fore your information march/april 2012

MarchApri l 2012

Dates to

Remember

May 21 2012

Arbuckle Golf Course

Hosted by

Craig McDonald

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E

Presidentrsquos Message 2

Meeting Schedule 3

TechTips 5

GrassRoots Tournament 6

Government Relations Up-date

7

From the Field 8

Association Update 11

Meeting Highlights 12

Meeting Highlights 14

FORE YOUR INFORMATION

Sierra Nevada GCSA

An Affiliate Chapter of

the Golf Course

Superintendents

Association of America

2012 SC HO LAR SH IP amp R ES EARCH TO URNAMEN T

B Y D A V E B E R M U D E Z

SNGCSA mem-

bers before we know it

will be time for the chap-

terrsquos Research and Schol-

arship Tournament This

yearrsquos tournament is

scheduled on July 23rd at

North Ridge Country

Club We thank Larry

Johnson CGCS our host

superintendent for offering

us his fine facility for this

special event

We would like to

take a moment to acknowl-

edge everybody who made

last yearrsquos tournament a

huge success Our major

sponsor was Syngenta and

Joe Ballmer who pur-

chased the tee prizes We

would like to thank all the

golf industries suppliers

that paid for equipment

displays donated items

for the live auction spon-

sored meals tee signs and

games on the course

Superintendents we also

want like to thank you for

attending bringing guest

and some great prizes for

(Continued on page 4)

The 2012 year

has already gotten off to a

great start For the first

time in a long time the

Grassroots meeting held

at William Land Park by

host superintendent Bob

Cline enjoyed nice sea-

sonable weather with no

rain The event was well

attended with over half of

the attendees being crew

members and leaders in-

stead of the usual flock of

mostly superintendents

Awards were presented to

Jim Alwine for Member

of the Year Matt Hoyt

for Turfgrass Manager of

the Year Kelly Kerr for

Affiliate of the Year and

Bob Cline for the Presi-

dentrsquos Grassroots Award

All were very deserving

recipients The event was

capped off by an engag-

ing presentation by Pat

Finlen superintendent of

the Olympic Club on

their preparations for the

soon-to-be hosted 2012

US Open Overall a

great start to another great

year

If you havenrsquot

checked out the meeting

line-up here in the news-

letter or online please do

so soon and mark your

calendars as nearly every

meeting date has been set

with the exception of Oc-

tober and the Christmas

Party in December

Our next few

events take us to a couple

of courses that are a bit off

the beaten path but pro-

vide some excellent qual-

ity local golf Cypress

Lakes with host superin-

tendent Joe Goldbronn

takes place in April with

education by Brian Whit-

lark of the USGA

(Continued on page 4)

2012 ME E TI N G S amp EDUC AT I ON B E C O M I N G B E T T E R P A R T N E R S

W I T H O U R A L L I E D O R G A N I Z A T I O N S B Y J E R E M Y P A Y N E

The year is buzzing

along nicely now and many

of the facilities in the Sierra

Nevada Superintendents

region have gone through

the spring enjoying a bit of

rain snow and fun prac-

tices such as aeration and

sorts Being a new superin-

tendent to the mountains I

am experiencing snow re-

moval for the first time and

learning that new trait But

as we progress in the season

of spring and transition into

summer it is often easy to

lose balance in our lives

The days get longer and the

turf starts to grow faster and

we tend to dive into our

profession with both feet if

we havenrsquot already done so

I would like to encourage

each and every one of us to

take time during the season

to enjoy themselves and

their families

Hopefully everyone

can get out to one of our

events that are planned

through the year We have

a meeting for everyone

Our focus this year is to get

reconnected with our allied

industry association part-

ners and to connect with our

research institutions This

will give us perspective of

the industry and the role we

play in the current environ-

ment of the golfing indus-

try

I am proud to be a

member of the SNGCSA I

am also proud to be able to

say that this year is going to

be a great year for our asso-

ciation But to continue this

success we need you as a

membership to remain ac-

tive involved and proud as

well Take a look at this

issue of our newsletter and

look over our meeting cal-

endar I look forward to

seeing you at a meeting

soon Also feel free to con-

tact me at any time with

ideas and items we should

be looking into for our asso-

ciation to continue to pro-

vide you with information

and professional support

Jeff

Page 2

P R E S I D E N T rsquo S ME S S A G E B Y J E F F C O U W E N H O V E N

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

Jeff Couwenhoven

Woodcreek Golf Course

916-771-7370

VICE PRESIDENT

Jeremy Payne

Winchester CC

916-817-8106

SECRETARYTREASURER

Jesse Seguin

Lincoln Hills Golf Course

916-434-7200

PAST PRESIDENT

Jim Alwine


209-462-6734

DIRECTORS

Dave Bermudez

Del Rio Golf amp Country Club

209-341-2413

Scott McCullough

The Ridge Golf Course

530-888-7122 ext 2

Bob Franco

Van Buskirk Golf Course

209-598-0564

Kurtis Wolford

Cherry Island Golf Course

916-991-7659

Affiliate Representatives

Dave Wilber

Sierra Pacific Turf Supply

916-630-7600

Pete Bowman

Target Specialty Products

916-396-9394


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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JRM

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Donrsquot miss out on an

issue 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

Jeff Couwenhoven

Fore Your Information Page 3

ME E T IN G SC H EDU L E

April 24 2012 William Land GC Field Day

May 21 2012 Arbuckle Golf Course

Host Superintendent Craig McDonald

June 11 2012 Sierra View CC

Host Superintendent Kyle Dykstra CGCS

July 23 2012 Annual Scholarship and Research Tournament

North Ridge Country Club

Host Superintendent Larry Johnson CGCS

August 13 2012 Tri Chapter Event Hosted by Northern California GCSA

TPC Stonebrae

Host Superintendent Dave Davies CGCS

September 17 2012 Grizzly Ranch Golf Course

Host Superintendent Mike Baty

October 2012 Pending Confirmation of Date amp Location

November 2012 Date to be confirmed

Cameron Park CC

Host Superintendent Jessie Creencia CGCS

Annual Election Meeting

If you are interested in hosting a meeting email Jeremy Payne at jspturfhotmailcom or

Dave Wilber at davewilberyahoocom

This education event kicks

off our education focus this year of

learning from and partnering with

our local allied golf organizations

such that we can all work as an

industry group to pool knowledge

ideas and information about the

entire industry By gaining expo-

sure to representatives from other

organizations and them with us

we hope to be able to better work

together to grow the game and

combat any hurdles that may stand

in the way of our mutual suc-

cesses Other education speakers

we are working to include are golf

architects GMowners teaching

professionals and hopefully a tour-

ing player

Our May event will be in

Arbuckle a beautiful old course

with amazingly good and fun

greens Following in June will be

a revisit to an association histori-

cal favorite at Sierra View Coun-

try Club July brings our annual

Scholarship amp Research fundrais-

ing event hosted this year at

Northridge Country Club The

NorCal GCSA will be hosting the

Tri-Chapter event in August at

TPC Stonebrae in the East Bay In

September we head into the hills

to Grizzly Ranch where mountain

golf conditions should be peaking

just in time for our Presidentsrsquo

Cup October remains TBD but in

November we go back again to a

tried-and-true favorite at Cameron

Park Country Club for our annual

elections The Christmas Party

will be a surprise for now but our

Board has come up with some

great ideas that venture away from

the traditional poor-weather golf

meeting to try and do something

new unique and memorable

Wersquore all looking forward

to visiting all these great facilities

and hope everyone can attempt to

attend as many of these great

events as possible Again mark

your calendars now and wersquoll see

you at the meetings

Page 4 Fore Your Information

2012 Meetings amp Education C O N T I N U E D F R O M P A G E 1

the raffle

Over the next few

months the SNGCSA Board of

Directors will be contacting you

to again asking you to support

our tournament As you know

the money raised from this tour-

nament helps students with their

college education along with

research and development of golf

course industry Please invest in

the future of golf

If you have questions or

are prepared to donate toward

our project you can contact ei-

ther Irene Cline at the associa-

tion off (559) 298-6262 or my-

self David Bermudez (209)341-

2413 as well as Bob Franco

Tournament Chairman (209)598-

0564

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creating the ability to access files

that you would normally have

stored on just one computer or

have to carry around on some sort

of storage device from any com-

puter with an Internet connection

Dropbox is a program that

is free to sign-up for download and

use It essentially is a ldquocloudrdquo-like

program where a file folder is cre-

ated on your computer and any file

you put in it is available through

any Internet connection on other

computers You can access your

files through an Internet browser or

through a similar Dropbox file

folder on another computer The

program works great for taking

files on the road or home without

needing a storage device as well as

being ideal for large files that may

be too big for a flash drive or to

send via e-mail You can also make

files on your Dropbox available to

other people just by giving them

access information

For example I recently

used Dropbox in creating my

budget for 2012 The Excel work-

book is so large that I couldnrsquot e-

mail it to myself such that I could

download it at home and continue

working on it over the weekend I

also didnrsquot have a storage device

available to save it on to take

home So I went to

wwwdropboxcom and download

the program It installed a file

folder in my ldquoMy Documentsrdquo

folder I saved my budget file to

that Dropbox folder and went

home At home I again

downloaded the Dropbox program

on my home computer using my

new login information As soon as

the program was installed my

budget files were sitting there in

the Dropbox folder ready to be

opened used edited and resaved to

be opened again back at work On

top of that since the file was too

big to e-mail I could give my boss

login information and he could ac-

cess my files online and download

them to his computer for review

The quick easy free regis-

tration with Dropbox gives you

5GB of free space to store files in

your Dropbox folder If you want

more storage you can buy it and it

may be a cheap way to transfer a

large multitude of files especially

pictures and may be cheaper than

buying most actual storage devices

To top it all off Dropbox also has

an app for most mobile devices so

you can access and view your files

anywhere anytime and with the

help of some other apps you could

even edit them right on your phone

or iPad if need be

If you have any comments

suggestions or need additional info

or help with these Tech Tips

please contact Jeremy at

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AN NUAL GR ASSROOTS TOUR NAM EN T B Y B O B F R A N C O

March 19th marked the 9th

annual Grassroots tournament at

William Land Golf Course in Sac-

ramento One of my favorite parts

of this meeting is seeing the new

faces of the non-members that are

allowed to attend this tournament

and meeting the crew members

from other courses Despite the

wetness from the previous rain host

Superintendent Bob Cline had the

course in great shape and it was a

pleasure to play Congratulations to

Steve Byrne for winning this yearrsquos

tournament

The Grassroots Tournament

is also where we recognize the out-

standing members in our associa-

tion The Affiliate Member of the

Year award went to Kelly Kerr with

Sierra Pacific Turf Supply His sup-

port for our association goes above

and beyond and could not go unrec-

ognized The Turfgrass Manager of

the Year Award went to Matthew

Hoyt Golf Course Superintendent

at Sevillano Links His outstanding

turf grass management skills and

ability to maintain a quality course

has landed him this prestigious

award The Distinguished Member

of the year award went to Jim Al-

wine Golf Course Superintendent

at Stockton Golf and Country Club

His desire to help others be success-

ful in our business and his contin-

ued involvement and dedication to

our association makes him a distin-

guished member Congratulations

to all our award winners you guys

deserve it

We had the privilege of

hearing guest speaker Pat Finlen

CGCS Golf Course Superintendent

at The Olympic Club in San Fran-

cisco where this yearrsquos US Open

will be held He gave a very inter-

esting presentation on the necessary

course preparations needed to hold

the US Open Tournament He also

touched on the history and dynam-

ics of The Olympic Club I was sur-

prised to find out that the golf

course and the Club are on opposite

sides of town Also itrsquos a little

known fact that the USGA started

overseeing the course maintenance

in preparation for a tournament be-

cause The Olympic Club set its

course to be so grueling with im-

possible 12 inch rough that the

USGA decided that the courses

they played needed to follow a spe-

cific set of guide lines He spoke

about the process they were going

through rebuilding the greens on

the Ocean Course and other major

projects that he has recently com-

pleted We are very lucky to have

had him as a guest speaker

As a special thanks to Bob

Cline for hosting this event I would

like to remind everyone of the Field

Day at William Land Golf Course

to be held on April 24th 2012 We

greatly appreciate the time and sup-

port that will be volunteered to help

keep William Land Golf Course

looking and playing great It is a

testament to our association that

there are so many members willing

to help I look forward to seeing

you all there

Thank you to all that attended

your continued support keeps these

events going

GOV ER NME N TAL REL AT I ONS COMM I TT E E UPDATE B Y J I M F E R R I N C G C S


I thought it might be a

good time to summarize some of

the federal legislation out there

right now that is impacting or will

impact the golf industry These

are bills in the Senate and House

of Representatives

Besides these bills golf

industry representatives must be

mindful of other laws that are in

place

2010 ADA impacting Recrea-

tional Facilities After March 15

2012 all new golf facilities must

be accessible in accordance with

the golf course accessibility guide-

lines and existing courses must

remove barriers when it is ldquoreadily

achievablerdquo over time (easy to

accomplish without much diffi-

culty or expense) The golf course

accessibility standards cover ac-

cessible routes andor alternative

golf car passages teeing grounds

putting greens weather shelters

and driving ranges On July 26

2010 DOJ issued an Advanced

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

(ANPRM) specific to accessible

golf cars DOJ is considering issu-

ing regulations requiring golf

courses that provide golf cars

when replacing or acquiring addi-

tional standard golf cars to pro-

vide accessible golf cars for use

by individuals with disabilities

One message to take home if you

have barriers preventing a con-

tinuous path at your golf facility

you might face litigation 40 of

the ADA lawsuits filed nationwide

are from California

NPDES permitting- According

to the Sixth Circuit Court the ap-

plication of pesticides at near or

over waters of the United States

that results in discharges of pollut-

ants requires coverage under a

National Pollutant Discharge

Elimination System (NPDES) per-

mit In response to the Sixth Cir-

cuit Courtrsquos decisions and previ-

ous decisions by other courts on

pesticide regulation the State Wa-

ter Board has adopted four Pesti-

cide Permits Check with your

local Water Control Board for

clarification

EPA is pushing state and local

governments to regulate fertilizers

to control nutrient runoff as well

as pushing states to adopt more

stringent numeric nutrient water

quality standards Golf course fer-

tilizer use remains a target due to

public perception that the amounts

used to manage courses are a

source of the nutrient loads State-

mandated nutrient management

plans can have a detrimental im-

pact on golf courses if they are not

developed with input from the

golf course management industry

and without consideration of exist-

ing environmental best manage-

ment practices for golf courses

Specific fertilizer issues include

1Nutrient management and man-

agement plans

2Best management practices

(BMPs)

3Total maxi-

mum daily

loads (TMDLs)

4Fertilizer

bans

restrictions

Irrigation

water diversion

reporting for

golf courses on

use rates from

those who use

water from

streams creeks or rivers

Coming soon Tier IV equip-

ment compliance for the

Clean Air Act

Triploid Grass Carp Permit-

ting

Additional activity from en-

vironmental activist groups

in regards to using the

ldquoEndangered Species Actrdquo

and filing legislation against

golf courses and their ability

to manage their properties

To receive all the up to date gov-

ernment relations news go to

Californiagcsaorg

Jim Ferrin CGCS


FROM T HE F I E L D J E F F J E N S E N G C S A A F I E L D S T A F F S O U T H W E S T R E G I O N

I hope this finds all of our

Sierra Nevada GCSA members doing

well and getting ready for a great

summer

As a GCSAA Field Staff

Representative one of my primary

objectives is to assist with the contin-

ued development of the Environ-

mental Institute for Golf (EIFG)

For those of you that donrsquot

know EIFG is the philanthropic

branch of GCSAA and its mission is

to foster sustainability through re-

search awareness education pro-

grams and scholarships for the bene-

fit of golf course management profes-

sionals golf facilities and the game

Recently the EIFG received

a $1million donation from The Ken-

drick B Melrose Family Foundation

to support the professional develop-

ment of golf course superintendents

through participation in the annual

GCSAA Education Conference and

Golf Industry Show The Melrose

Family Foundation is supported by

Ken Melrose the former CEO and

chairman of the Toro Co The gift is

the largest in EIFG history

As a donating member I am

asking all GCSAA members to con-

sider contributing to EIFG to fuel

innovation through research expand

knowledge of golf course manage-

ment professionals through educa-

tion tell golfrsquos story through advo-

cacy and research and help bright

minds pursue their dreams through

scholarships All donations small or

large will help preserve the game

the profession and your way of life

Additionally EIFG has a

completely new look and website that

provides up-to-date news environ-

mental and sustainable education and

the ability to donate online Visit the

new site at EIFGorg

On a lighter note I would

like to remind all superintendents and

fellow dog lovers that photos for the

always popular Dog Days of Golf

calendar are due by Aug 1 Spon-

sored by Lebanon Turf the winning

dog will be chosen at the Golf Indus-

try Show next February in San Diego

If your dog is the winner $3000 will

be donated to your home chapter

along with a $500 donation to your

local humane society To submit

your dog email a high resolution

photo to

Lebturfdogcalendargcsaaorg

As always I appreciate the opportu-

nity to serve your chapters and if I

can be of any assistance please donrsquot

hesitate to contact me at jjen-

sengcsaaorg I look forward to

seeing you at upcoming events


MEMBERS HONORED

Mathew Hoyt

2011 Turf Grass

Manager of the Year

Kelly Kerr

2011 Affiliate Merit

Award Winner

Bob Cline

2011 Presidentrsquos

GrassRoots Award Winner

Jim Alwine

2011

Member of the Year

2012 AWARD W I N N ER S

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

With the year officially un-

derway and the busy season soon

approaching I wanted to take a mo-

ment to update the membership on

the 2012 Budget Minor modifica-

tions have been made this year to

add stability and accuracy Wersquove

also made it a point to explore and

distribute funds raised at the Schol-

arship and Research Event and are

extremely happy with last yearrsquos

auction which has given the Asso-

ciation the ability to allocate funds

to scientific research education and

personal amp professional develop-

ment going forward Please review

the exciting news and changes be-

low This places our Association in

a prosperous position for its valued

members and professional future

2012 Budget Change ndash

This yearrsquos budget was constructed

for a calendar year (January through

December) In the past it was built

for a fiscal year ending in Octo-

ber At times membership renew-

als were carried over to the follow-

ing yearrsquos budget which made it

difficult to forecast and finalize fi-

nancials With the budget now on a

calendar year it will improve accu-

racy and make it easier to solidify

the year end financials

Scholarship amp Research

Event ndash With the success of last

yearrsquos auction the board feels itrsquos

extremely important for the mem-

bership to understand where funds

raised are being allocated The

2012 SampR Event will be very simi-

lar to last yearrsquos event as we are

expecting another solid event with a

top notch facility and auction

planned With that being said the

funds raised for the 2012 event will

be dispersed as follows

Turfgrass Research ndash 50

of the net proceeds will be used for

research and scientific endeav-

ors The board will determine the

best way to utilize the funds which

will directly benefit the members of

the Sierra Nevada Association

Scholarships ndash 30 of the

net proceeds will go toward aca-

demic scholarships to one or more

students pursuing a higher educa-

tion beyond the high school level

including both Turfgrass education

and member legacy awards The

recipients will be

determined by the

board and its appro-

priate committee

which will be

awarded at the fol-

lowing yearrsquos

Scholarship and

Research Event

Personal amp Professional Develop-

ment Program ndash 15 of the net

proceeds will be available to mem-

bers of the Association in good

standing who wish to advance their

personal or professional interests

and can demonstrate a need through

an application to the Board The

purpose of the program is to assist

in furthering the careers and im-

proving the mental and physical

health and life satisfaction of our

Association members

Benevolent Fund - 5 of

the net proceeds will be set aside to

benefit members in times of need

Past Fund Distribution ndash

In 2011 we were able to donate

$5000 to the California Turf and

Landscape Foundation and $1000 to

Dr Baird with the UC Re-

gents This was the highest dona-

tion delivered from our Association

in the last 15 years and was directly

related to the success of the 2011

Research amp Scholarship

Event Funds allocated to scholar-

ships in 2011 came in at

$2145 With the new fund alloca-

tion format for the SampR Event we

are excited to grow and distribute

even more funds in the future

As you can see above our

Associationrsquos status places us in an

excellent position for advancement

and value This is directly related to

the hard working and dedicated

members of the Sierra Nevada As-

sociation Our focus is on maintain-

ing this status and promoting an

AssociationIndustry in which its

members are its core


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GR AS S ROOT S H I GHL I G H TS

Team Ewing provided the lunch for

all the attendees As always they

did a fantastic job and their efforts

are greatly appreciated Thank you

to Ewing and the cooks for the day

Manny Pina Stacy Nord Michael

Haymore and Jim Barbuto

Everyone had the oppor-

tunity to enjoy a true

grassroots day Mem-

bers were encouraged

to bring their crews

This is event is

always a good

way for old

friends to get

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GRASS ROOTS HIGHLIGHTS

Thank You to Emmy Moore Minister

for providing these photos


H I G H L I GHT S FROM CYPR ES S LAK ES

Marciano Garcia

Class C

Silver Oak GC

Steven Kimbrough

Class A

Woodcreek GC

Caleb Swanson

Class C

Del Rio CC

Welcome

New Members

At Left are Greg

Wahl with host Joe

Goldbronn at

right is Ruperto

Avalos and below

are Brian Whitlark

USGA our educa-

tional speaker for

the day along with

Jeremy Payne and

Joe Goldbronn

Below Gary Williams and Mike Jones

prepare for golf


GCSAA CON FER ENCE amp CALI FORN I A ROOM

509 attended the California Room

here are a few of our members en-

joying the evening

Jesse Seguin on the trade show floor

Don Nauman with the Lipari Family

Speedy (Jim) Lipari Dana Medina Southern Links

Dave Bermudez enjoying the trade show

Below are Rich Scholes amp Dave Macy Kevin Breen catches up with friends

Andy Slack pictured above

The year is buzzing

along nicely now and many

of the facilities in the Sierra

Nevada Superintendents

region have gone through

the spring enjoying a bit of

rain snow and fun prac-

tices such as aeration and

sorts Being a new superin-

tendent to the mountains I

am experiencing snow re-

moval for the first time and

learning that new trait But

as we progress in the season

of spring and transition into

summer it is often easy to

lose balance in our lives

The days get longer and the

turf starts to grow faster and

we tend to dive into our

profession with both feet if

we havenrsquot already done so

I would like to encourage

each and every one of us to

take time during the season

to enjoy themselves and

their families

Hopefully everyone

can get out to one of our

events that are planned

through the year We have

a meeting for everyone

Our focus this year is to get

reconnected with our allied

industry association part-

ners and to connect with our

research institutions This

will give us perspective of

the industry and the role we

play in the current environ-

ment of the golfing indus-

try

I am proud to be a

member of the SNGCSA I

am also proud to be able to

say that this year is going to

be a great year for our asso-

ciation But to continue this

success we need you as a

membership to remain ac-

tive involved and proud as

well Take a look at this

issue of our newsletter and

look over our meeting cal-

endar I look forward to

seeing you at a meeting

soon Also feel free to con-

tact me at any time with

ideas and items we should

be looking into for our asso-

ciation to continue to pro-

vide you with information

and professional support

Jeff

P R E S I D E N T rsquo S ME S S A G E B Y J E F F C O U W E N H O V E N



EDITOR

Jim Alwine


209-462-6734

OFFICE

SNGCSA

5322 N Leonard

Clovis CA 93619

559-298-6262

Fax 559-298-6957

sngcsaaaolcom

PRESIDENT

Jeff Couwenhoven

Woodcreek Golf Course

916-771-7370

VICE PRESIDENT

Jeremy Payne

Winchester CC

916-817-8106

SECRETARYTREASURER

Jesse Seguin

Lincoln Hills Golf Course

916-434-7200

PAST PRESIDENT

Jim Alwine


209-462-6734

DIRECTORS

Dave Bermudez

Del Rio Golf amp Country Club

209-341-2413

Scott McCullough

The Ridge Golf Course

530-888-7122 ext 2

Bob Franco

Van Buskirk Golf Course

209-598-0564

Kurtis Wolford

Cherry Island Golf Course

916-991-7659

Affiliate Representatives

Dave Wilber

Sierra Pacific Turf Supply

916-630-7600

Pete Bowman

Target Specialty Products

916-396-9394


Published by the Sierra Nevada Golf Course Superintendents Association

Mike Farmen

559-709-6295

Bob Francischine

209-747-2206

Thor Larson

831-277-4356

Floratine

AquaVive

Bio-Amp

JRM

Farmload Distributors

Phoenix

AnaLync

Gro-Power

Aqua-Pucks

(800) 322-8417

Your Exclusive Northern California Dealers

Guy Auxer

303-601-2361

Donrsquot miss out on an

issue 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

Jeff Couwenhoven












TPC Stonebrae






Cameron Park CC























ing player



































you at the meetings



the raffle

Over the next few










the future of golf





tion off (559) 298-6262 or my-




0564



Phone 209-772-9698


Agriox

Penterra

Hydrahawk


basic soil inputs

SOYAPLEXtrade

Soil Medic

Soil Therapy

Featuring

geoponicscorpcom




























access information










home So I went to



































or iPad if need be







Jeremy Payne







P (916) 761-1696 F (916) 852-2778

















tournament


























deserve it










































you all there



events going









of Representatives




place































are from California
















clarification





















agement plans


(BMPs)

3Total maxi-

mum daily

loads (TMDLs)

4Fertilizer

bans

restrictions

Irrigation

water diversion

reporting for

golf courses on

use rates from

those who use

water from




Clean Air Act


ting










Californiagcsaorg

Jim Ferrin CGCS






summer











































new site at EIFGorg














photo to









MEMBERS HONORED

Mathew Hoyt

2011 Turf Grass

Manager of the Year

Kelly Kerr


Award Winner

Bob Cline



Jim Alwine

2011

Member of the Year




Turf Tire Express

Mid Cal

Tractor


Materials






























































recipients will be

determined by the


priate committee

which will be

awarded at the fol-

lowing yearrsquos

Scholarship and

Research Event













Association members
































VM (800) 543-0630

Box2417

Mob (530) 864-6443




3155 Southgate Lane

Chico Ca 95928

Bus (530) 342-4786

(800) 554-5703

Fax (530) 343-9047








Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR














grassroots day Mem-



This is event is

always a good

way for old

friends to get

together Glen

Ward Chuck

Talley Bob Cline

and Sam

Samuelson

Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 4502761

Fax (775-267-9382








Marciano Garcia

Class C

Silver Oak GC

Steven Kimbrough

Class A

Woodcreek GC

Caleb Swanson

Class C

Del Rio CC

Welcome

New Members

At Left are Greg

Wahl with host Joe

Goldbronn at

right is Ruperto

Avalos and below

are Brian Whitlark

USGA our educa-

tional speaker for

the day along with

Jeremy Payne and

Joe Goldbronn


prepare for golf





joying the evening


















TPC Stonebrae






Cameron Park CC























ing player



































you at the meetings



the raffle

Over the next few










the future of golf





tion off (559) 298-6262 or my-




0564



Phone 209-772-9698


Agriox

Penterra

Hydrahawk


basic soil inputs

SOYAPLEXtrade

Soil Medic

Soil Therapy

Featuring

geoponicscorpcom




























access information










home So I went to



































or iPad if need be







Jeremy Payne







P (916) 761-1696 F (916) 852-2778

















tournament


























deserve it










































you all there



events going









of Representatives




place































are from California
















clarification





















agement plans


(BMPs)

3Total maxi-

mum daily

loads (TMDLs)

4Fertilizer

bans

restrictions

Irrigation

water diversion

reporting for

golf courses on

use rates from

those who use

water from




Clean Air Act


ting










Californiagcsaorg

Jim Ferrin CGCS






summer











































new site at EIFGorg














photo to









MEMBERS HONORED

Mathew Hoyt

2011 Turf Grass

Manager of the Year

Kelly Kerr


Award Winner

Bob Cline



Jim Alwine

2011

Member of the Year




Turf Tire Express

Mid Cal

Tractor


Materials






























































recipients will be

determined by the


priate committee

which will be

awarded at the fol-

lowing yearrsquos

Scholarship and

Research Event













Association members
































VM (800) 543-0630

Box2417

Mob (530) 864-6443




3155 Southgate Lane

Chico Ca 95928

Bus (530) 342-4786

(800) 554-5703

Fax (530) 343-9047








Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR














grassroots day Mem-



This is event is

always a good

way for old

friends to get

together Glen

Ward Chuck

Talley Bob Cline

and Sam

Samuelson

Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 4502761

Fax (775-267-9382








Marciano Garcia

Class C

Silver Oak GC

Steven Kimbrough

Class A

Woodcreek GC

Caleb Swanson

Class C

Del Rio CC

Welcome

New Members

At Left are Greg

Wahl with host Joe

Goldbronn at

right is Ruperto

Avalos and below

are Brian Whitlark

USGA our educa-

tional speaker for

the day along with

Jeremy Payne and

Joe Goldbronn


prepare for golf





joying the evening

























ing player



































you at the meetings



the raffle

Over the next few










the future of golf





tion off (559) 298-6262 or my-




0564



Phone 209-772-9698


Agriox

Penterra

Hydrahawk


basic soil inputs

SOYAPLEXtrade

Soil Medic

Soil Therapy

Featuring

geoponicscorpcom




























access information










home So I went to



































or iPad if need be







Jeremy Payne







P (916) 761-1696 F (916) 852-2778

















tournament


























deserve it










































you all there



events going









of Representatives




place































are from California
















clarification





















agement plans


(BMPs)

3Total maxi-

mum daily

loads (TMDLs)

4Fertilizer

bans

restrictions

Irrigation

water diversion

reporting for

golf courses on

use rates from

those who use

water from




Clean Air Act


ting










Californiagcsaorg

Jim Ferrin CGCS






summer











































new site at EIFGorg














photo to









MEMBERS HONORED

Mathew Hoyt

2011 Turf Grass

Manager of the Year

Kelly Kerr


Award Winner

Bob Cline



Jim Alwine

2011

Member of the Year




Turf Tire Express

Mid Cal

Tractor


Materials






























































recipients will be

determined by the


priate committee

which will be

awarded at the fol-

lowing yearrsquos

Scholarship and

Research Event













Association members
































VM (800) 543-0630

Box2417

Mob (530) 864-6443




3155 Southgate Lane

Chico Ca 95928

Bus (530) 342-4786

(800) 554-5703

Fax (530) 343-9047








Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR














grassroots day Mem-



This is event is

always a good

way for old

friends to get

together Glen

Ward Chuck

Talley Bob Cline

and Sam

Samuelson

Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 4502761

Fax (775-267-9382








Marciano Garcia

Class C

Silver Oak GC

Steven Kimbrough

Class A

Woodcreek GC

Caleb Swanson

Class C

Del Rio CC

Welcome

New Members

At Left are Greg

Wahl with host Joe

Goldbronn at

right is Ruperto

Avalos and below

are Brian Whitlark

USGA our educa-

tional speaker for

the day along with

Jeremy Payne and

Joe Goldbronn


prepare for golf





joying the evening








Phone 209-772-9698


Agriox

Penterra

Hydrahawk


basic soil inputs

SOYAPLEXtrade

Soil Medic

Soil Therapy

Featuring

geoponicscorpcom




























access information










home So I went to



































or iPad if need be







Jeremy Payne







P (916) 761-1696 F (916) 852-2778

















tournament


























deserve it










































you all there



events going









of Representatives




place































are from California
















clarification





















agement plans


(BMPs)

3Total maxi-

mum daily

loads (TMDLs)

4Fertilizer

bans

restrictions

Irrigation

water diversion

reporting for

golf courses on

use rates from

those who use

water from




Clean Air Act


ting










Californiagcsaorg

Jim Ferrin CGCS






summer











































new site at EIFGorg














photo to









MEMBERS HONORED

Mathew Hoyt

2011 Turf Grass

Manager of the Year

Kelly Kerr


Award Winner

Bob Cline



Jim Alwine

2011

Member of the Year




Turf Tire Express

Mid Cal

Tractor


Materials






























































recipients will be

determined by the


priate committee

which will be

awarded at the fol-

lowing yearrsquos

Scholarship and

Research Event













Association members
































VM (800) 543-0630

Box2417

Mob (530) 864-6443




3155 Southgate Lane

Chico Ca 95928

Bus (530) 342-4786

(800) 554-5703

Fax (530) 343-9047








Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR














grassroots day Mem-



This is event is

always a good

way for old

friends to get

together Glen

Ward Chuck

Talley Bob Cline

and Sam

Samuelson

Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 4502761

Fax (775-267-9382








Marciano Garcia

Class C

Silver Oak GC

Steven Kimbrough

Class A

Woodcreek GC

Caleb Swanson

Class C

Del Rio CC

Welcome

New Members

At Left are Greg

Wahl with host Joe

Goldbronn at

right is Ruperto

Avalos and below

are Brian Whitlark

USGA our educa-

tional speaker for

the day along with

Jeremy Payne and

Joe Goldbronn


prepare for golf





joying the evening













P (916) 761-1696 F (916) 852-2778

















tournament


























deserve it










































you all there



events going









of Representatives




place































are from California
















clarification





















agement plans


(BMPs)

3Total maxi-

mum daily

loads (TMDLs)

4Fertilizer

bans

restrictions

Irrigation

water diversion

reporting for

golf courses on

use rates from

those who use

water from




Clean Air Act


ting










Californiagcsaorg

Jim Ferrin CGCS






summer











































new site at EIFGorg














photo to









MEMBERS HONORED

Mathew Hoyt

2011 Turf Grass

Manager of the Year

Kelly Kerr


Award Winner

Bob Cline



Jim Alwine

2011

Member of the Year




Turf Tire Express

Mid Cal

Tractor


Materials






























































recipients will be

determined by the


priate committee

which will be

awarded at the fol-

lowing yearrsquos

Scholarship and

Research Event













Association members
































VM (800) 543-0630

Box2417

Mob (530) 864-6443




3155 Southgate Lane

Chico Ca 95928

Bus (530) 342-4786

(800) 554-5703

Fax (530) 343-9047








Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR














grassroots day Mem-



This is event is

always a good

way for old

friends to get

together Glen

Ward Chuck

Talley Bob Cline

and Sam

Samuelson

Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 4502761

Fax (775-267-9382








Marciano Garcia

Class C

Silver Oak GC

Steven Kimbrough

Class A

Woodcreek GC

Caleb Swanson

Class C

Del Rio CC

Welcome

New Members

At Left are Greg

Wahl with host Joe

Goldbronn at

right is Ruperto

Avalos and below

are Brian Whitlark

USGA our educa-

tional speaker for

the day along with

Jeremy Payne and

Joe Goldbronn


prepare for golf





joying the evening















of Representatives




place































are from California
















clarification





















agement plans


(BMPs)

3Total maxi-

mum daily

loads (TMDLs)

4Fertilizer

bans

restrictions

Irrigation

water diversion

reporting for

golf courses on

use rates from

those who use

water from




Clean Air Act


ting










Californiagcsaorg

Jim Ferrin CGCS






summer











































new site at EIFGorg














photo to









MEMBERS HONORED

Mathew Hoyt

2011 Turf Grass

Manager of the Year

Kelly Kerr


Award Winner

Bob Cline



Jim Alwine

2011

Member of the Year




Turf Tire Express

Mid Cal

Tractor


Materials






























































recipients will be

determined by the


priate committee

which will be

awarded at the fol-

lowing yearrsquos

Scholarship and

Research Event













Association members
































VM (800) 543-0630

Box2417

Mob (530) 864-6443




3155 Southgate Lane

Chico Ca 95928

Bus (530) 342-4786

(800) 554-5703

Fax (530) 343-9047








Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR














grassroots day Mem-



This is event is

always a good

way for old

friends to get

together Glen

Ward Chuck

Talley Bob Cline

and Sam

Samuelson

Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 4502761

Fax (775-267-9382








Marciano Garcia

Class C

Silver Oak GC

Steven Kimbrough

Class A

Woodcreek GC

Caleb Swanson

Class C

Del Rio CC

Welcome

New Members

At Left are Greg

Wahl with host Joe

Goldbronn at

right is Ruperto

Avalos and below

are Brian Whitlark

USGA our educa-

tional speaker for

the day along with

Jeremy Payne and

Joe Goldbronn


prepare for golf





joying the evening












summer











































new site at EIFGorg














photo to









MEMBERS HONORED

Mathew Hoyt

2011 Turf Grass

Manager of the Year

Kelly Kerr


Award Winner

Bob Cline



Jim Alwine

2011

Member of the Year




Turf Tire Express

Mid Cal

Tractor


Materials






























































recipients will be

determined by the


priate committee

which will be

awarded at the fol-

lowing yearrsquos

Scholarship and

Research Event













Association members
































VM (800) 543-0630

Box2417

Mob (530) 864-6443




3155 Southgate Lane

Chico Ca 95928

Bus (530) 342-4786

(800) 554-5703

Fax (530) 343-9047








Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR














grassroots day Mem-



This is event is

always a good

way for old

friends to get

together Glen

Ward Chuck

Talley Bob Cline

and Sam

Samuelson

Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 4502761

Fax (775-267-9382








Marciano Garcia

Class C

Silver Oak GC

Steven Kimbrough

Class A

Woodcreek GC

Caleb Swanson

Class C

Del Rio CC

Welcome

New Members

At Left are Greg

Wahl with host Joe

Goldbronn at

right is Ruperto

Avalos and below

are Brian Whitlark

USGA our educa-

tional speaker for

the day along with

Jeremy Payne and

Joe Goldbronn


prepare for golf





joying the evening








MEMBERS HONORED

Mathew Hoyt

2011 Turf Grass

Manager of the Year

Kelly Kerr


Award Winner

Bob Cline



Jim Alwine

2011

Member of the Year




Turf Tire Express

Mid Cal

Tractor


Materials






























































recipients will be

determined by the


priate committee

which will be

awarded at the fol-

lowing yearrsquos

Scholarship and

Research Event













Association members
































VM (800) 543-0630

Box2417

Mob (530) 864-6443




3155 Southgate Lane

Chico Ca 95928

Bus (530) 342-4786

(800) 554-5703

Fax (530) 343-9047








Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR














grassroots day Mem-



This is event is

always a good

way for old

friends to get

together Glen

Ward Chuck

Talley Bob Cline

and Sam

Samuelson

Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 4502761

Fax (775-267-9382








Marciano Garcia

Class C

Silver Oak GC

Steven Kimbrough

Class A

Woodcreek GC

Caleb Swanson

Class C

Del Rio CC

Welcome

New Members

At Left are Greg

Wahl with host Joe

Goldbronn at

right is Ruperto

Avalos and below

are Brian Whitlark

USGA our educa-

tional speaker for

the day along with

Jeremy Payne and

Joe Goldbronn


prepare for golf





joying the evening









Turf Tire Express

Mid Cal

Tractor


Materials






























































recipients will be

determined by the


priate committee

which will be

awarded at the fol-

lowing yearrsquos

Scholarship and

Research Event













Association members
































VM (800) 543-0630

Box2417

Mob (530) 864-6443




3155 Southgate Lane

Chico Ca 95928

Bus (530) 342-4786

(800) 554-5703

Fax (530) 343-9047








Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR














grassroots day Mem-



This is event is

always a good

way for old

friends to get

together Glen

Ward Chuck

Talley Bob Cline

and Sam

Samuelson

Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 4502761

Fax (775-267-9382








Marciano Garcia

Class C

Silver Oak GC

Steven Kimbrough

Class A

Woodcreek GC

Caleb Swanson

Class C

Del Rio CC

Welcome

New Members

At Left are Greg

Wahl with host Joe

Goldbronn at

right is Ruperto

Avalos and below

are Brian Whitlark

USGA our educa-

tional speaker for

the day along with

Jeremy Payne and

Joe Goldbronn


prepare for golf





joying the evening



































































recipients will be

determined by the


priate committee

which will be

awarded at the fol-

lowing yearrsquos

Scholarship and

Research Event













Association members
































VM (800) 543-0630

Box2417

Mob (530) 864-6443




3155 Southgate Lane

Chico Ca 95928

Bus (530) 342-4786

(800) 554-5703

Fax (530) 343-9047








Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR














grassroots day Mem-



This is event is

always a good

way for old

friends to get

together Glen

Ward Chuck

Talley Bob Cline

and Sam

Samuelson

Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 4502761

Fax (775-267-9382








Marciano Garcia

Class C

Silver Oak GC

Steven Kimbrough

Class A

Woodcreek GC

Caleb Swanson

Class C

Del Rio CC

Welcome

New Members

At Left are Greg

Wahl with host Joe

Goldbronn at

right is Ruperto

Avalos and below

are Brian Whitlark

USGA our educa-

tional speaker for

the day along with

Jeremy Payne and

Joe Goldbronn


prepare for golf





joying the evening












Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR














grassroots day Mem-



This is event is

always a good

way for old

friends to get

together Glen

Ward Chuck

Talley Bob Cline

and Sam

Samuelson

Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 4502761

Fax (775-267-9382








Marciano Garcia

Class C

Silver Oak GC

Steven Kimbrough

Class A

Woodcreek GC

Caleb Swanson

Class C

Del Rio CC

Welcome

New Members

At Left are Greg

Wahl with host Joe

Goldbronn at

right is Ruperto

Avalos and below

are Brian Whitlark

USGA our educa-

tional speaker for

the day along with

Jeremy Payne and

Joe Goldbronn


prepare for golf





joying the evening







Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 4502761

Fax (775-267-9382








Marciano Garcia

Class C

Silver Oak GC

Steven Kimbrough

Class A

Woodcreek GC

Caleb Swanson

Class C

Del Rio CC

Welcome

New Members

At Left are Greg

Wahl with host Joe

Goldbronn at

right is Ruperto

Avalos and below

are Brian Whitlark

USGA our educa-

tional speaker for

the day along with

Jeremy Payne and

Joe Goldbronn


prepare for golf





joying the evening









Marciano Garcia

Class C

Silver Oak GC

Steven Kimbrough

Class A

Woodcreek GC

Caleb Swanson

Class C

Del Rio CC

Welcome

New Members

At Left are Greg

Wahl with host Joe

Goldbronn at

right is Ruperto

Avalos and below

are Brian Whitlark

USGA our educa-

tional speaker for

the day along with

Jeremy Payne and

Joe Goldbronn


prepare for golf





joying the evening











joying the evening





