gcsaa july-august 2011 newsletter

JulyAugust 2011

Dates to Remember

September 19 2011

Graegle Meadows GC

October 17 2011

Diablo Grande GC

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

Presidentrsquos Message 2

Meeting Schedule 3

Tri Chapter Meeting 2011 5

GCSAA Board of Direc-tors Meeting

7

Supe Orsquo the Day Scott Kotrc

8

Assistant Superintendent Boot Camp

9

Graeagle Meeting Info 11

Scholarship Event High- 12

Thank You Sponsors 14

Tri Chapter Event High-lights

15

FORE YOUR INFORMATION

Sierra Nevada GCSA

An Affiliate Chapter of

the Golf Course

Superintendents

Association of America

2012 B OA R D O F D I R E C T O R S E L E C T I O N S B Y J E F F C O U W E N H O V E N

Every November

the Sierra Nevada Golf

Course Superintendents

Association hosts its an-

nual meeting It is a good

time for reflection and a

chance to perform vital

functions such as elections

and bylaw changes that

keep this great organiza-

tion running smoothly and

fairly This year will be no

exception What will be

the exception is the timing

and location of the meet-

ing and it is exciting This

articles purpose is four

things

A notice that our

annual meeting will be

hosted at the California

Golf Course Superinten-

dents Association Annual

Conference at the Silver-

ado Resort and Spa De-

tails of the time and

where on the resort will

be disclosed later

An invitation to

serve your profession by

running for a position on

(Continued on page 4)

As many of you

may know especially

those who have served on

the board over the last

couple of years our asso-

ciation finances have al-

ways been a hot topic of

discussion The stagnant

economy has hit every-

one and the association

has not been immune

After having to pull out

of our savings CD for the

past two years in a row to

make sure we can pay our

bills through the end of

the year the board looked

long and hard into finding

a solution to prevent this

same dilemma from oc-

curring again

After much dis-

cussion and debate an

increase to our annual

membership dues was

determined to be the best

solution And while no

one likes to hear of an

increase in their expenses

there are a number of

positives that stem from

this decision

The dues increase

will balance our finances

such that regardless of

meetings and their vari-

able success the adminis-

trative side of our ex-

penses will always be

able to be covered ensur-

ing the continued and

uninterrupted operation of

our association The de-

pendence on affiliate

sponsorship will be much

less which is feedback

wersquove heard from our

affiliate members over

and over again Their

support will always be

there but monetary dona-

tions are very hard to

come by during these

tough economic times

Wersquove been

privileged to 6 years

without a SNGCSA dues

increase but this increase

will now bring us in line

with the average annual

dues shared by the rest of

the associations through-


S N GCS A B OA R D O F D I R E C T O R S A P P R O V E S D U E S I N C R E A S E

B Y J E R E M Y P A Y N E

Normally I struggle to

find material for this

piece in the newslet-

ter but this time

around I will struggle

to keep it within a

reasonable length

The last few months

have been busy for

the Sierra Nevada

GCSA and Irsquom sure things have been busy

at your respective course or business Thank

you sincerely for taking the time to read

this message for taking time to come to a

meeting and for taking time to improve this

Chapter Wersquove done very well this year

thanks to the combined efforts of many indi-

viduals

To start with David Bermudez of Del Rio

Country Club spearheaded an auction idea

that turned into a major fundraiser Reggie

Pomicpic of Brown Sand was one of the

early contributors with a truck load of sand

The idea gained momentum like a truck

without breaks and culminated at The Ridge

Golf Course to the tune of a $23000 net

profit This was a team effort that would

have never succeeded without Scott McCul-

lough and the entire staff from The Ridge

Nice work and nice golf course

As they always do our affiliate members

came through by participating in the equip-

ment demos and donating product and ser-

vices for the auction Superintendents took

advantage of this offering yet bid very gen-

erously with most items going for 75 of

retail value Las Vegas might disagree but I

guess we arenrsquot that cheap after all Also the

raffle brought in a sizeable chunk so thank

you for buying those tickets even if you

donrsquot understand how they work

Thanks to Irene Cline and Kimberly Milne

for doing so much work on this event

Thank you to Dave Wilber for manning the

mic and driving the proceeds for a good

cause Thank you to our scholarship win-

ners for taking the time to submit their cre-

dentials and sharing their goals with the

Scholarship Committee This yearrsquos Legacy

winners were Richard Creencia son of

Jessie Creencia CGCS of Cameron Park CC

and Alison Adam daughter of Stan Adam of

Wilbur Ellis Our turf scholarship winner

was JJ Hubert Next yearrsquos awards will be

greater in both quantity and amount so I

hope we get some more good applicants

As soon as we finished work on the Scholar-

ship and Research Tournament we set our

sights on the 2011 Tri Chapter Meeting All

three Chapters did a good job promoting the

event to drive attendance to 110 for the gen-

eral meeting and 96 for golf Check out the

Tri Chapter article for results and pictures of

the event Big thanks go out to our spon-

sors Turfstar Calorneva Turf Support Inc

Grigg Brothers Antigua MidCal Tractor

and Syngenta

I thoroughly enjoyed hosting the tournament

at Stockton Golf and Country Club and I

encourage any of you who have not invited

us to your facility to give it a try such as our

next two hosts Scott Kotrc of Graeagle

Meadows and Carl King of Diablo Grande

Mark your calendars for September 19th and

October 17th These are the

days of our next two success-

ful informative and canrsquot

miss meetings at two wonder-

ful golf courses

In November we will actu-

ally take a month off of host-

ing meetings and hit the road

to Napa and the 2011 Califor-

nia State Conference and

Golf Championship hosted by

Silverado Country Club


Page 2

PR E S ID ENT rsquoS MES S AG E J I M A L W I N E

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


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


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

Jim Alwine

Fore Your Information Page 3

ME E T IN G SC H EDU L E

September 19 2011

Graeagle Meadows GC Host Superintendent Scott Kotrc

October 17 2011

Presidentrsquos Cup

Diablo Grande GC Host Superintendent Carl King

November 67 amp 8 2011 Annual California GCSA Conference


Host for the Annual State Golf Championship

December 2011 Date to be confirmed

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 RoomCalifornia RoomCalifornia Room

February 29 2012

Las Vegas Country Club

March 2012 Date and Location to be Confirmed

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

Dave Wilber at davewilberyahoocom

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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

the board

Another invitation to

help the association by joining

the current board in participating

on the election committee

Finally to invite a will-

ing party to perform a financial

audit of the associations financial

statements from the past fiscal

year

The election committee

is very important It ensures our

elections are fairly handled and

it gives people who might not

want to serve their profession the

whole year to do just that serve

your profession for a few days

This committee handles nomina-

tions and administration of the

election As the Bylaw Commit-

tee Chairmen and Vice Presi-

dent I feel this committee should

be formed as per our bylaws rec-

ommendation

The financial audit is

also required to be performed

every year We have had mem-

bers in the past perform the au-

dit We encourage willing par-

ties who would like to perform

an audit let us know As a board

we believe that being open and

transparent with our membership

about our standing and how we

spend the associationrsquos funds is

important

This past year has been a

roller coaster Our association is

strong in our message and our

membership participation and

support But the association has

also found itself in times of fi-

nancial trouble and success

This rocky economy has forced

us to change the way we perform

our business fund events and

more importantly provide better

services to our members This is

an opportunity to join and help a

new board of directors build

upon our future

Mike Scolara Wildwing GC Class A

Jeff Frontz SaddleCreek Golf Resort Class A

Dan Anderson Northwest Environmental Specialties Affiliate

Graeme Parris Parris Turf Equipment Affiliate

Welcome New Members

T R I -C H A P T E R M E E T I N G 2011 B Y J I M A L W I N E


This event in its infancy is

already becoming one of the most

important meetings of the year The

Tri Chapter meeting is a great chance

to connect with the turf professionals

that make up our neighboring

GCSAA chapters Following in the

success of last yearrsquos Central GCSA

hosted meeting at Del Rio GCC in

Modesto this year took us to Stockton

GCC for Sierra Nevadarsquos turn in the

rotation Next year we will all be

headed to a NorCal course and hope-

fully some cool weather in the middle

of August

The weather was not a factor this year

with high attendance numbers for the

meeting golf and even for on course

sponsors Thank you to our major

sponsor Turf Star for sharing the new

Precision Turf Management Technol-

ogy with a crowd of 110 people Our

other sponsors include Ben Showard

John Vetter from Antigua Brook Gif-

ford from Calorneva Plant Food Co

and Mike Steve representing Grigg

Brothers There were also a couple of

characters Tom Corrales and Sal Sor-

bello of Midcal Tractor running

around with some refreshments to

keep the golfers cool and hydrated

All of these sponsors helped to buffer

the cost of the meeting and paid the

winners of multiple on-course con-

tests Competition was intense be-

tween individuals teams and chap-

ters When the dust settled and the

cards were turned in we were able to

award the Syngenta Tri Chapter Cup

for the first time

The winning chapter was the team

with the lowest gross total of the top

ten scores All members of each

chapter were eligible regardless of

classification Sierra Nevada was

loaded with more players than the

other two chapters combined Nor-

Cal had about 30 competitors Cen-

tral 15 and Sierra Nevada around

60 That made little difference when

the final tally came in and Central

dominated with an average score of

83 for their top ten Sierra Nevada

and NorCal were very distant second

and third respectively The trophy

left in the hands of winners Jon

Christensen of Sierra Golf Manage-

ment and Mike Stieler of Riverbend

Golf Course Take good care of the

perpetual trophy and bring it West

next year for the NorCal Tri Chapter

Tourney

Tournament winners included Dean

Kinney Kyle Jones Dave Esqueda

and Steven Robeson on the 1st place

team It was Ronnie Rodgers

Adrian Bertens Don Allen and Ron

Saito winning second place Michael

Kropp Justin Fowler Scott Canfield

and Gary Johnsrud took third place

Tim Powers was the big winner of

the day pulling in the 5050 and a

closest to the pin Tracy Shanahan

won the long drive as usual with a

ball he pounded down the narrow

16th fairway Jim Duhig won with

precision on the accuracy drive down

the 1st fairway Other closest to the

pin winners included Josh Heptig

Jim Culley and Dave Esqueda

Congratulations to all the winners

especially the Central GCSA Good

luck next year

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out the state So herersquos the quick

breakdown of what everyone can

expect to see on their upcoming an-

nual membership renewal

Class A SM and Affili-

ate dues will be $150

Class C (assistant) dues

will be $80

Student dues will de-

crease to $50

New membership Class

E (Educator) will be

offered at $35


Inactive (for those in

between jobs for an ex-

tended period of time)

will be $50

Wersquore also proud to offer a

new Club membership at $350

which provides membership for 3 or

more members of the same club for

one low fee (ie superintendent as-

sistant mechanic spray tech 2nd

assistant GM head professional

etc) Each listed participant of the

Club membership will be able to

attend all SNGCSA functions at the

member price receive e-mail blasts

and communication and receive the

newsletter and any job flyers Plus

their membership in our association

makes them eligible for National

GCSAA membership (remember

local association membership is re-

quired for national membership but

not the other way

around)

Along with this

financial news a couple

of other successes of

note deserve to be men-

tioned Irenersquos new em-

ployment with the state

association will help

significantly in lower-

ing some budgetary

items since they can

now be shared between

multiple associations Despite the

downturn in the economy the other

numbers of our association have

remained amazingly consistent

membership is only down 3 since

2007 (300 to 290) average meeting

cost has held steady ($72) and aver-

age meeting attendance has only

dropped by 4 (74 to 71) over the

last three years

Overall we have a very suc-

cessful association and we believe

that this current decision made by

the board only strengthens our finan-

cial position provides for long term

financial sustainability and helps us

continue to provide the services and

resources that feedback from our

members has deemed invaluable

Thank you for your membership and

support and feel free to contact any

board member with any questions or

concerns regarding this announce-

ment

D U E S I N C R E A S E C O N T I N U E D F R O M P A G E 1

Donrsquot miss out on an issue an

announcement or important

information Call the Associa-

tion office today to verify your

email address is correct

559-298-6262

or email us at

sngcsaaaolcom

Recently myself

and several chapter leaders in Cali-

fornia had the privilege of meeting

in Santa Barbra with the GCSAA

Board of Directors GCSAA board

members wanted to know what

they can do to help our local chap-

ters with various issues Not sur-

prisingly we share common

ground in regards to dwindling

membership and low attendance

This round table discussion pointed

out that many factors especially

the economy has put some out of a

job or in a position that they cannot

afford meetings or conferences

The insecurity of keeping their job

may also play a part in the decision

not to leave their courses Some

are nervous about spending com-

pany money during this economic

fiasco as managers or owners may

not see that type of an expense in a

positive light A question was

posed regarding mentoring A little

old fashioned Perhaps One

GCSAA board member mentioned

that because traffic is so horrible in

Los Angeles that they have started

carpooling to the local chapter

meetings What a great way to get

to know another superintendent

maybe share some interests and

create friendships Another

thought was the personal touch If

you plan on attending a certain

chapter meeting how about calling

that neighboring superintendent

(the one that doesnrsquot participate as

much as you would like to see) and

say ldquohey how about if I picked

you up and we attend the next

chapter meetingrdquo If all of us regu-

lar attending members tried this

once we might be very surprised

with the turnout What impressed

me the most was that all GCSAA

board members participated in the

discussion but were reserved

enough to allow us chapter leaders

to throw anything out onto the ta-

ble They wanted to hear from us

and hear what they can do to help

Understand that GCSAA is a treas-

ure trove of everything to assist

you in your career as a Golf Course

Superintendent In doubt Just go

to GCSAArsquos website and start

counting all the programs offered

What I took form the meet-

ing is that this is a grass roots thing

It is we at the local level that are so

instrumental in supporting and

growing GCSAA We must find

ways to engage members in un-

derstanding the many benefits and

tools offered at the local state and

national level These tools and

benefits are an investment in not

only their professional career but

help advance our profession as a

whole This is why personal in-

come continues to rise and our

professional reputation is more

appreciated in the golf world

When we do our part at the local

level participation at the National

level will certainly follow So my

question or challenge is at what

level do you invest in your profes-

sion or are you just along for the

ride


GCSAA BOA RD O F D IR EC TOR S MEETI N G B Y M I C H A E L S W I N G C G C S

Michael Swing CGCS

California GCSA Vice President


SUPE Orsquo THE DAY SCOTT KOTRC GRAEAGLE MEADOWS GOLF COURSE

By Jim Alwine

In just a few short weeks

members and guests of the Sierra

Nevada GCSA will have the op-

portunity to play Graeagle Mead-

ows Golf Course home of Super-

intendent Scott Kotrc The Sep-

tember meeting can be exciting as

we all know that fall is around the

corner with shorter days and

cooler temps While the valley

folks get ready to relax for a bit

Scott will be working hard to pre-

pare his course for multiple feet of

snow Once the golf course is put

to sleep for the winter months

Scott and his family will break out

the sled ice fishing gear and the

other implements of fun in the

snow

The beautiful scenery that makes

Graeagle so special has kept the

Kotrcrsquos busy and happy for over

six years With his wife of eleven

years Heather and daughter

Alyssa and son Brandon Scott has

found a very nice place to call

home In this tight knit industry

itrsquos no surprise that Brandon is on

the same little league team as

Cody the son of neighboring su-

perintendent Mark Callahan of

Plumas Pines The two (the big

ones) have been close friends both

inside and outside of work for

years providing the support net-

work every superintendent needs

Before his time at Graeagle Scott

worked as the assistant superinten-

dent at Hidden Valley Country

Club in Reno NV Six years later

he moved on to open Crystal Peak

Golf Course in Verdi NV as the

head superintendent Then in

2005 Scott began his work at

Graeagle Meadows Golf Course

Graeagle Meadows pre-dates most

other courses in the area besides

the historic Feather River Inn Golf

Course which opened in 1920

Graeagle Meadows followed

nearly fifty years later opening for

play in 1968 Architect Ellis Von

Who hasnrsquot dreamed of walking down the red carpet to the cheers

of the crowd and the flash of the paparazzirsquos cameras If you attend the 11th

Annual Assistant Superintendent Boot Camp your dreams may come true

This special engagement will feature first class entertainment white table

cloth dining and an opportunity to mingle with industry executives

ldquoStar Qualitiesrdquo is designed for those who want to meet and greet celebrities experi-

ence the lifestyle of the rich and famous and dine at a five star restaurant All aspiring stars are encouraged to

invest in the future by honing their skills at this day and a half long festival The event premieres on Monday

September 26 at the exclusive Bay Park Hotel in Monterey with a mid-afternoon respite at the famous Peter

Hay recreational area Auditions and call backs will take place on Tuesday September 27 at the studiorsquos main

office in Pebble Beach

A modest fee of $145 is due prior to each individualrsquos arrival Festival registration includes a one-night

stay in the luxurious hotel three gourmet meals golf and a host of lavish gifts in a unique satchel Locals will

be asked to contribute a nominal $7500 to share in the experience of these festivities (no-hotel room needed)

Learning the ropes from some of the hottest showbiz talents will jump start your career with two epi-

sodes of Extreme Makeover one episode each of Law amp Order and the Next Top Model plus an Access Holly-

wood exclusive interview A special news and notes session from Hollywood Insiders is bound to be a block-

buster hit

CEU hours from DPR and GCSAA will be made available after the post party celebration No more

than 40 spots are available for this elite event Most major credit cards will be accepted by online registration at

wwwncgaorgBootCamp

ldquoStar Qualitiesrdquo is the event of the year Discover the star inside and sign up today

to get your name in lights at the Assistant Superintendent Boot Camp


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Northern California Golf Association

Pebble Beach California

Mike McCullough

The Sierra Nevada GCSA will be sponsoring two (2) As-

sistant Superintendents to attend this event Please

see your Superintendent and have him nominate you

for this career opportunity Call the association office

for details (559) 298-6262

0 Fore Your Information

P R E S I D E N T rsquo S M E S S A G E C O N T I N U E D F R O M P A G E 2

I guarantee this will be the best at-

tended state meeting in a very long

time so donrsquot miss this one We will

also conduct the annual election for the

Board of Directors for the Sierra Ne-

vada GCSA Irsquove had a great time

working with the enthusiastic individu-

als that make this Chapter work so

well Wersquoll have some open seats if

yoursquod like to throw your hat into the

ring and be part of our future success

Jim Alwine

Gorder went through a great deal of

trouble shaping and draining the golf

course on this beautiful piece of prop-

erty Natural features like the middle

fork of Feather River and frequent

elevation changes are well incorpo-

rated into the design A trip to the

northern Sierras is always filled with

great photo opportunities and

Graeagle will not disappoint Get

your camera out for the tee on the

sixth hole with Eureka Peak in the

background just beyond a sea of tow-

ering conifers

Of course for Scott Kotrc and his

crew the day canrsquot be all about snap-

ping pretty photos and taking in the

sweet smell of pine and crisp air

Working on a course that was built in

the 60rsquos can have some disadvantages

To keep up with the more modern

courses in the region Scott has been

hard at work on irrigation upgrades

and improvements The club as a

whole has become modernized while

maintaining its championship quality

of play

Itrsquos been quite a while since the Sierra

Nevada GCSA has ventured onto

Graeagle Meadowsrsquo pristine setting

Scott has extended the invitation and

welcomes the chapter to take another

look at the challenging and scenic lay-

out Grab your sticks and make your

reservation now

SUPE Orsquo THE DAY SCOTT KOTRC

CONTINUED FORM PAGE 8


G R A E A G L E M E A D OW S G O L F C O U R S E M O N DAY S E P T E M B E R 1 9 2 0 1 1

Education

ldquoTalkinrsquo Turfrdquo

Easy to Use Communication Technol-

ogy for Every Superintendent

Presented by Jeremy Payne and Dave

Wilber

PDI Education Points Applied for

Agenda

Monday September 19 2011

730 am Registration amp Breakfast

830 am Meeting amp Education

930 am Range

1000am Shotgun Tournament

Immediately following golf will be an

awards ceremony

Pricing

Golf Meeting Breakfast amp Lunch

$8000

Breakfast Lunch amp Meeting only

$4000

Note From Mark Callahan

Golf Course Superintendent

Plumas Pines Golf Resort

Mark Callahan superintendent at Plumas

Pines has invited you to come up to the

Graeagle area a day early and play in the

Longboards Pro-Am being held at Plumas

Pines Golf Resort It is on Sunday Sep-

tember 18ththe day before the chapter

meeting at Graeagle Meadows golf

course Bring a Pro-Am team from your

facility or just come up as a single and

get paired up with an existing team (call

the golf shop in advance at (530) 836-

1420) The payout is substantial and it is

a fun event being paired with our award

winning restaurant Longboards bar and

grill We have information sheets com-

plete with payout schedule Most of the

Graeagle superintendents are already

playing in this event Call the association

office 559-298-6262

and they will forward the informa-

tion Come join the fun

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE RIDGE SCHOLARSHIP EVENT Pictured at left

is tournament

chairman

Dave Ber-

mudez with

Dean Kinney

and Scott

Kotrc

Above Corey Eastwood Pete Bowman

Gary Johnsrud and Mike Orren

Friendship is what this association is about

Above are Dave Piper Reggie Pomicpic and

Steve Christian

At right Chuck Talley and Patrick Waymire

Below are our friends from Commercial Pump

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE RIDGE SCHOLARSHIP EVENT

We had one of the most successful

scholarship events in the history of

the SNGCSA Thanks to Scott

McCullough and the crew at The

Ridge GC in Auburn Pictured at

left is Scott with Jim Alwine

The success was due to the gener-

osity of our affiliate sponsors

Below Pete Bowman takes charge of

the team assignments and changes

The raffle was

a big success

and everyone

was excited

about what

they won

Our winners were

Jim Ferrin Tim Texeria Jose Diaz amp Chris

Herzog

Dave Wilber handled the auctioneering

for the live auction Thanks Dave


THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

Scholarship amp Research Tournament July 18 2011 Through the efforts and generous contribution from our sponsors the SNGCSA held one of the most successful tournaments in

its history We would like to thank those sponsors and encourage all our members to support those that support us

Russ Mitchell amp Associates

Boardtronics

Turf Tire Express

Mid Cal

Tractor

Taylorrsquos Golf Course

Materials


2011 TRI CHAPTER MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

Mike Blankinship provided a very enter-

taining presentation for our 110 atten-

dees from the Central Sierra Nevada

and Northern California Members At

left SNGCSA President Jim Alwine with

SNGCSA VP Jeff Couwenhoven

Turf Star Sponsored the Tri Chapter Meeting Left to right Larry Spain (Toro Company) And the TurfStar Team Ryan Wilson Chuck Talley Mitch Frasier Bob Dalton Gene

Warne Tim McCoy and Coby Byers

Pictured below are Glenn Mathews Northern California

GCSA President with Ryan Wilson amp Coby Byers

Mike Steve from Grigg Bros

handed out goodies for all

the players as well as some

valuable information

California

GCSA Presi-

dent Rafael

Barajas with

Brook Gif-

ford from

Calorneva

Turf Sup-

port

Above are Adrian

Bertens and Phil

Brown

At left at Jim

Husting Corey

Eastwood Jose

Ortega amp Mitch

Frasier

Thank You to Mid Cal Tractor

for Hosting the beverage cart

5322 N Leonard Ave

Clovis CA 93619

Normally I struggle to

find material for this

piece in the newslet-

ter but this time

around I will struggle

to keep it within a

reasonable length

The last few months

have been busy for

the Sierra Nevada

GCSA and Irsquom sure things have been busy

at your respective course or business Thank

you sincerely for taking the time to read

this message for taking time to come to a

meeting and for taking time to improve this

Chapter Wersquove done very well this year

thanks to the combined efforts of many indi-

viduals

To start with David Bermudez of Del Rio

Country Club spearheaded an auction idea

that turned into a major fundraiser Reggie

Pomicpic of Brown Sand was one of the

early contributors with a truck load of sand

The idea gained momentum like a truck

without breaks and culminated at The Ridge

Golf Course to the tune of a $23000 net

profit This was a team effort that would

have never succeeded without Scott McCul-

lough and the entire staff from The Ridge

Nice work and nice golf course

As they always do our affiliate members

came through by participating in the equip-

ment demos and donating product and ser-

vices for the auction Superintendents took

advantage of this offering yet bid very gen-

erously with most items going for 75 of

retail value Las Vegas might disagree but I

guess we arenrsquot that cheap after all Also the

raffle brought in a sizeable chunk so thank

you for buying those tickets even if you

donrsquot understand how they work

Thanks to Irene Cline and Kimberly Milne

for doing so much work on this event

Thank you to Dave Wilber for manning the

mic and driving the proceeds for a good

cause Thank you to our scholarship win-

ners for taking the time to submit their cre-

dentials and sharing their goals with the

Scholarship Committee This yearrsquos Legacy

winners were Richard Creencia son of

Jessie Creencia CGCS of Cameron Park CC

and Alison Adam daughter of Stan Adam of

Wilbur Ellis Our turf scholarship winner

was JJ Hubert Next yearrsquos awards will be

greater in both quantity and amount so I

hope we get some more good applicants

As soon as we finished work on the Scholar-

ship and Research Tournament we set our

sights on the 2011 Tri Chapter Meeting All

three Chapters did a good job promoting the

event to drive attendance to 110 for the gen-

eral meeting and 96 for golf Check out the

Tri Chapter article for results and pictures of

the event Big thanks go out to our spon-

sors Turfstar Calorneva Turf Support Inc

Grigg Brothers Antigua MidCal Tractor

and Syngenta

I thoroughly enjoyed hosting the tournament

at Stockton Golf and Country Club and I

encourage any of you who have not invited

us to your facility to give it a try such as our

next two hosts Scott Kotrc of Graeagle

Meadows and Carl King of Diablo Grande

Mark your calendars for September 19th and

October 17th These are the

days of our next two success-

ful informative and canrsquot

miss meetings at two wonder-

ful golf courses

In November we will actu-

ally take a month off of host-

ing meetings and hit the road

to Napa and the 2011 Califor-

nia State Conference and

Golf Championship hosted by



PR E S ID ENT rsquoS MES S AG E J I M A L W I N E



EDITOR

Jim Alwine


209-462-6734

OFFICE

SNGCSA

5322 N Leonard

Clovis CA 93619

559-298-6262

Fax 559-298-6957

sngcsaaaolcom

PRESIDENT

Jim Alwine


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


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

Jim Alwine



September 19 2011


October 17 2011

Presidentrsquos Cup










Las Vegas Nev


February 29 2012











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



the board









year














ommendation












important















upon our future





Welcome New Members

















of August

























for the first time






















Tourney





















luck next year

Phone 209-772-9698


Agriox

Penterra

Hydrahawk


basic soil inputs

SOYAPLEXtrade

Soil Medic

Soil Therapy

Featuring

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tions news go to

Californiagcsaorg









will be $80


crease to $50



offered at $35





will be $50



















not the other way

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Along with this








ing some budgetary












last three years














ment







559-298-6262

or email us at

sngcsaaaolcom

Recently myself

















































































ride



Michael Swing CGCS




By Jim Alwine



















snow



















































buster hit



wwwncgaorgBootCamp





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




Mike McCullough





for details (559) 298-6262














Jim Alwine














ering conifers













of play








reservation now





Education





Wilber


Agenda




930 am Range



awards ceremony

Pricing


$8000


$4000






















office 559-298-6262








Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR





is tournament

chairman

Dave Ber-

mudez with

Dean Kinney

and Scott

Kotrc





Steve Christian



Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 4502761

Fax (775-267-9382














The raffle was

a big success

and everyone

was excited

about what

they won

Our winners were


Herzog








Boardtronics

Turf Tire Express

Mid Cal

Tractor


Materials

















California

GCSA Presi-

dent Rafael

Barajas with

Brook Gif-

ford from

Calorneva

Turf Sup-

port

Above are Adrian

Bertens and Phil

Brown

At left at Jim

Husting Corey

Eastwood Jose

Ortega amp Mitch

Frasier



5322 N Leonard Ave

Clovis CA 93619



September 19 2011


October 17 2011

Presidentrsquos Cup










Las Vegas Nev


February 29 2012











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



the board









year














ommendation












important















upon our future





Welcome New Members

















of August

























for the first time






















Tourney





















luck next year

Phone 209-772-9698


Agriox

Penterra

Hydrahawk


basic soil inputs

SOYAPLEXtrade

Soil Medic

Soil Therapy

Featuring

geoponicscorpcom



tions news go to

Californiagcsaorg









will be $80


crease to $50



offered at $35





will be $50



















not the other way

around)

Along with this








ing some budgetary












last three years














ment







559-298-6262

or email us at

sngcsaaaolcom

Recently myself

















































































ride



Michael Swing CGCS




By Jim Alwine



















snow



















































buster hit



wwwncgaorgBootCamp





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




Mike McCullough





for details (559) 298-6262














Jim Alwine














ering conifers













of play








reservation now





Education





Wilber


Agenda




930 am Range



awards ceremony

Pricing


$8000


$4000






















office 559-298-6262








Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR





is tournament

chairman

Dave Ber-

mudez with

Dean Kinney

and Scott

Kotrc





Steve Christian



Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 4502761

Fax (775-267-9382














The raffle was

a big success

and everyone

was excited

about what

they won

Our winners were


Herzog








Boardtronics

Turf Tire Express

Mid Cal

Tractor


Materials

















California

GCSA Presi-

dent Rafael

Barajas with

Brook Gif-

ford from

Calorneva

Turf Sup-

port

Above are Adrian

Bertens and Phil

Brown

At left at Jim

Husting Corey

Eastwood Jose

Ortega amp Mitch

Frasier



5322 N Leonard Ave

Clovis CA 93619







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



the board









year














ommendation












important















upon our future





Welcome New Members

















of August

























for the first time






















Tourney





















luck next year

Phone 209-772-9698


Agriox

Penterra

Hydrahawk


basic soil inputs

SOYAPLEXtrade

Soil Medic

Soil Therapy

Featuring

geoponicscorpcom



tions news go to

Californiagcsaorg









will be $80


crease to $50



offered at $35





will be $50



















not the other way

around)

Along with this








ing some budgetary












last three years














ment







559-298-6262

or email us at

sngcsaaaolcom

Recently myself

















































































ride



Michael Swing CGCS




By Jim Alwine



















snow



















































buster hit



wwwncgaorgBootCamp





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




Mike McCullough





for details (559) 298-6262














Jim Alwine














ering conifers













of play








reservation now





Education





Wilber


Agenda




930 am Range



awards ceremony

Pricing


$8000


$4000






















office 559-298-6262








Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR





is tournament

chairman

Dave Ber-

mudez with

Dean Kinney

and Scott

Kotrc





Steve Christian



Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 4502761

Fax (775-267-9382














The raffle was

a big success

and everyone

was excited

about what

they won

Our winners were


Herzog








Boardtronics

Turf Tire Express

Mid Cal

Tractor


Materials

















California

GCSA Presi-

dent Rafael

Barajas with

Brook Gif-

ford from

Calorneva

Turf Sup-

port

Above are Adrian

Bertens and Phil

Brown

At left at Jim

Husting Corey

Eastwood Jose

Ortega amp Mitch

Frasier



5322 N Leonard Ave

Clovis CA 93619

















of August

























for the first time






















Tourney





















luck next year

Phone 209-772-9698


Agriox

Penterra

Hydrahawk


basic soil inputs

SOYAPLEXtrade

Soil Medic

Soil Therapy

Featuring

geoponicscorpcom



tions news go to

Californiagcsaorg









will be $80


crease to $50



offered at $35





will be $50



















not the other way

around)

Along with this








ing some budgetary












last three years














ment







559-298-6262

or email us at

sngcsaaaolcom

Recently myself

















































































ride



Michael Swing CGCS




By Jim Alwine



















snow



















































buster hit



wwwncgaorgBootCamp





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




Mike McCullough





for details (559) 298-6262














Jim Alwine














ering conifers













of play








reservation now





Education





Wilber


Agenda




930 am Range



awards ceremony

Pricing


$8000


$4000






















office 559-298-6262








Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR





is tournament

chairman

Dave Ber-

mudez with

Dean Kinney

and Scott

Kotrc





Steve Christian



Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 4502761

Fax (775-267-9382














The raffle was

a big success

and everyone

was excited

about what

they won

Our winners were


Herzog








Boardtronics

Turf Tire Express

Mid Cal

Tractor


Materials

















California

GCSA Presi-

dent Rafael

Barajas with

Brook Gif-

ford from

Calorneva

Turf Sup-

port

Above are Adrian

Bertens and Phil

Brown

At left at Jim

Husting Corey

Eastwood Jose

Ortega amp Mitch

Frasier



5322 N Leonard Ave

Clovis CA 93619









will be $80


crease to $50



offered at $35





will be $50



















not the other way

around)

Along with this








ing some budgetary












last three years














ment







559-298-6262

or email us at

sngcsaaaolcom

Recently myself

















































































ride



Michael Swing CGCS




By Jim Alwine



















snow



















































buster hit



wwwncgaorgBootCamp





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




Mike McCullough





for details (559) 298-6262














Jim Alwine














ering conifers













of play








reservation now





Education





Wilber


Agenda




930 am Range



awards ceremony

Pricing


$8000


$4000






















office 559-298-6262








Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR





is tournament

chairman

Dave Ber-

mudez with

Dean Kinney

and Scott

Kotrc





Steve Christian



Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 4502761

Fax (775-267-9382














The raffle was

a big success

and everyone

was excited

about what

they won

Our winners were


Herzog








Boardtronics

Turf Tire Express

Mid Cal

Tractor


Materials

















California

GCSA Presi-

dent Rafael

Barajas with

Brook Gif-

ford from

Calorneva

Turf Sup-

port

Above are Adrian

Bertens and Phil

Brown

At left at Jim

Husting Corey

Eastwood Jose

Ortega amp Mitch

Frasier



5322 N Leonard Ave

Clovis CA 93619

Recently myself

















































































ride



Michael Swing CGCS




By Jim Alwine



















snow



















































buster hit



wwwncgaorgBootCamp





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




Mike McCullough





for details (559) 298-6262














Jim Alwine














ering conifers













of play








reservation now





Education





Wilber


Agenda




930 am Range



awards ceremony

Pricing


$8000


$4000






















office 559-298-6262








Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR





is tournament

chairman

Dave Ber-

mudez with

Dean Kinney

and Scott

Kotrc





Steve Christian



Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 4502761

Fax (775-267-9382














The raffle was

a big success

and everyone

was excited

about what

they won

Our winners were


Herzog








Boardtronics

Turf Tire Express

Mid Cal

Tractor


Materials

















California

GCSA Presi-

dent Rafael

Barajas with

Brook Gif-

ford from

Calorneva

Turf Sup-

port

Above are Adrian

Bertens and Phil

Brown

At left at Jim

Husting Corey

Eastwood Jose

Ortega amp Mitch

Frasier



5322 N Leonard Ave

Clovis CA 93619



By Jim Alwine



















snow



















































buster hit



wwwncgaorgBootCamp





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




Mike McCullough





for details (559) 298-6262














Jim Alwine














ering conifers













of play








reservation now





Education





Wilber


Agenda




930 am Range



awards ceremony

Pricing


$8000


$4000






















office 559-298-6262








Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR





is tournament

chairman

Dave Ber-

mudez with

Dean Kinney

and Scott

Kotrc





Steve Christian



Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 4502761

Fax (775-267-9382














The raffle was

a big success

and everyone

was excited

about what

they won

Our winners were


Herzog








Boardtronics

Turf Tire Express

Mid Cal

Tractor


Materials

















California

GCSA Presi-

dent Rafael

Barajas with

Brook Gif-

ford from

Calorneva

Turf Sup-

port

Above are Adrian

Bertens and Phil

Brown

At left at Jim

Husting Corey

Eastwood Jose

Ortega amp Mitch

Frasier



5322 N Leonard Ave

Clovis CA 93619


















buster hit



wwwncgaorgBootCamp





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




Mike McCullough





for details (559) 298-6262














Jim Alwine














ering conifers













of play








reservation now





Education





Wilber


Agenda




930 am Range



awards ceremony

Pricing


$8000


$4000






















office 559-298-6262








Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR





is tournament

chairman

Dave Ber-

mudez with

Dean Kinney

and Scott

Kotrc





Steve Christian



Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 4502761

Fax (775-267-9382














The raffle was

a big success

and everyone

was excited

about what

they won

Our winners were


Herzog








Boardtronics

Turf Tire Express

Mid Cal

Tractor


Materials

















California

GCSA Presi-

dent Rafael

Barajas with

Brook Gif-

ford from

Calorneva

Turf Sup-

port

Above are Adrian

Bertens and Phil

Brown

At left at Jim

Husting Corey

Eastwood Jose

Ortega amp Mitch

Frasier



5322 N Leonard Ave

Clovis CA 93619














Jim Alwine














ering conifers













of play








reservation now





Education





Wilber


Agenda




930 am Range



awards ceremony

Pricing


$8000


$4000






















office 559-298-6262








Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR





is tournament

chairman

Dave Ber-

mudez with

Dean Kinney

and Scott

Kotrc





Steve Christian



Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 4502761

Fax (775-267-9382














The raffle was

a big success

and everyone

was excited

about what

they won

Our winners were


Herzog








Boardtronics

Turf Tire Express

Mid Cal

Tractor


Materials

















California

GCSA Presi-

dent Rafael

Barajas with

Brook Gif-

ford from

Calorneva

Turf Sup-

port

Above are Adrian

Bertens and Phil

Brown

At left at Jim

Husting Corey

Eastwood Jose

Ortega amp Mitch

Frasier



5322 N Leonard Ave

Clovis CA 93619



Education





Wilber


Agenda




930 am Range



awards ceremony

Pricing


$8000


$4000






















office 559-298-6262








Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR





is tournament

chairman

Dave Ber-

mudez with

Dean Kinney

and Scott

Kotrc





Steve Christian



Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 4502761

Fax (775-267-9382














The raffle was

a big success

and everyone

was excited

about what

they won

Our winners were


Herzog








Boardtronics

Turf Tire Express

Mid Cal

Tractor


Materials

















California

GCSA Presi-

dent Rafael

Barajas with

Brook Gif-

ford from

Calorneva

Turf Sup-

port

Above are Adrian

Bertens and Phil

Brown

At left at Jim

Husting Corey

Eastwood Jose

Ortega amp Mitch

Frasier



5322 N Leonard Ave

Clovis CA 93619






Bunker Sand

Profile Sand Blends





Pea Gravel

Top Soil


OR





is tournament

chairman

Dave Ber-

mudez with

Dean Kinney

and Scott

Kotrc





Steve Christian



Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 4502761

Fax (775-267-9382














The raffle was

a big success

and everyone

was excited

about what

they won

Our winners were


Herzog








Boardtronics

Turf Tire Express

Mid Cal

Tractor


Materials

















California

GCSA Presi-

dent Rafael

Barajas with

Brook Gif-

ford from

Calorneva

Turf Sup-

port

Above are Adrian

Bertens and Phil

Brown

At left at Jim

Husting Corey

Eastwood Jose

Ortega amp Mitch

Frasier



5322 N Leonard Ave

Clovis CA 93619

Verti Drain

Service

Bruce Christensen

Minden NV 89423


Turf Products


Tel (775) 4502761

Fax (775-267-9382














The raffle was

a big success

and everyone

was excited

about what

they won

Our winners were


Herzog








Boardtronics

Turf Tire Express

Mid Cal

Tractor


Materials

















California

GCSA Presi-

dent Rafael

Barajas with

Brook Gif-

ford from

Calorneva

Turf Sup-

port

Above are Adrian

Bertens and Phil

Brown

At left at Jim

Husting Corey

Eastwood Jose

Ortega amp Mitch

Frasier



5322 N Leonard Ave

Clovis CA 93619






Boardtronics

Turf Tire Express

Mid Cal

Tractor


Materials

















California

GCSA Presi-

dent Rafael

Barajas with

Brook Gif-

ford from

Calorneva

Turf Sup-

port

Above are Adrian

Bertens and Phil

Brown

At left at Jim

Husting Corey

Eastwood Jose

Ortega amp Mitch

Frasier



5322 N Leonard Ave

Clovis CA 93619

















California

GCSA Presi-

dent Rafael

Barajas with

Brook Gif-

ford from

Calorneva

Turf Sup-

port

Above are Adrian

Bertens and Phil

Brown

At left at Jim

Husting Corey

Eastwood Jose

Ortega amp Mitch

Frasier



5322 N Leonard Ave

Clovis CA 93619

5322 N Leonard Ave

Clovis CA 93619

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