March OTA Meeting Results

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The March 2023 Ozark Turf Association Meeting, presented by FMC was a success. Matt Bradley PNW/Midwest T and O Market Specialist with FMC presented his lecture “Under the Microscope: Things to Consider When Building Effective Fungicide Programs in Turf”. It started with a brief history of FMC and there were just a couple of us old timers whose hands were raised, that remember spraying with the old FMC Bean sprayers, (yet they still didn’t let me hit from the senior tees). Matt presented a lot of good information, and also threw in some nutsedge control information at the end.

Lunch was then served where we dined on hamburgers with all the fixings, potato salad, and everyone’s favorite, baked beans, many were asking for the receipe.

After lunch we played nine holes on the Betty Allison Par 3 course. The results are as follows:

Closest to the pin winners were:

  • Hole # 3 sponsored by FMC - Jeff Tennyson, assistant superintendent Lake of the Woods Golf Course, City of Columbia

  • Hole # 5 sponsored by SiteOne - Jeff Tennyson, Lake of the Woods Golf Course

  • Hole # 9 sponsored by GreensPro - Maron Towse, OTA President and Superintendent at Schiffferdecker Golf Course, City of Joplin.

Flight winners were as followed: Joey Johnson with Clear Creek Golf Car and Utility Vehicle shot a 29 and won in a scorecard playoff with a birdie on # 6 (playoff was # 7 backwards. In order to maintain his amateur status, Joey donated his prize back to the field.

First place in championship flight also with a 29, was Mike Irvine, OTA Past President and Golf Facilities Supervisor with the Springfield Greene County Park Board.

Second place also with a 29, was Mark Slaughter of GreensPro.

Third place with a 30, went to Barry Siems, owner of Precision Turf Products.

First place in 2nd flight with a 31, was Scott Welsh, Golf Course Superintendent at Bill and Payne Stewart Golf Course, Springfield Greene County Park Board.

Second place also with a 31, was Paul Lewis, Golf Course Superintendent at L. A. Nickell Municipal Golf Course, City of Columbia

Third place with a 32, was Maron Towse, Schiffendecker Golf Course

First place in 3rd flight with a 35 was Ty Lewis, General Manager/Superintendent, Mt. View Municipal Golf Course, Mt. View MO

Second place with a 37 was Tyler Fishel, with GreensPro

Third place with a 37 was Melvin Waldron III, CGCS, Golf Course Superintendent at Horton Smith Golf Course, Springfield Greene County Park Board, and OTA Secretary/Treasurer.

We thank Matt and FMC for sponsoring the meeting and giving the presentation, and we thank FMC, GreensPro and SiteOne for sponsoring the proximity markers.

We will see everyone April 27th at Fremont Hills Country Club, Presented by Profesional Turf Products.