Dear Members,

Mother Nature has once again reminded us who is in charge. The oppressive heat and humidity has certainly taken its toll on our golf courses, members, and staff. For many, water supplies are dwindling, and inefficiencies in our irrigation systems are certainly exposed. For others, soaking thunderstorms followed by spikes in the heat and humidity has caused other issues. Soil temperatures have been consistently recorded in the mid-90's at many locations. Disease pressure has not been this high in 20 years, and bacterial wilt is now effecting bentgrass as well as poa! We are all intimately aware of the stresses and maladies that these conditions present to our turf.

Room Block - 2011 GCSAA Education Conference & Golf Industry Show – Orlando, FL

For your convenience, CAGCS has blocked a total of 20 rooms at the Rosen Centre Hotel (Association Headquarters) for the 2011 GCSAA Education Conference and Golf Industry Show in Orlando, FL.

If you would like to reserve a room in the room block, please email or call the CAGCS office and leave your name and the address where you would like your housing form sent to (home or business). We will then forward to you the specially marked housing form, which will be available around September 1st for completion with instructions. In order to be fair to all, they will be sent out on a first-come, first-served basis.

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Lake Compounce
New England's Family Theme Park

» Register online
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Deadline for reservations – FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 2010

Tickets are priced as follows:
Member price (includes all immediate family member):
Adults (over 12) - $20.00
Children ages 4 to 12 - $10.00
Non-Member Adult - $27.00
Non-Member children ages 4 to 12 - $14.00
Children, ages 3 and under do not need a ticket
(price includes Picnic ~ Beverages ~ and all day ride pass)
does not include Skycoaster, Miniature Golf & Paddle Boats

Prolonged periods of high temperatures, and in some cases, excessive rainfall, and high humidity have made life uncomfortable for golfers and golf courses alike, with Mother Nature holding all the cards for true relief.

"The simple fact is the cool-season turfgrasses such as bentgrass, fescue, bluegrass, annual bluegrass (Poa annua) and others are stressed when temperatures climb and humidity is high," Clark Throssell, Ph.D., director of research for the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, said. "Golf courses in many parts of the country experience this every year, however what makes the situation so dire this year are the high levels of extended heat and humidity, and the sizeable part of the country affected (Midwest, Mideast, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic)."