Vol. 34—No. 8 August, 1960

I CONTENTS The Business Journal of Golf

Swinging Around Golf Hrrl) Graffis 3 Lack of Management Hurts Course Development Herb Gruff is 21 Watering System George Kudge 28 Fi nns Honored at $70 A Plate Dinner 30 Treat 'Em Like Adults Joe Gniiibtttese 32 More About Visual Merchandising Henry Leopold 36 Deep Rooted Turf at W est Shore O. J. Noer 40

Summer Golf Sehools Bill Slierttmn 44 Grau's Answers Fred V. Gran 52 Personality in A Pro Letter 56 Bandits, Cobras Add Spire lo Golf Story Bob Bulduck 62

Manufacturing Metes 84

Swinging Around Golf sponsored a special tournament for assistant pros at Richmond (Calif.) G&CC . . . A1 Jones of Hid- (Continued from page 83) den Valley in Reno won it with a 68 and Ray Forrest of Fresno took driving contest with When Los Coyotes CC (Buena Park, Calif.) 290-yd, belt. holds its big Criss-Cross tournament for Southern When the Harry D. Brownson CC, Shelton, Calif's top amateurs this month it will run Si-hole Com);, was dedicated recently, Brownson, 91, tournaments for the wives who accompany them and donor of the 9-hole course site, hit tlie first ... As of mid-July, had won ball ... A non golfer, he nudged it about 50 $ 12,0ft2 to lead the Ladies PGA money win- yards straight ahead . . , Green Hills, private 18 ners . . . Fay Crocker was sccond with $10,001 near Fairmont, W. Va., expected to go under and and practically construction soon . , . South Fork, 9-hole course tied for third, around the 59,50(1 mark , . . near East Hampton, L- I., opened July 4th . . . Mickey's 73.81 scoring average was low, .15 Whispering Pines, 18 hole private course near strokes per round better than that of X.ouisu Pinehurst, N. C, in planning stage . , , Mahon- Suggs . . . Cavaliers CC in Wilmington, Dela., ing Valley CG, Lehighton, Pa., has bought land which will be opened in Sept., represents a SI for additional 9, according to Henry Moyer, pro- million plus investment . . . Founders are a supt. . . , Mt, Vernon (Va.) GC, planned private group of Italo-American construction men , , , 9, soon to go under construction , . . New Clubhouse will have steam room and gymnasium private 18 in planning stage for Lincroft, N. J. in addition to the accepted conveniences. area. Jack MeAuliffe, who sponsors the women's Peach Tree G&CC, Marysville, Calif., and City , got a hoWn-one in the of Albuquerque (New Mfix.) compliment Bob Anderson Memorial tournament at Winged Ba]dock on excellent job he did in designing Foot ... He clicked with an 8-iron on the and installing their courses, both of which have 140-yard third . . , University of Rhode Island's been opened in last three months , . , Lee Bal- [all Field Day will be held in Kingston, Sept. dock, Bob's construction supt. and Tom Caranri, 14 ... C. Richard Skogley will be in charge Ilis green builder, came in for special plaudits . . , Penn State's Field Days are scheduled for from both of the above . . . Wilson News Serv- Sept. 21-22 with Joseph Duich in charge . . . ice is doing fine job of filling in magazines, news- These have been moved back from the 7th and papers, etc. on 1960 records of its men and 8th . , , Beltsville, Mil,, isn't having a Field women staff members before the big tournaments Day in 1960 since the station now is on a two . . . De Soto Lakes (Fla.,) G&CC completes year program, according to Felix Juska , . . first section of Golden Circle lodge that ac- Dick Stranahan won the recent Northern Calif. commodates 80 guests and is located only a short PGA Championship with a 208, beating LeRoy distance from first tee . . . It has 20 complete Silva by a stroke . . . U. S. Rubber Co. recently apartments.