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you are hoping the ice storms and the frost heaves more on this project as it develops throughout the
of winter haven’t destroyed your sacred ground. year.
Thankfully we are fortunate in Connecticut to have
For now, as the daffodils and forsythia are
a wealth of exceptional golf course superintendents. in full bloom and the days are slowly getting longer

Thus it is both satisfying and exciting to see and warmer, maybe take my advice and show your
that our Connecticut Association of Golf Course own golf course superintendent a little love and
Superintendents (CAGCS) have been recognized at respect. Their job is difficult, and they are subject
a national level and rewarded with grant money to to nature’s whims (and golfers who inexplicably still
launch an important project that will be influential fail to fix ball marks). Maybe even think of them as
for years to come. This from a Golf Course I do - as golf ’s unsung heroes, a group of people in
Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) our industry who are second to none.
press release earlier t his year:

One of four affiliated chapters of
the GCSAA receiving a grant amount of
$10,000 is the Connecticut Association of
Golf Course Superintendents, whose effort is
being spearheaded by Pete Gorman, the golf
course superintendent at Pine Orchard Yacht
and Country Club in Branford, Conn., and
the secretary-treasurer of the Connecticut
association.

“We want Connecticut to be at the
forefront of the BMP project,” said Gorman,
whose state includes 179 golf courses. “We
want to be a resource for other states and other
industries going forward. GCSAA is taking
the lead in helping all of us be leaders in best
management practices, such as water conservation
and all environmental topics. It’s a commitment
to our profession.”

Pete is one of those guys, like
Charlie Baskin and so many other
superintendents who is both instantly
likable and incredibly knowledgeable.
He has taken on this BMP project
with real enthusiasm and has already
enlisted the help of a number of
fellow superintendents including Eric
Morrison (Shennecossett), Mark Weston
(Indian Hill), Jim Ritorto (Lake of Isles)
Scott Ramsey (Yale) and Jim Pavonetti
(Faiview), as well as the turf grass staff
of experts at UConn. Stay tuned for 13 year-old Mike Moraghan spreads fertilizer on the
backyard green in 1968
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