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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT
Mal McLaren Award
Sean McHugh, CGCS
spm@clevelandmetroparks.com
440.232.7247
VICE PRESIDENT
Public & Government Relations
Scott Brickley
scottb@bunkerhillgc.com
330.725.2829
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENTCraig Kachline
craig23k@gmail.com
440.785.0870
CHAPTER ADMINISTRATOR
Communication/Benevolent
Michelle L. Frazier-Feher, CGCS
mlfrazier@aol.com
216.469.9287
TRUSTEES
Golf & Tournament/ Website/Communication
Jason Bennett
jbennett@shalecreekgolfclubggp.com
330.725.9996
Membership/Government Relations
Mark Conner
mcscsuper80@aol.com
330.864.3737
SECRETARY/TREASURER
gram & Education/Strategic Planning/Historical
Mark Figurella
mfigurella421@gmail.com
330.562.1691
Golf & Tournament/Social
Bryan Fitch
bry_fitch@hotmail.com
440.934.6217
Membership
Tobin (Toby) Lane
tlane33sgc@yahoo.com
330.332.9095
Program & Education
Brent Palich
Bpalich@mayfieldsandridge.com
440.285.8304
Social/Assistant Relations
Eric Snodgrass
eric.snodgrass@tamoshantergolf.com
330.477.5111
ASSISTANT GCS RELATIONSDave Willmott
dwillmott2001@sharongc.com
330-239-2383
INDUTRIAL RELATIONS
Scholarship & Research
Ryan Miller
rmiller@centuryequip.com
440.796.7990&
Morgan Timberlake
mtturfman@gmail.com
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
spm@clevelandmetroparks.com
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
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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
gregg.schaner@syngenta.com
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
good communication skills to win approval.
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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, bobbrame@usga.org 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: gerald.husemann@basf.com
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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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