Hole Notes The official publication of the MGCSA
Vol. 44, No. 7 August 2012
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CONTENTS
Vol. 44, No. 7 August 2012
Feature Articles: New Richmond Golf Club, A Championship Test page Contributed by Tom Johnson, Superintendent at New Richmond Golf Club Snowmold Fungicide Performance Trial EDITOR DAVE KAZMIERCZAK CGCS
DAVE@PRESTWICK.COMCASTBIZ.NET
Monthly Columns:
pages 14-25
Written by Paul Koch, Turf Diagnostics Lab, UW-Madison
Spring Recovery...All Blown Up!!! Written by Skip Roth of CHI Companies and Nick Klinkhammer
Presidential Perspective Scottie Hines CGCS
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In Bounds Jack MacKenzie CGCS
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Within the Leather Dave Kazmierczak CGCS
8-13
pages 33- 38
pages 40-41
About the cover: Are You Prepared? This awesome picture was taken and contributed by Paul Koch of the Turf Diagnostics Lab at the U of W Madison. If you have any exceptional pictures please send them to jack@mgcsa.org for consideration as our cover shot.
Dealt a bad hand? Cheat Mother Nature next spring with a hot air tent. Read more about it in Spring Recovery...All Blown Up!!!
...Even More Content... On Board: Lighten Up!!! MGCSA BOD members share some laughs
Meet Sadie, the super dog who really manages New Richmond Golf Club! See
her work at “The Championship”
page 29-31
Hole Notes (ISSN 108-27994) is digitally published monthly except bimonthly in November/December and January/February by the Minnesota Golf Course Superintendents’ Association, 10050 204th Street North, Forest Lake, MN 55025. Jack MacKenzie CGCS publisher. Please send any address changes, articles for publication, advertising and concerns to jack@mgcsa.org.
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2012 Board of Directors President
Joe Churchill Reinders Inc.
David Kazmierczak CGCS Prestwick GC
Eric Counselman Somerby GC
Matt McKinnon The Legacy Courses
Kerry Glader Plaisted Companies
Bob Porter Hiawatha GC
Brian Brown Chisago Lakes GC
Bill Gullicks Bellwood Oaks GC
Jake Schmitz Olympic Hills GC
Treasurer
Jeff Ishe Golden Valley G&CC
Executive Director
Scottie Hines CGCS Windsong Farm GC
Vice-President
Roger Stewart Jr. TPC Twin Cities
Secretary
E. Paul Eckhom CGCS Heritage Links GC
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Directors
Jack MacKenzie CGCS MGCSA
Presidential Perspective by Scottie Hines CGCS Welcome to August. I hope everyone is relaxing a bit in the cooler temperatures. I actually had to keep a jacket on all day Last Wednesday. That was a nice change! I am also a fan of the nighttime temperatures dipping into the 50’s! It won’t be long before College Football starts and shortly after that the real therapy sessions start…. hanging in a tree with a bow waiting for Bullwinkle to stroll by. Oh yeah, I just love the solitude and din of the woods. Gives you a chance to reflect on all the good and bad from the previous season. I hope everyone has had a chance to check out the new MGCSA.org. I think it is a wonderful and much needed upgrade! Thanks to Jack MacKenzie, Bob Porter and all the others involved in developing the new site. Well done! As additional modules are added it will only get better and better. On the GCSAA front things seem to be progressing well with the farm bill and the efforts to reduce further regulations on us as end users of chemicals and fertilizers. New on the lobbying front is the U.S. Agricultural Sector Relief Act of 2012 (H.R. 6194). This will allow agriculture, golf courses included, to be able to use Methyl Bromide for “critical uses”. As we know, MeBr is a great soil fumigant that has many applications in golf and agriculture. The Government Relations Committee has decided to focus on water use and conservation for its sessions at the GIS in San Diego this coming winter. One session will be an “Answers on the Hour” on the show floor Thursday at 12:00. Another will be at the Environmental Programs Session on Wednesday afternoon. The topic will be “Politics of Water. Golf Industry Involvement Leads
to Practical Public Policy.” The focus will be on case studies in regulator/superintendent collaborations to keep us ahead of and less regulated as restrictions on water use get tighter. The final piece will be “Got Water? Water Availability, Reductions and Efficiency in the Golf Industry.” Panel members will discuss issues including overall water availability, potential restrictions and technical advances in irrigation equipment that will lead to more efficient water use. This will be held at the Government Relations Session on Tuesday afternoon. I would like to share a new twist to an old process we started this season at Windsong. It is no secret, no one likes the aerification process. In the past we have typically areified twice per season: ¼ inch tines in the spring and ½ to 5/8 inch in the fall. Basically the course was out of play for 3 weeks depending on recovery. This year we moved everything to a once per season aerification in the first week of August. Yes, August. Why August? Simple, the first week is always slow here. I have my staff at full capacity. The days are long. There is no frost. Soil temps are high and recovery is fast. Need to be aware of how quickly things can dry out with holes poked in them, however. Tees and approaches were done with ½ inch hollows. Fairways were done with 5/8 inch hollows. Tees were done the first time with ½ hollow tines then AGAIN at a slight angle with ¼ inch tines. We completed the entire course in 4 days. Obviously, this just happened. I do not see any issues at this time. I feel we will recover in the same amount of time if we only did greens once. Jury is still out, but I am confident this will work out just fine. Our Independence Day, August 15, is right around the corner! Enjoy the cooler temps and try to find some time to do the things that have gotten away from you in, yet another, difficult Minnesota golf season.
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DU ININCKG O LF.CO M
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In Bounds by Jack MacKenzie CGCS
Upon reflection, televised PGA event. Late nights, early, early
over the span of my career and in particular recent experiences, it is quite apparent the physical product you, the consummate professional golf course manager, are able to produce is based solely upon the magnitude of the available resources. Yet the elevated expectations that you place upon yourselves and your staff’s abilities, be it 3 or 150, is a relative constant. As Superintendent at the nine-hole Lost Spur Golf Club back in 1984, it was my ultimate desire to provide the players an exceptional golf experience; my goal and that of my two coemployees. Guest days meant evening work, earlier mornings and no visual or audible impact upon play. Clean curbs, fresh paint and cut grass met expectations and although my crew was small and our hours limited, we achieved all that we could with appreciation of our finite resources. At Dellwood Hills and North Oaks Golf Club it was no different, just a magnitude of greater proportions. Entry fees were higher and tee prizes larger, yet the Green Staff’s intent remained the same…provide the players with the finest quality conditions within budgetary limitations. Late nights, early mornings and maximizing the staff available provided a destination upon which most golfers never knew was maintained tee to green for their pleasure just hours before. The crews kicked butt and relished their efforts in producing the best product they could. During my stint as a volunteer at TPC Twin Cities during the 3M Championship, I was very impressed with the magnitude of resources available to create conditions worthy of a
mornings using floodlights and coordinating the available staff, both employed and volunteer resources, created optimum conditions and met player expectations. Unbeknownst to the golfers, the course was a behind-the-scenes beehive of activity, out of sight and out of mind. In June, time at the US Open in San Francisco emphasized the magnitude of resources put into a course in preparation of a gigantic event. My son, his apartment my crash pad for the week, left for work at 2:30 in the morning and returned home as late as 10 pm. Along with the full time crew of 45 and a volunteer staff of over 150, he worked tirelessly to produce an exceptional playing surface worthy of a Major. The intensity of maintenance was over the top… yet not unlike what you produce at your club for your ‘Big Events’. Utilizing the resources you have available you create conditions that typically exceed player anticipation. Truth be told, your retentive behaviors and big demands upon yourself and crew, no matter what the size, combine to maximize your resources and meet the highest of expectations…yours! Having had the opportunity to travel, volunteer and reflect upon the industry, I boast with professional pride when discussing the amazing attributes each of you posses. No matter the magnitude of resources, your enthusiasm, mental capacity, logistical talents, physical stamina and managerial skills are very similar in nature. Big budget, little budget, 3 crewmembers or 150, local or televised…you just want to produce the very best playing conditions possible. Not for the golfers but for personal pride. You, Superintendent and your staff, ROCK!!!!
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New Richmond Golf C
A Championship Te
By Tom Johnson, Superintendent at New Richmond Golf Club
The New Richmond Golf Club, site of the 2012 MGCSA Championship, got its start six miles southwest of New Richmond near a resort on Bass Lake. It consisted of only six holes because at the time it was common practice to build as many “quality� holes as you could afford. In 1922 that site was abandoned and the golf course was built on the current location just west of New Richmond. The course had sand greens from 1925-1948. The outline of some of those greens is still visible on holes 8 and 9. Crossing number eight fairway,
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Club
est All Season Long
a stagecoach trail from the 1860’s can still be seen. Over the years the trail has been ‘preserved’ and saved from being leveled. It was a trail that ran to Stillwater in the 1860’s. In 1960, Willie Kid, the head professional at Interlachen Country Club, designed a new nine-hole layout. There were 18 tees so the second time around the course played differently. In 1984, the course was expanded to 18 holes. The changes included adding holes 4-7 and 13-18 with the design done by Don Herfort. At the time many people in
town, including the bankers, were skeptical about an 18-hole course being financially successful in a small community. The proximity to the Twin Cities has been a big factor in the success of the club. It is a course that people enjoy coming back to play.
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New Richmond’s “Real”Champions Holes 4-7 are some of the most challenging on the course because they are narrow, tree lined with some water. There are elevation changes on holes 4, 9 and 10 with water coming into play again on number 11. The original nine holes 1-3 and 8-12 play almost the same as they did in 1960. In 2002 a renovation project took place, upgrading the original nine holes. Hartman Construction was hired to do the renovation. Geoffrey Cornish helped design the changes. He was doing a project for Hillcrest Golf Club at the time and agreed to split his services since he was already in the area. He was one of the finest gentlemen I’ve met in the golf industry. Some bunkers were added or changed along with expanding the irrigation Page 10
pond and adding a pond on hole 11. In the 1980’s and 90’s there was a long waiting list for memberships. We are a public golf course, but memberships are also available. To ease the amount of play on the 18-hole course, it was decided that a separate nine-hole course should be built. In 1996 Joel Goldstrand designed the Links Course, which was built west of the Old Course. The links style course is reversible with 61 tees and 10 greens. It is longer in yardage than the 18 from the back tees. It’s used by those who want to play only 9 holes and for the youth in the community. We have 150 kids that come out for lessons and play the course each Thursday during the summer. Our last addition was a new practice facility designed by Kevin
Norby. It is a beautiful setting with five target greens, an 8,000 square foot putting green, a 4,000 square foot chipping green with practice bunker and a 31,000 square foot tee area. New Richmond hosted the MGCSA Championship in 1991. With the help of a local gardening business we planted some annual beds around the course for the event. The day after the tournament, I received several calls wondering who did the flowers. Since then, John and Kim Kovaleski have maintained our perennial and annual gardens on the course. They now also maintain gardens on many courses in the metro area.
I’ve been the superintendent (one of only three) for almost half of the courses existence. When I started 38 years ago, greens were mowed at ¼” and mowed 3-4 times a week. Fairways were mowed twice a week at 1 ½” and the tees were mowed with the same pull behind gang mowers we used on fairways. The course was a lot less expensive to maintain and so was the price of golf. With a degree in Biology, my intention was to teach. This opportunity came up and I have found it to be very rewarding! My family, especially my wife, Mona, has been
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very supportive of me all these years with the long hours and many weekends at work. My son, Jeff, is a Deputy Sheriff in Sawyer Co. and engaged to a very wonderful woman, Mindy. Our daughter, Allie, and her husband, Chris, have a daughter, Olivia….our beautiful granddaughter. Off the golf course, my wife and I have a passion for reading, traveling and especially fly-fishing. I’ve been fortunate to have employees stay for a number of years. My assistant, George (Chip) Norman, has been at New Richmond 22 years. He has a degree in Chemistry and a Turf degree from Anoka Tech. Our mechanic, Wayne Willey, has also been
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with us 27 years. These two key people on the staff have had much to do with the club’s success. During the summer months I have a staff of 16. Many have been with me a number of years so it makes it easier each year when the course opens. There have been a number of my young staff who have pursued careers in the golf course business. With an experienced staff, maintaining the golf course becomes so much easier. I’m proud of the work they do and appreciate all that they contribute to help make the New Richmond Golf Club successful.
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What’s Creeping You Out Now Ideas In Pest Management
SNOWMOLD TRIALS 2011 Paul Koch Turfgrass Diagnostic Lab Manager Dr. Jim Kerns University of Wisconsin – Madison
There are many traits unique to golf course superintendents and individuals in the turfgrass industry in general. In my opinion, one of the most interesting is that as a group we are as excited as anyone for summer to arrive, and within weeks it seems just as excited as anyone for summer to end. The point where we look forward to fall is different for each person and depends on the weather and a range of factors specific to each course. The early arrival of spring meant early openings and early revenue sources, but stressed scarce labor resources. The constant heat present this summer has stressed just about every resource, both financial
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and mental, and has everyone looking forward to the first hints of fall. What better way to look forward to fall than to begin planning for managing snow molds in 2012-2013? Snow mold was pretty hard to come by in the incredibly warm winter of 20112012, and 4 of the 5 sites we tested at had very little snow mold present. But as they say when free agent athletes are looking for a huge contract, ‘you only need one.’ We were fortunate that in the snow belt of Michigan’s U.P., at Wawonowin Country Club, a thick cover of snow fell on relatively unfrozen ground and produced
w? conditions conducive for snow mold development. It was quite a sigh of relief to finally see snow mold, which meant results for both the Midwestern turfgrass managers and the chemical cooperators who funded the study.
10 ft (30 ft2), and were arranged in a randomized complete block design with four replications. Individual treatments were applied at a nozzle pressure of 40 p.s.i using a CO2 pressurized boom sprayer equipped with two XR Teejet 8004 VS nozzles. All fungicides were The Wawonowin Country Club agitated by hand and applied in the evaluation was conducted on a creeping equivalent of 2 gallons of water per 1000 bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera) and ft2. Exceptions were the granular Pillar annual bluegrass (Poa annua) golf course G (Trt 10) and FeDCON, which was fairway maintained at a height of 0.5 applied in 2.5 gallons of water per inch. Individual plots measured 3 ft x 1000 ft2.
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Early applications were applied on October 6th, 2011 and late applications were applied n November 1st, 2011. The experimental plot area was not inoculated. There was continuous snow cover on the plots from mid-November until mid-March of 2010, a total of approximately 120 days. Disease severity, turf quality, and turf color were recorded on March 19th, 2012. Disease severity was visually rated as percent area affected, turfgrass quality was visually rated on a 1-9 scale with 6 being acceptable, and non-diseased turfgrass color was visually rated on a 1-9 scale with 6 being acceptable color. Data was subjected to an analysis of variance and means were separated using the Waller Duncan test. Means for disease severity, turf quality and color for individual treatments are presented in the following tables. The 2011-2012 trial had a wide variety of both standard snow mold fungicides and new experimental products (Table 1). Disease pressure was high at Wawonowin with nontreated controls averaging 65% disease (Figure 1). The primary pathogen causing disease was Typhula ishikariensis. Neither T. incarnata nor
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M. nivale were observed. All treatments reduced disease compared to the nontreated control. Despite the fairly high disease pressure, 56 of 75 treatments provided acceptable snow mold control (<10% disease). Of these, 13 treatments provided complete control of snow mold. Most treatments that provided acceptable disease control contained 3 or more active ingredients in the application. Turfgrass quality mirrored disease severity, with 53 treatments providing acceptable turfgrass quality. Products containing pigments provided the greenest color with the greatest increases in color coming from those treatments including Civitas, Interface, Reserve, Tartan, and PAR. These trials are conducted to provide information to chemical companies on the efficacy of their products, but also for you as consumers for an unbiased comparison of the best products available under heavy snow mold pressure. The 2012 Snow Mold Reports for each site, with pictures of each treatment, is available at the Turfgrass Diagnostic Labâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website (http://www.tdl.wisc.edu/research.php). Fungicide reports for both summer and winter diseases from past years are also
available at the same site. Please use these reports to create your fungicide programs, and if you have any questions please do not hesitate to email (plkoch@ wisc.edu) or call (608-845-2535). Special thanks to the five host superintendents in 2011-2012: Brent Belanger from Les Bolstad GC in St Paul, MN; Andy Hakkarinen from
Wawonowin CC in Champion, MI; Jeff Jushka from Odana Hills GC in Madison, WI; Matt McKinnon from Craguns Resort in Brainerd, MN; and Gary Tanko from Sentryworld GC in Stevens Point, WI. Without their generous hospitality and support, these trials would not be successful.
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Snow Mold and Quality Ratings Recorded on March 19th, 2012 at Wawonowin CC
Treatment
Rate
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Dis Severityb
Qualityc
Colord
1 Nontreated Control Late 65.0 a 2.8 j 7.0 2 Tourney 0.37 OZ/M Late 3.8 hij 6.3 a-e 7.0 3336 Plus 4.0 FL OZ/M Late 3 Velista 0.7 OZ/M Late 10.0 f-j 5.8 c-g 7.3 4 Velista 0.7 OZ/M Late 0.5 ij 6.8 abc 7.0 Daconil Ultrex 5.0 OZ/M Late Chipco 26GT 4.0 FL OZ/M Late 5 Velista 0.7 OZ/M Late 0.5 ij 6.8 abc 7.0 Daconil Ultrex 5.0 OZ/M Late Heritage 0.7 OZ/M Late 6 Velista 0.7 OZ/M Late 1.3 ij 6.8 abc 7.0 Daconil Ultrex 5.0 OZ/M Late Banner MAXX II 2.0 FL OZ/M Late 7 Velista 0.7 OZ/M Late 2.5 hij 6.5 a-d 7.0 Daconil Ultrex 5.0 OZ/M Late 3336 Plus 2.0 FL OZ/M Late 8 Velista 0.7 OZ/M Late 13.8 e-j 5.0 f-i 7.0 Daconil Ultrex 5.0 OZ/M Late 9 Velista 0.7 OZ/M Late 2.5 hij 6.5 a-d 7.0 Medallion 0.25 OZ/M Late Banner MAXX II 2.0 FL OZ/M Late 10 Pillar G 3.0 LB/M Late 10 f-i 5.8 c-g 7.3 11 Insignia SC 0.7 FL OZ/M Late 3.8 hij 6.3 a-e 7.0 Trinity 1 FL OZ/M Late Daconil Ultrex 3.2 OZ/M Late 12 Honor 0.84 OZ/M Late 4.3 g-j 6.0 b-f 7.0 Trinity 1 FL OZ/M Late Daconil Ultrex 3.2 OZ/M Late 13 Interface 3.0 FL OZ/M Late 12.5 e-j 5.5 d-h 7.3 Triton Flo 0.5 FL OZ/M Late 14 Interface 3.0 FL OZ/M Late 2.5 hij 6.5 a-d 8.0 Triton Flo 0.75 FL OZ/M Late 15 Interface 4.0 FL OZ/M Late 3.8 hij 6.3 a-e 7.3 Triton Flo 0.5 FL OZ/M Late ES TC006A 3.0 GAL/A Late 16 Interface 4.0 FL OZ/M Late 8.8 g-j 6.0 b-f 8.0 Triton Flo 0.75 FL OZ/M Late 17 Interface 4.0 FL OZ/M Late 6.3 g-j 6.0 b-f 7.8 Triton Flo 0.85 FL OZ/M Late 18 Interface 5.0 FL OZ/M Late 2.5 hij 6.5 a-d 7.8 Triton Flo 0.85 FL OZ/M Late 19 Interface 6.00 FL OZ/M Late 0.5 ij 6.8 abc 8.0 Triton Flo 0.85 FL OZ/M Late 20 Reserve 4.50 FL OZ/M Late 0.0 j 7.3 a 7.8 Interface 4.0 FL OZ/M Late 21 Reserve 4.5 FL OZ/M Late 0.0 j 7.0 av 7.8 Tartan 1.5 FL OZ/M Late 22 Reserve 6.0 FL OZ/M Late 0.0 j 7.0 ab 8.0 Interface 5.4 FL OZ/M Late 23 Torque 0.6 FL OZ/M Late 0.0 j 7.0 ab 7.0 26/36 4.0 FL OZ/M Late Spectro 3.6 OZ/M Late Means followed by same letter do not significantly differ (P=.05, Waller Duncan) a Early and late fungicide treatments were applied on Oct, 6th and Nov. 1st 2012, respectively b Mean % diseased area c Quality was visually rated on a scale of 1-9 where 1 = completely dead, 6 = acceptable, 9 = dark green d Color was visually rated on a scale of 1-9 where 1 = completely brown, 6 = acceptable, 9 = dark green
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Snow Mold and Quality Ratings Recorded on March 19th, 2012 at Wawonowin CC
Treatment
Rate
Timing
a
Dis Severity
b
Quality
c
24 Torque 0.6 FL OZ/M Late 5.0 g-j 6.5 a-d 7.0 Affirm 0.9 OZ/M Late Spectro 3.60 OZ/M Late 25 Torque 0.9 FL OZ/M Late 0.0 j 7.0 ab 7.3 3336 Plus 4.0 FL OZ/M Late 13.0 e-j 5.5 d-h 5.0 26 FeDCON 12.0 FL OZ/M Early/Late Torque 0.4 FL OZ/M Late 27 FeDCON 12.0 FL OZ/M Late 7.5 g-j 5.8 c-g 5.3 Torque 0.4 FL OZ/M Late 28 Instrata 7.0 FL OZ/M Late 0.0 j 7.0 ab 7.0 29 Instrata 9.0 FL OZ/M Late 1.8 hij 6.5 a-d 7.0 30 Concert II 8.5 FL OZ/M Late 2.5 hij 6.5 a-d 7.0 31 Concert II 8.5 FL OZ/M Late 5.0 g-j 6.0 b-f 7.5 PAR 0.37 FL OZ/M Late 32 Concert II 8.5 FL OZ/M Late 0.0 j 7.0 ab 7.3 Medallion 0.25 OZ/M Late PAR 0.37 FL OZ/M Late 33 Concert II 8.5 FL OZ/M Late 1.8 hij 6.5 a-d 7.5 A7087F 0.5 FL OZ/M Late PAR 0.37 FL OZ/M Late 34 Interface 3.0 FL OZ/M Late 1.0 ij 7.0 ab 7.3 Torque 0.6 FL OZ/M Late 35 A9898A 1.3 FL OZ/M Late 1.8 hij 6.5 a-d 7.0 Daconil Action 5.4 FL OZ/M Late 36 A9898A 1.3 FL OZ/M Late 1.8 hij 6.5 a-d 7.0 Medallion TL 0.96 FL OZ/M Late 37 A9898A 1.3 FL OZ/M Late 10.0 f-j 5.8 c-g 7.0 A70087F 0.5 FL OZ/M Late 38 A9898A 1.3 FL OZ/M Late 0.5 oj 6.8 abc 7.0 A7087F 0.5 FL OZ/M Late Medallion TL 0.96 FL OZ/M Late 39 Instrata 9.0 FL OZ/M Late 1.3 ij 6.8 abc 7.5 PAR 0.37 FL OZ/M Late 40 Instrata 5.5 FL OZ/M Late 0.0 j 7.3 a 8.0 A7087F 0.5 FL OZ/M Late PAR 0.37 FL OZ/M Late 41 Banner MAXX II 2.0 FL OZ/M Late 0.5 ij 6.8 abc 7.0 A7087F 0.5 FL OZ/M Late Medallion TL 0.96 FL OZ/M Late 42 Banner MAXX II 2.0 FL OZ/M Late 5.5 g-j 6.5 a-d 7.3 Medallion TL 0.96 FL OZ/M Late PAR 0.37 FL OZ/M Late 43 Banner MAXX II 2.0 FL OZ/M Late 0.0 j 7.0 ab 7.0 Medallion TL 0.96 FL OZ/M Late 44 Interface 4.0 FL OZ/M Late 2.5 hij 6.5 a-d 7.3 Chipco Triton WDG 0.3 OZ/M Late 45 QP TM/C 6.0 OZ/M Late 0.0 j 7.0 ab 7.0 QP Iprodione 4.0 FL OZ/M Late QP Propiconazole 2.0 FL OZ/M Late Means followed by same letter do not significantly differ (P=.05, Waller Duncan) a Early and late fungicide treatments were applied on Oct, 6th and Nov. 1st 2012, respectively b Mean % diseased area c Quality was visually rated on a scale of 1-9 where 1 = completely dead, 6 = acceptable, 9 = dark green d Color was visually rated on a scale of 1-9 where 1 = completely brown, 6 = acceptable, 9 = dark green
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Snow Mold and Quality Ratings Recorded on March 19th, 2012 at Wawonowin CC
Treatment
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Timing
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FALL M HORSE
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HUNT CLUB
“Trading Sticks for Guns in Prior Lake”
MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2012
HOST SUPERINTENDENT: BILL GULLICKS
This year’s Fall Mixer will again be a friendly, sporting clay shoot.
The Gun Raffle drawing will take place. SHOOTING FIELD LIMITED TO 100 PARTICIPANTS More than 100 people can attend the educational and meal portions of this event.
$40.00
Cost for the event: and includes one raffle ticket per entry Additional costs include ammunition, along with gun rental if you or your team can not provide a gun. It is suggested to buy your own ammo beforehand at your local gun supply store. Our goal is to have at least one experienced hunter in each group. We are shooting (no pun intended) for 20 teams of 5 shooters on each team. Only one gun is needed per group.
AGENDA
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. 11:00 – 11:02 a.m. 11:00 – 12:00 noon 12:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Registration SPEAKER: Scottie Hines CGCS Topic: Gun Cleaning Drawing for the over-under shotgun, $1,500 value Lunch Sporting Clay Shoot
PLEASE CIRCLE YOUR EXPERIENCE LEVEL. “1” IS A BEGINNER AND “5” IS AN EXPERT
Name:
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1 2 3 4 5
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PLEASE COMPLETE THE ABOVE. MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO MGCSA AND MAIL TO: FALL MIXER 10050 204th Street North, Forest Lake, MN 55025
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Locked and Loaded
MGCSA Gun Raffle for Research $5 per chance or $10 for three chances
Weatherby Orion Grade 3 over/under 12 gauge shotgun $2,500 retail value jack@mgcsa.org for more information
Enter today for your chance to win this beautiful over/under 12 gauge shotgun. Proceeds from the raffle will supplement the Research fund for studies done at the University of Minnesota’s TROE Center. The shotgun will be given away at the October 15th MGCSA Fall Shootout. The winner need not be present at the shooting event.
Contact Jack at: 651 324 8873 jmackenzie426@msn.com
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Snow Mold and Quality Ratings Recorded on March 19th, 2012 at Wawonowin CC
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61 Civitas 8.0 FL OZ/M Late 31.3 bc 4.5 hij 7.0 Harmonizer 0.5 FL OZ/M Late Emerald 0.18 OZ/M Late 62 Civitas 8.0 FL OZ/M Late 35.0 b-h 4.3 ij 8.3 Harmonizer 4.0 FL OZ/M Late Emerald 0.18 OZ/M Late 63 Civitas 16.0 FL OZ/M Late 10.0 f-j 5.8 c-g 7.5 Harmonizer 1.0 FL OZ/M Late Instrata 2.5 FL OZ/M Late 64 Civitas 16.0 FL OZ/M Late 6.3 g-j 5.8 c-g 8.8 Harmonizer 4.0 FL OZ/M Late Torque 0.6 FL OZ/M Late 65 Civitas 8.0 FL OZ/M Late 7.5 g-j 5.5 d-h 8.5 Harmonizer 4.0 FL OZ/M Late Torque 0.6 FL OZ/M Late 66 Civitas 8.0 FL OZ/M Late 33.8 b-h 4.5 hij 8.3 Harmonizer 4.0 FL OZ/M Late Concert 4.5 FL OZ/M Late 67 651-0350 17.0 FL OZ/M Late 18.8 c-g 4.8 ghi 7.5 Concert 4.5 FL OZ/M Late 68 651-0350 17.0 FL OZ/M Late 1.3 ij 6.8 abc 8.0 Torque 0.6 FL OZ/M Late 69 Chipco 26GT 4.0 FL OZ/M Late 3.8 hij 6.3 a-e 7.0 Daconil Ultrex 5.0 OZ/M Late 70 Affirm 0.9 OZ/M Late 16.3 d-h 5.0 f-i 7.0 3336 Plus 4.0 FL OZ/M Late 71 Chipco 26GT 4.0 FL OZ/M Late 5.0 g-j 6.5 a-d 7.0 Trinity 1.0 FL OZ/M Late Means followed by same letter do not significantly differ (P=.05, Waller Duncan) a Early and late fungicide treatments were applied on Oct. 6th and Nov. 1st 2012, respectively b Mean % diseased area c Quality was visually rated on a scale of 1-9 where 1 = completely dead, 6 = acceptable, 9 = dark green d Color was visually rated on a scale of 1-9 where 1 = completely dead, 6 = acceptable, 9 = dark green
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On Board: Q & A
with a member of your BOD
Oh Lighten Up!!!!! How about some golf course HUMOR!!! Jeff Ishe, Executive Director-Property and Sports Operations
The Why Golf Is Better Than Sex From David Letterman’s Late Night Show • A below par performance is considered good. • You can stop in the middle and have a cheeseburger and a couple of beers. • You can still make money doing it as a senior. • It’s much easier to find the sweet spot. • Foursomes are encouraged. • Three times a day is possible. • Your partner doesn’t hire a lawyer if you do it with someone else. • If you live in Florida, you can do it every day. • You don’t have to cuddle with your partner when you’re finished.
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On Board:
continued.
....Oh lighten up!!!
Scottie Hines, CGCS Windsong Farm Golf Club
Charlie came running up just in time to join his companions on the first tee. “Good to see you , Charlie,” said one friend. “But since it’s Sunday morning, we didn’t think you’d be here.” “Yes, it was a toss of the coin between playing golf and going to church.” “So why are you so late?” the friend asked. “I had to toss the coin fifteen times.” For 18 holes, Thompson’s caddy ha been cackling and snickering after every shot that the golfer took. Fed up with the not-so-subtle criticism, Thompson finally threw the putter at the caddy and snapped, “you must be the worst caddy in the world.” The caddy grinned. “That sir, would be too great a coincidence.” Sam and Jillian were lying in bed talking. “I suppose if I died you already have your eye on some pretty young thing to take my place,” said Jillian. “Maybe.” “And I suppose you’d even have her share our bedroom and our bed.” snapped Jillian, “Maybe.” “And I suppose you’d even let her use my golf clubs,” sobbed Jillian, “Nope, muttered Sam. “She’s left-handed. “You care more for golf than you do me,” sobbed Marilyn. “Why, you don’t even remember the day we got married.” “Sure I do,” said Sid. “It was the day I sank that 50-foot putt.” Page 30
On Board: continued. ....oh lighten up!!!
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All Blown Up!!! Hot Air for Spring Recovery By Skip Roth of CHI Companies and Nick Klinkhammer
Each Spring Golf Course Superintendents wait for the snow to melt to find out if there fall applications of fungicides worked to suppress snow mold diseases. However, some golf courses uncover their greens to find a smelly, rotten, dead turf across their greens. For these courses, recovery is a long process full of uncertainty and constant monitoring. Well in the spring of 2011 I had the chance in meeting with Jake Schmitz, Golf Course Superintendent of
Olympic Hills in Eden Prairie Minnesota who has perfected a way in using reinforced plastic to develop a greenhouse over their greens to recover them from winter damage. Minnesota can become very unpredictable and throughout the winter months temperatures can get very cold but warm up to melt snow on any given day. With this constant freeze, thaw events, especially during the months of March and April turf can become damaged Page 33
and eventually lead to death. Thus, superintendent in the northern climates must find creative ways in recovering dead turf quickly to produce a well respected product.
applied to his troubled greens that he consistently has problems with coming out of winter. To develop these hot houses for his greens, Jake contacted CHI Companies (a heater rental Originally developed by company) and asked about propane Robert Distel, who at the time heaters that could maintain a was superintendent at Wayzata consistent temperature within the Country Club experimented with enclosure. CHI engineered the size 10-mil reinforced plastic sheeting heater needed and was involved in to develop a Hot House to promote the setup process. To provide the germination of new creeping adequate height and to the bubble, bentgrass seedlings. The following the plastic must be laid out and year Jake Schmitz took this idea and brought in a few inches to provide
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adequate lift to the plastic. With this lift to the bubble sod staples are placed every two inches with 12 inch nails placed every 5 feet, also rope is placed over the bubble in two different directions just to make sure that the plastic will not move or blown away by any dust of wind. Air vents were also cut into the sides of the plastic to regulate air flow. The CHI heaters used for this process are direct-fired units, which means the outside air being
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heated and going into the bubble comes in direct contact with the burner. The thermostat within the bubble regulates the amount of heat to maintain the temperature. This heating unit is not a new concept and has been used on construction sites and commercial buildings for decades. One of benefits is that the burner combustion process creates carbon dioxide which helps the growing process inside the Hot House.
The critical part of the process is to ensure you have enough vents in the bubble to maintain proper mixture of air and fuel for the burner but just enough to keep the bubble inflated. Before the Hot House goes up, preparation for new creeping bentgrass germination must be complete. For this process, they verticutted several of times to remove any unwanted dead turf material while also opening up parts of the soil for seed bed
preparation. They also solid tine aerified to provide even more areas for the seeds to be surrounded by soil for increased rooting. The crew then applied several rounds of bentgrass seed to maximize seedling germination and enhanced recovery of their greens in recorded time. Then once the bubble was up, crew members needed to get in and out of theses Hot Houses to do routine maintenance such as watering, monitoring, and fluctuate temperature within the Page 37
bubble. For larger maintenance practices on these greens, the bubble must be taken down for mowing, and spraying of fungicides especially for diseases such as pythium that can be easily produced with the constant watering and high temperatures within these Hot Houses. Before visiting Olympic Hills, I had only read about the use of
these Hot Houses in articles and to view them with my own eyes was a great experience. While some of the greens had winter damage, the fairways of the golf course were excellent. I would like to personally Thank Jake Schmitz and his crew for giving me an excellent tour and learning experience at Olympic Hills.
On the left you can see the incredible lifting power of the warm air blower as you look inside the inflated recovery tent.
On the right you can see the hold down system implemented to prevent the lose of warm air outside the recovery dome.
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WEE ONE MINNESOTA GOLF OUTING AT NORTH OAKS GOLF CLUB And Jerry Murphy CGCS Induction into the MPGA Hall of Fame
MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2012 NORTH OAKS, MINNESOTA Brian Boll, Superintendent and the MGCSA
HOSTS:
$125 per Player / $500 per Team Four Person Scramble only one MGCSA member per team necessary
Great Golf Prizes. On course refreshments. Lunch on the course. Heavy hors d'oeuvres immediately following golf with cash bar reception.
Enter Early. Field is limited to 25 teams (100 players). Taco Bar @ Pop Shack and Brats to go @ Hole #3 Gazebo. (lunch included in registration fee) Country Club Attire – Collared Shirts. Soft spikes only.
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.
Registration – Driving Range available GOLF - Shotgun Prizes and hors d’oeuvres reception (cash bar).
Contests: 1st Place $400, 2nd Place Draw $200, 3rd Place Draw $100 (Gross) Skins Game - $20 per team (Half the pot goes to the team skins winner, the other half to the Wee One.) Mulligan Purchase: 4 for $20 or 8 for $40 Closest to the pin winners on the five Par 3’s will draw down for a set of irons. Featured Raffle Prizes – $5 for 5 tickets or $20 for a LONG arm’s length. 50 inch Flat Screen HDTV, IPAD and M U C H MORE.
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Within the Leather by David Kazmierczak CGCS Aaahhhh! That was the collective noise you heard a week ago from all things living from the Arrowhead to the Spam Museum and all points near and far. The first shot of cool air compliments of the Canucks reached all points Minnesota and for some, just in time.
bet we grew more grass this season than the last two combined. Unfortunately, some of it was not the type we intended to grow, but we have things for that.
But there is something about the fall that I adore. The air just smells different. It is clean and crisp. The sun angle casts deep shadows on the golf course you just don’t get any other time of the year. (Yes, I know the angle is the same sometime in the spring, but the course is not in the same condition.) After what proved to be a very above The leaves turn their wonderful shades of average month of July temperature-wise, orange and yellow and light up the golf the first week in August felt like a long course in one final, glorious finale before lost friend had arrived with fresh case of the inevitable submission to the clutches of 70-degree days and six-pack of 50-degree winter. nights as a chaser. I know I threw open the windows and dusted off cobwebs usually Things slow down. The pressures of reserved for the early spring in the shop, maintaining high quality turfgrass seems to much to the spider’s dismay, and reveled in fade as fast as the setting sun on a cool fall the cool, dry wonderfulness. evening. Diseases fall by the wayside. Pests relent. Crabgrass dies, and all the worries of Yes, it has been quite the summer in shaved, compacted, stressed out greens are Minnesota, but I seem to recall this initial relieved by one cultural practice or another, shot of cool air being an annual thing before the greens fall into their frost-induced around here. That welcomed friend slumber. usually shows up this time of year with a hint of the good times just around the All of which allows all of us to corner. For you see, I absolutely love concentrate on other more important the season of fall. things. Family time becomes more abundant. Football and hunting creep Not that I do not like summer. into the frontal lobes, taking place of ET I love summer. Summer grows rates and fungicide calculations. Just the grass, and that is what we do, thought of it makes a superintendent wax right? This summer has been poetic…………………………. like no other in that category. I Page 40
Ode to Fall From the first breath of cool air To the final blustery night The fall season captures me And eases summer’s blight The sprayer it sits lonely The heavy lifting through The leaf blower now takes it’s place As the plow horse of the crew The help has all returned to school I guess now it’s my turn My back is sort of aching But it’s a righteous burn The pro shop they are calling Another frost delay One more coffee, we got time Of course- it’s Saturday The sound of leaves crunching As I walk out to the stand Good fortune I hope with me And keep a steady hand Early order round the corner The big show I must plan Projects getting close to over Blowout is at hand
My team is at the goal line The fans they scream and shout A fade pass to the corner We pull another out! A night at the Oktoberfest To the ears and nose a bite Gather around the bonfire The Germans got this right The corn and beans for harvest The apples red and ripe No more summer heat my friend No longer can you gripe So say goodbye to summer The season it’s been grand But enjoy fall for all its glory Because winter I can’t stand!
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