Canadian Golfer, February, 1937

R O Y A L C A N A D D I A N

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The Bon Air Hotel Augusta, Ga.

America’s Most Exclusive Winter Resort Hotel

Augusta is famous for its golfing and horse-back riding.

INDIAN SUMMER ALL WINTER.

Free golf on two fine courses offered to weekly guests. 400 rooms with baths. Suites having outside enclosed porches.

American Plan Rates are reasonable. Under same management as Bretton Woods, New Hampshire. JOHN F. SANDERSON, Lessee

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Cut down your cutting costs with

Worthington Equipment. Golf | Courses, Municipalities, and Estates | can save time, money, and labour by investigating the possibilities of Worthington Power Units. Some of | the advantageous features are HN shown in these illustrations of the new PARKOVER,with useful sickle bar attachment, and rubber tired cutting units. It goes anywhere, and can mowforty acres in an eight hour day. lt can save you its price in one season and eliminate your cutting problems. We invite enquiries for our catalogue. i I JOHN C. RUSSEL Montreal, Que. 132 St. Peter St.,

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Canadian Golfer FEBRUARY e 19 37. aee off ers PHOT.EL WINDSOR JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA Be YEARS the symbolof hotel perfection, especially to those thousands of winter visi- tors ‘i Florida who have been our guests. FEATURES . Most centrally located facing beautiful . Geif- Daten Winks ena Serine 3 Hemming Park, the heart of Jacksonville’s Th ec feaiccwal LiakGuce Be Die ee me 1 theatrical and shopping district. Ger Front Gaves oo SMV ae { . . Courteous service and noteworthy cuisine. Petty Larcencey Professionalism ARES 5 Automobile storage garage in direct connection The epresitents A Stortenan a Ne Pee ngian 6 pints lee A ROBERT R. MEYER HOTEL By H. R. Pickens Jr. Jerry R. Caldwell, Manager _ They Lend Service and Diente Paes 7 Results in Brief of the R. Gs AY Meeting 8 : Alberta Foursomes Tmerdviee Golf . : 9 a By Tom Scott Byrd Bests Birdie-Seeking Baseballers ...... 10 sy Jack Cameron More About Fourteen Clubs .. .. bata i utaae 11 Why Do WePlay Golf 12 3y H. R. Pickens Jr. Stars Shining Over the Southland ...... Seyret wate Personalities In the Golfing World ...... 14 By Ralph Reville Seasonal Reminders to the Greens Committees LD Ontario's: Report: ‘Shows Stridesjin covaae Ly, Concentration Breeds Confidence ...... 19 By Paul Runyan ~~ Augusta Bids the Masters Gather fi 21 Ce L.-G. VU. Official Notice:.4 2°. 4 =. 22

ithnemiraterlbeenttdieyrsesrvieece, which aes aca PINES INN You will enjoy living in Dinkler operated hotels ! AND COTTAGES >t The ANSLEYaun: SOUTHERN PINES © NORTH CAROLINA + The 0.HENRYcreexssoro +The SAVANNAHsavannas >E The TUTWILERsimncnan

* AIR CONDITIONED BED ROOMS! wonrcoweny Th JEFFERSON DAVIS<< ee eee NEW orteans 1G ST. CHARLES<< | Wastesnes oral. itece ae OMever dreamed a vacation should hold. Situated in the very heart of the sandhills and the beautiful city NASHVILLEThe ANDREW JACKSON=< of Southern Pines. % AIR CONDITIONED BED ROOMS! RIDING TENNIS POLO GOLF SHOOTING | tee eee ieee i One RACING GYMKHANA | Carling Dinkler, Pres.and General Manager ) OPERATING 3000 ROOMS in SOUTHERN-HOTELS M. H. TURN Beka Managers

CANADIAN GOLFER February, 1937

BERMUBA BECKONS IN EARLY SPRING

ee TN Py Golf Dates | Winter and Spring

MARCH March 1-6—Riddell’s Bay Golf and Coun- try Club—Annual Bermuda Ladies’ Championship. March 2-5—Annual Spring Tournament; Pinehurst, N. C. March 4—Coral Island Golf Club—Ber- muda — Harlequin Cup — Handicap Tournament. March 5-6—Annual Seniors, Sea Island Golf Club, Sea Island, Ga. (For men 50 years or over). (March 6, Sat.)—Miami Biltmore Kids Golf Championship. March 6th—Spring Sweepstakes, 18 Holes Medal Play Handicap, Southern Pines Country Club, N. C. March 6-7—Mixed Curling Bonspiel Seig- niory Club. March 9-12—Annual_ Seniors’ Tourna- ment; Pinehurst, N. C. March 9-183—Belmont Manor Golf Club— Belmont Manor Ladies’ Champion- ship. Qualifying and Match Play. March 9-13—Riddell’s Bay Golf and Country Club—Warwick Vase Tour- nament. Quality and Match play. March 13th—March Sweepstakes Handi- cap, 18 Holes Match Play against Par Southern Pines Country Club, N. C. March 14—CoralIsland Golf Club—Mixed Foursomes Tournament. March 15-19—Forest Hills Championship for Men, Forest Hills Golf Club, Augusta, Ga. March 15-19—Forest Hills Championship for Women, Forest Hills Golf Club, Augusta, Ga. March 15-20—Aiken South Carolina Wo- men’s Invitation Tournament, High- land Park Golf Club. March 16-20—Belmont Manor Golf Club —Belmont Manor Men’s Champion- ship Qualifying and Match Play. March 17-20—Annual Club Championship Tournament; Sea Island Golf Club, Sea Island, Ga. A bove: St. Cathe rine’s Be ach, St. George’s Bermuda... one of man March 19-24_Florida coral beach y picturesque Year-Round Golf es which tempt the holiday seeker. Below: Clubs, Men Down to the islands with ’s Golf Championship a mashie! The sixth tee at the Belmon Miami. t Manor Course. Excellent golfing! March 22n d—P.G.A. Open Tourn March 29-April 2 ament —Annual North and April 6—Belmont (to be announced later) Manor Golf Club -In- — Southern South Invitation Tournament for Pines Country Club, ternational Men’s Tournament for N. C. Women; Pinehurst, N. C. March Ellis Brother’s Trophy— 22-25—Augusta Open Team Cham- Tourna- March 29-April 3—Florida Y pions ment Augusta, Ga. ear-Round hip. Clubs Women’s Champion Ap 6- March 22-26—T ship. ril 9—Annual April Tournament; he Annual Augusta Wo- men’s I Pinehurst, N. C. nvitation Tournament, Fo APRIL rest April 12-17—M Hills Golf Club, Augusta ason & Dixon Golf. Old , Ga. W March 27 April 1-4—Bobby Jones’ hite Course. Greenbrier, White th—Mixed TwoBall Fore Masters Tourna- somes, Sulphur Springs, West Virgini Forest Hills Golf Club, ment Augusta, Ga. a. Augusta, Ga. April 17th—Scotch For March esome Medal play 22-97 Annual April 3—Annual Team Match; Ladies’ Spring Pinehurst, Handicap, Forest Hills Golf Club, Tournament N.C ; Sea Island Golf Club, ; Augusta, Ga. Sea Island, Ga. April 3—Best Ball—Four Ball Matches; April 19th—Pro-Amateur Tournament March 23 -25—Annual United North Sea Island Golf Club, Sea Island, Ga. Best Ball Medal Play, Forest Hills and Golf South Open Cham Club, Augusta, Ga. pionship; Pine- April 4—Coral Island Golf Club—Ber- hurs N. C. April 20-23—Four Ball Championship; t, muda Invitation To urnament. Pinehurst, N. C. March 23-2 7—Riddell’s Bay Golf and April 5-10—Annual North an April C d South In- 24—Match Play vs. Par Match; Sea ountry Club—Annual vitation Ama Bermuda teur Championship; Island Golf Club, Sea Island, N. C. Amateur Championship. Pinehur N. C. st, April 28th—Tombstone Tournament fo March 24-25—Ni nth Annual Women’s Mid- April 5-9—The Annual Augusta Seniors Men and Women, Forest Hills Golf South Cha mpionship, Southern Pines Championship, Forest Hills Golf Club, Club, Augusta, Ga. Country Club, N. C. Augusta, Ga. (Continued on page 23)

4 CANADIAN GOLFER February, 1937 AT LAST THE Pine Needles Jnn - ee PROFESSIONAL Mid-way Between Southern Pines and Pinehurst, N.C. Our greatest advertisement 15 what our guests, young and old have to say about us GOLF LISTENER! For Years we have all complained about no one wishing to listen to our game and everyone wishing to tell about his own. Recently the following plan and chart was devised by a clever and ambitious fellow who should make a fortune through it. He is to become a “professional listener”! In other words the last word in golf luxury! The following are his rates which will be slightly higher during tournaments when the demand for listeners will naturally be at the highest pitch! Time Limit, 5 mins. Long. Drives tc do oe pe neerae ee Flubbed DrivésA. °... ick fe ee OND Good Approaches .a..410. sopra s30) Long Putts (Shunk)... .. = .35 Short Putts (Missed) ...... 50 Getting out of Rough ...... 50 Getting out of Bunkers ...... -60 Time Limit, 15 mins. Description of 18 Holes under 90 1.00 Description of 18 Holes 91 to 100 1.50 Description of 18 Holes over 100 2.00 “If weeping is required ...... 1.00 Extro **Will listen to Bridge also — Ask fot 18 hole Donald Ross golf course 50 yards from the hotel Rates Eric D. Thomson, P. L.* RATES 1936-37 Winter, Pinehurst Country Club, Pinehurst, Single Rooms $6.00 to 10.00 per day per person American plan NEEC? Double Rooms $12.00 to 24.00 per day per two persons Weekly discount: approximately 10% Summer, Riverside Golf and Country Club, East Riverside, N. B. The only completely fireproof resort hotel in the central Carolinas The above Ratesslightly higher during For further information apply: EMMETT E. BOONE, Mgr. Tournaments. *(Paid Listener) The above was posted in the Country Club in Pinehurst and created quite a bit of amusement.

OUR FRONT COVER

Featured on the front cover of this publication is Bob Gray Jr. of Windsor Ontario| whoin the minds of many last year showed the greatest individual advance of any| professional in Canada. His feats were qualification and a very good showing in the torridly contested United States Open | championship at Battusrol in New Jersey | ast July. Gray’s advance has been a steady one and his crowning achievement came when he lead all the Canadian profes- | sionals in the Canadian Open championship at St. Andrews in Toronto in Sep- ember. He nosed out Lex Robson of To- Mts LitSE” ronto to do this and the latter is generally A virgin forest of Long Leaf considered as Canada’s number one ranking professional player. Bob is a non-be- PINE FORESTINN, Pine in the midst of which re- liever in the stymie and avers at times poses the Pine Forest Inn. A that putting is too-important a factor Summerville, South Carolina glittering jewel of southern in the game. His favorite shot is the | charm, unique, historical yet mashie and he hits these short irons with the best of them. He has shot as low as modern, the famous hotel’s environment reflects memories of the visits 64 on his home course, the Essex Country | of Teddy Roosevelt and William Howard Taft. Club in Windsor. Aside from his accom- | plishments as a producer of fine golf shots Amongst majestic pines, Spanish moss and flowering shrubs onthe he states that the hardest single stroke in winding walks, breathing in the perfume of the Azaleas and Japonicas. the bag is the four foot putt. Very human| fellow in that respect! His chief advice 200 Rooms & Bath. 50 Acres of Forest and Garden. Mineral Water from our own and thought when hitting the ball is keep- Wells. GOLF: Twenty seven Holes, playable all Year. TENNIS—HUNTING— ing the head still! He is an interesting RIDING—FISHING player with a grand future! Learned his S. JOHN LITTLEGREEN,General Manager golf in Windsor and most of it from his father Bob Gray Sr. who was professional Also operating LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN HOTEL CHATTANOOGA 5S. C. at Essex before him.

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VERSATILITY KEYNOTE OF NEW l i CHOICE AS R.C.G.A. PRESIDENT a By H. R. PICKENS Jr.

est in the game was such that it was hard to believe he hadn’t. At length the conversation turned to golf! Mr. Rankin is of course the new President of the Royal

Canadian Golf Association. He is the father of five a

golfing sons—from one only of whom he asks strokes. a

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during one of these changes of position that Mr. Ran- a kin first became interested in golf. It was 1903 and the

young banker was stationed at Smith Fails. A few of i the bank employees got the idea that golf should be tried. They went out to a spot which suggested their rather vague conceptions of what a goif course should look like and cut a few holes and mowed around the cups! Naturally there was no profesional to instruct them and their golf equipment consisted of four clubs— “one wood, a cleek, a ‘lofter,’ and a putter.”’ Mr. Ran- kin states that the old “guttie’ ball se’'dom went over one hundred and fifty yards and that a three hundred yard hole reached in two strokes was considered a re- MR. J. I. RANKIN, MONTREAL markable feat! NewPresident of the R. C. G. A. who brings to that In 1907 Mr. Rankin was called to Hailbury Ont. office a wealth of executive ability and sport experience. to fill the position of manager at that branch of the Bank of Ottawa. He became more and more interested RUSHINGpast a huge-shouldered younggiant in in golf during this period of seven years until in 1914 the hallway we entered the private office of J. I. he accepted a position to come to Montreal with the N. Rankin of Montread. Mr. Rankin, a well-built man of A. Timmins Co. In the early years after coming to middle age rose from behind his spacious desk and Montreal Mr. Rankin was drawnto a considerable ex- helped us get comfortable. tent toward a tennis career. He was an active member “Great specimen of mankind, that fellow,’ mused of both M.A.A.A. and the Mount Royal Clubs and the managing director of N. A. Timmins Co., before played in the old Intersectional league which included teams from the various clubs in St. Lambert, Montreal we had an opportunity to say a word. “Yes, that chap has the build to do anything and a darned fine person- West and other suburbs. Eventually, however, golf re- ality. A football player — of course you know him? deemed Mr. Rankin’s interest! He became a member of name is—.” He was referring to the fellow we had just Beaconsfield Club on the lakeshore and his game began to improve. passed in the hallway. We recognized the name of one of eastern Can- Since that time Mr. Rankin has served golf in ada’s leading footballers and then listened to Mr. Ran- many capacities varying from President of Beacons- kin explain that the young fellow was looking for a job field Golf Club in Montreal in 1933 to chairman of the and that Mr. Rankin had just sent him to a friend who rating committees of the P.Q.G.A. 1932-34. He took the could help him. Thus we began to talk football. position of Vice-President of this body in 1934. He was Born in the little town of Lindsay, Ont. a few unable to accept the Presidency of the Quebec Organi- more than twentyyears before the turn of the last cen- zation in 1936 through business responsibilities. tury John I. Rankin has become a keen lover of all Mr. Rankin has been a member of the Royal Ca- manner of sport. Now he was discussing with us ‘‘un- nadian Golf Association since 1934 becoming Vice- limited interference.” “four downs instead of three,’ President of the ruling bodyof golf in this country in and a number of changes which he thought would help 1936. With his son Colin he has formed one of the most Canadian football. Mr. Rankin told us that he had nev- dangerous teams in the Father and Son competitions er played football himself, but his knowledge and inter- (Continued on page 16)

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CanapviAN GoLFeR February, 1937

THEY LEND SERVICE AND DIGNITY INTRODUCING NEWLY INSTALLED MEMBERSOF THER. C. G. A. FOR 1937

‘ 2EAN, We Dr. A. S. Lamb s Col. Claude Brown J. Ernest Savard B.>. N. Holtham n London Montreal Montreal Sherbrooke

e a As is the custom of the Royal Canadian Golf As- who never had to conquer the gameto love it! He has sociation certain members are newly appointed an- been president of the London Hunt Clubin 1930, 1934, nually to fill the gaps of the retiring members of this and 1935. His selections as the greatest golfers he has the highest ruling body of golf in Canada. The men ever seen are Bobby Jones and Sandy Somerville! He whoserve golf as part of this body are invariably the is a fine bridge partner after the round! leading enthusisasts and most ardent followers of the Dr. A. S. Lamb became a memberof the R.C.G.A. in game in their own communities. They are chosen from 1935 having been president of the Province of Quebec every part of Canada. Perhaps for this reason it is ex- Association the same year. He was born in Ballarat tremely difficult to present these men whose efforts (Victoria) Australia but first became subject to the have and will mean so much to golf in Canada. One golfing habit at Senneville, Montreal, in 1922. He was may knowthe R.C.G.A. member fromhis ownlocality, club captain in 1930 and has been a movingfactor in but really have very little idea of who maybeconstitut- the game in Quebecsince. He plays a fine steady game ing the remainder of this executive body. Forthis and has won manyP.Q.G.A. and club prizes for, as he reason Canadian Golfer will attempt to recount a few modestly puts it, ‘persistence’? — whichis’nt the case of the facts about the lesser known or more newly as demonstrated last year when he returned a 71 at appointed members of the 1937 Royal Canadian Golf Royal Montreal to lead all professors and students at Association. the annual McGill University tournament. His favorite Col. Claude Brown, newlyelected vice-president of the R.C.G.A. hails from London Ont. and first became out of season sports are handball, fishing, and curling. interested in the game in 1896 at the London Hunt Mrs. Lamb and his younger son A. B. Lamb arealso Club. Mrs. Brownis also a golf enthusiast, but the pros- golfers. He has served as handicap chairman of the pective president of the association has never attained P.Q.G.A. and has had manyotherofficial club capac- a great proficiency at the game. His best efforts have ities. Dr. Lamb has neverscored a hole-in-one and is been scores around ninety, but when questioned he otherwise a very human golfer except for an amazing will answer with a wry smile that an accurate compila- knack at getting that necessary ten foot putt ‘under tion woul d requir e an adding machine. Here is one man pressure!” > 4 aR A EB

Mr. J. Royd jor J. H. Warren Sai en Thomson A. W. Matthews W. S. Charlton Ma Gaskatoon Saint John Edmonton Vancouver

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CanapiAN GoLFEerR — February, 1937

LEFT: The Great “Dizzy” Dean, outstanding personality in Ameri- can Big League Baseball seen driving a “whistler” in the recent An- nual Big Leauge golf tourney for the championship of that organization. “Dizzy” averaged 7834 strokes per round which is’nt so dizzy at that. RIGHT: Wes Ferrel, last year the winner of the event, seen congratulating this year’s victor, Sammy Byrd. Many famous baseball faces are to be seen in the background.

BIRDIE-SEEKING BASEBALLERS SCORING PROVES YOUR OLD BASEBALL SWING MAY BE AN ASSET AFTER ALL By JACK CAMERON

T the Annual meeting of the Major League base- The Pro-ballers won’t stand for anything but ‘simon pures” from now on when it comes to their golf! ball players golf tournament at Sarasota Fla. Just depends on which foot the shoe fits — ’member some rather amazing things took place. The greater percentage of golfers never realize the versatility of the sad case of Mary K. Browne a fewyears back. A pro at tennis not considered an amateur golfer by her these baseball players. The point is brought “Home” sister golfers! Well, what about it? through an inspection of the scores which were returned by some of the baseball luminaries. Dizzy Dean is a coming golfer — so they will tell SammyByrd, former outfielder of the New York you! “Ole Diz’ was a 115-shooter last year if we re- Yankees, who was originally a Canadian, paced the memberrightly. In this recent event he had one round long file of “diamond demigods” who trouped away as low as 75! Beating “par” or the “Jints” finds Dizzy from the first tee in 72-hole quest of the Powell just a diligent plodder with alot of natural ability. trophy, emblematic of the leagues championship. This combination of qualities makes for a pretty com- Byrd returned scores of 70-70-70-74-284. That petent athlete. And that is what Dizzy is! should make the Average Golfers a little dissatisfied! A good many Canadians who at one time or an- Nowto go one step further in this dissatifying pro- other have seen World’s Series Baseball Games will cess. Tony Manero, U. S. Open Champ, had the same remember the clown, Nick Altrock. One of the clever- score as Byrd over that course when the travelling est figures in baseball history he can keep an impatient professional golfers played there. With 284 Tony baseball gathering of 50,000 perfectly amused with his did’nt even get “into the money!” That makes Mr. pantomine and humorous baseball antics. Well, this Average golfer a ticket holder in “Section G” by same Nick Altrock, aged 60, now a Washington coach, comparison! went around in 77 shots in a drizzling downpour in one Wes Ferrell, pitcher extraordinary of the Boston round of this tournament. his tourna- Red Sox, was the defending champion in t Babe Ruth, most famousof all baseballs and certain- m the total with which ment. He cut seven strokes fro ly one of the most ardent of golfers in that field didn’t was in sixth position he won the event last season, but appear in Sarasota for the event this year — despite Mr. Byrd. this time; twenty-one strokes behind many and sundry entreaties! Byrd, who is not just sure where he is going to play ball this year might very easily follow the money Tony Maneropresented prizes and became just about tournaments if worst came to worst. He has already the most popular progolfer with the big leaguers. ‘“To- been barred from next year’s Ball Player’s Event ny’s a great little fellow” — that was the general com- because he took money prizes in open golf events. ment!

CanapiAN GoLFer — February, 1937 MORE ABOUT FOU RTEEN CLUBS OPINIONS FOLLOW DESPITE “TABLED” ISSUE B Y R.C.G.A. EADERS may rememberthe article appearing in this publication in January Issue under thetitle of “Why Personal Limitation in Golf.” Several of the leading figures on the game were recently asked what their views were on this particular article. At the recent Anuual Meeting of the Royal Canadian Golf Association the matter of the now-famous “Fourteen Club” discussion wasbarely approached. It was decided that in view of the fact that the Royal and Ancien St. Andrews has not formally taken the step in limiting the player in tournaments to any special number of clubs that any Canadian official action would be deferred. With this decision the discussion was likewise deferred. This means that in all probability nothing will be done one way or another until the annual meeting next February. Thus Canadians are not likely to be called upon to banish any of their “old favorite,” at least for another season! However, three very represeniative letters have come to us on the subject and it seems that those judically attached to the game are in favor of the limitation while the more active Canadian “name players” are desirous of letting well-enough alone. The following are three of the reactions received to the article “Why Personal Limitation in Golf :” Pi Din DS CBE ie Me Seaty Sandy Somerville of London pictured with his thirteen clubs. The LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE—AND WHY same weapons with which he has won the Canadian Amateur George S. Lyon, Toronto, Multi-winner of Canadian Championship numerous times and also the U. S. Amateur crown amateur Crown. in 1932. OU have asked me to express my views on the It is the aim of R. C. G. A. and, no doubt, ofall golf rule diminuting golfers to fourteen Clubs. I, organizations in Canada to make this grand game speaking personally, am not in favor of anysuch rule. financially as reasonable as possible. Naturally it is I would allow as at present a player to carry as the tendency of players to be influenced by the ex- many clubs as he chooses. He it is who has to pay ample of the leading pros, and we are all familiar for the carrying and most golfers see to it that their with their tremendous assortment of clubs. Caddies are liberally looked after if they have to The majority of golf clubs in Canada are busy can- carry an unusually heavy bag clubs. vassing for newplayers in order to get enough money The U.S. Golf Association a few years ago changed to run their club. The more expensive it is for new the Stymie rule by conceding putts, to an opponent players to equip themselves the harder it is to per- where Stymied and after a fair trial they abolished it suade them to start golf. in four of the original rule. The Western Golfers Asso- We must give players who cannot afford an un- ciation abolished the Stymie rule altogether and this limited supply of clubs an opportunity to compete with also proved unsatisfactory and was dropped. I merely on a more equal basis. mention these two changes in the rules to showthat In my judgment you will find the majority of the it is just as well to leave “well enough alone.” players in Ontario favorable to limiting the number Very Sincerely of clubs used to 14. In addition I am of the opinion GEO. 8S. LYON there will be the added advantage of speeding up the play in tournaments, and cutting down expense, thus ONTARIOIANS WANT 14 IN MY JUDGMENT more men and women will be induced to take up E. C. “Eddie” Gould of Brantford, former R. C. G. A. golf. president, favors change. Sincerely E. C. GOULD. Ae a directors’ meeting of the Ontario Golf As- sociation, I brought up the subject of the recent ABSOLUTELY RIGHT IN EVERY POINT ruling of the U. S. G. A. limiting each player’s equip- Bobby Reith, Winnipeg, Canada’s No. 2 ranking player ment to 14 clubs in championship play. Such well agrees with us. known Canadian golfers as G. L. Robinson, director ofthe Rh. ©.-G. A. and ©. G. A.’ R. M. Gray, Past AGREE absolutely with every point in yourarti- President of the O. G. A., F. Harris, President, E. A. cle. The whole idea is silly, and will do nothinz Harris, Vice-President, G. W. Wigle, H. L. McCulloch to better the game. thought it was a step in the right direction. (Continued on page 24)

CanapiAN GoLFer — February, 1937

STARS OVER THE SOUTHLAND

Left: Patty Berg, M inneapolis youngster who has amazed everyone with her rise in golf. She is at left “p out” in the utting Augusta Women’s tournament which she won with a last minu te splurge which saw her card a 73 in the last round. . . one over men’s par! Looking on is Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta who was runner-up in this tournament. Patty’s 240 was a new Women’s competitive record! This event was name d the Women’s Titleholder’s champion and the best ship female talent in the American game were present. Played at the Bon Air course!

Right: Here is a picture which features _ three of the money winners of first magni- tude in the recent winter campaign. They are Horton Smith (left) Chicago professional who has (in five tourneys) so far taken $1825.00 according to the official figures is- sued by the U.S.P.G.A. Smith has averaged 71.57 shots per round to do this. In the foreground is the sensational winter performer Ralpth Guildahl, St. Louis, who is third high money winner with $2141.00 and an 71.2 average. At the extremerightis little Paul Runyan of White Plains who has averaged 71.35 and has only won $794.00 for a somewhat lean winter! Picture at Nassau!

Left: Probably the great-

est “‘Average” player in the history of golf, Harry Cooper, former Canadian Open champion. So far this winter he is the leading money winner with $4440.00 to his credit in five tournaments. Cooper has aver- _ aged 69.9 for 20 rounds. He has a record of being the lowest averaging player in the game in the past ten years. He is certainly the most consistent scorer. They call him the “Mechanical Man” of golf

Right: Miss “Babe” Did- rickson, greatest woman athlete of modern times and longest hitter. among the lady golfers. Hits as far as Sarazen, but rather lax as a scorer. Snapped at the Augusta women’s 54 hole event at which she finished well down the list, but won the driving event without any effort!

CanaDIAN GoLrer — February, 1937

ECENTLYat the Granite Club, Toronto, the officers of the a Toronto General Trusts Corporation gave a farewell dinner to Mr. Chas. E. ROBINthe retiring Trust Offi- EIT cer of the Corporation. Mr. Robin was presented with a travelling bag and a radio. He has been for many years quite an outstanding figure in the golfing life of Toronto and also In the Golfing World in Canadian Senior golfing circles.

By N January 26th the Lord Bish- op of London, the Right Rev. RALPH H. REVILLE A. F. Winnington-Ingram entered his 80th year, as fit as ever, andstill an active golfer. The Bishop, who by the wayis a bachelor, is very proud of the fact that he has 34 nieces, nephews, great nephews and great nieces living in Canada. He has made several visits to this country and has payed overthe leading golf courses in Montreal, Toronto, Otawa, Winnipeg, Vancouver and Victoria. He is the Bishop of a dio- cese with a population of over 4,- 000,000 and has 1,200 clergy and 400 lay workers under him. He has lead the Bishopric for 35 years. No Bish- op of London—the third highest position in the Anglican hierarchy— has had so long a tenue of office for at least three centuries. His Lord- ship will be a prominent figure in LEFT TO RIGHT: The late Mr. E. F. Seagram, noted sportsman the coming Coronation. of Waterloo, Ont., seen in a snap taken onlylast fall, presenting the Seagram Trophy, emblematic of the Canadian Open Cham- pionship to Lawson Little (right) as Mr. J. I. Rankin of Mont- UEBECloses a veteran profes- real looks on. Mr. Rankin was recently elected to the R. C. G. A. sional to Ontario in the trans- presidency. fer of stations which Dave Turnball is effecting this season. A fine e HE death at the age of 63 in loved sportsmen has passed on and teacher and club professional Turn- a Toronto on Feb. 1st after un- Canada is all the poorer for the a ball represents the best of the Old dergoing an operation of Mr. E. F. passing. To the bereaved widowand School Scotch professional. He was SEAGRAM, Internationally known four children the sympathyof count- with the Sherbrooke Golf and Coun- race-horse owner and sportsmanre- less friends from Coast to Coast will try Club last season and will be an movesone of the best knownfigures go out in which sentiment I person- acquisition to the O.P.G.A. in every in the sporting and financial life of ally beg to be associated. way. He succeeds Davie Ferguson at Canada. Mr. Seagram who was the Weston Club in Toronto and President of the J. E. Seagram and MONG the many Canadian while in losing Ferguson Weston is Sons Ltd., Waterloo, Ontario distil- golfers spending the winter in parting with a fine professional they lers and director in manyother com- California is Mr. A. A. Adams of should find Turnball a competent panies, like all his brothers, in his Hamilton, former President of the replacement in every way. The latter younger days was quite a famous Ontario Golf Association, and a was with Charlie Murray for some cricketer. Latterly he took up en- former champion of the Canadian time at Royal Montreal. thusiastically with golf and he and Seniors’ Golf Association. Mr. his family did a great deal for the Adams is making his headquarters Royal and Ancient game in Waterloo with his family in Los Angeles. and Kitchener during the past few Friends throughout Canada will be years and by their encouragement glad to hear that he has almost com- and support helped to make the club pletely recovered from the illness there one of the finest in Ontario. that prevented him playing golf the He was also instrumental in leading past two years and is once again in connection with the C.P.R. an in- able to enjoy a daily round on the teresting course at French River Links. Just before leaving Hamilton where he had his beautiful summer for Californa, a number of his Ham- Mr. A. A. Adams of Hamilton, home. As a sucessful race-horse own- ilton golfing friends tended him a former Ontario Golf Associa- er he was of course known on every farewell dinner and presented him tion President who many will track in America. One of the Do- with a handsome gold watch, suit- be pleased to hear is recovered minion’s most popular and most be- ably inscribed. from his recent illness and is wintering in California.

Canapian Go.LFerR — February, 1937 SEASONAL REMINDERS TO THE GREENS COMMITTEE R.C.G.A. AND U.S. & G.A. ISSUE OFFICIAL BULLETIN FOR WINTER WORK ON COURSES

Inside Painting Jobs: When T: OO many golf club officials as- Clean Drainage Ways: Another weather is unseasonable for outside sume that as soon as the golf- important item of work that can as well be attended to during the late work there may be some inside ing season is over work on the golf painting of the implements, out-of- course should cease. This short- fall and winter season is the matter of drainage ditches and tile lines. bounds and other markers, barn, sighted policy accounts for many Choked ditches and stopped lines and the clubhouse itself. Probably cases of hurried and make-shift nothing has the effect of promoting work during the rush season. It usu- of tile are unable to aid in the early a well-kept appearance as much as ally means waste and inefficiency as opening of the golf course in the a newcoat of paint. Winteris one of well as being unnecessarily unfair spring and mayresult in more than the best times for such work. to the greenkeeper and his best an ordinary amount of winter in- workmen. jury. The outlets of all tile lines Making and Repairing Bridges should be inspected and all catch ba- and Shelters: During slack time at In the normal operations of most sins cleaned to allow capacity flow. this season there maybe an oppor- ossible golf courses it should be p Install Tile Drains: A great many tunity to utilize labor to good ad- well occu- to keep the greenkeeper places on the golf course remain wet vantage in the repair of the old even pied during the winter months long enough to interfere with spring bridges and shelters and_ possibly play on courses where there is no play. Many of these locations would to install new structures wherever for several weeks. require a relatively small amount needed, Overhauling Equipment: Winter of tile and labor. Diseases frequent- Screening Compost: The best offers an excellent opportunity to ly appear in such poorly drained time to screen compost is whenit is thoroughly overhaul machinery and parts and the turf often suffers relatively dry andfriable. This con- equipment. Any good piece of ma- from the water-logged conditions. dition is usually reached in the late chinery will last longer and give Seepage areas, for example, mayin- summer, whenit cannot be screened more effective service if it is occa- terfere with an entire fairway and due to the rush of other work. Too sionally overhauled, greased and are usually of the sort that can be many times the greenkeeping force painted. Old and worn equipment rather cheaplv remedied bytiling is diverted from important work can often give additional good serv- on the uphill side. Pockets can some- during the growing season to screen ice with proper overhauling and re- times be improved by installing some compost. This is particularly placement of worn or broken parts. French drains (pits filled with sand annoying to the greenkeeperin ear- or gravel). This work may well oc- ly spring when compost maybe wet Work Shops: Any consideration cupy a number of men for several and soggy and when he is pushed of the repair of equipment and some weeks during the months of little with other jobs. Some provision for of the other jobs naturally raises play. shelter for an adequate supply of the question of proper housing for Cutting and Trimming Trees: The dry and screened compost ought to these operations. Altogether too best time to cut downtrees or trim be made.It is a wise policy to screen many first-class golf courses are off branches is during periods of enough soil for next year’s use dur- still maintained without an ade- good weather during the winter ing the fall and winter. quate workshop and sheds for hous- months. In doing work of this kind Fill Surplus Traps: For many ing equipment and materials used it is well to keep in mind the open- years the Green Section has advo- on the course. This particular sea- ing of passage ways which will ad- cated the leveling and sodding of the son is a good time to make an ap- mit freer circulation of air on some large number of useless and expen- praisal of adequate building facili- of the greens and tees that are in sive traps and hazards that clutter ties in order that new construction bad air pockets. The pruning of up the fairways of manycourses. or repair work may be started at shrubbery during the winter months Winter offers many opportunities once to provide these facilities in will often add materially to the gen- to do much of the hauling of mate- time to be used to advantage during eral appearance of the club-house rials needed for such changes. the remainder of the winter. grounds. It should be remembered, Remove Rocks and Stumps: A Burning and Clearing Rough: however, that many of the flower- few winter days spent in removing Burning over the rough, and clearing shrubs, particularly those that outcropping rocks from fairways ing out some objectionable thickets bloom early in the season, should may save money or mowerrepairs are good jobs for late fall and win- not be trimmed during the winter. next summer,in addition to making ter whenever the weather will per- In such cases the pruning is best de- playing conditions more pleasant. mit. If this type of work can be layed until after the shrubs have Large rocks and stumps in the done early, it will keep it off the bloomed next spring. rough may also be removedtoad- long list of jobs that must be done Moving Trees: Fall and winter vantage. Dynamite will greatly fa- during the rush period in spring and are good times to transplant trees. cilitate the wrok andcan be usedto it will serve also to provide better This work can be handled by any advantage whenthereis little or no playing conditions during the win- greenkeeping crewif it is done at play to interfere with blasting oper- er. the right time. ations.

CaNADIAN GOLFER February, 1937 Outstanding Record of Alberta Foursome Improving J.T. Ranking Golf (Continued from page 6) (Continued from page 9)

in Quebec. In 1930 and 1931 they won the provincial Matthews piled up a record of six wins, enough to lift title. But Mr. Rankin has had a second great sporting the Provincial Foursome Championship, by victories interest which has seen him attain even greater per- over, Welch and Savage of Red Deer, Barr and Grant sonal distinction as a participant. This is curling! of Ear] Grey, Calgary, Starkey and Shipley, a team of clubmates, and Cuthbert and Vickers of Calgary He is a former president of the Thistle Curling Country Club. Their seventh start proved a disastrous club in Montreal, one of the oldest and most respected one, playing against the Martell Brother team of Prince of curling rinks on the continent, and was a member Rupert Club, Edmonton, they found Henry, fresh of the Jubilee winning team in 1919. Likewise he was from his victories in the Provincial Amateur and Open a member of the team which took the Governor Gen- and in top-notch form. He scored three birdies in the eral’s prize in 1933. He was president of the Canadian first four holes and then went on being ably backed Branch of Royal Caledonia in 1934 and ’35. Despite up by his brother Burns, to register a 2 and 1 win over these honors won and attained, the new president of the cup-holders. the R.C.G.A. will admit that he is still partial to his first love—golf. His greatest thrill in any game he ad- The Martell team did not hold the spotlight very mits with a wry smile, was defeating the veteran star long for on the following week-end, they lost the title of the United States senior golf team last year at the to Mountifield and Kilburn of Edmonton Country Lakeside National course in the Senior International Club, with a birdie three from Mountifield on the 20th. matches. Mr. Rankin turned back the many-time cham- green. This match was replete with thrills, the out- pion, Findlay Douglas, in a rousing match that lasted standing of which, wasa brilliantly played eagle three to the 18th green! Incidentally Mr. Rankin was elected to the Board of Governors of the Canadian Senior Golf from Henry Martell over Mountifield’s birdie four to Association in 1936, an honor which he places aboveall win the 18th. and carry the match on to extra holes. others in his long list! Completing the multi-recogni- Twenty birdies and one eagle wasthe total of the bag tions of the quiet-spoken sportsman he was recently in this match with each of the four contestants enjoy- elected to the Presidencyof the St. Lawrence Pulp and ing figures better than the par for the course. Paper company. A shining example of Canadian sportsman and Mountifield and Kilburn then set out to better the business executive, Mr. Rankin goes into office as existing record of six wins, chalking up victories over leader of golf in Canada with an active programme in Proctor and Bradburn of Mayfair, Grant and Berke mind. It is his hope to see a National Handicapping of Earl Grey, Calgary, Morrison and Shipley of May- system instigated across the Dominion before the close fair, and Bevans and Hogan of Jasper Park only to of his term of office. His address to the recent R.C.G.A. lose out in their sixth game to Shaw and Olynyk of meeting included the desire to bring about a closer working relationship between the various provincial Highlands Club, Edmonton. Associations and the R.C.G.A., and he stressed the importance of the remarks of Mr. Robert Jacob of Winni- POSITION WANTED peg, retiring president, in the stamping out of petty Golf professional and greenkeeper seeks engagement for violations of amateur rulings! With such a man as Mr. the season of 1937. Rankin at the helm doubtless golf in Canada will see Ten years’ English and eleven years Canadian another great season of headwayon its hundreds of experience. fairways stretching across the three thousand miles Married. Wife able to take over small clubhouse. Address Box 1236 CANADIAN GOLFER between her coasts.

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CaNaADIAN GoL¥FER — February, 193 7 ONTARIO’S REPORT SHOWS STRIDES MR. FRANK HARRIS OF MISSISSAUGA SUCCEEDS R. M. GRAY AS O.G. A. PRESIDENT

GOOD manystatements of thing very drastic should be an encouraging nature done by your Directors as to may be made of the strides the problem of handicapping. shown during the past season The advantage of a uniform

by the Ontario Golf Associa- handicapping system through- tion. Working with what is out Canadais obvious and your potentially the strongest golf- Directors have a suggestion to ing province (largely because offer which may solve the of a much greater golfing problem.” population) Ontario’s judicial This issue cannot long go un- gun to wield a much changed in Ontario with such body has be ———— more definite power than ever menas Mr. Gray so vehemently before. One may also saythat opposed to the lethargy which Ontario has the most difficult has previously prevailed! In problem for the very reason these very remarks we maysee that she has so manyclubs and the future adoption of a uni-

players. Naturally under these form handicapping in Ontario conditions consolidation is in- of the same type which has

finitely more tedious and in been so successful in Quebec. some measures more treacher- There are 42 memberclubs ous. The year 1937 has seen of 18 holes in the O.G.A. this many changes in the Ontario year, while there are 21 others golfing picture. With Robert of nine holes. This makes a M. Gray Rosedale in the presi- total of 63 clubs as against 62 dent’s chair these changes have last year. This increase has, been directed in a most praise- Mr. Frank Harris, Toronto, newly-elected presi- however, not been a stationary worthy manner. Mr. J. Lewis, dent of the Ontario Golf Association one, for while six clubs dropped Brown, newly-appointed Sec- out of the Association for non-

retary-Treasurer of the O.G.A. was completing his payment of dues there were seven new paying mem- first year in the capacity of a successor to the late bers to fill their places. Only players belonging to W. J. “Bill” Thompson. His work was very commend- O.G.A. memberclubs are eligible for provincial tourna- able. ments. Therein are foundthe “teeth” of any successful Ontario’s tournament calendar for the year showed golf association. ten events held under the auspices of the association. It is interesting to note that the “Bill” Thompson All but one of these were ‘financial and competitive Memorial Fund Tournament which was conducted by successes.”’ Throughout the tourna- the O.G.A. was successful in raising ment season better and more prizes $1512.90 in this most worthyenter- were given by the association to prise. Twenty-five club and eight attract the largest and best possible private donations made this possi- fields. This move was a success as ble. results more than proved! Of vital import in showingthe Admiration must be expressed advanced standing of Ontario’s for the fearless rebuke tendered golf association is the bank balance the province byretiring president, of $1,477.31 at the end of last Mr. Gray, who in his closing report season. This improvement denotes writes of the Handicapping situa- the support which the Association tion in Ontario. This has long is beginning to get from the my- been a sore point upon which co- riads of Ontario golfers who are operaton seems unfortunately very likewise beginning to realize the slow in forthcoming. Mr. Gray is benefits to be derived from this quoted as follows: organization. “Provincial handicapping, despite the fact that your Association Mr. Frank Harris of Toronto acted in accord with the Province was elected the newpresident for of Quebee Golf Association in set- the coming year to succeed Mr. ting up a similar system to others, Grayandhe shouldstep into office found but sparse acceptance, large- with an active stride! He is a nine Mr. Kobert M. Gray, Toronto, retiring handicapper from Mississauga who y because club captains would not president of the O. G. A. who has done co-operate in estab lishing it. Some- muc h for the game in his term o f office. (Continued on page 22)

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Charlton was president of his home club Point Greyin They Lend Service Vancouver and in 1930 he became president of the British Columbia Golf Association. Last year he held and Dignity the distinction of being president of the Pacific North West Association. He has shot as low as 72, a score (Continued from page 3) recorded at Point Grey in 1931. He says Bobby Jones e is the greatest golfer of them all and just recently the University of Alberta and his quiet pleasant carriag n 1922 Mr. Charlton set sail for Honolulu wherehe is in quest is a steadying influence. He started the gamei - of more fairway exploration. B. C. golf is fortunate in in Edmonton and in 1931 he was the provincial cham b having a Mr. W. S. Charlton! pion. He has been championof the smart Mayfair clu s in Edmonton several times and is a fine curler. Hi Major J. H. Warren of Saskatoon was bornin Survey, ociation record of provincial offices held in the golf ass England, and began golf in 1923 in Saskatoon. He has Trea- is as follows: President in 1936 and Secretary- been an enthusiastic player since that time andin 1933 nt surer for the comingyear. Likewise heis the preside won the 2ndflight of the Provincial championship. He of Mayfair for the current season. Mr. Matthews is a won the Hopskins Cupat his club in 1930, which is the been splendid match player and his best scores have handicap championship. His homecourse is the Sas- or several 71’s over his home course. His enthusiasm f katoon Golf Club of which he was president in 1928- active golf is shared by Mrs. Matthews. He is a new 29. He has been a memberof the Saskatoon Golf As- - memberof the R.C.G.A. this year and his keen atti sociation Council since 1933 and has been Honorary tude towards the game should make himan asset both Secretary of his home club since 1930. Major Warren’s towards the betterment of golf in Alberta and in Can- best score of his fourteen years on the fairways was a ada. 76 made at his home course last year! Hagen’s short W. S. Charlton is perhaps Vancouver’s most ener- game and Kirkwood’s control are the two most im- getic and enthusiastic golfer official. He has played a pressive golfing features he has ever seen! large part in the forward progress of golf in B.C. both The remaining four members of the R.C.G.A. are in connection with the Willingdon Cup teams andin the F.G. Hoblitzel, Toronto, Col. A. N. Jones, Halifax, Jus- Vancouver Jubilee Tournament. When asked what his tice J. E. Adamson, Winnipeg, and G. L. Robinson, of favorite out-of-season sport was we forgot to realize Toronto. All of these men are well-known and have that in B.C. the game is never out of season and the been accorded introductions to the golfing population reply was a just rebuke. It was “golf, golf, and golf.” of Canada in these columns in the past. Mr. Hoblitzel Mr. Charlton was born in Nova Scotia and has two golfing sons Ted and Bill, the former being a member was Ontario amateur champion in 1935, Mr. Robinson of the B.C. Willingdon Cup team in 1935. In 1928 Mr. is a former Canadian Seniortitlist.

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CanapiAn GoLFEerR — February, 1937 CONCENTRATION BREEDS CONFIDENCE “LITTLE POISON” RUNYAN GIVES THE GOLFER A LITTLE MENTAL ADVICE By PAUL RUNYAN

PRIME need of the average that at times happens to even the golfer is a strong sense of best of us, knocks the props from concentration Nothing is more under his confidence and conse- necessary to success than the quently ruins his concentration. ability to shut one’s self up on an The remainder of his round is a instant’s notice, to erase every- sad affair. He continues to think thing from the mind — business and talk about his luck (which of woes, social duties, golf ills and course isn’t ill luck) until one of what not — and focus thought his foursome tells him to forget upon the shot immediately before it. And while he might stop grum- you. Great golfers are great con- bling about it he doesn’t stop centrators. There is scarcely thinking about it. The small of that. Concentration amount of concentration he had any doubt you might say is the father left is now comlpetely exhausted. of confidence or vice versa, His golf is a complete failure for since the one depends so much that day at least. upon the other. When a player Manyplayers have an errone- steps up to a putt with a doubt or ous idea about concentration. a fear in his mind his concentra- They seem to believe they must tion is flabby and the chances are pin their mind powerfully upon that the putt won’t be any too the ball. They glare at it until good. The fact that the fear or their very thoughts turn rigid. doubt is there proves the feeble- The proper procedure, it seems to ness of his concentration. Had he me, is to look upon each shot as thought of nothing but the putt, a new problem and after deter- of its line and the speed of the mining howit is to be played, to green and forgotten altogether fall into the stance and address the putt he missed on the last comfortably and confidently and green, he probably would have swing and HIT the ball. The grip made it or at least putted it with being as it is more important than a large measure of self assurance. anything else in the swing, most This is not only true of putting of us concentrate on our .hands. but of iron and woodplayas well. Paul Runyan is a perfect example of his Most movements of the swing, In most every golfer’s bag is a once they are grooved are in- own theory. He is all concentration and the club in which he reposes great stinctive and well trained players faith, which he likes to play more “boys” of the pro clan fear him in single give little thought to them. But often than any other andselectsit combat for he is one of the most confident the poorer player is not so fortu- upon the least provocation. Other performers of them all. nately gifted. He is apt to think clubs in his bag he seldom uses. about so many different things He hates them. He can’t do any- that the very imperative need of thing with them and doesn’t even like to be reminded of HITTINGthe ball is never really developed. them. Now the reason he has confidence in the one club and distrust in the others is only because in the playing of the one his concentration is unhampered by fear OST golfers remind me of untrained, unskilled while in the playing of the others they are weighted boxers whose clumsiness and comical antics in down with it. Some of our finest players constantly the ring sooner or later reward them with bashed-in change clubs only because they lose faith in them. This faces, cauliflower ears and other marks of theirfistic is especially so of putters. Some carry four or five incompetence. Their footwork is bad, they lack co-ordi- putters in their bags and never know whichoneto trust nation; but worse than these shortcomings they do while Johnny Farrell, on the other hand, has used the not knowhowto use their hands effectively. same putter more than fifteen years, Needless to say, Golfers do not inherit black eyes or other physical Johnny is a great putter. bruises but injuries to minds and prides are probably I fear most players will always be poor players until more painful. To me golf is a simple game if the hands they learn how to divorce from their minds everything are used properly. I am one whobelieves that the game but the next shot. Most of them, and I speak now of has been over-theorized. The poorerplayer, struggling only the high handicap players, are much too easily to improve his game, has been burdened with too many discouraged; much too liable to wreck their entire newfangled notions concerning the chin, the arms, round on a single unfortunate stroke. A ball out of legs, body and even his toes when he should have been bounds or one in a brook or some such other mishap coached onlyin the intelligent use of his hands,

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Bulletin from YOU Dominion Seed COLLIER INVITES Branch Seed Inspector TO ENJOY SOMEOF THE SPORTIEST COURSES The Maritime District at SACKVILLE,N. B.reports as follows: 1936 estimated yields of Bent Grass IN Seed are: P. E. I. browntop (Colonial bent), L Agrostis tenuis ...... 15,000 Ibs. P.E.L. velvet bent, Agrostis canina 500 Ibs. N. B. creeping bent, Agrostis stolonifera var. compacta. .. ., .. .. «. .. «. + 13,000 Ibs. The Maritime bent seed industry has been developed in competition with im- ported New Zealand Colonia: bent, and German Mixed bent. The growers’ co- operative association include — P. E. I. Grass seed Growers’ Ass’n, Souris, P.E.I1.; Island Seeds Inc., Charlottetown, P. E. I.; and N. B. Grass Seed Growers’ Ass’n, Sackville, N. B. These organizations have power machines and warehouses for central cleaning and marketing, and desire to quote prices and submit samples to the seed trade. All bent grass areas from which the seed crops are harvested must meet the requirements of this Branch in regard to purity of variety and relative freedom from noxious turf weeds. In field practice, the standard for purity of variety of the browntop and creeping bent is 99 per cent, and the cleaned seed is officially sealed over Seed Inspection tags which certify the variety and seed grade. Velvet bent areas usually have a larger percentage of browntop as volun- teer growth, and the field determinations of purity of variety are checked by the Seed Laboratory at Sackville, N. B., for final report. Seed lots with less than 95 per cent velvet bent are marked on the Official Tags to showthe actual contents of the Mixture. There has been a distinct improvement in the cleaning of P. E. I. bent seed during the past few years, both in regard to pure seed content and freedom from noxious turf weed seeds. All the N. B. Creeping bent grades No. 1, as the dykelands from which this seed is harvested are practical- ly free form noxious turf weeds. Three years’ resuls on the Royal York Turf Garden, Toronto, with the putting green qualities of the different bents on the market as reported by K. Welton, U.S. Golf Association Greens Section, are as follows: N. B. Creeping Bent 87%, OR a week—for a season—yoursticks and tweeds will be at tes Netee pent 82, Oregon Creeping ; Sete We Rh Setar oe Mra are ee a: lel ent 81, Colonial bents 78.2, Washington home on the fairways available at these Collier Florida Hotels! Creeping bent 77.6, German Mixed bent At the Sarasota Terrace you have the famous Bobby Jones 76.6. Maritime bent seed used on Cana- Course nearby . . . at the Manatee River you can “swing it” on dian pu courses, Aes e! pipyine fields, ney es Weert = i 3 Rina Vi and lawns, may be expected to give a the Bradenton Course, (or again at the Bobby Jones Course at good account of itself, The support of the Sarasota.) At Lakeland, the Lakeland Terrace, and a choice af Maritime bent seed industry is comended two excellent layouts .. . while the Charlotte Harbor’s own 18 2 me Canadian Seed Trade and the hole Championship Course of Champions—speaks for itself! And ee

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CanaDIAN GoLFEeR — February, 1937 AUGUSTA BIDS THE MASTERS GATHER THIS GRAND TOURNEY IN APRIL WILL SEE GOLFERS FROM EVERY WHERE

‘2 Horton Smith, last year’s Master Tourney Winner, seen putting on a velvet green at the National Course in Augusta.

S THE tournament season in part of every golfer’s stock of great the city of Augusta the Mecca of the south rolls on to a culmina- golfing moments. Golf during the tournament. There- tion one event stands out above most Played this year April 1-4 the markable thing is the numberof en- of the rest as the supreme prize of Master’s tournament will again see thusiasts who come to Augusta to the campaign. That is the Master’s watch the Master’s tournament and Invitation Event played in Augusta, stay on to enjoy the marvelous golf Ga. Instigated by the one and only and golfing weather which Augusta Bobby Jones and the only tourna- offers. The Forest Hills Hotel offers ment in which he has latterly par- a splendid course with all grass ticipated the Master’s has grown greens and fairways. Among the since its inception in 1933 to a place other features to attract the golfer close in importance to the national at this particular winterresort are a title tourneys. 16 player driving range, an 18 hole putting course, an 18 hole Scotch All remember the Augusta na- putting green, and a ninehole pitch tional course for its remarkable and putt course. Augusta offers, al- construction which was the work of so, an averageof 337 sunshiny days Jones and the late Dr. Alister Mac- per year with an average daylight Kenzie. The latter, a great architect temperature from November 15 to and designer, claimed the layout to May1 of 60 degrees. This is a per- be his “best opportunity and finest fect golfing climate. achievement.” All remember the great deuce on a par five hole of the A word or two about this beauti- closing round of the 1935 tourna- ful and admirably managed Forest ment made bythe irrepressible Gene Hills Hotel, one of the showplaces in Sarazen—a miracle stroke which af- all Georgia. Realizing that golfers, forded this player a tie and anulti- as a rule, are discriminating people mate win over Craig Wood in the of cultivated taste, the Management play-off. Most golfers remember spares no time, labor or expense to Horton Smith’s two terrific putts of surround their guests with every- towering distances on the closing thing in the wayof perfect service holes last year which enabled him to and most wonderful cuisine that can overcome Harry Cooper by one be secured. A visit to the Forest stroke for the title after the latter Stanley Horne of Ottawa, Cana- Hills is surely a never-to-be-forgot- dian P. G. A. Champion last year had lead for the first 70 holes. All whohas been invited to play in the ten experience. Golfers return again these things and many more are Master’s event this year. and again!

CaNaDIAN GOLFER February, 1937 — 22 C.L. G. U. Official Notice Why do wePlay Golf lf (Continued from page 12) A cable has been received from the Ladies’ Go he Union, London, England, announcing the date of t this last named element begins to attack us far Invitation Meeting to be held at Beaconsfield Golf beneath the skin. It becomes our reason for playing!! Club, Bucks., England, for membersof the Dominions Then the sheer joy of hitting a golf ball to see it go and Colonial L.G.U. Clubs, has been decided upon, better than we have ever been able to hit it before May14th, 1937. becomes the only thing that looms as important; and we become surer and surerof our ability to play each s’ In view of the Coronation on May12th, the Ladie one of these individual shots correctly; and we are tation Meeting, Golf Union decided to hold this Invi able to think of perfection in this regard for a rs of and a cordial invitation is extended to all membe number of individual holes at a time; and then umberof the above Clubs. It is hoped that a large n eventually we are occasionallyable to stretch that num- . The players visiting England will be able to accept ber of holes out for a full round or two underpres- ge for a Ladies’s Golf Union Council hope to arran sure—then, and then alone, do most people think that y those who numberof their leading golfers, particularl the word “golfer” may be applied as a term. That is t. have been on Touring Teams, to be presen one outlook but it is quite incorrect, I believe. A man Invitations with particulars have been mailed to all need go no further than the first step — that is, to affiliated Clubs of the Canadian Ladies’ Golf Union, feel sincere pride in hitting a single shot better than and any member contemplating taking part in this ever before (regardless of what that best may have Meeting is asked to communicate with Miss M. M. been) to gain the title of GOLFER? He then has Macfarlane, Secretary, Ladies’ Golf Union, 39 Eccle- the best reason in the world for playing the game and ston Square, Victoria, London, S. W. 1, England, from is on the right track in the true spirit of golf. Like- whom anyinformation will be sent direct as soon as wise, then is golf serving its highest purpose — that possible. of providing a medium or ‘“teething-ring’” through and on which man mayseek, with a possibility of find- ny We would also appreciate you kindly giving a ing, that great human virtue — Self-Control. gin prominence possible to the L.G.U. Invitation Meetin Thus when asked why youplay golf one need not England. ‘ answer sheepishly some off-key, unpremeditated Signed M. R. ROWE. reason. If one is a true golfer he plays golf because he Secretary-Treasurer feels the game is the best available school of Self- MKR. Control. Though one may never have analized this himself to such a point it seems entirely a fact. It’s a grand reason for playing golf — so go ahead and use Ontario ShowsSiride it!

(Continued from page 17) loves the game and has showngreat industry and enthusiasm for serving golf in the past. At a recent meeting of the Directors of the O. G. A. the cost of membership to the O. G. A. for nine hole courses was reduced to ten dollars and a campaign for including every club in the province was considered. The matter of the fourteen club rule was also mentioned with general prefunctory opinion in favourof the limitation. Whether or not this means the adoption of the ruling is problematical with the chances being that Ontario will hardly make such a move without awaiting the Royal Canadian Golf Association’s decision in the matter.

1937 Ontario Fixtures Montreal Come abroad without crossing the Seas. See the blend- Dates for 1937 tournaments were also announcedas follows: ing of a quaint old-world town, with a mighty metropolis. Let the Mount Royal Hotel increase the pleasure and May 20 —Hiram Walker Invitation Tournament at Lakeview lower the cost of your Montreal visit. With new low rates starting at $3.00 you can live like a King on a G. C. Port Credit. 1987 budget. May 27—Hiram Walker Second round at St. Andrews Ca OF The Mount Royal is the hub of Montreal surrounded Toronto. by the smart shops and best theatres. However, many guests say that no matter where we were located, they’d May 27—Hiram Walker Invitation Second round at St. An- come to enjoy the French. . . English and American drews G. C, Toronto. cuisine of Marcil Thomas. .. Maestro of Chefs, A dinner by Marcil. .. your choice of rare old vintages. . . June 4—Hiram Walker Invitation Final round at Lakeview. makes the whole world brighter. June 6—Field Day O. G. A. at Peterboro G. C. Peterboro. Come join the happy crowd who throng the Mount Royal Dinner and Supper Dances. Live your Montreal June 17-19—Ontario Amateur Championship at Sunningdale _ at the Mount Royal. . . and whynot start this week- G. C. London. end. June 23—London Hunt Invitation Tournament at London Hunt Club London. June 26—Field Day O.G.A. at Cataraqui G. C. Kingston. Meant Sept. 3—Parent and Child Championship Thornill G. and C. Cs Toronto. Sept. 18 Fall Tournament O. G. A. Brantford G. and C. C. OUTLINE — St. Joseph’s Oratory .. Brantford. the Shrine made famous by its many miraculous cures. The Open, Junior ana Senior Championships as well as two other field days have not yet been allocated. J. ALDERIC RAYMOND, VERNON G. CARDY, President. Managing Director Montara: -7-

CANADIAN GOLFER February, 1937

Golf Dates

(Continued from page 3) MAY May 1—Team Match—Savannahvs. Sea Island; Sea Island Golf Club, Sea Island, Ga. May 14th —Ladies Golf Union, London, England, Invitation Meeting at Bea- consfield Golf Club, Bucks. May 20th —St. Georges Champion Grand Challenge Cup, open amateur 36 holes St. Georges Sandwich. May 24th—British open Amateur Cham- By Appointment pionship, Royal St. Georges. to His Excellency the Governor General of Canada JUNE June 7-11th—British Ladies Open Ama- teur Championship, Turnberry. June 10-12—United States Open; Oakland Hills Golf Club, Birmingham, Mich. June 14-19—Women’s Western Golf As- sociation Open Championship, Bever- ly Country Club, Chicago, ILL. June 17-19—Ontario Amateur Champion-

ship, Sunningdale Golf Club, London, ee Ont. June 20-30—Ryder Cup Matches, South- port, England. Jne 23rd—Inviation Tournament London

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