NOGCSA June 2012 Newsletter

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRESIDENT

Mal McLaren Award

Sean McHugh, CGCS

[email protected]

440.232.7247

VICE PRESIDENT

Public & Government Relations

Scott Brickley

[email protected]

330.725.2829

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENTCraig Kachline

[email protected]

440.785.0870

CHAPTER ADMINISTRATOR

Communication/Benevolent

Michelle L. Frazier-Feher, CGCS

[email protected]

216.469.9287

TRUSTEES

Golf & Tournament/ Website/Communication

Jason Bennett

[email protected]

330.725.9996

Membership/Government Relations

Mark Conner

[email protected]

330.864.3737

SECRETARY/TREASURER

gram & Education/Strategic Planning/Historical

Mark Figurella

[email protected]

330.562.1691

Golf & Tournament/Social

Bryan Fitch

[email protected]

440.934.6217

Membership

Tobin (Toby) Lane

[email protected]

330.332.9095

Program & Education

Brent Palich

[email protected]

440.285.8304

Social/Assistant Relations

Eric Snodgrass

[email protected]

330.477.5111

ASSISTANT GCS RELATIONSDave Willmott

[email protected]

330-239-2383

INDUTRIAL RELATIONS

Scholarship & Research

Ryan Miller

[email protected]

440.796.7990&

Morgan Timberlake

[email protected]

330.353.0816

Mission Statement

moting the profession of the golf course superintendentough education, camaraderie and cooperation among

fellow members in Northern Ohio since 1923

Schedule of Events 3

By The Board May 4

EIFG News

Superintendents Korner

GCSAA News 9Assistants Corner 1

On The Road With the USGA 1

Family Friend Night at Canal Park 1

Advertiser Directory 1

Thank you to Mark Figurella, the staff at Barrington Country Club, our speakers fo

the evening and all of the volunteers! The May Club Official event was a tremend

success!

There are several upcoming events to mark on your calendar. August 7, Bunker H

will host our Annual Vendor day event; August 10-11 will be our family and friend

picnic at Clays Park and September 26, Ridge Top will host our Annual Clambake.

I hope to see many of you at one of our upcoming events!

Warmest Regards,

Sean P. McHugh, CGCS

NOGCSA President

[email protected]

The summer of 2012 is starting out to be a

doozy! The weather has been unseasonably

warm with the rain being hit or miss. This

month brings our Friends and Family Night at

Canal Park. This is a great and inexpensive

event for the entire family.
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June 8, 2012Friends & Family Nightat the AerosJune 8, 2012Host: NOGCSATime: 7:00 PMCost: $7.00/person

July 16, 2012OTF Regional SeminarKirtland C.C.

August 7, 2012Vendor DayBunker Hill Golf CourseHost: Scott BrickleyTime: TBDPoints: 0.1 service points

August 11-12, 2012Family PicnicClays ParkHost: NOGCSATime: 10:AMCost: $11/day or

$20 for 2 days with camping

August 2012Philanthropy ProjectCamp Cheerful

September 26, 2012Ridgetop Golf CourseAnnual ClambakeScholarship & Research Tournament

Host: Greg BobbsTime: 12:00 ShotgunCost: $70/personPoints: 0.1 service points

October 11, 2012Pro/SuperSandridge Golf Club

November 2012Annual Meeting

March 2, 2013Reverse RaffleRaintree Golf Course


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President McHugh called the Board of Trustees of

the Northern Ohio Chapter of the Golf Course

Superintendents Association of America meeting to

order at 12:09 P.M.

Roll Call: Brickley, Conner, Feher, Figurella, Fitch,

Kachline, Lane, McHugh, Miller, Palich, Willmott,

present. Bennett, Snodgrass, Timberlake Absent

Trustee Figurella moved to except the minutes from

the April 10 regular board meeting. Trustee Fitch

seconded. Motion passed.

Budget and Finance: Chapter Administrator Feher

reported that there is currently $12,967.75 in the

checking account, $31,801.44 in the money market,$23,790.76 in the Scholarship & Research account

and $1,557.53 in the PayPal account. The Profit &

Loss shows a profit of $18,882.74 from January 1

April 2012. Feher also presented a comparison of

this year to date vs. 2011. We are showing a change

of -21.7%. Feher believes this is due to timing and

doesnt believe there is anything to be concerned

about.

Program and Education: Trustee Palich reportedthat he had been playing phone tag with Kim Derr

to host the June meeting. OTFs regional seminar

will be at Kirtland C.C. on July 16. Palich also

reported that Kirtland would like to host another

meeting for us in the future.

Editorial: No Report

Golf & Tournament: Trustee Bennett sent a list

showing the games for the May meeting at

Barrington. Trustee Figurella discussed the details ofthe meeting at Barrington and what else would be

needed that day.

Membership & Welcoming: No Report

Social: Chapter Administrator Feher reported that

the Aeros game was set for June 8. The Board

discussed Kids picnic and we will work on getting

lodge pricing for people who do not want to camp

on Saturday.

Strategic Planning: No Report.

Historical & Benevolent: No Report.

Public Relations: Vice President Brickley discussed

Green Care for Troops. Brickley will post at the

National guard post in Medina. We will need to be

proactive, discuss at the May meeting. Feher will

put the letter together and e-mail to everyone.

Website: Need to get with Kregg Kish to solve a fewissues that are going on. Bennett will get a hold of

him to get a meeting scheduled

continued on page 5

Sleepy Hollow Golf Course May 8, 2012


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Industrial Relations: Industrial Representative

Miller reported that Vendor Day will be at Bunker

Hill on August 7, with a 9 AM shotgun and Vendor

Day and food following golf.

Assistant Relations: We will need to get plaque,

check and certificate for Tom Wyant for the Maymeeting. Miller will handle the Plaque & Feher will

handle the certificate and check.

Employment Relations: No report

Mal McLaren Award: No nominations have been

received.

Scholarship and Research: Four applications have

been received. MF will scan them and e-mail to the

committee.

Government Relations: Vice President Brickley

reported that the Cuyahoga County Pesticide Ban

went into effect for 62 properties that are owned by

Cuyahoga County. Willmont reported the EPA is

targeting courses and having them tie into sanitary

sewer lines instead of using septic tanks.

Website: No report

Old Business:

Ohio Green Advocacy Day: The Board discussed

participating in this again and Feher will send an e-

mail out to the chapter to see if they are willing to

participate again.

Reverse Raffle: Chapter Administrator Feher

reported that the date for next year is March 2,

2013.

NOGA is offering all NOGCSA members a discount

on USGA TAS visits if booked by May 15, 2012

New Business:

Chapter Administrator Feher presented the

following applications for membership:

None

Chapter Administrator Feher presented the

following members for reinstatement:

None

Chapter Administrator Feher presented thefollowing members for reclassification:

None

Correspondence: None

The next meeting is scheduled Tuesday, June 12,

2012 at 12:00 P.M. at Sleepy Hollow G.C. in

Brecksville, OH.

President McHugh adjourned the meeting at 1:17

P.M.
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Contact Gregg Schanerat 614-878-6746 or

[email protected]

to learn more.

EIFG to launch golf course

research program

The Environmental Institute

for Golf announces it's

Launching an expanded version

of the successful Rounds 4 Research campaign

originally created by the Carolinas GCSA in 2009. The

fundraising program will roll out nationally this fall

with the goal of generating resources to address a

shortage of agronomic research in the profession.

Funds will be generated by donated rounds of golf by

facilities which will then be auctioned through an

online public auction.

GCSAA introduces free industry webcasts

Leading golf course industry companies are now bringinghigh quality education to GCSAA members through a

series of webcasts accessible through GCSAA TV. These

free webcasts are presented by a variety of companies

with the goal of providing non-commercialized

information to help GCSAA members do their jobs

better. The next industry webcast, scheduled for

Tuesday, June 5, addresses DMI Chemistry and is

presented by Syngenta.
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Reprinted from the:

OSU Buckeye Turf Program Website

This season continues to catch the BugDoc off guard!Shortly after I sent out the last P.E.S.T. newsletter, I got an

emergency call from our Diagnostic Clinic that a golf

course superintendent in South Dayton had detected

considerable damage on his fairways and around some of

his greens due to a strange little white grub. I was

thinking of the black turfgrass ataenius as it would be time

or their larvae to be causing damage, especially in the

Dayton area.

The next day a plastic water bottle arrived by courier wit

a half dozen, nearly mature, billbug larvaestill squirmin

Good grief! I dont normally think about seeing billbug

damage until the end of June and first week of July.

Again, I had to recalibrate my brain for this season. I call

the superintendent and found out that they had already

applied Dylox. When turf is being lost, golf course

superintendents dont fool around. Anyway, I confirmed

that Dylox would be one of the curative treatments to

control billbug larvae. However, if the treatment didnt k

the larvae in two to three days, they may want to consid

using a product that contains clothianidin (Arena or Aloft

or dinotefuran (Zylam). These are the fast acting of the

neonicotinoids and our field studies have shown that botinsecticides have pretty good billbug curative action.

Just because this was found on a golf course, dont forge

that billbugs do major damage to home lawns and

commercial grounds, especially when we have early dry

periods. I have been checking around campus and about

half of the turf that is turning straw color is from drough

stress, but the other turf is obviously being hit by billbugs

Remember that the test for this critter is to do the tug

test. Simply grab some of the stems that are turning str

colored and tug. If they break easily and you see fine,

sawdust-like material in the broken stem, you have

billbugs!

Author: Dr. Dave Shetlar

Billbugs or Drought?


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Call for nominations

Nominations must be submitted by July 2, 2012

Posted on behalf of James R. Fitzroy, CGCS 2012

GCSAA Nominating Committee Chairman

The following offices will be up for election for the

GCSAA Board of Directors at the 2013 Annual Meeting

in San Diego, Calif.:

PresidentVice president

Secretary/treasurer

Director (three positions)

The deadline for the Call for Nominations is July 2,

2012.

Eligibility

To qualify for election as an officer or director of

GCSAA, one must be a Class A member who is employed

as a golf course superintendent.

Learn what voting delegates look for in a candidate,

based on information from past chapter delegates,

voting delegates and chapter presidents, by reviewing

the GCSAA Board of Directors skill set survey results.

How to nominate a candidate

Chapters choosing to nominate a candidate should do

so in the form of a letter sent on chapter letterhead to:

GCSAA Nominating Committee Chairman

c/o R. Scott Woodhead, CAE, CGCS Retired1421 Research Park Drive

Lawrence, KS 66049-3859

The 2012 Nominating Committee will meet in late July

or early August to review nominations and to select the

official slate of candidates for the available offices.

2012 Nominating Committee

Per Article VII, Section 1 of the GCSAA Bylaws,

Secretary/Treasurer Keith A. Ihms, CGCS, announces

that the following members have been appointed to the

2012 GCSAA Nominating Committee:

James R. Fitzroy, CGCS (Chairman)

Presidents Golf Course

357 W. Squantum St.

Quincy, MA 02171-2758

Shelia M. Finney

Gaylord Springs Golf Links2230 Skinner Rd.

Arrington, TN 37014-9733

Kenneth A. Gorzycki, CGCS

Horseshoe Bay Resort

15150 Clazemont Rd.

Horseshoe Bay, TX 78657-5884

Patrick H. Sisk, CGCS

Milwaukee Country Club

8000 N. Range Line Rd

Milwaukee, WI 53217-2030

Michael Swing, CGCS

Visalia Country Club

2720 N Quincy St.

Visalia, CA 93291-8523
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Webcast calendar

A free member benefit brought to you

in partnership with Syngenta

July 19: Strategies and Planning for Fall Weed Control

Sept. 13: Why Care About Organic Matter?

Oct. 2: Managing for Winter Injury of Cool-Season

Turfgrasses

Oct. 24: Making Environmental Management More User

Friendly

Oct. 31: Most Commonly Abused Rules of Golf & Course

Marking Tips

Nov. 8: Realities of Organic GolfEducation Spotlight

Upcoming webcast talks anthracnose results

The May issue ofGolf Course Managementmagazine

contains research outcomes from 2011 that indicate that

genetic tools and cultivar development may limit the

disease. This work also updates the best managementpractices researchers developed in 2008. More

information will be published in the June issue ofGCM,

and on Nov. 13, two of the researchers -- Bruce Clarke,

Ph.D., and Jim Murphy, Ph.D. -- will present a special

webcast focused on their findings.
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Advice for Assistants from Seasoned Superintendents

Jim Noel

Golf Course Superintendent

Lakewood County Club

My advice in addition to learning as much about

chemical application, fertilization and irrigation

management would be to learn as much about the

game of golf as possible while being an

assistant. Learn the rules, and learn how to play the

game. It is much easier to understand what

conditions golfers desire if you understand where

they are coming from. I would also recommend

becoming as good a golfer as possible. Golfers and

members will respect you more if you can play

reasonably well. Being able to play with memberswithin reason also can give you a time when the

member can get to know you. It is much easier to

talk business if you have some kind of relationship

with members other than just a working relationship.

Frank Dobie

General Manager/Golf Course Superintendent

The Sharon Golf Club

If you have not already done so, take a class onetiquette. Take private instruction or check your

local high school or college for night classes. At the

very least, get a book on etiquette. Using proper

etiquette with your members at work, playing golf or

over a meal will tell them a lot about you.

Bill Prest

Head Golf Course Superintendent

Sweetbriar Golf Course

Work harder than anyone around you.

There are many ways to complete a task, but there is

only one way to get the end results that everyone is

looking for. The right way and getting there on the

first attempt. Some times that means asking for

help.

Earn the respect of your crew, dont demand it.

Always be truthful with your crew and demand they

are the same with you.

Never burn any bridges; you might have to cross it

again someday.

The end of your formal education doesnt mean the

end of learning. Educating yourself is a lifetime

endeavor and those who stop learning on a daily

basis are the ones who will fall short of their

potential.

This piece of advice could be the toughest to follow.

All Superintendents should read this as well. Try to

find balance with work, family, and friends. It will

seem impossible to achieve this balance at times,

and thats ok as long as its an exception and not a

common occurrence.

Submitted by,David Willmott

Assistant Superintendent

The Sharon Golf Club

Sharon Center, Ohio 44274
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By Bob Brame, director, North Central Region

June 5, 2012

It has become very common to see golf courses

throughout the North Central Region allowing areas

of the rough that are predominantly out of play to

grow tall. This is sometimes called no mow rough,

although one knockdown mowing in the fall or

spring is normally performed to control the growth

of volunteer trees and brush. The big question that

has been discussed on numerous Turf Advisory

Service visits this spring is should these areas be

clean grass growth or truly natural rough?

Allowing areas that are predominantly out of play

to grow tall provides enhanced definition, along

with potential budget savings and elevated

environmental friendliness. Often, the objective

that initiates the establishment of tall rough is the

perceived cost savings. However, utilizing herbicide

applications to control all plant growth other than

grass can actually be more costly than simply

mowing the area when maintained as primary

rough. On the other hand, if the predominantly out-

of-play rough is designated as a truly natural rough

there can be a significant cost savings and

environmental friendliness is taken to a higher level.

Golf facilities should carefully define the objectives

that are right for them so that a sustainable plan

may be established. A plan is recommended

because it has been common to see golf courses

convert areas of predominantly out-of-play rough to

tall grass rough only to struggle with subsequent

management.

The first step to successfully implement this

program is to be certain the selected areas seldom

come into play. Even though players may

occasionally hit into the tall growth, its coverage

should not be so expansive throughout the course

that it slows the overall pace of play. Establishing

tall rough, even in predominantly out-of-play area

will almost certainly generate some negative

feedback from those players that tend to spray th

shots. These players will argue that no area of the

course is out-of-play for them. Effective

communication of the many benefits of the

program will help, as will providing assurances tha

adjustments to the mowing lines will be made if

necessary.

The maintenance of tall grass roughs will likely

include spot applications of selective herbicides to

remove undesirable plants. Also, since it is not

uncommon for weed encroachment to increase

over time herbicide input may increase. Some gol

courses in the North Central Region make multiplecomplete herbicide applications to keep the tall

grass rough a monostand of grass. While such

programs result in excellent definition, budget

efficiency and the environmental benefits falloff

quickly as herbicide applications are increased.

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Tall Grass RoughOr Natural Rough?

While establishing areas that are predominantly

out-of-play to natural rough can be beneficialenvironmentally and help the budget, it will take

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Conversely, declaring the predominantly out-of-

play tall grass rough to be natural rough

eliminates all herbicide applications. How? It is

because there are no weeds. By definition, a

weed is a plant out of place. In a truly natural

rough, however, no plants are out of place and

thus no weeds!. One knockdown mowing

annually eliminates trees and bushes and beyondthat the door is open for plant growth. While it is

very important prior to implementation and once

established to communicate the benefits of

predominantly out-of-play tall grass rough, even

more communication is needed when the

objective is natural rough. Whereas it is more

difficult to gain acceptance for truly natural

rough, it offers the greatest environmental

benefits and budget savings.

The management of predominantly out-of-play

areas of the rough is an excellent topic to review

with your agronomist during a Turf Advisory

Service visit. Converting to tall grass or natural

rough can be a very good addition to the

maintenance package, as long as course officials

agree on the objectives and clearly understand

the pros and cons.

Beyond the discussion of how to best manage

predominantly out-of-play rough, most courses

visited in recent weeks are entering summer in

much better condition than 2010 or 2011.

Nonetheless, keep your guard up and always

structure the maintenance program to maximize

dependability during the worst case scenario for

cool-season turfgrasses, i.e., prolonged periods of

hot and wet conditions. In other words, hope forthe best, but plan for the worst. Call or email

anytime if we can assist in any way.

Source: Bob Brame, [email protected] or

859-356-3272

Reprinted from the USGA website
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(Jerry) Gerald E Husemann

Senior Sales Specialist II - Professional Turf &

Ornamental Plant Protection Products

Phone: +1 937 492-8597, Mobile: 937-604-5617,

Fax: +1 937 492-9405,

E-Mail: [email protected]
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Arms TruckingBrian Bates800.362.1343

Baker Vehicle SystemsRick Baker - Gary Guhde -

Lenny Marino - Steve McCoy -Ron Wolf330.467.2250

BASF CorporationGerald Husemann937.604.5617

Century EquipmentNorton Brick - Tim Hughes -

Ryan Miller - Ron Smolik800.522.8676

Harrells Turf SpecialtyGlenn Omori440.439.1393

H & S Stump RemovalJack Hopkins

330.654.2347

John Deere GolfBob Burkett440.653.1778Ron Rucinski440.647.1051

Perk Air

Bob Doty330.296.7307

Precision Golf ConstructionMike ODonnell, CGCS440.285.2117

South East Golf Car Co.888.684.4653

SyngentaGregg Schaner614-878-6745

TERRA LinksJack Hopkins330.815.4148

Walker SupplyMike Sekula - Bill Walker800.792.5537

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2012 Advertiser Directory

NOGCSA

CONTACT INFORMATION

E-Mail: [email protected]

Website: www.nogcsa.com

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