Eastern North Carolina Turfgrass Association

Volunteering for a PGA Golf Tournament

At some point in your career, or maybe even every year, a Golf Course Superintendent will give up some vacation time to work for nothing at one of the multi-million dollar events hosted by the PGA Tour. One reason golf courses look so good on TV is because there are 100-plus volunteer turf experts out there making sure of it.

Can you imagine giving up a week of your vacation to get up at 5 am in a strange town and working for 10 hours a day without pay? Well, we had some of our very own ENCTA members volunteer their time to work the Wells Fargo Championship at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, NC, during the week of April 29. These members were: Charlie Boykin, Jeff Gaylor and Brian Watson.

Thursday May 16th Wilson Country Club Wilson, NC Host: Craig Clemmer

Please call Southern Seeds by Friday, May 10th at 1-800-682-1102, so we can make
adequate accommodations.

March 2013
ENCTA Members and Colleagues:

ENCTA kicked off our year with our annual pesticide conference at Wayne Community College. Rob Woods hosted the meeting that included 4 hours of education and a great lunch. Special thanks goes to Casey Reynolds, Jim Kerns PhD, Travis Gannon PhD, and Rick Brandenburg PhD all from NC State for their presentations.

Damon Libby hosted our March meeting at Star Hill Golf Club. David Jacob CGCS, spoke on Cultural Practices for Management on Ultradwarf Greens. David did a great job of condensing several hours of information into one hour and even had time to answer everyone’s questions. David’s presentation was followed by some great fellowship prior to lunch and golf.

David Bentley CGCS will host our April meeting at Scotch Hall Preserve on April 18^th. Don Riley a Certified Wildlife Biologist, will speak on Native Vegetation Establishment and The Benefits. Don’s presentation will be an opportunity for us all to hear something new that we are not use to dealing with on a daily basis and Scotch Hall Preserve is the perfect setting.

Our fundraising tournament will be on May 16^th at Wilson Country Club hosted by Craig Clemmer. Please plan on joining us for this important event where the proceeds help us support turfgrass research, scholarships and other aspects of the turf industry.

I would like to thank all of our 2013 sponsors and the ENCTA board members for their continued efforts to ensure the success of the association. Please visit our website at www.encta.org for more dates and information on our 2013 schedule.

Brian Green,
ENCTA President
Lonnie Poole Golf Course
(919) 828-7820

April 18, 2013 Scotch Hall Preserve Merry Hill, NC 27957 Speaker: Don Riley, Certified Wildlife Biologist Topic: Native Vegetation Established and The Benefits Host: David Bentley, CGCS

PLEASE CALL SOUTHERN SEEDS BY MONDAY, APRIL 15 AT 1-800-682-1102, SO WE CAN MAKE ADEQUATE ACCOMMODATIONS.

January 2013

ENCTA Members and Colleagues:

ENCTA would like to thank Buckley Brockman from Washington Yacht and Country Club, Justin Helms from Scotch Hall Preserve, and Ben Peters from Smith Turf and Irrigation for their service as a board member for 2011 and 2012. Their service and the support from the companies and clubs that they work for does not go unnoticed and is greatly appreciated. Our new board members who will serve for 2013 and 2014 are Daniel Lancaster from Wedgewood Golf Course, Brian Williams from North Shore Country Club and Chris Pearson from Green Resource. We would like to welcome our new board members and look forward to working with all of them.

Our 2013 meetings are all set with the first meeting being our annual pesticide meeting held at Wayne Community College and hosted by Rob Woods on February 21st. Thanks to Casey Reynolds, Fred Yelverton, Jim Kerns, and Rick Brandenburg from NCSU for some great information and their willingness to speak to us.

Damon Libby at Star Hill Country Club will host our March meeting on March 21st and David Jacob will be speaking on Cultural Practices of Ultradwarf Bermudagrass Greens. Our April meeting will be on April 18th and will be at Scotch Hall Preserve located on the Albemarle Sound where we will be learning about Native Vegetation Establishment and the Benefits.  I am sure that David Bentley, Justin Helms and their staff will have the golf course in fantastic shape.

Our fundraising tournament will be on May 16th at Wilson Country Club hosted by Craig Clemmer. Go ahead and mark your calendars so you can be sure to join us.

As we begin this year, we would like to thank all of our sponsors who have supported us throughout the years and continue to support us. It is because of you that we are able to be such a strong organization and offer great fellowship and education to our members.

Brian Green,
ENCTA President
Lonnie Poole Golf Course
(919) 828-7820

Next Meeting Thursday, December 6th Annual Business Meeting Country Club of the Crystal Coast Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina Host: Andy Ipock

Please call Southern Seeds by Monday, December 3rd at 1-800-682-1102, so we can make adequate accommodations.

Please download the flyer for more information on participation and attendance.

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Carolina-Colours2012 Ryder Cup Event
ENCTA vs. Cape Fear
October 15, 2012
Carolina Colours Golf Club

10:00 am Shotgun
Cost: $40.00 per man
Format: 18 hole singles
Each match is worth one point. Halved matches will count as half point per team.

Box Lunches provided along with cool beverages following the matches.

Anyone interested please contact Andy Ipock 252-269-9051