Victor Golf Announces Annual Vardon Cup

VICTOR GOLF ANNOUNCEffitUBWS NGF TO BUILD NATIONWIDE SIMMONS INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL VARDON CUP CORPS OF TEACHERS AT ANNOUNCES MAJOR PRESENTATION STAFF SEMINAR EXPANSION MORTON GROVE, ILL.—The Vardon CHICAGO—This year's National Golf LOS ANGELES—Simmons International Cup, professional golf's newest Foundation Educational Consultant Corp. has leased an industrial building award, will be presented annually to Staff Seminar will be used as a vehicle at 1048 E. Burgrove St., Carson, the Club Professional Player of the for building a nationwide "cadre" of Calif., in an expansion move, it was Year, it was announced by James T. PGA-LPGA and school teaching con- announced by Pat Simmons, president Butz, president, Victor Golf, sponsor sultants, it was announced by Don A. of Simmons. of the cup. Rossi, executive director of the NGF. Established in 1969 as a manufac- "The club professional's playing The major purpose of the seminar, turer of private label putters only, the ability has not received the recognition to be held July 28 to August 2, at firm has expanded its line of precision- it deserves," explained Butz. "We Hueston Woods Lodge and GC at Ox- made Golf Tech products to ac- plan to provide that recognition by an- ford, Ohio, will be to strengthen commodate more than 7,000 pro nually presenting the Vardon Cup." NGF's teacher training service to im- shops. In addition to its line of Excali- The recipient will also receive an prove the quality of golf instruction in bur Plus, GT Crown and Honeycomb additional prize of $ 1,000 and all ex- United States schools and colleges. and a family of utility irons and put- penses covering his trip to receive the The seminar program will evolve in ters, Simmons International has been cup at the annual PGA Meeting. three phrases: appointed the exclusive distributor for Unlike the Vardon Trophy, which is 1. An advanced teaching knowledge the Jantzen Open line of golf, tennis awarded a touring professional for ex- phase. Noted PGA educators, Jim and related sportswear. cellence, the Vardon Cup will be Flick, Bob Toski, Bert Yancey, Bill presented to the club professional who Strausbaugh and Gary Wiren, with TORO TO BUILD ASSEMBLY compiles the best combined perfor- special guest, LPGA professional PLANT IN WISCONSIN mance in the Club Professional Champi- Marilynn Smith, will guide the consul- MINNEAPOLIS—The Toro Company ons and National PGA Championship. tant staff and candidates through an in- plans to start construction this summer This automatically means the recipient depth study of principles and teaching of a 164,000 square-foot assembly holds his PGA sectional title, a pre- methodology; plant in Tomah, Wis., it was an- requisite for qualifying for the Annual 2. An NGF workshop session-cen- nounced by David T. McLaughlin, PGA Championship. tered phase. Members of the existing Toro president. The cup was created by silver de- consultant staff will present simulated McLaughlin said that Toro has signer, William Fredericks of Chi- NGF workshop sessions covering all agreed to purchase 25 acres in Tomah cago, and is the brain child of Ken aspects of school golf instruction for Industrial Park, a 350-acre develop- Devine, Victor Golf's vice president, the benefit of observing candidates. ment created eight years ago to attract marketing. The cup measures 10 The windup will involve candidates new industry, and jointly owned by the inches high, is made of cast stainless and staff exchanging and presenting city of Tomah and Forward Tomah steel and silver and is set in a rose- techniques for teaching a specific skill; Development Corp. The Toro assem- wood block. The cup is to be the win- 3. A consultant service program-cen- bly plant is tentatively scheduled to be ner's permanent possession. tered phase. The mechanics of the completed early in the summer of foundation's consultant service will be 1975, depending on the outcome of interpreted so that candidates will bet- several studies now underway to af- ter understand their role as area con- firm the adequacy of transportation fa- sultants in meeting school workshop cilities and the availability of energy requests, as well as the framework in sources. The facility would open with which these requests are coordinated an initial work force of about 50 and by the foundation headquarters. would build over the following three Rosssi emphasizes that "the 1974 years, he said, to between 300 and 350 seminar is strictly a staff training semi- employees, making Toro the largest nar, and therefore, will be closed to employer in the industrial park. outside teachers. Seminars held in fu- McLaughlin estimated the total cost ture years, however, will be on an of the new facility will be more than open invitation basis." $3 million.