sierra nevada gcsa september/october newsletter
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Sierra Nevada GCSA September/October NewsletterTRANSCRIPT
SeptemberOctober 2011
Dates to Remember
November 6 7 amp 8
California GCSA
Coference amp Golf Cham-
pionship
Silverado Resort
I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E
Presidentrsquos Message 2
Meeting Schedule 3
Open Date to Host a Meeting
5
Government Relations Update
7
Wilberrsquos News 8
2011 Presidentrsquos Cup Winner
9
CGCSA Annual Conf 10
GCSAA Las Vegas 11
Thank You Sponsors 14
Meeting Highlights 15
FORE YOUR INFORMATION
Sierra Nevada GCSA
An Affiliate Chapter of
the Golf Course
Superintendents
Association of America
EL EC TI O N MEETI N G REM I N D ER B Y J E F F C O U W E N H O V E N
We wanted to take
the time and remind you to
sign up for the CGCSA
annual conference and golf
tournament coming up
next month The
SNGCSA is going to be
having its annual election
at the annual conference
on Monday November 8th
It will be in the conference
room so members can cast
their ballots and review
information on the past
year‟s successes and chal-
lenges during the breaks
Some of the candidates
will be there I am sure to
answer questions and pro-
vide you with a friendly
face to put the name to
You can also submit your
ballot by mailing back the
absentee ballot that was
sent to you
We recently have re-
ceived concerns about our
email service and how
many of our members are
not getting our communi-
cations at all or on a con-
(Continued on page 6)
We have had a
tremendous year in our
association and this is due
to the dedicated group
individuals you have on
the board It is a pleasure
to introduce you to the
20112012 Slate of Can-
didates
Jeff Couwenho-
ven Superintendent at
Woodcreek Golf Course
is seeking the President‟s
position Jeff joined the
board in 2009 He
worked his way up the
ladder serving as a direc-
tor SecretaryTreasurer
and VP Jeff has attended
leadership classes at Na-
tional and has been in-
strumental in several pro-
jects for the association
most recently the website
He is also serving as the
chapter representative to
the State Board and is
working as the website
committee chairman for
the upcoming year on that
board
In the VP posi-
tion we have Jeremy
Payne Superintendent at
Winchester CC Jeremy
also joined the board in
2009 He served as a
board member for two
years and most recently
as the Secretary
Treasurer While in this
position Jeremy was in-
strumental in developing
the Sponsorship Packages
for the association which
after meeting with several
affiliate members were
created and has been very
well received He has also
developed a strong
budget and while serving
in this position the asso-
ciation has remained
strong during some of the
most difficult economic
times Jeremy also has
participated in leadership
(Continued on page 4)
20112012 EL EC TI O N SL ATE OF CA N D IDATES
B Y I R E N E C L I N E
Just the other
day which was Octo-
ber 17th I was playing
at Diablo Grande with
Scott Dickson Mike
Jones and Candelario
Ortega As I usually
do I struggled with
much of my game and
found myself wonder-
ing why I was out there I just hit a hybrid
through the fairway into the rough and was
left with a downhill lie in a thick stand of
ryegrass with a ravine to carry 100 yards
from my position I was pissed There was
a moment that I reverted to my old way of
thinking that I‟d rather be at work than out
here playing this awful game
Luckily I had to wait for players to
clear and for the rest of the group to play
their shots before mine I took the opportu-
nity to sit down and collect my thoughts I
took in the unique landscape watched the
breeze in the tall grasses and swatted away
a few curious meat bees Here I was feeling
sorry for myself while I should be enjoying
the game and the people that make it worth
playing I mentally scolded myself for my
attitude and really cheered up when Candy
smashed a long iron over the ravine and
down the narrow fairway He‟d been hitting
the ball pretty good but that shot was NICE
and we were as happy about it as he was
maybe more
I had one of those moments when
the light bulb came on and the purpose of
my day became clear I didn‟t come to this
meeting to play golf I never come to a
meeting to play golf I wanted to spend
some time with people I respect I enjoy and
I can relate to The rest of the round felt
different to me My game did not show it
and I did toss a few clubs but just for dra-
matic effect and to make Scott Dickson
laugh at my antics As I always do I had a
great time
I had the opportunity to catch up
with people that I only get to see once a
month I wished Jim Duhig a great vacation
this year in Hawaii I teased Terry Smith for
not bringing the trophy he won last year and
I met a very unique guest of Phil Brown
Ralf Nyman from Helsinki Finland I got a
chance to catch up with Rob Williams
SGCC‟s former Assistant Super and our
current Assistant Craig Heitman had a
chance to meet some new people and feel a
part of this fine Chapter I was able to con-
gratulate our new President‟s Cup Champion
Jim Ferrin after a great round shooting 75 I
talked to Tracy Shanahan about setting up a
mini Pro-Super tournament and if you‟re
interested give me a call I booed the skins
winners especially Pete Bowman because
he won two and was holding the money I
had a great time and during the day I played
a little golf
This past meeting I had 45 reasons
to attend I wish I had more and if you come
to the next meeting I will See you there
Jim
Page 2
PR E S ID ENT rsquoS MES S AG E J I M A L W I N E
Fore Your Information
Fore Your Information
EDITOR
Jim Alwine
Stockton Golf amp Country Club
209-462-6734
OFFICE
SNGCSA
5322 N Leonard
Clovis CA 93619
559-298-6262
Fax 559-298-6957
sngcsaaaolcom
PRESIDENT
Jim Alwine
Stockton Golf amp Country Club
209-462-6734
VICE PRESIDENT
Jeff Couwenhoven
Woodcreek Golf Course
916-771-7370
SECRETARYTREASURER
Jeremy Payne
Winchester CC
916-817-8106
PAST PRESIDENT
Scott Dickson
209-728-5778
DIRECTORS
Dave Bermudez
Del Rio Golf amp Country Club
209-341-2413
Frank Putnam
Mace Meadows Golf amp CC
209-295-7773
Jesse Seguin
Lincoln Hills Golf Course
916-434-7200
Phil Brown
Spring Creek CC
209-599-3747
Affiliate Representatives
Dave Wilber
Sierra Pacific Turf Supply
916-630-7600
Pete Bowman
Target Specialty Products
916-396-9394
FORE YOUR INFORMATION
Published by the Sierra Nevada Golf Course Superintendents Association
Mike Farmen
559-709-6295
Bob Francischine
209-747-2206
Thor Larson
831-277-4356
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303-601-2361
Jim Alwine
Donrsquot miss out on an is-
sue an announcement or
important information
Call the Association office
today to verify your email
address is correct
559-298-6262
or email us at
sngcsaaaolcom
Fore Your Information Page 3
ME E T IN G SC H EDU L E
November 67 amp 8 2011 Annual California GCSA Conference
Silverado Country Club
Host for the California Conference and Golf Championship
December 6 2011 Winchester Country Club
Host Superintendent Jeremy Payne
January 2012 No Meeting Scheduled
February 27 to March 3 GCSAA Annual Conference and Golf Industry Show
Las Vegas Nev
California Room California Room California Room February 29 2012
Las Vegas Country Club
March 19 2012 William Land Park GC
Annual GrassRoots Tournament
Host Superintendent Bob Cline
April 2012 Date and Location to be Confirmed
May 2012 Date and Location to be Confirmed
June 2012 Date and Location to be confirmed
July 23 2012 Annual Scholarship and Research Tournament
North Ridge Country Club
Host Superintendent Larry Johnson CGCS
If you are interested in hosting a meeting email Jeremy Payne at jspturfhotmailcom or
Dave Wilber at davewilberyahoocom
training offered
by GCSAA and
looks forward to
his participation
on our board
Running
for the Secretary
Treasurer posi-
tion is Jesse Se-
guin Superinten-
dent Lincoln Hills G C Jesse is
relatively new to the board serving
since 2010 but has been involved
in many of the projects for the as-
sociation and serving on commit-
tees He has been active in creat-
ing our
website
and is
looking
forward
to tak-
ing this
project
to a new
level
We
have two new individuals seeking
the open board positions Scott
McCullough Superintendent at
The Ridge GC has volunteered to
serve Scott was a scholarship
recipient while at Cal Poly SLO
and knows the importance of giv-
ing back to the industry that has
helped him in his career Scott
joined the SNGCSA in 2006 He
recently hosted the 2011 SNGCSA
Scholarship
and Research
Tournament
for the Asso-
ciation
Bob
Franco Van
Buskirk Golf
Course in
Stockton has
also volun-
teered Bob has also been a mem-
ber of our association since 2006
Bob worked as the assistant at
Oakdale CC before taking the
position as superintendent at Van
Buskirk
Our association would not
be where we are today if it wasn‟t
for the dedication of our Affiliate
Representatives We have the
honor of having three terrific indi-
viduals seeking the Associate Di-
rector position We have Pete
Fredeen Mid Cal Tractor Dave
Wilber Sierra Pacific Turf who is
currently serving as our affiliate
representative and Paul K Smith
Helena Chemical Company We
are thrilled to have their participa-
tion and greatly appreciate their
support of our industry
Absentee Ballots are out
and the election is set We hope
that everyone will cast their ballots
for the candidate of their choice
We are looking forward to another
great year and we can‟t do it with-
out your participation
Page 4 Fore Your Information
2 0 1 2 E L E C T I O N C O N T I N U E D F R O M PA G E 1
Jesse Seguin
Scott McCullough
Bob Franco
Jeff Couwenhoven
Jeremy Payne
As many of you know we
often times solicit many of you to
host a meeting or two for the
SNGCSA We currently have
many opportunities to host a meet-
ing next year still open The
SNGCSA wanted to put some
things together to help make up
your mind to maybe sway you in
the interest of possibly hosting a
meeting I hosted one two years
ago and had a great experience
Hosting a meeting is a
very rewarding experience You
will provide your club and crew
with a ldquoprofessional rushrdquo having
superintendents coming from all
over our region to convene learn
and play your facility It is such an
honor to have you all out to enjoy
our facilities Secondly it pro-
vides you an opportunity to offer
some recognition to your staff
from top to bottom of the hard
work they do for you on a day in
and day out basis But the benefits
don‟t end there
Meetings often provide an
opportunity to the host club to earn
some revenue on a day where it
might be a little slow You will be
able to work with board members
and the office staff to setup the
meeting and get more involved
Often times host superintendents
are offered the opportunity to set
the course up in a unique way for
their peers to ensure someone like
Wes Leith does not shoot under par
or even near par We often try to
work education in with the host
club to tie in with the facility so
that when we are out on the course
we think about what is going on
out there Visiting members can
learn from your techniques and
processes to take back to their re-
spective clubs It can also open up
avenues for a host club to gain re-
sources or support in a time of
need from fellow superintendents
Let‟s face it things happen and it
is nice to have a friendly face there
to help you out when you‟re in a
pinch
I know that many times
clubs are reluctant to host a meet-
ing in the summer months and I
congratulate superintendents who
do have us that time of year But
really we all face the same prob-
lems at certain times of year and if
the guy down the way is saying he
is not then he is probably lying
In the end we are looking
for new and old venues to come
and enjoy We are not shy about
asking but we would really like to
see people stand up and offer as
well It shows the board that you
are supportive of what we are try-
ing to accomplish No club is ex-
cluded from the mom and pop
courses to the fancy country clubs
We love the diversity of our asso-
ciation and want to embrace it
I want to lend thanks to
Jim Ferrin and Curtis Wolford for
helping me with ideas for the arti-
cle Their support and ideas help
provide me with many ideas to
enter into this article So Thank
you Jim and Curtis If you are in-
terested feel free to call myself
Irene Pete Bowman or Dave
Wilber and we would love to try
and work out a time where we can
get together and plan a great meet-
ing
Fore Your Information Page 5
OP EN DATES T O HO ST A M EETIN Ghellip hellip SHO U LD I VO LU N TEER B Y J E F F C O U W E N H O V E N
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Page 6 Fore Your Information
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sistent basis For a refresher we
recently decided to go electronic
with our newsletter and correspon-
dence Unfortunately we seem to
not be getting all of our correspon-
dence to all of you We felt as
though we needed to print this
newsletter and mail out ballots
and dues reminders to ensure our
correspondence with you the
member was in fact occurring
The last thing we want to do is not
reach out to you Along with your
dues reminder you will be able to
update your email address and any
other personal information This
will help our database and hope-
fully with some tweaking of the
system resume our electronic cor-
respondence with you It seems as
though there is a glitch with the
email server we are currently us-
ing We are working on a alterna-
tive or a repair to resolve the prob-
lems we are facing
Our elections are an important
part of our association They are
your voice and a chance for you
to get involved more if you would
like I feel our candidate base is
strong and we have some new
faces running for office which is
great I look forward to seeing
you at the election meeting and
hopefully if elected being your
president for the upcoming year
R E M I N D E R C O N T I N U E D F R O M P A G E 1
Welcome New
Members
Mark Stutsman
Kiley Ranch
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Class Affiliate
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Class A
GOV ERNM EN TA L RELATI O N S COMM I TTEE UPDATE By Jim Ferrin CGCS
Fore Your Information Page 7
October 12 2011
NPDES Aquatic Pesticide Per-
mit Updates
On many California golf
courses where there are ponds
creeks and streams and their hy-
drology patterns might suggest
that they may be tributaries to
ldquoWaters of the United Statesrdquo the
State Water Resources Control
Board since 2002 has required a
stringent permit favored by envi-
ronmental groups for intentional
applications of herbicides to treat
aquatic weeds and vegetation
This permit is the California
NPDES permit for the Discharge
of Aquatic Pesticides for Aquatic
Weed Control in Waters of the
United States In June 2009 the
permit came under scrutiny in a
variety of lawsuits and the 6th Cir-
cuit Court of Appeals determined
that a permit to apply pesticides to
US Waters is in fact needed
Recent passage of HR 872 which
would eliminate the need for an
NPDES aquatic permit was re-
cently passed in the US House of
Representatives and is being con-
sidered in the Senate
According to Mike
Blankinship an expert in environ-
mental permitting and compliance
in California who will be speaking
at the California Golf Course Su-
perintendent Association
(CGCSA) annual state meeting in
November meeting the NPDES
permitting requirements gains
your protection Mr Blankinship
points out that the citizen lawsuit
provision of the Clean Water Act
provides an opportunity for envi-
ronmental groups to sue anyone if
it is determined that a golf course
has negatively impacted water
quality Mike feels that there will
be in all probability counter action
on the part of environmental
groups if HR 872 is passed by the
Senate and signed by the Presi-
dent
NPDES Storm Water Permit
Update
Pay attention to how your
city or county is being impacted
by the new NPDES Phase II Per-
mit and how it pertains to the im-
plementation and maintenance of
10 categories of storm water Best
Management Practices (BMP)
Two of these BMP‟s call for mini-
mizing exposure and management
of runoff at industrial and com-
mercial facilities which could
impact golf course and clubhouse
operations
In regards to minimizing
exposure the Permit calls for lo-
cating all manufacturing process-
ing and material storage areas
(including loading and unloading
storage disposal cleaning main-
tenance and fueling operations)
indoors or under protective cover-
ing and includes the use of grad-
ing berming or curbing to prevent
runoff of contaminated flows and
divert run-on away from specified
areas
In managing run-off the
Permit calls for facilities to divert
infiltrate reuse contain or other-
wise reduce storm water runoff to
minimize pollutants in discharges
It is currently unclear how
a business would practically im-
plement these requirements with-
out significant and expensive site
modifications Besides the costs
associated with the BMP‟s a busi-
ness could be subject to entitle-
ment permitting and processing
fees by local planning and public
works departments
ADA Update
A recent article in October
2011 Comstock bdquos magazine dis-
cussed the legal gauntlet of ADA
disability access violations As
many people are aware of in the
golf industry ADA Recreational
accessibility laws go into effect in
March 2012 Sam Samuelson
CGCS an expert on golf course
ADA accessibility who also will
be speaking at the CGCS Confer-
ence on golf course ADA issues
said that what this new law means
is that all golf facilities that are
accessed by the public must re-
move all physical barriers at their
facilities to meet compliance laws
or face being sued for access is-
sues Mr Samuelson added that if
a golf course is found to be out of
compliance with any of a myriad
of ADA codes suits can be filed
seeking not only correction of the
violation but damages and attor-
ney fees Historically small busi-
nesses have settled out of court to
avoid trial and potential large
judgments San Diego based
David Warren Peters general
counsel for Lawyers Against Law-
suit Abuse says that 42 of ADA
lawsuits nationwide are filed in
California He added that over the
past few years 14000 ADA acces-
sibility lawsuits have been filed in
California federal courts Plain-
tiffs who sue successfully win
awards of $4000 on average per
code violation plus attorney fees
This is an issue you should be-
come very familiar with
To receive all the up to date govern-
ment relations news go to
Californiagcsaorg
Page 8 Fore Your Information
W I L BER S S I ER RA NEVA DA NEW S B Y D AV E W I L B E R
It is a very
busy time of year no
matter what kind of
grass you are grow-
ing and what cli-
mate you are grow-
ing it in
Mike
Corenette is the new superintendent
at Lahontan Golf Club in Truckee
Mike was the Dir of Agronomy for
The Tahoe Mountain Club (Old
Greenwood and Grays Crossing in
Truckee) replaces Kevin Breen who
did himself and his family proud
with 15 years of service to Lahontan
In Kevins words things change
True that
Jason DeHererra is the new
Dir of Agronomy for Tahoe Moun-
tain Club Jason was Mr Cornettes
super at Grays Crossing and is a
graduate of Colorado State Univer-
sity (Go Rams) Assistant super
from Old Greenwood Phil Hoban
takes over as the new super at Grays
Crossing And while The Tahoe
Mountain Club was dealing with all
of this they also let their GM and
Financial Officer go I dont like to
be negative but the signs of the
times are ominous
Curt Lally has left his posi-
tion at The Resort at Squaw Creek to
take the position of assistant super at
Lahontan Word from Squaw is that
they believe they will save money by
waiting until March to name a re-
placement Whoever gave them this
idea also likes to go to Jack In The
Box just to talk to the nice clown
In other news Gerry
Levesque has moved on from his
position at Wildhawk GC in South
Sacramento Stephen McVey has
also moved on from his position at
Morgan Creek CC No word on re-
placements from either venue
A spectacular opportunity
for us all exists this year with the
California State Meeting being held
at Silverado CC in Napa Great area
great venue and a wonderful meeting
planned If you are on the fence
swing your leg over and sign up
This year our annual elections are
being held in conjunction with the
state meeting so if you are one of
the poor schlubs that wont be at-
tending make sure to cast your ab-
sentee ballot for the SNGCSA
Board
Fore Your Information Page 9
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The Sierra Nevada Golf
Course Superintendent Association
could not have asked for better
conditions for the 2011 President‟s
Cup Not only was the weather
perfect with highs in the low 80‟s
and a gentle breeze the course
conditions were also excellent
We owe this to host superinten-
dent Carl King and his staff whose
efforts are easily noticeable
throughout the property From tee
to green there is little excuse for
playing poorly and the scoreboard
was proof with many well played
rounds
Let‟s get right to it This
year‟s President‟s Cup Champion
is Jim Ferrin CGCS at Timber
Creek CC Jim played a solid
round throughout the day and fin-
ished with a score of 75 I played
in the group just in front of Jim
Ferrin and Manny Pina and as our
group walked off each green we
looked back to find Jim Ferrin in
position A time and time again
Congratulations on a terrific round
There were many players
right on the heels of Mr Ferrin
making me wonder how Central
took the Tri Chapter Cup so easily
They definitely have some com-
petition with this strong group
of golfers Jeff Couwenhoven
Superintendent at Woodcreek
GC and VP of the SNGCSA
had a great round finishing in
second with a 77 In the same
group Rob Williams Assistant
Superintendent at Del Rio CC
fired a 78 and won the low-net
with a 67 Last year‟s cham-
pion Terry Smith played well
besides one rough hole and
came up short of the repeat also
shooting a 78 On the affiliate
side of the card Reggie Po-
micpic of Brown Sand turned in
a strong performance with a 79
and Pete Bowman of Target Spe-
cialty Products was the low net
with an 84 net 70
Congratulations once
again to our Champion Jim Ferrin
and thank you to everyone who
took time out of your busy sched-
ule to make this year‟s event a
memorable and competitive occa-
sion
2011 PR ESID EN T rsquoS CUP D I A BLO GR AN D E GOL F CO UR SE
B Y J I M A L W I N E
Jim Ferrin CGCS
2011 Presidentrsquos Cup Champion
N O V E M B E R 6 7 amp 8 2 0 1 1
Sunday November 6 2011
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400 pm Registration in Main Lobby
500pmmdash800pm
Hosted Welcome Reception
Mixology Class
Learn how to make your favorite cocktails
Monday November 7 2010
700 ammdash800 am
Registration amp Continental Breakfast
800 ammdash815 am
Opening SessionAnnual California GCSA Meeting
Page 10 Fore Your Information
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830 mdash500 pm
Educational Program amp Presentations
Auction Finalizes
600 pm mdash 900 pm
Hosted ReceptionCasino Night
Tuesday November 8 2011
Silverado Resort North Course 700 am to 845 am
Golf Registration amp Continental Breakfast 900 am
Shot Gun Tournament Lunch served on the Course
Awards Directly following Golf
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Fore Your Information Page 11
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Page 12 Fore Your Information
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE DIABLO GRANDE
It was a beautiful day at a terrific golf course
Pictured at left is host superintendent Carl King
with President Jim Alwine We presented Carl
with a few gifts from the association for hosting
this event At right Dave Bermudez always has a
smile when he gets to spend a day playing golf
with his friends
Our events are about comradery and
this event was no exception Pictured
at right are Jim Duhig Reggie Pomicpic
Tracy Shanahan and Pete Bowman
preparing to hit the course
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Page 13 Fore Your Information
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PRESIDENTrsquoS CUP DIABLO GRANDE
Above are from left Pat Smyth Jim Alwine and Chuck
Talley
Above are from left Matt Moore and Jesse Seguin
Above are Phil Brown with his special guest Ralf Nyman from Helsinki Finland peo-
ple will travel a great distance for the opportunity to play in one of our event At right
Jim Ferrin CGCS was preparing for play Little did he know at the time he would be
the winner of the 2011 Presidentrsquos Cup Trophy
Page 14 Fore Your Information
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Mid Cal
Tractor
Taylorrsquos Golf Course
Materials
Page 15 Fore Your Information
MEETING HIGHLIGHTS GRAEAGLE
At right are Pete Bow-
man and Doug Poole
preparing for a fun day
on the course
Pictured at left is host
superintendent Scott
Kotrc As you can see by
the scenic back drop this
is absolutely a beautiful
setting for a golf course
and we were fortunate to
have the opportunity to
play the course and spend
the day with Scott Educ-
tion was provided by Dave
Wilber and Jeremy Payne
and very informative Above Pete Fredeen poses for the
camera and below Kevin Breen CGCS
and Dave Wilber have the opportunity
to catch up
Just the other
day which was Octo-
ber 17th I was playing
at Diablo Grande with
Scott Dickson Mike
Jones and Candelario
Ortega As I usually
do I struggled with
much of my game and
found myself wonder-
ing why I was out there I just hit a hybrid
through the fairway into the rough and was
left with a downhill lie in a thick stand of
ryegrass with a ravine to carry 100 yards
from my position I was pissed There was
a moment that I reverted to my old way of
thinking that I‟d rather be at work than out
here playing this awful game
Luckily I had to wait for players to
clear and for the rest of the group to play
their shots before mine I took the opportu-
nity to sit down and collect my thoughts I
took in the unique landscape watched the
breeze in the tall grasses and swatted away
a few curious meat bees Here I was feeling
sorry for myself while I should be enjoying
the game and the people that make it worth
playing I mentally scolded myself for my
attitude and really cheered up when Candy
smashed a long iron over the ravine and
down the narrow fairway He‟d been hitting
the ball pretty good but that shot was NICE
and we were as happy about it as he was
maybe more
I had one of those moments when
the light bulb came on and the purpose of
my day became clear I didn‟t come to this
meeting to play golf I never come to a
meeting to play golf I wanted to spend
some time with people I respect I enjoy and
I can relate to The rest of the round felt
different to me My game did not show it
and I did toss a few clubs but just for dra-
matic effect and to make Scott Dickson
laugh at my antics As I always do I had a
great time
I had the opportunity to catch up
with people that I only get to see once a
month I wished Jim Duhig a great vacation
this year in Hawaii I teased Terry Smith for
not bringing the trophy he won last year and
I met a very unique guest of Phil Brown
Ralf Nyman from Helsinki Finland I got a
chance to catch up with Rob Williams
SGCC‟s former Assistant Super and our
current Assistant Craig Heitman had a
chance to meet some new people and feel a
part of this fine Chapter I was able to con-
gratulate our new President‟s Cup Champion
Jim Ferrin after a great round shooting 75 I
talked to Tracy Shanahan about setting up a
mini Pro-Super tournament and if you‟re
interested give me a call I booed the skins
winners especially Pete Bowman because
he won two and was holding the money I
had a great time and during the day I played
a little golf
This past meeting I had 45 reasons
to attend I wish I had more and if you come
to the next meeting I will See you there
Jim
Page 2
PR E S ID ENT rsquoS MES S AG E J I M A L W I N E
Fore Your Information
Fore Your Information
EDITOR
Jim Alwine
Stockton Golf amp Country Club
209-462-6734
OFFICE
SNGCSA
5322 N Leonard
Clovis CA 93619
559-298-6262
Fax 559-298-6957
sngcsaaaolcom
PRESIDENT
Jim Alwine
Stockton Golf amp Country Club
209-462-6734
VICE PRESIDENT
Jeff Couwenhoven
Woodcreek Golf Course
916-771-7370
SECRETARYTREASURER
Jeremy Payne
Winchester CC
916-817-8106
PAST PRESIDENT
Scott Dickson
209-728-5778
DIRECTORS
Dave Bermudez
Del Rio Golf amp Country Club
209-341-2413
Frank Putnam
Mace Meadows Golf amp CC
209-295-7773
Jesse Seguin
Lincoln Hills Golf Course
916-434-7200
Phil Brown
Spring Creek CC
209-599-3747
Affiliate Representatives
Dave Wilber
Sierra Pacific Turf Supply
916-630-7600
Pete Bowman
Target Specialty Products
916-396-9394
FORE YOUR INFORMATION
Published by the Sierra Nevada Golf Course Superintendents Association
Mike Farmen
559-709-6295
Bob Francischine
209-747-2206
Thor Larson
831-277-4356
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(800) 322-8417
Your Exclusive Northern California Dealers
Guy Auxer
303-601-2361
Jim Alwine
Donrsquot miss out on an is-
sue an announcement or
important information
Call the Association office
today to verify your email
address is correct
559-298-6262
or email us at
sngcsaaaolcom
Fore Your Information Page 3
ME E T IN G SC H EDU L E
November 67 amp 8 2011 Annual California GCSA Conference
Silverado Country Club
Host for the California Conference and Golf Championship
December 6 2011 Winchester Country Club
Host Superintendent Jeremy Payne
January 2012 No Meeting Scheduled
February 27 to March 3 GCSAA Annual Conference and Golf Industry Show
Las Vegas Nev
California Room California Room California Room February 29 2012
Las Vegas Country Club
March 19 2012 William Land Park GC
Annual GrassRoots Tournament
Host Superintendent Bob Cline
April 2012 Date and Location to be Confirmed
May 2012 Date and Location to be Confirmed
June 2012 Date and Location to be confirmed
July 23 2012 Annual Scholarship and Research Tournament
North Ridge Country Club
Host Superintendent Larry Johnson CGCS
If you are interested in hosting a meeting email Jeremy Payne at jspturfhotmailcom or
Dave Wilber at davewilberyahoocom
training offered
by GCSAA and
looks forward to
his participation
on our board
Running
for the Secretary
Treasurer posi-
tion is Jesse Se-
guin Superinten-
dent Lincoln Hills G C Jesse is
relatively new to the board serving
since 2010 but has been involved
in many of the projects for the as-
sociation and serving on commit-
tees He has been active in creat-
ing our
website
and is
looking
forward
to tak-
ing this
project
to a new
level
We
have two new individuals seeking
the open board positions Scott
McCullough Superintendent at
The Ridge GC has volunteered to
serve Scott was a scholarship
recipient while at Cal Poly SLO
and knows the importance of giv-
ing back to the industry that has
helped him in his career Scott
joined the SNGCSA in 2006 He
recently hosted the 2011 SNGCSA
Scholarship
and Research
Tournament
for the Asso-
ciation
Bob
Franco Van
Buskirk Golf
Course in
Stockton has
also volun-
teered Bob has also been a mem-
ber of our association since 2006
Bob worked as the assistant at
Oakdale CC before taking the
position as superintendent at Van
Buskirk
Our association would not
be where we are today if it wasn‟t
for the dedication of our Affiliate
Representatives We have the
honor of having three terrific indi-
viduals seeking the Associate Di-
rector position We have Pete
Fredeen Mid Cal Tractor Dave
Wilber Sierra Pacific Turf who is
currently serving as our affiliate
representative and Paul K Smith
Helena Chemical Company We
are thrilled to have their participa-
tion and greatly appreciate their
support of our industry
Absentee Ballots are out
and the election is set We hope
that everyone will cast their ballots
for the candidate of their choice
We are looking forward to another
great year and we can‟t do it with-
out your participation
Page 4 Fore Your Information
2 0 1 2 E L E C T I O N C O N T I N U E D F R O M PA G E 1
Jesse Seguin
Scott McCullough
Bob Franco
Jeff Couwenhoven
Jeremy Payne
As many of you know we
often times solicit many of you to
host a meeting or two for the
SNGCSA We currently have
many opportunities to host a meet-
ing next year still open The
SNGCSA wanted to put some
things together to help make up
your mind to maybe sway you in
the interest of possibly hosting a
meeting I hosted one two years
ago and had a great experience
Hosting a meeting is a
very rewarding experience You
will provide your club and crew
with a ldquoprofessional rushrdquo having
superintendents coming from all
over our region to convene learn
and play your facility It is such an
honor to have you all out to enjoy
our facilities Secondly it pro-
vides you an opportunity to offer
some recognition to your staff
from top to bottom of the hard
work they do for you on a day in
and day out basis But the benefits
don‟t end there
Meetings often provide an
opportunity to the host club to earn
some revenue on a day where it
might be a little slow You will be
able to work with board members
and the office staff to setup the
meeting and get more involved
Often times host superintendents
are offered the opportunity to set
the course up in a unique way for
their peers to ensure someone like
Wes Leith does not shoot under par
or even near par We often try to
work education in with the host
club to tie in with the facility so
that when we are out on the course
we think about what is going on
out there Visiting members can
learn from your techniques and
processes to take back to their re-
spective clubs It can also open up
avenues for a host club to gain re-
sources or support in a time of
need from fellow superintendents
Let‟s face it things happen and it
is nice to have a friendly face there
to help you out when you‟re in a
pinch
I know that many times
clubs are reluctant to host a meet-
ing in the summer months and I
congratulate superintendents who
do have us that time of year But
really we all face the same prob-
lems at certain times of year and if
the guy down the way is saying he
is not then he is probably lying
In the end we are looking
for new and old venues to come
and enjoy We are not shy about
asking but we would really like to
see people stand up and offer as
well It shows the board that you
are supportive of what we are try-
ing to accomplish No club is ex-
cluded from the mom and pop
courses to the fancy country clubs
We love the diversity of our asso-
ciation and want to embrace it
I want to lend thanks to
Jim Ferrin and Curtis Wolford for
helping me with ideas for the arti-
cle Their support and ideas help
provide me with many ideas to
enter into this article So Thank
you Jim and Curtis If you are in-
terested feel free to call myself
Irene Pete Bowman or Dave
Wilber and we would love to try
and work out a time where we can
get together and plan a great meet-
ing
Fore Your Information Page 5
OP EN DATES T O HO ST A M EETIN Ghellip hellip SHO U LD I VO LU N TEER B Y J E F F C O U W E N H O V E N
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DAVE WILBER
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559-298-6262
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Page 6 Fore Your Information
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sistent basis For a refresher we
recently decided to go electronic
with our newsletter and correspon-
dence Unfortunately we seem to
not be getting all of our correspon-
dence to all of you We felt as
though we needed to print this
newsletter and mail out ballots
and dues reminders to ensure our
correspondence with you the
member was in fact occurring
The last thing we want to do is not
reach out to you Along with your
dues reminder you will be able to
update your email address and any
other personal information This
will help our database and hope-
fully with some tweaking of the
system resume our electronic cor-
respondence with you It seems as
though there is a glitch with the
email server we are currently us-
ing We are working on a alterna-
tive or a repair to resolve the prob-
lems we are facing
Our elections are an important
part of our association They are
your voice and a chance for you
to get involved more if you would
like I feel our candidate base is
strong and we have some new
faces running for office which is
great I look forward to seeing
you at the election meeting and
hopefully if elected being your
president for the upcoming year
R E M I N D E R C O N T I N U E D F R O M P A G E 1
Welcome New
Members
Mark Stutsman
Kiley Ranch
Class A
Gary Otto John Deere Golf
Class Affiliate
Sean Kwasnicki Tracy Golf amp CC
Class A
GOV ERNM EN TA L RELATI O N S COMM I TTEE UPDATE By Jim Ferrin CGCS
Fore Your Information Page 7
October 12 2011
NPDES Aquatic Pesticide Per-
mit Updates
On many California golf
courses where there are ponds
creeks and streams and their hy-
drology patterns might suggest
that they may be tributaries to
ldquoWaters of the United Statesrdquo the
State Water Resources Control
Board since 2002 has required a
stringent permit favored by envi-
ronmental groups for intentional
applications of herbicides to treat
aquatic weeds and vegetation
This permit is the California
NPDES permit for the Discharge
of Aquatic Pesticides for Aquatic
Weed Control in Waters of the
United States In June 2009 the
permit came under scrutiny in a
variety of lawsuits and the 6th Cir-
cuit Court of Appeals determined
that a permit to apply pesticides to
US Waters is in fact needed
Recent passage of HR 872 which
would eliminate the need for an
NPDES aquatic permit was re-
cently passed in the US House of
Representatives and is being con-
sidered in the Senate
According to Mike
Blankinship an expert in environ-
mental permitting and compliance
in California who will be speaking
at the California Golf Course Su-
perintendent Association
(CGCSA) annual state meeting in
November meeting the NPDES
permitting requirements gains
your protection Mr Blankinship
points out that the citizen lawsuit
provision of the Clean Water Act
provides an opportunity for envi-
ronmental groups to sue anyone if
it is determined that a golf course
has negatively impacted water
quality Mike feels that there will
be in all probability counter action
on the part of environmental
groups if HR 872 is passed by the
Senate and signed by the Presi-
dent
NPDES Storm Water Permit
Update
Pay attention to how your
city or county is being impacted
by the new NPDES Phase II Per-
mit and how it pertains to the im-
plementation and maintenance of
10 categories of storm water Best
Management Practices (BMP)
Two of these BMP‟s call for mini-
mizing exposure and management
of runoff at industrial and com-
mercial facilities which could
impact golf course and clubhouse
operations
In regards to minimizing
exposure the Permit calls for lo-
cating all manufacturing process-
ing and material storage areas
(including loading and unloading
storage disposal cleaning main-
tenance and fueling operations)
indoors or under protective cover-
ing and includes the use of grad-
ing berming or curbing to prevent
runoff of contaminated flows and
divert run-on away from specified
areas
In managing run-off the
Permit calls for facilities to divert
infiltrate reuse contain or other-
wise reduce storm water runoff to
minimize pollutants in discharges
It is currently unclear how
a business would practically im-
plement these requirements with-
out significant and expensive site
modifications Besides the costs
associated with the BMP‟s a busi-
ness could be subject to entitle-
ment permitting and processing
fees by local planning and public
works departments
ADA Update
A recent article in October
2011 Comstock bdquos magazine dis-
cussed the legal gauntlet of ADA
disability access violations As
many people are aware of in the
golf industry ADA Recreational
accessibility laws go into effect in
March 2012 Sam Samuelson
CGCS an expert on golf course
ADA accessibility who also will
be speaking at the CGCS Confer-
ence on golf course ADA issues
said that what this new law means
is that all golf facilities that are
accessed by the public must re-
move all physical barriers at their
facilities to meet compliance laws
or face being sued for access is-
sues Mr Samuelson added that if
a golf course is found to be out of
compliance with any of a myriad
of ADA codes suits can be filed
seeking not only correction of the
violation but damages and attor-
ney fees Historically small busi-
nesses have settled out of court to
avoid trial and potential large
judgments San Diego based
David Warren Peters general
counsel for Lawyers Against Law-
suit Abuse says that 42 of ADA
lawsuits nationwide are filed in
California He added that over the
past few years 14000 ADA acces-
sibility lawsuits have been filed in
California federal courts Plain-
tiffs who sue successfully win
awards of $4000 on average per
code violation plus attorney fees
This is an issue you should be-
come very familiar with
To receive all the up to date govern-
ment relations news go to
Californiagcsaorg
Page 8 Fore Your Information
W I L BER S S I ER RA NEVA DA NEW S B Y D AV E W I L B E R
It is a very
busy time of year no
matter what kind of
grass you are grow-
ing and what cli-
mate you are grow-
ing it in
Mike
Corenette is the new superintendent
at Lahontan Golf Club in Truckee
Mike was the Dir of Agronomy for
The Tahoe Mountain Club (Old
Greenwood and Grays Crossing in
Truckee) replaces Kevin Breen who
did himself and his family proud
with 15 years of service to Lahontan
In Kevins words things change
True that
Jason DeHererra is the new
Dir of Agronomy for Tahoe Moun-
tain Club Jason was Mr Cornettes
super at Grays Crossing and is a
graduate of Colorado State Univer-
sity (Go Rams) Assistant super
from Old Greenwood Phil Hoban
takes over as the new super at Grays
Crossing And while The Tahoe
Mountain Club was dealing with all
of this they also let their GM and
Financial Officer go I dont like to
be negative but the signs of the
times are ominous
Curt Lally has left his posi-
tion at The Resort at Squaw Creek to
take the position of assistant super at
Lahontan Word from Squaw is that
they believe they will save money by
waiting until March to name a re-
placement Whoever gave them this
idea also likes to go to Jack In The
Box just to talk to the nice clown
In other news Gerry
Levesque has moved on from his
position at Wildhawk GC in South
Sacramento Stephen McVey has
also moved on from his position at
Morgan Creek CC No word on re-
placements from either venue
A spectacular opportunity
for us all exists this year with the
California State Meeting being held
at Silverado CC in Napa Great area
great venue and a wonderful meeting
planned If you are on the fence
swing your leg over and sign up
This year our annual elections are
being held in conjunction with the
state meeting so if you are one of
the poor schlubs that wont be at-
tending make sure to cast your ab-
sentee ballot for the SNGCSA
Board
Fore Your Information Page 9
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The Sierra Nevada Golf
Course Superintendent Association
could not have asked for better
conditions for the 2011 President‟s
Cup Not only was the weather
perfect with highs in the low 80‟s
and a gentle breeze the course
conditions were also excellent
We owe this to host superinten-
dent Carl King and his staff whose
efforts are easily noticeable
throughout the property From tee
to green there is little excuse for
playing poorly and the scoreboard
was proof with many well played
rounds
Let‟s get right to it This
year‟s President‟s Cup Champion
is Jim Ferrin CGCS at Timber
Creek CC Jim played a solid
round throughout the day and fin-
ished with a score of 75 I played
in the group just in front of Jim
Ferrin and Manny Pina and as our
group walked off each green we
looked back to find Jim Ferrin in
position A time and time again
Congratulations on a terrific round
There were many players
right on the heels of Mr Ferrin
making me wonder how Central
took the Tri Chapter Cup so easily
They definitely have some com-
petition with this strong group
of golfers Jeff Couwenhoven
Superintendent at Woodcreek
GC and VP of the SNGCSA
had a great round finishing in
second with a 77 In the same
group Rob Williams Assistant
Superintendent at Del Rio CC
fired a 78 and won the low-net
with a 67 Last year‟s cham-
pion Terry Smith played well
besides one rough hole and
came up short of the repeat also
shooting a 78 On the affiliate
side of the card Reggie Po-
micpic of Brown Sand turned in
a strong performance with a 79
and Pete Bowman of Target Spe-
cialty Products was the low net
with an 84 net 70
Congratulations once
again to our Champion Jim Ferrin
and thank you to everyone who
took time out of your busy sched-
ule to make this year‟s event a
memorable and competitive occa-
sion
2011 PR ESID EN T rsquoS CUP D I A BLO GR AN D E GOL F CO UR SE
B Y J I M A L W I N E
Jim Ferrin CGCS
2011 Presidentrsquos Cup Champion
N O V E M B E R 6 7 amp 8 2 0 1 1
Sunday November 6 2011
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Laws amp Regulations
Presented by Sylvia Gutierrez
Target Specialty Products
CEUDPR Approved (Laws amp Regs)
400 pm Registration in Main Lobby
500pmmdash800pm
Hosted Welcome Reception
Mixology Class
Learn how to make your favorite cocktails
Monday November 7 2010
700 ammdash800 am
Registration amp Continental Breakfast
800 ammdash815 am
Opening SessionAnnual California GCSA Meeting
Page 10 Fore Your Information
C A L I F O R N I A G C S A C O N F E R E N C E amp G O L F C H A M P I O N S H I P S I L V E R A D O C O U N T R Y C L U B amp R E S O R T
830 mdash500 pm
Educational Program amp Presentations
Auction Finalizes
600 pm mdash 900 pm
Hosted ReceptionCasino Night
Tuesday November 8 2011
Silverado Resort North Course 700 am to 845 am
Golf Registration amp Continental Breakfast 900 am
Shot Gun Tournament Lunch served on the Course
Awards Directly following Golf
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Fore Your Information Page 11
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Page 12 Fore Your Information
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE DIABLO GRANDE
It was a beautiful day at a terrific golf course
Pictured at left is host superintendent Carl King
with President Jim Alwine We presented Carl
with a few gifts from the association for hosting
this event At right Dave Bermudez always has a
smile when he gets to spend a day playing golf
with his friends
Our events are about comradery and
this event was no exception Pictured
at right are Jim Duhig Reggie Pomicpic
Tracy Shanahan and Pete Bowman
preparing to hit the course
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Page 13 Fore Your Information
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PRESIDENTrsquoS CUP DIABLO GRANDE
Above are from left Pat Smyth Jim Alwine and Chuck
Talley
Above are from left Matt Moore and Jesse Seguin
Above are Phil Brown with his special guest Ralf Nyman from Helsinki Finland peo-
ple will travel a great distance for the opportunity to play in one of our event At right
Jim Ferrin CGCS was preparing for play Little did he know at the time he would be
the winner of the 2011 Presidentrsquos Cup Trophy
Page 14 Fore Your Information
THANK YOU TO OUR 2011 S PONSORS
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Materials
Page 15 Fore Your Information
MEETING HIGHLIGHTS GRAEAGLE
At right are Pete Bow-
man and Doug Poole
preparing for a fun day
on the course
Pictured at left is host
superintendent Scott
Kotrc As you can see by
the scenic back drop this
is absolutely a beautiful
setting for a golf course
and we were fortunate to
have the opportunity to
play the course and spend
the day with Scott Educ-
tion was provided by Dave
Wilber and Jeremy Payne
and very informative Above Pete Fredeen poses for the
camera and below Kevin Breen CGCS
and Dave Wilber have the opportunity
to catch up
Fore Your Information Page 3
ME E T IN G SC H EDU L E
November 67 amp 8 2011 Annual California GCSA Conference
Silverado Country Club
Host for the California Conference and Golf Championship
December 6 2011 Winchester Country Club
Host Superintendent Jeremy Payne
January 2012 No Meeting Scheduled
February 27 to March 3 GCSAA Annual Conference and Golf Industry Show
Las Vegas Nev
California Room California Room California Room February 29 2012
Las Vegas Country Club
March 19 2012 William Land Park GC
Annual GrassRoots Tournament
Host Superintendent Bob Cline
April 2012 Date and Location to be Confirmed
May 2012 Date and Location to be Confirmed
June 2012 Date and Location to be confirmed
July 23 2012 Annual Scholarship and Research Tournament
North Ridge Country Club
Host Superintendent Larry Johnson CGCS
If you are interested in hosting a meeting email Jeremy Payne at jspturfhotmailcom or
Dave Wilber at davewilberyahoocom
training offered
by GCSAA and
looks forward to
his participation
on our board
Running
for the Secretary
Treasurer posi-
tion is Jesse Se-
guin Superinten-
dent Lincoln Hills G C Jesse is
relatively new to the board serving
since 2010 but has been involved
in many of the projects for the as-
sociation and serving on commit-
tees He has been active in creat-
ing our
website
and is
looking
forward
to tak-
ing this
project
to a new
level
We
have two new individuals seeking
the open board positions Scott
McCullough Superintendent at
The Ridge GC has volunteered to
serve Scott was a scholarship
recipient while at Cal Poly SLO
and knows the importance of giv-
ing back to the industry that has
helped him in his career Scott
joined the SNGCSA in 2006 He
recently hosted the 2011 SNGCSA
Scholarship
and Research
Tournament
for the Asso-
ciation
Bob
Franco Van
Buskirk Golf
Course in
Stockton has
also volun-
teered Bob has also been a mem-
ber of our association since 2006
Bob worked as the assistant at
Oakdale CC before taking the
position as superintendent at Van
Buskirk
Our association would not
be where we are today if it wasn‟t
for the dedication of our Affiliate
Representatives We have the
honor of having three terrific indi-
viduals seeking the Associate Di-
rector position We have Pete
Fredeen Mid Cal Tractor Dave
Wilber Sierra Pacific Turf who is
currently serving as our affiliate
representative and Paul K Smith
Helena Chemical Company We
are thrilled to have their participa-
tion and greatly appreciate their
support of our industry
Absentee Ballots are out
and the election is set We hope
that everyone will cast their ballots
for the candidate of their choice
We are looking forward to another
great year and we can‟t do it with-
out your participation
Page 4 Fore Your Information
2 0 1 2 E L E C T I O N C O N T I N U E D F R O M PA G E 1
Jesse Seguin
Scott McCullough
Bob Franco
Jeff Couwenhoven
Jeremy Payne
As many of you know we
often times solicit many of you to
host a meeting or two for the
SNGCSA We currently have
many opportunities to host a meet-
ing next year still open The
SNGCSA wanted to put some
things together to help make up
your mind to maybe sway you in
the interest of possibly hosting a
meeting I hosted one two years
ago and had a great experience
Hosting a meeting is a
very rewarding experience You
will provide your club and crew
with a ldquoprofessional rushrdquo having
superintendents coming from all
over our region to convene learn
and play your facility It is such an
honor to have you all out to enjoy
our facilities Secondly it pro-
vides you an opportunity to offer
some recognition to your staff
from top to bottom of the hard
work they do for you on a day in
and day out basis But the benefits
don‟t end there
Meetings often provide an
opportunity to the host club to earn
some revenue on a day where it
might be a little slow You will be
able to work with board members
and the office staff to setup the
meeting and get more involved
Often times host superintendents
are offered the opportunity to set
the course up in a unique way for
their peers to ensure someone like
Wes Leith does not shoot under par
or even near par We often try to
work education in with the host
club to tie in with the facility so
that when we are out on the course
we think about what is going on
out there Visiting members can
learn from your techniques and
processes to take back to their re-
spective clubs It can also open up
avenues for a host club to gain re-
sources or support in a time of
need from fellow superintendents
Let‟s face it things happen and it
is nice to have a friendly face there
to help you out when you‟re in a
pinch
I know that many times
clubs are reluctant to host a meet-
ing in the summer months and I
congratulate superintendents who
do have us that time of year But
really we all face the same prob-
lems at certain times of year and if
the guy down the way is saying he
is not then he is probably lying
In the end we are looking
for new and old venues to come
and enjoy We are not shy about
asking but we would really like to
see people stand up and offer as
well It shows the board that you
are supportive of what we are try-
ing to accomplish No club is ex-
cluded from the mom and pop
courses to the fancy country clubs
We love the diversity of our asso-
ciation and want to embrace it
I want to lend thanks to
Jim Ferrin and Curtis Wolford for
helping me with ideas for the arti-
cle Their support and ideas help
provide me with many ideas to
enter into this article So Thank
you Jim and Curtis If you are in-
terested feel free to call myself
Irene Pete Bowman or Dave
Wilber and we would love to try
and work out a time where we can
get together and plan a great meet-
ing
Fore Your Information Page 5
OP EN DATES T O HO ST A M EETIN Ghellip hellip SHO U LD I VO LU N TEER B Y J E F F C O U W E N H O V E N
Phone 209-772-9698
Cell 209-482-5021 Woody Thorpe
Agriox
Penterra
Hydrahawk
Realize the economy of
basic soil inputs
SOYAPLEXtrade
Soil Medic
Soil Therapy
Featuring
geoponicscorpcom
If you are interested in hosting a meeting
you can contact
JEFF COUWENHOVEN
916-771-7370
jcouwenhovenvalleycrestcom
PETE BOWMAN
916-396-9394
petebowmantarget-specialtycom
DAVE WILBER
916-276-1848
DaveWilberyahoocom
IreneCline
559-298-6262
sngcsaaaolcom
Page 6 Fore Your Information
Irrigation Pump Efficiency Testing
Resource Pressure amp Flow Analysis
Management LLC Irrigation Audits -------------------------------------------------------
Irrigation Management Solutions
L A R R Y J O H N S O N C G C S C G I A
P (916) 761-1696 F (916) 852-2778
larryirrigationresourcecom
sistent basis For a refresher we
recently decided to go electronic
with our newsletter and correspon-
dence Unfortunately we seem to
not be getting all of our correspon-
dence to all of you We felt as
though we needed to print this
newsletter and mail out ballots
and dues reminders to ensure our
correspondence with you the
member was in fact occurring
The last thing we want to do is not
reach out to you Along with your
dues reminder you will be able to
update your email address and any
other personal information This
will help our database and hope-
fully with some tweaking of the
system resume our electronic cor-
respondence with you It seems as
though there is a glitch with the
email server we are currently us-
ing We are working on a alterna-
tive or a repair to resolve the prob-
lems we are facing
Our elections are an important
part of our association They are
your voice and a chance for you
to get involved more if you would
like I feel our candidate base is
strong and we have some new
faces running for office which is
great I look forward to seeing
you at the election meeting and
hopefully if elected being your
president for the upcoming year
R E M I N D E R C O N T I N U E D F R O M P A G E 1
Welcome New
Members
Mark Stutsman
Kiley Ranch
Class A
Gary Otto John Deere Golf
Class Affiliate
Sean Kwasnicki Tracy Golf amp CC
Class A
GOV ERNM EN TA L RELATI O N S COMM I TTEE UPDATE By Jim Ferrin CGCS
Fore Your Information Page 7
October 12 2011
NPDES Aquatic Pesticide Per-
mit Updates
On many California golf
courses where there are ponds
creeks and streams and their hy-
drology patterns might suggest
that they may be tributaries to
ldquoWaters of the United Statesrdquo the
State Water Resources Control
Board since 2002 has required a
stringent permit favored by envi-
ronmental groups for intentional
applications of herbicides to treat
aquatic weeds and vegetation
This permit is the California
NPDES permit for the Discharge
of Aquatic Pesticides for Aquatic
Weed Control in Waters of the
United States In June 2009 the
permit came under scrutiny in a
variety of lawsuits and the 6th Cir-
cuit Court of Appeals determined
that a permit to apply pesticides to
US Waters is in fact needed
Recent passage of HR 872 which
would eliminate the need for an
NPDES aquatic permit was re-
cently passed in the US House of
Representatives and is being con-
sidered in the Senate
According to Mike
Blankinship an expert in environ-
mental permitting and compliance
in California who will be speaking
at the California Golf Course Su-
perintendent Association
(CGCSA) annual state meeting in
November meeting the NPDES
permitting requirements gains
your protection Mr Blankinship
points out that the citizen lawsuit
provision of the Clean Water Act
provides an opportunity for envi-
ronmental groups to sue anyone if
it is determined that a golf course
has negatively impacted water
quality Mike feels that there will
be in all probability counter action
on the part of environmental
groups if HR 872 is passed by the
Senate and signed by the Presi-
dent
NPDES Storm Water Permit
Update
Pay attention to how your
city or county is being impacted
by the new NPDES Phase II Per-
mit and how it pertains to the im-
plementation and maintenance of
10 categories of storm water Best
Management Practices (BMP)
Two of these BMP‟s call for mini-
mizing exposure and management
of runoff at industrial and com-
mercial facilities which could
impact golf course and clubhouse
operations
In regards to minimizing
exposure the Permit calls for lo-
cating all manufacturing process-
ing and material storage areas
(including loading and unloading
storage disposal cleaning main-
tenance and fueling operations)
indoors or under protective cover-
ing and includes the use of grad-
ing berming or curbing to prevent
runoff of contaminated flows and
divert run-on away from specified
areas
In managing run-off the
Permit calls for facilities to divert
infiltrate reuse contain or other-
wise reduce storm water runoff to
minimize pollutants in discharges
It is currently unclear how
a business would practically im-
plement these requirements with-
out significant and expensive site
modifications Besides the costs
associated with the BMP‟s a busi-
ness could be subject to entitle-
ment permitting and processing
fees by local planning and public
works departments
ADA Update
A recent article in October
2011 Comstock bdquos magazine dis-
cussed the legal gauntlet of ADA
disability access violations As
many people are aware of in the
golf industry ADA Recreational
accessibility laws go into effect in
March 2012 Sam Samuelson
CGCS an expert on golf course
ADA accessibility who also will
be speaking at the CGCS Confer-
ence on golf course ADA issues
said that what this new law means
is that all golf facilities that are
accessed by the public must re-
move all physical barriers at their
facilities to meet compliance laws
or face being sued for access is-
sues Mr Samuelson added that if
a golf course is found to be out of
compliance with any of a myriad
of ADA codes suits can be filed
seeking not only correction of the
violation but damages and attor-
ney fees Historically small busi-
nesses have settled out of court to
avoid trial and potential large
judgments San Diego based
David Warren Peters general
counsel for Lawyers Against Law-
suit Abuse says that 42 of ADA
lawsuits nationwide are filed in
California He added that over the
past few years 14000 ADA acces-
sibility lawsuits have been filed in
California federal courts Plain-
tiffs who sue successfully win
awards of $4000 on average per
code violation plus attorney fees
This is an issue you should be-
come very familiar with
To receive all the up to date govern-
ment relations news go to
Californiagcsaorg
Page 8 Fore Your Information
W I L BER S S I ER RA NEVA DA NEW S B Y D AV E W I L B E R
It is a very
busy time of year no
matter what kind of
grass you are grow-
ing and what cli-
mate you are grow-
ing it in
Mike
Corenette is the new superintendent
at Lahontan Golf Club in Truckee
Mike was the Dir of Agronomy for
The Tahoe Mountain Club (Old
Greenwood and Grays Crossing in
Truckee) replaces Kevin Breen who
did himself and his family proud
with 15 years of service to Lahontan
In Kevins words things change
True that
Jason DeHererra is the new
Dir of Agronomy for Tahoe Moun-
tain Club Jason was Mr Cornettes
super at Grays Crossing and is a
graduate of Colorado State Univer-
sity (Go Rams) Assistant super
from Old Greenwood Phil Hoban
takes over as the new super at Grays
Crossing And while The Tahoe
Mountain Club was dealing with all
of this they also let their GM and
Financial Officer go I dont like to
be negative but the signs of the
times are ominous
Curt Lally has left his posi-
tion at The Resort at Squaw Creek to
take the position of assistant super at
Lahontan Word from Squaw is that
they believe they will save money by
waiting until March to name a re-
placement Whoever gave them this
idea also likes to go to Jack In The
Box just to talk to the nice clown
In other news Gerry
Levesque has moved on from his
position at Wildhawk GC in South
Sacramento Stephen McVey has
also moved on from his position at
Morgan Creek CC No word on re-
placements from either venue
A spectacular opportunity
for us all exists this year with the
California State Meeting being held
at Silverado CC in Napa Great area
great venue and a wonderful meeting
planned If you are on the fence
swing your leg over and sign up
This year our annual elections are
being held in conjunction with the
state meeting so if you are one of
the poor schlubs that wont be at-
tending make sure to cast your ab-
sentee ballot for the SNGCSA
Board
Fore Your Information Page 9
E-mail smithphelenachemicalcom
VM (800) 543-0630
Box2417
Mob (530) 864-6443
Paul K Smith Sales Representative
Pest Control Advisor Western Specialty Division
HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY
3155 Southgate Lane
Chico Ca 95928
Bus (530) 342-4786
(800) 554-5703
Fax (530) 343-9047
The Sierra Nevada Golf
Course Superintendent Association
could not have asked for better
conditions for the 2011 President‟s
Cup Not only was the weather
perfect with highs in the low 80‟s
and a gentle breeze the course
conditions were also excellent
We owe this to host superinten-
dent Carl King and his staff whose
efforts are easily noticeable
throughout the property From tee
to green there is little excuse for
playing poorly and the scoreboard
was proof with many well played
rounds
Let‟s get right to it This
year‟s President‟s Cup Champion
is Jim Ferrin CGCS at Timber
Creek CC Jim played a solid
round throughout the day and fin-
ished with a score of 75 I played
in the group just in front of Jim
Ferrin and Manny Pina and as our
group walked off each green we
looked back to find Jim Ferrin in
position A time and time again
Congratulations on a terrific round
There were many players
right on the heels of Mr Ferrin
making me wonder how Central
took the Tri Chapter Cup so easily
They definitely have some com-
petition with this strong group
of golfers Jeff Couwenhoven
Superintendent at Woodcreek
GC and VP of the SNGCSA
had a great round finishing in
second with a 77 In the same
group Rob Williams Assistant
Superintendent at Del Rio CC
fired a 78 and won the low-net
with a 67 Last year‟s cham-
pion Terry Smith played well
besides one rough hole and
came up short of the repeat also
shooting a 78 On the affiliate
side of the card Reggie Po-
micpic of Brown Sand turned in
a strong performance with a 79
and Pete Bowman of Target Spe-
cialty Products was the low net
with an 84 net 70
Congratulations once
again to our Champion Jim Ferrin
and thank you to everyone who
took time out of your busy sched-
ule to make this year‟s event a
memorable and competitive occa-
sion
2011 PR ESID EN T rsquoS CUP D I A BLO GR AN D E GOL F CO UR SE
B Y J I M A L W I N E
Jim Ferrin CGCS
2011 Presidentrsquos Cup Champion
N O V E M B E R 6 7 amp 8 2 0 1 1
Sunday November 6 2011
100pmmdash200pm
―California Regulatory Update 20112012
Laws amp Regulations
Presented by Sylvia Gutierrez
Target Specialty Products
CEUDPR Approved (Laws amp Regs)
400 pm Registration in Main Lobby
500pmmdash800pm
Hosted Welcome Reception
Mixology Class
Learn how to make your favorite cocktails
Monday November 7 2010
700 ammdash800 am
Registration amp Continental Breakfast
800 ammdash815 am
Opening SessionAnnual California GCSA Meeting
Page 10 Fore Your Information
C A L I F O R N I A G C S A C O N F E R E N C E amp G O L F C H A M P I O N S H I P S I L V E R A D O C O U N T R Y C L U B amp R E S O R T
830 mdash500 pm
Educational Program amp Presentations
Auction Finalizes
600 pm mdash 900 pm
Hosted ReceptionCasino Night
Tuesday November 8 2011
Silverado Resort North Course 700 am to 845 am
Golf Registration amp Continental Breakfast 900 am
Shot Gun Tournament Lunch served on the Course
Awards Directly following Golf
Visit the California GCSA Online Auction to benefit research
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online-auction
If you havenrsquot registered for the event you can do it on line
Californiagcsaorg
Fore Your Information Page 11
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httpwww2gcsaaorgconference
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Page 12 Fore Your Information
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE DIABLO GRANDE
It was a beautiful day at a terrific golf course
Pictured at left is host superintendent Carl King
with President Jim Alwine We presented Carl
with a few gifts from the association for hosting
this event At right Dave Bermudez always has a
smile when he gets to spend a day playing golf
with his friends
Our events are about comradery and
this event was no exception Pictured
at right are Jim Duhig Reggie Pomicpic
Tracy Shanahan and Pete Bowman
preparing to hit the course
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Minden NV 89423
2754 Kayne Ave Christensen
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Page 13 Fore Your Information
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PRESIDENTrsquoS CUP DIABLO GRANDE
Above are from left Pat Smyth Jim Alwine and Chuck
Talley
Above are from left Matt Moore and Jesse Seguin
Above are Phil Brown with his special guest Ralf Nyman from Helsinki Finland peo-
ple will travel a great distance for the opportunity to play in one of our event At right
Jim Ferrin CGCS was preparing for play Little did he know at the time he would be
the winner of the 2011 Presidentrsquos Cup Trophy
Page 14 Fore Your Information
THANK YOU TO OUR 2011 S PONSORS
Russ Mitchell amp Associates
Boardtronics
Turf Tire Express
Mid Cal
Tractor
Taylorrsquos Golf Course
Materials
Page 15 Fore Your Information
MEETING HIGHLIGHTS GRAEAGLE
At right are Pete Bow-
man and Doug Poole
preparing for a fun day
on the course
Pictured at left is host
superintendent Scott
Kotrc As you can see by
the scenic back drop this
is absolutely a beautiful
setting for a golf course
and we were fortunate to
have the opportunity to
play the course and spend
the day with Scott Educ-
tion was provided by Dave
Wilber and Jeremy Payne
and very informative Above Pete Fredeen poses for the
camera and below Kevin Breen CGCS
and Dave Wilber have the opportunity
to catch up
training offered
by GCSAA and
looks forward to
his participation
on our board
Running
for the Secretary
Treasurer posi-
tion is Jesse Se-
guin Superinten-
dent Lincoln Hills G C Jesse is
relatively new to the board serving
since 2010 but has been involved
in many of the projects for the as-
sociation and serving on commit-
tees He has been active in creat-
ing our
website
and is
looking
forward
to tak-
ing this
project
to a new
level
We
have two new individuals seeking
the open board positions Scott
McCullough Superintendent at
The Ridge GC has volunteered to
serve Scott was a scholarship
recipient while at Cal Poly SLO
and knows the importance of giv-
ing back to the industry that has
helped him in his career Scott
joined the SNGCSA in 2006 He
recently hosted the 2011 SNGCSA
Scholarship
and Research
Tournament
for the Asso-
ciation
Bob
Franco Van
Buskirk Golf
Course in
Stockton has
also volun-
teered Bob has also been a mem-
ber of our association since 2006
Bob worked as the assistant at
Oakdale CC before taking the
position as superintendent at Van
Buskirk
Our association would not
be where we are today if it wasn‟t
for the dedication of our Affiliate
Representatives We have the
honor of having three terrific indi-
viduals seeking the Associate Di-
rector position We have Pete
Fredeen Mid Cal Tractor Dave
Wilber Sierra Pacific Turf who is
currently serving as our affiliate
representative and Paul K Smith
Helena Chemical Company We
are thrilled to have their participa-
tion and greatly appreciate their
support of our industry
Absentee Ballots are out
and the election is set We hope
that everyone will cast their ballots
for the candidate of their choice
We are looking forward to another
great year and we can‟t do it with-
out your participation
Page 4 Fore Your Information
2 0 1 2 E L E C T I O N C O N T I N U E D F R O M PA G E 1
Jesse Seguin
Scott McCullough
Bob Franco
Jeff Couwenhoven
Jeremy Payne
As many of you know we
often times solicit many of you to
host a meeting or two for the
SNGCSA We currently have
many opportunities to host a meet-
ing next year still open The
SNGCSA wanted to put some
things together to help make up
your mind to maybe sway you in
the interest of possibly hosting a
meeting I hosted one two years
ago and had a great experience
Hosting a meeting is a
very rewarding experience You
will provide your club and crew
with a ldquoprofessional rushrdquo having
superintendents coming from all
over our region to convene learn
and play your facility It is such an
honor to have you all out to enjoy
our facilities Secondly it pro-
vides you an opportunity to offer
some recognition to your staff
from top to bottom of the hard
work they do for you on a day in
and day out basis But the benefits
don‟t end there
Meetings often provide an
opportunity to the host club to earn
some revenue on a day where it
might be a little slow You will be
able to work with board members
and the office staff to setup the
meeting and get more involved
Often times host superintendents
are offered the opportunity to set
the course up in a unique way for
their peers to ensure someone like
Wes Leith does not shoot under par
or even near par We often try to
work education in with the host
club to tie in with the facility so
that when we are out on the course
we think about what is going on
out there Visiting members can
learn from your techniques and
processes to take back to their re-
spective clubs It can also open up
avenues for a host club to gain re-
sources or support in a time of
need from fellow superintendents
Let‟s face it things happen and it
is nice to have a friendly face there
to help you out when you‟re in a
pinch
I know that many times
clubs are reluctant to host a meet-
ing in the summer months and I
congratulate superintendents who
do have us that time of year But
really we all face the same prob-
lems at certain times of year and if
the guy down the way is saying he
is not then he is probably lying
In the end we are looking
for new and old venues to come
and enjoy We are not shy about
asking but we would really like to
see people stand up and offer as
well It shows the board that you
are supportive of what we are try-
ing to accomplish No club is ex-
cluded from the mom and pop
courses to the fancy country clubs
We love the diversity of our asso-
ciation and want to embrace it
I want to lend thanks to
Jim Ferrin and Curtis Wolford for
helping me with ideas for the arti-
cle Their support and ideas help
provide me with many ideas to
enter into this article So Thank
you Jim and Curtis If you are in-
terested feel free to call myself
Irene Pete Bowman or Dave
Wilber and we would love to try
and work out a time where we can
get together and plan a great meet-
ing
Fore Your Information Page 5
OP EN DATES T O HO ST A M EETIN Ghellip hellip SHO U LD I VO LU N TEER B Y J E F F C O U W E N H O V E N
Phone 209-772-9698
Cell 209-482-5021 Woody Thorpe
Agriox
Penterra
Hydrahawk
Realize the economy of
basic soil inputs
SOYAPLEXtrade
Soil Medic
Soil Therapy
Featuring
geoponicscorpcom
If you are interested in hosting a meeting
you can contact
JEFF COUWENHOVEN
916-771-7370
jcouwenhovenvalleycrestcom
PETE BOWMAN
916-396-9394
petebowmantarget-specialtycom
DAVE WILBER
916-276-1848
DaveWilberyahoocom
IreneCline
559-298-6262
sngcsaaaolcom
Page 6 Fore Your Information
Irrigation Pump Efficiency Testing
Resource Pressure amp Flow Analysis
Management LLC Irrigation Audits -------------------------------------------------------
Irrigation Management Solutions
L A R R Y J O H N S O N C G C S C G I A
P (916) 761-1696 F (916) 852-2778
larryirrigationresourcecom
sistent basis For a refresher we
recently decided to go electronic
with our newsletter and correspon-
dence Unfortunately we seem to
not be getting all of our correspon-
dence to all of you We felt as
though we needed to print this
newsletter and mail out ballots
and dues reminders to ensure our
correspondence with you the
member was in fact occurring
The last thing we want to do is not
reach out to you Along with your
dues reminder you will be able to
update your email address and any
other personal information This
will help our database and hope-
fully with some tweaking of the
system resume our electronic cor-
respondence with you It seems as
though there is a glitch with the
email server we are currently us-
ing We are working on a alterna-
tive or a repair to resolve the prob-
lems we are facing
Our elections are an important
part of our association They are
your voice and a chance for you
to get involved more if you would
like I feel our candidate base is
strong and we have some new
faces running for office which is
great I look forward to seeing
you at the election meeting and
hopefully if elected being your
president for the upcoming year
R E M I N D E R C O N T I N U E D F R O M P A G E 1
Welcome New
Members
Mark Stutsman
Kiley Ranch
Class A
Gary Otto John Deere Golf
Class Affiliate
Sean Kwasnicki Tracy Golf amp CC
Class A
GOV ERNM EN TA L RELATI O N S COMM I TTEE UPDATE By Jim Ferrin CGCS
Fore Your Information Page 7
October 12 2011
NPDES Aquatic Pesticide Per-
mit Updates
On many California golf
courses where there are ponds
creeks and streams and their hy-
drology patterns might suggest
that they may be tributaries to
ldquoWaters of the United Statesrdquo the
State Water Resources Control
Board since 2002 has required a
stringent permit favored by envi-
ronmental groups for intentional
applications of herbicides to treat
aquatic weeds and vegetation
This permit is the California
NPDES permit for the Discharge
of Aquatic Pesticides for Aquatic
Weed Control in Waters of the
United States In June 2009 the
permit came under scrutiny in a
variety of lawsuits and the 6th Cir-
cuit Court of Appeals determined
that a permit to apply pesticides to
US Waters is in fact needed
Recent passage of HR 872 which
would eliminate the need for an
NPDES aquatic permit was re-
cently passed in the US House of
Representatives and is being con-
sidered in the Senate
According to Mike
Blankinship an expert in environ-
mental permitting and compliance
in California who will be speaking
at the California Golf Course Su-
perintendent Association
(CGCSA) annual state meeting in
November meeting the NPDES
permitting requirements gains
your protection Mr Blankinship
points out that the citizen lawsuit
provision of the Clean Water Act
provides an opportunity for envi-
ronmental groups to sue anyone if
it is determined that a golf course
has negatively impacted water
quality Mike feels that there will
be in all probability counter action
on the part of environmental
groups if HR 872 is passed by the
Senate and signed by the Presi-
dent
NPDES Storm Water Permit
Update
Pay attention to how your
city or county is being impacted
by the new NPDES Phase II Per-
mit and how it pertains to the im-
plementation and maintenance of
10 categories of storm water Best
Management Practices (BMP)
Two of these BMP‟s call for mini-
mizing exposure and management
of runoff at industrial and com-
mercial facilities which could
impact golf course and clubhouse
operations
In regards to minimizing
exposure the Permit calls for lo-
cating all manufacturing process-
ing and material storage areas
(including loading and unloading
storage disposal cleaning main-
tenance and fueling operations)
indoors or under protective cover-
ing and includes the use of grad-
ing berming or curbing to prevent
runoff of contaminated flows and
divert run-on away from specified
areas
In managing run-off the
Permit calls for facilities to divert
infiltrate reuse contain or other-
wise reduce storm water runoff to
minimize pollutants in discharges
It is currently unclear how
a business would practically im-
plement these requirements with-
out significant and expensive site
modifications Besides the costs
associated with the BMP‟s a busi-
ness could be subject to entitle-
ment permitting and processing
fees by local planning and public
works departments
ADA Update
A recent article in October
2011 Comstock bdquos magazine dis-
cussed the legal gauntlet of ADA
disability access violations As
many people are aware of in the
golf industry ADA Recreational
accessibility laws go into effect in
March 2012 Sam Samuelson
CGCS an expert on golf course
ADA accessibility who also will
be speaking at the CGCS Confer-
ence on golf course ADA issues
said that what this new law means
is that all golf facilities that are
accessed by the public must re-
move all physical barriers at their
facilities to meet compliance laws
or face being sued for access is-
sues Mr Samuelson added that if
a golf course is found to be out of
compliance with any of a myriad
of ADA codes suits can be filed
seeking not only correction of the
violation but damages and attor-
ney fees Historically small busi-
nesses have settled out of court to
avoid trial and potential large
judgments San Diego based
David Warren Peters general
counsel for Lawyers Against Law-
suit Abuse says that 42 of ADA
lawsuits nationwide are filed in
California He added that over the
past few years 14000 ADA acces-
sibility lawsuits have been filed in
California federal courts Plain-
tiffs who sue successfully win
awards of $4000 on average per
code violation plus attorney fees
This is an issue you should be-
come very familiar with
To receive all the up to date govern-
ment relations news go to
Californiagcsaorg
Page 8 Fore Your Information
W I L BER S S I ER RA NEVA DA NEW S B Y D AV E W I L B E R
It is a very
busy time of year no
matter what kind of
grass you are grow-
ing and what cli-
mate you are grow-
ing it in
Mike
Corenette is the new superintendent
at Lahontan Golf Club in Truckee
Mike was the Dir of Agronomy for
The Tahoe Mountain Club (Old
Greenwood and Grays Crossing in
Truckee) replaces Kevin Breen who
did himself and his family proud
with 15 years of service to Lahontan
In Kevins words things change
True that
Jason DeHererra is the new
Dir of Agronomy for Tahoe Moun-
tain Club Jason was Mr Cornettes
super at Grays Crossing and is a
graduate of Colorado State Univer-
sity (Go Rams) Assistant super
from Old Greenwood Phil Hoban
takes over as the new super at Grays
Crossing And while The Tahoe
Mountain Club was dealing with all
of this they also let their GM and
Financial Officer go I dont like to
be negative but the signs of the
times are ominous
Curt Lally has left his posi-
tion at The Resort at Squaw Creek to
take the position of assistant super at
Lahontan Word from Squaw is that
they believe they will save money by
waiting until March to name a re-
placement Whoever gave them this
idea also likes to go to Jack In The
Box just to talk to the nice clown
In other news Gerry
Levesque has moved on from his
position at Wildhawk GC in South
Sacramento Stephen McVey has
also moved on from his position at
Morgan Creek CC No word on re-
placements from either venue
A spectacular opportunity
for us all exists this year with the
California State Meeting being held
at Silverado CC in Napa Great area
great venue and a wonderful meeting
planned If you are on the fence
swing your leg over and sign up
This year our annual elections are
being held in conjunction with the
state meeting so if you are one of
the poor schlubs that wont be at-
tending make sure to cast your ab-
sentee ballot for the SNGCSA
Board
Fore Your Information Page 9
E-mail smithphelenachemicalcom
VM (800) 543-0630
Box2417
Mob (530) 864-6443
Paul K Smith Sales Representative
Pest Control Advisor Western Specialty Division
HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY
3155 Southgate Lane
Chico Ca 95928
Bus (530) 342-4786
(800) 554-5703
Fax (530) 343-9047
The Sierra Nevada Golf
Course Superintendent Association
could not have asked for better
conditions for the 2011 President‟s
Cup Not only was the weather
perfect with highs in the low 80‟s
and a gentle breeze the course
conditions were also excellent
We owe this to host superinten-
dent Carl King and his staff whose
efforts are easily noticeable
throughout the property From tee
to green there is little excuse for
playing poorly and the scoreboard
was proof with many well played
rounds
Let‟s get right to it This
year‟s President‟s Cup Champion
is Jim Ferrin CGCS at Timber
Creek CC Jim played a solid
round throughout the day and fin-
ished with a score of 75 I played
in the group just in front of Jim
Ferrin and Manny Pina and as our
group walked off each green we
looked back to find Jim Ferrin in
position A time and time again
Congratulations on a terrific round
There were many players
right on the heels of Mr Ferrin
making me wonder how Central
took the Tri Chapter Cup so easily
They definitely have some com-
petition with this strong group
of golfers Jeff Couwenhoven
Superintendent at Woodcreek
GC and VP of the SNGCSA
had a great round finishing in
second with a 77 In the same
group Rob Williams Assistant
Superintendent at Del Rio CC
fired a 78 and won the low-net
with a 67 Last year‟s cham-
pion Terry Smith played well
besides one rough hole and
came up short of the repeat also
shooting a 78 On the affiliate
side of the card Reggie Po-
micpic of Brown Sand turned in
a strong performance with a 79
and Pete Bowman of Target Spe-
cialty Products was the low net
with an 84 net 70
Congratulations once
again to our Champion Jim Ferrin
and thank you to everyone who
took time out of your busy sched-
ule to make this year‟s event a
memorable and competitive occa-
sion
2011 PR ESID EN T rsquoS CUP D I A BLO GR AN D E GOL F CO UR SE
B Y J I M A L W I N E
Jim Ferrin CGCS
2011 Presidentrsquos Cup Champion
N O V E M B E R 6 7 amp 8 2 0 1 1
Sunday November 6 2011
100pmmdash200pm
―California Regulatory Update 20112012
Laws amp Regulations
Presented by Sylvia Gutierrez
Target Specialty Products
CEUDPR Approved (Laws amp Regs)
400 pm Registration in Main Lobby
500pmmdash800pm
Hosted Welcome Reception
Mixology Class
Learn how to make your favorite cocktails
Monday November 7 2010
700 ammdash800 am
Registration amp Continental Breakfast
800 ammdash815 am
Opening SessionAnnual California GCSA Meeting
Page 10 Fore Your Information
C A L I F O R N I A G C S A C O N F E R E N C E amp G O L F C H A M P I O N S H I P S I L V E R A D O C O U N T R Y C L U B amp R E S O R T
830 mdash500 pm
Educational Program amp Presentations
Auction Finalizes
600 pm mdash 900 pm
Hosted ReceptionCasino Night
Tuesday November 8 2011
Silverado Resort North Course 700 am to 845 am
Golf Registration amp Continental Breakfast 900 am
Shot Gun Tournament Lunch served on the Course
Awards Directly following Golf
Visit the California GCSA Online Auction to benefit research
httpequipmentgcsanccomcategory
online-auction
If you havenrsquot registered for the event you can do it on line
Californiagcsaorg
Fore Your Information Page 11
For More Information go to
httpwww2gcsaaorgconference
G C S A A E D U C T I O N C O N F E R E N C E amp T H E G O L F I N D U S T R Y S H O W A N D T H E 2 0 1 2 C A L I F O R N I A R O O M
2012 California Room
Las Vegas Country Club
Wednesday February 29 2012
600 to 900
800 MOSSDALE RD LATHROP CA
209 234-1500 wwwbrownsandinccom
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Greens Top Dressing Sand Blend Materials to Customers Specifications
Bunker Sand
Profile Sand Blends
0-0-50 Kiln Dried Sand blends
Kiln Dried USGA Sand - 3000lbs Super Sacks
Dakota Peat Sand Blends
Peat Inc Sand Blends
Pea Gravel
Top Soil
FOR ALL YOUR MATERIAL NEEDS PLEASE CALL OUR OFFICE
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REGGIE POMICPIC ndash Director of Sales and Market
Cell 209 993-5211 E-mail reggiebrownsandinccom
Page 12 Fore Your Information
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE DIABLO GRANDE
It was a beautiful day at a terrific golf course
Pictured at left is host superintendent Carl King
with President Jim Alwine We presented Carl
with a few gifts from the association for hosting
this event At right Dave Bermudez always has a
smile when he gets to spend a day playing golf
with his friends
Our events are about comradery and
this event was no exception Pictured
at right are Jim Duhig Reggie Pomicpic
Tracy Shanahan and Pete Bowman
preparing to hit the course
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Page 13 Fore Your Information
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PRESIDENTrsquoS CUP DIABLO GRANDE
Above are from left Pat Smyth Jim Alwine and Chuck
Talley
Above are from left Matt Moore and Jesse Seguin
Above are Phil Brown with his special guest Ralf Nyman from Helsinki Finland peo-
ple will travel a great distance for the opportunity to play in one of our event At right
Jim Ferrin CGCS was preparing for play Little did he know at the time he would be
the winner of the 2011 Presidentrsquos Cup Trophy
Page 14 Fore Your Information
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Materials
Page 15 Fore Your Information
MEETING HIGHLIGHTS GRAEAGLE
At right are Pete Bow-
man and Doug Poole
preparing for a fun day
on the course
Pictured at left is host
superintendent Scott
Kotrc As you can see by
the scenic back drop this
is absolutely a beautiful
setting for a golf course
and we were fortunate to
have the opportunity to
play the course and spend
the day with Scott Educ-
tion was provided by Dave
Wilber and Jeremy Payne
and very informative Above Pete Fredeen poses for the
camera and below Kevin Breen CGCS
and Dave Wilber have the opportunity
to catch up
As many of you know we
often times solicit many of you to
host a meeting or two for the
SNGCSA We currently have
many opportunities to host a meet-
ing next year still open The
SNGCSA wanted to put some
things together to help make up
your mind to maybe sway you in
the interest of possibly hosting a
meeting I hosted one two years
ago and had a great experience
Hosting a meeting is a
very rewarding experience You
will provide your club and crew
with a ldquoprofessional rushrdquo having
superintendents coming from all
over our region to convene learn
and play your facility It is such an
honor to have you all out to enjoy
our facilities Secondly it pro-
vides you an opportunity to offer
some recognition to your staff
from top to bottom of the hard
work they do for you on a day in
and day out basis But the benefits
don‟t end there
Meetings often provide an
opportunity to the host club to earn
some revenue on a day where it
might be a little slow You will be
able to work with board members
and the office staff to setup the
meeting and get more involved
Often times host superintendents
are offered the opportunity to set
the course up in a unique way for
their peers to ensure someone like
Wes Leith does not shoot under par
or even near par We often try to
work education in with the host
club to tie in with the facility so
that when we are out on the course
we think about what is going on
out there Visiting members can
learn from your techniques and
processes to take back to their re-
spective clubs It can also open up
avenues for a host club to gain re-
sources or support in a time of
need from fellow superintendents
Let‟s face it things happen and it
is nice to have a friendly face there
to help you out when you‟re in a
pinch
I know that many times
clubs are reluctant to host a meet-
ing in the summer months and I
congratulate superintendents who
do have us that time of year But
really we all face the same prob-
lems at certain times of year and if
the guy down the way is saying he
is not then he is probably lying
In the end we are looking
for new and old venues to come
and enjoy We are not shy about
asking but we would really like to
see people stand up and offer as
well It shows the board that you
are supportive of what we are try-
ing to accomplish No club is ex-
cluded from the mom and pop
courses to the fancy country clubs
We love the diversity of our asso-
ciation and want to embrace it
I want to lend thanks to
Jim Ferrin and Curtis Wolford for
helping me with ideas for the arti-
cle Their support and ideas help
provide me with many ideas to
enter into this article So Thank
you Jim and Curtis If you are in-
terested feel free to call myself
Irene Pete Bowman or Dave
Wilber and we would love to try
and work out a time where we can
get together and plan a great meet-
ing
Fore Your Information Page 5
OP EN DATES T O HO ST A M EETIN Ghellip hellip SHO U LD I VO LU N TEER B Y J E F F C O U W E N H O V E N
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916-396-9394
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DAVE WILBER
916-276-1848
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559-298-6262
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Page 6 Fore Your Information
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sistent basis For a refresher we
recently decided to go electronic
with our newsletter and correspon-
dence Unfortunately we seem to
not be getting all of our correspon-
dence to all of you We felt as
though we needed to print this
newsletter and mail out ballots
and dues reminders to ensure our
correspondence with you the
member was in fact occurring
The last thing we want to do is not
reach out to you Along with your
dues reminder you will be able to
update your email address and any
other personal information This
will help our database and hope-
fully with some tweaking of the
system resume our electronic cor-
respondence with you It seems as
though there is a glitch with the
email server we are currently us-
ing We are working on a alterna-
tive or a repair to resolve the prob-
lems we are facing
Our elections are an important
part of our association They are
your voice and a chance for you
to get involved more if you would
like I feel our candidate base is
strong and we have some new
faces running for office which is
great I look forward to seeing
you at the election meeting and
hopefully if elected being your
president for the upcoming year
R E M I N D E R C O N T I N U E D F R O M P A G E 1
Welcome New
Members
Mark Stutsman
Kiley Ranch
Class A
Gary Otto John Deere Golf
Class Affiliate
Sean Kwasnicki Tracy Golf amp CC
Class A
GOV ERNM EN TA L RELATI O N S COMM I TTEE UPDATE By Jim Ferrin CGCS
Fore Your Information Page 7
October 12 2011
NPDES Aquatic Pesticide Per-
mit Updates
On many California golf
courses where there are ponds
creeks and streams and their hy-
drology patterns might suggest
that they may be tributaries to
ldquoWaters of the United Statesrdquo the
State Water Resources Control
Board since 2002 has required a
stringent permit favored by envi-
ronmental groups for intentional
applications of herbicides to treat
aquatic weeds and vegetation
This permit is the California
NPDES permit for the Discharge
of Aquatic Pesticides for Aquatic
Weed Control in Waters of the
United States In June 2009 the
permit came under scrutiny in a
variety of lawsuits and the 6th Cir-
cuit Court of Appeals determined
that a permit to apply pesticides to
US Waters is in fact needed
Recent passage of HR 872 which
would eliminate the need for an
NPDES aquatic permit was re-
cently passed in the US House of
Representatives and is being con-
sidered in the Senate
According to Mike
Blankinship an expert in environ-
mental permitting and compliance
in California who will be speaking
at the California Golf Course Su-
perintendent Association
(CGCSA) annual state meeting in
November meeting the NPDES
permitting requirements gains
your protection Mr Blankinship
points out that the citizen lawsuit
provision of the Clean Water Act
provides an opportunity for envi-
ronmental groups to sue anyone if
it is determined that a golf course
has negatively impacted water
quality Mike feels that there will
be in all probability counter action
on the part of environmental
groups if HR 872 is passed by the
Senate and signed by the Presi-
dent
NPDES Storm Water Permit
Update
Pay attention to how your
city or county is being impacted
by the new NPDES Phase II Per-
mit and how it pertains to the im-
plementation and maintenance of
10 categories of storm water Best
Management Practices (BMP)
Two of these BMP‟s call for mini-
mizing exposure and management
of runoff at industrial and com-
mercial facilities which could
impact golf course and clubhouse
operations
In regards to minimizing
exposure the Permit calls for lo-
cating all manufacturing process-
ing and material storage areas
(including loading and unloading
storage disposal cleaning main-
tenance and fueling operations)
indoors or under protective cover-
ing and includes the use of grad-
ing berming or curbing to prevent
runoff of contaminated flows and
divert run-on away from specified
areas
In managing run-off the
Permit calls for facilities to divert
infiltrate reuse contain or other-
wise reduce storm water runoff to
minimize pollutants in discharges
It is currently unclear how
a business would practically im-
plement these requirements with-
out significant and expensive site
modifications Besides the costs
associated with the BMP‟s a busi-
ness could be subject to entitle-
ment permitting and processing
fees by local planning and public
works departments
ADA Update
A recent article in October
2011 Comstock bdquos magazine dis-
cussed the legal gauntlet of ADA
disability access violations As
many people are aware of in the
golf industry ADA Recreational
accessibility laws go into effect in
March 2012 Sam Samuelson
CGCS an expert on golf course
ADA accessibility who also will
be speaking at the CGCS Confer-
ence on golf course ADA issues
said that what this new law means
is that all golf facilities that are
accessed by the public must re-
move all physical barriers at their
facilities to meet compliance laws
or face being sued for access is-
sues Mr Samuelson added that if
a golf course is found to be out of
compliance with any of a myriad
of ADA codes suits can be filed
seeking not only correction of the
violation but damages and attor-
ney fees Historically small busi-
nesses have settled out of court to
avoid trial and potential large
judgments San Diego based
David Warren Peters general
counsel for Lawyers Against Law-
suit Abuse says that 42 of ADA
lawsuits nationwide are filed in
California He added that over the
past few years 14000 ADA acces-
sibility lawsuits have been filed in
California federal courts Plain-
tiffs who sue successfully win
awards of $4000 on average per
code violation plus attorney fees
This is an issue you should be-
come very familiar with
To receive all the up to date govern-
ment relations news go to
Californiagcsaorg
Page 8 Fore Your Information
W I L BER S S I ER RA NEVA DA NEW S B Y D AV E W I L B E R
It is a very
busy time of year no
matter what kind of
grass you are grow-
ing and what cli-
mate you are grow-
ing it in
Mike
Corenette is the new superintendent
at Lahontan Golf Club in Truckee
Mike was the Dir of Agronomy for
The Tahoe Mountain Club (Old
Greenwood and Grays Crossing in
Truckee) replaces Kevin Breen who
did himself and his family proud
with 15 years of service to Lahontan
In Kevins words things change
True that
Jason DeHererra is the new
Dir of Agronomy for Tahoe Moun-
tain Club Jason was Mr Cornettes
super at Grays Crossing and is a
graduate of Colorado State Univer-
sity (Go Rams) Assistant super
from Old Greenwood Phil Hoban
takes over as the new super at Grays
Crossing And while The Tahoe
Mountain Club was dealing with all
of this they also let their GM and
Financial Officer go I dont like to
be negative but the signs of the
times are ominous
Curt Lally has left his posi-
tion at The Resort at Squaw Creek to
take the position of assistant super at
Lahontan Word from Squaw is that
they believe they will save money by
waiting until March to name a re-
placement Whoever gave them this
idea also likes to go to Jack In The
Box just to talk to the nice clown
In other news Gerry
Levesque has moved on from his
position at Wildhawk GC in South
Sacramento Stephen McVey has
also moved on from his position at
Morgan Creek CC No word on re-
placements from either venue
A spectacular opportunity
for us all exists this year with the
California State Meeting being held
at Silverado CC in Napa Great area
great venue and a wonderful meeting
planned If you are on the fence
swing your leg over and sign up
This year our annual elections are
being held in conjunction with the
state meeting so if you are one of
the poor schlubs that wont be at-
tending make sure to cast your ab-
sentee ballot for the SNGCSA
Board
Fore Your Information Page 9
E-mail smithphelenachemicalcom
VM (800) 543-0630
Box2417
Mob (530) 864-6443
Paul K Smith Sales Representative
Pest Control Advisor Western Specialty Division
HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY
3155 Southgate Lane
Chico Ca 95928
Bus (530) 342-4786
(800) 554-5703
Fax (530) 343-9047
The Sierra Nevada Golf
Course Superintendent Association
could not have asked for better
conditions for the 2011 President‟s
Cup Not only was the weather
perfect with highs in the low 80‟s
and a gentle breeze the course
conditions were also excellent
We owe this to host superinten-
dent Carl King and his staff whose
efforts are easily noticeable
throughout the property From tee
to green there is little excuse for
playing poorly and the scoreboard
was proof with many well played
rounds
Let‟s get right to it This
year‟s President‟s Cup Champion
is Jim Ferrin CGCS at Timber
Creek CC Jim played a solid
round throughout the day and fin-
ished with a score of 75 I played
in the group just in front of Jim
Ferrin and Manny Pina and as our
group walked off each green we
looked back to find Jim Ferrin in
position A time and time again
Congratulations on a terrific round
There were many players
right on the heels of Mr Ferrin
making me wonder how Central
took the Tri Chapter Cup so easily
They definitely have some com-
petition with this strong group
of golfers Jeff Couwenhoven
Superintendent at Woodcreek
GC and VP of the SNGCSA
had a great round finishing in
second with a 77 In the same
group Rob Williams Assistant
Superintendent at Del Rio CC
fired a 78 and won the low-net
with a 67 Last year‟s cham-
pion Terry Smith played well
besides one rough hole and
came up short of the repeat also
shooting a 78 On the affiliate
side of the card Reggie Po-
micpic of Brown Sand turned in
a strong performance with a 79
and Pete Bowman of Target Spe-
cialty Products was the low net
with an 84 net 70
Congratulations once
again to our Champion Jim Ferrin
and thank you to everyone who
took time out of your busy sched-
ule to make this year‟s event a
memorable and competitive occa-
sion
2011 PR ESID EN T rsquoS CUP D I A BLO GR AN D E GOL F CO UR SE
B Y J I M A L W I N E
Jim Ferrin CGCS
2011 Presidentrsquos Cup Champion
N O V E M B E R 6 7 amp 8 2 0 1 1
Sunday November 6 2011
100pmmdash200pm
―California Regulatory Update 20112012
Laws amp Regulations
Presented by Sylvia Gutierrez
Target Specialty Products
CEUDPR Approved (Laws amp Regs)
400 pm Registration in Main Lobby
500pmmdash800pm
Hosted Welcome Reception
Mixology Class
Learn how to make your favorite cocktails
Monday November 7 2010
700 ammdash800 am
Registration amp Continental Breakfast
800 ammdash815 am
Opening SessionAnnual California GCSA Meeting
Page 10 Fore Your Information
C A L I F O R N I A G C S A C O N F E R E N C E amp G O L F C H A M P I O N S H I P S I L V E R A D O C O U N T R Y C L U B amp R E S O R T
830 mdash500 pm
Educational Program amp Presentations
Auction Finalizes
600 pm mdash 900 pm
Hosted ReceptionCasino Night
Tuesday November 8 2011
Silverado Resort North Course 700 am to 845 am
Golf Registration amp Continental Breakfast 900 am
Shot Gun Tournament Lunch served on the Course
Awards Directly following Golf
Visit the California GCSA Online Auction to benefit research
httpequipmentgcsanccomcategory
online-auction
If you havenrsquot registered for the event you can do it on line
Californiagcsaorg
Fore Your Information Page 11
For More Information go to
httpwww2gcsaaorgconference
G C S A A E D U C T I O N C O N F E R E N C E amp T H E G O L F I N D U S T R Y S H O W A N D T H E 2 0 1 2 C A L I F O R N I A R O O M
2012 California Room
Las Vegas Country Club
Wednesday February 29 2012
600 to 900
800 MOSSDALE RD LATHROP CA
209 234-1500 wwwbrownsandinccom
PRODUCTS- SERVICES AVAILABLE-
USGA Top Dressing Sand Deliveries by MAGNUM TRUCKING INC
Greens Top Dressing Sand Blend Materials to Customers Specifications
Bunker Sand
Profile Sand Blends
0-0-50 Kiln Dried Sand blends
Kiln Dried USGA Sand - 3000lbs Super Sacks
Dakota Peat Sand Blends
Peat Inc Sand Blends
Pea Gravel
Top Soil
FOR ALL YOUR MATERIAL NEEDS PLEASE CALL OUR OFFICE
OR
REGGIE POMICPIC ndash Director of Sales and Market
Cell 209 993-5211 E-mail reggiebrownsandinccom
Page 12 Fore Your Information
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE DIABLO GRANDE
It was a beautiful day at a terrific golf course
Pictured at left is host superintendent Carl King
with President Jim Alwine We presented Carl
with a few gifts from the association for hosting
this event At right Dave Bermudez always has a
smile when he gets to spend a day playing golf
with his friends
Our events are about comradery and
this event was no exception Pictured
at right are Jim Duhig Reggie Pomicpic
Tracy Shanahan and Pete Bowman
preparing to hit the course
Verti Drain
Service
Bruce Christensen
Minden NV 89423
2754 Kayne Ave Christensen
Turf Products
Christensen Turf Products
Tel (775) 4502761
Fax (775-267-9382
Email becgolfearthlinknet
Page 13 Fore Your Information
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PRESIDENTrsquoS CUP DIABLO GRANDE
Above are from left Pat Smyth Jim Alwine and Chuck
Talley
Above are from left Matt Moore and Jesse Seguin
Above are Phil Brown with his special guest Ralf Nyman from Helsinki Finland peo-
ple will travel a great distance for the opportunity to play in one of our event At right
Jim Ferrin CGCS was preparing for play Little did he know at the time he would be
the winner of the 2011 Presidentrsquos Cup Trophy
Page 14 Fore Your Information
THANK YOU TO OUR 2011 S PONSORS
Russ Mitchell amp Associates
Boardtronics
Turf Tire Express
Mid Cal
Tractor
Taylorrsquos Golf Course
Materials
Page 15 Fore Your Information
MEETING HIGHLIGHTS GRAEAGLE
At right are Pete Bow-
man and Doug Poole
preparing for a fun day
on the course
Pictured at left is host
superintendent Scott
Kotrc As you can see by
the scenic back drop this
is absolutely a beautiful
setting for a golf course
and we were fortunate to
have the opportunity to
play the course and spend
the day with Scott Educ-
tion was provided by Dave
Wilber and Jeremy Payne
and very informative Above Pete Fredeen poses for the
camera and below Kevin Breen CGCS
and Dave Wilber have the opportunity
to catch up
Page 6 Fore Your Information
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sistent basis For a refresher we
recently decided to go electronic
with our newsletter and correspon-
dence Unfortunately we seem to
not be getting all of our correspon-
dence to all of you We felt as
though we needed to print this
newsletter and mail out ballots
and dues reminders to ensure our
correspondence with you the
member was in fact occurring
The last thing we want to do is not
reach out to you Along with your
dues reminder you will be able to
update your email address and any
other personal information This
will help our database and hope-
fully with some tweaking of the
system resume our electronic cor-
respondence with you It seems as
though there is a glitch with the
email server we are currently us-
ing We are working on a alterna-
tive or a repair to resolve the prob-
lems we are facing
Our elections are an important
part of our association They are
your voice and a chance for you
to get involved more if you would
like I feel our candidate base is
strong and we have some new
faces running for office which is
great I look forward to seeing
you at the election meeting and
hopefully if elected being your
president for the upcoming year
R E M I N D E R C O N T I N U E D F R O M P A G E 1
Welcome New
Members
Mark Stutsman
Kiley Ranch
Class A
Gary Otto John Deere Golf
Class Affiliate
Sean Kwasnicki Tracy Golf amp CC
Class A
GOV ERNM EN TA L RELATI O N S COMM I TTEE UPDATE By Jim Ferrin CGCS
Fore Your Information Page 7
October 12 2011
NPDES Aquatic Pesticide Per-
mit Updates
On many California golf
courses where there are ponds
creeks and streams and their hy-
drology patterns might suggest
that they may be tributaries to
ldquoWaters of the United Statesrdquo the
State Water Resources Control
Board since 2002 has required a
stringent permit favored by envi-
ronmental groups for intentional
applications of herbicides to treat
aquatic weeds and vegetation
This permit is the California
NPDES permit for the Discharge
of Aquatic Pesticides for Aquatic
Weed Control in Waters of the
United States In June 2009 the
permit came under scrutiny in a
variety of lawsuits and the 6th Cir-
cuit Court of Appeals determined
that a permit to apply pesticides to
US Waters is in fact needed
Recent passage of HR 872 which
would eliminate the need for an
NPDES aquatic permit was re-
cently passed in the US House of
Representatives and is being con-
sidered in the Senate
According to Mike
Blankinship an expert in environ-
mental permitting and compliance
in California who will be speaking
at the California Golf Course Su-
perintendent Association
(CGCSA) annual state meeting in
November meeting the NPDES
permitting requirements gains
your protection Mr Blankinship
points out that the citizen lawsuit
provision of the Clean Water Act
provides an opportunity for envi-
ronmental groups to sue anyone if
it is determined that a golf course
has negatively impacted water
quality Mike feels that there will
be in all probability counter action
on the part of environmental
groups if HR 872 is passed by the
Senate and signed by the Presi-
dent
NPDES Storm Water Permit
Update
Pay attention to how your
city or county is being impacted
by the new NPDES Phase II Per-
mit and how it pertains to the im-
plementation and maintenance of
10 categories of storm water Best
Management Practices (BMP)
Two of these BMP‟s call for mini-
mizing exposure and management
of runoff at industrial and com-
mercial facilities which could
impact golf course and clubhouse
operations
In regards to minimizing
exposure the Permit calls for lo-
cating all manufacturing process-
ing and material storage areas
(including loading and unloading
storage disposal cleaning main-
tenance and fueling operations)
indoors or under protective cover-
ing and includes the use of grad-
ing berming or curbing to prevent
runoff of contaminated flows and
divert run-on away from specified
areas
In managing run-off the
Permit calls for facilities to divert
infiltrate reuse contain or other-
wise reduce storm water runoff to
minimize pollutants in discharges
It is currently unclear how
a business would practically im-
plement these requirements with-
out significant and expensive site
modifications Besides the costs
associated with the BMP‟s a busi-
ness could be subject to entitle-
ment permitting and processing
fees by local planning and public
works departments
ADA Update
A recent article in October
2011 Comstock bdquos magazine dis-
cussed the legal gauntlet of ADA
disability access violations As
many people are aware of in the
golf industry ADA Recreational
accessibility laws go into effect in
March 2012 Sam Samuelson
CGCS an expert on golf course
ADA accessibility who also will
be speaking at the CGCS Confer-
ence on golf course ADA issues
said that what this new law means
is that all golf facilities that are
accessed by the public must re-
move all physical barriers at their
facilities to meet compliance laws
or face being sued for access is-
sues Mr Samuelson added that if
a golf course is found to be out of
compliance with any of a myriad
of ADA codes suits can be filed
seeking not only correction of the
violation but damages and attor-
ney fees Historically small busi-
nesses have settled out of court to
avoid trial and potential large
judgments San Diego based
David Warren Peters general
counsel for Lawyers Against Law-
suit Abuse says that 42 of ADA
lawsuits nationwide are filed in
California He added that over the
past few years 14000 ADA acces-
sibility lawsuits have been filed in
California federal courts Plain-
tiffs who sue successfully win
awards of $4000 on average per
code violation plus attorney fees
This is an issue you should be-
come very familiar with
To receive all the up to date govern-
ment relations news go to
Californiagcsaorg
Page 8 Fore Your Information
W I L BER S S I ER RA NEVA DA NEW S B Y D AV E W I L B E R
It is a very
busy time of year no
matter what kind of
grass you are grow-
ing and what cli-
mate you are grow-
ing it in
Mike
Corenette is the new superintendent
at Lahontan Golf Club in Truckee
Mike was the Dir of Agronomy for
The Tahoe Mountain Club (Old
Greenwood and Grays Crossing in
Truckee) replaces Kevin Breen who
did himself and his family proud
with 15 years of service to Lahontan
In Kevins words things change
True that
Jason DeHererra is the new
Dir of Agronomy for Tahoe Moun-
tain Club Jason was Mr Cornettes
super at Grays Crossing and is a
graduate of Colorado State Univer-
sity (Go Rams) Assistant super
from Old Greenwood Phil Hoban
takes over as the new super at Grays
Crossing And while The Tahoe
Mountain Club was dealing with all
of this they also let their GM and
Financial Officer go I dont like to
be negative but the signs of the
times are ominous
Curt Lally has left his posi-
tion at The Resort at Squaw Creek to
take the position of assistant super at
Lahontan Word from Squaw is that
they believe they will save money by
waiting until March to name a re-
placement Whoever gave them this
idea also likes to go to Jack In The
Box just to talk to the nice clown
In other news Gerry
Levesque has moved on from his
position at Wildhawk GC in South
Sacramento Stephen McVey has
also moved on from his position at
Morgan Creek CC No word on re-
placements from either venue
A spectacular opportunity
for us all exists this year with the
California State Meeting being held
at Silverado CC in Napa Great area
great venue and a wonderful meeting
planned If you are on the fence
swing your leg over and sign up
This year our annual elections are
being held in conjunction with the
state meeting so if you are one of
the poor schlubs that wont be at-
tending make sure to cast your ab-
sentee ballot for the SNGCSA
Board
Fore Your Information Page 9
E-mail smithphelenachemicalcom
VM (800) 543-0630
Box2417
Mob (530) 864-6443
Paul K Smith Sales Representative
Pest Control Advisor Western Specialty Division
HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY
3155 Southgate Lane
Chico Ca 95928
Bus (530) 342-4786
(800) 554-5703
Fax (530) 343-9047
The Sierra Nevada Golf
Course Superintendent Association
could not have asked for better
conditions for the 2011 President‟s
Cup Not only was the weather
perfect with highs in the low 80‟s
and a gentle breeze the course
conditions were also excellent
We owe this to host superinten-
dent Carl King and his staff whose
efforts are easily noticeable
throughout the property From tee
to green there is little excuse for
playing poorly and the scoreboard
was proof with many well played
rounds
Let‟s get right to it This
year‟s President‟s Cup Champion
is Jim Ferrin CGCS at Timber
Creek CC Jim played a solid
round throughout the day and fin-
ished with a score of 75 I played
in the group just in front of Jim
Ferrin and Manny Pina and as our
group walked off each green we
looked back to find Jim Ferrin in
position A time and time again
Congratulations on a terrific round
There were many players
right on the heels of Mr Ferrin
making me wonder how Central
took the Tri Chapter Cup so easily
They definitely have some com-
petition with this strong group
of golfers Jeff Couwenhoven
Superintendent at Woodcreek
GC and VP of the SNGCSA
had a great round finishing in
second with a 77 In the same
group Rob Williams Assistant
Superintendent at Del Rio CC
fired a 78 and won the low-net
with a 67 Last year‟s cham-
pion Terry Smith played well
besides one rough hole and
came up short of the repeat also
shooting a 78 On the affiliate
side of the card Reggie Po-
micpic of Brown Sand turned in
a strong performance with a 79
and Pete Bowman of Target Spe-
cialty Products was the low net
with an 84 net 70
Congratulations once
again to our Champion Jim Ferrin
and thank you to everyone who
took time out of your busy sched-
ule to make this year‟s event a
memorable and competitive occa-
sion
2011 PR ESID EN T rsquoS CUP D I A BLO GR AN D E GOL F CO UR SE
B Y J I M A L W I N E
Jim Ferrin CGCS
2011 Presidentrsquos Cup Champion
N O V E M B E R 6 7 amp 8 2 0 1 1
Sunday November 6 2011
100pmmdash200pm
―California Regulatory Update 20112012
Laws amp Regulations
Presented by Sylvia Gutierrez
Target Specialty Products
CEUDPR Approved (Laws amp Regs)
400 pm Registration in Main Lobby
500pmmdash800pm
Hosted Welcome Reception
Mixology Class
Learn how to make your favorite cocktails
Monday November 7 2010
700 ammdash800 am
Registration amp Continental Breakfast
800 ammdash815 am
Opening SessionAnnual California GCSA Meeting
Page 10 Fore Your Information
C A L I F O R N I A G C S A C O N F E R E N C E amp G O L F C H A M P I O N S H I P S I L V E R A D O C O U N T R Y C L U B amp R E S O R T
830 mdash500 pm
Educational Program amp Presentations
Auction Finalizes
600 pm mdash 900 pm
Hosted ReceptionCasino Night
Tuesday November 8 2011
Silverado Resort North Course 700 am to 845 am
Golf Registration amp Continental Breakfast 900 am
Shot Gun Tournament Lunch served on the Course
Awards Directly following Golf
Visit the California GCSA Online Auction to benefit research
httpequipmentgcsanccomcategory
online-auction
If you havenrsquot registered for the event you can do it on line
Californiagcsaorg
Fore Your Information Page 11
For More Information go to
httpwww2gcsaaorgconference
G C S A A E D U C T I O N C O N F E R E N C E amp T H E G O L F I N D U S T R Y S H O W A N D T H E 2 0 1 2 C A L I F O R N I A R O O M
2012 California Room
Las Vegas Country Club
Wednesday February 29 2012
600 to 900
800 MOSSDALE RD LATHROP CA
209 234-1500 wwwbrownsandinccom
PRODUCTS- SERVICES AVAILABLE-
USGA Top Dressing Sand Deliveries by MAGNUM TRUCKING INC
Greens Top Dressing Sand Blend Materials to Customers Specifications
Bunker Sand
Profile Sand Blends
0-0-50 Kiln Dried Sand blends
Kiln Dried USGA Sand - 3000lbs Super Sacks
Dakota Peat Sand Blends
Peat Inc Sand Blends
Pea Gravel
Top Soil
FOR ALL YOUR MATERIAL NEEDS PLEASE CALL OUR OFFICE
OR
REGGIE POMICPIC ndash Director of Sales and Market
Cell 209 993-5211 E-mail reggiebrownsandinccom
Page 12 Fore Your Information
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE DIABLO GRANDE
It was a beautiful day at a terrific golf course
Pictured at left is host superintendent Carl King
with President Jim Alwine We presented Carl
with a few gifts from the association for hosting
this event At right Dave Bermudez always has a
smile when he gets to spend a day playing golf
with his friends
Our events are about comradery and
this event was no exception Pictured
at right are Jim Duhig Reggie Pomicpic
Tracy Shanahan and Pete Bowman
preparing to hit the course
Verti Drain
Service
Bruce Christensen
Minden NV 89423
2754 Kayne Ave Christensen
Turf Products
Christensen Turf Products
Tel (775) 4502761
Fax (775-267-9382
Email becgolfearthlinknet
Page 13 Fore Your Information
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PRESIDENTrsquoS CUP DIABLO GRANDE
Above are from left Pat Smyth Jim Alwine and Chuck
Talley
Above are from left Matt Moore and Jesse Seguin
Above are Phil Brown with his special guest Ralf Nyman from Helsinki Finland peo-
ple will travel a great distance for the opportunity to play in one of our event At right
Jim Ferrin CGCS was preparing for play Little did he know at the time he would be
the winner of the 2011 Presidentrsquos Cup Trophy
Page 14 Fore Your Information
THANK YOU TO OUR 2011 S PONSORS
Russ Mitchell amp Associates
Boardtronics
Turf Tire Express
Mid Cal
Tractor
Taylorrsquos Golf Course
Materials
Page 15 Fore Your Information
MEETING HIGHLIGHTS GRAEAGLE
At right are Pete Bow-
man and Doug Poole
preparing for a fun day
on the course
Pictured at left is host
superintendent Scott
Kotrc As you can see by
the scenic back drop this
is absolutely a beautiful
setting for a golf course
and we were fortunate to
have the opportunity to
play the course and spend
the day with Scott Educ-
tion was provided by Dave
Wilber and Jeremy Payne
and very informative Above Pete Fredeen poses for the
camera and below Kevin Breen CGCS
and Dave Wilber have the opportunity
to catch up
GOV ERNM EN TA L RELATI O N S COMM I TTEE UPDATE By Jim Ferrin CGCS
Fore Your Information Page 7
October 12 2011
NPDES Aquatic Pesticide Per-
mit Updates
On many California golf
courses where there are ponds
creeks and streams and their hy-
drology patterns might suggest
that they may be tributaries to
ldquoWaters of the United Statesrdquo the
State Water Resources Control
Board since 2002 has required a
stringent permit favored by envi-
ronmental groups for intentional
applications of herbicides to treat
aquatic weeds and vegetation
This permit is the California
NPDES permit for the Discharge
of Aquatic Pesticides for Aquatic
Weed Control in Waters of the
United States In June 2009 the
permit came under scrutiny in a
variety of lawsuits and the 6th Cir-
cuit Court of Appeals determined
that a permit to apply pesticides to
US Waters is in fact needed
Recent passage of HR 872 which
would eliminate the need for an
NPDES aquatic permit was re-
cently passed in the US House of
Representatives and is being con-
sidered in the Senate
According to Mike
Blankinship an expert in environ-
mental permitting and compliance
in California who will be speaking
at the California Golf Course Su-
perintendent Association
(CGCSA) annual state meeting in
November meeting the NPDES
permitting requirements gains
your protection Mr Blankinship
points out that the citizen lawsuit
provision of the Clean Water Act
provides an opportunity for envi-
ronmental groups to sue anyone if
it is determined that a golf course
has negatively impacted water
quality Mike feels that there will
be in all probability counter action
on the part of environmental
groups if HR 872 is passed by the
Senate and signed by the Presi-
dent
NPDES Storm Water Permit
Update
Pay attention to how your
city or county is being impacted
by the new NPDES Phase II Per-
mit and how it pertains to the im-
plementation and maintenance of
10 categories of storm water Best
Management Practices (BMP)
Two of these BMP‟s call for mini-
mizing exposure and management
of runoff at industrial and com-
mercial facilities which could
impact golf course and clubhouse
operations
In regards to minimizing
exposure the Permit calls for lo-
cating all manufacturing process-
ing and material storage areas
(including loading and unloading
storage disposal cleaning main-
tenance and fueling operations)
indoors or under protective cover-
ing and includes the use of grad-
ing berming or curbing to prevent
runoff of contaminated flows and
divert run-on away from specified
areas
In managing run-off the
Permit calls for facilities to divert
infiltrate reuse contain or other-
wise reduce storm water runoff to
minimize pollutants in discharges
It is currently unclear how
a business would practically im-
plement these requirements with-
out significant and expensive site
modifications Besides the costs
associated with the BMP‟s a busi-
ness could be subject to entitle-
ment permitting and processing
fees by local planning and public
works departments
ADA Update
A recent article in October
2011 Comstock bdquos magazine dis-
cussed the legal gauntlet of ADA
disability access violations As
many people are aware of in the
golf industry ADA Recreational
accessibility laws go into effect in
March 2012 Sam Samuelson
CGCS an expert on golf course
ADA accessibility who also will
be speaking at the CGCS Confer-
ence on golf course ADA issues
said that what this new law means
is that all golf facilities that are
accessed by the public must re-
move all physical barriers at their
facilities to meet compliance laws
or face being sued for access is-
sues Mr Samuelson added that if
a golf course is found to be out of
compliance with any of a myriad
of ADA codes suits can be filed
seeking not only correction of the
violation but damages and attor-
ney fees Historically small busi-
nesses have settled out of court to
avoid trial and potential large
judgments San Diego based
David Warren Peters general
counsel for Lawyers Against Law-
suit Abuse says that 42 of ADA
lawsuits nationwide are filed in
California He added that over the
past few years 14000 ADA acces-
sibility lawsuits have been filed in
California federal courts Plain-
tiffs who sue successfully win
awards of $4000 on average per
code violation plus attorney fees
This is an issue you should be-
come very familiar with
To receive all the up to date govern-
ment relations news go to
Californiagcsaorg
Page 8 Fore Your Information
W I L BER S S I ER RA NEVA DA NEW S B Y D AV E W I L B E R
It is a very
busy time of year no
matter what kind of
grass you are grow-
ing and what cli-
mate you are grow-
ing it in
Mike
Corenette is the new superintendent
at Lahontan Golf Club in Truckee
Mike was the Dir of Agronomy for
The Tahoe Mountain Club (Old
Greenwood and Grays Crossing in
Truckee) replaces Kevin Breen who
did himself and his family proud
with 15 years of service to Lahontan
In Kevins words things change
True that
Jason DeHererra is the new
Dir of Agronomy for Tahoe Moun-
tain Club Jason was Mr Cornettes
super at Grays Crossing and is a
graduate of Colorado State Univer-
sity (Go Rams) Assistant super
from Old Greenwood Phil Hoban
takes over as the new super at Grays
Crossing And while The Tahoe
Mountain Club was dealing with all
of this they also let their GM and
Financial Officer go I dont like to
be negative but the signs of the
times are ominous
Curt Lally has left his posi-
tion at The Resort at Squaw Creek to
take the position of assistant super at
Lahontan Word from Squaw is that
they believe they will save money by
waiting until March to name a re-
placement Whoever gave them this
idea also likes to go to Jack In The
Box just to talk to the nice clown
In other news Gerry
Levesque has moved on from his
position at Wildhawk GC in South
Sacramento Stephen McVey has
also moved on from his position at
Morgan Creek CC No word on re-
placements from either venue
A spectacular opportunity
for us all exists this year with the
California State Meeting being held
at Silverado CC in Napa Great area
great venue and a wonderful meeting
planned If you are on the fence
swing your leg over and sign up
This year our annual elections are
being held in conjunction with the
state meeting so if you are one of
the poor schlubs that wont be at-
tending make sure to cast your ab-
sentee ballot for the SNGCSA
Board
Fore Your Information Page 9
E-mail smithphelenachemicalcom
VM (800) 543-0630
Box2417
Mob (530) 864-6443
Paul K Smith Sales Representative
Pest Control Advisor Western Specialty Division
HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY
3155 Southgate Lane
Chico Ca 95928
Bus (530) 342-4786
(800) 554-5703
Fax (530) 343-9047
The Sierra Nevada Golf
Course Superintendent Association
could not have asked for better
conditions for the 2011 President‟s
Cup Not only was the weather
perfect with highs in the low 80‟s
and a gentle breeze the course
conditions were also excellent
We owe this to host superinten-
dent Carl King and his staff whose
efforts are easily noticeable
throughout the property From tee
to green there is little excuse for
playing poorly and the scoreboard
was proof with many well played
rounds
Let‟s get right to it This
year‟s President‟s Cup Champion
is Jim Ferrin CGCS at Timber
Creek CC Jim played a solid
round throughout the day and fin-
ished with a score of 75 I played
in the group just in front of Jim
Ferrin and Manny Pina and as our
group walked off each green we
looked back to find Jim Ferrin in
position A time and time again
Congratulations on a terrific round
There were many players
right on the heels of Mr Ferrin
making me wonder how Central
took the Tri Chapter Cup so easily
They definitely have some com-
petition with this strong group
of golfers Jeff Couwenhoven
Superintendent at Woodcreek
GC and VP of the SNGCSA
had a great round finishing in
second with a 77 In the same
group Rob Williams Assistant
Superintendent at Del Rio CC
fired a 78 and won the low-net
with a 67 Last year‟s cham-
pion Terry Smith played well
besides one rough hole and
came up short of the repeat also
shooting a 78 On the affiliate
side of the card Reggie Po-
micpic of Brown Sand turned in
a strong performance with a 79
and Pete Bowman of Target Spe-
cialty Products was the low net
with an 84 net 70
Congratulations once
again to our Champion Jim Ferrin
and thank you to everyone who
took time out of your busy sched-
ule to make this year‟s event a
memorable and competitive occa-
sion
2011 PR ESID EN T rsquoS CUP D I A BLO GR AN D E GOL F CO UR SE
B Y J I M A L W I N E
Jim Ferrin CGCS
2011 Presidentrsquos Cup Champion
N O V E M B E R 6 7 amp 8 2 0 1 1
Sunday November 6 2011
100pmmdash200pm
―California Regulatory Update 20112012
Laws amp Regulations
Presented by Sylvia Gutierrez
Target Specialty Products
CEUDPR Approved (Laws amp Regs)
400 pm Registration in Main Lobby
500pmmdash800pm
Hosted Welcome Reception
Mixology Class
Learn how to make your favorite cocktails
Monday November 7 2010
700 ammdash800 am
Registration amp Continental Breakfast
800 ammdash815 am
Opening SessionAnnual California GCSA Meeting
Page 10 Fore Your Information
C A L I F O R N I A G C S A C O N F E R E N C E amp G O L F C H A M P I O N S H I P S I L V E R A D O C O U N T R Y C L U B amp R E S O R T
830 mdash500 pm
Educational Program amp Presentations
Auction Finalizes
600 pm mdash 900 pm
Hosted ReceptionCasino Night
Tuesday November 8 2011
Silverado Resort North Course 700 am to 845 am
Golf Registration amp Continental Breakfast 900 am
Shot Gun Tournament Lunch served on the Course
Awards Directly following Golf
Visit the California GCSA Online Auction to benefit research
httpequipmentgcsanccomcategory
online-auction
If you havenrsquot registered for the event you can do it on line
Californiagcsaorg
Fore Your Information Page 11
For More Information go to
httpwww2gcsaaorgconference
G C S A A E D U C T I O N C O N F E R E N C E amp T H E G O L F I N D U S T R Y S H O W A N D T H E 2 0 1 2 C A L I F O R N I A R O O M
2012 California Room
Las Vegas Country Club
Wednesday February 29 2012
600 to 900
800 MOSSDALE RD LATHROP CA
209 234-1500 wwwbrownsandinccom
PRODUCTS- SERVICES AVAILABLE-
USGA Top Dressing Sand Deliveries by MAGNUM TRUCKING INC
Greens Top Dressing Sand Blend Materials to Customers Specifications
Bunker Sand
Profile Sand Blends
0-0-50 Kiln Dried Sand blends
Kiln Dried USGA Sand - 3000lbs Super Sacks
Dakota Peat Sand Blends
Peat Inc Sand Blends
Pea Gravel
Top Soil
FOR ALL YOUR MATERIAL NEEDS PLEASE CALL OUR OFFICE
OR
REGGIE POMICPIC ndash Director of Sales and Market
Cell 209 993-5211 E-mail reggiebrownsandinccom
Page 12 Fore Your Information
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE DIABLO GRANDE
It was a beautiful day at a terrific golf course
Pictured at left is host superintendent Carl King
with President Jim Alwine We presented Carl
with a few gifts from the association for hosting
this event At right Dave Bermudez always has a
smile when he gets to spend a day playing golf
with his friends
Our events are about comradery and
this event was no exception Pictured
at right are Jim Duhig Reggie Pomicpic
Tracy Shanahan and Pete Bowman
preparing to hit the course
Verti Drain
Service
Bruce Christensen
Minden NV 89423
2754 Kayne Ave Christensen
Turf Products
Christensen Turf Products
Tel (775) 4502761
Fax (775-267-9382
Email becgolfearthlinknet
Page 13 Fore Your Information
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PRESIDENTrsquoS CUP DIABLO GRANDE
Above are from left Pat Smyth Jim Alwine and Chuck
Talley
Above are from left Matt Moore and Jesse Seguin
Above are Phil Brown with his special guest Ralf Nyman from Helsinki Finland peo-
ple will travel a great distance for the opportunity to play in one of our event At right
Jim Ferrin CGCS was preparing for play Little did he know at the time he would be
the winner of the 2011 Presidentrsquos Cup Trophy
Page 14 Fore Your Information
THANK YOU TO OUR 2011 S PONSORS
Russ Mitchell amp Associates
Boardtronics
Turf Tire Express
Mid Cal
Tractor
Taylorrsquos Golf Course
Materials
Page 15 Fore Your Information
MEETING HIGHLIGHTS GRAEAGLE
At right are Pete Bow-
man and Doug Poole
preparing for a fun day
on the course
Pictured at left is host
superintendent Scott
Kotrc As you can see by
the scenic back drop this
is absolutely a beautiful
setting for a golf course
and we were fortunate to
have the opportunity to
play the course and spend
the day with Scott Educ-
tion was provided by Dave
Wilber and Jeremy Payne
and very informative Above Pete Fredeen poses for the
camera and below Kevin Breen CGCS
and Dave Wilber have the opportunity
to catch up
Page 8 Fore Your Information
W I L BER S S I ER RA NEVA DA NEW S B Y D AV E W I L B E R
It is a very
busy time of year no
matter what kind of
grass you are grow-
ing and what cli-
mate you are grow-
ing it in
Mike
Corenette is the new superintendent
at Lahontan Golf Club in Truckee
Mike was the Dir of Agronomy for
The Tahoe Mountain Club (Old
Greenwood and Grays Crossing in
Truckee) replaces Kevin Breen who
did himself and his family proud
with 15 years of service to Lahontan
In Kevins words things change
True that
Jason DeHererra is the new
Dir of Agronomy for Tahoe Moun-
tain Club Jason was Mr Cornettes
super at Grays Crossing and is a
graduate of Colorado State Univer-
sity (Go Rams) Assistant super
from Old Greenwood Phil Hoban
takes over as the new super at Grays
Crossing And while The Tahoe
Mountain Club was dealing with all
of this they also let their GM and
Financial Officer go I dont like to
be negative but the signs of the
times are ominous
Curt Lally has left his posi-
tion at The Resort at Squaw Creek to
take the position of assistant super at
Lahontan Word from Squaw is that
they believe they will save money by
waiting until March to name a re-
placement Whoever gave them this
idea also likes to go to Jack In The
Box just to talk to the nice clown
In other news Gerry
Levesque has moved on from his
position at Wildhawk GC in South
Sacramento Stephen McVey has
also moved on from his position at
Morgan Creek CC No word on re-
placements from either venue
A spectacular opportunity
for us all exists this year with the
California State Meeting being held
at Silverado CC in Napa Great area
great venue and a wonderful meeting
planned If you are on the fence
swing your leg over and sign up
This year our annual elections are
being held in conjunction with the
state meeting so if you are one of
the poor schlubs that wont be at-
tending make sure to cast your ab-
sentee ballot for the SNGCSA
Board
Fore Your Information Page 9
E-mail smithphelenachemicalcom
VM (800) 543-0630
Box2417
Mob (530) 864-6443
Paul K Smith Sales Representative
Pest Control Advisor Western Specialty Division
HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY
3155 Southgate Lane
Chico Ca 95928
Bus (530) 342-4786
(800) 554-5703
Fax (530) 343-9047
The Sierra Nevada Golf
Course Superintendent Association
could not have asked for better
conditions for the 2011 President‟s
Cup Not only was the weather
perfect with highs in the low 80‟s
and a gentle breeze the course
conditions were also excellent
We owe this to host superinten-
dent Carl King and his staff whose
efforts are easily noticeable
throughout the property From tee
to green there is little excuse for
playing poorly and the scoreboard
was proof with many well played
rounds
Let‟s get right to it This
year‟s President‟s Cup Champion
is Jim Ferrin CGCS at Timber
Creek CC Jim played a solid
round throughout the day and fin-
ished with a score of 75 I played
in the group just in front of Jim
Ferrin and Manny Pina and as our
group walked off each green we
looked back to find Jim Ferrin in
position A time and time again
Congratulations on a terrific round
There were many players
right on the heels of Mr Ferrin
making me wonder how Central
took the Tri Chapter Cup so easily
They definitely have some com-
petition with this strong group
of golfers Jeff Couwenhoven
Superintendent at Woodcreek
GC and VP of the SNGCSA
had a great round finishing in
second with a 77 In the same
group Rob Williams Assistant
Superintendent at Del Rio CC
fired a 78 and won the low-net
with a 67 Last year‟s cham-
pion Terry Smith played well
besides one rough hole and
came up short of the repeat also
shooting a 78 On the affiliate
side of the card Reggie Po-
micpic of Brown Sand turned in
a strong performance with a 79
and Pete Bowman of Target Spe-
cialty Products was the low net
with an 84 net 70
Congratulations once
again to our Champion Jim Ferrin
and thank you to everyone who
took time out of your busy sched-
ule to make this year‟s event a
memorable and competitive occa-
sion
2011 PR ESID EN T rsquoS CUP D I A BLO GR AN D E GOL F CO UR SE
B Y J I M A L W I N E
Jim Ferrin CGCS
2011 Presidentrsquos Cup Champion
N O V E M B E R 6 7 amp 8 2 0 1 1
Sunday November 6 2011
100pmmdash200pm
―California Regulatory Update 20112012
Laws amp Regulations
Presented by Sylvia Gutierrez
Target Specialty Products
CEUDPR Approved (Laws amp Regs)
400 pm Registration in Main Lobby
500pmmdash800pm
Hosted Welcome Reception
Mixology Class
Learn how to make your favorite cocktails
Monday November 7 2010
700 ammdash800 am
Registration amp Continental Breakfast
800 ammdash815 am
Opening SessionAnnual California GCSA Meeting
Page 10 Fore Your Information
C A L I F O R N I A G C S A C O N F E R E N C E amp G O L F C H A M P I O N S H I P S I L V E R A D O C O U N T R Y C L U B amp R E S O R T
830 mdash500 pm
Educational Program amp Presentations
Auction Finalizes
600 pm mdash 900 pm
Hosted ReceptionCasino Night
Tuesday November 8 2011
Silverado Resort North Course 700 am to 845 am
Golf Registration amp Continental Breakfast 900 am
Shot Gun Tournament Lunch served on the Course
Awards Directly following Golf
Visit the California GCSA Online Auction to benefit research
httpequipmentgcsanccomcategory
online-auction
If you havenrsquot registered for the event you can do it on line
Californiagcsaorg
Fore Your Information Page 11
For More Information go to
httpwww2gcsaaorgconference
G C S A A E D U C T I O N C O N F E R E N C E amp T H E G O L F I N D U S T R Y S H O W A N D T H E 2 0 1 2 C A L I F O R N I A R O O M
2012 California Room
Las Vegas Country Club
Wednesday February 29 2012
600 to 900
800 MOSSDALE RD LATHROP CA
209 234-1500 wwwbrownsandinccom
PRODUCTS- SERVICES AVAILABLE-
USGA Top Dressing Sand Deliveries by MAGNUM TRUCKING INC
Greens Top Dressing Sand Blend Materials to Customers Specifications
Bunker Sand
Profile Sand Blends
0-0-50 Kiln Dried Sand blends
Kiln Dried USGA Sand - 3000lbs Super Sacks
Dakota Peat Sand Blends
Peat Inc Sand Blends
Pea Gravel
Top Soil
FOR ALL YOUR MATERIAL NEEDS PLEASE CALL OUR OFFICE
OR
REGGIE POMICPIC ndash Director of Sales and Market
Cell 209 993-5211 E-mail reggiebrownsandinccom
Page 12 Fore Your Information
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE DIABLO GRANDE
It was a beautiful day at a terrific golf course
Pictured at left is host superintendent Carl King
with President Jim Alwine We presented Carl
with a few gifts from the association for hosting
this event At right Dave Bermudez always has a
smile when he gets to spend a day playing golf
with his friends
Our events are about comradery and
this event was no exception Pictured
at right are Jim Duhig Reggie Pomicpic
Tracy Shanahan and Pete Bowman
preparing to hit the course
Verti Drain
Service
Bruce Christensen
Minden NV 89423
2754 Kayne Ave Christensen
Turf Products
Christensen Turf Products
Tel (775) 4502761
Fax (775-267-9382
Email becgolfearthlinknet
Page 13 Fore Your Information
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PRESIDENTrsquoS CUP DIABLO GRANDE
Above are from left Pat Smyth Jim Alwine and Chuck
Talley
Above are from left Matt Moore and Jesse Seguin
Above are Phil Brown with his special guest Ralf Nyman from Helsinki Finland peo-
ple will travel a great distance for the opportunity to play in one of our event At right
Jim Ferrin CGCS was preparing for play Little did he know at the time he would be
the winner of the 2011 Presidentrsquos Cup Trophy
Page 14 Fore Your Information
THANK YOU TO OUR 2011 S PONSORS
Russ Mitchell amp Associates
Boardtronics
Turf Tire Express
Mid Cal
Tractor
Taylorrsquos Golf Course
Materials
Page 15 Fore Your Information
MEETING HIGHLIGHTS GRAEAGLE
At right are Pete Bow-
man and Doug Poole
preparing for a fun day
on the course
Pictured at left is host
superintendent Scott
Kotrc As you can see by
the scenic back drop this
is absolutely a beautiful
setting for a golf course
and we were fortunate to
have the opportunity to
play the course and spend
the day with Scott Educ-
tion was provided by Dave
Wilber and Jeremy Payne
and very informative Above Pete Fredeen poses for the
camera and below Kevin Breen CGCS
and Dave Wilber have the opportunity
to catch up
Fore Your Information Page 9
E-mail smithphelenachemicalcom
VM (800) 543-0630
Box2417
Mob (530) 864-6443
Paul K Smith Sales Representative
Pest Control Advisor Western Specialty Division
HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY
3155 Southgate Lane
Chico Ca 95928
Bus (530) 342-4786
(800) 554-5703
Fax (530) 343-9047
The Sierra Nevada Golf
Course Superintendent Association
could not have asked for better
conditions for the 2011 President‟s
Cup Not only was the weather
perfect with highs in the low 80‟s
and a gentle breeze the course
conditions were also excellent
We owe this to host superinten-
dent Carl King and his staff whose
efforts are easily noticeable
throughout the property From tee
to green there is little excuse for
playing poorly and the scoreboard
was proof with many well played
rounds
Let‟s get right to it This
year‟s President‟s Cup Champion
is Jim Ferrin CGCS at Timber
Creek CC Jim played a solid
round throughout the day and fin-
ished with a score of 75 I played
in the group just in front of Jim
Ferrin and Manny Pina and as our
group walked off each green we
looked back to find Jim Ferrin in
position A time and time again
Congratulations on a terrific round
There were many players
right on the heels of Mr Ferrin
making me wonder how Central
took the Tri Chapter Cup so easily
They definitely have some com-
petition with this strong group
of golfers Jeff Couwenhoven
Superintendent at Woodcreek
GC and VP of the SNGCSA
had a great round finishing in
second with a 77 In the same
group Rob Williams Assistant
Superintendent at Del Rio CC
fired a 78 and won the low-net
with a 67 Last year‟s cham-
pion Terry Smith played well
besides one rough hole and
came up short of the repeat also
shooting a 78 On the affiliate
side of the card Reggie Po-
micpic of Brown Sand turned in
a strong performance with a 79
and Pete Bowman of Target Spe-
cialty Products was the low net
with an 84 net 70
Congratulations once
again to our Champion Jim Ferrin
and thank you to everyone who
took time out of your busy sched-
ule to make this year‟s event a
memorable and competitive occa-
sion
2011 PR ESID EN T rsquoS CUP D I A BLO GR AN D E GOL F CO UR SE
B Y J I M A L W I N E
Jim Ferrin CGCS
2011 Presidentrsquos Cup Champion
N O V E M B E R 6 7 amp 8 2 0 1 1
Sunday November 6 2011
100pmmdash200pm
―California Regulatory Update 20112012
Laws amp Regulations
Presented by Sylvia Gutierrez
Target Specialty Products
CEUDPR Approved (Laws amp Regs)
400 pm Registration in Main Lobby
500pmmdash800pm
Hosted Welcome Reception
Mixology Class
Learn how to make your favorite cocktails
Monday November 7 2010
700 ammdash800 am
Registration amp Continental Breakfast
800 ammdash815 am
Opening SessionAnnual California GCSA Meeting
Page 10 Fore Your Information
C A L I F O R N I A G C S A C O N F E R E N C E amp G O L F C H A M P I O N S H I P S I L V E R A D O C O U N T R Y C L U B amp R E S O R T
830 mdash500 pm
Educational Program amp Presentations
Auction Finalizes
600 pm mdash 900 pm
Hosted ReceptionCasino Night
Tuesday November 8 2011
Silverado Resort North Course 700 am to 845 am
Golf Registration amp Continental Breakfast 900 am
Shot Gun Tournament Lunch served on the Course
Awards Directly following Golf
Visit the California GCSA Online Auction to benefit research
httpequipmentgcsanccomcategory
online-auction
If you havenrsquot registered for the event you can do it on line
Californiagcsaorg
Fore Your Information Page 11
For More Information go to
httpwww2gcsaaorgconference
G C S A A E D U C T I O N C O N F E R E N C E amp T H E G O L F I N D U S T R Y S H O W A N D T H E 2 0 1 2 C A L I F O R N I A R O O M
2012 California Room
Las Vegas Country Club
Wednesday February 29 2012
600 to 900
800 MOSSDALE RD LATHROP CA
209 234-1500 wwwbrownsandinccom
PRODUCTS- SERVICES AVAILABLE-
USGA Top Dressing Sand Deliveries by MAGNUM TRUCKING INC
Greens Top Dressing Sand Blend Materials to Customers Specifications
Bunker Sand
Profile Sand Blends
0-0-50 Kiln Dried Sand blends
Kiln Dried USGA Sand - 3000lbs Super Sacks
Dakota Peat Sand Blends
Peat Inc Sand Blends
Pea Gravel
Top Soil
FOR ALL YOUR MATERIAL NEEDS PLEASE CALL OUR OFFICE
OR
REGGIE POMICPIC ndash Director of Sales and Market
Cell 209 993-5211 E-mail reggiebrownsandinccom
Page 12 Fore Your Information
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE DIABLO GRANDE
It was a beautiful day at a terrific golf course
Pictured at left is host superintendent Carl King
with President Jim Alwine We presented Carl
with a few gifts from the association for hosting
this event At right Dave Bermudez always has a
smile when he gets to spend a day playing golf
with his friends
Our events are about comradery and
this event was no exception Pictured
at right are Jim Duhig Reggie Pomicpic
Tracy Shanahan and Pete Bowman
preparing to hit the course
Verti Drain
Service
Bruce Christensen
Minden NV 89423
2754 Kayne Ave Christensen
Turf Products
Christensen Turf Products
Tel (775) 4502761
Fax (775-267-9382
Email becgolfearthlinknet
Page 13 Fore Your Information
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PRESIDENTrsquoS CUP DIABLO GRANDE
Above are from left Pat Smyth Jim Alwine and Chuck
Talley
Above are from left Matt Moore and Jesse Seguin
Above are Phil Brown with his special guest Ralf Nyman from Helsinki Finland peo-
ple will travel a great distance for the opportunity to play in one of our event At right
Jim Ferrin CGCS was preparing for play Little did he know at the time he would be
the winner of the 2011 Presidentrsquos Cup Trophy
Page 14 Fore Your Information
THANK YOU TO OUR 2011 S PONSORS
Russ Mitchell amp Associates
Boardtronics
Turf Tire Express
Mid Cal
Tractor
Taylorrsquos Golf Course
Materials
Page 15 Fore Your Information
MEETING HIGHLIGHTS GRAEAGLE
At right are Pete Bow-
man and Doug Poole
preparing for a fun day
on the course
Pictured at left is host
superintendent Scott
Kotrc As you can see by
the scenic back drop this
is absolutely a beautiful
setting for a golf course
and we were fortunate to
have the opportunity to
play the course and spend
the day with Scott Educ-
tion was provided by Dave
Wilber and Jeremy Payne
and very informative Above Pete Fredeen poses for the
camera and below Kevin Breen CGCS
and Dave Wilber have the opportunity
to catch up
N O V E M B E R 6 7 amp 8 2 0 1 1
Sunday November 6 2011
100pmmdash200pm
―California Regulatory Update 20112012
Laws amp Regulations
Presented by Sylvia Gutierrez
Target Specialty Products
CEUDPR Approved (Laws amp Regs)
400 pm Registration in Main Lobby
500pmmdash800pm
Hosted Welcome Reception
Mixology Class
Learn how to make your favorite cocktails
Monday November 7 2010
700 ammdash800 am
Registration amp Continental Breakfast
800 ammdash815 am
Opening SessionAnnual California GCSA Meeting
Page 10 Fore Your Information
C A L I F O R N I A G C S A C O N F E R E N C E amp G O L F C H A M P I O N S H I P S I L V E R A D O C O U N T R Y C L U B amp R E S O R T
830 mdash500 pm
Educational Program amp Presentations
Auction Finalizes
600 pm mdash 900 pm
Hosted ReceptionCasino Night
Tuesday November 8 2011
Silverado Resort North Course 700 am to 845 am
Golf Registration amp Continental Breakfast 900 am
Shot Gun Tournament Lunch served on the Course
Awards Directly following Golf
Visit the California GCSA Online Auction to benefit research
httpequipmentgcsanccomcategory
online-auction
If you havenrsquot registered for the event you can do it on line
Californiagcsaorg
Fore Your Information Page 11
For More Information go to
httpwww2gcsaaorgconference
G C S A A E D U C T I O N C O N F E R E N C E amp T H E G O L F I N D U S T R Y S H O W A N D T H E 2 0 1 2 C A L I F O R N I A R O O M
2012 California Room
Las Vegas Country Club
Wednesday February 29 2012
600 to 900
800 MOSSDALE RD LATHROP CA
209 234-1500 wwwbrownsandinccom
PRODUCTS- SERVICES AVAILABLE-
USGA Top Dressing Sand Deliveries by MAGNUM TRUCKING INC
Greens Top Dressing Sand Blend Materials to Customers Specifications
Bunker Sand
Profile Sand Blends
0-0-50 Kiln Dried Sand blends
Kiln Dried USGA Sand - 3000lbs Super Sacks
Dakota Peat Sand Blends
Peat Inc Sand Blends
Pea Gravel
Top Soil
FOR ALL YOUR MATERIAL NEEDS PLEASE CALL OUR OFFICE
OR
REGGIE POMICPIC ndash Director of Sales and Market
Cell 209 993-5211 E-mail reggiebrownsandinccom
Page 12 Fore Your Information
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE DIABLO GRANDE
It was a beautiful day at a terrific golf course
Pictured at left is host superintendent Carl King
with President Jim Alwine We presented Carl
with a few gifts from the association for hosting
this event At right Dave Bermudez always has a
smile when he gets to spend a day playing golf
with his friends
Our events are about comradery and
this event was no exception Pictured
at right are Jim Duhig Reggie Pomicpic
Tracy Shanahan and Pete Bowman
preparing to hit the course
Verti Drain
Service
Bruce Christensen
Minden NV 89423
2754 Kayne Ave Christensen
Turf Products
Christensen Turf Products
Tel (775) 4502761
Fax (775-267-9382
Email becgolfearthlinknet
Page 13 Fore Your Information
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PRESIDENTrsquoS CUP DIABLO GRANDE
Above are from left Pat Smyth Jim Alwine and Chuck
Talley
Above are from left Matt Moore and Jesse Seguin
Above are Phil Brown with his special guest Ralf Nyman from Helsinki Finland peo-
ple will travel a great distance for the opportunity to play in one of our event At right
Jim Ferrin CGCS was preparing for play Little did he know at the time he would be
the winner of the 2011 Presidentrsquos Cup Trophy
Page 14 Fore Your Information
THANK YOU TO OUR 2011 S PONSORS
Russ Mitchell amp Associates
Boardtronics
Turf Tire Express
Mid Cal
Tractor
Taylorrsquos Golf Course
Materials
Page 15 Fore Your Information
MEETING HIGHLIGHTS GRAEAGLE
At right are Pete Bow-
man and Doug Poole
preparing for a fun day
on the course
Pictured at left is host
superintendent Scott
Kotrc As you can see by
the scenic back drop this
is absolutely a beautiful
setting for a golf course
and we were fortunate to
have the opportunity to
play the course and spend
the day with Scott Educ-
tion was provided by Dave
Wilber and Jeremy Payne
and very informative Above Pete Fredeen poses for the
camera and below Kevin Breen CGCS
and Dave Wilber have the opportunity
to catch up
Fore Your Information Page 11
For More Information go to
httpwww2gcsaaorgconference
G C S A A E D U C T I O N C O N F E R E N C E amp T H E G O L F I N D U S T R Y S H O W A N D T H E 2 0 1 2 C A L I F O R N I A R O O M
2012 California Room
Las Vegas Country Club
Wednesday February 29 2012
600 to 900
800 MOSSDALE RD LATHROP CA
209 234-1500 wwwbrownsandinccom
PRODUCTS- SERVICES AVAILABLE-
USGA Top Dressing Sand Deliveries by MAGNUM TRUCKING INC
Greens Top Dressing Sand Blend Materials to Customers Specifications
Bunker Sand
Profile Sand Blends
0-0-50 Kiln Dried Sand blends
Kiln Dried USGA Sand - 3000lbs Super Sacks
Dakota Peat Sand Blends
Peat Inc Sand Blends
Pea Gravel
Top Soil
FOR ALL YOUR MATERIAL NEEDS PLEASE CALL OUR OFFICE
OR
REGGIE POMICPIC ndash Director of Sales and Market
Cell 209 993-5211 E-mail reggiebrownsandinccom
Page 12 Fore Your Information
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE DIABLO GRANDE
It was a beautiful day at a terrific golf course
Pictured at left is host superintendent Carl King
with President Jim Alwine We presented Carl
with a few gifts from the association for hosting
this event At right Dave Bermudez always has a
smile when he gets to spend a day playing golf
with his friends
Our events are about comradery and
this event was no exception Pictured
at right are Jim Duhig Reggie Pomicpic
Tracy Shanahan and Pete Bowman
preparing to hit the course
Verti Drain
Service
Bruce Christensen
Minden NV 89423
2754 Kayne Ave Christensen
Turf Products
Christensen Turf Products
Tel (775) 4502761
Fax (775-267-9382
Email becgolfearthlinknet
Page 13 Fore Your Information
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PRESIDENTrsquoS CUP DIABLO GRANDE
Above are from left Pat Smyth Jim Alwine and Chuck
Talley
Above are from left Matt Moore and Jesse Seguin
Above are Phil Brown with his special guest Ralf Nyman from Helsinki Finland peo-
ple will travel a great distance for the opportunity to play in one of our event At right
Jim Ferrin CGCS was preparing for play Little did he know at the time he would be
the winner of the 2011 Presidentrsquos Cup Trophy
Page 14 Fore Your Information
THANK YOU TO OUR 2011 S PONSORS
Russ Mitchell amp Associates
Boardtronics
Turf Tire Express
Mid Cal
Tractor
Taylorrsquos Golf Course
Materials
Page 15 Fore Your Information
MEETING HIGHLIGHTS GRAEAGLE
At right are Pete Bow-
man and Doug Poole
preparing for a fun day
on the course
Pictured at left is host
superintendent Scott
Kotrc As you can see by
the scenic back drop this
is absolutely a beautiful
setting for a golf course
and we were fortunate to
have the opportunity to
play the course and spend
the day with Scott Educ-
tion was provided by Dave
Wilber and Jeremy Payne
and very informative Above Pete Fredeen poses for the
camera and below Kevin Breen CGCS
and Dave Wilber have the opportunity
to catch up
800 MOSSDALE RD LATHROP CA
209 234-1500 wwwbrownsandinccom
PRODUCTS- SERVICES AVAILABLE-
USGA Top Dressing Sand Deliveries by MAGNUM TRUCKING INC
Greens Top Dressing Sand Blend Materials to Customers Specifications
Bunker Sand
Profile Sand Blends
0-0-50 Kiln Dried Sand blends
Kiln Dried USGA Sand - 3000lbs Super Sacks
Dakota Peat Sand Blends
Peat Inc Sand Blends
Pea Gravel
Top Soil
FOR ALL YOUR MATERIAL NEEDS PLEASE CALL OUR OFFICE
OR
REGGIE POMICPIC ndash Director of Sales and Market
Cell 209 993-5211 E-mail reggiebrownsandinccom
Page 12 Fore Your Information
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE DIABLO GRANDE
It was a beautiful day at a terrific golf course
Pictured at left is host superintendent Carl King
with President Jim Alwine We presented Carl
with a few gifts from the association for hosting
this event At right Dave Bermudez always has a
smile when he gets to spend a day playing golf
with his friends
Our events are about comradery and
this event was no exception Pictured
at right are Jim Duhig Reggie Pomicpic
Tracy Shanahan and Pete Bowman
preparing to hit the course
Verti Drain
Service
Bruce Christensen
Minden NV 89423
2754 Kayne Ave Christensen
Turf Products
Christensen Turf Products
Tel (775) 4502761
Fax (775-267-9382
Email becgolfearthlinknet
Page 13 Fore Your Information
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PRESIDENTrsquoS CUP DIABLO GRANDE
Above are from left Pat Smyth Jim Alwine and Chuck
Talley
Above are from left Matt Moore and Jesse Seguin
Above are Phil Brown with his special guest Ralf Nyman from Helsinki Finland peo-
ple will travel a great distance for the opportunity to play in one of our event At right
Jim Ferrin CGCS was preparing for play Little did he know at the time he would be
the winner of the 2011 Presidentrsquos Cup Trophy
Page 14 Fore Your Information
THANK YOU TO OUR 2011 S PONSORS
Russ Mitchell amp Associates
Boardtronics
Turf Tire Express
Mid Cal
Tractor
Taylorrsquos Golf Course
Materials
Page 15 Fore Your Information
MEETING HIGHLIGHTS GRAEAGLE
At right are Pete Bow-
man and Doug Poole
preparing for a fun day
on the course
Pictured at left is host
superintendent Scott
Kotrc As you can see by
the scenic back drop this
is absolutely a beautiful
setting for a golf course
and we were fortunate to
have the opportunity to
play the course and spend
the day with Scott Educ-
tion was provided by Dave
Wilber and Jeremy Payne
and very informative Above Pete Fredeen poses for the
camera and below Kevin Breen CGCS
and Dave Wilber have the opportunity
to catch up
Verti Drain
Service
Bruce Christensen
Minden NV 89423
2754 Kayne Ave Christensen
Turf Products
Christensen Turf Products
Tel (775) 4502761
Fax (775-267-9382
Email becgolfearthlinknet
Page 13 Fore Your Information
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PRESIDENTrsquoS CUP DIABLO GRANDE
Above are from left Pat Smyth Jim Alwine and Chuck
Talley
Above are from left Matt Moore and Jesse Seguin
Above are Phil Brown with his special guest Ralf Nyman from Helsinki Finland peo-
ple will travel a great distance for the opportunity to play in one of our event At right
Jim Ferrin CGCS was preparing for play Little did he know at the time he would be
the winner of the 2011 Presidentrsquos Cup Trophy
Page 14 Fore Your Information
THANK YOU TO OUR 2011 S PONSORS
Russ Mitchell amp Associates
Boardtronics
Turf Tire Express
Mid Cal
Tractor
Taylorrsquos Golf Course
Materials
Page 15 Fore Your Information
MEETING HIGHLIGHTS GRAEAGLE
At right are Pete Bow-
man and Doug Poole
preparing for a fun day
on the course
Pictured at left is host
superintendent Scott
Kotrc As you can see by
the scenic back drop this
is absolutely a beautiful
setting for a golf course
and we were fortunate to
have the opportunity to
play the course and spend
the day with Scott Educ-
tion was provided by Dave
Wilber and Jeremy Payne
and very informative Above Pete Fredeen poses for the
camera and below Kevin Breen CGCS
and Dave Wilber have the opportunity
to catch up
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MEETING HIGHLIGHTS GRAEAGLE
At right are Pete Bow-
man and Doug Poole
preparing for a fun day
on the course
Pictured at left is host
superintendent Scott
Kotrc As you can see by
the scenic back drop this
is absolutely a beautiful
setting for a golf course
and we were fortunate to
have the opportunity to
play the course and spend
the day with Scott Educ-
tion was provided by Dave
Wilber and Jeremy Payne
and very informative Above Pete Fredeen poses for the
camera and below Kevin Breen CGCS
and Dave Wilber have the opportunity
to catch up
Page 15 Fore Your Information
MEETING HIGHLIGHTS GRAEAGLE
At right are Pete Bow-
man and Doug Poole
preparing for a fun day
on the course
Pictured at left is host
superintendent Scott
Kotrc As you can see by
the scenic back drop this
is absolutely a beautiful
setting for a golf course
and we were fortunate to
have the opportunity to
play the course and spend
the day with Scott Educ-
tion was provided by Dave
Wilber and Jeremy Payne
and very informative Above Pete Fredeen poses for the
camera and below Kevin Breen CGCS
and Dave Wilber have the opportunity
to catch up