Country Club Tax Status in Question

Maryland legislature to increase country club assessments to 50 percent of the fair market value but was killed in committee without a floor vote. Speaking in an editorial voice, the newsletter said any additional tax assessment will result in a higher dues structure for all country clubs throughout the state. It said the ma- jority of members are not rich and are already cutting their expenses to fiWm survive inflation. Results of mem- Country Club Tax Status In Question bers letting their memberships at Country club taxes were recently in clubs are exempt from annual land private clubs lapse would be that the the news in Maryland, and implica- assessment increases and pay virtu- state would be faced with over- tions of what is going on in that ally the same rate of taxes each year, crowding of recreational facilities. state are of interest to country club even though the value of land More park and municipal courses officials across the country. around the country club is continu- would be needed, resulting in in- The Washington Post recently ally increasing, it was reported in the creased government expenses. featured an article on the tax status newsletter of the Mid-Atlantic Asso- of country clubs that take advan- ciation of Golf Course Superin- tage of a tax break if the club tendents. In 1966 when the agree- Golf Cars No Longer Allowed "promises to keep its land in open ments were signed, the assessed On Plnehurst No. 2 Course space for 10 years." This agreement value for club land was about 54 The famed Pinehurst No. 2 golf can be renewed for succeeding 10- percent of the fair market value. course will no longer allow golf cars .year periods. The Maryland state Since these assessments have not on its 7,051-yard layout, and will re- law was formed in 1966 and next changed despite inflation, the cur- quire use of caddies. year will terminate the first 10-year rent assessment value is now only 28 The announcement was made by period agreement. percent of the fair market value. A bill was recently introduced in the William C. Brent, Jr., president of Under the present law, country Pinehurst, Inc., who said: "We have made this move in order to preserve the quality which Pinehurst No. 2 has become so famous for around the world." The course, which plays to a par 71, is one of five championship courses at Pinehurst, in North Caro- lina. Pinehurst is the only private country club in the United States with five 18-hole courses. All five courses begin and end at the 80- year-old Pinehurst Country Club as well as the new $2.1 million members' club which will open later this month. Pinehurst No. 2 is also the site of the $200,000 World Open Golf Championship in September, and its fourth green is overlooked by the World Golf Hall of Fame.

$250,000 Industry Challenge Is Initiated by Spalding GOLFDOM's Herb Graffis and PGA President Henry Poe admire the As anyone related to the golf indus- Graffis Cup which will be awarded to the PGA Section generating the try must know by now, Spalding is largest contributions to the National Golf Day charities drive this year. making a $250,000 challenge that no The 23-year-old event, which provides help for more than 35 golf chari- other leading pro shop golf ball can ties, generates funds as golfers contribute $1 or more to try to beat the outdistance its "Top-Flite" ball. target score (with handicap) set at the Round of Champions at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio June 2. The target score to beat is the low- The challenge is directed at the Ti- est round of the competing champions — P&A champ Lee Trevlno ver- tleist, Royal +6, Blue Max, Wilson sus U.S. Open champ Hale Irwin for men and LPGA and Women's Open LD, Titleist DT and Maxfli balls. champ Sandra Haynie and 1974 LPGA player-of-the-year JoAnne Gar- The publicity-minded challenge ner for women. has received excellent exposure in the golf industry by advertising and there is little doubt that Wilson and National and Local Chapters word-of-mouth, and manufacturers the PGA plan to appeal the deci- Don't Back Members on Jobs, of the other golf balls have until sion to the Fifth Circuit Court of One Superintendent Says August 31 to accept the challenge. Appeals, also in New Orleans. "Many claims have been made Golf City's chief counsel Henry Associations should back a superin- by manufacturers about the dis- Klein told GOLFDOM he was hap- tendent from the time he applies for tance their golf balls travel," said py with the judgement, but thought a job, right through until he accepts Ralph Carlson, Spalding's business an appeal was imminent. a position and continue to repre- manager of golf. "So by issuing our The defendants in the case stand sent him as long as he keeps the job, direct challenge we hope to show to pay out around $225,000 plus in- according to Wayne Evans, superin- golfers once and for all which ball terest if their appeal is turned down. tendent at Brandywine Country actually travels the farthest. In this Klein indicated that over $116,000 Club in Brandywine, Md. way, their decision on which golf had been credited to the defense, be- "The area in which associations ball to buy can be made solely on cause of a number of other defend- are falling short is in the endorse- facts. ants who had settled out of court. ment of each and every superin- "$250,000 says Top-Flite is the In other litigation pending tendent," Evans said. "The crux of longest ball and the first competitor against equipment manufacturers, a the situation lies in the fact that that can outdistance us in a head-to- pre-trial conference was held in fed- there is no real job assurance for the head test goes home with the cash," eral court in Chicago May 23 in the superintendent in that he has no real Carlson said. case of sporting goods dealer Morris contract." The test will be conducted inde- Mages versus over a dozen of the Evans said the superintendent pendently by Opinion Research club manufacturers. has more wide-ranging responsibil- Corp., Princeton, N.J. Carlson Klein, who is also involved in the ities than either the pro or the club spelled out some of the rules govern- Chicago case, is basing his anti-trust manager. He is responsible for the ing the challenge. The golf site action against the manufacturers in planning and maintenance of would be chosen based on the much the same way the New Or- millions of dollars worth of land, mutual agreement of the challenger leans action was taken. Another pre- turf, ornamental plantings and and Spalding. Opinion Research trial conference is set for the court of equipment. then would select a "reliable base" Judge Bernard Decker in Chicago Evans said he feels certification of amateur golfers from among men on Aug. 21. Over 30 attorneys are is a must. He said it gives the and women having a wide range of working on the defense case. superintendent tremendous lever- handicaps. They would use a driver and a five iron until Opinion Re- search determines the winner on the Keep Members Interested, CMAA Exec Says basis of the total distance of the two shots. Being acutely aware of rising costs, the mood of its members. "When "We feel the challenge is a truly Wichita Country Club in Kansas re- tennis became a national popular- meaningful distance test," Carlson cently started its own Fight Infla- ity," he said, "our club already had said. "No machines. No gimmicks. tion Plan, according to its club anticipated the trend. From two un- Using the best gauge, the men and manager, Josef Auerbach. used concrete courts, we advanced women who play the game." As of Writing in the newsletter of the to six modern outdoor and three ex- yet, no other company has taken Club Managers Association of cellent indoor courts. The tennis Spalding up on its challenge. It was America, the newly elected secre- roster lists almost 300 active tennis also reported another factor in the tary-treasurer explained the pro- families. In the first 18 months of in- challenge is that should Spalding gram that he feels is the kind of door operation, they spent over win a challenge, Spalding would be thing country clubs will have to do $75,000 on indoor fees." allowed to use the fact in its adver- in the future to keep members inter- The basis of Auerbach's views tising campaign. ested. was that management must continu- "Three evenings a week we fea- ously analyze its own market area ture all you can eat family style din- and must constantly find new ways Damages Awarded ners at a low overall price," he said. to interest membership participa- In "Pro-only" Case; "Children under 12 get half price tion. He said it will be exceedingly Wilson, PGA to Appeal and children under six eat free. more difficult in the future to cover "We also recognize the fact that operational deficits by dues in- Fourteen weeks after a verdict was a franchise which sells billions of creases or assessments. The com- reached, damages were finally hamburgers can't be all wrong," he petition for the entertainment dol- awarded in the Golf City "Pro- said. "The club features our own lar will be even greater as inflation only" suit in New Orleans May 30. super burger to get a small share of continues to climb. Judge James Comiskey awarded that business. Obviously, as a pres- He stressed that private clubs Golf City, Inc. $292,127.27 from the tige club, we must also offer the have always had a propensity to en- defendants, Wilson Sporting Goods variety and quality of meals that to- courage inefficiency, and that to sur- Co. and the Professional Golfers day's sophisticated membership ex- vive the economic turmoil, manage- Association. pects." ment must learn to cut costs when- Despite the financial arrange- Tennis is another area where the ever possible and institute new con- ments made in the Crescent City Wichita club anticipated trends in trols to minimize waste. National Golf Club, and winner of this phase of their work was in keep- the association's 1975 Gold Tee ing with the highest traditions and Award for "outstanding impact on best interests of the game of golf." wWdBW the game" in conducting the presti- gious Masters Tournament for the age with his club, because he feels past 40 years. Previous winners of Funded Tennis Foundation this shows club officials that the the Gold Tee Award include Gary Opens Offices in Chicago superintendent has proven himself Player and Jack Nicklaus. All for- at the top of his profession. The Sporting Goods Manufactur- mer Masters Champions will be ers Association has created the Ten- Second, the superintendent must honored as part of the tribute to nis Foundation of North America. have a standard contract approved Roberts. Offices are 705 Merchandise Mart, by the sectional and national asso- Touring professionals to receive Chicago 60654. Jack Mountford is ciations. "We are professionals, if awards at the dinner include Johnny executive director. we are worth our salt we should be Miller as 1974 Player of the Year, Mountford said the Foundation able to uphold our part of the con- Hale Irwin as 1974 U.S. Open was developed to promote the ad- tract as well as the club upholding Champion, Lee Trevino as 1974 vancement of the tennis industry, in- theirs," Evans said. "With standard PGA Champion and Jack Nicklaus cluding the promotion of tennis, the sectional contracts there would be as Tournament Players Division encouragement of tennis instruc- no bickering among the association Champion. Sandra Haynie will be tion and the development and ex- members about salaries and bene- paid special tribute for winning the pansion of tennis facilities, both fits. All superintendents young and Ladies Professional Golfers Cham- public and private, indoor and out- old would get desired salaries with pionship and U.S. Women's Open door. backing of the association." last year. Patty Berg will receive the The Foundation is funded by Third, the clubs should be en- Ben Hogan Award presented annu- membership from sporting goods couraged to hire only the endorsed ally by the Golf Writers Associa- manufacturers and other interested superintendent. This would encour- tion of America to the golfer who re- persons, groups or organizations age the good superintendent to con- sumed their career after overcom- concerned with sustaining and pro- stantly improve himself, he said. ing a physical handicap. The 1975 moting the game of tennis. This would insure clubs good "Golf Family of the Year" is John superintendents. E. Kenny, Sr. of Chicago, and his "Fourth, and this may hurt a sons, John, Jr., Gerard, Phillip, little," Evans said, "a change in offi- Patrick and James. Metropolitan Imported Beer Sales Grow cers of the associations. If the offi- area golf champions will also re- Despite the nation's economic woes, cers cannot think along progressive ceive special awards. Proceeds of the a recent report shows that Ameri- lines they are no longer viable offi- dinner go to the Caddie Scholar- cans, including country club mem- cials to represent us. It has prob- ship Funds of Westchester, Long bers, are ably been a long while since many of Island and New Jersey Golf Asso- drinking premium-price the sectional and national associa- ciations. imported beers from around the tion officers have fought for jobs. globe with greater frequency. This is shown by the near 43-million gal- These people may not remember how it was when they were getting Western Golf Association lons reaching these shores last year. their start. As a result they are not Gives Superintendent Awards This is a 22 percent gain over the protecting the young superintend- previous year. ent. Administrators may un- The Western Golf Association has Heineken, imported from Hol- knowingly have become compla- commended three golf course land by Van Munching & Co., New cent. And the younger superintend- superintendents for their "skill and York, continues to pace the market. ents look to them for advice coun- dedication" in conditioning their Heineken has about 35 percent of seling and direction. If administra- golf courses for championship play the imported market. Its chief com- tors cannot give us this, then it may during three 1974 national cham- petition, Lowenbrau, and some 30 be time for them to step down," pionships in the Western Golf Asso- other German beers account for a 22 Evans reported in the newsletter of ciation area. percent share. Of that total, Lowen- the Mid-Atlantic Association of Receiving commendations were brau is estimated to have 14 per- Golf Course Superintendents. Edward Fischer, Butler National cent. Golf Club, Oak Brook, 111., host to According to an industry source, the Western Open; Russ Adams, Holland beer (with Heineken ac- University of Minnesota Golf counting for 98 percent) has out- Writers Will Honor Roberts Course, Minneapolis, Minn., host to stripped its German competition by At New York Dinner In July the Western Junior Championship; a wide margin over the last six years. and Dennis Truhn, Point O'Woods For example, Holland beer imports The Metropolitan Golf Writers 23rd Golf and Country Club, Benton rose from 7.6 million gallons in 1971 National Awards Dinner will pay Harbor, Mich., host to the Western to more than 12.3 million last year, tribute to Clifford Roberts July 28 Amateur Championship. whereas German beers' volume of at Rye Town Hilton Inn, New York, In announcing the official com- 9.6 million gallons in 1971 dipped to N.Y., according to Paul Menneg, mendations, Thomas A. Reynolds, 9.5 million last year. Ger- president of the group. Jr., Western Golf Association presi- man beers' market share, according Roberts is chairman of Augusta dent, said, "Their cooperation in to the source, dropped from 27 per- Company executives told ment of Jones' 10 percent fee in dol- GOLFDOM that in 1950 Jacobsen lars, he formed a second company in recognized the need for service the Bahamas and made it a party to continued training for dealers and distributors the contract. He had hoped to use cent to 22 percent over the past two who sold and serviced its products. this company to collect his blocked years. Meanwhile, Canadian beer To accomplish this the com- sterling and facilitate its conversion imports jumped from 15 percent in pany formulated a nationwide train- into dollars. 1973 to over 20 percent last year. ing program which involved three The first company performed sets of training teams — one set each some of the work on the project, but for the East Coast, middle West and the second company got the pay- 15 Years Service Training West Coast. From 1950 to 1963 ser- ments for it. Partly for this reason, Celebrated by Jacobsen vice schools were conducted by the IRS considered the arrange- Jacobsen field sales engineers and ment a tax dodge. It insisted that Jacobsen Mfg. Co., Racine, Wis., field service supervisors in all parts $22,075 of the golf club's 1968 pay- this year celebrates 25 years of con- of the country. Many of these ments to the second Jones company tinuous product service training. schools were sponsored by Jacob- (which lost money and was not tax- sen distributors for the benefit of ed in 1968) amounted to a dividend Jacobsen equipment users. to Jones on which he owed $12,874 HC TENNIS A factory service school was in taxes. The tax court recently sided lis PLANNING opened in Racine in 1962. In 1964, with Jones. The court held that the CONSULTANTS because of the increasing interest in money was not paid as a dividend to PROFESSIONAL, INDEPENDENT product service, the school was ex- Jones. "The funds retained," the Economic. Planning. Design and Engineering Services panded to 4,000 square feet in one court said, "were not personally

Indoor Projects Outdoor Projects area and remodeled to include audio used by the petitioner, nor were they Art Alschuler Jack Kamrath and visual training aids. Within re- expended for his personal benefit," 130 N. Franklin Street 2709 Ferndale Place cent years service training has gone the Wall Street Journal reported. Chicago. III. 60606 Houston, Tex. 77006

312/782 0355 ai0 713/523-2541 international with travel to many countries where Jacobsen products Circle 146 on free information card are being used. The Jacobsen train- Clubs Put Out Welcome Mat ing staff has trained over 125,000 To Entice New Membership technicians in the past 25 years. The high cost of belonging and the Shamrock state of the economy has appar- ONE IRON... Robert Trent Jones Tax Case ently lead to some thinning of club Gets Favorable IRS Ruling membership lists across the coun- SPECIAL ONE TIME try. I INTRODUCTORY OFFERÌ The Internal Revenue Service ini- To lure members, Island Hills For Pros' personal use. Hit it and if you tially considered the arrangement by Golf Club in Sayville, N.Y. has don't agree it is the greatest one iron ever golf course architect Robert Trent begun a recruiting drive and talks up manufactured—send it back within 14 days after we ship and we will refund your money Jones a tax dodge, but everything golf to local religious and fraternal immediately. Send check or Money Order was ironed out in the end. Here is groups. Harbor Hills Country Club with order only on this special offer. Limit the short story from the beginning. in Port Jefferson, N.Y. has lost half one to each pro. (Regular suggested Retail price $37.50). An offshore corporation solely its golfing membership in the past owned by Jones of New Jersey year. It has tried to recoup by cut- SfiamrocR SolfQompany agreed to design and manage con- ting golfers' annual membership fees 10850 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite "560 struction of an English club's $240,- from $1,190 to $950. Los Angeles, California 90024 000 golf course. Because the club Englewood Golf Club, Engle- could not get Britain to permit pay- Circle 116 on free information card wood, N.J., has gone even further. Founded in 1896 and once the site of the U.S. Open, the club last year had INCREASE EARNINGS, SERVICE & SPACE 220 members paying its annual tab Remodel your present storage space, update with of $1,975 plus other charges. Now it has turned to an aggres- NEW $f${f0Hl VERTICAL BAG sivRACKe marketinS g program with ads on • Damp bags dry faster — • Wear and tear of golf bags radio stations and buses. One new is completely eliminated no mildew idea is a "Pay as You Go Club" • Faster, easier storage • Provides a neat appearance membership for $275 a year. Those • Easy to install and add more as needed who join pay a $9 greens fee each Your members will like the extra convenience and care. Your pro shop profits from 40% more space these racks make available. time they play golf, $3 for each ten- Double unit shown holds 16 bags, size 2' x 4' x 6'-6" high, gives 12" x 12" space for bags. Single unit holds 8, size 1' x 4' x 6'-6" nis game. Regular membership at high. Sturdy steel. Bags set solid on tapered shelves. Send us Englewood has dropped to 150, but your floor measurements, we will plan a layout and quote you — no obligation. U.S. and Canadian patents. Send for folder. the club has 200 "Pay as You Go" 2000 Allen Ave., S. E. members plus 600 dining members Box 8877, Canton, O. 44711 Hie A. 6. STAFFORD Co. Phone 216/453-8431 who pay $50 a year just to eat at the club's discotheque, the Wall Street Journal reports. Superintendent's Education exclusive requirement of education Grafalloy Expands Facilities Becoming More of a Factor on its turf job openings. "I guess I'm from the old school," he said. "I still Grafalloy Corp. has leased 9,400 Many seasoned golf course superin- think there's room for both in golf. square feet of industrial space at tendents around the country may be However, I'm leaning to the fact 1020 N. Marshall Ave. in El Cajon, the last of a fading breed — those that one can't work without the Calif, to expand the manufacturing who rely strictly on experience in other. It has to be a combination of and warehousing of its graphite golf practicing their profession. education and experience. So, in a shafts, according to company presi- Dr. Joseph Troll of the Univer- way, I'm saying education is mov- dent J. T. Sterry. sity of Massachusetts does not coming into a distinct qualification for John Gibson of the San Diego pletely agree with the growing trend the superintendent's profession. office of Grubb & Ellis Co. repre- to close the door on experience With so many people coming out of sented the lessor, J. N. Ceazan Co., when a job opening is being stud- schools, the employers have to be in- Inc., of Los Angeles, with Hill-Smyk ied. He maintains the practical as- fluenced when a young man in- Associates cooperating. pects of the profession are difficult cludes a college degree in his presen- to overlook. However, he does ad- tation." mit that a good many turf schools Johns-Manvllle Publishes are producing capable young men, Revised Golf Car Brochure and that this supply may become a Hercules Wins Market Award Johns-Manville's Club Car golf car major factor in the future. For "Be A W.I.N.er" Ad is explained in a revised brochure re- Dr. William Daniel of Purdue cently published by the Denver com- said the expansion of the turf A top award in the 1975 National pany. Agrimarketing Awards competi- managing educational program is a What the company calls operation for the southeastern region has signal that the superintendents of to- tional advantages of using the four- been won by the Turf and Horticul- morrow will be those plotting the wheel electric car are explained in tural Products Division of Her- improvement of the golf course on color photos and text. Included in cules, Inc. paper rather than learning slowly in the brochure is complete specifica- the field. The award was made for the tion data, including standard and "There definitely has been a Hercules "Be A W.I.N.er" Nitro- optional equipment. For a copy of change in the past 10 years," Dr. form fertilizer campaign in Cate- the brochure, IR-10A, write to Daniel told Gerry Finn for the gory 5A-Trade Papers — a cam- Johns-Manville, Box 5705P, Green- newsletter of the Golf Course paign of single pages in two or three wood Plaza, Denver, Colo. 80217. Superintendents Association of New colors. The ad has run in England. "And I suppose the GOLFDOM and other industry superintendent's profession has magazines. The campaign featured Golf Club Company Expands been responsible for it. In making the use of "W.I.N." as an acronym the profession more attractive with for water insoluble nitrogen, an im- Diamond T Sports, Inc., a manu- higher salaries and increasing bene- portant ingredient of turf and horti- facturer of golf clubs, has leased an fits, the young people of today are cultural fertilizers made with Her- industrial building at 15557 Gar- diving into turf management pro- cules Blue Chip fertilizer. field Ave., Paramount, Calif., in grams like never before. Doris J. Watson was the account order to expand its manufacturing operations. The announcement was "Now, they haven't stopped supervisor in the Hercules advertis- made by company president Charles turning out turf management ma- ing department. The advertising F. Hagemeyer. jors," he said. "So this market will campaign was prepared by Chesa- The building contains 12,000 become flooded and selectivity will peake Advertising Agency of Nor- square feet of space and the grounds be evident in replacing retiring folk, Va., under the direction of has parking for 15 cars. superintendents." He recalls that the Robert Stiffler, president. the golf course superintendent of years ago did not command the re- USGA Region Director Named Eating and Drinking Sales spect and attention he does today. To Be Up 10% This Year Therefore, since he was hardly no- Thomas J. Meeks, Carmel, Ind., will ticed, little thought went into re- join the United States Golf Asso- Total United States eating and placing him. Usually, it was simply a ciation staff on June 1. He will be re- drinking place sales reached $41.8 matter of elevating his assistant. gional director, a new position. billion last year, according to the "This problem comes right back His duties will include periodic Census Bureau. to the old story of upgrading the personal contact with regional golf With menu prices up at least 12 profession," he said. "The sad part associations, USGA member clubs percent, there was no real growth of it all is that fine, decent people are and USGA committee members. nationally. Projections for 1975 are bound to get hurt. I include in my The USGA said it has long felt the for a 10 or 11 percent sales increase. theory of advancing the superin- need for more personal contact with tendent's vocational position a slow its constituents around the country. but reluctant bumping off of the vet- For three years Meeks has been ex- One Way Course Maintenance eran." ecutive director of the Indiana Golf May Change In Next 20 Years Dr. Troll is not completely con- Association and the Indiana section Golf course superintendents may be vinced the country club will put an of the PGA. regularly fertilizing only landing highlight products to simplify bill- Donald T. Hayes, manager of Sci- ing. One liquor control company oto Country Club, Columbus, Ohio; came out with a new system of dis- John L. Moneta, president of Phila- tfIM^TRY pensing drinks, pre-measured and delphia Country Club; James S. with billing tied directly into a cash Gaskell, president of Montgomery areas on fairways, greens, tees and register. Country Club, Alabama; Donald approach areas in the future if the A variety of topics were sur- Brimmer, administrative director of fertilizer crunch turns out to be a veyed during the educational semi- Woodmont Country Club, Rock- permanent headache, according to nars. Problems concerning govern- ville, Md.; and Harold B. Berman, a Texas A & M's Dr. James Beard. ment regulation, the fast food mar- representative from the NCA board Speaking in New Orleans at the ket, work motivation and design of directors. Hurley said 150 per- GCSAA conference earlier this year and decor were covered. The high- sons attended the conference. He in a panel discussion of the fertilizer light of these sessions was a panel on said the board of directors author- situation, Beard said: "One of the today's problems that included ized establishment of a plan for offi- negative aspects of using less fer- former New York City mayor John cers and club directors to enroll in a tilizer is the reduced recuperative V. Lindsay, and U.S. Senators Carl liability insurance plan at group in- potential of the turf this causes. T. Curtis (Rep., Neb.) and John V. surance rates. The plan will be avail- There might have to be more con- Tunney (Dem., Calif.) able to NCA member clubs. Hurley cise differentials of how available also said the 1976 conference will be fertilizer is applied, and superin- held in the fall on the West Coast, tendents might be fertilizing land- National Club Association thus providing two club manage- ing areas differently than the rest of Establishes Golf Division ment conferences six months apart. the fairways down the road another The other conference is the Club 20 years." The National Club Association has Managers Association of America There were other interesting divided its private club member- annual meeting held annually in the notes that came out of the informa- ships into golf and country club, early part of the year. tive panel. Outgoing GCSAA Presi- yacht club, tennis and city club di- dent Charles Baskin said last year in visions, President James J. Clynes, the United States there were 280 Jr. announced at the NCA Annual 1975 Roster of Membership million rounds of golf played. Bas- Conference in Washington. Available from Architects kin also produced another figure At the meeting, Clynes, of the The American Society of Golf that should have manufacturers of Country Club of Ithaca, N.Y., was Course Architects has published its course maintenance equipment and reelected; Milton Meyer, Jr. of Pine- 1975 membership list, which in- materials drooling — in 1974, over hurst Country Club, Littleton, cludes a map with the location of the $550 million was spent on golf Colo., was reelected vice president; various designers. course maintenance. Herbert L. Emanuelson, Jr., of President Geoffrey S. Cornish Hercules' George Osburn said Mory's Association, New Haven, reports the Society's membership in- the concept of slow-release fertilizer Conn., was elected secretary; and cludes leading architects from is now established, and that as com- Guenter Skole, manager of the Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. panies begin to see a bigger return Metropolitan Club, Washington, There are 57 regular members, 18 on investment for their research in D.C., was elected treasurer. associate members and two foreign this area that superintendents will Judge Clynes appointed leading corresponding members. The list is have more and better fertilizers of club members and executive mana- available by writing: 221 N. LaSalle this kind to choose from. gers to the councils; in that capacity St., Chicago, 111. 60601. they will represent the interests of their respective divisions and will provide the communications link Ohio Course Wins Lawsuit Attendance Sets New Record between their divisions and the bal- At Chicago Restaurant Show ance of the organization. Brought by Injured Woman Pulling well over the 93,000 persons "We feel that this makeup of A $45,000 lawsuit brought against it did a year ago, the 56th National divisions was the most significant Columbus Country Club in Ohio by Restaurant Association Restaur- change to come out of the confer- a woman injured at the course has ant, Hotel-Motel Show closed a ence," NCA Executive Director been decided in favor of the coun- five-day stand in Chicago on May Gerard F. Hurley told GOLFDOM. try club. 21. Nearly 900 exhibitors flooded "We recognize clubs of like type While playing in an invitational the 285,000 square feet of the have different problems different tournament, the woman tripped McCormick Place site. from other types of clubs, and we over an irrigation riser and fell and New ideas, products and NRA have provided these divisions so broke her shoulder bone. The judge educational seminars filled the problems can be dealt with on their ruled in favor of the country club on show's atmosphere, as foodservice own terms with their own people." four points: operators from all over the country Men appointed to the blue-rib- —The assumption of risk went to converged on the Midwest. bon golf and country club division the golfer. Several new innovations were in- council are: chairman, W. W. "Mike —The woman was negligent in troduced at Chicago. A number of Gumaer, Jr., past president of the maintaining her own natural needs computer firms were on hand to Country Club of Rochester, N.Y.; and welfare and that irrigation risers are natural on a golf course with year; Southern Hills Country Club, more certified superintendents than watered fairways. Tulsa, Okla., 1977; and Cherry Hills not in the future." —Irrigation risers are not a Country Club, Englewood, Colo., Frank said the GCSAA certifica- dangerous instrument on a golf 1978. tion program was initiated in 1971, course. The 1977 U.S. Amateur tourna- and that it involves a six-hour ex- —Since the woman was an in- ment will be played at Aronimink amination. • vited guest, it was her choice and Golf Club, Newton Square, Pa. This benefit to play the golf course re- was the site of the 1962 PGA Cham- gardless of its condition. pionship.

Two Wine Guides Published Toro Sales and Earnings Two wine guides were recently pub- Reported for Nine Months lished by Charles Scribner's Sons, The Toro Company, Minneapolis, 597 Fifth Ave., New York, N.Y. Minn., has reported sales of almost 10017. $101.7 million for the nine-month "Grossman's Guide to Wines, period ending April 30. This is an in- Spirits, and Beers," by Harold J. crease of 23 percent over the pre- Grossman, is now in its fifth edi- vious year. However, as predicted earlier, earnings were significantly tion. It is a complete and standard IF YOU DON'T HAVE A PAT HAND, lower than the almost $2.97 million reference book on every type of CHOOSE ONE OF OUR FOUR. or $1.21 per share achieved for the THE"KLUNKER" »TRUSTROKE 242 alcoholic beverage — where it com- same period in fiscal 1974. Earnings • "KLUNKER II" *TRU STROKE 212 es from, how it is made, its history, for the nine months just completed $21.00 stainless steel, $23.00 silicone bronze. Specify 34 or 35 in. Ig., custom lengths add S2.00. special characteristics and taste, were more than $1.2 million, or Postage included. *Not available in silicone bronze. how to store and serve it, and its $4.09 per share. Professional and representitives inquiries welcome. Mail check or money order to: (Calif, res. add 6% tax) uses. The revised and enlarged edi- Toro President David T. tion, which includes new charts, McLaughlin explained that there J.E. Becker Co. maps and photographs, gives the would be a decline in profit margins P.O. Box 2915, Dept. G-6, Culver City, Ca. 90230 due to three main causes: the reduc- latest information on U.S. and im- Circle 118 on free information card ported wines, spirits and beers, with tion in new golf course and condo- minium projects with its attendant up-to-date lists of vintage years, cur- impact on the irrigation business; CUSTOM rent liquor regulations and trends in the cold, late spring which has re- CLUB MAKING public taste and consumption. Cost tarded sales of lawn and garden of the book is $12.95. products throughout the country; SUPPLIES "The Concise Atlas of Wine," by and the continuing increases in Wina Born, gives coverage of wine- material costs. growing areas throughout the world with maps, all specially prepared for the book. The introductory chap- Certification Is A Must, ters explain how wine is made de- One Superintendent Says scribing the character and growth of the different types of grape and the Professional pride and what it will processes they undergo, tell the his- mean to be certified in the future are two good reasons for superintend- tory of wine, how to buy and how to PERSIMMON or LAMINATED drink wine, and give advice on wine ents to take steps to be certified by the Golf Course Superintendents FINISHED or UNFINISHED and food. The main body of the Association of America, according call or write book consists of the atlas section, to Merrill J. Frank, superintendent which is complemented by a con- at Brookside Golf & Country Club, cise but thorough explanatory text. Columbus, Ohio. Cost is $10. "Being certified is presently the the top rung or the highest ad- U.S. Open Sites Announced vanced class of golf course superintendents in the GCSAA," Frank custom made by The Inverness Club in Toledo has told GOLFDOM, "and you are in been named the site of the 1979 U.S. select company as one of the 186 BERT DARGIE Open. certified superintendents in the GOLF CO., INC. In addition to this year's open to United States at this time. As con- be held this month at Medinah cerns the future, being a certified 2665 Broad Ave. Country Club in Illinois, other fu- superintendent may just be a big Memphis, Tenn. 38112 ture sites already announced are: plus in the mind of a prospective 901 327-1674 Atlanta Athletic Country Club, next employer, and there also may be