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Seems to be happy and now resides in St. Petersburg prosperous New Year in golf . . . Walsh was given a testi- business forecast in view of monial dinner and a life mem- large number of winter in- bership by the Wethersfield door golf classes being con- club where he has been a ducted by pros as features of member for 30 years . . . Don evening adult recreation pro- McKay, Jr., supt. at Wethers- grams at high schools, YMCAs, field, and Walsh, for past few- YWCAs, corporation recrea- years, have worked together tion centers, etc. on first phase of a course im- Christmas golf gift sales at provement program, pro shops last year again Western PGA members' re- a new high . . . Many pros quest for an Assistants' School have got across the idea that golf on the order of the one successfully inaug- gifts bought with pro's expert buying ad- urated at Dunedin last winter must make vice are sure to be eagerly welcomed and Willie Ogg laugh . . . The veteran Ogg valued . . , Sales of clubs as gifts were vigorously advocated PGA assistants' unexpectedly high . . . Women's sets es- training programs years ago but had his pecially . . . Personalized golf balls held proposals pigeon-holed. the lead as the most popular Christmas That big party last year honoring Har- gift for golfers . . . GOLFDOM's sales ry Bassler, Fox Hills CC (LA dist.), for promotion campaign "Christmas Shopping his 30 years as a pro was only a wee bit At Your Pro Shop' continued to be highly of the thanks due Harry for his help to effective and profitable bus in ess-getter for golf . . . Harry has been a PGA member pros . . . The pro shop Christmas Shopping for 27 years and served the Southern Cali- book distribution exceeded the guarantee fornia section as president for several and late orders for thousands of the books terms . . . Another of the top pros of the couldn't be filled. Pacific Coast who was hailed at a gala Mrs. William (Joanne Barr) Tracy, affair late last season was Tommy Lo New Jersey State women's champion, is Presti, pro at Haggin Oaks, Sacramento, daughter of Duncan Barr, pro at East Calif. ... 18 of Tommy's former - Orange Club, Short Hills . . . She and her ants, who now are pros or assist- husband were Metropolitan (N.Y.) wife- ants, were at the wingding for their men- and-husband champion team in 1954 and tor . , . Bassler and Lo Presti are two of 1955 . . . Mrs. Tracy is an expert figure the most successful club professionals . . . skater and teaches figure skating in a Liv- Fine players and teachers, too . . . When ingston (N.J.) rink in the winter . . . they train a young fellow you may be sure Jack Walsh, for 14 years green chmn. at that the lad is well qualified to handle a Wethersfield (Conn.) CC, has retired and pro job in good shape.

Besides thrashing out a lot of problems that arose during the preceding year and providing some excellent merchandising and instruction sermnafs for delegates ta its long Beach meeting, the PGA managed to light up the convention hall with a (ot of radiant smiles when it passed out its 1957 Front awards. Harry Moffitt (left) didn't get a trophy but there were plenty of plaudits for the way in which he had the PGA during his three-year term as president. Dick Mayer (2nd from left), who pulled off the Big Cover Slam in winning the USGA Open and the World's, was easily the pro golfer of the year. That other fellow with a trophy is Dugan Aycock, Lexington (N, C,) CC master, who got the pro of the year accolade. In the background, holding a plaque is Denny Shute who wes named in 1957 to join goffing's greats in PGA's hall of fame.

Gotfdotn is published monthly ex cent Mov. and Dee. at Rochelle, lit. Acceptance under Section 34.64, P.L.&R. Authorized Owen Griffith, golf writer of Hartford (Conn.) Courant, was told by Leonard Crawley, golf reporter for Daily Tele- graph, London: "I am afraid your (Ryder NEW Cup) fellows put up a disappointing show here. They were beaten to a fraw3 e and STANDARD only one or two of them knew how to take it. Such a pity, as in many ways they were BALL nice men. Always spoiled of course — since they make too much money." , , . TEE That's a way that Leonard would enjoy * being spoiled. MARKER The pasting that the Ameri- • All Steel can team took was a good thing for American pro golf ... It drew attention * Choice of Colors to the policy of selecting members of a Five-inch heavy drawn-steel pro team to represent the United States on the basis of attendance in tournaments ball, with 6" pointed steel rather than on competitive performance stake. Built for long, rugged . . . The defeat was instrumental in service. Finished in red, white switching the PGA championship from or blue. a to a event this year ... It also was a most valuable re- FREE showing complete line of minder tn certain American professionals CATALOG Standard golf course to keep their mouths shut and let their equipment just off the clubs do their talking. press. Write for it. On the subject of tight lips and elo- STANDARD MANUFACTURING CO. quent clubs the British PGA has a prob- lem, too . . . The year's suspension hand- J BOK G58 CEDAR FALLS, IOWA ( ed Harry Weetman for giving too much ,

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PIXTONE operating advisory service . • . Three of the ; Chevalier clients are in Philadelphia dist. Springfield (Ore.) CC expects to have its 9-hole course in play in May . . . Danny Wil- , liams going into his 43d active year as a pro . . . Danny now is in his )3th year as pro at The Knoll, Boonton Manor, N. J. . . . He came to The Knoll from Crestmont where he had been pro for nine years . , . Before that he was pro at Schackamaxon lor 21 years . . . Not many young pros any more alert, quicker to go for a new idea, or livelier In mind or body than Danny. Fine job by Robert Trent Jones in rebuild- ing Upper Montclair (N. J.) CC since July, You sow It mentioned in Bluegrass Seeding 1955 ... Of Upper Mcntclair's 27 holes, 24 Article in the September issue. Many contractors, landscapers and clubs had to be completely redesigned and rebuilt be- (names on request) use PIXTONE to pick cause of construction of new highways . . , up, carry and dump stones W to 8" in Condemnation of golf course property for high- diameter — preparing an ideal seed bod. way construction in recent years has meant Does complete and economical job. Write direct to manufacturer for full details. payment of millions to golf clubs . . . Rarely have the payments meant a net profit to the clubs which have had to spend heavily in re- BRIDGEPORT IMPLEMENT WORKS, INC. vamping courses or in moving to new locations . . . The new roads haven't solved the traffic 1483 Stratford Ave. Stratford 12, Conn. problems despite gigantic expense and promise

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DES MOINES, IOWA HUGH J, MCLAUGHLIN & SON CROWN POINT, INDIANA cipal Airport unused property' , . . Reported that several golf clubs are keeping quiet about big Plan how to. offers made for club land by real estate de- velopers beeause of fear the offers will be made basis for tax boosts. Attend the Charles Henry Mayo, now a young 73, has retired as pro at Hackensack (N.J.) CC where he has been since 1944 . . . Charley, one of the fine gentlemen of golf, started in as 29th NATIONAL an assistant in 1896 and after being pro at several European clubs came to the U.S. in 1915 ... In 1926 thru 1928 he was Metropoli- TURFGRASS CONFERENCE tan PGA pres. and in 1949 was pres., PGA Seniors ... In 1955 the British PGA made him a life member . , , Charley is a fellow who really built pro prestige and business in the AND SHOW U.S. . . . Now he is going to play . , . Charley is succeeded by Tommy Hawthorne who camc WASHINGTON, D. C. to the U. 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Martin aeronau- play golf after Ralph lost bis arm, is now with tic plants' employees as members , . . New pri- his former student as supt . . . Henry resigned vate club, headed by Louis Kadis, took over at the CC of Asheville, N, C., to take his new Chestnut Ridge ownership Nov. 16. post . , . Goronado, Calif's new municipal course, During USGA Seniors' championship at Ridge- opened Dec. 19 with Bill Casper, Jr., Gene wood (N.J.) CC last fall the elder golfers re- Littler, Paul Runyan and Don Collett, pro- solved, informally, that on return to their mgr., initiating it with an exhibition . . . Jack homes they start a campaign for getting play Daray designed the $1 million course which is up to a reasonably good pace ... No time was 6,575 yds. long. announced by the USGA on the typical time of George Smith, pro at Edgewood Valley CC, 18-hole play during the USGA Seniors but La Grange, 111., estimates he has given over George Jacobus, Ridgewood pro, aod other au- 23,000 lessons in the 30 years he has been a thorities were of the opinion that it was a long golf instructor . , . John E. McAuliffe's 23rd way from being as draggy as play in the Open annual National Mixed Foursome amateur tour- and other tournaments in which tbe contestants nament to be held at Tequesta CC, Jupiter, Fla., are young enough to be able tu have their Feb. 11-15 will be limited to HO teams in three brains and feet move without undue delay. flights . , . Teams not qualifying for match play will engage in a special 36-hole medal Wee Burn CC, Darien, Conn., where USGA event. Women's Amateur will he played Aug, 18-23, was where Betty Jameson won her first Wo- United Airlines guest magazine for December men's Amateur title in 1939 . . . Betty repeated does two-page spread on travel activities of next year. Bob Baldock, Fresno, Calif, golf architect, and family . , . Baldock estimates be flies 10,000 North IS holes at Torrey Pines Municipal, miles a month and works in frequent trips for San Diego, Calif., put into play in November his wife and son . . . Fred Crawford of Louis- . . . It is 6,315 yds. long or about 400 yds. ville, a director of tbe Club Managers Assn. shorter than the South course . . . Don Milk if, of America for 12 years, died in Nov. . . . San Diego goll director, credits Supt. Don Rodrold with doing great job in getting new course into condition. New short course for Mohawk GC, Schen- ectady, N, Y., this spring . . . Alex Sinclair Watch for This! taking over as pro at Mohawk, succeeding Jim Thomson, who will continue at course as mgr. Every golf club in the United States . . . Mark Cassidy, mgr. of Quecnsbury CC, Glen is being mailed our annual form card Falls, N. Y., to have additional 9 in play this on which space is provided for names year , , . Charley Keating in new shop at Corn- ing {N. Y. J CC that is designed on lines of of each club's operating personnel tbe clubhouse . . . Ralph Stonehouse, pro at entitled to receive GOLFDOM. Please Niagara Orleans CC, Middleport, N. Y., also give this your prompt attention. being installed in new shop in 1958 . . . New Unless we receive up-to-date infor- York area PGA pros getting plenty of solid publicity for the many rounds of golf they mation on those who are actively en- played with blind golfers in 1957, according gaged in duties concerned with your to Bert Purvis, Stan Thompson Golf Club Co. golf club's operation we cannot con- representative. tinue mailing GOLFDOM. If you've been watching All-Star Golf on If your club failed to receive our TV this winter it probably will interest you to know that it takes about six hours to get 18 form card or misplaced it — use the holes completed . . . The camera crew of 50 form you'll find on Page 80 of this issue. has to get set up in a new location for each Our circulation auditing association shot and on many occasions the players get requires us to show that the nomes to as long as It) minutes to ponder an 18-in. putt . . . Jack Redmond of trick shot fame to make whom GOLFDOM Is mailed are up- 108 day, Around the World golf tour on Cunard to-date. Lacking this information we liner, Caronia, between Jan. 01 and May 9 are instructed to stop mailing GOLF- . . . He'll travel 33,500 miles to play one hole DOM to old names on our list. in each of 18 different countries. 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Hull, special service officer in charge of the 16-19 — Tampa Ojjen, Palma Ceia GC, Tampa project, has now had a hand in the building of Fla. 81 holes in the Second Army Command . . , 24-26 - Lake Worth (Fla.) GC Charles Herling, who has been Carroll T. Mr 31-Feb. 2 - Havana Bil t m o r e Invitation, Master's asst. at Woodholme CC, Pikesville, Havana (Cuba) Biltmore CC Md., for last three years, takes over as pro at Talbott CC, Easton, Md. FEBRUABV Bill and Dave Gordon design Willow Oaks 6- 9 — Serbin Open (tentative), Miami, Fla. CC, Richmond, Va., 18-hole course, construc- 13-16 - St. Petersburg Open, Sunset G & CC, tion on which will be started soon . . . Plans St. Petersburg, Fla. cal] for pool, tennis courts and large club- 20-23 — Sarasota Open (tentative), Sarasota, house which will replace mansion oil course, Fla. now in use as a temporary clubhouse , , , 27-Mar. 2 - Jacksonville Open, Hyde Park GC. General Mgr. at Willow Oaks is Clyde Roberts Jacksonville, Fla. . . , Club to have 825 members . . . Thirteen aces were recorded at Willowick GC, Santa MARCH Ana, Calif,, in 1957. 7- 9 — To be announced Fire destroys clubhouse at Me ado wb rook CC, 13-16 - Title holders, Augusta (Ca.) CC. Overland, Mo., in December . . . Growth of Canadian golf perfectly reflected in expansion of entrants in Ontario Junior Championship , . . In 1951 there were 245 entries and last year where there would be more room, but Brennan this number was increased to 589 . . . Paul said "No!" . . , Swell guy, that John; good Brownlee of Toronto won the '57 title with a reporter, hard worker and always trying to do record 140. something to help people enjoy golf. Norman C. Johnson, supt., CC of Florida, Jack McLean, pro at the beautiful Gleneagles Village of Golf, Delray Beach, Fla., recently hotel courses in , and the fellow who received two high honors ... He was elected lost the 1936 National Amateur to Johnny Pres., Florida CCSA in the superintendents' Fischer's birdie 3 on the 37th hole at Garden meeting at LaGorce CC, Miami Beach and City GC, will come to the U. S. this winter became a grandfather for the first time. and prohahly stay thru the Masters. Those who've seen roughed-in 18 of new Metropolitan Golf Writers' Assn. will have private club tentatively called Hole-in-Wall its annual award dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria Club, northeast of Naples, Fla., forecast that Serf Room, Jan. 28 . . . The party will warm- iu it Dick Wilson has designed one of the up with cocktails in the Empire Room, starting souths greatest courses . . . There's talk of at 6:15 . , , II. B. Manning, last winter mgr., another course to be built by Cleveland, O., Country Club of Florida, Delray Beach, Fla., interests in the Naples area . . . Naples Beach now is mgr., Country Club of Asheville, N. C. Club hotel course getting heavy play . , . Paul Charles E. (Bud) Finger, Stanford Univer- Bell, pro at Naples Beach, believes the club's sity's director of golf and for years nationally 60 golf cars give the course more car traffic prominent in intercollegiate golf, is working than probably any other course east of Thunder- with Avery Brundage andPrince Pierre of Mona- bird at Palm Springs, Calif. co to get golf into the Olympic games . , , First Bob Dale from Gaylord (Mich.) CC to be requirement is to form an International Golf pro-supt. at Gallon (O.) CC . . . Edward Lan- Federation with at least 11 countries represent- deen Irom Stevens Point (Wis.) CC to pro ed as members . . . After that, action can be post at North Shore CC, Milwaukee, Wis., taken by the Olympic Committee . . . USGA succeeding Wm. Robertson who retired . . , and R&A ideas on this topic never have been Harold Sargent, PGA's new president, had one stated ... If you've got opinions or sugges- of biggest years in 1957 as pro at East Lake tions write Bud Finger at Boi 3006, Stanford CC, Atlanta, despite some absence from the University, Calif, club on PGA official business . . , Weather was Jack Fox, 27 year pro at Glen Bidge (N. J.) good and Harold has a fine staff with as- CC, who developed his daughter Catherine and sistants on incentive plan. many of his members into being championship Testimonial party for John M. Brennan, contenders, is retiring , . , While teaching last Long Island Press golf writer, at North Hills July Jack sustained an injury that hasn't re- GC, Dec. 18, oversold its announced limit of sponded to treatment . , . Jack adapted a drill 500 tickets shortly after the affair was an- method he used while a sergeant in the British nounced , . . John's friends in amateur and pro Army so it became an effective method of golf golf and golf journalism wanted to put the instruction. party on at the Waldorf-Astoria Starlight Roof One of the best organisations in golf for keeping the membership informed of what's going on is the Northern California PGA . . . Il does it through regular bulletins that are masterpieces of information . , , Sherwood Moore, formerly at Hollywood CC, Deal, N. J,, has moved to Winged Foot in Mamaroneck, N. Y. as supt. Armour (Scotty) Brown now pro-mgr. of Bureau Valley CC, Princeton, 111. , . . Members renovated clubhouse for Scotty and built new tees on the 9-hole course . . . Brown formerly was located in Jennings, La., but got blown out of business last summer by Hurricane Audrey . . . Whiie iu Jennings he conducted a weekly TV golf clinic and be plans to do the same in present spot through a Davenport, la., channel. Fourth annual Sea Island (Ga.) Seniors Invitation tournament to be played Jan. 30-31 and Feb. 1 . . . New Hillcrest CC, Mt. Clemens, Mich,, will have completed clubhouse, pool, snack bar and extended course across the Clinton River around Mar. 1 . . . City of Green Bay, Wis., working on 18-hole course that will be ready this summer . . . West Bend Herbert Barnet (left), pres. of Pepsi-Colo Co., hands (Wis.) CC to add 3,200 yd. second nine a signed contract for new $60,000 golf champion- with construction work starting this spring . . . ship to Frank X. Shields, trustee. Boys' Club of Ozaukee County board (Ft. Washington, Wis.) New York as 14-year old Walter Janusz looks on. votes appropriation for building course in cen- The tournament, known as the Pepsi Golf Cham- tral part of the county. pionship, will benefit the Bays' Club in its fight against juvenile delinquency and assures New Jim McNicol is new pro at Shorewood CC, York of a major golf event For the next two years. Green Bay, Wis., succeeding the late John The 1953 tourney will be played ot Pine Hollow Denny who died last Sept. after serving at CC, East Norwich, L. I., June 25-29. Shorewood for 11 years . . . Harold B. Harri- son, pro at Centre Hills CC, State College, Pa., gets "Brace for an Ace" award from to a course in Haywood, Calif, as assocate pro Society for Crippled Children and Adults for . . . Wall formerly owned Watsonville GC but volunteer service on behalf of crippled kids . , . went into retirement because of ill health, Harold bas raised around $4,000 for the Society George E, Sands, North Shore GC, re-elected in the last five years by sponsoring an Open pres. of Long Island Golf Assn. , • , Also re- tournament at his club. elected were William T, Slader, vp; Gordon Fay Ingalls, pres. of Virginia Hot Springs, Stott, treas.; and E. Kenneth Smith, secy . . . Inc., since 1922, died at his home in November Steve Doctor named to succeed Alec Ternyei , , , His family had operated the resort since as pro at Shackamaxon CC, Westfield, N. J. . . . 188S , , , Mr. Ingalls directed the planning Doctor, onetime Metropolitan PGA champion and construction of the resort's two courses . . . and winner of the 1947 Buffalo Open, had been Sarasota (Fla.) GC, developed by two pros, operating a range at Huntington, L. I., before Wynn Tredway and Lee Kosten, have Uganda- taking over his new job , . . Bob Hamrick, grass on all greens and on 75 per cent of Fremont (O,) CC pro, and Mrs. Hamrick fairways . . . Course was opened in Nov. announce birth of a son in latter part of October. Royal Canadian Golf Assn. reports that 40 Bartow, Fla,, course has been turned over courses were under construction in Canada at by city to a group that will conduct it as a the end of 1957 . . . Jack Gonnley, editOT of private club and which plans new clubhouse Our Collaborator, Northeastern GCSA publica- and course improvements , . . Carl Haubol, tion, notes that severe drought in his section of formerly asst. to Horton Smith at Detroit GC the country in 1957 has brought numerous re- and before that, asst. to Art Bell of California quests for data on installation of course water- CC, , signed as pro by Indian- ing systems. apolis (Ind.) CC . . , Prairie du Chien (Wis.) CC expected to open this summer. Henry Johnson, pro at Hyde Park GC, Jack- sonville, Fla., retires after 15 years with that Northern California Golf Course Supts. Assn. club , , , Fred Ghioto is Henry's replacement and the Northern California Golf Assn. discuss- , , , New 9-hole Cedar Hills course, located ing a training program for potential golf course within city limits of Omaha, Neb., to be ready supts. , i . Turf management course to be run for play about July I . . , Harold W. Glissmann, at University of California, Davis . , , Short- who operates Indian Hills, also in Omaha, will age of good supts. is serious in California where run the 2400 yard Cedar Hills layout ... Bill many fine courses are being opened or planned, Wall named pro at San Benito G & CC, Hoi- Morris W. Williams, Sr., golf columnist for lister, Calif., replacing Bill Urban, who goes the Austin (Tex.) American-Statesman, died of cancer in Nov. at the age of 55 . • • A writer and built lor Diplomat CC at Hollywood, Fla. for 25 years, Mr* Williams conducted two . 4 . Jim was very well known in NY Met district columns, "Fairways" and "Sports Run" for the course maintenance work prior to moving south Austin paper , . , He was a vp of the Texas to go on the job for Lawrence ... He will stay Sports writers Assn, and a life member of the at Diplomat as supt. Austin Golf Assn. . , , His son, Morris, Jr., a Bob Dale, pro-supt. at Galion (O.) CC, with golf professional, was killed in a jet plane Robert Trent Jones in course maintenance ca- training accident in 1953 . . . Young Williams pacity at Coral Bidge Club, Ft. Lauderdale played with three Texas U. golf teams, was Fla. in winter , , . Despite freeze in Dec., NCAA runner up in 1949 and in 1951 won Florida supts. being praised highly on fine both the Texas Amateur and Texas PGA titles. condition of their courses . . . Ernie Felton, If the 29th national GCSA turf show is not supt. of La Corce CC, Miami Beach, especially well attended, it won't be the fault of the dis- lauded for condition of his course the past 12 trict and local GCSA groups , „ . Practically all months. of their bulletins in recent months have called Chicago District Golf Charities, Inc., of the attention to the Washington meeting . . . New CDGA paid out $8,229.88 for golf welfare Jersey PGA elects Jim Warga pres.; Emery work, mainly at vets' hospitals aod children's Thomas, 1st vp; John Cafone, 2nd vp; Joe camps, and has $20Gs in its kitty for remodel- Dante, secy.; and Jack Mitchell, treas. Fred ling course at Downey hospital at Great Lakes Baker is honorary pres. . . . Andy Sikora was Naval Training station . , , CDGA membership voted pro of the year by the Jersey group . . . now 105 clubs ... Its Directory of Informa- At its annual meeting, the N, J, Section took tion, issued annually and containing club per- steps to set up a pension plan for its members sonnel, financial and operating data, is the , . . Attempts will be made to bring the Phila- most useful job of that sort done by any golf delphia Section into the plan . . . Any others assn, . . . The Detroit District Golf Assn. has the that are interested are asked to get in touch only round-up of information that is close- with Andy Sikora, Beacon Hills CC, Atlantic, N. J. Curling getting a lot of play this winter from golfers io northern and central states and in John G. Evans, pro-supt. oi the Geneva-on- Canada . . . It's a Scotch game, too, and to the Lake {O. ,1 Muny course for the past 20 get a very good idea of the game, its facilities years has accepted a similar job with the and how to play it write to Dar Curtis, 21 In- Ridge Manor G&CC, Dade City, Fla. Evans' dian Hill Boad, Winnetka, 111. wife, Edith, will manage the snack har and look after the pro shop . . . The first big pro- Helen Mae Donald has opened her new golf ject for the new pro-supt. will be to supervise school at 18 E. Erie, Chicago, III. . , . Helen construction of the second 9. has been making a success of teaching golf and Harder Hall hotel, Sebring, Fla., opens its running an indoor golf school longer than $250,000 18-hole course and clubhouse . . . any other woman pro , . . Not more than three Ben Bom an nf Bockriminon CC, Stamford, or Tour men pros have operated indoor golf Conn., heads Harder Hall pro staff in winter schools longer than Helen , . . She operates the . . . With him are George Buck, Frank Clark, year around . . . Armand (Chap) C. Chapeau, Tony Mar low, Fred Goldbeck and John Masley gen. mgr. Druid Hills GC, Atlanta, back on . . . This is Sebring's third course. the job after heart attacks that nearly knocked him out . . . Great worker, that guy; almost Westview CC, Miami, Fla., opens second 9, worked himself into the Deep Six. constructed by Mark Mahannah . . . Neatest, most legible scoreboard we've seen in years at Torakichi Nakamura, winner of the Interna- golf tournaments was that at International tional Hopkins trophy, is pro at Kinuta GC, 30 tournament in Tokyo . , . Figures were painted minutes from center of Tokyo, a 9-hole course on by silkscreen process that sign painters use. that is lit for summer night play and gets a lot There arc 12 golf courses in and around Ma- of it . . . Tucson (Ariz.) CC will have its 10th Tiila and 7 on other Philippine islands . . , Wil- annual invitation tournament Feb, 26 thru lard Wilkinson, American golf architect now March 2 . . . Pro Errie Ball advises the tourna- making headquarters in Honolulu, designing an- ment will have a new formula — a best ball other course to care for Filipino golf boom . . . competition . . . Field will be closed at 192. There are about 80 golf ranges around Tokyo Big Christmas gift sale of 1958 National and they're getting a lot of play , . . Much play Open tickets made to members of Southern Hills is from people w-ho never have been on a golf CC, Tulsa, Okla., where the championship will course. be played June 12-14 . . . Gift certificates for Bill Ballantine now supt- at new Tequesta Open, practice rounds and play-off sold for $14 Club at Jupiter, Fla., where Dow Finsterwald . . . They'd he $26 at single admission prices is pro . . . Garland Attaway has retired as supt-, . . . Grounds and clubhouse Christmas gift tick- Hollywood Beaeh (Fla.) Hotel course and has ets sold for $20 and will sell at time of Open been succeeded by Cliff Revells, formerly of for $36. the Key Biscayne Hotel par-3 course at Miami Patty Berg women's tournament at Minneapo- , * . Joe Whitehead of Barco, Inc., eourse equip- lis, July 10-12, with pro-am July 9, will be ment dealers of Lake Worth, Fla., says supts. a feature of the Minnesota Centennial . , , E. N. are talking about great job being done by Jim (Nick) Ayer, green chmn., , San Vlgliotti at the course Red Lawrence designed Francisco, during the 1955 National Open, re- crntly elected pres., California Seniors GA . . . Joe is spending January and February in Florida, They will toll out the red carpet for the USGA making his base at Boca Grande . . . Joe says Notional Seniors championship at Monterey he put 184,000 miles on his present Cadillac in Peninsula GC, Sept. 29-Oct. 4 ... By the way, 2 years, 2 months ... He had one Cadillac that Lawson Little, who lives close to Monterey Pen- he drove 373,000 miles. insula course is recovering from heart attack he A. L. Chapman as pro to George Diamond's suffered last summer. CC (formerly Chain o' Lakes) at Antioch, III. Tampa group headed by Col. James Huffman, . . . "Speck" Hammond, tournament supervisor starts building clubhouse near Lake Wales, for Southern California PGA operates at about; Kla., as first item in plan to develop a Pahn 40 tournaments a year , , . The SC PGA tourna- Springs sort of country club project . , . PGA ment program is self-supporting . . . Publicity co-sponsored tournaments this year will have given Japanese girl caddies at International GA more than S1 million prize money, says J. championships brought out word from Jim Edwin Carter, PGA Tournament Bureau boss Gaffney, pro at Concord (N.H.) CC that their , . . Unofficial prize money for the year will club has about twice as many girls as boys be in excess of $400,000 . . , New pro-am plan caddying and the girls do mighty good caddy- of Tournament Bureau bases money distribu- ing jobs, tion on field of 50 pros. Jerry Bell, in 5th year as pro at Greeley The pro minor league tournament plan gets (Colo.) CC, claims his 9 greens (with IS a test when events arc played in Panama, tees) are finest greens in the state . , . Club Jamaica and Puerto Rico from Jan. 23 thru has 300 members with 85 women in very ac- Feb. 3 . . . George Hall, Cornell university tive golf program , . . Joe Moriarity, Bell's pro, will manage tbe tour. former asst., this year goes to Casper (Wyo.) First big invitation senior tournament of the CC as pro. . . . Bostontow-n (O.) to have its year, that at the de luxe Lakeside CC course, new 18 open this summer , . . Jack Thompson, Point Clear, Ala., keeps its field to "com- jr., son of the widely known Ohio pro veteran, fortable capacity" . . , Restriction on the size will be pro at Rostontown. of the field, says pro Andy Mortimer, helps Big party at Bel Air CC, Los Angeles, Doc. make play faster and better. 15, marking Joe Novak's 30 years as the Joe Kirk wood had one of his big years in club's pro . . . Pros like Joe are great reasons 1957; in addition to exhibitions at U. S. clubs for a club's membership celebrating . , , Club- Joe put on his trick shot show at many Cana- house rebuilding, with new pro shop, and dian clubi where he hadn't been for years . . . (Continued on page 82)

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|^CITY STATE I Vol. 32 — Number 1 • January, 1958

CONTENTS fhe Butineii Journal ol Coll

Swinging Around Golf Herb Graff is J Sargent, Netc PGA Head, Is Son of 3rd President Herb Graffis 21 Congressional Adopt a JVeMJ Membership Plan 24 Ames Slated to Head USGA in 1958 - 25 Teaching, Merchandise Sessions Help Pros 26 International Conies Into Its S4 GCSA Set to Move on Washington 38 1957 Turf Roundup O. J. Noer—Fred V. Grau 40, 41 Golf Day Proceeds Distributed 51 Manufacturing /Veics 69

Ken Venturi, when home in San Francisco dur- Swinging Around Golf ing the fall and winter, spends 5 hours a day (Continued from page 64) practicing, then plays a round. Norman Faunce, veteran pro widely known course reconstruction at Lake Merced G&CC, in midwest and for past several years on pro due to highway cutting through the club. staff at Rob Roy CC (Chicago district) died in Elmer Border, supt., Olympic Club courses Chicago early in December. at San Francisco, says Lakeside for this year's Couple of sweB guys in hospitals who would National Amateur will have the rough easier be cheered up to really beat hell by postcards than it was for the 1955 National Open and the or letters from old pals: John Black, the old pro fairways will be wider . . . The I7th has been who finished second to Sarazen in the National lengthened to 450 yds from 410 by a new tee Open of 1922 is at Canyon Sanitarium, Red- . . , Seventh hole now is 296 yds., instead of wood City, Calif. . . . Stanley M. Clark, long former 266, and has new large two-level green credit mgr. for MacGregor Golf, is at VA hospi- and new bunkering. tal, Vine st., Cincinnati, O. Miami Beach 815,000 Open scheduled for Willie Kidd has retired after 3S years as pro March 26-30 has been cancelled due to PGA at Interlaehen CC, Minneapolis and has been tournament bureau demand for $20,000, says succeeded by his son, Willie, jr. , . , Minnesota Wm. B. (Uncle Bill) MacDonald, tournament pros and their wives gave Willie a big party, chmn. . . . MacDonald has been angel for Los so did Interlachen members and other amateurs Angeles Open and for Miami Beach pro tourna- . . , Willie Goggin building a par 3 course in San Jose, Calif, ments, and for Ladies PGA events . . . MacDon- ald, a big maker of trailers, figures his hobby Norman Racltey from Hillcrest CC, Durango, ol promoting pro golf tournaments has cost him Colo., to he teaching pro on Mick Riley's staff about $250,000 , . , Cancellation of the tourna- at Meadowbrook CC, Salt Lake City, Utah. ment has golfers and sports writers in the area , , . Bronze model of Harry Vardon's hands was unhappy. . . Jimmy Bums, Miami Herald sports given to Harry Moffitt when the PGA pres. last editor, wrote in his column: "South Florida will year visited Vardon's old club around time of Ryder Cup matches. get along O.K. without golf tournaments, but I wonder if the PGA won't suffer if it persists Gaines County CC, Seminole, Tex,, designed in not honoring commitments?" and built by Warren Cantrell, opens first 9 . . . With Miami Beach out, Wilmington, N. C., Jim Terry, formerly at Los Alamos, N. Mex., is Azalea Open, on the calendar lor the past 9 Gaines County pro, . . . Northern California years but given the boot for Miami Beach this PGA members say their Angie Vote who runs their pro-ams, which are the nucleus of a 1000 year, oilers to come back on the circuit at the member organization, is the star business girl price it origin ally set, $15,000 for a 7 2-hole of any one of the PGA sections. event plus $2000 for the Top Ten plan . . .