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TL1301-proof 11/22/12 9:37 AM Page 1 MEMBER HAPPENINGS BY JERRY ROUSSEAU WHISTLER GETS THEIR GREENS WHISTLER GOLF CLUB SUPERINTEDNENT DAVE GOTTSELIG INSPECTS SOD At the 2011 Lower Mainland BCGSA wind up held at the Whistler Golf Club, I was surprised to learn from Superintendent Dave Gottselig and Assistant Superintendent Stuart Carmichael that the Club was planning to re-sod all 18 greens. THE SPRING With planned renovation, A GREEN IN A WINTER WITHOUT there was no need for FUNGICIDE APPLICATION protection. You may have read the report called 'Whistler Undertakes Mold Research' in the June/July 2012 issue of the Turf Line News. If not, visit wcta-online.com and search on "snow mold." FIRST CUT ON GREENS It was a little hard to believe anyone would consider skidding such nice surfaces but Stu explained there were many problems each spring due to the amount of poa annua that had crept into the stand over the past 28 years. Of course everyone growing grass in Canada knows that snow and ice kick the crap out of annual Continued On Facing Page 40 WESTERN CANADA TURFGRASS ASSOCIATION ALL IMAGES COURTESY WHISTLER GOLF CLUB SHINED UP