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GOLF SPIKES Landscape Beauty NEWS OF THE GOIF WORLD IN BRIEF City of Venice, Fla. consid- Florida courses got heavy ering deal with private inter- play in January and February ests for building and operat- , . , Fellows who might have ing course adjacent to local gone fishing if the weather airport . , , Nottingham Ct 1 to had been warm enough for build 18-hole course near fish, and fisherman, went to Bethel Park, Pa. Suburban the courses ... Joe Kirk wood, GC, Union, N. J., installing sr., starred with his trick shots complete course watering sys- at N. Y. Mirror's Outdoor Ex- tem , . More varsity golf position . Jack Oliver, pro squads taking southern com- at Engineers' CC (N. Y. Met. petitive trips from mid-March Herb Graffis dist.) gave a golf clinic and on than have been playing advice at the net at the Mirror against southern schools in any previous show. year. The 160 new courses opened for play There's talk about starting an eastern last year was biggest increase of any college golf tournament for boys and girls year since the mid-20s . When the on pattern of Bill Tucker memorial tour- over 300 courses now being built are nament at University of New Mexico . opened for play the net gain (minus Tucker tournament is the brightest of all courses bought for real estate projects) golf competitions, some authorities main- will bring total of U. S. courses higher tain . Fine golf is played by the lads than previous record figure of 5800 in and the coeds . Planning 18-hole pub- 1930 ... By the end of this year there lic course for Cobb County (Marietta, probably will be about 5700 courses ac- county seat), Ga, tively in the U.S. Construction of Pine Valley CC IS hole North East, Pa., to have new course course near Aiken, S. C,, to begin soon , . as part of Lakeview Developments resi- Course to be feature of big real estate dential and park project . Hidden project of Blanchard and Calhoun, Augus- Valley CC 18-hole, semi-private course ta, Ga. Bud Geoghegan, Crestmont near Friedensburg, Pa„ owned by Wm. (N.J.) CC pro, again teaching spring eve- Jones, Pottsville, and designed by James ning classes at Clifton, N. J. high school Harrison, to open next month . , , Dick as part of Clifton Recreation dept. pro- Ilinkle will be pro , , . Expect to start gram . Vic Conte, new pro at the re- building Monroe G&CC, 9-hole course cently organized Chestnut Ridge CC, Bal- at Covington, Ga., soon. timore, Md., and his asst., Herb Thomas, During discussion of purchase of In- introduced to members at "Opening dian Hill CC by Newington, Conn., it Night" dinner. was brought out that if Indian Hill site Despite unusually chilly weather, some were sold for private development and A surprise visitor ot the GCSA convention in Washington was Vice President Dick Nixon who dropped in ot the Shoreham Hotel to get acquainted with superintendents at the reception preceding the annual banquet. There to greet him was Bob Williams (left), the GCSA's Front new president, and L. R. Shields, head of the Mid-Atlantic arm of the superinfendenti' organization, which was host to the conventional. Although the vice president's stay was brief, he got acquainted with Cover quite a quorum of greenmasterj ond general opinion was (hot he is o pretty affable sort of a guy. Photo: Capitol Photo Scrvtce Golfdom ll pubillhed monthly oicnet Nov, and Dtt. at Hochellt. 111. Aceoptaim under Sietlon 54.64, P.L.IK. Aethorlnd. Pltau odrfrost ill Idvortldnt k editorial torresitondertco to GOLFDOM, 407 S. Dearborn St. Chicago 3. used For home building, a new school building costing $1,000,000 would have to be built to service the area . , Arthur ('. Brooks, co-operator of Pine Ridge CC, ENS is new pres., Cleveland District Golf Ass a. , . The Cleveland association has WITH ARMOUR 27 member clubs . tt is sponsoring new junior tournaments for boys and girls this summer. Second 9 of Huntsville (Ala.) muny course expected to be in play in late sum- Vertagreen mer says Pro K. V, Estes . Glen Gib- bon buys Santa Rosa (Calif.) G&CC 9 hole course and will operate it as Fla- mingo G&CC (semi-private) . Gibbon will be pro . Santa Rosa G&CC is moving to its new 18-hole club five miles west of Santa Rosa. Lots of comment at superintendents' convention about the courses recently built or being built as features of real es- tate projects . Some of the courses show fine design and construction and Others are cheap jobs that will be difficult and expensive to maintain in playable con- Nertacyreew dition , . Golf courses are proving to be powerful selling points in big, nigh i class residential deals and the course Cbmp&tfe maintenance experts think the home buy- tooA AtLi Lawn Mower Greens that are fed with VERTA- Now tit Ui* In Over 400 Gelt Corn-toil GREEN look better, play better, stand up better, VERTAGREEN helps develop even growth and smoother turf. It produces deejjer root sys- tems that better withstand long stretches of dry, hot weather. A compact. 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Clarence Shafer, Atchison (Ks.) pub- $f/tlA-d&up/t'ng lic recrcation director, heads group plan- ning to build public course . Robert VALVES Sullivan, developer of Hidden Valley sub- Labor coifs reduced division near Boca Raton, Fla., opening o minimum. Easy to handle, Hidden Valley course. setf-closing, grit-proof Quick- Second Mohawk public park course at Coupling volves provide fast lurf watering with hose or sprinkler. Tulsa, Okla., to open this spring , , . Out of sight for beauty and mow- Belair G&CC, with 18 hole course, to er protection. be opened in spring, 1959, on former Bel- air estate near Washington, D.C. Ta- coma, Wash., to have new public course . Discuss building of course at Wil- TURF KING SPRINKLERS Iard, O. Olympia (Wash.) C&GC Positive low cost penetra- starts building its second 9. tion. Turf King sprinklers provide maximum efficient Fonn a I opening of Paradise CC, Cry- coverage over Targe turf stal River, Fla., 18, designed and built areas. Dependable rotation, x Bearings are sand-proof. by Mark Mahannah, with Chick Harbert as golf director, got big publicity cover- CKNER ) age . Sports writers called course and location most beautiful of south's new MANUPACTCM.VG OO., INC. clubs . Lots around course selling 1613 Blottusn, An. f O. Box Filing t. Calif. j well with Vic Ghezzi and Frank Strana- MODEL 400 SIMPLEX j Lawnmower Sharpener A* Many Exclusive Features . * . The NEW SIMPLEX is the fastest, most accurate straight-line lawnmower grinder ever built. ,« gives you all these advantages: * Grinds all mowers—rest type, rotary, hand or power, any size. * No dis-assembfy needed, gas and oil remain in engine, support bar rotates, * Grinding head feeds both horizontally and vertically, turns 90° for bed knives. * Fast, positive adjustments, 4-point support on steei base with leveling screws. * Rugged, long life construction and many other features. The Fate»RooMleath Company Dept, G-3 • Plymouth, Ohio han among those buying them. bod W. Barber, jr., from Victoria CC, Riverside, Calif., to supt. post at Los Alamitos GC, Long Beach, Calif. ... He is son of supt. at Los Coyotes CC wbo, for 20 years, was at Virginia CC, Long Beach . When Vp Richard Nixon came to Shoreham hotel, Washington, to pass in review before supts. his visit brought him together with his schoolmate at Whit- tier college, George Lanphear . George, supt. at Knollwood CC, Los Angeles, got his AB degree at Whittier, London (Ont.) Hunt Club moving to new 27-hole course at scenic site over- looking Thames river . Course designed by Robert Trent Jones . George Mc- kenzie who retired after 28 years as supt. at St. David's GC (Philadelphia dist.) confined by illness to bis home, Upper Golf rd., Wayne, Pa. He certain- ly would appreciate letters or cards from his old friends. New course at Caracas, Venezuela, Dick Wilson designed for Senor San Roman, famed as "mountain mover of South America," is said to be fastest moviog big job of course building ever done . Beautiful practice green at Harrisburg Country Club, Harrisburg, Supt. Lee, in charge of construction, says Pa, Nicholas Cassa (inset), Supt. of that well-known club, says: that the new layout, with Bermuda fair- ways and greens of Tiftgreen 328 over- "BETTER COLOR...STRONGER ROOT GROWTH ...LESS WEEDS" "For several years AGRICO and AG RINITE have solved my ferliiizer prob- lem here at Harrisburg. It's the outstanding Add New Beauty and Health to Your Course wilh results AGRICO Country Club Fertilizers have SKINNER made on our turf, lhat have been a source of pride to me and the members of our club.
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