BARRINGTON GOLF CLUB MAY 2011

2011
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRESIDENT
Mal McLaren Award
Craig Kachline
craig23k@adelphia.net
440.785.0870

VICE PRESIDENT
Sean McHugh, CGCS Well the winter has ended, but will we
spm@clevelandmetroparks.com see dry weather soon? Unlike 2010
440.232.7247
when we did not have a spring, 2011 is
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT proving to be the complete opposite.
Charles (Chuck) E. Hayes
chuckshcc@msn.com This spring has proven to be very
330.832.5699 challenging for everyone throughout
SECRETARY/TREASURER Northern Ohio . Not only are we finding
CHAPTER ADMINISTRATOR
Communication/Benevolent it hard to get our work completed on the course, but out members and
Michelle L. Frazier-Feher, CGCS
mlfrazier@aol.com
customers have been unable to play. This is going to put a financial strain on
216.469.9287 many of our area courses.
TRUSTEES
Even with the poor weather, we had a good turn out for our April Meeting at
Golf & Tournament/ Website Medina Country Club. Larry Alyward gave a fascinating talk about the
Jason Bennett
jbennett@shalecreekgolfclubggp.com
recovery of courses in Alabama. Jim Cavey and his staff worked hard to ready
330.725.9996 the course – Thank you! We were unable to play due to the weather, but we
Program & Education
truly appreciate the efforts of you and all of your staff.
Social/Government Relations
Scott Brickley Our Club officials/Non-participating Member Meeting is this month at
Brick1@zoominternet.net
330.725.2829
Barrington Country Club. Mark Figurella worked hard to get us a fabulous
price. Please join us for a great day of golf, fun, food and a return to the past.
Membership
Strategic Planning
Many of our long time and retired members will be putting on a presentation
Mark Figurella of the way things used to be.
mfigurella421@gmail.com
330.562.1691
I hope that we can keep up the momentum that has started this year off and
Membership keep it rolling to a great year for our NOGCSA! We look forward to seeing you
Tobin (Toby) Lane
Tlane33@roadrunner.com
and one of our upcoming events.
330.332.9095
Craig Kachline, NOGCSA President
Program & Education
craig23k@gmail.com
Brent Palich
Bpalich@matfieldsandridge.com
440.285.8304

Social
Eric Snodgrass Schedule of Events 3
eric.snodgrass@tamoshantergolf.com
330.477.5111 Superintendent’s Korner 4
ASSISTANT GCS RELATIONS
Dave Willmott
OTF News 6
dwillmott2001@yahoo.com
330-239-2383
GCSAA News 7
INDUTRIAL RELATIONS Care Works Safety Training 10
Scholarship & Research
Morgan Timberlake On the Road with the USGA 11
Mtturfman@yahoo.com
330.353.0816
&
By the Board 13
Ryan Miller
rmiller@centuryequip.com
Advertiser Directory 15
440.796.7990

Mission Statement
Promoting the profession of the golf course
superintendent through education, camaraderie and 2
cooperation among fellow members in Northern
Ohio since 1923
May 16, 2011 September 28, 2011
Barrington Golf Club Annual Clambake & Research and
Club Official Scholarship Tournament
Host: Mark Figurella Ridgetop Golf Course
Time: TBD Host: Greg Bobbs
Cost: TBD Time:
Speaker: Various Retired Members Cost:
Points: 0.1 Service Points Points: 0.1 service points

June 2011 October 6, 2011

Baseball Game Pro/Superintendent Outing
Host: NOGCSA Sandridge Golf Club
Time:
November 2011
July 28, 2011 Annual Meeting
Sable Creek Golf Course
Vendor Appreciation Day Host:
Host: The Frase Family Time:
Time: TBD Cost:
Cost: $45 Points:
Points: 0.1 service points
February - March 2, 2011
August 13, 2011 Golf Industry Show
Kids Picnic Los Vegas, Nevada
Clay’s Park
Host: NOGCSA
Cost:

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 Dealing with Flooded Turf
The purple
coloration of turf
plants at this time
of year may raise
some concerns for
turf managers, and
it may have some
justification.
It is the time of year when the day length is increasing,
which we all love, and the temperatures are warming,
which we also agree is a good thing! In the central US,
this is also the time of year that cold air mass from the
arctic mix with warmer air mass from the Gulf of
Mexico, which can result in some fairly extreme
weather such as heavy rains, storms and tornadoes.
That being the case, there may be situations where
there is plenty of sunlight for photosynthetic activity,
but the temperatures may play an adverse role on
biological activity within the turfgrass plant. The result
is that plants may run into an "overload" of sunlight,
creating a problem called photoinhibition (1).
Photoinhibition is when there is too much energy for
the plant to handle and thus there may be damage to
the photosynthetic apparatus. This will be noticed
where leaf tissue, instead of greening, will start to
show some brown or yellow tips prior to spring green-
up, depending on the grass's ability to adjust to this
situation. Some turf may or may not also turn a color
purple (see picture).
The color purple explained: Turfgrass plants and other
plants have a system to avert complete disaster.
Pigments other than chlorophyll can absorb light in the
leaf and the color purple is associated with this. The
purple / red color is created by flavonoid called
anthocyanins (2). These pigments can exist in a range of
colors and are associated with a variety of situations
related to plant stress. In the case discussed above they
operate in two ways. You will notice the color is
predominantly on the top of the leaf surface – the area
that faces the sun directly, and they are found in
the outer cells of the plant leaf or epidermis. In
this situation they act as a barrier to the actual
light color we see due to its reflection. This can be
deep red or purple but can also extend back into
the blue light region depending on chemistry.
These two portions of the light spectrum are most
important as far as energy for excitation and
photosynthetic activity. In a situation such as
above where there is reduced capacity, the
pigment is perceived to offer protection from the
excess light levels. The pigments also absorb light
in the 500-520 nanometer region of the light
spectrum, further reducing the impact of green
light on stressed photosynthetic apparatus.
In a recent turf sample pictured above, the redness
also occurred. This turf was taken from a flooding
situation - none the less a problem for
photosynthetic activity and the response across
the field was a red tint to the surface. The flooding
effect was one portion of the damage, however
looking at the turf leaves, the plants which had a
purple color were green underneath while tissue
which had turned brown was lost and so the
pigments may have helped the wider spread of
damage.
Continued on page 5
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You may also see the purple color in times of low
phosphorous and particularly during water stress
and chilling stress. The problem is not necessarily
the color, but may it be indicative of something that
we have not much control on at the moment in
relation to light, temperatures and photosynthetic
activity. In a couple of weeks it should dissipate and
the spring green-up will occur. If it persists, consider
testing for phosphorous levels in the leaf tissue.

1. Ehleringer J. 2006. Photosynthesis: Physiological

and ecological considerations. In, Plant Physiology
(eds.) Taiz, L. and Zeiger L., Sinauer Associates, Inc,
Sunderland, MA.
2. Seigler D.S., 2002. Plant secondary metabolism,
pp 151-193. Kluwer Publishers, Norwell, MA.

Author: Ed Nangle, PhD candidate, Dept.

Horticulture & Crop Science

Reprinted from The Ohio State University Buckeye Turf Website

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The deadline for the Call for Nominations for candidates for the
2012 GCSAA Board of Directors is Tuesday July 5, 2011

The following offices will be up for election at the 2012 Annual

Meeting in Las Vegas, NV:

* President
* Vice President
* Secretary/Treasurer
* Board of Directors (two (2) positions)

Chapters choosing to nominate a candidate should do so in the

form of a letter sent on chapter letterhead to the following
address:

GCSAA Nominating Committee Chairman Contact Gregg Schaner

at 614-878-6746 or
c/o R. Scott Woodhead, CAE, CGCS Retired gregg.schaner@syngenta.com
1421 Research Park Drive to learn more.
Lawrence, KS 66049-3859

Remember - The deadline for receipt of nominations is July 5,

2011.

For more information, please refer to the Official Call for

Nominations web site.

Introduces

Thanks to our friends at John Deere Landscapes and

our OSU Turf Team , GDD Tracker began March 1. If Sincerely,
you are interested in reviewing the overview video Dr. John R. Street
from the Spring Tee Off you can visit OTF's NEW Director of Education, OTF
FACEBOOK PAGE (don't forget to "Like" it). To skip all Department of Horticulture and Crop Science (HCS)
this and just head right to the page, visit
www.gddtracker.net.

We hope you find this new member benefit useful

and please let us know if you have any comments or
suggestions so we can enhance this and future
programming.

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News Release April 211, 2011
Contact: Bill Newton, GCSAA media relations manager
800-472-7878, ext. 3688, bnewton@gcsaa.org
GCSAA members are active environmental stewards
Everyday is Earth Day for golf course superintendents
The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America
(GCSAA) celebrates Earth Day April 22 by highlighting the
various golf course management activities its members
are doing to foster environmental stewardship and
sustainability.
According to the GCSAA Golf Course Environmental
Profile, the average 18-hole golf course covers 150 acres,
approximately 100 (67 percent) of which is maintained
turfgrass. Approximately 11 acres of water are common,
and there are an additional 24 acres of non-turfgrass
landscapes such as forests, grasslands, buffer strips and
riparian areas. Non-turfgrass landscapes have increased
in approximately 44 percent of 18-hole golf facilities since
1996, by an average of 9.8 acres.
"Intuitively, golf course superintendents are stewards of
the land," Greg Lyman, GCSAA environmental programs
director, said. "They not only professionally manage the
turfgrass as a playing surface, but are responsible for
many areas of water, wetlands, forests and other
habitats. Together these properties present numerous
values to local watersheds and communities."
Brian Green, GCSAA certified golf course superintendent
at Sunset Valley Golf Course in Highland Park, Ill.,
collects storm water for irrigation. More than 70 percent
of Sunset Valley's 100 acres is floodplain and 12 acres of
bioswales help collect flood waters and filter the
overflow before it returns to the Chicago River. Green
has created native vegetation buffers around ponds and
he has helped Sunset Valley receive funding from the
Illinois EPA for a demonstration of streambank
restoration, effectively stopping erosion, filtering debris,
and avoiding sedimentation of downstream areas.
Green and Sunset Valley worked with the parks
department and natural areas coordinator on another
project funded by a grant from the Illinois EPA to install a
rain cistern and rain garden system that collects 4,800
gallons of rainwater per month from the maintenance
building roof, stores it for use in watering greenhouse
plants, and channels runoff through a rain garden into a
pond by the first hole. Green and his staff also maintain a
4-acre butterfly garden and a bluebird trail with 27 boxes
throughout the golf course, in addition to vegetation
surrounding the irrigation pond which is listed by the
Illinois Audubon Society as a bird watching site within the
Lake Michigan flyway.
Continued on page 8
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Dean Graves, CGCS at Chevy Chase (Md.) Club, has
Florida Water Management District to develop and build
a nature trail that connects the resort to the adjoining
conservation lands. Flynn also developed an initiative to
become a designated property in the Department of
Environmental Protection's Florida Green Lodging
Program.
In 2008, Tom Vlach, CGCS, and his staff at TPC Sawgrass
in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., added a transfer line from
the reservoir lakes to the irrigation pond, virtually
eliminating the facility's use of well water from the
Florida aquifer. The reservoir lakes collect drainage water
from surrounding communities that would have
previously drained into the Atlantic intercoastal
significantly increased the acreage dedicated to wildlife
habitat, converting out of play areas of traditionally
mowed turfgrass to lower maintenance vegetation mixes
and instituting a bird-nesting program. He is also working
directly with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, state
agencies and golf industries to develop practical nutrient
management policy as part of future regulatory demand
on states within the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Todd Bunte, GCSAA Class A superintendent at TPC Jasna
Polana in Princeton, N.J., uses moisture probes to
determine irrigation needs. The irrigation pump station
utilizes variable frequency drive technology, a more
energy efficient system that only provides the electric
motors the amount of power necessary to meet the
demand for water. The Stony Brook, which is a state
protected trout stream, forms the northern border of the
golf course property and two of its tributaries flow
through the course. The woodlands and wetlands areas
serve as wildlife corridors and understory vegetation is
protected for habitat preservation. Bunte has TPC Jasna
Polana certified as a River Friendly Golf Course and an
Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary.
Chris Flynn, CGCS at Marriott's Grande Vista in Orlando,
Fla., has grown 10-feet-wide buffer strips of native grass
along the in-play shorelines of the ponds protect the
water, which he has tests to ensure maintenance
practices are not negatively impacting water quality.
Located at the headwaters of the Florida Everglades
ecosystem, Grande Vista features 30 acres of native area,
10 acres of wetlands and 40 acres of ponds. Grande Vista
is a certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary and has
partnered with the South
continued on page 9
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waterway. TPC Sawgrass is a member of the Audubon
Cooperative Sanctuary Program and Vlach and his staff
work closely with the St. Johns County wildlife management
department, as well as Beaches Emergency Aid and Kare
Sanctuary.
GCSAA member David Cole, superintendent at Loch
Lomond Golf Club in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire,
Scotland, works closely with the national park authorities
and the Scottish Natural Heritage to effectively manage the
parkland course located in a national park and guarded on
three sides by the legendary banks of Loch Lomond.
Vegetative buffer zones are managed along the shores and
Cole is pursuing a grant from the national park authorities
for erosion control measures to protect the Loch shore
from high water levels. Cole has worked with the Scottish
Forestry Commission to successfully increase the habitat for
barn owls and bats, installing boxes for both throughout the
property.
Graves was the winner of the 2011 GCSAA President's
Award for Environmental Stewardship, and Green, Bunte,
Flynn, Vlach and Cole were the national winners of the
2010 GCSAA/Golf Digest Environmental Leaders in Golf
Awards.
For more ways to interact with the environment, visit Golf's
Drive Toward Sustainability and view environmental
episodes, sustainable moments, and more from Golf
Channel on GCSAA TV.
GCSAA is a leading golf organization and has as its focus golf
course management. Since 1926, GCSAA has been the top
professional association for the men and women who
manage golf courses in the United States and worldwide.
From its headquarters in Lawrence, Kan., the association
provides education, information and representation to
19,000 members in more than 72 countries. GCSAA's
mission is to serve its members, advance their profession
continued on page 10
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and enhance the enjoyment, growth and vitality of the
game of golf. The association's philanthropic
organization, The Environmental Institute for Golf, works
to strengthen the compatibility of golf with the natural
environment through research grants, support for
education programs and outreach efforts. Find GCSAA on
Facebook, follow GCSAA on Twitter, and visit GCSAA at
www.gcsaa.org.

For more information contact:

Greg Lyman, GCSAA environmental programs director,
800-472-7878
Brian Green, CGCS, Sunset Valley Golf Course, 847-579-
4158
Dean Graves, CGCS, Chevy Chase Club, 301-379-7596
Todd Bunte, TPC Jasna Polana, 609-688-2005
Chris Flynn, CGCS, Marriott's Grande Vista, 407-235-
4262
Tom Vlach, CGCS, TPC Sawgrass, 904-228-7374
David Cole, Loch Lomond Golf Club, +44 1436 65533

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By Bob Varek, senior agronomist, North Central Region protection.

April 19, 2011 Yet, significant springtime Microdochium activity still

Pink snow mold and Microdochium patch are caused by the
same pathogen at different times of the season. Pink snow
mold is relatively easy to diagnose just after the snow melts,
but Microdochium patch can occur anytime later in the season
when conditions are favorable for disease activity and often
can be mistaken for dollar spot.
comes as a surprise to some --- it shouldn’t, but it
does. Maybe the expensive tank mix of multiple
fungicides at high rates made last fall lulls us to sleep
with the unreasonable expectation that the protection
should certainly last until we are good and ready to
spray the next season. Carry-over effect was likely
when high rates of heavy-metal-based fungicides, such
as PMAS, were used in days gone by, but that is not the
case with current fungicide options. Highly effective
short-residual fungicides have completely replaced the
old mercury and arsenic materials, and keeping on our
continued on page 12

Pink snow mold and Microdochium patch are caused by

the same pathogen at different times of the season. Pink
snow mold is relatively easy to diagnose just after the
snow melts, but Microdochium patch can occur anytime
later in the season when conditions are favorable for
disease activity and often can be mistaken for dollar
spot. There’s not much to like about the extended
period of exceptionally cool, wet weather this spring
unless you are the fungus that causes Microdochium
patch (pink snow mold). No doubt, the thunder that
accompanied heavy rain and sleet in Milwaukee must be
music to the ears of this and other pathogens that cause
a variety of cool temperature turf diseases.
Spring green-up at golf courses across the Region is
nearly a month behind the early start to the season last
year. No doubt, it is difficult to think about firing up the
sprayer when only a handful of rounds have been played
and a considerable amount of turf on the course is still
semi-dormant.

The fact that it may be approaching six months since the

greens have been treated with any fungicide should
provide turf managers ample encouragement to replace
nozzles, calibrate the sprayer, and begin a thorough
scouting program for disease activity. Keep in mind that
turf treated with fungicides, particularly contact
materials, just prior to snowfall last year may have
already been exposed to sunlight for six to eight weeks
by now, so there is no reason to expect any residual

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 ON THE ROAD WITH THE USGA cont….
toes with respect to scouting for diseases is a
very small price to pay for making the
environment a high priority on golf courses.
Controlling Microdochium patch during spring is
not overly difficult or expensive once positive
identification is made. For example, a standard
application of iprodione has, and continues to
be, a tried and true treatment for this disease
and has often been the first fungicide used on
greens by experienced superintendents during
spring at many courses across the north-central
tier of states. Never overlook this disease with
the mindset that warm, sunny weather is sure
to arrive soon, because an active infection can
eat turf right down to the bone within a few
days when the weather conditions are just
right.
Golf is trying hard to rebound in a sluggish
economy. The modest expense of treating
greens for disease during spring can be a good
investment when many nearby courses are
competing for a fixed or dwindling number of
potential members and green fees. Remember,
word gets around quickly with respect to a
course with bad greens during the spring, and
golfers always tend to exaggerate the amount
of injury to a putting surface. No one ever
drives an extra five or ten miles to play a golf
course because the fairway striping is unique or
the tee markers are always set correctly,
especially when gasoline begins to eclipse the
$4/gallon mark. It’s all about the greens, and a
bad first impression of your course can last all
season.
Bottom line...underestimate the potential for
Microdochium disease to cause significant
injury to slowly growing greens during cool, wet
springtime weather and it will bite you on the
grass.
Source: Bob Vavrek, rvavrek@usga.org or 262-
797-8743
Reprinted from the USGA website
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 Winking Lizard March 2, 2011
President Kachline called the Board of Trustees of
the Northern Ohio Chapter of the Golf Course Editorial: Secretary-Treasurer Feher passed out the
Superintendents Association of America meeting to new contract for non-members.
order at 3:35 P.M.
Golf & Tournament: No report
Roll Call: Brickley, Feher, Figurella, Hayes, Kachline,
Lane, McHugh, Miller, Palich, Timberlake, Willmott Membership & Welcoming: Trustee Lane received
present. Bennett, Snodgrass absent. info from Jerry Cox. Feher and Lane to get together
to go over all the rest.
Trustee Brickley moved to except the minutes from
the February regular meeting. Vice President Social: No Report
McHugh seconded. Motion passed.
Strategic Planning: No report.
Budget and Finance: Treasurer Feher reported that
the there is currently $15,608.52 in the checking Historical & Benevolent: Secretary/Treasurer Feher
account, $23,491.701 in the money market, reported that Bud Thompson had passed away last
$18,650.64 in the Scholarship & Research account year.
and $307.18 in the PayPal account. The Profit &
Loss statement shows a net income of $12,169.70 Public Relations: No report
through February 2011.
Industrial Relations: No Report.
Program and Education: Trustee Palich has left a
message for Greg Bobbs for the clambake, he is Continued on Page 13
hoping to get Pat Jones as a speaker for April, and
there is no site for the annual meeting set yet.

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 Assistant Relations: Assistant Liaison Willmott
reported that he would be looking into doing a New Business:
meeting later year – something like a boot camp to Chapter Administrator Feher presented the following
prepare to become a superintendent. members for retired status or reinstatements:

Employment Relations: Cleveland Metro parks are Tony Cardinale Re-Instatement Turfgrass, Inc
looking for Mechanics. Gary D’Andrea Re-Instatement Turfgrass, Inc
Chad Zachary Lewanski Re-Instatement Sleepy
Mal McLaren Award: No Report. Hollow Golf Course
Bill Walker Retired
Scholarship and Research: No report. Tom Minch Retired
Richard Owen Retired
Government Relations: Trustee Brickley reported
that advocacy day was a very good day. He met with Motion was made by Industrial Representative to
his state rep and they were very responsive. There except all class changes except Richard Owen since
has been no response to our letter. We need to be he is still employed in his field. Vice President
proactive and have them look at us as the experts. McHugh seconded. Motion passed

Website: No report The next meeting is scheduled at the Brick House on

Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 3:00 P.M.
Old Business:
Reverse Raffle – Feher will put together an agenda President Kachline adjourned the meeting at 4:12
for everyone to follow and make a power point PM.
presentation that shows the agenda, what is going on
and the explanations and a memoriam page.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 9th

Annual Reverse Raffle. The generosity of all the
participants, members and board members we
were able to raise $4,520. The money raised will
be used towards upcoming research projects and
the Legacy Scholarship (awarded to a members
child not seeking a degree in Turf Management).

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