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2018 UPCOMING MIDWEST EVENTS 7/23 9-Holer at Arlington Lakes GC, Al Bevers host 8/27 Golf Championship, Highlands of Elgin, Brad Legnaioli host 10/2 October Meeting at Seven Bridges,

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PRESIDENT Jim Pedersen, Hughes Creek Golf Course VICE PRESIDENT Justin Kirtland, Arrowhead Golf Club

PRESIDENT EMERITUS Matt Harstad, Calumet Country Club

SECRETARY / TREASURER Brian Stout, Arboretum Club

CLASS ‘C’ REPRESENTATIVE Wyatt Byrd, Biltmore Country Club

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Luke Cella, CGCS

EDITORIAL CHAIRMAN Brian Stout

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jim Canning, White Eagle Golf Club John Ekstrom Inwood Golf Course Mark Kosbab, Sportsman’s Country Club Todd Schmitz, Phillips Park Golf Course

ASSOCIATE EDITORS John Gurke, CGCS Chuck Barber

COMMERCIAL REPRESENTATIVE Rusty Stachlewitz, Advanced Turf Solutions

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PRESIDENT Jim Pedersen, Hughes Creek Golf Course

VICE PRESIDENT Justin Kirtland, Arrowhead Golf Club SECRETARY / TREASURER Brian Stout, Arboretum Club EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Luke Cella, CGCS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jim Canning, White Eagle Golf Club John Ekstrom, Inwood Golf Course Mark Kosbab, Sportsman’s Country Club Todd Schmitz, Phillips Park Golf Course PRESIDENT EMERITUS Matt Harstad, Calumet Country Club COMMERCIAL REPRESENTATIVE Rusty Stachlewitz, Advanced Turf Solutions

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It’s been several years since the Midwest made its way back to Hughes Creek in Elburn, site of the Midwest/ITF Play Day in May. The create a fun and challenging create a fun and challenging create a fun and challenging layout. The rolling hills and wetlands create a fun and challenging layout.

CLASS ‘C’ REPRESENTATIVE Wyatt Byrd, Biltmore Country Club EDITORIAL CHAIRMAN Brian Stout ASSOCIATE EDITORS John Gurke, CGCS Chuck Barber TURFGRASS ADVISOR Dr. Jesse Benelli, CDGA Midwest Association of Golf Course Superintendents (MAGCS) exists to promote professionalism and integrity, to provide networking, education and career enhancement opportunities to all members who facilitate the growth and enjoyment of golf.

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e roll out of one of the strangest Springs that many superintendents have experienced no matter their age. We experienced 16 days in April where the temperature was 32 degrees or lower; the monthly average temperature was only 49 degrees.

It was the fourth coldest April on record. May moved in and not to be outdone set a new record for the most rainfall (8.18”! - the old record was 7.59” from 1945; the monthly average is only 3.56”)And to beat April further still, May ended up to be the 3rd warmest on record since 1871. Additionally, we experienced the warmest May 25th to the 31st temperature average of 90.7 beating the old record for that week by almost 3 degrees. I think many are apprehensive to even think how June will compare.

If you can believe it, On Course turns 70 this year. The inaugural is-sue named the “Bull Sheet” began as a means to keep the members of the Midwest informed about turf, golf, the surrounding industry and what other members were up to. As stated in the first published editorial report in January of 1950: “The important objective of the bulletin is to promote sincere interest in Association functions and responsibilities. Considerable time and effort is consumed in the layout work of each issue by a few members who are willing to give up some of their limited time towards the welfare and progress of our Association. What is needed most of all, is constructive comments from mem-bers. This will indicate the bulletin is not being taken for granted.

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RETIREMENT Peter Leuzinger, CGCS Retired Peter Leuzinger, CGCS Retired Peter Leuzinger, CGCS Retired

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Many of you in MAGCS do not know me or never heard of me. I am a person who loved the greenkeeping business through college in the early 70’s until 2014, the end of my career as a growermunity. My wife DeeAnn taught grade school in town and our two children were off to college at the end of those 20 years. Itchy feet left me with a desire to find a new place to try my best. I landed a 9-year stint at Ivanhoe Club. At both clubs, I became very involved with Audubon International (A.I.).

After Ivanhoe, I began the second leg of work with A.I. and 3 years as a Membership Director and Consultant in the Great Lakes Region for their certification and membership programs. Finally we get to my third and last leg,

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Peter took up painting while still working, a hobby and skill he enjoys today.

He invited his class out to enjoy the 9th hole at STCCC one evening to see what they could make of it.

People have different ideas about retirement. It might depend on how old or young you are. Some might dread the thought of not having a job, earning a great salary, moving away from the neighborhood and comfort zone, entering retirement life. On the other hand, some people can’t wait to have free time and other changes in their retired life.

9 years of teaching science in the Horticulture Department at Kishwaukee College. My classes were in turf, environmental science and soil science. Those last and final 9 years of a career in turf really capped it off.

Renaissance. Die erste I mentioned planning for retirement. The first thing I thought of way back in my mid 30’s was, “Where will we want to live?” We researched that for at least 25 years while attending GCSAA National Conferences. Almost all of the sites for conferences were in the sunbelt states. We both knew we did not want to endure harsh winters in Northern Illinois after retirement. My good friend and PGA pal, Jim Sobb, recommended Tucson, Arizona. We tried it out and loved it. Originally we hoped to retire and live in Illinois during summ we were vacationing in Tucson. That made our decision very easy as to which house to sell and which house to enjoy in retirement!

Living a new life in retirement and keeping busy required planning and goal setting. We knew that abundant free time was going to be an important challenge. Not working anymore meant substituting that time with hobbies and expanded interests. The time to start that is before retirement. This one

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Renaissance. Die erste Zeile des Lorem statement is most important. Plan we plan to visit California, Oregon, ahead and do not wait until it is Yellowstone and the Bad Lands. too late! We both knew we loved I have discovered my training in to travel. I enjoyed having a sports horticulture makes travel more car during my working career, interesting. and I still have it. I took Our neighborhood art lessons and learned is fun. To our to draw and paint wonderment, Pete and DeAnn artistically. We both we have never with their two children, are avid golfers and enjoyed so many Jeff and Megan had played golf at my friendships in a celebrating golf courses. We both neighborhood.

We a birthday in AZ. enjoy being outside. enjoy weekly happy I took up biking while hours in the “hood” teaching and enjoy it and going out for meals even more in the Tucson with new friends. Most of area. I have always enjoyed singing us are retired and we have the time in Church Choirs. I was never an to share and know one another. We avid reader but I do read a book if are rarely bored these days. desperate. These are things we took We believe it is important to with us to Arizona. understand that, although we enjoy Golf: Golf takes much of our each other’s company, we do have time. DeeAnn plays in a league and Pete time and DeeAnn time. We we play together with other couples. would probably drive each other My golf includes two retired teacher crazy if we were together all of the leagues playing on Tuesdays and time. For example, she volunteers Thursdays. I am now commissioner at a grade school where one of our for the Tuesday’s group of 50 granddaughters attends in Tucson. players. I usually walk my 18 holes, We have 8 grandchildren. 5 in trying to stay fit.

Illinois, (all grown), and 3 in Arizona Travel: We have been to Ireland, still growing. Our daughter, Megan, China, Tasmania, Hawaii and road lives here in Tucson and her family trips around the USA. We visit keeps us busy with swim meets, Illinois twice a year to keep up with theater productions and mountain our son Jeff’s family. This summer bike races.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

THE BULLSHEET Peter Leuzinger, CGCS Retired Peter Leuzinger, CGCS Retired Peter Leuzinger, CGCS Retired

UPCOMING EVENTS MAGCS MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP When - 27 May 2020 Location - Varies Join MAGCS for our season long golf event: Individuals will compete against each other at mutually agreed time and course and one will be crowned Midwest Match Play Champion.

1. Registration is $50 per person 2. Deadline to register is May 27, 2020 3. Brackets will be determined the end of May. 4. Participants must have current HDCP and will be used to create brackets, and determine play. Rules are simple: play your match by specified date and submit winner to MAGCS; winners advance, losers don’t.

If pair is not able to complete match within given timeframe - a coin toss will be used to pick winner (and loser).

5. If you don’t have a current verifiable HDCP, please sign up for one by contacting Luke Cella, it is included with your MAGCS membership at no additional cost. If you have 5 scores to post from last year, it’ll be enough to get you started.

6. We’ve created a losers bracket, so we’ll double the fun - even if you lose, you’ll still get to play.

7. All decisions of golf committee are final.

Other facts about the event:

The format for the golf is Match Play using verifiable handicaps.

Once the first round of the bracket is filled in, competitions will take place at an agreed upon mutual time and place determined by those competing against each other. The winner advances, the loser will go into another bracket.

The number of entries will determine the number of rounds that the ultimate champion will play. For example, if there are 128 registrants in the first round, only 64 will make it to the second round, 32 to the third, 16 to the fourth, 8 to the fifth round, 4 to the sixth round, and the remaining two will play for the championship in the 7th and final round. (Think NCAA Basketball Tournament).

Once you learn who you are playing, you’ll have a few weeks to complete your match. You can play at any course that you agree upon with your competitor, as well as the number of holes (either 9-hole or 18 hole match), letting MAGCS know who wins and moves on to the next round. In the event that you are not able to play your match by the round deadline, a winner will be drawn to advance to the next round.

By summers end, we’ll have a

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nothing shy of that.

Craig grew up in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, a small town located about two hours south of St. Louis. Craig’s passion for the game of golf and being outdoors is what originally drove him to pick up a summer job at Cape Girardeau Country Club at the young age of fifteen. It was there that Craig learned about the dayto-day tasks involved with growing grass an providing optimal playing conditions for golfers on a regular basis. His hard work and dedication at Cape Girardeau Country Club made a lasting impression on the membership; so much that a

Located in Geneva, Illinois, Eagle Brook Country Club plays host to this year’s June MAGCS event.

Superintendent Craig Kight and staff have been hard condition for all of the chapter members that plan to attend.

Peter took up painting while still working, a hobby and skill he enjoys today.

He invited his class out to enjoy the 9th hole at STCCC one evening to see what they could make of it.

Renaissance. Die erste Zeile des Lorem and always stay positive! NCraig Kight, Regional Superintendent for Arcis Golf, has been at the helm of Eagle Brook since 2015. Along with Eagle Brook, Craig also watches over multiple Arcis Golf properties in the Chicagloland area. Although his tenure at Eagle Brook has been short, his path to get there has been

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couple of members invested in his college education at West Texas A&M so that he could live out his dream of becoming a Golf Course Superintendent.

Craig went on to complete his college education at West Texas A&M and was fortunate to land his first Superintendent job at the age of twenty-one at a course in Midland, Texas. While he was grateful for the opportunity, growing bentgrass in west Texas is something he would never wish on anybody. The challenges associated with growing cool season grasses in Midland were, at times, stressful and daunting, leading Craig to make a move closer to home.

Following his time in Texas, Craig made multiple moves throughout the Midwest. Landing in St. Louis, Kansas City, and Chicago before becoming the

Superintendent at The Hamlet Golf and Country Club located on Long Island in New York. From 2010 to 2015, he was put to the test at The Hamlet Club. He managed seventy-three acres of turf on a $1.5 million budget while also completing a renovation during his tenure. The renovation included multiple on course improvements such as bunkers, irrigation, a fairway and tee conversion as well as a full clubhouse renovation.

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Eagle Brook Country Club. Eagle Brook, designed by Andy North and Roger Packard, is a links-style golf course that meanders its way through a 600 home subdivision.

The property sits on 254 acres, 94 of which are preserved wetlands that are home to numerous sorts of wildlife. Eagle Brook plays host to about 16,000 rounds per year and has a competitive golfing membership that appreciates quality playing conditions on a regular basis.

The staff at Eagle Brook is made up of two assistants, Josh Jackson and Frank Klaus, as well as a core group of six full-time employees that have been a part of the grounds crew for a number of years. As for seasonal help, Craig has navigated the difficult seasonal labor pool by looking no further then his local high school in Geneva. He employs five teachers from the Geneva Community School District during the summer months to supplement his fulltime staff, bringing his in-season staff total to thirteen employees.

As for what Craig enjoys most about his job he opportunity to teach and mentor people on a day-

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Renaissance. Die erste Zeile des Lorem Today, Craig resides is the western suburbs with his wife and two kids. In his spare time he enjoys playing soccer, golfing, and volunteering as a coach for his son’s soccer team. Being an avid Cardinals fan, Craig also enjoys taking in as many baseball games as possible throughout the season.

Whether it is a trip to Jupiter, Florida for a spring training game or a weekend trip back to St. Louis, he is always keeping up to speed on his beloved Cardinals.

Eagle Brook plays host to about Peter took up painting while still 16,000 rounds working, a hobby and skill per year and has he enjoys today. He invited a competitive his class out to enjoy the 9th hole at STCCC one evening to see what they could make of it.

to-day basis. Teaching members about what he is trying to accomplish and always making himself available to answer questions is something that he values and makes a point to do regularly. One of his greatest senses of s getting the opportunity to watch members enjoy the product that he and his staff produce on a daily basis. He also takes the role of being a mentor seriously by guiding his assistants and showing them how this can be a rewarding profession without having to burn yourself out.

golfing membership that appreciates quality playing conditions on a regular basis.

The staff at Eagle Brook is made up of two assistants, Josh Jackson and Frank Klaus, as well as a core group of six full-time employees school in Geneva. He employs five teachers from the Geear and has a competitive golfing membership that appreciates quality playing conditions on a regular basis.

The staff at Eagle Brook is made up of two assistants, Josh Jackson and Frank Klaus, as well as a core group of six full-time employees that have been a part of the grounds crew for a number of years. As for seasonal help, Craig has navigated the difficult grounds crew for a number of years. As for seasonal help, Craig has navigated the difficult no further then his local high school in Geneva. He employs five teachers from the Geneva Community.

When it comes to advice, it boils down to a couple of simple things for Craig: ask as many questions as possible, learn how to let things roll off of your shoulders and, above all else, be sure to make time for your family. Having navigated this crazy industry for over twenty years.

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Texas A&M so that he painting while still working, a hobby and skill Prairie cordgrass could live out his dream he enjoys today.

He invited grows best of becoming a Golf Course his class out to enjoy the 9th in full sun to Superintendent. hole at STCCC one evening partial shade in Craig went on to to see what they could wet, loamy soil complete his college make of it. but can also grow education at West Texas A&M and in dry, sandy soil. was fortunate to land his first It can tolerate high pH Superintendent job at the age of soils and cannot handle prolonged twenty-one at a course in Midland, flooding. Cordgrass can be planted Texas. While he was grateful for by seed or rhizome and grows rather the opportunity, growing bentgrass ies in pond margins, prairie swales, in west Texas is something he Renaissance. Die erste ditches, or on the perimeter of would never wish on anybody. The woodlands. challenges associated with growing edges which can cut your fingers The aggressive rhizomes of cool season grasses in Midland were, when handling. this grass form a very dense mat at times, stressful and daunting, The genus, Spartina, which underground which can be useful in leading Craig to make a move closer is Greek for cord refers to these many situations. It can help stabilize to home. strong, identifiable leaves and gives Prairie cordgrass is a native perennial grass species found throughout most of the United States and Canada. Growing up to eight feet tall, this spee of the tallest grasses of North America.

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Since 1948 On Course, the official publication of the Midwest Association of Golf Course Superintendents (MAGCS), has been dedicated to disseminating scientific and practical knowledge pertaining to golf turf maintenance, and documenting the activities of the Association. The magazine continues to enhance the professional stature of the Association’s members.

Printed and distributed monthly On Course delivers fresh, new content to superintendents and golf courses throughout the Midwest.

In a 2016 Survey, On Course magazine continues to be the most widely read publication by any Midwest member, cover to cover.

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The Midwest Association of Golf Course Superintendents (the Midwest) represents golf course management professionals in the greater Chicagoland area and has a global impact as one of the leading local superintendent trade organizations in the US. The Midwest offers many opportunities for advertising and partnership through a blend of properties giving you access and exposure to leading golf course superintendents and their support personnel.

MONTHLY FEATURES Original articles written specifically for our members offering solutions and ideas for real world golf course management problems.

SUPER-N-SITE Profiles our host superintendent, their practices and golf course of each MAGCS monthly meeting.

BULL SHEET This intriguing section, keeps the name of the original newsletter, keeps our members informed on current events, member life and other industry fun facts and quips.

VENDOR VIEW Providing our vendors a place to share information, ideas and what they see around the Midwest.

MAGCS in MOTION Keeps the members up to date on the affairs of the Association and how it interacts in the big picture of golf, GCSAA, the environment, and other issues.

MIDWEST BREEZES Short highlights of new ideas, local projects and other areas happenings highlighted assistant superintendent authored column.

EDUCATION UPDATE Each education event is synopsized and recorded for member not in attendance.

NATURE OF THE GAME Native plants and animals that are part of our golf course ecosystems are highlighted.

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des Hampden-Sydney College in Virgnia untersuche einige undeutliche Worte, “consectetur”, einer Lorem Ipsum Passage und fand eine unwiederlegbare Quelle.

Lorem Ipsum komm aus der Sektion 1.10.32 und 1.10.33 des “de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum” (Die Extreme von Gut und Böse) von Cicero, geschrieben 45 v. Chr. Dieses Buch ist Abhandlung der Ethiktheorien, sehr bekannt wärend der Renaissance. Die erste Zeile des Lorem Ipsum, “Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet...”, kommt aus einer Zeile der Sektion 1.10.32.

Der Standardteil von Lorem Ipsum, genutzt seit 1500, ist reproduziert für die, die es interessiert. Sektion 1.10.32 und 1.10.33 von “de Finibus Bonorum et Malroum” von Cicero sind auch reproduziert in ihrer Originalform, abgeleitet von der Englischen Version aus von 1914 (H. Rackham)

Ipsum ist außerdem frei von Wiederholungen, Humor oder unqualitativen Wörter etc, ...

Glauben oder nicht glauben, Lorem Ipsum ist nicht nur ein zufälliger Text. Er hat Wurzeln aus der Lateinischen Literatur von 45 v. Chr, was ihn über 2000 Jahre alt macht. Richar McClintock, ein Lateinprofessor des HampdenSydney College in Virgnia untersuche einige undeutliche Worte, “consectetur”, einer Lorem Ipsum Passage und fand eine unwiederlegbare Quelle. Lorem Ipsum komm aus der Sektion 1.10.32 und 1.10.33 des “de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum” (Die Extreme von Gut und Böse) von Cicero, geschrieben 45 v. Chr. Dieses Buch ist Abhandlung der Ethiktheorien, sehr bekannt wärend der Renaissance. Die erste Zeile des Lorem Ipsum, “Lorem Peter took up ipsum dolor sit amet...”, painting while still kommt aus einer Zeile working, a hobby and skill der Sektion 1.10.32.

Wo kann he enjoys today. He invited his class out to enjoy the 9th Der Standardteil ich es kriegen? hole at STCCC one evening von Lorem Ipsum, Es gibt viele to see what they could genutzt seit 1500, ist Variationen make of it. reproduziert für die, die es der Passages interessiert. Sektion 1.10.32 des Lorem Ipsum, und 1.10.33 von “de Finibus aber der Hauptteil Bonorum et Malroum” von Cicero erlitt Änderungen in sind auch reproduziert in ihrer irgendeiner Form, durch Humor Originalform, abgeleitet von der oder zufällige Wörter welche nicht Englischen Version aus von 1914 (H. einmal ansatzweise glaubwürdig Rackham) aussehen. Wenn du eine Passage Wo kann ich es kriegen? des Lorem Ipsum nutzt, solltest Es gibt viele Variationen der du aufpassen dass in der Mitte des Passages des Lorem Ipsum, aber Textes keine ungewollten Wörter der Hauptteil erlitt Änderungen in stehen. Viele der Generatoren im irgendeiner Form, durch Humor Internet neigen dazu, vorgefertigte oder zufällige Wörter welche nicht Stücke zu wiederholen - was es einmal ansatzweise glaubwürdig nötig machte einen richtigen aussehen. Wenn du eine Passage Generator zu entwickeln. Wir nutzen ein Wörterbuch aus über 200 des Lorem Ipsum nutzt, solltest du aufpasseder Mitte des Textes Lateinischen Wörter, kombiniert mit keine ungewollten Wörter stehen. einer Handvoll Kunstsätzen, welche Viele der Generatoren im Internet das Lorem Ipsum glaubwürdig neigen dazu, vorgefertigte Stücke macht. Das generierte Lorem

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ollege education at West Texas A&M so that he could live out his dream of becoming a Golf Course Superintendent.

Craig went on to complete his college education at West Texas A&M and was fortunate to land his first Superintendent job at the age of twenty-one at a course in Midland, Texas.

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Peter took up painting while still working, a hobby and skill he enjoys today.

He invited his class out to enjoy the 9th hole at STCCC one evening to see what they could make of it.

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accepted as the best single active ingredient for snow mold control. It has also been labeled for the control of several other turfgrass diseases, including brown patch, dollar spot, and leaf spot. Some of the biological and chemical properties of PCNB include: other turfgrass diseases, including brown patch, de biological and chemical properties of PCNB include: In 2013, researchers at Penn State discovered for the first time that PCNB has activity on anthracnose. This led to extensive additional research in 2014 – 2016

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Lorem Ipsum ist in der Industrie bereits der, als ein unbekannter Schriftsteller eine Hand voll Wörter nahm und diese durcheinander warf um ein Musterbuch zu erstellen. Ist ein einfacher Demo-Text für die Print- und Schriftindustrie.

Lorem Ipsum ist in der Industrie bereits der, als ein unbekannter Schriftsteller eine Hand voll Wörter nahm und diese durcheinander warf um ein Musterbuch zu erstellfür die Printund Schriftindustrie.

Lorem Ipsum ist in der Industrie bereits der, als eine Hdiese durcheinander warf um ein Musterbuch zu erstellen. Ist ein einfacher Demo-Text

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