engine maker. The engines show up mostly on zero-turn mowers, the largest single segment of the commercial turf market. Competing engine makers should be on the market soon, and the range of EFI-powered machines should rapidly expand. You’ll pay a premium for EFI on a new machine. You should make it up in fuel savings. And internal engine wear should be reduced, because EFI reduces instances of excess gasoline washing oil off the cylinder walls, and ending up diluting the crankcase oil. Here’s an example to put price into perspective: We have a 14-horsepower 7,000-watt generator with a water-damaged carburetor. Heroic efforts are needed to get it started and keep it running. A $70 rebuild kit would not likely repair the damage. A new carb runs about $200. For about $300 there’s a kit that converts the generator to run on propane — we could tap the propane tank that serves the house, and have backup electrical power. We could spend about $700 to $900 for a kit to replace the carburetor with an EFI system. For that price, we could buy a new generator with equal power output. I think we’ll wait.

Scott R. Nesbitt is a freelance writer and former GCSAA staff member. He lives in Cleveland, Ga.

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Making contact The pressures of their job leave golf course superintendents little time to understand how government actions and policies impact their day-to-day work. To help superintendents understand government actions, rules and regulations that affect them, GCSAA offers a robust government relations program focused on advocacy and compliance. Traditionally, the purpose of the program has been to ensure policymakers adopt laws and regulations that help golf facilities. That work will continue, but in 2014 the program will expand its efforts with the launch of an aggressive grass-roots advocacy program. The new Key Contacts program will aim to match a member of GCSAA with a member of Congress in all 435 congressional districts in order to proactively build strong relationships between the two. GCSAA will establish a network of committed volunteers to serve as go-to people for lawmakers and their staff on golf course management issues. Key Contacts will be a fagship program within GCSAA’s government relations program, and the GCSAA Board of Directors has made a signifcant investment in the tools needed to help make GCSAA members successful within this program. Key Contacts will receive the training and resources they need to become effective advocates for the profession. They will also have a job description and receive a member engagement calendar in order to proactively build lawmaker relationships year-round. The Key Contacts program is just one of the exciting new government relations offerings in

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GCSAA’s government relations program is directed by Chava McKeel (left). Kaelyn Seymour is GCSAA’s new government relations specialist. Photo by Roger Billings 2014. GCSAA’s government relations program will also enhance its Web presence by adding a stand-alone advocacy portal connected to the main GCSAA website. This micro site will be a one-stop shop for all things government relations, including grass-roots alerts, advocacy resources, compliance manuals and explanations of GCSAA’s priority issues. A newsletter for those interested in learning about GCSAA’s government relations activities and successes will also be available to GCSAA members. The website and e-newsletter will launch in the spring. Chava McKeel is the associate director of GCSAA’s government relations program. To expand and strengthen its advocacy efforts, GCSAA has brought in Kaelyn Seymour as its new government relations specialist. Seymour, a graduate of Washburn University with a bachelor’s degree in public administration, started in July 2013 and has been busy working on the background pieces needed to make the Key Contacts program successful. Seymour will be the point person for the new program and will be available in the Member Services area of the trade show foor at the Golf Industry Show in Orlando to answer questions about GCSAA’s new government relations offerings and to sign up interested individuals for the Key Contacts program and e-newsletter. Of course, GCSAA’s government relations staff and Washington, D.C.-based frm will continue to lobby on behalf of golf course su-

perintendents at all levels of government, using the issue position statements in the GCSAA Priority Issues Agenda as a guide. GCSAA’s Key Contacts will support and strengthen this lobbying effort. The agenda, as in years past, covers environmental and business issues affecting the golf course management community. This year’s agenda includes the Americans with Disabilities Act, fertilizers, labor and immigration, pesticides, and the value of golf and water management. The agenda is developed annually by the board of directors, Government Relations Committee and staff using feedback received from GCSAA members throughout the year. No signifcant changes were made to the agenda for 2014, however, it was updated to include government relations activities and successes during 2013. GCSAA’s government relations staff, in partnership with GCSAA feld staff throughout the country, looks forward this spring to helping GCSAA members understand these new offerings. Continue to look to GCM as well as the GCSAA website for updates from the government relations program.

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Gently down the stream

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Sometimes, a plan comes together, as Scott Spooner, the superintendent at Leslie Park Golf Course in Ann Arbor, Mich., can tell you. Even when the plan involves city, state and federal stakeholders, cooperation can grease the wheels, fre up the backhoe and get the work done. A comprehensive stream restoration of Traver Creek, a tributary of the Huron River that traverses much of Leslie Park GC’s back nine, broke ground in October 2012; by the time the golf season got into full swing in June 2013, the job was largely complete. The Huron River and its tributaries are within the contributing area of Ford Lake in Ypsilanti, Mich., which had been identifed as impaired under Section 303(d) of the federal Clean Water Act. The pollutants of concern were sediment and phosphorus that led to annual algae blooms in this important recreational waterway. The irrigation pond formed by the impoundment where the stream enters cityowned Leslie Park GC had become so flled with sediment since its construction in 1964 that the irrigation intake was accessing only 6 inches of water, says Spooner, a 15-year member of GCSAA. “Stretching out” the pond in the mid-’90s had only postponed the problem, not solved it. Working with the Washtenaw County Water Resources Commission and with grants and loans from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Spooner oversaw construction of maintainable sediment forebays, a two-stage channel design that reconnects the foodplain and several acres of water-quality treatment wetlands. Harry Sheehan, the county water commission’s environmental manager, says that dredging removed 30,000 yards of sediment. According to Sheehan, the $1.7 million project will reduce sediment by 685 tons and phosphorus by 611 pounds a year. Such large-scale reductions are possible, he adds, because the pollution control practices at Leslie Park GC occur in the downstream portion of the 4,600acre Traver Creek watershed. The stream bed was stabilized using a series of grade-control structures that arrest

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erosive down-cutting and habitat loss. These native stone structures allow the energy of a 9-foot vertical drop within the golf course property to be dissipated without damage to the channel, Sheehan says. In total, he adds, 3,300 linear feet of channel was either daylighted or restored; 6.5 acres of water-quality treatment wetland have been created; and 10.2 acres have been planted with 50 different native species, including 79 native trees and 347 shrubs. Spooner says the native species include blue fag iris, switchgrass, swamp milkweed, asters, black-eyed Susan, blue fox sedge and Joe-Pye weed. The wetlands have been created in fve different areas of the golf course and form an especially attractive view for golfers as they tee off from the 11th and 13th tees, Spooner says. Aesthetics aside, the wetlands also create habitat and movement corridors for wildlife, including a species of butterfy that is on the state endangered species list. The material that was dredged from the irrigation pond was used to raise the No. 10 fairway and tee by about a foot. “We now have a fairway that stays dry,” Spooner says. For more details and photos of the Traver Creek restoration project, visit Spooner’s blog at www.travercreekproject.blogspot.com. Bunny Smith is GCM’s managing editor.

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You just received the phone call you have been anticipating: You made it to the interview phase for a job you are seeking. Now what? Are you prepared? Are you equipped to set yourself apart in the interview and get hired? In this month’s column, I will offer proven strategies and tools to help you prepare and succeed in your next interview. Experience is not enoug . All the other candidates interviewing are qualifed and have experience, education and qualifcations that are similar, if not better, than yours. Let me repeat this: Everyone interviewing is qualifed. So from this stage forward in the hiring process, the focus should be on those points that make you stand out. Do not rely on your experience in the interview; rather, focus on qualities and achievements that will help differentiate you from the other candidates. Focus on t e audience. All of your preparation and message should come from the perspective of meeting the needs of the target golf course and its customers/members. This requires research well beyond just looking at the course’s website. Who is their target customer? What are their future plans and how can you be valuable in getting their priorities accomplished? What unique experience and skills do you have that particularly address those needs? You must be able to articulate a well-reasoned answer as to why you want to work at that particular facility. Demonstrate your insight into what a special place their facility is currently and what it will become if you are trusted to lead their golf course management. Tour t e facility before your interview. Even if they don’t offer a tour as part of the interviewing process, be proactive and ask to see the buildings and grounds. This will provide additional insight into the facility that you can utilize in the interview, particularly regarding agronomics and course conditioning. Use tangible examples in your interview answers. Choose achievements from your experience that pertain directly to your audience. If you are asked to describe your experience with bentgrass greens, don’t just reference that you have been managing bentgrass greens for 10 years. All the other candidates will probably have that experience too. Answer with examples depicting your performance, results, and

why you are the best candidate to trust with their top-quality greens. Be prepared for toug uestions. What if you are asked to describe a weakness? You need to give this topic thoughtful consideration. The key is to present any challenges in a way that conveys your awareness, steps you are taking to correct it and your ability to not let it adversely impact the results you will provide for your employer. Another diffcult question can be related to past supervisors with whom you perhaps didn’t agree. Again, this answer must be carefully considered and framed in a positive tone with a focus on attaining the overall facility goals, not meeting your individual needs. Be prepared for open-ended questions. If you are given an opportunity to direct your answer toward a topic of your choice, you need to hit a home run. This is your opening to convey some of the key points that set you apart and make you the best candidate to lead their golf course management. Don’t miss your chance! Ask questions at t e end. In my experience as a recruiter, it is a red fag when interviewees have no questions at the end of the interview. To me, that conveys their desire for just a job and a paycheck. I want to hire managers who desire a career and to be a valued part of a facility leadership team. Based upon your research of the facility, what aspects are important to you in considering the possibility of accepting a new job? Be honest with yourself and your loved ones and consider the factors that will weigh on your decision if you are offered the job. Finally, send a t ank you. This is another way to demonstrate your professionalism and follow-through skills. Ideally, a handwritten or digitally printed note is a distinctive touch in our fast-paced digital culture.

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Muddied waters Contradictory rules regarding fertilization practices have stirred up controversy and confusion in the state of Florida. Stacie Zinn Roberts

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The University of Florida’s J. Bryan Unruh, Ph.D., leads a ﬁeld day presentation. Photo courtesy of Bryan Unruh

Fertilizer blackout periods, conficting ordinances and mandatory regulations that plague and perplex turf industry experts are now the norm in the Sunshine State.

It all began with a sentence. As J. Bryan Unruh, Ph.D., tells it, a sentence misconstrued by a well-meaning, if misguided, group of environmentalists changed how and when Florida homeowners, landscapers and golf course superintendents can fertilize their grass. Fertilizer blackout periods, conficting ordinances and mandatory regulations that plague and perplex turf industry experts are now the norm in the Sunshine State. Don’t think it can happen where you live and work? Think again. More than a decade ago, the University of Florida published the frst edition of the “Florida Lawn Handbook,” edited by Unruh, now professor and Extension turfgrass specialist in environmental horticulture and associate center director at the West Florida Research and Education Center at the University of Florida in Jay, and Laurie Trenholm, Ph.D., professor in the environmental horticulture department at UF in Gainesville. Both are widely regarded in Florida as turf experts. “If we go back to when the blackout periods frst originated, most of those all stem out from the “Florida Lawn Handbook,” which had a sentence that read, ‘Do not fertilize when rain is imminent.’ Let the storm pass. The environmental groups came back with, ‘Rain is imminent every day in the rainy season,’ and that’s where these blackout ordinances came from,” Unruh says. It rains a lot in Florida. For years it’s been common knowledge that during the summer rainy season on the Gulf Coast you should get off the beach by 2:45 p.m. because at 3 p.m. on the dot the skies open up, lightning strikes, and you’ll be drenched. These aren’t just light sprinkles, either. The summer rains in Florida are monumental downpours that can dump inches — yes, inches — in a matter of minutes. Then, some 15 minutes to an hour later, the clouds dissipate, blue skies return, and all is right with the world — that is, unless you’re a landscaper or golf course superintendent needing to fertilize your turf between June and September. The frst rumblings of fertilizer discontent began in January 2000 in St. Johns County, which includes the large city of Jacksonville, and was directly linked to water quality in the St. Johns River. At that time, the county passed fertilizer restrictions that limited how and when fertilizer could be applied to lawns. Industry organizations, including the Florida GCSA, the Florida Turfgrass Association (FTGA), the Turfgrass Producers of Florida, (TPF, formerly known as the Florida Sod Growers Cooperative) and other allied associations, reached out to the University of Florida turf specialists to form a plan. In October 2000, representatives from all sectors of the turf industry got together and formed a committee that would eventually write a set of science-based guidelines called the Green Industry Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Florida turfgrass maintenance. That document was released in 2002. In the meantime, the issue gained momentum. County governments and local municipalities in every corner of the state placed fertilizer ordinances on their meeting agendas.

A 2003 model ordinance recommended that golf should not be placed under the same fertilizer restrictions as Florida homeowners. The non-binding ordinance left the door open fo stricter rules, however. Photo © Montana Pritchard

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A fertilizer ordinance timeline Source: J. Bryan Unruh, Ph.D.

2004 – 2012 FDEP-funded research Urban Turfgrass Fertilization and Irrigation Best Management Practices for Reducing Impairment of Florida’s Water Resources

June 2002 Green industries BMP completed

02 00 January 2000 St. Johns County ordinance 2000 Establishment of UF/IFAS Interim Turfgrass Fertilizer Recommendations

03 2003 Guidelines for Model Ordinance Language for Protection of Water Quality and Quantity Using Florida-Friendly Lawns and Landscapes

July 2000 UF hosts stakeholder meeting to discuss St. Johns County Ordinance and BMPs

07 January 2007 Golf BMPs completed

08 June 2008 Sod BMPs completed

July 2007 FDACS Consumer Fertilizer Task Force December 2007 Urban Turf Fertilizer Rule

October 2000 Inaugural meeting of the green industries – BMP development process

W. Craig Weyandt is the superintendent at The Moorings Yacht & CC. Photo courtesy of Craig Weyandt

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The industry got together again to craft separate golf BMPs and sod production BMPs, and the state adopted Guidelines for Model Ordinance Language for Protection of Water Quality and Quantity Using Florida-Friendly Lawns and Landscapes in 2003 to serve as a non-binding guideline for local governments. The model ordinance recommended that golf not be placed under the same restrictions as landscapes and, for the most part, golf has been exempt in most ordinances. Unfortunately, the non-binding nature of the model ordinance left the door open for stricter rules from county to county and city to city. Todd Josko is the lobbyist for the FTGA and is president of Josko Public Affairs and Communications based in Tampa. “Florida is unique in that there is no statewide rule,” Josko says. “In most of the country, states have state statutes, statewide rules will be one rule. Florida allows each local government or county or municipality to make its own rules. It’s a horrible idea and a horrible precedent in that 67 counties and 411 municipalities could all have their own rules. They contradict one another within a county and create a labyrinth of rules and regulations that professionals need to navigate.” The impetus for the environmentalist out-

2010 – 2013 Fertilizer pre-emptory legislation attempted

09 January 2009 Florida-Friendly Landscape Guidance Models for Ordinances, Covenants, and Restrictions

13 2013 Urban Turf Fertilizer Rule – revision

June 2009 Florida Gov. Charlie Christ signed into law SB 494 requiring all commercial fertilizer applicators to have an FDACS fertilizer license by Jan. 1, 2014.

cry is directly related to water quality standards required by the federal Department of Environmental Protection and the Clean Water Act. In order to be in compliance with the act, government agencies must meet certain numeric benchmarks for clean water, explains Greg Pheneger, GCSAA Class A director of golf course management at John’s Island Club. Pheneger is a past president of the FTGA and Florida GCSA, as well as the current FGCSA government relations committee chair. “One way to get points is to restrict fertilizer,” says Pheneger, who is a 27-year member of GCSAA. The kicker is that most water pollution is considered nonpoint-source pollution. This means, in frank terms, they just don’t know exactly where it’s coming from. It’s a guess. Nonpoint-nitrogen pollution from thousands of individually owned leaky septic tanks, Pheneger says, is a lot harder to regulate than fertilizer applications. Therefore, fertilizer tends to be the frst target of regulation. Just about everyone interviewed for this story characterized fertilizer as “low-hanging fruit” in the list of possible pollution sources. Pheneger says regulating fertilizer is something local governments can do to “make yourself feel good because you’ve done something, like putting a Band-

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Greg Pheneger is the director of golf course management at John’s Island Club in Florida’s Indian River County. Photo courtesy of Greg Pheneger

Aid over a leak in a dike.” This is not to say that water quality is not an issue in Florida. Some bodies of water are genuinely threatened because of nonpoint-source nitrogen and other pollutants. “I’m for water quality. I fsh. I drink water. I need it to survive. But I want what they’re basing their ordinances on to be science-based,” Pheneger says. At John’s Island, Pheneger manages three golf courses. Two of the courses are in the city of Indian River Shores. The third course is in Indian River County. The county and city have conficting restrictions. Indian River Shores follows the model ordinance, based on science that exempts golf, but the county adopted a blackout period that also requires at least 50 percent slow-release fertilizer on all common areas, around the clubhouse, croquet court and landscaping. To cope with the conficting rules, Pheneger says he’s compartmentalized his 70-person crew as to who can do which tasks where and actually removed turf in certain areas, replacing it with ornamentals, to reduce confusion. Not too far away from Pheneger’s facility, also in Indian River County, is The Moorings Yacht & Country Club. GCSAA Class A superintendent W. Craig Weyandt, who is also

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a Florida Master Naturalist, has been an outspoken proponent for keeping golf courses out of the fertilizer restrictions. His course borders the Indian River Lagoon, a 156-mile-long body of water that is home to 700 species of fsh. Weyandt says the lagoon is “nutrient impaired” and he cares deeply about the health of the waterway. Yet, he believes that it’s not the golf courses along the water that have threatened the health of the lagoon. Imposed buffer zones along the water that help keep fertilizer apps where they’re needed, and out of the water, are standard practice for superintendents in the area. Recent scientifc surveys back up Weyandt, a 23-year GCSAA member, and his fellow superintendents. The Ocean Research and Conservation Association recently conducted a test using a water-quality monitoring device called a Kilroy on the Indian River Lagoon. Weyandt says the device, used to measure salinity, temperature and pollution, actually showed the water adjacent to golf courses on the lagoon to be “cleaner” than in other areas tested. Still, no matter the scientifc evidence, emotions run high when it comes to environmental issues. Weyandt says following meetings where he’s spoken on behalf of the golf industry he’s been “verbally attacked” and has received some

nasty letters from the opposing side. Unruh has witnessed similar tactics. “The environmental groups, the Sierra Club, put people on a bus holding up signs that say if you fertilize your lawn, you’re killing manatees. It’s all emotional. That’s been a challenge for our side. An emotional response can never be combatted with a logical response. It won’t win,” Unruh says. Pheneger says he’s heard that Hernando County, north of Orlando, is considering an ordinance that includes restricting golf course fertilizer on the playing surfaces, and other governments may be looking at golf, too. The best defense the industry can take against these kinds of restrictions, says Josko, is to “get out ahead of the issue.” Josko helped the FTGA and allied associations to craft a plan to educate local governments about the benefts of proper fertilization regimens, pushing the state model ordinance as a framework, and keeping golf out of the mix. Since 2010, Josko reports that nine local governments have passed blackout periods and 44 have adopted the DEP model. The FGCSA helped to create a BMP certifcation program for golf course superintendents. According to Ralph Dain, GCSAA’s feld staff representative for the Florida region,

Darren J. Davis, the superintendent at Olde Florida GC, has been active in a grass-roots campaign to exempt golf from confusing ordinances banning fertilizers in Collier County. Photo courtesy of Darren Davis

“The planning for the BMP manual began in 2002-2007. From 2009 to 2012, a certifcation program was created that reinforces the BMP standards and tests superintendents to become certifed in the BMPs. This certifcation is accredited by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. So far, since 2012, about 30 percent of Florida superintendents have sat for the exam,” Dain says, adding that 275 members have taken the exam and 200 have passed. Darren J. Davis is the GCSAA Class A superintendent at Olde Florida Golf Club in Naples, located in Collier County on Florida’s west coast. Davis is a past president of both the FGCSA and the FTGA. He currently serves on the GCSAA Board of Directors and is a 24year member of the national association. On a local level, when Collier County government offcials were debating fertilizer bans that could have included golf playing surfaces, Davis and other local superintendents who are members of the Everglades Chapter of the FGCSA (including Tim Hiers at Old Collier, Matt Taylor at Royal Poinciana and Mark Black at Quail West Country Club, among others) made calls to local offcials, personally visited them at their offces to drop off copies of the golf BMPs, and reached out to friends and neighbors who had personal relationships with decision makers. The efforts were effective: Golf was exempted from the ordinance. Similar grassroots cam-

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paigns among other FGCSA chapters have had similar positive outcomes. At the national level, Davis says that GCSAA, through the Environmental Institute for Golf, “is actively involved in gathering data and research to tell the true story of the impacts of golf. We’ve done a series of environmental surveys that show the true story and the positive effect that golf courses have on the environment.” In part to try to right the wrong committed by the misuse of the now infamous sentence, Unruh and Trenholm published an article in October 2012 titled “Potential Unintended Consequences Associated with Urban Fertilizer Bans in Florida — A Scientifc Review” in the peer-reviewed journal HortTechnology. The basis of the article is that nonpoint-source pollution comes from a variety of sources, “from dog poop, to leaf litter to septic systems,” and that restricting fertilizer alone will not solve Florida’s water-quality issues. Josko admits the fertilizer ban, and all of its repercussions, will not go away soon — or quietly. “Florida is a very sensitive state when it comes to water quality,” Josko says. “It’s an issue that cuts through political parties and philosophies. It’s important to be proactive in the golf course industry to develop relationships with elected offcials to make sure they know the dedication of the industry and environmental

stewardship of golf. They need to look at the golf course superintendent as friends and solutions, not enemies to water quality.” These relationships need to be established long before the issue raises its head in a superintendent’s community, he says, “not the week before the public hearing to decide these things.” “By then, it’s too late,” Josko adds. “The frst person they think of to contact should not be the Sierra Club. It needs to be the superintendent who is the true environmental steward. That’s what the GCSAA should be shooting for across the country.” Just because your state might not currently be facing these issues does not mean it’s safe. Josko warns, “Activist groups are on the record saying golf is next.”

Stacie Zinn Roberts is the president of What’s Your Avocado?, a writing and marketing frm based in Mount Vernon, Wash.

FROM THE

ROOTS : PREVENTING TREE INJURIES John C. Fech, Ph.D.

Although they are assets to the golf course, trees perform best when they’re not competing with turf roots. Photos by John Fech

In encounters with various mishaps, you may have heard the phrase, “Oh, don’t worry about that; we can fx it later.” Unfortunately, trees are not in the same category as minor damage to cars, kitchen foors and baseball uniforms. Unlike fenders or a wall, trees are living organisms, and, as such, are very diffcult to “fx.” With that in mind, tree injuries are to be prevented, not repaired. Oh, sure, some corrections can be made in the early stages of a tree’s life but, overall, the old adage “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” defnitely applies to trees. Benefits vs. costs of trees on the golf course Trees provide a great many benefts for the golf course, both aesthetic and functional. They provide opportunities to introduce color, aroma and texture into a golfscape, usually dominated by various hues of green. Crapemyrtles, golden raintree and crabapples are good examples of color enhancers while baldcypress and pine bring welcome features and scents. The screening of undesirable views and the softening of unwanted sound are functional benefts, along with the provision of shade for golfers waiting to tee off. Signifcant costs come along with the benefts. These start with the tree itself and continue with the investment of time and effort for

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wood and heartwood. As long as the bark is intact and functioning, the likelihood of degradation of the inner wood is minimal. Because decay fungi are ubiquitous, once the bark is injured (by man through negligence or by nature through storms) decay fungi will invade the wood and begin the decomposition process. Therefore, any steps that can be taken to prevent damage to the bark are very helpful for the longevity of the trees on the golf course. Protecting the bark means protecting the rest of the tree. planting, the foregone alternative investment, the steps necessary to maintain them and, fnally, the removal. In most cases, the benefts strongly outweigh the costs. Importance of bark and other tissues Perhaps more so than for any other tree tissue, the mantra of “prevent rather than repair” applies to bark. Bark is a frst line of defense against any intruder, including boring insects, canker diseases, frustrated golfers and inexperienced mower operators. Each of these can cause damage to the conductive vessels of the tree, reducing its capacity to move water and nutrients throughout. One of the most important functions of the bark is to keep decay fungi away from the sap-

Compartmentalization Unlike humans, trees don’t have the capacity to produce new cells to replace old ones damaged by cuts and scrapes in skin. Once the bark and inner tissues are damaged, they will always be damaged. Instead, trees compartmentalize injuries, separating injured tissues from healthy ones. The process is complicated and occurs over several years, but the main purpose is to create boundaries that resist the spread of pathogens. Each tree species varies with regard to its capacity to produce walls of separation to compartmentalize injuries. When injuries to poor compartmentalizers such as poplar and silver maple occur, the common result is an incomplete separation, which results in deterioration of the heartwood, and structural weakness.

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Tree roots typically grow in the upper two feet of soil, so it’s important to make sure that the planting area for a new tree is prepared correctly to prevent problems resulting from shallow rooting.

The co-dominant limbs of this tree present an opening for damage to the sapwood and heartwood.

Corrective pruning A discussion of pruning in terms of preventing tree injuries is somewhat ironic, in that removing a limb from a tree is in itself a wound. However, in order to prevent big wounds, small pruning cuts must be made. The key is to know what to look for in terms of the limbs that should be removed. Limbs damaged by storms, limbs that grow straight down or cross

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each other, and especially, co-dominant limbs are good candidates for removal. Sometimes called target pruning, the frst step is to locate the collar, on the underside of the branch near the attachment to the trunk. Next, identify the branch bark ridge in the crotch where the limb attaches. Drawing an imaginary line between these two structures is the road map to where the cut should be made. Limb removal is a three-cut process. The frst cut is an undercut about a foot or so away from the trunk. This serves as a safety valve or relief cut to prevent tearing the bark downward toward the soil line. The second cut is made 6 inches away from the frst, to remove the weight of the branch. If a tear occurs following the second cut (common in spring when the conductive vessels are full of sap), it will stop at the point of the frst cut. The third and fnal cut can then be made at the imaginary line between the branch bark ridge and the collar. An old-school recommendation was to apply wound dressings to the freshly cut surfaces. Research at the USDA, the University of Illinois Natural History Survey and other institutions has indicated that this approach is not benefcial and, in about half of the cases, is detrimental because excessive moisture is trapped behind the dressing. In short, there is no need to waste time and money on the use of these products. Root injuries Roots typically grow in the upper two feet of soil, much shallower than once thought. Depending on the species, the upper foot of soil contains a majority of the feeder roots, which absorb nutrients and water. Depths are highly dependent on oxygen availability. That is, roots won’t grow where oxygen isn’t available. Thus, any action or golf course maintenance procedure near trees has consequences. Consider any actions such as trenching, installation of new equipment, car paths, etc., and their potential impact on tree roots. One of the most damaging actions is the removal of roots that have become objectionable, such as those that have raised a car path or parking lot. Planting procedures Proper planting can prevent tree injuries by getting the tree off to a good start. Tree planting is commonly thought to be simple and straightforward, and as a result, is often done improperly. It’s best to think of tree planting as a step-by-step procedure. • Select a small-diameter tree, 1-2 inches. • Remove soil to create a planting area, not a planting hole; the planting area should be

• Gently backfll the planting area, watering from bottom up to allow the soil to settle; don’t tamp or compact the fll soil. • To prevent injury to the tree, loosen and unwind roots that girdle or encircle the container to prevent them from crossing over or through adjacent roots. This will prevent many future problems. • At a windy site, loosely stake the tree, using canvas, T-shirts or bicycle inner tubes to loosely attach the tree to the stake. Be sure to remove the stake after one growing season.

Young trees in windy sites can be loosely staked using materials such as canvas or tire inner tubes.

Damage to trees and bark can be prevented by incorporating broad mulch beds into the golf course landscape.

three times the size of the root mass. • Soil should not be amended with compost or peat moss; use the native soil for backfll. • Remove all burlap and wires after placing the tree in the ground. • Place the root mass at grade or an inch or two higher to allow for settling. • Locate the root fare and place it at or slightly above the soil level. The frst lateral root should be placed just below the soil surface.

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Mulch issues Mulch separates trees from turf, which helps prevent tree injuries. Mulch also provides a myriad of other benefts such as keeping the roots cool and moist, suppressing weed growth and recycling nutrients back to the soil for future nourishment. Of course, like just about any other “good” thing in life, too much mulch can cause problems. The depth — not the width — of the mulch application is the problem. In fact, wide mulch layers do a good job of replicating the natural forested condition produced by Mother Nature. Mulch depths of greater than 4 inches often lead to problems from excessive moisture, fungal diseases such as armillaria root rot, or damage from mice and voles. This is especially true near the tree trunk. The best approach is to place 2-3 inches of mulch on the ground under the tree, beginning 6 inches or so away from the trunk and extending it as far away as is practical for golf play. Preventive design Trees should be separated from turf for several reasons: they generally require less fertilizer and water, they get in the way of golf play, and they perform best when not competing with turf roots. However, the most relevant consideration here is that separation will prevent (or at least reduce) injuries. As an arborist and horticulturist, I routinely recommend working with a golf course architect, landscape architect, landscape designer or biologist to consider the health of the existing tree assets as well as the overall playability and maintenance of the golf course.

John C. Fech is a horticulturalist with the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and an ISA-certifed arborist who is a frequent contributor to GCM.

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The National Center on Accessibility speculates that 8 million disabled people would consider playing golf or returning to the game. Photo by Mitch

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Fear and loathing and the ADA Adapting golf courses for disabled golfers isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s also a good investment for the game. Golf has many challenges and uncertainties in its future. Whether it is from dwindling players and revenues, the scarcity of resources needed to produce good turf conditions, or environmental legislation that impacts a superintendent’s management abilities, golf is defnitely facing a dilemma. Has everyone forgotten about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and its new regulatory laws that make golf accessible to disabled golfers? Has golf forgotten about an untapped resource to grow the game? Why has golf been so slow to embrace the inclusion of the disabled golfer? We would term it “fear and loathing,” to steal a few words from Hunter S. Thompson. The National Center on Accessibility (NCA) has already alerted golf to the fact that the growing population of disabled people (56.7 million in 2010) had a disposable income estimated at more than $214 billion. Based on data collected a decade ago, the NCA also speculated that 8 million disabled people (including wounded war veterans and newly disabled baby boomers) would consider playing golf or returning to the game. Even if these people played only one round of golf a year, it would add up to $344 million annually. That is quite signifcant at a time when the National Golf Foundation has estimated that 4.7 million fewer people played golf in 2012 than in 2005. As golf course superintendents who have been working for more than 25 years and man-

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A golf course that fails to meet the ADA’s 2010 Standards can be fned $50,000 for the frst offense and up to $100,000 for additional violations. Photo by GettyImages

It seems to us that accommodating the disabled at your golf facility is not only the right thing to do for all the values and the enjoyment that the game of golf brings, but it also makes economic sense.

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aging ADA-accessible golf facilities since 1996, as well as assisting golf courses with ADA audits of their facilities over the past four years, we believe that golf courses have been too slow to tap into the disabled golfer market. It is hard to distinguish a reason why. After all, golf is now welcoming different groups — nationalities, minorities and women — but at the same time, in our estimation, golf facilities are still doing a poor job of accommodating the disabled. Considering that the NCA has estimated the combined income of disabled persons to be somewhere over $1 trillion, it seems to us that accommodating the disabled at your golf facility is not only the right thing to do for all the values and the enjoyment that the game of golf brings, but it also makes economic sense. However, from a risk management perspective, by not complying wholeheartedly with the ADA, golf now has a bigger problem on its hands. The possibility of facing litigation for violating a disabled person’s civil right to access his or her facility is a real and immediate danger. Back to the beginning The ADA is a complaint-driven law. A disability is defned as a physical or mental issue that impacts one’s life functions. Disabled plaintiffs may fle suit if they believe, or know, that they are being discriminated against by a business that can be accessed by the public and

where goods or services are being offered. Federal fnes are pretty stiff. For failing to meet the regulations of the 2010 Standards, a golf facility can be fned $50,000 for the frst offense and up to $100,000 for additional violations. We happen to reside and work in California, where over 40 percent of the ADA lawsuits are being fled. A lucrative cottage industry has evolved there since 1992, when the ADA became law along with a state statute regarding disability. Since then, in California alone it is estimated that ADA advocacy attorneys have fled lawsuits claiming over $30 million for their clients. Despite recent legislative efforts to control ADA lawsuits in California, demand letters (asking for money from a defendant in exchange for not fling a disability lawsuit) and fling an excessive number of lawsuits have created a climate in which businesses fear and loathe these lawyers, and possibly take a negative view of the disabled. Meeting the ADA accommodation requirements of federal and state disability regulations calls on golf courses that accommodate the public to provide access by a disabled person to their goods, services and programs in a continuous path of travel beginning in the parking lot, and continuing through the clubhouse, pro shop, restaurant, snack bar, practice facility, golf course(s), weather shelter (where applicable), on-course amenities and, in some cases, swimming pools and sport courts.

Anthony Netto, who invented the single-rider adaptive vehicle pictured here, discusses the needs of disabled golfers with a pair of superintendents attending a joint meeting of three California chapters at TPC Stonebrae in Roseville, Calif. Photo courtesy of Emmy Moore Minister

We became Òaccessibility expertsÓ by adopting the recommendations from the U.S. Access Board, and you can, too.

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If you don’t know if your golf course is accessible in these areas, then you are probably currently at risk and may face federal or state litigation. So how can you become proactive and manage your current risk? Step one: Managing your risk Avoid litigation if at all possible. The ADA law is arbitrary. • Know if your golf club offers goods and services to the public. If your course is exempt under the IRS 501(c)(7) tax code, which means it has a written policy of being open only to its members and guests and does not regularly hold outside public events, then you do not operate a business of public accommodations regulated by the 2010 Standards and any state laws. • Find specifc facts about when your course opened and when the clubhouse was built or altered. This will tell you what ADA standards you must meet since the frst regulations went into effect in 1992. Some “safe harbors” exist, but even those facilities must meet the 2010 Standards regulating golf course accessibility. • Know how many outside public functions your club puts on annually (golf tournaments, weddings, public fundraisers, community business meetings). If you are not currently ADA-compliant, this will tell you the level of exposure your club has to possible litigation from ADA advocacy lawyers. • Audit your facilities and golf course(s) immediately based on your historical fndings of events at the club and public access. This can be accomplished in-house, or you can hire an expert in the feld with a background

in ADA barrier removal. Use the current federal 2010 Standards for golf courses, American with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) and the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) Accessibility Guidelines, as well as any state building codes that regulate disability access. • Know that any present barriers are your responsibility despite the past efforts of architects or contractors who may have modifed elements at your facility, but did not meet federal or state ADA requirements. In California as well as in other states, this is where advocacy lawyers are making their money in litigation, fnding recent upgrades to facilities that do not meet ADA regulations and codes. Performing the audit We became “accessibility experts” by adopting the recommendations from the U.S. Access Board (www.access-board.gov/), and you can, too. Risk management is another hat that superintendents wear, and this audit should be undertaken as soon as possible. Here’s what’s in our toolbox for such an audit and what we recommend for yours: • A team of at least two people, preferably more, with a working knowledge of the 2010 Standards and your state building codes (additional people are especially benefcial if a course member is disabled and plays golf regularly at your facility) • A digital camera with a large memory and backup battery to document barriers • A 25-foot tape measure • A 36-inch digital level • A developed matrix to note barriers

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Haggin Oaks GC in Sacramento offers a program targeted to disabled golfers called Saving Strokes. Photos courtesy of Haggin Oaks GC

Courts will consider the current fnances of your golf course as well as the expense of removing the barrier to determine if it is something that is readily achievable.

• A golf car that will be used to access tees, fairways and greens (if possible); a car with smooth or worn tires works best. Your goal is to identify the continuous 48-inch-wide path that a disabled person will use and travel on to access goods and services at your facility. Identify each architectural barrier that limits the accessibility to those goods and services along what will become your path of travel. Take pictures and notes at each barrier site using the 2010 ADA Standards and local building codes to identify them. Also, look at club operations and see if there are any barriers to banquets, catering and golf programs. If the golf course management team does not wish to perform the audit themselves, an ADA golf course accessibility consultant can be hired, which many California facilities do. The general audit Get the facts. ADA violations are very dependent on specifc measurements. Any barriers impeding a continuous path from the parking lot, to the bag drop, to clubhouse entrances, or to the goods and services found there are to be documented. Note as well the other retail areas in the clubhouse that are accessed by the public and that may have barriers, including the restaurant, banquet area, snack bar, pro shop and, in some instances, locker rooms and club offces. From there you will audit the practice facilities before moving on to the golf course. Visit each tee, fairway and green site with a golf car (smooth tires are preferred), noting the accessible route. This route does not have to be a concrete, asphalt or compacted dirt surface. Step two: The work plan When you have completed the audit, you will create a documented work plan for each barrier removal, its priority, estimated cost of removal and when it has been removed. The work plan shows your “good faith” in meeting the obligations of the ADA regulations. Assigning priorities • High priority. Accessibility approach to goods, services, golf course tees, fairways and greens. Access to goods, services and restrooms. Access to golf course programs. • Medium priority. Access to water fountains and on-course amenities (benches, scorecard holders, ball washers, sand divot bottles and

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trash receptacles). • Low priority. Documented barriers that, in order to alter and meet 2010 Standards, would be very expensive to remove, creating an “undue burden” and expense for the club to do so. You will want to get bids on removing these barriers (renovating to meet ADA Standards) to specifcally defne the expense. Common barriers • Lack of or proper number of international signs of accessibility (ISA) found in the parking lot(s) and throughout the entire facility. • The minimum number of disabled parking and van-accessible spaces are not available and/or are marked improperly. • Curbing around the entire facility, practice areas and golf course(s) impedes accessibility. • Stairs at entrances to the facility have no associated curb ramp for a wheelchair or assisted-mobility device. • Restrooms at the clubhouse and on-course are not accessible. • Counter heights are too high. • Tables in the clubhouse where food and drinks are served are not accessible. • Reach ranges and aisle widths to goods do not meet regulations. • Dressing rooms don’t offer enough clear foor space. • Lack of disabled teeing ground at practice facilities. • Access to tee and green sites by a golf car is not possible. • Fairway access does not meet 2010 Standards due to curbs or ropes. • Staff is not trained properly in assisting disabled people. Fixing the problems From the audit, a work plan can be developed that will begin the process of eliminating barriers at your golf facility. The barriers that are “readily achievable” — meaning that the removal is easily accomplished and can be carried out without much diffculty or expense — are to be done frst. Big-ticket items such as renovating restrooms, widening bridges, installing elevators and lowering counters may not be readily achievable if the expense of making these changes is an overwhelming fnancial burden or if they fundamentally change or alter programs, or if accommodations might pose a safety danger. Courts will consider the current

Special Olympians are welcomed as part of the golfng community at Haggin Oaks.

Get started on the “easy fxes” as soon as possible. There are many inexpensive ways to remove barriers and defne the continuous path. You would be surprised what a one- or twoperson team can accomplish.

fnances of your golf course as well as the expense of removing the barrier to determine if it is something that is readily achievable. It is wise to get some cost estimates and document them for future budget considerations. Get started on the “easy fxes” as soon as possible. There are many inexpensive ways to remove barriers and defne the continuous path. You would be surprised what a one- or two-person team can accomplish. • Install signage. • Cut curbs. • Relocate ropes. • Raise and lower heights of goods and amenities. • Establish a golf car policy regulating accessibility during periods of poor weather or course cultural activity where access may be an economic burden to the club. • Establish a banquet and catering policy to assist the disabled in getting to services, goods and programs. • Train staff. Single-rider golf cars and accessible vehicles Performing the golf course audit using a golf car with smooth tires to establish the continuous path will probably dispel fears that a properly designed assisted-mobility vehicle operated in a safe manner will damage turf. With new pneumatic tires and proper training on vehicle operation for disabled players, assisted-mobility vehicles will not harm fne turf surfaces any more than a triplex greens mower does. In our own experience, as well as that of the USGA’s agronomist Pat Gross and the superintendents at Pebble Beach and TPC courses, these vehicles do not damage tee or green sites if used properly.

Leo Feser award

CANDIDATE This article is eligible for the 2014 Leo Feser Award, presented annually since 1977 to the author of the best superintendent-written article published in GCM during the previous year. Superintendents receive a $300 stipend for articles. Feser Award winners receive an all-expenses-paid trip to the Golf Industry Show, where they are recognized. They also have their names engraved on a plaque permanently displayed at GCSAA headquarters.

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Although the 2010 Standards do not mandate that publicly accessed facilities provide single-rider golf cars, the U.S. Department of Justice is expected to rule on this question soon. Where golf facilities provide golf cars to the general public, it is probable that adaptive vehicles will also be required in the future, so an implementation plan should be put in place. Fear and loathing dispelled The essence of ADA regulations is to provide accessible services, goods and amenities to people with disabilities at your golf facility. Not doing so ignores the fnancial possibilities of tapping into a group that wants to be included in golf’s social fabric. Not doing so also creates legal ramifcations that can become expensive not only in the in loss of golf revenues, but also in possible litigation that will muddy the picture of what golf truly represents. Disabled golfers enjoy playing golf with friends and other disabled golfers, as well as being included in a group with golfers who are not disabled. Like all avid golfers, they also have expressed the enjoyment of golf for the health, fun and level of ftness the game provides along with its social interaction. They want to improve, so more PGA professionals should be trained to meet the needs of the disabled golfer. Disabled golfers have disposable income, and golf should encourage their participation rather than deny it. To make golf accessible, 2010 ADA Standards will need to be met, and the quickest way is to provide facilities that are architecturally accessible and modifed in a manner that allows for the use of adaptive equipment and assistance devices that provide a continuous path of travel to goods and services. It is not hard, and it really is not expensive. It is the right thing to do.

Jim Ferrin, CGCS, and Sam Samuelson, CGCS, are the owners of Turf Eco-Logic Consultants LLC (turfecologic@ gmail.com) in Carmichael, Calif. Ferrin, a 29-year member of GCSAA, is the golf course superintendent at Timber Creek Golf Course at Sun City Roseville in Roseville, Calif.; Samuelson, a 32-year member of GCSAA, is the superintendent at Wildhawk Golf Club in Sacramento, Calif.

2014

Dog Days of

Golf

And the 2014 Dog of the Year is? This is LebanonTurf’s 11th year of hosting the annual Dog of the Year contest in conjunction with the Golf Industry Show. The 2014 contest will be held in Orlando, February 5th and 6th. Meet the contestants! One of these calendar pups will be crowned the 2014 Dog of the Year. The winning dog earns a grand prize of a $3,000 donation to its superintendent’s local golf course association and a cash reward of $500. LebanonTurf will also donate $500 to the superintendent’s local humane society. Come to LebanonTurf’s booth #1521 in Orlando to support your favorite Dog Days of Golf contestant and your local chapter by casting your ballot. Photographs and a description of each dog’s personality will be on display. For information about the 2014 LebanonTurf calendar, please contact Cynthia Andrews at 1-800-532-0090, ext. 253.

1.800.233.0628 • www.LebanonTurf.com

Best of All Worlds®

Outsiders’ Orlando Veteran visitors name their favorite things about O-Town.

Celebrating a 20-year partnership with the event’s corporate sponsor, The Toro Co., the 2014 GCSAA Golf Championships will take place Feb. 1-3 at six premier golf facilities in Orlando. A new SaturdayMonday format will present four different events over three days that offer something for everyone, from those craving three full days of competition to those looking for just a single-day fun event. The headquarters hotel for this year’s tournament is Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa. For more information on the GCSAA Golf Championships, visit www2.gcsaa.org/conference/tournament.

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For some long-time GCSAA staff members, the Orange County Convention Center and Orlando feel a bit like home away from home. Since this central Florida city frst played host to the association’s conference and show in 1990, GCSAA has returned six times (1996, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2011), and the 2014 Golf Industry Show will roll into town with a handful of staff members who have made the trip nearly every time. They have plenty of recommendations for newcomers. Take, for example, Scott Woodhead, who was a superintendent and served as GCSAA’s president in 2000 before becoming the association’s associate director for member relations. Although he’s attended every Orlando conference and show, his clearest memories revolve around the earlier trips, taken when his children were youngsters. Orlando’s most obvious claims to fame — theme parks — were a huge attraction. “The frst time, GCSAA’s headquarters hotel was actually on the Disney property with the monorail running through it (https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/resorts/bay-lake-towerat-contemporary/). That was a big hit with the kids,” Woodhead recalls. Woodhead says his wife is a “huge fan” of Sea World (http://seaworldparks.com) and still builds a trip there into her itinerary. Penny Mitchell, GCSAA’s senior manager for certifcation, also has attended each of the Orlando conferences and echoes the Woodhead family’s enthusiasm for Sea World. But many who attend the Golf Industry Show travel without their families and are looking for things to do beyond the hustle and bustle of a theme park. For Lisa Wick, GCSAA’s senior manager of e-learning programs and a six-time Orlando conference and show attendee, life’s a beach. Although there are several popular beaches within easy driving distance of landlocked Orlando, Wick’s seaside destination of choice is Cocoa Beach, a 45-minute drive away on the Atlantic coast (www.cityofcocoabeach.com). Wick uses her “Christmas gift cash” to book a rental car and a budget-friendly room for a one-day getaway before her convention center duties begin. “It’s all very affordable,” Wick says, adding that she likes to drive along the beach and explore the interesting shops and eateries. No trip to Cocoa Beach is complete, she points out, without a stroll along the pier and a stop at the Ron Jon Surf Shop. Of course, any GCSAA staffer will admit that their work duties at conference and show typically don’t permit much activity beyond “meet ’n’ eat,” as Jana Brown, associate director for conference events and meeting planning, puts it. That’s why so many of the GCSAA staff recommendations for Orlando involve food and places to network. The hotel properties that are located next to the convention center, such as the Hyatt Regency Orlando (formerly Peabody Orlando, http://orlando.regency.hyatt.com), offer lots of convenient spots for networking, says Julia Ozark, senior trade show manager for GCSAA. Judy Schelar, who as manager of conference events and meeting planning has made at least a dozen trips to Orlando since she came to work for GCSAA in 2001, agrees with Ozark that the B-Line Diner (www.zagat.com/r/b-line-diner-orlando) in the Hyatt Regency is at the top of the staff’s list of hits. “They just have incredible food and great service — any time of day,” Schelar says. Several GCSAA staff members recommend Pointe Orlando (www.pointeorlando.com) and the growing collection of establishments in the Sand Lake area of Orlando for nightlife. And if you fnd yourself at the convention center in Orlando, at a loss for places to go while you’re not in class or on the trade show foor, just fnd someone with a staff badge. Chances are good they’ll have lots of ideas. — Bunny Smith GCM managing editor

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No trip to Cocoa Beach is complete ... without a stroll along the pier and a stop at the Ron Jon Surf Shop.

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Center stage stars Golfng legend Annika Sorenstam and actor/comedian Bill Engvall are the marquee names headlining special events in Orlando at the Golf Industry Show.

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From top: Patrick R. Finlen, CGCS; Annika Sorenstam, and Bill Engvall

Star power will boost the illumination factor to new levels in the Sunshine State when it comes to special events at the GCSAA Education Conference and Trade Show in Orlando. There is no doubt these two know how to perform under the bright lights. Golf icon Annika Sorenstam. Actor and comedian Bill Engvall, who fnished in the fnal four in November on “Dancing with the Stars.” These two marquee fgures will surely enlighten the audience for a variety of reasons. First things frst, though. The Opening Night Celebration is slated for 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, poolside at the Rosen Center Hotel. Presented in partnership with Syngenta, the complimentary appetizer and cocktail event provides a chance to schmooze, network and reconnect with others in the industry. On Wednesday morning, the Opening Session, also presented in partnership with Syngenta, is set for 8 a.m. The 90-minute program will be hosted by GCSAA President Patrick R. Finlen, CGCS, and features Sorenstam, who is receiving the association’s highest honor — the 2014 Old Tom Morris Award. What has Sorenstam done? It should be more like what asn’t Sorenstam done? Her golfng career is loaded with highlights (NCAA champion at Arizona; only player to shoot 59 in an LPGA event; completed the career Grand Slam). Since stepping away from the tour in 2008, Sorenstam has embarked on multiple endeavors. Her charitable organization, the ANNIKA Foundation, focuses on teaching youths the importance of healthy living by combining proper ftness and nutrition. Sorenstam also has her own line of ladies’ apparel, a golf course design business and her own signature wines. Later in the week, Engvall will take center stage for the Closing Celebration, presented in partnership with John Deere Golf and scheduled for 5 p.m. Thursday in the Valencia Ballroom. Being on stage is a familiar spot for him. Engvall starred in his own sitcom, “The Bill Engvall Show” (“The Hunger Games” actress Jennifer Lawrence played his daughter), which aired from 2007 to 2009 on TBS. Before that, you may have caught him as part of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour that included Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy (their “One for the Road” soundtrack was nominated for a Grammy Award). More recently, Engvall voiced an animated character for CMT’s “Bounty Hunters.” Stars of the industry will be honored Wednesday and Thursday. On Wednesday at the Opening Session, fve different awards will be presented. The Col. John Morley Distinguished Service Award recipients are Bruce Clarke, Ph.D., Rutgers University; Bruce Martin, Ph.D., Clemson University; and 1991 GCSAA president Stephen G. Cadenelli, CGCS. Superintendent Frank Lamphier, who received the award a year ago but was unable to attend last year’s Golf Industry Show in San Diego, is expected to be on site this year to be recognized. Roger Stewart, CGCS, TPC Twin Cities, will receive the President’s Award for Environmental Stewardship, and the Leo Feser Award, Excellence in Government Relations Award and GCSAA/Golf Digest Environmental Leaders in Golf Awards will also be presented at the Opening Session. — Howard Richman, GCM associate editor

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Turf Bowl XX For the past 20 years, turfgrass students have come to the Golf Industry Show to test their knowledge and compete for the honor of their school.

After three years of nearly reaching the top, the University of Massachusetts felded a winning team in the 2013 Turf Bowl competition. Photo by Roger Billings

Turf Bowl

The Annual GCSAA Collegiate Turf Bowl Competition, presented in partnership with John Deere Golf, marks its 20th year — and the 15th year of team competition — on Thursday, Feb. 6, at the Golf Industry Show in Orlando. Each year the Turf Bowl tests the turf knowledge of the best and the brightest from turf programs across the country. The competition requires students to identify turfgrass, weed and insect specimens; write an essay describing a solution to a real-life problem at a golf facility; and answer multiple-choice, fll-in-the-blank, short-answer and matching questions. In 2014, the Turf Bowl contestants (and other student attendees) will move beyond testing when they have the opportunity to learn the do’s and don’ts of interviewing for an internship, summer job or that all-important post-graduation “real job.” A new education session, “Interview Tips and Tricks,” presented in partnership with The TPC Network, will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 5, immediately before the Turf Bowl kick-off reception. Both events will take place at the Rosen Plaza Hotel adjacent to the Orange County Convention Center. Three experienced superintendents from TPC courses will discuss a range of interviewrelated topics: Tom Vlach, CGCS, director, golf course maintenance operations at TPC Sawgrass (home of The Players); Tom Brodeur, director, golf course maintenance operations at TPC Boston (Home of the Deutsche Bank Championship); and Mike Crawford, CGCS, director, golf course maintenance operations at TPC Sugarloaf (home of the Greater Gwinnett Championship). Crawford, a 20-year member of GCSAA, says that the panel “is going to relay some work and professional experience that we have, and try to give them (the students) some insight into some of the challenges we have faced when entering the industry.” According to Vlach, “Interviews are more about branding and selling yourself. College kids are weak in those areas — they want to know what you can do for them. They need to be humble but confdent and tell the interviewer what they can do for the golf course.” “It’s dog-eat-dog,” says the 21-year GCSAA member, and job applicants need to spend hours practicing being interviewed; they need to be polished, competitive and tenacious, and they need to be able to sell themselves. His requirements may sound daunting, but Vlach says successful candidates are positive — they even say positive things about previous employers — and they show up at the interview prepared to display an electronic portfolio of their projects. Although he admits that he has never experienced a truly disastrous interview as a job applicant or as an interviewer, Crawford has advice for students and new graduates: “A lot of times people … have a tough time telling the interviewer that they really want the job. They should be confdent and convey that they really want the job and why they want the job.” Joining the superintendents on the panel will be Robert Jeske of John Deere. Panel members will also address how personal appearance affects an applicant’s chance of being hired. The generation gap between the people doing the hiring and the people applying for jobs often manifests itself in differences of opinion over the aesthetic value of piercings, tattoos and hairstyles. GCSAA feld staff Chase Rogan, Ralph Dain, John Miller and Ron Wright will model appropriate and inappropriate attire. — Teresa Carson GCM senior science editor

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There’s no business like small businesses They hardly possess the largest booths at the Golf Industry Show, but small businesses that you may not know a whole lot about dream big when it comes to gaining a foothold in the industry.

Phil and Gloria Cowen in their VinylGuard booth at the Golf Industry Show. Photo courtesy of the Cowens

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It may look like you have wandered into Grand Central Station if you get the opportunity to visit the booth of husband-and-wife team Phil and Gloria Cowen at the Golf Industry Show. Expect heavy traffc, even though their booth for VinylGuard Golf is relatively small, which is nothing unusual for a business that is only 5 years old and employs 50 workers at their facility in Woburn, Mass., about 12 miles north of Boston. The Cowens readily admit they were more into tennis than golf when they decided to dream big and enter the golf course management industry. Their booth at GIS is only 10 feet by 20 feet, equaling 200 square feet — a total that pales in comparison to the 10,000-square-foot giants that belong to, well, you can probably correctly guess who. Apparently, size doesn’t matter in this instance — and for other small companies that have taken time, effort and money to gain a foothold in the industry. Phil Cowen (owner and president) estimates their product is used at more than 4,000 golf courses, which could be perceived as a clear sign that small businesses that offer desirable, innovative products can fourish, secure a niche, among businesses large and small. “We came up with a product that meets a need,” says Phil Cowen, giving a short and simple answer to the question: What does it take to make a splash? Smaller companies that have made a major impact are nothing new. Retired superintendent Carl Beer recalls Rogers Manufacturing in Olathe, Kan. Although it wasn’t a giant facility with a huge showroom foor, Rogers Manufacturing was big-time to Beer. “They were good, down-home guys,” says Beer, a 55-year member of GCSAA who resides in Lee’s Summit, Mo. “They had good, innovative stuff.” VinylGuard Golf seems to ft that description. The company makes covers for rake handles, fagsticks, hazard stakes and ball washer posts that extend their service lives and eliminate annual replacement and maintenance. The covers protect hands from fberglass splinters that may occur from tools, such as rakes, that bake in the sun. Twenty-seven-year GCSAA member John Paquette, Class A superintendent at Indian Hills Country Club in Northport, N.Y., uses VinylGuard products for his fagsticks and stakes. At a time when effciency and savings count, Paquette is thrilled a small business such as VinylGuard exists. “Most superintendents are looking for ways to save money where they can,” Paquette says, “so this is great for our business, great for their business.” Ever since their frst GIS appearance in 2009, the Cowens have circled the dates for the event on their calendar. They wouldn’t miss Orlando for anything. “The show has provided us great visibility,” says Gloria, company vice president of marketing. “We’ll have superintendents in the booth, and a superintendent who uses the product will stop by and say, ‘If you haven’t used this, you’ve got to be crazy.’ What we’re doing is helping superintendents save money.” Here’s a look at a few other small companies that have done their best to make an impression.

Harper Industries Inc. Located at the intersection of Highways 2, 160 and State Road 14 in tiny Harper, Kan., is where you fnd Harper Industries. Small town. Big business. Harper Industries proves you don’t have to be an industry giant with a famous name to be big-time. They certainly are superstars in these parts. “They employ close to 10 percent of our population (which is approximately 1,400),” says 75-year-old Ken Leu, who doubles as fre chief and newspaper publisher plus possesses deep roots in this community that is in south central Kansas, 25 miles north of the Oklahoma border. “The company is a major fnancial asset to our community. What is so good about them is they’re homegrown. They’re as good as it gets.” Harper Industries designs and builds products for agriculture, landscaping and sports turf management, among others. In July 1998 Harper Industries purchased the assets of DewEze, a manufacturer of fatbeds, hydraulics and industrial hillside slope mowers. One of Harper Industries’ signature products is the Turbo Vac 30, a combination sweeper vacuum, which is designed to provide quick cleanup and move material such as grass clippings, leaves, aeration cores, etc., off site. The vacuums in the line incorporate Harper Industries’ patented Recirculating Air Technology. Byron Riesen, a sales manager at Harper Industries who joined the company in 2001, says he thoroughly enjoys working for what he calls a “tight-knit” outft that is surrounded by a rural, farming community. Since they are not the size of some of the industry’s giants, Harper Industries constantly seeks a better way to be formidable in the marketplace. “We try to be innovative every year,” Riesen says. “We’re always throwing out ideas, always looking for something to give us an edge. We have to try to differentiate ourselves.” Mission accomplished if you ask Lloyd Smith, owner of Smith & Sons Tractor in Murchison, Texas. “They’ve been exceptionally good people to work with,” Smith says. “I’m a fairly small business, too, but they never have hesitated to do business with me. They care about their

A sampling of trade show foor goodies

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Can’t wait to catch a glimpse of what will be new on the trade show foor at the Golf Industry Show? Hopefully this small sample satisfes your curiosity. • Jacobsen plans to showcase its updated TurfCat out-front mower that features a Tier IV fnal Kubota engine and new hydraulic deck drives for less maintenance. Jacobsen also rolls out the new AR722 and AR522 Contour Rotary Mowers along with a new Reversing Groomer/Brush. • Club Car is introducing what it calls the frst golf car with connected technology — Precedent Golf Car — that builds on the GPS, cellular and wireless technologies that are the backbone of the company’s Visage Mobile Information System. Precedent connects the golf car feet to the golf operation (shop, maintenance facility, etc.) via computer, smartphone or tablet, as well as with golfers throughout their round.

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• Grund Guide by Underhill designed custom fairway, tee and range markers that are made to be highly visible and provide a helpful solution to speed up play and pinpoint site locations during course maintenance. • Seago International’s Hi-Lift Kit for the Air Force Hover Mower F-19 is a tool-free attachment that raises the maximum height of cut from 2½ inches to 3¾ inches. The kit features a multi-point clip system that holds the kit securely to the deck and the structural supports are molded into the kit so there are no additional pieces required to attach the kit to the deck. If this didn’t satisfy your new products needs, stay tuned. The post-show April issue of GCM will be loaded with plenty more of the newest products on the market or coming to a market near you soon.

brand. They aren’t a big company, but they look for every way they can to work with you.”

Golf Industry Show partners The Toro Co.

GCSAA Golf Championships John Deere Golf

Closing Celebration GCSAA Collegiate Turf Bowl Registration badges and lanyards Jacobsen

International Resource Center Syngenta

Celebrating Certifcation! International Resource Center Opening Night Celebration Opening Session Floratine

Test Drive Technology Center Civitas

Hydration Stations Quali-Pro

Registration and GCSAA Education Conference pens The Andersons

Attendee registration bags Nufarm

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Dynamic Turf To say that James Hill likes to build things would be considered a whopper of an understatement. As a teenager in shop class, Hill made his mother a coffee table. His father? Well, he received a gun rack that his son created. In time, Hill built his frst house, being modest when he notes that it was “only 1,300 square feet.” Not too long ago, his grandson Jake probably slept like a baby in that rocking crib Hill constructed. For superintendents, Hill thinks he has devised a product that they will fnd is solid to the core. Hill designed the F1 Core Collector for Dynamic Turf of Scottsdale, Ariz., an upstart business that makes its debut at the 2014 Golf Industry Show. In simple terms, the F1 Core Collector proposes to remove aeration cores in a matter of minutes without disrupting play on the course, while saving manpower from the exhaustive and tedious task of raking and shoveling cores that has posed agronomic havoc for decades. “I was looking for an easier way for the guys to speed up the job,” says Hill, who is 62 and served his country as an aviation mechanic after he was selected in the draft lottery in 1971. “This was a no-brainer for me.” Here’s how it works: The F1 Core Collector attaches to a bunker rake, collects the cores, places them in its hopper and deposits them on the collar for removal. Hill got the patent for the 170-pound tool that fts on some John Deere, Toro and Smithco models Oct. 9. That’s a tad more than two years after Hill, a former golf course assistant superintendent, completed building it. Perry Greene, CGCS, at Stone Creek Golf Club in Urbana, Ill., and 28-year GCSAA member, purchased it based on a YouTube video. “I wish I was the one who would have invented it,” Greene says. ‘I’m not sure why somebody didn’t come up with this sooner.” The question is, though, could Greene have built it as quickly as the mechanically inclined Hill? “It took about a day and a half to put this together,” Hill says. Ajinomoto This company is a household food brand in Japan. Its heartbeat, though, pulsates in the heartland of America. At the Ajinomoto plant in Eddyville, Iowa, 15 million bushels of corn comes through the facility, which is the largest MSG (monosodium glutamate) plant in the country. According to Ajinomoto sales and marketing manager Terry Griffth, 25-ton semi trucks loaded with corn roll through the plant every 30 seconds, one of the frst steps in their patented corn fermentation process.

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Aerifcation, one of the most talked-about topics in golf course management, will be the focus for this year’s Turfgrass Talk Show, which kicks off the GCSAA Education Conference from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 3, in Orlando. Hosted by Thomas A. Nikolai, Ph.D., and David M. Kopec, Ph.D., the event will feature interviews and discussions with university experts and golf course superintendents alike on the pros and cons of this crucial mechanical practice. For more information, visit www2.gcsaa.org/conference/education/Sessions/ turfgrass-talk-show-2014.aspx.

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Value added: trade show options abound in Orlando The new golf course products and services that will pack the Orange Country Convention Center may be the stars of the trade show during the 2014 Golf Industry Show, but there will be plenty of other standout performers for attendees to experience during their time in Orlando. From cutting-edge education to free consultations with golf course architects and builders to the popular Silent Auction, the options will be almost limitless during the two days of trade show activity. For all the details, visit www.golfndustryshow.com, but here are some of the highlights. Under construction

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Superintendents facing the prospect of an upcoming project on their golf course, either now or in the future, will want to stop by the Design and Construction Center. Presented by GCSAA, the National Golf Course Owners Association, the American Society of Golf Course Architects and the Golf Course Builders Association of America, this educational area will feature fve presentations both days of the show focused on real-life examples of how changes in course design and the use of existing land can attract and retain players. Complimentary design consultations will also be available. Attendees will be able to discuss options for renovation or restoration projects with ASGCA and GCBAA members. Half-hour appointments can be scheduled in advance by emailing D&CC@gcsaa.org.

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Class is in session

A pair of popular walk-up education sessions â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Answers on the Hour and Tech Tips on the Half â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will return in Orlando, offering attendees short, focused educational opportunities live on the trade show foor. The sessions are included as a part of the full conference registration package. Answers on the Hour sessions will cover a broad variety of topics, from agronomic to business management to ways superintendents can positively impact the pace of play on their golf courses. Tech Tips on the Half will take attendees inside the latest technological tools and trends, with sessions on social media, apps specifcally tailored to superintendents and how to properly manage your online brand. Taking tech for a spin

The Test Drive Technology Center also returns in Orlando. Presented in partnership with Floratine, this area will give attendees background on some of the newest technologies that can help make their lives easier. Superintendents who have actually used some of these technologies in the feld will also be available to answer questions and consult on how golf operations can beneft from technological advances. For more information on trade show offerings, visit www.golfndustryshow.com.

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As the job of the golf course superintendent continues to evolve, there remains one constant for long-term job stability — growing good grass. That’s why attendees at the 2014 Golf Industry Show will have the opportunity to attend not one, but two Agronomic Solutions sessions focused on the foundation of a superintendent’s job. Agronomic Solutions I (www2.gcsaa.org/conference/ education/Sessions/agronomicsolutions1-2014.aspx), set for 1-3:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 3, will focus attention on greens rebuilding and renovation projects, while Agronomic Solutions II (www2.gcsaa. org/conference/education/Sessions/ agronomic-solutions2-2014.aspx), set for 1-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, will spotlight tips for selecting the right fertilizers for your turf.

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So what does Ajinomoto, one of the world’s largest producers of amino acids, maker of aspartame (known as AminoSweet, best recognized as a component of chewing gum and diet beverages) and a major manufacturer of processed food, seasonings, pharmaceuticals and animal nutrition have to do with the golf course management industry? Its fagship product, that’s what. Green Ncrease is a biostimulant derived from the corn fermentation process that is designed to give turfgrass the ultimate protection from mechanical stress, heat and drought. Ajinomoto says it “increases shoot density of bentgrass greens by 30 to 40 percent.” Wayzata, Minn., Country Club golf course superintendent Jesse Trcka was a little skeptical before trying Green NCrease, but that didn’t last very long. “I’m not a big believer in anything outside of what the basics are, but this proved me wrong,” says Trcka, an 11-year GCSAA member. “I tried it on the greens and it perked up things, and it helped improve density on the driving range. I wanted to see proof. I got it.” Ajinomoto was founded in 1909 in Japan and opened its frst offce in the U.S. in 1917 in New York. The company’s Iowa plant has been in existence more than two decades. Ajinomoto’s launching point occurred several years ago when Japanese scientist Dr. Kikunae Ikeda discovered the amino acid glutamate, a key to Ajinomoto becoming a leader in the MSG market. Glutamate can be found in products such as soy sauce, walnuts and parmesan cheese. Ikeda’s revelation led to the formation of Ajinomoto. Green Ncrease is relatively new. Ajinomoto introduced it in 2012, primarily in the Midwest. Griffth indicates there are plans to expand the market into other regions, including Florida. Ajinomoto’s entrance to the turf industry was a logical choice, Griffth says. “I had sold amino acids in the past, and being involved in turf was something we could do to take advantage of our technology,” Griffth says. Besides its ventures in turf, Ajinomoto has plans to aid infants in need. Ajinomoto partnered last year with Business Call to Action to expand a nutritional supplement program in Ghana, where malnutrition for newborns is an issue. Ajinomoto’s Koko Plus, a proprietary protein micronutrient supplement, will be used to fortify porridge. In case you are wondering, Ajinomoto in Japanese means essence of taste. Howard Richman (hrichman@gcsaa.org) is GCM’s associate editor.

GOLF COURSE MANAGEMENT 01.14

TRADE SHOW AT THE GOLF INDUSTRY S

February 5-6, 2014 • Orange County Convention Center • Orlando, Florida

80'

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40'

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1589 1688

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17- 48" and 20 - 60" TABLES

20'

Brookside Society of Professional Consultants and Laboratory

20'

1587 1686

20'

Azek Pavers

48"

684

784

20'

Zhengzhou Golf Fertilizer

Chem Turf

I-MOL 48"

48"

1591 1690 Helac Corp

60"

48"

1593 1692

1490

48"

20'

Macrosorb Tech LLC

Ceres Turf, Inc 20'

20'

30'

1484 1485

Sensient Industrial Colors 40'

20'

30'

TriNet SOI

1585 1684 Avian Shield

Inject-O-Meter Fertigation Pumps

1583 1682 20'

Dryject Inc

RGF Environmental

30'

70'

Thomas iHammer Turfgrass

20'

30'

20'

1689 1788

878

879

978

1078

979

1178

1378

1278 1279

CTR Golf

1685

1785

20'

Turf Pride LLC 20'

2084

20'

2085

1681

10'

EPIC Creative

2191

Media Center

20'

2189 2288 Pathway GISBiologic GCSAA TV 2187 20' Brookside Agra

2185 2284

Golf Course Management Magazine

1683 1782 Superintendent Magazine

Turftime Equip

2193 2292

30'

20' 20' Ventrac by Spectrum Venture Tech Inc Products 20' 20'

Lester Electrical 20'

Bunker Magic

1779

1679 1778

1879

DENNIS & SISIS 20'

20' CS Trading LLC 20'

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2079

Partner Education

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2179

The Trades Publishing

959 957 SMG Golf

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955 953

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20' PumpStat ionProfes sionals.com

SipcamAdvan

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1065 1164 Nivel Parts & Mfg. Co. LLC

Golfco Int'l

1161

1061 1160

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1056

1057 1156 Redden Turf Nets Merchants 20'

STAY CONNECTED STRUCTURE

Bayco Golf 40'

634

20'

732

833

1242 1243

Thor Guard

Pike Creek GreenJacket Turf Farm

1240 1241

1340

Weed Man

Grp Transportation Services

Pearl Valley Organix

20'

1440

1540

20'

40'

TURFCO

Koch Agronomic Services 30' 1734

40'

50'

20'

2154

2157 G.G. Markers Inc 20'

The Andersons Inc., Plant Nutrient Grp

Tru-Turf Pty Ltd

1529

BASF

20'

Lebanon Turf 30'

40'

1021

921

1221

20'

1321

20'

1930

1829 1928 20' FX

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Direct Solutions CPS

Campbell Scientific

Highline Products

1726

20' Phoenix/ UPI 20'

East Coast Sod & Seed

50'

40' FH

Kubota Tractor Corporation 50'

Wee One Foundatio

2372

SNAG Golf

2270 2271

2370

St. Andrews

GreatBlu Researc

JustONEgolf

2268

2368

20'

Golf On Softwar

SPS Golf

2266 2267

2366

Arthur J. Infinite Gallagher/ Therapeutics Allied Ins

University of Wisconsi Stout

2264 2265

2364

2152 2153

2 Ra Se

PGA of America ezLocator

2260 2261 Zelup

235

2259 National Easy Golf Picker Graphics Golf LLC 40' 20'

2255

G 235

Pepsi Cola

2252 2253

Profile Prod LLC 40'

Club

40'

20' Miltona Turf Products 20'

1521

1720

20' DLF Int'l Seeds 20'

1721

Wittek Golf Golfdom/ Supply Co. Inc North 20' Coast Media 30'

2240

IVI-GOLF/ Milorganite Sandtrapper Fertilizer

20'

1821 1920

Richway Ind LTD

2037 Paige Electric Co 20'

2034

1835 1934 1833

20'

40'

50'

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2161 EZLinks Golf, Inc

2040

Trojan SimplexIdealBattery Peerless Co 20' 20'

TeeJet Tech

1430

1231

Profitable Food Facilities

Best Approach

2239 30'

Par Aide Prod Co

1133

1033

927

American Expr OPEN

Smithco Inc.

40'

1841

30'

40'

721

Golf Course Business ConsultantsGCBC

40'

Yamaha GolfCar Co

40'

20'

60'

20'

Sustane Natural Fertilizer, Inc 30'

40'

Rain Bird Corporation

20' SePRO Corporation 20'

30'

Salsco Inc 40'

Graden 30'

EarthWorks Natural Organic Products

933 Progressive Turf Equip 30'

624

Klingstone

2053

80'

J.R. Mats

2272 2273

CLUBHOUSE/ OUTDOOR FA AREA

Greensmiths

7'-6"

1853

20' Pickseed 20'

1444

PTE Golf, LLC 20'

2164 2165

50'

The Andersons

30'

Plant Milliken Marvel & Co Labs 20' 20'

Golf Sign Co 20'

LINEAR EXHIBITS ONLY

20' Redox Turf 20'

BARONESS

Stenten's Golf Cart Accessories 30' 1961

40'

1553

2173

2168 2169 Kesmac Brouwer Turf 20'

40'

2158

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1344 1345 20' Mitchell Products 20'

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Crystal Green Maredo by Ostara 20' 20'

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First Products 30'

Jacobsen, a Textron Co.

1353

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Plant Science Inc 20'

Michigan Tarleton State State University University

50'

AgriMetal

PUTTING GREEN

DEMO

1771 1870

Texas Texas Tech A&M University University

1261

Eagle One Golf Prod

1053 1152

Test Drive Tech Center

1671 1770

Purdue Penn UniversityState University Turf Program

20'

Air-OLator

1052

1871 1970

1571 1670

Club Prophet

Dura Plastic Prod Inc 30'

Haifa North America 30'

Pomp's Tire Service 30'

40'

20'

NutriChem

1873 1972 State World University Penn Campus of the of Guelph Pennsylvania State

1363

Origination VinylGuard Golf

20'

Golf Iowa State University Academy

80'

Underhill Int'l 30'

20'

1054

A&L Western Labs

852

60'

University Oregon of State Georgia University

1773 1872 University Kansas of State Connecticut University

University of Rhode Island

1933 AgSource Howard Harris Fertilizer Labs &

20' Chemical 40'

1929 Naiad Co Inc 20'

2026

TifEagle, TIfSport & Briggs & SeaIsle Stratton Growers Corp 30' 20'

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1921 2020

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Grigg 20' Brothers

Redexim North USA

The Ohio State University

1673 1772 University of Massachusetts

20'

Double D Armada Golf LLC Tech

856 20'

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Kutlug Agriguard Inc

Neff Rental

North Dakota State University

Rutgers OCPE University of Georgia

LINEAR EXHIBITS ONLY

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Fullriver Battery USA 20'

Fazio Fertilizer

1067 1166

Florida Gateway College

LINEAR EXHIBITS ONLY

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Brandt

Landmark Golf Course Products

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RadiosforGolf.com

SRUCElmwood College

1573 1672

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1066 Chicks Irrigation Developments LTD

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Xiamen Dalle Electric Car

Players Turf Sys LLC 30'

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Diversified Power Int'l

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BioDirt, Inc

Playbooks Summit for Golf Turf

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EZ-Flo Injector

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20' U.S. Battery 20'

1173 20'

Cheesebrough Wood Accessories

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Golden West Golf Supply

1073 1172

Cylex Signs

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Riksha Golf

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Trench Pro/Angle Bunker Grader Sand

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Nature Safe Natural & Organic Fertilizers

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Applied Biochemists, A Lonza Business

Sandmat Bunker Liner

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Ewing Irrigation 30'

Plant Food Co 30'

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Ag Specialties LLC

2029 2128 Healthy Ponds by Bioverse

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Standard Golf Co 40'

Coursigns

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Wiedenmann20' North USA 812

Precise Path Robotics

Aquatrols

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TIP Inc

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Moghu Protene Research Center

Aqua Control Water Features

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EXIT

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Chemwise Messinas

1310 1311 Sylvite Agri-Srv

SMR Farms

1308 1309 Wheel A.C. Spray Burnside

1306 1307 Golf Agronomics

HydroGear

1304 1305 Ecolab Amega Inc Sciences

1302 1303 Oregon Fine & Tall Fescue Commission

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1300 1301

PBI Gordon Corporation 2113

2012

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TurfScience

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Enviro Protection

1408 1409

John Deere Golf

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Dakota Peat

Dakota Equip

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Wood Bay Turf Tech 40'

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FMC Corporation

Turbo Tech

JCM Ind Chemical Containers Inc

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Nufarm Americas 40'

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Logan Labs

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Rogers TRIMS Sprayers Software

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LINEAR EXHIBITS ONLY

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GOLF COURSE MANAGEMENT 01.14

ENTRANCE

HALL WA4 FX

FEBRUARY 5

HOW

Distributor Preview: 8 – 9 am Trade Show: 9 am – 5 pm

WEDNESDAY

FEBRUARY 6

Trade Show: 9 am – 5 pm

THURSDAY

Presenting Partners:

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IGCEMA/

GCSAA

Storage

20'

SGA NGF/

Skin Cancer

Photos

Kinetic Screen SolutionsWhitemoss Eco

Pure Seed

Meeting Room USGA ASGCA

20'

West Coast Turf 20'

Golf Course Builders Assoc of USA Foundation

XGD Sys

3386 3387

20'

40'

TDI Golf

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2984

2884 2885

80'

3388 3389 20'

Design and Construction Center 20'

Association Clubhouse

Landscapes Unlimited

Tripp Davis

Golf

3390 3391

3188

3088 3187

2988 2989

GCBAA Stay Connected

3290

20'

CAREER NGCOA Member Services

3392 3393

20'

40'

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NGCOA Meeting Room

Atlantic Installations

3384 3385

3492 3493

Participating Partners:

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Seating

3488 3489

50'

3486 3487 Forestry Suppliers

3584

3484 3485

NATIONAL GOLF FOUNDATION

3' 3' 3'

GCSAA Member Services

3' 3' 3'-9"

40'

20'

American Society of Golf Course Architects

Golf Course Builders Assoc. Am

Silent Auction

20'

VAF ADS, Filtration Inc Systems 20' 20'

20'

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2878

3078

COMPUTER

20'

Better Billy Bunker 20'

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3179 3278

40'

20'

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3378

Buffalo Turbine

Signature Control 20' Systems

20'

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Supporting Partner:

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Brown Golf Management

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Hilda W. Allen Real Est, Inc

4 2365

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2471

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2466

20' GreensGroomer WorldWide

20'

WeatherBug

2565

2464 2465

Regency Wire

2665

2869 2968

Primera Turf

Turf Scout

2867 2966

Modern Turf

EnP Turf

2765 2864

20'

20' LASCO Fittings, Inc

2559

2458 2459

40'

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20' Simplot Partners 20'

ICS/ entegra 20'

20'

2969

AccuProducts Intl

2761 2860

2861

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2757 2856 20' Barenbrug USA 20'

2857 2956 20' Seed Research 20'

2653

2753

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20'

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Groundsman

20'

Blec Global 3573

20'

Unifirst 3471

3371

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Turf Farms

30'

20'

White Metal Golf

20'

30'

3661

WW Sod & 20'

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3659

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3459

3359

30'

40'

JRM, Inc

Hustler Turf Eq

20'

3053

2953 3052

Answers on the Hour The Association Clubhouse

3565

3465 3564

20' Turf Drainage Co of America

3657

Floratine Prod Grp

Bannerman Champion

20'

Dream Turf LLC 20'

3365 3464

3259 3358

3258

2957 3056 2955

3265

Bishop Ent Inc 20'

30'

Greenleaf Tech

3673 3671

3571

3663

3061

20'

Mtn View Sod Seeds Solutions

AIR2G2

2959 3058

GeoGolf Mapping

20'

Exacto Inc 3473

20'

20' Prestige Flag 20'

M&M Vehicle Corp

20'

Inc

The Fountainhead Group

2859 2958 Applewood Seed Co

20'

Hydrostraw 3373 Stevens Water Monitoring

3271

3171

20' Knox Fertilizer Co 30'

Landmark Performance NutritionTurf & Native Seed A Division of Lidochem,

Power Planter

GroTurf-Vu Power, Inc 2858 20'

20'

Audubon

Engage Agro USA 20'

20' Spring Valley 20'

Port Industries & Sheltons Drainage

3173

20'

GO FOR SUPPLY

QGS Dev Inc 30'

2967

Greg Norman Golf Course Design

2865 2964

Kochek NewLife Co Turf, Inc

PEM Surface Creations

Prestwick Golf Group 52

3071 3170

Essential Green

NDS Inc

2866

2971 3070

Mi-T-M Corp

Best Sand/ Fairmount Sports

W. S. Darley

Turf Fuel

UNIMIN/ UNIPAR SANDS 20'

3072

2871 2970

Turf Ecosystems LLC

20'

King DHR Ranch Construction TurfgrassMini Verde Greens McDonald 20' & Sons

LINEAR EXHIBITS ONLY 20' Otterbine Barebo Inc 20'

ETS Corp

20'

2972

Colorado Lining

2769 2868

20' Watertronics 20'

Ace Golf Netting

20'

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ACILITY SOLUTIONS

20' ange ervant 20'

Ecologel Peat Inc. Solutions

2872 Sand daM

Montco/ Surfside

NGCOA Online Buyer's Guide

Scan 4 Beer

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National Eagle Golf & Landscape Golf Foundation

20'

8 2369

20' IGCEMA Inc 20'

United States Golf Association

E-par USA

Solutions

Tee-On Golf Sys Inc 20'

ue Monarch ch Employer

20'

Society of Golf Appraisers

2472 2473

0 2371

1-2-1 Marketing

LINEAR EXHIBITS ONLY

From Tee To Green LLC 20'

e on

3252

20' EarthWay Prod Inc 20'

20'

3655 Golf BMP Solutions

3653

3552

3352

Golf Safety

3651 Corbin's Baled Pine Straw

3649 Greenstester

50'

70'

b Car LLC

50'

Foley United 40'

40'

30'

20'

SubAir Systems/ Turfbreeze Fans

Bernhard & Co Ltd 40'

20'

Bayer Environmental Science

20' Precision Labs LLC 20'

3245

STEC Equip

2841

2741

Finance

Jacklin Seed

3035 3134

ESD Waste2Water

J. Davis Bridgewell Marking Resources

50'

3033 3132

40'

Evergreen Leemco Turf Inc Covers

20'

The Toro Company

90'

3029 3128

20' Gandy Co 20'

Global Turf 20'

3135

20'

DeMister 20'

20'

Wxline, LLC 3333

3635

30'

20'

Hydro Engr Inc 20'

20' Ditch Witch 20'

ali-Pro 30'

Agrium Advanced TechnologiesWholesale

Hahn Application Prod

Education 50' Area

20'

3227

3127 3226

3327

2521

2420

CIVITAS PetroCanada Lubricants

Flowtronex a Xylem Brand

20'

40'

20' Harper Ind Inc 20'

20'

3120

3020

40'

20'

OTR Wheel

3531

20'

3633 3631

3431

20'

Campey Imants 30'

3335

20'

3233 3332

Jerry Pate Turf & Irrigation

20' Toro Co Irrigation 30'

3639 Bio Basics

20'

Salvarani NA

3131 3230 PNC Equip Finance 20'

20'

3540

3341

3637

JSH Parts Thermoil and Tines Battery

3133

3645

40'

30'

SGM Ind Indigrow LLC Ltd

20' RotaDairon Emrex Inc 20'

King Innovation

3647 Dynamic Turf LLC

DuraLine

3545

3028

20'

LINEAR EXHIBITS ONLY

Hypro, a Div. of 3037 Pentair Flow 20' TCF Equip BIGGA

30'

2428

3445

3345

3239

20'

3643

3140

3040

120'

20'

Tex-Net 3547 Statewide Turf

40'

2541

20' Spyker Spreaders 20'

20' HARCO Fittings 20'

ELECTRICITY

Huma Gro Turf

3321

3221

3421

3621 GISHydration Station

20'

3617

2808

80'

2507

2707 Aerway by SafHolland

Golf Preservations Inc

20'

2705 2804 20' Pennington Seed/Howard Johnson Ent

20' Lastec, LLC 20'

20'

2501

EXIT

2601

EXIT

AquaMaster Geoponics Fountains

20'

2802

Oldcastle Enclosure Solutions

2701 2800

Soil Tech

2811 S & S Tire Co. DBA Affordable Turf and Specialty Tire

2809

CMF Global, Inc 30'

Ajinomoto North

2807 2906 Greenscan ClearWater Recycling 3D Systems

2805 2904 Sun Gro Horticulture BURLIGHAM SEEDS

2803

20'

Spears Mfg

2801 2900

LINEAR EXHIBITS ONLY

PlanetAir Turf Products ISCO Ind 30'

& R Products

LINEAR EXHIBITS ONLY

2810

Lely USA, Inc 30'

20'

2913

2813 2912 3 Tier Tech

50'

True-Surface by Turfline

Diamond Jones Grassing K Gypsum, 3010 Inc 20' American

2909 Sadepan Chimica S.R.L

Honda Motor Co., Inc

20'

2907 3006 Quantum BioTek dba Omni Enviro Water Sys

Shore Sox

2905 3004 Lake & Rocky Mtn Wetland Sunscreen Management

2903 3002 Kelly's Green Team

3011 StollerPRO

30'

Precision USA 30'

20'

3312 30'

3306

3107

3001 3100

Zequanox by MBI

3406 3407 GenNext Biotech

3404 3405 20'

3003 3102

2901 3000

Organic Labs

3408 3409 20'

3104

Turf-Tec Humate Int'l Int'l

20'

3412 Organic Sediment Removal

Greenman Machinery Company

30'

Ocean Organics

PlantStar

Hole in White

20' Wesco Turf, Inc 20'

3513

20'

Bunker Solutions / KLC Concepts

20'

Sunbelt Rentals Inc 20'

Holganix

20'

3402 3403 Magnation

20'

3101

Residex

3615 Thomson Perrett & Lobb

3613 3611

M.R.I. Under Water Specialists

3106 Golf Course Carbtrol Ind Mag Corp 30'

30'

Maruyama

3111

3009 3108 Integrity Fusion

30'

Arysta LifeScience

3300

3201

3301

EXIT

Jett Ent Inc

3400 3401

EXIT

LINEAR EXHIBITS ONLY

2713

Syngenta

20'

Drill & Johnston Fill Mfg, Seed Co LLC 20' 20'

LINEAR EXHIBITS ONLY

20' AQUA-AID, INC 20'

50'

Design and Construction Center Driving Range Exhibitor Business Lounge / Trade Show Management Ofce Hydration Station International Resource Center

20' 3609 Ryan 30'

3504

3607

Seating Stay Connected Test Drive Technology Center

3605

3502 3503

3603

A.P.E. Brushes

g2 Turftools

3500 3501

3601

HALL WB2 & WB3 ENTRANCE

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Meet the exhibitors Editor’s note: The following is a list of trade show exhibitors for the 2014 Golf Industry Show in Orlando as of Dec. 12, 2013. 1-2-1 Marketing Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 2472 3 Tier Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . 2810 3M Electrical Markets Division . . . 2031

A A & L Western Laboratories . . . . . . 953 A.C. Burnside & Co. . . . . . . . . . . 1307 A.P.E. Brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3500 Abraham Baldwin Ag. College . . . 1686 AccuProducts Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2861 Ace Golf Netting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2458 ADS Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3179

Aerway by SAF-Holland . . . . . . . . 2705 AFT/Great Lakes Inter-Drain . . . . . 907 Ag Specialties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2029 Agriguard Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1164 AgriMetal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1144 Agrium Advanced Technologies . . 2420 AgSource Harris Laboratories. . . . 1929 Air-O-Lator Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1052 Ajinomoto North America Inc. . . . 2807 AlgaeGreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 909 Amega Sciences Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 1303 American Express OPEN . . . . . . . 2161 American Honda Motor Co. . . . . . 3006 Amvac Environmental Products . . 1012 Anhui Jiadeyin Garden Machinery Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1168 Applewood Seed Co. . . . . . . . . . 2857 Applied Biochemists, a Lonza Business . . . . . . . . . . . 2134 Aqua Control Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1204 Aqua-Aid Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2713 Aquatrols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1013 ARAG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3335 Armada Technologies . . . . . . . . . 1056 Arthur J. Gallagher/ Allied Insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . 2264 Arysta LifeScience . . . . . . . . . . . 3312 ASGCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2878 Atlantic Installations Inc. . . . . . . . 3285 Audubon International . . . . . . . . . 2965 Azek Pavers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1585

GIS Exhibitor List

B Bannerman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2955 Barenbrug USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2753 Baroness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 721 BASF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1321 Bayco Golf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1141 Bayer Crop Science . . . . . . . . . . . 2541 Bernhard & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3040 Best Approach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2271 Best by Simplot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2428 Best Sand/Fairmount Sports + Recreation . . . . . . . . 2969

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Better Billy Bunker . . . . . . . . . . . . 3279 Big Tex Trailers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1000 BIGGA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3037 Bio Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3637 BioDirt Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2701 Bishop Enterprises Inc. . . . . . . . . 3464 Blec Global . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3573 Brandt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 856 Bridgewell Resources . . . . . . . . . 3132 Briggs & Stratton . . . . . . . . . . . . 1921 Brookside Agra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2185 Brookside Society of Professional Consultants and Laboratory . . . . 978 Brown Golf Management . . . . . . . 2367 Broyhill Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2021 Buffalo Turbine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3579 Bunker Magic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1679 Bunker Solutions/KLC Concepts. . 3201 Burlingham Seeds . . . . . . . . . . . . 2900

C Campbell Scientific . . . . . . . . . . . 1930 Campey Imants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3431 Capillary Concrete . . . . . . . . . . . . 2137 Carbtrol Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3104 Ceres Turf Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1829 Champion Turf Farms . . . . . . . . . 3052 Cheesebrough Wood Accessories 1071 ChemTurf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1485 Chemical Containers Inc. . . . . . . . 1201 Chemwise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1310 Chick’s Irrigation Developments . . 1064 Civitas-Suncor Energy Inc. . . . . . . 3221 Clear Water Recycling System . . . 2904 Clivus Multrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1106 Club Car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2239 Club Prophet Systems . . . . . . . . . 2173 CMF Global Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2906 Colorado Lining International Inc. . 2970 Corbin’s Baled Pine Straw Inc. . . . 3649 Coursigns Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2025 Crown Battery Manufacturing Co.. . 901 Crystal Green by Ostara . . . . . . . . 833 C.S. Trading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2079

CTR Golf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1782 Custom Agronomics Inc. . . . . . . . 1210 Cylex Signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1070

GIS Exhibitor List

Dakota Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006 Dakota Peat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2208 Deacero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3405 Dennis & SISIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1979 DHR Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . 3072 Diamond K Gypsum Inc. . . . . . . . 2909 Direct Solutions, CPS . . . . . . . . . . 1221 Ditch Witch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3327 Diversified Power International . . . 1069 DLF International Seeds . . . . . . . 1721 Double D Golf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 957 Double Eagle Ventures Group/Players Turf . . . . . . . . . . 758 Dow AgroSciences . . . . . . . . . . . 2012 Dream Turf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3465 Drill & Fill Mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2813 Dryject Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1479 DSG TAG Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 879 Dura Plastic Products Inc. . . . . . . 2068 Dura-Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3643 Dynamic Turf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3645

E Eagle Golf & Landscape Products Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2872 Eagle One Golf Products . . . . . . . 1153

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EarthWay Products Inc. . . . . . . . . 3552 EarthWorks Natural Organic Products . . . . . . . . . . 1033 East Coast Sod & Seed . . . . . . . . 1833 Easy Picker Golf . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2252 Ecolab Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1302 Ecologel Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . 2871 Engage Agro USA . . . . . . . . . . . . 2958 EnP Turf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2865 Entegra Procurement Services . . . 2453 Enviro Protection Ind. Co. . . . . . . 1408 e-par USA Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2471 EPIC Creative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2288 ESD Waste2Water Inc. . . . . . . . . 3028 Essential Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2967 ETS Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2459 Everbank Commercial Finance . . . 1591 Evergreen Turf Covers . . . . . . . . . 3029 Evergrip Industries . . . . . . . . . . . 1683 Ewing Irrigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2131 Exacto Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3473 EZ-Flo Injector Systems . . . . . . . . . 969 E-Z-GO/Cushman . . . . . . . . . . . . 1353 EZLinks Golf Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2157 ezLocator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2261

F Fairway Stone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2193 Fazio Fertilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1166 First Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2168 Floratine Products Group . . . . . . . 3053

Florida Gateway College . . . . . . . . 1571 Flowtronex, a Xylem Brand . . . . . 3120 FMC Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000 Foley United . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2741 Forestry Suppliers Inc. . . . . . . . . 3384 From Tee To Green . . . . . . . . . . . 2371 Fullriver Battery USA . . . . . . . . . . 1058

G G.G. Markers Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2153 g2 Turftools Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3601 Gandy Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3239 GenNext Biotech . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3404 GeoGolf Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2956 Geoponics Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2802 Global Turf Equipment . . . . . . . . . 3341 Go For Supply Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 3171 Golden West Golf Supply . . . . . . . 1172 Golf Academy of America . . . . . . . 1972 Golf Agronomics . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1304 Golf BMP Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . 3653 Golf Course Builders Association of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2978 Golf Course Builders Association of America Foundation . . . . . . 2984 Golf Course Business Consultants - GCBC . . . . . . . . 2270 Golf Course Industry Magazine . . . 3003 Golf Course Management Magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2179 Golf Membership Group . . . . . . . . 2191

Golf One Software . . . . . . . . . . . . 2366 Golf Preservations Inc. . . . . . . . . 2804 Golf Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3651 Golf Sign Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2169 Golfco International Inc. . . . . . . . 1160 Golfdom/North Coast Media . . . . 1933 Gowan USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2124 Graden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1133 GreatBlue Research . . . . . . . . . . . 2368 Green Sweep Technologies . . . . . 3633 GreenJacket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1241 Greenleaf Technologies . . . . . . . . 3056 Greenman Machinery Co. . . . . . . 3306 Green Sweep Technologies . . . . . 3633 Greenscan 3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3363 GreensGroomer WorldWide . . . . . 2665 Greensmiths Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2154 Greenstester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3647 Greg Norman Golf Course Design . . . . . . . . . . . . 2964 Grigg Brothers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 852 Gro-Power Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2757 Groundsman Industries . . . . . . . . 2957 Group Transportation Services . . . 1242 Growth Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2101 GT Airinject Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3258

H Hahn Application Products . . . . . . 3227 Haifa North America . . . . . . . . . . 1969 HARCO Fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3345 Harper Industries Inc. . . . . . . . . . 3321 Healthy Ponds by Bioverse . . . . . . 2027 Helac Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1589 Hertz Equipment Rental . . . . . . . . 3403

Highline Products . . . . . . . . . . . . 1928 Hilda W. Allen Real Estate Inc. . . . 2365 Hole in White/Kirby Markers . . . . 3000 Holganix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3402 Howard Fertilizer & Chemical . . . . 2026 Huma Gro Turf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3621 Humate International Inc. . . . . . . 3100 Hunter Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2231 Hustler Turf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3352 Hydro Engineering Inc. . . . . . . . . 3226 Hydro-Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1305 Hydrostraw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3373 Hypro, a division of Pentair Flow . . 3134

I IGCEMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2671 iHammer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1593 I-MOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1484 Indigrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3332 Infinite Therapeutics . . . . . . . . . . 2265 Inject-O-Meter Fertigation Pumps . . . . . . . . . . 2703 Integrity Fusion Products Inc. . . . 3106 Iowa State University . . . . . . . . . . 1873 Irrigation Water Resource Management & Consultation . . 1690 ISCO Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2808 IVI-Golf/Sandtrapper . . . . . . . . . . 1821

GIS Exhibitor List

J. Davis Marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3033 J.R. Mats Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2272 Jacklin Seed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2428 Jacobsen, a Textron Co. . . . . . . . 1553 JCM Industries Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 1200 Jerry Pate Turf & Irrigation . . . . . . 3635 Jett Enterprises Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 3401 John Deere Golf . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1501 Johnston Seed Co. . . . . . . . . . . . 2912 Jones Grassing Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 3010 JRM Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3252 JSH Parts and Tines . . . . . . . . . . 3133 Just One Golf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2267

K Kansas State University . . . . . . . . 1870 Kellyﾃ不 Green Team . . . . . . . . . . . 2901 Kesmac Brouwer Turf . . . . . . . . . 2164 King Innovation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3131 King Ranch Turfgrass, MiniVerde Greens . . . . . . . . . . 2971 Klingstone Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2158 Knox Fertilizer Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3061

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Koch Agronomic Services . . . . . . 1734 Kochek Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2761 Kubota Tractor Corp. . . . . . . . . . . 1021 Kutlug Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1065

L Lake & Wetland Management . . . 3002 Lambert Peat Moss Inc. . . . . . . . 1412 Landmark Golf Course Products . . 752 Landmark Turf & Native Seed . . . . 2961 Landscapes Unlimited . . . . . . . . . 2884 LASCO Fittings Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 2659 Lastec. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2601 Lebanon Turf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1521 Leemco Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3128 LeisureGolf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3675 Lely USA Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3011 Lester Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1778 Lidochem Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3058 Links Bridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3503 Logan Labs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1414

M M & M Vehicle Corp. . . . . . . . . . . 3165 M.R.I. Under Water Specialists . . . 3108 Macrosorb Technologies . . . . . . . 1278 Magnation Water Technologies . . . 3400 Maredo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 932 Maruyama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3412 McDonald & Sons Inc. . . . . . . . . 3070 Messinas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1311 Michigan State University . . . . . . . 1769 Milliken & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1345 Milorganite Fertilizer . . . . . . . . . . 1920 Miltona Turf Products. . . . . . . . . . 1720 Mississippi State University . . . . . 1685 Mitchell Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1340 Mi-T-M Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3170 Modern Turf Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2864 Moghu Research Center . . . . . . . 1206 Monarch Employer Solutions . . . . 2369 Montco/Surfside . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2769 Motor Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3540 Mountain View Seeds . . . . . . . . . 3259

N Naiad Co. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1925 National Golf Foundation . . . . . . . 2771 National Golf Graphics . . . . . . . . . 2255 Nature Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2988 Nature Safe Natural & Organic Fertilizers . . . . . . . . . . 1579 NDS Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2966

Neary Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . 2741 Neff Rental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1061 NewLife Turf Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2860 NGCOA Online Buyer’s Guide . . . . 2466 Nivel Parts & Mfg. Co. . . . . . . . . . 1161 North Dakota State University. . . . 1673 Nufarm Americas Inc. . . . . . . . . . 1409 NutriChem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1054 Nutrite/Solu-Cal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1400

O Ocean Organics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3107 Ohio State University . . . . . . . . . . 1772 Oldcastle Enclosure Solutions. . . . 2800 Oregon Fine & Tall Fescue Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1300 Oregon State University . . . . . . . . 1872 Organic Laboratories Inc. . . . . . . 3409 Organic Sediment Removal Systems . . . . . . . . . . 3408 Origination Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1057 OTR Wheel Engineering . . . . . . . . 3631 Otterbine Barebo Inc. . . . . . . . . . 2559

P Paige Electric Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2033 Par Aide Products Co. . . . . . . . . . 1529 Pathway Biologic . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2187 PBI Gordon Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2113 Pearl Valley Organix . . . . . . . . . . . 1243 Peat Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2972 PEM Surface Creations . . . . . . . . 2856 Penn State University . . . . . . . . . . 1569 Penn State World Campus . . . . . . 1970 Pennington Seed/Howard Johnson’s Enterprises . . . . . . . 2501 Pepsi Cola Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2253 Perma Bunker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3359 PGA of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2260 Phoenix/UPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 921 Pickseed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1444 Pike Creek Turf Farm . . . . . . . . . . 1240 Pinhigh Lapping Compound . . . . . 3359 PlanetAir Turf Products . . . . . . . . 2707

Plant Food Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2128 Plant Food Systems Inc. . . . . . . . 1205 Plant Marvel Laboratories . . . . . . 1344 Plant Science Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 837 PlantStar Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3102 Playbooks for Golf . . . . . . . . . . . . . 967 PNC Equipment Finance . . . . . . . 3127 PolySunKit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 878 Pomp’s Tire Service . . . . . . . . . . 1861 Port Industries & Sheltons Drainage . . . . . . . . . . 3173 Power Planter Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2859 PowerFirst Technology Co. . . . . . 1786 Precise Path Robotics . . . . . . . . . 1014 Precision Laboratories . . . . . . . . . 3245 Precision USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3111 Prestige Flag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3265 Prestwick Golf Group . . . . . . . . . . 2352 Primera Turf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2866 Pro/Angle Bunker Sand . . . . . . . . 1072 Profile Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2240 Profitable Food Facilities . . . . . . . 2273 Progressive Turf Equipment . . . . . . 927 ProTea Botan US . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 965 Protene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1209 PTE Golf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2165 Purdue University Turf Program . . 1668 Pure Seed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2989

Q QGS Development Inc. . . . . . . . . 3064 Qingdao Kapler Leisure Products Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3501 Quali-Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2320 Quantum BioTek, dba Omni Enviro Water Systems . . . . . . . 2905

R R & R Products Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 2300 RadiosforGolf.com . . . . . . . . . . . 1067 Rain Bird Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1540 Range Servant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2358 Redden Nets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1053 Redexim North America . . . . . . . 1363 Redox Turf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 933 Regency Wire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2765 Residex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3615 RGF Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . 1478 Richway Industries . . . . . . . . . . . 2037 Riksha Golf Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1073 Rockworks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3502 Rocky Mountain Sunscreen . . . . . 2903 Rogers Sprayers Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 1214

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St. Andrews Products . . . . . . . . . 2268 Standard Golf Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2121 State University of New York−Cobbleskill . . . . . . . 1688 Statewide Turf Equipment Inc. . . . 3545 STEC Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3140 Stenten’s Golf Cart Accessories . . 1961 Stevens Water Monitoring Services . . . . . . . . 3371 StollerPRO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3009 SubAir Systems/Turfbreeze . . . . . 2841 Summit Turf Equip Co. . . . . . . . . 1066 Sun Gro Horticulture Inc. . . . . . . . 2803 Sunbelt Rentals Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 3300 Superintendent Magazine. . . . . . . 1681 Sustane Natural Fertilizer Inc. . . . 2053 Sylvite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1308 Syngenta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2507

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U U.S. Aqua Vac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1173 U.S. Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1271 Underhill International . . . . . . . . . 1261 Unifirst Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3471 Unimin/Unipar Sands . . . . . . . . . . 3071 United States Golf Association . . . 2571 University of Connecticut . . . . . . . 1771 University of Florida . . . . . . . . . . . 1583 University of Georgia . . . . . . . . . . 1773 University of Georgia . . . . . . . . . . 1670 University of Guelph . . . . . . . . . . 1871 University of Massachusetts . . . . . 1671 University of Rhode Island . . . . . . 1770 University of Wisconsinâ&#x2C6;&#x2019;Stout . . . 2364 U.S. Chemical Storage . . . . . . . . . 1207

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W W.S. Darley & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2968 Watertronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2565 WeatherBug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2465 Wee One Foundation . . . . . . . . . . 2372 Weed Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1142 Wesco Turf Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3513 West Coast Turf . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2885 Wheel Spray Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 1306 White Metal Golf . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2953 Wiedenmann North America . . . . . 812 WinField . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2207 Wittek Golf Supply Co. Inc. . . . . . 2034 Wood Bay Turf Technologies . . . . 1401 WW Sod & Equipment Co. . . . . . 3459 Wxline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3333

X XGD Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3286 Xiamen Dalle Electric Car Co. . . . . 863

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Meet the candidates For President Keith A. Ihms, CGCS Keith A. Ihms, CGCS, has been the director of grounds maintenance at the Country Club of Little Rock (Ark.) since 2005. Previously, he served as the superintendent at Bent Tree Country Club in Dallas; Pine Forest Country Club in Houston; Walden on Lake Houston Golf and Country Club in Humble, Texas; and Golf Crest Country Club in Pearland, Texas. He has a bachelor’s degree in turfgrass science from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. A 33-year member of GCSAA who was frst certifed in 1987, Ihms has served on GCSAA’s board of directors since 2007. He is currently the chairman of the Tournament and Conference Committee and vice chairman of the Certifcation Committee. Ihms is a member of the Arkansas GCSA and is a past president of the Lone Star GCSA, North Texas GCSA and South Texas GCSA. He is also a former president of the Texas Turfgrass Association.

Statement

Candidates

I am extremely honored to be nominated for the offce of president of GCSAA and wish to thank the Arkansas Chapter for their confdence and support in my leadership role. My service the past seven years has been very rewarding, and I appreciate the trust the GCSAA membership has placed in me. During these years my desire to serve at this level has strengthened, and I believe my experience has prepared me well to serve as GCSAA president. Your association continues to meet the many challenges presented during these diffcult economic times. Through the hard work of our members, staff, committees and board, the status of the golf course superintendent continues to elevate, and they are recognized as the leading factor to golfers’ enjoyment of the game and the success of the facility. There is still much to be accomplished, and your association will continue to move forward. The board is focusing on a vision for 2020. What will the professional superintendent look like in 2020 and how will GCSAA assist its members in meeting their needs? As we become a more global organization, new and better utilization of technology will be critical. Due to economic restraints, this association will need to become more focused on the tools and programs needed for superintendents to remain successful. We must do a better job of communicating with each other and to our employers and customers as well. In addition we must continue our work toward strengthening relationships with allied associations such as the PGA of America, USGA and Club Managers Association of America. This will allow for better utilization of funds in developing educational programs, funding research, strengthening our industry voice in the arena of public policy, advocacy efforts and growing the game. GCSAA and the Environmental Institute for Golf (EIFG) have already begun working on developing funding avenues through the development of Rounds4Research and the recently released EIFG Facility Membership programs. These programs are focused on supporting research, advocacy, education and scholarships. It remains critical that GCSAA continue to work with various regulatory agencies along with local, state and national governments to protect the superintendent’s interest and ensure that the necessary tools remain available to economically maintain our facilities while preserving the environment in the world in which we live and work. GCSAA has an excellent staff to assist us through the pitfalls of government regulations, and we will remain active at the national level with National Golf Day and our advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill. It is my belief that success in this area begins with our members’ efforts at the grass roots level. This is an area our feld staff can and will help local superintendents and chapters accomplish. I envision GCSAA continuing to be a global leader in the golf industry. We will continue to provide the “gold standard” in education. This education and GCSAA’s brand are sought and recognized throughout the world. The recognition of our professional members as keys to the success of the facility and enjoyment of the game continues to rise. We have strengthened our ties and recognition within the community of our allied associations as we work together to grow the game. Our infuence as stewards of the land through our ongoing efforts towards environment sustainability continues to gain traction. Yes, times are challenging, but challenges lead to opportunities. I am committed to helping lead the association forward as we rise to the challenges and grab the opportunities placed before us.

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For Vice President John J. O’Keefe, CGCS John J. O’Keefe, CGCS, has been the director of golf course management at Preakness Hills Country Club in Wayne, N.J., since 1986. He has an associate’s degree in turfgrass management from the Stockbridge School of Agriculture at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. A 34-year member of GCSAA, O’Keefe has served on the board of directors since 2008. He currently serves as the chairman of the Certifcation Committee and is vice chairman of the Tournament and Conference, Member Relations and Conference Education committees. O’Keefe is a member and past president of both the GCSA of New Jersey and the Metropolitan GCSA. He is also a member and past president of the Tri-State Turfgrass Research Foundation and a past member of the Metropolitan Golf Association Green Committee.

Statement

Candidates

I am proud to accept the nomination of the GCSA of New Jersey and the Metropolitan GCSA as a candidate for vice president of the 2014 GCSAA Board of Directors. The boards and members from these two chapters have shown continued great faith in me, and I am truly honored and thankful. During the fve years that I have served as a GCSAA director, including the past year as secretary/ treasurer, the board has worked very hard to keep GCSAA moving forward. Many of the programs we provide our membership are now available on a 24-hour basis, thanks to technological advances. Education opportunities are now “on-demand” through useful webinars and on GCSAA TV. Our social networking efforts provide up-to-date benefts of membership at your fngertips through your mobile device or computer. The success of our feld staff program has been very rewarding for me. When I became a board member, we had begun the program on a small scale. It proved to be a big success, and I am proud to say that we have successfully completed the staffng of all nine regions throughout the country. The feld staff representatives are serving as a strong conduit between GCSAA and our chapters, providing an essential value to membership. I believe that adding value to your membership dollars is paramount to serving our members. Taking advantage of strategic opportunities to build upon existing programs goes a long way to achieving budgetary goals. The decision to purchase and launch a national version of the Rounds4Research initiative is a great example of fnding new ways to raise money without increasing the cost of doing business. The program, frst developed by the Carolinas GCSA, asks members to donate a golf foursome from their club to be auctioned online with 80 percent of the funds being returned to chapters for research, scholarships and advocacy. The frst full year of this program has shown success. As we move forward, I feel we should continue to stress the goal of ensuring our growth by fnding ways not only to retain our current members but also to seek ways to expand our ranks. It is imperative to note that our students and our assistant superintendents are our future, and we need to continue to recruit them into our association. We have to encourage turf school educators to promote GCSAA to their students. We need to fnd ways to retain those students as members once they graduate, even if they have not yet found an assistant superintendent or other related position. Once again, it’s all about membership; without our members, our organization would be nothing. It is imperative that we continue to strengthen our relationships with our allied associations. This networking is vital to the sustainability of the game of golf, as well as toward the goal of strong governmental advocacy. Our board has hosted meetings with the boards from many of our industry partners to discuss how we can work together for the betterment of the game. As a board we strive to keep the Golf Industry Show and our educational opportunities on the cutting edge. Keeping our ideas fresh and current not only helps keep our members up to date and informed, but also promotes networking opportunities with fellow members and our allied associations. Economically speaking, in order to provide the best “show” possible, we need the support of our members through your attendance. We are constantly asking members in local chapters, “What do you think would make the show a must-attend event?” Your feedback has been very useful, and we are using it to plan future conferences and education. I appreciate the confdence you, our members, have shown in me, and I pledge to continue to do my best to earn that confdence.

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Working together to increase participation of people with disabilities in the game of golf

We’ve seen them first-hand. The benefits of golf are endless. This lifelong game provides golfers with the abilit to socialize, while working out their mental and ph sical muscles. These benefits are exponential for individuals with disabilities. That is wh the National Alliance for Accessible Golf seeks to bring more people with disabilities into the game through inclusive learning and pla ing opportunities.

AWARENESS – • Toolkit for Golf Course Owners – Provide guidance to operators seeking wa s to make their golf courses and facilities more accessible to golfers with disabilities.

• Toolkit for Golfers – Provide general guidance for individuals with disabilities who are interested in the game of golf. TRAINING – Technical assistance and programs designed for golf professionals, allied health professionals, ph sical educators, facilit owners and others interested in learning more about accessible golf and inclusive learning. FUNDING – Grants funds to organizations providing golf programs for individuals with disabilities, particularl those which promote inclusion, in partnership with the USGA.

Programs across the country benefit from funding provided by the Alliance including (left) The Children’s Course in Gladstone, OR, and the Golf Academy of Columbia in Columbia, SC (right).

Visit www.accessgolf.org to download the Toolkit for Golf Course Owners and learn more about the individuals and organizations who support this initiative.

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For Secretary/Treasurer Peter J. Grass, CGCS Peter J. Grass, CGCS, has been the superintendent at Hilands Golf Club in Billings, Mont., since 1991 and has been employed at the club since 1975. He has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Eastern Montana College in Billings. A 29-year member of GCSAA, Grass has been on the GCSAA board of directors since 2009. He currently serves as the chairman of the Member Relations and Environmental Programs committees and is vice chairman of the Assistant Superintendent and Government Relations committees. Grass is a member and former president of the Peaks & Prairies GCSA.

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I am honored to again be nominated by the Peaks and Prairies GCSA to serve as the secretary/treasurer of GCSAA. I appreciate the trust and support that members bestow upon not only myself, but also upon the entire board and our staff to work and advocate on their behalf. I have always been a proud member and supporter of GCSAA but now even more so, because I know what our association does for each member, their facility and the game of golf every day. What I have learned during the frst fve years as a director has prepared me to assume greater responsibility as an offcer. As I gather with superintendents and their staff members locally, regionally and some at a national level, I hear about and see the dedication and passion that these men and women have for providing their players a great golf experience, protecting the environment and using our natural resources wisely. GCSAA must continue to help our members be recognized as the professionals who are key to the success of their facilities both in course experience and fnancially. In 2013 we made a substantial investment in our largest balance sheet asset, our headquarters building in Lawrence, Kan. Repairs to the infrastructure were needed and upgrades to many other areas were completed. Some of those improvements were to help what I feel is truly our greatest asset, our staff. The work done provides them a more comfortable and productive work environment. The men and women who work for “us” do an exceptional job and are truly dedicated to serving the needs of our membership and the golf industry. For all of us, relationships within our facilities are a vital part of the success of that facility. The same is true of GCSAA within the world of golf; our relationships within the allied associations of golf are extremely important. I am very proud of the work we all have done to encourage the joint efforts that have resulted in the increased recognition of our profession, greater player participation and enjoyment of the game. I understand GCSAA’s past and current fnancial situation, budgeting process, business plan and strategic direction the board of directors has set. Balancing budgets to equal the reduced revenues has been challenging, just as our members experienced in their own lives. Luckily things continue to improve for most. It is my pledge to continue being conservative in our spending but supporting as many direct member and chapter services as we possibly can. With all decisions and expenditures, our base question needs to be, how will this help the member, the industry and the game? It is essential that what we do with our limited resources is making a positive difference. Showing value for your membership dues and industry investments is of great importance. Working toward and always being guided by the mission, vision and values of GCSAA is my job as a director. I take great pride in this position and the responsibility that comes with it. I again thank the members for allowing me to serve them. This year I have an even greater motivation to help the profession and game of golf thrive. My son, Stephen, is attending the Rutgers Professional Golf Turf Management School. After fnishing his bachelor’s degree in business management, he decided that he wanted to continue working in the turfgrass industry as he has done in the summers since he was 15. I will close by thanking my employer, the Hilands Golf Club, for their support of my GCSAA service. Thanks also to my wife, Charlene, and my family for their help and understanding along with my grounds staff for keeping things going while I am attending to GCSAA business.

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For Secretary/Treasurer Bill H. Maynard, CGCS Bill H. Maynard, CGCS, has served as the director of golf course management at the Country Club of St. Albans (Mo.), since 2013. Previously, he served as the superintendent at Milburn Golf and Country Club in Overland Park, Kan.; Champion Hills Club in Hendersonville, N.C.; and the Virginian Golf Club in Bristol, Va. He has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. A 27-year member of GCSAA, Maynard has been a member of the board of directors since 2010. He currently serves as the chairman of both the Strategic Communications and Conference Education committees and is vice chairman of the Scholarship Committee. Maynard is a member of the Mississippi Valley GCSA and a previous member and past president of the Heart of America GCSA, and also previously served on the board of directors of the Carolinas GCSA.

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I am honored to be nominated for the offce of secretary/treasurer by the Mississippi Valley GCSA. Having the chance to serve our association for the past four years has been an incredible learning experience. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to serve you. This board of directors, myself included, wants our association to be seen as the global leader of golf course management. To achieve that goal, we have made technology, feld staff, advocacy, education and increased revenue the fve key priorities for the future of our association. All of these share equal importance moving forward. Te ology. I support the development of new GCSAA “apps” that will bring the tools you need to your hand-held devices. Smart phones and tablets are becoming essential to this rapidly changing information technology world. Through our mobile app, updated industry news and fellow members’ contact information are just a few options you will be able to access. Field staff. GCSAA is closing the perceived disconnect between the local chapter and the national association through the hiring of all nine regional feld staff representatives, which was accomplished by the end of 2013. Whether the feld staff is coming to you or you are one of the hundreds of members that come to Lawrence, I support this type of member engagement despite our diffcult economy. Advocacy. I support the recent hiring of staff to bolster the GCSAA advocacy efforts to our employers and the important advocacy taking place in Washington, D.C. Our advocacy platform is a growing strength and is one of the most important things we can do for you as a member and for our association. Education. As an educator for GCSAA, I support the efforts to keep our education relevant and current with the golf business. I desire to continue positioning GCSAA as the “gold standard” of golf course management education. In my opinion, no other association does golf course management education better than we do. Increased revenue. I support new and innovative ways to increase revenue for this association. As a member of the fnance committee, I understand the fnancial challenges we face. The current leadership has done an excellent job in looking for new revenue. Whether it is improving our Golf Industry Show or licensing the “GCSAA brand,” your board and the staff of GCSAA will fnd new ways to increase revenue during this stagnant economy. I am proud that our prudent business practices have kept spending within the confnes and boundaries that our declining revenues can support. Good things are happening within GCSAA. Our key industry partners and allied associations have become more inclusive of GCSAA in the global game of golf. We are participating in more golf initiatives and programs than ever before, and with great success. It is a great honor to serve you and this association. I look forward to listening to your concerns and working hard to address them. Thank you for your consideration and your continued support in 2014.

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For Director Rafael Barajas, CGCS Rafael Barajas, CGCS, has been the golf course superintendent at Hacienda Golf Club in La Habra Heights, Calif., since 1995. Previously, he was superintendent at Palm Desert (Calif.) Country Club; director of golf course maintenance at Desert Lakes Golf Club in Fort Mohave, Ariz.; and superintendent at various courses for American Golf Corp. He has a certifcate in turfgrass management from the University of California, Riverside. A 28-year member of GCSAA, Barajas has served on the national board of directors since 2011. He is currently the chairman of the Government Relations Committee and is vice chairman of both the Strategic Communications and Environmental Programs committees. Barajas is a member and former president of both the GCSA of Southern California and the California GCSA.

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I have thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to serve my association this past three years as a director on the GCSAA board. I am sincerely excited about the prospect of continuing my service for an additional two-year term if given the honor and privilege of once again receiving the support of my peers. The enthusiastic support and guidance over the years from the following chapters remains the catalyst of my efforts and a primary driving force behind my passion and motivation for our industry — the GCSA of Central California, Sierra Nevada GCSA and California GCSA. The boards of directors for the aforementioned chapters have continually expressed faith in my ability to lead our association at the highest level, and for this I am truly honored. I have enjoyed the past 28 years as a member of GCSAA and the numerous chapters I’ve had the privilege to call home, including the GCSA of Southern California, Hi-Lo Desert GCSA, GCSA of Central California and California GCSA. Now, with the additional experience gained over the past three years as a national director, in particular the knowledge gained from those with whom I’ve served, I am more excited and prepared than ever before to help grow our profession and industry. In my opinion, the vitality of the local chapters and the members within those chapters remains the lifeblood of our organization. The national association must stay committed to supporting the local chapters and ensuring the ongoing and effective communication across the various states and throughout the nation. As an association, we derive great strength and vitality from the local chapters in our organization, but the national association can provide the synergy that brings us together and makes us stronger. The association’s commitment to remaining at the forefront of technology, education and professionalism are initiatives that I wholeheartedly support and will work hard to preserve. Additionally, as an association, I believe we must remain proactive in educating legislators and the public about the environmental, economic and recreational benefts of our industry. With the plethora of issues before us, not the least of which are water scarcity, environmental regulation and labor issues, we must remain proactive in ways that continue to promote our image as leaders and change agents at the precipice of our industry. By serving as a chapter delegate, in addition to 18-plus years on several GCSAA committees, I have a unique perspective and keen understanding of the attributes necessary to lead this association into the future. To serve as a GCSAA director, one must be passionate, knowledgeable, personable and objective, among other things. These are the qualities that I am committed to as a director and leader at the national level. As I’ve acknowledged on many occasions, although I have committed many hours of service to the association, the rewards, both personally and professionally, have always made my efforts pale in comparison to the benefts. I believe strongly in volunteerism and giving back, and I would encourage my fellow members to do the same. I remain grateful for the unfettered support of the board of directors, membership and staff of Hacienda Golf Club. I’d also like to thank my family for always supporting me and encouraging me in my personal and professional endeavors.

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For Director Mark F. Jordan, CGCS Mark F. Jordan, CGCS, has served as the natural resource leader at Westfeld Group Country Club in Westfeld Center, Ohio, since 2007. He has been with the club since 1993, previously serving in general manager, club manager, superintendent (South Course) and assistant superintendent roles. He also previously served as assistant superintendent at both Winding Hollow Country Club in Columbus, Ohio, and Hyde Park Golf and Country Club in Cincinnati. He has a bachelor of science degree in agronomy from Ohio State University in Columbus and an associate of applied science degree in turfgrass management from Ohio State’s Agricultural Technical Institute in Wooster. A 27-year member of GCSAA, Jordan is currently a member of the Conference Education Committee and has previously served as a member of the Government Relations and Strategic Communications committees. Jordan is a member and past president of the Northern Ohio GCSA and has represented the chapter at the annual Chapter Delegates Meeting. He is a former president of the Ohio Turfgrass Foundation and a board member with both Play Golf Ohio and the Ohio Pesticide Applicators for Responsible Regulation.

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It is an honor and a privilege to be considered a candidate for the GCSAA Board of Directors. I thank the Ohio GCSA chapters, particularly the Northern Ohio GCSA, for their support of my nomination. As most of you know, this is not my frst campaign in running for a director position with GCSAA. I truly feel my 2014 candidacy magnifes my desire and commitment to serve GCSAA and all of our members. The following quote from Hal Borland, which hangs in my offce, is part and parcel of my philosophy on life and of my candidacy: “In knowing trees I understand the meaning of patience, knowing grass I can appreciate persistence.” That being said, I am very appreciative of the opportunity to run for the GCSAA Board of Directors again. The past experiences were invaluable and provided me the opportunity to build and strengthen relationships with chapter leaders, members, current directors and GCSAA staff. I have been involved with GCSAA committees serving as a chapter delegate and participating on the Strategic Communication, Government Relations and, currently, the Conference Education Committee. This experience has given me an appreciation for the time, energy and effort the current board and offcers dedicate to our organization. Additionally, it has provided insight to the tremendous amount of work the GCSAA staff puts forth to support the association. This November, I will celebrate 25 years of service with Westfeld Group Country Club. Throughout the years, I have served in a variety of capacities, which has given me perspective on all facets of the club operation. My experience has provided the framework for my collaborative and servant leadership philosophy that drives a consensus decision-making process. This philosophy has engrained in me the ability to ask tough questions, listen to responses and voice my opinion, which results in decisions being made for the good of the whole. Regarding the association and industry, we need to continue to provide industry support for legislative issues to ensure member and GCSAA engagement at the national, state and, most importantly, local level. I also feel we need to maintain a continued industry focus with a global perspective, but without sacrifce to the principles Col. John Morley founded our association on 90 years ago in Northern Ohio when he helped establish the Cleveland Greenkeepers Association and, three years later at Sylvania Country Club, the National Greenkeepers Association. We need to protect and respect his guiding principles of education, benevolence and camaraderie regardless of whether it is in Cleveland or Beijing. In order to continue the success of our industry, we need passionate, engaged people representing our best interests. Rest assured, GCSAA has my commitment, and the support of my family and employer to execute whatever endeavors I would become involved with as a director. I look forward to the possibility of serving GCSAA, our members and the industry. I truly appreciate your consideration as a candidate for the GCSAA Board of Directors.

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For Director John Walker John Walker has served as the director of golf course maintenance at Bentwater Yacht and Country Club in Montgomery, Texas, for the past year. Previously, he served as superintendent at Blackhorse Golf Club in Cypress, Texas; Shadow Hawk Country Club and Houstonian Country Club in Richmond, Texas; Inwood Forest Golf and Country Club in Houston; and Weston Lakes Country Club in Fulshear, Texas. Walker has a bachelor’s degree in agronomy from Texas A&M University. A 27-year member of GCSAA, Walker is a current member of GCSAA’s Tournament and Conference Committee and previously served on the Chapter Relations, Scholarship and Tournament committees, in addition to the Conference and Show Resource Group. Walker is a member and former president of the South Texas GCSA and is also a member and current past president of the Lone Star GCSA. He is also a member of the Texas Turfgrass Association.

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How many people have you ever known that knew what they wanted to be when they grew up? I can remember wanting to be a football player or a stuntman or maybe even tell jokes for a living one day. When I was in high school, I never even thought about going to college, much less what I would study if I did continue my education. Fortunately for me, I did decide to go to college. I tried several different majors until I stumbled into the agronomy department. While looking for summer work, my adviser suggested that I intern at a new golf course being built in my hometown. I thought to myself, “I went to school so I didn’t have to mow the grass anymore and this guy wants me to try it as a career?” Needless to say, I was hooked immediately into this profession and, 27 years later, I still thoroughly enjoy going to work. The passion I have for this industry was tested this year. After 15 years with the same company, our golf courses were sold, and I was out of a job. For the frst time in my career I had to decide what I wanted to be when I grew up. I had a few choices in the industry, but not as a superintendent. The idea of not going to a golf course every morning did not make sense to me. The idea of not interacting with my friends in the industry was not appealing. After several weeks of deliberation, the light bulb came on. I determined that I had grown up and I am a golf course superintendent. I was re-employed as such in a matter of weeks. A big part of my career has been my involvement with GCSAA. I have been active at all levels of our association, and I have been fortunate to serve as president of the South Texas GCSA and am currently past president of the Lone Star GCSA. These leadership roles have helped me to become a better manager of people and my time. Serving on national committees has also helped me understand what our members need from our association. Through my years of service, I have also learned what our association needs from us as members. My passion for this profession has not waned over the years, and I have a strong desire to remain engaged with our association leadership. For these reasons, I would appreciate your support as a candidate for the 2014 GCSAA Board of Directors.

The 2014 GCSAA annual meeting and election is set for 2:30-4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6, in Orlando. Individual voters, proxy holders and delegates for GCSAA-affliated chapters will vote on the slate of candidates running for spots on the association’s national board of directors. Voter check-in will be available from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 3 and 4, and from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5. For more information, visit www.gcsaa.org/Community/AnnualMeeting/2014/2014-Annual-Meeting-Preview.aspx.

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Irrigation, agronomics and playability Thomas A. Nikolai, Ph.D. nikolait@msu.edu

To summarize, most golfers incorrectly believe that withholding irrigation increases the speed of the green; however, that is only true if the greens are allowed to turn brown. At the other extreme, overwatering leads to soft greens and numerous longterm turfgrass health problems.

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“Proper turf irrigation is the most diffcult day-to-day agronomic decision the golf course superintendent makes” is the sentence James B. Beard, Ph.D., used to open Chapter 9 of “Turf Management for Golf Courses.” That sentence is remarkable in its bluntness considering Dr. Beard is a pre-eminent turfgrass scientist, and one trait all scientists have in common is the desire to leave wiggle room for unexplained variables. Having said that, I have tested Dr. Beard’s boldness at numerous conferences by displaying the quote on a PowerPoint slide and asking if anyone disagrees with the statement. To date, no superintendent has ever challenged it. Why is it so hard to make daily decisions about irrigation? Obviously, a lot of factors are involved, but it comes down to the fact that there is no simple method to measure the amount of plant-available water in the root zone. Now I am certain that “Soils” was your favorite class in college, but in case you have forgotten, plant-available water is the amount of water between feld capacity and wilting point and it is different in every soil. Addition of irrigation water above feld capacity results in water being pulled by gravity below the root zone — a saturated condition that wastes water and diminishes playing quality. A study performed by Rod Tocco at Michigan State University yielded results that demonstrate the interaction of irrigation on agronomics and playability. For three years, water was replenished on push-up research putting greens at evapotranspiration (ET) levels of 30 percent, 60 percent or 90 percent. In the frst two years of the study, there were suffcient and timely rain events resulting in no visual difference between any of the irrigation treatments. The third year was hot and dry, and the greens that received 30 percent ET water replenishment displayed signs of localized dry spot. It was not until these greens turned brown from lack of water that there were differences in green speed among irrigation treatments. Does that mean that the amount of irrigation applied on the putting surface has no impact on playability? No, not at all because irrigation directly affects the frmness or shot

acceptance of the green. Now let’s return to Tocco’s results and consider irrigation quantity and its impact on shot acceptance. In the study, greens receiving 90 percent ET water replenishment consistently had the least amount of microbial activity. The lack of microbial activity suggests that those greens had less oxygen in the root zone, which is a result of overwatering. Long-term decreased microbial activity results in thatch accumulation, deeper ball marks, footprinting, scalping and diminished turfgrass quality and customer satisfaction. To summarize, most golfers incorrectly believe that withholding irrigation increases the speed of the green; however, that is only true if the greens are allowed to turn brown. At the other extreme, overwatering leads to soft greens and numerous long-term turfgrass health problems. Defning the proper amount of irrigation to replenish has always been diffcult, but fortunately technology has refned time domain refectometry (TDR), allowing superintendents to make more informed decisions on how much water to replenish on a daily basis. TDR moisture sensors (both hand-held and in ground) are the best tools to date for simple volumetric moisture content results. Given time (one year or so) and good record keeping, a superintendent can estimate the volumetric moisture content that correlates with the wilting point and feld capacity of his root zone(s). When this is accomplished, it becomes possible to irrigate within plant-available water parameters. This saves water, makes turfgrass healthier and improves playing conditions, which increases customer satisfaction. Putting this all together, it seems logical that golfers and superintendents can come together and embrace TDR technology. I don’t think Dr. Beard would mind if he had to rewrite his frst sentence from Chapter 9.

Thomas A. Nikolai, Ph.D., is the turfgrass academic specialist at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich., and a frequent GCSAA educator.

Micah Woods, Ph.D. Larry Stowell, Ph.D. Wendy Gelernter, Ph.D.

Just what the grass requires: Using minimum levels for sustainable nutrition Good turf performance can be achieved at lower nutrient levels. In 2012, we introduced the minimum levels for sustainable nutrition (MLSN) as an alternative to conventional soil nutrient guidelines (7). Conventional guidelines are epitomized by the low, medium, high and very high classifcation scheme described in the third part of the “Clarifying Soil Testing” series published in GCM 10 years ago (1). In light of recent trends in reduced inputs and increased sustainability, and taking newly published data into account, the conventional approach requires scrutiny and signifcant revision. Conventional guidelines are not only complex, they are also relatively static, without regular or systematic updates. However, regular updates seem like a good idea, because many research projects suggest that high-quality turf can be produced at levels below the conventional guidelines (2,3,4,6,8). As an alternative to the conventional guidelines, the MLSN guidelines are an attempt to identify not the optimum levels for soil nutrients, but rather the minimum levels of soil nutrients at which we can be confdent of good turf performance. You may have seen the same thing yourself: high-quality turf with no problems, growing in a soil classifed as low in one or more essential elements. The question then arises, if the soil is lacking in these elements, why is the grass performing so well? Adding a nutrient may change the soil test result to move the level up to a desired range, but if the nutrient addition has no effect on the grass performance, is it necessary?

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How to use the MLSN guidelines at your facility The MLSN guidelines (Table 1) take a new approach to soil test guidelines. Turfgrass managers will have two questions about fertilizer application, and the MLSN guidelines answer both of them. The frst question is, “Does this element need to be applied as fertilizer?” As a follow-up to the frst question, one also needs to ask, “If this element is required, how much should be applied?” To answer the frst question, simply com-

pare the MLSN guideline value for an element to the soil test level for that element. If the element is below the MLSN guideline, or if the estimated use of that element will drop the soil to the MLSN guideline during the course of the growing season, then that element should be applied. If the element, as measured by the soil test, is above the MLSN guideline, and if estimated use of that element during the growing season will keep the soil above the MLSN guideline, then that element is not required as fertilizer.

In experiments with creeping bentgrass at Cornell University, a wide range of soil potassium levels were established in these research plots, but no beneft to applied potassium was observed even when the soil potassium levels were well below the conventional guidelines. Photos by Micah Woods

Penn A-1 creeping bentgrass grown in soils with decreasing levels of potassium from left to right; keep-

ing soils at or above the MLSN guideline provides a level of safety that such defciency symptoms will not occur.

This creeping bentgrass green at Takarazuka GC near Osaka, Japan, has calcium, magnesium and potassium levels not only below the conventional guidelines, but also below the MLSN guidelines, yet still has produced excellent turfgrass conditions since the soil was frst tested in 2009.

To answer the second question, regarding how much of an element to apply, simply add enough of that element to keep the soil at or above the MLSN guideline at the end of the growing season. To calculate that, compare the soil test result to the MLSN guideline and to an estimate of how much of that element the grass will use. To try the MLSN approach, you will need some recent soil test results from tests done using the Mehlich 3 extractant. You will also need an estimate of how much nitrogen will be applied to your turf in the upcoming year. Because nitrogen controls the uptake of other nutrients (5), we can use the nitrogen estimate to predict the grass’s use of other elements. Before making the calculations, we will make some assumptions about grass growth and the relationship between fertilizer applied to the two-dimensional soil surface and the soil test levels within the three-dimensional root zone. These include: • The grass cannot use more of an element than it harvests. • The growth and consequently the nutrient uptake are determined by the amount of nitrogen applied. • The concentrations of macronutrients and secondary nutrients in the leaves will be estimated as in Table 2.

Minimum Levels for Sustainable Nutrition guidelines Nutrient

Analytical test

Conventional guideline (ppm)

MLSN guideline (ppm)

Phosphorus

Mehlich 3

>50

Potassium

Mehlich 3

>110

Calcium

Mehlich 3

>750

360

Magnesium

Mehlich 3

>140

Sulfur

Mehlich 3

15-40

Table 1. Minimum Levels for Sustainable Nutrition (MLSN) soil guidelines for macronutrients and secondary nutrients. A full copy of the current MLSN guidelines is available at www.paceturf.org/PTRI/Documents/1202_ref.pdf

• One gram of an element spread over 1 square meter on the surface is equivalent to 4.4 ppm of that element in the root zone of 1 square meter to a 15-centimeter depth, and vice versa. • One pound of an element spread over 1,000 square feet on the surface is equivalent to 22 ppm of that element in the root zone of 1,000 square feet to a 6-inch depth, and vice versa.

Example 1: Potassium Let’s say the potassium soil test level is 52 ppm, and we plan to apply 3 pounds of nitrogen/1,000 square feet in the upcoming

year. How do we determine the potassium requirement to ensure we stay above the MLSN guideline for potassium of 35 ppm? As shown in Table 2, the grass is expected to use half (0.5) as much potassium as it does nitrogen. That is, we predict the grass will use 1.5 pounds of potassium/1,000 square feet, which is equivalent to a depletion of 1.5 * 22 = 33 ppm from the soil. Because we want to keep the soil at or above the MLSN guideline, the total amount of potassium required is the plant use (33 ppm or 1.5 pounds) added to the amount we want to ensure remains in the soil (35 ppm or 1.6 pounds). In our example, this is 68 ppm or 3.1 pounds. The amount of potassium in the soil 01.14 GOLF COURSE MANAGEMENT

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Expected leaf nutrient content Nutrient

Expected % in leaf dry matter

Amount in proportion to nitrogen

Nitrogen

Potassium

0.5

Phosphorus

0.5

0.125

Calcium

0.5

0.125

Magnesium

0.2

0.05

Sulfur

0.2

0.05

Table 2. Expected leaf nutrient content and proportion relative to nitrogen. These values are suitable as a starting point for most turfgrass species. If site-specifc data are available, those values can be substituted to further refne these calculations for a particular site.

From 2006 to 2009, more than 50 varieties of warm-season grasses were grown at the Asian Turfgrass Center research facility north of Bangkok in soils with nutrient levels below the conventional soil guidelines, yet the turf still met all performance goals.

test is 52 ppm (2.4 pounds). The amount required as fertilizer is the difference between the amount required (68 ppm or 3.1 pounds) and the amount actually present (52 ppm or 2.4 pounds), which comes to 16 ppm or 0.7 pound. Thus, the fertilizer requirement for potassium in this situation using the MLSN guidelines is 1 pound potassium/1,000 square feet.

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Example 2: Magnesium If the soil test level for magnesium is 75 ppm and we plan to apply 3 pounds of nitrogen/1,000 square feet in the upcoming year, how do we determine the magnesium requirement to ensure we stay above the MLSN guideline for magnesium of 54 ppm? As shown in Table 2, we expect the grass to use 20 times

more nitrogen than magnesium. That is, we predict the grass will use 0.15 pound of magnesium/1,000 square feet (3 pounds nitrogen * 0.05 = 0.15), which is equivalent to a depletion of 0.15 * 22 = 3.3 ppm from the soil. We want to keep the soil at or above the MLSN guideline, so the total amount of magnesium required is the plant use (3.3 ppm or 0.15 pound) added to the amount we want to ensure remains in the soil (54 ppm or 2.5 pounds). In our example, this is 57.3 ppm or 2.6 pounds. The amount on the soil test is 75 ppm (3.4 pounds). The amount required as fertilizer is the difference between the amount required (57.3 ppm or 2.6 pounds) and the amount actually present (75 ppm or 3.4 pounds). Because the amount present is more than the amount required, we do not need to apply any magnesium to keep the soil above the MLSN guideline.

How the guidelines were developed We started with soil test data from the PACE Turf database. This consisted of data from more than 17,000 individual soil samples, each drawn from a stand of turf that was performing well. Because the data in those samples were from sites where turf performance was good, we could expect that whatever the nutrient levels were at those sites, those levels would be suffcient to produce turf that performed well. Then we fltered the data, selecting only the data from sites with a cation exchange capacity (CEC) less than 6 cmolc /kilogram. This flter removed all the soils with high nutrient-holding capacity from the working data set. We wanted to look at only the soils that had a relatively low nutrient-holding capacity, yet still produced good turf conditions, to investigate and identify the individual nutrient levels in those soils. For the MLSN guidelines, we assume that if there is enough of an element to produce good turfgrass in a low-nutrient-holding soil (such as a sand root zone from a golf course putting green), then the same amount of that element will be suffcient to produce good turfgrass conditions in a more nutrient-rich soil that has a higher CEC. We think that if there is enough of an element to produce good turfgrass in a sand root zone on a golf course putting green, then the same level of that element in a soil-based green or on a golf course fairway will produce good turfgrass as well. We added one more flter to the data. This was for pH. We selected only those samples

MLSN potassium data 1 0.9 0.8

Probability

0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0

100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 260 280

Mehlich 3 potassium (ppm) Figure 1. The cumulative distribution function for the potassium data was used to identify the MLSN guideline. At the 0.1 probability level, 10% of the samples report potassium values lower than 35 ppm (red line). This is the potassium MLSN guideline. The blue line indicates the conventional guideline of 110 ppm for potassium. Seventy-two percent (probability = 0.72 = sustainability index) of the samples report values lower than the conventional potassium guideline.

MLSN phosphorus data 1 0.9 0.8 0.7

Probability

with soil pH from 5.5 to 7.5. The purpose of this was to develop guidelines that would be accurate for a range of elements using the widely used Mehlich 3 soil test extractant. When soil pH is less than 5.5, we recommend application of liming materials to reduce soluble aluminum, to increase soil microbial activity and to reduce the risk of toxic soil-soluble ammonium levels. Because of that, there was no reason to include soils with a pH of less than 5.5 in the data set. In soils with a pH above 7.5, there is a high probability that the Mehlich 3 extractant may dissolve some soil minerals that contain calcium or magnesium. Such dissolution would have introduced error into the guidelines, which we avoided by selecting for a pH range at which mineral dissolution is minimal, and above which magnesium and calcium would not be defcient. After the two flters were applied, we were left with a working data set of more than 1,500 soil samples. These were from turf that performed well, had a relatively low CEC typical of golf course putting greens or relatively sandy soil, and a pH of 5.5 to 7.5. Because all of these soils were producing good turf, one could conclude that all the soils had suffcient nutrients, so anything at or above those nutrient levels would be fne. Rather than divide the data from these soils into low, medium and high classifcations, we took a different approach, in which we modeled the distribution of the data for each element (7). Nutrient concentrations in the soil are a continuous random variable with a minimum possible value of zero and a virtually unlimited maximum possible value. We analyzed the fltered data set using EasyFit distribution-ftting software from Mathwave (www.mathwave. com) and found a good ft for each element in these soil test results with a three-parameter loglogistic distribution. From this modeled distribution, based on the actual data from turfgrass sites that had good performance, we identifed the MLSN guidelines. A visual representation of the cumulative distribution function is shown for the potassium data in Figure 1 and for the phosphorus data in Figure 2. If we look at the data for potassium, for example, we see the cumulative proportion of the samples at any particular level as we go from 0 to 280 ppm. The conventional guidelines would seem to be taking a number of sites with good performance and then choosing to target the higher end of that range as a guideline.

0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0 0

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Mehlich 3 phosphorus (ppm) Figure 2. The cumulative distribution function for the phosphorus data was used to identify the MLSN guideline. At the 0.1 probability level, 10% of the samples report phosphorus values lower than 18 ppm (red line). This is the phosphorus MLSN guideline. The blue line indicates the conventional guideline of 50 ppm for phosphorus. Fifty-nine percent (probability = 0.59 = sustainability index) of the samples report values lower than the conventional phosphorus guideline.

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High-performance turf at Keya GC near Fukuoka, Japan, is maintained in soils with sulfur and magnesium near the MLSN guideline and potassium below conventional guidelines. Adding data from sites like this helps to improve the accuracy of the guidelines as they are updated.

With MLSN, we take a different approach, taking the data from thousands of sites with good performance, assuming that there must be enough nutrients available to produce good turf because the sites are already performing well, and then selecting a conservative value at the 0.1 level at the lower end. Because we have already omitted the sites with bad performance from our data set, we can have some confdence that these apparently low levels are suffcient to meet the requirements of the grass.

Four advantages of this approach 1. The guidelines are based on real data from actual turfgrass sites. We worked only with a data set from sites with good performance, omitting soil test results from problem areas and nutrient-defcient soils. The modeled distribution is a mathematical representation of the soil nutrient levels as they are distributed on actual turfgrass sites. Because the data are carefully selected from soils that are already producing good turf, there is a layer of safety

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in the model. That is, any clearly defcient soils were not included in the model, so the results are not skewed lower by nutrient-defcient soils. 2. Once the model has been ft to the actual data, we can select a base level we wish to stay above. Again, this model and the associated level are based on the actual nutrient levels in the soil at sites where turfgrass performs well. We chose the nutrient level coinciding with the 10th percentile to defne the MLSN guideline for each element. At this level, 10% of the samples in the data set would have a lower soil nutrient level than the selected MLSN guideline. 3. We can calculate a sustainability index for each element, based on a comparison of the concentration of that element on a soil test with the modeled MLSN distribution for that element. The sustainability index is the proportion of the modeled distribution that reports values greater than the sample soil test value. This is a metric that assists turf managers in the evaluation of soil nutrient levels over time. It also provides a guide for the development of nutrient management programs. Perhaps most

important, the sustainability index identifes and rewards the restriction of nutrient inputs when they are not necessary to meet turf performance goals. 4. The MLSN guidelines are easily updated as we add new data from turfgrass sites with good performance (see the sidebar on page 138).These guidelines are self-correcting. Using this method and continuously adding to the reference data set with soil test data from turfgrass sites that perform well, we will see the guidelines move up if they are too low or down if they are too high. In short, these guidelines are designed to be updated as the core data set grows, and the MLSN guidelines will adjust based on samples added to the data set from turfgrass that performs well on various soils and across a wide geographic range.

Additional Information For more about these guidelines, videos explaining the guidelines, and a link to the most current version of the guidelines, see: www. paceturf.org/journal/minimum_level_for_

Global Soil Survey for Sustainable Turf PACE Turf and Asian Turfgrass Center have teamed up to administer a citizen scientist project known as the “Global Soil Survey for Sustainable Turf.” The survey hopes to enlist the participation of superintendents from around the globe in an effort to validate and expand upon the Minimum Levels for Sustainable Nutrition (MLSN) soil guidelines described in this article, and in so doing, contribute to positive changes in the way turf is fertilized. Participants in the survey will receive a sampling kit that allows them to collect soil samples from three areas of turf that performs well at their facility. These samples will be analyzed by Brookside Labs for nutrient content, and the data will be added to the PACE Turf/Asian Turfgrass Center database and analyzed. The result will be new and improved sustainable guidelines for turf nutrition that will be publicly shared with the turf community. If you are interested in learning more about the Global Soil Survey, read more at: www. paceturf.org/journal/global_soil_survey

RESEARCH SAYS • Turf soil nutrient requirements for several key elements may be much lower than previously thought. • The Minimum Levels for Sustainable Nutrition (MLSN) guidelines are a new, more sustainable approach to turfgrass nutrition. • Use of the MLSN guidelines can result in dramatic cost savings, and an improved environmental profile, without a loss in turf quality. • The guidelines were developed using data collected from thousands of soil samples from turf that performed well. • The concept of a “sustainability index” — a tool for measuring progress toward reduced inputs — is introduced.

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sustainable_nutrition. To join other turfgrass managers from around the world in a discussion of these guidelines or to pose questions about the guidelines, go to the MLSN page on Facebook: www.facebook.com/mlsnturf. For even more examples of how the MLSN guidelines ft into turfgrass nutrient requirements and how these requirements can be calculated, download Understanding Turfgrass Nutrient Requirements at: http://calendar.asianturf grass.com/understanding_turfgrass_nutrient_ requirements_5june2012.pdf.

Acknowledgments We gratefully acknowledge the hundreds of golf course superintendents who have submitted soil samples over the past 20 years, and whose soil test results were the basis for development of the MLSN guidelines.

Literature cited 1. Carrow, R.N., L. Stowell, W. Gelernter et al. 2004. Clarifying soil testing: III. SLAN suffciency ranges and recommendations. Golf Course Management 72(1):194-198. 2. Dest, W.M., and K. Guillard. 2001. Bentgrass response to K fertilization and K release rates from eight sand rootzone sources used in putting green

construction. International Turfgrass Society Research Journal 9:375-381. Fulton, M. 2002. Creeping bentgrass responses to long-term applications of nutrients. Golf Course Management 70(2):62-65. Kreuser, W.C., P.H. Pagliari and D.J. Soldat. 2012. Creeping bentgrass putting green Mehlich-3 soil test phosphorus requirements. Crop Science 52:13851392. Kussow, W.R., D.J. Soldat, W.C. Kreuser and Steven M. Houlihan. 2012. Evidence, regulation, and consequences of nitrogen-driven nutrient demand by turfgrass. Online. ISRN Agronomy Vol. 2012, Article ID 359284. doi:10.5402/2012/359284 (www.hindawi. com/isrn/agronomy/2012/359284/). Verifed Dec. 9, 2013. Raley, R.B., P.J. Landschoot and J.T. Brosnan. 2013. Infuence of phosphorus and nitrogen on annual bluegrass encroachment in a creeping bentgrass putting green. International Turfgrass Society Research Journal 12:649-655. Stowell, L., and M. Woods. 2013. Minimum levels for sustainable nutrition. Proceedings: Constructed Rootzones 2012. Online. Applied Turfgrass Science (www. plantmanagementnetwork.org/pub/ats/ proceedings/2013/rootzones/8.htm). Verifed Dec. 9, 2013. Woods, M.S., Q.M. Ketterings, F.S. Rossi and A.M. Petrovic. 2006. Potassium availability indices and turfgrass performance in a calcareous sand putting green. Crop Science 46:381-389.

Micah Woods (micah@asianturfgrass.com) is chief scientist at the Asian Turfgrass Center and an adjunct assistant professor in the department of plant sciences at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Larry Stowell and Wendy Gelernter are the principals of Pace Turf LLC, San Diego, Calif.

Jeff Atkinson, M.S. Bert McCarty, Ph.D.

Finding the balance Core aeration affects turf health, soil physical properties and the playability of golf course greens.

A recently core-aerated bermudagrass putting green. Core aeration is necessary to mitigate effects from compaction caused by human and mechanical traffc. Photo by Bert McCarty

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Thatch is a slowly decomposing layer of living and dead stems, leaves and roots that develops between turfgrass shoots and the soil surface (3). A limited amount of thatch is desirable to provide resilience to turf and act as a buffer for moderation of soil temperatures (1). Excessive thatch reduces infltration rate, promotes mower scalping, localized dry spot and vulnerability to insect and disease damage (9). Byproducts of microbial thatch degradation accumulate in the soil and increase total soil organic matter. It has been suggested when organic matter content of sand-based putting greens reaches 3%-4% by weight, soil macroporosity begins to decrease (2). Organic matter accumulation within the root zone increases microporosity, lowers permeability of the soil, further slows surface infltration and subsurface drainage, decreases the amount of water available for plant uptake and impedes gas exchange. Core aeration and topdressing are cultivation practices used to improve gas exchange, relieve compaction and slow thatch and organic matter accumulation. Previous recommendations have stated that removing 20%

Each growing season, superintendents are conficted between the need for core aeration and commitment to maintaining a consistent, playable putting surface. Over time, reducing or eliminating core aeration will result in deteriorating turf health, soil physical properties and soil chemical properties (6). The trick is fnding the balance between providing suffcient soil cultivation to maintain long-term turf health while limiting disruption to surface playability. Foot traffc and maintenance practices such as mowing and rolling are compressive forces that continually increase compaction. As compaction becomes more severe, the availability of nutrients, water and oxygen is reduced. Severe compaction leads to accumulation of toxic levels of carbon dioxide within the soil and increased incidence of localized dry spot, anaerobic soil conditions, disease and nutrient defciency. Using highly stoloniferous turfgrasses (like ultradwarf bermudagrasses) to increase wear tolerance of high-traffc areas, such as putting greens, increases the need for frequent cultivation to prevent excessive thatch accumulation.

of the surface area on a yearly basis through core aeration is necessary to maintain highquality turf (4). Research has not been able to fnd the perfect balance among core-aeration programs, turf health and surface consistency. The goal of this research was to provide superintendents with a decision-making framework for maximizing benefts to soil physical properties and turf health from core aeration while maintaining consistent playability.

Materials and methods A feld study was conducted at Clemson University, Clemson, S.C., during the summers of 2008 and 2009 to evaluate the effect of various core-aeration programs on turf quality and soil physical properties. All research was conducted on a 10-year-old TifEagle bermuda-grass research putting green built to USGA recommendations. The experimental design was developed to explore the effects of removing 15% or 25% surface area per year through one, two or three core aerations on turf quality and soil physical properties. For each treatment, the combination of the percentage of surface area removed and

Core-aeration treatments Tine size

% surface area affected/year

Core-aeration events/year†

Topdressing‡

Spacing

cubic feet/1,000 square feet

cubic meters/ hectare

2.5 × 5

63.0

192.0

2.5 × 5

31.5

96.0

5×5

31.5

96.0

2× 2

5×5

15.8

48.0

2× 2

5×5

15.8

48.0

inch

centimeters

inches

/ + ½§

1.59 + 1.27§

1× 2

/ +½

1.59 + 1.27

1× 2

/ +½

1.59 + 1.27

2× 2

/ +½

1.59 + 1.27

1.59

centimeters

1.59

2× 2

5×5

7.9

24.0

1.59

1× 2

2.5 × 5

38.1

116.0

1.59

1× 2

2.5 × 5

19.0

58.0

1.59

2×2

5×5

19.0

58.0

1.59

2×2

5×5

9.5

29.0

1.59

2×2

5×5

9.5

29.0

1.59

2×2

5×5

4.76

14.5

†

Number of core aeration events/year to reach total surface area affected each year. Topdressing amount was the mathematical equivalent of soil removed from core aeration, or half of this rate. § In some treatments, two slightly offset passes with the core aerator were necessary to achieve the correct hole spacing. ‡

Table 1. Treatment list showing percent of total surface area affected per year, core aeration events per year and amount of topdressing applied in Clemson, S.C., June–August 2008 and 2009.

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Two weeks after treatment removing 25% of the surface area with one core aeration. Increasing the amount of surface area removed through core aeration reduces bulk density, improves surface water infltration and decreases surface hardness, while increasing healing time. Photos by Jeff Atkinson

the number of core aerations dictated the tine size and tine spacing. The actual amount of surface area affected per year varies slightly from the target values because of mechanical limitations. In some treatments, two slightly offset passes with the core aerator were necessary to achieve the correct hole spacing. Following each core aeration, treatments received one of two topdressing rates — either the mathematical equivalent of soil removed by aerifcation or half this rate (Table 1). The frst core aerations were performed on June 1, the second on July 4 (±3 days) (where necessary), and the third on Aug. 15 (±3 days) (where necessary) of each year, using a tractor-mounted core cultivator. Topdressing material similar to that used in putting green construction was measured by volume and applied by shaking it evenly over individual plots. Topdressing was incorporated by hand with a shop broom. A 20N-8.8P-16.6K fertilizer was applied throughout the growing season to provide 1 pound nitrogen/1,000 square feet (48.42 kilograms/hectare) each growing month. Plots

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were mowed fve times per week and maintained at 0.125 inch (3.18 millimeters). Plots were evaluated for turf quality, bulk density, surface hardness, thatch depth, soil organic matter content and surface-water infltration rate. Turf quality was visually evaluated every two weeks on a 1-9 scale, where 1 was dead turf; 9 was dark green, dense turf; and a rating below 7 was unacceptable. Bulk density was measured at the end of each study year by removing an undisturbed soil core, drying it in an oven at 221 F (105 C) for 48 hours and then dividing dry soil core mass by total soil core volume. Surface hardness was determined as the average of three Clegg impact values (CIV) per plot, a measurement of deceleration of a 5-pound (2.25-kilogram) weight dropped from a height of 18 inches (45 centimeters). Thatch depth was measured two weeks after each core aeration by removing four soil cores from each plot and measuring the distance between shoots above the thatch layer and roots below the thatch layer. Thatch samples were dried at 221 F (105 C) for 48 hours

and weighed. Dry cores were then combusted in a muffe furnace to provide ashed organic weight and organic matter content determined by the difference between these two measurements. Infltration was measured 14 days (±2 days) after each aerifcation using a doublering infltrometer. Infltration (inches/hour) is reported as time for water in the center ring to empty from an initial height of 3 inches (8 centimeters) while maintaining a consistent hydraulic head in the outer ring.

Results and discussion Topdressing rate did not affect any measured parameter in either year of the study, and interaction between percent surface area removed per year and the number of core aerations per year was inconsistent. The remainder of the article will focus on the effects that the amount of surface area removed per year and the number of core aerations per year had on turf quality, bulk density, surface hardness, thatch depth, soil organic matter content and infltration rate.

Turf and soil response to core aeration Sampling technique Year

% surface area affected/ year†

Turf quality (1-9)‡

Bulk density (grams/cubic centimeter)

Surface hardness (gMax)§ 46.6a

Thatch organic matter content//

Thatch depth

Infiltration

ounces/ square inch

grams/ square centimeter

inch

millimeters

inches/ hour

centimeters/ hour

0.237

1.02a

0.57a

14.4a

59.1a

150a

2008

7.1a††

1.25a

6.8b

1.19b

46.8a

0.213

0.94a

0.54a

13.8a

63.8a

162a

2009

7.1a

1.42a

53.6a

0.266

1.17a

0.50a

12.8a

62.2a

158a

6.7b

1.36b

51.7b

0.254

1.12a

0.50a

12.6a

63.8a

162a

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% surface area impacted per year. Averaged across all rating dates. § Relative surface hardness value quantifies deceleration of 4.96-pound (2.25-kilogram) weight dropped from height of 17.7 inches (45 centimeters). // Ashed organic weight of thatch layer per square centimeter of surface area. †† Values followed by different letters within the same year are significantly different. ‡

Table 2. Response of turfgrass and soil physical properties to core aeration affecting 25% and 15% surface area per year averaged across all rating dates and number of core aeration events per year in Clemson, S.C., June−August 2008 and 2009.

Turf quality Any conversation about core aeration includes a discussion of its effect on turf quality. Understanding how turf quality is affected by the percent surface area removed and the number of core aerations per year is necessary to properly evaluate the trade-off between reduction in turf quality and improvement of soil physical properties. When considering only the amount of surface area removed per year, turf quality was improved 4% in 2008 and 6% in 2009 by reducing the amount of surface area removed (Table 2). With less surface disruption, the turf required less time to fully heal from core-aeration injury, which contributed to the overall improvement in turf quality. After initial core aeration on June 1, turf quality was unacceptable (<7) for approximately four weeks in 2008 and six weeks in 2009, regardless of amount of surface area removed. After these periods, in treatments involving two and three core aerations, turf quality generally improved but was reduced by subsequent core aerations on July 4 and Aug. 15 (Table 3). In 2008, removing 15% or 25% of the surface area in a single core aeration initially reduced turf quality more than treatments removing these amounts through

two or three core aeration events. Although the initial injury after removing 15% or 25% surface area in a single core aeration may be unacceptable to some turf managers, turf quality in these treatments was considered acceptable for more cumulative weeks throughout the study when compared to treatments with two or three core aerations. In 2009, initial turf-quality reductions were not as severe because less surface heaving occurred during core aeration. Bulk density or soil compaction Soil bulk density is the mass of dry soil per given unit of soil volume. If interpreted correctly, bulk density can provide insight into the degree of soil compaction. An excessive increase in bulk density will result in reduced macroporosity, nutrient and water availability, oxygen concentration, and speed of surface water infltration. Failure to adequately perform core aeration will cause soil to become excessively dense over time. The optimal value for bulk density varies depending on soil texture. For sand-based putting greens, bulk density should fall between 1.25 to 1.55 grams/cubic centimeter to provide a balance of soil aeration, water retention, nutrient availability, and oxygen concen-

tration (5). Bulk density should be a major consideration during the planning stage of a cultivation program and should be measured every two years. In this study, bulk density decreased 5% in 2008 and 4% in 2009 by increasing surface area removed per year from 15% to 25% (Table 2). Increasing the number of core aerations per year from one to three reduced bulk density 8% in 2008 (Table 4). In 2009, increasing the number of core aerations from one to two reduced bulk density 4%. Bulk density was similar between treatments with one and two core aerations in 2008 and two and three core aerations in 2009. Although the effect of the number of core aerations per year on bulk density was somewhat inconsistent between years, bulk density generally decreased as the percent of surface area removed and the number of core aerations per year increased. Surface ardness Surface hardness, or frmness, is a measure of soil compaction and surface cushioning due to thatch accumulation and soil strength. Since measurements made with the Clegg impact hammer are a relative barometer of surface frmness, the effects discussed here should be used during the planning stages of

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Turf quality, 2008 and 2009 Weeks after initial core aeration† Year

Core aerations/year

Turf quality (1-9)‡ 2008

2009

5.4 b§

6.8 a

7.3 a

7.5 a

7.8 a

8.1 a

8.0 a

6.8 a

6.8 b

6.0 a

5.4 c

6.1 c

6.7 b

7.2 b

7.5 b

7.5 c

6.9 a

7.2 a

6.3 a

5.9 b

6.6 b

6.9 b

7.3 b

7.7 b

7.8 b

6.2 b

6.5 b

6.6 a

6.7 a

5.3 b

7.7 a

8.1 a

7.6 a

7.4 a

7.8 a

7.6 a

5.3 b

6.3 b

6.2 a

7.0 b

7.3 b

7.3 a

7.7 a

7.6 a

5.5 b

6.5 ab

6.5 a

6.9 b

7.2 b

7.3 b

7.0 b

6.9 b

†

Initial aerification occurred on June 1 of each year with subsequent core aeration on July 4 and Aug. 15 (±3 days). Turf quality values range from 9 (ideal turf) to 1 (dead turf). § Values followed by different letters within the same year and weeks after initial core aeration event are significantly different. ‡

Table 3. Turf quality response over time to 1, 2 or 3 core aerations per year averaged across all amounts of surface area affected per year in Clemson, S.C., June−August 2008 and 2009.

a core-aeration program to identify the program’s potential effects on playability. Overall, two years of core aeration were needed before surface hardness was signifcantly affected by the percent of surface area removed per year. During 2009, removing 25% of surface area reduced surface hardness 4% compared to removing 15% of surface area (Table 2). The effect of the number of core aerations per year on surface hardness was more consistent between years. Increasing the number of yearly core aerations from one to three reduced surface hardness 5% in 2008 and 19% in 2009 (Table 4). Although surface hardness is a topical indicator of soil compaction, superintendents must consider how reducing putting surface frmness affects playability. A frm putting surface may be desirable to encourage fast ball roll speeds and allow predictable ball action on approach shots for skillful players. Conversely, a frm putting surface slows overall play, as fewer balls will hold the green on an approach shot, causing more strokes to be played around the greens complex. Because surface frmness affects playability, it must be considered during the planning stages of a core-aeration program. Allowing adequate time for frming of the surface is necessary to provide conditions appropriate for championship play. Although this study quantifed the overall effect on surface hardness of various core-aeration programs across

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the growing season, additional research is needed to determine the amount of time necessary to restore frmness to a desired level after soil cultivation. T atc ept Due to the waxy, hydrophobic nature of thatch, soil moisture management can become challenging when thatch depth is excessive. Putting green surfaces typically require relatively high nutrient input to maintain adequate growth. This, in combination with the use of highly stoloniferous turfgrasses, leads to rapid thatch accumulation in the absence of proactive cultivation. In this study, neither increasing the percent of surface area removed per year nor the number of core aerations per year reduced thatch depth. However, thatch depth did not increase throughout the study (Tables 2, 4). Further research is needed to determine how other thatch-cultivation techniques, such as vertical mowing, complement core-aeration programs and affect surface playability. Organic matter content Organic matter is the byproduct of microbial degradation of shoots, thatch and roots. Collecting these byproducts in the upper soil profle is the driving force behind accumulation of soil organic matter. Although soil microbe activity should be encouraged, failure to reduce accumulation of organic byproducts

slows soil drainage, increases microporosity and decreases soil oxygen concentration. In this study, reduction of soil organic matter accumulation was not consistent between years. In 2008, increasing the percent of surface area removed per year or the number of core aerations per year did not reduce organic matter accumulation. In 2009, treatments with three core aerations slowed organic matter accumulation 10% more than treatments with only one core aeration (Table 4); however, overall organic matter accumulation was not reduced below pre-study levels. Although research has not consistently quantifed signifcant reductions in soil organic matter following core aeration, numerous studies have shown that core aeration prevents organic matter accumulation above pre-aerifcation values (6,7,8). Long-term observation of soil organic matter accumulation is necessary to determine the cumulative effect of core aeration over several growing seasons. Infltration The resistance water encounters as it travels through hydrophobic thatch and a compacted soil surface typically slows water infltration. Properly constructed putting greens should balance suffcient drainage with adequate soil water-holding capacity to promote healthy turf growth. For newly constructed sand-based putting greens, water should infltrate the turf surface 10 to 15 inches (25-38

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Response of soil physical properties to core aeration

Year

2008

2009

No. of core aerations/year

Bulk density (grams/cubic centimeter)

Surface hardness (gMax)†

Thatch organic matter content ounces/ square inch‡

grams/ square centimeter

Thatch depth inch

millimeters

Infiltration inches/ hour

centimeters/ hour

1.25 a§

48.0a

0.22a

0.96a

0.56a

13.9a

57.5a

146a

1.25 a

46.7ab

0.23a

1.01a

0.57a

14.5a

65.7a

167a

1.15 b

45.4b

0.22a

0.98a

0.55a

13.9a

61.0a

155a

1.43 a

57.6a

0.27a

1.19a

0.52a

13.3a

76.0a

193a

1.37 b

53.4b

0.26ab

1.17ab

0.51a

12.9a

52.0b

132b

1.36 b

46.9c

0.24b

1.07b

0.48a

12.1a

61.0b

155b

†

Relative surface hardness value quantifies deceleration of 4.96-pound (2.25-kilogram) weight dropped from height of 17.7 inches (45 centimeters). Ashed organic weight of thatch layer per square inch of surface area § Values followed by different letters within the same year are significantly different. ‡

Table 4. Soil physical properties response to one, two or three core aerations per year, averaged across all rating dates and percent of surface area affected each year in Clemson, S.C., June−August 2008 and 2009.

centimeters)/hour (5). Thatch accumulation and byproducts of thatch decomposition combine to slow infltration over time. As infltration is reduced, the proportion of water lost through runoff increases, the amount of plant-available water is reduced, and saturation of the thatch layer is encouraged. Removing thatch through core aeration has long been relied on to reduce or slow thatch accumulation, thereby improving infltration rate. In this study, increasing the percent of surface area removed per year did not increase infltration speed in 2008 or 2009. Increasing the number of yearly core aerations did not affect infltration speed in 2008; however, in 2009 increasing the number of core aerations from one to two decreased the speed of surface water infltration 32%, and increasing the number of core aerations from one to three decreased surface water infltration speed 20% (Table 4). The season-long effect of increased infltration in treatments with only one core aeration in 2009 may be explained by the initial removal of a large percent of surface area early in the growing season. Increasing the number of yearly core aerations to remove the same percent of surface area reduces the size and number of channels opened through the turf

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surface to facilitate infltration. When single core-aeration treatments were repeated in consecutive years (2008 and 2009), numerous channels to facilitate water movement through the turf surface were opened early in the growing season, improving season-long infltration speed.

Conclusions The research shows that superintendents should develop core-aeration programs that ft their needs while keeping in mind agronomic considerations and playability. Generally, as the number of core aerations per year and the percent of surface area removed per year increase, soil physical properties improve. As the number of core aerations per year and the amount of surface area removed per year decrease, average turf quality across the entire growing season improves, but soil physical properties show less improvement. Regular monitoring of bulk density, surface-water infltration, surface hardness, thatch depth and organic matter accumulation is necessary to identify soil physical properties in need of amelioration through core aeration. These properties — as well as consideration of the effects of core aeration on turf quality — should be used to determine amount and frequency of core aeration nec-

essary to provide a healthy growing environment for turf. Developing a framework for superintendents to balance agronomic practices with maintaining a consistent playing surface is an ongoing process. Continuing research is needed to refne timing, spacing and tine size selection to minimize putting surface disruption while maximizing the benefts gained through core aeration. Additional research is also needed to gain an understanding of the long-term effects of various cultivation programs on turf health.

Funding Funding was provided by the Clemson Agricultural Research Station.

Acknowledgments The authors would like to acknowledge Alan Estes, Ray McCauley and Jeff Marvin for their assistance conducting this research.

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Two weeks after removing 5% of the surface area with one core aeration. Decreasing the amount of surface area removed during core aeration limits improvements in bulk density, surface water infltration and surface hardness, while decreasing healing time.

RESEARCH SAYS • The combination of the percent of surface area removed per year and the number of core aerations per year affects turf quality, bulk density, surface hardness, thatch depth, soil organic matter content and surface infiltration rate.

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Jeff Atkinson is a graduate student and Bert McCarty (bmccrty@clemson.edu) is a professor in the school of agriculture, forestry and environmental sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, S.C.

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The research described in these summaries is funded in part by USGA.

Teresa Carson

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Biostimulants and a PGR affect bentgrass etiolation Etiolation of creeping bentgrass has recently emerged as a signifcant problem on golf course greens. In 2011, feld and greenhouse trials were initiated to evaluate the impact of biostimulants and the plant growth regulator (PGR) trinexapac-ethyl on etiolation caused by Acidovorax avenae and Xant omonas translucens. Biostimulants (Astron, BioMax, CytoGro, Knife Plus, Nitrozyme, Perk Up) and trinexapac-ethyl were selected for study based on their frequency in etiolation samples submitted to the N.C. State University Turf Disease Clinic. Treatments applied at label rates were arranged as a split-plot, randomized complete-block design with biostimulants (14-day interval) as the main plot and trinexapac-ethyl (0, 7- and 14-day intervals) as the subplot. Etiolation developed naturally in fall 2011, and X. translucens was frequently isolated. In 2011, biostimulants did not infuence etiolation development; trinexapac-ethyl applied at 7- and 14-day intervals signifcantly reduced etiolation, regardless of the biostimulant. Etiolation was slow to develop in 2012 and 2013, so plots were inoculated with A. avenae. In summer 2012 and 2013, biostimulants did not signifcantly affect etiolation; trinexapac-ethyl applied at 7- and 14-day intervals signifcantly increased etiolation regardless of the biostimulant. Greenhouse trials are ongoing to evaluate the impact of biostimulant and PGRs on etio-

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lation. — Joseph A. Roberts (jarober3@ncsu.edu) and David Ritchie, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C.

feet/14 days). Potassium carbonate and potassium nitrate were applied at an N:K ratio of 1:1. A no-potassium control was included in the trial, as was a no-nitrogen control, with potassium chloride applied at the same potassium rate as the 1:1 treatments. Treatments were applied biweekly along with nitrogen as urea (0.1 pound N/1,000 square feet; excluding the no-nitrogen control and potassium nitrate treatment) April 24−Nov. 10, 2012, and April 23−Nov. 1, 2013. In both years, treatments receiving both nitrogen and potassium had signifcantly less anthracnose than either nutrient alone, regardless of potassium source and rate. In 2012, few differences were seen between potassium sources and rates; by Aug. 6, 2013, greater rates of potassium (1:1 and 2:1) had signifcantly less disease than the lowest potassium rate (4:1). Potassium fertilization alone (no nitrogen) had signifcantly less disease than nitrogen fertilization alone by the end of 2012 and through most of 2013. Soil and leaf tissue samples will be used to de-

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Potassium affects anthracnose The objective of this two-year feld study was to determine the effect of potassium source and rate on anthracnose severity of Poa annua putting green turf. Potassium sulfate and potassium chloride were applied at N:K elemental ratios of 1:1, 2:1 and 4:1 (equivalent to 0.33, 0.17 and 0.08 pound K 2O/1,000 square

termine suffciency levels for potassium relative to anthracnose severity. — Charles J. Schmid; Bruce B. Clarke, Ph.D. (clarke@aesop.rutgers.edu); and James A. Murphy, Ph.D., Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J.

Teresa Carson (tcarson@gcsaa.org) is GCM’s science editor.

(Membership milestones) Each year, GCSAA salutes its veteran members for their dedication to the superintendent profession and for their many years of membership in the association. Based on information in GCSAA’s membership database as of Dec. 2, 2013, the following members have achieved noteworthy milestones in their GCSAA memberships, demonstrating their commitment to the game of golf and its playing felds, as well as the advancement of the golf course management profession. CGCS stands for Certifed Golf Course Superintendent, a designation awarded by GCSAA. Quarter Century Club Members Pietro A. Adams Todd R. Ahner Frank M. Albino Bruce V. Allison Tad Altman Chuck Anderson John P. Anderson Scott M. Anderson Ronald R. Armstrong John A. Baasch Jeffrey C. Backstrom James L. Bade Greg Bailey, CGCS Robert J. Bajek Hollis J. Baldock Dennis M. Beahan Richard A. Bellers, CGCS Joel S. Blaker, CGCS Adam E. Bloom John E. Boehm Boyd H. Booker Dennis W. Bowman Ken Boyd David A. Brandenburg Jr., CGCS Daryn J. Brown Monty L. Brown Steven J. Brown Wayne F. Brown Jr., CGCS Retired Bruce J. Burger, CGCS Mark Burnette Richard Butler Gordon H. Byrd Bruce Cadenelli R. Reed Carpenter James G. Charbonneau Nicholas E. Checklenis Jerry R. Church Jon W. Clark Scott A. Clawson John W. Coalter Jr. Christopher R. Coen Willis C. Collett, CGCS Robert L. Cook Peter O. Cookingham J. W. Cooley James Crawford Casey Creighton Ronald L. Crowe Richard A. D’Ambrosio Mike S. Daugherty Clint Dayley David R. Dettmer, CGCS Robert D. DiPietro Matthew R. Dobbie Jeffrey L. Dorner John J. Dougherty D. Richard Dragstrem Marshall B. Drew III Ben Drolet Joseph A. Drudi

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Arthur R. Helm Jeffrey W. Hemphill, CGCS James R. Hengel, CGCS Mark Hennard Matthew Henry Don W. Hensley Billy C. Henson Jr. Daniel E. Hershey David R. Hershey, CGCS Kenneth D. Herzog Jr., CGCS Jon V. Heselwood Tim Hesselink Stephen V. Hesser Kimberly J. Heyl-Baker Dean T. Heymans Mark Hicks, CGCS Daniel Higgins James P. Higgins Charles U. Hill III, CGCS David R. Hill Peter J. Hill, CGCS Retired Robert B. Hillis Jr. Gregory F. Hinton Dennis Hlavaty Edward J. Hock Jr., CGCS Kim J. Hocker, CGCS Retired Michael J. Hocko Christopher M. Hoder Gary A. Hodge, CGCS Randall Hodge Virgil E. Hoelscher Paul Hoffman Robert Hogan Fredric S. Holfoth, CGCS John R. Hollen Timothy R. Hollowell, CGCS Paul B. Holmes, CGCS Michael M. Honma Sean A. Hoolehan, CGCS Randal S. Hooper Jack D. Hopkins Robert V. Horan, CGCS Retired William A. Horn Alan B. Hospes, CGCS Dennis J. Houle Brian Houston Albert H. Howard Harold F. Howard, CGCS Jim C. Howell Joseph L. Hubbard, CGCS Jeffrey S. Huber Douglas J. Hubert John J. Huda Paul Hudak, CGCS Mark R. Huffer Doug Hughes Michael W. Hummel Mark W. Hyland Patrick Irvine Mark S. Isley Mark D. Jacobs Reynold D. Jacobson Christopher F. Jacques Gregory G. James Paul J. Jamrog Matthew A. Jankowski Thomas I. Janning Robin S. Jasper Tom Jefferson Jonathan S. Jennings, CGCS Paul T. Jett, CGCS William A. Job David Joers Thomas B. Johanns Donald H. Johnson, CGCS Gregory D. Johnson Keith D. Johnson, CGCS Kurt S. Johnson Nels J. Johnson Jr. Stephen W. Johnson, CGCS Timothy C. Johnson Tony G. Johnson, CGCS Robert E. Johnson Cecil C. Johnston, CGCS Paul K. Jonas Jerome M. Jones Joseph C. Jones Michael R. Jones, CGCS Steven D. Jones William E. Jones James M. Jordan Mark F. Jordan, CGCS Scott Jorgensen Samuel A. Juliano, CGCS John V. Kain, CGCS Anthony J. Kalina Randall T. Kane John Kanny, CGCS David J. Kardos

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(Membership milestones) Richard S. Murphy Robert Murphy Samuel P. Murphy Thomas V. Murphy Robert F. Murtaugh, CGCS Daniel J. Nagy Erwin R. Nash Michael J. Nati, CGCS Jim Naudet William J. Nauroth Thomas E. Neadeau Mark C. Nebesnyk Richard A. Negralle Michael H. Nelson Thomas E. Nelson Kevin R. Nettles Kent Nevitt, CGCS Robert B. Nichol, CGCS Harry D. Niemczyk Gordon Nimmo Colin K. Nisbet Tomokazu Nishizaka, CGCS W. Scott Nissley Joseph F. Noppenberger Jr. Patrick J. Norton Randy F. Norvelle, CGCS Richard M. Novak, CGCS Frank J. Novickas Mark A. Novotny, CGCS John E. Nowakowski Dan W. O’Brien Sean R. O’Brien Thomas C. Ocepek, CGCS Jon P. O’Donnell Greg O’Heron Stephen Okula, CGCS Bruce A. Orr Donald L. Orwick D. J. Osborn Guy D. Ostrander John Otis Jr. George E. Ott III, CGCS John Ottaviano Philip D. Owen, CGCS William B. Owen Henry T. Page Douglas H. Palm, CGCS Arnold Palmer Bradley S. Palmer Nick Panasiuk Gerald T. Panella A. J. Panter II John J. Paquette John D. Parisien, CGCS Grover B. Parker Jr. Jeffrey A. Parks Stephen L. Pastoor Leonard M. Pastuszak II Jack R. Patterson Ronald J. Patterson, CGCS David J. Pawluk, CGCS Bradley J. Pearson Brad A. Pehrson Christian O. Pekarek Dennis F. Penner John L. Perham William H. Perlee Mark Perrot Donald J. Perry Joseph A. Perry, CGCS Richard T. Perry, CGCS Retired Stig Persson Barry V. Petrasko Michael C. Petty Richard J. Pfffner, CGCS Gregory A. Pheneger Jody J. Picconi George B. Pickel David Picot Nancy Pierce Dean R. Piller Kristopher J. Pinkerton, CGCS Philip Plaskowitz Greg A. Plotner, CGCS David M. Plummer, CGCS Britt W. Pollock, CGCS John M. Pollok Jim Pomroy Pyatt Potuzak, CGCS Timothy P. Powers, CGCS Timothy L. Pratt, CGCS Peter G. Prentice David W. Pretznow Edward L. Price, CGCS Thomas A. Prichard Robert Prickett William D. Pridgen III Mark Printsky, CGCS Retired Paul F. Pritchard, CGCS

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James Prucnal Scott W. Pruszinske Kevin M. Pryseski, CGCS Grant R. Puddicombe Mark Puddicombe Tod S. Puddicombe Bradly C. Pugh, CGCS S. Keith Pugmire Gary Pulsipher Kirby E. Putt James R. Pyle John C. Quickstad Kevin Raddin Ruben E. Ramirez Ronald R. Ratcliff Wayne M. Rath, CGCS Chris Rather, CGCS Stephen L. Rau Steven M. Rebhan, CGCS Simon Rechedy Jerry W. Redden Thomas J. Reed Sr. Joseph P. Reents Earl F. Reese Jr. Ronald W. Reese Zachary Reicher Richard K. Reising Jake Renner Kreg K. Renzelman, CGCS Steven W. Renzetti, CGCS Martin K. Repko Scott Reynolds Harry E. Rhoades Frank C. Rich Jerry Richard Gerald D. Richardson James A. Richmond Bruce Rickert, CGCS David P. Riedman Danny Rieger Paul E. Rieke Gregory J. Riesenberg Warren P. Rifenbark Jr. James Riley Michael D. Rinowski Thomas J. Ritter, CGCS Retired Kenneth J. Robers James B. Roberts John F. Roberts Charles B. Robertson IV, CGCS J. Cutler Robinson Jr., CGCS Michael R. Rocchi Mary M. Rock John Rodriguez John J. Roedell Robert J. Rogers, CGCS William J. Rogers Craig J. Roggeman Brad Rook, CGCS Stephen C. Rose Robert A. Rosebrook David L. Rosenstrauch, CGCS Gregg Rosenthal Thomas P. Roskos Michael B. Ross Paul B. Rothwell J. Kevin Rotti Thomas R. Rowell K. Clark Rowles, CGCS Larry C. Ruiz Jeffrey S. Rumph, CGCS William P. Rupert III Ronald J. Ruppert Thomas A. Russell, CGCS Robert Ruszala John Ruzsbatzky, CGCS Paul A. Sabino Ranjit Sagramsingh, CGCS Richard Sall Bill Samuels, CGCS Matt Sandberg Henry C. Sanders Ronny L. Sandlin Peter M. Sandoval Matthew J. Sapochak Warren J. Savini Jr. Michael R. Sbarro Gene Scarborough Jr. Steve P. Scarbrough, CGCS Scott H. Schaller, CGCS Mark C. Scherer, CGCS Denis L. Schilling Timothy A. Schilling Gary S. Schinderle Timothy Schipper Peter R. Schmidt Richard J. Schock Jr. Steven J. Schraw Andy M. Schuckers, CGCS

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Peter Schultz Richard M. Schulz Robert A. Schultz, CGCS Scott A. Schurman David R. Schwall William C. Schweitzer Jr. Jeffrey F. Scott Jeffrey M. Scott, CGCS John Scott Kevin A. Scott Tim P. Scott, CGCS Eddie D. Seagle Edward J. Sealy Jr. Terry T. Sedon John V. Seefeldt, CGCS Kenneth A. Seidel Gordon J. Seliga, CGCS Joel Seling Todd J. Severud Jeffery L. Shafer James A. Sharpe, CGCS Retired Stuart W. Sharples Troy L. Shattuck Patrick D. Shaw Dennis Shea Leslie W. Sheiber Thomas C. Shephard Kenneth J. Shepherd Steve Shepherdson John M. Sheran, CGCS Ronald R. Sherbert Phillip J. Sheridan Gregory C. Sherwood David J. Shields Scott Shillington William K. Shirley, CGCS Norman W. Shorts Sr. Donald L. Show, CGCS Retired Ken Siems, CGCS Michael Simpson, CGCS Bryan E. Singleton Daniel J. Skarwecki Sr. Mark A. Skop Richard W. Slattery Duane L. Slaughter Roger W. Slaven Randy T. Slavik, CGCS David G. Sloncz Albert S. Smelko Daniel L. Smith David C. Smith, CGCS David C. Smith Douglas L. Smith, CGCS Elbert B. Smith, CGCS Retired Greg M. Smith Joshua H. Smith Kenneth W. Smith, CGCS Larry M. Smith Michael T. Smith Scot D. Smith Timothy Smith Timothy J. Smith Troy D. Smith Daniel T. Smokstad Dennis J. Sniezyk John C. Snyder, CGCS Frederick E. Soller Jr., CGCS Retired Marty L. Sommerfeld Stephen A. Sonoga, CGCS Richard M. Sorcek, CGCS Daniel Sosnicki Manuel L. Sousa John Souter Roger D. Specter C. W. Speelman Dean M. Spencer Robert E. Spencer James R. Sprankle III, CGCS Gwen K. Stahnke Gregg H. Stanley, CGCS John H. Stanowski Timothy D. Stanwood Thomas W. Stark Randall L. Staton, CGCS Paul S. Stead, CGCS David L. Steel, CGCS Retired Kim S. Stegh Michael A. Stem James W. Stephens Todd Stephens, CGCS Monte L. Stevenson, CGCS Paul Stokke David C. Stone Jim Storgaard Ray Story Steven E. Storz, CGCS Michael J. Stranzl, CGCS John M. Streachek

William R. Stritzinger Luke C. Strojny David M. Stull, CGCS Charles D. Stump Jr. Brian T. Sullivan, CGCS David L. Sullivan Joseph F. Sullivan Michael J. Sullivan Michael T. Sullivan Rick A. Sullivan Kevin L. Sutherland Paul D. Sutter Hisayuki Suzuki Joseph R. Swing, CGCS Michael J. Swinson, CGCS Blake Swint Gary J. Sykes Brian A. Sykora Marty C. Szturm Timothy T. Taagen Joseph P. Tamborski, CGCS Gary Tanko, CGCS Russell C. Tarr Mark A. Tassone Dan W. Taylor, CGCS Fred N. Taylor, CGCS Jeffrey C. Taylor Paul Taylor Stephen Tedhams, CGCS Michael J. Tellier, CGCS Thomas L. Telljohann Thomas M. Terramin Lee J. Terry Norman W. Tessier Jr. Greg Tharp Kermit Theis Tyson J. Thill Jimmy D. Thomas, CGCS Phillip W. Thomas Jack I. Thomasma Jr. Gerald W. Thompson Jeffrey M. Thompson Brian F. Thomson, CGCS Larry A. Thornton Neil J. Thrailkill Kevin P. Thurman Robert J. Tillema, CGCS Retired James C. Timke, CGCS Charles Timmerman James M. Titus Mark C. Toennies, CGCS Retired Arlan L. Tolifson David L. Tooley David L. Tormey Richard B. Traver Jr., CGCS Mitchell E. Trent Kent Trexler David Troiano Dennis J. Troy Barry N. Tucker Robert W. Turcotte Ronald Turner Gary L. Twedt, CGCS Harry Y. Ujifusa Jr. Michael J. Vacchiano Michael J. Valiant, CGCS Michael F. Van Cleave Randy Van Fleet Lee Van Valkenburg, CGCS Harold C. Vaubel Randal L. Vaught Paul B. Veasman Gilberto Velazquez Stephen T. Velsor Michael Ventura Rudolf Veraguth Richard H. Viancour III, CGCS Brook P. Vickery Jeffrey K. Vietmeier Dennis M. Vogt Christopher W. Voutas Brad C. Vowles, CGCS Eddie B. Wachter, CGCS Brad A. Waggoner D. Scott Wagner Paul S. Wagner Scott B. Wahlin, CGCS Randy J. Waldron George H. Walker John Walker Scott K. Wallace Thomas W. Wallick James J. Walraven, CGCS John E. Walsh, CGCS Daniel Walton Harry D. Ward James N. Ward, CGCS Jerry A. Ware Thomas G. Warman

Robert J. Warner Dennis Watkins Thomas W. Watroba Herbert Watson Gary R. Weaver, CGCS Jimmy J. Weaver Tim Webb Dan C. Wegand, CGCS Lenn D. Weidenhammer Ward H. Weischet Robert Welch Gary E. Weller Douglas W. Wells James A. Wells Martin M. Wells Richard E. Wells Rick A. Welton Jeff R. Wendel, CGCS Kim R. Wenger, CGCS Retired J. Scott Werner, CGCS Dale Wesselman Lynn Wesson Douglas Westbrook Lentz Wheeler John D. White Jr. Jonny M. White Randy White Kirk A. Whiting, CGCS Dean Whittington William Whitworth, CGCS Paul E. Wickey Ricky A. Wideman Bryan W. Widmer, CGCS Bruce A. Wierzbicki Robert D. Wilbur Mark R. Wildeman, CGCS Kevin Wiles Larry S. Wilk Jay P. Wilke Scott D. Wilke H. Mitchell Wilkerson, CGCS Matthew J. Willacker Edward B. Willard, CGCS Chuck Williams John K. Williams, CGCS Kenneth D. Williams, CGCS Mark J. Williams Michael S. Williams James P. Williamson Thomas Williamson Roy Wilshire, CGCS Mark R. Wilson Peter B. Wilson Timothy C. Wilson Richard C. Wise Ronald Wisniewski Robert J. Witek James L. Witt, CGCS Scott A. Witte, CGCS Carl A. Wittenauer, CGCS Peter J. Woitowich Thomas A. Wolff, CGCS Michael H. Wood, CGCS Stephen A. Wood Terry L. Wood Allen Woods Walter Woods William P. Woolard Brian J. Woster Ron L. Wrest John M. Wright Larry Yannie Fred M. Yates, CGCS Brian T. Yeager Courtney R. Young III, CGCS Richard D. Young Scott R. Young Donald C. Zanzie Charles J. Zeh Jr. Craig F. Zellers Jerry D. Zidow, CGCS David J. Zimmer Robert A. Zoller Troy R. Zufall Thomas E. Zurcher, CGCS 30-year members John M. Ackles Louis A. Agosta Scott Alford Scott E. Anderson Jeff Andresen Dean S. Andrews Robert C. Antal Kenneth D. Arkema Bill Atkin, CGCS W. R. Avery Dean A. Baker, CGCS Kevin J. Baldwin

Wade Barrett John L. Behme Robert M. Belfeld Jose Benevides Glenn K. Bereiter, CGCS David Bermudez Todd Biegger, CGCS Mark Bobb, CGCS Kevin Bonk Randel K. Bonneville Brian A. Bossert, CGCS Richard L. Bowden Peter L. Bowman, CGCS John H. Boyce Michael D. Breeden Michael A. Brisbois Kim D. Brock James K. Brown Frederick H. Brubaker Michael S. Bryant Robert M. Budwick Gordon Caldwell, CGCS John A. Calhoun John F. Canavan, CGCS Michael Carlson, CGCS Barry R. Carter James A. Castle Nelson Cato Henry G. Chafn, CGCS Retired Jay H. Clace Stephen E. Cohoon, CGCS Paul A. Colleran James B. Conant, CGCS Steven L. Conlin Douglas B. Cooper Ernest C. Corsi Robert J. Costa, CGCS Davy A. Crockett, CGCS James F. Crothers, CGCS Ann Cululi-Dixson, CGCS Retired Thomas F. Dale, CGCS Joseph C. Daniels Timothy R. Dark, CGCS George T. Davis Jr. Marc P. Davison, CGCS David R. Demmery, CGCS Retired Daniel F. Desmond Daniel C. Dickow Frederick A. Diefenbach Ronald I. Diefenthaler, CGCS Donn P. Dietrich Robert M. Dillinger Jr., CGCS Retired Brent D. Doolittle, CGCS Bruce J. Duenow Melvin T. Duke Barry Dunbar David M. Dwinell, CGCS Corey B. Eastwood, CGCS Jo-Ann Eberle Rory B. Ellington Jeff Elliott, CGCS Jeffrey M. Elmer, CGCS Robert J. Erdahl Clayton T. Estes, CGCS Elton E. Etheridge Robert W. Evans Bradley N. Fellrath, CGCS J. Marcus Fenton Jim Fetterly David E. Fisher, CGCS William H. Fitch Ken Flisek, CGCS James B. Frank, CGCS Roger H. Frazier, CGCS Bart L. Frie, CGCS George L. Frye Jr. Steven A. Funk John M. Gallagher III Timothy M. Gavelek Robert A. Gegick Stephen R. Gill Anthony Grasso David Grimes Jeffrey L. Gullikson, CGCS Joseph Gunson Dale E. Habenicht Howard Hamada David K. Hare Joe Harmon Christopher J. Haunty, CGCS Douglas D. Hausman, CGCS Dennis Haveman, CGCS Retired Michael R. Hill, CGCS James E. Hodnett Terry Hogan Milton B. Holcombe, CGCS Tracy Holliday Jeffrey S. Hollister

Erick B. Holm, CGCS Donald D. Hoos Reed C. Hopke Jr. Peter W. Horn, CGCS Greg Hubbard, CGCS Terry K. Hutcherson, CGCS Robert L. Jacks Joel D. Jackson, CGCS Retired Dennis James, CGCS Todd W. Jeffers Edward H. Joerns II Cindy J. Johnson Glyn Johnson Thomas P. Johnson Rod C. Karchner Mark P. Kastenholz, CGCS Jack Keidel Geoffrey O. Kemp, CGCS Rick E. Kern Mike Kingsley Dale R. Kintzer Duane Kloepping Anthony R. Lambert, CGCS Karl Larson William R. Larson, CGCS Barry Laverty J. Herbert Lea David Lerner Raymond Lewis Mike Link James N. MacLaren Timothy D. Madden, CGCS Retired Trevor H. Madeiros Stephen M. Mann, CGCS Mark F. Many Jeffrey C. Markow, CGCS Bruce Matthews Edward L. May Thomas O. McAvoy, CGCS Timothy E. McCarthy Pat S. McHugh, CGCS Steven A. Merkel, CGCS Jere R. Mills Gene E. Milota Frank J. Mislak Douglas F. Mohler Glenn R. Moore Jr. James T. Moore Robert Morris

Paul H. Mundie Lawrence A. Murphy Eric E. Newell, CGCS Michael R. Null Francis J. Owsik Robert M. Painter Larry J. Palmer, CGCS Harold E. Parsons Jr. S. Perry Payne, CGCS David R. Pease Dennis A. Peck Bruce Peeples, CGCS Larry Pfeiderer R. M. Phillips Alan A. Pondel, CGCS Allan C. Pooch Jim Ramey, CGCS Retired Scott M. Ramsay, CGCS Kevin B. Redfern Jesse V. Reins III, CGCS Kim L. Richardson, CGCS John Rizza Robert N. Robillard David J. Robinson Terry Rodenberg Todd A. Ronske, CGCS Clifford A. Rourke Bruce W. Ruppert, CGCS Carl J. Rygg Robert C. Sager Kerry Satterwhite, CGCS Charles Schaeffer Brett Schneiter Michael R. Semler Daniel W. Shaughnessy Jim Shields Frank T. Siple, CGCS Wayne A. Skaggs Kenneth J. Smith Steven C. Snare, CGCS Edward W. Spatz Michael Sprouse Ronald E. Steffenhagen Gerald Stetson Brad Steward Ed Stocke Tolbert J. Strahan Barry S. Szydloski Roy A. Szyndlar, CGCS Clive J. Thacker, CGCS Retired

William D. Todd Eddie Tomlinson Perry P. Toth, CGCS Russell C. Vandehey, CGCS Michael J. VanSistine, CGCS Richard D. Victorson Manuel Viveiros Thomas F. Walker William G. Wall Jr. John B. Ward Terry L. Warlick James R. Warren William C. Webster, CGCS Karl H. Wehausen Von S. Welder Dennis Wesseldine Charlie Whittemore Gary Wilder Daniel J. Williams David Williams, CGCS Richard A. Wilson, CGCS James S. Wood Steven M. Wright, CGCS Scott A. Zakany, CGCS 31- to 34-year members Maurice A. Aasland Neil D. Acton, CGCS Ronnie L. Adkins, CGCS Steven D. Agin Danny Allen John M. Allgeier, CGCS Louis Amadio Jose Amaral John V. Andersen, CGCS Kenneth L. Andersen David L. Anderson, CGCS John F. Anderson Richard P. Anderson Wesley S. Anderson Barry Anes Andy L. Apple Jerry Arden Rhys M. Arthur, CGCS Richard Arzillo Samuel N. Ash Thomas W. Athy, CGCS Dale E. Augustin Scott D. Austin Scott C. Axon, CGCS

Scott A. Azinger Charles Babcock Thomas N. Baker William N. Baker, CGCS Chad Ball, CGCS Russell Banning, CGCS Retired J. David Barrett Paul D. Bastron, CGCS Robert B. Baszner Dennis C. Batz, CGCS Dale Bauer Michael E. Bay James M. Beaston Bernard I. Beavan, CGCS Sandra L. Bemis Donald F. Benner David R. Beno, CGCS Retired William M. Benson Paul G. Bergantz Greg Bergwin, CGCS Retired Robert J. Beyer, CGCS Retired Thomas L. Bishop Robert R. Bittner, CGCS J. Mark Black, CGCS Kerry D. Blatteau, CGCS Retired James R. Blauvelt, CGCS David O. Blomquist, CGCS Bob L. Bluml, CGCS Retired Peter Bly Ronald R. Boettger John M. Bonwell, CGCS Dennis L. Bowsher, CGCS William B. Boyd Douglas W. Boyle John L. Bradley Jr. James M. Branstrom, CGCS Brigid Braun, CGCS Retired Edward Braunsky Jr., CGCS Loren R. Breedlove L. Randall Brehmer, CGCS Fred D. Brewer Barry B. Britton Mandel Brockinton, CGCS Thomas G. Brodeur Nicholas P. Brodziak Brad Brooks, CGCS Jerry L. Broome James H. Broughton Anthony M. Brown, CGCS David J. Brown

Donald R. Brown, CGCS Jerry W. Brown, CGCS Robert D. Brown Thomas V. Brown III Richard W. Browne David C. Brubaker William H. Bruns Steven R. Budge, CGCS Hozie Burke Peter D. Burnham, CGCS Gregory Burtner, CGCS Retired Gordon R. Byrnes Stuart D. Cagle, CGCS Michel Caissie Robert W. Campbell, CGCS Tim Cann, CGCS John D. Carlone, CGCS Gary K. Carls, CGCS Jeffrey P. Carsok Jeff J. Carson, CGCS Drew Castillo Sterling Caudle Richard W. Caughey Keith W. Chapman, CGCS John A. Chassard David Chavez, CGCS Retired Larry Checho Donald L. Cherry Richard C. Christie Jr. Michael T. Chrzanowski Edward Cimoch Jr. Pete Clarno, CGCS Kevin Clunis, CGCS Daniel M. Coffn Jerry Coldiron Jr., CGCS William Colloredo, CGCS Joel A. Collura Brian Comiskey Lindy Conard, CGCS Retired Paul C. Conner Dale F. Conzelmann, CGCS Steven M. Cook, CGCS David G. Copeland Bruce V. Corkern George L. Cornell Jr. Richard C. Coulombe, CGCS David Court, CGCS William S. Cox Paul Crawford Thomas M. Crenshaw

Gary R. Crone Calvin R. Cross, CGCS Retired Jeffrey C. Crouse Thomas Crump, CGCS Jere H. Dana Raymond G. Davies, CGCS Alfred O. Davis, CGCS Jeffrey L. Davis, CGCS Retired Joellen G. Davis Timothy F. Davis Paul L. Delfosse Robert M. DeMarco Kimberly J. Derr, CGCS Chris M. des Garennes Kurt A. Desiderio Daniel DeVere, CGCS David W. DeWitt James R. Dewling James DeYoung Paul J. Dias Michael W. DiLorenzo, CGCS Retired Frank D. Dinelli, CGCS David L. Dodds Bruce Dodenhoff Ronald G. Doruff David S. Downing II, CGCS Dave Duren Jim Dusch, CGCS Patrick R. Eagan Jack Earle Jr. Marshall D. Edgren, CGCS Carl J. Edmondson Stephen F. Ehrbar, CGCS Robert W. Eichert Richard H. Eichner Edward F. Ellis, CGCS Rick Elyea Brad D. Emerick, CGCS Retired Brent A. Emerick Gary L. Erxleben G. C. Evans James E. Evans John H. Fake, CGCS Retired Ed Farnsworth Robert O. Farren Jr., CGCS Ronald K. Faulseit David E. Fenimore Craig Ferguson Joseph J. Ferguson

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(Membership milestones) Joseph F. Fernau, CGCS Ray Festa Charles A. Fierke, CGCS Edward A. Fisher, CGCS Retired Franklin L. Flannagan Robert G. Flanagan David P. Flaxbeard Thomas D. Fletcher Harold K. Franklin Daniel P. Franks, CGCS Retired Robert W. Frase Stephen L. Frazier David L. Fry Jeffrey L. Fry, CGCS Joseph H. Fryman, CGCS Retired Mark G. Fuller, CGCS Phillip E. Gable Randal C. Gai, CGCS Alex H. Galaviz Jr. Kurt M. Galisdorfer John P. Gallagher Dane W. Gamble James D. Gardner, CGCS Retired Dan R. Garson John C. Gates William Gaydosh Gregory F. Gegogeine, CGCS Retired Peter Gerdon Patrick M. Gertner, CGCS Barry Gilbert Edward T. Giles Paul S. Goff Jr. Jerred D. Golden, CGCS Robert L. Gordon Kenneth A. Gorzycki, CGCS Jose L. Gradias Jeffrey L. Granger John T. Grant Robert W. Graunke, CGCS Retired Dean M. Graves, CGCS Thomas J. Gray, CGCS Patrick J. Green Gregg Grenert William B. Griffth William R. Griffth, CGCS Thomas I. Grimac, CGCS Paul F. Grogan, CGCS Richard R. Grote Harry C. Grove III Dean C. Gump

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Cyrus D. Gurganus Jr. Anthony Gustaitis, CGCS Charles Guy Charles J. Hadwick Chris L. Hague Joseph D. Hahn Mike Hahn Stephen R. Hale Phillip H. Hall, CGCS Retired Gary Hallett Terry Hambleton William F. Hamilton, CGCS Thomas M. Hamulak, CGCS Tom Hanks Terry Hannah Daniel G. Hanson David B. Harbaugh Bobby J. Harding James M. Harmon Christopher P. Hart, CGCS David G. Hay, CGCS Donald Hedrick Jeff L. Hefner Ricky D. Heine, CGCS Mark J. Henderson Thomas L. Hergert Lawrence E. Hergott, CGCS Alan D. Hess, CGCS, MG Bob Hicks, CGCS Retired Mark N. Hjortness, CGCS David C. Hoggard Ronald W. Holcomb Steven Hollembeak Mark Hollick, CGCS Jeffrey T. Holmes, CGCS Robert A. Holmes, CGCS Retired William T. Holroyd Jr. Douglas J. Homan Bill Houlihan George F. Howe, CGCS James G. Hudson James C. Hulett Mike Hulteen, CGCS James C. Husting, CGCS Chuck Hybl Ralph M. Hyslop Michael V. Iacono, CGCS Keith A. Ihms, CGCS Gary M. Ingram, CGCS Kenneth B. Ingram, CGCS Gilbert R. Jackson

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Russell L. Jacobs Joel A. Jacquemot, CGCS Arthur W. Jamison, CGCS Retired Thomas R. Jauch, CGCS Robert L. Jeffers Cary M. Jeffries Donald L. Johnson Johnny B. Johnson, CGCS Retired Martin E. Johnson Rodney W. Johnson, CGCS Scott H. Johnson, CGCS William A. Johnson, CGCS Dan Jones Gary Jones Tracey M. Jones Craig S. Joscelyn, CGCS Retired Steven R. Justice James S. Kaczenski, CGCS Retired Richard Kaiser Charles A. Kalina, CGCS Retired Carl A. Kanny Arlan D. Kapnick Jeff R. Karlstrand, CGCS Retired John F. Katterheinrich William C. Keaton, CGCS Retired James R. Kelley, CGCS Retired Michael F. Kellighan Timothy Kelly Jamie L. Kennedy Joseph A. Kennedy Jr., CGCS Les Kennedy Jr., CGCS Timothy S. Kennelly, CGCS Ralph J. Kepple, CGCS Chip K. Kern Dean A. Kerns, CGCS Jim B. Key, CGCS Rodney P. Kilcoyne Rickey H. Kimel Glen Klauk Brad Klein F. A. Kleinfelder II Mark J. Klimm Richard A. Kline Robert S. Klinesteker Jeff Klontz John P. Klosiewicz Mark A. Knaebel James M. Knulty Casey Koch Mike Kocour, CGCS Retired

Steven Kolongowski, CGCS Retired Michael J. Kosak, CGCS Joseph Kosoglov, CGCS John R. Kotoski, CGCS Mark Kowaliczko Gregory Krak George Kruzick, CGCS Mark D. Kuhns, CGCS Keith Kuntz James E. Kurposka Robert A. Langley, CGCS Frank Larsen Ivy E. Latham Gregory A. Laughery James G. Lawlor Melvan J. Leaver Jr. David Lee John R. Lee Craig D. Leming Jerry Lemons Armand H. LeSage Cary N. Lewis Scott Lewis, CGCS Charles M. Lewison, CGCS Retired G. P. Lieponis Harry C. Lincoln III James C. Lindsay, CGCS Samuel A. Linker David J. Little Mark E. Littlejohn, CGCS Thomas R. Lively, CGCS Douglas J. Long Howard H. Lott, CGCS David L. Lough James B. Loupee Harry A. Lovero David L. Lowe Richard S. Luikens Mark W. Lytle Stephen E. Maas, CGCS Retired Gary MacDougall John MacKenzie Jr., CGCS Samuel C. MacKenzie, CGCS Daniel D. Madar Douglas R. Mahal, CGCS David P. Major, CGCS Steven Malikowski John E. Malloy Anthony S. Mancuso, CGCS

Nazzareno Mariani Leslie H. Marlow Donald J. Marrone Jr. Alexander Marshall, CGCS Retired Fred J. Martell, CGCS Michael G. Martin Robert K. Mattheson Jr. Stephen Matuza, CGCS Peter Maynes Timothy M. McAvoy, CGCS Robert B. McCallum, CGCS Gregory D. McCue Walter J. McMahon Angus H. McMillan, CGCS William G. McMullin Gary H. Meadors Philip J. Medcalf Dennis J. Medeiros Charles Menefee, CGCS Retired David C. Michael, CGCS Ron Mielke Ronald H. Miles, CGCS Retired Collier Miller, CGCS Douglas A. Miller John C. Miller, CGCS Scott E. Miller, CGCS Earl F. Millett Thomas R. Minch John F. Mizikar, CGCS David L. Moote Arthur L. Morgan Jr., CGCS Thomas M. Morgensen Robert G. Morrell John L. Morris Glenn A. Morrow Donald E. Mortell Donald R. Morton James P. Mowery Barry W. Mueller, CGCS Steven E. Mulvey, CGCS James M. Murphy Daniel L. Murray, CGCS Richard P. Murray Rodney Myers Scott W. Nair John M. Napier, CGCS Larry Napora Don Naumann Harold G. Neal Philip Neaton

R. Bruce Nelson, CGCS John T. Neumann Brent Newcomb John A. Newcomb Sr., CGCS Retired John P. Newton, CGCS James J. Nicol, CGCS Scott E. Niven, CGCS James H. Noel Peter W. Nolan Dennis Nordling Ronald A. Noyce Steven L. Numbers Steven L. Oberschlake Robert M. O’Connell Michael J. O’Connor, CGCS Tim J. O’Driscoll Ross J. O’Fee, CGCS Peter C. Ohlson Thomas F. Ohlson, CGCS John J. O’Keefe, CGCS Randy Oldham Anthony J. Olender James R. Olli Michael Olson Glenn Omori Charles D. O’Nan, CGCS Joseph M. Ondo Timothy T. O’Neill, CGCS David D. Ostert Jack A. Ostrander, CGCS Retired Richard J. Owens, CGCS Joseph Owsik Bruce A. Packard, CGCS Robert Paisley Scott E. Parker, CGCS Donald L. Parsons, CGCS Retired Charles T. Passios, CGCS Dennis L. Patterson Merle L. Pearce, CGCS Stephen M. Pearson, CGCS Jonathan E. Peck Leo G. Pellant Manuel Perez Wayne Perkins, CGCS Retired Mark K. Peters Dennis P. Petruzzelli, CGCS Steven D. Phillips Tim Phillips Byron E. Phoebus Mark R. Pierce

William F. Pike James E. Piquette Michael D. Plummer Jim B. Poetker Edward C. Porterfeld, CGCS Retired Glen A. Pottenger, CGCS Retired Stephen W. Potter, CGCS M. Terry Price Gary M. Puckett Kenneth Pung, CGCS Retired Joel V. Purpur, CGCS Dale B. Quinn Dan E. Rackliffe, CGCS Robert A. Ranum Mark Rawlins, CGCS Richard H. Raymond Michael C. Reeb, CGCS Stanley E. Reedy, CGCS Thomas F. Regan, CGCS Retired Robert Reid, CGCS Retired J. Robert Reynolds, CGCS Retired Mark A. Richard, CGCS John V. Ringholz Samuel M. Risteff Scott D. Robbins, CGCS J. B. Robertson Michael Robinson Gary Rodgers, CGCS Retired Charles E. Rogers Jr. Robert A. Rosensteel Ronald M. Ross, CGCS Retired David V. Rossman Cal C. Roth Timothy K. Roth Wilford Roth Bobby Rountree Peter R. Rousseau, CGCS Richard A. Rudolph Roger M. Ruff, CGCS Gary Russell Randolph Russell Barry A. Sage Mark Salisbury, CGCS Terry C. Salisbury Robert A. Samuelson, CGCS Earl J. Sanders, CGCS Roger D. Sandy Thomas E. Savage Gerald W. Saylor Frank E. Sbarro

Thomas V. Schall Jr., CGCS William G. Scheele Larry G. Schlippert Albert L. Schluetter Calvin D. Schmidt John C. Schmidt Steven D. Schmidt Roger A. Schmitz, CGCS Retired Craig Schreiner Scott A. Schukraft Daniel G. Schuld Thomas G. Schwab Tony E. Scites Michael J. Seaton Steven D. Seibel Robert Y. Senseman, CGCS Jack F. Serleto Anthony W. Sexton Matthew G. Shaffer Robert L. Shaffer Thomas S. Sheets Randy L. Sheline Douglas E. Shelnutt Gary A. Shetler, CGCS Kimberly K. Shine, CGCS D. Philip Shoemaker Jr. Randy Shults, CGCS Arthur Silva, CGCS Retired Alan C. Slaughter Thomas M. Slavish Glenn F. Smickley Chris L. Smith, CGCS David E. Smith, CGCS James K. Smith Jeffrey A. Smith Kevin L. Smith Kevin P. Smith, CGCS Stephen E. Smith Pat Sneed, CGCS Jack E. Snipes Jr., CGCS Douglas L. Snook, CGCS Retired Marc W. Snyder Gary C. Springer Guy H. Stallone John V. Stawovy John Steiner, CGCS Bob Steinhurst Dan Sterr Mark L. Stewart, CGCS Owen L. Stone Gary L. Stormo

Terry W. Stratton Michael F. Streckfus Joe K. Stribley Jeffrey N. Stuart, CGCS Melvin L. Summer Jr. Walter J. Svabek William D. Swancutt Jr. Robert J. Szymanski Jr. Jerry Y. Takushi Timothy F. Taylor, CGCS Rick Tegtmeier, CGCS Gregory R. Thalmann, CGCS Leonard F. Theis Michael D. Thibodeau Timothy Thilo Jim H. Thomas, CGCS Gary C. Thommes, CGCS Charles T. Thompson Jr., CGCS Retired Kenneth B. Thompson Bruce Thrasher David E. Threlkeld, CGCS Retired Charles E. Tiede III Bruce Toepel James Tollefson, CGCS Alan Tomlinson Joseph R. Tompkins Luciano Tonelli Ronald T. Toney Rhod Trainor, CGCS Jack Tripp, CGCS Frank Turner Charles P. Underwood III, CGCS Thomas M. Unruh Gregory V. Vadala, CGCS Steve Van Acker, CGCS W. Wayne Van Matre Robert C. Vaughan Jr. Mark W. Vaughn, CGCS Charles H. Vedvick Stephen J. Verrall Thomas K. Verrips, CGCS Brian Vickers Craig J. Vigen, CGCS Tom Vinson Robert S. Volpe, CGCS Joseph A. Voss Jr., CGCS Randall C. Wahler, CGCS Michael F. Walton, CGCS Patrick A. Walton Douglas A. Ward

Tony Ward Gary A. Watschke, CGCS Retired Donald D. Watson David Waymire, CGCS Jerry A. Webb, CGCS Dennis Weber, CGCS David L. Webner Ted D. Wells Thomas S. Werner, CGCS Brent L. Weston Brad L. Westrope, CGCS Jeffrey Wetterling, CGCS Kenneth M. Whaley Jay A. Wiedman John Wieskamp, CGCS Retired Stephen N. Wilcoxen Edward J. Wilkins, CGCS Timothy R. Willard, CGCS Michael R. Willhite Edward A. Williams Tommy D. Witt, CGCS Dean Wochaski, CGCS Dale R. Wohlers Gregory J. Wojick Steven R. Wolfard Fred Wong Michael A. Wood, CGCS R. Scott Woodhead, CGCS Retired Stanley Wreyford, CGCS Philip J. Wycoff John M. Yakubisin, CGCS John G. Yancey Michael Yenny Harry R. Yewens Brian A. York Joseph Yourkiewicz Theodore S. Zabrenski Michael P. Zedreck, CGCS 35-year members Roland Abbott, CGCS Retired Randy L. Allen, CGCS William A. Ashley Bradley Balschmiter, CGCS Gary D. Bennett Richard Bermudez Steve Blackburn Joseph N. Booth, CGCS John A. Boyer Larry D. Brickell Jerry W. Brooks

Joe J. Brophy Robert J. Burns James M. Burton Neil J. Bustamante Stanley A. Carr Vernon A. Carroll II Emilio Castorena Sr. Brian C. Chalifoux Donald Chester C. D. Christopherson Stanley E. Cichuniec Louis E. Clark Mark K. Clark, CGCS George J. Cook Dennis R. Cox James Currie Kevin Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Amico, CGCS Eugene Daniel III, CGCS Retired Denny Dennett Gary Dilbert Steve DiVito Larry F. Edwards Ted E. Ellis, CGCS Retired James E. Ellison Donald R. Genet Steve Glossinger, CGCS David W. Gourlay, CGCS Robert B. Green, CGCS Peter J. Hahn Jeffrey N. Hall James W. Hesselbrock William T. Hiers, CGCS Cecil T. Hoekstra Michael T. Huck Richard Hurley Mark R. Jackson Neal Jenkins James A. Johnson Jr. Michael J. Johnson, CGCS Fred W. Klauk Jr. Robert H. Kline, CGCS Paul T. Kolbe Curtis H. Kono Edward Lach, CGCS Andy Laughridge, CGCS Retired Michael R. Legere, CGCS Richard L. Lemmel Michael Liffand Eric M. Linde Steven L. Long Thomas J. Manchak

Richard Marcks Jerry B. Matthews, CGCS Paul G. Mayes, CGCS Mike McCraw William D. McKee Ray E. Midkiff Jr. Martin L. Moore Dean Morrison Gary Myers, CGCS Alan L. Nielsen, CGCS Tim R. Norris, CGCS Retired Ronald J. Parker, CGCS Retired Jesse J. Parsons Michael J. Perham, CGCS Peter R. Pierson Daniel B. Pillard, CGCS Retired Robert A. Radachi, CGCS Peter Rappoccio Jr., CGCS Dale K. Reash Edward Riefin, CGCS Retired William J. Risch Walter K. Robinson Kenneth A. Sakai Michael Sauls Ronald E. Schmoyer Donald R. Schumacher Tim J. Sedgley, CGCS Gregory N. Settles Bennie R. Smallwood Gary T. Snyder Keith J. Snyder, CGCS Douglas C. Stachura, CGCS Retired Gary L. Stafford Verlyn A. Strellner, CGCS Retired David T. Struse, CGCS Robert A. Stuczynski Michael Swing, CGCS Timothy D. Thomas Merlin F. Tielkemeier John Tonsor Thomas F. Trischler D. Campbell Turner, CGCS Kip A. Tyler, CGCS Kevin E. Van, CGCS Wayne Van Arendonk, CGCS Retired Duane Van Etten Danny L. Wahlin, CGCS Retired Dale E. Walters, CGCS Robert C. Weed Jr.

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(Membership milestones) John W. Westermeier, CGCS Mark Wilson, CGCS Charles D. Winch Arthur J. Woffnden Mark J. Woodward, CGCS Richard C. Zepp, CGCS 36- to 39-year members Charles Agnew, CGCS Retired W. A. Alexander III Don K. Allen Michael L. Allen Joseph Alonzi, CGCS Kenneth T. Andersen Dana M. Anderson Alan R. Andreasen, CGCS Gary D. Andrews Thomas L. Appledorn Kenneth L. Aukerman, CGCS John L. Ausen, CGCS Robert T. Baidy Paul D. Baker Robert M. Baldwin James J. Baran, CGCS Ronald W. Barley, CGCS John R. Baucom Jr. James O. Beane, CGCS Retired Chris C. Becker David Behrman, CGCS Mark H. Beiting Roger C. Bell Michael Benedict Patrick J. Berger, CGCS Retired Thomas R. Bettle William K. Bieck, CGCS Fredrick S. Biggers, CGCS Thomas P. Biggy Charles G. Bingeman Robert F. Bishop Cecil C. Bland Gregory N. Bollinger Gregory Borzok Robert B. Boyd Paul W. Brandon Pye BredenKamp Michael L. Brennan, CGCS Retired Robert Brewster Ned E. Brinkman Larry Brooks, CGCS Retired Jerry W. Broughton, CGCS Brooks Brown Herbert L. Brown Roger A. Brown Fred E. Browning Jay P. Buck, CGCS Joseph H. Burns, CGCS Julian D. Burns, CGCS Retired Gary T. Bush Charles B. Cagle, CGCS Retired Dale Caldwell James P. Callaghan Gary A. Carlson Stephen L. Carlton Paul C. Carman Jr. Ronald L. Carmichael Norman E. Carmouche Daniel E. Carr James H. Carville Paul O. Casas Jr. Gary L. Chambers, CGCS Thom V. Charters Richard S. Cirino, CGCS Arthur G. Clesen Terry A. Concannon, CGCS Brett E. Conrad James T. Conroy, CGCS Retired Bradford L. Coole, CGCS David E. Crews Donald A. Cross, CGCS Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neil M. Crouch Jr. Alan G. Culver, CGCS John C. Cummings, CGCS Gerald R. Dahlke Gary Dalton Robert J. Dalton Peter C. Dane Steve A. Davis, CGCS Retired Clinton G. Deeds, CGCS Retired Richard J. Deibert Edgar R. Delaney, CGCS Randy A. Denney Douglas A. DeVries, CGCS Charles L. Dey Charles C. Dipman Marvin A. Dominick B. Russell Dooge, CGCS Robert A. Doty Kevin H. Downing, CGCS

Kevin M. Dushane John R. Dyarmett Eugene W. Dyke Michael Edgerton Paula M. Eger Richard N. Eide, CGCS Craig L. Elms, CGCS Joseph H. Emanuel, CGCS Retired Douglas Emch, CGCS Barry Endicott Charles D. Engster Jean L. Esposito, CGCS Eugene G. Evans Raymond D. Evans, CGCS Retired Ronald C. Fabian William R. Fach, CGCS Gregory C. Fantuzzi, CGCS Thomas E. Farrell Donald J. Fassnacht, CGCS H. R. Faucette Jr., CGCS Retired Gene Faulk Clarke E. Fenimore David C. Feser Mark A. Fields Alan T. Fierst Stephen Finamore, CGCS Larry D. Finke Thomas C. Fischer, CGCS Thomas A. Flaherty, CGCS Dennis M. Flynn, CGCS Retired John A. Ford, CGCS Jeffery L. Frank, CGCS Richard G. Fredericksen, CGCS William R. Fuller Charles A. Gaige William C. Gallegos Michael T. Garvale Chuck Gast, CGCS William Gauwitz Jr. David K. Geiger, CGCS Retired John R. German, CGCS Retired George Gibbons Thomas J. Gibbons Kerry Glader C. M. Glasson Roger S. Goettsch, CGCS Frank S. Goodell Jr. Walter A. Gooder Mark E. Gorga, CGCS Fred S. Green George A. Gumm Gregg P. Guynan Stuart M. Hadden John C. Hadwick, CGCS Retired Milton L. Hale Charles E. Hall Robert J. Hall Terry L. Hall Steven M. Hamelau D. T. Hammett Mark J. Hampton Vincent C. Hankley Larry A. Hanks Larry C. Hantle, CGCS Calvin R. Hardin, CGCS Retired Steve J. Hargis Gregory P. Harkin, CGCS Steve Harrer, CGCS Retired J. Michael Hart, CGCS Ernest W. Hawkes James E. Hayes Leonard L. Hazlett III Ronald B. Heesen Edward C. Heineman, CGCS Retired Fred J. Heinlein II, CGCS Retired Michael H. Heinlein James R. Hemrick, CGCS Michael J. Hermanson David A. Heroian, CGCS Paul Hickman, CGCS Harold H. Hicks Steven M. Hill John D. Hilton Mark Hoban Scott Hoffmann, CGCS Steven Hoisington Robert D. Holman Thomas R. Holtsberry James A. Holtschult John S. Hoofnagle, CGCS Alan Houdek Richard H. Huey Abe R. Hughes Gale O. Hultquist, CGCS Rodney A. Iceman Dennis R. Ingram, CGCS Toru Inoue

Paul J. Janosik Jr. Robert M. Jarrell William L. Jeffrey Robert A. Jenkins Steve E. Jessup, CGCS Retired Charles L. Joachim, CGCS Bill D. Jobe, CGCS Retired Brad R. Johnsen David L. Johnson, CGCS Retired Douglas W. Johnson Eric A. Johnson Robert L. Johnson Willis P. Johnson David L. Jones James W. Jones Timothy Joyce Kenneth D. Keller Peter F. Kendrick, CGCS Retired Cecil F. Kerr Jerry A. Kershasky Mark A. Kienert, CGCS Richard M. Kimble Robert E. Kinder, CGCS Joseph H. Kinlaw Jr. John L. Kitchen Michael A. Klatte, CGCS Retired Bradley G. Kocher, CGCS Helmut Kopp Mike Koval Richard Krampe Dean A. Krob, CGCS LeRoy Kruse, CGCS Shunji Kurakami Normand R. Lalumiere Wayne D. Lamb Steve G. Lambert John A. Lapikas Robert A. Laubach James M. Laughridge Richard G. Laux Richard J. Lavine, CGCS Stephen G. Leason Todd Lemme Thomas C. Letterhos Peter V. Leuzinger, CGCS Retired Nels A. Lindgren, CGCS Retired Rodney Lingle, CGCS Thomas K. List, CGCS Retired Tony W. Littrell, CGCS Larry P. Livingston, CGCS Larry R. Lockwood Richard J. Lombardi Randall A. Long David E. Longfeld Gale L. Love Roger L. Lowell Peter Lund, CGCS John M. Luper Brian Mabie Jerry Mach Jon D. Maddern, CGCS Ted A. Maddocks Mark E. Magee William J. Maher Robert J. Maibusch, CGCS John G. Majernik, CGCS Retired Ken Mangum, CGCS Dale E. Marach Thomas G. Martinek Thomas E. Mason Vincent Matics Jr., CGCS Robert A. Matthews, CGCS Robert E. Maxwell Joseph M. McCabe Patrick D. McCabe, CGCS Vincent McCann John McCormick Donald S. McFaul Michael L. McGehee Paul S. McGinnis, CGCS Barry McIntosh Joseph P. McMahon Richard S. McNabb John E. McPike Lemar L. Melton Edward B. Mena Frank Merchant Douglas Meyer, CGCS Ronald Milenski, CGCS Retired Paul F. Miller, CGCS Retired Stephen D. Miller Mark Millett Michael R. Milligan Larry G. Mills Dale R. Minick, CGCS Retired Joe Mistowski, CGCS Retired Michael A. Mongiello Jr., CGCS Retired Mark W. Monroe

Walter C. Montross, CGCS John C. Mood Marcelino O. Moreno Gary S. Morgan Brian W. Morris, CGCS Charles S. Mozingo Stephen M. Murphy Douglas G. Myers Michael R. Nass Thomas E. Natzel James O. Neal, CGCS Retired Wendell T. Nealon, CGCS Gary L. Nelson William E. Neus, CGCS Retired Randy Nichols, CGCS Retired Dale E. Nissen George C. Noll John Nylund Patrick M. O’Brien Michael A. O’Connell, CGCS Richard D. Odden Paul W. O’Leary Charles B. Oller Sr. Karl E. Olson, CGCS Thomas D. Opat Dennis J. Orsborn Kerry M. Ortmeyer Kevin F. Osgood Alin P. Otto Clinton A. Ovren Lawrence J. Pakkala, CGCS Milfred J. Palmer Jr. Gary C. Panter Harold E. Parr Jr. Keith E. Paterson John R. Patterson Jr. Theodore F. Payer Keith W. Pegg Dennis R. Pellrene Thomas L. Penzien Scott A. Peters Bradley J. Peterson Jules J. Peuvion, CGCS William T. Pewitt Robert J. Piantedosi, CGCS Retired O. J. Piccolo S. Daniel Pierson Steven J. Plummer, CGCS Lawrence R. Powell James A. Price

Jeff E. Pritchard, CGCS Michael D. Purvis Sanford G. Queen, CGCS Steve Rackliffe, CGCS Robert M. Randquist, CGCS Donald Ratcliff Joel A. Ratcliff, CGCS Charles T. Ravis Turner Reaney Ronald E. Reed Jerry L. Reid Michael J. Reifert, CGCS Wayne P. Remo, CGCS Retired William G. Remy George Renault III, CGCS Retired Richard T. Rhodes J. H. Richburg Jr., CGCS Retired James E. Richter Jon Riesenberg Larry R. Ringenberg William R. Roberts Daniel R. Robillard Tommy L. Robinson William D. Rohret, CGCS Peter T. Romanowski Kevin J. Ross, CGCS Michael W. Rothenberg Benjamin R. Rottman Gary Roush Les B. Rutan Raymond A. Salberg Pio Salvati Robert B. Sanderson Frank L. Santos Gary D. Sayre, CGCS Barton L. Schaaf Thomas P. Schaller Paul L. Schippers, CGCS Douglas J. Schmale Richard Scholes Micheal E. Schubert H. H. Schuemann, CGCS Retired Charles D. Scott Jeffrey L. Scott, CGCS Retired Jon R. Scott Jonathon L. Scott Randy Scott Robert Scribner Thomas D. Seapker David A. Sexton, CGCS Alan J. Shantz

Vincent T. Sharkey James Shaw John G. Shouldice William D. Shrum, CGCS Allen O. Siegel, CGCS John W. Singleton Kenneth V. Small Kenneth L. Smith, CGCS Mark Smith, CGCS Michael R. Smith, CGCS Retired Randall J. Smith Theodore C. Smith William F. Smith, CGCS Gary L. Smither Lawrence L. Snyder, CGCS Samuel R. Snyder VII, CGCS Retired Michael E. Sommer Ioannis Spantidakis Richard A. Spear William H. Spence Joseph A. Sporl III David T. Springer Richard W. Staughton, CGCS Timothy Stawovy Kenneth Stephens Marty Stephenson Roger A. Stewart Jr., CGCS David C. Stone John F. Streeter, CGCS Leon P. Stroike Richard Struss, CGCS Retired George E. Stumpff Richard A. Stuntz, CGCS Henry V. Suchinski John L. Tanner, CGCS Retired Cary L. Tegtmeyer, CGCS Retired Johnny L. Tester Lynn A. Thompson, CGCS Thomas Trammell, CGCS Patrick Trant Allan F. Tretera John J. Tutich Lane K. Vance Nick L. Vance, CGCS Retired Meril D. Vanderpool Vincent Q. Vazquez Steve W. Vessells Michael E. Videtta Thomas C. Vogel, CGCS Michael D. Vogt, CGCS

John Wahl Norman Walbrink Michael Wallace, CGCS David V. Ward Dean E. Watkins Larry A. Weber Alan Weitzel Neil M. Wendell Grant R. Wenkstern Floyd N. Wiget Bruce R. Williams, CGCS James B. Williams Richard R. Williams Sam T. Williamson, CGCS Mark A. Willmore Dennis P. Willms Robert Witkoski Randy H. Witt, CGCS Sid Witteveen Stephen B. Womble, CGCS Stephen W. Wood, CGCS Mike B. Wooten, CGCS Bruce J. Worzella, CGCS Kenneth L. Wyninger Roger R. Yenny, CGCS Humzey Yessin Mark A. Yoder, CGCS Steven R. Young Joseph G. Yuzzi David R. Zahrte, CGCS Retired Edward J. Zenisky Randall P. Zidik 40-year members David J. Alexandrowicz William D. Anderson, CGCS David M. Bailey, CGCS Retired Randy A. Ballinger Wayne F. Ballinger, CGCS Retired Paul Barratt, CGCS Retired William C. Bartee Everett E. Baugh, CGCS Retired David Bolyard Thomas H. Brown, CGCS Steven J. Campbell Michael T. Caranci Daniel L. Cassidy Henry Coffn III Gordon D. Crockett Duane Dammeyer Gregory Davis, CGCS Retired

John J. DelCamp Jr. Joseph F. Delly Paul A. Dodson Ron Dohman, CGCS Tony Dulio Jerry L. Dunfee, CGCS Steven M. Early, CGCS Richard A. Fluter Wayne T. Foster Ronald W. Fream Kenneth P. Giedd, CGCS Retired Ronald E. Hansen, CGCS Retired Gary D. Harris James D. Harris David E. Hassel, CGCS Retired Paul O. Hoag Wallace Hocking Ronald W. Hull Paul E. Johnson Raymond C. Kasprack, CGCS Retired Charles E. Kingsley Jr. James J. Klein, CGCS Retired Robert C. Kline David R. Koch David H. Kroll, CGCS Retired Richard W. LaConte Gordon LaFontaine Charles E. Lincicome, CGCS Dennis D. Lyon, CGCS William Martin, CGCS Michael Matchen Michael L. May Richard McGuinnes Stephen J. McMahon Frederick Meda James Medeiros, CGCS Kyran J. Mitchelson Ted Mochel Robert Mogel William P. Montague Lewis S. Morgan Charles A. Murray, CGCS Retired Jimmy W. Parker, CGCS Retired William F. Phillips William R. Prest Robert W. Ribbans, CGCS Retired Jerry N. Rice, CGCS Jerome E. Robine David A. Roule Kenneth B. Rue

Pete Ruggieri Paul V. Salmon William Schmuck Jr. Lee A. Schnieders William A. Schuster Alton V. Sheffeld, CGCS Robert D. Sowers Ben H. Swinney Donald J. Tolson, CGCS Allan J. Truelson Edward Walsh, CGCS Retired Henry C. Wetzel Ken G. Wright John H. Yokel, CGCS Retired Thomas O. Zimmerman 41- to 44-year members C. William Adams Frank Adams John G. Aducat Larry A. Albertsen David J. Allec Robert U. Alonzi, CGCS Douglas A. Anderson Karl K. Anderson, CGCS Tommy D. Anderson, CGCS Retired Alfred Bachand Gerald M. Baird Gary M. Bateman Paul G. Beer Leonard H. Berg, CGCS James D. Bishop Lee S. Bladen Richard L. Boehm, CGCS Retired Terry R. Bonar, CGCS Retired Jeff Bottensek, CGCS Retired Robert A. Brame Donald J. Branch James T. Bridges Jr. James E. Bronson Louis E. Brookshire, CGCS Retired James C. Brown Roger C. Bugenhagen Bruce A. Burchfeld, CGCS Retired Johnny R. Burns, CGCS Thomas M. Byrne Stephen G. Cadenelli, CGCS Gary R. Campbell Frank C. Carlisle, CGCS

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(Membership milestones) Bruce Carlson Robert A. Chalifour, CGCS Retired Michael Claffey Donald Clemans Elmo P. Cobb Tommy L. Cone, CGCS Retired Edward A. Consolati Brian M. Cowan Roger T. Cox, CGCS Retired Clinton G. Deeds Sr., CGCS Retired Robert Dickison, CGCS Retired Steven L. Diel Kenneth R. Dietrich, CGCS Retired James L. Diorio, CGCS Retired Thomas P. Doyle, CGCS Retired John T. Drew Nathan A. Dunn Pete Dye John M. Easterday Charles W. Edgar Richard W. Edger Milton Eisenhard Gene Eldridge William J. Entwistle Sr. William G. Fielder, CGCS Retired Edward W. Fischer, CGCS Richard J. Fisher, CGCS Robert H. Ford William R. Fowler Merrill J. Frank, CGCS Retired Douglas Fraser John H. Freeman, CGCS Retired Terry L. Frey Keith R. Fuchs Walter W. Fuchs Thomas Funkhouser, CGCS Retired James F. Gilligan, CGCS Retired A. P. Goodley III, CGCS Retired David E. Green L. David Gregg, CGCS Retired Gary T. Grigg, CGCS Richard Grundstrom Richard E. Halstead Thomas C. Hamilton A. Tildon Hankley Gary G. Harrington Thomas R. Harrison Leon J. Hartogh

Keith M. Hasenfratz, CGCS Retired Robert A. Haskins, CGCS Retired Philip M. Hathaway, CGCS Donald E. Hearn, CGCS Retired Junior M. Hester Ronald B. Hill, CGCS Arthur Hills James F. Hippely Donald A. Hoffman Sr. Howard E. Hudson Ralph S. Hull Steven B. Humphreys William G. Jewell Robert L. Johns Douglas H. Jones, CGCS Robert Kamp, CGCS Retired William R. Kauffman Jr. John R. Kennedy Richard E. Kensinger W. J. Kingsfeld Edwin F. Kizer John M. Kosmalski, CGCS Retired J. Anthony Kramlik Ronald L. Krick Robert F. Kronn John M. Krutilla, CGCS Retired Stephen A. Kuhn Marvin Laird, CGCS Retired Louis N. Lambert III Richard Lamkey Charles E. Lane Michael J. Larsen, CGCS Thomas C. Lochner Jr. Harold J. Loke, CGCS Richard P. Louvar Walter W. Lowell Robert J. Lowery William R. Lowery A. Roy Mackintosh A. Michael Maffei, CGCS Jon E. Manos R. William Marberger Jr. Ted Martinez David W. Mauk Gary N. Mazzeo Richard L. McAllister Frederick L. McMullen Jerry McNally Wayne W. Michael Kenneth R. Miller

Monroe S. Miller William Milsop Peter A. Mirkes Robert J. Mizicko Mark T. Monahan, CGCS John Montecalvo John G. Moore Daniel B. Morgan George J. Morgan Francis A. Murphy Christopher R. Myers Steven A. Nash, CGCS Retired Ken E. Nelson J. Edward Newton, CGCS Retired James P. Nicita Jan P. Niedziela Ronald F. Nolf, CGCS Retired John A. Nugnes, CGCS Roger Null James T. O’Connor Elias E. Oliver Lynn O’Neil Robert W. Osterman D.J. Pakkala Theodore F. Pasko, CGCS Retired Douglas Petersan Bruce E. Petrelli, CGCS Paul Petrie, CGCS Retired Edward T. Pondo Ronald Powell, CGCS Retired Lewis W. Quick Balbino V. Ramos Gary A. Rasor Alfred J. Rathjens Craig S. Rhoderick Anthony P. Rippel William J. Rogers William L. Ross Edward J. Roynan Louis F. Rudinski Peter Salinetti, CGCS Retired Lee E. Schmidt C. Roger Schmitt Gene Schneiter John W. Schoellner, CGCS Keith Scott James A. Seacrist Earl D. Shafer, CGCS Retired Nick N. Sherstobitoff Frank W. Shirk, CGCS Retired Lawrence B. Shore, CGCS Retired

Frank T. Shuman Robert P. Silva Donald B. Silven, CGCS Retired James K. Simmons Sohan Singh, CGCS Retired Stephen P. Skowronski W. C. Smallridge David C. Smith Roger S. Smith, CGCS Retired Jack Soderberg James B. Stagg Robert L. Steele, CGCS Retired William B. Stevens, CGCS Lowell G. Stone Robert A. Strait Barry A. Strittholt, CGCS Frank T. Stydnicki Carl Swartzlander Johnny N. Swicegood James M. Taylor Sr., CGCS Retired Kurt A. Thuemmel W. P. Tice, CGCS Retired James W. Timmerman Steven R. Tyler David E. Vibber Joseph J. Volk Richard W. Wagner William C. Walsh Jr. William G. Waltz John Wantz, CGCS Retired Dennis H. Warner Bennett E. Wartman Herbert A. Waterous, CGCS Retired David C. Weitzel Michael A. Wells Thomas L. Wenzel Roland L. White Melvin C. Williams Robert R. Williams Chuck Wilson, CGCS Retired Lawrence J. Wimmers, CGCS Robert E. Wise Thomas J. Wojcik Thomas M. Wolff Bruce J. Wolfrom, CGCS Retired William Womac, CGCS Retired John P. Wood IV William H. Wright T. L. Wueschinski, CGCS Retired M. Joseph Yoder Paul J. Zbell

Walter Zimich 45-year members Julius D. Albaugh, CGCS Retired Roger H. Barrett Robert D. Blecher Terry Buchen, CGCS Retired, MG James T. Cantrell, CGCS Retired Ronald Chapla George A. Cooke James R. Coyle Richard B. Craig David T. Curren Paul A. Dermott, CGCS Retired Bruce L. Dustin John Emmolo Brian H. Farris David W. Fearis, CGCS Retired David N. Fleming, CGCS Retired Bert A. Frederick Hunter O. Gammon Gerald B. Gill Stephen K. Gipson James W. Glazer, CGCS Retired Carl J. Grassl Jr., CGCS Retired Thomas G. Haske Paul G. Helbling Enos E. Kellenberger Geral D. Kinkade William G. Knox Harold J. Marvin Sr. John A. McDonald Billy R. Menear James R. Meyer James N. Miller Ray B. Myers Garland C. Parsons Jr. Duane E. Patton C. R. Phipps Virgil Robinson, CGCS Tom J. Rogers Stanley A. Sablak James W. Shipe Richard Slivinski Wayne B. Smith Jr. David B. Southard, CGCS Retired Tommy L. Stone Russell R. Ulm Milton J. Via David L. Vince

46- to 49-year members Russell D. Adams Paul M. Alexander Richard C. Allen Albert Auger Ezekiel B. Avila Zeke Avila Joseph G. Baidy, CGCS Retired Tom Baker James R. Bantrup Joseph J. Baran David J. Barber, CGCS Retired Robert E. Baria Jr. Roger G. Barton Eugene D. Baston Richard M. Bator Michael R. Bavier, CGCS Retired Edward N. Benoit, CGCS Retired James A. Bertoni John N. Biddy C. William Black, CGCS Retired James F. Burnard James W. Burton William E. Byers, CGCS Retired Charles H. Cadiz Jr., CGCS Retired Nicholas F. Cammuso William S. Carter Rodney D. Chapman Charles A. Clark, CGCS Retired Michael R. Clark, CGCS Retired David A. Clement Richard J. Cook Dominick N. DiMarzo Donald L. Eckhart David L. Edison Edward A. Etchells Gerald L. Faubel, CGCS Retired Charles Filipovich Howard E. Fisher Jr. James R. Fitzroy, CGCS Joseph R. Flaherty, CGCS Dale C. Foster Edward A. Fufaro Howard N. Gaskill Edward D. Gintert Sr. Thomas A. Guttschow Steven R. Hall Hilding G. Hanson James O. Helbling Robert T. Heron, CGCS Retired

Joseph W. Holman Jr. Edward C. Horton, CGCS Dowse B. Howell James A. Johns William E. Johnson William V. Johnson Jr. Arthur W. Kain Samuel L. Kessel, CGCS Retired John Kiraly Ronald W. Kirkman Ben Krueger Gary D. Kuhn John E. Laake, CGCS Retired John C. Lapp Robert P. LaRoche Ennio Latini Paul R. Latshaw Stanley E. Lawson Dennis P. Leger Jim Lewis Jr. James E. Lindblad David L. Linde Patrick A. Lucas, CGCS Retired Clyde E. Lyons Gerald L. Maas James L. MacDonald John P. Madden William P. Madigan, CGCS Retired John G. Martin Charles A. Martineau Chester A. Mason Carlos R. Mayes David M. McGhee Robert C. Miller Dale R. Minshall Joseph C. Moisa Vince Monahan, CGCS Retired Alton R. Moore Robert N. Morgan Robert Mucciarone Larry D. Mueller Wolfgang Mueller Alfred B. Muhle Edward J. Murphy Clyde Nettles William H. Nigh, CGCS Retired Donald D. Nissen Robert E. O’Brien Fred D. Opperman Robert Orazi, CGCS Retired Wayne Orrell David F. Parson Grant D. Pensinger, CGCS Retired George W. Pierpoint III James H. Plumb Charles Pribble Larry G. Proctor Danny H. Quast, CGCS Retired Bob J. Rappach Sr. O. Lee Redman Jr. Paul A. Rice Dean Robertson Aylor G. Rogers Rolin C. Rowley Joseph L. Rybka Anthony Savone Pelino Scenna Raymond Schei Raymond J. Schmidt, CGCS Retired Edward H. Schmitt, CGCS Retired Raymond M. Schmitz, CGCS Retired Kenneth Schoeni Richard Schwabauer, CGCS Retired Walter K. Simon Ronald L. Sinnock Arne L. Smith Thomas E. Spaulding William E. Stewart Kenneth Stirland Riley L. Stottern, CGCS Thomas R. Streiff III, CGCS Raymond A. Telfer James L. Tilley Walter B. Trombley C. P. Underwood Thomas E. Van De Walle James J. Vaughn Larry G. Vetter Robert M. Viera Leonard A. Walsh Lee A. Webb, CGCS Retired Douglas J. Weddle Rolfe L. Wells Robert P. White William H. Whitley Donald L. Wigersma

Kenneth E. Zimmerman G. Wayne Zoppo, CGCS Retired 50-year members Gordon F. Anderson Leonard L. Blodgett Sr. Joseph Cristini Antonio Cuellar Jr. George Druzisky Francis X. Feck, CGCS James A. Grant, CGCS Retired Joseph Hahn, CGCS Retired Alfred Hawkins Jr. Quinton A. Johnson Kenneth C. Lapp Norman R. Mucciarone Donald D. Parcel, CGCS Retired Charles L. Quandt James D. Ross Fred Scheyhing Jr. Theodore Stawovy Walter W. Stepanik Ralph S. Strouth George B. Thompson, CGCS Raymond A. Wells 51-plus-year members Arthur W. Benson R. F. Bowman Arnold L. Bruns Harry F. Burkhardt Joseph W. Courduff William J. Emerson, CGCS Retired Andrew Fabrizio Jr. Robert D. Figurella Charles I. Gardner, CGCS Retired George G. Graber Ronald E. Hall Donald A. Hogan Milton R. Jeinnings William S. Leith Melvin B. Lucas Jr., CGCS Retired Jack R. Maurer Paul E. Mechling, CGCS Retired Harry G. Nielsen Richard J. Osborne Louis F. Oxnevad Gurmit S. Sandhu John A. Segui, CGCS Retired John R. Ujobagy Mel W. Anderson Edward E. Boyd Lon L. Camp, CGCS Retired Thomas P. Dougherty Louis M. Greco John F. Grightmire David C. Harmon Frank E. Lamphier Sr. Roger A. Larson Oscar L. Miles, CGCS Retired Peter L. Pedrazzi James L. Prusa Robert L. Sanders Timothy C. Smith Dick E. Trevarthan Bruce M. Wofner, CGCS Retired Charles G. Baskin, CGCS Retired Tom Burrows Maurice C. Cameron Garry N. Crothers, CGCS Harry G. Dawe Bruce Denning Charles H. Fatum Jr. Robert H. Feindt H. F. Frederickson Jr. Dana R. Getty Daniel Gieseler David J. Guerin Ray E. Hansen Bernard F. Heilig Jr. John E. LaBoskey Stanley E. Metsker, CGCS Retired Ronald A. Miesz Garold M. Murphy, CGCS Retired Robert W. Musbach Karnig Ovian John J. Petraitis Frank I. Shuman Frank Stafferi Charles H. Tadge, CGCS Alexander D. Watson, CGCS Retired

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Deloy G. Wilson Fred N. Baker Sheldon R. Betterly Donald C. Creed Lee C. Dieter, CGCS Retired John E. Diller Nolan Duke David S. Gourlay Thomas F. Halligan Jay B. Hutchens Charles F. Lott Palmer Maples Jr., CGCS Retired J. Edward Newton Sr., CGCS Retired William Nuessle Robert W. Oechsle Martin T. Rini Maurice S. Ryan Clement F. Stewart James A. Wyllie Thomas A. Zimich Carl L. Beer Elmore G. Collins Thomas N. DiGuido David F. Dobie Gerald J. Elmer Kurt C. Erdmann Donald J. Fitz, CGCS Retired James R. Fulwider Anthony L. Grasso Gary R. Grube James Holub Edward A. Janda Allan J. Kress William J. McMullin Robert F. Moote Michael Ovian Sidney E. Puddicombe John J. Spodnik Brent H. Wadsworth John C. West, CGCS Retired Richard W. Woodward Thomas R. Andrews Thomas G. Curran Richard P. Jones Bill T. Leonard Richard A. McLaughlin Max J. Mierzwa Robert L. Mueller Leon V. St. Pierre Robert O. Baughman Joseph J. Camberato Alfred Caravella John A. Collins Joseph E. Maples David S. Moote Carl H. Snyder, CGCS Retired Leo B. Stellrecht Karl W. Greene Jr. Daniel L. Hall Jr. Robert F. Pontius, CGCS Retired Donald A. Ross, CGCS Retired Louis L. Smoot Paul N. Voykin Clifford A. Wagoner, CGCS Retired C. H. Wolfrom Robert E. Grant, CGCS Retired Melvin G. O’Kelly Paul E. Weiss Jr. Charles E. Winch Duke G. Ajemian Bernard O. Belknap David Mastroleo Robert V. Mitchell Paul J. O’Leary, CGCS Retired Edward Roberts Jr. Richard F. Naughtin, CGCS Retired Kayem Ovian Raymond C. Phillips

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Echo unveiled a new saw, the CS-620P, which features the highest rate of horsepower per displacement in the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s line. It is a 59.8-cc high-power professional chain saw for professional arborists, loggers and professional frewood operations. Based on the CS600P engine design but modifed for more power, the CS-620P is 13 percent more powerful than the CS-600P. The CS-620P has a sister product called the CS-620PW, which features a new wrap aluminum handle to give the user more options when felling a tree. Other features are an adjustable clutch-driven oiler for reduced oil consumption, decompression valve for easier starter rope pulling, dual bumper spikes for more control while cutting, easy-access heavy-duty two-piece air flter for easy cleaning, G-Force Engine Air Pre-Cleaner for reduced flter maintenance and translucent fuel tank for quick fuel level checks. The Digital Ignition System automatically adjusts engine timing for optimal performance. There also is a Magnesium Sprocket Guard for increased durability. Contact Echo, 800-432-3246 (www.echo-usa.com).

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Bobcat released its frst Tier 4 Loaders, including a non-diesel particulate flter (DPF) engine solution. The seven medium-sized machines are designed to provide operators with all of the same performance benefts of the previous interim Tier 4 models. The Tier 4 non-DPF solution was achieved by designing an ultra-low particulate combustion (ULPC) engine. The ULPC is accomplished through a specifcally designed engine combustion chamber that signifcantly reduces the amounts of particulate matter created during combustion. The new engines used in the 500 frame-size loaders will have 4-12 percent increase in torque, which is produced over a wide range of engine rpm, allowing operators of

all skill levels to better utilize the machinesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; maximum performance. The new Tier 4 Loaders feature a machine protection system that monitors, manages and shuts down the engine if needed. Another new feature of the skid-steer and compact truck loader line is cold weather protection. Any time the engine temperature is too low, the loader will temporarily limit the maximum engine speed (rpm) to prevent premature component wear or failure. Contact Bobcat, 800-743-4340 (www.bobcat.com).

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TECH Ansell introduced HyFlex 11-101 and 11-105 gloves, the frst touch-screencapable HyFlex gloves for industrial work environments. Both gloves are manufactured with a special conductive yarn designed to allow seamless interaction with touch screen equipment without removing gloves. The gloves are made with a conductive yarn fber that leverages the electrical signals naturally generated by the human body to activate touch screens. The yarn is woven with a layer of metal that provides conductivity between the fngertip and touch screen so workers do not have to remove gloves while using touch screen technology, improving productivity and minimizing potential safety hazards. Both gloves are covered with a layer of polyurethane coating for enhanced sliding and fnger movement. They feature different dipping styles to meet specifc user needs. The 11-101 is palm-dipped for optimum mechanical resistance and protection; the 11-105 is fnger-dipped for improved ft and fexibility. Both are the frst HyFlex gloves to feature the new Ansell product branding, allowing equipment managers to easily identify safety capabilities and product features from the glove design itself. Contact Ansell, 800-8000444 (www.ansellhyfexus.com).

Ace Torwel has made several improvements to its Heavy-Duty Snow Pushers with widths from 8 feet to 18 feet. Upgrades include adjustable skid/wear shoes and easy-to-use attachment systems that include the universal skid-steer mounting system and a new, versatile utility tractor/loader global mounting system. The skid/wear shoes are made of AR400 hardened steel and a heavy-duty 8-inch by 1Â˝-inch continuous rubber cutting edge, which allows smoother and quieter operation and greater contouring to the plowing surface, which yields better surface material removal, the company says. A rugged 3 â &#x201E;8-inch side plate design is made to add strength to the Snow Pusher by maximizing the support of the reinforcement corners. The Snow Pusher, which is available for loaders, backhoes, utility tractors and skid steers, is made of all steel construction. Contact Ace Torwel, 888-8780898 (www.acetorwel.com).

The Irrigation Association named the winners of the 2013 New Product Contest during the General Session at the Irrigation Show and Education Conference in Austin, Texas. In Landscape/Golf, the winner was The Toro Co. (Toro Evolution Series Controller). Honorable mention went to Hydro-Rain (HRC990 Battery-Powered Controller and Moisture Sensor Plug-In) and Rain Bird Corp. (ESP-SMTE). In the Specialty division, the winner was Hydro-Rain (Irrigation Audit App and Hydro-Rain Sprinkler Catch

Cups. Honorable mention went to Illumicare Group Limited (Woody) and Rain Harvest Systems (RainMaster 5100 Pro Rainwater Harvesting System). In Agriculture, the winner was Waterman Industries (FlowMetrix System). Honorable mention went to Lindsay Corp. (NFTrax) and Jain Irrigation Inc. (Turbo Tape PC).

SweepEx introduced three walk-behind rotary brooms for use in a variety of cleanup applications. The brooms are designed for working against walls or in open areas and offer ergonomic features. Model SWB-320 is the most compact broom in the line, offering a 32-inch working width and one-speed transmission. Model SWB-400 has a 40-inch working width, a three-speed transmission with reverse locking differential, multi-step brush speed and variable down pressure. Model SWB-480 includes all the functionality of the SWB-400 but has a 48-inch working width and infnitely variable brush speed. Each model includes a Honda engine and centrally driven brush, allowing the unit to work against curbs or walls from either the rightor left-hand side of the machine. The brush has fve angle settings to control the windrow of debris, and the broom hood is constructed of highly durable, elastic material. Contact TrynEx, 800-725-8377 (www.sweepexproducts.com).

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Trojan Battery Co. offers two HydroLink Trojan Tips video tutorials that provide important information on installing and using HydroLink to water fooded batteries. One video focuses on general installation of HydroLink on any type of equipment using the single-point water system to simplify maintenance; the second video focuses on installing and using HydroLink in a golf car. Both illustrate how to use either a hand pump or a regulated hose supply to water Trojan batteries. Contact Trojan Battery, 800-423-6569 (www.trojanbattery.com). Backyard Pool Products launched a line of durable trailer tongue boxes that mount on the front of A-frame style trailers to convert unused space into a secure storage area. The company says it is ideal for storing and transporting lawn and landscape equipment, construction tools, fshing and boating accessories and other gear. The trailer tongue boxes corral a variety of loose equipment in one bin, eliminating the need to tie them down to the trailer along with the risk of their leaving the trailer during transit or via theft from the jobsite. The trailer tongue boxes are rotationally molded in a single piece from 100 percent waterproof polyethylene for high-impact strength, are lightweight and resistant to inclement weather conditions, harsh marine environments and chemical attack from leaky tools. The plastic trailer tongue boxes come with a steel hinge pin and a steel hasp for installing a lock. The boxes measure nearly 3 feet in length for high capacity. Contact Backyard Pool Products, 440-998-5635 (www.backyardpoolproducts.com). Club Car announced that its 2014 line of Carryall utility vehicles has been re-engineered and restyled with a more powerful engine, a high-effciency charging system and a bed box that protects and organizes equipment. A 14-hp-rated Subaru 40-cc overhead cam engine with electronic fuel injection boosts horsepower by more than 30 percent and increases fuel effciency by almost 50 percent over previous gas-powered Carryall vehicles. A new Carryall loaded with more than half a ton of cargo is estimated to get approximately 27 miles per gallon. Carryall’s electric-powered vehicles with IQ Plus powertrain get a new solid-state, high-effciency charging system. Carryall’s redesigned bed box, lined with the same material used in many pickup trucks, is sturdier, longer lasting and quieter than previous bed constructions, the company says. Contoured seating and more space between the seat back and a new ergonomically engineered soft-grip steering wheel increase driver comfort. Contact Club Car, 800-258-2227 (www.clubcar.com).

Subaru Industrial Engines unveiled its Big Block V-Twin Engine. The 35-hp and 40-hp EH 99 offer larger, air-cooled gasoline engines that deliver increased power for a wider range of applications, the company says. The engines are ideal for equipment such as utility vehicles, zero-turn mowers, chippers, stump grinders and wood processors. The EH90 and EH99 feature heat reduction technology. Both engines are 999 cc and feature heavy-duty connecting rods, large crankshaft bearings and three-ring pistons. The hardened exhaust valve and seats can handle high temperatures to improve engine performance, effciency and overall life of the engine. Both models are equipped with a low-pressure sensor that prompts an automatic engine shutoff when oil pressure gets too low. The pressurized lubrication system allows the OHV (overhead valve) engine to use an automotive-grade spin-on oil flter. The engine also has an oversized oil cooler to reduce the temperature of the oil in the engine to extend oil life. Contact Subaru, 847-540-7300 (www.subarupower.com). Grund Guide by Underhill is offering highly visible fairway, tee and disc range markers that are intended to help speed up play and pinpoint site locations during course maintenance. Large standard 7½-inch marker caps have bold 3½-inch yardage numbers that can easily be seen by players or crew from a distance. A wide range of colors is available for both markers and numbers. An 8-inch mounting pipe attachment is also available for secure installations. Markers can be customized to display specifc yardage numbers and can include logos or a club design. Custom tee box and driving range options are also offered and can be specifed with multiple numbers, logos or designs. Contact Underhill, 866-863-3744 (www.underhill.us). The book “Turfgrass: Biology, Use and Management” by John C. Stier, Brian P. Horgan and Stacy A. Bonos is a comprehensive overview focused on sustainability. It tackles current knowledge and issues in the feld of turfgrass research and management, including genetics and breeding, diseases and pests, and the ecology of turfgrasses. Cost for the hardcover, 1,328-page book for ASA, CSSA and SSSA members is $168. For nonmembers, it is $210. Contact 608-268-4960, https://portal.sciencesocieties.org/Purchase/ SearchCatalog.aspx.

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VIEWS Plans are under way for Pacifc Gales, an 18-hole golf course with breathtaking seaside views on the southern Oregon coast. Course construction is expected to begin this summer. The land is located on a portion of the privately owned Knapp Ranch in Curry County. The ninth and 18th holes will share a cliffside green. A huge, natural sand dune runs the length of the property, with an abundance of rocky cliffs. One of the best views is of the famed Cape Blanco lighthouse on the westernmost point of Oregon. The course is being designed by Dave Esler, who created the layout at Black Sheep Golf Club, ranked by Golfweek as one of America’s best 100 courses. “We feel obligated to do something extraordinary because the site deserves it,” Esler says. “On the frst green at Pacifc Gales, you’ll be staring at the edge of two worlds, looking into infnity. It’s drop-dead spectacular.”

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Irrigation manufacturer Netafm is supporting troops in Afghanistan as part of the company’s Team Netafm initiative by sending “morale packs.” Not too long ago, though, Netafm customer service representative Michael Giese was surprised when he received a package from Afghanistan. Giese, who has led a company-wide campaign for the troops at Forward Operating Base Wright in Afghanistan from his offce in Fresno, Calif., received a U.S. fag that had fown above the U.S. military base in Asadabad, Afghanistan. “I’ve been told by friends in the military that this is the ultimate show of honor and respect,” Giese says of the red, white and blue fag. “We’ll be displaying the fag with the dignity they deserve.” Giese and

his fellow employees, along with local sponsors, compiled more than 350 pounds of popular snacks, health care supplies, books, magazines, sporting goods and notebooks and sent them to the troops. Eighty handwritten letters for the troops from students at Fresno’s Easterby Elementary School accompanied the care package.

The Ohio State University student Evan Riggs (pictured left) is the winner of the 2013 National FFA Turf Grass Management Profciency Award. To become a fnalist for the award, Riggs completed nearly 3,000 hours of employment with Red Hawk Run Golf Course in Findlay, Ohio, where 16-year GCSAA Class A member Benjamin Taylor oversees the facility. As part of the award, Riggs will participate in an eight-day tour of Costa Rican agriculture this year. The award is

nationally sponsored by the John Deere Corp. The fnalists received a plaque and $500; Riggs received an additional $500. Riggs, in his second year at Ohio State, is majoring in turfgrass management and fuid power technology. Riggs, who plans to pursue work some day as a golf course superintendent, has participated in numerous FFA activities and career development events, including the Urban Soils CDE and agricultural and industrial diagnostics events.

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SEQUEL The sequel to Mark Leslie’s frst book, “Putting a Little Spin on it: The Grooming’s the Thing!” is now available as an e-book for Kindles and Nooks (his frst book was titled “Putting a Little Spin on it: The Design’s the Thing!”) Leslie, founding editor of Golf Course News (now Golf Course Industry), has written his second book for those who are involved in the maintenance side of the game. The book is loaded with quotations from many people who are well known in the industry. A sampling: “Dealing with ryegrass in the Mid-Atlantic, you’re the resident genius one year and the village idiot the next,” said the late Stanley Zontek, USGA Green Section icon. Here’s another: “A superintendent has to realize he’s working with nature. He has to grow it. He can’t go out, put up two-by-fours and sheetrock and paint it.” That comes from Palmer Maples Jr., CGCS Retired, GCSAA president in 1975.

Ed Dunlap is the new senior vice president and chief fnancial offcer at Trojan Battery Co. Dunlap is responsible for all aspects of Trojan Battery’s fnance programs as well as for leading the company’s fnance, information technology and commodities strategies teams. He also serves as a member of Trojan’s executive steering committee. Dunlap’s additional responsibilities include overseeing tax planning, information systems, risk management, legal, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act compliance and all lead/scrap activities. Dunlap has more than 30 years of experience and has served in various fnance and chief fnancial offcer roles for both private and publicly traded companies, including BF Goodrich Tires, PepsiCo Inc., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Gap Inc., Wild Oats Markets, Shaklee Co. and Exxel Outdoors. Dunlap received an MBA from the University of Chicago and his bachelor’s degree from Reed College. “Ed brings a signifcant amount of knowledge and international business expertise, which will help Trojan move forward into new markets worldwide,” says Jeff Elder, president and chief executive offcer of Trojan Battery.

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The Toro Co. received an honor Nov. 6 in the 14th annual Tekne Awards. The event was held at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Toro received the award in the agricultural technology category at the Tekne Awards, which recognizes companies, innovations and people for technological breakthroughs that improve the lives and futures of people living in Minnesota and all over the world. Toro was an award fnalist for its PrecisionSense site assessment system. Used by golf courses and sports felds, this state-of-the-art solution utilizes innovative mobile soil sensing and data-collection technology to measure the variability of key site attributes — soil moisture, salinity, compaction and plant performance — to help improve water and resource effciency and produce healthy, more uniform turf. The 2013 John Deere Classic helped to raise $6.32 million for 464 local and regional Quad Cities charities, tournament offcials say. A combination of increased tournament revenues and a John Deere Foundation matching grant of $250,000 to the Birdies for Charity Bonus Fund allowed the tournament to provide each participating charity a 10 percent bonus on the pledges collected — double the promised 5 percent. It means that a charity that raised $10,000 via the Birdies pledge

program receives an additional 10 percent, or $1,000, for a total of $11,000. Aquatrols Corp. of America announced its membership in the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA). Established in 1983, the ASTA is an industry advocate for the development of marketing and movement of quality seed and associated products and services throughout the world. Aquatrols, a provider of soil surfactant and other technologies used to optimize soil-water-plant interactions, is commercializing its ASET line of novel seed enhancement coatings and is currently in talks with potential partners for worldwide distribution of the technology. Trojan Battery Co. named Start Trading Ltd. as a master distributor for Bulgaria. Start Trading Ltd. is responsible for distributing and servicing Trojan products throughout the country. Start Trading Ltd. offers Trojan’s complete line of deep-cycle fooded, AGM and gel batteries. Approximately 4,000 participants attended the Irrigation Association’s 2013 Irrigation Show and Education Conference, Nov. 4-8 in Austin, Texas. There were 315 exhibiting companies at the show, featuring the industry’s latest technologies. The

inaugural International Agricultural Irrigation Summit attracted speakers from Brazil and Chile. Keynote speakers were Nolan Ryan and Chuck Morgan. The planning is already under way for the 2014 show, set for Nov. 17-21 in Phoenix. Lowell Catlett, Ph.D., Regents professor in agricultural economics and agricultural business and Extension economics at New Mexico State University, will be the featured keynote speaker. In support of the Irrigation Foundation’s E3 Program, The Toro Co. presented the foundation with a check for $20,000 on Nov. 7. The Irrigation E3 Program focuses on three E’s (exposure, experience and education) as the primary means for creating interest in irrigation career opportunities. Students and educators selected for the program experience the three E’s with an all-expenses-paid trip to the Irrigation Show. Eagle One Golf acquired Western Golf, a manufacturer and distributor of golf course equipment and golf course accessories. Eagle One Golf is based in Anaheim, Calif. The current Western Golf factory and distribution center in Palm Springs, Calif., is continuing operations there for the short term, but eventually it is expected to be folded into the existing

Eagle One Golf infrastructure. Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) selected Buffalo Communications as its public relations agency. STMA formed in 1981 and has 34 chapters and more than 2,600 members overseeing sports felds at schools, colleges and universities; parks and recreation facilities; and professional stadiums. Turf landscapes include natural, artifcial and constructed soils in baseball, football, horse racing, lacrosse, polo, rugby, soccer, softball and tennis. David Wells is the new golf business manager for the North American turf and ornamentals business for Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience LP. Wells focuses on golf segment-specifc portfolio management and integrated campaigns. He also serves as a liaison between Bayer and key golf industry associations. Wells holds a bachelor’s degree in horticulture from Massey University in New Zealand and was a superintendent for more than fve years in San Diego, Hawaii and Australia, and an assistant superintendent in Tucson and New Zealand. He also worked for more than 14 years as a senior agronomist and turf industry consultant

for the New Zealand Sports Turf Institute. Dow AgroSciences added two sales representatives to its turf and ornamental team: Annie Nsafoah and Patrick Bell. Nsafoah is stationed in eastern Florida. She received a bachelor’s degree in agricultural biotechnology from the University of Kentucky and a master’s degree in agricultural economics and international agricultural development from Oklahoma State University. Nsafoah replaces Kevin Sheaffer, who relocated to Indianapolis to work on the recruitment and talent development team. Bell, meanwhile, is assisting customers in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee and the panhandle of Florida. Bell recently worked as a product manager in the Dow AgroSciences U.S. crops and turf and ornamental businesses. He earned his degree in animal and poultry sciences and a master’s in agricultural and resource economics from Tuskegee University. Bell replaces Jennifer Monko, who relocated to Indianapolis as a training specialist. Brian Melka is the new vice president for the Americas at Kohler Engines. Melka’s role is to identify and drive key business strategies to continue business growth through Kohler’s expanding product line and key customer partnerships. Before joining Kohler, Melka worked in numerous leadership capacities at Rexnord Inc. and Textron Inc. He holds a bachelor’s degree in fnance from the University of Wisconsin and an MBA from Wisconsin-Whitewater. Timothy J. Malinowski was promoted to senior sales manager-OEM sales in the engine and power products division of Kawasaki Motors Corp. Malinowski joined Kawasaki in 1998 and has held several OEM sales-related positions there. He now has overall responsibility for managing the activities of OEM sales managers, concentrating on continuing corporate sales development and creating specifc activity goals. Malinowski is focusing on business expansion and the development of existing and new opportunities in both the commercial and consumer markets. Malinowski received a B.A. from Michigan State University and a master’s of management from Aquinas College. Walla Walla (Wash.) Community College turf management teacher Bill Griffth was honored by the Northwest Turfgrass Association (NTA) for his years of service by establishing the Bill Griffth Scholarship at Walla Walla CC. It will be an

annual $1,000 scholarship to help a Walla Walla CC student to pursue a career in the turfgrass industry in the Northwest. Griffth taught courses for more than 20 years. Jim G. James, CCM, is the 2013 Club Executive of the Year as chosen by Club Management magazine. James has been senior director for club and hospitality operations at Augusta National Golf Club for the past 18 years. During the Masters, James oversees all quality standards and fnancial goals relating to hospitality, including administering member, sponsor and player services. James’ team is responsible for coordinating the service of more than 10,000 meals per day. World-renowned golf landscape artist Linda Hartough introduced her painting of the ninth hole at Pinehurst No. 2 to commemorate the 2014 U.S. Open men’s and women’s championships that will take place there on back-to-back weeks. This is Hartough’s 25th painting in her U.S. Open series, commissioned by the USGA. E-Z-Go renewed its agreement with Pebble Beach Co. to remain its exclusive supplier of golf car and utility vehicles. Under the agreement, the E-Z-Go RXV electric golf car will be in service for golfers at all four of the company’s golf courses — Pebble Beach Golf Links, Spyglass Hill Golf Course, The Links at Spanish Bay and Del Monte Golf Course. At any given time, approximately 450 RXV golf cars are in use, in addition to 140 E-Z-Go hospitality, commercial and industrial vehicles at the resorts. The relationship between E-Z-Go and Pebble Beach Co. has lasted more than 30 years.

Design. The Trump Organization won a bid to maintain and operate the property and is investing $10 million to build a clubhouse. The formal name of the course is Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point. The Farm at Cape Kidnappers in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand, was named Golf Resort of the Year for 2014 by the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO). Cape Kidnappers earned the GCSAA/Golf Digest Environmental Leaders in Golf Awards for the international course category in 2011. Four golf courses that feature turf that was developed by Bladerunner Farms in Poteet, Texas, were named in Golfweek’s 2014 list of the top 100 residential golf courses. The Texas courses, which feature Zeon zoysiagrass, are Briggs Ranch in San Antonio; Cordillera Ranch, Boerne; Club at Carlton Woods (Fazio), The Woodlands; and Escondido, Horseshoe Bay. Wilderness Ridge Golf Club in Lincoln, Neb., selected KemperSports as its manager. The semi-private course, which includes an 18-hole public course, nine-hole executive course and expansive lodge, has been the host to U.S.

Open qualifers and the Nebraska Section PGA Championship among other events. Berkeley Hall Golf Club in Bluffton, S.C., received an Honor Award in the Golf Course category in the Professional Grounds Management Society Green Star Awards. The program is designed to bring national recognition to grounds maintained with a high degree of excellence, complementing other national landscape award programs that recognize outstanding landscape design and construction. Danny Malone, CGCS, is director of operations at Berkeley Hall. Malone is a 16-year member of GCSAA. Dana Fry of Fry/Straka Global Golf Course Design completed the design of Royal Park I Roveri Golf Course in Rotta Cerbiatta Fiano, Italy. The 18-hole, par-72 features majestic mountain backdrops, several ponds and creeks and is relatively fat. The new course joins an existing 18-hole course at Roveri.

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Ratcliffe Golf Services Inc., a golf course management frm in Charlotte, N.C., chose Jacobsen as a turf equipment supplier for fve public golf courses. Purchased through Jacobsen dealer Tri-State Pump, the equipment will be used at Charles T. Myers Golf Course, Paradise Valley Golf Course, Sunset Hills Golf Course, Dr. Charles Sifford Golf Course at Revolution Park and Renaissance Park Golf Course. The Sifford course is the home of The First Tee Charlotte. Ferry Point, a golf course on the East River in Bronx, N.Y., was completed by golf architect John Sanford. The links-style course brings to life property that previously served as a landfll. The layout is a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course designed in collaboration with John Sanford Golf

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(photo quiz answers) By John Mascaro President of Turf-Tec International

(a)

PROBLEM This irregular area of brown turf is not a crop circle, as some of this club’s members had guessed. This picture is from the clubhouse’s back lawn, which is an area of well-maintained bermudagrass. On a Saturday in October, the club hosted its annual fall member-guest tournament. This year, a barbecue dinner was served under a rented tent in this area. The C-shaped brown turf in the picture was formed by a beverage service station — a bar. Apparently, this was a popular area. The grounds crew was not aware that such a bar structure was to be used. However, they had informed the club that it might be good to rent temporary fooring to protect the turf in the areas of extensive traffc (buffet tables, bar, serving areas) to reduce compaction and wear from the foot traffc of the servers. Fortunately, winter overseeding with a perennial ryegrass blend had been scheduled for the week following the member-guest event. The seed flled in the area, which should recover fully in the spring after the ryegrass transitions out. Photo submitted by Bryce Gibson, assistant superintendent at Interlachen Country Club in Winter Park, Fla., and an 11-year member of GCSAA. Stuart Leventhal, CGCS, is the superintendent and a 28-year member of GCSAA.

(b)

PROBLEM As the superintendent was riding around inspecting the golf course in the early morning, he noticed some areas on this green that he assumed were poorly repaired ball marks or a place where someone had buried his putter head into the green. When he went to fx the spot, he stuck his knife into the soil and felt something solid, which he discovered to be a 1½-inch hickory tree nut that a squirrel had buried. On this particular day, the squirrel had dug three holes in this green to bury four nuts (one of the holes had two nuts on top of each other). So far, the damage has been contained to the putting greens on No. 9 and No. 18. The superintendent has been walking these greens daily for signs of his friend’s handiwork and then probing suspicious areas with a knife. He has found both whole and shelled nuts. When he fnds a nut, he removes it, pushes most of the sand back into the hole and repairs the area like a ball mark. He reports that this activity may continue until the squirrel gets enough food for winter or gets tired of the superintendent digging up his food. Photo submitted by Bob Friend, golf course superintendent at Brookwoods Golf Club in Richmond, Va.

If you would like to submit a photograph for John Mascaro’s Photo Quiz, please send it to: John Mascaro, 1471 Capital Circle NW, Suite #13, Tallahassee, FL 32303, or e-mail to john@turf-tec.com. If your photograph is selected, you will receive full credit. All photos submitted will become property of GCM and GCSAA.

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ON COURSE

Jan. 3-6 — PGA Tour, Hyundai Tournament of Champions, Plantation Course at Kapalua, Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii, Orlando Baraoidan, superintendent.

Jan. 9-12 — PGA Tour, Sony Open in

Matt Dutkiewicz Ingersoll Golf Course, Rockford, Ill.

Hawaii, Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Dave Nakama, GCSAA Class A superintendent.

Jan. 16-19 — PGA Tour, Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation, PGA West (Palmer), La Quinta, Calif., Jon D. Maddern, CGCS. Jan. 23-26 — PGA Tour, Farmers Insurance Open, Torrey Pines (South), La Jolla, Calif., Candice Combs, CGCS.

Getting to know you If there is such a thing as “dream job,” Dutkiewicz nailed it. He grew up playing at Ingersoll Golf Course, later was an assistant golf course superintendent there for 13 years, and was promoted to superintendent in late November. “In reality, it’s something you wait for your entire career,” says Dutkiewicz, a 13-year GCSAA member. “It’s an honor, an accomplishment. Dream achieved.”

Q: How did you become interested in this profession? A: I was in the Boy Scouts, going for my Eagle badge. You have to do a project to earn it. The golf

course here didn’t have yardage markers, so that was my project. I got help from surveyors and about 10 other Scouts. We made the markers out of aluminum. I’m proud to say they’re still there.

Jan. 30-Feb. 2 — PGA Tour, Waste Management Phoenix Open, TPC Scottsdale, Jeff Plotts, GCSAA Class A director of golf course operations.

COMING UP

Jan. 6 — 78th Purdue Pest Management Conference, West Lafayette, Ind. Phone: 765-494-5856 Website: www.extension.entm.purdue.edu

Q: Tell us about one of your mentors. A: Rich Hardman, who is at Elliot Golf Course in Rockford. He’s a great guy to go to. If I’m frustrated,

Jan. 6 — First Annual G.C. Horn Memorial Turfgrass Education Seminar, Gulf Coast Church of Christ, Fort Myers, Fla. Phone: 239-513-8016 Website: www.evergladesgcsa.com

Q: Was becoming a superintendent always your frst choice? A: I thought I was going into law enforcement — until I got a summer job here after getting my Eagle

Jan. 7 — Golf Course Management

he’s always there for me. You learn from him in a way that you eventually can go out on your own and fnd out what it is you have to get done.

badge. When I saw what the crew actually did here I thought, “You can get paid for this?” I really liked cutting cups. If there was a hole-in-one, you kind of felt you were partly responsible for it.

Q: What was your most memorable task on the course? A: We hosted a Tiger Woods Foundation junior event several years ago, which took a month of prep

work. Long days, thankless work. It was unbelievable, though, when I saw the kids light up when Tiger came. That made it all worth it.

Q: What is your dream foursome for a round of golf? A: Bill Murray. Curly Howard (from the Three Stooges). Jase Robertson (“Duck Dynasty”). What can I

say? I like laughing and having fun on the golf course.

Howard Richman, GCM associate editor

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Training, UGA Griffn Campus Student Learning Center, Griffn, Ga. Phone: 706-376-3585 Email: tenia@ggcsa.com Website: www.ggcsa.com

Jan. 8-10 — Indiana Green Expo, Indianapolis Phone: 765-494-8039 Email: biehlj@purdue.edu Website: www.agry.purdue.edu Jan. 9 — GCSAA Webcast: Predictive Modeling for Turfgrass Performance and Health, Carmen Magro, CGCS Contact: GCSAA Education Phone: 800-472-7878 Website: www.gcsaa.org/education/ webcasts.aspx

Jan. 15 — Florida Turfgrass Association Regional Turf Conference, Tampa Phone: 800-882-6721 Website: www.ftga.org

Contact: GCSAA Education Phone: 800-472-7878 Website: www.gcsaa.org/education/ webcasts.aspx

Jan. 16 — GCSAA Webcast:

Jan. 23 — Oregon GCSA Crew/

Making PGRs Work for Your Turf, Aaron Hathaway Contact: GCSAA Education Phone: 800-472-7878 Website: www.gcsaa.org/education/ webcasts.aspx

Assistant Seminar, Tualatin Country Club, Tualatin Phone: 877-375-1330 Website: www.ogcsa.org

Jan. 16 — Florida Turfgrass Association Regional Turf Conference, Ocala Phone: 800-882-6721 Website: www.ftga.org

Jan. 16 — Intermountain GCSA Winter Conference, Riverside Country Club, Provo, Utah Phone: 801-282-5274 Website: www.igcsa.org

Jan. 20 — Equipment Managers Seminar, TPC Sugarloaf, Duluth, Ga. Phone: 706-376-3585 Email: tenia@ggcsa.com Website: www.ggcsa.com

Jan. 20-24 — Florida Pest Management Association Lawn & Pest Expo, Orlando Phone: 407-293-8627 Website: www.fpma.org

Jan. 21 — Hi-Lo GCSAA Education/ Golf, Heritage Palms Golf Course, Indio, Calif. Phone: 310-528-0723 Website: www.hilodesert.org

Jan. 22 — Fifth Annual Midwest Association of Golf Course Superintendents Meeting/Wee One Fundraiser, Seven Bridges Golf Club, Woodridge, Ill. Phone: 630-243-7900 Website: www.magcs.org Jan. 22-24 — Ontario Golf Course Management Conference and Trade Show, The Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto Phone: 519-767-3341 Website: www.ogsa.ca

Jan. 23 — GCSAA Webcast: Golf Course Marking: Why we do it this way, Ron Hickman, PGA Master Professional

Jan. 27-30 — VTC Conference & Show, Fredericksburg Expo Center Phone: 757-464-1004 Email: info@virginiaturf.org Website: www.vaturf.org

Jan. 28-30 — Iowa Turfgrass Conference & Trade Show, Downtown Des Moines Marriott Phone: 515-635-0306 Website: www.iowagcsa.org Feb. 3-6 — GCSAA Golf Industry Show and Education Conference, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando Phone: 800-472-7878 Website: www.gcsaa.org

March 25 — USGA Golf Summit of Oregon, Waverley Country Club, Portland Phone: 877-375-1330 Website: www.ogcsa.org

To learn if you can receive education points for any of these upcoming programs, visit the External Education Listings in the education section at www.gcsaa.org/ education/externaled/current.aspx. We want to know about your event in advance. To submit an entry for “Coming up,” please send your information fve to six months before you’d like to see it in the magazine. We run event information for three months. Send a contact name if all details are not fnal. Contact Golf Course Management, Attention: Coming Up, 1421 Research Park Drive, Lawrence, KS 66049-3859; 785-832-3638; fax: 785832-3665; email: hrichman@gcsaa.org.

NEW MEMBERS

ARIZONA Mark Dirtadian, Supt. Mbr., Tucson COLORADO Taylor Carpenter, Student, Fort Collins Josh Evans, Associate, Fort Collins Jordan W. Goldbrandsen, Student, Fort Collins Alexander J. Kleckner, Class C, Centennial Dillon H. Pike, Student, Fort Collins Spencer D. Thompson, Student, Fort Collins FLORIDA Derek S. Stanley, Supt. Mbr., Sebring GEORGIA Patrick K. Cliett, Class C, Augusta Hunter Cook, Student, Tifton Ken J. Stubbs, Student, Milledgeville ILLINOIS Andrew L. McDonald, Student, Carbondale Donna Reincke, Student, Joliet

Feb. 19 — GCSAA Webcast: Update on Fairy Ring Control, Mike Fidanza, Ph.D. Contact: GCSAA Education Phone: 800-472-7878 Website: www.gcsaa.org/education/ webcasts.aspx Feb. 19 — Spray/Irrigation Technicians Seminar, Cateechee Golf Club, Hartwell, Ga. Phone: 706-376-3585 Website: www.ggcsa.com Feb. 25 — GCSAA Webcast: Research and Real World Applications for Using Crumb Rubber on Golf Courses with Tom Vanini, Ph.D. Contact: GCSAA Education Phone: 800-472-7878 Website: www.gcsaa.org/education/ webcasts.aspx

March 13-17 — USGA/GCSANC Regional Conference, Diablo Country Club, Diablo, Calif. Phone: 559-298-6262 Email: californiagcsa@aol.com Website: www.californiagcsa.org

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INDIANA Matthew Dudley, Student, West Lafayette

(In the field)

South Central Brian Cloud In October, attendees at the GCSA of Arkansas annual meeting were treated to an informative talk and demonstration on basic water auditing techniques and methods by Jason Cook, CID (Certified Irrigation Designer), CLIA (Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor). The highlight of the presentation was an on-course audit demonstration on the ninth green at Fayetteville Country Club. Members measured a grid and placed catch can devices on 10-foot centers across the entire surface of the green. All four sprinkler heads that irrigate the green were operated for 10 minutes. The water collected during the run time was then precisely measured and analyzed to determine the distribution uniformity for the system. From these calculations, management decisions and system modifications can be considered to better utilize the system and apply water as precisely as possible. Issues with factors such as station run time, cycle scheduling, nozzle selection, head spacing and many others can be identified and addressed with routine water audits. Members in attendance were very enthusiastic about the demonstration and are now prepared to initiate a water audit at their home courses.

Mid-Atlantic Chase Rogan In late October, I had the opportunity to spend a day on Capitol Hill with four superintendents; Chava McKeel, GCSAA’s associate director of government relations; and the association’s Washington, D.C.-based lobbyist, Bob Hellend. Through the course of the day, we visited the staffs of three senators and two congressmen, met with one congressman directly and the chief of staff for the House Immigration Committee. The purpose of these visits was to advocate about the importance of H-2B work visas in the golf industry. The four superintendents in attendance all shared a similar message — that these work visas are important for the sustainability of their businesses. One superintendent in particular, Ken Flisek of The Club at Nevillewood in Pittsburgh, Pa., shared that his club is the largest employer in the township. That’s a lot of jobs. That’s a lot of economic impact. If the H-2B wage requirements are altered, that could mean laying off American employees, cutting benefits or not offering raises. We don’t know what will happen with the H-2B laws in the upcoming months; only time will tell. But we did our part. We went, we advocated, we shared our message, and now it is up to them. All we can do is continue to do our part, continue to advocate, and hope that our message is coming across as effectively, strongly, and efficiently as possible. After all, if we don’t stand up for ourselves, who will?

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IOWA Jordan J. Kapple, Class C, West Des Moines Jake M. Newman, Class C, West Des Moines KANSAS Nathan A. Ratzlaff, Supt. Mbr., Junction City Jason P. Robert, Class C, Leawood MARYLAND LaJan Barnes, Affliate Co. Rep., Wheaton Kenneth M. Doerﬂer, Class C, Laurel MASSACHUSETTS Matthew J. Bamforth, Class C, Concord Chris O’Brien Phillips, Class C, Concord MICHIGAN Andrew J. Christesen, Student, Brimley Michael McKeel, Student, Brimley Michael P. Rabe, Student, Brimley Phillip G. Sutter, Student, Brimley MINNESOTA Brian R. Lein, Associate, Plymouth MISSOURI Rockney M. Dollarhide, Class C, Eureka MONTANA Donald C. Crocker, Supt. Mbr., Ballwin NEBRASKA Jacob W. Fuehrer, Student, Lincoln NEW JERSEY Stephen J. Cash, Student, New Brunswick Robert J. Frulla III, Student, New Brunswick Bryan A. Iovino, Class C, Morristown Grant Platz, Affliate Co. Rep, Cranbury Renaldo Rolle, Student, New Brunswick NEW YORK Jim Biordi, Supt. Mbr., Hopewell Junction NORTH CAROLINA Kyle L. Gentry, Student, Jamestown Josh P. Krigbaum, Class C, Mill Spring Ryan D. McClannon, Supt. Mbr., Charlotte Jonathan Stephens, Class C, Raleigh

NORTH DAKOTA Bryce Thronson, Student, Fargo OHIO Wesley T. Jester, Student, Columbus Nathan A. Lindsay, Student, Columbus Matthew Moore, Student, Columbus OREGON Jeremy Fortner, Affliate Co. Rep., Tangent Cassie Kearns, Affliate Co. Rep., Tangent Zach T. Lacey, Student, Corvallis Chris Quinlan, Affliate Co. Rep., Tangent PENNSYLVANIA Nick Carothers, Student, State College Jared C. Hafer, Student, State College Patrick Maher, Class C, Ardmore Christopher J. Marra, Student, State College Matthew Stoy, Supt. Mbr., Ardmore

AUSTRALIA Angela H. Atkinson, Educator, Glen Waverley Michael Dennis, ISM, South Perth CANADA Eric Coallier, ISM, Terrebonne, Quebec Brock J. Coates, Associate, Calgary, Alberta Jeremy Dueck, Affliate, Calgary, Alberta Kriss H. Dunlop, Class C, Toronto, Ontario Geoffrey Hay, Student, Guelph, Ontario Melo Marcio, Class C, Ile Bizard, Quebec Stephen L. Pitkin, Associate, Woodbridge, Ontario Joshua D. Sparks, Associate, Woodbridge, Ontario DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Juan Jesus Solis-Suchil, ISM, Santo Domingo

RHODE ISLAND Kyle W. Mast, Student, Kingston

ENGLAND Edward Matthews, Student, Preston

SOUTH CAROLINA Joshua W. Hanna, Class C, Bluffton Daniel B. Smith, Student, Conway

SPAIN Juan J. Artilles, ISM, Meloneras Gran Canaria

TENNESSEE Chad B. Dellinger, Student, Morristown Kale Zimmerman, Class C, Nashville TEXAS Brice A. Bowden, Class C, Fort Worth Sean F. Kleinfelter, Student, Waco John M. Quezada, Class C, Holly Lake UTAH Ryan W. Campbell, Student, Logan VIRGINIA Tyler Green, Student, Blacksburg Michael L. Morris Jr., Supt. Mbr., Chesapeake Camden D. Shelton, Student, Blacksburg WASHINGTON Thomas N. Cagle, Student, Pullman Brian J. Patton, Associate, Redmond WEST VIRGINIA Adam W. Fulford, Supt. Mbr., Daniels Stephen A. Moynihan, Student, Morgantown WISCONSIN Kristin Witkowski, Student, Madison

Editor’s note: The information in this report was pulled from GCSAA’s member database on Nov. 21, 2013.

NEWLY CERTIFIED John F. McCarthy, CGCS, Crystal Falls Golf Club, Dawsonville, Ga. James M. Torba, CGCS, Wilderness Country Club, Naples, Fla.

ON THE MOVE

ARIZONA Dean Wochaski, CGCS, formerly (A) at Mirror Lake Golf Club, is now (A) at Golf Maintenance Solutions in Carefree. CALIFORNIA Jon Cancel, formerly (I), is now (A) at Coto De Caza Golf & Racquet Club in Trabuco Canyon. Daniel Cutler, formerly (C) at Ironhorse Golf Club, is now (C) at Indian Wells Golf Resort in Indian Wells. Jose A. Garcia, formerly (Supt. Mbr.)

at Rancho San Joaquin Golf Course, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Birch Hills Golf Course in Brea. Brian M. Kinnare, formerly (Supt. Mbr.) at Woods Valley Golf Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Olivas Links Golf Course in Ventura. Sean E. Ortega, formerly (C) at Sevillano Links, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Bidwell Park Golf Course in Chico. Timothy D. Paulson, formerly (A) at Spanish Hills Golf & Country Club, is now (A) at Saticoy Country Club in Somis. Shane Roth, formerly (A) at Aliso Viejo Golf Club, is now (A) at Coto De Caza Golf & Racquet Club in Trabuco Canyon. Corey L. Stewart, formerly (C) at Poppy Ridge Golf Club, is now (C) at Ruby Hill Golf Club in Pleasanton. Iain D. Sturge, formerly (Supt. Mbr.) at Hidden Valley Golf Course, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Bear Creek Golf & Country Club in Murrieta. Seth A. Warden, formerly (C) at Sea Cliff Country Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Manhattan Beach Marriott Golf Course in Manhattan Beach. CONNECTICUT Lance M. Heil, formerly (A) at Suffeld

Country Club, is now (A) at Hawk’s Landing Country Club in Southington. James S. Rustad, formerly (C) at Green Valley Country Club, is now (C) at Mohegan Sun Country Club at Pautipaug in Baltic. FLORIDA Kelly Barker, formerly (C) at Santa Rosa Golf & Beach Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Santa Rosa Golf & Beach Club in Santa Rosa Beach. Jon P. Betts, formerly (C) at Falcon’s Fire Golf Club, is now (C) at The Ritz Carlton Members Golf Club in Sarasota. Tyler D. Casey, formerly (Supt. Mbr.) at The Club at Mediterra, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Bonita Bay East in Naples. Daniel S. Dayton, formerly (C) at Long Cove Club, is now (C) at Pine Tree Golf Club in Boynton Beach. Shannon P. Easter, formerly (Supt. Mbr.) at Piper’s Landing Country Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Broken Sound Club, Club Course, in Boca Raton. Parker L. Ferren, formerly (C) at Pine Tree Golf Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Boca Woods Country Club in Boca Raton.

George M. Redshaw Sr., formerly (C) at Boca Grove Golf & Tennis, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Boca Dunes Golf & Country Club in Boca Raton. Daniel M. Smith, formerly (C) at The Ritz Carlton Members Golf Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Longboat Key Club-Islandside Course in Longboat Key. Jeffrey St. Louis, formerly (A) at Delray Beach Golf Club, is now (A) at Orangebrook Golf & Country Club in Hollywood. Russell Wilson, CGCS, formerly (A) at Las Colinas Course at Four Seasons Resort and Club, is now (A) at Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World in Golden Oak. GEORGIA Kevin M. Nason, formerly (S) at HorryGeorgetown Tech College, is now (C) at Capital City Club Brookhaven in Atlanta. IDAHO Matthew Allen, formerly (A) at Hunter’s Point Golf Course, is now (A) at Crane Creek Country Club in Boise.

ILLINOIS John Ekstrom, formerly (C) at South Shore Cultural Center Golf Course, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Mill Creek Country Club in Geneva. INDIANA William S. Calvert, formerly (AF) at Harrell’s LLC, is now (AF) at Calvert LLC in Frankfort. Jacob B. Koch, formerly (C) at White Eagle Golf Club, is now (C) at Wolf Run Golf Club in Zionsville. Wesley S. Selvey, formerly (C) at Meshingomesia Golf & Social Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Meshingomesia Golf & Social Club in Marion. IOWA Kirk J. Hudson, formerly (S) at Iowa State University, is now (C) at Glen Oaks Country Club in West Des Moines. KANSAS Juan M. Barragan, formerly (C) at Creekmoor Golf Club, is now (C) at Wolf Creek Golf Links in Olathe.

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KENTUCKY David W. Bock, formerly (C) at The Golf Course at Riverview, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at The Golf Course at Riverview in Bowling Green. Andrew J. Brennan, formerly (Supt. Mbr) at Oak Meadow Country Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Henderson Country Club in Henderson. MAINE Daniel Bastille, formerly (Supt. Mbr.) at Spring Valley Country Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Old Marsh Country Club in Wells. MICHIGAN Alex R. Lincoln, formerly (S) at Michigan State University, is now (C) at Lost Dunes Golf Club in Bridgman. Shaun C. Maher, formerly (C) at Lakelands Golf & Country Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Chandler Park Golf Course in Detroit. MINNESOTA Robert T. Grant Jr., formerly (S) at Anoka Technical College, is now (S) at Hamline University in Saint Paul.

Mbr) at Glen Ridge Country Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Golf Course of Concordia in Monroe Township. Gary J. Wood, formerly (C) at Trump National Golf Club-Philadelphia, is now (C) at Harbor Pines Golf Club in Egg Harbor Township. NEW YORK Casey Klossner, formerly (C) at Winged Foot Golf Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at The Tuxedo Club in Tuxedo Park. Corey A. Randall, formerly (C) at Essex County Country Club, is now (C) at Lancaster Country Club in Lancaster. Todd J. Salamone, formerly (C) at Sands Point Golf Club, is now (C) at Village Club of Sands Point in Sands Point. NORTH CAROLINA Jerry M. Smith, formerly (A) at Huntsville Country Club, is now (A) at Lake Toxaway Country Club in Lake Toxaway.

MISSOURI Gregory Burdiek, formerly (C) at Milburn Golf & Country Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at The Country Club of St. Albans in Saint Albans.

OHIO Matthew J. Doran, formerly (C) at The Golf Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Links at Groveport in Groveport. Daniel J. Lawendowski, formerly (S) at Penn State University, is now (C) at Hyde Park Golf & Country Club in Cincinnati. Curtis Ungerecht, formerly (C) at Mayfeld Country Club, is now (C) at Manakiki Golf Course in Willoughby.

NEW JERSEY Jeffrey K. Bray, formerly (C) at Hudson National Golf Club, is now (C) at Ridge at Back Brook in Ringoes. Michael Chikos, formerly (S) at Baltusrol Golf Club, is now (AS) at Rumson Country Club in Rumson. Anthony M. Hooks, formerly (A) at Richmond County Country Club, is now (A) at Due Process Stable in Colts Neck. Michael J. Vacchiano, formerly (Supt.

PENNSYLVANIA Michael P. Cauley, formerly (C) at Country Club of York, is now (C) at Hartefeld National Golf Course in Avondale. David P. Delsandro, formerly (A) at Nassau Country Club, is now (A) at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont. Aaron J. Giordano, formerly (C) at Wyoming Valley Country Club, is now (C) at Country Club of York in York. Matt Malick, formerly (A) at Hershey

Links, is now (A) at Hershey Golf Club in Hershey. SOUTH CAROLINA Jared Baker, formerly (C) at Belfair Plantation, is now (C) at Cobblestone Park Golf Club in Blythewood. Mike Heckman, formerly (C) at Moss Creek Golf Club, is now (C) at Long Cove Club in Hilton Head Island. SOUTH DAKOTA Tadd Biederstedt, formerly (C) at Minnehaha Country Club, is now (C) at Broadland Creek Golf Course in Huron. TEXAS Matthew B. Cohill, formerly (C) at Oakmont Country Club, is now (C) at Cimarron Hills Country Club in Georgetown. Haden Dillard, formerly (S) at Western Texas College, is now (C) at San Antonio Country Club in San Antonio. Jeffrey B. Franklin, formerly (Supt. Mbr.) at Bridges Golf Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Wichita Falls Country Club in Wichita Falls. Daniel Hernandez, formerly (S) at Western Texas College, is now (C) at Lighthouse Country Club in Kingsland. Craig N. Stockhaus, formerly (Supt. Mbr.) at Cimarron Valley Golf Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Duck Creek Golf Club in Garland. VIRGINIA Brady B. Hale, formerly (S) at Sandhills Community College, is now (C) at The Country Club of Virginia in Richmond.

WASHINGTON Benjamin D. Mummy, formerly (S) at Rutgers University/Cook College, is now (C) at Seattle Golf Club in Seattle. WISCONSIN Jonathan R. Dippel, formerly (C) at Wisconsin Club, is now (C) at Oshkosh Country Club in Oshkosh. AUSTRALIA Brett W. Morris, formerly (Supt. Mbr) at The Brisbane Golf Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Amgrow Pty. Ltd. in Stapylton. CANADA Jordan D. Kitchen, formerly (S) at University of Guelph, is now (C) at Hamilton Golf & Country Club in Ancaster, Ontario. Michael A. Sturrock, formerly (ISM) at Islesmere Golf & Country Club, is now (AF) at Plant Products Co. Ltd in Laval, Quebec. MEXICO Adolfo Garcia, formerly (A) at Chileno Bay Golf & Ocean Club, is now (A) at Palmilla Golf Resort San Jose Del Cabo Baja California Sur Mexico in San Jose Del Cabo Baja California Sur. VIETNAM Thomas J. Corkery, formerly (ISM) at Nine Bridges Golf Resort, is now (ISM) at Dong Chuong Golf Course in Ninh Binh City.

Editor’s note: The information in this report was pulled from GCSAA’s member database on Nov. 21, 2013.

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John Deere Co. ................................................4-5 (800) 257-7797 .............www.johndeere.com/Golf

Buffalo Turbine ................................................. 69 (716) 592-2700 ..............www.buffaloturbine.com

National Alliance for Accessible Golf .................. 119 .................................................www.accessgolf.org

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