NEWS OF THE GOLF WORLD IN BRIEF 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 hit 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 assist- Orange Club, Short Hills . She and her ants, who now are Class A 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 run 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 fraw 3e 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 Ryder Cup 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 match play to a stroke play 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 , jy&aji 'hound CONTROL s>sm FOR SNOW MOLD Proven over the years, PMAS gives GREENZIT dependable and economical control of Snow Mold. Make regular appli- will keep your dormant or dis- cations part of your year 'round con- trol program. Having both herbi- colored turf GREEN all winter ctda! and fungicidal properties, PMAS is universally used for best . with one application. results on Crabgrass, Copper Spot, Dollar Spot, Brown Patch, Pink Apply it now. Patch, Helminthosporium-Curvalaria Other Cleary Turf Products: Spotrete, Caddy, Methor, W. A. CLEARY CORP. NFW BRUNSWICK, N. J. C531, PM2, 4-D, All-Wet exercise to the proud British freedom of speech, seems to American golfers, pros BeliMb Wfij, and amateurs alike, that Weetman being ruled out of tournament work for a year, because of criticising Dai Rees, British I WJ^J^AMJ^ Ryder Cup captain, ought to get himself a good tough lawyer , . Rees dropped Weetman from the second day's play . AGRICO That official duty, phis (it is said) aggres- sive elements of personalities, had Weet- ...FOR DEPENDABLE man guilty of lese majesty against the RESULTS-ALWAYS!" British PGA , , . Rees is a fine, fair, ex- jjfjgj perienced gentleman who unquestionably acted in sound judgment in running the loyj team line-up . He isn't the type, so it Chorlei P. seems to his American friends, to demand JtoiriM, Supt. the balm of the beating Weetman was Green teres given by a year's suspension. Country Club Luwrenmille, The trend seems to be in the U.S. and K. J. Britain that effrontery in questioning the actions of the administrations must be severely punished .,. The boys had better get over that ... It just does not go in We asked Mr. Storrier late last fall sports and isn't good public relations pol- just how he had managed to keep the icy to present to amateurs whose good will, endorsement and patronage keep good color and healthy, thick growth pro sports alive . Competent and dis- of grass on his greens after a hot, dry creet observers have said that our side summer and an active golfing season. didn't do its practice in Britain, in all Here's what he told us: cases, any too thoughtfully, being more "I decided to include Agrico for Turf 10-6-4 with UREA-FORM this year in conjunction with Agrico for Turf CKNER 50% Organic. This turned out to be a winning combination and 'saved the day' for me... I discovered that Agrico for Turf had staying power, even under heavy irrigation, and ap- plications made in temperatures in the 90's produced no burn. Believe me, I'M sticking with Agrico —always!" See your regular Agrico supplier now, or Full Water Economy write to The American Agricultural Positive, adjustable - speed control Chemical Co., New York 7, N. Y. It will guarantees full water economy ond pay you to make plans now for the 1958 maximum efficient coverage over season. large turf areas. Sandproof bearings ond self-cleaning heads mean longer sprinkler life, lower maintenance costs. Use with Bucltner's Quick Coupling AGRICO9 Valves or hose stand*. America's Premier Golf Course Fertilizer See pour Buckner Deafer AGRINITE® the Better, Natural Organic Fertilizer concerned with interesting Nassaus than with good business-like study of the course. , Washington (D,C.) O&CC auctioned off furnishings of old clubhouse which is to be replaced by $550,000 clubhouse expected to be finished by early winter . A ins lie Per- rault, Tulsa, Okla., paint manufacturer who . bought Indian Hills CC at Tulsa has leased ' the club to C. H. Aldering of Alsonett hotel chain * . Alsonett organization, with head* riuarters in Chicago, operates a country club at Phoenix and another at St. Petersburg . , Jack Shields continues as pro at the former Indian Hills club now known as Holiday Hills, Cornell university has bought part of CC nf Ithaca, N.Y, property . CC of Ithaca to build new course and clubhouse at another site . • , Laurel Pines CC, on site of Laurel Speedway at Laurel, Md., expects to have all ^ 18 in play this summer .