African Visitor country probably did not hurt her chances. She went to the third round at Two years ago Miss Susan Rennie came Wee Burn. to the from South Africa for the first time as a "brain." She came McDermott Room back last summer as a golfer to play in the Women's Amateur Championship at The first American-born professional to the Wee Burn Country Club, in Darien, v/in the National Open Championship was' Conn.. John J. McDermott, the Champion in 1911 Susan, who was South African Cham- and again in 1912. When he won in 1911 pion in 1955 and won the Transvaal title he was professional at the Atlantic City the past two years, then entered Barnard Country Club. This club has now honored College, in New York, to study anthro- Johnny by naming its new lounge the pology. John J. McDermott Room. A portrait of Her first visit was as a member of the him hangs in the lounge along with his New York Herald-Tribune Youth Forum, lJSGA gold medal for the 1911 Open. ~n organization which brings about thirty- five of the world's most brilliant high- Merion's World school-age students to the United States The second World Amateur Team each year. Susan won out over some 7,000 Championship will be played in 1960 rivals in her own country. Civer one of the great American courses, "The World We Want" was the subject the East Course of the Merion Club, of the Forum that year, and Miss Rennie's Ardmore, Pa., in the essay won out in a competition which suburbs. Dates will be September 28 started with representatives of virtually through October 1. every high school in her country. Final Some of the most notable events in selection was made by her country's cul- golf history have occurred at Merion. It tural attache. was there in 1930 that Robert T. Jones, She spent about three months in the Jr., completed his "Grand Slam" by win- United States then, living in the homes ning the National Amateur Champion- of typical high school students, going to ship, following his victories earlier in school with them and discussing world the season for the National Open and the problems as well as those of high school British Amateur and Open. In 1916 at kids. Merion he had made his first national As a golfer, Miss Rennie is modest. appearance in the Amateur, as a lad of "South Africa is sending a team to Bri- 14. tain next year, and if I make a good show- It was at Merion that in ing in the United States, I may have a 1950 scored his remarkable comeback chance to go," she said. Her start in this victory in the Open's Golden Jubilee,

USGA JOURNAL AND TURF MANAGEMENT: NOVEMBER, 1958 after his nearly fatal automobile acci- tions which exceeded last year by 7 per dent. cent. All told, Merion has generously enter- Total membership in the 50 country tained ten USGA Championships: Ama- clubs increased from 28,966 to 29,060. teur-1916-24-30; Open-1934-50; Women's The average member's dues were $262 Amateur-1904-09-26-49; and Curtis Cup and his other expenditures at the club Match-1954. equalled $560, making a grand total of The World Amateur Team Champion- $822. During the preceding year, dues ship, instituted this year at St. Andrews, averaged $250, other expenditures is a 72-hole stroke-play competition amounted to $536 and the grand total among national teams of four players; came to $786. the three lowest scores each day con- The cost of operating the 50 country stitute the team total. clubs during the current year averaged The Championship is rotated among $804 per member, while last year the three zones: European-African (1958), cost was $769. There remained balances American (1960), and Australasian of $18 per member in 1957-58 and $17 (1962). per member in 1956-57 with which to meet interest, depreciation and amortiza- Encyclopedia of Golf tion of facilities. Gross revenue, including dues, for the It has been nine years since the com- 50 country clubs totaled $23.9 million in petitive records of golf on a national and 1957-58 and was 5 per cent greater than international scale have been assembled in 1956-57. in one authoritative volume, and that Cash payrolls for the 50 country clubs old 1949 Official Golf Guide, published equalled 57 per cent of total operating by A.S. Barnes & Company, has become revenue, exclusive of dues. The addition dog-eared and inadequate on the desks of 8.1 per cent for payroll taxes and re- of golf writers, historians and librarians. lated costs resulted in an over-all total of Now Barnes has up-dated many of its 65.1 per cent. The corresponding ratio old competitive records and published on for these costs averaged 64.5 per cent a much broader base The Encyclopedia in 1956-57. of Golf, which goes on sale this month An important cost factor in the opera- at $7.50. The work, representing ten years tion of country clubs is the maintenance of researching and compiling, was done cost of golf courses. The 50 country clubs by Major Nevin H. Gibson, a retired in the current study operated a total of Army officer, and the records, history 990 holes of golf, and the maintenance and biographical information are now, costs per hole averaged $2,595 during fortunately, available again for all who 1957-58and $2,465 during 1956-57,for an need to know. increase of 5.3 per cent. More Dollars Question of Seniority During the past five years country We erred, regrettably, in reporting on cluhs recorded increases of 33 per cent the Girls' Junior Championship last in payroll costs and 25 per cent in other summer. expenses. Correlatively, total revenue The youngest qualifier for match play and dues advanced 28.5 per cent. The was Miss Mimi Grandle, of Cincinnati, source for these statistics is "Clubs in who was born on March 26, 1945 and at Town and Country-1957-58," an analy- the time was 13 years, 5 months. She tical review of the operations of 100 clubs scored 91 in the qualifying round and v.'ith fiscal years ending through May 31, y, ent into match play through the play- 1958 released by Harris, Kerr, Forster & off for last place. Co. Miss Judy Torluemke, of Ellisville, Mo., The trend of business for 50 country who qualified with an 85 for the second clubs indicates that from 1956-57to 1957- time, is also 13, but she was born on f8, both income and expenses increased February 18, 1945 and at the time was by about 5 per cent, resulting in a balance 13 years, 6 months old. available for debt service, capital im- Both girls have long and bright fu- provements and other financial obliga- tures in golf, regardless of this mix-up.

2 USGA JOURNAL AND TURF MANAGEMENT: NOVEMBER, 1958 , Leo Diegel, PGA Honors _and Denny Shute. Harry Pezzullo, professional at the Mis- sion Hills Golf Club, Northbrook, Ill., for Necrology twelve years, has been elected by a com- It is with deep regret that we record mittee of amateur golfers to be PGA Golf the deaths of: Professional-of-the- Year for 1958, suc- Harold lV. Pierce, , Mass., Presi- ('eeding such illustrious predecessors as dent of the USGA in 1940 and 1941, Chair- the late Bill Gordon, Harry Shepard and man of the Golf Committee at The Coun- Dugan Aycock in the role of most exem- try Club, Brookline, Mass., for thirty plary club professional. years and longtime friend of golf. Dow Finsterwald, of Tequesta, Fla., the Dr. M.E. Husted, of North Bergen, N.J., PGA Champion, has been selected by a member of our Green Section Commit- profe.ssionals and press as PGA Profes- tee since 1947. sional Golfer of the Year for 1958. Philip F. Scrutton, of Andover, Hamp- Horton Smith, of Detroit, also has been shire, , member of the 195355-57 elected by PGA members to the PGA Hall British Walker Cup Teams, and outstand- of ~"ame, where he joins, in the order of ing international golfer. their election, , Tommy Don Tait, of Springfield, Mass., a club Armour, , , Walter maker with A.G. Spalding & Bros., Inc. Hagen, Bob Jones, John McDermott, Walter Stewart, Memphis, Tenn., sports rrancis Ouimet, , Alex editor of The Commercial Appeal who Smith, Jerry Travers, Walter J. Travis, devoted many of his columns to uphold- Ben Hogan, , Sam Snead, . ing the best in golf.

The United States Team in the World Amateur Championship. Left to right: Dr. Frank M. Taylor, Jr., William J. Patton, William Hyndman, III, Charles R. Coe; seated: Robert T. Jones, Jr., Captain.

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