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BY HERS GRAFFIS Tlie National Amateur championship were somewhat round around the hole needs a serious overhauling by the USGA positions but that was due more to the . , It was a tired, ailing affair at St. traffic than to any maintenance procedure Louis . , . The 8 and 4 victory of Deane . . , The fact is. considering the blistering Beman over Boh Gardner in the final ot days and muggy nights St. Louis had tor the With Amateur probably didn't draw 10 days or so before the Amateur started, hall as tnany people as the 25th Amateur, the preens on the old course were in good Sept. 17-21. 1921 at the same club, tlie condition. St. Louis CC . . . Jesse Guilford beat the In 1947, at the St, Louis CC for the late Hob Gardner of Chicago. 7 and 6, in National Open, the yardage was 6,532 and (he final for that title . , . The first day par was 71 . . . The winner, Lew Wors- the field and caddies in the 1960 Ama- ham, scored 70-70-70-71 — 2S2 — 69 teur outnumbered the contestants. and Snead added up: 72-70-70-70 — 282 This year's Amateur field j>ossibly was — 70 . . . (Worshain won the playoff) the scoring superior of the 1921 National . So Beman in playing the first IS of Amateur field which included l>esides tbe final match of tne Amateur did better Guillord and Gardner, Boh Jones, Tom- than Worsham and Snead who played on my Armour, Willie Hunter, Chick Evans, a shorter course and under weather con- Francis Ouimet, Jimmy Johnston and ditions that were better for (he greens George Von Elm (who lost in the first ... In 1921, Ouimet, with 141, was medal- round. 5 and -t, to Guillord) . . . Deane ist at St, Louis Guilford qualified at Beman. 22, 5 ft 6 in., 137 lbs., is one of 151, Armour at 155, Gardner at 152, Wil- the great little players . . . He figured to lie Hunter at 154, Jones at 151 ... Five win the 1959 British Amateur and he did qualified at 162 and one. Russell Smith, by beating Bill Hyndman . . . Beman de- at 163, got in . , . feated Hyndnian again, in 19 holes in the That sort of scoring wouldn't have got quarter finals at St. Louis , , . Beman's anybody very far in this year's National morning round Saturday was 36-32—68, Amateur . . . So, obviously, the trouble . . . This was three under par for the 6,616 with the Amateur isn't that the quality of yd. St. Louis CC course , . . The greens the field is unattractive , . . The field is good and would be much better if tbe date of the National Amateur were ad- vanced a few weeks to get collegians be- fore they have to go back to school , , . Coeds drawn to tbe gallery by varsity con- testants also would give tbe Amateur GOLFDOM something it needs , . . Amateur's usual date now bumps into tough competition .'i4ih Year from football and finishing days of tbe baseball races. OCTOBER, I960 The Amateur's blind draw required the defending champion, Jack Nicklaus, to open his defense in an IB-hole round
(lelfDnm ii puMittiX «««ttitv nr.nl fcv 4 O-f. ,1 BwMI* Ml. umlor SwtlM M-M. f.LOl A«t**ri»*. against a seasoned competitor, Jack Dona- hue, who was closed out on tlie last hole . , , That doesn't make much sense when AtLi Lawn Mower there were 56 byes iti the first round field of 200 . . . The eatch-as-eatch-can practice LAPPING MACHINE round starting on Sunday accounted lor «•> tfl* lm Ovor arguments and complaints that a starting •M tot* Coarsest time sheet would have avoided. Practice on tlie St, Louis CC polo field with the Amateur contestants hitting balls out of their own practice bags and from 6 to 17 caddies looking into the sun to shag the balls, luckily didn't result in the blind- ing or death of a kid . . . One boy, though, was hit on the head by a ball and hospi- talized , . , While an attendant from the A compact. light-weight mechlno fur lop- Red Cross tent and others examined the *lng e'l models at Hand. Power end &ene fallen boy then hauled him off the field on MevarsI May be eeiilr uied c- varlt bench •r floor, tll'mlneting th* lifting of heavy a stretcher, one idiot continued to hit balls mowers. Hi* simple height adjustment for from the temporary practice tee ... If the the reel shetf m») be ond from 4'V' te IW . Equipped with severel ettechmontl dimwit shot scores as tow as the IQ he ta fit different reel ,tiotfs. Meiel block, for exhibited in this case, he would win every rotter•. Stool stands to support tile mower. golf title but certainly no award for hav- fUUY GUAKANTllD ing all his marbles. Hit Price, Without Motor $39.00 It is only a question of time until some list Pric*, With Motor _... $61.50 cad die is killed in golf tournament prac- Writ* for I oil* fin. tice ... At tbe 1959 Amateur at Broad- Atlas Lawn Equipment Co. moor the contestants were required to use Mil olive Strut Reed, 81 Leuls 2A. MliHurt the club's range balls ... At Southern Hills CC, Tulsa, in practicing for the 1958 TURF tfatSfHMfofryiltMtyf TURF CAN BE THANKFUL FOR THE BRINKWORTHS Brinltwortli, Senior, itorted in aotf ot Edmonton Country Club. From there ha went to fabulous Jasper whan Horoce Purdy returned to Toronto Goll Club. On retire- ment ht built the Derrick Coll Club ol Edmonton, where be now works with ion Gordon, Gordon storied with the lole renowned qithlletf, Stanley Thompson, ond line* hoi been In charge ol turf main- tenance ot Minikhada in Minneapolis BrooVwood and Olympia fields in Chicago, He ii now General Manager of the Derrick Golf Club. Both Mtier ond ion ore enthusiastic Milorganite users finding it works equally well in the United States and Co nod a.
If you hove o turf problem, consul! Turf Service Bureau THE SEWERAGE COMMISSION, Milwaukee 1, Wis. National Open, the contestants used balls the club got bom leading ball makers for CLEARY the practice range . . . Some contestants don't want to use club range balls lor prac- tice . . . Tood bad — but not nearly as bad PRODUCTS as injuring a caddie. jor control oj Possibly some of the Amateur's health and interest may be restored by putting on the 196L championship at Pebble Beach, SNOWMOLD and at another superb golfing resort, Pine- hurst, in 1962, and at a good, live mod- erate-sized city's club, Wakonda, Des y/ PMAS Moines, in 1963, / CADDY Bill Sherman of National Golf Founda- tion recently did some research showing y/ THIMER mens PGA Tournament circuit events in- creased 30 per cent in past 10 years and 1/ SPOTRETE prize money increased 163 per cent . , . Prize money in 1960: $1,102,474 . . . Ladies' PGA percentage of increase was ui./\ a. even greater ... In 1960 women played 145 per cent more events (27) than in 1950 and for 185 per cent more prize money . . . Women pros' arrangements CLEHRV with manufacturers Iiave them on exhi- / CORPORATION \ bition and demonstration tours among clubs during a number of weekends of the NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J. Booth 110, Toronto Show summer, ruling out tournaments oil these dates , . . The promotion must be work-
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AQUATROLS CORPORATION OF AMERICA 217 Atlantic Ave., Camden, N.J. ing O.K. as percentage of increase of wo- men's golf in the past five years has ex- p ceeded percentage of growth of melt's golf, according to careful gucssers ... At numerous private clubs this year women R will play as many rounds as men. Martha (Mrs. Larry) OToole, former O pres.. Women's Western Golf Assn., hon- ored by women ol her club, Edgcwater GC, Chicago, at luncheon and invita- tion tournament and by having women's tournament named for her . . . She has q "Qneeded been bead of the women's rules committee at lOdgewater for 18 years . . . She is a leader in junior girls' golf program devel- R 4 opment in the central states . . . Kemper Insurance group of Chicago sponsoring Sunday golf shows that will continue I All" through March. 1961 ... It is Celebrity Golf (5 p.m., EOT) in which Sam Snead meets the best players of the entertain- P ment world . . Third annual Dorado Ii prepared .specially far ihe leather grips of Beach Invitational tournament to be Golf Clubs. It gives a firm, tacky grip wills played Oct. 26-29 in Puerto Rtoo . . . light hand pressure, permitting an eosy relax- Southern Seniors will play their Cham- ing rhythmic swing. Your Accuracy will improve, pionship at Dorado, Dec. 2-6. you'll feel relaxed — ond those "Extra Strokes" will vanish. Cuido Crlbari, Westchester goll writer, Manufacturers' Specialty Co. Inc. sals he'd tike to see a match !>etween U, S. Ryder Cup ant! Walker Cup teams, co- 2736 Sidney Street • St. Louis 4, Missouri sponsored by USGA and PGA with pro-
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O M SCOTT & SONS Mory.vHI coeds to ix* used for staging a national SPIKE caddie championship ... He also sug- gests a Snead vs. Hogan match with the BRUSH money being turned over to the ailin Porky Oliver . . . Pacific Grove (Calif municipal course building $50,000 club- house. Begin construction of Bow Creek CC 18 near Virginia Beach, Va. • . . Fred Sitppenfield is pro-supt., supervising con- struction of the course which will be opened in summer 1081 . . . John Aragona is owner of the 2000 acre project which w ill have motels, hospital, home sites, playground and lakes . . , Building $500,000 clubhouse at El Maeero CC. Sacramento, Calif. . . . C. Bnice Mace and Sons have spent more than $1 million to date in developing the 800 acre residential and golf site. Constructed ot quality, long wearing, non-corro* five material i throughout. The onodiied aluminum Ed Garter, PGA Tournament Bureau bate eontoins the brush vrh«h hoi a hord plastic mgr., in two week trip to England, told back ond long-wearing nylon bristles. Cleans British PGA how to get more money out shoes and spikes without injury to either. of sponsors and put more life and drawing power into tourneys by letting down bars Wtirt FO« CATALOG for British assistant pros and getting more PAR AIDE PRODUCTS COMPANY U. S. entries in late summer and fall OtPT. Q. US7 MA1SHAU AVI. it. PAUL 4. MINN when income til* situation, World Series NEW IDEAL MODEL 900 Sharpens check these outstanding any features! reel-type • Two-way grinding option • Method set in 5 seconds • Screw-type adjustments • Gravity Feed Carriage
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B741 WEST PARK AVENUE • ST. tUOUl* 10, MISSOURI Mike Rubish, owner of Golf City range al Durham, N. C., planning to build a Par 3 . , • Mike is conducting free classes weekly for 150 kids . . . Those kids will be among the goiters who will make bis Par 3 course profitable , , . Garden of Eden area in Wilmington. Mass. to have 16 hole course . . , Genera! Electric Athletic Assn., planning to build 9-hote course on Oakledgc Manor property the company employees' organization is buy- ing in Burlington, Vt. Talking about a course of the Sam Snead chain to be built at Lakewood Plantation, south of Myrtle Beach, S. C.. Project to include 9-hole Par 3, range and 18-hole standard size course to plans of Ellis Maples . . . Los Angeles Turf Club's 3,200 acres of Lake Arrowhead pro- perty to be bought by William E. Newell BENT GRASS STOLONS and associates who will build 18-hole • Washington (C-50) • Cohonsey (C-7) cot use and de luxe country club on part • Congressional (C-19) oi the acreage , . , Lake Tahoe CC at • Arlington (C-l) • Toronto (C-15) Tahoe Valley, Nev., opens first 9. True to Name, Weed and Seed FREE! Migell, Inc., headed by Fred Kassner Send (or Free Literature of Liberty Travel Service, N.Y.C., leases We Ship Anywhere in the United States Spring Rock CC, Spring Valley. N. Y,, Phone: K£ 1-0361 from Irving Maidinan, and will build 9 more boles . . . Club will continue with HIRAM F. GODWIN & SON private membership . , . Wilton Garrison, 23366 Grand River Art., Detroit 19, Mich. sports editor uf the Charlotte (N. C.) A Reliable Source of Supply Since 1930 Observer says a gentleman he knows
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laments that by the time he could afford to lose a golf ball he couldn't hit it that far. Jim Flanagan, for 2(i years pro at Vle- gunticook GC, Camden. Me., presented Not with with station wagon by club members . . . TERRA-LITE Flanagan also conducts community recrea- SOIL CONDITIONER tion program in winter . . . Rill Page now asst. to Tommy Ryle at Bucon Park GC, I f poor drainage is your Krcens problem Savannah, Ga. in rainy weather . , . look into the soil benefits of Terra-Lite. This amazing Louisville, Ky., area Jp get another soil conditioner relieves yoor flooding de luxe golf development. Echo Hilts . . . and compaction problems, yet holds Project headed by New York real estate moisture for those dry spells. You don't investor, George Roche, Jr. . . Roche also have to worry about swimming holes is interested in Executive CC, south of or dust bowls on your greens with Terra-Lite, Louisville, where plans include three This vermiculite soil conditioner has courses by Robert Trent Jones, home sites deep penetration . . . improves your and $2 million motel. . . Building 18-hole cushion and gives you springy sod and course to plans of Fred Federspiel of deep-rooted grass. It's lightweight and Oswego, surrounded by 424 building sites, easy to handle—reduces maintenance near Hillsboro, Ore. on greens and tees. ror your personal Greens Data File, Paul J Roth, Sunny brook Enterprises, just send the coupon below. Saratoga, N. Y., heads group planning to build 18-hole Winding Brook CC. Valatie, ZONOLITE COMPANY N, Y Ridgeway CC, 7500 Blue Ridge extension, Kansas City, Mo., to build 18- zonolite company. Dtp). G-1 0*1 hole course , , . Harry Lamm heads group US S. LnSt.ll. SlTMl, Chltogo 3, Illinois planning to build Long Range GC, Wilson, PFeos* send m* my personal Greens Dole File. Nr. G. . . . Lawrence, Ind., Jaycees to Nomt build 18-hole club . . . Dr. Owen Miller Firm is pres Illahee Hills CC, Salem, Ore., which plans to begin construction of club- house tn Dec, , . . Course is now being built. CMy Zoo* Stat* Paul Morgan is pres., Boyle Aire Club, Or. J. E. Ailor, n KnoxvtJIe dentisl. playing ot Deone Hill CC in Sept., joined about o score of gotten who, in the la it 50 years, hove scored two holes-in-one during the same round when be oced the 152.yard sixth and come bock with an. other on ihe 134-yord 17th. Normally an 85- shooter, Dr. Ailor had an EO for the round. Prabobly the moil publicized double ace come in 1949 at Plum Hollow in Detroit when fiay Meguire of Birmingham {Mich.) CC holed out two tee shots in a USGA Open qualifying round.
Danville, Kv„ which is building 9 hole course to plans of Hack Blankenship of Frankfort, Ky, . , , Kenosha, Wis., talking about building an 18-hole inuny course . . . Veteran Fred tlie McLeod getting a new pro shop at Columbia CC in Washing- ton. D, C.. which is promised to be some- thing really special. Pete Gardner and Robt, Johnson of Mono Bay, Calif., planning to build 18-hole Mnrro Valley CC , , , Course to Vertagreen be bordered by building sites . . . Paul R. Thesicr building 9-ltole course at Carth- age, N. Y. . , . Howard Ware, supt.. Lin- PLANT FOOD wood GC for past nine years, moving to Fuirmouut CC which is being constructed at Madison, N. J. . . . Youngstown (O.) CC in $295,000 clubhouse improvement program , , . Oconto Falls (Wis.) GC of course! organized with Edward L. Packard, La- Grange, 111., designing its course . . . Fayetteville (Ark.) CC spending $90.0011 on clubhouse improvements . , . Ton- ka wa, Okla., plans to build 9-hole course , . . Jack Snyder designing 8-hole course for Show Low, Ariz. . . . Begin building IS-hole muny course at Anaheim, Calif. . . . Gilbert Kappler building 9-hole course No Gouges to at Molalla, Ore. Bolo Corp., Los Angeles real estate No Puddles development firm to build course near Twenty-nine Palms, Calif., to plans ol Lawrence Hughes . . . Jack Hirbe, pro at Pasadena GC. St. Petersburg, Fla., and Jack Christophers and Mel Johnson of the pro staff conducted an 8-\veeks course for Juniors who are members of the Police Athletic League . . . Southern Pines Jaycee protect again sponsors the Golf Carousel which gives the entrant a "once-a-year" chance greens and to play Pine Needles, Mid Pines and tees with Southern Pines in one tournament . . . It's scheduled for Nov. 17-20. PUNCH-LOK HOSE CLAMPS Alfred H. Tult, Larchmmtt, N. Y. archi- tect, recently completed designing a 9-hole Punch-Lok Hose Clamps leave a smooth, course for the Mendham (N.J,) G & Ten- absolutely leak proof connection. Easy to nis Club . , . Hosswood GG, Pint- Bluff, put on. Last the life of the hose. Write for Ark., which Tull designed, opened its first literature and nearest distributor. 9 in Sept. and is working on the second 9 , . . The club is sponsored by Internation- NoSP*)', SXpteft^li al Paper Co. . . . Anthony Barbara, 65. one Or New li igland's best known course operators, died in Sept. ... A onetime restaurant mgr. and CPA, Mr, Barbara 6443 Dept. R, 321 N. Justine St., Chicago?, 111. bought Sandy Burr CC, Way land, Mass., $ A VE 10% to 25% on your golf course supplies
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ST OVUM^ Max Elbin (center), pro at Burning Tree Club, pretenh Frank Pace trophy to Jamie Gough III (r) and Gen. Floyd L. Pork* trophy to Tom Hahn at their awards in leading Army Navy CC team to victory in Wathington D. C, Interclub Junior golf league. Army Navy defeated Columbia CC, 5 to 4, in playoff at Burning Tree. Mara than 275 boy» between 14 and 17 and a few girl* were on the ro»ter> of the IB teams that took port in the Junior competition. The long established Washington In- terclub league is anxious to help other cities get similar compettton started. A letter to Joe Gam- batcie, 711? Exfair rd., Betheioa. Md., league dir., will bring all necessary information. a ule fa ratability on ony terrain
P1ACE HANDLE IN BAG. REMOVE BAG I FOLE Swinging Around Golf {Continued from page 24) . . , The opportunity is a hie one for Negro self-improvement and oemonstra- , tion of equal capacities. National Federation of State High School Athletic Assns. reports tbat 4,232 J schools have 30.N47 students participat- ' ing in goll . . , That's an average ol few- er than 9 kids per school . , . Football is II FOLLOWS LIKE A FEATHER reported as having largest number of par- ticipants (570,951) at 11,504 schools . . . Your players deserve the best available cart at This averages over 41 bovs ner school the lowest price-and you can be sure they'll playing football . . . Dutch elm disease buy! Tbe STOWAWAY is English-made, and costs is killing many trees on golf courses in less than any cart with comparable features. Re- central states . , , foresigbted superintend.. markable easy-rolling lightweight design makes dents and green chmn. arc putting in tree I nurseries. the STOWAWAY a favorite of women players. Tubu- Louise Suggs, who had won 114,962 on of lar steel construction, ball bearing wheels, wide Sept. 15, wai barely ahead ol Mickey Wright semi-pneumatic tires, expandable axle, easy-grip ..-it! Betsy II,lw 1 s as tlie top money winner In I.adies PGA competition . , . Mickey's earnings handle, and unique design make it easiest ot all were $14,315 and Betsy's, $14,244 . . . Joyce to use. 3-year guarantee. Compare features, com- Ziskr, who hud Iter most profitable summer pare prices-select the STOWAWAY, sinoe joining the women's lour five years ago, was right l>ehin
must know n few secret* about managing grei'tis tU.it siiroe "I his elders haven't teamed . . . WIIMI Arnold Palmer suul Hill Casper played an ex- hibit; n-i A Rraidlioni both said they WIT'' thrown off th^ir putting l>y tile excellence of tbr bent. Quite a few yoiing fellows who are breaking into golf us pros look to New Jersey as n s'artiog point boenuse the N. J. PGA section holds so "Here at East Potomac—where weekly muny lucrative tournaments , . . These include traffic on the course is about 7,000 golfers weekly compi titimis fur assistants during the MI miner with cash jiri?:- offerings . , . Northern — we have maintained top-notch greens Ohio GCSA leads (ho field in signing up na- thanks to AGRICO and AGHINITE fertilizers. tional members in 1980 ... So far II has hail I have followed an ACRICO program of turf 14 men accepted . . . Mid-Atlantic GCSA is feeding for the past five years with superior second with II . . . Virginia Polytechnic Insti- tute! recently added a full time turf manag'in -nt results. I fed my greens most heavily in the staff position to its agronomy di ptaccording fall, because I've found the healthier they to Hoy i-;. Bin Kir, head of the section , . , Rich- go into the winter, the l>etter they come ard Er Schmidt has been appointed tn the past back in the spring. . . . Supts., seed dealer:, and hardware men have been fighting for the addition for a long time. "The combination of Atauco for nircr A two-day conference for Virginia turfmen will ACWMTE 10-6-4 and has produced deep- lie held Fell. 14-15, 1961, at the Hotel Jefferson rooted, dense, dark green turf. There's an in Hichmond , . . Northern California Open, abundance of clippings, and weeds are no scheduled for Sept. 21-23, was postponed because problem." of ii conflict in dates , , . Il probably will lie played in Oct. nr Nov. in Salinas ... li s a See your regular supplier or write $4,000 event . . , First $10,000 National Left- The American Agricultural Chemical Co. handers Open will lie played H e. 5-10 at De- Solo Lake* G Jr CC, Sarasota . . , Entries for 100 Church St., New York 7, N. Y. the event close rm Dee. 1 . . . Thero is a 2fS5 player limit . . . As of Sept. 5th. Jerry Barber In Canada, Agricultural Chemicals ltd. was 12t!i rm die PGA's official list but tie was the leading "unofficial" winner with $11,337 AGRICO* . lack Fleck WM second in this r specl with S7.451 . . . Charlsy ll.tdwiek. supt. at Jefferson America's Premier Goll Course fertilizers City (Mo.) CC, lias been retired hy the club . . . Ralph Sehrt, sunt, as Westw wd CC, St. AGRINITE Louis, recently completed stri|> sodding fairways at liis chili, placing 2-in, strips on Ifi-in. centers the better Natural Organic Fertilizer , , . lie estimates that eight miles of sod were required to do the job, DISTINCTIVE APPEARANCE POWERFUL PERFORMANCE
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There was a nostalgic touch to the "Green bcr of golf balls thai were found nesting in the Breeze,™ the Cincinnati GCSA publication, in branches . . . Tommy Thomas, U. of Pennsyl- Sept. , . , A photo ol the 1933 mini Iters hip was vania Business Administration graduate, recently shown along with another of the I960 con- was added to the Richmond pro staff . . . He tingent . , . Twenty mem hers were pictured in joins Joe Reljoli, head pro, and Wet Ward. the earls group and 111 in the contemporary The National Baseball Players' Championship one . . . The Cincinnati GCSA was organized in will be played in Miami Springs, Fla., Feb, Ifi- 1931 largely through the effort* ol Ben Cohee, 19, according to George Jacobus, tournament James Muiredan and George Ben vie , , , Wood- dir J un Hearn, Formerly of the N. V. Giants, mm CC, Hammond, Ind., set aside Sept. 10th as is defending titlcholder . . Joe Boy's Junior John Block Day in honor ol the gentleman who clinic, held three times a week at Boulder Creek has served as a dir. and secy, of the cluh for (Calif.) driving range, consistently attracts at 35 years . , , Jack A. King, supt. at Columbia h-asl 50 kids , . . Hflkrott CC. Lincoln. Nab., Kdgewjiter CC, Portland, Ore., was killed in an reccnIly held a "day" for Bunny Richards, its accident (in Aug. 19th .. . He had been at pro for the last 15 years ... lie was given a Columbia for 23 years. 19 as supt., and for station wagon, gold watch and shotgun and tils many years was an officer nf the Oregon Turf wife, Margaret, was presented a combination Mgrs. Assn, radio, TV and phonograph set . , . Roy Kirsch, Gene Witzel of San ford Naval Air Stn. won pres. of the clnb, was in charge of the arrange- the fifth annual South Atlantic Amateur, played ments. at Ellinor Village, Fla., on Labor Day, with a Al Collins, who retired as pro at Sleepy IJol- 145 - . . 14th annual Chairman-Supi. meeting, low CC (NY Met dist.) spent the past summer sponsored hy Philadelphia Golf Assn., was held as teaching und playing pro nt Golf Club ICitz- at the dufrait CC on Aug. 29th . , . Sidney K. huhcl, Tirol, Austria . , . Club, one of 9 in Allman, Jr. of Philmont CC and C. I.. Sayre, Austria, is owned by Barun von Pantz nnd Plymouth CC, represented chmn. on the panel Prince Hnhenloe , , . As famed resort course it and Marshall Farnham, Philadelphia CC, and gets players from many countries . . . Numerous E. B. Steiniger of Pine Valley spoke for the Austrians are keen golfers although game Is so supts . . . Charles K. Hallowcll of the USGA new that them are only nine players with 8 or green section was moderator . . . Whets the lower handicap* . , Austria sent young team maintenance crew at Richmond (Calif.) G & CC (Fritz Yonak, 2fi; Alexander Maculan, I9j Klaus thinned out the pine trees on the sixth hole re- Nierlicb, 16; and Wolfgang Pollack, IB) to the cently it was very much surprised by the mim- World Amateur championship at Merlon , . , PAR—CAR* •REG. LINE OF ONE AND TWO PASSENGER GOLF CARS PORTABLE • LOW COST - RUGGED - QUIET - SAFETY ENGINEERED
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Non-playing captain was Dr. Hugo Eckclt, pin,, tion, after visiting British courses; 'Never saw Austrian Golf Assn. . . . Torn! Sailer, seven times grass for which God did so much and man so world ski champion, nntl many other ski instruc- little," said John. tors are Collins' pupils and Al says they are But Scotch, English and the foremost Irish ardent goiters and developing fast . , . Collins courses have greens that putt true, even Ihouga it is returning for winter to Nassau where he has looks as though a 12 it putt will travel over 12 been pro at the Bahamas CC for many winters. different varieties of grass and weeds . , . Fair- Morrie Talman, for many years pro at White, ways (rarely watered, except by rain) set the marsh Valley CC, Philadelphia, and now nt the RAA ball lip fairly svell for brassie and spoon new Wesfleld's Golf Park in the Philadelphia shots . . , R&A halt is same weight (1.620 oz. dist., says the de lose ranges and first new Par avoirdupois) as the USGA ball, but is smaller 1 courses will he the host thing that's happened (1.620 in. dia.) than USGA ball (1.680). for private elutis and pros . . , Explain* that these Irish, Krilish and continental European bud- golf facilities attract the type of people that gets are a fraction of ours . . . Wages per man, includes a majority of desirable private club at some European courses is as low as one fifth members . , . Wes field Golf Park advertises, of maintenance wage in metropolitan district "First double-decker range in the east," 50 tees, U. S. courses and staffs are small, generally From 9-hole Par 3, miniature course, best practice two to six men . . . Money rarely is spent on halls and fine clubs, beautiful lake anl colorful rough or trap maintenance . . . Rough of Scotch fountain, and "Pro lessons by famous Morrie and Irish courses is just as nature made it . . , Talman." . . , Morrie reports the advertising It's thick, tough, interesting and more of a test pulls; his problem is tn get more hours in the of golf than Americans are accustomed to ... day, Wonderful how Scotch and Irish caddies find On a swing around the Republic of Ireland, your ball in it. England, Scotland, France and Germany, I saw Republic of Ireland has some magnificent tiiat public, resort, and private gardens in these courses ... ft is the great playground dis- countries usually are of higher standard of de- covered by com par lively few American golfers sign and maintenance than gardens in U, S. but , . . Portmamoek, where Canada Cup matches American turf areas at courses, parks and homes were played, is n course with more truly "great" are far, far superior to those of Europe in free- holes on it than you find on most courses thai dom from weeds and iti appearance and density arc rated "great." . , . Memliers didn't play the . , , Reminded me of remark made by John Port in oriKxk fairways for three months prior to Monteith, Jr., former director, USGA Green Sec- the Canada Cup international pro matches . . . The "Swing's the Thing" troupe at the White Fate (N.Y,) inn put on regular shows all through the summer for guests at the resort. It is composed af [from left) Carl Watktns, head pro, Joe Montaia, Steve Merritt ond George Moseman, and represents the Obiti Farley Co. In operating the resort pro shop. According to f. B. Fisher, vp at White Face Inn, the club it presently constructing a $50,000 clubhouse ond lockerroom which will be ready in the spring.
A LARGE PERCENTAGE They lilt the ball into tlie fairways then played succeeding sluits to the green from "winter rule" OF ALL ACCIDENTS lies in the rough bordering the fairways . . . Imagine members of any American club putting up with that inconvenience lo get and keep a course in excellent condition for a championship? . . . Lahlnch, rugged and picturesque course on Ireland's west coast, is sort nf an Irish Pine Val- ley , , . It is eiciling and tooVs tougher than it is, Prevent them with spike-resistant Nyra- even if your tee shnts are straight and fairly long cord Runner Matting. Eliminates the • . , The course of Killamcy Fishing 4 GC that Sir Guy Camplicll designed is a gem that would hoiordt af i Upper y floors. Affords be talked about a lot if it were in the U. S. where un equaled resistance to tearing, dent- a great many would play it. ing and puncturing, long-ribbed or Wm. B. Longford, veteran Chicago golf archi- tect and Palm Beach Old Guard see., was in cratt-Hbbed for goad tcrapeage and Scotland nnd England this summer playing and | dirt removal when used ot entrances. studying courses for a month . , , Wave land Eoty to clean. Side edget beveled. Ave. (Chicago Park Board) 9-huh- course to have • second 9 that is expected to be in play next Ideal far lacker rooms, waihroamt, year . , , Course, heavily played, w as designed lis the late A) Espinosa. lobbies, back of counteri, at drinking Petition of Joseph S. Cyr to construct gulf Fountains, and for carpel protect!an. course granted by Lawrence (Mass.) Zoning Board of Appeals because state disapproved Avoilable In a variety of c«lort and building (if 133 homes on the Site , , . Land was widlht. found unsuitable for homes using septic tanks , . . Golf course, not requiring sewerage to con- siderable extent and enhancing value of prop- erty, is O. K, in Zoning Board's opinion, Meadow Hills CC, Nogales, Ariz., organised Send for
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Bert Montressor and Dare Davis going right la„ Conneaut Lake, Pa., Centervitlc, O., Smith- along with their .150 acres. $3!i-4 million devel- field, R. I.. West Palm Beach. Fla.. Waynesville. opment "I standard 18-hole course, huge motel N. C., Norfolk, Va., Rutherford, N. J., Frs>cr, am) de hue trailer community adjacent to their Mich,, Ft. Myers. Fla, Yakima. Wash, and Par 3 course at Sarasota . . . Mnntressor, canny Virginia Beach, Va. . . . Ralph Plummer de- and diligent pro, was a pioneer in the Par 3 signing municipal course for Arlington, Tex. . , , business . . , Bert guessed right enough to put Eddie Ault planning IN-hole course for Potomac himself into the millionaire class . , , When I Electric Power Co. employees' recreation center think ol fellows like flerl nobody can (ell mo near Dranesville, Va. . . . Morgan Tiller will be that nice guys don't win. recreation director and pro at the power company Another case of a gitod golf course and a course . . . Ault also designing second 18 for smart, active arid personable pro giving a tanall Chantilly National G&CC in Washington di t. town a big reputation is at Boooe, N. C.. where Don Soper, well known Michigan pro, to Joe Maples is pro . , . Boone C ol C is a real build 6-hole public course at Royal Oak, Mich., , live outfit arid is making tlie golf course a strong on 20-year lease of city-osvned land . . , Super | point in ballyhooing Boone as an attractive sum- now is OIK'rat ing a range at Royal Oak . , , Par mer resort and business center . . . B^tone GC 3 course being built by USAF at Osan, Korea, storecard can be used as a postcard to send hack is on Hilt 180 where a brutal battle was fought home bragging of a good round. , . . R. Casey Stintwum, Jr.. is special services Jerry Barber's memin-rs at Wiishire gave tlie officer who got the course going , , . Kunsan little giant one of the most beautiful wrist Air Base in Korea is building a Par 3, watches you ever saw . . , It was inscritwd "To Jack Miranda now mgr., Westborough CC, the Champion of Champions from (he Wilshire St. Louis . . . John Chcreka from Highland CC, Gang." ... A. W. (Bttddy) Cook from Boca Pittsburgh to manager [lost at Hfghwood GC, Raton (Fla.) Club winter pro staff to Grccn- Allison, Pa. , . . Leslie II. Smith now mgr., Lenoir hriei as host pro for spring and summer, suc- (N. C,) CC . . . Donald A. Staples named mgr. ceeding Gary Nixon who is in an executive of Potlawattomio CC, Michigan City, lnd. capacity with Snead chain of Par-3s and motels New Zealand wants 1962 World Amateur golf and real estate-golf developments in southwest. championship , . . Western Seniors in li)fil will Par-3 course building continues without any be played at Blue Mound CC, Milwaukee, where sign of slowing , , . Par-3s seem to be making tin' Western veterans played their tourney in good returns on investment . . . Among localities 1954 . , . Mt. Prospect (111.) CC having money to get new Par-3 courses soon are Sinn* City, trouble that Chicago papers tell about . , . FREEWAY
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Creditors want their money . , . Dick Hauff anil Grande, Ariz. , . , Start building first 9 associates bought club on $800,000 deal, hunk ill Oct. . . . Snyder also has designed 18 foi of which is unpaid , . . Choice property is In Hawlcy I.ake CC, Fort Apache Indian Reserva- Chicago northwestern suburb . . . Hauff, so tion, VVhiteriver, Ariz. . . . This is feature oi newspaper stories say. had mobster associates summer resort at 8500 ft. elevation ... All in the deal . . . Hoodlums are reputed to be Apache tribal organization While Mount ain back-of-thc-scenery owners of several country Recreation Enterprise, is doing the developing clubs in metropolitan districts . . . They're usual- of the resort, ly prompt pay. Snyder has designed 18 for Lake Montezuma Veterans Administration hospital at Tnmah, CC, Himrnck, Ariz., and supervised construc- Wis., finishing 9 hole course . . . Jack Sloan, tion of first 9 . . , lie also designed and super- Erv hnrdus and Joe Hurgert pushing construe- vised construction of 18 new greens for Apache tion of their River Hills CC, Wuusau, Wis. . . . CC, Mesa, Ariz,, is remodeling the l.a Jolla Two members of Wisconsin Gov. Caylord Nel- (Culif. I CC 18 bole course, designing a new son's staff, James W. Wburner and Howard second 9 for Copper GC, Magna, Utah, plan- Koop, have joined Joseph Checota in buying ning 18 for Black Canyon CC, Boulder City, Barry's Dells CC, Wisconsin Pells, Wis, . . . Nev.. 9 for Monticello
Vol. 34—No. 10 October, 1960
CONTENTS The Ruilneii Journal al Coll
.SiriiiKtpii; ,4r«!(»tf/ Golf Herb Gruff is X Skimping on Course Outdated . . . Ilerb 4»rilf fI« 27 thin'I ,tfake t our Shop Tim t.iimmerrial Gene O'Brien 30 •SJtiip Snlfj l.a/e Behind Play liirriw Herli Cruffi* ill t'.apitalise on That 'Deail Time' 10 I took Kerteif* 41 Sellina Thime Extra-IIudprt Project* Ed Stewart 16
Hark ( IIIIIII an Ititrison SO The Man Royal Oak U'oi U niting For At Stark 51 tfott Til fry Huilt the (,»iir«e in 1'arke County Juliet Snowden .)S Aalnre Cimperates in I'tOtl O. J. Noer 66 Constant Need for Change Fred V. Cruu 66fl Piecemeal Henoratiitn . Henry Leopold 66F Manufarturing /Veres 112
Swinging Around Golf pro at Turn O'Shanter CC, Nile*, 111., succeed ing Lou Strong, whose contract with the club {Con/inued from page 102) expires at the end of the year . . . Jimmy De- maret again is commentator for AII.Star golf . . , Jim fancy, former pro-supt. at Scbring, that will occupy regular Saturday afternoon spot Fla.. is eluh mgr. , , , Hal Winston is head pro on ABC-TV through mid-April . . . Henry I and Jack Cummins, associate pro . . . The latter Thomas, New Orleans, succeeds John J. Mon will retain his TV sportseasling joh in Miami (rev. Sail Anlonin, as pres. of International Coll A , . . Dick Wilson designed the course which can Sponsors Assn. he expanded to fl,«M) yds, from the standard Storm thai washed out two days of the USGA 0,350 . . . El Nigucl CC, under construction Seniors Champion ship was mild compared to ahout 30 miles south of L. A., will he ready for the debate almut USGA okay OH use of golf play ahout Jun. 1. 1HB1 , . . About 7,000 yds. cars in the 3fMiote round of 8 , . , Two of I he in Icnzth. it will have two practice greens and a 8 players used cars . . . J. Clark Espie, Jr., range . . . Club expects to have around 500 defending champion and one of 32 ipialifiers, ob- playing members. jected to USGA allowing cars and withdrew , . . Too bad , , . Espie, who has won the title When Mickey Wright shot that 278 in the twice and won Western Seniors, might have Memphis Open, played in .Sept., she erased the been able to win (his one walking around Oyster former women's record of 279 established in Harbors course on his hands, so his friciid* 1950 by Mary Lena Faulk in the SI. Peters- so why get stormy about what really is only 41 burg Open ... At Memphis, Mickey was 12 game? . . . Michael Cestoue won title in 20 holi strokes ahead of Louise Suggs and Ruth Jcs- from David E. Rose . , , Cesloft* is a retire tin- runnersup and won her sixth 19fi0 letter carrier , , , lie walked . . . Very classj tournament . , . Al Broscli won his ninth Long Second World Amateur team championship pn Island PGA Championship in Sept with n 216, gram prepared by Sports Illustrated and nobod edging Pet* Ma/ur ami Shelly Mayfield by one was sandbagged for advertising, 4 stroke . . . Sea Island Invitation, which launches Ladles PCA campaign, will be played Jan. 12-15 Rccord field assured for North ami 'loutii 1 with Mickey Wright defending the title for tbe Seniors . . . Last year's field numbered 32"> • . fourth consecutive year . . . Plumas Lake C & Two weeks before N&S entries closed, 343 had CC, Marysville, Calif., building second 9 to go • ntered . , , More than 22 entries for NfcS with original one, according In George Walker, Senior Women's received a month before Hint pro . . . Supt. Charles Williams is directing event begins al Pinehurst, Oct. 25 . . . US! construction. Seniors entry was 512 . . . Betsy Htiwis is no' pres.. Ladies PGA, succeeding Marilytio Smil George Keyes. summertime pro at Old Kim . . , Morlene Hnggc has been elected vp aw CC, Ft. Sheridan. HI., and wintertime pro at Mary Ann Raynold, secy . . . Barbara Romaelfl the Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix, has heen named is publicity chmn.