Detroit Report Tells Status Supts. Tell Preferences of Caddie Fund, Membership in USGA Research Survey Annual report of the Detroit Dist. Golf Results of a survey made by the USGA Assn., which is observing its 40th year Green Section under the direction of Mar- of operation in 1959, shows that there is vin H. Ferguson shows that supts. feel a record total of 90 caddies attending col- that turf research, for the most part, lege on scholarships made available should be concentrated on six different through the Standish-Evans program. One- projects. They are: Physical studies of third of these are newly appointed soils; Variety improvement; Nutritional scholars. Caddie students at both the Uni- studies (both fundamental and field); Poa versity of Michigan and Michigan State annua control; Disease control; and Weed University are housed in properties control (not including poa and crabgrass). wholly owned by the Assn. Altogether, 32 research preferences DDGA's membership is composed of 41 were listed by the 37 supts. who took part clubs in the urban area and 19 out-state in the survey. Other suggestions for re- clubs. Five clubs were added in 1958. search that were mentioned frequently Increased interest by all clubs in green are (in this order): Nematode studies; section meetings, use of handicap cards, Thatch control; Irrigation studies; Root- caddie welfare and in tournaments spon- ing characteristics of grasses; Cutting sored by the District was particularly no- methods and equipment; Salinity toler- ticeable during the past season. ance; Crabgrass control; and Combination Detroit did not join with the Chicago warm season-cool season turf. or Southern California associations in breaking wtih the USGA on handicapping procedures. Several reasons were given for Orlick Extended Season not adopting the Equitable Stroke Con- with Unique Tournament trol system championed by the two dissi- In order to extend the playing season dent groups. Among them is the belief last fall, Warren Orlick, pro at Tarn that ESC is too difficult to administer. O'Shanter CC, Orchard Lake, Mich., held DDGA also feels that establishment of a an interesting tournament at his club. He uniform system of handicapping is the pre- invited any golfer who had played from rogative of the national body. 1953 on with him or his assistants in any Seventy-four tournaments were spon- Pro-Am, Pro-Ladies or Pro-Junior event to sored or promoted by Detroit in 1958. participate. Also invited to compete were Three of these were national events. The all persons who had played in a pro-mem- report shows that play at six Detroit Muni- ber event. Orlick donated two draw prizes, cipal courses increased by more than a set of woods and a set of irons in addi- 44,000 rounds between 1957 and 1958 tion to more than a dozen gross and net and that play at Detroit and oustate priv- prizes. No entry fees were charged be- ate clubs was up considerably in 1958 cause as Orlick expresses it, sometimes you over 1957. have to give a little to get some back. Although the tournament was played as Ten Golfers Get Awards late as Oct. 26th, the turnout was larger from Metropolitan Writers than anticipated. Several well known golfers were hon- ored at the national award dinner of the Limit Women's Am Field to 128 Metropolitan Golf Writers Assn. held at the Hotel Plaza, New York, in January. USGA has established a limit of 128 They included Charley Coe, 1958 ama- contestants for the Women's Amateur teur, Tommy Bolt, winner of the 1958 championship which will be played at Cn- USGA Open title and Dow Finsterwald, gressional CC, Wsahington, D. C., in Aug- professional golfer of 1958. Charley Bos- ust. This will reduce the match play event well was given the Ben Hogan trophy, from eight to seven rounds. The 1959 presented annually to the person who field will consist of the 128 entrants who overcomes handicaps and continues to have the lowest USGA handicaps to the play golf. National senior awards went to limit of six strokes. If there are not enough Tom Robbins and Mrs. Harrison Flippen places for applicants in the highest handi- and local awards were given to Robert cap bracket, selection will be by a blind Gardner, Mrs. Judy Frank Jablow, Sam draw. A list of alternates also will be estab- Petrone and Edward Smith. lished by draw.