News of the Golf World in Brief

NEWS OF THE GOLF WORLD IN BRIEF

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William Kennedy and others to build course in Bancroft, la. . . • Golf Four- somes, Inc., headed by Paul Evans, to build course at Arvada, Colo. . . . Frank FRONT COVER Hummel of Greeley is designing the Ar- Michigan Stole University'! 6,800 yard course vada course . . , Wing Point G&CC in {per 71) wcii o gift of a Detroit alumnus. Forest suburban Seattle opens new course and Alter*. Designed by W. Bruce Matthews, East clubhouse . . . Open first nine of River Lansing architect, it was put in play in 1958. Island GC near Porterville, Calif. . . . It's rated one of the best layouts in the Big Ten Ted Ensslin is president . . • Rob Bottoms ond has been the site af several collegiate . tbe general manager and Dixon Robb tournaments. Hundreds of trees are planted each .lie pro , , . Bob Baldock was the archi- year and oil are labeled. Alters, a noted tree .ect. fancier, has paid for all the plantings. Pictured is No. 4, which ts 380 yards. Photo was taken Bill Bell has designed IS for Parkridge from a truck ond boom. Estates development in Corona, Calif. . . . Bowie (Tex.) G&CC to build nine . . . Vernon McAn, Victoria, B.C., architect for Sunland 18 near Port Angeles, Wash. . . . Start building nine at Golden Circle Val- course and clubhouse . . . Appellate Divi- ley development, Escondido, Calif. , . , sion rejected state's claim that original Heritage Construction Co., Fullerton, award was "excessive" and held it was Calif., to build course on 1 1,000 acres "inadequate." . . . "Specialty purposes" near Brea, recently acquired for commun- value such as water supply, tree develop- ity development. ment and residential development poten- Planning to build IS at North Andover, tial of 98 acres not used for country club Mass. . • . Robert J. Hammond appointed purposes were held to warrant increased vice-chairman of committee to investigate award . , . Case probably will be studied possibilities for public course in Ypsilanti, plenty by lawyers for clubs that are hav- Mich, . . . Golf commission, appointed by ing property condemned. council, to consider public course at Corry, To build nine at Rainbow Lake, Ge- Pa. neva, Ind. . , , Marco Development Corp. Can't tell for sure but after looking over to build 18, motel, etc., in recreation cen- a lot of reports on public course rounds ter in Edmonson County, Ky. . , . Project of play for 1963 (to Aug. 1) it appears partially financed by $640,000 loan from that play on municipal courses may aver- Area Development Administration , . , age 10 per cent more than in the same Building municipal 18 at old Cliff Maus period of 1962 . . . Appellate Division of airport. Corpus Christi, Tex., to plans of New York Court of Claims granted an Leon Howard . . . Ed Newman, Kansas appeal of Albany CC to have its propertv City, Mo,, has leased the course for 30 years . . . Expect to have it in play earlv award raised from $3,079,646 to $3,602^- r 806 . . . Club property was taken for State in 1964. college campus , . . Club is building new Open 18 in Green Valley Park, Sioux

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ASK YOL/B D/STR/BUTOR went to Riverside MDC course in Weston, designing and building first nine of that TROPHIES course ... A heart attack forced his retirement . . , He is survived by his widow, Traditional their son, Robert A., a brother and sister, Tom Scannell moves as supt. Cranmore or Modern? Prep course in Lenox, Mass., to open the new Albany CC, Voorheesville, N.Y. , . , We have an award The Scannell family roster was increased for your needs. when a seventh youngster was born about the time the new Albany course opened . . . Harry Tynan has succeeded Stan Silver plate, sterling Borasky as supt., CC of Pittsfield, Mass. silver, Onyx, wood, Total prize money (official and unoffi- gold; we cover the cial) of $488,277 on Fall tourney calen- waterfront! Club crests dar (Sept. 5 thru Dec. 8) brings 1963 total to $2,244,602 . . . That's 12 per cent duplicated. over 1962 total ... Pro sales for 19B3 are expected to be IS per cent ahead of WRITC FOR CATAIOC AND previous year , , . Biggest "unofficial" Alt/ED LITERATURE. event on fall schedule will be $40,000 mixed foursome invitation affair Dec. 5-8 SPORTS AWARDS CO. at Harder Hall and Pinecrest Lakes. Se- bring, Fla. . . , Teams will be of 24 PCA circuit players and 24 of the Ladies PCA 429 W. SUPERIOR STREET members . . . Selective drive, alternate stroke ... It is a very interesting compe- CH1CAOO 10, 111. tition. Telephone Ana Cods, 312; 787-4034, 6044 Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer have

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$6,45, Felix Serafin, for the last 20 years pro at Fox Hill CC, near Wilkes-Barre, Pa„ Big Pro has been in the goll business for 44 years Discounts . . , He started as a caddie, became head pro at Scran ton CC in 1928 and switched to Fox Hill in 1943 ... His son. John, is head pro at Colonial CC in Harris burg , . . Felix has played in several USGA THE TROPHY & MEDAL SHOP Opens and PGA Championships and took 914 SI I nr smiths eidq. Chicago 3, til, CEntral 6-5016 part in two Masters , . . He once trans- ported his clubs to the site of a Pennsyl- vania Open via a street car . . , Looking aliead, Western Golf Assn. has set the LOCKER NAMEPLATES dates for its 1964 Western Amateur . . . GREETER PINS It will he played May 13-if at Tucson (Ariz.) CC . , , Dr. Ed Updegraff is the tournament chairman. Barbara Romaclt had to take a six-week rest from the Ladies PGA tour because ol anemia . , . She returned lor the Albu- tjoerqtte Open, played in mid-August . . . More than 200 Junior golfers participated iii the filth Lee Hommfl Memorial tourna- Samples and prices on request ment at Los Coyotes CC, Buetta Park. Calif., in mid-August . . . About $5,1)00 KIRSCH CARD SERVICE has been raised for leukemia research Box 222X, Villa Park, III. through this event ... It is played in memory of a young boy who was a leukemia victim about five years ago . , . 1'rarik A Id ridge and Albert H. Newman are planning a $35 million recreation center with more than 1,000 luxury apart- ment nnits to be built around tbe perim- eter of Old Orchard CC, near Mt. Pros- pect, ill. ... It is going to be a 10-year project. A reduction in its real estate tax assessment appears to lie in line for Cedar brook CC, Blue Bell, Pa., near Philadelphia . . . The $1,400,000 property was assessed at A tour-man team from Japan wan ihe first Francis $469,000 in 1962, but a Montgomery H. I. Brown International team challenge match, county assessment board agrees this was Aug. 24-25 ot Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, too high ... It has suggested a $925,000 Coto., defeating the U.S. by one stroke. The win- valuation and tax of $308,000 , , , Four- ning team is shown with Chick Evans ond a gold ploque replica of the $10,000 solid silver trophy, teenth Illinois Invitation of tbe Chicago donated by Grown of Honolulu. Japanese players Dist. GA will be played at Knoll wood ore (I to r) R. M. Udow, Yashio Hachiuma, Marquis CC, Lake Forest, Sept. 14-17 . . , John Naoyas Nabeshima and Susumv Yamagalo. Paul Jones is the defending champion . . . New Jersey pros shouldn t feel too bad about Wes Ellis winning his second lap up the gravy . . . Baseball and foot- straight N.J. Open title , . , Wes is one of ball, Ed points out, reap huge profits for those home pros who holds his own with their pension systems without parceling the circuit regulars. part of them out to middlemen . . . Pro- moters of the World Series, Furgol says, Levittown, N. J, planning board is collect a half million, pay out $75,000 considering building an 18-hole course as to the contestants and give the PGA a a community development . . . Board measly $7,500. hopes that tbe state's green acre fund will contribute half of the laud purchase cost George Skinner, who worked so valiant- . . . Mrs. Philip Cudone of Forest Hills ly for six years in promoting tbe Eastern won the recent Women's N.J. GA medal Amateur as tournament chairman, step- play championship by 20 strokes with ped down this year and played in the a three-round 224 . . . She had a 71 the event at Elizabeth Manor G&CC . . . final day ... Ed Furgol maintains it's Starting in 1956, George worked 365 time the PGA step in and run its own TV days a year in putting over the tourna- shows instead of allowing promoters to ment for six straight years . . . The 1965 Americas Cup matches will be played at St. Charles CC in Winnipeg, Canada . . . This club is more than 60 years old and the Canadian Open and Amateur have been played over its course . . . People close to the tournament scene say that Whitemarsh Valley CC, near Phila- delphia, site of the Whitemarsh Open, Sept. 30-0ct. 6, is one of the best view- ing courses in the country. A year ago, the Ladies PGA had 90 members , . , Now it's up around the 120 mark . , . l.M. (Tex) liomba, Schieife- lin & Co., New York, executive, who helps in putting over the PCA Seniors' Teacher Trophy Championship each year, was the honored guest at a blowout given recently by his working mates ... It Arnold Palmer crowns 17-year old Lynn Cook of marked his 30th year with the company Dayton, O, "Miss Arnold Palmer Putting Course" . . . The million dollar clubhouse and res- beauty queen in a ceremony at a Dayton course. taurant at llancho Bernardo (Calif.) 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Amateur will he played at Broadmoor CC Beach, Fla„ this year . . , Bush's assistant, in Colorado Springs, July 6-12 . . . T- Burl Dale, will handle pro duties at North MGA's Senior will be held in Las Vegas, Palm Beach in the summer . .. Neil White, Mar. 23-26 . . . Trans-Miss has a scholar- returning to pro status, to be professional . ship fund for boys interested in turf sci- at new Borrego Springs Park (Calif.) CC^ ence and whose objective is to become which opens its first course (a Par-3) this" course supts. . . . Four youngsters are fall . . . Congratulations to Midwest Assn. being helped with their schooling at the of Golf Course Supts. on its membership present time and two more will be given directory and by-laws booklet ... All 11 aid in 1963-64 . . , Goif Writer Cuido major U.S. airlines now have set low prices Cribari of the Reporter Digest in White for hauling coif equipment . . , Western Plains, N.Y., recently potted his first hole- Air Lines, which introduced the practice, > in-one after 27 years of trying. continues to charge 52 and $3 for some v Byron Nelson recently stated that play- flights ... On other lines the charge is $•! ers of his era hardly ever hit a ball hard, . . . Between West Coast cities and Hawaii but strived for plenty of rhythm . . . it is $9. "The hard flitters," cjtioth Byron, "play Itoland Wingate, who resigned as pro spectacularly at time, but they also have at Fort Myers (Fla.) CC, to limit his their dips." . . . Bill Casper says that may- work to a summer fob, is pro at Dublin be Dow Finsterwald is the best putter of Lake CC, Dublin, N.H. , . . John R. Cog- them all , . . "He doesn't always hit the greens in regulation figures," Big Bill hill, president, Silver Lake CC (Chicago observes, "but he keeps his scores down." dist.), has opened Rolling Hills Par-3 nine " ., . Bob Gardner won the recent Ike Ama- . . , Abbeville (Ala.) Realty Co. building * teur at Winged Foot by coming from be- nine and clubhouse, on 133 acres . . , hind to nip Dick Sidemwf, 290 to 291. Km est E. Smith, Tequesta, Jupiter, Fla., Eddie Bush, pro at K em wood CC, Sa- designed and built new nine for Riomar lem, Mass., to be winter pro at North Palm CC, Vero Beach, Fla., and rebuilt Martin

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Count CC, Stuart, Fla., and Ilobe Sound was plaved for benefit of Evans Caddie „ (Flu.) CC. Scholarship Fund, also had many boys who Ilawley Quicr and friends building a de won high commendation of the players • luxe course at Moslem Springs, Pa., north , Barr is tbe caddiemaster who intro- of Heading, to plans of George Fazio . . . duced use of batters' helmet by caddies . Hurry Rubendall, pro at Freeport (111.) in a crowded practice area. CC, got a laugh out of a line at an ac- Joe jemsek opens his third 18 at Cog countants' association tourney recently Hill in suburban Chicago . , . Dick Wilson played at his club . . . Tbe line read: designed it . . . Wilson also designed the f 'Scores will be accepted as turned in — fourth course Joe is building at Cog Hill f will not be re-added. Please be accurate." . , . That makes two 18s Joe has at St. , . . Harry says if accountants make mis- Andrews, an IS at Fresh Meadow and takes in golf scores maybe others can be one at Clenwoodie, and four by 1965 at forgiven , . . Eighth annual Suncoast Cog Hill . , . Our Joe is doing right well Seniors championship to be played at Sun- for a smart, hardworking former caddie - set G&CC, St. Petersburg, Fla,, Jan. 7-11, who first applied his genius in golf busi- 1964. ness to getting St. Andrews making money The forgotten man in this day of the . . . He s also got pieces of golf and other golf car is the caddiemaster . . . Yet, I sports TV shows. 1 don't recall a year when champion players Luca Barbato, pro at Oukbournc CC, • have had so many good things to say Lafayette, La., shares in running a tourna- about the selection and training of the ment of 912 oilmen played over four days kids who carry tbe bags . . . Fred W, on the Oakbourne and Lafayette munici- • Anders at CC of Brookline turned out an pal courses . . . The tournament is 11 all-star bunch of caddies, according to years old ... Its field this year was made players in the National Open ... Ed up of men from 14 states . . . The budget Barr at Beverly CC where Western Open (Continued on page 98)

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Swinging Around Golf 37 years , . . He became pro emeritus in 1950 and was retained on retirement (Continued from page 83) pay . . . He served as a national and local PGA official . . . Big Bertie was one ol * was $30,000 . , .Jim Mangum, New Or- the noblest golfers of them all , . . Ho leans, shot a one-under 142 against the tied for second with George Low and Val 72 Qakbourne par and 71 municipal par Fitzjohn in the 1899 National Open at^, to win the event for a third time . . , Baltimore CC . . . Up to a couple of years There were 32 flights. ago, he played in the PGA Seniors. v Fifth annual Italian Open at Tuck a way John Black, S3, died recently in Pasa- CC, Milwaukee, drew a field of 192 and dena after a long illness . . . John was a- a ton of Italian groceries . . , Paul Halm Glasgow native who served as a pro in made extemporaneous talk on president- California for 50 years, many of them at pro relations and pro economic situation Clare moot CC and California CC ... In at Illinois PCA pro-presidents' dinner Aug. 1922 he tied Bob Jones for second in tli«- 19 that several persons remarked was the National Open at Skokie CC (Chicago dis- most illuminating presentation of the pro's trict), one stroke back of Gene Sarttzen a job and its revenue they'd heard . . . Jim winning 288. Ireland of MaeGregor Golf is new presi- J. H. (Bob) Ervine, 57, lately supt.,- dent of the Metropolitan New York Pro Phoenix CC. died Aug. 4 in a Phoenix Coif Salesmen. hospital . . . He had been supt. at Rolling W. H. (Bertie) Way, 90, oldest member Hills CC, Tulsa, for 22 years (when it of the PCA, died in a Miami hospital Aug, was known as Indian Hills), then was at™ U after almost a year's illness ... He the Oaks CC from 1936 to 1951 .. . lie was a former president of the PGA Seniors was supt. at Oklahoma City C&CC from . . . Bertie was born in England and came 1952 through 1954 and was at River Oaks to the U.S. in 1900 to build the Euclid CC prior to going to Phoenix . . . He is'- Club course in Cleveland where he intro- survived by his widow, a son, Allen, a< duced John D, Rockefeller to golf . . , tive in course construction and manage-,' Later he built the Mayfield CG in Cleve- merit work and a daughter, Mrs. Jerry. land and served as its pro and supt, for Brickner.