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WORKING WITH NATURE

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The Rich-Springs Club near Cold Spring, Minn, purchased this 800-pound granite bench last year as the championship trophy for one of its tournaments. The winners names are inscribed on the bench. The benches are available from the Cold Spring Granite Co.

New herbicide offered through six companies Betasan, a new preemergence turf herbicide manufactured by the Stauffer Chemical Co., Westport, Conn., is now available to golf course superintendents under eleven private labels.

The Occidental Chemical Co. will sell Best Betasan 4E and Best Betasan 12.5G on the West Coast; Lakeshore Equipment & Supply Co. will market Lescosan 4E and Lescosan 12.5G east of the Rocky Mountains, and the PBI Gordon Corp. will sell Betamec-4 nationally.

Pre-San will be sold across the nation by Mallinckrodt, Inc. Rockland Betasan 4E and Rockland Betasan 12.5G will be marketed in the Northeast by the Rockland Chemical Co. The B. G. Pratt Division of Gabriel Chemical Co. will also sell the herbicide in the Northeast under the names Pratt Betasan 4E, Pratt Betasan 12.5G, and Pratt Betasan 3.6G. Stauffer officials say Betasan will control crabgrass, annual bluegrass, goosegrass, henbit, foxtails, and fall panicum. One application per year is needed to provide seasonal control, the company says.

LAWSUITS

FMC files suit against Jacobsen A lawsuit has been filed in U.S. District Court in Milwaukee by the FMC Corp. of Chicago to stop Jacobsen Manufacturing Co. from infringing on a patent for one of its

rotary lawn mowers, say FMC's attorneys.

The mower is marketed under the Bolens Mulching Mower Trademark, FMC said it is also asking for monetary damages.

TOURNAMENTS

Sites, dates set for USGA tourneys The United States Golf Association has announced sites and dates for two future championships: the West Delta Golf Course in Portland, Ore., will host the 1979 United States Amateur Public Links Championship July 16-21 and the Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson, Kan., will entertain the 1980 Women's Amateur Championship.

The Prairie Dunes club hosted the women's tournament in 1964, the only time it has been played in Kansas.

ASSOCIATIONS

SGMA hires firm to watch legislation The Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association has hired the association management firm of Smith, Bucklin, and Associates to provide support for its Washington-based government relations activities, SGMA president Howard Bruns has announced.

The group will serve more as a "monitoring service" than a lobbying agency," said Fred Juer, chairman of the SGMA federal

agencies committee. "Basically, we are hiring an

outfit to keep an eye on what is happening and to keep us advised," he said.

The SGMA is concerned about federal laws and regulations on a number of issues, especially product liability and the proposal to eliminate tax deductions for entertainment expenses.

IN MEMORIUM

Augusta co-founders honored by club Two bronze plaques commemorating the contributions

of Robert Tyre Jones, Jr., and Cliff Roberts, co-founders of the Augusta National Golf Club, have been placed at the foot of the flagpole near the Augusta clubhouse.

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Ch ick Ritter has been tabbed the first full-time administrator for the PGA's Dixie Section, which covers Alabama and the Florida panhandle. Ritter will work from a new office at the Prattville CC in Prattville, Ala. He is a Class A member and has been Section employment chairman for a number of years.

Dav id Burde t te has been pro-moted to manager of the golf course and grounds at Congres-sional CC in Bethesda, Md. The former course superintendent suc-ceeds Warren B idwe l l , who has retured to Olympia Fields CC in Chicago. The new superintendent at Congressional is J i m Meier and his assistant is M i ke Evens. Meier is a graduate of the turf program at the University of Georgia, where he was aided by a $500 scholarship from the Golf Course Superinten-dents Assoc ia t ion of Amer ica. E v a n s is a 1 9 7 7 a g r o n o m y g r a d u a t e f r o m P e n n S t a t e University.

PGA Tour star "Chi Chi" Rod-r iguez has signed a multi-year contract with representatives of the Dorado Beach Hotel in Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico to become touring pro and executive director for the 72-hole resort.

Sara Romsper t has been named parts and accessor ies p roduc t manager for The Toro Co.'s irriga-tion division. Sal ly Jo Ash ton is the new sales order supervisor.

Jay Glat t has joined Turf-Seed Inc. in Hubbard, Ore., as the marketing department vice president. Glatt is a former assistant director of the Oregon Department of Agriculture.

Steve Barber is the new manager of marketing services for J I Case Division of Davis Manufacturing in Wichita, Kan.

Doug las Bruce has been appoin-ted marketing manager of the Ag-Turf Department of the Johns-Man-ville Sales Corp. He has responsi-bility for marketing irrigation system products.

J a m e s E. Lovaas will take over the new post of planning administrator

for The Toro Co. 's outdoor power equipment group in Bloomington, M inn . He will be replaced as general manager of the Tomah, Wis. plant by James Bruha.

J a m e s C h a t h a m , a f o r m e r Southern California PGA club pro-fessional, has been named eastern regional sales manager for the PGA-Victor Co.

Monsanto Agr icu l tu ra l Products Co. has chosen Lenny L. Ben ton as their new product supervisor for Parthion insecticide and T imo thy Z ink in the same posit ion for Roun-dup, a herbicide produced by the f irm.

K e i t h S h e p e r s k y is Rain Bird Sprinkler Manufacturing Corp.'s new district manager for Hawaii in turf and agriculture. The company has also hired B o b Guadagn i as d is t r i c t m a n a g e r fo r no r the rn California and northern Nevada.

Jer i Reid will give private and group lessons, sponsored by Ram Corp., at Sweetbriar golf course in Avon Lake, Oh., beginning May 1. She has taught golf classes for a number of years at elementary schools and universities.

War ren T. F ike js has been named equipment sales manager for the Norton Corp., a turf equipment, i r r igat ion systems, and related power products distributor head-quartered in Phoenix.

Richa rd L. Tock is the new head professional at South Hills CC in Fond du Lac, Wis.

Bar ry Muel ler is the new course superintendent at the Kah-Nee-Ta resort on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in Warm Springs, Ore. He was formerly superintendent at Pineway Golf Course in Lebanon, Ore.

B o b Schuh has been named head professional at Lakewood CC in Rockville, Md. He had worked 15 years at Crofton CC in Crofton, Md.

Rodney Doogs has been chosen new course super in tendent at Hoosier Heights CC in Tell-City, Ind.

Dan Smit ley has left Santa Maria, CC, Santa Maria, Calif., to become superintendent at Carrac de Tierra CC in Salinas, Calif.

Mer le Howe has replaced Mike McGee as superintendent at the Newport Beach GC in Newport Beach, Calif.

M i k e Mar inge l lo has left his super-intendent's position at Rancho Las Palmas GC in Rancho Mirage, Calif., for the same job at El Dor-ado CC in Palm Springs, Calif. His former job has been filled by Frank Paulino. Bi l l T inder , Florida professional of the year in 1964, is the new pro at Crooked Creek CC in Miami. His a s s i s t a n t is G e o r g e J a m e s , formerly of Florida's Briar Bay GC.

P h i l i p Katz has jo ined Osaga Actionwear, Inc. — Oleg Cassini as vice president of sales.

Dan Dunstan has been appointed vice president, secretary, and chief operat ing of f icer of Lakeshore Equipment & Supply Co. He has responsibil ity for total overall man-agement of the company, one of the largest turfgrass supply houses in the country.

Dr. Gara ld Horst , Texas A&M Uni-versity turfgrass researcher, is the 1978 president of the Rio Bravo Turf & Golf Course Superinten-dents Association. Dale Notgrass is vice president and Char l ie T rue is secretary/treasurer.

Dav id J. Li l ly has rejoined the board of directors of The Toro Co. after serving 11/2 years on the board of g o v e r n o r s of t h e F e d e r a l Rese rve S y s t e m . He rep laces B r u c e B. D a y t o n , w h o h a s resigned.

David Canavan of Culpepper, Va., has been elected the eighth presi-dent of the Golf Course Builders of America. Canavan has been presi-dent of Moore Golf since 1962 and is a past president of the Greater Washington Golf Superintendents Association. Other new officers are Haro ld E. B ishop, Quakertown, Pa., president-elect; Car l Hed lund Palmer, Mass., secretary , and James J. K i r chdor fe r , Louisville, Ky., treasurer.

Randy Meloc ik has taken the c lub pro's position at Thunder Hills CC in South Madison, Ohio. He was the former professional at Berkshire Hills CC in Chesterland, Ohio.

A l l - t i m e L P G A m o n e y w inner Kathy Wh i two r th has been named director of women's golf at Trophy C lub , a res ident ia l - recreat ional community in Roanoke, Tex.

B o b b y S t r i ck l in has been chosen golf director for the Northdale golf c o u r s e , a new c o u r s e be ing developed as part of a real estate r e c r e a t i o n c o m p l e x in N o r t h Tampa, Fla.

Dave Z i m m e r m a n is the new sales r e p r e s e n t a t i v e fo r L a k e s h o r e Equipment & Supply Co. in Elyria, Ohio. He graduated in February from Penn State University's 2-year turf management program.

Berna rd L. Bi l ler has assumed the national branch manager's position at The Gravely Division of the Clarke-Gravely Corp. He will be respons ib le for Gravely factory branch sales.

Dick McAl l i s te r has resigned as superintendent of golf for the city of Long Beach, Calif., to become a sales representative for an agricul-tural f irm in Montana.

Bi l l Gr i f f i th is the new superinten-dent at the West Delta park golf course in Oregon.

J o h n (Woody ) W u d n o s k i , a golf professional for 25 years, has died after a recent illness. He had been at the Wyoming Valley CC in Upper Askam, Pa.

Senior citizens: golden opportunity

for the golf business

by Gene Burress, C G C S

T h e a l l e g e d e x o d u s of g o l f e r s a n d p o t e n t i a l go l f e r s to t e n n i s , r a c q u e t -ba l l , a n d o t h e r r e c r e a t i o n a l ac t iv i t i e s h a s no t , f o r the mos t p a r t , i n c l u d e d r e t i r e d p e r s o n s . R e t i r e e s h a v e l i t t le o r n o c o n c e r n tha t golf m a y c o n s u m e too m u c h t i m e , t he m a i n a r g u m e n t aga in s t it by y o u n g e r , b u s i e r p e o p l e . R e t i r e e s a r e r e a d y a n d e a g e r f o r t h e a d v e n t u r e tha t golf b r i n g s . T h i s a d v e n t u r e s t a r t s a n e w c h a l l e n g e in t h e i r l i f e a n d at t he s a m e t i m e p r o v i d e s p r e c i o u s socia l ac-t ivity, a n o p p o r t u n i t y to m a k e n e w f r i e n d s .

M a n y s e n i o r c i t i z e n s a r e d i s -c o v e r i n g golf for t he f i r s t t i m e . E v e n if t hey w e r e i n t r o d u c e d to golf in t h e i r you th , t h e g a m e w a s o f t e n a b a n d o n e d or c u r t a i l e d d u e to t h e n e c e s s i t i e s of c a r e e r d e v e l o p m e n t , b u s i n e s s , a n d f a m i l y . S o m e n e v e r , e v e r e x p e c t e d to jo in " t h o s e d u m m i e s c h a s i n g that l i t t le w h i t e b a l l . " But a f r i e n d , n e i g h b o r , or s o m e o n e a l r e a d y r e t i r e d p e r s u a d e d the r e l u c t a n t n e w r e t i r e e to " c o m e on out a n d m e e t the gang, a good g r o u p of

guys . " P r o b a b l y , t h e s p o u s e p r o v i d e d s o m e u rg ing . In a n y case , t i m e d i d not m a t t e r . T h e golf b u g a n d t h e c i r c l e of good g o l f i n g f r i e n d s took o v e r .

P u b l i c golf c o u r s e s all o v e r the c o u n t r y a r e d e v e l o p i n g s t r o n g con-t i n g e n t s of s e n i o r go l f e r s . S e n i o r golf is g r o w i n g b y l e a p s a n d b o u n d s . Golf a d m i n i s t r a t o r s , p r o f e s s i o n a l s , a n d s u p e r i n t e n d e n t s a r e e n c o u n t e r i n g a g r o u p to s e r v e w h i c h a f e w s h o r t y e a r s ago d i d n o t ex i s t . T h e s e n i o r g o l f e r s a r e o r g a n i z i n g . In m a n y l o c a t i o n s they h a v e b e c o m e a " p r e s s u r e g r o u p " wi th w h o m p o l i t i c i a n s a n d golf m a n a g e -m e n t h a v e h a d to c o p e .

T i m e is of l i t t le c o n s e q u e n c e to the r e t i r e d p e r s o n . Ac t ive m i n d s c a n n o w l e n d t h e m s e l v e s to w h a t ' s go ing on at t h e golf c o u r s e s . S o m e of t h e s m a l l e s t d e t a i l s of t h e g o l f o p e r a t i o n s , s e e m i n g l y u n i m p o r t a n t to m a n a g e -m e n t , c a n b e c o m e i r r i t a n t s or sug-ges t ions . S o m e s e n i o r s wi l l a r b i t r a r i l y m o v e t e e m a r k e r s p l a c e d t h e r e e a r l y tha t m o r n i n g . M a n y of t h e m p r a c -

Gene Burress oversees the operation of seven golf courses in his position as super-visor of golf for the City of Cincinnati, Ohio.

This is Burress' second article in GOLF BUSINESS (the first, on government golf courses, appeared in the Augus t 1977 issue), and he will be making further contributions to the magazine as the newest m e m b e r of its Advisory Board. A member of the GCSAA's Educational Committee and the Board of Trustees of the Ohio Turfgrass Foundation, he is also a Certified Golf Course Superintendent.

t i ca l ly l ive at t he c o u r s e , t ak ing a p e r -s o n a l i n t e r e s t f a r g r e a t e r t h a n m a n a g e m e n t a p p r e c i a t e s . T h e y a r e a d e p t at k n o w i n g w h o m to c o n t a c t a n d h a v e t h e r e f o r e b e c o m e a p o w e r f u l v o i c e in the po l i t i c s of a d m i n i s t e r i n g a golf p r o g r a m .

M o s t r e t i r e e s l i v e on a f i x e d in -c o m e so t h e q u a r t e r or d o l l a r t h a t is s p e n t m u s t b e w a t c h e d . T h i s is t h e a r e a w h e r e mos t c o m p l a i n t s o r i g i n a t e . S o m e b e l i e v e tha t b e c a u s e t h e y a r e r e t i r e d or h a v e r e a c h e d that " g o l d e n a g e " it all s h o u l d b e g i v e n to t h e m . A p r e v a l e n t a t t i t u d e is tha t the e s t a b l i s h -m e n t " o w e s u s . " S o m e p o l i t i c i a n s h a v e f o r c e d golf m a n a g e m e n t to g i v e golf a w a y to the s e n i o r s f o r f e a r of " g r a y p o w e r . "

G r o w t h and involvement P e r c e n t a g e s of s e n i o r p l a y wi l l v a r y g r e a t l y f r o m the r e t i r e m e n t a r e a s of t h e s u n b e l t to t h e n o r t h e r n m e t r o -p o l i t a n a r e a s . In C i n c i n n a t i it r a n g e s f r o m 10 to 15 p e r c e n t of to ta l p l a y , d e p e n d i n g on the golf c o u r s e . N e a r l y 700 s e n i o r s p l a y w e e k l y in o r g a n i z e d g r o u p s . Of t h e s e , 90 p e r c e n t or m o r e p l a y o n l y n i n e h o l e s e a c h ou t ing . Las t y e a r , a p p r o x i m a t e l y 35,000 s e n i o r g r e e n s f e e s w e r e c o l l e c t e d on s e v e n golf c o u r s e s .

In m a n y m u n i c i p a l golf p r o g r a m s , s e n i o r golf is g i v e n a w a y . It is t h i s w r i t e r ' s o p i n i o n tha t if the s e n i o r r a t e is no t at l e a s t ha l f t h e r e g u l a r f e e , t h e n it b e c o m e s a n o t h e r l i ab i l i ty f o r t h e t a x p a y e r . T h e r a n g e of g r e e n s f e e s a c r o s s t h e c o u n t r y is w i d e . S o m e a r e f r e e , o t h e r s $1 or h a l f , t h r e e - q u a r t e r s or f u l l r a t e . A n n u a l f e e p l a n s a r e a v a i l a b l e f o r as l o w as $30, a l t h o u g h t h e p o p u l a r i t y of a n n u a l f e e s a m o n g golf a d m i n i s t r a t o r s is d i m i n i s h i n g . T r y i n g to e l i m i n a t e t h e s e u n d e s i r a b l e a n n u a l f e e s h a s b e c o m e a n e x t r e m e l y d i f f i c u l t task d u e to o b j e c t i o n s f r o m t h o s e no t w a n t i n g to p a y t h e i r f a i r s h a r e . N o m a t t e r w h a t p r i c e t h e s e n i o r h a s to pay , h o w e v e r , t h e p o p u l a r i t y of golf a m o n g r e t i r e e s wi l l c o n t i n u e to g r o w .

G r o w t h is b o r d e r i n g on t h e p h e -n o m e n a l . It wi l l no t s u b s i d e or l e v e l o f f . T h r e e y e a r s ago t h e r e w e r e o n l y f o u r o r g a n i z e d s e n i o r g r o u p s in t h e C i ty of C i n c i n n a t i m u n i c i p a l golf p r o -g r a m . T o d a y t h e r e a r e e ight o r g a n i z e d g r o u p s , o n e w i t h o u t a f o r m a l o r g a n i z a t i o n , a n d o n e f l e d g l i n g g r o u p

d e v e l o p i n g . T h e o r g a n i z e d g r o u p s h a v e cons t i tu t ions a n d b y l a w s w h i c h c o v e r a v a r i e d r a n g e of s u b j e c t s : ceil-ing on the n u m b e r of m e m b e r s , age r e q u i r e m e n t s , e l ec t ion a n d d u t i e s of o f f i ce r s , commi t t ee s , a n d d u e s .

Not all h a v e a cei l ing on the n u m -b e r of m e m b e r s , but most do. T h e Bogey B e n d e r s at N e u m a n n Golf C o u r s e h a v e a ce i l ing of 90. T h e i r wa i t i ng list g r e w so large that a sp in-off g roup , the Ea r ly Birds, w a s f o r m e d w i t h a ce i l ing of 60. Each n o w h a s a wa i t i ng list of 30.

The Par H o p e r s , wi th ful l r o s t e r of 120, h a v e 25 m o r e gol fers w a i t i n g to jo in . T h e G o l d e n Swinge r s ce i l i ng is 92, wi th 20 m o r e on the w a i t i n g list. T h e Divot Diggers and Bogey Bus t e r s h a v e m a x i m u m s of 72 and 40. T h e o t h e r two h a v e no cei l ing a n d h a v e o v e r 60 m e m b e r s . Most g r o u p s a r e m a l e o r i e n t e d , bu t the f l edg l ing g r o u p is mixed . T h e r e is o n e p r e d o m i n a n t l y f e m a l e s e n i o r s g r o u p w h i c h p l a y s at R e e v e s Golf C o u r s e .

I n v o l v e m e n t of the City of C inc in -n a t i golf a d m i n i s t r a t i o n is v e r y m i n i m a l . I n i t i a l a r r a n g e m e n t s to d e v e l o p a n e w g r o u p a n d s e n i o r t o u r n a m e n t s a r e in i t i a t ed by t h e golf s t a f f . Golf p r o f e s s i o n a l s H a n k Wi lms , L a r r y Brant , Jack Albury , a n d Jer ry W o o d h a v e h a d g rea t success in the i r e f f o r t s to o r g a n i z e n e w g roups . O n c e the i dea or g r o u p is born , the s e n i o r s t a k e over a n d a d m i n i s t e r the i r o w n p r o g r a m s .

In 1977, r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of e a c h g r o u p m e t w i t h t h e city s u p e r v i s o r of

golf, w h o p r e s e n t e d the i d e a a n d d e s c r i p t i o n of a f o u r - m a n s c r a m b l e . T h e s e n i o r s e n t h u s i a s t i c a l l y b o u g h t t he i d e a a n d d e v e l o p e d the i r o w n t o u r n a m e n t ru les . T h e y p l a c e d a l imi t on t h e n u m b e r of t e a m s e a c h l e a g u e cou ld e n t e r . T h e f i e l d w a s f i l l ed w i t h 32 t e a m s a n d s o m e g r o u p s w e r e d is-a p p o i n t e d b e c a u s e t h e y w e r e t u r n e d a w a y . T h e City O p e n Sen io r Golf C h a m p i o n s h i p p l a y e d on a w e e k e n d h a s not b e e n a p o p u l a r t o u r n a m e n t , e v e n though it is in f l ights by age g roups . This e v e n t is b e i n g s c h e d u l e d on w e e k d a y s in 1978 in an e f f o r t to in-c r e a s e p a r t i c i p a t i o n .

Contributions and considerations C i n c i n n a t i is p r o u d of its s e n i o r s . T h e i r c o n s t r u c t i v e i d e a s a n d sug-ges t ions a r e i n v a l u a b l e . T h e cons t an t g r i p e r s a r e s o o n i d e n t i f i e d , a n d m a n a g e m e n t d e v e l o p s its t e c h n i q u e s in s e p a r a t i n g the w h e a t f r o m the c h a f f . O u r s en io r s ' i n v o l v e m e n t is vital in our you th t o u r n a m e n t s . T h e P a r H o p e r s v o l u n t e e r the i r s e rv i ce s to m o n i t o r play, post sco res , d e t e r m i n e long d r i v e a n d c loses t to the ho le , a n d just do a n y t h i n g t h e y can to ass is t t he p ro .

T h e Bogey B e n d e r s took on a s p e c i a l p ro j ec t in w h i c h they r a i s e d f u n d s a n d b e a u t i f i e d t he i r c o u r s e w i t h f l o w e r b e d s a n d p l an t ings , w h i c h they m a i n t a i n . Of the 14 m e m b e r s w h o s e r v e on the M u n i c i p a l Golf A d v i s o r y Counc i l , s even a r e s e n i o r s p r o v i d i n g t h e i r v a l u e d e x p e r t i s e to the d i r e c t i o n of C i n c i n n a t i ' s Golf P r o g r a m .

T h e golf p r o g r a m in C inc inna t i p r o v i d e s for r e d u c e d r a t e s for s e n i o r s at age 65 — or at 62 if on Social S e c u r i t y . T h o s e r e c e i v i n g S o c i a l Secur i ty at an e a r l i e r age d u e to a dis-abi l i ty a r e a lso e l ig ib le to r e c e i v e a " s e n i o r c a r d . " T h e S t a t e of O h i o " G o l d e n B u c k e y e " c a r d i s s u e d to sen io r s is a lso h o n o r e d . G r e e n s f e e s a r e $2.10 f o r 9 ho le s a n d $3.50 for 18 holes . F e e s a r e r e d u c e d f u r t h e r on the execu t ive a n d p a r 3 c o u r s e s . T h e r e is no a n n u a l f e e p l an . S e n i o r s mus t tee-off b e f o r e 12 noon on w e e k d a y s only, though u n d e r c o n s i d e r a t i o n is a p ro -posal to i n c r e a s e the cutoff t ime to 2:00 p . m . W e e k d a y m o r n i n g s a r e c r o w d e d a lmos t to c a p a c i t y . Organ -ized s e n i o r g r o u p s u t i l i ze two m o r n -ings at t h r e e golf cou r ses . O t h e r m o r n -ings h a v e s c h e d u l e d l e a g u e s fo r wo-m e n , sh i f t w o r k e r s , a n d you th . Wi th-out q u e s t i o n , the s e n i o r s f o r m the n u c l e u s of the C i n c i n n a t i w e e k d a y m o r n i n g golf p rog ram.

T h e r e is room for s o m e e x p a n s i o n at s e v e r a l courses , not so at o the r s . T h e q u e s t i o n is, w h a t wi l l the f u t u r e ho ld? E x p a n s i o n of p r e s e n t c o u r s e s or d e v e l o p m e n t of n e w fac i l i t i e s m a y not be p r u d e n t , e v e n though fac i l i t i e s fo r sen io r e x p a n s i o n a r e n e e d e d . S e n i o r s in past y e a r s h a v e b e e n r e f e r r e d to a s the " g r a y m i n o r i t y , " bu t t h e gove rn -men t c e n s u s d e p a r t m e n t s ta tes tha t this m i n o r i t y will c h a n g e to a m a j o r i t y in a f e w y e a r s . If th is is t rue , it ap -p e a r s tha t the d e m a n d for t ime on the golf c o u r s e wi l d e f i n i t e l y e x c e e d the supp ly . •

18 MAY/GOLF BUSINESS

GOLF BUSINESS PROFILE

Nature and architecture combine to create quiet Florida resort by Scott Scredon, assistant editor

The delicate warmth of a May morn-ing reassures golfers in most parts of the country that the season is just be-ginning. They don't even care too much about those first few double bogeys; they have at least four months to work the kinks out of their game.

For others, though, the fresh air flashes back memories of the week or 10 days when they jetted to Florida during winter. Some of those vaca-tioners came to the Grenelefe Golf & Racquet Club, where they played golf every morning and the evenings were disturbed only by snowplows that rambled past cars buried in snow on the television news.

When people step outside of their condominium or home at this central Florida resort, they are getting ready to barbecue dinner or walk to their cars and drive to the golf course. Grene le fe includes two 18-hole courses that sit about 12 miles north-east of Cypress Gardens. It also seems to be a few miles from just about any-thing else except acres of orange groves, an environment its owners try to sell to prospective buyers.

(Clockwise): A golfer stops for water at one of the cedar kegs placed on Grenelefe's West course; the architecture of a condominium's sharp-angled roof is duplicated with tee markers on each hole; pro shop employees prepare for early morning rush of vacationers.

Al though the 800-acre c o m p l e x also i n c l u d e s a t enn i s vi l lage, two s w i m -m i n g pools, two r e s t au ran t s , a n d a lounge , t hese fac i l i t i e s a r e a lmos t th rowins , a c c o r d i n g to Ed C a u s e y , di-r ec to r of golf o p e r a t i o n s . " G r e n e l e f e is r e a l l y a golf r e so r t . A p e r s o n c o m e s h e r e to r e l ax a n d p l a y golf ."

T h e r e a l e s t a t e v e n t u r e h a s b e e n pu t toge ther by F l o r i d a ' s A r r o w h e a d Assoc ia tes , Inc. a n d will e v e n t u a l l y in-c l u d e 759 c o n d o m i n i u m s a n d 188 h o m e s . T h e c o n d o m o n i u m o w n e r s r e n t the i r un i t s to v a c a t i o n e r s d u r i n g m u c h of t he y e a r a n d s h a r e the r e v e -n u e w i t h G r e n e l e f e m a n a g e m e n t . Abou t half of the l and is now c o v e r e d wi th r e c r e a t i o n a l fac i l i t i es or l iv ing uni t s , the n e w East golf c o u r s e de-s igned by Ed S e a y be ing the la tes t add i t ion .

C a u s e y a n d P a u l H i c k m a n , d i r ec -tor of g r o u n d s m a i n t e n a n c e , h a v e the

"Red ball washers take away the natural beauty."

job of m a k i n g the i r cour ses m o r e at-t rac t ive t h a n o the r resor t s in F l o r i d a a n d the s o u t h e a s t e r n Un i t ed S ta tes . T h e G r e n e l e f e p r o j e c t is a b o u t 4Vi y e a r s old a n d the biggest p u s h to sell its rea l e s t a t e p r o g r a m is on n o w . A m e d i o c r e golf o p e r a t i o n could eas i ly s e n d r e t i r e e s a n d i n v e s t m e n t s e e k e r s e l s e w h e r e .

Blends with natural setting H i c k m a n h a s a t t e m p t e d to i n t e g r a t e the cen t ra l F lo r i da vege ta t ion a n d the a r c h i t e c t u r e of G r e n e l e f e ' s r e d c e d a r bu i ld ings w i th t he golf courses . T h e t h r e e bu i l d ings u n d e r cons t ruc t i on w h e n h e a r r i v e d h e r e in 1973 fea-t u r e d s h a r p - a n g l e d roofs . A n u m b e r of o t h e r bu i l d ings in the c o m p l e x h a v e s i m i l a r s h a p e s s i n c e c e d a r n e e d s this s lope for p r o p e r d r a i n a g e .

H i c k m a n d e c i d e d t h e n to u s e b locks of c e d a r fo r tee m a r k e r s , cut at an angle s imi l a r to the roofs so the c o u r s e s w o u l d b l e n d wi th the de-v e l o p m e n t . O u t - o f - b o u n d s m a r k e r s , s igns des igna t ing golf car pa th s , and

s t akes that ho ld r o p e s k e e p i n g ca r s off the t ees a r e a lso cut w i th this angle .

O t h e r m a n - m a d e s t r u c t u r e s h a v e a lso b e e n a l t e r e d to c o m p l e m e n t t he t e r r a i n . Bal l w a s h e r s a r e p a i n t e d g r e e n a n d the b e n c h e s si t t ing on the t ees h a v e b e e n bu i l t w i th the s a m e

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"Mos t r e d ball w a s h e r s take a w a y the n a t u r a l b e a u t y of the c o u r s e , " says H i c k m a n . T h e a b s e n c e of br ight r e d w a s h e r s g ives the go l fe r a c h a n c e to not ice t he aza l ea s a r o u n d e a c h tee

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