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GIS lights up San Antonio

World-class education and a bustling trade show take the 2015 Golf Industry Show to new heights GCM staff

Rookie sensation Playing in his first GCSAA National Championship, Matt Cowan shook off nerves and Mother Nature’s best shot to walk away with the overall title. Scott Hollister

That’s show business Many thousands of square feet inside the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center served as a platform for new products of all shapes, sizes and colors at the 2015 Golf Industry Show. GCM staff

Just rewards GCSAA launches the International Award of Excellence. The inaugural recipients are making a difference in China that is worthy of honors. Howard Richman

On the Cover: Why golf course pests such as the annual bluegrass weevil and the Japanese beetle prefer certain turfgrass species or certain parts of the golf course for egg-laying has been the subject of recent research efforts, two of which are highlighted in this month’s issue of GCM.

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INSIGHTS

Turf

Ground ivy, aka creeping Charlie Aaron Patton, Ph.D. Leslie Beck, Ph.D.

Shop

The quest for universal oil Scott R. Nesbitt

RESEARCH Egg-laying preferences and larval development of annual bluegrass weevil on Poa annua and selected bentgrasses

Annual bluegrass weevils prefer Poa annua over bentgrasses for egg-laying and larval development. Olga S. Kostromytska, Ph.D. Albrecht M. KoppenhĂśfer, Ph.D.

Advocacy

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em #NGD15: Raise your our voice A powerful problem Pamela C. Smith, CGCS Chava McKeel

Technology

Navigating social networks Bob Vaughey, CGCS

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Japanese beetle egg-laying preferences in putting greens Do putting green soil moisture and fungicide applications affect egg-laying behavior of the Japanese beetle? Glen R. Obear, M.S. R. Chris Williamson, Ph.D. P.J. Liesch, M.S.

Certification milestones Penny Mitchell

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108 Climbing the ladder 108 On course 109 Coming up 110 On the move

110 In the field 114 New members 116 Newly certified 116 In memoriam 120 Final shot

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Membership has its privileges I don’t visit Twitter often, but when I do, one of the most gratifying things I see are new members of GCSAA sharing their excitement John J. O’Keefe, CGCS by tweeting photos of their new gold memberturfjok@aol.com ship cards. As president of the national association, it’s certainly rewarding to see just how much reaching this career milestone means to these young superintendents. And it always takes me back to the day that my frst gold GCSAA membership card arrived in the mail, and the way that I felt about that milestone. I didn’t have social media to help me share my accomSometimes, the plishments with the world, but it’s safe to say I doors that are experienced many of the same feelings as those superintendents who take to Twitter do today. opened by GCSAA And while that gold membership card was certainly a symbol of professional achievement membership aren’t for me, it would turn into much more than that as I progressed in my career in golf course necessarily for the management. It would become a key that individual, but for would open doors for me that I would have never been able to open on my own, doors the industry as a to world-class education, networking and involvement in my industry. And I’m here to tell whole. And that all GCSAA members, not just those that only recently joined our fold, that your memberdefnitely holds true ship in this organization can do exactly the when it comes to same things for you. Take our annual Golf Industry Show, for the association’s example. It’s become the gold standard worldwide for education and information about advocacy and our industry, but without membership in GCSAA, I might never have had the opportugovernment nity to tap into the resources available at GIS relations efforts. that have helped my career so signifcantly. In San Antonio in late February, more than 12,000 fellow golf course management professionals joined me in stepping through that door. Over 5,300 education seats were flled during the week, superintendents absorbing information on everything from agronomy to business management to communications. On the trade show foor, which featured 551 exhibitors flling 182,000 square feet of exhibit space, attendees got glimpses into new products and services that can help superintendents do their jobs better, faster and more effciently than ever before. Another door opened by that gold GCSAA membership card is one that offers members

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access to one of the most storied events in golf, this month’s Masters Tournament. Thanks to Augusta National’s deep respect for our organization and the work of its members, all Class A, A-Retired and AA-Life members receive complimentary daily admission to the tournament. For more details, visit www.gcsaa.org/ Membership-and-Benefts/Benefts/How-totake-advantage-of-your-Masters-admissionbeneft. Sometimes, the doors that are opened by GCSAA membership aren’t necessarily for the individual, but for the industry as a whole. And that defnitely holds true when it comes to the association’s advocacy and government relations efforts. Your gold membership card might not get you into the Oval Offce, but earning it has helped pave the way for the trusted, respected position that GCSAA and superintendents currently enjoy with lawmakers all over the country. Later this month, that access that you helped us achieve will come into full focus during National Golf Day activities in Washington, D.C. GCSAA will be active on a broad scale as a part of the We Are Golf coalition, but of equal importance will be the work of the members of our Government Relations Committee, who will be meeting with members of both the House and Senate to communicate about issues important to all in our industry — the Waters of the United States provision of the Clean Water Act, H-2B, tax and fnance issues — all while spreading the broader message of golf’s economic, environmental and societal benefts. You can read more about National Golf Day in this month’s Advocacy column on Page 36. So to those who are just beginning their journey with GCSAA, I say continue sharing your achievements on Twitter. You deserve to be proud of both the important step you’re taking in your own personal career and the important step you’re taking to help all of us move this great profession forward.

John J. O’Keefe, CGCS, is the director of golf course management at Preakness Hills Country Club in Wayne, N.J., and a 35-year member of GCSAA.

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Lessons from the other side of the pond Scott Hollister shollister@gcsaa.org twitter: @GCM_Magazine

While the golf course market in the U.S. continues a correction that has been in play for nearly a decade, more and more places outside of this country are being exposed to the game than ever before.

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I fnd it somewhat ironic that during a time when the game of golf and its future in the United States are the subject of more scrutiny than ever, the game’s reach outside of this country is expanding to its broadest point in history. That tidbit is probably apropos of nothing and doesn’t make up for the legitimate challenges facing the game both at home and abroad, but the sharp contrast between these two realities is at least interesting to consider. While the golf course market in the U.S. continues a correction that has been in play for nearly a decade, more and more places outside of this country are being exposed to the game than ever before. For those of us who work in golf in the U.S., that’s a reality that we’ve known for many years but rarely embrace in our day-today working lives. But for me, it came into clear focus in recent months as I made my frst international forays on behalf of this magazine with not one, but two business trips to the United Kingdom. It was a long time coming, really. GCSAA’s role on the international scene is nothing new and has only been expanding in recent years, from deeper relationships with sister organizations in Europe to an expanding presence in Asia, particularly on the educational front. Heck, we’ve produced a digital Chinese-language version of GCM for more than three years directed at golf course management professionals in that part of the world. Despite all that, my frst opportunity to represent GCM and GCSAA outside of the United States after 16 years on the job didn’t come until this past September. The fne folks at Bernhard and Co. extended me an invitation to visit their operations in Rugby, birthplace of the game of the same name, in England’s West Midlands region. I toured their production facilities, visited golf courses of all shapes and sizes — including a memorable round on the Old Course at Sunningdale, site of this year’s Senior British Open — and had the opportunity to pick the brain of company founder Stephen Bernhard and other top brass to fnd out what’s worked and what hasn’t in the golf industry in the UK.

Then, four months later, I had the chance to do it again. This time, it was for a speaking engagement at the British and International Golf Greenkeeping Association’s (BIGGA) annual Turf Management Expo, the UK version of the Golf Industry Show. GCSAA has long supported the BIGGA event, and it was an exciting opportunity for this rookie to see that event, meet a few people and take the pulse of the business on the other side of the pond. Both opportunities were eye openers for me, both for personal (my frst international travel since I was a junior in college) and professional reasons. With the latter, I found out the British golf scene is experiencing many of the same woes that are commonplace here in the U.S. But I also found an industry trying new ideas and different approaches that could turn out to be as benefcial anywhere in the world as they’ll be in the UK. And that’s why I felt a little validated that the staff of GCM decided to focus one of its issues each year, the one you’re reading now, on the international side of golf course management. We do that this time around with a look at a new international award being handed out by GCSAA (“Just rewards,” Page 78), with plenty of similar insights planned for future issues. In much the same way the international golf market turns to the U.S. — and in the case of our side of the business, GCSAA — for leading-edge knowledge and know-how, my journeys reinforced the idea that professionals in other countries can return the favor, sharing things they’ve learned with those of us in the business in the U.S. We hope this annual issue of GCM goes a little bit toward helping to deliver those lessons to our audience. Scott Hollister is GCM’s editor-in-chief.

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Things are going to be looking up soon for Steve Cook, CGCS, MG. People he doesn’t even know will beneft because of it. Cook, director of agronomy at famed Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfeld Hills, Mich., is in the preparation stages for an event this fall that will take him to new heights. Cook, 55, is planning to climb Ama Dablam in Nepal, a peak that soars to 22,349 feet. The feat on Cook’s mind has more to do with how his ascent can aid others who really need it the most. Cook is attempting the climb to help Make-A-Wish Michigan, which grant wishes of children who encounter life-threatening medical conditions. Since 1984, Make-A-Wish Michigan has granted more than 8,000 wishes to children in the state. “I want to do something that can make a difference,” Cook says. Originally, Cook set a goal to raise $22,500. He already has reached that mark and has bumped it up to $25,000. It comes as no surprise to Jeff Frentz, CGCS, that Cook is doing something to help others and that his fundraising effort continues to grow. That includes

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Wishful thinking

By the NUMBERS

International accents at the 2015 Golf Industry Show*

1,616

Registered members, exhibitors and guests from outside the U.S.

466

Largest contingent from a single foreign country (Canada)

9,852

Distance (in miles) from farthest point of international attendee origin to San Antonio for 25 registered attendees from Singapore

Hours of nonstop fight time for 1 registered attendee from Fiji to San Antonio

146

Distance (in miles) from nearest point of international attendee origin to San Antonio for 96 registered attendees from Mexico

* Source: GCSAA

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Rory, owned by Sean Hoolehan, CGCS, was the winner of LebanonTurf’s Dog Days of Golf Calendar contest.

a $25 donation made on Facebook by a high school classmate Cook hasn’t seen in 37 years. “He has always been one to help someone reach their goal. This is no different,” says Frentz, who oversees Lake Shore Country Club in Glencoe, Ill., and worked several years ago for Cook. “What he’s doing, this climb, is something he is doing from his heart. That pretty much explains who Steve is.” Cook got hooked on the superintendent profession working during school at Lincolnshire Fields Country Club. He landed at Oakland Hills in 1997 following a journey that included his frst superintendent position at Golf de Joyenval outside of Paris, France. Cook has been host to a Ryder Cup (2004) and PGA Championship (2008). Those, obviously, were big tasks. So is climbing a mountain that is dubbed the “Matterhorn of the Himalayas.” This isn’t anything new for Cook, who climbed Mount Rainier six years ago. Its peak is more than 14,000 feet, so Ama Dablam serves as an even greater challenge for Cook, who expects to do the climb in perhaps October or November. “He is defnitely a superstar for everything he’s done for us and the kids,” says Make-A-Wish Michigan development manager Susan Smith, noting Cook’s fundraising will make at least three wishes come true. A benefactor of Cook’s climb is 11-year-old Andrell, whose wish was granted from Cook’s initial donations. Andrell, who has a hematological disorder, enjoyed a shopping spree at Toys R Us. Her situation, and that of others like Andrell, drives Cook. “I refer to my staff as my kids,” Cook says. “This is a way to give back to my other kids.” For information on Cook’s Make-A-Wish climb, check out his blog at: http://wwwsteveswishclimb.blogspot.com — Howard Richman, GCM associate editor

Another Rory shines bright on the course Rory Hoolehan’s owner ignited a pay-it-forward approach to the 2015 Dog Days of Golf Calendar contest. Rory, a Labrador retriever who shares golf star Rory McIlroy’s frst name, was voted winner of the calendar contest (this year set a record with 609 overall votes). The real winner, though, may have been the Train a Dog Save a Warrior (TADSAW) program, which received $2,750 from the contest. Past GCSAA president Sean Hoolehan, CGCS, helped make it all possible. LebanonTurf, which sponsors the dog calendar in cooperation with GCSAA, donates $3,000 to the winner for his or her local chapter. LebanonTurf also donates $500 to the winner/dog (Hoolehan and Rory, who is featured in September from a picture Hoolehan snapped on his smartphone of Rory at the second green during sunrise). LebanonTurf and GCSAA each donated an additional $500 to TADSAW. Hoolehan invested his and Rory’s $500 for TADSAW and split the $3,000 for the two GCSAA chapters (Oregon and Idaho) he belongs to. In response to his giving, the Idaho chapter turned around and donated $750 and Oregon donated $500. The $2,750 that was raised for TADSAW will be used to train a dog for a veteran in Oregon, says Hoolehan, a 30-year GCSAA member who served as GCSAA president in 2006 and currently is at Wildhorse Resort & Casino in Pendleton, Ore. Service dogs aid veterans, including those who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). “I always had intended to donate the winnings if Rory won,” Hoolehan says. “The whole contest was fun and for a good cause.”

GCSAA funding seven new research projects in 2015 Seven new research projects are being funded this year by GCSAA. Research funds are made available to GCSAA through a block grant from the Environmental Institute for Golf (EIFG), GCSAA’s philanthropic organization. In all, GCSAA is funding more than $100,000 in new research this year. Four projects are part of GCSAA’s Chapter Cooperative Research Program. In this program, each participating GCSAA chapter identifes one or more research projects that address a signifcant local issue for superintendents. After a chapter pledges fnancial support for a project, researchers are eligible to apply for a grant from GCSAA’s

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Chapter Cooperative Research Program. The new studies are funded based on recommendations by the GCSAA Research Committee and approved by the association’s board of directors. Two projects are funded through the Dr. Michael J. Hurdzan Endowment Fund, which targets environmental research on golf courses. The fnal project is funded through EIFG’s Aquatrols’ Robert A. Moore Endowment Fund, which supports applied research for optimizing the growing environment for golf course turf, with specifc goals for increasing the effectiveness of applied water, fertilizers and pesticides and thereby reducing the total requirements. The projects chosen were: • Plant uptake of propiconazole applied as a snow mold fungicide and the impact of application timing on snow mold control (Paul Koch, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, co-funded by the Wisconsin GCSA through the Chapter Cooperative Research Program). • Fungicide alternative management practices for micro-

dochium patch (Alec Kowalewski, Ph.D., Oregon State University, co-funded by the Oregon GCSA and Oregon Turfgrass Foundation through the Chapter Cooperative Research Program). • Reconnaissance study of nitrate and phosphorus concentrations at Iowa golf courses (Keith E. Schilling, Ph.D., Iowa Geological Survey, University of Iowa and Ryan Adams, M.S., Iowa State University Turfgrass Extension, co-funded by the Iowa GCSA and Iowa Turfgrass Institute through the Chapter Cooperative Research Program). • Billbug species composition and life cycle on Missouri zoysiagrass fairways (Xi Xong, Ph.D., and Bruce A. Bartlett, Ph.D., University of Missouri, co-funded by the Mississippi Valley GCSA through the Chapter Cooperative Research Program). • Rover ant (Brachymyrmex sp.) control at Hualalai Golf Course/Resort, Hawaii (Zhiqiang Cheng, Ph.D., University of Hawaii at Manoa, funded by the Dr. Michael J. Hurdzan Endowment Fund. Hawaii GCSA also is

Around the world:

COURSES OF THE WEIRD* ICE GOLF

Uummannaq, Greenland Forget the greens; when playing ice golf everything is white, apart from the ball, which is red. Aside from the backdrop of snow and icebergs, the game here is similar to traditional golf.

NAKED GOLF

La Jenny, France If you’re keen on developing your golfng skills as nature intended, this naturist resort in southwest France offers Europe’s only naked golf course.

DESERT GOLF

Dubai, U.A.E. The lush greens of the Els Club desert course, designed by U.S. Open champ Ernie Els, make a stark contrast to the shifting sands that surround it.

CLIFF TOP GOLF

Algarve, Portugal As the name suggests, this golf course weaves through pine trees sitting on a cliff top that overlooks the Atlantic Ocean. The hole known throughout the golfng world as the Devil’s Parlour crosses a chasm below the cliffs and offeres incredible views over the ocean.

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VOLCANO GOLF

Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain Thanks to the advent of desalinization plants, this dry volcanic island in the Atlantic can grow the kind of grass needed for a world-class golf course.

MOONSCAPE GOLF

Coober Pedy, Australia This mining town’s course has no trees, grass or greens of any kind; essentially it’s one enormous sand bunker. Its nine holes are dug into dirt mounds of sand, diesel and oil, and the game is mostly played at night with glowing balls to avoid the high daytime temperatures.

supporting this project and the university is providing matching funds. • Potential for managing annual bluegrass weevil in overwintering habitats using entomopathogenic nematodes and fungi (Kyle G. Wickings, Cornell University, funded by the Dr. Michael J. Hurdzan Endowment. • Incorporating cultivation practices and products to reduce salinity parameters from poor-quality irrigation water on golf course fairways (Joseph Young, Ph.D., and Theophilius Udeigwe, Ph.D., Texas Tech University, funded by the Aquatrols’ Robert A. Moore Endowment. Texas Tech is providing matching funds for the project through a grant from the USGA.

Old Tom Morris Award winner Annika Sorenstam ranks among the best golfers of all time.

Death at Celtic Manor Resort Ollie Floyd died March 3 when the Complete Weed Control operator’s spraying vehicle rolled into a lake on the Twenty Ten Course Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, South Wales, UK. The incident is under investigation. Jim Croxton, CEO of The British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association, said, “Everyone at BIGGA was shocked to hear of the tragic accident, and our thoughts go out to all of Ollie’s family, friends and colleagues as well as all those at Celtic Manor who will be so profoundly affected by the incident. The greenkeeping industry is very close knit, so a loss like this is felt very keenly across the board.” Floyd was 20.

Applicants wanted for Syngenta Business Institute Syngenta is accepting applications for the 2015 Syngenta Business Institute (SBI). The application deadline is Aug. 18, and approximately 25 people will be selected. This year’s event is Dec. 7-10 in Winston-Salem, N.C. Golf course superintendents seeking to enhance their business acumen are welcome to apply. The program offers business curriculum in fnancial management, delegation skills, negotiating and more. SBI partners with Wake Forest University’s School of Business. To be considered for the program, candidates must complete the application, which includes an essay on why they should be selected, relevant professional experience and educational background. To learn more and to apply, visit www.greencastonline.com/SBI.

Total rounds played declines in 2014 The year 2014 fnished better than it started. Total rounds played last year fnished 1.7 percent below the numbers from 2013, according to a coalition comprised of the National Golf Foundation, Golf Datatech, PGA of America and National Golf Course Owners Association. The report indicates much of the drop can be attributed to poor weather that affected nearly half of the country during multiple stretches in 2014 (an example is the frst quarter of the year, when rounds lagged 4.5 percent behind the same time in 2013).

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Photo by Scott A. Miller Improved weather in late spring and much of summer helped rounds played numbers recover, at least until a dip surfaced late in the year, largely due to inclement weather. It marked the second year in a row that days open were down. Golfers, though, showed commitment in rounds played per day when open (1 percent increase over 2013).

Book aims to inspire young golfers The story of Young Tom Morris, arguably the world’s frst young golf prodigy, has been transformed into a colorful children’s book that aims to inspire a new generation of children to take an interest in golf. “Little Tommy Morris” by St. Andrews golf historian Roger McStravick and illustrated by St. Andrews artist Maria Amelia Randall charts the childhood and meteoric rise of Morris, before his untimely death at age 24. Besides the book, publisher Cartographie Press designed a story bag for schools, to make golf accessible to every child and to encourage a love of the sport. The pack includes games, classroom activities and a hand-stitched puppet of Little Tommy to be used as a teaching aid. Information can be found at www.littletommymorris.com.

Courses land championships The USGA announced future sites of championship events. Capital City Club’s Crabapple Course in Atlanta will host the 2017 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship Oct. 7-12. Kyle Marshall, 27-year GCSAA member, is director of golf course management and Mike Studier, CGCS, is superintendent and a 15-year association member. In 2018, The Golf Club of Tennessee in Kingston hosts the U.S. Women’s Amateur, Aug. 6-12. Jeffrey Huber, 27year GCSAA member, is the Class A superintendent. Orchid Island Golf & Beach Club in Vero Beach, Fla., will host the 2018 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur. The club’s GCSAA Class A superintendent Matthew Boyd is an 18-year member of the association.

Sorenstam becomes honorary member of Royal and Ancient Annika Sorenstam, 2014 GCSAA Old Tom Morris Award recipient and winner of 10 majors, was among a group of females who accepted invitations to become honorary members of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club. In September, the club voted to admit women as members for the frst time in its 260-year history. Others honorary members are Renee Powell, who in 1979 became the frst woman to be a head professional at a course in the United Kingdom; Louise Suggs; Laura Davies; Belle Robertson; Lally Segard; and Princess Anne of the United Kingdom.

Top golfers support “Thank a golf course superintendent” campaign Jack Nicklaus. Rory McIlroy. Rickie Fowler. Graeme McDowell. Matt Kuchar. Michelle Wie. Jason Day. Davis Love III. Nick Price. Colin Montgomerie. Those are just a sampling of well-known golfers who have participated in a promotional campaign titled “Thank a golf course superintendent.” A peek at the campaign was shown at the Golf Industry Show in San Antonio. It also will be on display in television (30-second commercials are airing this month on Golf Channel) and radio commercials as well as print and online advertising by GCSAA. There even will be a sweepstakes to offer golfers the opportunity to win prizes by actually thanking a golf course superintendent. “It is rewarding to know that superintendents are held in high esteem by golfers of all ages and abilities,” says GCSAA CEO Rhett Evans. “When Jack Nicklaus says, ‘If you love golf like I do, thank a golf course superintendent,’ it makes all our members around the world feel appreciated and proud of the role they play in providing the excellent playing conditions for this great game.” For information on ways chapters and regional turfgrass associations can utilize these messages in their own communications and public relations efforts, visit

www.gcsaa.org/community/chapter-leaders/managingyour-chapter/materials-for-chapter-publications.

GCSAA, IGCEMA boards pursue membership union

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RETWEETS Randy Booker @mybuddybook @GCImagazine @GCM_Magazine @ turfnet @GCSAA thanks to all for making me feel like I was at #GIS15 through the tweets. Mark Rowan @XGDRow Returning to the great white north Enjoyed #GIS15 and restaurants along Riverwalk Billy Bagwell @BillyBagwell Great day at #GIS15 ended with a awesome evening listening to @Fehertwit thanks to @GCSAA for a great week. Nick Janovich @njanovich Slides from my talk at #GIS15 are available on my website http://www. nickjanovich.com/ #turfgrass FMC Turf @FMCturf Take a look at some of the sights and sounds from last week’s stay in San Antonio #GIS15 (via @GCM_Magazine): http://ow.ly/JPp0d Samantha Miller @smaymiller Who wore it better?! Thanks for the shades @Aquatrols #GIS15 Lynn Meyer @LynnMeyer55 Many thanks to #tdt at #GIS15. #techtipsonthehalf was fantastic! Always great prizes. Loving my Bose Soundlink mini! Will Bowling @McWillis24 What an awesome week at #GIS15 in San Antonio! It was such a blast! Already looking forward to #GIS16 next year! San Diego here I come! Patrick Mather @MatherPatrick Had a great time at #GIS15 and thanks to Lebanon turf for the iPad Air 2... Highlight of the trip

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The boards of directors of GCSAA and the International Golf Course Equipment Managers Association (IGCEMA) have agreed to pursue a union of the two organizations that, if approved, will result in the dissolution of the IGCEMA, with its members becoming a part of GCSAA. The proposed union must be approved by the Class A members of the IGCEMA through a special meeting and vote that is scheduled April 27 at GCSAA headquarters. “One of GCSAA’s primary missions is to serve its members, and we cannot think of a better way of doing that than by strengthening our ties to golf course equipment managers,” GCSAA CEO Rhett Evans says. “Superintendents and equipment managers are the foundation for success of any golf course maintenance operation, so bringing them together under the GCSAA banner where they can share in education, networking and professional development is a defnite win-win in our opinion.” Stephen Tucker, IGCEMA CEO and equipment manager at the Tranquilo Golf Club at Four Seasons in Windermere, Fla., said, “We’re excited about the possibilities this union will create for golf course equipment managers. We’ve accomplished much as an organization in increasing education, professional development and networking opportunities for our members, but we believe this move will take those opportunities to another level and is the next logical step in increasing the standing of equipment managers in the golf course management industry.”

Morrish passes away One of the world’s most renowned golf course architects, Jay Morrish, died March 2 at age 78. Morrish, past president and Fellow of the American Society of Golf Course Architects, received a degree in landscape and turf management from Colorado State University, then joined the construction team on the Robert Trent Jones-designed Spyglass Hill course at Pebble Beach. In 1972, Morrish went to work as a designer with Jack Nicklaus. After 10 years, he left to begin what became a 12-year partnership with Tom Weiskopf. They generated notable works such as Loch Lomond in Scotland. Other notable Morrish designs include TPC Scottsdale and TPC Las Colinas.

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NEWS Not so fast

Tampa hopes h tto overcome slump

A golfer in Sweden has been banned for a year from a golf course for being in too much of a hurry, a report in Golf Digest says. www.golfdigest.com/ blogs/the-loop/2015/03/weird-golf-news-swedishgolf-ban.html

Golf courses nationally have been doing their best to post a comeback from the serious economic issues the U.S. encountered a few years ago. The Tampa area is no different, the Tampa Bay Times reports. www.tampabay.com/news/business/golf-industry-inslump-as-courses-struggle-for-proftability/2221333

Gator crossing An alligator that is estimated at 12 feet became quite the Facebook topic last month at Myakka Pines Golf Club in Englewood, Fla., where two-year GCSAA member Scott Austin is the superintendent. www.nbc-2.com/story/28524692/gators-putsgolf-course-on-map-as-unoffcial-nature-center#. VQcXX97Fndk

Weather allows for early openings in Minnesota Unusually warm temperatures in early March in Minnesota prompted multiple courses to open early, according to the St. Cloud Times. Most years, courses in that area don’t open until April. www.sctimes.com/ story/news/local/2015/03/15/warm-weather-luringoutdoors-ideas/24806085/

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Aaron Patton, Ph.D. ajpatton@purdue.edu

Leslie Beck, Ph.D.

(turf)

Ground ivy, aka creeping Charlie Ground ivy (Gle om ederacea), also known as creeping Charlie, is a perennial broadleaf weed that is diffcult to control. It can often be seen growing in the shade and invading turfgrass and other mowed areas throughout the United States. Ground ivy thrives in moist, rich soils located in shaded areas, but will grow in full sun as well. These traits, combined with the ability to produce aggressive rooting stolons, tolerate low mowing heights, shade or crowd-out surrounding plants, and help to make ground ivy a stubborn turf weed in golf course roughs. Ground ivy invades turf through aggressive stolons that “creep” below the turfgrass canopy. It forms very dense, mat-like patches that effectively crowd out the surrounding turf. Like other members of the mint family, ground ivy has distinctive square stems with two leaves branching from each origin point (node) and emits an odor when crushed, damaged or mowed. Leaves are round to kidney-shaped with prominent veins and broad, rounded edges. These leaves are held above the canopy by long petioles (leaf stems), which can effectively shade and weaken the surrounding turf. Spreading stolons root aggressively at the node, further making ground ivy diffcult to control. It produces fowers from April to May that are tubular in shape, purplish blue

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Leaves of ground ivy are round to kidney-shaped with prominent veins and broad, rounded edges. Photo ©A. Patton

with red speckles, and lobed petals. Ground ivy can often be mistaken for other broadleaf weeds such as common mallow or henbit. However, common mallow has rounded stems and sharply toothed leaf edges while henbit stems do not creep along the ground or root at the nodes. Cultural control. Because of its aggressive growth and establishment, very few cultural practices have been observed to effectively control ground ivy. Nitrogen fertilization will provide some reduction of ground ivy cover in turf. Other management practices such as improving surface drainage, watering deeply and infrequently, and increasing sunlight may also hinder the development of ground ivy in favor of a more dense, aggressive turf. Biological control. There is no known specifc biological control for specifc use in ground ivy. Our preliminary research suggests that iron HEDTA (FeHEDTA) may be used to manage ground ivy with multiple applications. C emical control. Because of its aggressive nature and the survivability of stolons, there are no pre-emergence herbicide options for the control of ground ivy in turf, although Gallery (isoxaben, Dow AgroSciences) can help reduce the ability of stolons to root, which will slow the spread of this weed. As a result, management must focus on post-emergence herbicides. Our preliminary research suggests that post-emergence applications of iron HEDTA (FeHEDTA) can reduce ground ivy with multiple applications but control is

poor compared to other herbicides. Applications of two- or three-way mixtures of 2,4-D, dicamba, MCPP or MCPA may typically provide fair levels of control. Turfon Ester (triclopyr, Dow AgroSciences) typically provides better control. Additionally, products that contain triclopyr or furoxypyr as one of the ingredients in a two- or a three-combination herbicide work well. In warm-season turf, Manor (metsulfuron, Nufarm) and Celsius (thiencarbazone + iodosulfuron + dicamba, Bayer) can control ground ivy when applied in combination with a non-ionic surfactant (0.25%). A single application of these herbicides may not provide full ground ivy control and often a follow-up application is needed. This information originally appeared on the Purdue Extension Turf Tips blog for May 2014 (http://purdueturftips.blogspot.com/ blog).

Aaron Patton is an associate professor and turfgrass Extension specialist in the department of horticulture and landscape architecture at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., and Leslie Beck is assistant professor and weed Extension specialist in the department of Extension plant sciences at New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, N.M.

Scott R. Nesbitt ORPguy@windstream.net

(shop)

The quest for universal oil A “universal” engine oil would save your shop big bulk-buying bucks, and save the time wasted fguring which oil goes in what engine. Depending on your specifc feet of onand off-road vehicles, it may be possible for your shop to standardize to just one oil. My research fnds that synthetics, not conventional oils, are more likely to fll the bill, but there’s a lot of fne print and detail research needed. Here’s hoping to add some clarity to the quest. Label 1 (a Shell product) shows a pickup truck among the icons under the “suitable for” heading. But it is not suitable if your pickup is newer than a 2010 model year. Starting in 2011, the API adopted its latest service code — SN. API (American Petroleum Institute) uses codes with a frst-letter C for diesel (compression-ignition) engines. A frst-letter S is for spark-ignition engines — gasoline, propane, etc. The second letter indicates the modernity of the engine technology and fuel the oil was designed to handle. The diesel codes add the number 4, to indicate usage only in 4-stroke (not 2-stroke) diesels. The “Plus” is for extra soot-control additives. API codes standards are “backward compatible.” A second letter higher in the alphabet meets the needs of engines that called for lower-letter oils. My 1978 tractor called for CD oil — I’m safe using CJ-4, the latest. But the latest gas-engine oil is SN, and Label 1 is SM rated. You might void the warranty of your gas-engine pickup by using the lower-rated SM oil. The label is not meant to deceive. It simply states accurate information. The end-user must have the knowledge to understand what’s what. Donuts, ACEA and ILSAC Oil labels, service manuals and many oil-

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Check out your options before deciding if there’s a single oil that meets all your feet needs. Photos by Scott Nesbitt

fller caps bear the “donut” that shows the API duty rating and the viscosity (thickness) as rated by Society of Automotive Engineers test procedures. Label 2 (a Pennzoil product) has a donut that does not include the API “C” code for diesel engine use, but it might still be fne for many diesel engines. The ACEA A1/B1, A5/B5 rating on Label 2 comes from the Association des Constructeurs Européens d’Automobiles and means the oil “is intended for use … in high performance gasoline engines and car and light van diesel engines.” The fne print in the ACEA standards warns “These oils are unsuitable for use in some engines. Consult owner manual or handbook if in doubt.” If your diesel was built in Germany, France, Italy or elsewhere in Europe, it may call for oil with an ACEA B (for diesel) rating; the A is for gasoline engines. As with API, the ACEA codes are backward compatible. By the way, ACEA is based in Belgium and offcially calls itself the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, but they use the French translation for the acronym — no cause for confusion here in the U.S.! Label 2 has the latest GF-5 rating from ILSAC (International Lubricants Standardization and Approval Committee). This group started with U.S. and Japanese vehicle makers and rates only gasoline fuel (GF) oils. Almost universal Label 3 (a Mobil 1 product) is a “universal” oil candidate. It carries the latest API diesel and gasoline ratings. It carries the ACEA E7 rating that is for heavy-duty diesel engine oils. That’s one step below the top ACEA E9 rating. It does not carry an ILSAC rating. It mentions only one engine maker, Caterpillar. By contrast, Label 1 also names Cum-

Label 1

Label 2

Label 3

mins, Volvo, MB (Mercedes Benz) and even the Japanese motorcycle makers’ oil-certifying body JASO (Japanese Engine Oil Standards Implementation Panel). And don’t forget Label 2, which mentions Ford, GM and Honda/Acura standards. For excruciating details on oil standards, and how they might apply to your operation, visit www.oilspecifcations.org and www. pqiamerica.com, the fact-packed site of the Petroleum Quality Institute of America. Happy hunting.

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

Chava McKeel cmckeel@gcsaa.org twitter: @GCSAA

(advocacy)

#NGD15: Raise your voice

We Are Golf is a coalition that was formed to tell the true story of golf — not just the game, but also the stories of the hardworking men and women who make it the greatest sport in the world and whose livelihoods depend on it.

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National Golf Day is April 15 in our nation’s capital, and GCSAA will again bring a large delegation to Washington, D.C., to help members of Congress and their staffs better understand and appreciate golf as a business. Our delegation will focus on positive messages about golf’s benefts: economic, environmental, charitable, social, and health and wellness. We will also spend our time educating policymakers on the impact of the EPA’s proposed rule to redefne “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act and share the positive things golf facilities are doing to protect water resources every day. I’ve spoken to many chapters in the last six months and I love to share the same story: the story of why We Are Golf and National Golf Day came to be. Did you know that golf is considered a sin industry by some policymakers on Capitol Hill? It is even solidifed in U.S. law. Back in 2005, Hurricane Katrina passed through the Gulf Coast region and caused havoc in her path. Many homes and businesses were destroyed along with many important golf facilities. Often, when there is destruction of this magnitude, Congress will intervene and pass legislation to help with rebuilding and recovery efforts. In the case of Hurricane Katrina, Congress passed the Gulf Opportunity Zone Act. This legislation authorized special funding to help rebuild the Gulf Coast. President Bush signed the GO Zone Act into law on December 21, 2005, to provide assistance in the form of federal tax incentives and bond provisions to rebuild. Did you know golf courses were specifcally exempted from the GO Zone Act along with massage, hot tub and sun tan facilities, liquor stores and casinos? So what does that say that others think about our industry? Adding injury to insult, Congress has passed two more pieces of anti-golf legislation. The frst is the Midwest Disaster Relief Act of 2008, which provided tax relief for the victims of severe storms, tornados and fooding in the Midwest in 2008. The second is the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, which sought to stimulate the U.S. economy when it began its free fall. This bill was an economic stimulus package enacted by the 111th

U.S. Congress and signed into law on Feb. 17, 2009, by President Obama. Again, with both bills, golf was excluded and lumped in with “sin” industries. This 1-2-3 knockout punch played a critical role in the launch of We Are Golf in 2010. We Are Golf efforts are critical. We Are Golf is a coalition that was formed to tell the true story of golf — not just the game, but also the stories of the hardworking men and women who make it the greatest sport in the world and whose livelihoods depend on it. It is the golf industry’s attempt to help clear up a perception problem. This knockout punch has also played a critical role in the launch of GCSAA’s own Grassroots Ambassador program. We are 145 Ambassadors strong since the launch of the program in July 2014. At the Golf Industry Show in San Antonio, we held our inaugural Grassroots Ambassador Bootcamp. This successful event helped our ambassadors better understand how to communicate with lawmakers and inspired them to want to help defend and protect the golf course management profession and golf course industry. We want your help, too. We are issuing an offcial call to action for all GCSAA members that coincides with the 7th annual National Golf Day. Only a small sliver of our membership (this year including GCSAA’s Government Relations Committee and Board of Directors) will participate in NGD activities on the ground this year. Even though you might not be “boots on the ground” in Washington on April 15, you can join in on the effort to let state and federal lawmakers know how important the U.S. golf industry is to this country and your state. How can you participate? To join the conversation, visit the We Are Golf social media hub at www.wearegolf.org on April 15. Use #NGD15 and @wearegolf on Twitter and Instagram to show your support for the golf industry. Let’s make sure policymakers in all 50 states hear our messages loud and clear this month.

Chava McKeel is GCSAA’s director, government relations.

Pamela C. Smith, CGCS Greenskeeper99@yahoo.com

(environment)

A powerful problem Colorado golf course properties blur the boundary between wild and urban environments. Colorado golf courses encompass a total of about 35,600 acres with about 12,000 acres consisting of unmaintained areas ideal for wildlife habitat. Golf courses promote more plant and animal diversity and habitat than urban, agricultural and residential zones. However, human and wildlife activities on golf courses are not always mutually benefcial. There are some occasions where wildlife interference can lead to property damage. Elk are large, powerful animals living about 15 years. Female cows average about 500 pounds and adult males weigh between 600 and 700 pounds. Elk are native to Colorado but were eliminated by unregulated hunting in the 1870s. Elk were reintroduced into Colorado in 1913 and have no current natural predators, as wolves ceased to exist in the region around 1900. Herds have become tourist attractions for Colorado mountain towns and Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP). Estimates place the herd in RMNP at about 2,350, which includes a resident herd of about 1,700 elk in Estes Park. There are an estimated 2,500 in Evergreen, Colo. Without natural predators and hunting prohibited, the RMNP and Estes Park herds decimate the local fora, squeeze out other wildlife and occasionally are a threat to people. While elk herds on golf course properties can be an exciting viewing opportunity for tourists and golfers, the impact of elk on golf course turf can be problematic.

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When elk descend from their natural habitat to nearby golf courses, the destruction they cause can be extensive. Photo by Josef Pittner/Shutterstock.com

An elk family typically consists of one bull and his harem of about 20 female cows. Elk have a matriarchal hierarchy with older cows as leaders and the bull as defender. Much like Canadian geese, elk are migratory in nature. Elk overwinter in lower altitudes and return to the mountains during the summer. Also like geese, elk can lose the migratory urge and become permanent residents of one area. Ample food and an unfettered lifestyle could be the cause of some herds ceasing to migrate into the mountains during the spring and summer months. Damage caused by elk is primarily due to the size and power of the animal. Elk damage is most troublesome on putting surfaces, where the massive animalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hooves leave a signifcant depression. Ropes around greens can offer some deterrence, most likely from a visual perspective, but that is really only practical during the winter months. Permanent fencing is impracticable and cost prohibitive due to the elkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s height and jumping ability. Pawing hooves and antlers can create an extreme dethatching effect on turf. Other impacts include frolics in bunkers, droppings and urine that rivals any non-selective herbicide on the market. Scott Ellis, the superintendent at Evergreen (Colo.) Golf Course and a 19-year member of GCSAA, states that his staff spends four hours each day repairing the turf damage from some of Evergreenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 3,000 resident elk. One

mountain course outraged residents when the golf course allowed a bow hunter to legally kill a bull elk that had been damaging greens. That course estimated that elk cost the golf course between $40,000 to $60,000 in damage each year and have been known to chase golfers during the rutting season. Hazing is allowed to make the elk less comfortable around humans and to encourage the elk to keep moving. While elk can be tough on turf, there is no doubt that these are some of the most amazing and majestic wild animals you will ever see on a mountain golf course. The next time you are herding that fock of resident geese, think about your Rocky Mountain superintendent colleagues negotiating with a fock of 400+ pounders! Regardless of what wildlife calls your course home, we are privileged to manage an incredible intersection of human and wildlife habitat. Sources: www.news.colostate.edu/Release/ 508; Beard, James, A. 1996. The benefts of golf course turf. Golf Course Management, 64: 60. http://ticpdf.lib.msu.edu/down load.php?p=/tic/gcman/page/1996mar51-60. pdf

Pamela C. Smith, CGCS, is the director of agronomy for a large city and a 24-year member of GCSAA.

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(technology)

Navigating social networks Among golf course superintendents, there is always talk about social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube. Do I need them? What do I do with them once I get them? How do I use them? In my experience, I would have to say, yes, you do need them. “Need” might be a strong word, but in today’s world, not being at least a member of these social networks can leave you on the outside looking in, both personally and professionally. Before the advent of social networks, the only real way to put yourself out there, digitally speaking, was to build a web page and try to get people to visit it. I did this seven or eight years ago to report on course conditions and, at that time, only a dozen or so people visited the pages each day to fnd out what was happening on the golf course. With the rise of social networks, that’s changed. Now, I can send course updates from my phone, and a few hundred people will almost instantly see my information, along with about 125 club members who signed up to receive updates via text message. I don’t post personal information on this particular Twitter account; I confne this one to information about the golf course. I reserve Facebook for personal use, LinkedIn for career and professional interactions and YouTube as a place to post and share videos that I then link to through my various other accounts. The point of all this is these different social networks have created online gathering places and ways for all of us to disseminate information more easily. Even though there are different audiences and different techniques involved, all of these do the same basic task

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— spread your messages while connecting you with others who share the same interests. Each social network has its own merits, uses and drawbacks. There isn’t enough space here to fully cover every feature of each network, but I do recommend to friends that they play with them all and see which one best meets their needs. Privacy is a major issue for many of us. I have many friends who work in cybersecurity and they all are extremely careful in their online lives. They know the true reach of the Internet, and most never even put their real name on any site. The way these networks track the things you like and the sites you visit is amazing. Every post you “like,” every song you listen to, video you watch and website you visit can be put together to paint a very exact description of you and your day. With that being said, be very careful what you put online. I will repeat that — be very careful what you put online. One angry comment or one regrettable retweet will be available online for all to see, often without the context that you might have intended. Employers, future employers, friends and family may all have access to your mistake. Even deleting that

mistake quickly may not delete it completely. We have all heard stories about that one poorly worded post that cost a well-known person endorsements or embarrassment. There are thousands more instances like those involving the general public, and I have personally been witness to some of these. So after all that, why do I still encourage becoming active in social networks? Because the benefts far outweigh the negatives. They allow you to share information quickly and easily with family, friends, customers, employers, golfers and many others. While there are some pitfalls with social networks, the sheer wealth of information available on them makes them diffcult to avoid. You don’t have to have a presence and you don’t have to share your information, but when thousands of your peers are, you can fnd yourself at a big disadvantage if you don’t.

Bob Vaughey, CGCS, is the director of agronomy at Rolling Hills Country Club in Palos Verdes, Calif., and an 11-year GCSAA member.

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GIS lights up San Antonio World-class education and a bustling trade show take the 2015 Golf Industry Show to new heights.

“I’ve been coming to the show for 16 or 17 years in a row now, and this is going to end up being my best show ever.” — Robert Thorn, Th Inject-O-Meter Inject-O-Mete er

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San Antonio took attendees at the events surrounding the 2015 Golf Industry Show, Feb. 21-26, on a wild weather ride — with high temperatures soaring to 79 on Saturday for the Golf Championships, plunging to 34 with freezing drizzle on Monday for the frst day of the Education Conference and forcing cancellation of the fnal round of the Championships, and settling into welcoming sunshine and 66 by mid-week. But neither icy blasts nor beckoning rays could keep attendees from the week’s business. Clearly, education was a top priority in San Antonio. While overall attendance for the Golf Industry Show was slightly down from the 2014 event in Orlando — at 12,469 — the fnal number of seminar seats sold, as well as exhibit space, was up. A total of 5,385 seminar seats were flled, 12 percent higher than expected and 3 percent higher than Orlando. In addition, thousands attended complimentary forums, sessions and panel discussions throughout the week. Subject matter included agronomics, business, environmental management, communications, leadership, technology and personnel management. Jeff Wilson, superintendent at Bandon Dunes Golf Course, Coos Bay, Ore., has been a GCSAA member for 17 years, but was attending his frst Golf Industry Show. “I am sorry I waited so long!” he said. Brian Roth, CGCS at Oquirrh Hills Golf Course in Tooele, Utah, has attended the GIS for six years and says there are still benefts. “There are always new things to see in equipment,” said Roth, a 17-year member of GCSAA. “In education, I took a lot of general sessions. It was nice to have so many sessions to choose from. And I was interested to see how my course setup could affect the growth of the game — especially for women.” A total of 5,600 qualifed buyers attended the two-day trade show, which included 551 exhibitors (a 2 percent increase over projections) covering 182,000 square feet of exhibit space at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. Exhibitors across the board were pleased with the attendance and their interactions with buyers. “I’ve been coming to the show for 16 or 17 years in a row now, and this is going to end up being my best show ever,” said Robert Thorn, general manager of InjectO-Meter. “It’s been so busy that I was still working and talking to people until at least a half hour after the show closed Wednesday evening.”

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At the top of their game

The Opening Session honored GCSAA’s major award winners: (right) 2014 GCSAA President Keith Ihms, CGCS, with Old Tom Morris Award winner Dan Jenkins; (above, from top) Ihms and Distinguished Service Award recipients Cal Roth and Mel Lucas; GCSAA CEO Rhett Evans (left) and Ihms with ELGA winner Gary Ingram; Evans and Ihms with Leo Feser Award recipients Jim Ferrin, CGCS (second from left) and Sam Samuelson, CGCS. Photos © Montana Pritchard

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A key fgure in the Opening Session is quite the namedropper. When you personally know legends on a frst-name basis, you have a right to be a namedropper. Speaking of legends, Dan Jenkins qualifes. Jenkins, GCSAA’s 2015 recipient of the Old Tom Morris Award, arguably is the most prolifc and renowned golf writer in history. Jenkins, who already has been inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, was quite the presence during the Opening Session, which was presented in partnership with Syngenta, at the Lila Cockrell Theater. Jenkins told the audience that he recalls once asking golf greats Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson and Sam Snead what was the greatest advancement in golf. “Was it hickory to steel? Persimmon to composite? Lift and clean? Those guys always said the same thing,” Jenkins says. “It was the lawnmower. They were right.” The Opening Session was an opportunity to honor and recognize the biggest and brightest in the industry. Syngenta’s Jeff Cox, global head for lawn and garden, reminded everyone how important golf courses are to the landscape. “They are green spaces for people to enjoy and rich havens for biodiversity,” Cox said. That type of mentality clearly is evident at The Bear Trace at Harrison Bay in Harrison, Tenn., home to 2015 President’s Award winner Paul Carter, CGCS. “I remember when I was a lowly turfgrass intern. Now I think about how much the industry has changed,” Carter said. “Half our time is spent on maintenance. Half the time is spent on environmental stewardship.” Col. John Morley Distinguished Service Award recipients Mel B. Lucas, CGCS Retired, and Cal Roth, senior vice president agronomy, PGA Tour, were honored. “This is more of a tribute to my father, who brought me into this industry,” said Lucas, GCSAA president in 1980. Roth said, “I was so surprised (when past GCSAA President Keith Ihms, CGCS called to tell him about the award) that I didn’t know what to say for the longest time. Keith said, ‘Cal, are you still there?’ To be recognized for this award certainly is the highest honor I could receive, and I am humbled.” Others who took the stage included GCSAA/Golf Digest Environmental Leaders in Golf Award (ELGA) winners. Gary Ingram, CGCS, from Metropolitan Golf Links in Oakland, Calif., was overall winner. Mike Crawford, CGCS, TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth, Ga. (private) and Rocky Ebelhar, TPC Louisiana (resort) were also honored. Leo Feser Award recipients Jim Ferrin, CGCS, and Sam Samuelson, CGCS, of Turf EcoLogic Consultants, were recognized for most outstanding article published in GCM. GCSAA CEO Rhett Evans saluted the career of Ihms, who hosted the event. “His heart, hard work and good will have made a difference,” Evans said.

O’Keefe elected 2015 president

John J. O’Keefe, CGCS

John J. O’Keefe, CGCS, became GCSAA’s 79th president at the association’s annual meeting Feb. 26 in San Antonio. “It’s a pleasure to serve you; now it’s time to get to work,” said O’Keefe, who is the director of golf course management at Preakness Hills Country Club in Wayne, N.J., and a 35-year member of GCSAA. O’Keefe listed expanding feld staff and advocacy efforts, and streamlining member standard classifcations as priorities for GCSAA in the coming year. Peter J. Grass, CGCS, the superintendent at Hilands Golf Club in Billings, Mont., was elected vice president, and Bill H. Maynard, CGCS, the director of golf course management at the Country Club of St. Albans, Mo., was elected secretary/treasurer. Rafael Barajas, CGCS, the superintendent at Hacienda Golf Club in La Habra Heights, Calif., will remain on the board for the second year of his term. Returning to the board for two-year terms are Darren J. Davis, CGCS, the superintendent at Olde Florida Golf Club in Naples; John R. Fulling Jr., CGCS, the superintendent at Kalamazoo (Mich.) Country Club; and Mark F. Jordan, CGCS, the natural resource leader at Westfeld Group Country Club in Westfeld Center, Ohio. Kevin P. Breen, CGCS, the superintendent at La Rinconada Country Club in Los Gatos, Calif., was appointed to fll the remaining year of Maynard’s two year term as a director. Keith A. Ihms, CGCS, the golf course maintenance manager at Bella Vista (Ark.) Village, will serve on the board for one year as immediate past president, and Patrick R. Finlen, CGCS, general manager at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, retired from the board after serving the last year as immediate past president. Earlier in the meeting, members approved a change in GCSAA’s bylaws to create a membership classifcation for equipment managers as well as a $10 increase in dues for Class A and Superintendent Members and a $5 increase for Class C members.

Taking the water challenge

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Kimberly Erusha, Ph.D.

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On the fnal day of the Golf Industry Show, GCSAA CEO Rhett Evans introduced the General Session by thanking GIS participating partners (ASGCA, GCBAA, IGCEMA, NGF, USGA) and presenting some thoughts about the challenges facing the industry, particularly water quality and water conservation. Evans said that golf courses are facing the need “to manage and reduce water use in order to satisfy current water needs while conserving for the future.” Kimberly Erusha, Ph.D., managing director, USGA, described the role of the USGA Green Section and its agronomists before introducing a video about the contributions of Pat Vittum, Ph.D., who received the 2015 USGA Green Section Award on Feb. 7, 2015, at the USGA’s Annual Meeting and Service Awards. Vittum, who was in the audience, received a standing ovation. Throughout the session, members of the USGA Green Section provided practical information for superintendents. David Oatis, director, Northeast Region, offered tips on putting green expansion; Brian Whitlark, agronomist for the West Region, spoke about putting green maintenance; and, in tune with the primary theme, Pat Gross, director, West Region, offered case studies of water conservation from the region. The San Antonio Water System (SAWS) is well known for its extensive use of recycled water and its successful efforts in conserving water while meeting the needs of the city during a prolonged drought. Karen Guz, director of water conservation for SAWS, spoke about the challenges involved in irrigating recreational areas, the combination of ever-increasing world populations, a growing urban middle class that uses more water, and volatile weather patterns that demand wiser water management. The United States alone has experienced several megadroughts (35 years or longer) in the past 200 years, Guz said, and scientists have recently

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Toro extends relationship with The First Tee

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The Toro Co. has extended its longstanding partnership with The First Tee, becoming a Trustee Level supporter, which signifes contributions in excess of $1 million. Toro began its support of The First Tee shortly after that organization’s founding in 1997. Since then, the company has supported The First Tee’s mission of providing educational programs that build character, instill life-enhancing values and promote healthy choices through the game of golf. As a part of the continued partnership, Toro will further its sponsorship of Live Green!, an environmental education and course improvement initiative that will see seven First Tee chapters around the country host the hands-on educational events. “We have seen frsthand how important this program is to participants, and we are excited to continue our support as a corporate partner and achieve Trustee status with The First Tee,” Michael Hoffman, Toro’s chairman and chief executive offcer, said.

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warned of an 80 percent chance of a megadrought in the western U.S. by the year 2100. Guz suggested that superintendents plan for drought and conservation by building good agronomic and water management habits, using recycled water, and reducing turf and the scope of the irrigation system. Changing the turf species, updating the landscape and retiring obsolete irrigation systems can make a golf course more sustainable and more attractive. Drought can lead to regional regulations. Guz advised superintendents to be involved in the development of those rules and to talk to the regulators about better alternatives when the regulations don’t make sense. Putting aside the pressing concerns related to water, golf still has problems. Since 2008, participation in the game has faded, and the industry is focused on bucking that trend. Henry DeLozier, principal, Global Golf Advisors, offered his answers to the question, “What is the fx?” The question, he said, should be, “Who is the fx?” Dedicated, passionate leaders who are not worried about the past are the fx. Leaders who make changes are often in the middle ranks, not at the top, said DeLozier, and everyone in the industry should step up for golf. He offered the following observations: • Golf can no longer be static. It must change to meet the needs of a changing society. Golf will be more customer-oriented; communication with customers will be more personalized. Golf needs more women and minorities. • Environmentalism and Earth-frst solutions will prosper. Operational models will change; golf courses will be on a smaller scale. Golf courses will have more self-service solutions, and socialization on the golf course will be more important than competition. • There will be distinct winners and losers, and individual facilities will have to come up with their own solutions — who could have foreseen FootGolf?

Happy in Happy Valley Offcially, The Pennsylvania State University is located in State College, Pa., but, to many, Penn State is in Happy Valley. For the university’s turf club, on the fnal evening of the Golf Industry Show, Happy Valley was in San Antonio, Texas. At the GIS Closing Celebration, Penn State students learned they had won GCSAA’s Annual Collegiate Turf Bowl competition, presented in partnership with John Deere Golf. In addition, they had also taken third and ninth place, and their fourth team came in at a not-too-shabby 13 out of 69 teams made up of 252 students from 33 different schools. Texas has been good to Penn State. The last time the school took frst place in the Turf Bowl was in Dallas in 2001. In the early years before team competition, Penn State garnered frst place in 1998 and second place in 1996, 1997 and 1998. Since that time, the school has appeared frequently in the top 10, but the top prize had eluded them for 14 years. Only Iowa State in 2006 and Purdue in 2009 have duplicated Penn State’s feat of winning frst place and taking two additional spots in the top 10. The advisor to Penn State’s team is new faculty member and associate professor of turfgrass science Ben McGraw, Ph.D., an entomologist who came to State College in August 2014. “These kids blow me away with their ability in the classroom,” he says. The secret to taking the Turf Bowl by storm? “The moons aligned,” says McGraw. “Basically, we have some really, really smart students. If you can recruit super-intelligent kids who will work really hard, they can win.” With three teams in the top 10, the students pocketed $5,300, which their advisor says will go toward speakers for the turf club and, possibly, a trip or trips for the students. McGraw confesses to having had a serious case of nerves when the winning teams were being announced. “I was way more nervous than any of the students. It’s like the birth of your kids. As a dad, you can’t do anything, you can’t have the baby. As their advisor, you can’t take the test for them. I wanted the win for them — not for the glory, but because they had worked so hard. It’s all them.”

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Third Plant Health Academy class revealed

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Twelve GCSAA members will make up the third class of Bayer’s 2015 Plant Health Academy, a part of the company’s Healthy Turf, Healthy Tomorrow program developed in conjunction with The Environmental Institute for Golf (EIFG), GCSAA’s philanthropic organization. Members of this class will take part in a two-part education and training event spread out over a pair of two-and-a-half day visits to GCSAA headquarters in Lawrence, Kan. (April 20-22), and Bayer’s Training and Development Center in Clayton, N.C. (Sept. 23-25). Members of the 2015 class are: • Ryan Bourne, Terradyne Country Club, Andover, Kan. • Rodney Crow, CGCS, Touchstone Golf Management/Battleground Golf Club, Deer Park, Texas • Jamey Davis, Peninsula Golf & Racquet Club, Birmingham, Ala. • Anthony Gustaitis, CGCS, Whitemarsh Valley Country Club, Lafayette Hills, Pa. • Brian Haines, CGCS, Westchester Country Club, Boynton, Fla. • Sean Hoolehan, CGCS, Wildhorse Resort, Pendleton, Ore. • Nicholas Janovich, Oglebay Resort, Wheeling, W.Va. • Tray Maltby, Reunion Resort, Davenport, Fla. • Jay Neunsinger, Tilden Park Golf Course, Berkeley, Calif. • Brent Racer, Awarii Dunes, Axtell, Neb. • Alex Stuedemann, TPC Deere Run, East Moline, Ill. • Jeff White, CGCS, Indian Hills Country Club, Mission Hills, Kan.

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GCSAA 2014 President Keith Ihms, CGCS (left), and David Plaster, North American sales manager, John Deere Golf (second from right), present the Turf Bowl’s top prize to Penn State students (left to right) Alexander Bonini, Kyle Patterson, Bill Ellinger and Chris Marra and their advisor, Dr. Ben McGraw (far right).

The members of the winning team are Chris Marra, William Ellinger, Kyle Patterson and Alexander Bonini. Besides basking in the glory, taking home the traveling Turf Bowl trophy and earning cash for their turf club, the students will have an opportunity to volunteer at The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in May. 2nd: $2,000. Team 57, University of Maryland Scott Hebert, Brian Hogan, Jimmy Halley, Ryan Higgins, Advisor: Dr. Kevin Mathias 3rd: $1,000. Team 37, Penn State University Kirk Bender, Sean Kelly, Morgan Robins, Thomas Goyne, Advisor: Dr. Ben McGraw 4th: $800. Team 28, Michigan State University Carlota Sánchez de Ocaña, Gerry Navarre, Shawn Haverdink, Andrés GonzálezOnieva, Advisor: Dr. Thom Nikolai 5th: $700. Team 33, Iowa State University Eric Langford, Matthew Porter, Eric Sellers, Zack Olinger, Advisor: Dr. Nick Christians 6th: $300. Team 34, Iowa State University Desmond Decker, Conrad Pannkuk, Ryan May, Brandon Bousema, Advisor: Dr. Nick Christians 7th: $300. Team 12, Cal Poly Pomona Oscar del Real, Raul Martinez, Tyler Harvey, Luellen Swayzer, Advisor: Dr. Kelly Parkins 8th: $300. Team 46, Purdue University Cameron Rice, Jada Powlen, Matthew Dudley, Keegan Gray, Advisor: Dr. Cale Bigelow 9th: $300. Team 21, Penn State University Cody Woods, Mason Kreider, Austin Marsteller, Matthew Herrmann, Advisor: Dr. Ben McGraw 10th: $300. Team 60, University of Arkansas Warren Aubrey Gullette, Travis Russell, Chase Fuerst, Tyler Carr, Advisor: Dr. Doug Karcher The University of Guelph won the GCSAA Collegiate Spirit Award and $500 by posting more than 2,200 tweets during the Turf Bowl Tweet Rally, Jan. 29-Feb. 25. Leah Brilman, Ph.D., and Gwen Stahnke, Ph.D., organized the Turf Bowl exam.

F is for Feherty and fnale David Feherty knows plenty about golf. Now if only he could get a better handle on how superintendents get the job done, then he really would have a frm grip on the industry. Actually, Feherty almost sounds as if he were in awe of their feats. “It’s absolutely mindboggling to me what you do. There must be voodoo involved,” Feherty, the colorful and often entertaining TV analyst, said during the Golf Industry Show’s Closing Celebration, presented in partnership with John Deere Golf inside the Lila Cockrell Theatre. Before he took the stage, Feherty was gracious in allowing GCM to ask him a few questions about superintendents. Some highlights from that Q & A: • Could you have been a superintendent? “No, I couldn’t have that many bosses. Having a green committee … that would be violence.” • How is your lawn these days? “I don’t know how they (superintendents) do it. I can’t get my front lawn to grow.” • What impresses you about superintendents? “Superintendents are like heart surgeons for grass. They know how to save it.” During his more than one-hour-long stage performance, Feherty coaxed lots of laughter from the crowd. “Poa annua turns into caulifower if you don’t cut it in the next 12 hours,” he said. Feherty reminisced about his late friend, Payne Stewart. They liked to tease each other. Practical jokes weren’t off limits, such as the time Stewart sneaked a groundhog into Feherty’s hotel room and caused havoc. “There’s not a day on the golf course that I don’t think of that choirboy, innocent, guilty face that he had,” Feherty said. Now 56, Feherty wishes he had done more to preserve himself. That includes a near-fatal bicycle accident in 2007. “If I knew I’d last this long, I’d have taken better care of myself,” he said. Then there was the time Feherty was near legend Ben Hogan. “I was in his company once. He ignored me. I don’t blame him at all,” Feherty said. Feherty put the fnal touches on the 2015 GIS. The industry, though, is far from done if you listen to John Deere’s David Plaster. He senses this is just the beginning of something special. “I don’t know about you, but I feel a renewed sense of optimism and enthusiasm about our business,” Plaster said, “and it is visible in those of you in the audience who represent the future of our industry.”

Toro continues support of Rounds 4 Research

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The Toro Co. has continued its backing of GCSAA’s Rounds 4 Research effort for 2015 with a $50,000 grant to the Environmental Institute for Golf (EIFG), the philanthropic organization of GCSAA. Rounds 4 Research is a program designed to address critical shortages in turfgrass research funding by auctioning donated rounds of golf online. The program allows GCSAA chapters and turfgrass foundations to participate as fundraising partners and direct proceeds from auctioned rounds to specifc projects that will have the most impact in their local areas. Since its national launch in 2012, Rounds 4 Research has raised nearly $320,000. “We are pleased to continue Toro’s legacy of support with this grant from Rounds 4 Research, on behalf of our employees around the world as well as all those who love what our company’s frst president often called ‘the world’s fnest sport,’ the game of golf,” said Michael Hoffman, Toro’s chairman and CEO. Rounds 4 Research is administered by the EIFG and presented in partnership with Toro. The 2015 auction will take place June 8-21.

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Field trips take learning on the road A pair of feld trips on the GCSAA Education Conference’s frst day, Feb. 23, offered unique opportunities for superintendents to expand their educational horizons, stretch their career potential and grow the game of golf. A participant in one of the feld trips, Mark Esoda, CGCS, expressed his enthusiasm for the format. “I didn’t want to sit in the classroom for two days,” said Esoda, the superintendent at Atlanta Country Club in Marietta, Ga., and a 28-year member of GCSAA. “Most superintendents I know learn more from interaction. We’re hands-on kind of people.”

Bayer reaches $1 million in giving with EIFG

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Bayer Environmental Science has joined the million-dollar club with the Environmental institute for Golf (EIFG). The company’s recent contribution to GCSAA’s philanthropic organization as a part of its Healthy Turf, Healthy Tomorrow program pushed Bayer past the $1 million threshold in cumulative giving, an accomplishment that was formally recognized during the Golf Industry Show. Bayer has been a partner with the EIFG since 1998, and is the fourth company or individual to reach that level of giving. Healthy Turf, Healthy Tomorrow strives to advance plant health research and education for GCSAA superintendents, and includes a donation of a portion of revenue from Bayer’s StressGuard FT product sales to the EIFG. “We are delighted that Bayer continues to see real value in the EIFG partnership that is dedicated to education, advocacy and environmental initiatives to beneft the long-term health of the golf industry,” said GCSAA CEO Rhett Evans. “Without the support of Bayer and our industry partners, critical education programs and research would not be possible.”

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Zoysia as a Game Changer: The Olympic Golf Course, New Zoysia Grasses and You Braving freezing temperatures and occasional drizzle, more than 100 superintendents hit the road to take a look at the zoysiagrass breeding and growing operation at Bladerunner Farms in Poteet, Texas. Later in the day, the three-bus road show moved to the Golf Club of Texas just outside of San Antonio, which has been recently renovated with zoysia on every surface. The event was presented by Team Zoysia, an affliation of producers, scientists, golf course superintendents, equipment manufacturers and distributors. Superintendents earned education points for their participation in the feld trip. The supers rotated through stations set up on Bladerunner Farms’ zoysia research and demonstration plots that showcased the latest varieties, including Zeon, L1F and JaMur. Presenters included the domestic and international licensing team of Don Roberts, Arthur Milberger and Bill Carraway; superintendents Doug Petersan, CGCS, and Ken Mangum, CGCS; and researchers Ambika Chandra, Ph.D., of Texas A&M; Brian Schwartz, Ph.D., and Wayne Hanna, Ph.D., of the University of Georgia; and Milt Engelke, Ph.D., Texas A&M professor emeritus. Welcoming attendees and overseeing the day’s activities was the farm’s colorful owner, David Doguet. Engelke told attendees he wasn’t exaggerating much when he told them that, when it comes to zoysiagrass, “Don’t fertilize a thing and mow it right.” Doguet, who is part of the ownership group for the Golf Club of Texas, joined Roy Bechtol, the architect for the renovation, to lead a tour of the rolling, links-style course. Bechtol said Doguet had “opened his eyes” to how different varieties of zoysia, with their different colors, textures and heights, could be used to “paint with grass.” The course’s 91 acres, including a unique 10-acre practice area, have been completely sodded rather than sprigged in anticipation of a late spring opening for this public course. Said course co-owner Tom Bevans, “I’m looking forward to green grass in the summer in Texas.” Laurie Bland, the superintendent at Miami Springs (Fla.) Country Club and an eight-year GCSAA member, looked forward to hearing from Neil Cleverly, the superintendent at the Olympic Golf Course in Rio de Janeiro, which has been grassed with Zeon zoysiagrass on fairways, tees and roughs. “That’s such a grand stage; I would like to know, why zoysia?” Bland said. Cleverly gave attendees the inside scoop on the highs and lows of building and growing in the course that will showcase golf’s return as an Olympic sport after more than 100 years. Construction began in May 2013, and the last planter made its way down the 10th hole on Nov. 27, 2014. “It’s better than you can imagine right now,” Cleverly said. “There’s not a poor hole on the golf course.” Attendee Kirt Phillips, the Class A superintendent at Dallas Country Club and a 16-year member of GCSAA, said the feld day and tour had helped him learn more about new zoysia

varieties for use on his course. Launching a First Green Field Trip Program at Your Own Golf Course These ffth-graders sure could chatter. Their teeth were chattering, too. This opportunity certainly gave them something to chat about. On the blustery, chilly morning, 115 ffth-grade students from Boone Elementary School on the north side of San Antonio participated in the First Green Workshop at Brackenridge Park Golf Course. The event, sponsored in partnership with Cushman, a Textron Co., provided a chance for students to be on a golf course and learn about the environment, golf, and what a superintendent does on a daily basis. Miriam Roberts, one of those ffth-graders, gets it. “I’ve been on a golf course before,” Roberts said. “I always thought grass at the course is pretty. I didn’t know they put so much work into it.” Roberts’ experience nails exactly what First Green is all about. First Green, established in 1997 in the state of Washington by founding members that include Jeff Gullikson, CGCS, Steve Kealy, CGCS, and Bill Meyer, outlined its mission to support environmental education, illustrate the benefts that golf courses can have on a community and introduce potential golfers to the game. The motto for First Green: Links as Labs. First Green has numbers to support why its charge is so important. It estimates that at least 80 percent of students who have been involved with the program never had set foot on a golf course before. “This demystifes the golf course and lets students know these green spaces are cool places and what goes on behind the scenes there,” says First Green board president Jeff Shelley. Ideally, students spend 90 minutes at the golf course. Students learned about soil, silt and clay in experiments conducted by Dave Phipps, GCSAA Northwest Region feld staff representative. They also were taught how superintendents use math in a variety of ways, including area measurements. They saw what a Stimpmeter does. They also got to putt on a green. One of the students’ teachers, Molly O’Regan, gave First Green high marks. “The big selling point is math and science. They’re learning a golf course isn’t just about swinging a club,” O’Regan said. Kevin Holleran, president of E-Z-GO, also a Textron Co., said, “As stewards of the game, Cushman is passionate about supporting youth programs that engage and encourage future generations to participate within the golf industry.” Fifth-grader Brendan Takach has his own goal now after seeing what First Green can do. “This is cool. I want to play golf,” Takach says.

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Playing in his frst GCSAA National Championship, Matt Cowan shook off nerves and Mother Nature’s best shot to walk away with the overall title. Scott Hollister

Matt Cowan did not grow up in a family of golfers. His father didn’t play. His mother didn’t play. None of his siblings played the game. But he still credits that family and his upbringing in the small Texas town of Dublin with nurturing his passion for the game … well, his family and Bill Gates. At the age of 12, Cowan received a version of the computer game Microsoft Golf, and spent much of his free time tackling the virtual links. “I really loved it,” the superintendent at the Crenshaw Cliffside Course at Barton Creek in Austin, Texas, says. “When I frst got it, I was hooked, and golf has been a passion ever since.” He played the video game enough that his father, Richard, thought it would be a good idea for the whole family to give the real thing a try at a driving range that had opened up just outside of town. Since that day, golf has played a huge role in Cowan’s life. “My dad took me and actually the entire family to a local driving range,” Cowan explains. “That was the frst time any of us had played the game, but we were hooked right away. I still played the computer game occasionally, but I was much more interested in actually playing the real game after that.” From those humble beginnings grew a lifelong love of playing golf and, eventually, a career in the game. And at the 2015 GCSAA Golf Championships in San Antonio, presented in partnership with The Toro Co., that journey added another mile marker — as a golf champion. Surviving a feld of 87 other National Championship competitors, deteriorating weather conditions that would ultimately claim the tournament’s fnal round and one of Texas’ most challenging layouts, Cowan carded the event’s only under-par round at 1-under 71 and won his frst tournament championship in the very frst year he had played in the event.

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A total of 471 GCSAA members took part in some aspect of the 2015 GCSAA Golf Championships, which played out on fve golf facilities in San Antonio.

“It’s still hard to believe that my name will go on that trophy with some of the other great players who have won this thing,” the four-year GCSAA member says. “It really is an honor, the highlight of my golf career thus far.” Finding a groove Leading into National Championship action at Cordillera Ranch Golf Club in Boerne, Texas, Cowan saw few signs that this would be his year to hoist the trophy. Not only was this his frst time navigating the challenges of the GCSAA golf tournament, it was also his frst time attending the Golf Industry Show in any capacity. “I really didn’t have any idea what to expect from any of it,” he says. “It was all new to me.” Additionally, despite formerly living in San Antonio and working as an assistant at TPC San Antonio during the construction of the AT&T Oaks (home to the PGA Tour’s Valero Texas Open) and AT&T Canyons courses there, he had never played Cordillera before. He wasn’t even able to get in a practice round on the Jack Nicklaus-designed layout in the days leading up to the tournament. To top it off, his play during the Saturday Four-Ball Competition with good friend Jared Heine didn’t inspire much confdence, despite the team winning the net division crown in the frst fight of that competition. “We got it around OK and Jared dropped some great putts, but I just didn’t hit the ball

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the way I wanted to (on Saturday),” Cowan says. “I just couldn’t get much going.” But golf is a fckle game, and almost as soon as Cowan climbed the practice tee at Cordillera to get a few swings in before his frst round on Sunday, he knew something was different. “Right off the bat, I started striping the ball, just hitting it exactly where I wanted to,” he says. “When I went to the practice green to hit some putts, everything was dropping. I told myself, ‘Wow, I hope this lasts all day long.’” First-round sprint Transferring that practice-range roll to the actual golf course on Sunday was more than just a matter of momentum for Cowan. It was also a solid strategic move, considering the weather forecast for Monday that had become a serious topic of conversation among contestants. Although Sunday’s weather was certainly no picnic — cloudy skies, gusty winds and temperatures falling out of the 60s throughout the course of the day — Monday was looking even more ominous. With freezing rain, sleet and temps that wouldn’t rise out of the low 30s expected, a winter weather advisory had been issued for the area, and playing on Monday seemed a dicey proposition at best. “Most of us had an idea that Monday was looking iffy,” Cowan says. “So I went in with the mindset that I had to play hard Sunday be-

cause we might not play Monday. I knew I had to get it going early, no waiting around, and just make as many birdies as I could.” Interestingly, he ultimately didn’t card that many birdies on the day — only two. But what he did do was put together the day’s steadiest round by a long shot. He only dealt with one bogey and one double bogey during his round, and turned the tournament on its ear with an eagle on the par-5 ninth hole, hitting driver, then 7-iron to within 3 feet. “When I hit that 7-iron, I knew it was really good, but we couldn’t see it from the fairway and we couldn’t even see it when we pulled up to the green,” he says. “When I saw how close it was, I was like, ‘Don’t miss it!’ Such an extreme confdence booster.” There were other standout performances in round one. A group of four players turned in scores of 2-over-par 74, which was ultimately good enough for a tie for second place. Three-time defending champion Seth Strickland from Miami Shores Country Club carded a staggering seven birdies during his round, but also had six bogeys and two double bogeys and fnished in a tie for seventh at 76. But none would get within shouting distance of Cowan’s performance. And when tournament offcials were fnally forced to cancel Monday’s fnal round of the National Championship amid concerns about player and staff safety, the 29-year-old had his frst GCSAA trophy.

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Editor’s note: Complete results from the 22015 GCSAA Golf Championships — from th the four-ball competition to individual fights an and chapter team results — can be viewed online by visiting http://gcsaa.bluegolf.com/ bluegolf/gcsaa15/event/gcsaa151/index.htm. CClassic I Gross: Craig Johnson, Belmont CC, Fresno, CCalif.; Net: Glenn Smickley, California GC of San Francisco CClassic II Gross: James Alwine, Bernardo Heights CC, G SSan Diego; Net: Doug Melchior, Sykes/Lady Overland Park (Kan.) GC CClassic III Gross: Scott Main, CGCS, Mauna Kea ReG s Kamuela, Hawaii; Net: Michael Brunelle, sort, C CGCS, Upper Montclair CC, Clifton, N.J. C Classic IV Gross: Todd Barker Jr., Fore Lakes GC, Salt Lake City, Utah; Net: Michael Jones, CGCS, Effngham (Ill.) CC C Classic Senior I G Gross: Dennis Vogt, Glenmoor CC, Engelw wood, Colo.; Net: John Briggs, Fox Run GC, E Eureka, Mo. Classic Senior II G Gross: James Swiatlowski, Montammy GC, A Alpine, N.J.; Net: James Ward, City of Los Angeles Recreation and Parks Classic Super Senior Gross: Luther Tew, Ocean Isle Beach, N.C.; Net: Ronald Nolf, Vista, Calif. Classic Affliate G Gross: Victor Garcia, Advanced Turf Solutions, Noblesville, Ind.; Net: Jason Aerni, Simplot Partners, Denver, Colo. Four Ball I Gross: James Rattigan, Schuykill CC, Orwigsburg, Pa., and Deron Zendt, Banyan GC, West Palm Beach, Fla.; Net: Matt Cowan, Crenshaw Cliffside Course at Barton Creek, Austin, Texas, and Jared Heine, Golf Club Star Ranch, Hutto, Texas Four Ball II Gross: John Gosselin, Aronimink GC, Newton Square, Pa., and Thomas Gosselin, Overbrook GC, Bryn Mawr, Pa.; Net: David Dudones, Westchester CC, Rye, N.Y., and James Swiatlowski, Montammy GC, Alpine, N.J.

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The Toro Co. served as the primary partner for the GCSAA Golf Championships for the 21st consecutive year, and was joined by six other companies in supporting the event. Ace performers In that group of four fnishing tied for second were the event’s two senior division co-champions — Les O’Neal from Denham Springs (La.) Country Club and 2011 overall champion David Brown from Flatirons Golf Course in Boulder, Colo. Edward Martinez from Deerwood Club of Kingwood (Texas) and John Nickel from Wamego (Kan.) Country Club joined that pair in the tie for second, while Scott Cornwell from Winchester (Va.) Country Club fnished alone in sixth place at 3-over-par 75. For two other players, the memories of San Antonio won’t necessarily revolve around their scores during tournament play. Instead, they’ll remember holes-in-one they recorded during the competition. In the frst round of the National Championship, Tony Hooks from Due Process Stable Golf Course in Colts Neck, N.J., used a 5-iron to ace the 171-yard, par-3 fourth

hole at Cordillera, a feat that earned him a new Workman utility vehicle from The Toro Co. Then on Monday during play in the second fight of the Golf Classic on the Canyons Course at TPC San Antonio (only the National Championship portion of the event was cancelled on Monday), Matthew Hughes from Fallen Oaks Golf Club in Biloxi, Miss., carded a hole-in-one on the 141-yard, par-3 fourth hole with a 7-iron. Chapter champions The home-feld advantage didn’t just play into Cowan’s hands. It also proved advantageous in the chapter team competition, as the No. 2 team from the Central Texas GCSA earned gross division honors. Members of that team were Bruce Burger, CGCS, from the Quarry Golf Club in San Antonio; Daniel McCann from San Antonio Country Club; Tomas Arispe Jr. from Alamo City Golf Trail,

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also in San Antonio; Charlie Trammell from the Hills Course at The Hills at Lakeway in Austin; and Kevin Yanity from Devine (Texas) Country Club. The chapter team net division crown went to the No. 3 team from the Midwest Association of GCS, whose members included Alan Fierst from The Oak Park Country Club in River Grove, Ill.; Donald Cross, CGCS, from Skokie (Ill.) Country Club; Robert Maibusch, CGCS, MG; Tommy Witt, CGCS, at Northmoor Country Club in Highland Park, Ill.; and Steve Van Acker, CGCS, from Crystal Lake (Ill.) Country Club. By the numbers Several milestones marked the GCSAA Golf Championships’ frst visit to San Antonio since 2001. For one, the Alamo City became the 12th city to serve as a repeat host for the event, a list topped by Orlando, which has hosted six times, and Palm Springs, Calif., a host on fve occasions. The event’s sponsors also reached landmarks in San Antonio. For The Toro Co., that meant 21 consecutive years as the tournament’s primary partner. For a host of other corporate

sponors, this year marked their frst opportunity to support the 471 total GCSAA members who took part in some facet of the event. Bayer sponsored breakfasts each morning, Sandtrapper served as the on-course beverage sponsor, while four others — LebanonTurf, Nufarm, TCF Equipment Finance and Penn State’s College of Agricultural Services — were hole sponsors. In addition to the 88 players in the National Championship, 229 players took part in the two-day Golf Classic portion of the event, with another 120 — a full feld — playing in a one-day shamble tournament. The Four-Ball Competition that kicked off the three days of tournament play attracted 334 competitors. The other San Antonio venues that joined Cordillera and the two layouts at TPC San Antonio in hosting the GCSAA Golf Championships were the Palmer Course at La Cantera Golf Club and the Quarry Golf Club. Next year, the GCSAA Golf Championships return to San Diego, Calif., Feb. 6-8.

Scott Hollister (shollister@gcsaa.org) is GCM’s editor-inchief.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s show business Many thousands of square feet inside the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center served as a platform for new products of all shapes, sizes and colors at the 2015 Golf Industry Show. Because GCM was unable to present all the new products in this space, check future issues of the magazine for additional new product information. EQUIPMENT Toro introduced multiple new products, including Reelmaster 5010-H, which the company calls the industryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s frst and only fairway mower with a true hybrid drive system. With its patent-pending PowerMatch technology, Reelmaster 5010-H is designed to deliver fuel savings and fawless fairway playing conditions. It features over 40 hp on-demand for climbing steep hills, verticutting, scalping or other peak-load situations. Another product, GeoLink, is an all-new GPS-equipped sprayer (expected to be available this summer). The GeoLink system initially will be available for the Toro Multi Pro 5800, with plans to offer it for other Toro sprayers in the future. Toro partnered with Topcon Positioning System, a world leader in precision measurement and positioning systems, to provide the GPS spraying solution. Also, Toro launched a new line of universal, bi-directional groomers. The line offers three drive modes: forward rotation, counter rotation and neutral. A quick implement change-out feature provides the technician with a simple solution for switching attachments.

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John Deere showcased multiple products, including the 9009A TerrainCut Rough Mower, which will be available for the model year 2016. Key features include 9-foot cutting width (2.74 meters) with fve, 27-inch independent rotary decks that deliver outstanding airfow, industry-best overlap for superior side hill operation and a quick height-of-cut adjustment system with no tools required; deeper deck design with a rear discharge for greater dispersion and a cleaner cut; TechControl display for improved supervisor controls during operation, maintenance and diagnostics; LoadMatch settings for improved cut quality and productivity; and Final Tier 4-compliant engines. John Deere also introduced TechControl Display on its A Model fairway, rough and trim and surround mowers. TechControl Display allows the superintendent to input a wealth of commands including mow speed, turn speed, engine speed and service timers and also provides on-board service diagnostics, giving them complete control over operators and course maintenance.

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Shenzhen JAYU Gardening Machine Co. Ltd. introduced a hover mower that uses an impeller above the spinning blades to drive air downward, thereby creating an air cushion that lifts the mower above the ground. Without wheels, it mows in any direction.

Jacobsen unveiled the Truckster XD heavy-duty utility vehicle. It boasts a massive, class-leading 3,550-pound standard payload capacity, supported by the toughest bed in the industry, with steel up to 75 percent thicker than comparable boxes and 20 percent more volume, the company says. The gas model provides 32.5 hp and 51.6 foot-pounds of torque and the diesel 24.8 hp and 52.7 foot-pounds of torque. Jacobsen engineers put priority on comfort, giving the cabin 25 percent more room than the competition. Also, Jacobsen introduced HoverKing hover mower, which it says is the lightest hover mower on the market at 26 pounds (16-inch version) and features advanced design and superior ergonomics. The 20-inch version weighs 36.5 pounds. It also features integrated handle mounts that stand up to the rigors of daily use. Another exclusive feature: it offers a height-of-cut of 3 inches, the highest in the industry, Jacobsen says. Production was set to begin this spring. Jacobsen also launched Jacobsentrader.com, the primary source for viewing all Jacobsen Certifed Pre-Owned and other used equipment.

Cushman showcased Hauler Pro, a golf utility vehicle with a 72-volt AC drivetrain that provides the range and power once exclusive to gas-powered machines in a silent, zero-emissions vehicle. Hauler Pro offers up to 50 fullyloaded miles of range between charges. The patented AC Drive technology also ensures that Hauler Pro maintains consistent power and performance from the frst pre-dawn chores to the last light of dusk without the noisy drone of a gas engine. It comes equipped with a standard on-board charger, which provides the convenience of charging the vehicle at any outlet within a property. Hauler Pro

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Cub Cadet launched what it calls the world’s frst robotic greens mower for golf courses with the RG3. It uses proprietary positioning technology and moves precisely and safely across the green, travels in straight lines and along perimeters without the need for a human operator. The advanced robotic technology allows for mowing and rolling in a single pass with consistent overlap. Foley United released the 653 AccuMaster and 633 AccuPro spin/relief reel grinders. The new Accu-Touch 3 Control takes automation and productivity to the

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features a maximum load capacity of 1,000 pounds and comes standard with a 9.5-cubicfoot cargo bed.

Maredo’s MFrame 319 + MT 200 heads is a frame that fts behind a (compact) tractor of 25 hp and up. The frame comes with a gearbox and PTO shafts for the three MT heads. The MFrame has a separate, turnable A-frame, which connects it to the tractor. This turning pivot point allows the driver to make curves while operating the machine. The MT 200 is a verticut head, which can be easily mounted to the MFrame. All the heads are mounted with rubber locks to the main frame. That means no play (and noise) from these pivot points. Wiedenmann’s Terra Rake is a cost-effcient solution for removing thatch at a high productivity rate. Terra Rake pulls up the thatch

next level, the company says, as you tell it what you’re working on and pre-defned spin and relief programs will do the work while you do something else. A signifcant design change features the Accu-Reel Selector, a revolutionary rear roller-mounting system that is adjustable and perfectly locates the reel based on manufacturer and diameter. A new Relief Angle Adjuster tells the operator where to position the relief fnger to automatically provide correct angles and clearances. The Counter-Balanced Spin Drive system pivots and foats for an easy connection directly to the reel shaft and is easily moved from side to side.

from the turf and deposits it on the surface. The verticutting depth is adjusted precisely through depth wheels. The verticutting tines are placed in four rows to ensure that, in spite of the fne tine spacing of 20 mm, there is enough free space for an unblocked operation between the single tines. A hydraulic cylinder is used to shift the two-piece machine from its working position to transport position. IRRIGATION Toro unveiled the FLEX800 Series golf sprinkler family to complement the recently released Infnity Series with Smart Access. FLEX800 combines the effciency and proven performance features and benefts of Toro’s 800 and DT Series golf sprinklers into a single golf sprinkler family. It offers customers the fexibility to order the exact combination of features needed without the burden of those they don’t. Customers choose the body, riser and activation type to customize each sprinkler to precisely meet their application and budgetary needs. Toro also is introducing Version 4.0 of its Lynx Central Control System. It includes a map interaction feature with diagnostics, control system and hydraulics to help users ensure that critical operating system data refects the functionality of the actual irrigation pipe and sprinkler hardware in the feld.

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TURF INPUTS AND MORE Syngenta launched Velista fungicide as a solution for controlling key turf diseases such as brown patch, dollar spot and anthracnose, among others. Velista is among the industry’s frst succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor (SDHI) class fungicides. It is ideal for cleaning up diseases during transition times from spring to summer and fall to winter on all turf types. The fexibility of Velista allows for application to greens, fairways, collars and rough.

Civitas is now operating under Intelligro, which includes the professional turf, lawncare and agriculture markets. This change brings greater focus to the resources, research and product development that contribute to the success of brands like Civitas. The overarching goal is to enable customers to do more with less by harnessing unique technologies to achieve superior results with fewer resources. Civitas is committed to the Intelligro mission of challenging traditional thinking when it comes to plant protection. As a dedicated supporter of the future of America’s golf course industry, the Civitas team will continue to deliver on the promise of superior turf performance while striving to create resourceful growth. Macro-Sorb, provider of professionalgrade amino acid products, introduced new products to help superintendents defend their turf. Macro-PHITE is a double-action plantprotectant phosphite fertilizer formulated to increase resistance to biotic stress caused by pathogens and abiotic stress caused by adverse climatic conditions. It is root- and shootabsorbed, highly mobile within the turf plant and enhanced with Macro-Sorb amino acids for superior product uptake. Macro-SI pairs high-quality soluble silicon with Macro-Sorb’s advanced amino acid technology to promote rapid nutrient uptake and utilization. The proprietary formulation in Macro-SI delivers readily available silicon activated with a complex of specifc amino acids. Macro-RELIEF Salt Stress Reliever increases stress tolerance of turfgrass caused by high salinity levels in the soil and/or irrigation. It works by providing plant-available calcium along with MacroSorb L-amino acids to regulate osmotic potential within the plant, resulting in increased cell hydration. SMS Bye-CARB is specifcally designed to combat the challenging growing conditions caused by high levels of soil bicarbonates. Grigg Brothers has added GreenPIG Ultra, a pigmented colorant, to its colorant portfolio. It effectively provides a natural and deep green color to any golf course, the company says. It is engineered with UV-stable pigments to deliver long-lasting color and performance in all seasons. It is safe and designed for use on all grass species, including semi-dormant or dormant turfgrass.

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Mirimichi Green launched its line of sustainable products that safely nourish turf, trees and beds and protect the environment. Pro Turf Enhancer Lawn, Pro Turf Enhancer Sports Plus, Pro Seeding Enhancer, Pro Soil Clean & Grow and Pro Soil Enhancer are available to improve sandy soil structure and mix in with your current regimen for a greener, carbon-friendly course. Mirimichi Green also has a line of foliar fertilizers for turf and trees. Its weed control products is an organic nonselective herbicide.

Sensient Colors LLC launched SensiPro Tablets and Quadpacks. The revolutionary dye delivery system of these effervescent tablets compliments industry-standard liquid and powder products and Sensient’s low-dust granular technology. The clamshell tablet is ideal for larger-scale treatments, such as those used by superintendents. A reduced-size version is available in a four-pack blister carton or a Quadpack geared for smaller applications. Tablets dissolve quickly and evenly in the tank or water column. The proprietary production process eliminates fllers or unnecessary surfactants, thereby increasing dye strength and reducing overall dosage rates.

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Nufarm’s Last Call is a systemic herbicide that controls emerged grasses and broadleaf weeds at time of spraying. Change Up premium selective herbicide combines three powerful ingredients, including MCPA, to control more than 200 broadleaf weeds in many cool- and warm-season turf species. It works quickly to strike out weeds and help reduce callbacks. Quali-Pro’s Strobe 2L broad spectrum, preventive fungicide with systemic and curative properties is recommended for the control of many important plant diseases. These additional benefts are due to positive effects on plant physiology. Strobe 2L may be applied as a foliar spray in alternating spray programs or in tank mixes with other registered crop protection products. Strobe 50WG is also the frst post-patent azoxystrobin in a wettable granule that prevents or cures more than 27 diseases and more than 30 ornamental diseases. TurfTech Bio-Mega, distributed by Soil Technologies Corp., is for turf managers who seek a total microbial ecosystem for transforming the rhizosphere of greens and tees and improving turf performance under all kinds of challenging conditions. The new formula adds a diverse concentration of benefcial microbials that are known to improve turf rooting, nutrient uptake and plant health.

AmegA Sciences Inc. introduced HumWet L super concentrate liquid, a humic acid plus soil moisture control agent. It’s a combination of proven nutrient chelators and premium moisture control. It will provide some of the most available humic and fulvic acids, assisting in the increase of cationic exchange capacity (CEC) in the soil. Segway Fungicide SC, available from PBIGordon, offers consistent and rapid control of pythium root dysfunction, pythium blight and pythium damping-off. The active ingredient, cyazofamid, stops spores from germinating, inhibiting all stages of pythium fungal development. ACCESSORIES Ground2Control is an online management system that currently is being used in the United Kingdom and Europe with an eye on becoming a factor in the U.S. and Canada as well. Ground2Control is a combination of GIS mapping, resource management and safety management. It enables the superintendent to track all course-related resources in a quick and effcient manner, with everything in one place. Automatic analysis of the data recorded gives insight into where effciencies can be made. Ground2Control is about more than recordkeeping; it’s about proper resource management, which ultimately protects the superintendent. Trojan Battery’s Reliant AGM with C-Max Technology is the industry’s frst true deep-cycle AGM battery, the company says. Reliant AGM maximizes sustained performance and increases total energy output.

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Samsung’s SDI Li-ion Modular Battery Pack for light electric vehicles (LEVs) offers a large range of voltage and capacity. It promises 97 percent or more output of their capacity with stable discharge characteristics. It doesn’t use toxic materials or produce hazardous gases. It also is maintenance-free. Standard Golf’s new directional stakes are markers used to direct golfers around sensitive areas. They include 6¼-inch white recycled plastic stakes with a 4-inch green, blue, red or yellow vinyl cap. They are sold in quantities of

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25 and include a black carrying bucket. J. Davis Marking Systems tee markers can be mowed over and emptied when full, keeping tee boxes clean. They’re available in black, blue, white and red plastic and are easily installed with a cup cutter. Turfkeeper.com is an online turf management tool that was developed by course managers and superintendents to bring a unique relevance to your operation and ensures fexibility and ease of use. It helps schedule activities and identifes labor resource allocation, cost and tracking. Vinyl Guard Golf has a make-your-own striped fairway barber pole kit. It is extra tall, UV-resistant, shatterproof and offers high visibility. The kit makes up to fve 5-foot poles or three 8-foot poles. Greenstester’s Holing Out was developed to carry out the holing-out test in conjunction with the R&A. The holing-out test is a means of measuring the trueness of greens by rolling 10 balls from a fxed distance (6 to 9 feet) at a fxed speed into the hole. WinField’s GeoTech Tool is a comprehensive precision maintenance system. Using proprietary software to generate satellite imagery, the tool collects and aggregates complete plant health information within a defned area. King Innovation introduces Dryconn Central Point Connector (CPC), designed for making central point connections in low voltage landscaping lighting applications. DryConn DBR/Y-600 Black Waterproof Connectors are waterproof and corrosion-proof. Also, the Siphon King Gas Powered Pump is excellent for high-volume water transfer. The Fairway Golf Buddy golf car buddy is conveniently located on the rear of the golf car, mounted on the strap bar between the golf bags. It is designed to provide a clean club for every shot. The dry brush system quickly removes dirt and debris without the hassle and mess of water.

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GCSAA launches the International Award of Excellence. The inaugural recipients are making a difference in China that is worthy of honors. On Yulan Road, something special is happening. Luoma Lake Country Club is located there. This facility in the modern waterside city of Suqian in the Jiangsu Province of northern China is a centerpiece for all that is, and can be, wonderful when golf and the environment intersect to form the perfect union. And in the big picture, it showcases how a golf course can revive, promote and demonstrate progress. Renewal. Hope. The frst GCSAA International Award of Excellence is being presented to Forward Group and Suqian Lakeside New District CPC Working Committee for their work at Luoma Lake CC. The award is designed to recognize positive contributions and impact to a community, environment and business in any nation where golf is played. “As you can see, the old, dirty, chaotic, abandoned mine site is now becoming a beautiful golf course,” says Chaoxing Chen, general manager for the Forward Group, the Chinese contractor business that would play a monumental role in restoring and, ultimately, resurrecting this piece of land. “The degraded environment has recovered. Birds and wildlife are returning to the area. It has become a vivid environmental and ecological restoration project.” Luoma Lake has evolved into a great showcase for Suqian City, which is becoming more progressive by the decade. Ten years ago, it got its frst railway. Luoma Lake CC has welcomed more than 6,000 visitors from Jiangsu Province and other provinces. Also, it was named to a

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list of the top-10 best new courses in China in 2011-12. Luoma Lake even has hosted more than 50 tournaments. The golf course is in the process of becoming certifed by Audubon International. Turning disaster to dream Decades ago, all of this seemed impossible. The land where Luoma Lake bloomed previously served as a quartz mine. As early as the 1950s, the area was crucial in the development of the glass industry. It was a base for raw materials for glassworks until it was abandoned in the early 1990s in a region that features warm temperatures and a monsoon climate. In the ensuing years, it was not a pretty picture. Mining pits essentially became a vast wasteland. Anything and everything from chemical fber to poisonous plastic was dumped there. The abandonment resulted in an unsafe ecological situation, including trees and vegetation that were destroyed in its wake. “The surface was riddled with deposited silt. Garbage was everywhere. Sewers were degraded along with the local environment,” Chen says. “The land couldn’t be used either for urban residential development or for industrial and agricultural purposes. After research, golf was the best option.”

The comeback began six years ago. The Forward Group launched work on a project to rejuvenate the area. In what now is called Lakeside New District, Luoma Lake CC is a cornerstone of the land’s rebirth. Lakeside New District’s motto gets to the heart of the matter: “Introducing lakes and embracing mountains.” Lakeside New District covers an area of 448 square kilometers and houses a population of 180,000. According to its industrial planning, it consists of fve functional areas including Luoma Lake Tourist Resort, Cluster of Quality Composite Material Industries, Headquarter Economic Zone Vocational Education Park and Santai Mountain Forest Park. Lakeside New District is on the list of the First Experimental and Integrated Reform Units of Modern Service Industries in Jiangsu Province with a focus on buoying the tourism industry. Environmental accolades A key component of Luoma Lake — featuring 12 lakes and hundreds of sand pits — is how its role in the project features more than just a superb golfng experience. The golf course also has set the stage to be the prime example of how it can beneft a region by its ecological and environmental impact. Here is the best example of them all: res-

The most challenging aspect of converting abandoned quartz mines in Luoma Lake CC, according to Forward Group, was dealing with pits flled with deposited silt, some up to 50 meters deep.

No doubt that the fnished product proves that those who came together to make all of this possible dug deep to make it happen. Sounds award-worthy, doesn’t it?

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toration of green space and natural vegetation, which has also paved the way for wildlife, arguably the most noticeable sign that the ecological footprint of this area has been drastically altered for the better. The evidence of other positive, startling changes, is plentiful. • Water conservation. Abandoned pits were converted to lakes. All of the lakes were connected to recycled water. Also, rainfall is collected. Drainage is capped to protect the lakes. Alternative water pipes were installed to supply water for the golf course in case of extreme drought. Buffer zones were established around most water resources. A trench was built to collect stormwater as well as prevent erosion. • Reduction in turf. Drought tolerance was increased with the addition of tall fescues that were planted in rough areas. After the grow-in, tall fescues were converted to native vegetation without fertilization and irrigation. • Fertility. Organic fertilizers and lowtoxicity chemicals are used. • Pest control. In the integrated pest management (IPM) program, disease samples are periodically sent to a turf diagnosis lab to identify diseases; then the correct chemicals are applied to control them. Soil tests are conducted twice annually as part of a nutrient management program. Phys-

ical controls, not chemicals, combat insects. • Energy conservation. All entrance road lights are solar-powered. LED bulbs are used for lights on the property. • Waste. Clippings are turned into compost and food waste is recycled daily. In addition, a wash station was installed to clean all equipment. Sinks catch debris during cleanings, a major step toward pollution prevention. This was, by no means, an easy task considering the entire scope of the project. “As the design, construction and management company for this project, the biggest challenge we encountered was how to deal with these pits with deposited silt — some of them up to 50 meters deep,” says Chen. It also should be noted that mining pits were preserved during routing of the golf holes. No doubt that the fnished product proves that those who came together to make all of this possible dug deep to make it happen. Sounds award-worthy, doesn’t it? “We believe all the objectives the local government established were achieved,” Chen says.

Howard Richman (hrichman@gcsaa.org) is GCM’s associate editor.

(through the green)

Nearest point of relief Jack Fry, Ph.D. jfry@ksu.edu

The NPR becomes important when the golfer’s stance or area of intended swing are affected by any of the aforementioned conditions.

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What’s your nearest point of relief (NPR)? The local gym? A man cave? Golfers frequently encounter situations where they’re asked to determine the NPR on the golf course. Specifcally, from the defnitions in the Rules of Golf, the NPR is the “reference point for taking relief without penalty from interference from an immovable obstruction (Rule 24-2), an abnormal ground condition (Rule 25-1) or a wrong putting green (Rule 25-3).” The NPR becomes important when the golfer’s stance or area of intended swing are affected by any of the aforementioned conditions. In the case of an immovable obstruction or abnormal ground condition, relief is optional. It may seem contradictory, but there are times when taking relief can put the golfer in a more precarious position for her next shot than just playing the ball as it lies. Therefore, the golfer should be certain that she wants relief from the condition before picking up the ball. Once the ball is lifted, there is no turning back (unless the golfer decides to replace the ball and takes a one-stroke penalty under Rule 18-2). It should also be comforting to superintendents that when a ball rests on a wrong putting green (one other than the target for the hole the golfer is playing), relief is required (Rule 25-3). However, the golfer can stand on the putting surface to play a ball that lies off the green. It’s important to note that the NPR is singular; there isn’t a choice. It’s not the nicest or best point of relief. The NPR is the one nearest spot that is no nearer the hole than where the ball lies, and that provides full relief from the condition. To determine the NPR, the golfer should use the club she intends to use for the next shot, and fnd the nearest point on the course where neither her stance nor area of intended swing are impacted by the condition. That point is commonly marked with a tee (but it’s not required), and the ball is then dropped within one club length of that point, no nearer the hole. It may then roll up to two club lengths after striking the course. Relief must be complete; the golfer incurs a two-stroke penalty if, after going through the process of taking relief, a stroke is made when there continues to be interference from the condition (Rule 20-7).

The NPR is usually different for right- vs. left-handed golfers. Picture a golf ball resting in the center of a cart path. In taking relief from the path (immovable obstruction), the NPR would be on the left side of the path for righthanded golfers, but on the right side of the path for left-handed golfers. So when might the NPR provide no relief at all? It’s important to remember that the NPR is found in reference to interference from the immovable obstruction, abnormal ground condition or wrong putting green — that doesn’t mean you’ll get relief from other diffcult lies on the course. The reference point in the defnition of NPR refers to a point on the golf course, and that point could be in tall grass, a row of hedges or the center of a tree trunk. Using the ball in the center of the cart path as an example, assume that there is a large tree directly to the right of the path; the NPR would fall in the center of the tree trunk, assuming it’s a left-handed golfer. The golfer would estimate the NPR in the middle of the trunk and then measure one club length from that point before dropping. It is quite likely that, after taking a drop, the tree would interfere with the next stroke. As such, in this case, a left-handed golfer would be better suited to play his next shot from the path itself. Personally, my NPR is the golf course, at least before the frst stroke of the round.

Jack Fry, Ph.D., is a professor of turfgrass science and the director of the Rocky Ford Turfgrass Research Center at Kansas State University in Manhattan. He is an 18-year educator member of GCSAA.

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Olga S. Kostromytska, Ph.D. Albrecht M. Koppenhรถfer, Ph.D.

Egg-laying preferences and larval Eg development of annual bluegrass weevil d on Poa annua and selected bentgrasses Annual bluegrass weevils prefer Poa annua over bentgrasses for egg-laying and larval development. The annual bluegrass weevil, Listronotus maculicollis, is a severe and expanding pest of short-mowed golf course turf (fairways, tees, approaches, collars, greens) in the MidAtlantic and Northeast regions of the United States and in southeastern Canada. The annual bluegrass weevil goes through two to three generations per year, with the frst generation typically causing the greatest damage. Adults emerge from overwintering sites such as leaf litter and tall grasses around the golf course from late March to mid-April to migrate to the short-mowed turf over the course of several weeks. Mated females deposit eggs in the grass stem, either singly or in small batches between the leaf sheaths. The stemboring young larvae cause limited damage. Older larvae (fourth and ffth instars) cause severe damage by feeding externally on the turf plant crowns. Chemical control is the predominant strategy for annual bluegrass weevil management, but insecticide overuse has led to high resistance to pyrethroids on many golf courses (3,6). To make matters worse, resistance is not specifc, with most of the presently available insecticides being less effective against resistant populations (3). Clearly, relying only on chemical control for annual bluegrass weevil management is not sustainable. In the areas of eastern North America affected by annual bluegrass weevil, creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera) is the dominant intended grass species on short-mowed turf areas of golf courses. However, the invasive weed annual bluegrass (Poa annua) often constitutes a high percentage of the turf stand in those areas. In earlier research (4), pure creeping bentgrass stands were found to be more tolerant to annual bluegrass weevil larval feeding than mixed stands of annual bluegrass and creeping bentgrass. No information regarding

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xenosis (non-preference) components of resistance were addressed in no-choice and choice laboratory and feld bioassays, and antibiosis (negative effects on pest) and plant-tolerance components were studied in larval development experiments in the greenhouse.

The annual bluegrass weevil is a severe and expanding pest of short-mowed golf course turf in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions of the United States. Photo by B. McGraw

susceptibility to annual bluegrass weevil is available for colonial bentgrass (A. capillaris) and velvet bentgrass (A. canina), which are being improved for use on golf courses. Suppressing annual bluegrass in favor of more tolerant/resistant grasses should be the best way to reduce problems with annual bluegrass weevil. However, annual bluegrass is diffcult to suppress, let alone eradicate, on operating golf courses. In addition, reports of annual bluegrass weevil damage to creeping bentgrass have increased recently. Therefore, it will be important to select bentgrasses that are not only more tolerant to annual bluegrass weevil feeding but also poor hosts for annual bluegrass weevil (that is, they are resistant). Otherwise, annual bluegrass weevil populations could build up on the bentgrasses that are tolerant but not resistant and then damage adjacent annual bluegrass patches or even the bentgrasses themselves. The goal of this study was to clarify annual bluegrass weevil host-plant interactions and to compare resistance to annual bluegrass weevil in select cultivars of three bentgrass species to resistance in annual bluegrass. Anti-

Insects and plant material Overwintering adults were collected from overwintering sites on a golf course around early November. They were kept in containers with moist sand for two to six months in an incubator (10 hours light at 43 F [6 C]: 14 hours dark at 39 F [4 C]) until one week before use. Overwintered (collected around late April) and spring-generation (collected around early July) adults were collected from fairways or greens. Adults were kept in containers on moist sand in environmental chambers (14 hours light at 72 F [22 C]: 10 hours dark at 57 F [14 C]) and provided with cutworm diet and organic wheat sprouts as food. Throughout our experiments, cultivars of three bentgrass species were tested and compared to wild type annual bluegrass: L-93, Penncross, 007 and Declaration creeping bentgrass; Tiger II and Capri colonial bentgrass; and Greenwich and Villa velvet bentgrass. Bentgrasses were grown from seed in the greenhouse for two months before use. Annual bluegrass was grown from plugs taken from uniform felds at Rutgers Hort Farm No. 2. Plug roots were washed free of soil before planting. For feld experiments, grasses were grown in a nursery area at Rutgers Hort Farm No. 2. Grasses for all experiments were clipped twice per week at 0.5-inch (1.27-centimeter) height. Host preference for oviposition and feeding No-c oice laboratory experiments

Eggs laid in annual bluegrass vs. bentgrass No. of eggs

Grass species/cultivar

Overwintering

Annual bluegrass

C oice laboratory experiments We used the same methodology as for the no-choice test, except that four cores were

36.2 ± 5.7 Aa

3.3 ± 0.8 B

7.4 ± 1.0 B

L-93

3.5 ± 1.7 cd

8.9 ± 2.1 bc

Penncross

7.1 ± 2.2 b

9.6 ± 2.3 b

Declaration

1.2 ± 0.7 d

5.4 ± 1.9 bc

007

1.5 ± 0.7 cd

5.8 ± 1.5 bc

Colonial bentgrass

2.9 ± 1.1 B

2.9 ± 0.7 C

Capri

4.3 ± 2.1 bc

5.0 ± 0.9 cd

Tiger II

1.4 ± 0.8 d

0.8 ± 0.4 e

Velvet bentgrass

0.3 ± 0.1 C

4.1 ± 0.8 B

Greenwich

0.5 ± 0.3 d

3.6 ± 1.3 d

Villa

0.1 ± 0.0 e

4.6 ± 1.0 d

placed on the corners of a 4 × 4-inch (10 × 10-centimeter) square in the center of a larger box (14 inches × 11 inches × 6 inches high [36 × 28 × 15 centimeters]). Ten females and 10 males were released centrally. Half of the boxes contained one core each of annual bluegrass, L-93 and 007 creeping bentgrass and Greenwich velvet bentgrass; the other boxes had one core each of annual bluegrass, Penncross and Declaration creeping bentgrass and Capri colonial bentgrass. There were a total of 12 replicates per cultivar combination for each adult phenotype: overwintering, overwintered and spring generation. The number of eggs per plug was higher

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Means within columns followed by the same upper- or lowercase letter did not differ among grass species or cultivars, respectively.

Table 1. Mean (± SE) number of eggs laid per 1.8-inch-diameter plug of annual bluegrass or cultivars of three bentgrasses by two overwintering or spring-generation annual bluegrass weevil females within one week in environmental chambers.

in annual bluegrass than in all bentgrasses tested for both cultivar combinations with all adult phenotypes (Figure 1). Fewer eggs were recovered in Declaration than in Capri and Penncross. No consistent differences were detected among Greenwich, L-93 and 007. The number of feeding scars followed a similar trend, but differences among grass species and cultivars were much weaker (range: 49.6-86.0). Field studies Field experiments were conducted at Rutgers Hort Farm No. 2. Experimental arenas consisted of clear containers with the bottoms cut out that were inserted into the ground in

Egg laying preferences of ABW 70

a 30 20

b c b

c bc

Adult phenotype Overwintering Overwintered Spring generation

30 20 10

b b b

b c

b b b

Poa Penncross Declaration Capri

Poa L-93 007 Greenwich

No. eggs/plug

Adult phenotype Overwintering Overwintered Spring generation

Poa L-93 007 Greenwich

Poa Penncross Declaration Capri

For each of the nine grasses tested in the no-choice laboratory experiments, there were 12 replications with overwintering adults and nine replications with spring-generation adults. Each turf core of greenhouse-grown grass (1.8 inches in diameter × 3 inches deep [4.6 × 7.6 centimeters]) was ft into a plastic vial and placed in the center of a clear round container (7 inches in diameter × 5 inches high [17.8 × 12.7 centimeters]). Pasteurized sandy loam amended with 10% (v/v) peat moss was added to the level of the core’s soil surface. Two male and two female annual bluegrass weevils were kept for one week in the arena inside an environmental chamber (14 hours light at 72 F: 10 hours dark at 57 F). Each core was then recovered, and the number of eggs and feeding scars determined under a dissecting microscope. The number of eggs per plug was higher in annual bluegrass than in all bentgrass species (data combined within species) for both adult types (Table 1). There were fewer eggs in velvet bentgrass than in the other bentgrasses with overwintering adults, and fewer eggs in colonial bentgrass than in the other bentgrasses with spring-generation adults. There were almost four times more eggs in annual bluegrass than in Penncross, the bentgrass with the highest number of eggs (Table 1). There were also more than 10-fold differences in the number of eggs among bentgrasses. Villa and Greenwich velvet bentgrass and Tiger II colonial bentgrass were among the bentgrasses with the fewest eggs. The number of feeding scars followed a similar trend, but differences among grass species and cultivars were much weaker (range: 55.4-130.0).

28.1 ± 5.2 Aa

Creeping bentgrass

No. eggs/plug

Annual bluegrass weevil adults (shown) overwinter in leaf litter and tall grasses around the golf course before emerging in late March to mid-April to migrate to the short-mowed turf. Photo by R. Cowles

Spring generation

†

Figure 1. Egg-laying preferences of three phenologically different annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) populations in environmental chambers. Females were given a choice between one plug each of annual bluegrass, Penncross and Declaration creeping bentgrass, and Capri colonial bentgrass (left), or between one plug each of annual bluegrass and L-93 and 007 creeping bentgrass and Greenwich velvet bentgrass (right). Means (± SE) within the same weevil population with the same letter are not statistically different.

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Two greenhouse larval-survival pot experiments Grass species/cultivar

2011

2012

31.2 ± 2.9 Aab†

34.4 ± 1.5 Aa

Creeping bentgrass

13.1 ± 1.4 C

6.5 ± 0.6 C

L-93

11.1 ± 1.2 d

4.8 ± 0.8 d

Penncross

9.8 ± 1.7 d

5.3 ± 1.1 d

Declaration

13.8 ± 4.3 cd

8.4 ± 1.3 cd

007

17.6 ± 2.8 c

7.7 ± 1.4 cd

Colonial bentgrass

18.0 ± 2.7 B

12.5 ± 1.8 B

Annual bluegrass

Bentgrasses are more tolerant than annual bluegrass of feeding by annual bluegrass weevil larvae. Photo by R. Cowles

bare soil with the top 2 inches (5 centimeters) above the soil surface. Three days before weevil release, turf cores (4 inches in diameter × 3 inches deep [10 × 7.6 centimeters]) were inserted into the arena ground. The arenas were sealed with a well-ventilated, annual bluegrass weevil-proof screen lid. Plants were clipped twice per week (0.5 inch) and irrigated as necessary. To determine the number of stages present in each core, cores were examined under a dissecting microscope and then submerged in saturated salt solution. In a no-choice experiment, round arenas (7 inches in diameter × 4 inches high [18 × 10 centimeters]) were arranged in a randomized complete block design with seven replicates. Plugs (4 inches [10 centimeters] in diameter) of annual bluegrass or the bentgrasses (L-93, Penncross, Declaration, 007, Villa and Capri) were placed in the center of each arena. Adult annual bluegrass weevils (fve males and fve females) were released on April 27, 2012, and cores were extracted on May 27, 2012. At evaluation, more larvae were found in annual bluegrass (6.2 ± 0.6) and in Capri (3.8 ± 0.6) than in the other cultivars (range: 0.6-1.4). For choice experiments, rectangular arenas (14.5 inches × 10 inches × 5.5 inches high [37 × 25.4 × 14 centimeters]) were arranged in a randomized complete block design with eight replicates for each of the following experimental designs: (1) annual bluegrass and L-93, 007 and Villa; and (2) annual bluegrass and Penncross, Declaration and Capri. The four cores were randomly placed on the corners of a 6 × 6-inch (15 × 15-centimeter) square in the center of the arena, and 10 males and 10 females released. The frst experiment (April 27−May 27, 2012) used overwintered adults and cores were extracted one month after adult release. The second experiment (July 6-13, 2012) used spring-generation adults and plugs 2 inches (5 centimeters) in diameter, and it was evaluated one week after adult release.

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No. of larvae and pupae/arena

Tiger II

10.8 ± 1.6 d

12.3 ± 2.9 bc

Capri

25.2 ± 3.9 b

13.8 ± 2.4 b

Velvet bentgrass

21.8 ± 2.9 B

11.2 ± 1.4 B

Villa

38.1 ± 3.0 a

10.0 ± 1.8 bc

Greenwich

18.1± 1.7 c

11.3± 2.0 bc

In the choice experiments, annual bluegrass was clearly preferred for oviposition for both cultivar combinations in both experiments. In the spring experiment, stages recovered from the plugs were eggs (76%) and frst (14%), second (7%) and third (3%) instars. On average, 107.0 ± 7.3 stages were recovered per arena, with 72% of the stages recovered from annual bluegrass and no differences observed among bentgrasses in either cultivar combination (range 8%-11% of eggs). In the July experiment, only eggs were recovered (45.3 ± 3.3 per arena), and 66% and 70% were found in annual bluegrass. Fewer eggs were found in Declaration (7%) than in Penncross (12%) and Capri (15%), and fewer eggs were found in L-93 (7%) than in Villa (10%) and 007 (13%). Larval growth and development Grass was grown in pots for two months in the greenhouse before overwintering adults (fve males and fve females per container) were introduced and the containers covered with an annual bluegrass weevil-proof screen. After one week, the adults were removed by submersion in lukewarm water. The containers were kept for four more weeks in the greenhouse. Grass quality (1-9 scale, where 1 is dead grass) and percent damage (using a 0.4- × 0.4inch [1- × 1-centimeter] grid) were assessed weekly. After four weeks, the number of annual bluegrass weevil stages in the pots was determined by visual examination followed by submersion in saturated salt solution. All recovered immatures were weighed and their

†

Means within columns followed by the same upper- or lowercase letter did not differ among grass species (cultivars).

Table 2. Mean (± SE) number per pot of annual bluegrass weevil immatures recovered from Poa annua or cultivars of three bentgrass species in two greenhouse larval-survival pot experiments (2011, 2012).

stages were determined. For each turfgrass cultivar, there were nine pots in experiment 1 (2011) and 12 pots in experiment 2 (2012). Annual bluegrass had the highest number of immatures followed by velvet and colonial bentgrass, with the lowest numbers recovered in creeping bentgrass (Table 2). Annual bluegrass had signifcantly more immatures than most bentgrass cultivars except for Villa and Capri in experiment 1. L-93 and Penncross were among the cultivars with the lowest numbers in both experiments. Third through ffth instars and pupae were recovered from the pots. The average instar reached was less advanced in creeping bentgrass than in the other grasses. The immatures weighed more in annual bluegrass (4.9 ± 0.1 milligrams) than in bentgrass species, with the lowest weight in creeping bentgrass (3.1 ± 0.2 milligrams). Immatures recovered from all tested cultivars (except Capri and Villa) weighed less than those recovered from annual bluegrass. Percent damage was highest for annual bluegrass (Figure 2), and velvet bentgrass suffered more damage than creeping bentgrass. Percent damage correlated with the total number of immatures recovered. Quality ratings closely (inversely) followed the damage ratings. Conclusions Our study demonstrates that annual bluegrass is not only less tolerant of annual bluegrass weevil larval feeding than bentgrasses, but it is also preferred for egg-laying and better for larval development. Non-preference (anti-

xenosis) is at least partially involved in the higher resistance level of bentgrasses relative to annual bluegrass as evidenced by decreased levels of egg-laying observed in bentgrasses. However, lower larval weight and delayed larval development suggest that creeping bentgrass is also an inferior host plant for annual bluegrass weevil compared to annual bluegrass (that is, antibiosis). Several potential mechanisms might be involved in bentgrass resistance. It is possible that annual bluegrass weevil females use long- and short-distance cues to locate and accept hosts for oviposition (5). Thus, volatiles emitted by annual bluegrass may specifcally attract females and thereby be responsible for host recognition and ovipositional preferences. It is also possible that bentgrasses emit volatiles that repel annual bluegrass weevil. Greater tolerance to larval feeding might be correlated with growth habit. Poa annua is a bunchgrass whereas the three bentgrasses are stoloniferous. Creeping bentgrasses, especially the cultivars Declaration and 007, which were the most tolerant to larval feeding of all the species tested, also have the most aggressive growth habit and show the fastest recovery from environmental stress and pest damage among the bentgrasses (1). Results of our study have several important implications. Because creeping bentgrasses are the most resistant and tolerant of the species tested, this species is the best candidate for annual bluegrass replacement or overseeding. In addition to their resistance to annual bluegrass weevil, the newer cultivars Declaration and 007 have overall better turf quality, higher density (thus, they outcompete annual bluegrass) and improved wear tolerance and dollar spot resistance than older cultivars (1). Recently, superintendents have overseeded existing turf stands with bentgrasses to improve quality in turf with or without annual bluegrass weevil infestation and damage his-

tory (2). To achieve the highest rate of establishment, overseeding should be done from mid-June to July, which coincides with the period of greatest damage by annual bluegrass weevil larvae. Better results are also achieved if annual bluegrass is weakened to ensure better creeping bentgrass establishment (2). Because annual bluegrass is highly susceptible to annual bluegrass weevil damage and some creeping bentgrasses have demonstrated resistance, overseeding with newer creeping bentgrass cultivars should be benefcial in areas with recurring annual bluegrass weevil infestations. However, because annual bluegrass weevils laid eggs and developed in all grasses tested, risk of annual bluegrass weevil population growth still exists even if resistant grasses are used. Therefore, host-plant resistance should be implemented in combination with other sustainable management strategies, and more studies are needed to investigate the practical implementation of this strategy. Funding This research was funded by the GCSAA and supporting chapters/associations (GCSA of New Jersey, Hudson Valley GCSAA, Keystone AGCS, Long Island GCSA, Metropolitan GCSA, New Jersey Turfgrass Association, Pocono Turfgrass Association), the United States Golf Association, the O.J. Noer Research Foundation, the Tri-State Turf Research Foundation and the Rutgers Center for Turfgrass Science. Acknowledgments The authors also thank the participating golf superintendents and their clubs for their cooperation. This article was based on a published paper: Kostromytska, O.S., and A.M. Koppenhöfer. 2014. Ovipositional preferences and larval survival of annual bluegrass weevil, Listronotus maculicollis, on Poa annua and se-

Damage to annual bluegrass by ABW larvae 100 90

2011 2012

70 60

Velvet

Colonial

Bentgrasses

Creeping

Poa

Velvet

Colonial

Creeping

Poa

% damage

a a

Figure 2. Damage to annual bluegrass and three bentgrass species (data combined across two to four cultivars) after four weeks of feeding by annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) larvae. Means (± SE) within the same year with the same letter are not statistically different.

lected bentgrasses (Agrostis spp.). Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 152:108-119. Literature cited 1. Bonos, S.A., and J.A. Murphy. 2009. Bentgrass cultivars for golf course turf. Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension Bulletin E324. 2. Henry, G.M., S.E. Hart and J.A. Murphy. 2005. Overseeding bentgrass species into existing stands of annual bluegrass. Hortscience 40:468–470. 3. Koppenhöfer, A.M., S.R. Alm, R.A. Cowles, B.A. McGraw, S. Swier and P.J. Vittum. 2012. Controlling annual bluegrass weevil: optimal timing and rates. Golf Course Management 84(3):98–104. 4. McGraw, B.A., and A.M. Koppenhöfer. 2009. Development of binomial sequential sampling plans for forecasting Listronotus maculicollis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) larvae based on the relationship to adult counts and turfgrass damage. Journal of Economic Entomology 102:1325–1335. 5. McGraw, B.A., R. Holdcraft, Z. Szendrei, C. Rodriguez-Saona and A.M. Koppenhöfer. 2011. Behavioral and electrophysiological responses of Listronotus maculicollis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to volatiles released from intact and mechanically damaged annual bluegrass. Environmental Entomology 40:412–419. 6. Ramoutar, D., S.R. Alm and R.S. Cowles. 2009. Pyrethroid resistance in populations of Listronotus maculicollis (Col.: Curculionidae) from southern New England golf courses. Journal of Economic Entomology 102:388–392.

Olga S. Kostromytska is a postdoctoral scientist and Albrecht M. Koppenhöfer (koppenhofer@AESOP.Rutgers. edu) is an Extension specialist in the in the department of entomology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J.

The RESEARCH SAYS • Sole reliance on chemical control of annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) is not sustainable; using ABW-resistant turfgrasses may be a solution. • Field and lab studies showed that annual bluegrass has a lower tolerance to feeding by ABW and is preferred by ABW for egg-laying. • Of the grasses tested, creeping bentgrass showed the greatest resistance to ABW. • Overseeding with newer creeping bentgrasses should be beneficial in areas with recurring ABW infestations.

Bentgrasses

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Glen R. Obear, M.S. R. Chris Williamson, Ph.D. P.J. Liesch, M.S.

Japanese beetle egg-laying preferences in putting greens Do putting green soil moisture and fungicide applications affect egg-laying behavior of the Japanese beetle? Since its introduction to the United States in the early 1900s, the Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica Newman) has become a wellestablished and destructive pest of turfgrass, landscape and ornamental plants. The insectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s larvae (white grubs) feast on turfgrass roots, particularly in highly maintained areas such as lawns, parks, cemeteries and golf courses. White grubs are commonly found in golf course roughs and fairways, but they are rarely found in putting greens even though greens have seemingly ideal characteristics for female egg-laying, including ample exposure to sunlight, low cutting height and frequent irrigation. Why are Japanese beetle larvae rarely found on greens? Soil moisture Although sand-based putting greens are frequently irrigated, they drain quickly and have a lower water-holding capacity than fner-textured soils. Therefore, putting greens could experience greater fuxes of soil moisture relative to other areas of the golf course. Egglaying by Japanese beetle decreases with decreasing soil moisture, and adult females have been found to avoid laying eggs in a soil with about 5% volumetric water content, as well as a 100% sand soil (1). The minimum soil moisture threshold for egg survival in sandy soils has been reported to be around 5% volumetric water content, and the grubs that hatch at or just above this soil moisture level are smaller than grubs hatched in environments with greater soil moisture (8). This implies

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Japanese beetles are seen investigating (digging) to fnd an ideal place for egg-laying in a creeping bentgrass green. Photos by G. Obear

During the experiments, males and females were held together for three days in 13-gallon (49-liter) tubs containing apple slices for feeding but no egg-laying medium.

that conservative irrigation on putting greens may provide an unsuitable environment for Japanese beetle egg-laying or larval survival. Fungicide applications Putting greens typically receive more applications of fungicides relative to other turfgrass areas, and certain fungicides may have lethal or sublethal adverse effects on larvae of Japanese beetle (6). It is possible that the presence of fungicides in turfgrass could deter adult females from laying eggs. Chlorothalonil is one of the most commonly applied turfgrass fungicides, but it does not appear to cause mortality to the white grub black turfgrass ataenius (9). However, previous studies have suggested that inhibition of detoxifcation enzymes by propiconazole and other demethylation inhibitor (DMI) fungicides may make insects more susceptible to other pesticides and pollutants in the environment. This study was conducted to determine why Japanese beetle larvae are rarely found in putting greens. Our goal was to determine whether the volumetric water content of sand-based putting green root zones or application of the fungicide active ingredients propiconazole or chlorothalonil affect Japa-

nese beetle investigation (digging) or egglaying preference. Egg-laying preference Egg-laying choice studies were conducted at a greenhouse on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Egg-laying arenas were constructed using 7-gallon (26-liter) plastic tubs with lids ftted with mesh screen. A foam foor was installed about 4 inches (5 centimeters) above the bottom of each tub; tubs were modifed to hold three PVC pipes containing soil profles and turfgrass for various treatments. Tubs were placed randomly on tables in a greenhouse maintained at 86 F (30 C) and a relative humidity of 65%.

Soil moisture levels Soil cores were taken in PVC pipes (6-inch length, 2-inch diameter [15.24-centimeter length and 5-centimeter diameter]) from an experimental sand putting green at the O.J. Noer Turfgrass Research and Education Facility in Verona, Wis. The putting green turf was L-93 creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera), a known host plant for Japanese beetle larvae. The green was constructed according to USGA recommendations (10) and con-

tained a 0.25-inch (6.35-millimeter) thatch layer and 1.5% organic matter. Heavy sand topdressing was applied after aerifcation in the fall of each growing season, and lighter sand topdressing was applied every 14 days throughout the growing season at a rate of approximately 0.002 cubic foot of sand/square foot (609.6 cubic centimeters/square meter). Turfgrass was mowed at 0.15 inch (3.83 millimeters) fve days per week. No pesticides had been applied to this area of the putting green for at least two years. The putting green was irrigated until the soil became saturated (estimated from visual observation of drainage from cores). PVC cores were immediately extracted with a cup cutter and subjected to three moisture treatments. One set of cores was allowed to dry to just above the wilting point of the turfgrass (~5% volumetric water content). The rest of the cores were saturated in deionized water; one set of cores was removed and allowed to drain for 24 hours before the study to bring them to an estimated feld capacity (~26% volumetric water content), while the other set of cores remained saturated (~30% volumetric water content) until immediately before initiation of the study. These treatments were replicated 30 times. Fungicide treatments Cores from an experimental L-93 creeping bentgrass, silt loam putting green at the O.J. Noer Turfgrass Research and Education Facility were used for the fungicide experiment. This green had a 1-inch (25.4 millimeter) thick sand topdressing layer, 2.3% organic matter and an approximately 0.5-inch (12.7 millimeter) thatch layer. The green was maintained identically to the green used in the soil moisture study. Soil cores were taken in PVC pipes (6-inch length, 2-inch diameter) from plots treated with either Daconil Ultrex (chlorothalonil, Syngenta) at a rate of 3.25 ounces/1,000 square feet (1 gram/ square meter) or Banner MAXX II (propiconazole, Syngenta) at a rate of 2 ounces/1,000 square feet (0.63 milliliter/square meter); both products were applied with a backpack boom sprayer that delivered a spray water volume of 2 gallons/1,000 square feet (81.49 milliliters/ square meter). After the products dried on leaf surfaces (within one hour after treatment), the cores were extracted from untreated control plots on the same putting green and placed into the egg-laying arenas. These treatments

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were replicated 30 times. Adult beetle collection and egg-laying For both studies, adult beetles were collected during peak fight using traps baited with a combination foral and pheromone lure. To ensure mating, males and females were held together for three days in 13-gallon (49-liter) tubs containing apple slices for feeding but no egg-laying medium. Only females observed to be in coitus were selected for the study, and they were used only once before being discarded. In each arena, the presence or absence of female investigation (Figure 2) in each core was visually observed once daily

over a fve-day period, and the combined data from days 1 through 5 were used for statistical analysis. Following the fve-day egg-laying period, females were removed from tubs. Eggs could not be counted because silica sand grains in the root zone were similar in appearance to Japanese beetle eggs. In order to count the number of eggs laid, eggs were allowed to hatch over 21 days, and then the number of larvae in each core was recorded. Soil volumetric water content and egg-laying preference Female investigation was signifcantly af-

Soil moisture content effects Soil moisture treatment

% VWC (day 1)†

% VWC (day 5)†

% water lost‡

% investigation frequency§,//

Larvae recovered (no./core)

Saturation

29.7

9.8

19.9

93.3 a

1.2 a

Field capacity

25.8

8.8

17.1

83.3 a

0.8 a

16.7 b

0.0 a

Wilting point 5.5 3.6 1.9 VWC, volumetric water content ‡ Calculated as the difference in VWC between day 1 and day 5. § Percentage of cores investigated (n = 30) from day 1 through day 5. // Numbers in columns followed by different letters are significantly different. †

Table 1. Investigation (digging) frequency by female Japanese beetles (%) and the number of larvae recovered per core at different core moisture contents.

Fungicide effects Treatment

Active ingredient

Untreated control Banner Maxx II

Application rate (ounces/1,000 square feet)

% investigation frequency†

Larvae recovered (no. out of 30 cores)

—

56.7

66.7

53.3

propiconazole

Daconil Ultrex chlorothalonil 3.25 Percentage of cores investigated (n = 30) from day 1 through day 5.

†

Table 2. Investigation (digging) frequency by female Japanese beetles (%) and number of larvae recovered in cores treated with two turfgrass fungicides. There were no signifcant differences among fungicide treatments.

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fected by soil moisture treatment. Adult females were more likely to investigate the cores at saturation and feld capacity than the cores near the wilting point (Table 1). The number of larvae recovered was not signifcantly different among treatments. Recovery of larvae was quite variable and low overall, with the majority of cores having no larvae. Saturated cores had an average of 1.2 larvae per core with a range of 0 to 24, and feld-capacity cores had an average of 0.8 larvae per core with a range of 0 to 9. No larvae were recovered in wiltingpoint cores. The data from this study are consistent with the fndings of other researchers who suggested that ~5% volumetric water content was the threshold for Japanese beetle egg-laying and egg survival. In this study, investigation frequency was much lower for wilting-point cores, which had a volumetric water content of 5.5% at the beginning of the study, and 3.6% at the end of the fve-day study period. If eggs were laid in these cores, they did not survive, since no larvae were recovered from wiltingpoint cores. These fndings suggest that conservative irrigation may decrease infestations of Japanese beetle, which is consistent with earlier research (7). Maintaining soils at low water contents may reduce suitability for egglaying, and eggs laid in these soils may have lower survival rates. The precise volumetricwater-content thresholds for egg survival likely depend on soil texture. Wilting-point cores did not exhibit visible drought symptoms throughout the study, even though moisture levels dropped below the wilting point of 5% volumetric water content. However, cores likely would have exhibited drought symptoms if the study had continued beyond fve days. Turfgrass under drought stress exhibits lower rates of transpiration, resulting in greater canopy temperatures. Although canopy temperatures were not measured in this study, the wilting-point cores lost considerably less water than saturated and feld-capacity cores over the fve-day study period (Table 1). It is possible that adult females were able to sense higher surface temperatures of wiltingpoint cores without investigating closely, perhaps through infrared sensing to detect differential temperature in the turf canopy. Infrared temperature sensing has been established for some insects, but very few studies have investigated temperature sensing in beetles, and it is unclear whether temperature sensing plays

a role in egg-laying choice of Japanese beetle. Future studies should investigate the role of canopy temperatures on egg-laying choice of Japanese beetle to determine whether adult females preferentially seek areas with lower surface temperatures. Effects of fungicides on egg-laying preference Fungicide treatment of the turfgrass did not affect female investigation (Table 2). Females investigated untreated and fungicidetreated cores equally. No larvae were recovered in cores treated with Daconil Ultrex. In both the untreated control, and in cores treated with Banner MAXX II, only one larva was recorded in one of the 30 cores in the study. Investigation was approximately equal among all treatments, so adult female beetles were theoretically exposed to both fungicides. Daconil Ultrex and Banner MAXX II can reduce the survival of eggs and frst-instar larvae of the Japanese beetle (6), and exposure to these fungicides could have affected female egg-laying behavior or embryo development. It has been reported that chlorothalonil applied alone did not affect density of black turfgrass ataenius larvae (9), but other research (5) has shown that chlorothalonil prolonged insect development time. Several studies have demonstrated a reduction in detoxifcation enzyme expression from exposure to propiconazole (3,4), and synergistic effects have been reported between propiconazole and certain insecticides (2). If chlorothalonil induces secondary sublethal effects and propiconazole reduces the insect’s ability to detoxify this foreign compound, exposure to both chemicals could have synergistic adverse effects. Since recovery of larvae was quite low in the sandy soils used in both the soil moisture study and the fungicide study, it is possible that the soil texture was unsuitable for egglaying. Because of this potentially confounding factor, no conclusions can be made regarding potential secondary lethal or sublethal effects of Daconil Ultrex and Banner MAXX II on Japanese beetle in this study. However, another study (6) showed that both of these fungicides can reduce survival of eggs and frst-instar Japanese beetle larvae. This research found no apparent effects on egg-laying preference from a single fungicide application. However, golf course greens are typically subject to a regime of pesticide applications throughout the growing season.

Therefore, pesticide exposure levels in putting greens are probably higher than those experienced by the Japanese beetles in this experiment. Future studies need to consider how the cumulative effects of exposure to multiple chemical compounds could affect behavior and survival of Japanese beetle. Funding This research was funded by the Wisconsin Turfgrass Association. Acknowledgment The information in this article was originally published as “Oviposition preference of the Japanese beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in golf putting greens under different soil moisture and fungicide regimes” by Glen R. Obear, R. Chris Williamson and P.J. Liesch in the online journal Applied Turfgrass Science (doi:10.2134/ATS-2014-0034-RS). The content in this article was used by permission of the Crop Science Society of America Inc., Madison, Wis., USA. Literature cited 1. Allsopp, P.G., M.G. Klein and E.L. McCoy. 1992. Effect of soil moisture and soil texture on egg-laying by Japanese beetle and rose chafer (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 82:2194-2200. 2. Bodnaryk, R.P., M. Luo and L. Kudryk. 1997. Effects of modifying the phytosterol profle of canola, Brassica napus L., on growth, development, and survival of the bertha armyworm, Mamestra confgurata Walker (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), the fea beetle, Phyllotreta cruciferae (Goeze) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), and the aphids, Lipaphis erysimi (Kaltenbach) and Myzus persicae (Sulzer). Homoptera: Aphididae. Canadian Journal of Plant Science 77:677-683. doi:10.4141/P97-011. 3. Brattsten, L.B., D.A. Berger and L.B. Dungan. 1994. In vitro inhibition of midgut microsomal P450s from Spodoptera eridania caterpillars by demethylation inhibitor fungicides and plant growth regulators. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology 49:234-243. doi:10.1006/pest.1994.1025. 4. Darvas, B., H.H. Rees, N. Hoggard et al. 1992. Cytochrome P450 inducers and inhibitors interfering with ecdysone 20-monooxygenases and their activities during postembryonic development of Neobellieria bullata Parker. Pesticide Science 36:135–142. doi:10.1002/ps.2780360209 5. Livingston, J.M., W.C. Yearian and S.Y. Young. 1977. Insecticidal activity of selected fungicides: Effects on three lepidopterous pests of soybean. Journal of

Economic Entomology 71:111-112. 6. Obear, G.R. 2013. Popillia japonica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) performance in golf course putting green soils treated with fungicides. University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. 7. Potter, D.A., A.J. Powell, P.G. Spicer and D.W. Williams. 1996. Cultural practices affect root-feeding white grubs (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in turfgrass. Journal of Economic Entomology 89:156-164. 8. Régnière, J., R.L. Rabb and R.E. Stinner. 1981. Popillia japonica: Effect of soil moisture and texture on survival and development of eggs and frst instar grubs. Environmental Entomology 10:654-660. 9. Smitley, D.R., and N.L. Rothwell. 2003. How the use of chlorothalonil on golf courses impacts Paenibacillus sp., a pathogen of Ataenius spretulus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 96:792-797. doi:10.1603/0022-0493-96.3.792. 10. USGA. 2004. USGA recommendations for a method of putting green construction. Online. (www.usga. org/Content.aspx?id = 26124) Verifed Oct. 14, 2013. United States Golf Association, Far Hills, N.J.

Glen R. Obear is a graduate student and research technologist in the department of agronomy and horticulture at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb., and R. Chris Williamson (rcwilliamson@wisc.edu) is a professor and P.J. Liesch is an assistant faculty associate in the entomology department at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.

The RESEARCH SAYS • This study was conducted to determine how volumetric water content of sand putting green soils and application of Daconil Ultrex or Banner MAXX II affect egg-laying behavior of the Japanese beetle. • Adult females avoided digging in soils maintained just above the turfgrass wilting point (~5% volumetric water content). • Applying Daconil Ultrex or Banner MAXX II did not affect female digging preference. • The coarse sandy soils in the studies may account for the low number of larvae found in both experiments. • Conservative irrigation could reduce Japanese beetle populations; single applications of Daconil Ultrex or Banner MAXX II do not deter females from digging and potentially laying eggs in the soil.

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Foliar functions fabulously Beth Guertal, Ph.D. guertea@auburn.edu twitter: @AUTurfFert

It’s a very attractive idea – that placement of nitrogen will be right there for turf use, especially in tough times when roots are short and the plant is stressed.

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Foliar fertilization of nitrogen has certainly become the “in” thing in the past decade, and superintendents around the world have become entranced with this idea of frequent and light applications of nitrogen directly to the turfgrass leaf. It’s a very attractive idea — that placement of nitrogen will be ri t ere for turf use, especially in tough times when roots are short and the plant is stressed. Think of a cold, already opened beer ri t ere in your hand — no need to trot over to the fridge or cooler, expending all that energy. But, many foliar fertilizers contain urea, and urea can be prone to loss to the atmosphere by the process of volatilization, which happens because the enzyme urease is lurking. Urease catalyzes the conversion of urea to ammonia, which may escape to the atmosphere as ammonia gas. Urease may be found in and on leaf surfaces (it’s also in the soil). The issue that Dr. Mike Richardson and his colleagues at the University of Arkansas wanted to address was the impact of that leaf urease on foliar-applied urea: Do those two things combine to create a situation in which foliar-applied urea will volatilize? Both creeping bentgrass (Penn A-1) and hybrid bermudagrass (TifEagle) putting greens were used, and for two years (May– September) monthly foliar applications of nitrogen were made with urea (46-0-0), each time applying either 1 ⁄10 or ¼ pound nitrogen/1,000 square feet/month (0.5 or 1.25 grams nitrogen/square meter/month). These were considered low and high nitrogen rates. Applications were made in 1.2 gallons/1,000 square feet (511 liters/hectare) spray volume, and no irrigation or rainfall was applied to the plots for 24 hours after spraying. Ammonia volatilization was measured in the feld, using small traps (modifed Mason jars) to catch any volatilizing nitrogen. Jars were inserted into the turf immediately after spraying, and data were collected for 24 hours after spraying. Unfertilized plots in the experiment served as controls. There were differences in nitrogen loss via volatilization due to turf species, nitrogen rate and time of year. In general, nitrogen applied at the higher rate had more volatilized nitro-

gen than that at the lower rate, but the differences were rarely signifcant. Losses were highest in the frst month of the experiment (~10% of applied nitrogen from the bermudagrass), but this was thought to be mainly a function of nitrogen loss from bermudagrass that was still semidormant. Thereafter, nitrogen loss due to volatilization was low, regardless of species, nitrogen rate or sampling month. Average annual nitrogen loss from volatilization was 0.35% of the nitrogen applied to the creeping bentgrass and 2.55% of the nitrogen applied to the hybrid bermudagrass. But if urease is hanging out on turfgrass leaves, and urea is applied just to this leaf, why is it not volatilizing to the atmosphere? Dr. Richardson hypothesized the low nitrogen loss was a function of: (1) the low rates of nitrogen fertilization used in the study, (2) minimal urease activity on the leaf (which was also shown in some previous research), or (3) rapid absorption of the foliar nitrogen by the dense turfgrass canopy. Other work by this research group demonstrated that foliar nitrogen (as urea) had up to 60% of that nitrogen absorbed by leaves and shoots within 1 hour after application. If it is in the leaf, it is not on the leaf, and thus not prone to loss via ammonia volatilization. Source: Stiegler, J.C., M.D. Richardson, D.E. Karcher, T.L. Roberts and R.J. Norman. 2011. Field-based measurement of ammonia volatilization following foliar applications of urea to putting green turf. Crop Science 51:1767-1773.

Beth Guertal, Ph.D., is a professor in the department of crop, soil and environmental sciences at Auburn University in Auburn, Ala., and the editor-in-chief for the American Society of Agronomy. She is an 18-year member of GCSAA.

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The research projects described below are funded by a grant to GCSAA from the Environmental Institute for Golf.

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edu), University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii; Earl Sanders, Hualalai Golf Course/Resort, Kaupulehu-Kona, Hawaii; and George Nakashima, Crop Production Services, Hilo, Hawaii.

N and P concentrations at Iowa golf courses

Photos by Z. Cheng

Rover ant control in Hawaii Rover ant (Brac ymyrmex species) alate (winged forms of the ant) swarms have been a seasonal nuisance at some of Hawaii’s golf courses (and home lawns) for the past several years. Colonies of this ant species form mainly in soil underneath turfgrass, bases of trees, and in leaf litter, etc. Attracted to lightcolored objects such as white/yellow shirts, alate swarms drive golfers off the course from May through August. The objective of this research is to fnd effective means of controlling the rover ant in the lab and in the feld. Promising granular ant baits will be identifed and tested in a lab setting. Based on lab test results, selected baits will be included in a feld trial with replicated plots at Hualalai Golf Course/ Resort on Big Island, Hawaii. Each plot will be 20 feet × 20 feet, with a 3-foot buffer between plots to avoid cross-treatment contaminations. Baits will be applied at manufacturers’ recommended rates, and irrigation in the feld trial area will be withheld for three days. Four random holes (1.5 × 1.5 square feet and 1 foot deep) will be dug in each plot to evaluate Brac ymyrmex population densities, ant eggs, workers and alates. Initial Brac ymyrmex population density will be evaluated before treatments. Post-treatment ratings will be taken two and four weeks after treatments. Data will be subject to appropriate statistical analysis. — Zhiqiang Cheng, Ph.D. (cheng241@hawaii.

Nonpoint source pollution from nitratenitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) contributes to nutrient enrichment in local streams and lakes and development of hypoxic (dead) zones in regional water bodies, including the Gulf of Mexico. In response to both increased scientifc understanding of the causes and consequences of hypoxia and increased public concern over water quality degradation at local and regional scales, the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy (INRS) was developed to reduce N and P delivered to Iowa rivers and the Gulf of Mexico from point and nonpoint sources. An objective of the strategy was to evaluate potential conservation practices needed to reduce N and P from nonpoint sources by 45% through in-feld, edge-offeld and land management practices. The goal of our new project is to measure N and P concentrations in surface and groundwater

at a subset of Iowa golf courses to assess the risk posed by these facilities to contribute N and P loads to Iowa rivers. We will randomly select six courses for this initial reconnaissance study, which will include three 18-hole courses and three 9-hole courses. Monitoring wells will be installed within managed turfgrass areas at each course, and water samples from the wells and local surface water sources will be analyzed for N and P on a quarterly basis for two years. We will work with the course superintendents to track land management practices at the selected courses including the timing, rate and formulation of fertilizer applications so that we can relate nutrient concentrations to golf course practices. Project updates from the research and a fnal report will be published in GCM. — Keith E. Schilling, Ph.D. (keith-schilling@uiowa.edu), Iowa Geological Survey, University of Iowa, Iowa City; and Ryan Adams, Iowa State University, Ames

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

Photo by Stephen Roseberry

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(Certification Milestones) (Cer Penn Penny Mitchell, GCSAA senior manager of certifcation, retired

GCSAA honors certified superintendents GCSAA’s certification program was celebrated during the 2015 GCSAA Education Conference and Golf Industry Show in San Antonio. Implemented in September 1971, this program allows superintendents to be recognized for having voluntarily met set standards of proficiency in golf course management through experience, education, testing and performance, thereby bestowing the professional designation of CGCS. By meeting the stringent renewal requirements every five years, certified superintendents demonstrate their desire for continuing education, a commitment to their profession and to providing the best playing conditions possible at their facilities. “Celebrating Certification,” presented in partnership with Syngenta, provided the venue on Feb. 26 for recognition of all CGCSs. Special acknowledgement and presentation of watches went to those who had completed their 25th year of certified status and five renewals, and to CGCSs completing 40 years and eight renewals. Members of the newly certified Class of 2014 (22) received their CGCS pins and certification plaques during this event, and also received recognition during the Opening Session that same day. Since the program’s inception, GCSAA has certified 3,259 superintendents, with more than 1,400 active in the profession today. This number represents over 25 percent of GCSAA’s Class A members. Editor’s note: The information in this report was pulled from GCSAA’s member database on Dec. 31, 2014.

40+ years Garry N. Crothers Charles H. Tadge George B. Thompson

40 years Thomas R. Streiff III

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20-24 years Steven J. Aitken John M. Allgeier Donald Altman C. Michael Alwardt David L. Anderson Tim Ansett Peter B. Bacon William N. Baker Rafael Barajas Paul D. Bastron Dennis C. Batz Bernard I. Beavan Todd Biegger Robert R. Bittner J. Mark Black Gregg A. Blew Brian A. Bossert Peter L. Bowman Dennis L. Bowsher David A. Brandenburg Edward Braunsky R. J. Brewster Allen R. Brissenden Mandel Brockinton Brad Brooks Peter Brooks Anthony M. Brown Joseph H. Burns Patrick K. Campbell Robert W. Campbell Tim Cann John D. Carlone Gary K. Carls Scott Carpenter Jeff J. Carson Earle E. Casteen Matthew J. Ceplo Keith W. Chapman Keith D. Chester Kevin Clunis William Colloredo James B. Conant Steven M. Cook

Robert J. Costa Richard C. Coulombe David Court Jessie Creencia James F. Crothers Mark D. Cupit James D. Curlee Kevin Czerkies Thomas F. Dale Brian Daniel Timothy R. Dark David R. Davies Raymond G. Davies Randy Dayton Kimberly J. Derr Daniel DeVere Paul G. Diegnau Tony Disano Ron Dohman Timothy J. Dorner Mark Douglas David M. Dwinell Stephen F. Ehrbar Douglas Emch Mark E. Esoda Clayton T. Estes Michael K. Fabrizio Fernando Fernandez James Ferrin David L. Finney James E. Foster Jeffery L. Frank Jeff A. Frontz Nicolas Garcia James Garrett Scott D. Gennings Patrick M. Gertner David W. Gourlay Frederick W. Granger Peter J. Grass Perry G. Greene John M. Gurke Dan R. Gwyn Richard C. Haas William F. Hamilton Scott A. Hamm Michael W. Handrich Christopher J. Haunty Mark Hicks William T. Hiers Charles U. Hill Erick B. Holm Jeffrey T. Holmes Paul B. Holmes John S. Hoofnagle Sean A. Hoolehan Alan B. Hospes Harold F. Howard Gale O. Hultquist James C. Husting Terry K. Hutcherson Thomas R. Jauch Paul T. Jett James B. Johnson Michael J. Johnson Stephen W. Johnson Samuel A. Juliano Michael Kactro Wayne P. Kappauf Randall S. Kehres David K. Kerr Jim B. Key Keith D. Kirchoffer Robert H. Kline Joseph Kosoglov Kenneth R. Krausz Paul J. Krout Kenneth N. Lallier Glenn A. Landgraf Stuart Leventhal Scott Lewis Thomas R. Lively

Samuel C. MacKenzie Jon D. Maddern David P. Major Anthony S. Mancuso Pat Manning Jeffrey C. Markow Jerry L. Mathews Gregory P. McDanel Lee McLemore Steven A. Merkel Brian S. Mickels Collier Miller Doug S. Miller Scott E. Miller Michael K. Mongoven Kent Nevitt Randy F. Norvelle Norma M. O’Leary Philip D. Owen Bruce A. Packard Scott E. Parker S Perry Payne Stephen M. Pearson Dennis P. Petruzzelli Richard J. Pfiffner Kristopher J. Pinkerton Greg A. Plotner David M. Plummer Edward L. Price Richard Ray Jesse V. Reins Scott D. Robbins J. Cutler Robinson William D. Rohret Todd A. Ronske Brad Rook Jeffrey S. Rumph Thomas A. Russell Mark Salisbury Earl J. Sanders Steve P. Scarbrough Thomas V. Schall Scott H. Schaller Mark C. Scherer Paul L. Schippers Jeffrey M. Scott Gordon J. Seliga John M. Sheran Randy Shults Frank T. Siple Howard Sisson Claude E. Smith David C. Smith Kevin P. Smith Steven C. Snare Pat Sneed Gregg H. Stanley Paul S. Stead Robert P. Steinman Martin Sternberg Monte L. Stevenson Mark L. Stewart Jeffrey N. Stuart Brian T. Sullivan Anthony L. Taylor Dan W. Taylor Stephen Tedhams Gregory R. Thalmann Perry P. Toth Rhod Trainor Thomas Trammell Jack Tripp D. Campbell Turner Gary L. Twedt Russell C. Vandehey Mark W. Vaughn Richard H. Viancour Thomas C. Vogel Jim VonAhn Eddie B. Wachter Scott B. Wahlin John E. Walsh

Michael F. Walton James N. Ward Bill Warnick David Waymire William C. Webster Jeff R. Wendel J. Scott Werner Brad L. Westrope John K. Williams Kenneth D. Williams Sam T. Williamson Dean Wochaski Michael A. Wood Franz W. Workman Steven M. Wright Jerry D. Zidow Thomas E. Zurcher

15-19 years Donald R. Abraham Thomas L. Ackley Donald H. Allgood Greg Alspaugh Andrew J. Annan Kathy M. Antaya Thomas D. Ask Saeed Assadzandi Scott C. Axon Christopher R. Ayers Alan W. Bakos Hugh L. Barefoot Alan C. Bathum Stewart T. Bennett David C. Bentley David J. Berard Glenn K. Bereiter Robert H. Bigley Robert Birdsall Kevin J. Black Joel S. Blaker Jeffrey G. Blanc Deren Bowman Mary Boyle Sherri L. Brogan Gregory C. Brooking Tom A. Brooks Anthony E. Bubenas Jay P. Buck Bruce J. Burger Gregory J. Burleson Kenneth G. Burlinson Stuart D. Cagle Kyle Capps Michael Carlson Jeff Case Peter Cavanaugh Luke Cella Damon C. Chango Brad R. Christensen Charles Clarke Cleve E. Cleveland Jeffrey R. Clouthier Geoffrey H. Coggan Willis C. Collett Robert C. Collins Thomas Colombo Ronald L. Conard Bradford L. Coole James A. Cox Davy A. Crockett Samuel W. Crowe Matthew A. Crowther Peter T. Cure Scott Cybulski Ron M. Dahlin Ronald Darnell Alfred O. Davis Marc P. Davison David R. Dettmer Fred E. Dickman Dwayne L. Dillinger

Peter J. DiMaggio Frank D. Dinelli Brent D. Doolittle Jim Dusch Douglas D. Dykstra Edward P. Eckholm Jeffrey S. Edwards Jeff M. Eldridge Tom Elliott Howard C. Ellis Paul D. Ellwood Jean L. Esposito Wayne H. Estey Stuart W. Eyman Michael J. Fast David Faucher Scott E. Ferguson Daniel Fielder Kenneth D. Fishback David B. Fluitt Charles Fogle Patrick J. Franklin Bart L. Frie Chris Frielinghaus David Fruchte John R. Fulling Donald C. Garrett Jimmy T. Geter Dominick J. Giardina Anthony M. Girardi Kenneth Glick Timothy C. Glorioso Harlyn F. Goldman Paul Gonzalez Kenneth A. Gorzycki Barry G. Graham Patrick J. Gray Alex H. Greenacre Michael A. Greninger Paul F. Grogan Jeffrey L. Gullikson Kenneth C. Happ James A. Hasz Ricky D. Heine Jeffrey W. Hemphill James R. Hengel Simon H. Herrera David R. Hershey Kenneth D. Herzog Edward J. Hock Fredric S. Holfoth Peter W. Horn Daniel T. Houk Steve Howlett Paul Hudak Scott A. Hurt Jonathan S. Jennings Keith D. Johnson Larry E. Johnson Stephen L. Johnson Michael D. Jones Mark F. Jordan Mark P. Kastenholz Stephen A. Kealy Robert A. Kelly Geoffrey O. Kemp Timothy S. Kennelly Craig D. Ketelsen Rick A. Key Gordon M. Kiyokawa Kevin J. Knudson Tyler Koch John R. Kotoski Kirk C. Kundrick Edward P. Kutt James P. Kwasinski Edward Lach Anthony R. Lambert Lyman A. Lambert John J. Lammrish Henry M. Lane William R. Larson

Joseph A. Perry David L. Piper Richard M. Pollock Alan A. Pondel Brian Powell Timothy P. Powers Timothy L. Pratt Paul F. Pritchard Scott M. Ramsay Wayne M. Rath Mark Rawlins Steven M. Rebhan Paul A. Reising Steven W. Renzetti Kim L. Richardson Bruce Rickert Charles B. Robertson Robert J. Rogers David L. Rosenstrauch Ranjit Sagramsingh Craig W. Sampson Michael A. Sandburg Duane R. Sander Chad W. Sartain Kerry Satterwhite Thomas J. Schlick Andy M. Schuckers Gary Schweber Michael J. Scott Tim P. Scott James L. Seaman Billy M. Shaw Michael Simpson Steven Sinclair Randy T. Slavik Chris L. Smith Eric S. Smith Jack E. Snipes Stephen A. Sonoga Richard M. Sorcek Scot Spier Richard W. Staughton John Steiner Ernest J. Steinhofer Todd Stephens David M. Stull Dale H. Stump James B. Sua

Joseph A. Lasher Terry Laurent Jeffrey A. Lee Kent D. Lemme Tom G. Levin Elliott Lewis Shannon E. Lichliter Stephen M. Mann Daniel Marco Scott C. Martin Paul E. Masimore Richard J. Matteson Bill H. Maynard Robert B. McCallum Joseph F. McCleary Richard S. McDanel Sean P. McHugh Keith D. McKenzie Mark McKinney Robert D. McKinney Peter R. Metcalf Carl O. Metzner David C. Michael Henry A. Michna Glenn A. Miller John C. Miller Jeffrey F. Millies Arthur L. Morgan Michael D. Morris William R. Morton Ron A. Mosher Steven E. Mulvey, CGCS Robert F. Murtaugh Steven E. Myers Steven R. Neuliep Tomokazu Nishizaka Richard M. Novak Mark A. Novotny Yasuhiko Oe Ross J. O’Fee Aidan O’Hara George E. Ott Douglas H. Palm John D. Parisien Ronald J. Patterson Don E. Paul Richard Pavlasek Glenn M. Perry

Steven J. Sump Michael J. Swinson Joseph P. Tamborski Gary Tanko Gerald A. Tarsitano Timothy F. Taylor Michael J. Tellier Jimmy D. Thomas Stephen B. Tibbels James C. Timke Joseph C. Traficano Richard B. Traver Scott Tuggle John M. Tworig Michael F. Undem Charles P. Underwood Michael J. Valiant Michael J. VanSistine Thomas K. Verrips Thomas R. Vlach Robert S. Volpe Joseph A. Voss Brad C. Vowles Joe D. Wachter Gerald P. Walsh Paul A. Wargo Gary R. Weaver Robert A. Webb Dennis Weber Dan C. Wegand Kevin L. Welp Scott Wheeler Scott D. Wiemers Mark R. Wildeman H. Mitchell Wilkerson Edward B. Willard Anthony L. Williams David Williams David G. Willis Roy Wilshire Carl A. Wittenauer Michael H. Wood Stephen W. Wood Stanley Wreyford Ron Wright Fred M. Yates Courtney R. Young Robert J. Zuercher

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(Product news) Bobcat Bobcat launched its Bobcat Depth Check system option, which is a grade control system. The system is available for use with E32, E32i, E35, E35i, E42, E45, E50 and E55 models, with either standard or longarm iterations. Depth Check system is a kit that utilizes three sensors: one on the trenching or grading bucket, one on the arm and one on the boom. All are connected to the deluxe instrument panel inside the cab to track the precise location of the bucket teeth as the bucket, boom and arm move. The system can be calibrated to a specifc machine as well as its corresponding attachments. Excavator operators can dig faster using less effort, the company says, and have greater precision with the Depth Check system. Contact Bobcat (www.bobcat.com).

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SPRINKLERS Electric valve-in-head feld sprinklers from Underhill International, called M-180S, feature a 177-foot-wide radius and integral electric valve-in-head. M-180S is designed for use on natural and synthetic turf felds. It is constructed from engineered plastic with stainless steel and brass components. Contact Underhill International, 866-863-3744 (www.underhill.us).

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Profle Products introduced patent-pending Engineered Soil Media to help establish sustainable vegetation in near-impossible conditions. ProGanics Biotic Soil Media has proven to outperform other products in the biotic soil amendment category, the company says. ProGanics is designed for any project where soils have low organic matter, low nutrient levels and limited biological activity. ProGanics complements the performance of hydraulic and rolled erosion control products. It is applied like hydraulic mulch and mixes quickly into a viscous, dark-brown slurry that is easy to apply and meter. Contact Profle Products, 800-207-6457 (www.profleproducts.com). Rain Bird Corp.-Golf Division launched GBS25 Golf Black Solenoid for Rain Bird valve-in-head golf rotors and case assemblies. GBS25 solenoid is a must-have for any golf course that experiences surges due to lightning or uses non-potable water, the company says. It introduces new features, including

surge resistance of 25 kilovolts; built-in fltration for a second-level of debris protection; 3Z4 shorter body design that eliminates the need for a thread adapter; captured plunger and wire capture ports; and reduction to minimum operating voltage. Contact Rain Bird, 520-741-6100 (www.rainbird.com). Ryan introduced the redesigned Ren-O-Thin Power Rake. It features a new, optional seed box to increase productivity, new transport mode for added versatility while in use, and a new two-position, ergonomically redesigned folding handle that incorporates ultimate comfort for all users while maximizing space when stored and transported. It also has a quick-folding handle for easy storage. Contact Ryan, 866-469-1242 (www.ryanturf.com). Pure Seed and Atlas Turf International announced they signed a letter of intent agreement with Jacklin Seed to acquire Sea Spray Seeded Seashore Paspalum. According to the terms, Pure Seed (developer and producer of innovative proprietary turf and forage grasses) and Atlas Turf International (worldwide distributor of licensed and certifed turfgrasses) are assuming production and global marketing of Sea Spray. Jacklin Seed continues to be a distributor of Sea Spray. Case is showcasing the SR270 and SV300, Tier 4 fnal skid steer models with SCR technology. The SR270 radial-lift skid steer features breakout force, torque, hydraulic fow and 360-degree visibility; it also features heavy-duty front and side lighting, control handle detents to give the operator greater control and responsiveness. The SV300 vertical-lift skid steer weighs 8,655 pounds. Contact Case, 866-542-2736 (www.casece.com).

Efco

Efco introduced a professional shaft hedge trimmer, DS 2400 H. It is designed to meet the needs of discerning users who have to work on hedges, plants and bushes of above-average height. The cutting system adjusts to 12 unique positions through 180-degree angles that will make any job a simple task. It includes the Easy On device composed of a double spring in the starter cover and driver with two ratchets that allows for easier start up. Rear handgrip with readily available controls for users is a feature. Steel blade length at 19.6 inches and total machine length at 71 inches allows users to cut down any above-average hedges and bushes. Contact Efco, 800-800-4420 (www.efcopower.com).

Sweep Action Rock Grapple from Worksaver Inc. for skid steer loaders designed for handling rocks, brush, logs, stumps, debris, scraps and more allows operators to sort large or small rocks and debris with just one tool. Two models are available: SARG-72 features an overall width of 72 inches while SARG-84 offers 84 inches of overall width. Contact Worksaver Inc., 217-324-5973 (www.worksaver.com). Standard Golf unveiled the SpraySmart system, a patent-pending, propellant-free spray system for spraying paint. The reusable device operates on compression technology to spray paint using SpraySmart disposable paint pouches. Contact Standard Golf, 866-743-9773 (www.standardgolf.com).

Dehydration

REMEDY Murdock Outdoor Bottle Fillers are designed to be the perfect remedy for dehydration on golf courses. They encourage golfers and staff to drink water early and often. The bottle fllers have a 1 GPM fow rate, push-button or sensor operation and built-in fltration, making it easy and convenient for users to fll a water bottle instead of carrying bottled water. Contact Murdock Manufacturing, 626-419-5674 (www.murdockmfg.com).

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The Andersons’ Humic DG now is available in Canada for turf, agriculture and horticulture markets. Listed as a registered supplement by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Humic DG is a dispersing granule humic acid product that provides a full complement of humic substances including fulvic, humic and humin acids. Humic acid is a natural soil conditioner that acts as an organic chelator and microbial stimulator. It has a unique carbon matrix, which includes a high concentration of trace minerals and organic acids. As a result of these properties, humic acid enhances the plant’s ability to take in essential nutrients and improve soil structure. Contact The Andersons, 800-537-3370 (www.andersonsinc.com). The B Series Brass Tee Flow Sensor from Creative Sensor Technology features wide fow-measurement range beginning at low velocity, no signifcant pressure drop, proven moisture-resistant construction for wet environments or underground installations and is easy to service with its single, large retaining nut that holds the sensor insert in the housing. Contact Creative Sensors Technology, 508-763-8100 (www.creativesensortechnology.com). Fine Americas Inc., manufacturer and marketer of plant growth regulators for agriculture, greenhouse, ornamental and landscape industries, launched a redesigned

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website (www.fne-americas.com). The updated site includes user-friendly features. Growers and landscape professionals can fnd their nearest Fine Americas distributor through an easy-to-use Distributor Locator feature. The Grower Resources section features important information relating to product rates and timing as well as a direct link to the University of New Hampshire’s Mix Master tank-mixing mobile app, sponsored by Fine Americas. Wiley X has created a full family of John Deere safety eyewear. It features shatterproof lenses and virtually indestructible frames and is made with the latest ANSI Z87.1 high-velocity and high mass-impact standards, providing OSHA-grade protection. Contact Wiley X, 805-529-3700 (www.wileyx.com). Golf Industry Services, a golf industry business development agency, announced the launch of Links Insight, a subscription-based online management tool that provides a 360-degree view of key performance indicators at public golf facilities. Links Insight captures critical metrics at individual golf facilities to provide them with the ability to analyze their business against their comp set, geographic market or the industry as a whole. The tools within Links Insight give context, relevance and meaning to the data, giving facilities greater knowledge and greater control, ultimately allowing them to manage their business

using fact-based analysis and benchmarking. Contact Links Insight, 770-530-7845 (www.linksinsight.com). Buffalo Turbine launched its BT-KB5 EFI Turbine Debris Blower. This tow-behind turbine blower is electronically fuel-injected. It features Kohler’s 26.5-hp EFI engine, which has been designed to be up to 20 percent more fuel-effcient than current carbureted engines in use. BT-KB5 offers a wireless start/stop function without the need for the operator to choke the engine before starting. Contact Buffalo Turbine, 716-592-2700 (www.buffaloturbine.com). Seago International introduced Midi-Postmaster from Autoguide Ltd. It is designed for small excavators and offers a faster, more accurate solution to driving posts. It offers speed and power for tough jobs in many markets from fencing to solar feld installation to orchard, vineyard and farming. Midi-Postmaster works best with 2.5- to 5-ton mini-excavators and will drive posts up to 8 inches in diameter. This model weighs 430 pounds and delivers 13,500 foot-pounds of down force at 50 hertz. Thanks to the hydraulic post clamps that secure the post for positioning, posts can be driven into the ground with precision and removed or repositioned with ease. Contact Seago International, 800-780-9889 (www.seagousa.com).

Spectrum Technologies Inc. released a new version of WatchDog 2900ET weather station that is compatible with the Toro Lynx Central Control for golf course irrigation systems. The package includes mid-range wireless radio communications to transmit data up to 2 miles. Contact Spectrum Technologies Inc., (815) 436-4440 (www.specmeters.com). SipcamAdvan has become the exclusive marketer and seller of Rotam North Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s line of turf and ornamental products. It became effective March 1. Under terms of the agreement, SipcamAdvan is responsible for the Rotam products Lucid and Lada insecticides, Offset fungicide and Rowrunner ATO and Rometsol herbicides. Contact SipcamAdvan, (919) 226-1195 (www.sipcamadvan.com). BASF (www.betterturf.basf.us) says superintendents and turf professionals have witnessed powerful results from applications of Xzemplar fungicide and Lexicon Intrinsic brand fungicide on their turf since those products received EPA registration in 2014. Lexicon Intrinsic battles disease, including dollar spot, brown patch, summer patch and fairy ring. John Deereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 7400A TerrainCut Trim and Surrounds Mower and 8800A TerrainCut Rough Mower (www.deere. com/en_US/industry/golf/golf.page?) won AE50 Awards. Both models were introduced in 2014 at the Golf Industry Show. Both mowers feature the new TechControl display to enable more precise control of results, LoadMatch to maintain cut quality in long, lush conditions, internal wet-disk brakes and eHydro traction pumps for superior hill climbing. grubGONE! From Phyllom BioProducts is a new turf grub control. It is designed to provide superintendents with an effective grub control without any potential adverse side effects to humans, wildlife, aquatics or bees. It is made to have consistent season-long control with one application in cool-season and transition zones. It features a new mode of action for resistance management. It is the frst Bacillus thurningiensis strain to target the scarab and weevil turf grubs, the company says, and it is a spreadable granule. A foliar spray formula also is available, called beetleGONE! Contact Phyllom BioProducts, 650-322-5000 (www.phyllombioproducts.com). AlturnaMATS ground protection mats from DICA Outrigger Pads are made to virtually eliminate the chance of equipment becoming stuck or causing rut damage. Black AlturnaMATS in 4- x 8-foot and 3- x 8-foot sizes are available. The standard confguration features a tough diamond plate tread design on both sides. A one-sided traction option is also available and is ideal for crews wanting to prevent traction imprints or slide the mats easily on and off one another for storage. They are constructed of 0.5-inch-thick engineered high-density polyethylene material. The mats support up to 120 tons and can be linked together to build temporary roadways, walkways, work platforms or parking areas. Contact DICA Outrigger Pads, 800-610-3422 (www.dicausa.com). Syngenta announced that Ference insecticide and Secure fungicide now are registered in New York to tackle turf pests. Ference contains the active ingredient cyantraniliprole, which helps control all larval stage of annual bluegrass weevil both inside the stem (frst to second instar) and outside the stem (third to ffth instar). It can be applied to all turfgrass areas on the golf course, including tee box areas, roughs, fairways, greens and collars. Secure features the active ingredient fuazinam, which disrupts energy production at multiple metabolic sites with the fungal cell, resulting in a low risk of resistance development. Contact Syngenta, 866-796-4368, (www.syngenta.com).

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PAWS Jacobsen’s Certifed Pre-Owned program partnered with Patriot Paws, a non-proft organization that provides disabled American veterans with service dogs at no cost. Started by professional dog trainer Lori Stevens in 2006, Patriot Paws dogs are taught behaviors to assist the mobility impaired. They can pick up dropped items, provide bracing to get up and down, help with household chores and get help in an emergency. In addition to making an initial contribution to Patriot Paws, Jacobsen is donating funds for every piece of Certifed Pre-Owned equipment it sells. “Our mobility-impaired veterans have a great need for assistance dogs,” Stevens says. “Jacobsen’s donations will help us make connections between our dogs and veterans around the country. This partnership will also create more awareness of what we do and the many veterans who need our help.”

Sixth-grader Connor Luong was awarded a $1,000 prize by the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) on Feb. 7. Luong, who attends Brookfeld School in Sacramento, Calif., participated in the Dig It! Science Fair sponsored by SSSA and The California Museum. The challenge was for students in California, grades two through seven, to develop an original hypothesis on how a particular factor impacts soil erosion. Students were required to conduct a controlled experiment to test their hypothesis and document their fndings in a written report. Luong successfully demonstrated how thermal expansion of seawater could lead to rising sea levels and cause soil erosion along coastlines. “As I did my research, I

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Greg Norman discovered a country called Kiribati, which will be under water by 2050 due to sea level rise,” Luong says. “I was intrigued and decided to demonstrate how and why sea level rise is affecting soil erosion.” Using a plastic water bottle, food coloring, a straw and a ruler, he was able to measure the water rising inside the water bottle. By shining a heat lamp on the bottle, Luong could track the water’s height over time as the temperature of the water increased. The temperature rose from 72 to 113 in 45 minutes, showing how thermal expansion of water can lead to rising sea levels. Greg Norman, GCSAA’s Old Tom Morris recipient in 2008, received the 2015 Award of Merit from the National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA). “We selected Greg Norman for our Award of Merit for the many, many years he has dedicated to advancing the game of golf and the lifestyle that comes with it,” says Mike Hughes, CEO at NGCOA. Bud Brown joined the sales team at Residex, a North America-based independent distributor of professional pest control and turfgrass management supplies. Most recently, Brown worked at Direct Solutions. In his new position with Residex, Brown is responsible for turf sales in Atlanta. He graduated from the University of Georgia and is a member of the Urban Ag Council.

division manager. Dan Jones, new vice president, human resources, legal and administration, previously was senior director of human resources. Triangle Chemical Co. of Macon, Ga., and Cardinal Chemicals Inc., a provider of agricultural inputs to all key crops in the North Carolina market,

Bobby Walls, Ph.D., product development manager for FMC Professional Solutions, received the Southern Weed Science Society’s highest award — the SWSS Fellow Award, which recognizes members who have made signifcant contributions to the Southern Weed Science Society. His career has focused on agricultural research to discover and develop new products and technology to improve production of food, fber, materials for shelter and aesthetic value of the landscape. Walls holds fve patents for currently used herbicides. Kubota made strategic refnements to its senior leadership organization. Todd Stucke, named vice president, sales, marketing and product support, had his role expanded, adding responsibility for each of the company’s product segments, including ag and turf equipment. Alex Woods was promoted to vice president, divisional operations. He was Southeast

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SIMULATOR Manchester Country Club in Bedford, N.H., unveiled its indoor stateof-the-art golf simulator. It spans 22 feet in length, offering 160 degrees of wraparound images of some of the world’s most breathtaking courses. It enables members and their guests to experience an unforgettable round of golf in the comfort of the clubhouse. It also provides a premier indoor practice and teaching center.

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have agreed to merge. Triangle, on the scene for more than 65 years, has a legacy in the Southeast regional agricultural feld. A member of Tenkoz, the largest distribution entity for crop protection products in the U.S., Triangle is a family-run business. Cardinal Chemicals, meanwhile, comprises 11 retail sites under the governance of its original location in Kinston, N.C. Cardinal entered the turf and ornamental segment in 2009 and is a member of Tenkoz and ProKoz. Brian Daniel, CGCS, is the new western U.S. territory manager for Aqua-Aid Inc. Daniel, a superintendent for more than 25 years, has been very involved in the West Texas and Lone Star chapters of GCSAA as well as helping Texas Tech University start its turfgrass program. Jacobsen announced Caribbean Turf as its new sole dealer in the Dominican Republic. Caribbean Turf is a full-service turf equipment dealer with locations in Santo Domingo and Punta Cana. Jacobsen dealer Tropicars will continue to serve as Jacobsen’s dealer for the other Caribbean island nations. In addition, JACH USA will continue to serve as the Jacobsen dealer for all of Central America. Schiller Grounds Care Inc. awarded distributor

Steven Willand Inc. (SWI) with the Northeast region for the Bob-Cat, Classen, Little Wonder, Mantis and Ryan brands. SWI, located in Augusta, N.J., has been a distribution partner of Schiller brands in the Mid-Atlantic region for more than 40 years. Mary Armstrong of Armstrong Golf Architects is recognized as a Top 20 Sustainable Golf Course Design Practitioner in the world by Green Planet Architects. Armstrong has completed design work in all areas of the U.S. and internationally. She is a longtime member of many local superintendent associations nationwide and most recently served as executive director of the Rio Grande GCSA. The Virginia GCSA announced its 2014 award winners: Dudley Eames (President’s Award for Lifetime Service); Christian Sain (Distinguished Service); Jeff Berg (Environmental Stewardship); and Travis Roberson (VGCSA Scholar). Eames, who retired in 2013, started at age 20 as an assistant golf pro. Eventually he made the transition to golf course management, frst as a crew member at Salisbury Country Club in Richmond, Va. By 1991, Eames had moved up to grow-in superintendent at the Dominion Club. Sain, from The Country Club of Virginia, once oversaw Virginia’s largest golf facility at Kingsmill. Berg, general manager at Goose

Creek Golf Club, got his turfgrass management degree from Penn State. He spearheaded VGCSA’s best management practices manual. Roberson, who hopes to graduate next year from Virginia Tech, has served as a research assistant at Glade Road Research Center and will complete an internship this summer at Kinloch Golf Club. A 90-hole renovation was completed late in 2014 at Valley Brook Golf Course in River Vale, N.J. That work was the culmination of a fve-course renovation, fnished by Turco Golf. Under the creative direction of Robert McNeil, ASGCA, the daily watch by superintendent Gary Arlio and the management of Kevin Purcell, the project was completed. The work at Valley Brook was precipitated by the desire to develop a bunker style that was more maintainable for the limited municipal staff yet presented a bold fowing style. Enhancements at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, S.C., will begin this year. The course will be closed for the summer as tee areas, fairways and rough will be replaced with Celebration bermudagrass. Harbour Town, site of this year’s RBC Heritage in mid-April, will have its greens regrassed with TifEagle bermuda, the same grass that has been on the putting surface since 2001. Additionally, a new state-of-the-art irrigation system will be installed. MacCurrach Golf Construc-

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tion, who worked with architect Pete Dye during the 2001 restoration of Harbour Town, will lead the project. Harbour Town is expected to reopen in September. Duininck Golf will oversee renovation of Maryvale Golf Course, a municipal facility owned by the city of Phoenix. Grand Canyon University manages Maryvale GC. The school agreed to invest $8 million to revitalize the course. Scottsdale-based architect John Fought was hired to revamp the layout. The course closed Jan. 15 and is expected to reopen this fall. William F. Bell, creator of Torrey Pines in La Jolla, Calif., designed Maryvale GC in 1961. “A Diffcult Par: Robert Trent Jones Sr. and the Making of Modern Golf” by James R. Hansen received the USGA’s Herbert Warren Wind Book Award for 2014. “Robert Trent Jones was a colossus of the game, and his contributions to golf course architecture undoubtedly infuenced the way championship golf has been played over the past 65 years,” said Michael Trostel, senior historian for the USGA Museum. Barbara Nicklaus, wife of golf great Jack Nicklaus, is receiving the 2015 Bob Jones Award presented by the USGA. She has been instrumental for years in generating attention to youth-related charitable causes and volunteerism. Currently, she serves as the chairperson of the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation, whose mission is to provide charitable support for activities that advance and enhance the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of childhood diseases and disorders. The foundation, which also supports not-for-proft programs and projects aimed at pediatric health care and health-related services, has raised more than $32 million since its inception in 2004. The Bob Jones Award, presented annually since 1955, is the USGA’s highest honor. It recognizes an individual who demonstrates the spirit, personal character and respect for the game exhibited by Jones, winner of nine USGA championships. The award will be presented during the week of the 115th U.S. Open, June 15-21, at Chambers Bay in University Place, Wash.

Ron Sirak is receiving the 2015 PGA Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism. Sirak, who has written for the Associated Press, Golf Digest and Golf World, will be honored April 8 at the ISPS HANDA 43rd Golf Writers Association of America Annual Awards Dinner in Augusta, Ga. Sirak reported a combined 140 men’s and women’s major championships, 10 Ryder Cups and seven Solheim Cups. In 2005, he became the frst journalist to cover four men’s and four women’s majors in a season. Doc Giffn, longtime associate of golf legend Arnold Palmer, is the recipient of the William D. Richardson Award, named in honor of one of the founders of the Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA). Giffn, 86, was PGA Tour press secretary until he became Palmer’s traveling secretary in 1969. In other GWAA honors, golfer Ben Lyle is recipient of the Ben Hogan Award, given to a person who continues to be active in golf despite a physical handicap or serious illness. Lyle, an Aussie who battled leukemia as a teenager, has won twice on the Web.com Tour. Also, golfer Jim Furyk is receiving the ASAP Sports/Jim Murray Award, which honors a player who is cooperative and accommodating to the media. All of them will be recognized April 8 during the 43rd annual ISPS HANDA GWAA Awards Dinner in Augusta, Ga.

gaining an understanding of their benefts to the planet when cared for in a sustainable way. Since 2009, the TurfMutt environmental education program has reached 38 million students, teachers and families. Carolina Trace Country Club at the northern edge of North Carolina’s Sandhill region began major renovations March 1. The Robert Trent Jones Sr.-designed course will get a complete overhaul of the Lake Course including new, leveled, squared tee complexes, new and updated bunkers and other renovations.

could be important tools and solutions to a problem. He noted that they should be used in combination with all available pest control tools to solve specifc homeowner or farmer pest problems. Hobbs also emphasized the importance of education, proper use and continued evolution of pesticide technology. Other panelists included Syngenta’s Les Glasgow, herbicide technical product lead; and Erik Olson, director of health programs, Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC).

Aaron Hobbs, president of Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment (RISE), was among those who served on a panel on NPR’s Diane Rehm Show to discuss pesticide use and resistance. On the show, Hobbs pointed out that pesticides

LPGA defending U.S. Open champion Michelle Wie made a large donation to The First Tee of the Palm Beaches. Wie donated 10 boxes of Nike clothing and golf shoes. The freshman class of Suncoast High School was the main benefciary. Wie’s donation included sweaters, shirts, pants, skirts and shoes. Female players from Palm Beach Atlantic University’s golf team were invited to pick out some clothing, too. TurfMutt, an environmental stewardship and education program funded and managed by the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute’s (OPEI) Research and Education Foundation, announced an expanded TurfMutt program for schools and families designed to help youth learn about science and the environment from the perspective of the backyard, community and personal green spaces they enjoy daily while

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

(a) PROBLEM These light brown lines on this fairway were caused by a very small hydraulic leak (notice you can only see the lines in the shade). This fairway was being mowed and the hydraulic swivel ftting on the fairway mower had rusted and was releasing a very light stream of oil around the hydraulic motor on one of the cutting units. When the superintendent was doing the course setup the following day, he noticed that the dew did not form on these streaks in the early morning. Upon closer inspection, he noticed a very fne misting of oil on the turf. However, since the Kentucky bluegrass/fne fescue blend was being mowed at 0.675 inch, the oil didn’t really penetrate the canopy very deep. When the superintendent visited the maintenance building to fnd the mower that caused the spill, the hole was so small the oil didn’t even drip under the machine. The only way to fnd out which machine had caused the damage was to ask the operators who mowed that hole and review the jobs-completed board. Once it was determined which machine was on that hole, the ftting was identifed and replaced. Since the damage was superfcial, the area was just left to grow out, the slight discoloration took about three weeks to completely grow out and no long-term damage occurred. Photo submitted by Kyle Fick, the GCSAA Class A superintendent at Bully Pulpit Golf Club in Medora, N.D., and a 10-year member of the association.

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PROBLEM This trail of perfectly spaced piles of sawdust across this fairway is a real head-scratcher. The sawdust came from a white pine that was declining in health, so the decision was made to remove it. The superintendent and crew were working on this project over the winter, during a cold, windy stretch. Cleanup included the normal work of chipping limbs, cutting the tree into manageable logs for removal, then some grinding and hauling away of the debris. During the tree removal and cleanup process, the area received about 3-4 inches of new snow. This course is also home to several fox families, and one of the foxes travelled across the new snow, making impressions as he walked across the fairway. The next day strong winds blew the sawdust and tree shavings into the fox imprints and when the snow melted several days later, it left these perfectly spaced piles of sawdust. The superintendent also thought how remarkable it was that the sawdust was so evenly distributed into the fox’s footprints. If you were able to guess what caused this, give yourself 100 extra Photo Quiz points! Photo submitted by Corey Haney, the GCSAA Class A superintendent at Washington Golf and Country Club in Arlington, Va., and a 24-year association member.

Clarification The Photo Quiz in the February issue of GCM featured an irrigation sinkhole on a green at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Del., a problem that current staff linked to a deep aerifcation that punctured holes in irrigation pipes that “had been buried directly under the green in some areas … (which) caused the problem.” According to Earl D. Shafer, CGCS Retired, who served as superintendent at DuPont CC for 30 years (19702000), irrigation pipes were not installed under greens during the irrigation installation, but properly installed on the banks. He speculated that the reason they are now under the greens surface is possibly the result of mower drift over the years, which would have moved the edges of the greens from the position they were at time of installation to their current location.

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ON COURSE April 2-5 — PGA Tour, Shell Houston Open, Golf Club of Houston, Humble, Texas, James Leonard, GCSAA Class A superintendent.

(Climbing the ladder)

April 2-5 — LPGA, ANA Inspiration, Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, Calif., David Johnson, golf course maintenance director.

Lupe Ibanez Was: Is:

April 9-12 — PGA Tour, Masters,

Assistant superintendent, Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club, Gold Canyon, Ariz. Superintendent, Superstition Mountain G&CC

Getting to know you When he looks at 52-year-old Lupe Ibanez, Superstition director of agronomy Scott Krout sees so much of himself. Ibanez was promoted to superintendent in October after 13 years there. Ibanez and Krout think so much alike that it is almost hard to believe they aren’t brothers. Their similar train of thought is a key reason why Krout was so at ease with Ibanez replacing previous superintendent Cody Horstman, who left to take over at Pinnacle Peak CC in Scottsdale. “If I’m not here, you would want somebody who would make the same decisions you would make,” says Krout, who refers to Ibanez as “my feld general.”“That’s Lupe. I have 100 percent trust in him. To me, naming him (superintendent) was a no-brainer.”

Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Ga., Marsh Benson, director of grounds; Brad Owen, GCSAA Class A superintendent.

April 15-18 — LPGA, LOTTE Championship presented by Hershey, Ko Olina Golf Club, Oahu, Hawaii, Alan Nakamura, superintendent. April 16-19 — PGA Tour, RBC Heritage, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head, S.C., Jonathan Wright, GCSAA Class A superintendent.

April 16-19 — Web.com Tour, El Bosque Mexico Championship, El Bosque Golf Club, Leon Guanajuato. April 16-19 — European Tour, Shenzhen Invitational, Genzon Golf Club, Shenzhen, China.

Q: How did you get your start in this business? A: I started in 1987 from the bottom up. I was a temp for three months, frst picking up range balls, at Renegade (in Scottsdale). Somehow, after three months, I’m still in the business.

April 16-19 — Symetra Tour, Chico’s Patty Berg Memorial, Cypress Lake Country Club, Fort Myers, Fla., Bryce Koch, GCSAA Class A superintendent.

Q: You became a U.S. citizen in 2007. What did that moment mean to you? A: I moved here from Mexico in 1980 for about a year and then I came back. When I offcially became a citizen, it was a huge relief. I didn’t know what to expect when I moved here, but I think this is a very great country.

April 17-19 — Champions Tour, Greater Gwinnett Championship, TPC Sugarloaf, Duluth, Ga., Mike Crawford, CGCS.

Q: What were your emotions when you were promoted to superintendent? A: I was kind of surprised. I didn’t know it was going to happen. But I fell in love with this type of work a long time ago, so I’m happy.

April 23-26 — PGA Tour, Zurich Classic of New Orleans, TPC Louisiana, Avondale, La., Robb Arnold, GCSAA Class A superintendent.

Q: How do you see your role now that you are in charge? A: From my point of view, my job is to keep the members happy. A lot of that has to do with our bunkers. We have close to 200 of them. It takes time, effort and detail.

April 23-26 — Web.com Tour, WNB Golf Classic, Midland Country Club, Midland, Texas, Fore Brown IV, CGCS.

Q: What is special about Superstition? A: The people I work with. Everybody is important. Everybody is part of the team.

April 23-26 — LPGA, Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic, Lake Merced Golf Club, San Francisco, Zach Ohsann, GCSAA Class A superintendent.

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April 23-26 — European Tour, Volvo China Open, Tomson Shanghai Pudong Golf Club, Shanghai.

April 24-26 — Symetra Tour, Guardian Retirement Championship at Sara Bay, Sara Bay Country Club, Sarasota, Fla., Robert Gwodz, GCSAA Class A superintendent.

April 15 — Carolinas GCSA Regional Seminars, Thornblade Club, Greer, S.C. Phone: 800-476-4272 Website: www.carolinasgcsa.org April 20 — 11th annual Joseph Troll Turf Classic, TPC River Highlands Golf Club, Cromwell, Conn. Phone: 888-561-7778 Website: www.cagcs.com

April 24-26 — Champions Tour, Bass Pro Legends of Golf at Big Cedar Lodge, Top of the Rock, Ridgedale, Mo., David Hardesty, GCSAA Class A superintendent.

April 22 — Metro “In” Reach

April 29-May 3 — PGA Tour, WGC−Cadillac Match Play, TPC Harding Park, San Francisco, Kevin Teahan, superintendent.

April 28 — 69th Annual Southeastern Turfgrass Conference, University of Georgia Tifton Campus. Phone: 706-376-3585 Website: www.ggcsa.org

Education, Target Field, Minneapolis, Minn. Website: www.mgcsa.org

April 30-May 3 — Web.com Tour, United Leasing Championship presented by PTI, Victoria National Golf Club, Newburgh, Ind., Kyle Callahan, superintendent.

May 6 — University of Arizona Karsten Field Day, Tucson, Ariz. Phone: 520-318-7142 Email: dkopec@calcs.arizona.edu

April 30-May 3 — LPGA, Volunteers of America North Texas Shootout presented by JTBC, Las Colinas Country Club, Irving, Texas, Rob Wiggins, GCSAA Class A superintendent.

May 14 — Golf Summit, Golf Alliance

Correction: Information for a Symetra Tour event was incorrect in the February issue of GCM. On Feb. 27-March 1, the Volvik Championship was played at Morongo Golf Club at Tukwet Canyon in Beaumont, Calif. Paul Mayes, CGCS, oversees the course.

June 6 — The Future of Golf, The Falls

COMING UP April 1 — Poa annua & Auburn Research Field Day, Auburn University Golf Club, Auburn, Ala. Website: www.alabamachaptergcsa.org

April 1 — GCSAA Webcast: Triple Trouble Series, Part III: Air Movement Contact: GCSAA Education Phone: 800-472-7878 Website: www.gcsaa.org/education/ webcasts.aspx

of Washington, The Home Course, DuPont, Wash. Phone: 253-219-8360 Website: www.wwgcsa.org

Country Club, Lake Worth, Fla. Phone: 800-732-6053 Website: www.pbgcsa.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.

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ON THE MOVE

(In the field)

Florida Ralph Dain When en one o thinks of Florida, Florida images of miles of sun-drenched, sandy beaches and tree-lined, green golf courses come to mind. I am sure a number of individuals shoveling out from under snow in the Northeast would love to come to Florida and grip a 7-iron rather than a snow shovel. One out of four golfers in Florida is a tourist. In addition to its impact on tourism, the game of golf has a very positive story to tell down here in the Sunshine State. To that end, the leaders of the golf industry in Florida convened in Tallahassee for the 4th Annual Florida Golf Day in February. I joined leaders from a variety of golf associations, including the World Golf Foundation, Golf 20/20, World Golf Hall of Fame, Florida GCSA, The North and South PGA Districts, Florida State Golf Association, Florida Club Managers Association, PGA Tour, LPGA and PGA of America. Together, we were able to tell the story of golf and how much the game truly enhances the state of Florida. Fresh economic indicators for the game were announced just prior to our session in Tallahassee. It helps craft our message when we can relate that golf has an $8.2 billion direct economic impact. This number is up from the previous number in 2007 ($7.4 billion). The golf industry compares favorably with amusement and theme parks ($5.4 billion) and agricultural products ($8.3 billion). We were also able to convey the positive environmental contributions of golf courses in urban communities. Bill Davidson, CGCS, who is the superintendent at the Country Club of Naples as well as Florida GCSA president, portrayed golf courses as “urban zoos,” where wildlife can seek refuge from the continued development of their natural environments. Davidson, a 22-year GCSAA member, discussed the positive cooling and filtering benefits of the turfgrass used on golf courses and added comments pertaining to the sustainability efforts of the Florida GCSA and their BMP program. Another key message for the day was the fact that golf gives back through charitable contributions to an extent that exceeds other professional sports around the state. In fact, the total amount of charitable contributions attributed to the game of golf in Florida was an estimated $383.4 million in 2013. The core group of leaders were able to meet with several influential individuals throughout the day, including Rep. Jim Boyd, deputy majority leader; Sen. Garrett Richter, senate president pro tem; Rep. Clay Ingram, chair TED (transportation and economic development) appropriations; Mike Joyner, chief of staff for the commissioner of agriculture; and Kathy Mears, chief of staff for the speaker of the house. In all these interactions, industry was able to get across the idea that golf courses are small businesses that infuse money into local economies and employ more than 132,000 Florida residents. Not only were the face-to-face meetings successful, but the social media campaign also exceeded expectations that were based on numbers from the 2014 Florida Golf Day. In all, there were more than 200 individual tweets (not including retweets) with an estimated 955,000 impressions. As the day concluded and information booths were being taken down, it felt good to have participated in such a worthwhile endeavor. The leaders of the golf industry in Florida capitalized on the time in Tallahassee and told the story of golf and the many positive contributions we make on a daily basis in our great state.

For the latest blog posts from all of GCSAA’s feld staff representatives, visit www.gcsaa.org/ community/regions.aspx.

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ALABAMA Adam W. Gillam, formerly (C) at Valley Hill Country Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Point Mallard Golf Course in Decatur. Erik Vogler, formerly (C) at The Auburn University Club, is now (C) at Arrowhead Country Club in Montgomery. ARIZONA Stephen Bais, formerly (Supt. Mbr.) at Anthem Golf and Country Club−Ironwood Course, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Arrowhead Country Club in Glendale. Travis J. Blamires, formerly (A) at The Club at Morningside, is now (A) at Tonto Verde Golf Club in Rio Verde. Cody L. Horstman, formerly (Supt. Mbr.) at Superstition Mountain Club, is now (A) at Pinnacle Peak Country Club in Scottsdale. Jamie Kwiatkowski, formerly (C) at Whirlwind Golf Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Toka Sticks Golf Club in Mesa. Andy D. Lindloff, formerly (C) at Promontory−The Ranch Club, is now (C) at Blackstone Country Club in Peoria. CALIFORNIA Todd A. Andreasen, formerly (A) at Canyon Gate Country Club, is now (A) at Coto de Caza Golf & Racquet Club in Trabuco Canyon. Gary Byrne, formerly (C) at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, is now (C) at Riviera Country Club in Pacifc Palisades. Donald B. Ebarb, formerly (C) at Shady Canyon Golf Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Skylinks Golf Course in Long Beach. Michael V. Facciuto, formerly (C) at Yocha Dehe Golf Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at El Macero Country Club in Davis. Akoni Ganir, formerly (Supt. Mbr.) at Tokatee Golf Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Winchester Country Club in Meadow Vista. Rick Menard, formerly (Supt. Mbr.) at Westin Mission Hills Resort−Pete Dye Course, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Indian Wells Golf Resort in Indian Wells. Kevin G. Neal, CGCS, formerly (A) at Industry Hills at Pacifc Palms Conference Resort, is now (A) at ValleyCrest Golf Maintenance in Calabasas. Refugio Valdivia Jr., formerly (Supt. Mbr.) at Valencia Country Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Los Serranos Country Club in Chino Hills. Terry L. Vassey, Ph.D., formerly (C) at Coto de Caza Golf & Racquet Club, is now

(Supt. Mbr.) at Old Ranch Country Club in Seal Beach. COLORADO Patrick Brey, formerly (C) at Aspen Glen Golf Club, is now (C) at Castle Pines Golf Club in Castle Rock. Jeff Goessling, formerly (C) at Colorado Golf Club, is now (C) at Plum Creek Golf & Country Club in Castle Rock. Jack W. Huffman II, formerly (C) at Red Sky Golf Club−Fazio Course, is now (C) at Red Sky Golf Club−Norman Course in Wolcott. CONNECTICUT Stephen J. Curry, formerly (A) at Berkshire Hills Country Club, is now (A) at Torrington Country Club in Torrington. Shawn J. Daigle, formerly (A) at Fox Hopyard Golf Club, is now (AF) at Novak Brothers Landscaping in Hadlyme. Youngman Oh, formerly (C) at Wee Burn Country Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Banner Country Club in East Haddam. FLORIDA Corbett W. Adams, formerly (A) at Ibis Golf & Country Club, is now (A) at The Club at Admiral’s Cove in Jupiter. Travis Anderson, formerly (A) at Mallory Hill Country Club, is now (A) at Palmer Legends Country Club in The Villages. Jason G. Bailey, formerly (A) at Melreese Country Club, is now (A) at Parkland Golf & Country Club in Pompano Beach. Landon Clark, formerly (C) at Fiddlesticks Country Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Fiddlesticks Country Club in Fort Myers. David W. Gourlay, CGCS, CCM, formerly (A) at Lakewood Country Club, is now (A) at Boca Grove Golf & Tennis in Boca Raton. Rob T. Halleran, formerly (C) at Coral Ridge Country Club, is now (C) at Adios Golf Club in Pompano Beach. Scott N. Hornish, formerly (C) at TPC at Treviso Bay, is now (C) at Royal Poinciana Golf Club in Naples. David W. Husar, formerly (C) at Westmoreland Country Club, is now (C) at Palma Ceia Golf & Country Club in Tampa. Robert T. Makres, formerly (Supt. Mbr.) at Countryside Country Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Crescent Oaks Country Club in Orlando. Nathaniel McKnight, Jr., formerly (C) at Timber Pines Golf Course, is now (C) at Indian Spring Country Club in Boynton Beach. Jesse Metcalf, formerly (C) at Hole-InThe-Wall Golf Course, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Bonita National Golf & Country Club in

Bonita Springs. John C. Miller, CGCS, formerly (AA) at Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, is now (AA) at Ladies Professional Golf Association in Daytona Beach. Jacob D. Wentz, formerly (A) at Long Mean Course at Fiddlesticks Country Club, is now (A) at Verandah Golf Course in Fort Myers. Benjamin Y. Williams, formerly (C) at Marriott Lakewood Golf Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Marcus Pointe Golf Club in Pensacola. GEORGIA Robin K. Moseley, formerly (C) at Kingwood Golf Club, is now (C) at The Orchard Golf & Country Club in Clarkesville. Joshua M. Sullins, formerly (C) at Ashton Hills Golf Club, is now (C) at The Governor’s Towne Club in Acworth. HAWAII Lash Hairston, formerly (S) at Sandhills Community College, is now (S) at University of Hawaii at Manoa in Honolulu. IDAHO Brandon Bubar, formerly (A) at Boise Ranch Golf Course, is now (A) at Coeur d’Alene Golf Club in Coeur d’Alene. ILLINOIS Adam Anderson, formerly (C) at Fairways Golf Course, is now (C) at Sandy Hollow Golf Course in Rockford. Chase Bonnell, formerly (C) at Olympia Fields Country Club, is now (SM) at Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Fields. Miles S. Carlson, formerly (C) at Anthem Country Club, is now (C) at Butler National Golf Club in Oak Brook. Philip G. Cuffare, formerly (A) at Oak Hill Country Club, is now (A) at Oak Park Country Club in River Grove. Eric P. Ensign, formerly (A) at Green Meadows Golf Course, is now (A) at Oak Meadows Golf Club in Addison. Christopher R. Hans, formerly (C) at Knollwood Country Club, is now (C) at Butler National Golf Club in Oak Brook. Richie T. Hardman, formerly (A) at Elliot Golf Course, is now (A) at The Mauh-NahTee-See Club in Rockford. Reid A. Neumann, formerly (C) at Mount Hawley Country Club, is now (C) at Ingersoll Golf Course in Rockford. Virgil A. Range III, formerly (Supt. Mbr) at River Bend Golf Course, is now (Supt.

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Mbr.) at Nashville Golf Course in Nashville. Joseph K. Schneider, formerly (C) at Walnut Creek Country Club, is now (C) at Oak Meadows Golf Club in Addison. INDIANA Brian Madara, CGCS, formerly (A) at Elks Country Club, is now (A) at Dyes Walk Golf Course in Greenwood. John F. Thackery, formerly (C) at Olympia Fields Country Club, is now (C) at North Course at Otter Creek Golf Course in Columbus. KANSAS Tyler M. Anderson, formerly (C) at Salina Country Club, is now (C) at Milburn Golf & Country Club in Overland Park. Shane Dorsey, formerly (Supt. Mbr.) at Painted Hills Golf Course, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Falcon Lakes Golf Club in Basehor. Mark P. Newton, CGCS, formerly (A) at Deer Creek Golf Course, is now (A) at Canyon Farms Golf Club in Lenexa. Brad A. Waggoner, formerly (A) at Osawatomie Golf Course, is now (A) at Stone Creek Golf Course in Chanute. KENTUCKY Stephen Babcock, formerly (A) at Harmony Landing Country Club, is now (A) at Big Spring Country Club in Louisville. Christopher C. Habich, formerly (C) at Valhalla Golf Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Bardstown Country Club in Bardstown.

MASSACHUSETTS Robert R. Cullen, formerly (C) at Juniper Hill Golf Course, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Juniper Hill Golf Course in Northborough. Robert E. Decker Jr., formerly (Supt. Mbr.) at Greenock Country Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Berkshire Hills Country Club in Pittsfeld. Teddy Norman, formerly (S) at University of Massachusetts-Amherst, is now (C) at Concord Country Club in Concord. MINNESOTA Andrew L. Stalboerger, formerly (Supt. Mbr.) at Pine Ridge Golf Course, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Oak Hill Golf Club in Rice. NEBRASKA Casey Crittenden, CGCS, formerly (AA), is now (A) at Lincoln Parks and Recreation Dept. in Lincoln. NEVADA Daniel R. Croke, formerly (C) at Rhodes Ranch Golf Club, is now (C) at Durango

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NEW HAMPSHIRE Max L. Lamas, formerly (Supt. Mbr.) at Whitehall Field Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Newport Golf Club in Newport. NEW JERSEY Steven T. Craig, formerly (A) at Atlantic City Country Club, is now (A) at Green Tree Golf Course in Egg Harbor Township. Dustin D. Minko, formerly (C) at Pine Hollow Country Club, is now (AF) at Middletown Sprinkler Co. in Port Monmouth. Robert Schipper, formerly (C) at Echo Lake Country Club, is now (C) at South Course at Canoe Brook Country Club in Summit. NEW YORK Daniel R. DelPup, formerly (S) at Michigan State University, is now (C) at The Meadow Brook Club in Jericho. Chris Dorr, formerly (C) at Glen Oaks Club, is now (C) at Atunyote Course at Turning Stone Resort in Verona. Royal S. Healy, formerly (C) at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, is now (C) at Sleepy Hollow Country Club in Briarcliff Manor. Robert Jewett, formerly (C) at Metedeconk National Golf Club, is now (C) at Brae Burn Country Club in Purchase. Nathan Jordan, formerly (Supt. Mbr.) at Saratoga Lake Golf Club, is now (C) at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton. Kyle Rogers, formerly (C) at Wykagyl Country Club, is now (C) at Hamlet Golf & Country Club in Commack. Anthony J. Stalters, formerly (A) at Baiting Hollow Club, is now (A) at Atlantic Golf Club in Bridgehampton. Stanley F. Zombek, formerly (C) at Shenendoah Course at Turning Stone Resort, is now (C) at Cedar Lake Country Club in Clayville. NORTH CAROLINA Kyle Brown, formerly (A) at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club, is now (A) at Seven Lakes Golf Club in West End. Wyatt W. Kotary, formerly (S) at SUNY Delhi, is now (C) at Cape Fear National Golf Club in Leland.

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Partner Recognition Program Baroness is the leader in producing the fnest mowing equipment in the world. This 105 year old company is world renowned for its amazingly precise cut and longest lasting reels and bed knifes. Baroness’s equipment provides golf superintendents the ability to attain superior cut and performance, while achieving tremendous savings in maintenance and operational expenses. The lineup now includes LM18G, LM56G & LM66T walking greens mowers, LM315 triplex mower, SP05 bunker rake, LM2400 & LM2700 fairway mowers, LM285 rough mower, GM 1700 slope mower, TDA 1600 aerator, GR 65 greens roller and GM281 approach mower. With much more to come, Baroness’s equipment is defnitely one to seek a demonstration or contact us for a complete list of Baroness’s customers in your area. Intelligent Growth from the Ground Up The CIVITASTM team is proud to now operate under IntelligroTM, which includes the professional turf, lawncare and agriculture markets. This change brings greater focus to the resources, research and product development that contribute to the success of brands like CIVITAS. The overarching goal is to enable customers to do more with less by harnessing unique technologies to achieve superior results with fewer resources. CIVITAS is committed to the Intelligro mission of challenging traditional thinking when it comes to plant protection. As a dedicated supporter of the future of America’s golf course industry, the CIVITAS team will continue to deliver on the promise of superior turf performance while striving to create resourceful growth. Healthier turf is stronger turf Since its market debut six years ago, CIVITAS has been well known for its effcacy in controlling disease and suppressing insects while cultivating noticeably healthier turf that enhances visual aesthetics and playability. By focusing frst and foremost on the health of the plant, CIVITAS enhances plant effciencies, which can lead to a reduction in inputs such as other pesticides. Studies have shown that CIVITAS products can also help extend disease control of tank mix partners. With no known pathogen or insect resistance issues, CIVITAS products can be used consistently throughout the growing season without worrying about maximum yearly application restrictions. To learn more about the CIVITAS and Intelligro advantage, visit CIVITASturf.com and intelligro.com. ™Trademark of Suncor Energy Inc. Used under license. Intelligro, a Suncor business.

Koch Turf & Ornamental (Koch) is a global leader in enhanced effciency fertilizer (EEF) products. Our EFF’s provide effcient plant nutrient technologies that prevent nitrogen loss through volatilization, denitrifcation and leaching. The Koch turf and ornamental portfolio spans three EFF technologies – controlled release, slow release and stabilized nitrogen – providing nutrient solutions for every area of the course. From tee to green and everywhere in between we protect your nitrogen investment, saving you time and money. POLYON® Controlled-Release Fertilizer, with its reactive layers coating, provides predictable nitrogen release over an extended period for high-quality turf with fewer applications. Top golf course superintendents have relied on its controlled-release technology for years. DURATION CR® Controlled-Release Fertilizer delivers consistent nitrogen release making it easy to grow healthy turf while reducing maintenance costs at the same time. Precise feeding that lasts for weeks, months or an entire season is available with just one application. There’s a reason superintendents all over the world turn to UMAXX® stabilized nitrogen for healthy, green and beautiful golf courses. UMAXX® fertilizer has a unique mode of action that provides predictable and quick green-up, yielding a dark green color for up to twelve weeks. This completely soluble fertilizer can be sprayed or spread to meet your changing needs. NUTRALENE® Slow-Release Nitrogen is trusted by countless turfgrass professionals for dependable nutrition for up to 16 weeks. Consistent long-term release provides a cost-effective, low-maintenance solution for high quality performance, in a range of particle sizes. For additional information please visit www.kasturf.com or e-mail kascustomerservice@kochind.com.

D.W. O’Neal II, formerly (Supt. Mbr.) at Gates Four Golf & Country Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Silver Creek Golf Club in Swansboro. Mark A. Scott, formerly (C) at TPC Jasna Polana, is now (C) at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte. OHIO William Fahrney, formerly (I), is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Arrowhead Golf Course in North Canton. Jon D. Sammons, formerly (AFCR) at Sustane Natural Fertilizer, is now (AFCR) at ICL Specialty Fertilizers in Dublin. Kent Turner, formerly (Supt. Mbr.) at Brookside Country Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Kenwood Country Club in Cincinnati. OKLAHOMA Donald H. Allgood Jr., CGCS, formerly (AA), is now (C) at South Lakes Golf Course in Jenks. OREGON Ryan Barker, formerly (C) at Pronghorn Golf LLC, is now (C) at Sunriver Resort in Bend. PENNSYLVANIA Martin Albright, formerly (C) at Wildwood Golf Club, is now (C) at Championship Course at St. Clair Country Club in Pittsburgh. SOUTH CAROLINA Steve M. Currie, formerly (C) at Country Club of Spartanburg, is now (C) at The Carolina Country Club in Spartanburg. Matthew L. Dungan, formerly (C) at Palmetto Dunes Resort-Robert Trent Jones Course, is now (C) at Palmetto Dunes Resort-Arthur Hills Course in Hilton Head Island. John D. Hughes, formerly (Supt. Mbr.) at Myrtlewood Golf Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Willbrook Plantation Country Club in Pawleys Island. Michael J. O’Malley, formerly (C) at Old Edwards Club, LLC, is now (C) at Keowee Key Golf & Country Club in Salem. Mark K. Weedall, formerly (Supt. Mbr.) at Mililani Golf Course, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Wexford Plantation in Hilton Head Island. SOUTH DAKOTA Kelly J. Eilers, formerly (A) at Hiawatha Golf Course, is now (A) at Brandon Golf Course in Brandon.

at High Lands Golf Club, is now (AF) at Floratine Products Group Inc. in Collierville. TEXAS Scott Alford, formerly (A) at Walnut Creek Country Club, is now (AA) at Turfgrass Solutions Inc. in Colleyville. Garry W. Anderson, formerly (I), is now (AF) at Ameriturf in Italy. Greg Caldwell, formerly (C) at The Highland Course at Primland, is now (C) at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth. Jeremy T. Johnson, formerly (A) at Thorntree Country Club, is now (A) at The Golf Club at Fossil Creek in Fort Worth. Jeffrey W. Kadlec, formerly (Supt. Mbr.) at La Cantera Golf Club−Palmer Course, is now (AF) at GLK Turf Solutions in San Antonio. Nevin J. Kotera, formerly (Supt. Mbr.) at Yankee Hill Country Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Iron Horse Golf Course in North Richland Hills. Barryn C. Lane, formerly (Supt. Mbr.) at The Club at Waterford, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Blue Lake Golf Club in Horseshoe Bay. Tim Nunley, formerly (C) at Grand Pines Course at Bentwater Country Club, is now (C) at Elkins Lake Recreation Association in Huntsville. Nathan Tompkins, formerly (C) at Glen Oaks Club is now (C) at Dallas National Golf Club in Dallas. Peter Williams, formerly (C) at Lakewood Country Club, is now (C) at City of Grand Prairie in Grand Prairie. UTAH Alan B. Davis, formerly (C) at Castle Pines Golf Club, is now (C) at Glenwild Golf Club and Spa in Park City. VIRGINIA Richard B. Collins, formerly (C) at The Keswick Club, is now (C) at Meadows Farms Golf Course in Locust Grove. Tim Crowley, formerly (C) at Potomac Shores Golf Club, is now (C) at Westwood Country Club in Vienna. James N. Gabel, formerly (Supt. Mbr.) at The Frog Golf Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Jefferson Lakeside Country Club in Henrico. Justin Hunt, formerly (C) at Austin Golf Club, is now (C) at Kinloch Golf Club in Manakin Sabot. Michael Nazzaro, formerly (C) at Generals Ridge Golf Course, is now (C) at Red Wing Lake Golf Course in Virginia Beach.

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WASHINGTON Robert S. Reehoorn, formerly (C) at Aldarra Golf Club, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at Aldarra Golf Club in Sammamish. WEST VIRGINIA Todd M. Youngblood, formerly (C) at The Snead, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at The Snead in White Sulphur Springs. WISCONSIN Aaron W. Becker, formerly (C) at Indian Hill Golf Club, is now (C) at St. Germain Municipal Golf Club in Saint Germain. Adam Dempsey, formerly (C) at Bishops Bay Country Club, is now (C) at Stoughton Country Club in Stoughton. Luke J. McGhee, formerly (S) at University of Wisconsin−Madison, is now (C) at Wisconsin Club in Milwaukee. BAHAMAS Michael L. Cooper, formerly (C) at TPC at Sawgrass, is now (Supt. Mbr.) at TPC at Baha Mar in Nassau. CANADA Stephen Hicks, formerly (C) at Bayview Golf & Country Club, is now (C) at Dundas Valley Golf & Curling Club in Dundas, Ontario. Darcy B. Matchullis, formerly (C) at Country Club of The Hamptons, is now (C) at Harvest Hills Golf Course in Calgary, Alberta. PORTUGAL Joel Fabio Lopes Nunes, formerly (ISM) at Golfe Do Montado, is now (ISM) at Onyria Palmares in Lagos. Editor’s note: The information in this report was pulled from GCSAA’s database on March 3, 2015.

NEW MEMBERS Editor’s note: A new classifcation, equipment manager, is designated by EM. ALABAMA Andrew Watson Rasch, Student, Auburn Lane C. Sims, Student, Auburn ARIZONA Lupe Ibanez, Supt. Mbr., Apache Junction Clinton E. Morgan, Class C, Flagstaff ARKANSAS Jaimie M. Bradley, Associate, Springdale Joseph C. Danton, Student, Fayetteville

Ryan C. Emerson, Associate, Rogers Kent A. Fisher, Student, Fayetteville Dan Sandor, Student, Fayetteville CALIFORNIA Cal E. Arseneau, Student, San Luis Obispo Danny Buckley, Class C, Carmel Soufane Chaibane, Student, Pomona Kenneth P. Diano, Associate, Santa Barbara Blas Huezo, EM, Lakeside Luis Martinez, Class C, Vallejo Sean P. McLaughlin, Student, Pomona Paul Rodriguez, Affliate, Huntington Beach Steven J. Scotland, EM, Pleasanton Jesse F. Sutton, Class C, Truckee Joey Torres, Class C, Oakdale COLORADO Jason C. Bunt, Associate, Parker Matt Grandy, Student, Fort Collins Mark Reynolds, Associate, Gypsum CONNECTICUT Matthew R. Carter, Class C, Greenwich FLORIDA William C. Anderson, Class C, Fort Myers Kyle M. Asbury, Class C, Boca Raton Denny Bobik, Supt. Mbr., Titusville John Cisar, Educator, Plantation Sean Gregson, Class C, Largo Kristopher C. Hartman, Class C, Key West Raymond T. Hooker, Jr., EM, Winter Park Jeffrey A. Klontz, Student, Fort Pierce John R. Patterson, EM, Palm Beach Gardens Andrew Ulsh, Class C, Destin Salvador Vivas, Class C, Jupiter Guillermo Palacios, Affliate, Miami GEORGIA Kaulin J. Andric, Student, Athens Chad A. Austin, Student, Athens William J. Bowling, Student, Athens Austin B. Brooks, Student, Athens Alan R. Bussey, EM, Richmond Hill Matthew Cindea, Student, Athens Travis Finney, EM, Cumming Aaron J. Hayes, Student, Athens Brendan M. Hoban, Student, Athens Wesley Lawton, EM, Albany Silas A. Ledford, Student, Athens Kenneth B. Mitchell, Student, Tifton Dustin B. Owenby, Student, Athens Aaron T. Powers, Affliate, Athens Philip T. Torrance, Student, Athens Carson C. Turner, Class C, Clayton Debbie Turner, Educator, Warm Springs

Samuel A. Williamson, Student, Athens HAWAII Jerome W. Brown, Associate, Kaila-Kona Sean A. Fong, Affliate, Mililani IDAHO Nicholas R. Purdy, Affliate, Boise Dave Woodall, Associate, Coeur d’Alene ILLINOIS Matt E. Flory, Class C, Wilmette Rob Frazer, Supt. Mbr., Lena Zane J. Hartley, Student, Joliet Eric Kimbrough, Student, Champaign Andrew W. Redding, Class C, Springfeld Charles Totten, Associate, Plainfeld INDIANA Dustin R. Gilpatrick, Supt. Mbr., Santa Claus Ryan M. Lehrman, Class C, Fort Wayne IOWA Eric T. Langford, Student, Ames Zachary S. Olinger, Student, Ames Reed T. Warman, Class C, West Des Moines KANSAS Paul Jemison, Student, Manhattan KENTUCKY Christopher P. Bollinger, Student, Bowling Green William E. Houchin, Student, Bowling Green Robert T. Mason, Supt. Mbr., Alexandria MAINE Christopher P. Warren, Supt. Mbr., Waterville MARYLAND Frederick W. Goundry IV, Student, College Park Marvin N. Martinez, Student, College Park Kevin Morris, Educator, Beltsville Ben Webster, EM, Gaithersburg Roland J. Weeden III, Class C, Severna Park MASSACHUSETTS Michael P. Beattie, Class C, Hopkinton Dana S. Chase, Associate, Brewster Connor R. Fisher, Student, Amherst Russell E. Loud, EM, Dennis Christopher J. O’Brien, Student, Amherst Theodore J. O’Toole Jr., Class C, Marion James P. Shea, Student, Amherst Mike Tanis, EM, Osterville

Andrew D. Travers, Student, Amherst John Waters, Student, Amherst MICHIGAN Alfredo Alvarez, Student, East Lansing Alekzander A. Bashi, Student, East Lansing Tyler D. Cooper, Class C, Bloomfeld Hills David Gilstrap, Ph.D., Educator, East Lansing Jason Marquardt, Class C, Pierson Sean Mcgorisk, Student, Marquette Justin T. Nelson, Student, East Lansing Carlota Sánchez de Ocaña, Student, East Lansing MINNESOTA Jay M. Gorman, Student, Rochester Kraig Stolhammer, Associate, Hibbing MISSISSIPPI Dylan K. Boteley, Class C, Jackson Aden A. Cruthirds II, Student, Mississippi State Corey S. Garrison, Student, Mississippi State Christopher R. Handlan, Student, Mississippi State Alex Marshall, Student, Mississippi State Connor W. Martel, Student, Mississippi State Daniel L. Rea, Associate, Gulfport Coleman Torgersen, Student, Mississippi State William E. Whitfeld, Student, Mississippi State MISSOURI Michael J. Black, EM, St. Charles Chris Rapp, EM, St. Louis MONTANA Cory Shelhamer, Supt. Mbr., Malta NEBRASKA Mike A. Fujan, EM, Omaha Tanner T. Harold, Student, Lincoln Matthew D. Hellbusch, Student, Lincoln Mark S. Thomas, EM, Lincoln NEVADA Tony J. Brask, Class C, Henderson George James Folopoulos, Supt. Mbr., Las Vegas Jerry E. Tidball, Supt. Mbr., Las Vegas NEW JERSEY Emily Braithwaite, Student, New Brunswick Mark B. Burnette, Student, New Brunswick Kevin P. Fedison, Class C, Summit Annicq E. Groetsema, EM, Tenafy

Mark S. Hamersky, Student, New Brunswick Brandon X. Lopez, Student, New Brunswick Carter R. Miller, Class C, Bayonne Simon Qunita Calle, EM, Wayne Joseph Raimondo, Student, New Brunswick August W. Rocco, Student, New Brunswick Joe Shutack, Student, New Brunswick James A. Surico, Student, New Brunswick NEW MEXICO James Lucero, Class C, Albuquerque NEW YORK Colin M. Brooks, Student, Cobleskill Logan T. Carsten, Student, Cobleskill Anthony R. Cina, Student, Cobleskill William P. Considine, Student, Delhi Gregory P. Hunkins, Student, Cobleskill Jacob S. Lamarche, Student, Delhi Timothy E. Melien, Class C, Sag Harbor Zachery A. Miller, Class C, Farmingdale Patrick C. Murray, Student, Cobleskill Chris Pagan, Class C, Tuxedo Park Tyler R. Porter, Student, Cobleskill Christopher Sitko, Student, Ithaca Steve Tooker, Supt. Mbr., Great River Tyler J. Warren, Student, Delhi NORTH CAROLINA Bob Goglia, Affliate Co. Rep., Greensboro Corey M. Rase, Student, Supply Brian D. Tew, Class C, Greenville Matthew L. Wade, Student, Charlotte OHIO Christopher A. Bell, Student, Columbus William J. Cummings, Student, Columbus Samuel M. Donnellan, Student, Columbus Ryan James Egerton, Student, Columbus Javier Farran, Student, Columbus Matthew T. Gibson, Student, Columbus Daniel J. Greene, Student, Columbus Troy L. Gregory, Student, Cincinnati Gareth J. Hardisty, Student, Columbus Grant W. Hedley, Student, Columbus Bryce D. Johns, Student, Columbus Nathan McKinniss, Student, Columbus Tom Platt, Student, Columbus Niall J. Rose, Student, Columbus Jonathan Samakh, Student, Columbus Francesco M. Sau, Student, Columbus Craig Snowdon, Student, Columbus Jon Soukup, Class C, New Carlisle Jonathan Lee Stubbs, Student,

Columbus Peter W. Thompson, Student, Columbus Andrew K. Tomlinson, Student, Columbus Iain Tong, Student, Columbus Graham L. Walsh, Student, Columbus Matthew D. Wiltse, Class C, Powell OKLAHOMA Thurman W. Coker, Class C, Jenks Colton E. Craig, Student, Stillwater Austin J. Welge, Class C, Bartlesville OREGON Frank L. Cicero, EM, Molalla PENNSYLVANIA Ronald M. DiFrancesco, EM, Warminster Lance A. Donny, Affliate Co. Rep., Radnor Justin C. Eckert, Student, University Park Justin A. Hartshorne, Class C, Sewickley Kory E. Lesney, Class C, Sewickle Greg B. Marsala, Class C, King Of Prussia Kevin Myers, Affliate Co. Rep., Radnor Walter Norley, Affliate Co. Rep., Radnor Terry Robinson, EM, State College Robert L. Sefton III, Associate, York Mark Williams, Supt. Mbr., West Chester RHODE ISLAND Nicholas Bennett, Student, Kingston Joshua Daniel Bergeron, Student, Kingston Ian Blackmar, Student, Kingston Anthony DeFelice, Student, Kingston Andrew Folan, Student, Kingston John P. Geltzeiler, Student, Kingston Timothy A. Mackay, Student, Kingston Thomas P. Mistowski, Student, Kingston Rassmeay Morm, Student, Kingston SOUTH CAROLINA Samuel B. Austin, Class C, Hanahan Russ Bisbe, Class C, Bluffton Julius R. Brown, Class C, Myrtle Beach Linsey W. Eckles, Class C, Myrtle Beach David Laird, EM, Okatie SOUTH DAKOTA Ethan E. Ohland, Student, Sioux Falls Bailey L. Roberts, Student, Sioux Falls Jordan J. Steiner, Student, Sioux Falls Micayla Weaver, Student, Sioux Falls TENNESSEE Kyley Dickson, Student, Knoxville Jason M. Eberhand, Class C, Spring Hill William B. Thompson, Class C, Brentwood

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TEXAS John S. Baldea, Associate, San Antonio Jeffery J. Barnhill, Student, Waco Carter L. Blenden, Student, Stephenville Cliff A. Bosworth, Associate, Leander William Austin Boyette, Associate, Whitney Danny Breeding, Associate, Canyon Lake Corey Diaz, Student, College Station Danny J. Diaz, EM, Austin Dirk Y. Doyle, Affliate, Greenville Jason Foreman, Associate, Leander Jacob E. Gonzales, Student, Lubbock Justin A. Gregory, Student, Lubbock Scott Harper, Student, Lubbock Roger Havlak, Educator, San Angelo Rob B. Headrick, Class C, Irving Alan L. Hedrick, Student, Waco Kevin J. Hejl, Student, College Station Jacob R. Heppell, Student, Waco Brandon R. Holt, Student, Waco Adriane Horne, Associate, Austin Garrett W. Irwin, Associate, Lubbock Young-Ki Jo, Ph.D., Educator, College Station James Kallus, Student, Houston Evan J. Kelly, Associate, Leander Zachary B. Larimore, Student, Waco Rodrigo Martinez, Student, College Station Robert K. Pierce, Associate, Leander

Larry M. Ramsey, EM, Arlington Don Rutherford, Associate, Austin David Santa Maria, Student, Waco Jeff S. Stinson, Educator, Waco Hunter D. Townsend, Student, College Station Brandon M. Walls, Class C, Austin Larry Whitfeld, Affliate, San Antonio VIRGINIA Garrison D. Fowler, Class C, Williamsburg Paul S. Hill, Affliate Co. Rep., Front Royal Charles Lubeshkoff, Affliate, Fredericksburg Geoffrey M. Mack, Affliate, Front Royal WASHINGTON Esteban Hernandez, Associate, Mattawa Mike R. Hummel-Hansen, Student, Pullman William J. Johnston, Educator, Pullman Jason L. Kralman, Associate, Walla Walla Benjamin C. Luna, Student, Pullman WISCONSIN Scott Arnold, Supt. Mbr., Wisconsin Rapids Max P. Goska, Class C, Wisconsin Rapids Jim Koconis, Class C, Pewaukee

Greg Matosich, Supt. Mbr., Middleton Jeremy Sprager, Supt. Mbr., Waukesha Andrew Weinkauf, Class C, Waukesha BRAZIL Thomas F. Andrade, Student, Jaboticabal CAYMAN ISLANDS Starling J. Kelly, ISM, Grand Cayman CANADA Dennis Bailey, Student, Guelph, Ontario Ryan Cassels, Affliate, Ottawa, Ontario Tom Coulis, Associate, Kenora, Ontario Stephen D. Denis, Class C, Toronto, Ontario Denis Maurice, Student, Guelph, Ontario Zachary D. Stevens, Student, Guelph, Ontario FINLAND Nils-Johan E.M. Gronholm, ISM, Esbo MALAYSIA Collins W. Arulanthu, ISM, Kuala Lumpur Mohamad Fadzil Shaari, ISM, Kuala Lumpur MEXICO Edgard G. Pena, ISM, Huxquilucan Hildebrando Pena Sr., CGM, ISM, Toluca Hector M. Romano, Class C, Punta de Mita, Nayarit

PUERTO RICO Edgardo Agosto, Class C, Bayamon PORTUGAL Antonio Salvador Almeida, Class C, Algarve Nuno Miguel N.C. Teixeira, Class C, Algarve SAUDI ARABIA Yousef A. Bagdady, Affliate, Jeddah SOUTH KOREA Hyungseok Lee, ISM, Gyeonggi-do Seung Hyoung Lee, Associate, In-cheon Hae Hak Yang, ISM, Busan

SPAIN Pablo M. Vega, ISM, Alcala de Guadaira VENEZUELA Salomon Valles, ISM, Miranda Editor’s note: The information in this report was pulled from GCSAA’s member database March 3, 2015.

NEWLY CERTIFIED Mike D. Kroeze, CGCS, Kings River Golf & Country Club, Kingsburg, Calif.

IN MEMORIAM Richard C. Allen, 83, died April 19, 2014. Mr. Allen, a 48-year member of GCSAA, proudly served in the Navy during the Korean War. Later, he worked at Spring Meadow Golf Course in Farmingdale, N.J., which launched his career as a golf course superintendent. Among the most rewarding times in his career were his participation in the building and grow-in of Noyac Golf Club in Sag Harbor, N.Y., and his time at Sunningdale Country Club in Scarsdale, N.Y. Mr. Allen was fercely proud of his profession and loved to talk turf. He is survived by many wonderful friends and loving family. Robert F. Pontius, CGCS, 86, died Feb. 6, 2015. Mr. Pontius, a 59-year member of GCSAA, was recertifed fve times in his career. He also enjoyed hunting. The 800-pound stuffed brown bear he landed in Alaska was quite a conversation piece in his home. Mr. Pontius, who was good friends with Paul Latshaw Sr., worked at several courses in Michigan and Ohio including Franklin Hills Country Club in Franklin, Mich., and Taylor Meadows Golf Club in Taylor, Mich.; Congress Lake Club in Hartville, Ohio; Squaw Creek Country Club in Vienna, Ohio; and Acacia Country Club in Beachwood, Ohio. He is survived by his sons, Dave (Dawn) Pontius and Rick Pontius; and daughters Roberta (Bob) Lingham and Nancy Whitt.

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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.

National Alliance for Accessible Golf 1733 King Street • Alexandria, VA • 22314 info@accessgolf.org

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GOLF COURSE MANAGEMENT 04.15

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BENTGRASS SOD

Greens Height • Tee/Fairway Height

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Fine • Blue/Fine • Tall

BLUEGRASS

Regular • Short-Cut INSTALLATION AVAILABLE

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Photographer: Will Guererri Title: Assistant golf course superintendent Course: New Orleans (La.) Country Club GCSAA membership: Six years The shot: This photo highlights the par-3 third hole at New Orleans CC shortly before a shot of cold weather hit the region this past winter. Notable in this shot is the brick bulkhead on the green, which was salvaged from a building that had been damaged by Hurricane Katrina and was repurposed when the club was going about its own rebuilding following that storm. Camera: iPhone 5C

Hit diseases in as many ways as possible, all season long. Secure® fungicide is the frst multi-site contact fungicide in the market in over 45 years. The only registered fungicide for turf in FRAC group 29, Secure has no known resistance and low risk of future resistance. With 12 applications of Secure, when used in rotation with Daconil Action™ fungicide, you can create a solid foundation by protecting your course with a multi-site contact, all season long. For a sure shot against 10+ diseases including resistant dollar spot, brown patch and leaf spot, make Secure your foundation fungicide. See Secure perform in a time-lapse video at GreenCastOnline.com/Secure

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